readbooksol Chapter 522 - 369: Annihilate the Dog Demon, City Defense Battle! (Two-in-One)_2
Chapter 522 - 369: Annihilate the Dog Demon, City Defense Battle! (Two-in-One)_2
They are all helpers invited by the Netherworld Dog, not people from Baitian Temple.
This matter is merely driven by interests; is it worth continuing to risk your life...
The Netherworld Dog also realized these helpers were gradually becoming unreliable, just as he was about to say something to stabilize the Shadow Spider Demon and others to continue cooperating, Song Changming had no intention of dragging it out.
With power in his steps, his speed unfolded, carrying the force of wind and thunder, swiftly closing in on the Netherworld Dog.
The Netherworld Dog had no choice but to fight; its broken claws had already grown back at this moment.
With a shake of its body, it transformed into a pitch-black large black dog, unleashing all its strength to engage in a fierce battle with Song Changming.
Song Changming’s swordsmanship had greatly improved after reaching perfection with the Second Grade Saber Technique.
Now every strike he made was more exquisite than before.
After a few exchanges, the Netherworld Dog began to show signs of defeat, with sword cuts appearing one by one on its body.
The solid flesh provided no protection whatsoever against Song Changming.
"Aren’t you going to help!" The Netherworld Dog panicked, seeing the Shadow Spider Demon, the Azure Scaled Leopard Demon, and several other demons looking indifferent, it was instantly infuriated.
The Azure Elephant rolled over, silently and without hesitation, fleeing far away.
Its cultivation was in that elephant leg, and now that it was broken, it naturally dared not stay any longer.
"Netherworld Dog, see you another day!" The Shadow Spider Demon, seeing the Azure Elephant Demon running away, immediately abandoned any other thoughts and left the Netherworld Dog, fleeing.
The Azure Scaled Leopard Demon had already disappeared without a trace.
The remaining demons scattered like birds and beasts, leaving only the Netherworld Dog.
"What should we do if we run away like this, and face the Netherworld Dog’s revenge in the future..." One of the weaker demon generals worried as they fled a certain distance.
"What are you afraid of, today the Netherworld Dog is unlikely to survive! Even if by chance it escapes from that human’s hands, it certainly won’t have the mind to bother with us." A Pig Demon snorted.
"It’s best to keep a respectful distance from Baitian Temple in the future..." Another demon said with a pout.
"Indeed, if it really doesn’t work out, we can head to the Nine Netherworld!" The previous demon nodded, but still couldn’t help but look back.
In the distance, a huge black dog phantom was roaring angrily in the air.
Under the black brilliance edged with gold, several purple-gold Sword Qi burst forth, exceptionally bright.
Like the light of dawn, penetrating the large black dog.
The black dog’s decline was evident, drooping at once.
The demons felt relieved inexplicably seeing this.
For them, the Netherworld Dog had better die this time, so it wouldn’t bother them later.
Returning to the collapsed mountain range, magma surged from the ground like a fountain, splattering out, emitting scalding geothermal heat.
At the edge of the magma, the Netherworld Dog’s broken body lay there, its breath barely perceptible.
The vast demon Qi around it dispersed, unable to gather back again.
In its chest, a silver long saber pierced it through, firmly nailed to the ground, with the characters Chang Shou engraved at the hilt.
Song Changming approached, purple-gold thunderfire flickering in his eyes, staring fixedly at the Dog Demon.
At this point in the battle, the outcome was already decided.
Song Changming spoke: "You persistently pursued, did you ever consider such an ending?"
The Netherworld Dog closed its eyes in silence, unwilling to speak more, lest it increase its humiliation.
"Rest assured, after killing you, the Half-Demon old Taoist won’t be long in going to accompany you either." Song Changming finished and grabbed the hilt.
A surge of purple-gold flame followed the saber and entered the Netherworld Dog’s body, starting to burn it from the inside out.
Listening to the Netherworld Dog’s painful howls, Song Changming’s expression remained unchanged.
Toward enemies, he had always been ruthless.
The Netherworld Dog had repeatedly tried to capture him to brew alchemy for Master Baitian; today, even in death, he wouldn’t let it die easily.
It was time for it to taste the bitterness of alchemy!
