137: Chapter 137 Rapid Absorption, Joining the Battle

"Obtained 100 transformation points."

"Obtained 150 transformation points."

...

Before even reaching the actual battlefield, a massive amount of transformation points began flooding into the System. One reason was that Zhao Feng's Mountain Gods Domain had grown larger, increasing its coverage and allowing it to absorb Soul energy from further away. The other reason indicated that the battle situation was truly exceptionally intense; every minute and every second, a large number of Cultivators were dying, and of course, this included the Yao Race.

Thump!

Zhao Feng and the others were running with all their might, wanting to quickly reinforce the city wall, when they saw a huge figure swoop down from the sky and land in front of them. The heavy body landed on the ground, emitting a dull thud.

Roar!

The monster snapped its jaws around a person fleeing in a panic, and amidst his violent struggles and screams, it swallowed him whole. Blood sprayed out from between its teeth, splattering all over the ground.

The monster had thick, sturdy limbs and its entire body was covered in dense green scales. Its appearance was that of a winged lizard. At this moment, it had its wings folded behind its back, and was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it ate people everywhere.

"Not good, it's a Green Demon." The squad leader grabbed Zhao Feng, signaled everyone to press against the side, and said anxiously.

"What kind of Yao Beast is a Green Demon?" Among those present, only Zhao Feng lacked experience, so naturally, he did not recognize any of these Yao Beasts.

The squad leader spoke concisely, looking very anxious, "A Green Demon is a type of Yao Beast with strength approaching the Golden Core Stage, but it basically has no weaknesses and is very difficult to deal with. Our squad bears the heavy responsibility of transporting equipment, and there is no way to take a detour here. I have decided: Zhao Feng, you carry the Sword Shield and continue moving. I will have Li Shi follow you, and the rest of the men and I will hold off the Yao Beast to buy time for you two."

"Brothers, let these bastard Yao Beast whelps see that we humans have no cowards!" The squad leader shouted loudly, a standard-issue Flying Sword with an imposing spiritual light hovering before him, dazzlingly bright.

"Hah!" The remaining three soldiers shouted in unison, and identical Flying Swords appeared before them.

"Zhao Feng, you two seize the opportunity and charge." The squad leader said loudly to Zhao Feng, then immediately ordered: "Brothers, form the Four Symbols Formation, with me at the center, Azure Dragon!"

Cyan spiritual light rose around the four Cultivators, and a faint phantom of an Azure Dragon circled around them. A slight dragon's roar echoed in the surroundings, refreshing everyone's spirits and making their entire bodies feel much lighter.

"Azure Dragon Claw!" The squad leader shouted, and the four Flying Swords converged, forming a pale cyan dragon claw phantom that swiped at the Green Demon.

The Four Symbols Formation could combine the strength of Cultivators to form a more powerful joint force. Although the squad leader and his men's small Four Symbols Formation did not generate strong combined force due to the low number of people, it was enough to raise the strength of the four Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators to the Peak level, barely allowing them to contend with the Green Demon.

The Green Demon was very annoyed by the sudden attack and was immediately drawn to the squad leader and his men. It took heavy steps, chasing after the squad leader and the others.

"Charge!" Li Shi said in a low voice. He was carrying heavy arrows on his back and pulled Zhao Feng as they rushed out.

Zhao Feng was carrying the portion for the rest of the group by himself, making him look like a small mountain, but it did not hinder his movements at all. After taking one last look at the squad leader and his three men, he followed Li Shi and continued to charge forward.

The alleyways were filled with rushing soldiers who were protecting the two men transporting the equipment as much as possible, clearing a path forward for them.

As they gradually approached the city wall, the number of soldiers increased, and the Yao Beasts could no longer affect their progress. Soon, they arrived at their assigned defensive sector.

The city wall shimmered with a crystalline yellow radiance; this was the work of powerful Earth spiritual energy symbols, ensuring the safety of the wall. Arrows imbued with spiritual light descended like locusts, covering the dense swarm of Yao Beasts below the city.

The twenty-meter-high city wall was towering and majestic. Protected by powerful machinery and the Cultivator army, it was as prickly as a hedgehog, yet the Yao Beasts still surged forward like a tide, completely indifferent to their massive casualties.

Meteors, falling boulders, flames, lightning... The bizarre and varied methods of attack made the area below the city look like an apocalyptic disaster.

Zhao Feng, however, did not have the time to carefully read the dense notifications from the System; tens of thousands of transformation points were coming in every second.

Before he even had time to put down the Sword Shield, he heard an officer shout loudly: "Hey! Kid, quickly activate the floating Sword Shield."

He looked around but did not see the officer, seeing only countless busy soldiers.

"I'm talking to you, kid, hurry!" After receiving a slap on the head, Zhao Feng saw a burly officer thrusting his spear, skewering a Yao Beast that had climbed up.

Zhao Feng didn't mind and set the Sword Shield on the battlements right where he stood, pouring his spiritual energy into it.

"Hum!" The Sword Shield emitted a soft chime, and yellow spiritual light bloomed from the edges of the shield, connecting with the light barrier formed by the surrounding Sword Shields, finally plugging the gap.

Spiritual energy continued to pour in, and the sword shapes on the Sword Shield came to life. Hundreds of Qi swords swam across the surface of the shield, shredding any approaching Yao Beasts. Although the Qi swords could not leave the surface of the Sword Shield, they formed a killing zone with the surrounding Sword Shields, and any Yao Beast that stepped into this area was shredded into pieces.

Of course, there were also Yao Beasts with particularly strong defenses; the Qi swords would spark brilliantly against them, but could not harm them in the slightest.

"Kid, quickly condense the Qi swords into a single strand!" The officer reminded him in time from beside Zhao Feng.

Following his intent, the Qi swords quickly merged together, forming a strand of indestructible Geng Metal Sword Qi. Under the protection of the shield's light barrier, even Zhao Feng could feel its bone-chilling cold.

"Sss!" The Sword Qi emitted a sound like a hot knife cutting through butter, and the Yao Beast with tough defenses was immediately sliced in two.

"Good kid, your spiritual energy circulation isn't bad at all." The officer praised him while skewering another Yao Beast with his spear.

Another wave of land-based Yao Beast attacks was repelled, but a dense cloud was rushing over from the sky.

"Spearmen, take your positions! Sword Shield soldiers, raise your shields!" A loud order came from afar. Zhao Feng did not understand what was happening, but fortunately, the officer was right beside him and helped him complete the action in time. The officer then glanced at him in surprise and said: "I didn't notice earlier, but you kid aren't actually a soldier."

"That's right, Fellow Daoist, I'm here to deliver equipment." Zhao Feng nodded and replied.

"Looking at your small frame, you're holding such a large Sword Shield without any effort; you must be a Body Cultivator." The officer pursed his lips at him, signaling him to look to the other side, where the other Sword Shield soldiers were relying on supports to hold them up.

"Be careful, keep your spiritual energy output stable. The Lightning Eagles' lightning storm is coming!" The officer suddenly warned.

Zhao Feng looked up at the sky, and sure enough, the pitch-black clouds were actually countless white-headed black eagles with wingspans of over two meters. After these black eagles shrieked in unison, they summoned endless thunder to bombard them.

"Crackle... Crackle!" The overwhelming thunder bombarded the super-large defensive barrier, causing it to shake violently.

"Get ready, the energy shield won't hold up against the next wave. The next wave will be up to you Sword Shields." The officer said in a deep voice. The previous Sword Shield that had been destroyed was ruined by the Lightning Eagles' attack.