"I tell you, even if we die, even if we are annihilated, we will never surrender to the enemy!
Our Five Elements Hall has been established for over fifty thousand years, and we have fought against the demons for over fifty thousand years. Many brave souls have perished in the sea of suffering. But whether we were defeated or died, not a single one of us became a demon's captive, not a single one surrendered. Even when we could no longer fight, we chose self-detonation to take one of them down with us!"
After speaking, Feng An's expression softened slightly. He realized that these words might not have much impact on this emperor.
So, he turned and looked at the countless human soldiers and cultivators behind him, shouting loudly,
"Everyone, do not think that surrendering will guarantee your survival. The demons will not give us a chance to live. This is not a war between your dynasties, where the common people can survive regardless of which power wins.
This is a war of races, a war of annihilation between two irreconcilable planes!
If the demons win, they will slaughter all humans and then use your corpses for blood sacrifice to gain greater power. You are more useful to them dead than alive!
Furthermore, the reason the demons have not yet broken through the formation is because their Demon God and some Demon Lords are refining the Heart of the Universe of the Kunxu Realm!
Once the Heart of the Universe is refined, they will obtain the power of the entire universe and return to the demon realm with this power.
A universe that has lost its Heart of the Universe will die within a short period. If the universe dies, do you think any of you beings within this universe have any hope of survival?
Therefore, do not think that surrendering will save your lives. This is your homeland, this is the universe of our Prime Plane. For the sake of your loved ones, your children's lives, for your homes, and for the continuation of this universe, you must pick up your weapons and fight the demons even if you die!
If you do not kill them, they will surely kill you. There is no other possibility!
I, Feng An, will fight alongside you until the very end. If anyone sees me Feng An take a single step back, feel free to use your weapon to take my head!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Everyone around seemed to be injected with a surge of energy, standing up one by one, shouting "Kill" with earth-shattering fervor.
Liu Tao let out a scoff, sitting on the ground with his back against the city wall, his posture nonchalant, not moving at all.
If shouting slogans was effective, why would there be wars? If they shouted a few more times, would the demons just die off?
A bunch of idiots, easily stirred by a few encouraging words, losing all sense of self. Do they really think they can defeat the invaders with just this? How laughable.
He had never seen the weak defeat the strong just by getting worked up with emotion.
Heh, I'm tired. Let it all be destroyed.
It would be for the best if the demons came and destroyed this ugly, dirty world, along with their own dirty and ugly selves.
Living another day is just sickening.
All these people deserve to die.
They still dream of reinforcements arriving to support them? Heh, why would outsiders risk their lives for them? Did they offer any money?
In this world, to survive, everything depends on your own fists.
If your fists aren't strong, then just die. It's such a simple logic.
Relying on outsiders? Truly naive and foolish.
Seeing this, Feng An finally lowered his hand, looking at the surging morale before him with a hint of relief.
But he also knew that in the face of absolute power, morale played a very small role.
When the tide of battle truly reached an irreversible point, the instinct for self-preservation would override the courage to face death, and these people would still flee desperately, scattering like birds and beasts.
His only hope now was for reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible.
On the city walls, within the city, although there were millions of people, the vast majority were cultivators of the Mortal Realm. Even with their utmost efforts, their divine abilities could barely shake the demons outside.
After all, those dispatched by the demons to invade the Prime Plane were all elite legions.
Above them, the demons were like a sky-obscuring canopy, each one tall, ferocious, and savage.
This was the first time the indigenous people of the Kunxu Realm had seen demons. Previously, when the Five Elements Hall dispatched large armies to garrison the Kunxu Realm, they had been quite resistant in their hearts.
After all, it was their own world, what was the point of these outsiders arriving? Wasn't that similar to invaders?
But resistance did not mean complete rejection, especially since the Five Elements Hall was powerful.
A mere dispatch of a defense force could crush the combat power of their world.
After willingly accepting the protection of the Five Elements Hall, the people of the Five Elements Hall began to instill in them the concept of demons as enemies, making them understand how cruel and terrifying demon warfare and plunder were, while also helping them cultivate so that they could become as strong as possible.
For tens of thousands of years, these people had heard about the might of the Immortal Realm and the ferocity of the demons. But as generations of their elders died, these matters became myths and legends.
No one cared whether they were true or false, and simply took them as stories.
However, on this very day, the demons from the legends had descended.
These terrifying extraterrestrial races, upon their arrival, immediately launched a dimensional reduction attack on their world.
They finally remembered the terror of the demons in the legends. They scattered and fled, weeping bitterly, a scene of world-ending devastation.
Liu Tao had also witnessed this scene at the time, and he had almost burst into laughter.
These once high and mighty figures, these great beings, were all being chased by the demons like stray dogs, fleeing in disarray, completely devoid of their former arrogance and nobility.
Looking at their fleeing postures, they resembled dogs.
Just like...
Himself.
Fortunately, the Five Elements Hall defenders rushed forward first, containing the initial wave of demon attacks. But as the demons continued to pour in, they were unable to hold on.
After all, not everyone could understand the need to destroy the teleportation channels, like Wan Lei.
The defense forces of the Five Elements Hall, the royal army, and the sect cultivators were all no match for the demons.
Looking at the fallen comrades strewn across the ground, listening to the sorrowful cries, they finally understood that the Five Elements Hall had not lied.
Now, they could only place their hopes on the Five Elements Hall, which was said to stand at the pinnacle of the universe, the lord of countless universes, to send reinforcements to their rescue as soon as possible.
Time ticked by, and accustomed to a life where time held no meaning, they had never felt a single day drag on so long.
Suddenly, the communication device on Feng An's wrist emitted a beeping sound.
Others looked over curiously. Feng An immediately pressed to answer.
"Hello, may I speak to General Feng An?"
"Yes, this is he."
Even the steady Feng An could not help but show a hint of joy upon receiving this communication.
"We are reinforcements sent by the Five Elements Hall. We have arrived in the Kunxu Realm and are en route to your location at full speed. I am Wan Lei, the commander of this operation. What is the situation on your end?"