Chapter 1173: Cooperative Defense of the City

Given the current situation, Ye Liuyun doesn't need to explain or rally anyone; everyone immediately obeys and readies for battle.

The city is breached; everyone will suffer.

And now they are surrounded on all sides, unable to break out.

Ye Liuyun promptly releases the three hundred stone puppets and incorporates them into the defense force.

The Seventh Prince looks at the stone puppets, feeling uneasy, but now can't afford to linger.

The ferocious beasts on all sides are too many, and the Beast King keeps urging them. More beasts keep pouring into the siege force.

If the Beast King weren't influencing them, Wu Qingcheng's war horn would surely control those beasts.

But compared with the Beast King, Wu Qingcheng's cultivation level is far lower, so the horn's power is limited and its effect on the beasts is minimal.

Some beasts have already charged to the foot of the city.

Ye Liuyun immediately activates the Formation, slaying all the beasts that enter it.

Looking at the sky‑filled beasts outside the city, those inside are terrified.

At this moment they fight a do‑or‑die battle; if they fail to hold the city, death is certain.

Then they see that not only the ground but also the sky is filled with all kinds of flying birds attacking the city.

All the attacks are borne by the Formation made of Formation Flags, and the pressure is immense.

"Attack the birds in the sky."

At Ye Liuyun's command, everyone attacks those birds.

Ye Liuyun's Primordial Spirit Secret Technique instantly gathers tens of thousands of spirit arrows and fires them at the birds.

Although numerous, the spirit arrows have limited effect on high‑level birds; they can only kill lower‑level ones, serving to block their assault on the Formation.

The high‑level birds are dealt with by other beasts or Martial Cultivators, using divine artifacts or True Essence to attack.

They are fighting when the Crown Prince suddenly comes to Ye Liuyun.

"I have some weapons; I'll lend them to your puppets first. Without weapons, direct attacks waste Spirit Stones!"

The Crown Prince also worries that the over three thousand Metal Puppets will exhaust the Spirit Stones, which would doom them. Right now those puppets are more useful than they are.

The Crown Prince carries a large stock of high‑rank weapons—knives, swords, spears, bows, crossbows—everything he has saved to form a private army.

In this emergency, he can only lend them to Ye Liuyun for now.

Ye Liuyun doesn't hesitate and immediately has the puppets take the weapons.

Each puppet receives a bow or crossbow, plus a weapon.

Then Ye Liuyun uses Divine Sense to adjust the puppets' formation and defense, putting them in optimal attack condition.

Once armed, the puppets' attacks become far stronger. With bows and crossbows, they can strike from a distance instantly.

Ye Liuyun and his clones also step forward, drawing bows to target the high‑level beasts.

In an instant the beasts suffer massive losses. The ones charging at the front are felled by Ye Liuyun's arrow rain before they can reach the Formation.

The birds in the sky are mostly shot down and dare not approach the city, keeping their distance.

The battle stalls; the beasts temporarily retreat.

As they leave, they carry away any visible beast corpses as food, leaving nothing for Ye Liuyun.

Meanwhile, the outer beasts gather in greater numbers, clearly brewing a stronger next wave.

Ye Liuyun and the others convene to devise a plan.

"We have three days left; if we can hold the city, the Token will take us away," Ye Liuyun encourages everyone.

Three days isn't long, but withstanding so many beasts' attacks is very hard.

"Who still has Spirit Stones? The puppets need energy!" Ye Liuyun begins a collective call.

He sends out puppets; everyone contributes Spirit Stones—it makes sense.

"We also need large‑scale lethal weapons; bows alone may not stop several waves," Zhuge Feiyu suggests.

Thus everyone hands over Spirit Stones to Ye Liuyun, who assigns the task to the Skeleton Puppet to distribute them to the Metal and stone puppets.

"For large‑scale lethal weapons, my Soul Banner counts as one; I'll use the Soul Banner in the next battle."

Ye Liuyun volunteers it.

"I still have some thunderbolts!" the Seventh Prince says.

These thunderbolts were originally saved for when he faced a strong siege, and now he brings them out.

Each thunderbolt is fist‑sized, packed with energy and steel beads; when thrown, the energy detonates, scattering the beads and causing wide‑area damage.

The others each take some thunderbolts.

Later, the Fourth Prince produces several Warships. Their firepower far exceeds that of a single Martial Cultivator. The ships don't need to be crewed; they just require someone to load Spirit Stones and fire energy beams.

So Ye Liuyun positions the Warships around the city walls and assigns personnel to operate their attack systems.

Everyone contributes whatever they can, treating the city walls as their lifeline.

After preparing, they return to their posts, ready to fight.

Meanwhile, the beasts on the ground suddenly surge again, racing toward the Formation and charging the walls.

In the sky, countless birds take to the air, circling to attack the city together.

"Roar!"

The Beast King's thunderous roar sends all the beasts surging toward the city like a tide.

Ye Liuyun tries to lock onto the Beast King's location but finds it too cunning and distant for a surprise strike; he can only lead everyone to resist the beast horde.

This assault is denser; even with Metal and stone puppets firing crossbows and arrows, they cannot halt the beasts' momentum.

Fortunately the Formation can block them.

However, the first layer of the Formation is an Illusion Realm; if too many beasts charge in and fill the space, its effect wanes.

"Thunderbolt!"

Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to everyone, taking advantage of the ferocious beasts all rushing into the Illusion Array, and with their numbers relatively concentrated, it was a good opportunity to eliminate them.

「Boom, boom, boom……」

Explosion sounds on the battlefield kept ringing out.

Several Warships, also firing at full power, intercepted the birds in the sky.

Ye Liuyun and his clone, one led everyone to deal with the ground attack, the other dealt with the aerial attack.

The clone used the magic net and spirit energy arrows to the fullest, continuously killing the birds.

Everyone was doing their utmost to deal with the beast herd.

Ye Liuyun saw that the ferocious beasts had also gathered about the same, then had the Skeleton Puppet wave the Hundred-Refined Soul Banner.