For the next three days, Liunian Ling was in a state of recuperation. Because Liunian Ling was missing, the battle in Yuzhang City was focused on defense. All of the Sword Bearers poured their Sword Essence into the Dimensional Barrier in order to replenish the energy they had used up from Zu Wu's attacks.
Perhaps it was because of Xuan Ming's death, but the remaining eleven Zu Wu's entered a berserk state. They began to attack the Dimensional Barrier in a frenzy. Every attack consumed more energy than when there were twelve Zu Wu's. The Sword Essence of the human Sword Bearers was quickly being depleted. The joy of killing Xuan Ming three days ago was quickly fading away. Worry for the future had once again taken over everyone's hearts.
"Your Majesty, according to the calculation, the sword elements of the sword bearers have been consumed by about 30%. Judging from the current situation, we can only hold on for another half a month at most before we face the crisis of insufficient sword elements again!"
Back on the walls of Yuzhang City, Ying Zheng looked at the eleven Zu Wu's outside the Dimensional Barrier and listened to Lu Yin's report.
"Fifteen days is still a bit too much of a rush!"
Ying Zheng let out a long sigh, "How about this, arrange for some people to form a committee to use the Sovereign's Blood. Gather all of the Sovereign's Blood in our possession and use it together. As long as we distribute it well, a single drop of Sovereign's Blood will be enough for a Famed Sword Bearer to recover all of their Sword Essence. If that's the case, we might be able to last for another ten days or so!"
"But Your Majesty, the Sword Committee has less than 2000 cc of Sovereign's Blood left. I'm afraid we won't be able to last for another three days," Lu Yin said with difficulty.
"Don't worry, the Sword Committee doesn't have any left, but does the Liu Nian Family still have any? The Liu Nian Family has at least 10000cc of King's Blood. Go find Frost Jiandi and tell her to give up all of her King's Blood for the sake of humanity!" Ying Zheng said.
"I don't think that's appropriate …" Lu Yin revealed a troubled expression, "Frost Jiandi has already sacrificed a lot for the human race. The Liu Nian family has also used up a lot of their resources. I'm afraid that Frost Jiandi won't agree to the Liu Nian family giving up their Emperor's blood!"
"No!
She will agree! "
Ying Zheng laughed. "She can only blame herself for refusing to marry me, refusing to bear a child for me, and foolishly staying faithful to Guhan.
Now, she would never be able to give birth to a child, and the Liu Nian Family's line would end … What was the point of a family that was destined to end its line?
Why don't we just take it out and let the humans use it? That way, she can at least have a good reputation … "
"..." Lu Yin fell silent. At this moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Don't worry, I know her personality. Even if she gives birth to a child, she will hand over all of her Emperor's Blood for the sake of the greater good. Don't worry, just go ask her for it!"
Ying Zheng thought that Lu Yin's silence was because he was worried that Liunian Ling would refuse, so he spoke with certainty.
"Yes!
I understand! "Lu Yin nodded and prepared to leave.
"Wait!"
Ying Zheng spoke again, "By the way, take a look at how her body is recovering. Logically speaking, she should be able to recover in three days after using that move.
If she can fight, tell her to get ready. We will move out today and kill another Zu Wu! "
"Yes!" Lu Yin couldn't wait to leave. He didn't want to stay a moment longer.
… …
"How is it?
Did you get the item? "Around half an hour later, Lu Yin returned to Ying Zheng's side.
"Yes, after hearing Your Majesty's request, Frost Jiandi didn't hesitate and gave me 12000 cc of Emperor's Blood. At the same time, I have already arranged for people to use it on those sword bearers who have already used up their Sword Essence, so that they can quickly recover their Sword Essence!" Lu Yin replied.
"You didn't take away this Emperor's Blood, did you?"
Ying Zheng turned around and looked deeply at Lu Yin, "I remember that Emperor's Blood can also increase your strength. Would you take a few thousand cc of Emperor's Blood and use it to increase your own strength?"
"I wouldn't dare!
I definitely wouldn't dare! "
Lu Yin said in a panic, "I am already satisfied with Your Majesty's Zu Wu's blood. I definitely wouldn't want any more Emperor's Blood, and I definitely wouldn't embezzle something that can be used to save the human race!"
"Good!
I believe that you wouldn't dare to embezzle! "
Ying Zheng laughed, and then his face suddenly became even more serious, "You wouldn't dare, but I dare. You've followed me for so long, how can you still be so insensible?
You actually took out 12000 cc. If this isn't a waste, then what is? "
"Yes!
I understand. I will go right now and bring back 6000 cc of Emperor's Blood for Your Majesty! "Lu Yin said.
"That's too little. 2000 cc is enough. Bring back 10000 cc of Emperor's Blood, I have a great use for it!" Ying Zheng said without any sense of shame.
"Yes!
I will go right now! "Lu Yin said and prepared to leave.
"Come back, I still haven't finished reporting. How is Frost Jiandi's body?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Frost Jiandi, she …" Lu Yin hadn't even finished speaking when a Nether Gate broke open. Liunian Ling and Li Bai walked out of the Nether Gate and coldly said, "My body is fine, let's continue fighting!"
"Good!
Thank you, Your Majesty Frost Jiandi! "
Ying Zheng's forehead beaded with sweat. He didn't know if Liunian Ling had heard what he and Lu Yin had said.
