In chaotic times, skill points are added: from hunter to martial saint, only killing and no mercy!

"What?"

"The captain is dead?"

"Sir, you are at the fifth level of Body Refinement!"

Seeing the head held up by Li Yi, the many Qing Kingdom soldiers who were attacking frantically were stunned, and their offensive slowed down.

The lucky centurions quickly led their personal guards to try to rouse their soldiers and barely maintain the pace of the attack.

Seeing the somewhat chaotic Qing Kingdom soldiers, Li Yi swallowed several pills to recover his condition.

"Liu Ye, you hold this head up and parade it throughout the entire Yanmen Pass!"

"Li Tao, return to the central camp immediately and tell General Guan that I have killed the Qing Kingdom's commander-in-chief!"

"Yes, sir!"

Under Li Yi's orders, many of his personal guards sprang into action.

Li Yi leaned against the city wall to rest slightly, his gaze fixed on the Qing Kingdom's vanguard army, whose offensive had slowed down.

"Archery battalion, listen up! Rest for fifteen minutes!"

Without the Qing Kingdom captain's supervision and command, the Qing Kingdom vanguard army exerted less and less pressure on the defending army.

Oh oh oh!

A deep, resonant bugle call rang out from the central army camp.

Tap tap tap~

One by one, the heavy cavalrymen slowly gathered behind the city gate and, led by Song Jie, formed their battle formation.

After Li Tao reported the military situation, General Guan seized the opportunity and the entire army camp sprang into action.

Seeing the heavy cavalry gradually gathering, Li Yi took out the Seven Kill Bow and led the archer battalion to unleash another rain of arrows.

The vanguard of the Qing Kingdom, which launched this invasion, numbered approximately five thousand men and attacked the north and west sides of Yanmen Pass.

Arrows rained down relentlessly, and the Qing Kingdom soldiers, like wheat in a field, twitched a few times before collapsing to the ground, unable to get up again.

Now, under the suppression of Li Yi and his elite troops, nearly two thousand Qing Kingdom soldiers have been killed or wounded.

"The enemy has begun to retreat!"

Li Yi watched the enemy army slowly retreat, his expression suddenly changed, and he raised the Seven Kill Bow in his hand.

"Beat the war drums! The enemy has retreated! Attack!"

Boom boom boom!

As the war drums sounded, the morale of the defending troops soared.

With a creak, the tightly closed city gate was pushed open, and Song Jie led his heavy cavalry straight out of the city.

After the death of the Qing Kingdom captain, this Qing Kingdom vanguard army lost its will to fight.

Seeing this elite heavy cavalry charge out of Yanmen Pass, the remaining Qing soldiers wished they had more legs and frantically fled back to their own camp.

As Song Jie's cavalry battalion charged out, light cavalry and infantry units followed closely behind.

Now that the morale of the Qing Kingdom's vanguard has been shattered, it is time to counterattack!

"kill!"

Song Jie gripped his spear tightly and charged forward, breaking through the Qing Kingdom soldiers' formation. Behind him, the Chen Kingdom defenders quickly brandished their swords, reaping heads one by one.

Seeing this, Li Yi decided not to waste any more time.

Seeing that the Qing Kingdom soldiers had been driven out of range, he put away the Seven Kill Bow.

"Those who are unharmed and capable of fighting, follow me into battle!"

At Li Yi's command, more than a hundred soldiers, including the infantry of the Fourth Battalion, brandished their long swords and charged down the city wall, rushing towards the outside of the city.

In many people's eyes, archers are ranged units, and they lose their combat power once they are engaged in close combat.

However, in reality, these archers who could draw their bows continuously and use bows with a strength of several stones were all burly and extremely strong!

Ordinary infantrymen are no match for these strong archers in a one-on-one fight!

Under Song Jie's repeated charges, the Qing Kingdom's vanguard army had been cut into scattered small parts, leaving behind corpses as they fled in a miserable state.

"Triple Strike of the Gale!"

Li Yi and his men seized a Qing Kingdom soldier, wielding their plum blossom spears repeatedly.

One by one, the Qing Kingdom soldiers were instantly killed, turning into experience points for Li Yi's various skills.

His soldiers, wielding long swords, beheaded one by one.

Thousands of Chen soldiers were seen relentlessly pursuing the fleeing Qing soldiers, annihilating their fighting force.

