Chapter 1089: Central District
The central area of Yingsha City was a wide bluestone plaza.
At the four corners of the plaza stood eight tall towers, which served as anchor points for a defensive grand formation.
At this moment, roughly twenty percent of the human cultivators had survived, gathering on the bluestone plaza, hiding within the defensive formation, and struggling to withstand the siege of the barbarian beasts.
Those who managed to survive were naturally not weak.
However, the continuous fierce battles had consumed a large amount of their Saint Qi, and everyone showed signs of exhaustion, unable to hold on much longer.
Dawn had already arrived, but trapped in the siege of the barbarian beasts, they could see no light at all.
"Kill!"
"Break through!"
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Beast King-level experts stood on all sides, attacking together, unleashing over a dozen Ancestral Artifacts of astonishing power.
Looking from a distance in that direction, it resembled a dozen brilliant stars crashing down onto a layer of light shield.
"Boom, rumble!"
Under the assault of the dozen Ancestral Artifacts, the light shield formed by the defensive formation trembled violently, emitting ripples of white sacred light.
It looked very much like a bubble, about to shatter at any moment.
Below, all the human cultivators held their breath, raising their heads to look upward with great tension.
The defensive formation ultimately managed to block the attack waves of the dozen Ancestral Artifacts without breaking, but the formation’s light shield had become noticeably more transparent.
No one knew how many more Ancestral Artifact attacks it could withstand.
All the human cultivators let out a long sigh, wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.
Many human cultivators were already extremely exhausted, having had no rest for a long time. Their Saint Qi was mostly depleted, and their Qi-replenishing pills were used up. Once the defensive formation was breached, they would likely all die here.
Even the two most powerful Realm Sons were not as calm and composed as usual.
They too had expended a great deal.
After a series of battles last night, the two Realm Sons had used their strongest war weapons, the Realm Son Seals.
Every time they struck out with the Realm Son Seal, a large portion of their Saint Qi was consumed. In addition, the two Realm Sons had also used killing moves that heavily drained Saint Qi, eliminating several Beast Kings.
The golden sacred light on Chi Wansui had dimmed. With loose hair and dark red bloodstains all over his body, he looked like a general who had fought a bloody battle to the point of exhaustion.
Bei Gonglan had also lost her sword immortal-like aura. Her white martial robe was dotted with blood-red spots, each one hiding a bloody hole beneath it.
On her back, there was a blood-red claw mark that had nearly pierced through her body.
Most of these were severe injuries inflicted by the dying counterattacks of Beast Kings.
If any other Half-Saint had suffered such injuries, no matter how strong their vitality, they would surely have died.
Bei Gonglan possessed a very special constitution, allowing her to hold on without collapsing.
The Devouring Demon Dragon manifested in human form, with a pair of dragon arms and black dragon horns on his head. A vast surge of demonic Qi erupted, forming a massive vortex of cloud energy.
Standing in midair, he called out to Chi Wansui, "Chi Wansui, if you are willing to surrender and become my slave, I might consider letting ten thousand human cultivators leave."
On the bluestone plaza, there were still tens of thousands of human cultivators left. Hearing the Devouring Demon Dragon’s words, they were all quite furious.
He actually wanted a human Realm Son to become his servant.
The Devouring Demon Dragon was well aware that even if they broke through the defensive formation and wiped out ninety-nine percent of the human cultivators, they would certainly not be able to kill the two Realm Sons.
They had trump cards, enough to escape.
However, in the Devouring Demon Dragon’s view, failing to capture the two Realm Sons would be a major regret.
After all, Realm Sons were the strongest among human cultivators, holding a very prominent status. They were not only disciples of the Empress but also heirs to the future Emperor of humanity.
The value of ten thousand human elites could not compare to that of a single Realm Son.
Capturing the two Realm Sons would deal a severe blow to humanity. At the same time, upon returning to the Kunlun Realm, the various barbarian beast clans would have enough leverage to negotiate with the human Empress.
It would be best to capture all nine Realm Sons.
At the same time, the Kui Niu Beast King also called out to Bei Gonglan, "Bei Gonglan, if you are willing to become my slave, I too might consider letting ten thousand human cultivators leave."
