Side Effects of Deduced Martial Arts

The Ninth Demon Suppression Army, cook barracks.

When Ding Chen and the other eight arrived, the assigned cooks had not yet arrived.

Chen Xian and the others first settled Cao Fang and Zhao Yu, then began to pack their own things.

Before dark, Second Lieutenant Lu arrived with ninety-two people, along with a hundred warhorses, a hundred sets of armor, and one Demon-Slaying Spear per person.

When Chen Xian and the other five saw the ninety-two people and the warhorses, they were stunned on the spot.

The oldest of the ninety-two was over forty, and the youngest was over twenty. That wasn't the issue; the main problem was that all ninety-two were injured.

The severely injured could barely walk.

How were these people supposed to fight demons on the battlefield?

"Second Lieutenant Ding, starting today, they are your soldiers. You'd better lead them well!" Second Lieutenant Lu sneered, then took out a book from his person: "Demon-Slaying Spear Technique. Practice it well for half a month!"

With that, Second Lieutenant Lu threw the [Demon-Slaying Spear Technique] onto the ground, turned his head up, and left.

"Damn it!"

Wang Yan clenched his fists and said to Ding Chen, "Brother Ding, how are we supposed to train them or fight demons when they're all injured like this?"

Ding Chen took a deep breath and comforted them, "It's okay. At least they've all been on the battlefield and fought demons. Surviving is also a skill!"

At this moment, everyone stepped forward: "Greetings, Second Lieutenant Ding!"

Ding Chen waved his hand, glanced at Chen Xian, Wang Yan, and the others, and suddenly commanded, "Chen Xian, Wang Yan, Qin Fei, heed my orders!"

The three immediately stepped forward and bowed.

Although they usually fooled around together, they knew when to be serious.

Ding Chen clasped his hands behind his back, "I am now promoting the three of you to Chief Medics. Each of you will command thirty men."

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes, Brother Ding!"

The titles were a bit mixed up, but they eventually all unified under "sir."

Then, Ding Chen began to assign personnel. Each team had thirty-two men, and the minor cook leaders would each lead fifteen men.

Chen Xian's two subordinate minor cook leaders were Cao Fang and Xue Qishan.

Luo Ying and Zhao Yu were assigned to Wang Yan and Qin Fei respectively, and two more minor cook leaders were promoted.

After the personnel arrangements were made, Ding Chen only directly managed Chen Xian, Wang Yan, and Qin Fei.

Chen Xian and the other two would manage their two subordinate minor cook leaders, who would then manage their own soldiers.

Chen Xian watched secretly, feeling that Ding Chen had some skill in management and a good mindset, as his morale remained undiminished despite facing only disabled soldiers.

After dinner.

The news of the cook army gradually spread throughout the camp.

The Grand General of the Ninth Demon Suppression Army naturally heard the news but turned a blind eye, pretending to know nothing.

In front of the cook barracks, Ding Chen organized the cooks who could still move and began practicing the Demon-Slaying Spear Technique.

In reality, they had all practiced it before and were very familiar with the Demon-Slaying Spear Technique.

However, Chen Xian and the other four had not.

Chen Xian, wearing a dark red linen cook's uniform with dark red armor over it and holding a black spear, felt its weight. He realized that the armor, helmet, bracers, greaves, and the spear weighed about two hundred kilograms.

He couldn't help but glance at the thin old horse beside him, wondering if the warhorse could carry them at a gallop on the battlefield.

"So heavy?"

Xue Qishan, with his narrow eyes, tested the black spear. The Demon-Slaying Spear weighed over a hundred kilograms, and he wondered what material it was made from.

Wang Yan, Qin Fei, and Luo Ying also found the spears heavy, but heavy meant strong destructive power.

That night, everyone began practicing the [Demon-Slaying Spear Technique] in front of the barracks.

The Demon Slayer soldiers used two types of weapons: a straight saber and a long spear.

The long spear was for offense, and the straight saber was for support.

Entering the reserve army camp required practicing the [Demon-Slaying Spear Technique]. For those in the Blood Moving Realm, one month was enough to reach the minor accomplishment stage.

