Chapter 303
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Chapter 303: Reversal
The battle in Xian City had reached a fever pitch.
The cultivators within the city clearly hadn’t anticipated the beast tide to erupt with such ferocity, as if every magical beast from the entire Yulong Mountain Range had descended upon them.
Under the relentless onslaught of the magical beast army, vast swathes of Xian City’s outskirts quickly succumbed.
Soon after, many cultivators who had sought refuge in Stone Houses were dragged out and torn to pieces in an instant.
Their flesh became sustenance for the magical beasts!
For the cultivators, the flesh of magical beasts was a potent tonic, and vice versa.
Some cultivators managed to hide in hidden chambers.
But it was futile.
For among the magical beasts were creatures like the red ground beast, capable of demolishing houses and excavating the earth, exposing the tunnels and digging further down.
This scenario bore a striking resemblance to Wang Chen’s previous ordeal.
But these cultivators possessed neither Wang Chen’s strength nor his fortune.
They were like moles, plucked from their burrows by a ravenous and ferocious predator.
Devoured whole, flesh and bone!
The beast horde continued its relentless advance, and more and more cultivators became their blood food.
The city had transformed into a veritable hell on earth!
Wang Chen watched from the mountain, feeling utterly powerless.
He was merely a novice Purple Palace cultivator; while he could handle ordinary magical beasts one against a hundred, the horde besieging Xian City numbered in the thousands, including many second-tier spirit beasts.
For Wang Chen to intervene would be tantamount to suicide.
He lacked the noble sentiment of self-sacrifice for others.
Seeing that most of the urban area had already fallen, Wang Chen shook his head and prepared to depart.
Xian City was doomed.
He felt a sense of disorientation within.
Originally, Wang Chen had planned to wait until winter passed and find a reliable group in the city to traverse the Yulong Mountain Range.
In fact, there were many Purple Palace cultivators in the city just like him, aspiring to venture into the West Sea Spiritual Realm.
But the sudden eruption of the beast tide threatened to annihilate everything.
With Xian City no longer existing, where could Wang Chen find a suitable group?
Venturing into the Yulong Mountain alone, without any knowledge of the terrain, would be no different from courting death!
Just then, a thunderous explosion suddenly reached his ears.
One after another!
Wang Chen couldn’t help but halt, turning to gaze back at Xian City.
To his astonishment, he saw flying ships approaching from the east, swiftly closing in on Xian City.
The flying ships at the forefront, adorned with beast heads at their prows, continuously unleashed massive fireballs, raining destruction upon the magical beasts below.
Upon impact, these fireballs erupted into violent explosions.
The searing flames consumed the magical beasts that failed to evade, their bodies torn apart by the ferocious energy!
The magical beasts were thrown into disarray.
Simultaneously, heavy crossbows mounted along the sides of the flying ships fired crossbow arrows that shimmered with a pale golden light, targeting the Demonic Birds in the sky.
These arrows, each exceeding thirty feet in length, flew with astonishing speed and devastating force, effortlessly piercing through the bodies of giant eagles and phoenixes.
The Demonic Birds plummeted from the sky in droves.
This sudden fleet appeared like a razor-sharp dagger, plunging deep into the back of the beast horde.
The magical beasts were caught completely off guard!
In Xian City, a deafening cheer erupted.
Just moments before, the cultivators defending the city had been on the verge of despair, their resistance weakening by the minute.
Even the Purple Palace masters among them had resigned themselves to their fate, believing this day would be their last.
Who could have foreseen that reinforcements would descend from the heavens, turning the tide of battle in an instant!
Those who have faced death truly understand the preciousness of life, and no cultivator wished to perish under the claws of the magical beasts.
Morale surged as the cultivators rallied their remaining strength to counterattack the magical beasts invading the city.
Many cultivators, having exhausted their magic power, consumed energy-replenishing pills or unleashed their ace in the hole.
They coordinated with the flying ships to strike back at the beast horde!
Though the magical beast army was caught off guard, their response was swift.
The Demonic Birds dominating the skies quickly shifted their focus, charging toward the flying ships.
They hurled wind blades and fireballs at the ships, while some attempted to claw apart the heavy crossbows on board.
The surface of the flying ships began to glow.
An invisible barrier materialized, enveloping the ships in a protective shield.
The attacks from the Demonic Birds struck the barrier, creating ripples but failing to harm the ships.
The flying ships retaliated with even greater ferocity, their heavy crossbows firing every five breaths, inflicting heavy casualties on the approaching Demonic Birds.
Soon, Blood Rain fell from the sky, mingling with shattered feathers as they drifted downward.
In a matter of moments, hundreds of Demonic Birds were brought down by the flying ships.
Screeching~
The second-tier spirit beasts among the Demonic Birds, sensing the danger, let out piercing cries.
Large flocks of birds swiftly gathered, attempting to form a united front against the advancing flying ships.
But before their formation could solidify, streams of sword light erupted from several flying ships, streaking toward the Demonic Birds with lightning speed.
The flying swords were more than twice as lethal as the crossbow arrows, and in an instant, over a hundred Demonic Birds were cleaved in two!
The flying swords did not relent; they danced through the air like dragons, weaving back and forth to clear the skies of Demonic Birds.
As more flying ships joined the battle, the number of flying swords multiplied, intensifying the onslaught.
Some second-tier Demonic Birds tried to charge the ships, only to be overwhelmed by dozens of flying swords.
Even with bodies as tough as steel, they could not withstand such a relentless assault.
As one second-tier Demonic Bird after another fell, the "air force" of the magical beasts collapsed!
Many phoenixes let out agonized cries as they fled in all directions.
Soon, other Demonic Birds joined the frantic escape!
The commander of the flying ships, however, remained composed and chose not to pursue the fleeing stragglers.
Leveraging their aerial advantage, they launched a second wave of attacks against the beast horde on the ground.
This wave was several times more devastating than the first!
In a battle devoid of Golden Core level power, the dozen flying ships, armed with formidable Dawu weaponry, became the saviors of Xian City’s residents.
The ground assault of the magical beast army was not only halted but turned into a one-sided slaughter as the beasts became easy targets for the flying ships.
As casualties mounted, even the less intelligent first-tier magical beasts realized the direness of the situation.
The tide of war had turned dramatically!
Magical beasts were not mindless machines; they too felt the fear of death.
When the leaders of the magical beasts sensed that continuing the fight would lead to certain defeat, they began to retreat, their earlier ferocity gone.
As a result, Wang Chen noticed that a large group of magical beasts was retreating directly toward his current location!
