The Drum of Heaven-Shaking War was a well-known legend throughout the Shan Hai Realm. It was said that the old Monkey King had carved out his own territory in the central region using this very drum, a domain where the monkey tribe could take root and live!
However, as demon commanders, they knew these three beats were insufficient to significantly impact the major powers in the central region!
What truly affected them were the fourth and fifth beats after the initial three!
The fourth beat, Soul-Shattering, had a 50% chance of causing confusion to enemy forces, making them fight for allies. It also carried the effects of the first three beats, lasting for 20 seconds and covering a radius of ten kilometers!
The fifth beat, Spirit Gathering Firefly, would gather the blood essence of all fallen allies and enemies into fireflies, summoning a firefly war beast no less than that of a Demon King! It lasted for 5 hours and covered a radius of ten kilometers!
As for what came after, no one knew, for to this day, no demon in the Shan Hai Realm had managed to beat the drum more than five times!
This fifth beat was struck at the cost of the old Monkey King's life. After the fifth beat, the old Monkey King, in reality, died from exhaustion of his vital essence.
"Eagle King! After this, my Di Ting City will exempt you from tribute for your Sky City for a hundred years!" Ba Wang Tian suddenly spoke after a moment of silence.
The Drum of Heaven-Shaking War was incredibly formidable. Although it was only a purple King-grade item, its utility far surpassed legendary status. Its grade wasn't high because it was a consumable; once beaten, it would automatically destroy itself after five hours.
The Eagle King had indeed brought out a significant portion of his wealth to help Di Ting City this time!
A hundred years?
The Eagle King chuckled inwardly. He knew this was Ba Wang Tian's maximum authority. But was he, the Eagle King, someone who could be placated so easily?
The value of a Drum of Heaven-Shaking War was far beyond hundreds of billions of gold coins!
*Dong!*
A deafening sound shook the entire Di Ting City! A yellow halo converged at the center of the Drum of Heaven-Shaking War. Then, like a radiant ring, it swept outwards with a gentle breeze, reverberating in all directions!
Wherever it passed, a wave of green halos appeared on the bodies of the demons!
The ranged units surrounding Ye Yun, who had been taking reflected damage from attacking the black ant, received a healing of ten thousand HP above their heads.
This…
Ye Yun looked up in shock at the massive war drum, nearly three meters in diameter, suspended in the air.
"Mo Li, explain!"
Ye Yun's mind trembled as soon as the drumbeat sounded.
Ba Wang He, who had just struck the drum, was swaying precariously as if he had drunk too much.
Above the giant drum, a set of numbers displayed the countdown for the Drum of Heaven-Shaking War's self-destruction.
"Third brother, how are you?" Ba Wang Tian quickly asked, looking at him. Unfortunately, after one person struck the Drum of Heaven-Shaking War, only that person could continue to strike it.
"Big brother, I'm fine. I'm just a bit mentally fatigued. Hurry and go fight the enemy! I'll beat the drum to cheer you on!" Ba Tian He said, a tired smile on his face as he looked at the countless green lights on the battlefield.
As long as this human could be killed, he was willing to sacrifice his own life!
The four brothers had followed their clan leader from nothing in this Shan Hai Realm, enduring countless hardships to establish Di Ting City. They had spent immense wealth to develop Di Ting City into the sole main city in the entire Western Region. He would defend it even unto death!
With this thought, Ba Tian He raised the meter-long drumstick again and struck down with all his might!
*Dong!*
This time, there was no halo. However, Ye Yun clearly saw a faint crimson hue in the pupils of the charging demons!
"Damn it, this thing is practically cheating! I'm lodging a complaint as soon as I get out! If you can't win, you resort to dirty tricks!" Ye Yun cursed with a laugh as he watched the demons in the demonic flames quickly recover to full health.
"System prompt: Player used 'Gilding', upgrading your talent to..."
At this moment, Ye Yun was also a bit stunned!
"Human! Since you refuse to retreat, then stay here!" Ba Wang Tian and the Eagle King stood in the air before and behind Ye Yun, looking at him coldly, and then resumed their relentless assault!
Their levels were both around seventy, and they were combat professions. As long as they had enough true energy, their attack skills could be chained seamlessly!
Although Ye Yun's HP reached nearly 690 million under 'Ode,' and although Ye Yun had two HP regeneration skills, his health was still visibly dropping!
But was Ye Yun afraid?
Ye Yun dodged the Eagle King's silver spear with a flash. Looking at the countless demons swarming back as the demonic flames disappeared, countless arrows, spears, and spells flew towards the black ant in the sky!
Compared to the slender Ye Yun, the black ant was undoubtedly a huge target.
"Damn it, Mo Li, what are you doing? Heal the black ant!" Ye Yun cursed as he saw the black ant losing over two hundred thousand HP per second.
"Brother, I've been casting healing spells, but even with the black ant's bloodthirst, I can't keep up with its HP loss."
"But don't worry, my HP will be full soon. I'll sacrifice it then, and it'll be revived to full health!"
Mo Li's urgent reply brought Ye Yun some relief!
As long as the black ant remained at full health, even if Ye Yun was at low HP, he could hide in its head, and emerge to fight again once his HP recovered.
But if the black ant died, although it could be summoned again, in the instant of summoning, the demons, no longer having the distraction of aggro, would fix their target firmly on Ye Yun.
At that time, Ye Yun would suffer incredibly terrifying attacks, both in terms of damage and quantity!
Most importantly, if Mo Li were exposed, they would lose the leverage to rescue him!
"Kid! You dare get distracted while fighting me? For a support class, to reach this level, you can die without regret!"
The Eagle King thrust his silver spear into Ye Yun's arm with a U-turn, taking away over ten million HP!
"Compared to the Eagle King, this kid is too green!" Ba Wang Tian's horizontal slash was narrowly dodged by Ye Yun, and a big "miss" made his expression extremely ugly.
At this moment, they seemed to see the dawn of victory and even began to mock Ye Yun.
You old rascal!
Ye Yun swung a normal attack with his left hand, which Ba Wang Tian easily dodged!
*Crack...*
An arc of electricity exploded at the spot where he dodged, and along with the Eagle King not far away, a figure in the hundreds of millions appeared above their heads, directly depleting their HP!
Ye Yun's hands did not stop. He drew a branch in his hand and cast 'Regrowth' and 'Blessing' on himself again.
At the same time, he stared intently at the revival spots of the two enemies, ignoring the attacks from the other two Ox Demon Commanders! Ye Yun also paid no attention to the system prompts.
*Dong!*
The third beat of the Drum of Heaven-Shaking War sounded! The now hunched-over Priest Ba Wang He spat a mouthful of blood onto the Drum of Heaven-Shaking War, which was rapidly absorbed by the drum!