219: Whose knife handle is that?!

Blood Qi permeated the field, thick enough to be nauseating, while earth-shattering cries of battle and beast roars intertwined, pounding against the hearts of every Cultivator.

The ground beneath the city walls had long been stained dark red; this place had already turned into a cruel, bloody meat grinder.

However, the towering walls of Heavenly Star Immortal City stood like an insurmountable chasm, firmly blocking the tide of Yao Beasts attacking from outside.

Several hours passed amidst the fierce slaughter.

In the defensive sector where Lu Ming was located, the corpses of Qi Refining Cultivators also began to appear, and casualties gradually increased.

There was nothing he could do; he dared not stand out too much, keeping his cultivation base controlled around the third layer of Foundation Establishment.

Otherwise, if he were to reveal his astonishing Demonic Technique and monstrous Evil Qi at this moment...

He guaranteed that True Person Tianxing, who was overseeing the central command above, would instantly smash him into dust.

Furthermore, he was currently preoccupied himself. After failing to breach the defenses for so long, the Mountain-Shaking Demonic Ape finally lost its patience and finally sent out the Tier 2 demon beast.

Although the number of Tier 2 demon beast was far from the overwhelming multitude of Tier 1, it was still several times greater than the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators inside the city.

At this moment, he was simultaneously entangled by several Tier 2 demon beast and had no time to spare for the other Cultivators; he could only let them fend for themselves.

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Lu Ming stood on the city wall, holding his sword, feeling three fierce Qi approaching from different directions. He narrowed his eyes slightly.

Boom!

A massive, entirely crimson wolf leaped onto the city wall, melting the bricks and stones wherever it passed. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a strange bird stirred up a fierce wind as it attacked.

The last creature to appear on the city wall was an entirely snow-white fox, but what was most eye-catching were the three fox tails swaying behind it.

Crimson Flame Wolf, Eagle, Three-Tailed Demonic Fox.

These were three Tier 2 Low Grade Great Demons, each of which was no weaker than a human Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Damn it, why are they all targeting me at once!" Lu Ming cursed inwardly.

It wasn't that he couldn't beat them, but fighting three at once would make the strength he was currently revealing seem too fake.

But looking around, everyone was struggling to survive, and no one could possibly share his burden.

Perhaps some people noticed, but they wouldn't go looking for trouble, and there were certainly those—thinking darker thoughts—who wished for him to be injured or even perish.

Sighing, Lu Ming knew he couldn't slack off anymore.

However, his move still required finesse; he couldn't expose his true strength, so it all depended on his acting skills.

He took a deep breath, and a solemn expression appropriately appeared on his face.

"Prodigy, do not be presumptuous!"

With a loud shout, he flew forward and simultaneously conjured three 'Crimson Flame Leaving Fire Talismans'.

The Talisman instantly ignited upon meeting the wind, transforming into a sea of fire that descended powerfully upon the three demons.

The Crimson Flame Wolf let out a roar, its sharp claws actually tearing through the blazing sea of fire and striking toward Lu Ming.

The Eagle was not to be outdone; it flapped its wings in the air, sending dozens of wind blades whistling toward him.

Lu Ming quickly formed hand seals with his left hand, and the 'Black Tortoise Body Protection Talisman' immediately condensed into a Black Tortoise Light Shield in front of him.

The sharp claws and wind blades slammed into the light shield, producing loud bangs. The light shield flickered erratically, looking as if it would shatter the next moment.

"Zheng—"

Just then, the long sword at his waist suddenly left its sheath, instantly blocking the fox claw that attacked from behind.

It turned out that the Three-Tailed Fox, which had been observing the situation quietly, had launched a sneak attack at this moment.

Although this scene appeared dangerous, it was actually completely within his control.

"Clang, clang, clang—"

The battle was far from over, and Lu Ming began to wrestle with the three Great Demons.

Every collision perfectly erupted with the sound of metal and stone clashing and overflowing Qi Force, yet he still appeared to be struggling immensely.

Just as he 'strained' to fend off the Crimson Flame Wolf's attack, the Three-Tailed Demonic Fox's eyes suddenly flashed with a faint light, and an invisible Divine Sense impact stabbed directly into Lu Ming's Sea of Consciousness.

"Huh? What happened?"

In that instant just now, Lu Ming felt as if 'someone had lightly brushed the back of his head with a feather,' but the sensation was too faint and vanished in a flash.

By the time he reacted, the Three-Tailed Demonic Fox let out a shriek, and blood tears actually streamed from the fox's eyes.

"Holy crap! Are you insane?"

Lu Ming was dumbfounded. Things were going fine; why did it suddenly decide to commit suicide?

Right now, he didn't even know how powerful his own Divine Sense was, yet this creature insisted on attacking him with Divine Sense!

However, now was not the time to think about this. If he didn't put on a performance soon, the show would be ruined!

Lu Ming cooperatively let out a 'stifled groan,' his body trembled violently, and a trace of 'stagnation' appeared in his sword technique.

The Crimson Flame Wolf seized the opportunity, tearing through his Protective Spiritual Light with one claw, leaving a wound on his left arm that was deep enough to expose bone.

At the same time, the Demonic Fire began to burn along his flesh, making sizzling sounds.

Lu Ming used the momentum to fly backward, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and his Qi instantly became 'disordered'.

"Lord!"

The Qi Refining Cultivators below immediately cried out in alarm.

"I'm fine!"

Lu Ming waved his hand, 'gritted his teeth' and stood firm, a look of 'determination' appearing on his face.

"I'll fight them to the death!"

While shouting this, he was also circulating his Magic Power to prevent the wound from healing.

Thank goodness!

Any later, and the injury would have been transferred away!

However, his demeanor, in the eyes of others, carried a profound sense of tragedy and heroism.

"I never expected Senior Han to be so noble and upright, going to such lengths for us Loose Cultivators. This is truly our good fortune!"

"That's right. I thought Senior Han would be like those great Foundation Establishment Cultivators and ignore whether we lived or died!"

"For us to be assigned here is truly immense good luck!"

"..."

The surrounding Cultivators repeatedly offered words of high praise.

Lu Ming, however, didn't want to pay attention to them. Look at what they were saying—weren't they just drawing hatred toward him?

He should intentionally let two attacks slip through just to shut them up.

But now was not the time to fuss over such things. Even ants seek to survive, let alone Cultivators.

They were flattering him because they wanted Lu Ming to protect them better. Considering that, Lu Ming decided not to bother with them.

He raised his hand again, and five 'Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talismans' flashing with lightning flew out.

The Talismans formed a small Thunder Array in the air, temporarily trapping the three Great Demons within it.

At the same time, Lu Ming formed several nonsensical Magic Seals where he stood. The Magic Sword in his hand let out a clear chime, and the sword light flared brightly, looking as if it were brewing a massive move.

"Slay!"

He then shouted loudly and struck out with a single sword slash.

The sword light was incredibly sharp, but it avoided the Crimson Flame Wolf and the Eagle, aiming instead directly at the Three-Tailed Demonic Fox.

It was this damned beast that caused him to intentionally get injured!

At this moment, the Three-Tailed Demonic Fox had just suffered a Divine Sense backlash, and its Sea of Consciousness was still in violent turmoil, leaving it completely defenseless against this sword strike.

Furthermore, Lu Ming secretly used a trace of real power in this sword strike, making the sword light swift and fierce.

It thus pierced the fox demon's glabella without any resistance, completely shattering all life force within its body.