Oppression!
An extremely oppressive aura filled the air. Everyone felt their hearts sink and they found it hard to breathe.
The territory of Taiji City was vast and boundless. A huge city stood on the ground, and it could be seen that the city walls were still very new. It was obvious that they had just been built not long ago. Moreover, there was a huge crossbow bed placed every twenty meters on the city walls. On top of it, there was a huge crossbow that was two meters long.
The tip of the crossbow was like the tip of a long spear. It shone with a green light and seemed to contain terrifying power.
There were 300 of these crossbows lined up in a row.
The Void Temple had always been neutral and did not participate in any battles in Tianyuan Sacred Region. However, now that Taixuan World was facing a huge disaster that would affect the entire Tianyuan Sacred Region, the Void Temple was finally willing to help.
However, they did not help directly. Instead, they traded some treasures, such as the Void Demon-slaying Crossbow.
The Void Demon-slaying Crossbow was extremely powerful and shocking. The more power was injected into it, the more powerful it would be. When the power was strong enough, it could even kill a Nine Star expert.
Of course, it was difficult to use the Void Demon-slaying Crossbow to kill a Nine Star expert. After all, the Void Demon-slaying Crossbow needed to accumulate power. This took time and a series of preparations such as aiming.
However, a nine-star warrior wouldn't just stand there and wait to be killed.
Not only Nine Star experts, but any cultivator would do the same.
Now that the Ghost Tribe army was invading, the mysterious Void Temple did not help directly. They could only trade for the Void Demon-slaying Crossbows and make other arrangements.
Facing so many enemies, they did not need to aim. They only needed to adjust the direction slightly. Once they shot out, they would definitely hit the Ghost Tribe and cause a lot of damage.
Of course, there were only 300 Void Demon-slaying Crossbows. It was hard to say how much damage they could cause to the Ghost Tribe.
However, no matter what, Taiji City was their last resort. There was no way back. They had to fight to the death. They had to do their best. Even if they died, they had to kill a few more Ghosts.
This section of the city wall was newly built. It could be said that it was an extension of the original Taiji City. It seemed to have become an inner city and an outer city.
Cultivators with sufficient combat power were all gathered in the outer city, while those without sufficient combat power were gathered in the inner city.
Of course, if the outer city was breached, the people in the inner city would inevitably die.
Taiji City was the final destination.
In this battle, there was a great disparity between everyone. However, they could not retreat and could only face it head-on.
With the three alliances working together, there were more than 1500 cultivators with four-star combat power and above. Compared to before, this number had increased by quite a bit.
The invasion of the Purgatory Ghouls had caused great casualties in the Profound Realm. It was unknown how many humans had been devoured.
However, the invasion of the Purgatory Ghouls had awakened the will of the world, and it was slowly recovering. As the will of the world awakened and gradually recovered, not only could cultivators obtain origin essence from killing Ghouls to strengthen themselves, but they could also improve their cultivation efficiency.
Although many cultivators had died in the battle against the Purgatory Ghouls, many cultivators had also made breakthroughs in their battle prowess and become even stronger.
On the whole, there were more four-star cultivators than before the invasion of the Purgatory Ghouls.
However, compared to the Purgatory Ghouls, there was still a huge gap in numbers.
Perhaps only when the will of the world completely recovered and cultivated for a few hundred more years would there be hope of catching up to the Purgatory Ghouls' current level.
According to the news sent back, there were at least tens of thousands of ghouls attacking.
Even the weakest of them had four-star combat power.
On the human side, even with the three alliances combined, there were only about 1,500 of them.
A thousand against tens of thousands. The disparity was too great.
If they knew that the ghouls were not tens of thousands, but close to a hundred thousand, they would only feel despair.
Even now, there was only one expression on everyone's face: solemn!
Extremely solemn!
The wind was bleak, the water was cold, and the warriors had left and never returned. This kind of aura had already filled the surroundings, like smoke signals.
The power of the 300 Void Devil-Slaying Crossbows had been accumulated to the extreme, reaching the upper limit of the crossbows. Even a nine-star expert would have more than a fifty percent chance of dying if they were hit head-on.
Unless they had some defensive secret treasure or some special method.
Of course, the bodies of the Purgatory Ghouls were strong. Even if they were hit head-on, they might not die, but they would definitely be severely injured.
Among the 1500 people, Chen Xiu was also present. He was still holding the Divine Fiend Origin Pearl that was getting smaller and smaller. He was constantly using the Divine Fiend Asura Battle Technique, trying his best to make use of all the time to improve himself.
Pressure!
The aura was getting more and more oppressive. Everyone's heart was heavy, almost suffocating.
Under such pressure, some people could still hold on, and could still cultivate and maintain their condition, showing shocking iron will. However, some people were already emotionally unstable.
In the inner city of Taiji City, it seemed to be gloomy.
