Yu Bing

Clang!

Ye Cang's expression changed, and he hurriedly raised his longsword to block.

In an instant, a terrifying force traveled through the blade and blasted him several meters away.

"What terrifying strength!"

Ye Cang's arm trembled violently, his expression shifting slightly.

It was his first time taking the force of an Intermediate Martial Artist head-on. He had never expected it to be so terrifying.

Whoosh!

Before he could recover from his shock, Du Ya's dagger followed like a shadow, already appearing before him.

"Get lost!"

Lin Yan had reacted by then.

He had already reached Ye Cang's side, his broadsword cleaving directly at Du Ya's shoulder from an unimaginable angle.

Sensing the threat, Du Ya shot Ye Cang a vicious glare and immediately abandoned his attack, turning to meet Lin Yan's broadsword.

He knew that if he insisted on killing Ye Cang, Ye Cang might die.

But he could forget about keeping his own arm intact as well.

Trading his future in martial arts for the life of a piece of trash before him was not worth it.

Boom!

The terrifying forces collided, sending both Lin Yan and Du Ya stumbling back.

However, Du Ya was ultimately an Intermediate Martial Artist, and he held a slight advantage.

But Ye Cang had already reacted. The moment Du Ya landed, Ye Cang flashed into position at his side.

"Die!"

The Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art erupted.

His longsword burst forth with extreme force, stabbing straight at Du Ya's vital point.

"You damned trash, get lost!"

Seeing that Ye Cang actually dared to appear before him again, Du Ya flew into an even greater rage and swung his dagger down once more.

Clang!

As their weapons collided, Ye Cang was blasted several meters away again.

By then, Lin Yan had already closed in and engaged Du Ya in battle.

"My strength is still too weak!"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth and flexing his numb right arm, Ye Cang slowly let out a breath.

"System! Add points for me!"

Without hesitation, Ye Cang began adding points to his 'Body' attribute!

It seemed the 'Spirit' attribute would have to wait until later to be explored!

With a thought, 0.6 points of Life Energy vanished, and the strength within his body rapidly increased.

Within a few breaths, his 'Body' attribute had reached 10 points. This meant that his strength had reached the threshold of 1,000 kilograms, and his normal strength had fully entered the Martial Artist realm.

Along with it came corresponding improvements to his physique, speed, and more.

Whoosh!

Ye Cang joined the battle again, interfering with Du Ya.

With his assistance, Du Ya gradually found it difficult to gain any advantage against the two of them working together.

Even in the midst of battle, Ye Cang continued adding points.

But this time, after 1 point of Life Energy vanished, his 'Body' attribute did not change.

Still, Ye Cang could feel his strength rise by a few degrees—roughly one-third of the previous increase, or a little over thirty kilograms of force.

Seeing this, Ye Cang's mind stirred, and another 2 points of Life Energy vanished.

Only then did his 'Body' attribute finally rise by 1 point, reaching 11.

Ye Cang's expression changed at the sight. He had not expected that after reaching the Martial Artist level, raising his 'Body' attribute by a single point would require three times as much Life Energy as before.

[Life Energy: 33.8]

Looking at the system panel, his remaining Life Energy could still provide 11 points in 'Body.'

That meant 1,100 kilograms of strength. Adding that to his current 1,000 kilograms, plus the fifty-percent boost from the Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art, his strength would then reach 3,150 kilograms.

That was equivalent to the late stage of a Beginner Martial Artist.

Combined with Minute Level movement technique, joining forces with Lin Yan to deal with Du Ya should be as easy as turning over one's hand.

After thinking it over, Ye Cang was just about to continue adding points to his 'Body' attribute.

But then, Du Ya suddenly let out a furious roar.

"Why aren't you making your move?! I'll give you half of these resources!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan's expression changed. He hurriedly pulled back and cautiously scanned the surroundings.

Seeing this, the others also broke away from the fight and came to Ye Cang's side.

"There's someone else? Ye Cang, be careful!"

Lin Yan said gravely.

Just then, someone emerged from nearby.

"Hehe! Du Ya, I never thought I'd see the day you ended up like this."

"Cut the sarcasm. Help me take down the Rock Mountain Squad this time, and I'll give you half their resources."

Du Ya rose to his feet and said coldly.