After completing a set of spear forms, a panel appeared before Chen Xian's eyes: [Martial Art: Demon-Slaying Spear Technique (Uninitiated)].

"Level up!"

He called out softly in his heart.

[After five months of diligent practice, your Demon-Slaying Spear Technique has reached Initiation.]

[After ten months of day and night practice, your Demon-Slaying Spear Technique has reached Minor Accomplishment.]

[After twenty months of diligent practice, your Demon-Slaying Spear Technique has reached Great Accomplishment.]

[Experience: 1306 points]

In just a moment, Chen Xian had raised the [Demon-Slaying Spear Technique] to the Great Accomplishment realm.

Flashes of light flickered in his mind as a figure practiced spear techniques through the changing seasons. The spear art grew stronger and stronger until the light imprinted itself on the walls of his mind, completely merging with Chen Xian.

He held a black spear, still practicing slowly with everyone else, but the transitions between his moves were incredibly smooth.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Xian had finished condensing all three hundred and sixty acupoints in his body. His physical strength reached the power of eight cauldrons. The black spear felt like an extension of his arm, and his spear thrusts were like dragons.

This astonished Ding Chen and the others.

The other soldiers were also full of shock.

Of course, Ding Chen and the others knew Chen Xian's strength was already superior to theirs, so it was natural for him to learn spear techniques faster than them.

Within five days, Cao Fang and Zhao Yu had woken up and their injuries had recovered significantly. They joined the others in practicing spear techniques.

The remaining soldiers also gradually recovered. Although some limped, or their arms couldn't exert much force, they still practiced spear techniques together, hoping to recover as soon as possible.

[Experience: 798 points]

Chen Xian glanced at the experience on his panel and then upgraded the [Demon-Slaying Spear Technique] to the Perfected Realm.

Remaining experience: 788 points.

That afternoon, he found Ding Chen to ask about the Surging Origin Realm cultivation method.

Ding Chen asked, "Xianzi, have you reached the peak of Blood Moving?"

Chen Xian nodded.

Ding Chen said, "After reaching the peak of Blood Moving, you need to condense all three hundred and sixty acupoints in your body. This requires a breathing technique; the cultivation method isn't necessary. I'll go ask Lieutenant Liao about it right now."

Chen Xian's eyes flickered. Ding Chen did know, but unfortunately, he asked a bit too late.

"Brother Ding, Lieutenant Liao targets us. If you keep going to him to apply for things, he'll definitely get annoyed. If you can apply for the Surging Origin Realm cultivation method all at once, don't go to him twice."

Upon hearing this, Ding Chen nodded, "What you said makes sense. I'll try."

After agreeing with Chen Xian, Ding Chen went to find Liao Zipeng.

By evening.

Chen Xian saw Ding Chen return with a dark expression and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If the application had been approved, Ding Chen wouldn't have this expression.

"Xianzi!"

Ding Chen walked up to Chen Xian, shook his head slightly, and whispered, "They said we just applied for the [Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique], and we can only apply for the Surging Origin Realm cultivation method in three months."

Just as he expected!

He still had to rely on himself.

Chen Xian smiled and said, "Brother Ding, it's okay."

That night, Chen Xian sat cross-legged on the communal bed and began to deduce the [Ox Demon Breathing Technique].

He couldn't wait for three months.

He still had 788 points of experience on his panel, which was enough to deduce the Surging Origin Realm cultivation method.

By improving his strength, he would not only have the power to protect himself on the battlefield but also earn more experience points by killing demons.

[After twelve months of day and night deduction, you have researched seventeen cultivation methods and injured your internal organs seventeen times.]

Chen Xian was stunned by the panel's notification. Immediately, a three-dimensional transparent figure appeared in his mind, with streams of light flashing across its body.

Each flash caused his internal organs to ache, as if being sliced by a knife.

Chen Xian was completely bewildered!

Deducing martial arts and cultivation methods could also result in negative pain?

After a long time, the sharp pain in his body finally disappeared, and Chen Xian's forehead was covered in a layer of cold sweat.

"Continue!" Chen Xian gritted his teeth.

[After twenty-four months of day and night research, you have developed thirty-nine cultivation methods, with no success, and have injured your internal organs and limbs thirty-nine times.]

"...!!"