Luo Si’s pupils slightly contracted, muttering: "Tie Guzheng."
The one able to strike at this moment, pulling the entire White Paper Immortal City back from the abyss of defeat, was precisely the Commander of the City Guard Army.
Even though this move severely damaged the defensive foundation at the south city gate, Tie Guzheng still did not hesitate in the slightest.
His experience in city defense was truly abundant.
How many times had he defended against a ghost tide?
Even he himself no longer remembered.
"Just this round, the city wall at the south gate has at least thinned by fifty percent!"
Cold sweat appeared on Tie Guzheng’s forehead.
Even though they defended against the terrifying charge of the Headless Ghost Riders, the significantly reduced defense at the south gate will definitely become the main attack direction for the enemy troops.
He had no choice but to do it.
Luo Si continuously threw out multiple military tokens, distributing military power while issuing the raid command.
With the support of the military power, many Ghost Generals immediately bore the brunt of the talisman’s explosion and rushed in through the south gate.
Tie Guzheng witnessed this scene with alarm: "The enemy general is impressive, such swift reaction!"
He urgently deployed cultivator experts to intercept.
Simultaneously, Tie Guzheng also planned to mobilize numerous wall papers to intercept the Golden Core Ghost Generals.
But at this moment, Luo Si had already issued another military order, commanding the Headless Ghost Riders to retreat, as the groups of Drowned Ghosts attacked from both flanks.
These Drowned Ghosts formed a continuous stretch, intertwining with water vapor, forming a land river.
The Drowned Ghosts concealed themselves in the river, avoiding most of the talisman paper attacks.
The river meandered, rushing towards the city gate.
Tie Guzheng was forced to deal with the Drowned River; although he again held back the enemy’s offensive, he also lost the opportunity to constrain the enemy’s generals effectively.
Once the stalemate is broken and the situation opened up, Luo Si exhibited the commander’s capability, directly pressing generals like Tie Guzheng underfoot.
Sound Technique—Nine Springs Burial Song!
Woo woo woo...
The Jiaowei Ghost Pattern Zither floated beside Sang Le Youling, with the latter’s ten fingers plucking the strings, still emitting waves of eerie zither music.
The music sounded like funeral tunes, ignoring most protective measures, directly reaching the soul.
The cultivators who rushed towards her became instantly rigid and sluggish, their expressions distorted and painful under the music.
Some dropped their weapons to the ground, staring blankly at the sky; some weakened at the knees, directly kneeling and weeping bitterly. Some had a vacant gaze like the walking dead, while some even directly slit their throats and ended their lives.
Confucian Skill—Protecting Body with Literary Heart!
The next moment, Wen Ruanyu descended through the sky, rushing to assist.
He activated the Confucian skill, causing words to fall like rain, covering many cultivators, saving their lives.
"Sang Le Youling, what are you doing?!" Wen Ruanyu looked at Sang Le Youling, his expression agonized, roaring.
Confucian Skill—Renewing the Heart!
He cast the spell, hitting Sang Le Youling precisely.
Sang Le Youling’s numb facial color shifted, but only for a moment, soon vanishing without a trace.
Wen Ruanyu already sensed some underlying details, unable to help feeling despair. Because he discovered, just for a moment earlier, that National Power appeared on Sang Le Youling.
Clearly, it is the National Power of Wangchuan Underworld.
Unless Wen Ruanyu joins a Cultivation Kingdom, he cannot directly counter it using National Power.
This is not a simple difference in force scale but a difference in level!
"The problem is, the National Power works only within national territory. Why can Wangchuan Underworld’s National Power be used in my Mortal World?!"
Wen Ruanyu was unsettled and doubtful within his mind.
He frantically penned, again scattering a burst of words through the air!
Confucian Skill—Halting Song and Breaking Dance.
Words formed a piece of writing in mid-air, enclosing a battlefield segment, greatly restraining the sound technique’s function.
Sang Le Youling persistently played the Nine Springs Burial Song, with reactions not sharp.
Obviously, having been controlled forcibly, her combat power faced tremendous reduction.
However, Wen Ruanyu’s pressure escalated rapidly.
Because behind Sang Le Youling, six Golden Core Ghost Generals arrived in unison. Even more terrifying, all received military power support, their combat capabilities almost reaching Nascent Soul Level!
"How can this battle be fought?" Despite his deep feelings for White Paper Immortal City, Wen Ruanyu could only temporarily evade the attack, preserving himself.
