Marksman Makes His Move

The Sixth and Tenth Battalions were moved to the city walls to participate in the defense.

By this point in the great battle, every battalion had been replenished due to attrition.

The number of veteran soldiers was only half of what it used to be.

For battalions like the Fifth and Seventh, which had experienced fierce battles, less than a tenth of their soldiers were veterans.

The majority of the newly recruited soldiers were conscripts and laborers, lacking significant combat effectiveness.

The current garrison of Anning Pass had its strength greatly reduced, and its combat power was far from what it once was.

Sheng Huai'an was like a god of slaughter. The Houtian realm powerhouses in the Xiongnu army were being held back, and below the Houtian realm, he had no opponents.

He had already killed two or three Xiongnu powerhouses at the Martial Master Great Perfection stage.

He had personally killed sixty to seventy ordinary soldiers.

His Slaughter Value had once again increased to two hundred and eighty-three points.

Name: Sheng Huai'an

Race: Human

Realm: Martial Master Early Stage (+)

Cultivation Techniques: [Great Sun Heart Sutra (Beginner)], [Ferocious Ox Strength (Minor Accomplishment)] (+), [Blood Fiend Saber Technique (Major Accomplishment)], [Overlord Spear Technique (Beginner)]

Strength: 6,000 jin

Talent: Silver Archer (+)

Slaughter Value: 283

Seeing that his cultivation could be improved again, Sheng Huai'an immediately spent points to increase it.

Two hundred points of Slaughter Value were instantly consumed, and a powerful force surged into his body.

His skin and bones felt as if they had been cast in gold, his physique continuously strengthening.

His blood and qi exploded within him, hot and surging, and his true essence rapidly increased and solidified.

Name: Sheng Huai'an

Race: Human

Realm: Martial Master Mid Stage

Cultivation Techniques: [Great Sun Heart Sutra (Beginner)], [Ferocious Ox Strength (Minor Accomplishment)], [Blood Fiend Saber Technique (Major Accomplishment)], [Overlord Spear Technique (Beginner)]

Strength: 7,000 jin

Talent: Silver Archer (+)

Slaughter Value: 83

Feeling the explosive power within him, Sheng Huai'an was now confident that he would no longer be suppressed by Yitulan.

With his strength further increased, he was now invincible against anyone below the Houtian realm.

He was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, beginning a frenzied slaughter to harvest Slaughter Value.

Xiongnu soldiers charging onto the city walls were continuously killed by Sheng Huai'an.

Those Houtian realm martial practitioners were handled by the garrison's captains and battalion commanders. It was soldier against soldier, and general against general. Sheng Huai'an was an anomaly, invincible within the Martial Master realm.

He was like a small river invading a large lake, with no natural predators, slaughtering relentlessly.

Martial Disciples, Martial Practitioners, and Martial Masters fell to his blade one after another.

With the Blood Fiend Saber Technique, a terrifying aura of blood and fiendishness condensed around him.

Xiongnu soldiers at the Martial Disciple realm, upon seeing the baleful aura emanating from Sheng Huai'an, had their minds shaken, unable to muster the will to resist.

Some Xiongnu Houtian realm martial practitioners saw Sheng Huai'an's continuous killing and attempted to intercept and kill him.

However, they were all blocked by the captains and battalion commanders.

With an anomaly like Sheng Huai'an present, capable of killing many Martial Masters and Martial Practitioners within the Xiongnu army, the pressure on the defending soldiers could be greatly alleviated.

Centurions and Captains within the Xiongnu army were continuously killed by Sheng Huai'an's blade. The Xiongnu soldiers who had breached the city walls found it difficult to organize their attacks effectively.

Meanwhile, the Battalion Commanders and Captains of the defending army were freed up. They led their soldiers in relentlessly crushing the enemy soldiers who had climbed the walls.

"Kill!"

"Pile them up and crush him!" A Xiongnu Centurion wanted to use sheer numbers to overwhelm Sheng Huai'an.

Tuoba Yan felt fear. Two of his colleagues, both at the Martial Master Great Perfection stage, had already met a tragic end by Sheng Huai'an's blade.

He himself was only at the Martial Master Late Stage, and facing Sheng Huai'an meant certain death.

The Xiongnu soldiers, hearing Tuoba Yan's command, could only charge towards Sheng Huai'an with their blades raised.

The Blood Fiend Saber Technique in Sheng Huai'an's hands was executed with masterful skill, reaching the pinnacle of perfection. With a single cleave, he could take down two or three Xiongnu soldiers.

Around him, the ground was already littered with the corpses of Xiongnu soldiers.

The strong smell of blood stimulated people's nerves and adrenaline.

Sheng Huai'an couldn't recall how many Xiongnu soldiers he had slain.

