In the depths of the formation, Zhang Yu stood at the center of the formation and looked at the six crystal cabinets in front of him. With a wave of his sleeve, the crystal cabinets were moved away. However, the mystical creatures hiding inside seemed to have sensed something, and none of them were willing to come out.
He took a look, and his gaze fell. With a thought, the mystical creatures within turned into spiritual light, entering this formation position one by one. They were suppressed within by his light of heart, and all of them obediently became a part of the operation of the formation mechanism. Before this, Wu She, Shilu, and the other creatures had already been suppressed.
After he finished setting up the formation, the entire formation began to operate again. His figure flashed, and he returned to his residence in the hundred-story platform hall.
He took two steps forward and looked outside the city through the crystal wall. There, they were using the city walls that King Xi's army had built to speed up the construction of stronger defensive fortifications.
Mian Lu didn't suffer great losses from this attack, and they gained quite a bit of loot. However, this battle didn't change the balance of power between the two sides. Even though there were two more Xuan Zun, they still couldn't contend against King Xi's power.
However, King Xi's power was the greatest, and he had the most enemies. Not only did he need to prepare for the counterattack from the elder group, but he also had to be wary of King Lie in the north. The various sects had their own plans, and the six great sects had their own schemes. It was difficult for them to gather all their forces to attack Mian Lu.
In fact, this kind of confrontation wasn't entirely a bad thing. Tens of thousands of Xuan Xiu had gathered in the city, and the confrontation could allow them to hone their cultivation and perfect themselves.
In order to support Zhu Zonghu to the upper echelons of the Hao Clan, defeating King Xi was a must. Under normal circumstances, this kind of confrontation would probably last for a long time, but under certain circumstances, it might speed up the process. For example, the curse on King Xi's body. As long as this curse wasn't removed, it might flare up at any time.
If such a situation occurred, Zhu Zonghu could take over the power left behind by King Xi with the title of Zongzi. This would be a righteous action.
However, while he was thinking, Xuntian Dao Zhang sent a message. He looked at it, and his eyes flashed. This was because the message was that Yan Guangdu had once again dispatched an army, and this time, King Xi was personally leading an army to attack Mian Lu.
King Xi's attack this time was extremely fast. Just five days later, several cultivators from the Upper Dao arrived in the sky above Mianlu City. Several people worked together to summon wind, rain, thunder, lightning, torrents of heavenly fire, and launched a divine attack on the city and the surrounding area within a radius of a thousand kilometers.
Of course, Yao Zhenjun would not stay in the city and attack the enemy with her sword. However, these people were obviously prepared for this. They had brought enough protective artifacts with them. When they saw her, they did not intend to fight and immediately retreated. If Yao Zhenjun chased after them, another group of people would continue to attack the city. It was not until Ying Ying also took action and severely injured one of them that the arrogance of these people was put to rest.
Zhu Zonghu didn't expect King Xi to be so decisive. He didn't give Zhu Zonghu any time to prepare and develop.
He understood that the cultivators attacking this time weren't purely to harass him. They didn't give him a chance to escape. It seemed that this time, King Xi wanted to take care of Mian Lu once and for all.
He had already sent his request for help. Originally, many people had agreed to help him. However, when King Xi's army attacked, most of them retreated. Only the elders and the Lie King didn't change their original attitudes.
The elders agreed to provide him with a considerable amount of resources. They also promised that if he could escape, the central region would protect him.
On the other hand, Lie King generously sent over a batch of war weapons, as well as many forbidden pills. Even the "white" pills that Li Jiao and the others had used were included. At the same time, they also told him that the Lie King would send a portion of his army to the border to reduce the pressure on them.
These two families hoped that they could hold on for a little longer.
However, including these two families, no one was optimistic about Mian Lu's chances. Those with malicious intentions were thinking that it wouldn't be long before they heard the news of Zhu Zonghu surrendering to King Xi.
On the other hand, everything was still the same for the Su Ming Sect. Their communication hadn't been cut off. However, they weren't particularly enthusiastic about them, nor were they estranged from them. However, they weren't able to obtain any strong support from this sect.
Due to the severity of the situation, Zhu Zonghu held military meetings for several days in a row to devise a strategy to defend the city. After one meeting ended, he asked Yin Huanting to stay behind alone and asked, "Sir Yin, please tell me the truth. Can the large battle array built by our camp withstand the attack of Prince Xi's army?"
Actually, when he asked this question, he was already prepared to answer with a negative answer. Mian Lu could still think of a way to deal with thousands of flying boats and a few high-level cultivators. However, King Xi's army was extremely large. It could be imagined that there would be many high-level cultivators traveling with him. Could the great array of Mian Lu really withstand it?
If it couldn't, then they had to think of a way to retreat and try to preserve a certain amount of strength. They couldn't all be buried here.
If other cities were destroyed, it would be difficult for them to make a comeback. However, he mainly relied on the Celestial Beings who didn't fear death. They could still make a comeback.
Yin Huanting replied seriously, "Zonghu, Sir Tao is personally in charge of the arrangements this time. I've asked him. Sir Tao believes that the great array can withstand the attack."
Zhu Zonghu thought for a moment and seemed to relax a little. He nodded and said, "Sir Tao never says anything that he isn't confident in."
