You call this the way of the sword?

About four miles from Yuncheng, there is a cliff with Yashan Mountain on top and Yacheng below.

Legend has it that this place was once scarred by war, and the entire mountain was formed from the teeth of ancient behemoths. The cliffs are as smooth as if cut by a knife, making them impossible to climb.

Asan Mountain is over 200 meters high, almost reaching the clouds.

In the gloomy, dark sea of ​​clouds, a shadowy figure moved like an undercurrent, silently descending upon Yashan Mountain.

The people from Fengtian arrived at the top of the cliff and looked down, taking in the entire scene of Yacheng.

Perhaps it was the first time they had encountered a human attack on the city, or perhaps Yang Qingfeng had killed too many people, but at this moment, the interior of Ya City was in turmoil, and the noise reached the clouds hundreds of people away.

Those who had just escaped from Yuncheng were all talking about what they had seen and heard. Some of the more timid ones were even calling for divine retribution, clearly having been driven to madness by the sword explosion.

At first, the natives of Yacheng were dismissive and disbelieving, but as more and more refugees arrived and the story became increasingly bizarre, they had no choice but to believe it.

The garrison in Yacheng immediately contacted Yuncheng and learned that the formation in Yuncheng was intact, which stabilized the situation somewhat.

"Don't panic, everyone! Yuncheng is still here!"

"There's no such thing as divine retribution; that's just a gimmick created by the human race!"

"Don't worry, everyone. Fengtian hasn't breached Yuncheng at all. As long as the formation remains intact, he can't get in!"

Near a teleportation array inside the city, Duan Kang sat on the ground, his face pale.

Upon hearing the garrison's words of reassurance to the masses, he became utterly dejected, feeling a sense of powerlessness—wanting to turn the tide but unsure how to do so.

Duan Kang was also on the city wall just now, but the Yuncheng city defense troops didn't notice him, though he saw him.

Fengtian didn't use his full strength, yet the formation was still shaken.

Only heaven knows what he felt the moment the formation cracked, so he fled before the formation could be repaired and came to Ya City.

The shadow on his teeth completely obscured his figure, making him feel a chill down his spine.

Looking up casually, there was clearly nothing on the cliff face, yet the dark clouds seemed like an invisible hand covering the sky, sending chills down one's spine.

"No, no, I can't be that unlucky."

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. Yacheng is the closest to Yuncheng, but it is far inferior to Yacheng. If Fengtian wants to establish its authority, it must attack Yuncheng first."

Duan Kang shook his head to clear his mind and took out his merit badge.

Looking at the kill count on the sign, which was still more than halfway to go home, I was immediately filled with regret.

In order to avenge last year's defeat, the Demon Alliance devised a full-scale war and gathered a new volunteer army half a year ago, determined to win back Pingchuan and even harboring ambitions to take advantage of the situation to drive the human race out of Pingchuan.

Therefore, rookies participating in this battle must sign a pledge of allegiance and swear an oath that they will neither disclose relevant information nor leave the battlefield without authorization.

Unless the total war has been decided, or enough enemies have been killed.

However, war is no joke. This is the first time that the demon and ghost rookies have come to the battlefield. Moreover, when they arrived, the human rookies had not yet activated their Dao bodies. Most of the human cultivators they faced were from the previous generation.

Can we fight?

It's possible to fight, but it's very difficult.

In the past six months, Duan Kang's team spent five months in dungeons. In fact, most of the new demon and ghost players are like this. No one is crazy enough to go head-to-head with the previous generation of human players.

The best time to kill the enemy is actually right when the human race has just entered the battlefield.

But the knife broke as soon as it was handed over.

They thought they were invincible, but when they slashed Fengtian, four and a half of them died.

Thinking about what had happened in the past two days, Duan Kang covered his face and rubbed it in dejection. He then looked up to take a breath, but when he opened his eyes, he saw a scene that was comparable to the end of the world.

At some unknown time, countless dark figures appeared standing on the cliff face of Yashan.

That pitch-black cloak, that chilling ghostly face, those eyes that were like an abyss!

