Within the Golden Clan's army, gigantic golden ballistae suddenly appeared. These massive siege weapons were in no way inferior to Da Yi's God-Slaying Ballistae. Each one radiated a profound, sharp aura, and countless golden runes flickered and intertwined across their surfaces.
In the end, two characters formed in the Golden Clan's script—Dark-Breaking!
This was one of the Golden Clan's top-tier war machines: the Meteoric Dark-Breaking Ballista. Forged according to a blueprint birthed by Heaven and Earth itself, this siege weapon had one unparalleled feature: it could shatter all types of protective qi, barriers, and restrictions. The force of "Dark-Breaking" contained within could easily tear through defenses.
Another terrifying aspect was its explosive payload — upon impact with a target, the ballista bolt would immediately detonate like a falling star.
Its destructive power was utterly terrifying, a true weapon of annihilation.
Its damage and explosive force were extreme.
Of course, building such a weapon was no easy feat. The construction of a Meteoric Dark-Breaking Ballista required dozens of rare materials, including a core divine-grade material called Dark-Breaking Colored Gold. Even a thumb-sized piece was worth a fortune. What's worse, it was extremely rare and difficult to find.
Each ballista only required a small piece of this material, but the overall cost was still staggering.
Even with the might of the Golden Empire, only 3,000 of these ballistae had ever been forged. And now, 1,500 had been deployed on the battlefield — half of their entire stockpile — clearly used as a strategic ultimate weapon.
At this point, there was no more hiding or hesitation.
Seeing that the war wasn't progressing quickly enough — unable to seize the Iron-Blood Great Wall or even break through it — they could no longer sit idly by.
Only by deploying a true doomsday weapon could they break the stalemate and utterly crush the morale of Da Yi's warriors stationed on the Great Wall.
"Dark-Breaking Ballistae! Target the Iron-Blood Great Wall — fire!!"
The Golden Emperor Jin Gang issued the cold command.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
The Dark-Breaking Ballistae unleashed their might without hesitation.
Each ballista launched a massive bolt thicker than a human body, tearing through the sky. Every projectile glowed with golden light and crashed into the Iron-Blood Barrier at an unimaginable speed.
The already-dim protective barrier was instantly pierced and torn apart by the bolts. At the same moment they breached the barrier, the bolts exploded, shattering into thousands of smaller arrows — each the size of a regular bolt.
Like a divine rain of arrows, they scattered across the wall, targeting Da Yi's soldiers and bounty hunters alike.
Puff! Puff! Puff!!
The smaller arrows retained the same Dark-Breaking force — their penetration was terrifyingly high.
"Primal Phantom Armor!"
Some commanders turned pale and roared as radiant armor flashed across their bodies — dazzling, full-body battle armor that had immense defensive power. Unless pierced by a divine weapon, few of the same realm could break it.
Nearby warriors also summoned their Primal Phantom Armor without delay, covering themselves in another layer of protection. Simultaneously, they unleashed divine abilities and battle techniques to strike at the falling arrow storm.
Puff! Puff! Puff!!
But the number of exploding mini-bolts was simply too high.
In an instant, hundreds of thousands of small arrows blanketed the skies above the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
A great number of soldiers and bounty hunters were immediately skewered. Even with their Primal Phantom Armor, many were directly pierced by the sheer penetrative force of the arrows.
Some soldiers were killed instantly, especially those struck in the head. Others hit in less fatal areas managed to survive — thanks to powerful body cultivation and tenacious life force.
Wounded warriors swiftly pulled the arrows from their bodies, and the moment they did, granulated flesh began to grow and wiggle to seal the wounds.
At the same time, practitioners from the Healing School appeared, rapidly casting their medical techniques.
Spring Returns to Withered Trees!
Rejuvenating Rain of Spring!
Flesh Grows from White Bone!
Broken Bones Knit Again!
Each healing technique fell upon the wounded soldiers. In the blink of an eye, those who had their arrows removed recovered almost instantly.
As long as a soldier wasn't dead — as long as they had even one breath left — a healer could snatch them back from the brink of death.
Of course, resurrection was still beyond reach. But even so, their presence on the battlefield was invaluable.
Over several thousand soldiers fell during the initial strike, and tens of thousands were gravely wounded.
Without the Healer School's presence, most of those soldiers would have been critically disabled or lost combat effectiveness.
Thanks to their support, the soldiers rapidly regained strength, picked up their God-Slaying Ballistae once more, and launched fierce counterattacks at the invading enemy forces outside the wall.
