Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique

Chapter 951 The Devastating Battle of Watchtower No. 3

Despite the fierce resistance from the human race, they could not withstand the endless deployment of troops by the demon race.

Even if all humans are geniuses, capable of taking on ten opponents at once, how can you fight back when they send out twenty demonic beasts?

A few days later, the watchtowers at the front line began to show signs of being unable to hold out.

Roar!

The demon race was also quite clever. Seeing that some watchtowers were not so well-defended, they immediately focused their attacks on them, sending a large number of demon troops to attack.

Soon, one of the watchtowers was in imminent danger of collapse.

"Oh no, the watchtower formation can't hold!"

"Emergency evacuation!"

The warlord's roar echoed from inside the watchtower, but before everyone could retreat, a great demon rushed into the watchtower and began a massacre.

"Oh no! Watchtower number three is about to fall! Any extra troops nearby, go and defend it immediately! We cannot let that watchtower fall!"

Zhan Lao gave the instructions.

The biggest fear for this defense line is that a thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole.

Once a watchtower is breached, it will trigger a chain reaction, causing irreversible damage to the battle.

"It won't work, Elder Zhan! The demon race's attack from Watchtower No. 3 is too fierce. There are a large number of demons at the seventh level of the Dou Ling realm and above, and even some star beasts. We simply can't hold them off! We just sent two eighth-level Dou Ling cultivators, and now they're surrounded! They can't even protect themselves!"

"Unless all the warriors at the eighth level or above from the nearby watchtowers are mobilized, there is no chance of holding out!"

A monk reported that the situation was extremely critical.

"Damn it, even with all the precautions, something still went wrong!"

Old Zhan's face was extremely gloomy.

"Old Zhan, why don't we give up? It's not too late to retreat now!"

Qin Hai was extremely nervous and uneasy.

"Hmph! Commander Qin, if we retreat now, the entire defensive line will be abandoned! It won't be so easy to take back the lost territory!"

Another warlord scoffed.

Building a defensive line won't be easy for them. Just the watchtower alone requires the efforts of several Spirit Array Masters at the Battle Spirit Realm, plus countless resources.

To break through this defensive line, we sacrificed no fewer than a handful of Spirit Array Masters at the Battle Spirit Realm! If we give up now, all our previous efforts will be in vain!

"If we don't give up now, it will be too late to retreat once the watchtower falls! Then even more people will die!"

Qin Hai said in a deep voice.

These words caused Zhan Lao's expression to change drastically.

This has happened before. The defense line was breached, but the veterans stationed there were reluctant to abandon it, resulting in heavy losses. Originally, they could have retreated 70% of their troops, but in the end, they only managed to retreat less than 20%.

That's how the battlefield is—it changes in an instant. One wrong decision can lead to the annihilation of an entire army.

"Elder Zhan, I'll go provide support!"

Just when the senior executives were in a dilemma, Lin Yan stepped forward.

"Over there are demon race giants far surpassing the skeleton beasts. Even those at the eighth level of the Battle Spirit Realm would find it difficult to resist. Can you handle it?"

Zhan Lao hesitated.

To be honest, he had already considered quitting.

Abandon this defensive line.

Because the nearby watchtowers simply couldn't muster enough extra eighth-level Dou Ling cultivators, it was clear that the situation was beyond saving.

At this point, he was unwilling to let a genius like Lin Yan take risks.

"I'll know once I try. I'm not 100% sure, but I'll do my best!"

Lin Yan cupped his fists.

"Hmph, are you prepared to gamble with the lives of countless soldiers along the entire defensive line? Do you know what the consequences will be if you fail? Can you bear the responsibility?"

Qin Hai questioned.

"If we retreat now, we will still suffer heavy losses, and the defensive line will be lost. Can you bear the consequences? If the Void Alliance blames us, will it be you or Elder Zhan who will be responsible?"

Lin Yan countered with a question.

Qin Hai was speechless. The defense line had been breached, and the responsibility was immense. Not to mention him, even Elder Zhan could not bear this responsibility.

"In that case, go and give it a try. If you can't turn the tide within an incense stick's time, then retreat!"

Old Zhan took a deep breath and decided to take a gamble.

Although retreating can preserve troops, the responsibility is also immense!

After all, a single defensive line is built with countless resources, and the Void Alliance will inevitably hold them accountable!

He couldn't bear that responsibility either!

However, if Lin Yan cannot save Watchtower No. 3, he will retreat without hesitation; otherwise, if the entire army is wiped out, he will have no way to explain himself to the Void Alliance.

"That kid is incredibly arrogant! He actually thinks he can save a watchtower all by himself!"

An elder of the Qin clan looked down on Lin Yan, thinking that Lin Yan was too arrogant.

"That's good. Now that this kid is gone from this watchtower, I can make my move!"

A glint flashed in Qin Hai's eyes, and he immediately crushed a piece of jade pendant.

