Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

Three months passed quickly for Xia Jin.

But for the 50,000 Heavenly Alliance soldiers who stepped into the Valley of Fallen Emperors, these three months felt like an eternity.

On the first day, they held their ground and, relying on the mottled and chaotic spiritual energy barrier, withstood hundreds of attacks from the three undead soldiers.

The barrier shattered and reformed repeatedly, blood staining every inch of the ground beneath their feet. Those whose spiritual energy was exhausted were dragged to the back by their companions, clinging to their last breath with the few pills they carried.

On the third day, more skeleton soldiers poured out from the depths of the shattered mountains. The 50,000 people were forced to shrink their formation and form several layers of circular formations. The outer layer desperately resisted, while the inner layer took turns to adjust their breathing. Everyone was squeezing out their last drop of spiritual power.

On the tenth day, the long sword of the middle-aged man in black who had initially inspired everyone's morale broke off at the tip. He smashed the skull of a skeleton soldier with his bare hands, but the force of the recoil also broke three of his ribs. Even so, he continued to persevere.

On the twentieth day, the young female Heavenly Alliance soldier's left arm was torn off by the Bone Soldier's claw wind. She bit her lip to the bone, refusing to let out a scream. After sealing the wound with her spiritual power, she turned around and rushed back to the front line.

On the thirtieth day, several hundred of the weaker members of the Heavenly Alliance army were completely exhausted and passed out, shielded in the center by their comrades. No one abandoned them; even carrying an unconscious person on their backs, they retreated and charged together.

On the fiftieth day, the first wave of skeletal soldiers finally receded slowly, and the area around the Broken Mountains remained quiet for three whole days.

Everyone collapsed to the ground, too weak to even lift a finger. Many fell asleep leaning on their companions' shoulders, their faces a mixture of blood and tears, making them unrecognizable.

On the sixtieth day, the second wave of skeletal soldiers surged in again, even more ferocious than before.

This time, some had their abdomens pierced by bone claws, some were shocked by the mental impact and bled from all seven orifices, and some, in order to protect their comrades behind them, used their flesh and blood to block a sweeping bone arm that was powerful enough to split mountains. Their sternums were shattered, but they held on tightly to the legs of the skeletal soldier until their companions smashed his head.

By the seventieth day, nearly 30% of the 50,000 men had been lost. Although no one had died, almost everyone was wounded.

Some people had broken legs, but they still gritted their teeth and continued to stand in the formation; some people had both arms, so they used their teeth to bite the talismans to enhance the defense of their companions.

On the eightieth day, more than nine thousand people fell into a deep coma and were protected in the innermost core. The remaining ten thousand or so people were almost all missing limbs, wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, with emaciated faces and sunken eyes, but they still gripped their weapons tightly and refused to retreat even half a step.

On the ninetieth day, when the last batch of skeletal soldiers retreated like a tide and the direction of the shattered mountains fell into complete silence, almost no one in the entire Royal Fall Valley could still stand steadily.

Everyone collapsed to the ground, some leaning, some lying down, panting heavily. Their bodies were covered with gruesome wounds, their severed limbs roughly sealed with spiritual energy, and their clothes were already tattered.

No one speaks.

I didn't even have the strength to cry.

Everyone was breathing heavily, cherishing every minute and second of recovery.

Xia Jin's expression also changed from the beginning, and there was more appreciation in her eyes.

In three months, not a single one of the 50,000 Allied troops retreated, abandoned their comrades, or surrendered.

Enough! This is the weapon of war he originally wanted to create.

"Since you've passed the initial test, I'll bestow upon you a great fortune!"

Xia Jin raised her right hand, and a small, seven-colored ball slowly appeared in her palm.

"Smack."

A crisp snap of fingers echoed throughout the world.

The colorful ball suddenly rose into the air and exploded in mid-air!

Thousands of colorful lights burst forth like fireworks, then transformed into a fine rain of light that poured down from the sky.

Those undead soldiers who had been standing still in an offensive posture suddenly seemed to have their lifelines held down by something, and the eerie green flames in their eye sockets gradually dimmed, leaving them motionless.

The entire Huangyun Valley fell into an eerie silence.

The raindrops fell on the wound, bringing a cool sensation.

A young man from the Allied Forces, missing his left arm, looked up blankly. Raindrops fell on his face and slid down his cheeks, but they made him suddenly widen his eyes.

Miracle!!

The hideous scar that ran across his chest began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, thanks to the rain!

"Wait... this rain... something's not right!"

More and more Allied forces noticed something amiss.

"My leg! The wound on my leg is healing!!"

"My hand... my finger! I can feel my severed finger again!"

"No, this rainwater is seeping into my body... It's so hot! No, it's so warm! My spiritual energy is recovering, even more abundant than before!"

A relatively young member of the Heavenly Alliance army trembled as he raised his hands. Raindrops gathered in his palms, seeping directly into his skin. He abruptly closed his eyes to sense his surroundings, then his expression changed drastically: "My spiritual foundation is being strengthened... My cultivation bottleneck... has actually loosened?!"

Some people sat down cross-legged and found that they didn't need to be guided at all. The raindrops seemed to have a spirit and actively entered their meridians, nourishing every inch of their muscles and bones that had been ravaged for ninety days.

"ah!!"

An uncontrollable roar came from not far away. A young member of the Heavenly Alliance army knelt on the ground, his hands gripping the earth tightly. His spiritual energy surged wildly throughout his body, and his eyes shone with divine light. He had actually broken through a major realm on the spot!

"This...this is...an opportunity!!"

"Everyone! Don't waste this rain! Quickly sit down cross-legged!!"

Throughout the entire Huangyun Valley, 50,000 figures reacted almost simultaneously.

Those seriously injured people who had been unconscious for several days slowly opened their eyes after being soaked by the rain, blankly feeling the continuous surge of new life within their bodies.

And at this moment,

A voice, like a gentle breeze, spread to every corner of the entire Huangyun Valley.

Congratulations!

"You guys finally made it through these three months."

All the Sky Alliance soldiers, who were frantically absorbing the rainwater, simultaneously shuddered.

That sound...

"It's... the Alliance Leader?!" The middle-aged man in black suddenly looked up, his crimson eyes flashing with fanatical light.

"It's the Alliance Leader's voice! The Alliance Leader has been watching us!"

"Heavens... I knew it! Why did those skeleton soldiers always slow down inexplicably whenever we were about to give up? It's the Alliance Leader! The Alliance Leader is protecting us!"

Countless gazes were cast toward the sky, but all they saw was a shower of light; they could not see the figure.

Xia Jin's voice rang out again.

"As I said, only if you can survive these three months will you be qualified to become a proper member of the Heavenly Alliance Army."

"And now, you've done it."

"Therefore, I will also bestow upon you an opportunity as a reward!"

"How much you can catch depends on your own fate."

As soon as the words were spoken, the voice fell completely silent, without any further ripples.

But at that moment, countless suppressed roars of wild joy erupted throughout the entire Huangyun Valley!

"It's an opportunity! An opportunity bestowed by the Alliance Leader!"

"Everyone!! Stop standing there! Absorb! Absorb as much as you can!!"

Without anyone urging them, the 50,000 Allied soldiers sat cross-legged almost simultaneously, closed their eyes, and focused their minds into their bodies, frantically drawing upon the seven-colored raindrops falling from the sky.