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

"Kill him. Don't let him leave alive."

Li Xuancang's killing of a black bear at the Bone Forging Realm shocked everyone and also attracted the attention and killing intent of the barbarians.

A large number of barbarians swarmed in, and some demonic beasts roared and charged at him, refusing to let him leave.

"kill!"

Li Xuancang roared and swung his spear, each strike powerful and deadly.

"Bang!"

With a single sweeping shot, five or six barbarians were sent flying, lying on the ground, barely alive.

"puff!"

A blue wolf as big as a calf pounced, but Li Xuancang casually thrust his spear through its head, killing it instantly.

"Don't panic, follow me and fight your way out."

The valley was filled with the sounds of battle, and corpses piled up like mountains. The human army was completely divided and surrounded, and its defeat was inevitable.

The centurions and battalion commanders were entangled by the barbarian warriors and could not break free. They shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to use the strength of the army to break through the encirclement.

Li Xuancang was covered in blood, his armor was shattered, and there were wounds on his body, with blood dripping down the shaft of his spear.

These wounds look frightening, but they are just superficial injuries.

His physical body was too strong; even a Bone Forging Realm expert couldn't seriously injure him.

Li Xuancang's eyes were sharp as knives as he surveyed the battlefield, searching for an opportunity to break through.

Being trapped here means certain death; only by fighting to the death can we escape.

"Gather your formation and follow me to the weak point on the west side."

Li Xuancang roared fiercely, his voice piercing through the fierce battle. Upon hearing his command, the remaining soldiers under his command, disregarding their injuries, desperately moved towards him, forming a sharp cone-shaped charging formation.

The western cliffs are covered with dense vegetation, and the enemy's defenses are sparse. There is only a group of low-ranking demon soldiers and scattered barbarian troops, which is the only gap for them to break through.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a figure plummeted towards where Li Xuancang was.

"Master Zhou."

Upon seeing the figure approaching him, Li Xuancang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly looked behind the figure.

Only after discovering that there were no Qi Refining Realm cultivators chasing after Zhou Xiong did they feel relieved.

After dealing with Zhou Xiong, the Barbarian Qi Realm expert disregarded the others and immediately chased after Zhou Xingzhan in the direction he had fled. Compared to Zhou Xingzhan, the others were insignificant.

Li Xuancang shot out of the passage with his spear and caught Zhou Xiong as he flew in.

"Master Zhou, Master Zhou..."

Li Xuancang hugged Zhou Xiong and shouted loudly, but received no response.

"He's dead."

Zhou Xiong was covered in horrific injuries; his meridians were all severed, and his heart was shattered. He was no longer breathing.

Li Xuancang's thoughts raced, and he immediately made a surprising move.

"Pfft!"

He tore some of his clothes into strips, tied them to Zhou Xiong's back, and planned to break through the encirclement with his corpse.

Zhou Xiong had been kind to him, and he couldn't let Zhou Xiong die without a proper burial. He wanted to take Zhou Xiong's body back for a proper burial.

"kill!"

Li Xuancang took the lead, wielding a blood-stained spear, and pushed his blood and qi to their limits, causing his body to surge like raging flames as he charged headlong into the enemy ranks.

"roar!"

A demonic beast at the Body Tempering Realm charged straight at him. Li Xuancang leaped into the air, his spear carrying immense power, aiming straight for the demon's eye socket.

"puff!"

The spear was cunning and incredibly powerful. It pierced his skull with a single thrust, splattering demonic blood all over his body. He paid no heed, and swept the spear around, sending all the barbarian soldiers who surrounded him flying.

The soldiers behind him followed closely, brandishing their weapons and desperately covering the flanks. Everyone was determined to fight to the death and survive, and they charged towards the gap with Li Xuancang.

"Stop him, don't let the human general take the lead."

Barbarian soldiers and demon soldiers frantically tried to stop them, hacking and slashing with swords and axes, and rampaging with demonic claws.

Li Xuancang's soldiers fell one after another in pools of blood, but not one of them retreated, fighting their way out with their own flesh and blood.

