2100 Merit Points! A Massive Haul!

Wherever each black streak passed, the air let out explosive cracks as if unable to bear the strain!

"Break!"

Jiang Bei roared, and the Mystic Cloud Saber suddenly left its sheath!

The blade light carried vast Blazing Sun True Qi and Dragon Elephant Qi, like a blazing crimson-gold sun exploding across the earth!

Wherever the blade pointed, the black streaks were vaporized and severed one after another by the scorching, tyrannical force! The saber qi continued unabated, slashing fiercely into the statue itself!

"Clang—!!!"

The piercing ring of metal striking metal echoed through the skies!

The statue trembled violently, a deep, charred saber mark appearing on its surface as the ghostly green flames flickered wildly!

"What?"

For the first time, the voice from within the statue carried a trace of uncertainty. The power Jiang Bei had unleashed far exceeded his expectations!

Those resentment streaks containing soul attacks had been utterly suppressed by Jiang Bei's supremely yang, supremely rigid true qi, and the other man's qi was astonishingly abundant!

"How can an ant possess such methods?!"

The will within the statue was thoroughly enraged. The ghostly green flames surged, and the entire statue abruptly emitted an even more sinister and powerful aura.

It gave a violent shudder.

More black streaks, carrying bone-chilling yin wind and the piercing shrieks of countless resentful souls, surged toward Jiang Bei like a hundred ghosts roaming the night!

At the same time, an even more tyrannical invisible mental impact, powerful enough to tear apart a soul, crashed fiercely into Jiang Bei's sea of consciousness!

Jiang Bei's eyes turned crimson, and the phantom of the Blood Qi Furnace above his head blazed brightly.

Blazing Sun True Qi and Dragon Elephant Qi surged and roared within his body, forcefully resisting that mental impact!

The Mystic Cloud Saber in his hand transformed into a sweeping crimson-gold blaze, its momentum wild and domineering.

Every slash erupted with a thunderous boom like the roar of dragons and trumpeting of elephants, burning away and severing those venomous incoming streaks inch by inch!

Saber qi crisscrossed through the air, leaving deep, vicious charred gashes across the statue's hard body as sparks flew in every direction!

The ghostly green flames flickered and wavered violently, seeming for a moment like a candle flame in the wind.

"Damn it!!"

The statue let out a roar.

Two consecutive waves of fierce attacks had failed to harm Jiang Bei in the slightest. Instead, it had sensed a terrifying threat!

In its current state, if this continued, not only would it fail to kill Jiang Bei, it would be in serious trouble itself!

Just as Jiang Bei's saber momentum rose again and an even more blazing strike, carrying the might to burn the heavens and boil the seas, was about to descend upon the statue once more—

The will inside the statue made its decision in an instant!

"Screech—!"

"Brat! This Seat will remember what happened today! Mountains may not turn, but rivers do. When we meet again, This Seat will take your soul and forge it into a lamp!"

A sharp, bizarre shriek tearing through the air suddenly rang out!

From within the enormous demon statue, a mass of black smoke so dense it was nearly liquid shot into the sky, countless agonized, twisted faces churning within it.

It fled into the distance at an inconceivable speed!

"High Priest—!!!"

On the altar, Batu Feng, who had just struggled to his feet with both arms blown apart and grave injuries covering his body, witnessed the scene. The savagery on his face was instantly replaced by boundless shock and despair!

He let out a miserably shrill howl, his voice cracking out of tune!

The reason he had disappeared over the past two days was that the High Priest had found him!

The High Priest had been seriously injured and needed his assistance to hunt civilians and provide blood essence to heal his wounds.

He had agreed without hesitation. As for Jiang Bei... he had indeed been somewhat wary of him.

But the High Priest had said at the time that even while badly wounded, dealing with someone like Jiang Bei would be easy. That was why Batu Feng had felt so secure.

Yet he never imagined that after merely exchanging two moves with Jiang Bei, the High Priest would directly abandon him and flee!!

The High Priest transformed into a wisp of black smoke and fled at incredible speed.

It was unrealistic for Jiang Bei to catch up. Without hesitation, he charged straight toward Batu Feng in a single step.

Before the other man could resist, he brought his saber down!

"Splurt!!"

Batu Feng's body was cleaved into two on the spot!

After killing Batu Feng, Jiang Bei's gaze swept over the remaining Barbarians like lightning. Without hesitation, he charged into their ranks like a tiger among sheep and began a massacre!

He was desperately short on Merit Points right now. He would not spare a single one of these Barbarians!

The crimson-gold blade light spun like a blazing sun. Every slash sent up a spray of thick blood and brief, agonized screams.

In the wake of Jiang Bei's figure, severed limbs and shattered armor littered the ground.

Those Barbarians who regarded the common people as mere grass in their eyes were like rice stalks before a harvest in his hands—fragile and unable to withstand a single blow!

Even when they swarmed him, they still could not stop his casual strikes!

Amid the spray of blood, Jiang Bei slew dozens of Barbarians in a furious rage within mere moments!

Just as he was about to raise his blade again and cut down his next target—

"Where do you think you're running, you bastard?!"

A thunderous roar suddenly exploded from afar!

That voice belonged to Wang Meng!

Jiang Bei abruptly halted, turning toward the sound.

Wang Meng and Xiong Hai were leading men in a desperate effort to stop a group attempting to charge through the encirclement on horseback!

Those people were not Barbarians!

They wore the standard armor of Great Qian. Though it was filthy and stained with blood, its design clearly marked them as Prefectural Guards tasked with defending the prefectural city!

The man at their head was broad and powerfully built, clad in a commander's armor. His aura was formidable—he had clearly reached the realm of Seventh Rank Lesser Training!

