Chapter 1472: A Secret Sigh of Relief!

Behind the demon army, a human army surged forward like a tidal wave, roaring as they came.

The arrival of reinforcements shattered the last shred of hope for the demon army, which was already on the verge of collapse.

As the human army charged, the demon army instantly disintegrated.

A siege battle turned into a one-sided slaughter.

After days of fierce fighting, the demons had long been on the brink of collapse.

Now, with the addition of reinforcements, they were utterly routed.

On the city wall, Xiu Lie watched the earth-shaking battle cries, a look of despair in his eyes.

He knew that these thirty thousand troops were completely finished here!

"Xiu Lie, prepare to die!"

Just then, a figure streaked through the air, heading straight for Xiu Lie.

Wang Yifeng saw the newcomer and exclaimed with joy, "Lord Wu Tianxiang!"

Under Xiu Lie's fierce assault, he had long been at the end of his strength, on the verge of defeat.

Wu Tianxiang's sudden arrival finally allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

This Wu Tianxiang was the grand general of the Kangding City garrison, a half-step Divine Lord expert!

Now, Wu Tianxiang's momentum was strong, while Xiu Lie was severely wounded; their strength was not on the same level at all.

In a single exchange, Xiu Lie was completely suppressed.

In the army, Ling Feng finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Over the past few days, he had been running day and night, and had finally brought the reinforcements in time!

Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

After being rescued from the Heavenly Moat, Ye Yuan had sent him to Kangding City to request reinforcements.

At the time, Ling Feng thought it was definitely too late, but Ye Yuan insisted he go, saying it would be in time.

Unexpectedly, they really made it!

But seeing the ferocity of the battle here, even Ling Feng was deeply moved.

The defenders on the wall seemed few in number; how had they held off these thirty thousand demon troops?

After all, the defenses of the North City were not comparable to those of the South City, with far inferior fortifications.

At such a numerical disadvantage, they had managed to hold out for so long!

Suddenly, Ling Feng recalled Ye Yuan's calm and composed face, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Could it be... Ye Yuan's doing? Impossible! He was alone, how could he hold off thirty thousand demon troops?"

Suddenly, his gaze fell on the destroyed demon ballistae, and he was greatly startled.

Clearly, the city's defenders could not have charged out to destroy the ballistae!

So, who had destroyed them?

It couldn't be that the demon soldiers had broken them themselves!

Could it be... really Ye Yuan?

Ling Feng gasped, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed!

He looked around but could not see Ye Yuan anywhere.

The Kangding City army swept through like a bulldozer, charging straight through the demon center!

At this point, Xiyu City no longer needed to keep its gates shut. After retreating, Wang Yifeng ordered the gates opened to welcome the Kangding City army.

"Leave five thousand men here; the rest head to the South City to hold Xiyu City to the death!" Wu Tianxiang announced from midair.

After the Kangding City army made one sweep, only a few thousand demon troops remained.

Leaving five thousand men, along with the North City defenders, was enough to clean up the remnants.

At the South City, the bombardment continued unabated, with both sides locked in a chaotic battle.

The demon army there was simply too numerous to kill off completely.

"Xiu Lie, meet your end! Today, you walked right into the trap, so don't blame me for being merciless!" Wu Tianxiang laughed.

Xiu Lie's momentum grew weaker and weaker, on the verge of defeat.

He snorted coldly, "You want to kill me? Dream on! Heavenly Demon Blood Escape Art!"

Suddenly, Xiu Lie's entire body exploded, a cloud of blood mist enveloping his demon soul as he instantly fled several miles away.

Wu Tianxiang's expression changed; he hadn't expected Xiu Lie to have such a backup plan.

But Xiu Lie's blood escape was too fast; with his movement technique, he couldn't catch up.

Watching the direction Xiu Lie had fled, Wu Tianxiang sighed deeply, "What a pity! Letting that bastard escape will likely cause no end of trouble in the future!"

A demon had infiltrated the heart of human territory, and a half-step Divine Lord powerhouse at that.

The consequences were hard to predict.

Wang Yifeng approached, cupping his hands, "Lord Tianxiang, all the men we sent out were killed by the demons. How did you get the news? I thought we were done for this time!"

Wu Tianxiang was taken aback, "Didn't Ling Feng come at your behest?"

Wang Yifeng was also startled, "Ling Feng? That name sounds familiar... Ah, I remember! Wasn't he sent to scout? It was him! That kid has rendered great service this time!"

Ling Feng had been gone so long that Wang Yifeng thought he had died at the hands of the demons.

After all, given his strength, the likelihood of being discovered by the demons was high.

Of course, the soldiers who returned had mentioned that someone was with Ling Feng, but since he was only at the early Insightful Heavens stage and couldn't do much, Wang Yifeng hadn't paid it any mind.

He never expected that it was Ling Feng who had gone for reinforcements.

This was an enormous achievement!

...

At the South City, Guo Changming stood proudly on the wall, announcing, "Sha Yan, your schemes have failed! The thirty thousand demon troops that came through the Heavenly Moat at Huanmo Ridge have been completely annihilated, and Xiu Lie has been executed! The Kangding City reinforcements have arrived. Do you still wish to fight?"

Sha Yan's face changed dramatically, his expression shocked, "Impossible! There were a hundred thousand troops prepared at Huanmo Ridge; how could there be only thirty thousand?"

This outcome was far beyond his expectations.

Even if news had leaked, how could a hundred thousand troops have become thirty thousand?

But seeing the dense reinforcements on the city wall, he had no choice but to believe!

The demon army at the North City was likely truly wiped out!

Sha Yan was so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood. Where had his flawless plan gone wrong?

Decades of preparation ending in such a disastrous defeat—how could he report back to his superiors?

His forces had been halved, and he was on the verge of breaching the South City gates, but the sudden arrival of reinforcements had turned all his days of bloody fighting into nothing.

This battle was a baffling defeat.

Sha Yan didn't know that his words had also shocked Guo Changming!

There had actually been a hundred thousand demon troops at Huanmo Ridge!

He believed that Sha Yan wouldn't lie to him at this moment.

So where had the other seventy thousand troops gone?

If all a hundred thousand demon troops had come, even with his preparations, the North City would have fallen long ago!

A few thousand against a hundred thousand—the outcome was never in doubt.

This victory was truly too fortunate, too inexplicable.

It was as if an invisible hand had helped them from behind.

Guo Changming suppressed the shock in his heart and said calmly, "Perhaps those seventy thousand troops have already fallen into the Heavenly Moat! Sha Yan, if you wish to fight again, I, Guo, am ready to oblige!"

Sha Yan's face was extremely ugly. After agonizing for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "All troops, retreat!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

From the city wall came the wild cheers of all the defenders!