The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 674 Defend
"Is Master going too?"

Upon hearing Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor's words, Gu Mofan and the other two were startled and somewhat shocked.

Master has not appeared in the True Realm for many years.

His most recent act was an exception to go and save that junior brother. I heard that he had a conflict with the Supreme Being of the Southern Region, but at that time, Master only used an avatar to go instead of showing his true self.

After all, the Southern Region Supreme is ultimately a human and would not fight to the death with his master. But the Ancient Demon Clan is another matter. Once they make a move, they will definitely be there in person. Otherwise, an avatar would not be able to suppress the situation. How could those Ancient Demon Emperors not see the difference between an avatar and a real body?
"The calamity is approaching, which is both a disaster and an opportunity. Perhaps you can pave your way to becoming an emperor in this desperate situation, or perhaps you will fall at the threshold of becoming an emperor. It all depends on your fate."

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor spoke slowly.

Gu Mofan and the other two felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, a sense of heaviness washing over them.

The elders of their family also bluntly stated that this calamity in the Eastern Region might trigger a second ancient demon war, causing them to mobilize many of the clan's treasures and no longer hold back, in order to cultivate many disciples who were just about to succeed.

Those who have reached the perfected Immortal Lord Realm or the perfected Immortal King Realm, who are only one step away from climbing to another level, have become the focus of cultivation.

"Go."

Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor waved his hand and said.

"Yes."

The three accepted the order, exchanged glances, and immediately used their true forms to head to the Eastern Region.

……

In the Eastern Region, within the Hundred Cities Defense Line, in the city of Longmen.

Before Li Hao could decide whether to stay or leave, bells suddenly rang out in the city, accompanied by the roar of dragons.

That was a signal of an attack. In the countless ancient buildings of Longmen City, only a very few figures rushed out, looking in horror towards the direction outside the city.

There, a vast expanse of dark clouds gathered, within which the Yama Ghost Array, already formed, was swinging its arms and smashing against the barrier outside the city, causing ripples of dragon patterns to spread across the golden barrier.

On the seventh floor of Dragon Shield, Long Ying, Duan Yuan, and others were alarmed and appeared outside the building, looking into the distance.

Li Hao and Shi Miao also rushed out quickly, their faces changing color. At present, most of the city's defensive forces have been transferred to Zulong City, which is a time when the defense is extremely weak. How could an ancient demon attack here?
"Didn't they say that the ancient demons are gathered in Zulong City, preparing to launch a fierce attack on Zulong City? Once Zulong City is breached, they can destroy the second line of defense!"

"How come there are ancient demons attacking here?"

Long Ying and the others were all shocked and incredulous.

The other Dragon Shield Towers of their Xuanjia Division were all sent to reinforce Zulong City, while only their Dragon Shield Seven Tower remained here. They knew that this was mostly because of the relationship between Li Hao and Shi Miao. These two prodigies were undergoing trials here, so they were not assigned to the extremely dangerous Zulong City.

After all, at this very moment, the casualties in Zu Long City are estimated to be in the tens of thousands every minute!
"Quickly, reinforce the city defenses."

Long Ying realized what was happening and hurriedly shouted.

Now that their defenses are weak, they must fight even harder.

At this moment, immortal skills were no longer relevant; instead, they were determined to defend the Eastern Region and Dragon Gate City to the death!

Otherwise, if the city falls, they will all perish!

As for escaping? Where to escape to? His family's territory is behind him. Is he really going to run back to his family and hide away?

Li Hao and Shi Miao also realized what was happening. Upon hearing Long Ying's words, Shi Miao glanced at Li Hao with a suggestive look. Li Hao immediately understood her meaning and replied telepathically:
"Defend Longmen City first!"

My fifth senior brother fought bravely in Zulong City, leaving me with the relatively safe Longmen City as a trial. Now that we are in danger, how could I possibly abandon the city and run away!
Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Shi Miao sighed inwardly, as if she already knew the answer, since she was all too familiar with Li Hao's personality.

Without saying much or trying to persuade her, she exuded a strong aura of immortal power. This time, she had no intention of hiding anything. Even if she exhausted all the power of her body in this life and burned out her true god blood, she would protect Li Hao and let him live!
Her eyes were resolute, revealing a light as firm as iron.

Behind her, Li Hao's gaze was equally resolute. He was prepared to risk his life to ensure Shi Miao's escape if the situation became truly dire.

After all, he still has three drops of divine blood left with his master, which can be used to be reborn. Only a high-ranking Immortal King can use special methods to seal him away and kill him directly.

"Fight! The strong do not fight knowing they can win, but fight without knowing victory or defeat!"

Li Hao drew his sword and charged out with Long Ying and the others.

When they arrived at the city wall, they saw many Yama Ghost Formations attacking the barrier outside the city. Among them were also a few Ghost Granny Formations, which darted around and moved nimbly, defending the Yama Ghost Formations against the Dragon Blade Formation attacks from the city wall.