Everything moved with order and coordination.
The chaos that should've broken out was completely suppressed before it began.
As for the fallen, their bodies were silently absorbed into the wall — becoming one with the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
To die and be buried within the wall was the highest honor for a Da Yi soldier.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!"
Countless soldiers surged back into the fray.
"Shield-bearers, raise your shields!!"
A battlefield commander shouted.
"God-Slaying Ballistae, prepare to fire! Target the enemy's siege weapons and hammer them down!!"
"Rune Cannons, unleash hell and obliterate their formations!"
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
The Meteoric Dark-Breaking Ballistae fired again — massive bolts blanketing the Great Wall.
But simultaneously, Da Yi's wall-mounted ballistae and rune cannons roared to life.
Tens of thousands — even hundreds of thousands — of fiery cannon blasts and ballista bolts rained down on the enemy's siege formations.
BOOOOM!!!
The entire enemy formation was instantly drowned in annihilation.
Violent blasts tore through the battlefield, plowing through everything like an unstoppable storm.
Golden warriors manning the ballistae were vaporized into bloody mists, completely disintegrated.
However, bizarrely, the Meteoric Dark-Breaking Ballistae themselves remained intact. Even in such a destructive storm, they were only lightly damaged — not enough to hinder their functionality.
As soon as the destruction faded, new Golden warriors rushed over, relocated the weapons, and resumed targeting the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
Meanwhile, Da Yi soldiers on the walls, now prepared, raised their shields immediately upon seeing the ballistae fire again.
Though some bolts broke through the shields, most were successfully blocked — significantly reducing casualties.
The war once again entered its white-hot phase.
In the skies...
Beams of rainbow light tore through the void — aimed directly at the six major realms.
These beams were the Divine Light of the Rainbow Bridge.
Within Da Yi territory, the Rainbow Bridge could teleport precisely to any designated location.
However, outside Da Yi's borders, its teleportation became imprecise — only reaching general regions.
Still, targeting a specific realm was fully within its capabilities.
The only uncertainty was where exactly within the realm the beam would land — it could be a danger zone or directly inside a city.
Anything was possible.
"Good. Now let's see what results they'll produce."
"These foreign Destiny Dynasties want to sabotage Da Yi's rear and stir up chaos — but this also plays into our hands."
"Let's see whose tactics are sharper. Whose power is greater."
Yi Tianxing watched the beams of divine light shoot through the sky, a strange glint in his eyes.
This was a true war of conquest.
Once transported, Da Yi's forces would be inside foreign dynasties' territories — under the shroud of their national destiny. Any mistake would bring down overwhelming retaliation.
This was an invasion.
And this time, Da Yi's armies were equipped with enough trump cards to shatter their opponents' fate foundations and eliminate all escape routes.
This was national warfare.
Not just you attacking me — but also enduring my counterstrike.
In this war, there was no right or wrong — only victory or defeat.
Beastmen Realm.
A land of plains and mountains.
All manner of beastkin tribes were scattered across the land, building settlements and cities of their own.
At this moment, within the Bloodcry Plains, a crude but massive city stood tall.
Inside, one could see humanoid beastfolk with jaguar faces — moving across the streets and patrolling the walls.
Their gait was springy, light-footed, giving the impression they could launch into a pounce at any moment.
These were Leopardkin — naturally agile and experts in combat, especially ambushes and assassinations.
Their bloodline divine abilities were deadly — one was Shadow, the other Gale. Combined, they made for the most terrifying assassins on the battlefield. Striking like lightning, they killed unseen.
Clearly, the city's current defenses were thin.
Much of the military strength had been withdrawn to the imperial capital for war, reducing garrison forces by more than half.
And because this was within the Lionheart Empire's territory, they were lax in their vigilance.
At this moment, the Leopardkin saw a brilliant rainbow beam appear just outside the city — curiosity lit their eyes.
"What is that? So beautiful."
"There seems to be something inside that rainbow…"
Some Leopardkin looked up to the sky, speaking in wonder.
"Victory to Da Yi! The Tiger War Legion is triumphant! Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!!"
Suddenly, a resounding battle cry echoed across the sky, stirring the clouds above.
"Not good! Enemy attack!"
In an instant, the city's warriors reacted.
At the mere mention of Da Yi, they knew — Da Yi's forces had arrived.
"Divine City of Da Yi — ram it straight through!!"
A cold voice rang out.