Chapter 485: The Battle to Defend the City

BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.

Waves of terrifying power exploded around the Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Grand Formation.

Some of the smaller Demon Beasts slammed into the perimeter of the Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Grand Formation. Their bodies burst apart in showers of gore, and horrifying explosions erupted one after another.

The Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Grand Formation trembled ceaselessly, hairline cracks spreading across its surface.

Inside the formation, the people of the City of Radiance picked up their weapons, their eyes resolute as they stared at the Demon Beasts beyond.

How many years had it been? They had always known this moment would come, but even if the last flame of human civilization were to be extinguished, they would carve their heroic deeds into the Stone Forest for all time. The City of Radiance could be destroyed, but its stories would endure.

Perhaps one day, when others came to this place, they would still be able to see the traces of a battle fought without fear of death.

Director Yang Xin distributed pills among everyone. Nie Li had left behind numerous pill recipes, and ever since his departure, she had devoted herself entirely to the art of alchemy, producing some truly powerful enhancement pills. She quietly clutched a Soul Burning Pill in her palm.

When the moment came that she was utterly spent, she could swallow this Soul Burning Pill and unleash ten times her normal strength — but her soul would burn away and be extinguished in the process.

It was a means to perish alongside the enemy, but in times like these, she had no other choice.

She was not the only one. Ye Mo, Ye Xiu, and the patriarchs of every major family in the City of Radiance had all received Soul Burning Pills. They were prepared at any moment to sacrifice even their very souls to defend the City of Radiance.

Huyan Lanruo wore dark golden battle armor that accentuated her figure, a massive sword in her hand, her bearing both heroic and elegant. She was now the head of her family, her strength having reached the Black Gold rank, surrounded by dozens of elite warriors — all towering men standing over two meters tall.

At a single command from her, these warriors would charge into battle on her behalf.

Watching the Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Grand Formation gradually crack apart, and the boundless, unceasing tide of Demon Beasts surging toward them, Huyan Lanruo let out a long sigh.

With the City of Radiance's current strength, facing such an overwhelming beast tide, even if they fought to the last, they would likely fall — their city broken, their lives lost. She did not fear death, but... Huyan Lanruo gazed into the distance and sighed to herself: "Little brother Nie Li, if you don't come back soon, I'm afraid you'll never see me again."

Nie Yu stood firmly alongside the members of the Tian Hen Family. Thanks to the cultivation technique Nie Li had given her, combined with her innate Tianhen Body, she had broken through to the Black Gold rank at her young age, already the foremost genius of the City of Radiance's younger generation. Given a little more time, she might even step into the Legendary rank.

"Brother... Nie Yu will definitely protect our family members." Nie Yu gazed ahead with unwavering determination. Even facing the surging tide of Demon Beasts, her heart was filled with courage, because Nie Li had once told her that while he was away, it would be Nie Yu who protected their clan.

Watching the Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Grand Formation slowly crumble, the Black Mist Earth Dragon laughed wildly.

"Ten thousand years ago, your human race had dozens of formations like this, and yet our Demon Beasts trampled them all flat, one by one! Did you really think a single formation like this could stop us?" The Black Mist Earth Dragon opened its jaws and spat a column of black fire that slammed into the formation's shield.

BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.

The protective barrier of the Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Grand Formation could hold no longer, shattering in all directions.

Hordes of Demon Beasts roared and lunged toward the people of the City of Radiance.

In this moment, these people were frail, yet resolute. They roared back, raising their weapons, and charged into the tide of Demon Beasts.