A rare opportunity

Chapter 769 Improved Spirit Cannon

The human cultivators probably wanted to attack the core area in one fell swoop and capture Li Yu in one fell swoop. The human cultivators pressed forward from all directions.

Even Hou Rujing and the others couldn't help but change their expressions when they saw the dense crowd and the deafening roar! What about the monsters? The high-level monsters all had horrible expressions, while the lower-level monsters were trembling with fear! If it weren't for the eight demon emperors and the demon kings, they would have already fled!

Li Yu stood on the city wall, watching the charging human cultivators. His gaze was cold and deep, his expression indifferent and solemn! This battle was related to the survival of the demon race, and only victory was possible, not defeat!

The frightened white rabbit, ready to flee, halted in its tracks when it saw Li Yu's calm and composed demeanor. With its strength, even amidst a vast army, no one could stop it. However, it suddenly realized: it had already made a choice error once. If it did it again, Li Yu would never let it go! Its fate was now tied to Li Yu's. If the vulture didn't flee, even escaping the encirclement would be doomed!

It was obvious that the vulture would never escape! It would never escape alone unless Li Yu left!

Seeing the human cultivators getting closer and closer, Hou Rujing, who was standing next to Li Yu, immediately waved his hand and shouted:

"Set off the fire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a puff of white smoke came out of the muzzle of the Nine Spirit Cannon.

A moment later, the spiritual cannon's shells descended upon the heads of the human cultivators! Nine deafening explosions followed in quick succession. Puffs of thick smoke rose from the oncoming human army! Within the thick smoke, screams rang out incessantly!

As the smoke cleared, the demons on the city walls saw rags flying, mud and blood seeping from the explosion site, and broken limbs scattered all over the ground!

Not to mention the demons, even Li Yu was stunned! No wonder Mu Chengqi boasted so much! I didn't expect the power of this spiritual cannon to be so immense! With such power, even a Saint Realm expert wouldn't dare to withstand it! It seems that Mu Chengqi has put a lot of effort into the spiritual cannon over the years!

The monsters on the city wall went from being shocked at first to becoming excited! They beat their chests and stamped their feet, raising their heads and howling!

The vulture and the eight demon kings were confused upon seeing this. They quickly flew up the wall. Seeing the scene before them, they couldn't help but raise their heads and cry loudly!

When this news reached the city, the trembling monsters immediately straightened their backs and cheered! In an instant, the entire core area was boiling with excitement! It was as if they had already won a victory!

Seeing this group of monsters change from their previous pitiful soldiers to arrogant soldiers, Yin Zijuan couldn't help but frown! If they were to fight the enemy with this mentality, they would probably lose more than they win!

He immediately leaped to the side of the vulture and whispered:

"Brother Eagle! Now is not the time to celebrate! Brother Eagle, please let the brothers of the demon clan understand that although the spiritual cannons are powerful, there are only a few of them! Relying on these few spiritual cannons alone is not enough to stop the enemy's offensive! Brother Eagle, please remind them to be ready to leave the city and fight at any time!"

Li Yu also realized the seriousness of the problem! Originally, this spiritual cannon was only intended to intimidate the opponent, but he didn't want his own side to overestimate the power of the spiritual cannon! Looking at the postures of the demons, including the vulture, the white rabbit, and the eight demon kings, most of them believed that the human race would retreat on their own without them having to take action!

Indeed, the enemy might retreat immediately. But they might also make a desperate move! After all, if they just had to break out of the range of the spirit cannons and get close enough, those spirit cannons would be useless! At that point, they would have to rely on those monsters to fight the humans to the bitter end!

So he said to the vulture:

"Brother Eagle! Artillery fire can't reach far or close. Furthermore, the number of spiritual cannons is limited, making it difficult to provide comprehensive coverage. Once the human race approaches, the demon brothers must engage them in real combat! Soldiers and generals face danger, so there's no room for carelessness!"

Vulture was startled! Only then did he realize that the human monks who were frightened by the artillery fire had risen from the ground again and rushed towards the city wall!

Even though the shells continued to fall, even though the smoke filled the entire battlefield! Those people rushed towards the city wall like crazy, regardless of everything!