… …
"These Zu Wu's are really stupid. We've already killed one of them and they still dare to surround us. Do they not want to live anymore?"
Seeing that the remaining eleven Ancestral Wizards were still attacking Yuzhang City in a circular encirclement, the sword-bearers were a little disdainful and puzzled.
"That's normal!"
Ying Zheng explained for everyone, "As Zu Wu's, they are actually all simple-minded creatures. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been provoked to the point of fighting the Monster race with a few simple tactics.
They like to climb back up from where they fell. So, unless we kill half of their Zu Wu's, they definitely won't change their tactics! "
"That's good. Then we can at least kill six more Zu Wu's!" An Immortal Sword Tier sword bearer said excitedly.
"Of course. Everyone, attack!"
With Ying Zheng's command, all the sword bearers once again charged out and repeated the process of killing Xuan Ming.
But this time, their target was the Zu Wu's Shebi Corpse.
As the Corpse Zu Wu's, the Shebi Corpse was similar to Xuan Ming. They were both relatively easy opponents to kill among the 12 Zu Wu's.
The course of the battle didn't need to be discussed. In any case, it was another successful battle. In front of Liunian Ling's Hundred Million Swords Technique, the Shebi Corpse had no way of resisting. After another hole appeared in the ground, the Zu Wu's Shebi Corpse was also killed. Thus, only 10 of the 12 Zu Wu's were left. The humans had once again achieved a shocking victory.
Next was Zu Wu's Qiangliang, then Zu Wu's Goumang, then Zu Wu's Candle Jiuyin. Five Zu Wu's had been killed by the humans in such a way. The humans had achieved an unprecedented victory.
Seeing that there were only seven Zu Wu's left outside the city, even the most pessimistic humans felt that the situation had been reversed. The humans' victory was already set in stone. The humans were about to end their years of humiliation. They would defeat the seemingly terrifying 12 Zu Wu's and become one of the rulers of Earth again.
Even the humans who were squeezed in the city forgot about the lack of food and the pain of life. They began to fantasize about returning to their hometowns and rebuilding beautiful base cities.
Then, nursery rhymes praising Ying Zheng began to spread among the humans. It was obvious that someone had deliberately spread these nursery rhymes, but no one expressed any resistance. Instead, they began to sing their praises with satisfaction.
This was because in the hearts of the humans, it was indeed Ying Zheng who had led the humans through this difficult time and ushered in this unimaginable victory.
At the same time, very few people noticed that in this nursery rhyme, Ying Zheng's name appeared 21 times. However, the other hero of the battle, or rather, the real hero, Liunian Ling's name only appeared three times.
What was even more meaningful was that the three appearances of the name were accompanied by the words' sacrifice of life '. It was as if it was constantly reminding the humans that it was Liunian Ling who had taken away the sacrifice of human life. Therefore, the real hero was not Liunian Ling, but the humans who had sacrificed their lives.
In that case, this nursery rhyme was a malicious one. Those knowledgeable people could already see the tragic end of Liunian Ling after the battle was over.
In fact, even though the battle was not over, Liunian Ling had already become extremely miserable.
Although she could fight again after resting for three days, that was only under the condition that she was at her limit. Using the Hundred Million Swords Art twice in a row under the condition of her limit was already a serious burden for a human, not to mention that she had to borrow the lifespan of a human, causing her own life force to be damaged.
However, Liunian Ling had used it five times, and the interval between each use was only three days. Therefore, after killing the fifth Zu Wu, Liunian Ling's condition had become extremely bad.
Her long black hair had become snow-white, and her elastic skin had become extremely loose. Numerous wrinkles had covered Liunian Ling's body … This young and lovely girl was now covered with an aura like that of a dead tree.
If someone who didn't know Liunian Ling saw Liunian Ling for the first time, they would think that Liunian Ling wasn't a thirty year old youth, but rather an eighty year old woman with one foot in the grave.
"Frost Jiandi, His Majesty has asked me to invite you to participate in the sixth battle!" Lu Yin once again appeared beside Liunian Ling and spoke to Liunian Ling.
"Okay, I'll go!" Liunian Ling struggled to stand up and participate in the battle.
"No!
Definitely not! I definitely won't let you go! "
Li Bai forcefully pushed Liunian Ling to his side and firmly refused, "You definitely can't fight anymore. You must rest, or else you'll die. If you use the power of the Hundred Million Swords Art again, you'll definitely die!"
"No, there are still seven Zu Wu left. Humanity is still in danger.
I must go! "Liunian Ling insisted.
"How can you be like this … If you're like this, how am I supposed to explain this to Guhan!" Li Bai looked at Liunian Ling who was like a piece of paper, and his heart ached.
"Explain this to him?
What's there to explain? Could it be that he's already back? "Liunian Ling looked at Li Bai and asked suspiciously.
"No … of course he hasn't come back … I'm saying that he'll come back sooner or later. If he sees you like this, he definitely won't let me go!" Li Bai actually shed a tear. This was the first time Liunian Ling had ever seen Li Bai cry.
"Hehe, then we'll talk about it when he comes back!"
Liunian Ling still refused to give up. She pushed Li Bai away and directly entered the void.
Ten minutes later, following a streak of sword light, the sixth Zu Wu also died. However, after returning, Liunian Ling spat out three liters of blood.
She fell into a coma and didn't wake up for several days.