As he pressed forward, Xiongnu soldiers continuously swarmed him, attempting to bury Sheng Huai'an under a human wave.

Within the Xiongnu camp, a divine archer at the Xiantian realm had already set his sights on Sheng Huai'an.

Drawing his bow and nocking an arrow, the specially made arrow feathered with a glow, Tian Ying condensed his true essence into the arrow and shot it forth.

The arrow, carrying a radiant light, shot towards Sheng Huai'an like a meteor.

Meanwhile, Sheng Huai'an was still relentlessly cutting down the surrounding Xiongnu soldiers, completely unaware of the imminent life-or-death crisis.

That arrow pierced through the void, its light blindingly brilliant.

Standing on the city wall, Yang Ye saw the dazzling arrow light flare up amidst the Xiongnu army.

"Not good!"

The arrow was aimed at Sheng Huai'an. Sheng Huai'an's overwhelming brilliance had indeed attracted the attention of a divine archer within the Xiongnu army.

"Clang!"

Yang Ye quickly drew his Black Gold War Blade, circulated his true essence, and hurled it with all his might.

The Black Gold War Blade streaked through the air like a meteor.

The arrow's light was incredibly fast. Sheng Huai'an's sixth sense detected an immense terror, as if great danger was descending.

He felt as if he were being targeted by a terrifying entity, origin unknown, inescapable, and certain death.

His entire soul trembled, enveloped by death. It felt as though he had been targeted by a Grandmaster-level expert, leaving him utterly powerless, able only to await death's arrival.

"Boom!!"

Two meters behind Sheng Huai'an, the blade and arrow collided, emitting a deafening sound.

A powerful surge of true essence erupted like a tide, sending Sheng Huai'an and the surrounding Xiongnu soldiers flying.

Sheng Huai'an quickly got to his feet, looking at the Black Gold War Blade and the arrow made of special metal stuck in the ground, cold sweat streaming down his face.

He had been a second away from death!

The arrow, inscribed with special runes, was clearly shot from the Xiongnu army's camp.

He had been targeted by a divine archer from the Xiongnu army; a true divine archer's arrow meant certain death.

Without this Black Gold War Blade, he would have been thoroughly dead by now.

In the Xiongnu army's camp, the divine archer felt a twinge of regret upon seeing the defending general, Yang Ye, intervene and block his sure-kill arrow.

He did not fire a second shot. With Yang Ye, a Grandmaster, present, a second arrow would have been meaningless.

Tian Ying had not expected Yang Ye to care about a mere Martial Master.

Sheng Huai'an looked at the Black Gold War Blade and recognized it as General Yang Ye's personal saber.

Glancing at the figure standing tall on the city wall, Sheng Huai'an felt a surge of gratitude. Had it not been for General Yang Ye's intervention, he would have died.

He quickly strode forward and pulled the Black Gold War Blade out of the ground tiles.

The simple yet profound golden patterns on the blade emitted a faint glow. It was a straight blade, three fingers wide and two feet long.

Feeling the weight of the saber, Sheng Huai'an estimated it to be over a hundred catties.

He couldn't fathom what material it was made from, yet this single saber weighed over a hundred catties.

Sheng Huai'an gripped the Black Gold War Blade, and instantly felt a surge of immense power. He looked at the hundreds of Xiongnu soldiers surrounding him.

"Kill!"

He strode towards the Xiongnu army. Crimson malevolent energy coiled around the Black Gold War Blade. With a single slash, Xiongnu soldiers, armor and all, were cleaved in half.

The Black Gold War Blade was exceptionally sharp, capable of slicing through iron as if it were mud.

"Ah!"

"Chii..."

Blood splattered, and severed limbs lay everywhere. With the Black Gold War Blade in hand, Sheng Huai'an's killing spree intensified.

The hundred-plus Xiongnu soldiers were quickly slaughtered.

"You're a demon!" Tuoba Yan looked at Sheng Huai'an, drenched in blood, and felt a chill of fear in his heart.

The soldiers lying at Sheng Huai'an's feet already numbered over two hundred.

Having massacred so many Xiongnu soldiers, the bloodthirsty aura emanating from Sheng Huai'an made even Tuoba Yan tremble with apprehension.

"Die!"

Sheng Huai'an's gaze was icy and devoid of emotion. He unleashed a saber strike, and a blood-red saber light flared, splitting the void.

Tuoba Yan burned his entire blood essence, pushing the true essence within him to its limit, intending to fight Sheng Huai'an.

"Clang!!"

The sound of breaking weapons echoed through the air. Tuoba Yan was cleaved in half, armor and all, by Sheng Huai'an's saber.

Blood splattered, staining the wall tiles