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

"An ambush... there's an ambush..."

Just as the army ahead stepped into the canyon, the scouts' terrified and shrill cries rang out, echoing in everyone's ears.

Damn it.

The barbarian general and the sinister man's expressions changed; they hadn't expected that the army's scouts would issue a warning before they died.

"Stop hiding, kill them!"

The ambush was exposed, and the barbarians, no longer hiding, quickly attacked from all directions.

"roar!"

"Awoo!"

"hold head high!"

"..."

Meanwhile, the roars of beasts rose and fell, shaking the wilderness and crushing the morale of the human race.

"kill!"

The barbarians and demons joined forces to attack. Under the secret coordination of the White Lotus Sect, they temporarily put aside their grudges and decided to join forces to defeat the human race.

Once this army is eliminated, Xuan Yang County will be at their mercy.

"Release the arrows!"

A dense swarm of arrows, like a dark cloud that blots out the sky, poured down from the cliffs and dense forests on both sides.

The arrowheads, coated with deadly poison and demonic power, pierced through the soldiers' armor, instantly striking a large number of front-line soldiers who fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

"puff!"

"what!"

"Well!"

"..."

The soldier who was shot let out a single, agonizing scream before succumbing to the poison and dying.

"Exit the canyon and form a defensive formation!"

Zhou Xingzhan roared fiercely, but it was too late.

He never expected that the barbarians and demons could bypass the front line and ambush them here.

On both sides of the cliff, the barbarian elites and demons who were lying in ambush surged out like a tidal wave.

The barbarian cultivator held a knife and axe, his blood surging.

The demon race possesses sharp claws and rampant demonic power.

There are giant bear demons that can split mountains with their brute strength, blue wolf demons that can move as fast as the wind, and snake demons that can spew deadly poison.

The two armies cooperated seamlessly, blocking both the entrance and exit of the valley and trapping the entire human army in this perilous place.

"Hahaha, you despicable humans, today is your burial ground!"

The barbarian leader, Wu Xiaotian, wielded a giant hammer, his aura of the Gang Qi Realm sweeping across the entire area.

Although the two people beside him were not as powerful as him, they were still experts in the Qi Refining Realm and should not be underestimated.

The combined power of the three powerful figures caused the entire valley to tremble.

"kill!"

The three had a clear objective: to rush straight to Zhou Xingzhan and kill this pillar of Xuanyang County.

"Captain, they're after you. You must leave now."

Seeing this, Zhou Xiong stood in front of Zhou Xingzhan and hurriedly urged him to leave.

Zhou Xingzhan's safety is of paramount importance to Xuanyang County and the Zhou family; Zhou Xiong will not allow him to die here.

Zhou Xiong's eyes were resolute, and he was filled with a death wish, determined to cover Zhou Xingzhan's retreat.

Zhou Xingzhan glanced at the three men who had attacked, his gaze finally settling on Zhou Xiong.

"Take care."

Without much talk of life and death, without any lingering or hesitation, Zhou Xingzhan fled the battlefield without a second thought.

He wasn't cold-blooded; he just knew this was the best outcome.

Zhou Xiong had no regrets about his choice; for a family to continue, someone had to make a sacrifice.

Zhou Xingzhan is more important than him; there's no need to consider how to choose.

"kill!"

Zhou Xiong destroyed his own foundation, causing his blood and qi to flow in reverse, forcibly increasing his strength, and then attacked Wu Xiaotian and the other two.

"court death."

Seeing this, the three looked at each other with disdain and unleashed a palm strike.

The three men's palm strikes were too fast for Zhou Xiong to dodge, so he had no choice but to withstand the three palm strikes head-on.

"puff!"

The palm strike landed entirely on Zhou Xiong, sending his body flying like a kite with a broken string, staining the sky with blood.

"what!"

Just when everyone thought Zhou Xiong was doomed, Zhou Xiong, covered in blood, suddenly lunged at the three of them again.