The Kui Niu Beast King stood on the ground, not far from the bluestone plaza. His body resembled a small green mountain, very sturdy. He directly addressed Bei Gonglan, eager to subdue this proud daughter of heaven among humans.
At the same time, the Kui Niu Beast King also possessed formidable strength, second only to the Devouring Demon Dragon among the Beast Kings present.
"Fight them to the death! Better to die fighting than to surrender."
"Realm Son, you must never become a Beast King’s slave. Even if we die in battle, we have no regrets."
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The Devouring Demon Dragon called out again, "You humans talk about being able to bend and stretch. Just submit to me temporarily, and you can save the lives of ten thousand human cultivators. You lose nothing. In the future, who knows, you might even defeat me and break free from my control."
Hearing this, Chi Wansui clenched his fists, a surge of blazing anger rising from his heart.
He saw through the Devouring Demon Dragon’s intention. It wasn’t just negotiating with him; it was also trying to divide the human cultivators present. After all, if he nodded, many people would survive.
But if he refused to submit, most of the human cultivators present would likely die in battle.
Who didn’t want to live?
The Kui Niu Beast King’s nostrils emitted two streams of green Qi, and he snorted explosively, "You could clearly save the lives of twenty thousand human cultivators, but you dare not make a self-sacrifice. With such conduct, even if you manage to escape, you are not fit to become a Human Emperor in the future?"
Among those present, there were both brave souls willing to die in battle alongside the two Realm Sons and some cultivators who remained silent, occasionally glancing at Chi Wansui and Bei Gonglan with hopeful expressions.
This silence did not last long.
Suddenly, from the direction of the city gate, a deafening roar came.
Immediately after, all the creatures in the central district saw a large number of barbarian beasts rushing in from the city gate, scrambling to run as if they were fleeing for their lives.
"A fearsome fierce person has entered the city and already killed two Beast Kings of the Lion Camel Beast Clan."
"Demon Dragon Lord, a fearsome fierce person has emerged. With his own strength, he has killed thousands of barbarian beasts, and we cannot stop him. Only you can suppress him."
The news of the fearsome fierce person’s arrival in Yingsha City quickly caused a great stir.
On the bluestone plaza, all the human cultivators showed excited expressions, secretly wondering if human reinforcements had arrived.
The various Beast Kings were quite surprised. There was actually a human expert near Yingsha City.
The two Beast Kings of the Lion Camel Beast Clan, though not among the strongest of the Beast Kings, were not easy to kill simultaneously.
Zhang Ruochen walked along the center of the widest street in Yingsha City, taking steady steps forward.
With each step, he covered several zhang.
At the same time, the Abyssal Ancient Sword flew above his head, drawing out thousands of sword-shaped sword Qi, sweeping in all directions. Any barbarian beast that tried to block his path was killed with a single sword strike.
Along the way, the ground was piled with the corpses of thousands of barbarian beasts.
From start to finish, Zhang Ruochen did not even lift a finger. He merely used his sword intent to control the sword Qi, terrifying the barbarian beasts so much that they fled toward the central district.
For an ordinary Quasi-Saint, using the sword path in this way would have long since exhausted their Saint Qi.
However, Zhang Ruochen had laid a solid foundation in the four stages of martial arts, having attracted the resonance of the gods four times in a row. Each resonance expanded his Qi Sea ten times more than other cultivators.
The four divine resonances made Zhang Ruochen’s Qi Sea ten thousand times larger than that of other cultivators.
Although this had slowed down Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation speed, it gave him a more enduring combat capability.
The barbarian beasts in the central district immediately formed battle formations, looking as if they were facing a great enemy.
Gradually, Zhang Ruochen stopped and looked at the barbarian beasts opposite him. Finally, he fixed his gaze on the Devouring Demon Dragon and said, "Devouring Demon Dragon, I’ve come to make a deal with you as well. I want to exchange one barbarian beast for the lives of all the human cultivators."
Facing tens of thousands of barbarian beasts alone, Zhang Ruochen remained calm and composed, without a trace of fear.
Just that composed demeanor made many Beast Kings show expressions of caution, knowing that he was no ordinary person. (To be continued.)