Chapter 555: Invincible in the World

Polu City.

A great victory, morale is high!

The Northern Barbarian army ran very hurriedly, and the various supplies in the camp didn't have time to be packed up, so they became the spoils of war for Polu City.

Having been stifled and guarding for so many days in the city, the first time they opened the city gate to go out was actually to pick up spoils of war.

This made the soldiers both excited and a bit regretful.

If only they could have killed out with the Great General of the Northern Expedition!

The atmosphere in Polu City was as enthusiastic as a festival, and the military intelligence of this battle also spread rapidly.

In the room, Qin Shixian looked at Li Fei with a complex expression.

Since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of ten-thousand-man enemies on the battlefield.

But those powerhouses usually proved they had this strength, and then they died.

Very, very few can have a good ending.

The stronger the strength and the higher the status, the more people tend to cherish their lives.

Qin Shixian didn't expect that Li Fei, having reached this point, would still dare to take such risks.

The plan Li Fei proposed was very simple and crude:

He would go alone to slaughter the Northern Barbarian army outside the five major cities in turn!

If the Northern Barbarians didn't send reinforcements, he would kill all thirty thousand Northern Barbarian troops, solve the siege of the five cities, and allow the Northern border soldiers to send more troops to guard the rear Beichuan Province.

If the Northern Barbarians sent reinforcements, Li Fei would kill as many as came, attracting the majority of the Northern Barbarian forces.

Either way, the predicament of Beichuan Province could be solved, and the Great Lan Dynasty wouldn't have to worry about the war spreading to other provinces.

Such a plan, even for someone like Qin Shixian, was somewhat dumbfounded after hearing it.

Li Fei wasn't going to kill thirty thousand Northern Barbarian troops, but thirty hundred thousand, or even more!

And this wasn't the most dangerous part.

The most dangerous part was that Li Fei's move was completely placing himself on the edge of a cliff.

The more barbarian soldiers he killed, the greater the consumption, and the more likely he was to attract the siege of the Northern Barbarians' top powerhouses.

The Northern Barbarian fourteen tribes had nine tribes choose to join forces to send troops.

This meant that besides Boerhu, a powerhouse at the Prince level, the Northern Barbarians had eight other top powerhouses.

Li Fei could defeat seven Dukes by fighting seven alone, which didn't mean he could defeat nine top powerhouses led by Boerhu by fighting nine alone.

Not to mention that this was in a state of great consumption.

Of course, Li Fei also had helpers.

The Northern border soldiers had Qin Shixian and a top True Person, plus Xuan Chen, Zhou Xuanwo, and Bai Meng who were about to arrive, a total of five top powerhouses.

Besides this, there were the three thousand Imperial Guards of the Barbarian-Killing Army, equivalent to three top combat strengths.

If these forces were really added, of course, Li Fei's side would have more advantages.

However, how could things be so simple?

Now the Northern Barbarian army was pressing the Northern border soldiers to fight, occupying a numerical advantage, and nibbling away at the rear bit by bit, so the Northern Barbarians' top powerhouses didn't rush to make a move, and didn't have to take risks.

But if Li Fei really did as he said, constantly and forcefully beating back the Northern Barbarian army, the "fishing" posture was so obvious.

Li Fei was killing in the front, and all five top powerhouses and all Imperial Guards were hiding in the back preparing to make a move.

Wouldn't Boerhu lead people to attack other major cities?

The five major cities must be guarded; otherwise, the Northern Barbarian army could flood into the rear like a flood, rotting for thousands of miles, and fundamentally damaging the national destiny of the Great Lan Dynasty!

And Li Fei alone couldn't guard five cities at the same time.

There were large arrays in the five cities, and with the help of the large arrays in the cities, at least two top powerhouses were needed to cooperate to block the attack of multiple top powerhouses, so as to wait for reinforcements.

So if Li Fei wanted to "fish," it meant that the other four major cities needed to arrange at least eight top combat strengths to guard them.

Of course, there were strong reinforcements like the Commander of the Imperial Guard, Han Mu, and five thousand Imperial Guards behind.

