Luo Zhi watched the scene below, gnashing his teeth in frustration:

"This can't continue any longer!!"

Not only had the demon army suffered countless casualties, but seventeen great demons had already fallen.

Yet even now, they hadn't managed to test Lingxu's limits at all.

Scarlet Dawn Demon King said solemnly: "Having chosen this path, we should know the cost. Even we can die—why shouldn't they?"

Luo Zhi clenched his jaw: "Easy for you to say! So many of my disciples and descendants have died—they were the hope of my entire clan!"

"The reason I'm willing to stake my life to besiege Lingxu is for my descendants to carry forward our lineage."

"If I die, it doesn't matter—there will be others to take my place."

"But what happens when those successors die too? They shouldn't perish here meaninglessly. Let them withdraw—leave the battlefield to us."

Scarlet Dawn Demon King insisted: "We're still one day short!"

"What difference does one day make? Even if we added two more days—facing Lingxu would still be suicide!"

"We haven't even scratched the surface of Lingxu's abilities—this is just wasting lives!" Luo Zhi retorted.

The Scarlet Dawn Demon King fell silent.

Luo Zhi glanced at the other demon kings, but none spoke—they only stared grimly at the scene below.

Their thoughts were far more complicated.

When this siege ended, who among them would still be alive to return?

Only heaven knew.

"Destroy that city!" Ancient Bone Elder suddenly declared. "Lingxu is protecting it."

"Why bother? That city is surely beyond saving."

"Aren't all those from Mount Shushan this foolish?"

The siege continued for five days—

One day longer than originally planned.

The reason was simple: on the fourth day,

Lingxu had still only used his fists.

Thus, for the greater good—and at Scarlet Dawn Demon King's insistence—

The demon kings increased their stakes once more.

On the final day, twelve great demons joined forces with the Scarlet Dawn Demon King's elite troops in an all-out assault.

The battlefield erupted with activated restriction arrays and the dazzling interplay of magical treasures—like a grand fireworks display.

Battle cries, the clashing of artifacts, and explosions of spells intertwined into deafening chaos.

Under such concentrated siege—and within the confines of Cangzhou's domain—

Even a Tribulation Transcension expert should be worn down to death here.

Yet Lingxu only fought with his fists and feet.

The sixth day arrived.

The demon army withdrew, clearing the battlefield.

Lingxu recognized this as the prelude to the real battle. Seizing the moment, he single-handedly lifted the city behind him.

One man supporting an entire city—apparently intending to relocate it elsewhere.

To spare its inhabitants from the coming storm.

The demons couldn't allow this.

Seeing this, part of the retreating demon army was redirected to attack Lingxu under command.

Ignoring them, Lingxu wrenched the city's foundation from the earth's veins with one hand.

"BOOM—!!"

"Kill him!!"

Multiple demon kings struck simultaneously.

Lingxu continued holding the city aloft with one hand.

Scarlet Dawn Demon King stood at the forefront, his crimson robes flaring and left golden eye glowing like molten lava—his robes seeming to writhe with living energy.

Ancient Bone Elder transformed his body into a miniature world, summoning an extra moon in the sky.

Luo Zhi, clad in black, manifested a giant black spider behind him—stepping upon threads of fate itself.

From east and west,

A breathtaking woman materialized.

Silver hair cascaded like a waterfall over her shoulders, her eyes like starry rivers.

Golden earrings chimed delicately.

Her beauty was so overwhelming it seemed no words could do justice to her peerless elegance.

Nine massive tails unfurled behind her—

The Nine-Tailed Fox, Bai Li.

Behind Lingxu,

A masked man appeared.

Of the Bloodfeather Roc Clan, his right hand transformed into a dragon's claw—

A remnant of his failed attempt to fuse with a true dragon's soul after slaying one.

The final participant loomed mountainously in the air, impossible to miss.

His grotesquely green skin marked him as the ugliest among them—a toad cultivator.

His life-bound treasure, the Eclipse Pearl, allowed direct absorption of stellar energy.

No matter where he fought, his combat power remained unaffected.

"......"

Beyond Cangzhou,

Old Man Bliss activated his third eye—pitch-black with no white.

His three eyes respectively observed past, present and future.

Cangzhou's domain closed.

The world seemed clenched shut by an invisible hand—all sound vanishing.

They had used one domain as bait to lure Lingxu out,

And now used another as a cage to trap him.

Lingxu had merged his Dao with Zhongzhou's domain to reach Tribulation Transcension.

Now stranded in Cangzhou, the grand formation severed his connection to Zhongzhou's spiritual energy.

Lingxu looked up and saw what he'd been waiting for.

Burial Armament City!!!

The city flickered faintly in the heavens above.

Of course—without Burial Armament City's assistance,

The Eastern Desolate Demon Territory could never have accomplished this.

Beyond the domain floated over seven hundred mountains,

Slowly rotating in celestial formation—each base engraved with Cangzhou's grand seal.

They systematically extracted Cangzhou's spiritual energy, weaving it into a heaven-covering net.

"What extravagant extravagance!"

Lingxu laughed.

It seemed his disciple Li Xuanxiao had guessed correctly.

His enemies had been certain he would come—and set another trap.

Inviting the guest into the urn.

"You... have sorely underestimated me, Lingxu."

Lingxu suddenly declared aloud.

"With this motley crew? You think to besiege me?"

Scarlet Dawn Demon King growled: "Even ants may devour an elephant!!!"

"Hah!" Lingxu roared with laughter. "Fine! I, Lingxu, accept your challenge—let me set this city down first."

As he spoke, Lingxu's gaze turned toward Burial Armament City.

City Lord Wen Yuan appeared somewhat guilty.

As Cangzhou's master, he had invited wolves into his home—

Yet here was Lingxu protecting his domain's people instead.

"You may keep carrying that city then."

Clearly, the demons wouldn't pass up this opportunity.

Rather than anger, Lingxu smiled faintly and said calmly:

"Very well—this way, it doesn't count as bullying you!!"