At this moment, Li Xiaotian, filled with murderous intent, was rushing towards Zheng City at extreme speed. Wherever he passed, all things withered, and many animals that couldn't escape died almost instantly.
Li Xiaotian's current state was very strange. He was guided by rage and killing intent. All he thought about was killing! Killing! Killing! Revenge! To avenge Long Yi!!!
If anyone with insight were to see Li Xiaotian at this moment, they would undoubtedly exclaim that he had become a demon!
Indeed, Li Xiaotian had received the inheritance of the Demon Lord, and the Demon Lord was known as the foremost demon of ancient times, and there was a reason for that.
Demons were inherently bloodthirsty, killing according to their whims!
Before, when Li Xiaotian practiced demonic arts, he didn't feel any demonic impulses because he had experienced too much since childhood, and under normal circumstances, his emotions were beyond his control.
But today, he had lost control. Long Yi's death had dealt him too great a blow, causing the demonic nature within him to be unleashed, with endless demonic energy continuously emanating from his body.
At this moment, even the Demon Lord's black bead within him was emitting energy slightly faster than usual.
Time rewinded to an hour ago, outside Zheng City. The sounds of slaughter shook the heavens. The north city wall of Zheng City was completely destroyed, and dense crowds were fighting on the ground.
In the sky, over a dozen figures exuding terrifying auras, known as Emperor-level experts, were engaged in fierce combat. The invading enemies had ten Emperor-level powerhouses, while Zheng City only had three!
The armies of cultivators below the Emperor-level were four times more numerous on the enemy side than on Zheng City's!
The three Emperor-level experts of Zheng City were currently being besieged by three opponents each. They were heavily injured and on the verge of death, struggling to hold on. The battle had only lasted a few minutes, and they were already close to collapse.
The enemies were too strong and too numerous. Among the ten enemy Emperor-level experts, six were at the early stage, and three were at the middle stage, besieging the three defenders. What worried them the most was a late-stage Emperor-level expert hovering in the sky in the distance. If that person made a move, the three defenders would likely not even have a chance to resist.
On the ground, Zheng City currently had only thirty-five thousand troops, including five thousand demon soldiers. Although the enemy outnumbered them, the strength of the enemy forces was uneven, with many individuals possessing the strength of War Gods.
Moreover, the demon soldiers were extremely powerful. They had withstood the enemy's first wave of assault head-on, and not a single one had broken through their defense until now. It even seemed like they might counterattack.
However, everyone knew that no matter how strong the demon soldiers were, their role in this war was limited. The true determinants of the war's outcome were the Emperor-level experts.
Once Zheng City's three Emperor-level experts fell, the Great Qin army on the ground would face a massacre by the high-level Emperor-level experts.
"When will the reinforcements arrive? We can barely hold on!"
An Emperor-level expert from Zheng City murmured to himself. He was covered in wounds, his breath weak, and his heart filled with bitterness. If the three of them fell, Zheng City would be finished.
"Retreat!" someone shouted. The three quickly retreated, while at the same time, the city's thermal weapons instantly launched an assault towards the enemy's Emperor-level experts.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The roaring sounds echoed across the entire battlefield. However, this wave of thermal weapon strikes only slightly slowed down the enemy Emperor-level experts, allowing the three Emperor-level experts of Zheng City to retreat safely.
"What should we do? Should we just fight them to the death!"
One person said, holding out a button. This was a self-destruction device; each of them carried a small nuclear bomb.
"Zheng Long, calm down. Zheng City still has hundreds of thousands of ordinary people!"
A companion reminded him. They couldn't self-detonate. The power of a nuclear explosion was too immense. While it would certainly kill one or two Emperor-level experts, it would be even more devastating to their own side.
Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people behind them in Zheng City, even the tens of thousands of Great Qin soldiers beneath their feet would be implicated if they self-detonated.
"Damn it! These bastards, bringing ten Emperor-level experts, they really think highly of us."
Zheng Long cursed, took a deep breath, and the three of them charged forward again, as the enemy Emperor-level experts had already attacked.
"Boom!" Just then, a blinding light suddenly erupted from the distant sky, followed by a deafening explosion.
Everyone engaged in combat was stunned and instinctively looked over. The enemy Emperor-level experts all had solemn expressions. The energy produced by the explosion gave them a sense of dread.
"Is this Great Qin's trump card?"
The late-stage Emperor-level expert frowned slightly, a flicker of apprehension in his eyes. Even from a great distance, he could feel the terrifying energy fluctuations.
Meanwhile, the three of them, Zheng Long, Zheng Yu, and Zheng Hai, stood frozen. They were all too familiar with this sound. Someone had fallen, detonating themselves.
"You bastards, kill!!!"
Zheng Long and the other two instantly went berserk, their eyes turning scarlet. An Emperor-level expert on their side had fallen; their comrades were dead!
Since the Dragon King Hall and the Great Qin War Department had merged, after several battles, the personnel of both sides had completely integrated. Especially the Emperor-level experts of Great Qin, their relationships were extremely close. Now that someone had died, regardless of who it was, it filled Zheng Long and the others with grief and anger.
"Damn it, let's fight them!"
Zheng Long roared and charged directly at the enemy Emperor-level experts.
"Be careful, don't push them too hard. Great Qin's Emperor-level experts should all have this kind of backup!"
The late-stage Emperor-level expert transmitted a warning to his subordinates, his gaze fixed intently on Zheng Long and the others, preparing to strike a killing blow.
The nine enemy Emperor-level experts also slowed their assault as a result. They feared that the three Great Qin Emperor-level experts before them might reveal their trump cards like the distant explosion.
They did not want to suffer any losses at the last moment due to carelessness in a situation that was already a sure victory.
Unfortunately, they did not understand Great Qin. Zheng Long and the others would never detonate their nuclear bombs even if they were to die.
At the same time, behind Zheng City, ten colossal figures secretly infiltrated the city and were advancing towards the northern battlefield.
"We only have one chance. Once we attack, we must inflict the greatest damage on the enemy. Listen to my command later and do not act without authorization!"
This was the mecha squad supporting Zheng City. The captain was reminding his team members via radio. The enemy had too many Emperor-level experts, and there was also a late-stage Emperor-level expert.
If the Dragon God Mechas were to join the battle, they had to choose the right moment. If they acted rashly, the enemy would be on guard, and their role, the ten of them, would be very small, at most delaying the enemy's offensive.
But that was not what they wanted. It was the first appearance of the Dragon God Mechas, and they had to kill at least a few Emperor-level experts to christen their arrival.
Ten mechas arrived at the edge of the city wall, quietly lurking, and simultaneously transmitted a message to the three of them, Zheng Long, asking them to cooperate.
On the battlefield, the late-stage Emperor-level expert from the enemy side's eyes flickered with killing intent. He was preparing to make his move, confident that he could kill two Emperor-level experts with one strike, leaving them no chance to use their trump cards.
"Compress their space to act. Later, I will kill two of them, and you all will kill the other one. It must be a swift kill!"
The old man transmitted his orders, his long sword humming slightly in his hand. This was a Heavenly Soldier!