Breakthrough, Hunting!

Breakthrough, Hunting!

Within the courtyard of a dilapidated residential complex, Qin Ming wielded the Breaking Army Halberd as he darted and weaved through the encirclement of a pack of Tiger Howl Dogs.

Every swing of the Breaking Army Halberd brought at least one Tiger Howl Dog's wailing death.

He did not use Flying Knives, nor did he control the monster souls within the Myriad Souls Banner to attack.

Instead, he relied entirely on a martial warrior's strength to hone his Body Technique.

Qin Ming's Body Technique differed from Ling Qianye's ghostly movements within the team. It was extremely simple: charging thrusts, sidestepping chops, spinning sweeps, and retreating defenses—only a few moves repeated over and over.

Yet when combined with the Breaking Army Halberd in his hand, its broad, powerful movements displayed an exceptionally efficient and domineering lethality.

Roar!

The Intermediate War General Tiger Howl Dog leader at the front let out a furious roar and pounced, but Qin Ming merely shifted his body slightly, narrowly avoiding the strike.

At the instant he sidestepped, the Breaking Army Halberd shot out like a swimming dragon, piercing through another Advanced Beast Soldier Tiger Howl Dog that had lunged at him.

Then, dropping his shoulder and elbow, he brought the Breaking Army Halberd down like thunder, killing another Tiger Howl Dog.

The Tiger Howl Dog leader roared repeatedly, jets of white vapor spraying from its nostrils.

It pounced again and again, but every attack was evaded.

In the brief moments they crossed paths, it was also repeatedly wounded by the halberd's spearpoint and crescent blade, leaving several gashes across its body.

Although such injuries had little effect on it, watching its kin die one after another only made the rage in its heart burn fiercer.

"Breakthrough achieved! My strength has reached the Intermediate General Level.

I've perfectly mastered the first level of the Breaking Army Halberd, and I've also gained some insight into the second level.

My Body Technique is decent at the Micro level, but there's still a gap before the Perfect level."

As he moved through the pack of Tiger Howl Dogs, feeling the changes brought to his body by the continuous absorption of Blood Essence and receiving information from the Myriad Souls Banner,

A smile appeared on Qin Ming's lips. The long halberd moved as naturally as an extension of his arm. Wherever the crescent blade's cold gleam went, the spearpoint followed like a shadow. Before long, he had slaughtered all twenty-plus Tiger Howl Dogs.

Among them were even two Primary General Level Tiger Howl Dogs.

"Slash!"

A cold gleam flashed, like a bolt of lightning.

Blood sprayed into the air as the Breaking Army Halberd swept down from above the Tiger Howl Dog leader's head, directly severing its massive head.

The headless body crashed to the ground, making the entire earth tremble.

"Huff—"

Instantly unleashing a strike to kill the Tiger Howl Dog leader, Qin Ming let out a soft breath.

He had already spent thirteen days in City 003.

With Flesh Puppets and the souls within the Myriad Souls Banner standing watch around him, he did not even need to return to base. He had immersed himself completely in battle.

Every day, he threw himself wholly into battle, fighting with all his strength.

Again and again, he pushed his Body Technique and Halberd Art to their limits, using other monsters and the surrounding environment to temper himself.

This allowed him to absorb Blood Essence far faster than normal.

Therefore, he broke through to become an Intermediate General Level martial warrior even faster than expected.

"Having broken through to Intermediate General Level, my strength as a Spiritual Force User has reached the Primary God of War Level. I can hunt Lord Level monsters now."

Qin Ming rested the Breaking Army Halberd on his shoulder. All the Tiger Howl Dog corpses on the ground vanished beneath a sweep of invisible force.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With a thought, Advanced Beast Generals lurking nearby emerged from every corner of the city's ruins.

Fire-scaled Trident Boars, Iron-armored Oxen, Tiger Cats...

There were a full twenty-six Advanced Beast Generals.

This was Qin Ming's other gain from the past thirteen days.

With these Advanced Beast General Flesh Puppets joining him, the Myriad Souls Banner's speed of collecting monster flesh and souls surged once more.

