Chapter 373: The Collapsed Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower
Chapter 373: Chapter 373: The Collapsed Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower
Fang Long roared, "Fully activate the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower!"
Activating the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower required the consumption of Top-grade Spirit Stones and a massive amount of High-grade Spirit Stones. Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be fully activated; only a portion would be turned on, just enough to cover Liuguang City.
However, the elite legions of the Ghost-devouring Demon Race had all been deployed, so Fang Long naturally wouldn’t be stingy with the Spirit Stone consumption.
In the center of Liuguang City, atop the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower, waves of mysterious Spirit Patterns emerged. A vast wave of Spiritual Power surged into the sky, spreading out in all directions.
An area of fifty li in every direction was enveloped by that clear, powerful Spiritual Power.
Within the range of the Spiritual Power, all the Spiritual Spear Beasts found it easier to mobilize their Spiritual Power, and their attacks grew stronger.
The Defense Barriers on the Demon Turtle Barrier War Chariots immediately began to weaken.
Meanwhile, looks of discomfort appeared on the faces of all the elite Void Demon Warriors.
The Void Demon Marquises, who had been effortlessly using their Demon Spears to bombard the Spiritual Spear Beasts from over ten kilometers away, now ceased their fire. It wasn’t that they could no longer attack the Spiritual Spear Beasts from that distance, but the Power of Void Demon required to do so had increased severalfold.
Under the effects of the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower, the Void Demon Clan was weakened while the Human Race was strengthened. If not for the immense cost of activating the tower and the lack of an inside man, the Ghost-devouring Demon Race would have never been able to breach Liuguang City.
Duke Balverly sneered, crushed a black bead in his hand, and roared, "What an irritating Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower! Make your move!"
「Inside Liuguang City, at the location of the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower.」
Sun Liang stood within the Barrier of the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower. His right hand suddenly grew warm, and he let out a soft sigh, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.
"Old Sun, what are you sighing about? In this battle, we have Shu Feng supporting us. We’re guaranteed to win! As long as we defend the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower, that Ghost-devouring Demon army is doomed!"
"Once we defend Liuguang City, we can use it as a base to fight our way back. When that happens, we’ll all be great heroes. Every one of us will be able to advance to Spirit Venerable!" Zhou Chen said with a light chuckle.
The Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower was of the utmost importance, the key to defending Liuguang City. Fang Long had assigned his two sworn brothers and trusted confidants, Zhou Chen and Sun Liang, to guard it.
Near the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower, the Spiritual Power was incredibly dense, repelling the Power of Void Demon. Even if a Void Demon Duke were to launch a direct assault, Zhou Chen and Sun Liang, working together with the five hundred elite Fang Clan Warriors stationed nearby, could certainly hold their own for a while.
"Sorry, brother!"
Sun Liang sighed softly. A jet-black Long Sword suddenly appeared in his right hand. The blade shot out like a meteor, fast as lightning, and instantly pierced through Zhou Chen’s heart. A terrifying Sword Qi erupted, directly blasting Zhou Chen into pieces.
"Zhou Chen has defected to the Void Demons! The evidence is irrefutable! Lord Fang Long gave me a secret order to execute Zhou Chen and his accomplices! Go! Kill his accomplices!"
With a fierce roar, Sun Liang led his own trusted men to attack Zhou Chen’s followers.
"Stop! I haven’t betrayed anyone!"
"Stop! What are you doing?"
"..."
Caught completely off guard by the surprise attack, Zhou Chen’s men screamed as they fell one after another into pools of their own blood.
Sun Liang waved his hand, and a black sphere shot out like a cannonball, slamming into the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower.
The moment the black sphere struck the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower, it transformed into a bizarre black light that enveloped the entire structure.
CRACK!!
A series of crisp cracking sounds rang out. Covered by the black light, countless strange fissures appeared all over the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower.
Within a few breaths, the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower was corrupted by the black light, and all of its Spiritual Light vanished.
"Commander, what are you doing?"
A Warrior under Sun Liang’s command asked, his face filled with disbelief.
"Sorry. I’m the real traitor!"
Sun Liang gave a grim smile. A Magic Sword appeared in his hand, and channeling a bizarre Demon Light, he slashed the Warrior.
The Warrior’s body was instantly split in two, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"Goodbye. You can all stay here and wait for death!"
Sun Liang smiled faintly. His body flickered, and like a bolt of lightning, he darted into a small alley. After a few leaps, he disappeared completely. ’I’ve completed my mission. Now I just have to save my own skin, and a future of endless glory and wealth awaits me.’
BOOM!!
The corrupted Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower suddenly trembled and then erupted in a terrifying, earth-shattering explosion, sending countless fragments flying in all directions.
"What’s happening?"
"It collapsed! The Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower collapsed!"
"Dammit, there’s a traitor!"
"We’re done for!"
"..."
On the city walls, the faces of the elite Fang Clan Warriors changed drastically as they watched the Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower collapse. A look of Despair flashed in everyone’s eyes.
The Level 1 Spiritual Ability Tower was Liuguang City’s ultimate defense and the spiritual pillar that had allowed all the Fang Clan Warriors to hold on until now. With its collapse, the morale of the elite Fang Clan forces crumbled, and Despair filled their eyes.
"I am still here! I am Fang Long! I will stay here and fight with you until the very last moment! I will live and die with my brothers!"
Fang Long activated his Spiritual Power, and his voice echoed throughout Liuguang City.
"The Grand General is still here!"
"He hasn’t abandoned us!"
"The Grand General will fight alongside us to the very end! Even if we die, it’ll be worth it!"
"It’s worth laying down our lives for the Grand General!"
"..."
Hearing Fang Long’s voice, the morale of the elite Fang Clan forces immediately began to recover. Countless gazes, burning with fervor, fell upon him.
’The Noble Families certainly produce talented people!’
Shu Feng watched the majestic and charismatic Fang Long, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.
The elites of the Noble Families and Clans received the best education from a young age. Although there were many degenerate scions among the various Noble Families and Clans, there was no shortage of top-tier elites.
Geniuses like Li Xuan Yi, Jiang Chao, Fang Long, Zhao Zixing, and Zhu Chenyu were representatives of these top-tier elites from the Noble Families and Clans. Zhu Hao, whom Shu Feng had killed, was a typical example of a degenerate scion from one such family.
A look of delight flashed in Duke Balverly’s eyes as he commanded, "Fang Long, the defender of Liuguang City! He is indeed an outstanding genius of the Human Race. A pity he is about to die here! Attack!"
The Void Demon Marquises and Void Demon Counts all raised their Demon Spears and fired upon Liuguang City, which was over ten li away.
The Spiritual Spear Beasts were all squishy targets; if they were hit by the Void Demon Marquises or Void Demon Counts, they would be killed instantly.