Two barbarian cultivators at the Body Tempering Realm attacked from both sides, their blades aimed directly at Li Xuancang's vital points.

He neither dodged nor avoided, but reached out with his left hand and firmly locked onto the opponent's blade.

"Snap!"

Under the horrified gazes of the barbarians, Li Xuancang snapped the long sword in two with his bare hands.

"puff!"

While the barbarian was still in shock, Li Xuancang picked up the broken half of the long knife and plunged it into his neck, from which it came out.

With lightning speed, his right-hand spear pierced the throat of another man, and in an instant, both Body Tempering Realm cultivators perished.

"He's not human, he's not human."

Upon seeing this, the barbarians were all terrified, their bodies trembling, and they stopped in their tracks, not daring to surround and kill Li Xuancang for a moment.

"kill!"

Taking advantage of the enemy's chaotic formation, Li Xuancang led his team in a desperate charge, stepping over corpses and breaking through the demon soldiers' obstruction, finally reaching the foot of the western cliff.

"Damn it, what are you doing?"

"Aren't you going to chase after him?"

"Kill him. We can't let him leave alive."

"..."

Just as Li Xuancang was about to break through the encirclement, the barbarian general was furious and gave an order in a deep voice.

"Chase after them."

The enemy, having recovered from their initial shock, was pursued by a large number of barbarians and demons, who roared as they vowed to exterminate them.

"Go into the mountains, use the dense forest as cover for our retreat, and I'll cover the rear."

Li Xuancang made a decisive move, leading his remaining troops to climb the cliff and disappear into the dense forest, using the complex terrain to shake off the pursuers.

He stood at the rear, his spear held horizontally, and finally killed a demon soldier who charged forward before turning and disappearing into the dense forest.

In the mountains and forests, the trees blocked out the sun and thorns grew in abundance. The barbarians and demons were unfamiliar with the terrain and could not catch up with Li Xuancang and his group for a while.

After running for an unknown amount of time, until the sounds of fighting ceased to be heard, Li Xuancang finally ordered a halt.

Behind him were only fifty or so remaining soldiers, all wounded, their weapons broken, their faces weary, yet their eyes filled with relief.

They finally escaped the valley of death, and they were undoubtedly lucky compared to the others.

Before everyone could rest for even a moment, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the mountains and forests.

"careful."

After Li Xuancang noticed, he loudly reminded everyone.

"puff!"

"what!"

"Well!"

"..."

Unfortunately, it was too late. Before the soldiers could react, they were already decapitated.

A barbarian general, clad in snow-white beast armor and surrounded by a chilling aura, coldly attacked.

"It's the Blood Coagulation Realm."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Li Xuancang's pupils contracted, and his expression became extremely solemn.

His actions still alarmed the Blood Condensation Realm among the barbarians, and things spiraled out of control.

The difference in their levels is like an insurmountable chasm.

Tempering the body, breaking bones, and congealing blood—each stage represents a qualitative change.

Although Li Xuancang had surpassed most of the Bone Forging Realm cultivators, he was not confident that he could escape unscathed from a Blood Condensation Realm cultivator.

"Young human general, you've killed my barbarian soldiers, where do you think you're going to escape to?"

The barbarian general spoke in a cold voice, his eyes fierce, fixed on Li Xuancang, ignoring the remaining soldiers around him, his eyes only on Li Xuancang.

Li Xuancang handed Zhou Xiong's corpse to Wang Xiaoniu and ordered, "You all retreat quickly and head to the county town. I'll stop him."

Facing a Blood Condensation Realm expert, Wang Xiaoniu and his companions, exhausted and injured, would not only be of no help but become a burden instead.

"My lord, we will not leave. We are willing to live and die with you."

Wang Xiaoniu's eyes were bloodshot as he stared directly at the barbarian general, showing no fear, only the determination to fight to the death.

"Obey orders and leave immediately."

Li Xuancang gave a stern order: if everyone stayed here, it would only hinder him and become a burden.

Without the burden of others, even if he is no match for them, he is confident he can escape.