"The ghouls are coming. We can't stop them at all. Since we are going to die, we might as well enjoy it before we die."
In the inner city, some people's minds were already in turmoil. It was as if their inner demons had been awakened, and their desires were infinitely magnified.
They were about to die!
This sentence was like a curse, but also like a virus, spreading rapidly in the inner city.
The human heart was the easiest to be shaken, especially the low-level cultivators and ordinary people who did not have strong wills. When faced with a desperate situation, it was easy for their temperament to change greatly.
Some of the desires that were hidden in the depths of their hearts would be infinitely magnified.
Under the influence of such desires, the inner city started to become chaotic.
Burning, killing, robbing, and lewd acts were committed everywhere.
However, the Three Great Alliances had also considered this situation. Therefore, those cultivators whose combat power was between One-Star and Three-Star were not qualified to participate in the battle against the Ghost Clan. Instead, they formed teams to defend and control the inner city.
Once there was any chaos, they would immediately appear and suppress it.
"Attention, the ghouls have already entered the boundary of Taiji City and are approaching," Chen Xiu suddenly said. His cold voice entered everyone's ears.
Whether the warriors were cultivating or resting, all of their expressions changed greatly.
Finally, it was still coming.
The inevitable decisive battle was about to arrive.
Immediately, 100 people stepped out and stood beside the Void Demon Slaying Crossbows. They were ready to shoot 100 powerful crossbows at any time to kill as many ghouls as possible.
The ghouls had arrived. Once they entered the boundary of Taiji City, it would only take a few hours for them to approach.
A few hours did not pass in the blink of an eye, but the heavy pressure made it so that no one dared to relax, nor could they relax.
After a few hours, the ghouls would arrive. At that time, who would be able to survive?
Perhaps none. All of them would have to die.
"I don't want to die." A Four-Star Warrior mumbled to himself. His expression kept changing. His voice was low, and it seemed like it was still trembling.
His trembling voice seemed to be contagious. It affected the people around him, causing their hearts to tremble uncontrollably. It was as if they had been stabbed by a sharp knife. An inexplicable panic was suddenly awakened.
"If you don't want to die, then kill the ghouls and try your best to survive." Chen Xiu's voice suddenly sounded. There was an extreme coldness that penetrated one's soul. His voice carried a shocking might and willpower.
This shocking might and willpower shattered the panic that had just risen in everyone's hearts.
Actually, this kind of thing was not very suitable for Chen Xiu to do, but there was nothing they could do. Chen Xiu was the strongest here.
Moreover, since they had chosen to face the ghouls here, Chen Xiu had to boost everyone's morale. Otherwise, before the ghouls really arrived, their morale would be shaken and they would lose their fighting spirit. Only death would await them.
"We have no way out. Even if we surrender, the ghouls will not let you go." The leader of the Yuanji Alliance spoke. His voice was deep and vigorous, containing a strong willpower. "Therefore, other than fighting to the death with the ghouls, there is no other way."
"If we fight to the death, we will most likely die, but at least we will die with dignity."
"If we surrender or escape and get killed, we will lose all our dignity as humans."
"If we kill one ghoul, it will be even. If we kill two ghouls, it will be a gain."
"Moreover, if we kill the ghouls, we can obtain their Origin Essence to improve ourselves and become stronger. We can kill more ghouls."
The three alliance leaders spoke one after another. Their voices were either deep, resounding, or impassioned. They were all different, but they had one thing in common: they were infectious.
A strong influence was contained in their words, incessantly arousing the human dignity in the depths of everyone's hearts. It also stimulated and strengthened the traces of fighting spirit that had been suppressed.
"Kill!"
"Fight to the death!"
"If we kill one, we will break even. If we kill two, we will make a profit."
"I've had enough of these f * cking ghouls."
Curses immediately rang out, and the oppressive aura was instantly broken.
Everyone's expressions were no longer as grave as before. They seemed to have regained some vitality, and their fighting spirit gradually became stronger.
"The ghouls' army will arrive in six hours. In six hours, everyone must adjust your breathing and be prepared for battle," the leader of the Yuanji Alliance ordered.
Everyone's fighting spirit had been awakened. Even though they knew that they would most likely die in this battle, they were still determined and did not hesitate.
Because there was no way out.
Who was willing to die?
Who wanted to die?
No one!
As long as there was a way out, many people would pursue it. However, there was no way out now.
Since there was no way out, they could not throw away their last dignity as humans.
Fight!
It was nothing more than death. Under the current circumstances, there was no difference between dying sooner or later.
Fighting spirit!
Determination!
Chen Xiu's will was incomparably strong. He stood firm and unmoved, as if he was not affected at all.
Based on his own strength, he might die in this battle as well.
But, so what?
Would he not fight because he was afraid of dying?
No, not only did he have to fight, but he also had to carve out a bloody path in the battle.
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