We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 126 Crush Their Camp! (Pre-Battle Transition)
"However, this time things are really a bit strange."

Shen Bailian thought about all the things that had happened that day.

First came the strange sound, then the easily obtained divine substance, and now, these ferocious beasts seem to have lost their minds, fighting to the death without retreating.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Such pure and unadulterated divine substance couldn't possibly be a gift given to him; it must have some other use.

"When water comes, cover it with earth; when soldiers come, we will stop them."

As Shen Bailian thought this, his eyes flashed slightly, and in an instant, the illusory yet clear panel reappeared before his eyes—

Character Level: LV7 (1500/1800)

Physical Strength: 15.4; Spirit: 10.3

Divine Skill: Shadow Follows LV1 (0/1) (Energy Storage: 2 times)
Eye of God LV1 (40/400)

[Active Skill: Running LV5 (601/1000)]

Tian Gang Qi LV2 (196/700)

Basic swordsmanship LV3 (491/700)

Basic Breathing Techniques LV1 (350/400)

Passive Skill: Iron Body LV4 (440/1300)

【Cure point: 0】

[Divine Matter: 913]

After several days of hard work, Shen Bailian's experience points have made significant progress, which is the charm of real combat.

Among them, the running skill experience points increased by 200 points;
The experience points for the skill "Heavenly Qi" increased by 66 points. The reason for the relatively small increase is simply because I haven't had many opportunities to use it.

Shen Bailian would never risk close combat with a ferocious beast that he could deal with with a knife, otherwise, even he would suffer if he were surrounded.

My basic knife skills improved by 109 points in just two days due to prolonged use. This improvement rate is much faster than learning by studying in isolation.

I didn't have much time to practice the basic breathing techniques, so naturally I didn't gain much experience.

Finally, there's the Iron Body skill. This time, the improvement was quite dramatic, increasing by a full 126 experience points, which further enhanced his physical defense.

It can now withstand the 2.7 times burst of the final move of the Heavenly Qi.

Furthermore, through the battles of the past few days, Shen Bailian has gained new insights into basic sword and fist techniques, but how to apply them in practice still requires further experience.

"With each character level up, there will be another small leap in strength." Shen Bailian looked at his character panel; he only had 126 experience points left to level up, and pondered to himself:
"Of course, the real focus this time is still on various skills."

This is an unprecedented sight on the panel, with all skills now displaying gold text indicating "can be upgraded" or "can be activated".

However, Shen Bailian was not in a hurry to upgrade or advance his skills.

Firstly, the warm current that appears when a skill advances or upgrades is like a buff, which can not only quickly restore stamina but also heal internal injuries.

Secondly, at this stage, the most useful skill is the resurrection skill, which allows you to freely choose a time to resurrect within 24 hours of death, with the location being within a 100km radius of the death location.

It also has the effect of refreshing the status.

In other words, Shen Bailian could easily impersonate that Bloodstained Battle Body, since the effects would theoretically be similar.

"Senior Brother Shen!"

"Senior Brother Shen, it looks like someone's coming over there, do you see?" Suddenly, two freshmen came running up to Shen Bailian, panting.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Bailian also noticed the unusual sound. He immediately put away the panel, and his Eye of God instantly went into detection mode, continuously injecting mental energy and extending it into the distance.

After a while.

"It's alright, we're all on the same side, get some rest."

After saying that, Shen Bailian patted the two of them on the shoulder, and then walked towards the direction where Wang Yuxuan and the other two were without hesitation.

He needs to find out some things before he can make any further plans.

"this?"

The two freshmen looked at Shen Bailian as he left, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of what to do.

Although both of them acknowledged Shen Bailian's strength, neither of them believed that Shen Bailian could use his mental power to detect things more than a hundred meters away.

"Let's go investigate. Maybe Senior Brother Shen is just tired."

The two didn't think the worst, after all, if Shen Bailian really had any ill intentions, he could have simply not come here to save them.

As they spoke, the two of them stood apart, one in front of the other, and jogged into the depths of the dense forest.

In less than a minute, their speed slowed down considerably. They looked at each other, and even their breathing became much weaker.

All that remained was the sound of raindrops pattering on the leaves and the occasional rumble of thunder in the sky.

Sudden.

boom!
With a thunderous roar, a tree as thick as a bowl in front of the two suddenly burst open without warning, splintering wood like snowflakes. The trunk split open, as if an invisible force was surging out from it.

Immediately afterward, a colossal figure burst forth from the split tree, its body enveloped in a layer of golden flames, but upon closer inspection, one could see that they were actually thick, bushy fur. *Sizzle*
"Hmm?" Li Feiyu used the lightning bolt to see the face of one of the people clearly, then suddenly stopped, leaving a long trail on the ground.

He looked at the honest-looking boy in front of him, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Dazhuang, what are you two doing sneaking around here?"

Da Zhuang and the boy next to him exchanged a glance, and an overwhelming sense of shock suddenly welled up in their hearts, so much so that they forgot to answer Li Feiyu's question.

What kind of perception is this?

