Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

At the early stage of the eighth rank, one is still too weak in this kind of battlefield, with no ability to protect oneself at all.

Just now, two soldiers sacrificed their lives to save Qin Lie.

He didn't want to hold others back at a time like this.

Qin Lie gritted his teeth.

"Add some points."

The panel expands.

[Realm Level: Early Stage of Rank 8]

Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Refining Technique - Minor Success

Free attribute points: 132.95

Qin Lie did not hesitate.

"Enhance the basic body-refining techniques."

The most important thing now is not to increase your health and mana, but to raise your rank.

The next moment, the free attribute points began to decrease.

[Consumes 50 Free Attribute Points]

[Basic Body Refining Technique - Minor Success → Basic Body Refining Technique - Major Success]

[Realm Advancement]

[Early Stage of Rank 8 → Late Stage of Rank 8]

Free attribute points: 82.95

Scalding hot blood and qi surged from the depths of his body, and his cultivation level rose to the late stage of the eighth rank.

One hundred points short.

If he saves another hundred points, he can step into the early stage of the seventh rank.

It's almost time. In the next round of attacks, I must raise my rank to the early stage of the seventh grade.

Before Qin Lie could put the panel away, the roars of the demon race echoed from below the city wall once again.

The soldiers of the Duanfeng Battalion who had been resting against the wall immediately stood up.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Prepare for battle!"

The demons below the city wall charged up again, this time even more fiercely than the previous wave.

The soldiers on the city wall had barely caught their breath when they all stood up.

There was no time to prepare; as soon as the war drums sounded, they would return to their defensive lines.

Qin Lie also gripped his longsword tightly. With the Qi and blood of the late eighth rank flowing through his body, he could clearly feel that he was much stronger than before.

His wounds were still painful, but they no longer affected his mobility.

"Plug the breach, don't let those beasts get up here!"

At this moment, Qin Lie stopped hesitating and followed after them, knife in hand.

A low-level demon beast had just climbed over the wall and hadn't even gotten its footing when Qin Lie rushed in front of it.

The long sword slashed from the side, the blade cutting into the monster's neck.

The monster tried to struggle, but Qin Lie kicked it in the chest, sending it crashing off the city wall.

Kill low-level monsters.

[Gain 0.3 free attribute points]

There was no time to relax; there were just too many monsters on the city wall. He had just killed one when another pounced at him.

A scream suddenly came from the other side of the city wall.

Qin Lie suddenly turned his head to look over.

Li Tiezhu, who was just chatting with him, has now been pounced on by a monster.

The monster was a size larger than ordinary monsters, and it was biting Li Tiezhu's arm.

Li Tiezhu's left arm had been torn off, and blood gushed out immediately.

He did not fall; instead, he gripped the knife in his right hand and slashed at the monster's neck with a backhand strike.

A knife!

Two knives!

Three cuts!

Every cut was heavy.

"Come on, you beast! Let's see who's tougher, you or me!"

When Qin Lie saw this scene, his mind went blank, and he immediately rushed over.

Hearing the commotion, the monster turned around and pounced on Qin Lie.

Qin Lie gripped his sword with both hands and charged straight at the attacker.

The long sword was plunged into the monster's mouth, the tip emerging from the back of its neck.

Kill low-level monsters.

[Gain 0.3 free attribute points]

The monster collapsed, and Qin Lie quickly went to help Li Tiezhu up.

"Your injury is too serious. You should go to the rear for treatment right away."

Li Tiezhu looked down at his injury; his entire forearm was gone.

A normal person would probably have given up long ago in this situation.

But Li Tiezhu just gritted his teeth and tore off a piece of his clothes with his right hand.

He tried to tear it open several times but couldn't, so he just bit the fabric with his teeth.

With a ripping sound.

He tore the clothes into strips. He handed the strips to Qin Lie.

"Tie it tight for me, right from the shoulders."

Qin Lie was taken aback.

"Your injury needs to be treated back home. Are you really going to keep going here?"

"Go to the rear? I don't have time to go to the rear! Look how many people are still on this city wall! If I go down and lie down, who will take my place?"

"Although I've lost my left arm, my right hand can still move! As long as it can move, I won't give up."

Qin Lie looked at Li Tiezhu's face and was speechless for a moment.

All I could do was take the strip of cloth and tighten it tightly around his shoulders.

Li Tiezhu groaned in pain, his teeth grinding together.

"You can't hold on like this for long."

"Hold on for as long as you can. Come on, tie my right hand to the knife."

"I'll treat you to drinks after this war is over."

Hearing Li Tiezhu say this, Qin Lie's heart skipped a beat.

It turns out that the broken knife I saw at the door earlier belonged to Li Tiezhu.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and do it!"

Qin Lie then realized what was happening and quickly used a strip of cloth to tie Li Tiezhu's hands to the knife.

Looking at Li Tiezhu, who was clenching his teeth, Qin Lie couldn't help but think of the predecessors who fought for the freedom of the people.

"Alright, that's more like it. Stop looking so sad. The demons haven't retreated yet. Keep fighting."

Li Tiezhu, holding his only remaining right hand, stood back beside the breach in the city wall.