His face was filled with panic as he spurred his horse in an attempt to flee. Blood dripped continuously from the spear in his hand; he had already slain several Ren-Rank Camp soldiers!

"Wang Shouyi, as the chief commander of the Prefectural Office's forces, you actually colluded with the Barbarians! I was wondering how a prefectural city could fall so quickly. So it was because an animal like you betrayed us to the enemy!"

Xiong Hai roared at him, his eyes nearly splitting apart.

"Get lost!!"

Wang Shouyi let out a furious roar.

His Seventh Rank strength erupted without restraint. His spear gleamed like a streak of light as it viciously cleaved at those blocking his path!

"With us here, you traitor will never escape!!"

Xiong Hai shouted, attacking together with Wang Meng and the others.

"Rip—"

Yet with a single sweep of Wang Shouyi's spear, he seemed poised to sweep away everything in his path. As a Seventh Rank Lesser Training martial artist, he shattered everyone's defense with just one blow.

"You think you have the right to lecture me? Die!!"

A vicious glint flashed through Wang Shouyi's eyes.

Seizing the moment Xiong Hai staggered, he thrust his spear forward. Though Xiong Hai hurriedly tried to dodge, a blood hole the size of a fist still appeared in his abdomen, and he collapsed on the spot!

"You've got some nerve!!"

At the sight of this, Wang Meng's eyes nearly burst from rage, his entire body trembling with fury.

"And you!!"

Wang Shouyi prepared to attack Wang Meng next.

But at that moment, a chill ran down his spine. Turning his head, he saw Jiang Bei charging furiously toward him!

"This is bad! Jiang Bei is coming! Run!!"

His expression changed drastically upon seeing Jiang Bei pursue him. He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and directly rode over the Ren-Rank Camp soldiers before him, fleeing desperately.

Watching Wang Shouyi grievously wound Xiong Hai with a spear and trample his Ren-Rank Camp brothers underfoot, killing intent surged wildly in Jiang Bei's eyes. He roared like thunder, "Animal! Die!!"

Before his words had even faded, his body transformed into a scarlet-gold bolt of lightning that tore through the air!

Wang Shouyi's horse galloped at tremendous speed, but before Jiang Bei's Cloud Shadow Steps, it was still a step too slow.

Though he had moved later, Jiang Bei arrived first, catching up to the horse in the blink of an eye!

"Die—!!!"

A roar filled with boundless fury thundered out!

Jiang Bei's left hand shot forth like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, carrying the all-suppressing Blazing Sun True Qi and Dragon Elephant Qi. It fiercely reached out and accurately clamped around Wang Shouyi's nape!

"No! Spare... spare my life!!"

Wang Shouyi was scared out of his wits, shrieking miserably. Before Jiang Bei, none of his previous arrogance remained.

Bang!!!

Jiang Bei did not waste a single word. His five fingers tightened in an instant!

Violent power erupted like a volcano!

Wang Shouyi's panic-stricken head, along with his neck bones and half his upper chest, burst apart with a boom before everyone's horrified eyes like a ripe watermelon smashed by a giant hammer!

Blood splattered without end!

Wang Shouyi was indeed quite strong as a Seventh Rank Lesser Training martial artist, but before the current Jiang Bei, he was no different from a chick!

Jiang Bei did not even glance at the mangled flesh. With a flash, he arrived beside the fallen Xiong Hai.

Seeing the horrifying penetrating wound in Xiong Hai's abdomen, blood gushing out like a spring, Jiang Bei's pupils contracted slightly.

He immediately pulled out the secret medicine Xu Qi had given him, which he carried with him, and swiftly sealed the wound to stop the bleeding. At the same time, he shouted sharply at Wang Meng, "Quick! Take Battalion Commander Xiong back to camp immediately and have the best military physician treat him! Stabilize his condition at all costs—wait for me to return!"

"Yes! Lord Jiang!"

Wang Meng's tiger-like eyes brimmed with tears as he immediately directed several squad leaders to carefully carry Xiong Hai and rush out of the city.

Jiang Bei then turned his gaze back to the battlefield before him—or, more precisely, to the surviving Barbarians.

Without hesitation, he stomped his foot, shooting forward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

The Mystic Cloud Saber in his hand began to slash once more.

Half an hour later, every last Barbarian in Mystic Sun City had been completely wiped out.

As far as the eye could see, corpses littered the ground. Not a single Barbarian was left alive; they had all been slaughtered!

After comforting the civilians and having the other soldiers clean up the battlefield, Jiang Bei stepped aside and eagerly opened the panel.

You killed the heinously sinful Batu Feng. Merit Points +170

You killed the traitorous Wang Shouyi. Merit Points +100

Martial Arts: Xing Tian Gong (Mastery), Blood Wolf Saber Technique (Level 5+), Cloud Shadow Steps (Level 3+), Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Skill (Level 3+), Mysterious Iron Dragon Scale Body (Level 2+), Blazing Sun Skill (Level 2+)

Realm: Sixth Rank Lesser Training

Merit Points: 2160

Talent: Thousand Illusions True Eye

Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Skill detected. Can be upgraded. Requires 960 Merit Points. Upgrade?

Mysterious Iron Dragon Scale Body detected. Can be upgraded. Requires 240 Merit Points. Upgrade?

Blood Wolf Saber Technique detected. Can be upgraded. Requires 320 Merit Points. Upgrade?

Cloud Shadow Steps detected. Can be upgraded. Requires 80 Merit Points. Upgrade?

Blazing Sun Skill detected. Can be upgraded. Requires 200 Merit Points. Upgrade?

"2,160 Merit Points!"

Seeing the number on the panel, Jiang Bei's eyes suddenly lit up.

This battle had truly been a huge harvest!

Every technique could now be upgraded!

Without hesitation, he found a quiet corner, then with a thought, directly upgraded the Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Skill!