Before Xiao Chen's doubts could dissipate, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from the depths of Sunlight City, followed by...

Ten figures, as black as ink, flew out of the black mist like ghosts and hovered above the Moon Gazing Gate!

These ten figures were all burly and clad in dark purple scales covered with eerie demonic patterns, exuding a suffocating and sinister aura.

The leader wielded a bone whip covered in barbs, his horns gleamed coldly, his eyes were bloodshot, and the demonic energy surrounding him was several times denser than that of the previous demon leader.

The other nine also wielded weapons, some with bone knives, others with bone staffs. Although their auras were slightly weaker than the leader's, they had all reached the peak of the Creation Realm.

The combined pressure of ten peak-level Creation Realm cultivators shrouded the Wangyue Gate like dark clouds, making the cultivators below instantly breathless.

"Hiss—ten peak-stage Creation Realm demons!"

"How can there be so many? Didn't they say there was only one leader at the peak of the Creation Realm?"

"It's all over! Elder Lu has been lured away, and we can't even get in touch with him for help!"

The cultivators on the city wall turned deathly pale as they looked at the ten figures in the air. Panic-filled discussions erupted, and many even began to tremble.

Lu Mingyuan already needs to deal with just one peak-level demon, and now ten of them have appeared all at once. Let alone these people, even if the entire Sun City's fighting force were gathered together, it would probably be difficult to withstand them.

Lin Jingxing stared intently at the demons in the air, his face so solemn it could drip water, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white.

He turned to look at Xiao Chen, his eyes filled with guilt, his voice hoarse: "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry... I've dragged you all into this."

If he hadn't invited Xiao Chen and Shi Tou to Sunlight City, the two might still be resting peacefully in Boundless City, instead of being trapped in this certain death situation.

Thinking of this, Lin Jingxing felt even more guilty: "If we can't escape death today, then I owe you two lives. I will do my best to hold them off later. You find a chance to break through. Every one of you who can escape is one more!"

He knew very well that these ten peak-stage Creation Realm demons were far beyond their ability to contend with. The fact that Lu Mingyuan had been lured away was clearly a premeditated plan by the demons.

The enemy intends to take advantage of Lu Mingyuan's absence to break through Wangyue Gate and breach the defenses of Sunlight City.

Looking at Lin Jingxing's guilty expression, Xiao Chen glanced at the panicked cultivators around him, took a deep breath, suppressed his unease, and said in a deep voice...

"Brother Lin, now is not the time to talk about these things. As long as it's not the last moment, there's still a chance. Let's all not give up!"

Even so, Xiao Chen himself wasn't entirely confident. Although he was currently at the peak of the Dao Proving Realm and his spear intent was fully developed, he still had a chance against a demon at the peak of the Creation Realm.

At best, they could barely hold their own, let alone ten; the stone's physical body was strong enough to withstand one or two, but against ten, it was merely a drop in the ocean.

Lin Jingxing and Luo Qingyang had just broken through to the early stage of the Creation Realm, and were even more vulnerable in the face of the peak of the Creation Realm.

But he couldn't show any panic. As one of the strongest members of the team, if he panicked, the entire team would fall apart.

Stone clenched his fists, and although he felt the terrifying pressure from the aerial demons, he still grinned.

"Senior Brother is right! So what if there are ten demons? I'll take them down one by one with a punch. Even if we can't beat them, we have to fight! You think we can surrender? No way!"

His Nine Nether Demon God Body was subtly restless. Facing so many powerful figures, he felt no fear, but instead felt a surge of warlike impulse. However, he also knew that this time, things were probably really going to turn out badly.

Luo Qingyang's face was pale, but he forced himself to calm down and looked at Xiao Chen: "Brother Xiao, do you have any ideas? We can't contact Elder Lu or the reinforcements from other city gates. We can only rely on ourselves."

Xiao Chen frowned, his mind racing. A direct confrontation was definitely not an option; should he try to break through?

The demons had already surrounded the Moon Gazing Gate, and with ten peak-stage Creation Realm experts stationed in the air, there was simply no chance.

Delaying time? But no one knows when Elder Lu will return. Perhaps they will be killed before reinforcements arrive.

Just then, the demon leader in the air suddenly spoke, his voice as grating as metal scraping.

"Insignificant humans, surrender! Today, Sunlight City will fall, and you will all become food for my race!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his bone whip, and ten demonic figures simultaneously swooped down toward the city gate. Their demonic energy surged, and a terrifying attack instantly condensed, hurtling toward the cultivators on the city wall!

"Get out of the way!" Xiao Chen shouted sharply, pushing the stone aside and wielding his rusty iron spear, gathering all his spear intent to block the incoming attack.

Lin Jingxing and Luo Qingyang also made their move at the same time, their dragon flames intertwining with the power of space to form a fragile defensive barrier.

"Bang—!"

The demon's attack slammed into the defensive barrier, shattering it instantly. Xiao Chen and the others were thrown back by the shockwave, blood trickling from their mouths.

The ordinary cultivators on the city wall fared even worse; many were directly blown away by the shockwave and fell to the ground, their fate unknown.

The combined attack of ten peak-level demons possessed such terrifying power!

Xiao Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the demons approaching step by step. For the first time, he felt powerless. Was he really going to die here today?

But looking at Shi Tou, Lin Jingxing, and the others beside him, and remembering his master Lin Zhou's instructions, as well as his junior sister Jiang Li and junior brother Su She whom he had not yet met, a surge of resentment instantly welled up in his heart.

"No! We can't give up like this! Even if there's only a sliver of hope, we have to seize it!"

He suddenly looked up, a resolute glint in his eyes, gripped his rusty iron spear, and charged towards the demon at the forefront, determined to take one down with him even if it meant death.

The atmosphere before the Moon Gazing Gate was extremely heavy. Xiao Chen, Shi Tou, Lin Jingxing, Luo Qingyang, and Bai Xi stood side by side.

There was no sign of retreat in their eyes, only determination. Facing ten peak-level demons, they had already prepared themselves for certain death.

"Killing one is enough to make the profit, killing two is a bonus!"

Stone roared and charged towards the nearest demon, his fists brimming with pale golden blood energy. Even knowing he was no match for the demon, he refused to sit and wait for death.

Lin Jingxing and Luo Qingyang followed closely behind, their dragon flames intertwining with spatial power as they launched a fierce attack on the demons.

Bai Xi also unleashed her natal flame, and a red fire lotus bloomed around her as she flew towards the demon race.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath, gripped his rusty iron spear, locked his gaze on the two demons, and charged straight at them. He knew he was the weakest, but he wanted to fight with his last bit of strength to create an opportunity for the others.

"Humans who overestimate themselves!"

The two demons opposite Xiao Chen grinned coldly, their eyes full of mockery.

They didn't take Xiao Chen seriously at all; seeing him charge, the two of them simultaneously unleashed their martial arts techniques.