My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

"boom!"

A gust of wind howled around Li Xuancang, his skin and flesh tensed, and his power exploded without reservation.

The gray-haired demon soldier sensed someone blocking his way and suddenly turned around.

With bloodshot eyes locked onto Li Xuancang, and filled with bloodthirsty ferocity, his poisonous claws slammed down fiercely.

The claws are cold and sinister, carrying a faint demonic aura. Once scratched, the poison will enter the body, greatly diminishing one's combat strength.

Li Xuancang remained remarkably calm, neither dodging nor evading, but instead blocking with his spear.

"clang!"

The sharp claws and the spear clashed, producing a metallic clang that reverberated across the surrounding area.

The demon soldier felt a tremendous force rebounding from him, his arms went numb, and he staggered back several steps, his face filled with horror.

It never expected that the human before it possessed such terrifying brute strength.

Li Xuancang also felt a tremendous force approaching, his tiger's mouth went numb, and his internal organs trembled.

"kill!"

Li Xuancang's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he made the first move.

He was outmatched by the demon soldiers, so he had to strike first.

He charged forward with his spear, his spear thrusting wildly and aggressively, cleaving through the air and aiming straight for the demon soldier's vital point.

The demon soldiers hurriedly parried, struggling to defend themselves and ending up in a sorry state.

A fierce battle ensued between the human and the demon, and the situation remained deadlocked for a time.

"Hahaha, good, good!"

Upon seeing this, Zhao Changlin burst into laughter, his worries finally subsiding.

Li Xuancang's ability to block a demon soldier at the mid-stage of the Body Tempering Realm was such a huge surprise to him.

"kill!"

Zhao Changlin felt relieved and could now go all out.

He could see that Li Xuancang was still outmatched by the demon soldiers, and that he had to fight quickly to defeat the enemy and support Li Xuancang.

"This, this..."

The others were stunned; the scene before them was unbelievable.

"How is this possible?"

It's simply unbelievable that Li Xuancang could fight the demon soldiers to a standstill.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Zhou Mang stared wide-eyed at Li Xuancang, who was fighting on the battlefield, his body trembling.

Everyone was shocked. They thought Li Xuancang was doomed, but he not only survived the demon soldiers' clutches, but also held them back, which was unacceptable to them.

Li Xuancang fought with all his might against the demon soldiers, daring not to be distracted in the slightest.

His five senses are extremely sharp, and he can often react in advance, narrowly avoiding the fatal attacks of the demon soldiers.

Although his strength was inferior to that of the demon soldiers, he was able to use his superior speed and keen senses to hold them back and prevent them from advancing.

"roar!"

After a long and fierce battle, the demon soldiers were still unable to defeat Li Xuancang, and they roared angrily, attacking even more fiercely.

Li Xuancang dared not be careless in the slightest from beginning to end, and was fully focused on the battle.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, the demon soldiers' strength was mostly depleted, and their attacks became sluggish.

Li Xuancang has amazing stamina and can maintain his peak condition. He is no longer just passively taking hits and can launch counterattacks.

"Pfft!"

Taking advantage of the demon soldier's momentary lapse in strength, Li Xuancang seized the opportunity, his spear tip piercing the demon soldier's chest, causing demon blood to gush out.

"roar!"

The demon soldiers, in pain, went completely berserk.

It grabbed the spear, pulled out the spear tip that was stuck in its body, and pulled hard, trying to drag Li Xuancang, who was on the other end of the spear, in front of it.

"not good."

Li Xuancang hadn't expected the demon soldiers to be so ferocious, and hurriedly released his spear.

The demon soldier casually tossed the spear away.

"puff!"

The spear possessed immense power, piercing through the body of a human soldier and pinning him to the ground, causing him to tremble violently.

"roar!"

The demon soldiers swiftly charged towards Li Xuancang.

Li Xuancang lost his weapon and dared not confront the demon soldiers head-on, leaving him restrained and controlled at every turn.

