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Chapter 116 Beast Tide 18
Yan Xuan examined her carefully and thought that his junior sister Cheng Jiu was truly talented. He couldn't help but admire how she managed to layer so many runes together.
Even a layman like him felt dizzy and disoriented. There were also disciples of Fu Feng nearby who looked at those runes as if they had found a treasure.
Although they knew that Cheng Jiu had engraved many runes on the cannons, she had not been famous before, and in their eyes, engraving these runes on weapons was heresy, especially since the layers upon layers of them were not aesthetically pleasing to them.
But the cannons that survived the attacks of the demon birds were beautiful in their eyes. What did aesthetics matter? Practicality was enough; practicality was beauty itself!
How come it gets completely refreshed the more it's attacked? Its defensive power is too strong, and the runes seem to vaguely resemble an array.
Rune array?
The disciples of the Formation Peak followed closely behind the disciples of the Rune Peak, confirming with utmost care that it was indeed a rune array. These runes, though seemingly chaotic and disordered, were actually inscribed according to a certain array sequence and could be fused together so perfectly.
These disciples were all struck by the power of being outdated. Are all disciples these days so stubborn?
In fact, the biggest blow should be to the disciples of the Weapon Peak. The former disciples of the Pill Peak had already been overshadowed by Cheng Jiu, and now Cheng Jiu has actually forged two strange-looking magic weapons, which seem to be of a high grade.
The disciples of Qifeng were then brought out to demonstrate their junior sister's skill in weapon crafting.
As a result, the cannon's power and quality struck three onlookers in succession.
Absolutely amazing!
He inwardly scoffed at Cheng Jiu's inhuman behavior, but immediately turned his attention to the cannon, carefully studying the weapon-refining techniques Cheng Jiu had used on it.
After watching it, they all wondered how Cheng Jiu managed to achieve something that was both rough and exquisite.
Why is it described as rough? Because it lacks the specific structure, only resembling the shape, but the craftsmanship in forging and manufacturing the cannons is clearly quite superb.
The cannon's power comes entirely from the runes and formations. The Weapon Peak, which should have been able to learn from it, found it useless, but the disciples of the Formation Peak and Rune Peak treasured it. Not to mention its defense, especially for Cheng Jiu, whose strength is low and whose equipment is of a low grade, she actually has a decent defensive capability.
In other words, it's incredibly cost-effective. Cheng Jiu's rune defense is comparable to that of an eighth or ninth-tier defensive rune or formation. But how difficult is it to make defensive runes and formations? Not only are there few people who know how, but the materials used are also extremely rare.
Most importantly, they can replicate it!
And this thing isn't disposable!
They could completely learn from it and use it in their own carved talismans and formations. Moreover, they couldn't even imagine how many runes were on it!
These runes are enough for them to study for a long time!
This is a cannon with a very high cost-performance ratio, okay?
With the cannon displaying its formidable power, the others were even more eager to see what other weapon Cheng Jiu would bring out.
Cheng Jiu took out the Nebula Iron Bullet, which was 3 meters long and incredibly heavy.
But Cheng Jiu had trained his body, so a mere weight was no problem for him. As for the recoil, it has been said that Cheng Jiu had crafted a fake Gatling gun.
As the magazine was loaded with the Cheng-9 and the trigger was pulled, a massive amount of bullets poured down.
The targeted monster was instantly reduced to mincemeat.
Those present couldn't help but gasp, and their gazes towards Gatling changed completely.
That's too intense and too cruel! But it's also so cool!
Zhao Wenqi's eyes lit up, and his tone was full of anticipation: "Junior Sister, I see your hand is hurting from holding it, let your senior brother help you try it!"
He spoke with great conviction, as if he truly wanted to solve Cheng Jiu's problems.
Cheng Jiu hadn't had enough fun yet. Who could possibly enjoy the Gatling gun that he controlled himself and unleashed devastating firepower?
Because the firepower here was too intense and too cruel, some of the monsters were showing signs of retreating amidst the immense firepower.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Jiu handed the Gatling gun to Zhao Wenqi, who was overjoyed and charged into the monster horde with the gun on his back.
The effect was obvious, but the drawbacks were even more obvious. Without ammunition resupply, it would be gone after a dozen minutes of high-intensity firepower!
Fortunately, this was a fake Gatling gun. Pulling the trigger again, bursts of flame shot out from the Gatling gun, indicating that the runes were beginning to activate.
It does have some power, but it's nothing compared to the previous meteorite iron bullets.
The disciples of Qifeng standing nearby had their eyes light up when they saw the power of the meteorite iron bullet.
Meteorites were considered useless because they did not guide spiritual energy, until recently when it was discovered that they could fix the effects of spiritual artifacts, and their prices have slowly increased.
But now that we see its destructive power, the price of meteorite iron will probably rise.
