Chapter 137 The king's command is as strong as a mountain, and his sword points to the demon's nest
"roar--!"
The stone demon, formed from a fusion of artificial mountains and netherworld energy, took heavy steps, each one leaving a deep footprint on the ground. It ignored the tiny humans in the distance and headed straight for the capital's busiest streets.
The air is filled with despair.
The slight joy of victory that had just risen was completely crushed by the opened gate and the ferocious stone demon at this moment.
"Your Majesty!" The old owner of Ouye Manor turned pale. "This monster must not be allowed into the city!"
"Xuan Yi!" Xiao Yu's voice was as cold as ice. "Is there any way to close that door?"
Chu Xuanyi stood there, his eyes fixed on the huge black vortex above Prince Yu's Mansion. He slowly shook his head, his voice filled with an unprecedented bitterness and powerlessness.
"It can't be closed... It's been forcibly bound to this world. Unless... unless the being behind the door can be completely killed, or the Netherworld Heart that serves as the coordinate is completely destroyed, otherwise, this door will only grow larger and larger until it swallows up the entire capital!"
Kill the existence behind the door?
Following his gaze, they saw beyond the deep vortex a seemingly endless, dark world filled with death and wailing. A terrifying will, beyond words, gazed coldly upon them from across the gate, like a god looking down upon ants.
Just that one look made all the masters present feel a shudder from the depths of their souls.
Killing such a being? It's simply a fantasy!
Then, the only way left is the last one.
Destroy the Heart of the Underworld!
Xiao Yu's gaze instantly shifted from the terrifying boundary gate to Prince Yu's Mansion, which was now completely shrouded in black air and looked like a ghost palace.
All roots, all sins, all disasters, point to that place!
"No need to wait any longer."
"I have decided to gather all my forces and immediately... launch a general attack on Prince Yu's Mansion!"
When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.
"Your Highness, no!" Qing He immediately dissuaded him. "The Prince Yu's Mansion has become a den of demons. The Wugut Tribe are well-rested and waiting for us to tire out. They must have set up a tight net inside the mansion. We've just fought hard and are exhausted. If we attack now, I'm afraid..."
"No need to be afraid," Xiao Yu interrupted him coldly. "Look at that stone demon, and then look at that gate in the sky. Every moment we wait, another monster like this will be born in the capital, and the gate will expand a little, and the Netherworld energy will become a little thicker. By the time the entire city is transformed into a ghostly domain, what good will it be even if we gather our strength to the peak?"
He paused and looked around, his eyes sweeping over the faces of Chu Xuanyi, the old owner of Ouye Manor, and all the Xuanjia Guards and allies in the martial arts world.
"We have no way out. This battle is not for fame or fortune, but for the lights of the thousands of homes and the people of the city behind us!"
"Or, we can charge in and destroy the Nether Heart before it fully awakens, thus saving the capital."
"Or, all of us will die here and be buried with this city."
His words were so powerful that they struck everyone's heart hard.
Yes, there is no turning back.
"Ouye Villa is willing to follow the prince and fight to the death!" The old owner of Ouye Villa was the first to stand up, tears streaming down his eyes, but full of heroic fighting spirit.
"Disciples of the Observatory, obey the prince's orders!" Qinghe also bowed deeply to Xiao Yu.
"Xuanjia Guards, we swear to follow the prince until death!"
"We, the people of Jianghu, are willing to fight to the death for the people of the capital!"
"Okay!" Xiao Yu nodded heavily.
He turned and looked at Chu Xuanyi: "Xuanyi, that stone demon is in your hands. Use all the disciples of the Observatory to form a formation and try to hold it back to buy us some time!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness." Chu Xuanyi's face also regained its composure. "Although the Nine Heavens Righteous Sun Formation cannot destroy it, it can still trap it for a while."
"Deputy General Li!" Xiao Yu ordered again.
"I will be here!"
"Immediately pass on my orders! Mobilize 10,000 city defense troops and completely seal off the five-mile radius of Prince Yu's mansion! No one is allowed to enter, no one is allowed to leave! Any evil spirits that break out will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, sir!" A deputy general of the Black Armor Guard received the order and immediately mounted his horse and galloped towards the direction of the Imperial Guard camp.
"The rest of the Black Armor Guards, the palace's personal guards, and all our allies!" Xiao Yu drew out his long sword, soaked in demonic blood, and pointed the blade at the dark mansion in the distance. "Follow me... and destroy Prince Yu's Palace!"
Once the order was given, all forces took action immediately.
Chu Xuanyi led the disciples of the observatory to meet the wreaking havoc with the stone demon. The golden light of the formation shot up into the sky, temporarily trapping the giant beast in place.
The chivalrous men from all over the capital quickly gathered under the leadership of Ouye Villa.
Xiao Yu's personal guards of the palace, the battle-hardened Black Armor Guards, had already formed a charge formation. Every soldier's face was filled with wolf-like ferocity and determination.
Soon, a coalition force consisting of elite imperial guards, royal guards, astrologers from the observatory, and allies from the martial arts world, assembled outside Prince Yu's Mansion.
Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.
At this moment, Prince Yu's Mansion has completely changed its appearance.
The once vermilion walls were now pitch black, covered in black lines that wriggled like blood vessels. Above the mansion, a massive vortex of boundary gates slowly swirled, shedding a chilling, dark aura. The entire mansion was shrouded in a deathly silence; not even a bird's cry could be heard, as if it were a demonic palace rising from hell.
On the highest watchtower of Prince Yu's Mansion, Prince Yu Xiao Jing and the armless elder of the Wugut tribe were standing side by side, looking coldly at the coalition forces that had assembled outside the mansion.
"Haha...you're all here." Prince Yu Xiao Jing's face was filled with a morbid excitement and madness. "Xiao Yu, my good cousin, you're finally willing to come and play this last game with me."
The face of the elder with the broken arm was still pale, but when he looked at the people below who were facing a formidable enemy, his eyes were full of contempt and disdain.
"Your Highness, there's no need to worry. The Holy Array is complete, the Realm Gate is open, and the Nether Heart is about to awaken. If they come here now, they'll be like moths to a flame, courting their own death. The traps within the palace are enough to bury them all."
"I know." Prince Yu's gaze passed through the crowd and finally landed on the small figure beside Xiao Yu. "I'm just... looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to seeing my arrogant cousin kneeling before me, wailing in pain!"
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There was a murderous atmosphere in front of the army.
Ajiu looked up at the huge black vortex above Prince Yu's Mansion, his small body trembling slightly.
"Brother Xiongxiong..." Her small hands tightly grasped the front of Xiao Yu's shirt, and her voice was filled with tears. "I'm afraid..."
Xiao Yu looked at the pale little girl, and the softest part of his heart, which had long been as hard as steel, was pierced hard.
He reached out and gently stroked her back, his voice softer than ever before: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
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