Chapter 540

Chapter 540: Life-and-Death Battle (Part 2)

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A tentacle swept over the city wall, sending several unsuspecting cultivators flying.

It relentlessly struck the battlements, instantly destroying a heavy crossbow.

Such scenes were not limited to just one place.

All four walls of Wei Fa City were set ablaze, and the protective formation’s magical barrier clearly could no longer withstand the frenzied attacks of the giants, exposing one breach after another.

This was somewhat unavoidable, as the range of the protective formation was simply too vast; when faced with an all-around assault, weak points could easily be breached.

From above, one could see that the fortress was surrounded by countless tentacles from all sides.

Behind them followed a raging tide of giants!

The cultivators defending the walls had exerted all their efforts but still couldn’t fully hold them back.

“Ah!”

A piercing scream suddenly rang out as a battle cultivator was tightly ensnared by a tentacle, blood oozing from his seven orifices with his eyes bulging.

Whoosh!

A solid golden long staff suddenly broke through the air, striking the lower part of the tentacle.

With a “thump,” the tentacle instantly split in two, and black venomous fluid sprayed everywhere.

The one who intervened was Wang Chen.

Just as he recalled Chini’s flying sword, he saw a fellow cultivator in trouble and immediately swung the Concealed Dragon Stick to deliver a fierce blow to the enemy.

Wang Chen’s physical strength far surpassed that of other cultivators at his level, and he had also studied mundane fighting moves, making his Close Combat abilities no less formidable than the Purple Palace spells he mastered.

In the midst of the chaos, the Concealed Dragon Stick proved more lethal than the Chini Sword.

This higher-level spirit tool contained immense destructive power!

The rescued cultivator fell heavily to the ground, blood pouring from his mouth, but he still managed to struggle free from the tentacle’s grasp and took out a Healing Pill to swallow.

He gasped for breath and hoarsely said, “Thank you.”

However, Wang Chen had no time to attend to him, as large numbers of giants were climbing the walls, breaching the magical barrier’s gaps created by the black tendrils, and leaping onto the pathway.

Hiss hiss—

A massive hairy spider targeted Wang Chen, opening its pincers and shooting a strand of sticky webs at him!

Wang Chen reacted swiftly, raising the stick to block in front of him.

To his surprise, the webs stuck firmly to the stick, and despite Wang Chen’s strength, he couldn’t free it immediately.

While the hairy spider couldn’t harm Wang Chen, it was being pulled back by its own webs. At that moment, another large spider appeared on Wang Chen’s right side.

This one swung its sharp claws down towards Wang Chen’s head!

In a frantic moment, Wang Chen suddenly let go of both hands, and the Concealed Dragon Stick was pulled away by the spider in front.

Simultaneously, he lunged forward, using the pull of the webs to dodge the claw strike while instantly closing in on the other large spider.

He launched a punch at the spider’s round head!

Bang!

Wang Chen channeled all his Heavenly Dragon’s strength into this punch, a faint golden light shimmering on his fist. The sheer force of his punch shattered the giant spider’s hard carapace in an instant.

Its head exploded like a watermelon struck by a heavy hammer!

Wang Chen swiftly retrieved his Concealed Dragon Stick and spun around, thrusting it at the giant spider that was attempting to ambush him from behind.

The long stick pierced precisely into the giant spider’s open pincers, ruthlessly driving through its head, sending black, green, and purple fluids splattering in all directions.

In the next moment, Wang Chen withdrew the Concealed Dragon Stick, clapped his hands at his waist, and instantly drew out dozens of talismans from his talisman bag.

“Swift!”

He unleashed more than thirty talismans simultaneously, firing them with both hands!

Though the move seemed simple, it required profound cultivation level and mastery of spellcasting techniques to activate so many talismans at once.

And every talisman Wang Chen used was a high-grade spiritual symbol he had personally refined!

Dozens of bursts of spiritual light erupted at once, transforming into blazing fireballs that roared toward the giants scaling the walls.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosion sounds followed as more than a dozen giants were either blown apart, hurled off the wall, or engulfed in raging flames, their agonized screeches echoing through the air.

Wang Chen single-handedly stemmed the relentless tide of giants.

Yet, his valor could not alter the dire peril facing the city walls, which teetered on the edge of collapse.

The protective formation was under relentless assault from the giant army, its breaches growing wider, forcing the cultivators on the walls into close combat.

The battle cultivators fared better, their formidable close combat skills enabling them to hold their ground.

But the pioneering cultivators supporting the city’s defense found themselves in trouble, many forced to take to the air to create distance, relying on their most potent spells and magical tools to fend off the giants.

The skies, however, were no sanctuary; giant eagles pierced through the magical barrier, attacking the airborne cultivators with ferocity.

The giants came in endless waves, their numbers overwhelming. Three sections of the walls were under heavy assault, with one area on the verge of being overrun.

Boom—

At this critical juncture, a deafening roar erupted from the direction of the sect’s law hall.

The grand palace radiated countless streams of golden light, instantly shooting out in all directions.

In a flash, the light enveloped the entire city.

Thousands of giants scaling the walls, along with the swirling giant eagles in the air, were reduced to ashes the moment they were touched by the golden light, even if only grazed!

Yet, the city’s defenders remained unharmed.

Breaking the Dark God’s Light!

This was the supernatural power unleashed by the Golden Core true master stationed at the law hall, amplified by the protective formation!

A single strike cleansed the city, its devastating power leaving all who witnessed it trembling.

Many cultivators, locked in desperate battles, suddenly found their foes obliterated. They paused in stunned silence before erupting into thunderous cheers, their morale soaring!

But their celebration was short-lived, as a rumbling sound rose from beyond the city walls.

Massive figures emerged behind the giant army, each towering over ten feet tall.

Their stone-like skin glistened, two grotesque heads perched on broad shoulders, crimson eyes gleaming and drool dripping from their mouths as they growled menacingly.

Each two-headed giant wielded a massive stone club, marching in unison, crushing the giants in their path as they advanced steadily toward Wei Fa City.

Every cultivator who witnessed this scene paled.

These giants were no ordinary foes; their arrival as reinforcements for the enemy extinguished the fleeting joy in the defenders’ hearts.

The pressure became unbearable!

Boom!

At that moment, a God-slaying cannon mounted on the tower roared to life.