In truth, if Qin Ming wanted to, he could increase the number of Flesh Puppets tenfold, even a hundredfold.

But after putting it into practice, Qin Ming abandoned the idea.

The cost-effectiveness was simply too low.

Turning monster corpses into Flesh Puppets also consumed a large amount of Blood Essence.

He did not set off immediately.

After finding a place, Qin Ming sat cross-legged on the ground and began practicing the Guidance Technique.

"That feels amazing."

"Continuous battle has pushed my body to the brink of exhaustion. Now that I'm practicing the Guidance Technique, it feels as if every cell in my body is trembling."

The breakthrough in strength put Qin Ming in high spirits.

Life-and-death battles could subconsciously draw out every last bit of power within the body.

Such deep excavation allowed him to absorb more each time he cultivated Genetic Yuan Energy.

It was not only him; all martial warriors were like this.

It was simply that, with Blood Essence and Soul Crystals, he advanced far faster than anyone else!

Whoosh!

Qin Ming shot into the air and landed on the Green-scaled Eagle's back.

With a flap of its wings, the Green-scaled Eagle broke the sound barrier in an instant.

Qin Ming could fly himself with Mental Force, but in terms of speed, he was far inferior to flying monsters.

As a flying monster, the Green-scaled Eagle was faster than ordinary Lord Level monsters.

Moreover, during the past dozen or so days of continuous battle, this Green-scaled Eagle had devoured a great deal of Blood Essence. It was now even stronger than it had been in life!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Five equally massive flying monsters escorted the Green-scaled Eagle from both sides, flying alongside it.

They were clearly the other flying monsters Qin Ming had subdued.

Below, within the smoke-shrouded region, a team of twenty Advanced Beast Generals charged toward a Building Materials Market in the city's outskirts.

Though there were only twenty monsters, the aura they gave off rivaled that of an army of thousands.

Every monster along the way scattered and fled, not daring to block their path.

Any that ran too slowly died on the spot.

In the sky, Qin Ming quickly reached his destination.

Before the Great Nirvana, this had been a wholesale building materials market. Now, it was occupied by an Elementary Lord Level Giant Rock Black Bear.

After circling overhead a few times, Qin Ming used a War General's powerful eyesight to quickly spot, through the thick fog, a gigantic creature standing seven or eight meters tall below—the Giant Rock Black Bear!

As an Elementary Lord Level monster, the Giant Rock Black Bear possessed immense strength. The rock-like layer of skin covering its body was harder than diamond, and even large-caliber artillery shells could not blast through it!

Qin Ming had once watched a Military battle recording in which a Lord Level Giant Rock Black Bear endured tank artillery bombardment head-on before smashing a heavy tank away.

Despite its enormous body, its movement speed could reach the speed of sound.

A single charge from it was enough to be fatal.

Of course, among Lord Level monsters, the speed of sound was nothing remarkable.

What made this Giant Rock Black Bear truly terrifying was its pair of Bear Paws. Their swiping speed was much faster than its movement speed.

Even with the Black God Suit reducing ninety percent of the impact, if Qin Ming took a solid hit, he would be severely wounded even if he survived.

Furthermore, a huge number of monsters had gathered around this Giant Rock Black Bear. Pig-like and canine monsters were the most numerous, totaling at least ten thousand.

There were twelve Advanced Beast Generals alone, while the remaining Beast Generals numbered close to a thousand.

"Keep our distance from the Giant Rock Black Bear and kill it from the air at range! Once I have a Lord Level monster Flesh Puppet, I can quickly start snowballing.

The speed at which I hunt monsters can increase tenfold, even a hundredfold.

Before long, I'll be able to gather the Blood Essence required to upgrade the Myriad Souls Banner."

Looking down at the Giant Rock Black Bear resting below, Qin Ming's eyes gleamed.

Rumble—

Soon, the twenty Advanced Beast General Flesh Puppets running behind him charged over. Their undisguised commotion immediately drew the attention of a large group of monsters.

Roar—

The Black Rock Giant Bear, which had been dozing, abruptly rose onto its hind legs and roared toward the sky, its bell-like eyes brimming with rage.

A mere group of Advanced Beast Generals dared to invade its territory?