It can detect whether it is a ferocious beast or an enemy from hundreds of meters away!

"Hmph!" Li Feiyu immediately snorted coldly.

The martial arts student named Dazhuang suddenly woke up, finally regaining his senses, and stammered, "N-nothing."

However, their answer only made Li Feiyu more suspicious. He stared at the two of them, his eyes revealing a scrutinizing and probing look, as if trying to see through their hearts.

"Where did you two come from?"

"Senior Brother Shen sent us here," Da Zhuang replied immediately upon hearing this.

"That's fantastic!" Chen Yifei suddenly rushed over from behind, his whole body soaked through by the rain, but his face still showed a look of joy:
Where is Senior Brother Shen?

As the rustling footsteps sounded, Li Shaoyang, Qin Wuyang, and the others followed. Upon hearing Shen Bailian's name, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, they traveled so far, their goal was to find that man, right?

"It's just ahead."

"Alright, then lead the way."

"Alright, Senior Brother Li, come with me. I can tell you, Senior Brother Shen just killed him all by himself."

As Dazhuang walked ahead, he recounted Shen Bailian's glorious deeds, a proud expression on his face.

He has now been completely won over by Shen Bailian.

Most martial artists are impressed by the strong, especially when following the crowd; only a small number of martial artists care about the strong person's private morality.

In the dense jungle.

boom! boom! boom!
One by one, the tall trees crashed to the ground, and then a martial artist stepped forward and used his weapon to cut the tree trunks into sections, which then flashed twice with silver light.

In the blink of an eye, a complete rectangular block of wood was cut out using the storage ring, then further divided using a sharp weapon, and after attaching feathers, it could be made into a simple arrow.

Some of the wooden blocks were cut, simply processed, and stacked together for later use. If necessary, they could be made into catapults, although they were not very durable.

Li Shaoyang led a dozen or so freshmen, standing atop a giant tree tens of meters high. Despite the thunderous roar in the sky, they remained steadfast in their posts.

They gazed into the distance, performing simple guard duties to prevent an attack by a horde of monsters at any moment.

Some martial arts students were collecting relatively good pieces of meat from the ferocious beasts, and they even went into the jungle to collect edible wild vegetables using virtual AR glasses with all permissions enabled.
If nothing unexpected happens, this will most likely be the energy supplement these martial artists need in the next few days. By this stage of the trial, most of the new recruits have already exhausted their basic nutritional supplements.

In the very center of the open space, a simple tent has already been erected.

At this moment, Shen Bailian, Li Feiyu, Wang Yuxuan, Qin Wuyang, Su Ruozhi, and other martial arts students with strategic planning skills were discussing strategies.

After Wang Yuxuan and others explained the situation, everyone understood the seriousness of the matter.

Because it is within the range of the Zhou Tian Star Array, the divine power consumption of the Divine Ruins will be much faster in order to maintain the resistance aura.

Even so, these less than two hundred martial artists would have to endure the beast tide for at least three days.

Therefore, a proper plan must be made; otherwise, apart from Shen Bailian, it would be difficult for anyone present to last two days.

"In conclusion, I suggest choosing that rocky high ground. It is not only easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the rocks scattered all over the ground can not only block the divine favor, but also serve as our ranged weapons."

“None of the martial artists here have a physical fitness level below 12.5, with a minimum single-arm punching power of eight tons. Anyone of them can become a ‘catapult’.”

"And most importantly, to reach that rocky highland, we need to pass through another place." Su Ruozhi, now fully immersed in his role as a strategist, drew a horizontal line on the ground with a stick and said in a deep voice:

"To reach that rocky highland, you have to pass through a narrow canyon, which is called the 'One Line Sky'."

"Is it possible for those ferocious beasts to bypass or cross the narrow passage?" Qin Wuyang asked doubtfully.

“That’s possible, but it’s highly unlikely that we’ll take a detour,” Su Ruozhi continued. “According to Senior Brother Li, it would take at least two days to bypass the First Line of Heaven, given the speed of those undead creature armies.”

“Okay.” Li Feiyu and the others exchanged glances and unanimously agreed to the plan, which was the best option for them.

"Senior Brother Shen." Su Ruozhi looked at Shen Bailian with admiration and said with a smile, "What do you think?"

"No problem, leave professional matters to professionals."

Shen Bailian didn't understand these strategic issues, so he naturally wouldn't offer any opinions casually. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "What is my mission?"

"charge!"

"Senior Brother Shen, you are the strongest here, so we need you to lead Senior Brother Li and the others to form a spearhead company and break through the formation of those monster armies!"

Large-scale war scenes are a bit difficult to write. Do you have any experienced writers who can recommend some?
The next update will be an epic battle, with Shen Bailian as the protagonist, but the other supporting characters will also be described.

The groundwork has been laid, so please look forward to it. (If you want to enjoy it all at once, you can save it for a few days. By now, you're probably familiar with my descriptions of the battle scenes.)
Such scenes are rarely described in other books; they are usually just mentioned briefly.

But this kind of combat is the true charm of the martial arts world.

(End of this chapter)