High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

A series of roars echoed as tens of thousands of ferocious beasts arrived beneath the city walls.

Chen Fan remained calm and composed. In fact, his attention was not on the beast tide below, but rather on his own dantian.

The two thousand sword energies behind him each consumed about ten thousand points of true energy. In other words, after condensing so many sword energies, the true energy in his body had been exhausted.

He did it intentionally.

Even without the support of true qi, his physical attributes had reached over 300,000 points, making it difficult for him to be injured even if he were to take a full-force attack from a commander-level ferocious beast.

Secondly, he wanted to see the restorative effects of the Longevity Mantra (water).

As it turns out, the recovery effect is indeed amazing. In just two seconds, the depleted true qi in the body increased by more than 20,000, and the amount of true qi restored per second is close to 10,000.

"If I had more internal energy, my recovery speed would be even faster."

A look of anticipation appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

The fact that consumption cannot keep up with the recovery may not be an impossible wish.

The next moment, he looked down and a thought struck him.

Behind him, more than two thousand sword energies seemed to have come to life, emitting a faint buzzing sound before flying downwards.

The sword energy was extremely fast, and the ferocious beasts closest to the city wall were still charging forward.

A flash of white light.

Their massive heads hit the ground, and crimson blood gushed from their severed necks. Their bodies, after running a distance, finally collapsed to the ground with a thud.

In the blink of an eye, more than 10,000 ferocious beasts were decapitated.

Of the more than two thousand sword energies, less than 20% were lost.

This scene completely stunned everyone on the city wall.

Are they dreaming?

So many ferocious beasts, some of which were elite-level beasts, and yet they all died in the blink of an eye?

How many bullets did they use to kill so many ferocious beasts?

"roar!"

From afar came a roar filled with anger.

It's somewhat different from others.

Clearly, it was one of those three commander-level ferocious beasts.

From the very beginning, they stood far beyond the range of artillery fire, but now they stand less than twenty miles from Anshan City, their eyes seemingly burning with anger.

They thought that taking over the small human town in front of them would be a piece of cake, and things did indeed develop as they had predicted. Some damage along the way was normal.

Just when things were about to go perfectly, something unexpected happened.

On the city wall, there was actually a powerful human being in charge.

But does a mere human think he can stop their advance?

"Roar! Roar!"

A ferocious beast of the commander level roared twice, and the sound carried far and wide, even reaching the people on the city wall.

In an instant, the charging beast tide seemed to be injected with chicken blood, and its speed increased by another 30%. The area that Chen Fan had cleared with his sword energy was quickly filled with the ferocious beasts that followed.

The tension that had finally eased was suddenly heightened again. No one dared to utter a word, for fear of disturbing Chairman Li and causing all their previous efforts to be in vain.

Chen Fan's expression remained calm as always.

These ferocious beasts delivered themselves to his doorstep, actually saving him some effort.

After all, these sword energies do not have an unlimited attack range. Compared to arrows, they are far inferior. If the range is three to five miles, he can still control them. Beyond that, not only will the power be greatly reduced, but the accuracy will also be much worse.

Beneath the city wall, sword energy crisscrossed, resembling an insurmountable chasm.

Tens of thousands of ferocious beasts charged forward, only to end up with their heads severed and their bodies torn to pieces.

One second passed,

A minute passed.

Ten minutes passed,

The ferocious beast was unable to get any closer to Anshan City.

Unbeknownst to them, whispers began to rise from the city wall.

"It seems like we can hold on?"

Someone swallowed hard and said.

"I think so too. In just this short time, at least 80,000, if not 100,000, have died under those sword energies, right?"

"Yeah, I was completely dumbfounded. Are those ferocious beasts all idiots? They know they'll die if they charge forward, yet they still keep charging?"

"What do you know? Those ferocious beasts are basically idiots, they have no intelligence. Only the three leader-level ferocious beasts at the back have some intelligence, but compared to us humans, they are far inferior."

"Exactly, and besides, isn't this a good thing? If they were as smart as humans and knew how to avoid danger, they wouldn't be so easy to kill."

"That's right, that's right."

Many people nodded in agreement.