Looking around the city, Li Hao discovered that the number of soldiers here was far fewer than in the previous battle, only one-tenth of the previous number!

In many places, large areas are left empty, which gives a sense of desolation.

Comparing the number of Yama Ghost Formations outside the city, Li Hao's heart sank. The difference in numbers alone was enough to make it a one-sided affair!

Separated by a barrier, the numerical disparity in combat power between the two sides was starkly apparent.

"Array up!"

Long Ying and the others' expressions changed, but they still gritted their teeth and stepped forward.

The Six Harmonies Dragon Scale Formation quickly coalesced, transforming into a giant dragon standing atop the city wall, overlooking the outside world.

Inside the city, the army's magical techniques continuously pierced through the barrier and bombarded outwards. On the city wall not far from Li Hao and the others, two terrifying auras appeared, namely the city lord Long Potian and the deputy city lord.

However, at this moment, the many commanders who had accompanied them before were no longer by their side; only the two of them remained.

"Has it been detected?"

"It just came out of that void rift. Sure enough, that rift was premeditated."

A commander said in a low, solemn voice.

Long Potian took a deep breath. Because of the void rift, although he sent out a large army to reinforce, he still reserved some strength in case of unforeseen circumstances. Unexpectedly, his precautions were correct.

"Prepare to defend Longmen City to the death!"

Long Potian gazed at the ancient demon army outside the city and said in a low voice.

He could sense that there were extremely subtle and terrifying auras within the ancient demon horde.

The bugle sounded, desolate and tragic, but the dragon's roar stirred the blood of countless soldiers, inspiring and invigorating them, and boosting their morale.

"It's too late to retreat. If anything unexpected happens, I'll lead you out of the encirclement!"

Shi Miao said to Li Hao in a deep voice.

"Just protect yourself, and don't forget that I have three drops of divine blood."

Li Hao immediately said to her.

Shi Miao knew that Li Hao had mastered the Eternal Immortal Realm and was extremely difficult to kill, but in such a battlefield, what if it was a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert or a high-ranking Immortal King with special power?

"kill!"

Countless soldiers unleashed a barrage of magical techniques, attacking the Yama Ghost Formation outside the barrier. Watching the onslaught of magical attacks, Li Hao suddenly felt that he should go to the Dragon Blade Formation; he was better suited to offense than defense.

But it was too late at that point; changing tactics on the spot is a major taboo.

However, although he couldn't go to the Dragon Blade Formation, Li Hao didn't sit idle. Since the barrier hadn't broken yet, he released the ultimate realm of the Myriad Stars Vein and then condensed a series of terrifying sword techniques.

The Five Absolute Emperor Swords!

Destiny's Sword Qi!

A series of sword lights shot out, carrying a terrifying killing intent from the realm, slashing at the black giant ghost attacking the barrier, actually cutting cracks in it. The ancient demons inside were extremely uncomfortable due to the shock of the sword energy, especially the Destiny Sword Kill, which the military formation could not completely defend against. The power from destiny directly acted on the ancient demons in the Yama Ghost Formation, and a large number of ancient demons were killed by the power of destiny!

Seeing Li Hao's offensive, Long Ying and the others were stunned. They wanted to persuade Li Hao to hold back some of his strength, but when they saw Li Hao's ultimate realm of the Myriad Stars Vein, they were speechless.

With this ultimate power, Li Hao's immortal power is inexhaustible.

"Spacetime split!"

Shi Miao also made her move at the same time, without holding back. Although she was not supported by the military formation, her own power was enough to kill the Yan Gui Formation.

At this moment, two terrifying auras suddenly appeared behind the ancient demon, and a towering figure stepped out, waving out a giant black palm that slammed towards the city's barrier.

The giant hand contained imperial power, and the city wall barrier, which stretched for millions of miles, felt as fragile as a thin film under that giant hand.

With a loud bang, the barrier shattered.

Long Potian roared and transformed into the Ancestral Dragon, charging out to fight against the towering ancient demon.

Once they reach that level, even the most elite military formations cannot keep up; they simply fight each other using their own strength.

"Hmph, a quasi-Emperor level ancestral dragon? We'll take it down later and share the spoils!"

Behind the ancient demon horde, two figures stood in the center of the ancient demon tide. One had a human-like body with a slender and graceful figure, while the other was covered in silver, reflective scales, like mirrors draped over his body, making him look ferocious and terrifying.

"Ah."

The graceful ancient demon nodded slightly, a hint of bloodlust in her eyes; it was none other than Mi Xueyao.

If she could consume the essence blood of this quasi-Emperor level ancestral dragon, her strength would increase once again.

Beside her were the royal prodigies of the Niejing Clan. Instead of heading to the fiercest battlefield, Ancestral Dragon City, they came to other cities. If they could break through them, they could outflank Ancestral Dragon City and encircle it from the rear!

