In the face of the dark race invasion, Tianyuan City was immediately prepared and activated its defense formations.
These defense formations were top-tier, coupled with numerous offensive arrays capable of repelling the dark race.
With the aid of these formations, Tianyuan City held out for a considerable time against the relentless assaults of the dark race warriors, many of whom perished under the formations' onslaught.
Tianyuan City remained unbroken.
Concurrently, as the formations engaged in offense and defense, many of Tianyuan City's human inhabitants gradually departed Zhongzhou via teleportation arrays, reaching safer havens.
Everything in Tianyuan City seemed to be progressing towards a less dire outcome.
However, on the third day, a group of survivors from other cities unexpectedly arrived outside Tianyuan City.
These survivors, having endured immense hardships, had made their way to the outskirts of Tianyuan City and implored the defending soldiers for aid.
Chen Lingyue happened to be on the city wall at the time. Despite everyone else's objections, she resolutely opened a small breach, allowing the survivors to enter.
Yet, it was this very small breach that led to Tianyuan City's downfall.
Among the survivors were many top-tier dark race powerhouses in disguise. Upon entering the formations, they immediately tore open a massive gap.
A flood of dark race warriors poured in, and Tianyuan City's impenetrable defense was easily breached.
After days of battle, Tianyuan City suffered countless casualties, with devastation widespread.
"Lingyue, stop talking. We should leave quickly and not let your father's efforts go to waste!" Lin Jingyang finally said, his voice hoarse.
Chen Lingyue sniffled, wiping tears from her face, her eyes still filled with profound self-recrimination.
"Rumble!!!"
At this moment, the sky echoed with endless roars.
Terrifying spiritual light and fierce elemental forces swept through the surroundings like a tempest, annihilating everything in Tianyuan City.
The entire Tianyuan City had become a charnel house, strewn with blood, corpses, and torn flesh.
Dark race warriors scoured Tianyuan City for survivors, slaughtering every living being they encountered.
Chen Lingjun's aura in the sky grew increasingly weak. Despite being an incredibly powerful peak expert at the ninth level of the Supreme realm, he was no match for the combined assault of several Great Venerable-level dark race warriors.
The five surrounding Great Venerable dark race cultivators launched relentless attacks, their terrifying power threatening to obliterate everything.
"Swish!!!"
A moment later, Chen Lingjun's body flickered to the side. He then condensed a blade of法则 (fǎzé - law/principle) and unleashed it towards the five dark race warriors.
The surrounding space tore instantly as the法则 blade, carrying an unparalleled terrifying aura, struck the armor of the five dark race warriors.
"Crack!!!"
With a violent tearing sound, the armor of the five dark race warriors shattered, revealing their black bodies within.
"To fight five and still shatter our armor, Lord of Tianyuan City, we underestimated you!" one of the dark race warriors slowly raised his head, his eyes devoid of any contempt.
The strong were deserving of respect wherever they were, even if they were enemies.
"It's not that you underestimated me, it's that you're too trashy!"
Chen Lingjun said coldly, his eyes filled with icy bloodlust.
"Trashy? You call us trashy? Today, we'll show you how trash destroys everything you cherish!" another dark race warrior's voice shrieked.
"Rumble!!!"
With that, an extremely fierce black aura surged from the dark race warrior's body.
This black aura churned and swirled, quickly forming a ferocious black vortex.
Under the influence of the black vortex, the dark race warrior's aura continued to climb, soon reaching the limit of the ninth level of the Supreme realm, and then began to surge towards the Quasi-Emperor realm...
"All of you, leave. Go slaughter the entire Tianyuan City and let me personally annihilate this arrogant fool!" the sharp voice rang out again.
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