Duan Kaishan was stunned when he saw the shells fired from the city wall explode among his own people! His face turned ashen!

No wonder those monsters didn't flee when they saw the troops approaching! It turned out they had such a powerful weapon! But what he couldn't understand was why this spiritual cannon was so powerful!

As the deputy leader of the Xianxia Sect, he had certainly witnessed the power of spirit cannons. However, most of the spirit cannons he had seen were only mounted on spacecraft, used to counter attacks from other spacecraft. Their power was far less than that of the spirit cannons mounted on the city walls.

It's precisely because the Spirit Cannon's power is limited that it can't harm truly powerful beings. Furthermore, this Spirit Cannon is not only expensive to manufacture, but also consumes a huge amount of energy when used! You know, it's powered by Spirit Stones! Every shot costs at least a hundred Spirit Crystals! That's enough to buy a cultivator at least five years of cultivation resources!

Therefore, no one uses this spiritual cannon on land, which is like a gold-eating beast but has little effect.

At this moment, he not only saw it, but also saw its immense power! According to his judgment, even if he were to be hit by this spiritual cannon, he would not be able to withstand it!

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful! He regretted listening to the radicals' advice and rashly launching this attack! But it was too late to regret now! He was already riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off!

Even with heavy casualties, he couldn't order the attack to stop! After all, this was related to the reputation of the Xianxia Sect! It was related to the reputation of Duan Kaishan, and also to the morale of his own side!

The only solution now was to bite the bullet and capture Li Yu in one fell swoop! Even if the losses were huge, he had to persist in the attack!

Of course, the reason he insisted on a forceful attack was because he had discovered a loophole. First, while the spiritual cannons were powerful, the enemy's numbers were insufficient! Second, the spiritual cannons would become ineffective if they approached the city walls. After all, they were too bulky to be used in close combat! Third, the super gunners seemed unskilled. The interval between each spiritual cannon's firing was extremely long. Fourth, most of these cultivators were not disciples of his Xianxia Sect. Someone else's child, naturally, wouldn't feel the pain of heartache!

Duan Kaishan then shouted to the hesitant monks:

"Everyone! Although the enemy's spiritual cannon is powerful, it has many loopholes! As long as we get close, the spiritual cannon will lose its effect! Please don't be frightened by the spiritual cannon, charge with all your strength, break through the city wall in one fell swoop, and capture Li Yu!

On behalf of the Xianxia Sect, I make this promise. As long as Li Yu is captured, we will reward you accordingly! The first person to enter the city, whether from a sect or a noble family, will receive ten additional spots to join the Xianxia Sect! Individual cultivators can join the Xianxia Sect unconditionally!

Those who subsequently break into the city wall will receive additional rewards based on the order in which they break in! If you do not wish to join our Xianxia Sect, you can also propose a condition to us, and we will definitely meet it! "

As the saying goes, a daring man is always a hero under a great reward! These people had come with the goal of recruiting their family members and clan members to join the Xianxia Sect, thereby gaining its protection. Now that Deputy Sect Leader Duan had offered such generous conditions, they were all incredibly excited! Especially the independent cultivators, whose eyes lit up! Without even waiting for Duan Kaishan's order to continue, they immediately raised their weapons, yelling and charging towards the city wall!

The aristocratic families and sects who had been slightly stunned saw this and immediately rushed over! Even with the roar of cannons and the people around them falling one after another, everyone bravely fought and led the way! They were afraid of being left behind, afraid of losing the first chance to climb the city!

Li Yu saw that the human cultivator was getting closer and closer, and immediately turned to the monsters inside the city wall who were ready to attack and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone! It's time for us to leave the city and fight! What I want to tell you is that this city wall is your last line of defense! Now, you have no way to retreat! As long as the city is there, the demon clan is there! If the city is destroyed, the demon clan will die! For the sake of your families, and for the sake of the entire demon clan, I hope you can fight bravely and repel the enemy!

I promise you all, I, Li Yu, and my brothers will stand with you through thick and thin! As long as I, Li Yu, am still breathing, I will never let them set foot on the city wall!"