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

Qin Lie looked up and saw an extremely large monster emerging from behind the demon tide in the distance.

It was much taller than the city wall, covered in black scales, and clutched a thick stone pillar covered in dried blood.

With each step it took forward, the soldiers on the city wall looked increasingly grim.

The enormous monster walked to the front of the city wall, raised the stone pillar in its hand, and smashed it down hard on the wall.

The soldiers on the city wall retreated one after another, and Qin Lie was also knocked back a few steps by the crowd.

Just as the stone pillar was about to crash down, a figure in black armor leaped down from the city wall. Pei Jinghan had made his move.

No unnecessary moves!

The moment he fell from the city tower, his long sword slashed through the wind, splitting the stone pillar that had crashed into the city wall in two.

boom!

The broken stone pillar crashed into both sides of the city wall, sending rubble flying.

The enormous demon beast roared and raised its other hand to strike down at Pei Jinghan.

Pei Jinghan did not retreat. He stepped forward and charged towards the palm of the hand.

The long sword sliced ​​through the demon's wrist, and its enormous hand flew off instantly, spraying black demon blood outside the city wall.

After the demon blood fell on the city wall, it corroded deep pits on the surface, making Qin Lie's eyelids twitch.

This is Pei Jinghan!

The commander of the Duanfeng Camp a hundred years ago!

A first-grade warrior!

While slashing at the charging monsters with his sword, Qin Lie kept an eye on the battle on Pei Jinghan's side out of the corner of his eye.

Pei Jinghan's swordsmanship wasn't flashy; every strike was aimed at a vital point.

Although the monster was very large, it was too slow in front of Pei Jinghan.

As Qin Lie watched, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

He is now killing these low-level monsters and lesser demons by relying on his own life force to fight them head-on.

But Pei Jinghan's sword strikes were different; each strike seemed to anticipate the demon's next move.

This is combat experience!

Qin Lie didn't dare to just look, because there were other demons in front of him.

However, Qin Lie was killing monsters while watching Pei Jinghan's fighting style.

Learn as much as you can. It's such a rare opportunity for a first-rank general to personally take action. Even if you only understand a little bit, it will be of great benefit to you.

The enormous monster in the distance was already covered in wounds after Pei Jinghan had slashed it several times.

It let out a roar, and its chest suddenly split open, spewing out a cloud of black demonic energy.

The soldiers on the city wall changed their expressions.

"General, be careful!"

Pei Jinghan did not dodge. He raised his left hand, spread his five fingers, and a powerful burst of blood energy erupted from his body. The black demonic energy that rushed in front of him was forcefully suppressed.

The next moment, Pei Jinghan stepped forward, his long sword piercing the demon's chest, the blade emerging from its back.

He then gripped the knife with both hands and slashed down fiercely, cleaving the monster from its chest to its abdomen in one stroke, its blood splattering all over the ground.

All the soldiers of the Broken Wind Camp on the city wall roared in anger.

"General!"

"Victory!"

"General!"

"Victory!"

Qin Lie also shouted, and only after shouting did he realize that his voice was already hoarse.

At this moment, he finally understood why Li Tiezhu said that as long as the general was still alive, Duanfeng Gorge would not be lost.

Because Pei Jinghan is the root of the Duanfeng Camp, as long as Pei Jinghan stands there, the Duanfeng Camp will not retreat.

At this moment, Pei Jinghan stood outside the city wall, his long sword still dripping with demon blood.

The demons didn't continue their upward charge; instead, they began to retreat, back to a position where arrows and logs couldn't reach them.

Pei Jinghan did not order his soldiers to pursue them.

It was already getting dark. The demons needed to regroup, and the Broken Wind Camp also needed to catch their breath.

Li Tiezhu leaned against the breach, his right hand still bound to the knife. He watched the retreating demons in the distance and cursed under his breath.

"These bastards know to back down because they're afraid of death. If they take another step forward, I'll chop them to pieces!"

Qin Lie walked to his side.

"Alright, stop swearing. How are you feeling now?"

Li Tiezhu looked down at his completely missing left forearm and grinned.

"I'm not dead yet, but I've lost an arm, so I won't be able to drink and eat meat at the same time anymore."

"What kind of time is this to be thinking about drinking and eating meat!"

"Isn't this what life is all about? If we win, we'll have a good drink on earth; if we lose, we'll still have to ask someone for a drink in the afterlife."

"You saved my life today, kid. I'll definitely treat you to a drink after we get down here. I keep my word."

Qin Lie looked at Li Tiezhu but didn't respond to his joke.

"Your injuries are so severe, you should go to the rear for treatment, you shouldn't be trying to tough it out here."

Li Tiezhu also stopped smiling.

"Kid, I'll say it again, I'm not going to retreat to the rear."

"With my injuries, going further would just be a waste of food, so I might as well stay here and hold out for a couple more days."

"Stop being so sentimental. This kind of thing happens all the time on the battlefield. At least I'm much luckier than those brothers who have already died. I can still have one more drink tonight."

After hearing this, Qin Lie fell silent.

