Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Liu Qiyue

“Everyone is to enter Blazing Sun Castle,” urged the dean . Everyone in Blazing Sun Dao Academy rushed towards Blazing Sun Castle .

Blazing Sun Castle was a huge fortress in Blazing Sun Dao Academy—it was where the disciples usually lived .

“Everyone below the Marrow Cleansing realm, enter the tunnels . ”

“Quick, quick, quick . ”

Inside Blazing Sun Castle, a large number of disciples from the Dao Academy were split into dozens of teams and quickly ran into the tunnels .

The construction of Blazing Sun Castle employed the best ideas gleaned from the construction of forts in the countryside, and it was much more extravagant . The Imperial Court spent a lot of money to hire high-level craftsmen to design and build it .

Thousands of Dao Academy disciples entered the tunnels .

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Every tunnel began locking down with their various traps and mechanisms .

Deactivating the traps and mechanisms could only be done from the inside . It was impossible to do so from the outside . Even if demons were to charge in, it would still take some time for them to breach the defenses .

“Prepare the ballistae!” Large ballistae were situated at Blazing Sun Castle’s windows .

One by one, the Dao Academy disciples began to turn the capstan and pinned the bolts down . These Marrow Cleansing realm disciples could exert strength greater than 500 kilograms; yet, they had to use all their strength to turn the capstan . Every single bolt was like a long spear . Walls would crumble under their impact .

“Fire!” a soldier ordered .

The soldiers in charge of launching the ballistae were all experienced soldiers or veteran soldiers who had experience in using ballistae during their military service . As for the disciples in the Marrow Cleansing realm, they were mainly doing manual labor, such as rotating the capstan and delivering ammunition .

With the issued command, large bolts shot out one after another . Any ordinary lesser or greater demon that was hit would have a hole through their bodies .

However, the demons were also dodging frantically . They crossed Blazing Sun Dao Academy’s walls and charged towards the distant Blazing Sun Castle .

“Breach the Blazing Sun Castle . ” A two-stories tall ox demon held a trident . It wasn’t eye-catching in the demon army, but it was the strongest . It was the commander of this demon army, Commander Ox .

With Commander Ox’s command, all the lieutenant commanders immediately led the charge as a large number of demons poured towards Blazing Sun Castle .

Swoosh .

An arrow beam streaked across the sky, faster than the ballistae bolts . A demon lieutenant commander tried his best to dodge but still had an arm shot off .

“Eh?” There were only ten lieutenant commanders in this army . Although the power of those ballistae was tremendous, the bolts themselves were extremely large . They were like spears, and their speed wasn’t too exaggerated . At the very least, lieutenant commanders could easily dodge them .

However, the power of this arrow was no less than the ballistae . Its speed was ten times faster, and in an instant, it appeared right in front of them . The lieutenant commanders found it hard to dodge .

“Human sharpshooter . ”

“Be careful . ” The demon lieutenant commanders noticed the threat .

The person who shot the arrow was none other than Blazing Sun Dao Academy’s dean, Zhong Qianhe . He was the only Seamless realm sharpshooter in Eastcalm Prefecture that had grasped Force .

“Humph . ” Commander Ox snorted coldly and charged forward .

“Fire!” Dean Zhong immediately bombarded Commander Ox with arrows and directed thirty percent of the ballistae bolts to be shot at him .

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Commander Ox held his trident with both hands as he brandished it to block the arrows, but it was exhausting . At the same level, the relentless attacks of a sharpshooter were terrifying! Dean Zhong’s barrage of arrows was enough to match Meng Chuan’s close-range saber art . As a result, Commander Ox could only try his best to protect himself .

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With the sharpshooter—Dean Zhong—restraining the commander, Blazing Sun Castle was able to withstand the demon army’s crazy attack .

However, very quickly, everyone’s expression changed .

“More demons!”

“Another demon army!”

Atop Blazing Sun Castle, they could see a dense horde of demons charging towards them from afar . Clearly, it was another demon army .

With the arrival of a new demon army, the demons’ morale was greatly boosted! After all, they had fallen into a stalemate . They had lost many demons .

“Poison Wyrm, quickly help me . Help me kill that sharpshooter,” Commander Ox roared .

“It looks like an ox demon like you still needs my help?” Commander Wyrm moved extremely quickly . He took on a humanoid form . His body was covered with green dragon scales . He had sharp claws and strong legs! He also had a dragon tail .

He was extremely fast as he headed straight for Commander Ox .

