Chapter 43: The Great War Erupts! Second Update

  After a long while, Ninth Princess finally came back to her senses, her face flushing red as she said to Tang Lin: "I didn't expect you to be safe and sound, please come in first."

  Tang Lin obediently walked in.

  Sitting next to Princess Jiǔ, smelling the faint fragrance on her body, I feel very comfortable in my heart, filled with a warm and cozy feeling.

  "How did you manage to escape from the demon king's clutches?" The Ninth Princess looked at Tang Lin with curiosity, she had barely believed her ears when the guard reported that Tang Lin was seeking an audience, and now seeing him right in front of her, she finally believed this fact.

  "I accidentally fell into a dark cave, and that demon head mysteriously died." Tang Lin recounted the situation at the time, including the fact that he had not hidden the Town Evil Bell on his body.

  Facing this beautiful woman, he couldn't bear to lie to her.

  The Ninth Princess listened to Tang Lin's account, especially when she heard that the tree demon led countless monsters and left the ancient battlefield, her face suddenly changed, saying: "So, these demons will soon arrive in the capital?"

  Tang Lin nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, I rushed back to inform you that the Tree Demon's cultivation is probably over a million years old. Even the Moon God may not be its match. It would be better for you to advise the Ice Emperor to temporarily lead everyone in retreating from the empire."

  This idea was something he said after some deliberation.

  Along the way, Tang Lin saw countless demons and monsters, he knew that with the empire's army, it was impossible to hold on, especially when the tree demon arrived, the empire would likely fall soon.

  In the face of absolutely overwhelming strength, all numbers are trash!

  The ninth princess, Xiu Mei, frowned and said, "Originally, it was indeed so." As she spoke, she glanced at Tang Lin, her eyes slightly dimming. She continued, "However, Father Emperor said that the reinforcements have been invited, and as long as we hold on for ten days, the reinforcements will arrive."

  "Reinforcements?" Tang Lin was taken aback, "Where did these reinforcements come from?"

  "It's the Tianhe Sect from the Central Continent. This is a super-large sect, as long as they come to support, these demons can be dealt with." The Ninth Princess said in a low voice. As she spoke, her expression became increasingly gloomy.

  Tang Lin was startled by her words and didn't notice her appearance.

  "Tianhe Sect?" Tang Lin's heart was shocked.

  In many books before Jiǔ Gōngzhǔ, especially in the Continental General History, Táng Lín already knew that Tiān Hé Zōng was one of the top ten sects on the continent!

  Across the vast expanse of the Tianyu Continent, countless territories, the Tianhe Sect is renowned, with numerous powerful experts under its banner.

  "The Cang Xue dynasty was actually able to invite such a helper." Tang Lin's heart was stirred with excitement, "The empire will definitely be saved!"

  Thinking of this, he felt much better and asked Jiugong: "Have several days passed?"

  "Three days, and then hold on for seven more." The Ninth Princess said softly.

  Tang Lin's eyebrows furrowed. Although it was said to be seven days, the strength of that tree demon was too powerful. If it were to arrive at the outskirts of the capital, it might break through the city walls in just one day.

  "Seven days..." Tang Lin clenched his fists tightly.

  While Tang Lin was lost in thought, he didn't notice that the Ninth Princess had raised her head and was gazing at him with a hint of sadness and melancholy in her eyes.

  After a long time, the Ninth Princess suddenly seemed to wake up with a start and immediately said: "I want to go tell Father Emperor this news, otherwise it will be too late if we are caught off guard by the monsters."

  Tang Lin immediately nodded.

  The ninth princess was about to get up and leave, but suddenly thought of something. She turned her head towards Tang Lin, and the two people's eyes met in mid-air.

  This glance, as if it has been thousands of years.

  The Ninth Princess lowered her head and said softly, "If the demon comes, if you really can't resist, then retreat first. With your strength, you can break through the demon's breakthrough and escape successfully."

  Tang Lin was taken aback and subconsciously asked: "What about you?"

  "I... " The ninth princess looked up at the plum blossom tree, petals fluttering and falling onto her luxurious silk skirt. "I rise and fall with my father, the empire is my home... If my home were to perish, what meaning would I have left to live on..."

  Tang Lin's heart skipped a beat, as if his soul had been deeply awakened.

  If I forget home, what's the point of living on...

  This sentence seemed to reverberate in Tang Lin's mind like a magical sound, his ears buzzing with the sound, and when he looked up again, he found that the Ninth Princess had already left, leaving behind only scattered flower petals.

  "Home..." Tang Lin muttered to himself, slowly clenched his fist, and a dazzling light burst out of his eyes.

  He left the princess's mansion.

  Tang Lin directly arrived at the capital city, gazing out at the majestic city walls, the sky was a deep grey, the distant land was shrouded in dark clouds, and the heavy air seemed to carry the scent of blood and rain.

  "Hold on for seven days!" Tang Lin walked to the top of the city wall and stood there, the defending soldiers seeing the princess's order he showed them let him guard here.

  The first day is over.

  Several strange birds flew in from the horizon, seemingly scouting out the terrain like demons.

  Tang Lin took out the golden carved bow, drew the bowstring to its fullest extent, and shot an arrow from a distance. A golden light beam shot out like a meteor, traversing the sky, accurately hitting a strange bird.

  The strange bird fell straight down.

  "Good!" The countless soldiers on the city wall cheered.

  Tang Lin's bowstring was pulled continuously, and several strange birds that flew over were shot down one by one in a state of panic.

