Chapter 7

The disparity in strength made Shen Tianxing furrow his brow; he then took out a cigarette, placed it to his lips, the cigarette lit itself automatically, and the system prompt sounded as well.

"Host lit one cigarette, martial power increased by 100%, lasting for the duration of smoking one cigarette."

At this moment, Shen Tianxing's martial power surged directly to 810 points, equivalent to Fourth Grade Second Layer; with an additional 20% damage overlay, it could rival Fourth Grade Third Layer, and killing a Thousand-Man Commander would be effortless for Shen Tianxing now.

"You're the one who deserves to die; I was still wondering where to find a Thousand-Man Commander, and you just delivered yourself to my door— Pojun Thunder!"

As Shen Tianxing's words fell, smoke curled around his mouth; he shot out like a cannonball, waving his blade like the wind, carrying the force of thunder, straight toward Li Zhenchuan.

Li Zhenchuan never expected that the kid who couldn't even block a single move of his just moments ago would now bring him deadly pressure, and there was no time to dodge.

"Swift Wind Sudden Rain."

Li Zhenchuan let out an ambition, hand gripping the spear, like a howling gale, like a violent rain assault, in an instant countless spear blossoms formed a spear net to block Shen Tianxing's Pojun Thunder.

Shen Tianxing's Pojun Blade Technique focuses on speed; only speed can enable group attack in battle, and this move of his is likewise a continuous blade strike, each strike capable of unleashing tremendous lethal power.

Clang clang clang sounds rang out continuously, blades and spears colliding repeatedly; Li Zhenchuan felt immense pressure, each weapon collision making his tiger's mouth go numb, many times nearly losing his grip on the spear and being flung away.

However, soon he no longer needed to worry about whether he still held the spear; only a crack sounded, and his long spear was severed by Shen Tianxing's Duanlong Blade triggering the Broken Blade effect.

Li Zhenchuan knew he was done for this time, regretting deeply, while Shen Tianxing was excited; killing a Thousand-Man Commander meant his main quest was basically about to be completed.

However, heaven has unexpected storms, fate has twists and turns; just as Shen Tianxing broke through Li Zhenchuan's defense at that instant, raising his blade to chop off the opponent's head, a tearing-through-the-air sound rang out from afar!

A spear shot out from the South City Gate like lightning, neither left nor right, piercing Li Zhenchuan's throat exactly; Shen Tianxing did not withdraw his blade, and at the moment he swung down, the man had already breathed his last.

The system prompt did not sound, proving that this slaying was invalid.

"Who is it? Which bastard is stealing my kill? Is it easy for me to kill a Thousand-Man Commander?"

Shen Tianxing was truly incensed; the kill points he had in hand vanished, the most crucial link of his main quest stalled, and with so many people around, where could he go to find another Thousand-Man Commander to kill?

"The person was killed casually by this general; looking at you, you're just a new soldier with some martial skills, and you still think you can kill a Thousand-Man Commander? Ridiculous."

A sudden voice rang out; inside Humen Pass near the South City Gate, a female general wearing red uniform, golden helmet and armor, holding a Fire Phoenix Golden Spear, heroic and graceful, spoke while wielding her spear to slay enemies, her movements flowing like clouds and water, swift as lightning.

"Escort target detected: Silver Moon General Yang Hongyue; escort mission can commence."

Shen Tianxing, who had originally intended to utter a couple of curses, was left speechless; no wonder he was so arrogant— that spear was as fast as lightning, and it turned out this was the Seventh-Rank Expert Yang Hongyue he was supposed to escort.

"So it's General Yang Hongyue; I, the lowly one, have spoken rashly, and I hope the general will forgive me."

Shen Tianxing could only utter a polite remark, but while his mouth said that, his hand did not stop; he continued to wave his blade bravely, slaying enemies.

Yang Hongyue, glancing over, showed a satisfied expression. This new soldier, though rash, had decent strength; my earlier words were perhaps a bit too harsh.

"You want to kill a Thousand-Man Commander? As this general, I have plenty behind me; if you have the ability, come kill them and let me see your skill— kill two Thousand-Man Commanders, and I will promote you to the rank of Thousand-Man Commander."

A loss may be a blessing in disguise; this saying truly holds— another key requirement of the mission has just been delivered to our door.

"Congratulations, Host, you have triggered a side quest: Yang Hongyue's favor; mission objective: slay two Thousand-Man Commanders; upon completion, reward: 5000 kill points, promotion to the rank of Thousand-Man Commander, one intermediate lottery, the high-grade spear technique 'Wandering Dragon Nine Spears', and five hundred taels of silver."

Shen Tianxing didn't expect that the conditions proposed by Yang Hongyue could also become a side quest; although the rewards aren't great, it's still an unexpected joy, and the key to obtaining the side quest lies not in the rewards but in the rank, right?

"Thank you, General Yang; I'll go kill them now."

After expressing his thanks, Shen Tianxing hesitated not at all; he picked up Lei Bi, took a sip, ate a piece of Wangwang Snow Cake, and lit another Hua Zi.

With the system prompt sounding, Shen Tianxing again reached full condition; he immediately let out a roar and swung his blade toward Yang Hongyue's direction.

"Congratulations, Host, you have slain a Great Martial Ten-Soldier Captain; kill points increased by 50!"

While Shen Tianxing frenziedly waved his blade, the system prompt for slain Great Martial Soldiers suddenly added a notification for slain soldier captains, and the five Ten-Soldier Captains required by the main quest have been accounted for.

The battle was extraordinarily fierce, and the opponent facing Yang Hongyue was also a Seventh-Rank Expert. However, Yang Hongyue is Seventh Grade Sixth Layer, while the opponent is only Seventh Grade Third Layer, so there remains a considerable gap between them.

Were it not for two Sixth-Rank Experts helping, two Ten-Thousand-Man Commanders, several Thousand-Man Commanders, and a crowd of soldiers surrounding Yang Hongyue, those three would probably have already been slaughtered by her.

This is the battlefield: no matter how strong an individual's power, facing tens of thousands of troops, even if one move can kill dozens, with enough numbers there will always be a sudden assault that catches you off guard.

Moreover, in this world something special is that internal force can only be stored within the body before Seventh Rank; enhancing bodily strength, speed, and defense cannot be projected outward, and only after reaching Seventh Rank can internal force be externalized.

Even so, Seventh-Rank Experts can externalize internal force. Although they possess sufficient lethal power, they cannot carry out large-scale slaughter; ultimately, they still must rely on their own strength.

Only Eighth-Rank Experts can use internal force to inflict large-scale damage, but this also causes enormous consumption, leading to a lack of sustained power after just one or two moves; of course, Eighth-Rank Experts are prohibited from the battlefield, unless a war to destroy a nation is launched, in which case they will spare no expense.

He has already smoked another two cigarettes; Shen Tianxing doesn't even know how many Great Martial Soldiers he's killed, but anyway two more Ten-Soldier Captains have died at his hands, and the distance to Yang Hongyue's battlefield is still that short.

"It's taken this long and you still haven't come over to my side to kill; truly disappointing, General. You'd better go kill outward, lest you end up dying here."

Shen Tianxing had originally locked onto a target, planning to kill another Hundred-Man Commander first, then rush to Yang Hongyue's side to kill a Thousand-Man Commander; now Yang Hongyue's words are clearly a provocation, but Shen Tianxing still couldn't bear it.

Only seen, Shen Tianxing again stuffed a mouthful of Wangwang Snow Cake, took a sip of Lei Bi, holding a half-burned Hua Zi, and while charging and killing, he replied:

"Thanks to the general's favor, this subordinate will go kill them now!"