Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 1086 He said, let Xuntianzhou hold out for a while longer.

The former number one female sword cultivator of Xuntian Continent is now emaciated and pale.

Her hands rested on the array core, maintaining the operation of the last defensive barrier of Tianyuan City.

Her body's meridians were covered with dense, dark green lines.

Those are traces of the Corrosive Spirit Elixir, which has already seeped into the bone marrow.

Hearing footsteps, she slowly opened her eyes.

When she recognized the outline of the person in front of her, she was suddenly jolted.

"Senior Brother Xuan... Jue?"

Xuan Jue knelt on one knee, took out a jade bottle from his bosom, and poured out a pill that shimmered with a pale golden light.

Ice Heart Rejuvenating Pill.

A century of pure heart, a soul restored by ice.

As the pill slowly enlarged before her eyes, Qing Shuang suddenly laughed: "You're imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower, how could you possibly get out..."

"Take it first," Xuan Jue said calmly.

Qing Shuang didn't say anything more and swallowed the pill.

A pale golden light emanated from her body, making her withered face almost transparent.

Those dark green corrosion lines struggled violently in the golden light, like ice and snow being directly exposed to the sun, melting and fading away piece by piece.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

When she opened her eyes again, they had regained some of their former brightness.

She looked at Xuan Jue with a complicated expression: "Senior brother, what are you doing here?"

"I didn't mean you were..."

Xuanjue stretched out his hands.

The marks of the dark silver shackles were still clearly visible on his wrists, but the shackles themselves were no longer there.

"Someone took it for me."

"Who?"

"Zhang Yuan."

Qing Shuang's expression changed.

She remained silent for a few moments before slowly speaking: "Do you know what it means to sit in that position in your place?"

“I know.” Xuan Jue’s voice lowered. “A billion times the gravity, the main array eye of the Xuntian Continent Grand Array. He’s only at the half-step Venerable Realm, and every breath he takes there is draining his life force.”

"Then why did you let him sit?" Qing Shuang's voice suddenly rose several octaves.

“He asked to sit there himself.” Xuan Qing’s voice came from the side, with a tone that was hard to describe. “He said that Xuntianzhou should hold on for a while longer.”

The surrounding demonic mist suddenly quieted down.

Above, the defensive barrier of Tianyuan City emitted a muffled tremor.

That's the outer demon army launching a new round of attacks.

"boom--"

The terrifying surge of demonic energy shook the already crumbling defensive barrier of Tianyuan City.

The runes on the bluestone city wall flickered and groaned under the weight of the burden.

Qing Shuang frowned slightly, about to ask again, when the booming voice of Venerable Chi Yang suddenly rang out: "It's dawn! Senior Brother Xuan Jue, the demon army's offensive has not stopped, and the city is in imminent danger. How can we break this deadlock?"

A glint flashed in Xuan Jue's eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he took a step forward, and invisible array ripples spread out from him, instantly connecting with the core of the repaired star observatory.

A massive light map, covering 3,600 continents and marked with 47 enemy formation nodes, suddenly unfolded before everyone!

"The breakthrough is at this moment!" Xuan Jue's voice was resolute, carrying an undeniable determination. "Yue Qing!"

……

City wall.

The moment Xuan Jue stepped onto the city wall, he didn't even use the power of the formation.

He simply pushed away the old array master who was helping him, and walked alone to the parapet, exposing his thin figure to the gaze of the entire army.

The grey linen robe fluttered in the morning breeze.

The marks of the dark silver shackles on his wrists were still there, but he stood there, his spine as straight as a spear.

Then he spoke.

“Xuan Jue is here.”

Four words.

There was no infusion of true essence, and no amplification array.

He just said it in a plain and ordinary way.

But like a boulder thrown into stagnant water, it created a silent ripple along the entire city wall.

Behind the dilapidated battlements, an old soldier kneeling under the arrow emplacements, bandaging his severed arm, suddenly looked up.

