Chapter 2506 - 2504: Innate Divine Power
The demon soldiers were vast, their murderous aura reaching the skies.
The Demon Kings of the Seventy-Two Mountains in Yangzhou gathered here, with even the spiritually awakened Little Demons numbering over a hundred thousand, not to mention the Demonic Beasts of each mountain range, which altogether surely surpass a million.
Outside Yang Valley Pass, the Demon Kings of the Seventy-Two Mountains assembled, issuing the final mobilization orders to the various demon soldiers before the battle.
The Roaring Sky Tiger King stood with hands on his hips, his crimson cloak fluttering in the mountain winds, making him appear awe-inspiring and imposing.
With a raised hand, he issued a light command to the Little Demons of various paths, "Sons of the Demon Clan of the Seventy-Two Mountains, the Human Race has bullied us too long, slaughtering our Demon Clan, oppressing our Demon Clan, treating our Demon Clan as less than human. Today, we shall let them feel the storm of our Demon Clan. We will show them who is truly the ruler of this land! We will make them pay dearly for their atrocities!"
"Kill!"
A demon soldier shouted with raised arm.
All other demon soldiers followed suit, raising their arms and roaring, "Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"..."
The cries of battle thundered, the blades and soldiers seemed like a forest.
The cold gleam flashed, illuminating the mountains and forests.
A Demon King pondered beside, we are already part of the Demon Clan, why should the Human Race see us as human?
He felt that the Roaring Sky Tiger King’s speech skills needed improvement.
If he’d known, he’d have given the war mobilization speech himself.
These demon soldiers usually gather outside Yang Valley Pass.
There are not many demon soldiers within Yang Valley Pass.
So the Roaring Sky Tiger King and other Demon Kings decided to attack head-on, while the other three sides would perform feigned attacks.
The demon soldiers usually drill in military formations like humans, not without any organization.
They transported the catapults previously seized from the Human Race up to the mountain tops, where they carved out gigantic boulders.
The boulders, weighing over a thousand pounds each, were drenched in kerosene.
Besides those on land, there was the Golden Eagle Demon King bringing hundreds of Eagle Tribe from Golden Eagle Ridge.
They are the Demon Clan’s aerial force, currently circling in the sky, transmitting defense information from outside the city, waiting for a breach in the city’s defenses to feast inside.
Mobilizing such a vast number of demon soldiers is no easy task.
The biggest issue is the supply of logistics, as many demonic beasts have nothing to eat.
On the journey here, the Demon Kings disregarded heavenly rules, letting these demonic beasts wreak havoc, slaughtering the Human Race in the villages along the way.
Neither men, women, nor children survived.
This massive force gathered with no time for battle drills.
They must attack the city immediately, capturing Yang Valley Pass in one fell swoop.
On the thirty-foot-high city walls, a team of officers ascended, the soldiers along the way raised their blades in salute.
The leading officer was burly, with heroic brows and handsome eyes, dignified and impressive; he was none other than the General of Yang Valley Pass, Wu Zhi.
He stopped in front of a soldier, wiped the black ash off the soldier’s face, and asked, "How old are you?"
The soldier stood solemnly and replied loudly, "Reporting to the General, just turned sixteen this year!"
"Same age as my brother!"
Wu Zhi laughed, placed the military cap back on the soldier, and asked, "Are you afraid?"
The soldier blurted out, "No."
"Speak the truth!"
The officer commanded.
The soldier scratched his head, embarrassedly said, "A little."
Wu Zhi laughed heartily, "It’s right to be afraid. Everyone is afraid. If you weren’t afraid at your age, that would be abnormal."
A group of officers all chuckled a bit, slightly easing the pressure in their hearts.
The officer ascended the city wall, and said lightly to the defending warriors, "Warriors, soldiers are raised for a thousand days, used for one. Today is the time to test our Yang Valley Pass defense forces. If we win this battle, the Emperor will be full of smiles, and you will be promoted, not to mention the great rewards I’ll receive, and the citizens of Yang Valley Pass will be proud of us, cheering for us.
But if we lose this battle, the citizens of Yang Valley Pass behind us, over a million of them, will be devoured by the Demon Clan. The Emperor will hear of this and will demand our heads. So right now, we have only one path: to defeat the Demon Clan, kill them cleanly! Tell me, do you have confidence?"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"..."
Drum beats thundering, the roars like lightning.
The warriors of the Human Race all raised their long spears, a wave of anger echoed on the city walls.
The roars quieted down.
Wu Zhi raised his hand and shouted, "Bring me my bow and arrows!"
Dozens came out from the large hall on the city wall, huffing and puffing, carrying a massive bow and arrow over two meters in length.
The bow was all black, weighing over a thousand pounds.
It was forged by the ancestors of the Wu Family after slaying a black Kui Ox, refined from the legs of the Kui Ox.
The bowstring was made from the tendons of the Kui Ox, unlike the black bow body, it was golden.
Wu Zhi grabbed it with one hand and gave it a lift.
The thousand-pound bow and arrow were lifted single-handedly.
The immense weight pressed on his feet, causing the floor tiles beneath to sag with a puff, kicking up dust.
The entire city burst into applause, shaking the whole city.
The Kui Ox Bow’s arrow fletching had only three, covered with cracks, seemingly naturally formed or perhaps carved.
Wu Zhi ordered the arrow fletching be carried up.
Each arrow fletching weighed three hundred pounds.
Two robust men were required to lift it.
An officer spoke to Wu Zhi, "General, the Demon Clan’s vanguard is three thousand feet away, this distance is too far, you might not reach them, right?"
Wu Zhi laughed, "You haven’t seen the edge of a weapon for a long time; you’ve all grown into pampered young masters! Today, I will open your eyes, and show you whether three thousand feet can wound the enemy!"
He bent the bow and strung the arrow, aiming three thousand feet away.
Every soldier crouched atop the battlements, eyes fixed on the distance.
The Demon Clan’s army was pushing a row of catapults towards the walls, each catapult was pulled by a giant elephant using vines.
These catapults numbered over five hundred, each spaced a hundred meters apart, all towering fifty meters, practically half the height of the city walls.
Both sides of the beams were made with hundred-year-old tree trunks, each trunk five or six meters thick.
These catapults could each launch thousand-pound boulders.
Originally siege weapons of the Human Race, now all pushed over by the Demon Clan.
The soldiers on the city tower found it awkward.
Wu Zhi raised the bow and shouted, "Watch closely, a catapult!"
His hand released, the bowstring trembled fiercely, issuing a muffled thunderous echo, and with a boom, the arrow was shot out.
This sound was emitted by bones.
The Kui Ox inherently possessed thunderbolt physique, its bones could summon thunderbolts.
The arrow gleamed with a golden electric light in the air, like a thunderbolt spanning three thousand feet in an instant.
The immense force pierced the void, creating a tempest among the Demon Clan before reaching them.
With a thunderous crash, the arrow heavily hit a catapult.
The immense airflow shattered a catapult, engulfing the decorative giant elephants, along with the retreating demon soldiers behind, turned into ash and soared into the sky.
"The General possesses divine power!"
An officer excitedly slapped the city wall, truly impressed.
The soldiers on the city wall passionately shouted in response, "The General is mighty!"
"The General is mighty!"
"The General is mighty!"
"..."
Wu Zhi chuckled lightly, raised hand reclaimed the arrow, gripping it in one hand.
The attacking Demon Clan fell into chaos, while those hundreds of meters away continued their advance unhindered.
Roaring Sky Tiger and others noticed the commotion here, all hurried to the battlefield, their sinister eyes fixated on Wu Zhi atop the city wall.