"Ah, ah..."

Duan Kang stared up in a daze, almost driven mad by the scene.

Then, with a loud bang, the top of Yashan Mountain suddenly exploded, and countless fragments of rock flew out, raining down like raindrops.

Duan Kang's eyes widened suddenly, and he immediately roared, "Fengtian is attacking! Run!!"

The once bustling city suddenly fell silent.

Duan Kang's desperate shouts were effective, but ultimately it was too late.

Just as Duan Kang slipped into the teleportation array and escaped again, the first wave of rubble landed on the great formation of Yacheng, and multiple sword explosions erupted simultaneously, creating a deafening and terrifying sound.

The shockwave, carrying sword winds, shattered the great formation and surged into the city. Demons and monsters directly below were instantly torn to shreds, followed by a second wave of rubble, a third, a fourth…

In an instant, the entire city of Ya was transformed into a bloody inferno.

Amidst the rising and falling screams, buildings and streets crumbled, and the bluestone ground collapsed into ruins.

Whether they were rising demons or the garrison of Yacheng, they were all as fragile as paper, with nowhere to hide. Blood and flesh surged through the air, and limbs were mixed together indistinguishable. In the blink of an eye, the sky and earth were dyed red, and blood mist swirled around them.

This scene sent chills down the spines of not only demons and ghosts, but also Lin Tong and the others.

For the first time in their lives, they were fighting behind enemy lines. They were all quite nervous at first, but as the entire Ya City was razed to the ground, a large number of kill messages began to flood the screen, and the light of leveling up suddenly shone.

"Sue me, is this how you play the game?"

Lin Tong looked at the upgraded glow on his body, somewhat bewildered.

Xiao Bingning also subconsciously covered her mouth, only then remembering that she was wearing a ghost mask.

Qiao Wanyi and Jiang Yuan were somewhat better off, as they had both been carried away by Yang Qingfeng before. However, even so, they were still shocked to see Yang Qingfeng instantly kill tens of thousands of demons and ghosts again.

"Enough talk, let's kill them."

With a thought, Yang Qingfeng sent five swordsmen swooping down with them.

At this time, Ya City was completely destroyed, except for one teleportation array that was deliberately preserved.

Near the teleportation array, a group of demons and ghosts miraculously survived and escaped. Some of them were too slow, and their good fortune turned into misfortune.

A golden torrent swept across the land and sky, with 150 Soul Swords clearing the way.

400% damage based on 15000 mana, plus a 30x damage increase from [Sword Control].

Even if the garrison is at level 29 and hasn't consumed the full 150 swords, virtually no demon or ghost can survive in this torrent.

In less than five minutes, Yang Qingfeng and his group of five successfully broke into the formation.

Before teleporting, Yang Qingfeng kept a backup plan and first recalled all the sword souls.

He glanced at the existing attributes.

Name: Yang Qingfeng

[Cultivation: Swordsmanship]

[Cultivation Period: 106 years and 152 days]

[Level: 20 (81%)]

……

Name: Yang Qingfeng

[Military Rank: Senior Sergeant, Rank 6]

Military Merit: 19850/25000

Permissions: None

In addition to the thousands of demons and ghosts killed outside Yuncheng, which added nearly 50 years of cultivation and 31% experience, [the text abruptly ends here].

His military rank also jumped directly from Senior Soldier to Senior Sergeant.

Based on 10 battle merits per low-level demon, the total for both waves would be around 3.

Aside from battle achievements, cultivation level and experience are the result of equal distribution.

Even without the 30x bonus from the [Eternal Spirit Dao Heart], Fengtian and the others also gained more cultivation over the past year or two.

And this is just the beginning.

With the adjustment of the plan, Yang Qingfeng's goals also changed somewhat.

Previously, he intended to force demons and ghosts to attack Fengtian, thereby igniting a war among the five races and improving his cultivation.

However, given the current trend, it's highly unlikely that demons and monsters will deploy a large army.

Therefore, his current goal is to kill his way to the level 2 limit before the arrival of the high-level demons!