Qin Lie gripped his knife tightly, turned to look outside the city wall, and felt a shift in his mindset.

Until just now, he still felt like an outsider.

The common people of this world, the noble families of this world, and the wars of this world have nothing to do with him.

He only wanted to live a good life and never thought about fighting for the common people.

But now, standing on the city wall, watching the soldiers of the Broken Wind Camp charge forward one by one, watching Li Tiezhu, who had lost an arm, still continue to hold the front line, he suddenly realized that he could no longer stand aside.

Because he was thinking of his original world.

In that world, there was once a group of people who, armed with outdated weapons, stood in front of a brutal enemy.

They also have parents, wives, and children, and they know that they will die if they stand in their way, but they still do not back down.

Because behind them are their homes, their country, and the land that cannot be trampled upon.

When Qin Lie heard these stories before, he only felt excited.

But now, standing here, smelling the blood and watching the demons rushing towards the city wall, he truly understands that those people weren't unaware of fear; they were afraid but unable to retreat.

Thinking of this, Qin Lie gripped the long sword in his hand tightly.

He didn't know why he came into this world, nor what he could change.

But at this moment, he is on this section of the city wall, and if the demons want to pass through here, they must first step over him.

"kill!"

A demon at the mid-stage of the Lesser Demon Realm flipped over the wall. It was very fast, and its bone blade slashed at Qin Lie repeatedly.

After Qin Lie broke through to the late stage of the eighth rank, his reaction speed was much faster than before.

He dodged the first slash by sidestepping, blocked the second with his longsword, and when the third slash came, he took a step forward and bumped into the little demon's arms with his shoulder.

The little demon was knocked back half a step, and Qin Lie's knife had already pierced his chest.

However, the little demon did not lose its fighting ability and opened its big mouth to bite Qin Lie.

Qin Lie flicked the knife upwards, the blade tearing from his chest all the way to his throat.

[Slay a mid-stage Lesser Demon Realm monster]

[Gain 4 free attribute points]

Qin Lie didn't stop. He was still a dozen or twenty attribute points away from 100. Once he had accumulated 100, he could push the Basic Body Refining Technique a little further.

The demon race continued their relentless attacks, and Qin Lie now focused on killing demons of similar cultivation levels.

[Slay a mid-stage Lesser Demon Realm monster]

[Gain 4 free attribute points]

[Slay a monster in the early stages of the Lesser Demon Realm]

[Gain 2 free attribute points]

……

His sense of freedom gradually increased.

90

93

97

Just then, a demon at the mid-stage of the Lesser Demon Realm crawled up through the gap.

As soon as it showed its head, it pounced on Li Tiezhu.

Li Tiezhu only has one hand, which slows down his knife-wielding speed considerably.

He blocked one blow, but not the second.

Qin Lie immediately rushed over, slashing down with his long sword from the side.

puff!

The little demon's head rolled to the ground.

Qin Lie glanced at the panel and realized he had finally saved enough.

Without the slightest hesitation, I added the points immediately!

"Enhance the basic body-refining techniques."

[Consumes 100 Free Attribute Points]

[Basic Body Refinement Techniques Mastered → Perfected]

[Realm Advancement]

[Late Stage 8 Rank → Early Stage 7 Rank]

Free attribute points: 1.85

boom!

Qin Lie felt his blood and qi surging upwards.

This change is even more significant than the previous advancement from the early stage of the eighth rank to the late stage of the eighth rank.

Not only has my hearing improved, but my eyesight has also become sharper.

The most obvious change is in his Qi and blood. Once the Qi and blood start circulating in his body, there is an outward force within his body.

Rank 7!

He has also reached the seventh rank!

Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Refining Technique Perfected

The next upgrade requires 150 free attribute points.

[After the upgrade, the basic body-refining technique can be reached its limit, and the cultivation level can reach the peak of the seventh rank. To break through to the sixth rank, a higher-level cultivation technique is required.]

After reading it, Qin Lie understood.

The next upgrade will require another 150 points.

As long as he can reach the limit of the basic body-refining technique, he will be able to reach the peak of the seventh rank.

To advance further, one must change their cultivation method.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

A demon in the mid-stage of the Lesser Demon Realm pounced on him.

Qin Lie looked up, his eyes changing.

Previously, it would have taken him several moves to kill someone at the mid-stage of the Lesser Demon Realm.

Now he can see the other person's movements clearly.

As the little demon's bone blade slashed down, Qin Lie sensed the opening before it even hit the ground and slashed across the demon's neck with his longsword.

[Gain 4 free attribute points]

It's so much easier now than before.

The early stage of the seventh rank is indeed different from the eighth rank. Although it is only a lower rank, crossing a realm makes a huge difference.

"I have a feeling you've gotten even stronger again, haven't you?"

Li Tiezhu looked at Qin Lie's retreating figure with some surprise.

"I was provoked by your drinking session. I'm afraid I'll die on the battlefield, so I'll drink less."

"Hahaha, good, good, then you'd better live well. As long as you survive, I'll make sure you have plenty of alcohol."

Qin Lie did not reply, because a heavy footstep suddenly came from outside the city wall.

Boom!

The entire city wall shook.