The setting sun was like blood, but the land of Yanmen Pass under the setting sun had long been stained red with blood.

After an hour of pursuit, Li Yi and his men arrived at a military camp.

After climbing to a high platform and looking out for a while, Li Yi quickly got a sense of what was going on.

Including the soldiers who escaped, there were only about a thousand Qing soldiers left in the camp, while the Chen army that attacked this place numbered three thousand!

"Li Yi, your archer battalion is responsible for suppressing them. I'll lead the men to charge in."

Song Jie rode up to Li Yi on horseback to discuss the battle plan.

According to the scouts' previous intelligence, this military camp belonged to the vanguard of the Qing Kingdom that had just attacked. It contained a large amount of food, weapons and other supplies, making it a prime target!

"Sure, but I can't have my share!"

After breaching the military camp, a large amount of supplies will inevitably be captured. Apart from handing over most of these spoils to the army, the rest belong to the side that seized them.

"No problem, I've already spoken with the other commanders and centurions; they'll all share a portion of their spoils with you!"

Li Yi quickly reached an agreement with Song Jie!

"Pass on my order: fire in two alternating columns!"

Under Li Yi's command, more than a hundred soldiers were divided into two teams and took turns hurling arrows.

The arrows rained down in a mere instant, giving the Qing Kingdom soldiers in the camp no chance to catch their breath.

After more than two hundred soldiers were killed, these Qing soldiers dared not show their bodies again and hid themselves tightly in their tents.

"Now! Attack!"

"All troops, follow me and charge!"

Seeing that the Qing Kingdom soldiers were suppressed by Li Yi's archers and could not raise their heads, Song Jie seized the opportunity and led a thousand cavalrymen as the spearhead, charging straight towards the military camp.

These soldiers had been terrified by the rain of arrows, so Song Jie and his party only encountered sporadic resistance before successfully storming into the military camp.

Squads of cavalry rampaged through the military camp, slaughtering Qing soldiers at will, while large numbers of Chen infantry poured into the camp through the gaps created by the cavalry, brandishing their long swords.

In the one-sided massacre, the Qing Kingdom soldiers in the military camp were quickly wiped out.

Large quantities of grain, medicinal herbs, weapons, and supplies were looted by Song Jie and his men.

Seeing that the entire military camp had been looted, Li Yi drew his bow and nocked an arrow. An iron arrow with a burning cloth stuck in its tip flew through the air and landed in the military camp.

This single arrow seemed to be a signal; the next second, hundreds of rockets were also launched into the military camp.

Soon, the entire military camp was engulfed in flames, and plumes of thick smoke rose slowly into the gloomy sky.

"Withdraw the troops!"

After confirming that the general's camp had been burned down, Li Yi led the archer battalion, along with Song Jie and others, carrying a large amount of spoils of war, back to Yanmen Pass.

By the time the three thousand Chen troops returned to Yanmen Pass, it was already dark.

General Guan stood on the city wall, looking at his subordinates who were returning with a large amount of spoils of war, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. Beside him, a guard was carrying the head of a Qing Kingdom captain.

"Li Yi deserves immense credit for this battle!"

"Pass on my military order: a grand celebration tonight!"

For a time, the entire military camp was filled with joy. The logistics troops slaughtered and cooked sheep to reward the victorious army.

After settling the wounded soldiers and attending the victory celebration, Li Yi, who had been busy all day, finally returned to his tent.

"This battle was truly fruitful!"

During the victory banquet, General Guan had already hinted to Li Yi that rewards would be distributed the next day.

The supplies seized from the Qing Kingdom's camp, after deducting the portion handed over and the portion distributed to other soldiers, still amounted to at least several hundred taels of silver in Li Yi's hands!

However, none of these matters compared to Li Yi's greatest achievement!

In this battle, Li Yi not only shot and killed a large number of Qing soldiers and several centurions, but also personally beheaded a Qing captain.

Under this intense battle, Li Yi gained a lot of experience in all his skills!

After calming himself down a bit, Li Yi focused his attention on skills.

【Wind-Splitting Spear (Minor Completion): 1300/1600】

[Effect: The gun fires like a dragon, unstoppable! Unlock the "Rain of Gunfire" skill!]

Thanks to his kill of the Qing Kingdom captain, Li Yi gained over a thousand experience points. His [Rending Wind Breaking Formation Spear] skill broke through from mastery to minor mastery. He was only three hundred experience points away from mastering the spear technique "Raging Wind and Rain".