At that, the newcomer gave a snort of laughter. He cast Du Ya a mocking glance and spoke casually.

"I want it all!"

He had merely run into Du Ya by chance and had then been invited over to hold the line—a second safeguard Du Ya had prepared.

With nothing better to do, he had planned to make a little easy money on the side.

But he had not expected to witness such a wonderful scene.

If the battle had gone smoothly and the Du Ya Squad had emerged unscathed, he might have considered the small payment he had agreed to earlier.

But now...

At those words, fury flashed through Du Ya's eyes. Pointing at the newcomer, he was so angry he could not speak.

"You..."

"Hehe! If you don't agree, I'll just pretend I didn't see anything. You can keep fighting."

The newcomer chuckled.

"A member of the Green Python Squad—Yu Bing!"

Looking at the man, Lin Yan muttered, his expression growing even graver.

Shi Feng and the other two seemed to recognize him as well. Their faces turned deathly pale, and all hope died in their hearts.

At the same time, a great deal of information surfaced in Ye Cang's mind once more.

Compared with rookies like them and the Du Ya Squad, the Green Python Squad was unquestionably absurdly powerful.

Most obviously, the Green Python Squad was a martial artist squad.

Every one of its members was a martial artist.

And Yu Bing had long since become an Intermediate Martial Artist.

He was far stronger than someone like Du Ya, who had only recently broken through.

"Fine! I agree!"

Just as Ye Cang and the others were watching the Green Python Squad, Du Ya gritted his teeth and spoke coldly.

Hearing Du Ya agree, Yu Bing let out a cold laugh, stepped forward, and said disdainfully:

"Kill yourselves. If I have to make a move, I can't guarantee I'll leave your corpses intact."

Though his tone was calm, every word brimmed with killing intent.

A trace of unwillingness appeared in Lin Yan's eyes as well.

"What you seek is no more than wealth. I can promise to give you all the gains from this venture, and all you need to do is refrain from meddling in the private grievance between us and Du Ya. What do you say?"

Seeing Yu Bing approach, Lin Yan raised his voice with a dark expression.

Yu Bing halted at those words.

Before Yu Bing could respond, Du Ya, standing to the side, immediately grew restless at the sight.

If Yu Bing agreed, would that not mean certain death for him?

So he immediately called out:

"Right now, the Du Ya Squad exists in name only. If you help me kill these people, I promise that once we return, I'll hand over every bit of funding our squad has saved up."

"And now that I've reached the level of an Intermediate Martial Artist, I'm willing to join the Green Python Squad."

A smile flashed across Yu Bing's face upon hearing that.

He gave Lin Yan a teasing look and said with a laugh:

"Looks like he's the more sincere one. Besides, you're only a Beginner Martial Artist. Your value definitely can't compare to his. In that case, I'd better send you all on your way!"

At those words, the hearts of everyone in the Rock Mountain Squad sank into the abyss.

Lin Yan's expression was exceptionally ugly as well.

"Damn it! Everyone, fight with everything we've got! If they want to swallow the Rock Mountain Squad whole, then unless we knock every tooth out of their mouths, we're cowards!"

Watching Yu Bing approach again, Lin Yan roared in fury, his face twisted savagely and his eyes brimming with killing intent.

"That's right! So what if you're an Intermediate Martial Artist? Who the hell are you to tell us to kill ourselves?!"

Shi Feng spoke coldly as well, gripping his weapon tight, his fighting spirit boiling over.

"Fight to the death!"

"Kill!"

Bai Yuanliang and Wu Guang were equally full of fighting spirit.

"Heh heh! Nothing more than the rage of ants!"

Yu Bing sneered disdainfully at the sight.

At that moment, Ye Cang's mind gradually calmed as he looked at the remaining 33.8 points of Life Energy.

He calculated a way to break the deadlock.

"If I raise the 'Body' attribute, at most I'll gain the combat strength of a late-stage Beginner Martial Artist. Against two Intermediate Martial Artists, I stand no chance at all."

"Then I can only try adding points to the 'Spirit' attribute!"

Remembering the piece of information that had suddenly flashed through his mind—

He gritted his teeth!

Ye Cang looked at the Spirit attribute on the panel, which was only 1.8.