Even with the addition of the other two Blood Kings still within the Blood Race, the entire Blood Race had only eight Blood King-level existences at this time.
However, the price the Blood Race paid was worth it!
With the greater territory and destiny obtained, the growth rate of Blood Race powerhouses would be like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, increasing exponentially.
This was also why the various races in the underground world engaged in constant warfare.
After resolving the matters of the Undead race, the Blood Race's next target was the Human race.
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After a brief period of rest lasting several years, Blood King Chun Yu finally launched a full-scale offensive against humanity!
On the side of Tongguan City, due to its proximity to the Blood Race, a Blood Race army of five hundred thousand was launching a major assault.
The surrounding human strongholds, burdened by their own pressures, were unable to send reinforcements to Tongguan City.
Renhuang City was too far away to provide immediate support, and the Blood Race army had attacked in full force!
The Human race also lacked the surplus power to spare.
The current situation was essentially five hundred thousand Blood Race soldiers challenging Tongguan City alone.
A world-shaking battle was about to begin.
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Just as Tongguan City was on high alert, and Wu Tao was assigned a specific position and task by the City Lord's mansion.
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While serving as the general guarding the East Gate, Wu Tao heard about something: the five hundred thousand Blood Race army was filled with experts.
It was rumored that there were three late-stage Duke-level Blood Race members, five mid-stage Duke-level Blood Race members from the three dukedoms, and ten early-stage Duke-level Blood Race members.
Upon hearing this news, Wu Tao couldn't help but be taken aback.
It was worth noting that in Tongguan City at this time, there was only one cultivator at the late Nascent Soul stage: the City Lord himself.
City Lord Xie Wen facing three of them was not an optimistic situation!
The four Deputy City Lords, Lü Liang, Deng Yiping, Zhou Xinglai, and Lu Liang, facing five, could barely manage.
As for cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage, Tongguan City had thirteen of them, three more than the early Duke-level Blood Race members in this invading army.
However, one late-stage Duke-level Blood Race member was equivalent to four or five early Nascent Soul cultivators!
Looking at it this way, Tongguan City was at a considerable disadvantage in terms of high-level combat power compared to the Blood Race army.
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However, after all, Tongguan City had stood for a million years, with generations of heroes emerging.
If they hadn't even made the necessary preparations in an emergency situation...
Tongguan City wouldn't have lasted this long, and the cultivators of Tongguan City could have just killed themselves.
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At this very moment, Tongguan City felt completely different from before.
Tongguan City had now erected its defensive array.
Normally, the city's defensive array was merely present, rarely activated. Each time one passed through, they could see colorful streamers flashing, but it offered no obstruction to cultivators entering and exiting daily.
Now, the defensive array was fully active. Around Tongguan City, the sky and the earth, and everything outside, were covered by colorful restraints!
These restraints, with countless bursts of spiritual light, various runes, and various forbidden techniques, twisted, intertwined, and combined, finally forming an unimaginably enormous super array.
No entry, no exit.
Wu Tao looked up at this massive defensive array and couldn't help but sigh.
Originally, he thought he would never have the chance to see Tongguan City's defensive array at its full power in his lifetime.
After all, maintaining a defensive array at its full operation required a truly massive amount of resources!
Indeed, except in emergencies, this defensive array was rarely activated to its fullest. Wu Tao hadn't expected to witness the full power of Tongguan City's defensive array at such a time!
This defensive array of Tongguan City likely consisted of hundreds of thousands, even millions, of restrictions.
If it were just many restrictions, it wouldn't be much. The problem was that so many restrictions had combined to form a self-sustaining whole.
Wu Tao stood on the city wall, sighing, "Tongguan City is indeed a formidable stronghold."
At the same time, Wu Tao also noticed that the atmosphere in Tongguan City, while tense, did not show much inclination for desertion.
Everyone's fighting spirit was generally high, believing that the Blood Race was nothing special and could not possibly conquer Tongguan City, let alone destroy the entire Human race.
It was likely that the Blood Race would eventually be severely defeated by the Human race and meekly return to their lair.
This was the confidence of the Human race.
This was the foundation of the Human race.
Wu Tao was currently standing at the East Gate with Lü Yuehua, and they had found a suitable vantage point to observe.
The defensive array protected Tongguan City tightly, but it was still possible to see outside from within.
Upon first glance, Wu Tao was startled.
"Tsk tsk! Truly a grand undertaking."
Below Tongguan City, outside the defensive array, the five hundred thousand Blood Race soldiers formed a vast formation, which was simply unimaginable at first glance.
Within the army, the actual Blood Race members were not that numerous, only about tens of thousands!