The archery skill has also been improved.

Archery (Perfect): 300/6400

[Effect: Draw a ten-stone bow! Become possessed by the Arrow Demon!]

After Li Yi's archery skill broke through from the Great Mastery to the Perfection realm, he could use the Eight Stone Strong Bow and also mastered the Seven Star Linked Arrow Technique!

One arrow was shot, and seven arrows flew together!

Looking at the skill panel, Li Yi fell into deep thought.

"What does it mean that this arrow spirit has possessed me?"

"Could it be that the evil energy stored in the costume can be contained using the Seven Killings Bow?"

Li Yi curiously took out the Seven Kill Bow and explored the many changes brought about by the skill upgrade.

Click!

With a dull thud, Li Yi drew back the Seven Kill Bow.

The Seven Killings Bow, which used to be perfectly aimed, was now drawn quite easily.

"It seems that after my skills have reached perfection, this Seven Kill Bow with seven stones is no longer suitable for me."

Now, Li Yi can easily use the Eight Stone Strong Bow!

Fortunately, the Seven Kill Bow is a semi-growing divine bow!

Li Yi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, then circulated his breathing technique, directing his blood and qi into the Seven Kill Bow.

As streams of qi and blood flowed into the Seven Kill Bow, Li Yi felt the pressure gradually increase, and the Seven Kill Bow in his hand slowly closed.

"Very good, Master Tang didn't lie to me!"

After Li Yi infused his blood and qi, the Seven Killings Bow's pulling force instantly increased.

After some trial and error, Li Yi finally found the right balance. After injecting the right amount of blood and qi, the Seven Kill Bow transformed from a seven-stone bow into an eight-stone powerful bow!

However, compared to the improvements to the [Wind-Splitting Spear] and [Archery] skills, the changes in breathing techniques brought Li Yi something completely different.

[Swift Breathing Technique (Mastery): The breathing technique has been perfected; there is no further advancement possible!]

[Effect: Enhances five senses, increases agility, and allows for slight application of wind power!]

"Is this the peak of your training?"

Looking at the skill panel, Li Yi's expression darkened.

However, this book, "Swift Breathing Technique," is merely a basic breathing technique widely circulated in the army, which can be bought for ten taels of silver. Its low potential is within Li Yi's expectations.

As for the effects of mastering this breathing technique, after some experimentation, Li Yi showed a satisfied smile.

"General Guan was right. This breathing technique, once mastered, is indeed remarkable. It was worth it for me to put aside the [Wind-Breaking Breathing Technique]."

As Li Yi made a decision, a gentle breeze blew through the tent, turning over a few pages of the books on the desk.

This is the power of the wind brought about by the breathing technique, which can slightly move objects and also be applied to various things.

With the boost from this gust of wind, Li Yi's arrows can be fired at least 30% faster!

The five senses and agility also received an increase of about 20%!

These increases made Li Yi at least 30% stronger than martial artists of the same level!

"Now that I've mastered the [Swift Breathing Technique], it's time to practice the [Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique]!"

Li Yi had already memorized the practice method of the "Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique".

After adjusting his own state, Li Yi began to practice this breathing method.

As a secret breathing technique, this breathing technique is far superior.

After Li Yi circulated his Qi and blood for one full cycle, the Qi and blood power in his body became 30% more solid.

The reason why breathing techniques are the biggest difference between martial artists is that different levels of breathing techniques produce different qualities of qi and blood power.

If the Qi and Blood power cultivated through the [Swift Breathing Technique] is a wild wolf, then the Qi and Blood power cultivated through the [Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique] is a fierce tiger!

Perhaps because the two breathing techniques share the same attributes, Li Yi switched between them very quickly.

By daybreak, Li Yi's vital energy had been refined and purified by the [Wind-Breathing Breathing Technique].

Looking at his blood and qi power, which had shrunk by more than half, Li Yi had a sudden intuition.

Once he cultivates his Qi and Blood to the same level as last night, he will be able to break through to the fourth level of Body Refinement!

"I can now defeat at least two versions of myself from before, which means my combat power has more than doubled!"

After experiencing the increased strength after the transformation, Li Yi turned his attention to the skill panel.

【Breathing Technique (Proficient): 370/500】

[Effect: Wind cuts like a knife! Qi and blood are regenerated!]