If only one city remains in the hundred-city defense line, then we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and even the road to reinforcements will be cut off!
A lone city is hard to defend and will eventually be breached!

The various clans of the Eastern Region all held back, unwilling to send their most talented individuals to Ancestral Dragon City, which had now become a meat grinder. The Ancient Demon Clan was no exception.

Therefore, sending these prodigies from royal bloodlines to lead armies to conquer other cities can be seen as a way for them to practice and adapt.

"King Xinggu has broken the barrier, let's go too. There doesn't seem to be much blood food left in this city, I guess they've all been sent to the front lines, what a pity."

The young man from the Mirror Clan had eyes full of bloodlust and cruelty, treating all the races of the True Realm as mere food to satisfy his hunger.

“There’s an old fellow there, at the eighth level of the Immortal King Realm. I’ll hold him off. You two can go ahead and clean up and enjoy yourselves.”

Beside him, another burly ancient demon spoke in a deep, aged voice, radiating immense pressure.

As he spoke, he charged out. This army had clashed with Longmen City many times before, and was quite familiar with the deputy city lord, Qingxuan.

Mi Xueyao and the young man from the Jingni tribe looked out and saw that another powerful figure in the city had also been dragged into the battlefield. They immediately stopped guarding the city and led their troops to charge out.

"Prepare! Form ranks!"

The young man from the Mirror Clan roared, and many ancient demons of the Mirror Clan quickly gathered around him, forming a ferocious and burly ancient demon. This was the Nine Demon Formation, even more terrifying than the Ghost Granny Formation, and it was the Mirror Clan's ultimate killing formation.

Beside Mi Xueyao were the ancient demons of the Yan Gui clan, who were also arrayed in formation, transforming into the Blood Prison Formation. They were ancient demons with bright red bodies dripping with blood and exuding a strong stench, with extremely powerful aura, reaching the seventh level of the Immortal King Realm!

The Nine Evils Formation, however, was at the eighth level of the Immortal King realm, making it even stronger than Mi Xueyao's.

The two large formations charged directly into the battlefield, both possessing the combat power of high-level Immortal Kings. With the barrier broken, they instantly reached the city wall, like tigers among wolves, trampling a bloody path in their wake.

"Hahaha... so happy!"

The young man from the Mirror Clan laughed loudly. He was the core of the Nine Demon Formation and controlled this demonic body.

Mi Xueyao, in her crimson ancient demon form, also had a bright red skirt around her body. However, the skirt was actually made of ancient demon hands intertwined together, including the rolled-up edges, which looked extremely terrifying upon closer inspection.

Her expression was cold, but her eyes revealed a hint of excitement and bloodlust as she swung her blood-red scimitar, hacking and slashing relentlessly.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had destroyed the military formations in the area one after another.

The seventh to eighth level of the Immortal King realm is a level that only the Heavenly Armor Division's grand formation can rival and withstand.

But now, there are only two Tianjia tribes in the city.

Originally there were four teams in total, but two were sent to Zu Long City as reinforcements, leaving only half.

At this moment, the two dragon formations of the Heavenly Armor Tribe also charged out, one attacking and the other defending, respectively meeting the young man of the Niejing Clan and Mi Xueyao.

The battle quickly erupted on the city wall, shattering the ancient wall that had stood for countless years. The city gate was destroyed, and the magnificent dragon head embedded on the gate tower was trampled off and severed.

On the other side, Li Hao and his group also encountered three Yama Ghost Formations and one Ghost Granny Formation.

The reduction in their numbers meant they had to endure more attacks from the ancient demons.

This time, however, neither Li Hao nor Shi Miao held back, both unleashing their full power.

"kill!"

Li Hao's eyes reddened slightly. Although he was at the dragon's tail, he directly swung his dragon tail, like a sweeping sword aura, directly striking the Yama Ghost Formation.

The chest of the Yama Demon Formation split open, and a large number of ancient demons were strangled by the power of destiny.

Within the military formation, the power of many soldiers was connected to the Six Harmonies Dragon Scale Formation. Li Hao was able to utilize the power of the dragon's tail. Although he was only at the first level of the Immortal King Realm, with the amplification of the military formation's power, he was already comparable to the third level of the Immortal King Realm!

He himself, by unleashing the power of the Chaos Limitless Realm, directly and severely injured the Yama Ghost Array, a fifth-level Immortal King!

In terms of combat strength, he was in no way inferior to Liuli and Duanyuan.

"break!"

Seeing that the Yama Ghost Formation was severely damaged in one move, the many soldiers inside the dragon's tail were also excited and thrilled. As Li Hao charged again, he unleashed the second tail.

Bang!
The Yama Ghost Formation tried to raise its hand to block, but its arm was severed along with the formation, causing it to collapse from the middle. Then, Li Hao's third whip strike pierced through it.

Many of the ancient demons scattered within the army formation were at the Immortal Lord realm, but Li Hao simply used the power of the Reverse Time Domain to kill them all.

(End of this chapter)