But, how could one not consider the Buddhists?

The Great Lan Dynasty was fighting on three borders, and the imperial court's top combat strength needed to support various places, and manpower was severely tight.

Under these circumstances, the Emperor still sent Han Mu and five thousand Imperial Guards, plus two imperial retainers to follow Li Fei to the Northern border.

If only considering the power of the Northern Barbarians, there was no need for so many powerhouses.

But if the Buddhists were counted, it would be different.

Li Fei "fishing" like this, placing himself in danger, in Qin Shixian's view, was walking on the edge of a cliff, and if he wasn't careful, he might die without a burial place!

In the room, Li Fei was taking elixirs to adjust his breath while recalling today's battle.

Actually, after he beheaded more than three thousand people, the Northern Barbarian army had already recognized his identity, and the generals in the army decisively issued the order to retreat.

Ordinary soldiers wouldn't be afraid under the influence of magic, which didn't mean that the martial artists and sorcerers who were generals wouldn't be afraid.

Although continuing to use the lives of more soldiers to cause consumption to him was beneficial to the Northern Barbarians.

But not all Northern Barbarians could take the overall situation into account like this.

In the situation where tens of thousands of people were fleeing in a scattered manner, Li Fei could only chase and kill more than four thousand people, and then gave up.

It was too time-consuming to stomp tens of thousands of ants scattered in various places to death in the mountains and ridges.

This was also the reason why Li Fei only targeted the Northern Barbarian army surrounding the five major cities for his layout.

Only the Northern Barbarian army outside these five major cities was concentrated, and the remaining army was completely scattered in various places in the Northern border, making it too inefficient to kill.

"I'm going to kill the Barbarian City next."

Li Fei suddenly stood up and said to Qin Shixian.

Qin Shixian was stunned: "You don't need to rest for a while?"

Li Fei shook his head: "No need."

Qin Shixian: "..."

Looking at the young Great General of the Northern Expedition in front of him, he suddenly felt that he was a bit old.

"Li Fei."

When Li Fei turned to leave, Qin Shixian suddenly called him.

"This King thanks you on behalf of the Northern border soldiers and the people of my Great Lan Dynasty!"

Qin Shixian stood up and solemnly gave Li Fei a military salute.

Li Fei's mind flashed with the tragic scene of the village where Lan Yu and the others fought, and he returned a military salute to Qin Shixian:

"It is my duty, no need to thank me!"

Stretching mountain ranges, lush jungles.

Poisonous insects, poisonous barriers, and fierce exotic beasts could be seen everywhere.

This was the environment of the Northern Barbarians.

In a mountain cave, Boerhu, wearing a thin black garment, sat cross-legged, listening to his subordinates reporting the military intelligence from Polu City.

"Only suffering more than three thousand casualties, Wuhelang and the others actually ordered a retreat; it is truly a shame for our Northern Barbarians, cowards!"

Wuya Nana on the side said with hatred after hearing the military intelligence.

Boerhu glanced at her, signaling her not to be excited.

Then this former Northern Barbarian King fell into deep thought.

Now the general trend was no longer on his side; if it were when he was the Northern Barbarian King, as long as he issued an order, the Northern Barbarian army guarding outside the five major cities wouldn't dare to retreat so easily.

The fifty-thousand-strong army outside Polu City, unless all the sorcerers' power in the army was exhausted, or they were found and killed by Li Fei, it was impossible to retreat without more than ten thousand people dying in battle!

Now, although Boerhu was still the commander of the Northern Barbarian Allied Forces, his prestige in the hearts of all tribes had long been not as good as before.

When the war first began, he wanted to let the top powerhouses of all tribes join forces to attack the five major cities and break them one by one.

But first, he, Boerhu, didn't make a move, making it hard to convince the public.

Second, the top powerhouses of each tribe were the pillars of each tribe, relating to the survival of a tribe, so they didn't dare to take risks easily.

So this combat plan ultimately couldn't be executed, resulting in the Northern border soldiers waiting for Li Fei.

In the final analysis, back then, the Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe risked his life to rescue Boerhu, and as a result, died.