But in the next moment, Confucian Skill revived.
The gentle white light not only bolstered Wen Ruanyu but also strengthened the previous words, suppressing the blade points of six Ghost Generals.
Wen Ruanyu’s Divine Sense scanned behind him, and his heart lightened. He saw Zhou Wenyang leading a team of cultivators, rushing to aid.
Originally, Tie Guzheng, upon realizing the south gate would become the main focus, immediately brought elite forces, transferring urgently.
Zhou Wenyang was closest initially, thus being the first to arrive.
The six Golden Core Ghost Generals exchanged Divine Sense, promptly merging forces, fierce and overwhelmingly charging towards Wen Ruanyu and Zhou Wenyang, the two Confucian cultivators.
Though both hailed from powerful forces, possessing the Golden Core True Transmission, they struggled against such formidable blades.
Boom!
A deafening blast erupted, not between the two Confucians and six generals, but at the wall roots of the south city gate.
The Drowned River abruptly shattered, and a colossal wave column exploded as a giant creature emerged.
This was a gigantic Bone-piercing Crocodile, with its four feet surpassing the height of more than half the city wall. The rugged and heavy bone armor discouraged most attackers, while on it, numerous large and fierce white bone spikes existed, combining offense and defense!
From within the Bone-piercing Crocodile, came the White Bone Crocodile Demon’s roar: "White Paper Immortal City, today shall fall."
Boom!
The Bone-piercing Crocodile made its massive body move like a siege giant battering ram, hitting against the already thin half of the city wall.
The violent shock caused cracks on the city wall to erupt, then spread extensively.
The cultivators on the city wall staggered uniformly, while those who stood firm aimed ferociously at the giant crocodile.
Various attacks landed on the giant crocodile’s armor with minimal effect.
The Bone-piercing Giant Crocodile also fell within military composition, enjoying military power reinforcement, its strength nearing Nascent Soul Level.
The Bone-piercing Crocodile retreated several steps, preparing to charge again.
If it hits solidly, the city wall may not withstand, collapsing a significant part.
The city gate could be shut, but if a large section of the city wall were destroyed, it would mean the descent of most of the White Paper Immortal City into the abyss of defeat.
"Beast, taste the Iron Fan!"
At a crucial moment, Tie Guzheng, with furious eyes filled with bloodshot veins, fiercely charged.
He stepped heavily, his Magic Treasure boots bursting a wave of yellow Spirit Light, activating the Earth Element Technique of Shrinking Earth, moving him swiftly across a distance, onto the south city wall.
In dire straits, Tie Guzheng leapt onto the wall edge, like flung from a catapult, fiercely springing towards the Bone-piercing Giant Crocodile.
In midair, he raised the Magic Treasure Iron Fan above his head, pouring in Mana wildly.
Martial Arts—Mountain Shattering!
The City Guard Army commander’s seal glowed, enhancing the White Paper Immortal City’s Array!
The Geng Metal Qi surged from the Iron Fan, merging various powers, materializing into a terrifying strike.
The air compressed extremely, emitting distressing cries under unbearable strain!
This strike, like an iron peak being swung up, held immense power enough to uproot the geodynamics, shaking the city firmly before smashing down violently.
Thud—!!!!
The Iron Fan smashed upon the skull of the Bone-piercing Giant Crocodile, resonating with a dreadful loud sound.
The brutal shockwave erupted, furiously dispersing in all directions.
The nearest cultivators, regardless of friend or foe, had their bones fractured, blood pouring from seven orifices, like ragdoll, they were flung out before heavily crashing into parapets or rear buildings, creating a pure mess of flesh and blood!
The Bone-piercing Giant Crocodile roared.
Its cries shook heaven and earth, filled with agony.
Its massive body crashed downward, mostly sinking back into the Drowned River.
Crack, crack...
The bone spikes over its body also vibrated and shattered aplenty.
Inside the giant crocodile, the White Bone Crocodile Demon vomited blood with a loud wail, becoming weakened.
The Bone-piercing Giant Crocodile’s ferocity triggered, wanting vengeance, but the White Bone Crocodile Demon hastily controlled it, directing a retreat for urgent recuperation.
The giant crocodile was the White Bone Crocodile Demon’s greatest card, its actual strength, and couldn’t be exhausted against the enemy at the battle’s outset.
The White Bone Crocodile Demon still planned to wield the crocodile in subsequent battles to reap victories.