Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 113 The Eighteenth General of Heaven's Reversal
Qin Yong and Lin Xiufeng, who had originally run away, ran back together.

Qin Yong's expression was serious as he shouted loudly:
"Everyone! Form teams and set off! Yulin Feiyue Team, follow me!"

The people in the base quickly assembled, and mutated horses pulled carts, carrying groups of people out of the base and speeding northwest.

Lin Xiufeng counted and found that there were nine mutated horse-like beasts here. Each beast pulled a cart, and each cart carried a group of people. The number of people in each group ranged from a dozen to more than twenty.

'With so many seemingly daring and aggressive Heavenly Martial Souls stationed here, they must be fighting for the mutated beasts…'

Sure enough, Qin Yong briefly explained the situation on the way.

There is a body of water nearby, inhabited by mutated fish.

This fish is not aggressive at all, or rather, its aggression is practically nonexistent to Tianwupo.

The Overturning Heaven Organization and the Rebellious Heaven Organization also know about this area, and they occasionally sneak in to hunt and kill the mutated fish.

The Tianwu Group had no choice but to build a base near the water, stationing a large number of people there for daily patrols.

When there were few people, they were simply spotted and dealt with by the patrol.

When there are many people, there are often warriors leading the way. The faster the support arrives, the fewer fish will die or be injured.

"They are deliberately hunting down and killing people to cause trouble. This kind of strict guarding can't last long, can it?"

Lin Xiufeng thought that if some fish died or were injured during the trip, they would all be killed sooner or later.

"We'll do our best. We'll train as many people as we can during this period. Compared to the negligible gains they make from hunting, we'll gain far more. As one side grows stronger and the other grows weaker, we'll become stronger and the enemy weaker."

It's unclear whether Qin Yong is simply straightforward in his speech or if he's just being honest with Zhao Youyue and the others.

Lin Xiufeng understood. If the two organizations were given power, they could periodically acquire Heavenly Martial Power through the mutated fish.

It seems that the Tianwu Group is gaining more, more stable, and longer-lasting benefits, but in reality, it also gives the enemy the opportunity to cultivate their combat power.

Although the current situation is passive, the enemy's sneak attacks and killing of the mutated fish will not actually yield much military strength. They are simply thinking: if they can't get it, they will try to destroy it.

The longer the Heavenly Martial Group guards, the more Heavenly Martial Power they will gain from periodically absorbing the mutated fish.

The profit ratio between the two is actually quite different.

This disparity allows the Tianwu Group to maintain a sufficiently large advantage.

This is the general strategy of the Tianwu Group against the three major organizations.

"Wouldn't it be faster to train more Heavenly Warriors if we focus on intensive training?"

Zhao Youyue had always had doubts about this, as neither the Tianwu Group nor the three major organizations had done so.

"How can we determine its reliability without sufficient testing?"

Qin Yong paused, then said:

"Moreover, you overestimated the amount of Heavenly Martial Power obtained by raising Heavenly Martial Beasts. Take this place for example, look at all these people stationed here, everyone has to get a share of the benefits."

"If they can hold out for a year, a Heavenly Martial Soul can accumulate half to one level of Heavenly Martial Power; the stationed Heavenly Martial Warriors must ensure that they absorb at least seven levels within six months. How can we focus on cultivating them?"

Defending this place requires the presence of Heavenly Warriors, and more than one.

Cultivating a Star Acupoint requires bone powder, six months, and a total investment of seven layers of Heavenly Martial Power.

After ensuring the basic needs of the Heavenly Warriors were met, the remaining task was to distribute the numerous Heavenly Martial Souls, with everyone contributing their share.

What are you hoping to use: In order to organize the long-term future, concentrate the power of the Heavenly Martial Arts to allow a few individuals to break through to the Heavenly Martial Arts realm?
Would the vast majority of people agree to that?
When will the people at the back of the line get their turn?
The test Qin Yong mentioned is even more important.

It's an unacceptable and significant loss for any organization to finally cultivate a Celestial Warrior, only for them to turn around and run away, going out to enjoy a carefree life leading a team.