Previously, when Li Jiao came to attack, it seemed that Sir Tao didn't make a move. However, he heard afterwards that Li Jiao had sent three "Yellow Apes" that were specially used to break the array into the array. However, in the end, they disappeared without a trace.
At that time, the city didn't feel anything at all. There was no doubt that Sir Tao was responsible for dealing with them. However, there was no movement from the beginning to the end. It was enough to see his methods.
He said, "Since Sir Tao believes that we can withstand the attack, then let's arrange everything according to the established plan."
Another five days later, an overwhelming number of flying ships came from the east. The dark clouds that had been driven away by the Solar Star of Creation a few days ago were once again covered by more than sixty thousand flying ships.
However, the number of flying ships was less than one percent of the number that had attacked Spirit Corner City. Of course, there were also flying ship fleets from other relatives and allies. However, in reality, if King Xi was willing, he could also form such a huge army with the strength of his family.
After the flying ships arrived, they surrounded the city. Rays of spiritual light were released from the ships and gradually formed layers of spiritual light screens that overlapped with each other.
The ten huge Solar Stars of Creation suspended in the sky also poured down boundless spiritual light at this time. Within the heavens and earth, a flickering semicircular light screen appeared, enveloping the entire city and the surrounding thousand miles of land.
After the arrival of the fleet, Daoist Zu of Suming Sect hid far away from the periphery. At this moment, he looked at this scene with an extremely solemn expression. This was because the Hao Clan had used this formation to attack Suming Sect back then.
The spiritual light emitted by these flying ships was originally the power of the lower level. However, after the cooperation of the many Solar Stars of Creation and the cultivators of creation, all the power of the upper and lower levels were combined together and formed a whole. The spiritual light moved without hindrance. No matter where it attacked, it was almost always attacking the strongest point.
This was the result of not building a city wall on the ground. Otherwise, the heavens and earth would be connected together and there wouldn't be any gaps to be found.
One of the major breakthroughs in the thousand years of Tianji's creation was to use this method to allow the power of the lower levels to participate in the battle of the upper levels. Not only were they beneficial supplements, but they were also a part of the entire war system.
This was the reason why he didn't think highly of Mian Lu. The previous fleet had underestimated the enemy too much and didn't have any decent cooperation at all. However, what was displayed now was the Hao Clan's army that had defeated the four sects and immediately become famous.
Zhu Zonghu stood in the Ring Hall and watched this scene. Even though he was prepared, he was still shocked when he saw this scene with his own eyes.
Fortunately, Mian Lu wasn't an ordinary city. If it was an ordinary city that saw such a scene, the people would have been shaken and would have lost without a fight. However, the main forces in Mian Lu were Xuanxiu and Zhu Zonghu's trusted aides. The rest were the people and slave workers who were originally at the bottom of the hierarchy. They didn't want to go back to the days of the past.
Moreover, Xuanxiu was in charge of calming the people in every city. Therefore, there wasn't any chaos at all. Instead, they were preparing for the battle in an orderly manner.
After the initial shock, Zhu Zonghu quickly calmed down. He glanced at the surrounding advisors and Xuanxiu. Seeing that some of the advisors were nervous, he joked, "It's a pity that the armored flying ships we prepared are still useless."
Yin Huating added, "Zonghu, don't worry. Once we defeat the enemy, we can send out armored flying ships to chase after them."
Zhu Zonghu smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for everyone to perform meritorious deeds."
King Xi sat on the throne in the royal boat at the top of the fleet. He waved the whip in his hand and said, "Is this Mian Lu?" Although this place was under his rule, it was already at the border of his territory. He had never been here before.
Advisor Song bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness."
King Xi suddenly said, "That's right, is Teacher Xu still in the city? How is Teacher Xu? "
Advisor Song glanced at King Xi. These days, most of Teacher Xu's work had been handed over to him. He didn't want Teacher Xu to come back at all.
He said, "A few days ago, Teacher Xu frequently sent letters. However, there hasn't been any news from him recently. Those letters also didn't mention any useful information."
King Xi didn't care. Teacher Xu was an ordinary person and couldn't see much. Moreover, no matter how strong the enemy was, the army he brought could easily crush them.
He said, "Send someone to make them surrender on their own accord."
A military officer at the side responded. Not long after, a flying boat flew in the direction of the city. After the messenger's identity was revealed, he was allowed to enter. However, not long after, the flying boat turned back.
The messenger who went to deliver the message came to the hall and bowed. "Your Highness, Zhu Zonghu rejected Your Highness' good intentions."
King Xi's expression didn't change. He raised his whip and the military officer immediately ordered, "Get ready!" In a flash, the cannons on the tens of thousands of flying boats opened one by one and aimed at the city of Mian Lu.
In the city, Zhu Zonghu saw this scene and couldn't help but suck in a breath. He turned to look at Zhang Yu who had just arrived and said, "Teacher Tao?"
Zhang Yu stood in front of the crystal wall and looked at the scenery outside. He said indifferently, "It's fine."
At this time, King Xi stood up from his seat and walked to the bottom of the cabin with his whip and staff. He looked down at Mian Lu and gently raised his whip. He waved it down and said, "Begin."
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