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After defeating his opponent, Shi Kaien immediately looked up at the battle group on Jiang Ce's side.

Seeing that his lord was locked in fierce combat with the enemy general, his moves were sharp and he was not at a disadvantage, he dared not delay for a moment. He immediately raised his spear, spurred his horse, and galloped towards the battle.

However, Shi Kaien did not immediately offer his assistance, because he had realized that his lord was using his opponent as a whetstone.

Under such circumstances, he would only lend a helping hand if Jiang Ce was truly facing a life-or-death crisis.

Shi Kai'en swiftly and cleanly slew the two generals, which did not actually take much time. When he rode up to the vicinity of the two men, he happened to witness the most intense moment of their battle, with the deafening sound of their weapons clashing.

Although Jiang Ce only possessed the cultivation level of a top-tier expert, the blood-fiend energy condensed within his body was incredibly pure due to his cultivation of the "Supreme Return to Origin Scripture," and its quality was in no way inferior to Xu Qiu's fiend energy.

This is also the biggest reason why he was able to fight to a draw with Xu Qiu, who was at the Heaven level, and even gain a certain advantage in terms of technique suppression, thanks to his top-tier strength.

It should be understood that the evil energy of a Heaven-level general is vastly different in quality from the bloodthirsty aura of a top-tier general.

Even for a god-level general with unparalleled talent, defeating a low-level Heaven-rank general during the era of the top-tier warriors is not an easy feat.

As for the gap between a Divine General and a Heavenly General, it is far greater than this, almost an insurmountable chasm.

This demonstrates just how terrifyingly powerful the cultivation technique Jiang Ce extracted from the system truly is.

"Xu Qiu, you are no match for me. If you are willing to surrender on the battlefield and reveal the true mastermind behind it, I may spare your life."

The night wind swept up the yellow sand, howling and howling across the silent plains.

Jiang Ce held the Supreme Returning Origin Spear, its tip pointing diagonally at Xu Qiu, his eyes filled with contempt. The red silk on the spear tassel was fluttering in the wind, making a rustling sound.

On the other side, Xu Qiu was dressed in a black outfit, his ghost-head saber gleaming coldly. His pressure as a peak early-stage Heaven-level expert spread out like a tide, causing the surrounding sand and stones to tremble slightly.

"Jiang Ce, you little brat, aren't you afraid of your tongue getting twisted in the wind? This day next year will be the anniversary of your death," Xu Qiu said with a sneer.

Despite the strangeness of Jiang Ce before him, Xu Qiu was not afraid. After all, Jiang Ce was just a top-tier general. In his opinion, as long as no one helped him, he would definitely be able to kill him on the spot.

His two brothers were no ordinary people either. Even he would need some time to defeat them when they joined forces.

I believe that if the two of them work together, they should be able to hold off the gunman for a while.

Meanwhile, he took advantage of this time to win over Jiang Ce.

Upon realizing this, Xu Qiu immediately activated the evil energy within his body, and then the Ghost Head Blade slashed out fiercely. The blade wind, carrying the dense black evil energy, transformed into a blade beam several meters long, slashing down towards Jiang Ce's head.

[Ding-dong, Xu Qiu's skill 'Valiant' has been activated;]

Fierce and Brave: Fearless and unstoppable, it is an advancement from the skill "Valiant" and can be further advanced to the skill "Divine Brave". The specific strength and effect of the awakened skill vary from person to person.

Effect 1: As long as you maintain your courage, your martial prowess will increase. After this effect is activated, your martial prowess will increase by two points, and it can be activated up to three times in a row.

With the amplification of the evil energy, this strike was enough to split a boulder. If an ordinary top-tier martial artist were to encounter it, they would probably have no chance to resist.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ce's eyes narrowed, and the Supreme Return to Origin Scripture within his body rapidly circulated, instantly causing a layer of dark red blood-fiend aura to rise around him.

This bloodthirsty aura, solidified to a tangible form, actually withstood Xu Qiu's oppressive aura of malevolent energy.

[Ding dong, the host skill 'Sage Ruler' effect 3 has been activated. When the host devises strategies, leads troops into battle, personally fights enemies, or even recruits talents, his political, intelligence, command, martial prowess, and charisma attributes will be improved to a certain extent.]

