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Chu Yang also looked up at him.
"enough."
The Demon King found it strange; even though there was only one person standing on the city wall, he inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine.
I haven't felt that sense of impending doom for many years.
Last time, he wasn't a demon king, but just a powerful demon, when he met a middle-aged man named Zhuge Zhengwo.
Dressed in a blue robe, he looked like a teacher in an academy, a true scholar.
Who knew that the "scholars" would be so ruthless? He had only eaten the people of the city to fill his stomach, and he almost died at their hands.
The Demon King touched his neck and said in a nostalgic tone, "You humans are truly blessed. The world has only been awakened for a few decades, yet you have been able to cultivate to such a level."
"Those demon kings and great demons of the Demon Kingdom, which one of them didn't live a muddled and ignorant life like an animal for thousands of years before finally attaining enlightenment today? They are worlds apart from you humans."
"Fortunately, the heavens are fair after all. Every time we eat a bite of your human flesh, our demon race's power and cultivation will increase, especially those martial arts masters, Taoist immortals, and Buddhist arhats."
"In just a few decades, some demons have accumulated tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation by eating their way up."
"Do you think how many people would have died if they had that much power in human form?"
The Demon King didn't say these things for no reason. Without exception, all human cultivators have inner demons. Before a great battle, being able to shake the opponent's mind increases the chances of victory.
The Demon King knew very well what someone like Chu Yang, who was willing to protect the people of a city, valued most.
as predicted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yang's expression changed.
His eyes were so cold they seemed to radiate ice.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the Demon King, seated on his throne, clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Attack the city!"
Give an order.
All demons emerge!
The demon race's siege tactics have remained unchanged for decades: first, demon beasts charge in, using massive hordes of beasts to deplete their weapons such as arrows and catapults; only when the defending side is exhausted will the great demons and spirit demons take turns climbing the city walls.
Qi Jiguang's demon-slaying crossbows were no joke; many powerful demons had perished under their crossbow bolts. Unless they were exhausted to a certain extent, powerful demons would not easily climb onto the city walls.
Once the wall becomes the main battlefield, it will be the arena for the Divine Marquis's Mansion, Buddhist and Taoist masters, and great demons to fight, and the outcome will be decided there.
Looking at the bare city walls, the Demon King was also wondering whether the other side was playing a trick or was really so arrogant.
In any case, it's always right to let the demonic beasts charge first. After all, in his eyes, his so-called kin were nothing more than expendable resources.
If they could break through the city walls, their deaths would have been worthwhile.
The Demon King stared intently at Chu Yang, wanting to see what tricks he had up his sleeve to dare defend the city alone.
Just as the beast tide was about to crash into the city gate, a sudden torrent surged out from around the city walls.
The moat that appeared out of nowhere caught the monsters off guard and instantly submerged the seemingly endless monster army.
"This water manipulation technique is quite remarkable!"
"Are you a Taoist immortal or a Heavenly Emperor?"
The Demon King, with a solemn expression, slowly rose from his throne.
Chu Yang's lips curled up. "It's a little higher than this. Take a guess."
The Demon King frowned.
The demon race starts with the lowest-level demon beast, and the realms are successively Spirit Demon, Great Demon, and Demon King.
Legend has it that in addition to the twelve demon kings, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons also has three demon emperors and a supreme ruler of the demon race.
However, no one has ever seen the latter.
Human martial artists generally have similar levels of skill. The third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate masters in the martial arts world are collectively referred to as Inner Refinement Realm, or Inner Refinement Masters.
This stage requires strengthening the body, exercising the internal organs, and stimulating the bone marrow and blood to renew itself; it takes a total of nine cycles.
The combat power of the Inner Refinement Realm varies greatly. A martial artist who has undergone one bone and blood transformation struggles to kill demonic beasts, while a martial artist who has undergone nine bone and blood transformations kills spirit demons as easily as killing chickens.
After nine blood exchanges, a Qi Sea and Dantian are born, and from then on, true essence flows endlessly, and martial arts cultivation can reach the heavens in one step. This realm is called the Ascension Realm, also known as the Grandmaster.
Then, the blood, flesh, and true essence are condensed into one, and every acupoint is a sea of qi and dantian. Every move is like a celestial being reborn, which is called the Celestial Realm, also known as the Grandmaster.
Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster represent the realm of martial arts, while the corresponding realms in Taoism are True Man and Heavenly Lord, and in Buddhism they are Vajra and Arhat.
The leaders of the two marquises, one gate, two factories, and one guard, apart from "Divine Marquis" Zhuge Zhengwo, who is a world-renowned Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm, are all Grandmasters who are infinitely close to this realm.