After burning for a moment, the Netherworld Dog finally became motionless in its agony.
Streams of pure Demon Blood Essence rose in the flame, drifting into Song Changming’s body.
The Netherworld Dog’s demon cultivation was just one step away from Great Demon, and its Demon Blood Essence was certainly a rare treasure.
For Song Changming, it was also extremely nourishing.
It was a pity those fleeing demons, especially that Azure Elephant Demon, couldn’t be captured for refinement.
Those demons were all astute, instantly abandoning the Netherworld Dog when things went awry to seek survival alone.
"It’s been delayed so long..." Song Changming sheathed his saber and looked to the other side; he didn’t know how the battle at Tai Nan City was going.
At once, Song Changming stopped lingering and flew away.
Shortly after he left, a green thistle quietly emerged from the ground.
Between its leaves was a peculiar green doll face.
The doll face with three green pupils first glanced in the direction Song Changming had left, then turned its gaze to the remnants of bones in the pile of ashes on the ground.
"Lord Ming is dead, what should we do..."
The doll-faced thistle muttered to itself, extending a bunch of green tendrils to wrap up the remnants and ashes of the Netherworld Dog’s corpse, then quietly disappeared into the ground.
Elsewhere.
Tai Nan City was undergoing a dramatic upheaval.
The originally impregnable city defense array, unbeknownst to anyone, had disintegrated.
Numerous demons climbed over the city walls, slaughtering the human race inside the city wantonly!
"Hold the line! You must hold the line for me!"
The General shouted, attempting to stabilize the last line of defense inside and outside the city walls.
But no defense, however solid, could match the stability of the City Defense Array; it inevitably let through loose demons charging into the city to feast on human flesh and blood!
"Help, save me!"
A weaponless woman caught by a bat-like demon was instantly eviscerated.
"Blood, human blood!" The demon, seeing the spray of human blood, instantly turned red-eyed.
Just as it was about to indulge, a gang Qi struck down, killing the Bat Demon on the spot.
Yang Zhen landed, looking at the ground at the woman’s broken body, his face darkened.
The three armies initially appeared with unstoppable force, united with the city’s military strength to besiege the demons, just soaring in momentum, but unexpectedly the City Defense Array was suddenly breached by the demons’ unknown demon technique from within!
And with the City Defense Array gone, relying solely on a high wall, how could it possibly guard against the countless invading demons.
Thus, the current chaos inside the city unfolded.
The situation took a steep downturn, and the supporting army did not anticipate it would be like this, instantly disrupting plans.
Alongside fighting off demons, they now had to consider the city’s millions of inhabitants.
Just a small misstep, the entire Tai Nan City could be annihilated by this wave of demons!
Overhead, a group of Bat Demons flew past Yang Zhen, deploying soundwave vibrations that could destroy the houses and shops within the city.
And ordinary citizens hiding within naturally weren’t spared, being shaken to the point of bleeding from their seven orifices, their hearts paralyzed and stopped suddenly.
"Damn it!" Yang Zhen was furious, chasing them down to stop that group of Bat Demons from continuing their slaughter.
With his Qi Refining cultivation and strength, having cleared eight martial veins, he could do more on the battlefield, fearing no majority of demons.
Among the Bat Demons, at most only one Demon Commander was leading, easily killed by Yang Zhen upon pursuit.
But despite his power, he ultimately couldn’t be everywhere at once; the citizens in the city just killed by the Bat Demons couldn’t be saved.
The damage caused by the demons was irreversible.
Fortunately, besides ordinary citizens, there were many non-military martial artists in the city, including some quite powerful individuals.
In this demon disaster, they could share the heavy burden of slaying demons for the military.
Their stepping forward at this time was still incredibly crucial.
In the city’s central square, at this moment, directly gathered over ten thousand citizens.
They were being protected by a group of civilian martial artists and government soldiers.
The strength of government soldiers generally matched their rank standard; what level of strength corresponds to what level, and what grade of treatment or status they enjoy was all very clear.
But the prowess of civilian martial artists varied significantly.
From rookies just starting to practice martial arts with half-baked skills, to innate martial artists with gang Qi by their side, all were present!
Holding on to the principle that more people equaled more power, this assembly of martial artists aimed to both combat demons and protect themselves amid the demon siege.
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