In the imperial city of Yongchuan, the atmosphere before the war permeated every corner. The commercial streets had stopped operating. It was just after dusk. Except for the patrolling soldiers, it was difficult to see anyone else on the streets of the city.
Because he had learned from the sudden night attack sixteen years ago, this time Ouyang Xiaoleng decided to secretly transfer the residents of the city out in advance after discussing with the two elders and Ouyang Hongye.
The temporary residence built for the city residents at the rear was assisted by Min Endong and others, and used simple houses invented by humans. Min Endong used his system to improve the drawings of simple houses to make them easier to assemble. This kind of house is superior to tents in all aspects such as comfort. The neurotoxin D76 has also been completely manufactured and transported to the demon world for later use.
In this battle, Min Entong, Dong Muya and their systems played far more roles than that. Based on the geographical terrain of the royal city of Yongchuan and its surroundings, the system evaluated the combat methods specified by Ouyang Xiaoleng and others. .
In addition, after making statistics on the distribution of water sources in the city, sodium can be placed at appropriate locations to block the invasion of the air and water demons. Although the cost of doing this is that it will take a certain amount of time to purify the water source again, this is not a problem for the MM system.
In the barren mountains outside the royal city, Hei Yun and his wolf pack made the final decision. Although it was a difficult step to join the righteous side, it was precisely because of this that they became more determined. However, considering that the people in the royal city still have doubts about Hei Yun, who was once a general under Qing Yun, he and his wolf pack will be mainly responsible for transporting supplies between the front line and the rear.
After analysis by the MM system, since the tree demons, the main combat power of the monster army, are very large, they must pass through a valley not far from the royal city if they want to approach the royal city.
Ouyang Hongye proposed to use the geographical advantages there to conduct an ambush as the first line of defense for remotely injecting neurotoxins into the tree demons. In this way, a considerable number of tree demons could be eliminated.
On this day, the residents of the city have been transferred out one after another, and the strategic deployment of the Royal City army has been basically completed. Ouyang Yong took this opportunity to call Ouyang Xiaoleng, Xia Qiu and Qianqi to the open space in the corridor of Fuxing Palace.
In a flash, it had been a while since they were as leisurely as they were at this moment. Although it was the eve of the war and it was midsummer, there was a breeze blowing from among the plum trees in the open space from time to time. The breeze brought the fragrance of flowers to their bodies. and faces, that feeling soothed their anxiety about the impending war.
"I called you here because I want to do my best to teach you the final stunt! I think this stunt will definitely be of extraordinary significance to your future battles!" Ouyang Yong stood facing them. He said with his usual kind smile on his lips.
"Is this a way to suddenly increase our demon power and combat effectiveness?!" Qianqi asked.
He seemed extremely excited. He had not been as relaxed as he was now for several days. Since Ling Yu left with Qing Yun, he would dream of him almost every time he fell asleep. In his dreams, Ling Yu always looked so painful and kept asking for help, but he was powerless.
"I can't tell, but at least it will allow you to be in the best condition to face the upcoming war!" Ouyang Yong twirled his beard and started to talk to the three teenagers.
"Isn't it the kind of meditation that Hongye once said?" Ouyang Xiaoleng suddenly remembered that Ouyang Hongye once mentioned to him that if he wanted to adjust his state to the best in the shortest time, he could use meditation.
"This kind of meditation is different from ordinary meditation. It is intended to improve your spirit. But it must be guided by someone with profound demon power. Otherwise, not only will it not be able to help you, but it may also cause harm to you." Ouyang Yong explained.
Xia Qiu listened most carefully, trying not to miss every word and expression Ouyang Yong said. Although she didn't show it to others, she always blamed herself deep down. If she had been stronger, maybe Lingyu wouldn't have been taken away by Qingyun that day. When she learned that Lingyu's previous life was actually part of the soul of Suzaku, the son of the god Gansu, she became more and more worried about his situation. She could imagine the pain that the memory of his current life would cause him to endure.
"Then let's start now!" After Ouyang Yong said, he called the demon servant and spread a white blanket made of comfortable material in the center of the open space.
Xia Qiu's first reaction was, could they just lie on this blanket and meditate
Ouyang Yong sat in the middle of the blanket first, then asked the three teenagers to sit around him, and then said: "Hold the hands of the three of you together in the most comfortable way."
The three of them followed his guidance and held their palms. The meditation had not yet begun. Just a simple movement made them feel that there was an air flow between the three of them.