After nightfall, there was no movement from the demon race, and the Duanfeng Camp did not let their guard down.

The soldiers began to rest in shifts, while the rest were responsible for guarding, repairing breaches, and transporting strategic materials.

Qin Lie sat next to Li Tiezhu, holding half a hard, dry pancake in his hands.

The pancake was cold and hard, and covered in dust. But Qin Lie still ate it bite by bite.

At times like these, there aren't many things left to replenish nutrients, so you have to eat whatever you can get your fill.

Li Tiezhu held the water bag in his right hand and tried to untie it with his left hand, only to find that his left hand was gone.

Qin Lie opened it for him and held it to his lips.

After taking a sip, Li Tiezhu let out a long breath.

"Kid, I saw you kill quite a few demons today. You say you're new here, but I still don't quite believe it."

Why don't you believe I'm new here?

"Your habits are different from those new recruits. New recruits like to count how many demons they've killed during battles."

"We've stopped counting how many monsters we've killed; we're only focused on completing the tasks assigned to us."

Qin Lie was taken aback when he heard this, not expecting that Li Tiezhu would use this to determine whether someone was a new recruit or a veteran.

"I'm guessing you're a veteran, but you've only just joined our Broken Wind Battalion."

"But no matter where you were before, now that you're on this battlefield, you're a member of the Broken Wind Camp."

"Am I from the Broken Wind Camp?"

"As long as you live, you are a member of the Broken Wind Camp. But if you die in battle, you will only be a ghost of the Broken Wind Camp."

Just as Qin Lie was about to say that Li Tiezhu's words were unpleasant, the bugle sounded.

Li Tiezhu and Qin Lie jumped up immediately, and the first wave of attacks of the night began.

Fortunately, this wave of attacks was not large in scale; it seemed to be just a probe.

However, the Broken Wind Camp still suffered many casualties.

The city walls were chilly at night. Qin Lie hadn't slept long when the war drums sounded again, and by then, the sky was already bright.

Qin Lie felt that today's offensive was much fiercer than yesterday's, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

Some of the monsters circled around to the southern gap, while others with fleshy wings swooped down from mid-air towards the archers on the city wall.

The soldiers of the Duanfeng Battalion were forced to reinforce the defenses in various places, and Qin Lie was also transferred to the southern breach.

A section of the wall over there had collapsed, and one monster after another was climbing up it.

Qin Lie charged forward with his sword in hand. He was now at the early stage of the seventh rank, much stronger than when he first arrived.

He could kill low-level demonic beasts with a single strike, and even demonic creatures in the early stages of the Lesser Demon Realm couldn't withstand more than a few of his blows.

But there were just too many monsters; as soon as one fell, another would quickly take its place.

Qin Lie had no time to think about anything else; he could only keep swinging his sword.

[Gain 0.3 free attribute points]

[Gain 2 free attribute points]

[Gain 4 free attribute points]

……

Notifications kept popping up. At first, Qin Lie would glance at them, but as the battle progressed, he no longer had time to look at them.

In the morning, he and the remaining soldiers held the breach in the south.

At noon, another crack was created by the demon race.

Qin Lie led three people to fill the gap, but only one of them survived.

In the afternoon, the demon race collectively rammed the city gate.

Qin Lie jumped off the city wall and joined the guards in bracing the large iron stakes behind the gate.

Several demons crawled in through the crack in the door, and Qin Lie slashed at them one by one. When this wave receded, he was covered in blood.

During his break, Qin Lie opened the control panel.

Free attribute points: 285

I've accumulated so much without even realizing it.

Qin Lie did not hesitate to add points to the basic body-refining technique.

The higher your level of cultivation, the greater your chances of survival.

[Consumes 150 Free Attribute Points]

[Basic Body Refining Technique - Perfection → Basic Body Refining Technique - Limit]

[Realm Advancement]

[Early Stage of Rank 7 → Peak Stage of Rank 7]

Free attribute points: 135

A thick surge of qi and blood welled up from deep within his body.

Qin Lie could feel his muscles and flesh being pushed to a new level.

While I still have attribute points, I'll check how many attribute points are needed for the next stage of the Basic Body Refinement Technique.

Qin Lie was stunned after taking a look.

Because the plus sign after the basic body-refining method has disappeared.

Does that mean there's no way to add more points after reaching the limit?

How can I improve my level in the future?

At this moment, Li Tiezhu was helped over, and seeing Qin Lie standing there in a daze, he couldn't help but ask a question.

"Have you gotten stronger again, kid?"

"I just accidentally broke through to the peak of the seventh rank."

Li Tiezhu's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"You've broken through to the peak of the seventh rank! Weren't you still at the early stage of the eighth rank when I saw you yesterday?"

"I don't know what happened, I just broke through all of a sudden."

"Listen to yourself, are you even speaking human language? You broke through three realms in two days, and it was all by accident?"

"Our Broken Wind Camp has produced many talented people, but we haven't seen a monster like you in all these years."

Qin Lie was not at all surprised when Li Tiezhu called him a monster, because he knew it was a compliment.

"Brother Li, how did you break through from the seventh rank to the sixth rank?"