Of course, no matter how powerful a grand formation is, if the tens of thousands of Blood Clan members on the opposite side are allowed to attack from beginning to end, and the battle is prolonged, it will eventually be broken.
Therefore, the human cultivators still have to exit the city defense formation to fight. Once the battle is unfavorable, they can retreat.
Moreover, standing within the formation, unleashing magic treasures, divine abilities, artifacts, and spells while remaining in a safe place, the opponent would be in a dire situation.
Simply put, city defense formations, these large-scale restrictive formations, are equivalent to city walls in battles in the mortal realm.
The attacking side, under equal circumstances, as long as the people inside the city are not foolish, can never take the city.
The so-called "attacking with double the force" and "surrounding with ten times the force" in ancient warfare are actually applicable in the battle between the two races.
And the hundreds of thousands of Blood Clan soldiers who arrived were naturally not here for sightseeing. After a brief rest, they began to relentlessly attack the city defense formation.
On the side of Tongguan City, people would naturally be sent out to meet the challenge.
Thus, the fierce battle between the two sides, like a collision of stars, immediately commenced.
Wu Tao, who was eager to test his skills and itching for a fight, was among the first batch of cultivators to take to the battlefield!
The first batch of cultivators to take to the battlefield were mostly those with rich experience in dealing with alien races.
The reason they were sent to the battlefield first was to allow the younger cultivators, who had no experience dealing with the Blood Clan, to observe the strategies used against them. With experience, casualties could be reduced.
The high-ranking officials of Tongguan City did not want too many of their cultivators to die in this battle.
Therefore, Wu Tao, with his impressive combat record, naturally became one of the first to go, as he had clashed with the Blood Clan on many occasions.
At this very moment, Wu Tao stood on the battlefield!
The demon race first sent out their five major cannon fodder units: Asura Blood Beasts, Giant Blood Beasts, Bat Blood Beasts, Yaksha Blood Beasts, and Earth-Crawling Spider Blood Beasts.
Wu Tao, who was now at the late stage of Core Formation, naturally paid no heed to these blood beasts. His Chuxi Sword flew straight out.
After the Chuxi Sword was upgraded to its fully realized magic treasure state, the sword energy emanating from it became even stronger.
Its lethality against the Blood Clan members increased significantly.
The number of blood beasts always outnumbered the human cultivators. Wu Tao charged at the very front, and in an instant, he was assailed by Asura blade energy, five-element spells, spider silk, and the blood beasts themselves charging directly at him!
Even when Wu Tao was only at the early stage of Core Formation, he had already disregarded these demons. Now, having reached the late stage of Core Formation, he cared even less.
With a casual sword thrust, seemingly plain yet incredibly potent, he killed dozens of blood beasts with a single strike.
With another casual sword strike, he brutally slew an Asura of the Count rank who stood in his way.
Following that, with yet another casual sword swing, he found no match capable of withstanding him for even a single exchange.
Now, Wu Tao, all by himself, had plunged deep into the enemy ranks.
While engaged in combat, Wu Tao's mind was also deep in thought.
Tongguan City, though not his birthplace, held many of his cherished memories.
He remembered how he had been forced to flee here while being pursued, and began his life anew.
Then, here, he encountered the second woman in his life worth dedicating his life to protect.
He also gained a good master who taught him countless skills.
Tongguan City, a place that was not his hometown yet felt like one, held elders who cared for him and the woman he loved.
Indeed, Wu Tao had left too many memories in Tongguan City – laughter, despair, joy, perseverance, laziness, and more.
It was in Tongguan City that he underwent his transformation.
For the sake of his memories, for the sake of the woman he loved, he would defend Tongguan City no matter what.
My homeland, I will defend it myself.
Wu Tao moved with his sword, which became a streak of light, charging headlong through the battlefield. Many blood beasts and Blood Clan members had already fallen beneath Wu Tao's sword.
...
In his fervor for slaughter, Wu Tao swung his Chuxi Sword, and all phenomena returned to flames, blazing like fire!
Within a thousand zhang radius, golden flames raged, and waves of intense heat rose. Everything within a thousand zhang was consumed and reduced to ashes.
"First-grade fire-attribute divine ability—Sky-Flipping Blazing Flame Blade!"
The swarm of blood beasts, which had been deliberately gathered by the Blood Clan to launch a desperate charge at Wu Tao, could no longer escape.
At this moment, Wu Tao let out a fierce roar, "Burn everything, blazing like fire!"
Thick pillars of fire shot up vertically from the ground, engulfing an even larger number of blood beasts.
A large number of blood beasts, wailing in agony, vanished into wisps of black smoke!
Wu Tao took a deep breath, performed a series of hand seals, and the raging sea of flames began to swirl.
