Blood Drop

Bang!

Shattered stone flew as a Sickle Goat suddenly sprang up from the ground and charged toward Ye Cang.

"Just what I wanted!"

Ye Cang wasn't afraid in the slightest. He raised the God Slaying Sword and charged straight at it.

"Using psionic energy to kill enemies is certainly convenient, but without combat experience to match my strength, once my psionic energy runs dry, I'll be no better than a cripple..."

That wasn't what Ye Cang wanted!

Clang!

The Sickle Goat's scythe-shaped horn clashed with Ye Cang's God Slaying Sword, sending sparks flying.

The tremendous impact made his arm tremble slightly.

Just then, several more shadows flashed past, hurtling toward him at incredible speed.

Whoosh!

Ye Cang dodged to the side, swinging the God Slaying Sword in his hand at the same time.

In less than three breaths, he was already locked in combat with seven Sickle Goats.

The strongest among them were only Intermediate Beast Soldiers, but he didn't kill them right away.

Instead, he used them to hone his Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art and Minute Level Movement Technique.

Both required a great deal of Life Energy to improve. If he could gain some experience while fighting, he'd save quite a bit of Life Energy.

Sure enough, his experience in the Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art and Minute Level Movement Technique kept increasing as he fought.

A moment later, when he saw that the experience for both techniques had stopped rising, Ye Cang attacked without hesitation.

Pfft...

His sword swept across, beheading a Sickle Goat.

Soon...

The second!

The third!

The seventh!

In less than a minute, all seven Sickle Goats were dead.

Ye Cang glanced at the system panel and was about to collect the materials when the earth suddenly shook. A series of furious roars reached his ears.

The next moment, he saw a gigantic Sickle Goat, three meters tall, leading more than fifty monsters as they surrounded him.

"High-level Beast Soldier!"

With one glance, Ye Cang sensed the ferocious beasts' strength through his spiritual power.

"If I use a monster like that as a sparring partner, my combat skills should improve quite a bit, right?"

After a moment's thought, three King Slayer Flying Swords slowly rose behind Ye Cang.

"Go!"

With a thought, the three flying swords shot straight into the encircling Sickle Goat herd.

In an instant, sprays of blood burst everywhere, and the Life Energy on Ye Cang's panel climbed rapidly.

Ye Cang glanced at it, his heart calm and undisturbed.

Everything was going just as he'd expected.

Each Level 5 King Slayer Flying Sword could now unleash the strength of a Junior General.

Against a herd of Sickle Goats whose strongest members were only High-level Beast Soldiers, it was a complete slaughter.

"Baa..."

A furious bellow rang out. Enraged, the Sickle Goat leader charged at Ye Cang with a roar.

Its speed was astonishing. With a single leap, it crossed more than a hundred meters and reached Ye Cang.

Clang!

The God Slaying Sword collided with the Sickle Goat's horn. In an instant, Ye Cang was knocked dozens of meters away.

"What incredible strength!"

Ye Cang marveled. After that single blow, his arm seemed to have gone numb.

Generally speaking, even the weakest High-level Beast Soldier had a force of seven thousand kilograms.

The Low-level Beast General before him probably had at least eight thousand kilograms of strength.

"Baa..."

While Ye Cang was still marveling at its strength, the Sickle Goat leader attacked again.

Boom!

The ground trembled as it charged once more.

"To hone my swordsmanship, our strength needs to be as evenly matched as possible. So, it's time to increase my strength!"

Murmuring to himself, Ye Cang looked at the system panel.

The Sickle Goats around him had all been killed by his King Slayer Flying Swords, bringing his Life Energy back above a hundred.

In fact, it had reached more than two hundred.

[Life Energy: 126]

At a ratio of three Life Energy to one attribute point, he now had 42 attribute points.

"System, add points!"

With a low shout, he had already decided how many points to allocate.

As his Life Energy continued to decrease, his 'Body' attribute rose rapidly.

41!

42!

60!

He spent 60 Life Energy to raise his 'Body' attribute by 20 points, bringing it to 60.

That meant his strength had reached 6,000 kilograms.

Powerful energy spread through his body, and his strength surged.

"Now, let's fight again!"

Ye Cang sneered and swung the God Slaying Sword straight at it.

Boom!

Their terrifying strength collided. Both figures were knocked backward at the same time, evenly matched.

"So strong. With the boost from my swordsmanship, I have 9,000 kilograms of strength, yet I can only match it."

But Ye Cang's eyes soon lit up.

Only when they were evenly matched could he hone his combat skills and movement technique more effectively.

Boom!

The two clashed again.

By the time the battle ended, more than ten minutes had passed. Seeing that his swordsmanship and movement technique had stopped gaining experience, Ye Cang knew it was time to send the Sickle Goat leader on its way.

Pfft...

Before the Sickle Goat could react, a King Slayer Flying Sword had already pierced through its head.

[Life Energy: 74]

It had increased by 8 points!

Looking over the various stats on the system panel, Ye Cang fell into thought.

"As my strength keeps growing, I feel like the boost from my perfected combat skill is getting smaller."

"If this goes on, this sword art might not do much for me."

"Since I have plenty of Life Energy now, I might as well see what comes after the perfected stage."

Buzz!

As one point of Life Energy was added to the experience bar for the Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art, scenes of Ye Cang practicing his swordsmanship flashed through his mind.

At the same time, his body began moving of its own accord, imitating the scenes in his mind.

Bits of Life Energy disappeared. More and more scenes filled his mind, and the God Slaying Sword in his hand swung faster and faster.

Like a sea of blood-colored shadows.

Time passed!

Fifteen minutes!

Half an hour!

An hour!

As time went by, all the blood shadows began converging on a single point.

At last...

Boom!

Ye Cang abruptly stopped his movements and thrust toward the corpse of the Sickle Goat leader in front of him.

Whoosh!

His sword flashed like lightning. All that could be seen was a red dot flickering across the Sickle Goat leader's head.

The next instant, the head that could withstand the strongest attack of a Junior General exploded into fragments.

"I finally did it!"

Ye Cang panted heavily, but his eyes were full of delight.

[Combat Skill: Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Intent Realm)...]

After swinging his sword in that frenzied state, his swordsmanship had finally broken through.

"Since it all converged on a single point before erupting, I'll call this move Blood Drop!"

As the thought crossed his mind, the stats on the system panel changed accordingly.

He now had only 12 Life Energy left.

After a moment's thought, Ye Cang added it all to his 'Spirit' attribute.

He opened the pale blue screen, revealing his latest stats.

[Ye Cang (Intermediate Martial Artist, Advanced Psionic Warrior)]

[Spirit: 97]

[Body: 60]

[Combat Skill: Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Intent Realm Drop), Stinger Sword Technique (Basic 23/30)]

[Movement Technique: Minute Level (31/)]

[Life Energy: 0]

"With my swordsmanship now improved, using the Blood Drop intent will double my strength."

"...kilograms of strength. That should be about the basic level of a Junior General, right?"

At the thought, Ye Cang was even more delighted.