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"Puff puff!"

Countless crimson energy beams, formed from viscous blood and malevolent energy and resembling giant tentacles, suddenly shot out from the ground, lashing wildly at the shields of the soldiers who were forming a defensive array around them, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air!
"Bang! Crack! Ah—!"

The crackling sounds of explosions, shattering shields, and screams of soldiers instantly filled the air!
The power contained in those crimson tentacles was terrifying; many soldiers, along with their shields, were directly pulverized, turning into a pool of indistinct flesh and blood.
Some tentacles even pierced through the shields, tearing through the bodies of the soldiers behind them! Several gaps instantly appeared on the defensive line of the circular formation, and the stench of blood was so strong it was nauseating!
The evil gate that had withstood the combined attack of the three fierce generals had a huge and deep dent appear at the center where it was hit!

Centered on the dent, dense, spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly across the entire door, emitting a teeth-grinding "crack" sound.

The grotesque demon statue on the door panel seemed to be enduring immense pain, emitting a piercing, soul-wrenching wail! The two eerie green gems embedded in the demon's eye sockets could not withstand this destructive power.

With two loud "bangs," it suddenly burst open, turning into two clumps of thick, green pus that splashed onto the door!

However, this attack, which combined the full strength of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao and was powerful enough to split mountains and stop rivers, actually... failed to completely blast open this evil gate!

It still stands there stubbornly, though it is full of cracks and looks like it is about to collapse, but it has not collapsed!
"Humph!"

Guan Yu let out a muffled groan, and a trickle of bright red blood uncontrollably spilled from the corner of his mouth. His right arm, which was holding the sword, trembled slightly, clearly indicating that he had also suffered a considerable amount of recoil from the collision.

But the sharpness in his phoenix eyes not only did not diminish, but became even more intense!
Without hesitation, he forcefully gathered his inner strength again and raised the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, whose light had dimmed slightly, high!

"Damn it!"
This door is really sturdy! Let's try again!

Zhang Fei also gasped for breath, his tiger's mouth was already cracked and bleeding, but he was fierce and ignored his own injuries. He roared and once again poured his violent inner force into the Zhangba Serpent Spear, and the black light on the spear body re-condensed!
Although Ma Chao did not speak, his fingers, gripping the spear shaft tightly, turned white from excessive force. He took a deep breath, suppressed his surging blood and qi, and the cold stars gathered on the silver spear once again, making it even sharper than before!

Just as the three were preparing to launch their second, and perhaps final, attack—

"Whoosh whoosh—!"

On the high walls of the governor's mansion and behind some broken windows, a large number of black-robed sorcerers and divine soldiers wielding powerful crossbows suddenly sprang up like mushrooms after rain!

They were clearly startled by the loud noise and the eerie sense of danger, and now they all appeared, trying to interfere with or even stop the breaching operation!
"Fire arrows! Suppress the wall!"

Huang Zhong, who had been waiting in full battle array, issued his command almost the instant the enemy appeared, his voice powerful and resolute!
"Whoosh whoosh-!"

The archers, who had already drawn their bows and arrows and were ready to fire, immediately released their bowstrings! In an instant, a dense volley of arrows, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, rained down on the walls and windows of the governor's mansion like a deluge!
Such a precise and swift strike instantly turned many sorcerers and warriors who had just poked their heads out into the air into pincushions, screaming as they fell from the heights!
However, the enemy was numerous and well-prepared. Despite the hail of arrows, some sorcerers still managed to complete their evil spells!
Waves of pale green energy, a cursed halo carrying corrosive black energy, and invisible yet mind-piercing spiritual spikes, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, crossed space and viciously attacked Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao, who were gathering their strength and unable to pay attention to anything else!
"Shield formation! Move forward! Protect the general!"

The captain in charge of commanding the circular formation roared at the top of his lungs!

"what!"

The shield bearers on the perimeter roared in unison, fearlessly bracing themselves against the crimson energy tentacles lashing from the front and the evil magic attacking from the sides, as they struggled to move and stack their heavy shields forward!
One after another, the battered shields landed heavily in front of Guan Yu and his two companions, forming an iron wall that constantly flashed with runic light and was forged from flesh and blood!

"Pfft... Ah!"