The main force was over four hundred thousand Blood Beasts.
The four hundred thousand Blood Beasts stood in row after row, creating an endless spectacle, their sheer number beyond imagination...
Just looking at them sent shivers down one's spine, but fortunately, Wu Tao had always been brave, having fought his way out of hellish battlefields, so he was not too bothered.
Moreover, there were all sorts of Blood Beasts.
These Blood Beasts included Asura Blood Beasts, Giant Blood Beasts, Bat Blood Beasts, Yaksha Blood Beasts, Earth-Walking Spider Blood Beasts, and so on, which were the most numerous.
However, fortunately, the levels of these Blood Beasts were generally not very high!
At first glance, the Asura Blood Beasts were all at the forefront, moving in perfect formation, indicating they were surely the cheapest cannon fodder.
The Giant Blood Beasts and Bat Blood Beasts, one excelling in land combat and the other in aerial combat, complemented each other, making their combat effectiveness not to be underestimated!
The Yaksha Blood Beasts were naturally skilled spellcasters, capable of using various types of spells. The convergence of so many Yakshas created an imposing spectacle.
The Earth-Walking Spider Blood Beasts, each proficient in burrowing and earth-遁 techniques, were the Blood Beasts most skilled in assassination!
The higher-ranking Blood Beasts in the Blood Beast army included the Qiongqi Blood Beasts, Gu Diao Blood Beasts, Taowu Blood Beasts, Fei Kou Blood Beasts, and Duoluo Luo Blood Beasts. These were produced in very small numbers, but when they appeared, they were all Earl-level Blood Beasts.
The masters of these Blood Beasts were generally the pets of the so-called Duke-level Blood Race members!
Inside Tongguan City, a defense and counter-attack meeting was underway.
City Lord Xie Wen sat on his throne and said, "This time, the Blood Race has dispatched an army of five hundred thousand to attack our Tongguan City..."
"Other strongholds, for various reasons, cannot send reinforcements to support us."
"However, the men of our Tongguan City have never been cowards. Since the enemy has come, we will fight them heartily."
"This time, anyone who dares to be a deserter will have their entire family wiped out by me first."
A chorus of cheers rose from below. The four Deputy City Lords, Lü Liang, Deng Yiping, Jiang Xinglai, and Lu Liang, along with the thirteen elders at the early Nascent Soul stage, were filled with fighting spirit.
Tongguan City was the foundation of these individuals, and the only territory where they could gather cultivation resources and exert influence.
As those who benefited from the cake, they naturally did not wish for Tongguan City to be breached by the Blood Race army.
After all, in times of foreign invasion, slaves and commoners might not be overly anxious, but the masters were undoubtedly obligated, even to be the first to lead the charge.
"Good, since no one objects, then we will have a good fight with these writing curs."
"This time, there will inevitably be countless casualties, and even some of us may die."
"But, all of that, does not matter. Our Tongguan City will be protected by ourselves."
"After careful consideration, I have decided to open the strategic treasure vault that the City Lord's mansion has stored for many years as a reward for defending the city!"
"At the same time, I have established a reward mechanism, inviting the top-tier magic weapon 'Prey Hunter Ranking,' which can fairly and effectively calculate the number and quality of demons killed by your nephews and disciples on the hunter ranking during the defense of the city, for unified evaluation."
"Then, based on this standard, everyone's merit will be calculated!"
"Those who have made great contributions in defending the city will receive great rewards, including various spiritual pills that can enhance cultivation."
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Upon this announcement, many elders immediately cheered.
Did they, as elders of Tongguan City, not know how many treasures were in the City Lord's mansion's strategic treasure vault?
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"After killing the Blood Race, the spoils of war left behind by the Blood Race will not be taken by the City Lord's mansion at all; they will all be distributed to everyone as rewards."
"This is another reward mechanism. This time, regardless of victory or defeat, the Blood Race army will suffer heavy casualties. The spoils of war left behind will be astronomical, there's no need to even think about it."
"And the City Lord Xie Wen is willing to offer them as rewards, which will surely incite everyone's excitement."
It had to be said that Xie Wen understood human nature very well.
With all sorts of extremely generous rewards, he motivated everyone, making them feel that their hard work was worth it!
Coupled with his selfless actions, he immediately united everyone's hearts.
Of course, among these people, Hong Tongtian, who had long harbored malicious intentions, was an exception.
Hong Tongtian had already planned in his heart how to inform his masters, the Blood Race, of this news.
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The true name of Tongguan City's defensive array is the "Hun Yuan Yi Qi Million Array," symbolizing that it is a million-restriction-level array, as impenetrable as the heavens.
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