Chapter 92: Steel‑Slash Flash

"You all, aim at Di Ying and help the berserk brothers harass!"

Qiu Lin quickly began to issue orders,

"Everyone else, go outside and hold the street passes; as soon as you get any news, report it at once!"

He didn't take everyone and leave here right away.

Di Ying's combat power is truly terrifying.

If even the berserk brothers aren't Di Ying's opponents.

Even if they leave now, sooner or later they'll be trapped in Mu Shan Cheng and fall into Di Ying's hands.

Compared to Di Ying, the two who just ambushed and killed the Martial Master are merely a scabies‑like affliction.

Still, killing Di Ying, this great menace, is the most important.

Only then can they open the City Gate without looking over their shoulders.

The few who received the order arrived fifty meters from the three‑person battlefield.

If they get any closer, Di Ying might free his hand and deal with them first.

However, Di Ying's engagement with the berserk and the two furious brothers is swift, making it virtually impossible to aim at the target without getting close.

They can only wait slowly for the chance, occasionally firing two cold arrows after aiming, trying to hit Di Ying.

However, at that moment, several Great Martial Masters who were already guarding the street outside the cell.

They waited for a long time but did not see the comrades who had chased out earlier return.

"Hu Wen, stay here; I'm going to follow and see."

After speaking, He Ming followed the marker his companion left and pursued.

Before arriving at Mu Shan Cheng, they had already agreed in advance on any action.

As long as they need to separate, they must place a marker every certain distance.

Different intents such as danger or needing support each have distinct markers.

What He Ming saw was the most ordinary marker, merely to remind later arrivals to follow this road.

Following the marker, He Ming quickly found the companion who had gone after Gu Han.

But waiting for him was a corpse!

The corpse bore scorch marks from fire, its whole body almost turned to charcoal.

Yet He Ming could still see the lingering terrified expression on his companion's face!

He Ming subconsciously swallowed, not knowing what kind of battle could make his companion so frightened.

He was about to crouch and carry the companion's corpse back when he suddenly sensed a scorching wave of air surging from afar.

He Ming quickly rose, and a transparent light shield formed in front of him as he executed his martial technique.

Sizzle!

The scorching flames surged like relentless fire currents, constantly pounding He Ming's shield.

The light shield quickly became overloaded under the blaze, riddled with cracks.

And He Ming took this chance to finally see the enemy's true form.

It was a giant wolf over 1.7 meters tall at the shoulder, its whole body engulfed in raging flames!

The wolf opened its mouth, and streams of flame surged out, striking He Ming's gathered light shield.

"How is Guan Shan's flame hound here?"

He Ming strained to block the flame hound's attack, his eyes filled with disbelief.

They learned that Guan Shan would certainly march out with the army to repel the sword‑toothed troops besieging the city.

When Mu Shan Cheng's very survival is at stake, how could Guan Shan possibly keep his life‑bonded flame hound inside the city?

Could it be only to prevent anyone inside from exploiting the city's emptiness to unsuccessfully open the City Gate?

Just as He Ming was pondering how to break the deadlock, he failed to notice the young face that had fled earlier slipping silently to his back.

Plop!

In the instant the light shield shattered, the Qingfeng Sword easily pierced the unguarded back of He Ming.

He Ming's pupils suddenly widened, and he turned around in disbelief.

But before he could grab Gu Han, he was already drained and crashed to the ground.

Gu Han stepped forward and absorbed He Ming's attributes.

"Congratulations, host, for absorbing the attributes of second‑tier Great Martial Master He Ming: 8000 Qi Blood, 1000 Strength, and 1000 points of cultivation technique experience!"

"Ding, congratulations, host, you have obtained a second‑tier treasure chest. Open it now?"

The attributes He Ming provided are far higher than those of the three Martial Masters he killed earlier in the cell.

The treasure chest offered is also, like the Great Martial Master just chased out, a second‑tier chest!

Moreover, this is the first time an unexpected gain has appeared!

Cultivation technique experience?

Gu Han raised an eyebrow.

Previously, aside from basic attribute points, he had only taken martial technique experience from Martial Practitioners.

So now all the martial techniques Gu Han possesses, even those later given by General Jin Zeto of the Logistics Camp,

have all been raised to a proficient level.

For any Martial Practitioner other than Gu Han, this would require arduous cultivation to obtain!

But cultivation technique experience, he has obtained for the first time.

"Cultivation technique experience should be like martial technique experience, used to improve technique proficiency, right?"

Gu Han slightly frowned.

But he had only heard of the grading of martial skill proficiency.

The higher the proficiency, the greater the martial skill's power, and the more it can be controlled like an extension of his arm.

But he had never heard of this regarding cultivation techniques.

Could it be that the higher the cultivation method's proficiency, the faster the Qi Blood is tempered?

Gu Han, upon thinking that, prepared to act, but he still did not forget Wang Keyan's safety.

He let the Flame Hound carry him as he rushed over, and on the way he used his will to open the treasure chest.

Before leaving, he also did not forget to collect these people's corpses.

It might come in handy when the time comes, but it's not certain.

Now he has a total of three second-tier treasure chests and three first-tier treasure chests in his hands.

Gu Han rubbed his hands excitedly, and he had never experienced the feeling of opening a treasure chest.

"Open the first-tier treasure chest first."

Good things are naturally saved for later enjoyment.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully opening the first-tier treasure chest, obtaining Yellow Tier Mid-grade War Boots: Wind Breeze Boots."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully opening the first-tier treasure chest, obtaining Yellow Tier High-grade Martial Technique: Steel-Cutting Flash!"

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully opening the first-tier treasure chest, obtaining Basic Sword Technique. Use it immediately?"

Three successive system notification sounds caused Gu Han's face to involuntarily show an expression of joy.

The war boots are Yellow Tier Mid-grade, and the grade of Steel-Cutting Flash is even Yellow Tier High-grade!

This is absolutely very useful for Gu Han!

Don't think that just because he can now match a Great Martial Master in direct combat, and even has hope of single-handedly killing some weaker Great Martial Masters.

However, Gu Han's entire equipment, aside from the Wind Breeze Sword, only the inner armor given to him by Zhang Lang is Yellow Tier Mid-grade.

All his other equipment is the tattered scraps taken from the corpses of enemies he previously killed.

Even Yellow Tier Low-grade items can be said to be extremely scarce.

Moreover, equipment wears out!

Those old junk items, compared to the brand-new Wind Breeze Boots, are nothing but a scam!

And the highest-level martial technique he currently possesses is the Wind-Breaking Sword Qi given to him by General Jinzetao.

This is also his sole Yellow Tier Upper Gate martial technique.

After mastering Steel-Cutting Flash, he finally can possess a second Yellow Tier High-grade martial technique!

Furthermore, Steel-Cutting Flash, as a close-combat martial technique, can also make up for certain shortcomings of Gu Han.

Gu Han happily slipped on the Wind Breeze Boots, and immediately chose to learn Steel-Cutting Flash and the Basic Sword Technique.

In an instant, Gu Han only felt his body sway and then found himself in an unfamiliar world.

Immediately after, various kinds of ferocious demonic beasts charged at him.

Gu Han's face drastically changed, and he immediately wanted to resist.

But he horrifiedly discovered that his body had completely slipped out of his control.