Later, all tribes believed Boerhu's words, not hesitating to bet on the national destiny of each tribe, and used the tribe-protecting arrays to resist the Great Lan Dynasty together, but in the end, they were pitted by Qiming...

Now all tribes had no way to completely trust Boerhu.

Boerhu sat in place with an expressionless face.

If he were still at his peak, where would he need to be so tied up?

Even if he encountered a powerhouse at the peak, he had the confidence to protect himself, and he would have long since led people to kill them!

The reason why he didn't lead the army to battle personally from the beginning was because he knew his current physical condition very well.

His power must be saved for that most critical battle!

"Convey the order to the armies of the other four cities."

Boerhu said, "Tell them, if they encounter Li Fei's attack next, the number of casualties of the entire army must not exceed thirty percent, and retreat is not allowed!"

"Those who violate the order, I, Boerhu, will personally kill the generals leading the army!"

The cold killing intent caused the temperature in the mountain cave to drop sharply.

The subordinate responsible for conveying the order felt a chill in his heart and said seriously:

"Obey!"

After the person conveying the order left, Wuya Nana looked at Boerhu:

"Do you think Li Fei will continue to attack the other four armies?"

Boerhu: "I can't be sure, but if it's really like this, I will admire him very much!"

Wuya Nana opened her mouth, and finally said with hatred:

"I only hope this person dies in the Northern Barbarian lands! That way the hope of the Great Lan Dynasty will be gone!"

Boerhu didn't speak.

Suddenly, he felt something in his heart and turned his head to look outside the mountain cave:

"Since you're here, please come in."

Wuya Nana was startled, stood up abruptly, and looked toward the outside of the mountain cave with vigilance.

"Don't be nervous."

Boerhu also stood up and patted his wife's shoulder:

"It's our guest who has come."

"Amitabha."

With a Buddha name, a figure walked into the mountain cave.

Killing Barbarian City.

This was the largest city in the Northern border, and Li Tianyu was stationed here with the Barbarian-Killing Army.

"Have you heard? The Marquis, at Polu City, fought back a fifty-thousand-strong Northern Barbarian army alone!"

"I know, it is said that the Marquis killed eight thousand people with one sword!"

"It is said that the fifty-thousand-strong army was killed by half by the Marquis."

"Ah? Isn't it said that the fifty-thousand-strong army was all killed by the Marquis?"

"..."

In the Killing Barbarian City, in the military camp of the Barbarian-Killing Army, martial artists from all over the country were enthusiastically discussing the military intelligence they had just obtained.

The ten-thousand-strong Barbarian-Killing Army was all composed of martial artists, and these martial artists were recommended by the Lan Patrol Pavilion from all over the country.

Such a team also belonged to an important combat strength in the Northern border soldiers.

The Great Lan Dynasty had many Marquises, but in the Barbarian-Killing Army, the only one respected by everyone as Marquis was one person.

Li Fei's battle record soon spread throughout the Northern border soldiers.

The border soldiers were inspired by it, and the people of the Barbarian-Killing Army felt even more honored!

Back then, deep in the Northern Barbarian lands, Li Fei stayed behind alone, letting Mi Han and the others take the martial artists of the Barbarian-Killing Army to retreat.

This move completely conquered the hearts of these unruly martial artists.

When the late Emperor officially allowed the Barbarian-Killing Army to be formed and let Li Fei serve as the commander of the Barbarian-Killing Army, everyone in the Barbarian-Killing Army was overjoyed.

Who wouldn't be willing to follow a commander like Li Fei?

The million-strong Northern Barbarian army pressed the border, and at first, everyone was panicked.

But upon learning that Li Fei was appointed as the Great General of the Northern Expedition and would lead troops to support the Northern border.

It was hard to say for other Northern border soldiers, but the morale of the Barbarian-Killing Army was inspired!

Now that the news of Li Fei fighting back a fifty-thousand-strong Northern Barbarian army alone came, the soldiers of the Barbarian-Killing Army couldn't wait to follow the Marquis to kill the enemy immediately.

Young martial artists longed to establish military merit!

