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Without any questions asked, the warning horn was sounded instantly.

Oh oh oh!

"Kill them." Having already alerted the demon race, Ning Xiu spoke directly.

He leaped off the dragon's body, and the dragon opened its mouth and spat out two streams of blue-purple light that rushed towards Ning Xiu.

Ning Xiu received the hammers with both hands. Dark clouds gathered above his head, with streaks of lightning appearing and disappearing. But as Ning Xiu swung his hammers, they struck down directly from the sky.

Boom!

The city gate, entirely forged from rock, collapsed on the spot under this hammer blow. Many demon soldiers were also blown to pieces and charred black in the thunderous fall, with no chance to react or resist.

Upon landing, Ning Xiu raised both hammers and slammed them into the ground. Instantly, the power of the fifth level of the Ascendant Realm erupted, carrying endless lightning that surged forward, causing the ground to crack open in a lightning-shaped fissure.

Lightning arcs surged within the cracks, and all the demon soldiers who approached were either killed or maimed. In less than a short while, over a hundred demon soldiers had already perished.

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"Enemy attack!"

Behind the city wall, demonic whispers and tales echoed incessantly, and a large number of demon soldiers rushed over upon hearing the news. The first to confront them was a bull demon with a minotaur's head and a human body, wearing silver armor and wielding a long-handled giant axe.

This demon's aura was roughly at the fourth rank. With each step its two hooves took, it created a dent in the ground, demonstrating its considerable strength.

Facing Ning Xiu, who was rushing into the camp, the bull demon raised his hand and swung his axe. The axe blade flashed instantly and turned into a red axe shadow that attacked Ning Xiu first.

Ning Xiu clashed his two hammers together, and lightning flashed. He met the incoming axe shadow head-on with his hammers.

boom!

The ground beneath Ning Xiu's feet instantly turned black, revealing deep fissures. But the situation wasn't much better for the Bull Demon soldiers. After all, the Purple Lightning Thunder Hammers were of supreme quality, and his giant axe could rival them.

In just three breaths, cracks appeared on the axe blade, and it collapsed completely.

The remaining electricity flowed into the bull demon, causing it to convulse and roll its eyes back. Taking advantage of this, Ning Xiu struck the demon's skull with his hammer, killing it instantly.

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But this was just the beginning. More and more demon soldiers were rushing towards this place, and as far as the eye could see, they were densely packed with figures.

Among them were demon generals with the strength of the third rank, who were clearly more troublesome to deal with.

"It seems that the White Mountain Elephant Kingdom has sent a large army to protect us this time." Ning Xiu said with a serious expression.

With such a large number of demon soldiers guarding the Azure Dragon Tower alone, Ning Xiu could hardly imagine what the Four Symbols Altar must look like.

Gazing at the enormous azure dragon spirit atop the Azure Dragon Tower, Ning Xiu didn't have time to think too much. He directly said to the Demon Buddha, "Let's rush over together with all our might. You don't need to worry about me; just focus on destroying that tower."

The Demon Buddha nodded and, without hesitation, controlled the black lotus platform to rush out first.

Among the demon soldiers, there were naturally many who could fly. One after another, white-feathered demon soldiers with wings on their backs flew out from the demon horde, wielding weapons such as spears, halberds, and iron forks, and approached the Demon Buddha.

But before they could even make a move, the Demon Buddha simply clenched his fist from a distance and crushed these demon soldiers, who weren't even at the third rank, into dust, their blood splattering across the ground.

"How dare you! You dare to break the law in my Xiangzhong territory!"

A buzzing sound came from afar.

A beam of white light swept down from the Azure Dragon Tower, accompanied by a large amount of whirlwind and feathers. At the same time, the pressure forced many demon soldiers to lie on the ground, unable to get up.

The great demon general of the White Mountain Elephant Kingdom has arrived!

The Great Shang Dynasty had fought against many demon kingdoms for many years, and was very clear about the hierarchy of the powerful demons in these kingdoms.

Demons with the strength of the second or third rank are demon generals in the army, while those with the strength of the first rank are great demon generals.

Any great demon general is highly valued in the demon kingdom. Given the importance of the Four Symbols Altar, the royal family of the White Mountain Elephant Kingdom would naturally send a great demon general to guard it.

Ning Xiu stared intently and saw the great demon general descending from the Azure Dragon Tower. He had the head of an owl and the body of a human, with pure white feathers all over his body. He also had an unusual appearance, with two pairs of wings.

This demon wielded a white jade staff in both hands, and its flight was accompanied by flashes of light, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary weapon.

In the blink of an eye, the great demon general arrived in front of the demon Buddha and struck out with his staff.

The moment this staff was unleashed, the world around it changed drastically. The white jade staff appeared in a series of phantom images, transforming from a single staff into a hundred and eighty staffs, all enveloping the face of the Demon Buddha.

The Demon Buddha remained calm and composed, reaching out to take out the Five Directions Ghost King Pestle. Instantly, five ghost king figures floated out from the pestle, each using their own techniques to block the countless shadows of the clubs.

The two seemed to be exchanging blows in a rather uneventful way, but when their remaining strength was poured onto the ground, it was a completely different story.

The earth trembled, creating long and deep craters, as if it had been struck by some giant club.

In addition, ghostly claws would occasionally appear on the ground, and any demon soldiers that were affected would instantly turn into a handful of bloody mud in the deep pit.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Demon Buddha was entangled with the great demon general, Ning Xiu leaped up, and a dragon that had arrived from behind supported his body. Then he rushed towards the Azure Dragon Tower.

With the size of a dragon charging, ordinary demon soldiers simply couldn't withstand the force, being sent flying high into the air, unable to resist.