"However, on the other hand," someone looked up at Chen Fan with admiration in their eyes and said, "Our Chairman Li in the city is amazing. His methods are like those of immortals in fantasy novels. Killing ferocious beasts is as easy as chopping vegetables and cutting melons."

"Yes, we went through so much trouble, we even ran out of shells, to kill or wound tens of thousands of ferocious beasts, but Chairman Li made a move and killed almost twice that number in just a few minutes."

"As expected of the president of the Awakened Ones Association, he's too strong."

Exclamations of praise were heard incessantly.

Sun Wei and the others, who were in the distance, felt something was off when they heard this.

If they weren't mistaken, this sword energy should be the skill of a martial artist, right? The president of the Awakened Ones Association is actually a martial artist?

"I've heard people say that those top Awakened Ones are also martial artists at the same time. I was skeptical before, but seeing it with my own eyes today, I know it's true," Sun Wei said with a wry smile.

In the Yan Kingdom, the status of Awakened Ones is already higher than that of Martial Artists.

As it turns out, they also practice martial arts, so where can these people go to reason with them?

Xu Jie and his group beside him were also speechless.

Yes, they are also martial artists, and their realm is far superior to theirs. They might even be legendary Celestial Realm martial artists.

With this person in charge, Anshan City will most likely be able to hold out this time. Without a doubt, this is definitely good news.

However, the gap between the two sides is frighteningly large.

"We don't need to feel too upset."

Gao Shan spoke up, "We are all of mediocre talent and certainly cannot compare to that person, but just because we cannot doesn't mean that Brother Chen cannot either."

"That's right. Brother Chen is not even twenty years old yet, and he is already a True Essence Realm martial artist. In a few more years, he will definitely be able to break through to the Celestial Realm."

"Yes, Brother Chen can definitely do it!"

"Huh, where is Brother Chen?" Tu Yue looked around but couldn't find Chen Fan. She looked into the distance but still couldn't see him.

"Strange, didn't he come along? Is he still in seclusion cultivating?"

Compared to Sun Wei and the others, the awakened ones all wore expressions of extreme pride.

What about the skills of martial artists?

The fact remains that their own leader is an awakened being.

Moreover, this further demonstrates how awesome our president is!

"Perhaps this time, choosing to stay is the right thing to do," one of the awakened ones whispered.

"That's right, we should have thought of that long ago. The fact that the chairman dared to stay instead of leaving shows that he is confident of victory!"

"Yes, the president is an A-level Awakened. It won't be easy for him to find a safe place."

"Perhaps it won't be long before those who left will regret it."

"That's right. They might not even be as successful as those of us who stayed in Anshan City after they left."

Many of the awakened individuals spoke with resentment.

Chen Fan's words that day were very clear: he was free to come and go.

However, those who stayed behind saw those who left as traitors. They did not want the latter to be doing well, just as those who left secretly hoped that Anshan City would fall. Only in this way could they prove how correct their decision was; otherwise, wouldn't they have come for nothing?

This is human nature.

Standing on the city wall, Wang Lingling also posed a soul-searching question to herself.

Could it be that Ansan Castle can really be defended?

Just relying on one person surnamed Li?

"This is not good."

Of all those present, only one person realized that the situation was not going so smoothly.

Old Wang frowned slightly as he watched the sword energy swirling in the arena.

Indeed, the ferocious beasts suffered heavy casualties. Of the original twenty-odd beasts, less than half remain. However, the number of sword energies has also decreased from over two thousand to just a few hundred.

However, the sword energy flew too fast, and even a True Essence Realm martial artist might not be able to see it clearly.

But there is one irrefutable proof: the defensive line is constantly being pushed back.

"Should I lend him a hand?"

Old Wang hesitated.

Chen Fan's strength had actually exceeded his expectations, and he had done so much and given his all.

If I don't attack him directly, but instead secretly send him some true energy, it shouldn't be considered a breach of the agreement, right?

but……

Thinking of this, Old Wang sighed softly to himself.

He can help for a while, but not forever.

This wave of beasts is most likely just one attack. If Anshan City holds, it will face increasingly fierce attacks until it falls.

At that point, even if he, a mid-stage Celestial Realm martial artist, personally intervened, he wouldn't be able to stop it.

"Wait, what's that?"

Suddenly, Old Wang's eyes widened.