After all, meteorite iron is not something from the mainland; it is formed when a meteorite falls from the sky and lands on the ground. Only a small piece of meteorite iron will appear from a large meteorite.
Especially after the Heavenly Dao awakened, fewer meteorites fell from the sky, resulting in a decrease in the production of meteorite iron.
Most of them were obtained from ancient secret realms. Some powerful beings liked to use meteorite iron to seal their treasures.
Although the Gatling gun has many shortcomings, it's cool. Not to mention Zhao Wenqi, every disciple of Tifeng wants one.
Other disciples who like this kind of powerful firepower also really like it. This kind of thing is like a Gundam figure. So what if it's expensive? The price is just a negligible drawback.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is that cannon. It is powerful and has high defense, so its effect in this beast tide is quite obvious. Putting aside everything else, it is an artifact, and more importantly, it does not consume spiritual energy.
It's not that it's completely bad, but since it's extracted from the air, and most of the modern cultivation world is geared towards serving people, most spiritual artifacts need to be activated by people.
That's why defending a city is so tiring. But this cannon is different; it can fire itself. If it were even more intelligent and could reload itself, that would be even better.
Yan Xuan thought this was a great idea. If the entire city gate was equipped with these cannons, the pressure on them to defend the city would be greatly reduced. Would defending the city still be tiring?
Thinking about it, he was incredibly excited! But reality quickly brought him back to his senses. The cost of such a cannon was too high; it was unrealistic. At least the cost had to be reduced. With that in mind, he decided to discuss with his junior sister, Cheng Jiu, about developing a more cost-effective cannon!
He'll cover the research and development costs!
"Junior Sister Cheng Jiu, what do you think?" Yan Xuan expressed his opinion.
Cheng Jiu certainly had no objection, but she still hesitated because she didn't know the actual structure of a cannon.
This cannon was also built to fight against the beast tide.
She can't do it alone. Maybe she can work with her senior brothers and sisters from Qifeng, Fufeng, and Zhenfeng to research and develop a cannon with the best cost performance!
Seeing that Cheng Jiu agreed, the other senior brothers and sisters immediately came out and eagerly pulled Cheng Jiu away.
The cannons and Gatling guns remained in place to fight the beast tide.
The onlookers were still somewhat unsatisfied. Although they dared not approach the city wall again, they could still glimpse the power of the weapon forged by Cheng Jiu from afar.
They didn't leave because they knew the Guiyuan Sect disciples guarding the city were extremely strong. Now that they had witnessed Cheng Jiu's strength alone, they were even less willing to leave.
They wanted to see the strength of the immortals who would follow. Most importantly, these immortals did not drive them away. If they were not driven away, then no one wanted to leave.
Watching excitement and battles is human nature.
The main problem is that all the disciples of the Guiyuan Sect were forcibly controlled by the two magical artifacts crafted by Chen Jiu.
The city lord and the others wanted to drive them away, but seeing that Yan Xuan and Zhao Wenqi didn't say anything, they didn't do anything.
See? See? As long as they don't get too close to the city walls and interfere with the battle, it's fine!
The Lord of Youlan City is quite fond of his city's residents in certain aspects. He didn't become the city lord solely through his own strength and the Guiyuan Sect; he is also very beloved throughout Youlan City.
Although Cheng Jiu was taken away, her friends remained where they were.
Yingyue looked around. She still had a mission to complete. So many pills! Her senior brother was really using her like an animal. Time was tight and the mission was heavy. Of course, Yingyue couldn't let Wen Sishu relax here. She would be jealous!
So he pulled Wen Sishu towards the camp to refine elixirs.
I was still inwardly marveling at how fast the alchemy world had changed. So many pills could be produced in just three days.
It's not that she can't, it's just that she has to keep practicing, but who can practice indefinitely? The consumption of spiritual energy alone is something no one can withstand.
After the two alchemists left, all that remained were pure combatants.
This time, too many disciples were attracted. The leaders of the other three city walls were excited when they saw the four people left behind. These were all powerful fighters.
Zhao Wenqi was the same. Although the city's defense forces were not lacking, the previous beast tide had left them with psychological trauma, and they wanted to recruit anyone who could fight.
The four were quickly divided up. The two brothers, Gong Cheng and Gong Yu, did not want to be separated. Zhao Wenqi originally thought he could at least get one of the four.
In the end, he could only watch with a heavy heart as Liu Rui of Zhenfeng pulled them away, and he, as the senior brother of Tifeng, didn't get a single one in order to show the demeanor of the leader of the peak.
Actually, he didn't want this kind of demeanor, but those three beasts, who had been guarding the city with him these past few days, knew his personality and had already put him on a pedestal, quickly dividing up these junior brothers.
Let them give him no chance to be shameless! That's enough! He's strong, but it's tiring for him to defend the front wall by himself, okay?
