Jiang Wenji's words spread throughout the encampment, and everyone who heard her voice woke up, the fear in their hearts gradually receding.
As she said, even dying in battle was a thousand times better than giving up resistance.
In an instant, roars erupted from the encampment. Giants beat their chests to the sky, and the alien races transformed into grotesque creatures and shouted loudly. All who dwelled in this place no longer feared the pressure of the giant death worm, and a raging fire burned in everyone's chest.
"Better to die fighting than surrender!"
"Better to die fighting than surrender!"
… …
The voices merged together, forming a vast and mighty sound. The sound was no less powerful than the worm's, and it was enough to invigorate the people.
"Better to die fighting than surrender!" Xiu Qi roared hoarsely towards the sky, his eyes red and fists clenched.
He was like a madman, constantly shouting.
At this moment, Xiu Qi felt the faint fire in his abdomen rapidly expand, like a candle being lit.
His body and spirit experienced an unprecedented sense of comfort.
At this moment, Xiu Qi felt his body was filled with endless strength. The boulders he originally couldn't move now seemed like mere trifles he could lift with one hand.
"This… could this be the Lamp Lighting Realm that Master spoke of?!" Xiu Qi was overjoyed as he looked at his hands. He strode to the pile of boulders and, standing next to the giants, lifted a rock ten meters tall.
"Better to die fighting than surrender!" Xiu Qi shouted and threw the boulder. The boulder burned with a fiery glow in the air like a meteor before crashing heavily into the swarm of worms, unleashing an extremely violent shockwave.
Boom—!
A tremor resounded, and everyone looked at Xiu Qi in astonishment. After a moment of silence, cheers erupted again. This time, it was more enthusiastic than before, more enthusiastic than ever.
And at this moment, the battle continued.
Far away on the city wall, Jiang Wenji saw the comet-like boulder and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes. She turned to look at Xiu Qi in the encampment, knowing that he was a disciple of Jiang Wen.
"Interesting indeed," Jiang Wenji smiled. She turned her head again to look at the silver-armored giant worm in the distance, gripping her spear and throwing it towards the worm.
The spear transformed into a sharp arrow, piercing straight towards the giant worm's body. However, upon hitting the worm, it failed to penetrate its defenses.
Jiang Wenji was not discouraged. She looked at the giant worm and picked up another spear, charging towards it.
No matter what, she had to slow down the giant worm's destruction of the formation. As long as the formation wasn't broken, the encampment wouldn't fall.
Thrusting her spear through the air towards the giant worm, the tip of the spear brought a gust of wind as it impacted. Rotating like a vortex, it suddenly stabbed towards the corner of the giant worm's mouth.
A *poof* sound was heard, and a gap was torn in the armor at the corner of the giant worm's mouth. The tip of the spear, carrying a whirlwind, pierced into it, stirring up the flesh inside.
Although the death worm was large, it still felt pain. It shrieked and flew away, changing its position to continue impacting the defensive formation.
The sound of *bang bang* was heard as the formation was hit, causing the protective barrier to fluctuate wildly.
Jiang Wenji landed back on the city wall, then leaped up again and pounced towards the giant worm. After several fights, the worm's movements were indeed disrupted. Even the rhythm of breaking the formation slowed down a bit.
The giant worm shrieked angrily and then birthed several smaller silver death worms from its abdomen. These death worms grew larger in the wind, reaching a height of ten meters in a short time. Although far inferior to the giant worm, they still appeared extremely large.
Under the cover of the giant worm's impact, these silver death worms gradually began to penetrate the formation. They seemed to know that if they only tried to break the formation, it would be difficult. It was better to start from the inside and disrupt it.
Seeing this situation, Jiang Wenji became somewhat anxious. Although there were strong individuals from various tribes helping, they still failed to slow down the pace of the silver death worms' invasion.
Currently, the strongest person in the entire encampment should be Jiang Wenji. She was well aware of the situation.
After all, the tribes that could be relied upon in the encampment were mostly scattered remnants. Those tribes with complete inheritances and strength would not easily attach themselves to others. Even the powerful Taicang Dynasty could not be said to have subdued all the tribes in the Great Wilderness. There were still many powerful beings who existed outside of Taicang, and they were not afraid of Taicang's strength.
Like the Nanqi people, although their strength was inferior to Taicang, their various craftsmanship and forging methods were above Taicang's. Although they were friendly with Taicang, they did not explicitly state their allegiance to Taicang. There was nothing Taicang could do about this. They could only use the name of the ancient imperial lineage to appease the Nanqi people. As long as these Nanqi people didn't cause trouble, then everything would be fine.
Seeing that this group of silver death worms was about to squeeze in, there would be another bloody storm. These death worms were definitely more difficult to deal with than those black death worms, and perhaps no one could cope with them.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wenji no longer stayed behind. She took off her cloak and roared. Her entire figure gradually enlarged, eventually transforming into a dragon with golden scales all over its body.
Her whole body shone with golden light, a pair of wings spread out behind her, and her eyes were as clear as amber. The antlers on her head sparkled in the sunlight.
Her sharp front claws rested on the city wall, and she raised her head to look at the silver death worms. This was the first time Jiang Wenji had shown her demon form in front of everyone, and her beautiful dragon body was enough to captivate anyone.
She opened her mouth and roared to the sky, spewing out fiery flames.
"You insects, you all deserve to die!" Jiang Wenji sang and spread her wings, flying towards the silver death worms.
The intense flames scorched the silver death worms, causing them to emit a burnt smell. The death worms let out miserable screams, stuck on the protective barrier of the formation, unable to move in or out, and could only be burned into charcoal alive.
Seeing this, the giant worm let out a sharp cry and more fiercely impacted the defensive formation.
After solving the silver death worms, Jiang Wenji returned to her temporary residence on the city wall. She dispelled her demon form and wrapped her body in a cloak. Her face was pale and haggard, with a hint of weakness.
In just a short time, Jiang Wenji felt exhausted. She rarely experienced such a weak state, and she almost couldn't stand.
Sitting in the tent to rest, Jiang Wenji looked worriedly at the giant worm. She didn't know how many silver death worms the giant worm could hatch. If it was truly endless, what would happen then?
Just then, a fair palm reached over. A reliable voice came from her ear: "Your demon transformation was beautiful just now, but the time was short. Eat this to replenish your body."
Jiang Wenji looked over in surprise and saw Jiang Wen looking at her with a smile.
"You're awake?!" Jiang Wenji said happily.
"Yes, leave this giant worm to me." He looked up at the giant death worm, and a crystal clear flying sword appeared beside him.
