Chapter 1321

After Ye Liuyun finished giving instructions, he went back to continue cultivating.

Regarding this final battle, he was actually not that concerned.

The foundations have already been laid; if they lose again, one could only say that these Foreign Tribes have not yet reached the time for extermination.

The imperial army arrived a day later than expected.

Tuomu Hai had already prepared; once the Great Xia imperial army set up camp, he would launch a surprise attack.

But unexpectedly, after the Great Xia imperial army arrived, they did not pause at all and immediately began the assault.

"That Ye Liuyun!" Tuomu Hai was also helpless.

Ye Liuyun left him not even a hint of hope for a comeback.

Rows upon rows of warships continuously bombarded the Foreign Tribe army's camp.

The warships they had left were all crippled as soon as they engaged, unable to hold the line.

Outside the city, the Foreign Tribe army also charged desperately forward, trying to break through the warship fire net, but suffered heavy casualties.

Tuomu Hai watched the Corpse Demons fall one after another, and his heart grew colder.

Ye Liuyun and Qin Peng were at the rear, observing the battlefield from afar with Divine Sense.

In this final battle, he did not take part in command, but he definitely wanted to watch the excitement.

He also saw Tuomu Hai, a silver‑armored member of the Foreign Tribe, tall and burly, looking like a Barbarian Ox.

"These Foreign Tribes have plagued humanity for so long; they should now pay the price!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed.

Tuomu Hai finally also saw Ye Liuyun.

Tuomu Hai's Divine Sense, from afar, caught sight of Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil.

"So young?" they were shocked inside.

Ye Liuyun did not appear strong, nor did he display a particularly clever demeanor.

Because his Heaven and Earth Power has now grown stronger, he blends more easily into the natural surroundings, appearing unremarkable.

If not for his Golden Pupil and the Leader's attire of Qin Peng beside him, he truly would not have believed that it was Ye Liuyun.

The two of them gazed at each other from afar, each harboring different thoughts.

Below the city, the soldiers were also fighting desperately.

The five hundred thousand Corpse Demons outside the city, before even getting close, had already had about thirty percent eliminated by the warships.

Their formation was smashed into disarray, a complete heap of scattered sand.

The Fourth Prince waved his hand; the imperial army, now neatly arranged, formed their lines and began slaying the charging Foreign Tribes, launching into close combat.

The warships continued to bomb the distant Foreign Tribes, targeting densely populated spots to eliminate as many as possible.

As close combat unfolded and both sides mingled, the warships' Spirit Stones were nearly exhausted, and they slowly withdrew.

Tuomu Hai gave a quick glance downward and found that the outside army had already lost more than half its strength.

"Alas!"

Tuomu Hai sighed, also feeling helpless about it.

Now they could only hope that the city walls ahead would further wear down the imperial army.

The shouts and cries of battle on the field grew quieter.

The remaining Foreign Tribes were being encircled. This first battle would soon end.

From the Fourth Prince's side, a message arrived asking Qin Peng when the siege would begin.

Qin Peng immediately took the ghost hand Ling Haokun and rushed to the front line.

A certain Leader, upon seeing Ling Haokun, could have fire spitting from his eyes.

However, with Qi Peng there, they did not dare to act recklessly.

"Isn't there reinforcement?" the Fourth Prince asked, puzzled.

Besides Qin Peng and Ling Haokun, behind them there was only a single guard unit.

"I'll send you some siege equipment!" Qin Peng smiled and gave Ling Haokun a nod.

Ling Haokun understood and immediately released that mechanical beetle.

"For this siege, Ling Haokun's mechanical beetles will lead the charge; you watch the spectacle first and be ready for any sudden emergence of the Foreign Tribes."

After Qin Peng finished his instructions, he stood aside to watch the spectacle.

He originally wanted to leave, but feared that after his departure these people would trouble Ling Haokun, so he deliberately stayed to accompany Ling Haokun.

When the last Foreign Tribe fell, Ling Haokun immediately controlled those mechanical beetles to crawl toward the enemy's city wall.

These mechanical beetles were not fast and were poor at combat, but they moved very steadily.

Tuomu Hai, of course, had already seen these devices and had prepared the arrangements.

"Are these meant for siege? To climb the city wall?" he wondered to himself.

When those beetles got close, he immediately ordered an attack.

Because the beetles were slow, being hit was inevitable.

Some Leaders of the Great Xia imperial court, having grievances against Ling Haokun, saw the beetles being hit and began making sarcastic remarks.

"These bugs are meant to drain the Foreign Tribes' True Essence, huh? Hahaha!"

"At this speed, they'll probably be smashed into scrap metal before they even reach the wall!"

Ling Haokun's face turned bright red from their mockery.

Ling Haokun endured, determined to let those people see the result.

These people laughed for a while, then gradually could no longer laugh.

Those beetles were truly hard‑hitting; whether bow arrows, True Essence, or fire, ice, and other elemental attacks, none could stop their advance.

They were even moved slowly by them directly to the foot of the city wall.

Just as everyone, like Tuomu Hai, thought those insects were going to crawl up the city wall to attack, the insects instead rushed straight for the top of the city wall and the city gate.

First they probed with the conical object in their mouths, then a pair of telescoping iron pillars on their antennae, followed by continuous hammering.

"They're going to breach the city!"

Tuomu Hai suddenly reacted.

"All right, strike! All Tianzun Realm strongmen, hammer down with full force," Tuomu Hai ordered immediately.

However, those mechanical armored beetles showed no reaction to their attacks at all. Moreover, regardless of the attack's element, these insects were unfazed by water or fire.

Soon, the city gate was the first to be chiseled open with two huge holes.

The beetles carving the city wall had already burrowed more than half inside. It would now be very hard for the Foreign Tribe to hit them.

"Good!"

Some Foreign Tribe Leaders finally forgot Ling Haokun's mistake and shouted "Good!" loudly.

As long as the wall and gate are broken, they can at least lose half as many people.

These mechanical armored beetles had undoubtedly performed a great feat.

The beetles that had opened the city gate had now moved to another position, continuing to enlarge the opening.

And the beetles that had tunneled into the wall were not in a hurry to dig further inward; instead they surged left and right, clearly undermining the wall's foundation.

Ling Haokun's intention was also clear: to collapse the city gate and the surrounding walls entirely, exposing a large breach so the army could charge in.

Otherwise a small breach would let only a few people in at a time!

The Leaders of the Great Xia Empire were delighted, rubbing their hands.

But the Foreign Tribe inside the city panicked.

The natural barrier they had relied on was about to be opened! Without that barrier, they would be defeated even more miserably.