On the wasteland outside the city, the demon soldiers were arrayed in strict formation.
Three demon generals floating in front of the formation were dressed gorgeously, looking no different from ordinary humans on the outside.
They had no unnecessary communication, nor did they make any pre-battle clamors.
For these emotionless demon generals who only followed the directives of the abyss, taking down the Storm Fief was nothing more than executing a mission.
"Attack."
With a single order from one of the demon generals, over a dozen magical trebuchets instantly let out a piercing roar!
Giant stones wrapped in magical flames tore through the dark purple sky like meteors, smashing ruthlessly against the Storm Fief's light barrier.
Boom!!!
Deafening explosions rang out one after another, and the transparent barrier instantly rippled with dense waves.
"Damn it!"
As the second and third rounds of giant boulders rained down, fine cracks had already begun to appear on the barrier.
Seeing this, the magicians of the Storm Fief immediately released their magic to replenish the array's energy.
But at this rate, the barrier breaking was only a matter of time.
Once the barrier shattered, what awaited the Storm Fief was the invading army.
The Duke of Storms drew the longsword from his hand. "All magicians, replenish the barrier! Archers, ready! Griffon Knights, follow me out of the city to meet the enemy!"
He knew very well that the barrier could not withstand the next round of bombardment.
Rather than cowering in the city waiting to die, it was better to fight to the death. Even if it meant perishing together, he had to fight for a sliver of hope for the people of the Storm Fief.
"Excuse me, coming through."
But just as he was about to leap down from the city wall, a figure brushed past him and landed outside the barrier, in the open space between the demon army and the city.
Ye Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, the hem of his black clothes flapping loudly in the wasteland wind. All alone, he blocked the charging path of tens of thousands of demon soldiers.
The advancing demon formation came to a sudden halt, and the eyes of all the demon soldiers fell uniformly upon this suddenly appearing human.
All the guards on the city wall were dumbfounded.
The Duke of Storms also froze in place, staring blankly at Ye Chuan's back as he stood alone before an army of thousands, his mind completely blank.
But soon, he reacted.
This tenth-tier magician before them was willing to help!
The Storm Fief was saved!
...
The three demon generals suspended in mid-air also looked down at Ye Chuan below them.
One demon general's gaze swept over Ye Chuan, sensing not a trace of magical fluctuation. His face remained expressionless as he spoke in a tone so flat it lacked any ripples:
"Human, who are you."
Ye Chuan raised his eyes, looked at the three demon generals in mid-air, and smiled. "Just someone blocking the road."
Another demon general tilted his head slightly, his grayish-black eyes devoid of any emotion, and spoke again, his tone still flat:
"Where is the Duke of Storms, Samuel."
"Ah? The Duke of Storms?" Ye Chuan stroked his chin, smiling innocently. "I don't know, he might be in the city drinking tea."
The three demon generals exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other's meaning.
This human before them, who could silently pass through the barrier and appear here without his strength being sensed, was absolutely not an ordinary person.
"Kill him."
The leading demon general's magic surged instantly, his body turning into a pitch-black afterimage as he dove toward Ye Chuan!
"Keep him alive to interrogate him about the city's defenses," the voice of the demon general behind him rang out, as if already foreseeing Ye Chuan's capture.
The demon general rushing toward Ye Chuan erupted with full force, enough to tear apart a mountain range in an instant.
But just at the moment he was about to touch Ye Chuan, an invisible shield suddenly lit up.
Crack.
The demon general's body froze in mid-air. He looked down at his chest, where a massive bloody hole had appeared. Before he could even let out a scream, his body turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated in the wind.
It took less than a breath's time.
A seventh-tier demon general was completely annihilated without even touching the edge of his opponent's clothes.
The other two demon generals also froze instantly.
Their pupils contracted sharply, seemingly realizing that this seemingly ordinary human before them was no scout at all, but a terrifying existence they could not possibly contend with.
Without any communication, the two of them shot out in two completely opposite directions at almost the same time!
One fled toward the rear of the demon army, while the other sped high into the sky, without a hint of hesitation, not even leaving behind a single harsh word.
For demon generals who only followed their survival instincts, running when they couldn't win was a directive carved into their bones.
"Hmph, trying to run?" Ye Chuan raised an eyebrow and casually flicked his fingers twice.
Two streaks of light tore through the sky like tracking arrows.
The two fleeing demon generals instantly turned into two wisps of black smoke, leaving not a single trace behind as they completely dissipated over the wasteland.
Three seventh-tier demon generals hadn't even lasted a few seconds from the moment they attacked to their demise.
On the city wall, there was a deathly silence.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at this scene, their weapons almost dropping to the ground, forgetting even to breathe.
The Duke of Storms froze completely in place, his mouth slightly open, unable to speak a word for a long time.
The opponents he had prepared to fight to the death, the three seventh-tier demon generals who had filled him with despair, were completely wiped out just by Ye Chuan casually flicking his fingers?!
Was this the strength of a legendary tenth-tier grand magician?!
The three demon generals at the front of the formation perished instantly, yet the tens of thousands of demon soldiers did not rout in the slightest, nor did they show any fear.
Like machines with a set program, they raised their weapons and charged toward Ye Chuan fearlessly.
"Oh? These damn demons really don't feel pain, huh." Ye Chuan sneered and casually waved his hand.
"A light-attribute holy relic, the banner of the Goddess of Light."
"Purify."
A black and gold World-Suppressing Banner instantly emerged from the void, hovering above his head.
The banner flapped loudly, countless dao runes flowing across its surface.
A terrifyingly extreme devouring power erupted from the banner!
Buzz!!!
A black curtain of light swept out like a tsunami, instantly covering the entire wasteland and enveloping all tens of thousands of demon soldiers within it.
The demon soldiers charging at the very front froze instantly, the light in their eyes dissipating as their souls were turned into streaks of black light flying toward the World-Suppressing Banner.
One, ten, a hundred, a thousand...
Tens of thousands of soul lights were continuously sucked into the World-Suppressing Banner.
The charging demon soldiers fell in droves like harvested wheat, turning into soulless empty shells that crashed heavily onto the soil of the wasteland, never to move again.
It took only a dozen seconds.
The originally dense, murderous army of demon soldiers had all fallen to the ground. On the wasteland, only a field of corpses and scattered weapons remained, along with those dozen or so solitary magical trebuchets, without another sound to be heard.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
