And the hundred-meter-long blood dragon overlooked everything with its indifferent gaze.
A river of blood flew out, the blood-colored giant wings stretching hundreds of meters as it swooped down.
The golden light barrier cracked and creaked.
The golden light barrier fractured with multiple cracks.
The golden light barrier shattered, and the massive body of the Absolute Barrier, Asolo, was engulfed within it.
The legend of the giant, fallen.
General Duo Lai rode atop Big Slime, whose wings were spread wide, as it roared through the azure sky.
It puckered its lips in distress.
Especially upon hearing the battle reports of 'slaying legends' coming one after another, General Duo Lai felt even more pressure.
It was, after all, Tianyuan's first legend—the first to break through—a general of Tianyuan Territory.
Yet since the battle began, it had only claimed a single kill.
"How can these enemies run so fast!"
The sole kill it achieved was during an initial rescue of an Elven Powerhouse, where it took advantage of a stealth attack and used its spatial devouring ability to instantly kill a Jackal Man legend.
Thereafter, it discovered several Wisdom Monster legends, but...
The enemies had no intention of engaging with it at all; even if two or three of them were together, they would immediately use items or abilities to move, escape, and conceal themselves.
It couldn't even stealthily attack them.
After all, it lacked perfect concealment abilities; trying to pursue quickly would inevitably leak its presence.
"Upon seeing the blue-haired girl riding a Slime, run! Don't hesitate; there will be no punishment!"
From the Wisdom Monsters to legends, all fled without a fight.
It was just a Rookie Legend!
Duo Lai also tried perfect imitation to transform into other forms to pursue. However, it seems some legendary enemy had cursed it with a special ability, marking it.
In the eyes of the enemy, it was like a bright column of light, impossible to hide.
Although Duo Lai's tally of legendary kills was low, the number of monsters it had blasted along its path was not small. When it repelled and drove away the monster legends, it also achieved strategic value.
Next, let Duo Lai return to the city defense battle.
Putting it on Wolf Head Mountain shouldn't cause concern about the aftermath of its powerful attacks; at worst, the entire fortress would be damaged... This was within his range of acceptance.
On Duo Lai's return journey, halfway there, the presence of legend level entities rushed toward it.
Just two legends dared to confront it?
Duo Lai pondered, then decided to face them.
These were two Giant Dragon legends. Except, compared to normal giant dragons, their bodies were more blood-colored, and there were some traces of being stitched and repaired.
After the appearance of the two Giant Dragon legends,
All of a sudden, the whole mountain range teemed with the growth of blood trees and the blossoming of blood flowers.
A blood-colored seed fell and in the blink of an eye, transformed into a giant blood tree reaching heaven and earth.
The blood tree sealed all directions.
The earth began to hum.
This, was a hunting ground targeting the strongest among beings.
Duo Lai could sense the strength of this blood tree, but...
It was General Duo Lai, after all!
Duo Lai charged straight into it.
"What Duo Lai encountered is most likely the Blood Tree King of legend,"
The Blood Tree King is the strongest being in this region, stronger even than the Wolf King and the Blood Serpent Emperor, a commonly accepted fact.
Around the Blood Tree King, according to Duo Lai, there were also two monster legends resembling giant dragons.
They were clearly stronger than any ordinary legend.
Duo Lai might not be their match.
However, with Duo Lai's high fighting spirit, Mu Yuan chose to believe.
If it proved too much, then they would address that.
He dared to let Duo Lai freely pursue the enemy precisely because he had left ample preparations for retreat.
Mu Yuan continued to switch his view.
His vision shifted constantly between Black Crow, Tianyuan Territory, and Wolf Head Mountain, occasionally observing through the Eye of Heaven. In his mind, dozens of messages from various places, generals, and corps also converged.
His brain worked like a computer, running at high speed.
"The Legendary Elf, Natural Priestess has fallen."
"The Giant Legend, Asolo... has also fallen."
"The thirteenth elite squad encountered an ambush, with more than half casualties."
"Two hundred-person Elven elite troops have entered Tianyuan City's defensive area."
"The enemy is rapidly approaching."
"The enemy's vanguard is only sixty kilometers from our city."
"The enemy is only forty kilometers away from us."
"...Twenty kilometers."
A dark cloud appeared at the edge of the sky, growing larger in view.
The buzzing sound resonated from the flapping wings of countless flying creatures, clearly audible even kilometers away.
Inside Tianyuan City, the urgent wailing of alarms also sounded, echoing over the city.
The defense battle for Tianyuan City had begun.