Dense flames surged from the Chuxi Sword, accompanied by the surrounding pillars of fire.
A towering wall of fire, tens of zhang high, gradually rose, forming a massive fiery circle.
Every blood beast that charged into this fiery circle was incinerated to ashes, without exception.
Then, as the fiery circle rotated, it gradually expanded, each rotation sending out a wave of fire!
Each wave of fire began to consume the lives of the blood beasts!
"A first-grade divine ability, this is the power truly possessed by top-tier divine abilities..."
"Could it be that Wu Tao, after spending ten years in prison in the small world, has actually mastered a first-grade divine ability? And judging by his realm, he has even advanced to the late stage of Core Formation. How is this possible?"
"The small world of imprisonment is a place of punishment, not a blessed land of immortal spirits. How could he possibly reach such a level in such a short period of ten years?"
Hong Bai gazed at the magnificent spectacle below, truly unable to comprehend that this was the result of Wu Tao's actions.
At this moment, his heart was filled with extreme panic, and a flame of jealousy burned fiercely within him.
Not only Hong Bai, but also ordinary cultivators, those at the same cultivation level, and even the Blood Clan were all stunned by this sea of fire enveloped in countless flames!
Just as Wu Tao had killed nearly a thousand blood beasts and over a hundred Blood Clan members in quick succession, a strange shriek suddenly echoed from the earth!
Wu Tao, who was barely controlling this vast sea of flames, was greatly alarmed and his heart trembled. With a thought, the Azure Immortal Luo Umbrella rose above his head.
A blue light screen descended but was immediately squeezed, indented, and shattered by a blood-colored blade energy.
Wu Tao roared, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from his body. Various defensive magic treasures, gleaming with no less spiritual light, formed another layer of protection.
However, under this blood-colored blade energy, all of it was in vain. All kinds of defensive measures could not withstand it!
"Bold!"
When Wu Tao's life was in danger, the highest responsible person at the East City Gate, the Deputy City Lord of Tongguan City, Wu Tao's father-in-law, Lü Liang, who was at the middle stage of Nascent Soul, finally could not sit still any longer.
An ice blade abruptly appeared before Wu Tao. The ice blade then unfolded, and countless chilling mists surged from its surface!
Five feet from the tip of the blade, it was enveloped by the chilling mist, forming a flattened immortal blade!
The crystal-clear immortal blade trembled, and its cold radiance shot up to the sky. The blood-colored blade energy that was attacking Wu Tao was repelled!
This time, Wu Tao finally discovered who had attacked him!
It turned out to be a Blood Clan member at the early stage of Duke rank. Seeing Wu Tao slaughtering so many, his gaze darkened. He disregarded the rules of fair combat and directly launched a killing blow at Wu Tao.
A large hand reached out from beside Wu Tao and took the immortal blade. Lü Liang had appeared beside Wu Tao at some unknown time and had blocked the potentially fatal blow for him.
Even Lü Liang himself had not expected the divine ability displayed by Wu Tao to cause such immense destruction!
Among the over a thousand blood beasts annihilated, at least one hundred and fifty to sixty were Blood Clan members, and at least five or six were equivalent to Core Formation cultivators. They were all so easily destroyed!
What kind of first-grade divine ability could possess such power!
At this moment, even Lü Liang's gaze towards Wu Tao began to waver.
"No wonder he was targeted by a Blood Clan member of the Duke rank. If it were me, seeing this scene, I would have gone mad and killed him. Who else would I kill!"
Originally, the sudden attack by the early-stage Duke rank Blood Clan member on Wu Tao had violated the unspoken rules...
However, it was because Wu Tao had drawn so much attention before his life was threatened!
Angered by this, Lü Liang uttered these words fiercely.
This made Wu Tao, standing behind him, feel a sense of wry amusement.
Blood energy surged upwards, and three more Blood Clan members of the Duke rank gradually appeared. One was at the middle stage of Duke rank, while the remaining two were at the early stage of Duke rank!
Lü Liang, with a grave expression, looked at the three Duke rank Blood Clan members before him, and said to Wu Tao, "You should retreat back into the city. This battle is not something you can interfere with now!"
Wu Tao nodded at his words, then transformed into a streak of light and vanished in an instant.
When he reappeared, he was back on the city wall of the East City Gate.
"Brother Wu!"
"Brother Wu!"
"Brother Wu!"
"Brother Wu!"
"Brother Tao..."
The cultivators guarding the East City Gate, as well as cultivators from other sects who had already gathered there, all greeted Wu Tao.
Looking at Lü Yuehua, who had a worried expression, Wu Tao had no mood to reply one by one. He nodded slightly, cupped his hands in greeting, and expressed his thanks.
Then, he walked directly to Lü Yuehua and comforted her well!
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