"Charge!"
The voices of the crowd rose in a powerful chorus, their morale soaring to its peak.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan led the charge, their blades and swords a blur of motion, leaving a trail of slain outer realm demons behind them.
Inspired by the pair, the reinforcements fought with reckless abandon, slashing at any outer realm demon they encountered, hacking at any demon tribesman in sight.
The outer realm demons, terrified and disoriented, began to retreat in disarray.
Blood stained the earth, and a thick carpet of corpses lay strewn about, a mix of outer realm demons and fallen reinforcements.
While the demons were vanquished, the reinforcements felt a surge of triumph. Yet, when their own comrades fell, sorrow also washed over them.
However, the reinforcements had no time for mourning. They channeled their grief into strength, pressing their attack against the outer realm demons.
Blood splattered, and limbs flew.
Some, mortally wounded, charged into the demon ranks with suicidal resolve, detonating themselves.
The fallen were honored, further bolstering the reinforcements' morale.
The living wept, but in an instant, they would drag their weary bodies forward, to fight the outer realm demons anew.
The reinforcements knew no despair, no fear. All they held was the conviction to annihilate the outer realm demons and the loyalty to protect Zhanlan Star.
With their formidable momentum, the reinforcements soon cleared one-fifth of the area outside the Tianyuan Empire.
Before long, the leaders of the outer realm demons besieging the Tianyuan Empire received the news. After deliberation, they left a small contingent to continue attacking the Nine Cauldrons Demon Extermination Array, while the majority turned to face the reinforcements.
A demon leader, with the head of a bull and the body of a man, bellowed from the air, "You damned prey, how dare you sneak attack! Today, I, this general, will slaughter every last one of you!"
With that, he hefted a colossal axe and charged towards the reinforcements.
The axe handle alone was five meters long, and the axe head was forged from deep-sea profound iron, weighing no less than five thousand jin.
Yet, this five-thousand-jin weight seemed as light as a wooden stick in the hands of the bull-headed demon leader.
Wielding his five-thousand-jin axe, the bull-headed demon leader cut through the reinforcement ranks as if they were mere air.
The reinforcement formation was thrown into chaos, and within two breaths, ten men fell beneath the colossal axe.
Seeing this, Zi Linling cried out, her feet dancing the Phantom Dragon Steps, as she surged towards the bull-headed demon leader.
Her Dragon Scale Dagger unleashed a blade of energy that slammed into the giant axe, creating waves of energy that sent nearby outer realm demons and reinforcements alike flying.
The bull-headed demon leader, seeing his axe blocked, seethed with rage.
But as he looked upon the peerless beauty before him, he let out a lewd chuckle, propped his axe on the ground, and lecherously asked, "A delicate beauty such as yourself, would you be willing to warm this general's bed tonight?"
To be molested by a bull-headed monster, Zi Linling could not help but be enraged.
Her eyes blazed with icy fury, and her spiritual energy surged into the Dragon Scale Dagger. The dagger unleashed thirty blades of energy, which struck with lightning speed towards the bull-headed demon leader's neck.
The bull-headed demon leader chuckled, raising his giant axe to meet the onslaught.
"Bang!"
The axe and the energy blades collided, once again creating massive waves that swept out for a hundred zhang.
Within a hundred zhang radius, the ground was stripped bare, and both reinforcements and outer realm demons were thrown back.
"Little vixen, you have quite some strength! This way, this general won't have to worry about you not being able to handle me tonight!"
His brazenly lustful grin incensed Zi Linling, filling her with murderous intent.
"You court death!"
Zi Linling roared, throwing a "Five Elements Blast" while simultaneously, the energy blades from her Dragon Scale Dagger surged, expanding from thirty zhang to a hundred zhang long.
The "Five Elements Blast" shot directly towards the bull-headed demon leader's massive bull eyes, while the energy blade from the Dragon Scale Dagger aimed for his most vital spot, ascending to cleave him in two.
Though the bull-headed demon leader had been guarding against Zi Linling's attack, he had not anticipated her unleashing two simultaneous blows.
At this moment, if he were to block the "Five Elements Blast," the Dragon Scale Dagger would surely sever his manhood.
But if he were to block the Dragon Scale Dagger, the "Five Elements Blast" would undoubtedly blind him.
In this perilous situation, the bull-headed demon leader could only retreat rapidly.
Since he could not face the attack head-on, he had to dodge.
However, he was unaware that his glib remarks had touched a sensitive nerve.
A dragon has a reverse scale; to touch it is to incite its wrath.
How could Ye Lingyuan allow someone who insulted Zi Linling to live?
As Zi Linling launched her dual assault, Ye Lingyuan's Heaven-Breaking Sword also unleashed a hundred-zhang blade of energy, its target the bull-headed demon leader's neck.
Thus, the bull-headed demon leader's fate was sealed.
Attacks from both the front and back converged.
As the bull-headed demon leader took two steps back, he felt a chill at his neck.
He tried to dodge, but it was too late.
Zi Linling's Dragon Scale Dagger arrived as expected, severing his manhood and slicing upwards through his abdomen.
Simultaneously, Ye Lingyuan's Heaven-Breaking Sword sliced through his neck.
His bull head separated from his human body, and his torso was cleaved in two.
"Pfft!"
Blood sprayed out like a fountain of crimson.
A hush fell over the battlefield as both sides froze, stunned.
"Good!"
From the reinforcement ranks, someone shouted, instantly bringing both sides back to their senses.
"Good!"
The reinforcements cheered in unison, their morale surging once more.
On the side of the outer realm demons, their spirit faltered considerably.
"General Bull Head is dead!"
"The invincible General Bull Head is actually dead!"
The outer realm demons were filled with disbelief, yet fear began to creep in.
Soon, some demons turned and fled.
Fear, like panic, was contagious, and once the first ran, others would surely follow.
Without the will to resist, the outer realm demons allowed the reinforcements to clear the area much faster.
Soon, half of the territory outside the Tianyuan Empire was cleared.
However, General Bull Head was not the only leader of the outer realm demons.
A colossal black ape, ten zhang tall, blocked the escape route of the fleeing demons.
With a single stomp, it crushed a large number of the escaping outer realm demons.
At the same time, a voice like thunder and drums emanated from the black ape, "Those who flee without fighting shall be executed without mercy!"
The fleeing outer realm demons, terrified by the black ape's might, trembled and halted in their tracks.
"Hmph! You cannot even stop a few lowly prey, what use are you?"