An eerie energy surged and exploded on the shield, corrosive black energy coiled around it, and mental spikes pierced through the defenses, striking the minds of the soldiers behind!

Soldiers screamed in agony as the evil magic struck, their shields shattered, their bodies corroded and dissolved, or they collapsed to the ground in a frenzy, clutching their heads!

But as soon as they fell, their comrades immediately took their places, gritting their teeth and using their lives and will to desperately protect the hope of breaking through the gate!
Under this fierce cover, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao finally managed to launch their second combined attack!

"break--!!"

The three of them roared in unison, and the combined sound temporarily drowned out all the noise on the battlefield!

The beam of destruction, which combined cyan, black, and silver, was like a world-destroying dragon that had broken free of its shackles. With an even more ferocious and unstoppable momentum than before, it once again struck the already cracked and sunken core of that evil gate with ruthless precision!

"BOOM!!!!!!"

This time, the loud noise was like the sky collapsing!

The evil gate, already overburdened and riddled with cracks, could no longer withstand the destructive energy that exceeded its limits, and in a deafening explosion, it completely... shattered!
Countless pale bone fragments and twisted metal pieces rained down inwards! The door frame warped and twisted, emitting a sickening metallic tearing sound!

The door has finally been broken!

A massive, dark, and eerie entrance, exuding an aura ten times stronger than that of the plaza and a nauseating stench of blood, appeared before everyone like the gaping maw of a demon!
At the same time, without the support of the evil element as its core node, the crimson evil array on the square, which had been flashing wildly and attacking relentlessly, flickered a few times as if its energy had been cut off.
It then suddenly dimmed and eventually went out completely, never again able to condense that terrifying crimson energy tentacles.

Gu Rubing's gaze was like lightning, piercing through the broken doorway, as if he could already see the final enemy deep within the main hall. With unwavering determination, he pointed his longsword at the open, dark hall door that seemed to devour all light, and issued the earth-shattering command for the all-out attack.

"All soldiers, listen to my command! Charge in! Destroy the evil demons today!"

The final battle is behind that broken door!
With Gu Rubing's command, the elite soldiers surged into the deep hall like a flood bursting its banks, braving the lingering energy ripples and flying debris!
The moment you step inside, a stench of blood and evil energy, ten times stronger than outside and almost solidified, hits your senses like a heavy hammer!

The smell was a mixture of rot, sulfur, and some indescribable blasphemousness, so strong that it could make the weak-willed vomit instantly or even have a mental breakdown!
The interior of the hall was much more spacious and towering than it appeared from the outside. The light was extremely dim, with only some eerie crystals embedded in the walls and pillars, emitting a ghostly green or dark red glow, providing illumination and making everything appear bizarre and surreal, like a ghostly realm.

Supporting the dome are not ordinary stone or wooden pillars, but terrifying flesh pillars that are incredibly thick and seem to be forcibly mixed and solidified from countless flesh, bones, and even twisted and wailing souls!
These fleshy pillars were still pulsating slightly. Their surfaces were densely covered with countless clearly visible faces of souls, their expressions of extreme pain and silent howls. Their struggles seemed to provide some kind of evil energy to the hall.

The floor of the main hall was also covered with incredibly complex, dark red, evil array patterns, which converged like blood vessels towards the very center of the hall.

There, there was a colossal pool of blood that occupied almost half of the main hall!
The thick, dark red blood, as viscous as magma, boiled and churned within, constantly bubbling up huge blood bubbles that emitted a strong, fishy odor when they burst.

Within the pool of blood, the remains of some indescribable, enormous creature, or... something terrifying being conceived, also seem to be soaking!
Above the boiling, churning pool of blood, floated an enormous crystal, seemingly compressed from countless dark red energy crystals—

It was the very evil core they had seen from afar outside the city, embedded atop the governor's mansion! Now, seeing it up close, they could feel even more the chilling evil and overwhelming power emanating from it!
Like the heart of a living creature, it beat rhythmically, slowly and powerfully. With each contraction and expansion, it emitted a dark red, sinister light that surged like a tide, illuminating the entire hall in a strange and eerie atmosphere!
Even more chilling was the sight of several thick, python-like energy channels, composed entirely of viscous fel energy and resembling biological blood vessels, extending from beneath the evil crystal and plunging directly into the boiling blood pool below, seemingly greedily drawing energy from it.
Above the crystal, even more energy channels extended upwards, spreading like plant roots, forcefully piercing through the dome of the main hall made of soul faces, clearly connecting to the outside world and maintaining the operation of the entire Guzang City's massive evil array!