  This precise archery and dazzling arrows made everyone extremely respectful of Tang Lin.

  The second day passed.

  In the distant sky, a few dark clouds floated over, surging with rolling demonic energy, as if a small group of demons were sweeping towards the capital city.

  As they drew closer, Tang Lin clearly heard countless eerie and terrifying laughter, as well as the sound of teeth grinding and gnashing. This dark cloud pounced towards the soldiers on the city wall.

  Countless soldiers were shocked, several martial gods roared in anger, bursting out with brilliant true energy, preparing to defend against the demon's invasion.

  Tang Lin's eyes flashed with a cold light, his palm lifted, and countless white lights gathered from the heavens and earth, condensing into a light ball in his palm. He tossed it into the dark clouds, and as soon as the light ball left his hand, it exploded.

  Countless mournful cries rose up.

  Tang Lin drew his bow and shot at the demon, the golden eagle's bowstring was pulled into a full moon shape, arrows flew out one after another, countless demons were shot down with miserable cries.

  The corpses piled up under the city wall, like snowflakes, accumulating higher and higher.

  The third day.

  Due to the demon's actions over the past two days, the Empire has taken notice. Moreover, the news of the Ninth Princess had successfully reached the Ice Emperor's ears. The entire capital was placed under the strictest defense.

  From reports of scouts from all directions, most cities outside the empire have been occupied by demons and monsters, countless civilians have died or fled.

  Mountains and rivers are broken, the country is about to perish.

  All troops were concentrated in the capital.

  On the third day, a large number of rushing figures emerged from the horizon outside the capital city walls, causing the earth to tremble. The shockwave was so strong that even the soldiers standing on the city walls could feel it clearly.

  All that can be seen is a black torrent rushing madly from the edge of the sky, like a mighty flood sweeping away everything in its path, trees and all, and crashing head-on into the city gate.

  Dong... Dong...

  The alarm bell rang out from the tower on the city wall.

  Then all the archers and soldiers stood on the city tower, holding round shields and weapons, looking solemnly at the battlefield in front of them.

  Tang Lin stood on the city wall, his expression solemn. He gripped the Golden Eagle Bow tightly in his hand, and since the Golden Eagle Bow had an extremely long range, he shot arrow after arrow at the monster before it even got close.

  Golden arrows fell from the castle tower, hitting the monsters in their midst. After exploding, many monsters were injured, some died and were trampled by more monsters behind them, rolling over and being crushed into a meat paste.

  Tang Lin's arrow caused no small disturbance among the demon group, but in this black tide, such damage could almost be ignored.

  But Tang Lin didn't give up, one by one he killed them all.

  Fortunately, the terrain of the capital is very good, with three sides in the back being the ice-capped mountains of Wan Zai, and only one side facing eastwards. Therefore, the city walls here are extremely solid, and during battles, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Although the front is a vast plain, concentrating all military forces to defend this place will suffice.

  No need to spread to the other three sides.

  Soon, the monsters arrived at the trench ten kilometers outside the city wall, and countless arrows and hidden weapons shot out of the trench like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.

  These arrows are all poisoned and were mass-produced by many low-level onmyojis who carved talismans, specifically to deal with yōkai and demonic leaders.

  Even if these demons are skilled in transformation, they will still be shot by these arrows.

  In the first trench, the demons in front suddenly fell like a horse losing its footing, and they all fell into the deep trenches and died.

  Soon the trenches were filled up and the demons behind trampled over their corpses, continuing on.

  "Hiss——"

  The sky was filled with countless dark clouds, blocking out the sunlight, and the earth was shrouded in a dull haze. The air was filled with fierce gusts of wind, and countless evil spirits howled wildly.

  Innumerable bird monsters and winged bird demons flew in under the dark clouds.

  All soldiers on the city wall wore exquisite armor, their eyes coldly staring at the battlefield, waiting for the final moment of the decisive battle between humans and demons.

  Soon, the bird-like monsters in the sky arrived successfully above the city walls without any obstruction.

  Fire!

  On the city wall, someone suddenly shouted loudly, and countless arrows burst out, dense and dark, like a black rain covering the sky, shooting towards these bird monsters.

  These arrows all carry a faint true energy, and the archers are all martial practitioners.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh......

  Innumerable arrows shot out, one after another, and birds fell abruptly, crashing into the rear of the demon army.

  Under a hail of arrows, these bird monsters and dark clouds were quickly pierced through, one by one the demon heads emerged from the dark clouds, falling to the ground.

  The sky was swept clean in an instant.

  However, behind the battlefield, dark clouds emerged again, seemingly endless. In front of the city tower, countless demons had rushed to the foot of the city.

  After the loss of seven or eight trenches, there were still a large number of demons. What was most shocking was that at the edge of the sky, countless demons were still rolling in.

  How many exactly?

  Nobody knows.

  Everyone's heart is shrouded in the shadow of death, and all they can do is grip their icy weapons tightly, which is the only thing that can give them hope and courage to survive.

  The demons rushed to the foot of the city wall, quickly trampling over the moat, stirring up the entire moat water into a chaotic mess. Moreover, in the rolling river water, there emerged one by one dark and thick pythons as big as water buckets, as well as black-horned crocodiles with sharp teeth, crimson eyes, and mouths dripping with foul-smelling saliva, letting out ear-piercing roars towards the people on the city tower.

  This apocalyptic epic unfolded before the crowd, and behind them, a figure suddenly emerged from thin air, charging towards the monsters outside the city walls.

  "Saint!"

  Everyone's eyes lit up at the sight of these figures.

  ……

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