True masters of Buddhism and Taoism are already rare, and Heavenly Lords are even rarer. Not to mention the demon race, even the human race has hardly seen them.
Each time they attack a human city, the demon race will find out the movements of the Buddhist and Taoist masters before attacking the place where the other side is least likely to send reinforcements.
Before attacking Jinling City, the demon race made thorough preparations, not only trapping Qi Family Army but also finding out the whereabouts of all the Taoist masters.
Several demon kings even led a large number of demon beasts in a feigned attack on a major city in the north, in order to attract the attention of the Taoist masters and completely isolate Jinling City.
I never expected there would be a Taoist master here!
The vast ocean, carrying countless demonic beasts, surged towards the demon army. The demon king, disregarding why Chu Yang was there, hurriedly jumped off his throne, his form suddenly changing to reveal part of his true form.
He leaped from a tall Tibetan man over two meters tall into a ten-meter-tall half-human, half-beast!
With dragon horns on its head, an elephant trunk on its face, and a golden mane like a lion, it was unclear what kind of demon king it was.
"I am the Sea Devouring Demon King, and this mere little river is nothing to me!"
The Sea Devouring Demon King's eyes were bloodshot, revealing an excited expression. Its trunk stretched and grew larger and larger, and it sucked in the torrent in front of it. The water that Chu Yang had summoned was all sucked into its nose.
The vast ocean has vanished, leaving only a scene of devastation. More than half of the demonic beasts that launched the attack have been killed or wounded, and another attack would likely be futile.
Instead of attracting the Demon-Slaying Crossbow, they attracted a Taoist master, which, in the eyes of the Devouring Sea Demon King, wasn't a bad deal.
Since the opponent was only one person, how easy would it be for him to kill him with his level of skill?
Even a true immortal who is infinitely close to the Heavenly Emperor is just a true immortal in his presence.
"Does the Taoist dare to fight me?"
The Sea Devouring Demon King roared to the sky, his voice like a war drum, making people's eardrums ache and their blood flow backward.
Even the people in Jinling City heard this sound.
The people on the other city wall naturally heard it too!
Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Li Gexiao, Li Xunhuan, and Tie Chuanjia, who was brought by the two.
Duan Tianya has already set off for Wanglong City to investigate the situation of the Qi family army, while Guihai Yidao has gone to the nearest human army to seek help.
Besides these people, there were also a row of demon-slaying crossbows and thousands of government officials lined up on the city wall. There were also some people standing near the city gate, who were civilians who came to help them guard the city.
Yan Nantian and Jiang Feng can also be seen among them.
They all heard the Demon King's voice, but they couldn't pay attention to Chu Yang's situation.
Lu Xiaofeng shuddered as he looked at the huge black shadow in the sky.
They were facing the Golden-Winged Roc King, who had just swallowed Yan Shifan and his party.
Chapter 187. This demon king can kill you with a single punch!
187.
"I never dreamed that I would meet two demon kings in my lifetime. It was a fitting end to my death."
Lu Xiaofeng muttered to himself.
"What a damn bad luck! You want to die, but I don't."
Li Gexiao cursed irritably, his hand trembling slightly as he pressed hard on the demon-slaying crossbow, revealing his inner unease to everyone.
No one could have imagined that two demon kings would appear during this siege.
After all, the entire Demon Kingdom only has twelve Demon Kings, and in recent years they have participated in sieges very few times, seemingly focusing their energy on other things.
The demon race never cared about the outcome of the siege; it was merely a means to deplete the overpopulated demon beasts and, incidentally, plunder some blood for a feast.
"Fortunately, the Golden-Winged Roc King was injured by the Demon-Slaying Crossbow before and is somewhat wary of it, so he won't attack easily. We won't be in any immediate danger."
Li Xunhuan gripped three throwing knives tightly in his hands, keeping a close watch on the Golden-Winged Roc King's movements. He was the only one among the group who could potentially harm the Demon King.
The demons under the Golden-Winged Roc King are all birds of prey, and Li Gexiao and his companions must guard against attacks from the air.
With the help of the Demon-Slaying Crossbow, the situation was tense, but they were able to hold on for a while.
They were waiting, and so was the Golden-Winged Roc King. The former was waiting for reinforcements, while the latter was waiting for the Demon-Slaying Crossbow bolts to run out.
Whoever gets there first is the winner.
And the other side.
The Sea Devouring Demon King strode towards the city gate.
Since the opponent is indeed defending the city alone, then I will fight him!
To personally kill them would not only boost morale but also lay the groundwork for future invasions.