On his blood-stained face, his cloudy eyes contracted sharply the moment he recognized the figure on the city wall. His hands began to tremble.

It's not fear.

It's that feeling of bewilderment and ecstasy when you suddenly see something impossible in a desperate situation.

“Venerable Xuan… Venerable Xuanjue!”

I don't know who was the first to call out this name.

Then the shout spread like wildfire along the city wall.

The wounded soldiers, wrapped in blood-stained bandages, peeked out from behind their bunkers.

Those array masters who had been guarding the broken array core for days without closing their eyes stood up, leaning on the array pillars.

The laborers who were carrying logs and stones in the rain of arrows stopped in their tracks.

Everyone is looking in the same direction.

Xuanjue.

The number one person in Xuntianzhou.

A hundred years ago, he was recognized as the most likely person to reach the realm of Celestial Venerable.

Xuanwu imprisoned him, severed his connection with the outside world, and erased all traces of his cultivation.

But it cannot be erased; that name is etched in the hearts of every cultivator in Xuntian Continent.

At that moment, he stood atop the city wall.

Thin, silent, his gray robe worn and tattered.

But it acted like a stabilizing force, allowing the crumbling Tianyuan City to regain its balance amidst the turmoil.

"Venerable Xuanjue has returned!"

"The number one person of Xuntian Continent has returned!"

"The future Celestial Venerable has returned!"

The shouts spread from the city walls to the city below, reaching every defensive point.

It spread to the camps where the Hanyue Army had assembled.

The light rekindled on those faces that were originally exhausted.

Xuanjue raised his right hand.

With just one movement, the thunderous shouts fell silent within moments.

Under the setting sun, the soldiers on and below the city walls held their breath, waiting for him to issue his first military order.

"Tianyuan City, from this moment on, shift from defense to offense." Xuan Jue's voice was still not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears. "This is not a breakout, but a counterattack."

His gaze fell upon the vast demonic camp stretching for hundreds of miles below the city.

Demonic energy surged like a tide, tents were densely packed like stars, and siege weapons were as ferocious as beasts.

"Qing Shuang".

Venerable Qing Shuang stepped forward, his hand on his sword.

The golden light of the Pure Heart Lotus was still circulating within her body, and her complexion was still weak, but the sharpness between her brows had recovered somewhat.

"All garrison troops within the city, assemble at the main gate. Upon my signal, attack the demon army's central force directly from the main gate." Xuan Jue's instructions were concise and clear, without a single superfluous word.

"Red Sun".

"exist!"

"Lead the entire central army of the Hanyue Army and join forces with Qing Shuang. Attack from the main gate and crush the demon army's central defensive line head-on. No need for feints or flanking maneuvers, just crush them head-on."

A fighting spirit flashed in Chi Yang's eyes: "Understood."

"Xingheng, lead your troops out of the east gate and flank the demon army's left flank. Yunji, go out of the west gate and flank the demon army's right flank. Encircle them from both sides and cut off their retreat."

"Order!"

"Order!"

"Xuanqing, Yunxia. Take command in the air. Once the Demon Army's Venerable-level combatants show themselves, lock on immediately and kill them on the spot. No need to wait for my orders."

Xuanqing nodded.

A glint of light flashed in Yunxia's eyes, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly.

"Kuiyan, you will follow the central army. When you see my gesture, attack with all your might."

The middle-aged man in black robes nodded slightly.

"Yue Qing".

"Your subordinate is here!"

"The vanguard of the Shaking Mountain Army will be under your command. Once the central army engages the Demon Army, you will lead the vanguard to flank them and strike directly at the Demon Army's central command tent. I want their commander to be unable to issue any more orders within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Yue Qing knelt on one knee: "This subordinate obeys the order!"

After Xuan Jue finished making the arrangements, he glanced back at the dark, sprawling demonic camp below the city and said calmly, "Begin."

The moment those two words were uttered, all five main gates of Tianyuan City swung open simultaneously. (End of Chapter)