He could only watch his four junior brothers leave with reluctance, but fortunately, the two weapons that Cheng Jiu had forged were still on his city wall.
Seeing the cannon restart, he jumped down with the Gatling gun in his hand.
Putting everything else aside, even if the power wasn't enough, Cheng Jiu's Gatling gun was incredibly sturdy.
It's also much more convenient to use as a weapon than his spiked club; it can be used for both ranged and melee attacks.
Moreover, this weapon also has a built-in cleaning function, mainly because Cheng Jiu didn't expect anyone to use her Gatling gun as a stick.
No bullets are like a stick that's on fire.
That's enough.
On the other hand, Liu Rui felt he had hit the jackpot. Others might not know the abilities of his two junior brothers, but he certainly did.
These are formation prodigies that even our master has high hopes for. I never expected that in just a few years, my two junior brothers would break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
He didn't know when Gongcheng and Gongyu had broken through, and he was secretly disappointed. If he had known that the two of them had broken through, he would have shamelessly recruited them into his team.
Actually, he didn't have this idea before the beast tide started. It was just that the shortage of manpower caused by the beast tide was driving him crazy!
In the past, there was always an elder from the back mountain to oversee the beast tides, and no matter how powerful they were, there was never a situation where a city was lost.
But this time, almost all the elders from the back mountain went to the battlefield outside the domain, and the city was guarded by these young disciples. And the strength of the demon beasts did not decrease, so wouldn't the pressure of guarding the city be great?
Being able to retreat to Youlan City is already quite good. If they were to continue defending their original city, they would be trapped like turtles in a jar, facing certain death.
This defense of the city almost caused all the young elders, who were the main fighting force, to suffer from a fear of insufficient firepower.
They were incredibly hungry for combat power, wanting to recruit anyone they saw.
But reality doesn't allow it because there aren't many who meet their requirements.
Unlike the elders of Guiyuan Sect, the Dao Integration Realm cultivators in the city are strong, but their combat power is too weak. If the two sides were to fight, these Nascent Soul Realm disciples would be able to suppress these Dao Integration Realm cultivators.
Moreover, they were all patriarchs of their clans. While rogue cultivators were better off, the combat power of clan patriarchs was even lower. Therefore, even if they retreated from a small city to Youlan City, they would still be the main fighting force defending the city.
These patriarchs don't usually participate in defending the city; they only intervene during times of crisis.
Because they simply don't have the ability to fight for as long as we do, and can only unleash their power for a limited time, it's better to let them defend the city than to use them as leverage in times of crisis.
The main force defending the city consisted of these Nascent Soul stage disciples who led the teams. When asked if the pressure on the city defense had decreased, the answer was yes, but for these disciples who led the teams, it was completely imperceptible.
Liu Rui did not mention that Gong Cheng and Gong Yu did not use array cultivation techniques and were unaware of array formations.
One of them wielded a dragon-tipped spear, and the other used the Cold-Stabilizing Bow. Liu Rui initially thought they were ranged array cultivators, but he watched as Gong Cheng charged directly into the beast tide.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and flames shot in all directions. The palace was wielding its dragon-tipped spear with tremendous power amidst the beast tide.
On the other side, Gong Yu was keeping a close eye on his brother. The demonic beasts that tried to ambush his brother were all killed by his Dinghan Bow. The cold arrows fell continuously, freezing into ice. The weaker demonic beasts could hardly move under the coldness of his arrows and were killed by Gong Yu.
The two brothers worked together seamlessly, and the number of monsters in the beast tide visibly decreased.
These demonic beasts roared and attacked the arrogant person who had intruded into their ranks.
Meanwhile, the demonic birds in the sky also attacked Gong Yu.
The two of them didn't tolerate it at all.
Gongcheng returned to the city wall and handed his Dragon-Tipped Spear to Gongyu.
The Dragon-Tip Spear rapidly shrank and was launched by Gong Yu like an arrow.
Gong Yu activated the dragon spirit within the Dragon-Tip Spear at the opportune moment.
The fire dragon roared as it burst through the wall from the dragon-tipped spear, roaming freely in the sky.
It is a creature of heaven and earth, and most of the attacks from the demon bird are ineffective against it.
As it continued to wander, the demonic birds in the sky fell like rain.
It was swallowed by the monster below.
This method is very powerful, but it is also quite energy-consuming.
Within an hour, Gongcheng, drenched in cold sweat, withdrew his Dragon-Tip Spear.
But upon closer inspection, the flock of demonic birds on the horizon had already sunk in half.
The results were fruitful.
Gong Yu was not to be outdone. The combination of the formation and the Frost-Stabilizing Bow resulted in a thousand miles of ice. Under this effect, the demonic beasts could not move an inch and could only watch helplessly as they were harvested like wooden stakes.