“We’re doomed . ” When Dean Zhong saw this, his expression changed . It was already impressive that he could barely pin down a commander . But if two demon commanders worked together? And a group of demon lieutenant commanders? Once these demons were to ascend Blazing Sun Castle, the human casualties would be horrific .

“Hold them back . ”

“Stall for time . ”

“As long as the Godfiends win, we can win . ” The soldiers were roaring angrily . They continued to shoot the ballistae with livid expressions . At the same time, they urged the frantic Dao Academy disciples, “Quickly turn the capstan . Don’t just stare blankly . ”

As a sharpshooter, Liu Qiyue was together with 12 other sharpshooters .

These 12 archers were either soldiers or veterans who had returned from military service . Most of them were at the Seamless realm . Liu Qiyue was the only Dao Academy disciple . She was at the late-stage Mortal Shedding realm and had comprehended the secret technique . Thus, she was put in their squad .

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Liu Qiyue and the 12 sharpshooters were the trump cards . Their arrows were extremely fast and posed a huge threat to the greater demons .

Usually, three sharpshooters needed to work together to kill a greater demon . In the blink of an eye, more than fifty greater demons had died at their hands .

However, their arrows posed little threat to the demon lieutenant commanders, much less the two commanders .

Not good . Liu Qiyue was anxious .

The demon numbers had doubled .

Previously, they were in a stalemate, but now, they were completely overwhelmed . Under the two commanders’ leadership, a large group of demon lieutenant commanders roared angrily as a dense horde of demons charged .

I can’t hold them off any longer . I can’t hold them off any longer . Liu Qiyue shot out arrows crazily . She even attempted to shoot at the demon lieutenant commanders . The weakest among them could release demonic aura . Some had even condensed their demon cores . They easily blocked her arrows .

Liu Qiyue was in despair as the demons got closer and closer to Blazing Sun Castle .

Why are there two armies here? Dean Zhong felt despair as well . His arrows were blocked by Commanders Ox and Wyrm . They continued advancing .

In fact, there were only 18 demon commanders in this invasion . Some had gone to slaughter humans; others attacked the Godfiend family clans . The rest attacked the imperial government’s office . Although the eight Dao Academies were important, most of them were attacked by one demon army . Only three Dao Academies were each attacked by two demon armies . Blazing Sun Dao Academy was one of them .

No . Liu Qiyue’s eyes turned red as she watched the demons approach .

Whoosh .

Flames began to rise in her eyes, literally . Flame-like wisps of Quintessential Energy erupted from her hands . The flaming Quintessential Energy fused with her arrow .

Swish . An arrow shot out . A flaming streak moved at unbelievable speeds .

Boom!

The flames tore through a greater demon and penetrated two greater demons and three lesser demons behind it . After the demons were struck, the flames continued burning until they were reduced to ashes .

That one arrow led to a fiery death . All six demons were reduced to ashes . Many demons noticed this scene, and the two demon commanders noticed it as well .

“A human with a phoenix bloodline?” Commander Wyrm was alarmed .

“Phoenix Divine Body?” Commander Ox glanced at the distant sharpshooter . It was a young girl whose eyes seemed to be burning with flames .

Qiyue has a Phoenix Divine Body bloodline? Dean Zhong was shocked as well .

There were many types of Godfiend bodies for humans . Some Godfiend bodies could be slowly cultivated, while others were very special . They couldn’t be obtained through cultivation . For example, the Phoenix Divine Body was a very special type of Godfiend body . It was passed down by blood .

The demon commanders all had bloodlines of pinnacle demon monarchs . However, Liu Qiyue’s Phoenix Divine Body bloodline was even stronger than theirs .

“Qiyue, quick . Work with me to deal with the two demon commanders . Stop them,” Dean Zhong immediately ordered .

“Yes . ” Liu Qiyue felt her body heat up as well . A powerful might arose in her body, causing her Quintessential Energy to undergo a qualitative change . With flaming eyes, she shot at the two demon commanders without hesitation .

Swoosh .

Her arrow was like a flaming stream of light . It was in no way inferior to Dean Zhong’s arrow . Dean Zhong also fired arrows at full strength .

Under the barrage of arrows, Commanders Ox and Wyrm could only block .

“Poison Wyrm, our chance is here . ” Commander Ox turned rather excited as he sent a voice transmission . “A human with a Phoenix Divine Body bloodline has actually appeared . As long as we capture her alive, we will gain more credit than destroying a handful of Dao Academies . ”

“Hehehe, this human girl is still young . Her Phoenix Divine Body bloodline is also very weak . As long as we breach this castle, we can easily capture her alive . ” Commander Wyrm was filled with anticipation as well .