Behind Chen Fan, five or six hundred sword energies appeared to float up again, seemingly out of nowhere.

"How did this little guy do that? Could it be that the previous two thousand or so streams of true energy were not his limit? Did he not use his full strength?" Old Wang couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

Fortunately, Chen Fan didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have laughed out loud.

These five or six hundred sword energies were naturally condensed after his true essence had recovered somewhat.

With the addition of "new forces," the ferocious beasts were once again forced into retreat, and the heavy stench of blood was almost nauseating.

"Fortunately, this beast tide wasn't too large; otherwise, relying on sword energy alone might not have been enough to stop it."

Chen Fan pondered as he manipulated the sword energy.

If the beast tide is too large, with hundreds of thousands or even millions of beasts, then the Vajra Lion's Roar must be used.

In terms of destructive power, the Vajra Lion's Roar is inferior to these sword energies. Killing a commander-level ferocious beast is difficult, but it has the advantage of a large killing range. Within a radius of ten or twenty miles, ferocious beasts below the commander level can be instantly killed.

The remaining commander-level ferocious beasts can be dealt with later.

Time passed second by second, and the third wave of sword energy joined the battlefield, gradually bringing this battle to a close.

The once vast and boundless beast tide has dwindled to less than 30,000. Although they are still charging, their momentum and threat level have decreased by several orders of magnitude, making the scene somewhat desolate.

In the distance, the three commander-level ferocious beasts revealed a human-like unwillingness in their eyes.

They initially thought that the small city in front of them was no different from other small human cities, and that even if they couldn't destroy it all at once, they could at least severely damage it.

To everyone's surprise, despite losing so many men, they didn't even manage to touch the city wall, let alone inflict serious damage.

"roar!"

In the middle stands a ferocious lion-like beast, roaring.

Two ferocious beasts, one on the left and one on the right, glanced in the direction of the city and slowly turned around.

They are not stupid.

That human was far more powerful than they had anticipated; even if they were to personally intervene, they might not be able to gain the upper hand.

They're all lowly creatures anyway, so what if they die? We can go back, regroup, and take over this city again.

The three-headed, commander-level ferocious beast turned around and slowly walked away into the distance.

Yes, it's about walking, strolling leisurely, not rushing around like a lost dog, running wildly.

"Oh no, those three commander-level ferocious beasts are trying to escape!"

The guards, who had been keeping an eye on the movements of the three commander-level ferocious beasts in the distance, immediately shouted when they saw this scene.

After all, in the past few beast tides, there have been instances where even commander-level ferocious beasts joined the siege army.

"What? They're trying to run away?" someone looked over and exclaimed excitedly, "Really, they're really trying to run away!"

"Great, great! They must have seen that the beast tide was about to be wiped out, so they turned around and ran away in fear."

"Hahaha, these cowards, they think they're so great."

"That's right, that's right."

Many people were overjoyed and wanted to jump up and celebrate.

The escape of the commander-level ferocious beast means that this battle to defend the city has come to an end.

Humans win!

They can go back and celebrate their victory with their families.

"What's so good about it? Haven't you heard the idiom 'releasing a tiger back to the mountain'? If we let them go back, they might bring even more ferocious beasts."

"Yes, the commander-level ferocious beasts are not comparable to those mid- to high-level ferocious beasts. They are intelligent and extremely vengeful. They suffered a loss here this time, so they certainly won't let us off so easily."

As soon as the words were spoken, the smiles on the faces of those who had been smiling froze instantly.

It seems that this is indeed the case?

No! We can't let them go back!

"Quick!" someone reacted, urging, "Load the shells quickly, while they're still within range, and blast them to death!"

"Out of ammunition."

"I'm out of ammunition too."

"I've already used up all my ammunition. Besides, those are commander-level ferocious beasts. It's very difficult for cannonballs to hit them, and even if they do, it's very difficult to kill them."

Someone said with a grim expression.

Some elite-level ferocious beasts are so strong that they can withstand artillery fire without dying. The defense of commander-level ferocious beasts is even more terrifying, requiring armor-piercing shells or missiles.

This is also why those three commander-level ferocious beasts ran into the range of the artillery shells without any fear.

"Then, what should we do?" (End of Chapter)