Because it is related to the [Wind Breathing Technique], after switching to this technique, the skill level of [Wind Breaking Breathing Technique] directly reached the proficient level, and it was only a little over a hundred skill points away from breaking through to mastery.

On the training ground, Li Yi held the plum blossom spear and practiced his spear techniques continuously, adapting to his increased strength.

As dawn broke, Li Yi radiated warmth, suppressing the chill of Yanmen Pass.

"My lord, General Guan requests your presence!"

Just after Li Yi finished washing up, a soldier came to the archer camp and said respectfully.

Is the time for rewarding merit finally here?

Seeing the soldiers, Li Yi was delighted and soon arrived at the central army camp.

Song Jie, who led the charge yesterday, is now sitting in the camp, drinking a bowl of milk tea. When he sees Li Yi enter the camp, Song Jie waves his hand repeatedly, gesturing for him to sit down next to him.

Not long after Li Yi sat down, one officer after another entered the tent.

When almost everyone had arrived, General Guan finally emerged from the back tent and sat in the main seat.

"Yesterday's spoils were plentiful, and countless enemies were killed! Li Yi deserves the greatest credit for this battle!"

After the chief clerk announced the completed battle statistics, one of General Guan's personal guards presented a wooden tray to the officers for them to view.

On the wooden tray was a tanned human head.

This was the Qing Kingdom captain who was killed by Li Yi!

Regarding Li Yi's primary credit, the officers, looking at the tragically killed captain, had no objections whatsoever.

You should know that their strongest is only at the same level as this captain!

"Since everyone agrees, Li Yi will take half of the spoils!"

According to regulations, 70% of the spoils of war were handed over to the army, half belonged to the general in command, and the other half belonged to the person who made the first kill.

As for the remaining 20%, it will be divided among the rest of the people!

But in reality, everyone would secretly keep some for themselves and then hand it over to the military.

Yesterday, Song Jie and others promised to give a portion of the profits to Li Yi.

All things considered, Li Yi could get close to 10% of the spoils!

"We've made a killing!"

Li Yi was overjoyed when he saw the list handed to him by the registrar.

Even if some of these spoils of war were distributed to his archer battalion, Li Yi would still receive a considerable amount.

"Thank you, General!"

Seeing Li Yi bowing and thanking him, General Guan laughed and gestured for Li Yi to sit down.

"Don't rush, this general has another reward to give!"

"Because of the bravery of your archer battalion in battle, I hereby bestow upon it the name 'Wind Tiger Battalion'! You are permitted to recruit soldiers and expand the Wind Tiger Battalion into a full-fledged unit!"

One piece of music requires two hundred people, while a whole performance requires five hundred people!

In this wave, Li Yi's military rank was directly promoted from Qu Chang to Bu Sima!

Immediately, everyone in the camp congratulated Li Yi on his promotion.

"Tonight I'm hosting a banquet; please enjoy wine and meat!"

As the saying goes, people are in high spirits when they encounter happy events, and promotion and wealth are two of the three great joys in life!

Taking advantage of this joyous occasion, Li Yi quickly hosted a banquet to win over these officers.

Soon, the distribution of rewards and honors came to an end, and everyone was quite excited, having received their share of the rewards.

"Liu Ye, return to the camp immediately and have Han Jia take the Fourth Battalion to the Registrar's Office to retrieve our spoils."

"Li Tao, publish the results you've compiled. If there are no objections, I'll personally distribute the awards tomorrow!"

Li Yi was able to behead the Qing Kingdom captain thanks in no small part to the restraint of his subordinates, and the four garrisons of the Fenghu Battalion fought very hard in both the defense of the city and the pursuit.

Since these soldiers obeyed his orders without question, Li Yi would not hesitate to reward them.

As he walked, Li Yi pondered the future of the Wind Tiger Camp.

"Is this the Cloud Piercing Arrow?"

"I heard that on the north city wall, he killed five centurions with a single arrow, and even single-handedly killed that captain!"

"That's not right! I heard that it was Li Yi, the 'Cloud Piercing Arrow,' who shot and killed the Qing Kingdom's captain from three hundred paces away!"

As he listened to the increasingly outrageous discussions coming from the soldiers around him, a smile appeared on Li Yi's face.

