Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 477 - 461: Hua Tuo

Zhou Leng quietly watched with his team.

In front of them, every person, every Demon, seemed so insignificant.

Not to mention those in the Qi Blood Realm, even the Innate ones were merely black dots on the battlefield.

The roaring of demonized war machinery gradually decreased.

This is no longer the era where industrial output could dominate the world; the costs of demonized war machinery and magic energy bombs are unimaginably high.

Zhi Liao sighed, "I’ve seen many old-era videos before; I envy that era a bit. In times like these, the fortresses back then didn’t require such battles. They just needed to bombard repeatedly with cannons and rockets, solve key targets with missiles, and then send in people, which was highly efficient."

The Madman said, "However, the battles in that era could easily be polarized. We were invincible in sieges and defensive battles, but once the line was breached and the Demons got close, it became a one-sided slaughter."

"Yes, the individual power of Demons is too strong. Now, as everyone’s physical fitness improves, the overall mortality rate is lowered because as long as they don’t die, they can basically be saved."

Zhou Leng said, "You guys wait for orders. If there’s an order for me, I’ll go check out the battlefield hospital."

"You go ahead, there’s a battlefield communication station here, the information nearby is very smooth."

Zhou Leng bid farewell to his team and headed for the battlefield hospital, identified himself, and after verification, officially became a True Qi healer.

The Battle of Huqiu had been going on for days.

Many of the wounded had been transferred, but some stayed behind, either because their injuries were too severe or not severe at all.

Zhou Leng walked through the lightly injured ward and into the critically injured area.

Having cultivated the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique and passed the High-level Tree-man trials, the healing effect of his True Qi was sure to far surpass ordinary Healing Techniques.

The critically injured area had mostly been affected by powerful magical power, either poison, disease, or curses, with ordinary treatment methods having already been used.

Zhou Leng walked to bed number one.

This person was wrapped head to toe in bandages, which were already soaked in green-black colors.

His bed was covered by a Demon Spirit Shield to prevent the spread of the intense poison inside.

He lay quietly, his eyes already blinded by poison.

The accompanying battlefield nurse whispered, "He was hit by about seven different types of spells. Doctors judged he wouldn’t last beyond three days, but he’s already held on for seven. His spiritual will is admirable. Inside the Demon Spirit Shield, he can’t hear us. If you don’t want to treat him, you can say so."

"I’ll give it a try."

As Zhou Leng spoke, he extended his hand into the Demon Spirit Shield, placing his right palm on the injured soldier’s chest.

The wounded felt someone treating him and let out a faint hum to show he understood.

Zhou Leng activated his Star Gazing True Qi.

The True Qi, transformed by the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique and the High-level Tree-man trials, was sent into the injured soldier’s body.

The True Qi first flowed through his blood vessels, coursing through his entire body, dispelling various poisons and magical powers.

Then it entered his meridians and into his Dantian.

Afterward, the wounded guided Zhou Leng’s True Qi throughout his body.

Since the wounded was wrapped entirely in bandages, the changes in his wounds couldn’t be seen.

It was only visible that more poison was being expelled from his body, soaking through the bandages.

The nurse, wearing a demonized mask, watched the scene anxiously, still unsure if the treatment was effective.

Soon, a large amount of poison was expelled from his body, soaking through the bed.

At the end of the treatment, Zhou Leng maneuvered the True Qi, slowly moving his right hand over the injured soldier from top to bottom.

Under the urging of True Qi, the poison slowly flowed and eventually pooled together.

The nurse hurriedly used a large bucket to catch it.

Zhou Leng withdrew his True Qi, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and said, "Let him rest for a while. When he wakes up, have the doctor check him. Let’s move on to bed number two."

The person on bed number two seemed a bit better, only severely swollen, his eyes vacant, almost vegetative.

The veins in his body were completely black.

Zhou Leng used Qi manipulation to treat him, expelling all the poison from his body, and then moved on to bed number three.

In this way, Zhou Leng treated one after another, and after continuously treating ten people, his True Qi was completely depleted.

Zhou Leng, utterly exhausted, followed the nurse to the Meditation Room.

At this moment, his total True Qi was nearly ten times that of a normal Bone Forger Innate.

But it still wasn’t enough to last long.

Seated in meditation to recover his True Qi, he returned to continue treatment.

Zhi Liao had yet to receive orders, so Zhou Leng remained at the battlefield hospital.

Apart from sleeping, eating, and meditating to recover his True Qi, Zhou Leng did nothing else but treat the wounded.

One day, two days, three days...

On the third day, after completing treatment for a patient, Zhou Leng staggered.

The nurse nearby quickly stepped forward to support him, noticing his pale skin, saying, "Stop and rest; no one has ever treated so many people so effectively."

Zhou Leng also realized he had reached his limit and that further treatment might harm his foundation. So he left the battlefield hospital, returned to his tent, took medicine, cultivated, and slept soundly.

In the battlefield hospital, the doctors and Demon Spirit Masters were astonished to find that so many critically injured they had deemed certain to die were slowly recovering.

A few wounded even regained vitality the day after Zhou Leng treated them, directly got out of bed, dressed themselves, and moved to ordinary wards.