The current host personally engaged in combat, therefore their combat strength increased by 3, bringing their current combat strength to 113.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, the Supreme Returning Origin Spear, like a dragon emerging from the sea, precisely struck the center of the blade's edge. With a loud "bang," a shockwave exploded, and the ground beneath the two men's warhorses collapsed several inches.

Xu Qiu was immediately startled. He could clearly feel that the bloodthirsty energy in Jiang Ce's body was even more refined than the evil essence he had cultivated for decades.

Xu Qiu dared not be negligent. He wielded his ghost-head saber with impenetrable speed and skill, creating a dense barrage of blade shadows. Each strike carried earth-shattering power, aiming directly at Jiang Ce's vital points.

Jiang Ce responded calmly. The Supreme Returning Origin Spear seemed to come alive in his hands. At times, the spear tip was as cunning and ruthless as a venomous snake spitting its tongue, and at other times as powerful and majestic as a tiger descending the mountain.

The bloodthirsty aura flowed along the gun barrel, and every time the weapons clashed, Xu Qiu's arm felt a tingling sensation.

After a dozen or so rounds, Xu Qiu was stabbed several times by Jiang Ce.

[Ding dong, the host's skill 'Battle Spirit' effect 4 has been activated. When the opponent is successfully injured, the opponent's strength value can be suppressed by an additional 2 points.]

Xu Qiu's current combat strength is -2, bringing his total combat strength to 103.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could I, a dignified Heaven-level Martial General, possibly lose to a Super-First-Class Martial General like you?"

Xu Qiu roared in disbelief, then poured all his evil energy into the Ghost Head Blade, causing the blade to instantly grow three feet longer.

"Boy, take this!"

[Ding-dong, Xu Qiu's skill 'Fierce Valor' effect 1 activated, his own attack power +2, current attack power value increased to 105;]

[Ding dong, Xu Qiu's skill 'Raging Roar' effect 2 has been activated. In a one-on-one duel, it can randomly reduce the opponent's strength by 1 to 2 points;]

Currently, Jiang Ce's martial prowess is suppressed by one point, Jiang Ce's own martial prowess decreases by 1, and his current martial prowess drops to...

This move was Xu Qiu's most treasured secret technique, which he would never use unless in a dangerous situation.

As Xu Qiu unleashed this trump card technique, the blade's light tore through the sky like a black lightning bolt, carrying an all-consuming power as it slashed towards Jiang Ce.

"not good."

Shi Kaien, who was watching from the sidelines, was immediately worried about Jiang Ce after seeing Xu Qiu unleash such a powerful move. He was about to ride forward when Jiang Ce stopped him.

Because he wanted to push himself.

"call…"

Jiang Ce took a deep breath, and a resolute glint flashed in his eyes. At this moment, he no longer held back. He pushed the Supreme Return to Origin Scripture to its limit, and the blood-fiend energy in his body surged wildly, faintly condensing into the phantom of a blood-red dragon.

[Ding dong, Host skill 'Saintly Ruler' effect 1 activated. Born a Saintly Ruler, can ignore any negative skill effects launched by the enemy. When the host is present, the negative effects received by all allies can be reduced by half.]

Therefore, Xu Qiu's suppression effect failed to activate, and the host's current combat power has been restored to 113.

"break!"

With a roar, Jiang Ce thrust out the Supreme Returning Origin Spear, its tip trailing a blood-red dragon. It collided violently with the black blade of light, ultimately annihilating it.

"How is that possible?"

Under this immense force, Xu Qiu was instantly blasted away. Seeing that his full-force attack had no effect whatsoever, Xu Qiu cried out in surprise.

However, because he had just jumped off his horse, he was now thrown back by the impact, leaving him vulnerable in front of Jiang Ce, who was aided by his warhorse.

[Ding dong, Jiang Ce's skill 'Fighting Spirit' effect 2 is activated. In a one-on-one battle, it can randomly suppress the enemy's strength by 1 to 5 points. In a group battle, it can randomly suppress the enemy's strength by 1 to 4 points.]

Currently, Xu Qiu's martial prowess is suppressed by 4 points, and Xu Qiu's own martial prowess is reduced by 4, bringing his current martial prowess to 101.

All I can say is that Xu Qiu was incredibly unlucky this time, running into a freak like Jiang Ce.

Although he is only at the top-tier level, he possesses skills at the level of a divine general. Even though his skills have not yet been fully activated due to his insufficient level, these two suppression effects alone are something that ordinary heaven-level generals cannot match.