"Close your eyes gently!" Ouyang Yong continued to order. After seeing them all close their eyes, "Listen to my guidance."
Strangely, while the three teenagers were waiting to receive further guidance from Ouyang Yong, his voice became farther and farther away, and gradually became as light as each other's breathing in the air.
An unprecedented feeling caused their heartbeats and breathing to gradually become consistent with each other, and their strength was shared.
For the first time, Xia Qiu felt what the power of Qian Qi and Ouyang Xiaolen was like. Qian Qi's power was like a rushing river. The water itself seemed weak, but he was able to transform it into something strong enough to break through. All resistance.
Ouyang Xiaoleng's power is even more peculiar. The power of gods and demons coexist in his body, one good and one evil, intertwined with each other, but there is no positive and negative cancellation, but infinite growth based on each other. But the end of this power is endless darkness. This darkness is the black hole that has almost swallowed up his sanity many times.
While Xia Qiu realized how powerful the power of gods and demons was, he also felt the sadness and fear deep in Ouyang Xiaoleng's heart. And she had to struggle to change direction when she reached the junction of light and darkness.
The three of them did not wake up in the original place, but entered a completely dark space.
Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng discovered almost at the same time that this was the space created by the Demon King's Crown. The Demon King's Crown was suspended not far in front of them, emitting a dazzling light in the completely black space.
It was Qianqi's first time coming to this place, and he looked around at a loss. He was attracted by the light of the Demon King's Crown, and just as he was about to walk towards it, another figure suddenly appeared.
They couldn't figure out why the demon Qingyun wearing a green tiger head mask appeared in this place. He obviously came for the Demon King's Crown. When he was approaching the Demon King's Crown, he had already lifted his feet off the ground and started to fly, extending his huge tiger claws towards the Demon King's Crown.
"No, that demon wants to seize the crown of Demon King!" Qianqi roared, and rushed forward with Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu.
They couldn't tell whether what was happening was reality or an illusion. They only knew that the enemy was right in front of them.
The moment Qingyun's tiger claw was about to touch the Demon King's Crown, the Night God Ice summoned by Ouyang Xiaoleng had already blocked him. The sparks generated by the friction between the sword edge and the tiger's claws fell in the darkness, illuminating the scene under the Demon King's Crown.
It turned out that there was a whole piece of ice where they were standing, and all the figures that were frozen under the ice were familiar figures to them. Ouyang Hongye, Wangyue, Fenghuo, Amber Dragon King, Black Meteor, the Royal City Army, and even Lingyu who was taken away by Qingyun are all there.
They maintained a fighting posture. Many of them had suffered serious injuries, but their expressions were still determined. They didn't know what kind of enemy troops they faced at the moment they were frozen.
"What exactly is this..." Qian Qi was stunned for a few seconds before raising his head again.
Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu are still fighting Qingyun. Qingyun seems to be determined to win the Demon King's crown and wants to take it away whenever there is a chance.
Although the three of them tried their best, they still quickly showed their disadvantage in the face of Qingyun's powerful power, and they could only watch helplessly as the Demon King's Crown was taken away by him.
The ice beneath their feet also cracked in an instant, turning into an endless black ocean. They kept sinking, and after they were swallowed by the huge waves, everything they had experienced in the past was replayed in their brains.
Is this the so-called end? Are they destined to fail in front of them? Is there no way to stop Qingyun from destroying the Three Realms
All the questions hit them at the same time, defeating them. It was a kind of frustration that they had never experienced before, as if everything had nothing to do with them anymore, and they just wanted to let themselves continue to sink. When all faith and will collapsed, they lost the ability to think and forgot that they still had each other.
Suddenly, the companions who were under the ice swam up. They held hands and concentrated all their strength to slowly lift the three teenagers. Their movements reminded the teenagers that they were like this when the meditation started. Hold each other's hands.
The stairs formed by their companions gradually allowed them to jump out of the water. When they saw that they could fly under their own power, their companions also rose from the water. It's just that they didn't follow the three teenagers, but turned into stars one by one, dotting the previous darkness, forming a starry sky-like spectacle, and lighting the way forward for them.
A little further ahead, the unconcealed light of the Demon King's Crown guided them. With the power given by their companions, they chased Qingyun and kept flying forward, shortening the distance with him bit by bit.
Until his path was completely blocked, the mood of the three teenagers this time was completely different from before. The tension disappeared and was replaced by the courage and strength given to them by their companions.
They gathered the strength of the three of them and knocked Qingyun down into the bottomless water below, and then woke up from meditation.