Meanwhile, in a nearby bunker, two blood-red figures, a man and a woman, were present. The man was domineering, while the woman was alluring.

Both of them possessed extraordinary auras, having reached the eighth level of the Dou Ling realm.

They were none other than the second and third commanders of the Heavenly Blood Legion.

Since the start of the war in the Star Sea Battlefield, they were assigned to the front lines. However, the two were very cunning and had been hiding in bunkers, avoiding contact whenever possible.

This allowed the war to last for six months, yet both men emerged unscathed.

"Qin Hai sent a message: that little bastard went to Watchtower Number Three! He wants us to go there too!"

The Third Regiment Commander's beautiful face was now chilling.

"Heh, now it's time to settle accounts with that little beast. What he owed my Heavenly Blood Legion should be returned!"

The second regimental commander also had murderous intent in his eyes.

The two immediately disappeared into the bunker.

The scene at Watchtower No. 3 was extremely tragic.

The watchtower was originally surrounded by a protective array, but due to the onslaught of countless demonic beasts, a huge gap was forcibly torn open.

"All of you, get up here! Seal this opening! Even if it means sacrificing your own flesh and blood, we can't let this opening be torn open!"

The warlord's roar echoed from Watchtower No. 3.

"kill!"

A large number of soldiers rushed towards the breach in the watchtower. They all knew very well that if the formation was completely opened, no one in the watchtower would survive.

Even the entire defense line will collapse.

"Soaring Dragon Slayer Strike!"

The warlord himself, wielding a long halberd, charged to the forefront, unleashing the power of his seventh-level Douling cultivation, like a small sun.

The power of the Great Dao surged like the sea, rushing madly towards the broken part of the formation, turning the dozens of demonic beasts that had rushed in first into a bloody mist.

Among them are many monsters at the Battle Spirit Realm.

However, no sooner had those vanguard soldiers died than others rushed in like sea monsters, like moths to a flame, fearless of death.

Despite the humans' desperate efforts, they couldn't withstand such a frenzied onslaught.

Roar!

A terrifying roar resounded, and a monster covered in black scales charged forward. This monster was like a mobile fortress, withstanding the frenzied attacks of the human race.

Although the human attacks were fierce, the black demon beast had thick hide and tough flesh, and even attacks from the seventh level of the Battle Spirit Realm could not break through its defenses.

Behind the black defensive monster was a group of smaller monsters, all armed with weapons, who rushed in while there was a "meat shield" in front.

"Die!"

The warlord, his eyes bloodshot with rage, roared and charged forward, launching a fatal attack directly at the demon warriors behind the human shield, causing a mass of demon warriors to fall.

But before the warlord could even breathe a sigh of relief...

A large golden hand reached in from outside and patted the warlord's chest.

puff!

The warlord's cultivation was now depleted, leaving him with no strength to defend himself. This attack severely injured him, forcing him to retreat.

"Your Excellency!"

The powerful figures inside the watchtower all exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, the pair of golden hands suddenly tore open the formation, creating an even larger gap. Only then did everyone see a giant human face covered in golden hair appear in their sight.

That was none other than a giant golden ape!

His black eyes were larger than millstones, and the coldness in them sent chills down the spines of everyone in the watchtower.

"What a scary look!"

A seventh-level Dou Ling cultivator trembled. Even though he was at the seventh level of Dou Ling, he felt a chill run down his spine and stood there, completely at a loss.

The golden giant ape extended its tongue, just like an anteater licking an anthill. With a flick of its enormous tongue, it swept away several cultivators who were close to the gap in the formation.

One of them was a cultivator at the Douling Realm, but he was powerless to resist and could only watch helplessly as he was eaten.

Click!

The sound of flesh and blood exploding echoed, incredibly chilling.

After devouring several Spirit Realm cultivators, the golden giant ape was still not satisfied. It used its golden hand to tear an even larger gap in the formation, a gap that was tens of meters wide.

A massive number of monsters seized the opportunity to invade.

"It's over, it's all over! Watchtower number three is going to fall, and everyone inside will die!"

The severely wounded warlord let out a desperate roar, and the others also turned ashen-faced.

"What are you yelling about, you ant!"

The golden giant ape had cold eyes and grabbed the heavily injured warlord, intending to devour him. Even someone with a cultivation level of the seventh level of the Dou Ling realm had no power to resist the golden giant ape.

"You evil beast, don't be so arrogant!"

Just as the warlord closed his eyes in despair, a cold shout suddenly rang out, followed by a sword aura descending from the sky, severing the giant golden hand.

Roar!

The excruciating pain caused the golden giant ape to let out a deafening roar and quickly retract its arm.

Immediately afterwards, a dense barrage of sword energy swept in, slicing open the golden giant ape's severed hand and rescuing the warlord. This scene, like something out of a myth, shocked everyone in Watchtower No. 3.

A gaunt young man appeared, stepping through the air, holding a golden longsword with golden blood dripping from its tip.