Moreover, Jiang Ce had the advantage of a warhorse at this time. After only one exchange, he cut Xu Qiu's iron ghost head saber in half, and the Supreme Returning Origin Spear in his hand still had momentum, piercing straight through Xu Qiu's chest.

Thus, Jiang Ce accomplished the feat of defeating a top-tier general with the strength of a first-rate general.

[Ding dong, detected that the host has powerfully killed a peak early-stage Heaven-level general at the highest level. The system's hidden function has been officially activated.]

"Hidden features?"

Just after Jiang Ce killed Xu Qiu, he suddenly received a system message that made him jump.

Shocked by the system message, Jiang Ce immediately asked, "System, what is the new feature?"

According to the system, this function is hidden and can only be activated by performing a high-level counterattack like this.

Otherwise, the system will probably only unlock it after reaching a certain level.

[Ding-dong, the system's hidden enhancement function has been activated;]

Enhancement Feature: Starting today, if a player with low base attributes is judged by the system to have fought to a draw twice against a player with high base attributes in a one-on-one fight, they will be rewarded with a permanent increase of one point in the corresponding attribute value.

If a general kills someone with the same base martial strength twice, he can also reward them with a permanent increase of one point in the corresponding attribute value.

If someone has low base attributes, defeating or killing someone with high base attributes once will reward them with a permanent increase of one point in that attribute value.

When a martial artist kills an enemy of the next level in battle, such as a top-tier martial artist killing a heaven-level martial artist, or a heaven-level martial artist killing a god-level martial artist, they can gain one chance to enhance their skills.

(Note: Everything must be carried out within the hostile forces.)

The path to becoming a martial arts master is fraught with peril, but the emergence of this enhancement function has opened up a shortcut to the top for martial artists all over the world.

After all, for martial artists who rely solely on external martial arts to break through their cultivation level, they not only have to hone their muscles and bones day and night and expend countless efforts, but they also have to rely on their natural talent and luck. The difficulty of this is even greater than relying on this function.

Especially for those external martial arts practitioners who are over fifty or sixty years old, their bones and muscles have long been set, and their own blood and energy have passed their peak, and they have begun to decline.

Therefore, if one cannot transform all the evil energy in their body into evil aura before the age of sixty, the hope of breaking through to the Divine General realm is basically as faint as nothing.

The advent of this enhanced function has undoubtedly lit a beacon of hope to rekindle their bleak path in martial arts.

However, in Jiang Ce's eyes, obtaining this reward from the system was by no means an easy task.

Either one's own unique skills and techniques happen to counter the opponent, thus enabling the weak to defeat the strong;

Either the two sides are roughly equal in basic combat strength, but one side possesses a powerful secret technique that can turn the tide of battle, then they can seek victory in a perilous situation.

Besides, if you want to get your hands on this system reward, you'll probably have to rely on luck.

For example, on the battlefield, one can seize the opportunity to take the head of a powerful enemy when they are severely injured and unable to fight back.

It's important to understand that in a fair one-on-one fight, it's virtually impossible to defeat an opponent who is stronger than you, or even far stronger.

It is already a stroke of luck to survive the opponent's fierce offensive.

After all, not all milk is called Telusu.

Not everyone is as monstrous as Jiang Ce, who directly cultivates a god-level technique, and whose blood-fiend energy is in no way weaker than fiend essence.

[Ding dong, the host has used a top-tier general to powerfully kill a low-level Heaven-rank general, so the host is rewarded with a permanent +1 to base strength. The host's current base strength value has increased to 100. A random skill has been enhanced once. The current random enhanced skill is 'Battle Spirit'.]

Battle Spirit: An indomitable body, battling the heavens, an undying spirit, and an eternal righteousness. The specific strength and effects of awakened skills vary from person to person; (One-time enhancement)

Effect 1: After this skill effect is activated, the user's attack power increases by 9;

Effect 2: Whether in a one-on-one duel or a group battle, you can randomly suppress the enemy's strength by 1 to 6 points, depending on the strength of the opponent.

Effect 3, Unyielding Will: When feeling pressure, one's own strength increases by 1, and within thirty rounds, the suppression effect of Effect 2 can be doubled.

(Note: The suppression effect can be activated again after charging, but it can be activated a maximum of three times a day.)

Effect 4: When an opponent is successfully injured, the suppression effect of Effect 2 continues to activate until it is fully charged.