As Ning Xiu drew closer to the Azure Dragon Tower, he suddenly felt a sense of unease, as an invisible killing intent locked onto him.

call out!

A gust of wind swept in, and the chill had arrived.

Ning Xiu instantly released his protective golden bell, but the thing easily pierced through it and then shot towards Ning Xiu's back.

It was an ice arrow that exuded a chilling aura!

In the blink of an eye, Ning Xiu turned around and forcefully grabbed the flying ice arrow. With a pull, the ice arrow broke off at the base, turning into ice shards and cold mist on the ground.

Surrounded by a vast horde of demons, it was impossible to pinpoint the demon that had secretly fired the arrow. Moreover, the demon's ability to conceal itself was exceptional; Ning Xiu couldn't even detect its aura.

Looking at the tiny, finger-sized notch on the protective golden bell, Ning Xiu's expression turned serious.

This archery demon is definitely a demon whose strength is in no way inferior to that of a great demon general, otherwise it would be impossible for it to break through my protective golden bell.

The unseen demon generals were far more dangerous than the visible ones. Ning Xiu searched everywhere with his eyes, but among the vast number of demon soldiers, he couldn't find any trace of the archer demon general. There were just too many demons here holding bows and arrows.

"Keep charging." Ning Xiu knew that after the first mistake, this time the demon general would definitely aim his arrow at his vital point.

That must have been a truly fatal blow, the kind of action an archer would take.

call out!

At Ning Xiu's command, the dragon increased its speed, its tail lashing out rapidly, sending all the approaching demon soldiers flying.

Just then, that calm voice came again, and Ning Xiu instantly activated the Great Black Heaven state.

His entire body expanded rapidly, and he turned around to throw a punch at the incoming arrow.

It was still an ice arrow, but the moment it collided with Ning Xiu's fist, it split into three. While the central one was shattered by Ning Xiu, the two on the left and right spun around in a strange way and flew behind Ning Xiu, hitting him in the back.

puff!puff!

The ice arrow pierced Ning Xiu's body in the blink of an eye, creating two frozen holes.

Ning Xiu ignored the injuries, his eyes fixed on the direction from which the arrows came. If nothing unexpected happened, he had already found the archery demon general who was hiding.

It was a fox with gray fur, slender figure, and dressed in human clothing. She would normally be an inconspicuous creature, but the crescent moon-shaped pendant in her hand, which looked like glass, was very eye-catching.

When the fox clan member noticed Ning Xiu's gaze, its body immediately began to become transparent and ethereal, disappearing into the crowd of demons.

Actually, this fox demon's ability isn't really invisibility, but rather more like the mimicry of a chameleon. However, in this chaotic battlefield, this ability is practically indistinguishable from invisibility.

If he couldn't get close, Ning Xiu wouldn't be able to pinpoint the exact location of this fox demon.

Although he was very close to the Azure Dragon Pagoda, it wouldn't be easy for Ning Xiu to destroy it if he couldn't deal with the fox demon.

"Demon Buddha, help me disperse the demon soldiers in that area!" Ning Xiu shouted back to the Demon Buddha, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the great demon general.

In the state of Great Darkness, Ning Xiu's size increased not only in his body but also in his voice.

The Demon Buddha glanced at it and then activated the Five Directions Ghost King Pestle in his hand. Instantly, the five skulls on the Five Directions Ghost King Pestle began to spew out large amounts of black mist.

These black mists were extremely heavy; as soon as they appeared, they fell to the ground, enveloping all the demon soldiers within them.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"What's this?!"

Enveloped in the black mist, unable to see their surroundings clearly, the demon soldiers began shouting loudly while covering their mouths and noses, worried that it might be poisonous.

But the black mist was completely unstoppable, and was absorbed into the bodies of the demon soldiers bit by bit.

Soon their bodies began to change; their muscles atrophied and their bones began to mutate.

The already ugly demon soldiers instantly transformed into grotesque creatures with empty eyes and bone spurs growing all over their bodies.

These ghostly creatures' eyes lit up with clusters of icy blue flames, and then they swiftly rushed towards the area where the fox demon was located.

At this moment, countless ghosts and monsters formed a thunderous steel formation, slaughtering all the demon soldiers blocking their path.

The great demon general Baiyu was furious when he saw that the Demon Buddha had time to pollute the demon soldiers below while fighting him, and he swung his white jade staff even faster.

Instantly, the white jade staff split into countless staff shadows, all striking the Demon Buddha's entire body.

Although they appear as illusory shadows, each of the stick shadows contains real, solid force.

One stick can be transformed into a hundred sticks, each stick possessing great power.

Bang bang bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!

The Demon Buddha took the blow head-on, simultaneously throwing a punch with his other hand. The swastika spun, shattering all the staff shadows and striking towards the White Feather Demon General.

boom!

The Demon Buddha's fist imprint grew larger and larger, and the White Feather Demon General was unable to dodge it for a time, so he had to raise his white jade staff to block it.

But the force of the punch clearly exceeded his expectations. His entire body was quickly thrown away, and the feathers on his wings fell off and flew everywhere.

While the battle raged on one side, Ning Xiu's situation was completely reversed. A large number of ghost soldiers and demon soldiers transformed by the Five Directions Ghost King's Pestle fought each other and quickly cleared the area designated by Ning Xiu.

The fox demon with the dim figure was thus exposed to the greatest extent. As the surrounding demon soldiers fell one by one, he could no longer perfectly hide among the demon army.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ning Xiu took a step forward and quickly approached the fox demon.

The moment the fox demon's figure was exposed, she decisively and swiftly drew the bowstring with both hands, causing the bowstring to move simultaneously.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!