Chapter 860: The War Begins

"The, the barrier is shattered. How is this possible?" Watatsuki no Yorihime stared at the sky with an expression of disbelief.

"This barrier was established jointly by Mother, Master Eirin, and several Lunar Sages. Just what kind of person could break it in such a short amount of time?" Watatsuki no Toyohime could not help but grip the fan in her hand tightly.

"Is this Lingyun's ability?" In her own room, Yagokoro Eirin gazed at the shattered barrier, a hint of complexity in her eyes.

"The Lunar Great Barrier has been shattered! Everyone, now is the time to show our might to the people of the Moon Capital!" A Great Youkai with keen eyesight saw the Lunar Great Barrier shrouding the Moon Capital in the distance shatter and could not help but roar aloud.

"Kill!" Seeing this, many Youkai let out roars and lunged toward the direction of the Moon Capital.

Although the gravity on the Lunar Surface is different from that on the ground, this was not something difficult for the Youkai to overcome; furthermore, the time Lingyun took to break the Lunar Great Barrier was enough for them to adjust their states.

The Youkai who rushed out from their hiding places were quickly captured by the Moon Capital's monitoring system, and for a time, alarm sounds resounded throughout the entire Moon Capital.

"Ground Youkai invasion?" When the Watatsuki sisters appeared in the command room, this was the report they heard.

"This, how is this possible? How could ground Youkai invade the Moon Capital? How did they come to the Lunar Surface? How dare they?" Facing this situation, a hint of astonishment could not help but appear on Watatsuki no Yorihime's face.

"Although the Lunar Great Barrier was destroyed, this defensive city wall is also quite a headache." Yakumo Yukari looked at the Youkai troops constantly approaching in this direction and pointed at the defensive wall below.

"Leave it to me. Presumably, by this time, Yagokoro Eirin and those Lunar Sages should be reacting soon. You shouldn't have any problem holding Yagokoro Eirin back, right?" Lingyun asked.

"That goes without saying." Yakumo Yukari covered half her face with her fan and said with a giggle. "As for Tsukuyomi, I'm afraid I'll have to leave that to you."

After absorbing Lingyun's Source Power earlier, Yakumo Yukari faintly felt the Demon Power within her body boiling, touching a barrier she had never touched before. Based on this alone, she felt that when facing Yagokoro Eirin, she would not fall into a disadvantageous position.

Lingyun's figure landed before the Moon Capital's defensive wall. The automatic weapons set on the wall captured Lingyun's figure at the first moment, and powerful firepower formed a lethal net of fire, wanting to put Lingyun to death.

Lingyun let out a cold snort, and a Protective Qi Shield expanded around him, easily deflecting all the attacks landing on him. Subsequently, a blue figure appeared behind him, and terrifying energy fluctuations began to ripple on Lingyun's fist.

"God Fist Smash!"

Lingyun struck the city wall heavily with one punch. On the city wall, which had endured thousands of years of time without a single scar, cracks suddenly appeared centered on the point of impact of Lingyun's fist. The cracks began to spread rapidly, covering the wall in front of Lingyun. Immediately, amidst a violent booming sound, a huge breach appeared in the sturdy city wall.

The Youkai troops who arrived later looked at that huge breach, and a hint of pleasant surprise appeared on their faces. If they could invade directly into the Moon Capital through this breach, they would inevitably be able to greatly reduce their own casualties.

At the same time, the various Sages of the Moon Capital also received the latest intelligence: ground Youkai had invaded.

Upon receiving this intelligence, these Lunar Sages were all in disbelief. The Youkai, whom they had always regarded as a place of filth, actually dared to launch an attack on their Moon Capital. However, whether it was the shattered Lunar Great Barrier or the booming sounds that had come earlier, both had clearly told them that the event had already occurred.

"How exactly are those Moon Rabbits observing the Lunar Surface working? They didn't know anything about this matter at all." A Lunar Sage directly smashed the armrest of their chair.

"Who exactly gave these Youkai the guts to dare to attack the Moon Capital?" Another female Lunar Sage was likewise furious.

"Everyone, it's useless to say anything now. The event has already happened. What we need to do now is to completely shatter those Youkai who dare to invade the Moon Capital!" A Lunar Sage said.

"Fine, then let us go and see just how much ability these Youkai who dare to invade the Moon Capital have." As a Lunar Sage spoke, their figure had already disappeared into the Void.

"The resistance of the Moon Capital is a bit beyond my expectations!" Yakumo Yukari looked at the first line of defense that had completely collapsed under the attack of ten thousand Youkai, a hint of astonishment in her tone.

Whether the strength of the Moon Capital is strong or not, it is naturally extremely strong. Those who could be brought to the Moon Capital by Tsukuyomi were certainly not mediocre. Coupled with the special nature of the Moon Capital, which gave them long lives, over the long passage of time, the strength of the Moon Capital had naturally become much stronger. Originally, Yakumo Yukari thought that attacking the Moon Capital would not be an easy task, and even breaking through the first line of defense would require a certain amount of time and cost, but now it seemed that was not the case.

"No, no, no, Yukari, you are truly underestimating the Moon Capital. The reason why the ten thousand Youkai were able to so easily destroy the first line of defense of the Moon Capital is due to many reasons. Our attack on the Moon Capital this time was a surprise raid for which they were completely unprepared. If the Moon Capital had known about this matter in advance and prepared for this battle, they would definitely have been able to give the ten thousand Youkai, who had no understanding of the Moon Capital, a head-on blow at the very beginning of the battle.

Moreover, as soon as we made our move, we used the most tyrannical means to shatter the Lunar Great Barrier and collapse their defensive wall, which caused a huge blow to their morale. Most importantly, the Moon Capital has been peaceful for too long, so long that many people have forgotten what war is. In this situation, the instantaneous collapse of the first line of defense is nothing more than an expected matter." Lingyun said.

"Lingyun, you seem to have forgotten one point, and that is Yagokoro Eirin!" Mentioning Yagokoro Eirin, there was still a hint of wariness in Yakumo Yukari's tone. "If this Lunar War were commanded by her, even under these various unfavorable circumstances, this first line of defense could not have collapsed so easily as scheduled."

"Although the progress below is smooth, once those Lunar Sages react, it will inevitably be a bitter battle." Lingyun said. "You all stay here and look after the battlefield. If there are any rotten fellows among those Sages, just send them on their way while you're at it."

No one responded to Lingyun's words, but the shadow under Lingyun's feet appeared to twist abnormally, after which several shadows split from his shadow and disappeared into the battlefield.

"Yukari, I'll leave this side to you. I'm going to meet that legendary Lunar Goddess, Tsukuyomi." Lingyun said to Yakumo Yukari, after which his figure turned into a stream of light, directly breaking through the Moon Capital's firepower net and rushing toward the most luxurious building in the center of the Moon Capital.