Chapter 1206: The Nine Realms (3)
"Fight!" The defenders shouted with desperate determination.
"We'd rather die than surrender to the Vermilion Devil Sect! Even surrender means a horrible death!"
"They say our Yue Kingdom's capital has already fallen. The Vermilion Devil Master refined the entire city—trillions of lives, extinguished in an instant..."
"Kill one to break even, kill two to profit!" The city's native inhabitants fought with reckless abandon, fully activating their defense array. Empowered by the array, they charged headlong toward the Vermilion Devil Sect disciples who had disembarked from the battleships.
Though outmatched in raw power, their frenzied resistance threw the Vermilion Devil Sect disciples into disarray. Several Astral Monarchs even fell to their desperate assault.
The Vermilion Devil Sect disciples—each clad in blood-red robes—arranged themselves in precise formations, radiating terrifying killing intent.
"You lowly creatures dare resist us?"
"Had you surrendered, we would have randomly slaughtered half your population. But since you dare defy us, we'll kill you all!" They roared with indignation, having expected the small city's inhabitants to scatter like frightened birds at their arrival. The defenders' resolute resistance had caught them completely unprepared.
Boom! Boom! The battle raged furiously. Eventually, the Vermilion Devil Sect disciples' superior strength prevailed, shattering the city's defensive array and pouring into the streets. The defenders retreated step by step, their resistance weakening as more cultivators fell.
Suddenly, an explosive surge of power erupted from an inconspicuous room within the city. A black-robed figure soared skyward, brandishing a gleaming war saber. In an instant, he transformed into a hundred-thousand-zhang giant with nine arms.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Blade rays filled the heavens, their overwhelming might suffused with destructive energy as they swept through the mass of Vermilion Devil Sect disciples.
In mere moments, over ten Vermilion Devil Sect disciples were torn asunder, their bodies disintegrating in the onslaught. The black-robed figure's sudden appearance and terrifying strength completely overwhelmed them.