This dilemma exists for all three organizations; it is theoretically feasible, but practically unenforceable.

Ultimately, only time will tell who is truly reliable and who accepts and abides by the rules.

The mutated beast hadn't been running for long when it came to water and land.

Lin Xiufeng guessed that the horse-drawn carriage was used because of the things it was carrying. Sure enough, he saw that there were cameras-like machines mounted on the carriage, each pointing at different areas of the water.

Immediately afterwards, the machine turned on and then turned off instantly.

Qin Yong told Lin Xiufeng and his group that these machines would be destroyed by the Heavenly Martial Force energy the moment they were activated.

The burned motherboard will need to be replaced before it can be used again.

Only the Heavenly Martial Clan could afford such resource investment.

Although the machine was turned on only for a moment, those guarding it remembered the detection results and reported the location of the intruder.

Qin Yong shouted, "Shout out if you spot a Celestial Warrior!"

Finally, he turned to Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue and said:

"The Youlin Feiyue Group is scattered, leading several teams in turn. The number of enemy Heavenly Warriors is unknown, but there may be at most three."

Lin Xiufeng and his group each led a team of people without a Heavenly Warrior as their leader.

Tianwupo pointed in the direction, and Lin Xiufeng charged ahead.

Passing through the lush grass by the water, Lin Xiufeng saw about a few dozen people in a patch of water, searching for fish.

"court death!"

The Heavenly Martial Souls behind Lin Xiufei angrily rushed out.

Lin Xiufeng calmly fell into the water, disguising himself as Tianwupo.

His gaze swept quickly over each enemy, when suddenly he noticed someone looking him up and down, then looking away as if he hadn't seen them, before turning and running away.

Although that person was also moving their feet in the water, they were running much faster than the others.

'The one who turned the world upside down?' Lin Xiufeng recalled that many Heavenly Warriors in the Heavenly Warriors organization had seen four clones, and suspected that the person was a Heavenly Warrior. He immediately gathered Heavenly Martial Power.

The black light coalesced on its feet, which stepped out of the water and onto the surface, propelling it forward at high speed!
The man was very alert; he turned his head and glanced at the man, clearly becoming tense!

Then he unleashed his Heavenly Martial Power, golden light condensed on his feet, and he leaped directly out of the water!

Lin Xiufeng rushed after him.

The man landed, his feet stepping into the water. His speed in moving through the water was noticeably slower than Lin Xiufei's, and the water hadn't even reached his feet when he stepped into the water.

The two chased each other, and in less than eight seconds, Lin Xiufeng caught up with them.

Realizing he couldn't escape, the man suddenly turned to face Lin Xiufei, his body covered in golden armor, and a golden Heavenly Martial Blade materializing in his hand.

"You, Gao Zhiyong! You really think I, the Eighteenth General of the Overturning Heaven, am afraid of you?"

"What's there to be afraid of running away from?" Lin Xiufeng chuckled, secretly grateful that the armored unit was easy to spot.

Lin Xiufeng had already silently determined the path of the particularly intense light when the Heavenly Martial Power flowed within his body, as well as the abnormal points along the path.

Lin Xiufeng knew the location of the Heavenly Martial Heart that was causing upheaval, as well as the locations of the five Star Acupoints that had just been strengthened.

'The Five-Star Blade Armor build, with the Heavenly Martial Heart at the neck, makes it difficult for a single slash from the Heavenly Martial Armor to penetrate; thrusting is necessary.'

On the contrary, his feet, which were churning and churning, were enveloped by dense Heavenly Martial Power, obscuring the flow of that power.

Judging from the light covering the area, it appears that a pair of acupoints on the feet were exercised.

While glancing around, Fan Jiangdaohai asked fiercely:
"You were clearly beaten to death! Why are you still standing here?"

"Then you'll have to ask the Great Commander-in-Chief how he used that illusion."

Lin Xiufeng deliberately spoke vaguely.

(End of this chapter)