Now, Li Yi's reputation as the "Cloud Piercing Arrow" is firmly established. Everyone in Yanmen Pass knows that there is a divine archer named Li Yi in the army!

The more renowned Li Yi is, the more stable his position becomes, and those forces that want to secretly take action will have to think twice.

When Li Yi arrived at the Fenghu Camp, the camp gate was already surrounded by a large number of soldiers.

What's going on?

Li Yi was slightly taken aback, but Liu Ye had already led his personal guards forward to drive him away and escort him back to camp.

"Han Jia, what's going on?"

Li Yi was quite puzzled as he watched the soldiers pouring in from outside the camp.

Han Jia chuckled and turned his gaze to the Seven Kill Bow behind Li Yi.

"Brother Yi, you have no idea. The whole army is talking about your name, 'Cloud Piercing Arrow'."

"Therefore, many soldiers have come from far and wide, wanting to join our ranks!"

Came because of its reputation?

Li Yi raised an eyebrow and immediately realized that this was a good opportunity.

"Han Jia, General Guan has been promoted to Commander of my Wind Tiger Camp, and now commands ten garrisons with five hundred men!"

"I have already applied to General Guan for your promotion to commander!"

"Am I Qu Chang?"

Hearing Li Yi's words, Han Jia was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

"Brother Yi, if it weren't for you, I would never have become a band leader in my entire life. Thank you so much!"

Knowing he was bad with words, Han Jia secretly resolved to repay Li Yi's kindness with his life while thanking him.

Breathing techniques, armor, military ranks...

Since reuniting with Li Yi in Blackrock Town, he has received too many good things from Brother Yi.

Li Yi was unaware of Han Jia's thoughts, but looking at Han Jia's grateful face, he was thinking about how to expand the Wind Tiger Camp.

Now that we have nearly ten percent of the spoils, we will use a portion to recruit soldiers and buy horses, and the rest to reward the soldiers who fought alongside us.

"Han Jia, I'm giving you a task now!"

After pondering for a moment, Li Yi looked at Han Jia and then summoned several squad leaders from the First Village.

"Currently, only a little over a hundred men remain in the Wind Tiger Camp. We need to quickly replenish it to a strength of five hundred men across ten garrisons!"

"Of these, the first to seventh units are archers, and the eighth to tenth units are infantry!"

"Since there are many soldiers outside who haven't joined us, Han Jia, you'll be in charge of recruiting more men!"

"Remember, better to have fewer but better soldiers! I only need elite troops!"

After outlining his many requirements, Li Yi gave Han Jia a series of instructions.

"Don't worry, Yi-ge, I'll definitely handle these matters well!"

Afterwards, Han Jia led his men to the camp gate to recruit suitable soldiers.

After Han Jia left, Li Yi looked through the documents in his hand and began to ponder.

As the commander of the Wind Tiger Battalion, Li Yi was responsible not only for training soldiers and leading troops into battle, but also for handling military affairs.

The spoils of war that were distributed to Li Yi this time included not only silver, but also many medicinal herbs, weapons, and armor.

The soldiers' needs were also different.

Therefore, how to distribute prizes in a way that satisfies everyone is a very important question!

"Perhaps it's time to ask Li Xin for help!"

Looking at these documents, an idea popped into Li Yi's mind.

Now that the Wind Tiger Battalion has five hundred men, it's time to appoint a dedicated military civil officer to handle miscellaneous tasks for Li Yi.

For example, when it comes to rewarding meritorious service today, General Guan has a clerical position such as chief clerk to handle matters such as compiling battle results and distributing rewards. General Guan only needs to be responsible for the final review.

Li Yi knew very well that he was able to establish himself in the army because of his martial arts skills.

Wasting time on these trivial matters and affecting the practice of archery and other skills would be a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Li Xin, on the other hand, was well-versed in poetry and literature and had the ability to handle these miscellaneous matters.

Most importantly, Li Xin is his younger brother, someone he can truly trust!

For three consecutive days, Li Yi was busy in the Wind Tiger Camp.

In addition to personally distributing the rewards, Li Yi also led the training, allowing the entire Fenghu Camp to develop according to his own ideas.

By the time everything was back on track, more than half a month had passed.

Standing in the training ground, Li Yi reached out and caught a snowflake, a thought suddenly occurring to him.

"Winter is almost here. I wonder how things are at home."

"Speaking of which, I should go back and take a look!"