The doctors and Demon Spirit Masters wanted to study this carefully, but upon learning he was an Invisible Warrior, they gave up investigating and simply wrote a normal report.

Initially, no one paid attention, but once over three hundred critically injured soldiers, deemed close to death, were healed, it quickly spread throughout the battlefield hospital.

Especially as those wounded spread the word, more and more people came to know of such a person.

Everyone respectfully called him the "Martial Arts Hua Tuo."

Upon waking, Zhou Leng was worried that the excessive consumption of True Qi over the past few days might damage his foundation, so he conducted a martial arts perception.

"Hmm?"

He felt very comfortable, as if his body had become a little lighter.

After carefully perceiving for a while, he became thoughtful.

Normally, such high-load operations of True Qi over consecutive days would indeed be harmful to the body.

But this body was so strong that it hadn’t actually sustained any damage.

Recalling the treatment process in detail, he discovered the reason.

The way True Qi operated during combat, cultivation, healing, and regular True Qi perpetual motion were noticeably different.

The methods for healing others and oneself also varied.

Instead, the unique operation of True Qi during healing allowed the True Qi to be refined in different ways, making it purer.

Zhou Leng walked out of the tent and saw the team members.

"You’re finally here! They’re looking for someone with good water abilities to seize a bridgehead. You can slay even Sea Sirens in the water, making you especially suitable for this operation."

"We can talk as we walk."

Zhou Leng followed Zhi Liao as they moved forward.

It turned out that not far from Huqiu Fortress, there was a crucial high-energy mine, known as the famous third mine of Shuizhou Demon City.

It produced a large amount of high-energy metals, making it one of Dragon Country’s most important resource sites.

To the extent that the Demons coveted it greatly, they had occupied it long before capturing Huqiu Fortress.

However, it was not only an important mining site but also secretly housed a strategic resource reserve.

The Demons hadn’t discovered it yet, but if they waited any longer, it was bound to be found.

To secure enough resources, it was essential to seize it first.

The third mine was also a strategic location; if it could be held, it could form a pincer movement with Huqiu Fortress’s army, posing a threat to the fortress and cutting off the Demons’ reinforcements and supplies.

The human commanders had been planning for many days, but to attack the third mine, siege equipment needed to be placed in advance on open ground near a bridgehead.

The bridgehead was very close to the third mine guarded by Demons, and if assaulted forcefully, the third mine would quickly provide support.

Only Innate individuals could be sent to infiltrate and swiftly seize the bridgehead, then hold it to transport siege equipment.

Other methods had too low a possibility of success.

Meanwhile, intelligence showed that the Demons at the third mine had just transported away a large batch of high-energy minerals and were bringing new resources from Demon Purgatory; heavy troops were en route, leaving the internal defenses empty.

Now was the best time.

However, that bridgehead was the gateway to the third mine, tasked with guarding it, and under normal circumstances, it was difficult to enter secretly.

But the area was full of water channels, allowing for underwater infiltration.

Due to the reputation of the "Sea Siren Killer," the army command sought out the hidden Martial Artists.

For this operation, Demon Spirit Masters had been dispatched for continuous reconnaissance, making them well acquainted with the bridgehead.

"How is your recovery? We’ve already heard that a Martial Arts Hua Tuo appeared at the field hospital; it must be you."

Zhou Leng replied, "I’m fine now, and the True Qi has become even purer because of it."

"Is there really such a good thing? Then we have to try it too."

"You better not; it’s easy to harm the body."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt deflated.

The team members entered the command center and then discussed tactical plans.

They discussed for an entire day before resting to conserve their strength.

At night, teams of soldiers quietly departed, eventually converging in the distance to assault the bridgehead of the third mine.

Kilometers from the third mine, the Taipu River resembled a silvery ribbon, forming a natural barrier.

A large bridge spanned the Taipu River, with only a few Demons patrolling the bridgehead outside the river, while a small fortress stood resolute at the bridgehead inside the river.

Many Beastmen lazily strolled around the fortress, patrolling weakly.

At the drainage outlet below the fortress, a Demon’s Eye was embedded in the wall, continuously rotating like a real eye, watching the surroundings.

Underwater, two teams of Innate individuals slowly approached.

Those good with water led the way, while those less adept followed behind.

As they neared the fortress’s base, the two teams stopped.

Previously, they had only conducted remote reconnaissance, and upon close proximity, discovered the Demon’s Eye but had not noticed that the water below was stirred by a concealed Demon Artifact creating powerful whirlpools.

Unless one had the water control talent of a Sea Siren, even an Innate individual couldn’t pass, let alone considering the original plan for the physically weaker Demon Spirit Master to swim to the shore and activate the Demon Spirit Artifact to shield the Demon’s Eye.

The team used waterproof Demonized Watches for communication.

The captain of this team was Gao Yunbo, the deputy brigadier of the Seventh Division Martial Arts Brigade, who had just been promoted to Great Innate and had previously participated in a counterattack with Zhou Leng.

He typed in the team chat: "We underestimated the Demons, not expecting their defense to be this tight."

"This is tricky. From a distance, those whirlpools looked ordinary, like typical undercurrents, but the actual power is unexpectedly strong."