Without a doubt, this evil crystal is the central core of all evil energy!

At the edge of the blood pool, dozens of sorcerers dressed in dark purple robes with more intricate patterns sat cross-legged in a circle!
They are clearly of higher status and stronger.

At this moment, they all had their eyes closed, their hands forming strange and complex hand seals, and they were chanting blasphemous and ancient incantations!

As they chanted, streams of visible purple evil energy surged from their bodies, while the crimson energy churning in the blood pool was also guided upwards. The two mixed together, like rivers flowing into the sea, continuously pouring into the evil heart crystal above!

Each time the evil crystal received an infusion of energy, its pulse became stronger, and the dark red light it emitted grew more intense. The terrifying pressure that enveloped the entire hall, seemingly capable of crushing one's spine, also rose accordingly, becoming even more suffocating!

Around the main hall, the situation was equally dire! Standing densely packed like statues were at least several hundred elite guards clad in heavy dark gold armor, their eyes burning with eerie blue flames!
They were like a steel jungle, silently radiating a chilling killing intent.

In addition, there are many more bizarre, twisted, and dangerously aura-filled evil artifacts scattered throughout—

There are multi-armed corpse demons that resemble Frankenstein's monster, ghostly aggregates that float in the air dripping corrosive slime, and giant corpse worms with hardened shells that crawl on the ground...

The most eye-catching figures were the three people standing directly in front of the blood pool, beneath the skull platform! They were none other than the three Penglai guardians—Bone Armor, Shadow, and Enchantress—who had appeared at the altar outside the city!
They had clearly received the news long ago and had been on high alert for some time!
The Bone Armor Guardian wielded a ferocious giant bone hammer, the Shadow Guardian was surrounded by black mist, and the alluring female guardian toyed with a poisoned short dagger. All three pairs of eyes, filled with icy killing intent and cruel mockery, fell on Gu Rubing and the others who had broken into the hall.

"Roar--!"

The bone-armored guardian seemed to be the most irritable, letting out a deep, thunderous roar that seemed to come from the depths of the earth, and slammed the bone hammer, the size of a door panel, heavily onto the ground engraved with evil arrays!

"boom!"

A shockwave, a mixture of rubble and fel energy, suddenly spread out, demonstrating its terrifying power.

There was no unnecessary talk, and certainly no pre-battle challenges.

The moment their gazes met in the blood-soaked, demonic hall, the final, decisive battle entered its most brutal and intense phase!

"Exterminate the evil spirits today! Kill!"

Gu Rubing let out a roar that shook the hall, and led his generals, who were like tigers released from their cages, into the final battlefield!

"Monster! Die!"

Guan Yu's phoenix eyes widened in fury, his target clear, and he charged straight at the most savage-looking bone armor guardian! The Green Dragon Crescent Blade, carrying a tearing azure blade aura, collided fiercely with the roaring giant bone hammer!
"clang--!!!!!"

Like a great bell being struck with tremendous force, or like two mountains colliding violently! A deafening metallic clang, mixed with the strange sound of bones shattering, suddenly exploded!

A violent shockwave swept outwards from the two of them, even blowing away several soldiers who were fighting nearby!
"Hehe, you charcoal head, you didn't have enough fun last time, so this time I'll definitely keep you company~" The alluring female protector let out a chilling laugh, her figure flashing like a ghost, her twin daggers drawing a tricky and deadly arc as she met Zhang Fei's roaring charge!
"You son of a bitch! Take this spear!"

Zhang Fei roared repeatedly, his eighteen-foot spear swirling like a black storm of destruction, its power fierce and unparalleled. It clashed with his nimble and unpredictable twin daggers, creating a sky full of interwoven black and blue light and shadow, the sounds of their collisions as dense as rain, sparks flying everywhere!
"laugh!"

Ma Chao moved with his spear, the tiger-headed golden spear transforming into a silver dragon tearing through the darkness. The spear tip, imbued with an overwhelming, yang energy, aimed directly at the elusive, shadowy protector! (End of Chapter)