"Damn it, don't let him hold us back. You guys go after Zhou Xingzhan, I'll take care of him."

Knowing Zhou Xiong's purpose, the three immediately split up, leaving one of them to deal with Zhou Xiong.

"Retreat! The entire army retreats!"

Faced with the siege of the demon race and the barbarians, the human race was no match for them and could only flee.

The army was thrown into chaos, cries of agony filled the air, and rivers of blood flowed.

Li Xuancang's hundred-man unit was positioned in the middle of the enemy's main attack, facing barbarian elites and monsters several times their size.

"Maintain formation and retreat in an orderly manner."

Li Xuancang gave loud commands, saying that panic at this moment would only give the enemy an opportunity.

His troops trained diligently and received elixirs from Li Xuancang, making them far stronger than other soldiers. They obeyed orders without question and remained loyal to Li Xuancang.

"puff!"

Holding his spear, Li Xuancang leaped to the front of the formation, unleashing his full power. With a single thrust of his spear, he deflected an incoming poisoned arrow and slew a charging blue wolf demon.

Li Xuancang's strength was astonishing; even those in the Body Tempering Realm couldn't withstand a single move from him.

The army suffered a complete rout, with casualties pouring in. Barbarian soldiers continued to charge, and even when they formed ranks, they continued to suffer losses.

"Follow me and fight your way out."

Li Xuancang led the charge, like the sharpest arrowhead, leading his troops into battle.

A black bear, four or five meters tall, charged at Li Xuancang. It had thick skin and immense strength, and with a single blow, it sent the soldiers blocking its way flying, leaving them dead without a trace.

"roar!"

The black bear quickly reached Li Xuancang, and the strong demonic aura and bloody smell it emitted made the surrounding soldiers tremble with fear.

"Don't panic, maintain formation."

Li Xuancang's roar calmed the panicked soldiers down. Their daily training played a crucial role; although the soldiers were terrified, their instincts prevented their formation from being broken.

"die!"

Li Xuancang thrust his spear straight in, charging towards the black bear.

The black bear revealed its sharp claws and slammed them down on Li Xuancang. Its eyes were ferocious, and it didn't take Li Xuancang seriously at all, as if it were swatting an insect.

"Bang!"

The bear's paw slammed onto the spear, and the immense force was so great that even the hundred-refined spear could not withstand it, and it began to bend, emitting a trembling sound as if it could not bear the weight.

Li Xuancang released his spear, pushed off the ground with both legs, and shot out like a cannonball, arriving at the black bear's head and slamming a heavy punch into the bear's face.

With a single punch, Li Xuancang's body fell to the ground.

With a "crack," the black bear's skull shattered, and its massive body staggered, about to collapse to the ground.

"what!"

Li Xuancang roared, grabbed one of the black bear's arms, his muscles bulged, and he unleashed astonishing power.

Under the horrified gazes of those around him, Li Xuancang swung the black bear's massive body around repeatedly, using it as a weapon to attack his enemies.

"puff!"

"what!"

"Well!"

"..."

Those who were hit by the black bear were all thrown back, and those who survived were seriously injured.

"Bang!"

Li Xuancang threw the black bear's body dozens of meters away, hitting five or six barbarians.

Blood instantly stained the ground red, and the black bear and five or six barbarians were all killed.

The black bear's strength was at the Bone Forging Realm. With its powerful body, it was no match for most Bone Forging Realm cultivators. However, it chose the wrong opponent.

Li Xuancang was a humanoid ferocious beast, with a physical body even more terrifying than that of a demon beast, and astonishing strength.

He dares to confront even a beast at the Blood Condensation Realm, let alone a beast at the Bone Forging Realm.

"This...this!?"

The surrounding human soldiers were stunned and stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

"Is this even human?"

Some centurions and battalion commanders were all dumbfounded upon seeing this.

They were all in grave danger when facing the black bear, yet this formidable bear was actually killed by Li Xuancang with his bare hands. No one would believe it unless they saw it with their own eyes.