The battle took another turn, with Li Xuancang falling into a disadvantageous position and being overwhelmed by the demon soldiers.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

The demon soldiers pressed their advantage, forcing Li Xuancang into a corner where he had no way to avoid them, and he no longer backed down.

The demon soldiers were enormous and physically powerful, but Li Xuancang was no pushover either.

His body undergoes a transformation every day, rivaling even the demon soldiers; he is essentially a humanoid ferocious beast.

The demon soldier slammed his palm toward Li Xuancang's head, but before the palm could land, a gust of wind howled and stung his face.

Li Xuancang exerted all his strength, concentrating all his power in his fists.

"Bang!"

With a single punch, the air itself trembled as the demon soldier's demonic palm collided violently with Li Xuancang's fist.

"Bang!"

Their fists and palms clashed, and they were evenly matched.

"Buzz!"

When others witnessed this scene, they were utterly stunned and dumbfounded.

Those were demon soldiers! It's unbelievable that someone would fight them bare-handed.

The demonic weapon was no longer at its peak, but Li Xuancang was still in his prime, which allowed him to fight it on equal terms.

"Bang!"

Li Xuancang suddenly exerted his strength, causing the demon soldier to stumble.

"kill!"

With a roar, Li Xuancang advanced instead of retreating, his fists raining down like a storm, launching a fierce attack on the demon soldiers.

"roar!"

The demon soldiers were not to be outdone and launched a full-scale counterattack.

The human and the demon engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat, resulting in a unique and intense battle that left each other with severe injuries.

"Is...is this even human?"

The soldiers were stunned into silence by what they saw; the scene before them was beyond their comprehension.

The battle lasted for several hours, with Li Xuancang and the demon soldiers fighting for just as long.

Both were covered in wounds, and Li Xuancang's wounds were still emitting wisps of poison gas.

But his constitution was too strong, and these poisonous gases had no effect on him.

The garrison at the lakeside post fought desperately, managing to withstand the combined attack of the barbarians and demon soldiers.

"retreat."

The barbarians suffered heavy losses, with more than half of their demon soldiers killed or wounded. Unable to continue their attack, they reluctantly ordered a retreat, slowly withdrawing back to the wilderness.

"Bang!"

The demon soldier knocked Li Xuancang back with a single palm strike and fled the battlefield without looking back.

Li Xuancang watched helplessly as the demon soldiers departed; he was wounded and powerless to pursue them.

The great battle ended, leaving behind corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.

The lakeside post station was held, but at an extremely heavy cost, with wounded soldiers everywhere and cries of agony echoing across the land.

More than half of the thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded, and hundreds of soldiers died in battle.

The smoke of battle dissipated, and the sun began to set.

Li Xuancang was covered in blood, his breathing was erratic, and the wounds on his body sent chills down one's spine.

His gaze swept across the battlefield, and his heart sank.

Of the five members of the team, only Zhou Xing survived; the rest were all completely destroyed.

Exhausted, everyone lay on the ground, disregarding their appearance, letting the blood soak through them, not wanting to move, only wanting to fall into a deep sleep.

"what!"

The wounded screamed in agony, and the entire battlefield was filled with wails of grief, which spread like a tide.

Zhao Changlin approached Li Xuancang, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Xuan Cang, well done."

If Li Xuancang hadn't held off the demon soldiers, Dong'an Pass might have collapsed, which would have affected the entire battlefield.

Li Xuancang played a crucial role in this battle.

"You flatter me, sir. I was merely doing my best."

Li Xuancang was neither arrogant nor complacent, showing no arrogance whatsoever, and treated Zhao Changlin with great respect.

"Very good, I will never forget your contribution."

Upon hearing Zhao Changlin's assurance, Li Xuancang remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

He was ambitious and wanted to climb the ranks. With the merit he made in this battle, he was expected to become a squad leader.

"Your subordinate will follow all your orders."

Li Xuancang's performance pleased Zhao Changlin even more, and he resolved to support him and make him his own force.