With a boom, a golden sword intent tore through space, time, and the Primordial chaos rules, striking down the indiscriminate killers outside the city. The righteous cultivators outside the city only felt a golden thread flash through their bodies from the heavens. Without even a cry, they fell.
There were also some challengers with higher cultivation who used Hongmeng spiritual artifacts to block the sword intent, though they were still heavily injured. These people were a group of bloodthirsty maniacs, but many more cultivators followed closely behind, moving in packs. Some had not yet passed the territory where the giant beasts crouched, still locked in fierce combat with the beasts where neither side gained the upper hand. For a time, the roars of the beasts, the curses of the people, and the shrieks of the dying merged into a chaotic cacophony. Shengxia wielded the Heavenly Emperor Sword, walking at the very front. The maiden followed closely behind Shengxia, while the city lord brought up the rear behind the maiden, casting vigilant glances all around.
Boom! Slaughter! Another group of cultivators charged toward the city walls. The garrison soldiers stationed atop the city turned pale with fright, trembling all over. Shengxia, the maiden, and the city lord stepped up the stairs and mounted the ramparts. Seeing these garrison commanders, the three were utterly speechless. Within the city, the city lord had sheltered them for countless millions of years, raising an army…
Chapter 174