On the drill ground of the Barbarian-Killing Army camp, an ice dragon condensed from killing intent danced in the air, whistling, constantly changing its shape.

Sometimes it scattered into countless ice thorns, sometimes it aggregated into a dragon.

This was a thousand Imperial Guards in the Barbarian-Killing Army practicing military formations.

The late Emperor gave the Barbarian-Killing Army a quota of three thousand six hundred Imperial Guards, but now the Barbarian-Killing Army only had three thousand Imperial Guards because there were not enough killing weapons.

One thousand Imperial Guards were left in the Killing Barbarian City, and the other two thousand Imperial Guards were stationed in other major cities.

After a round of practice, the one thousand Imperial Guards disbanded the military formation and dispersed.

Li Tianyu also wore a set of killing weapon armor and returned to her room with a tired face.

Li Fei let her stay in the Northern Barbarian lands instead of himself to help manage the Barbarian-Killing Army.

During these days, Li Tianyu not only had to be busy dealing with various military affairs but also had to hone her military path cultivation and learn how to command military formations.

Not a single day was easy.

But she felt very fulfilled.

This was the life she dreamed of.

Pushing open the door, Li Tianyu's eyes changed, and she pulled out her knife from its sheath, her Qi erupting:

"Who is it?!"

"Not bad."

Li Fei sat on a chair, looking at his sister with a smile.

Compared to when they separated last time, the other party's cultivation was higher, she had already incorporated a second type of implant, and there was an extra aura of killing on her body, looking like she had a bit of majesty.

"Little Fei?"

After seeing clearly who it was, Li Tianyu was overjoyed in her heart and walked up quickly.

After so long, she had been staying in the Northern border, separated from Li Fei by thousands of miles.

But she could still hear various news about Li Fei.

While feeling proud of Li Fei, she also felt sad for him.

In the eyes of others, Li Fei was the Marquis of Jing'an, the Great General of the Northern Expedition, a giant pillar of the country, shouldering the hope of countless people.

But in Li Tianyu's eyes, Li Fei was first her younger brother, a young man who was only twenty-two years old.

"Little Fei, I heard you fought back a fifty-thousand-strong army alone, you didn't get hurt, did you?"

Li Tianyu's first sentence was this.

Li Fei felt a warmth in his heart and shook his head with a smile: "I'm fine, sister."

Li Tianyu sat beside him and said somewhat reproachfully:

"There are so many people in Polu City, why did you have to go and show off alone?"

Li Fei smiled slightly and didn't explain his method of breaking the enemy to Li Tianyu.

Now the biggest problem in the Northern border was the lack of troops.

One hundred Northern border soldiers with guns could defeat hundreds of barbarian soldiers in favorable terrain.

But one hundred Northern border soldiers and one hundred barbarian soldiers were not much different to a top powerhouse; killing them was all a matter of convenience.

So in Li Fei's method of breaking the enemy, he didn't consider letting the Northern border soldiers go out of the city to kill the enemy with him.

He wanted to avoid the border soldiers suffering great damage.

He needed these soldiers to fight more with less in the rear Beichuan Province and block more barbarian soldiers.

Li Fei pretended to be relaxed and said:

"Don't worry, your brother is already invincible in the world."

"Cut."

Li Tianyu naturally didn't believe such nonsense, "So powerful, then go and kill all the million-strong Northern Barbarian army."

Li Fei nodded with a smile: "There is a chance."

Fighting for a long time, other top powerhouses couldn't hold on, but Li Fei had the 【Refining Matter】 supernatural power, which could convert blood souls into heart-spirit power, and convert them into the life essence needed by the implants.

As for blood soul consumption, he had 【Blood Breath】; when the number of blood souls was below 50%, the blood soul recovery speed skyrocketed!

Using the blood souls recovered every minute to maintain combat strength, theoretically, Li Fei could be a "perpetual motion machine"!

So if no powerhouses made a move to attack, letting him slaughter ordinary soldiers.

If a million-strong army gathered together for him to kill, he could really kill them all!

In this regard, Li Fei was invincible in the world!

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