Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques-Chapter 119.2: The Barbarian Slaying Squad Rose to Fame; Nine Hundred Divine Strength Realm Martial Artists Slain! (II)
When Lu Changsheng and the others arrived at Beiling City, many gazes landed on the five of them—Dao Shi'er, You Shifei, Yang Zhen, Tong Xuan, and Tie Yuan. Each of them carried weight, as every single one was a ranked expert.
"Isn't that Dao Shi'er?"
"Look, there's also You Shifei and the others. I heard Dao Shi'er had personally formed a squad. Could it be this one?"
"Incredible! You Shifei, Yang Zhen, Tong Xuan, and Tie Yuan are all top fifty experts. If we talk purely about strength, I think Dao Shi'er is the weakest among them."
"Wait, those heads they're carrying... they're all Divine Strength martial artists! One of them looks like Wei Hu from the northern barbarians."
"It really is him. A newly formed squad, but they already killed nine northern barbarians? There's even someone within the top one hundred."
Everyone fervently discussed the scene. Lu Changsheng and the others were simply too eye-catching. Dao Shi'er alone was already a walking topic, but now, he had four powerful martial artists ranked within the top fifty in his squad.
In addition, they had killed Wei Hu, ranked ninety-third in the rankings. Naturally, they caught more attention than usual.
However, Lu Changsheng and the others paid them no heed and went straight to the Martial Pavilion.
Thud!
Lu Changsheng tossed all nine heads to the martial artist of the Martial Pavilion.
"Calculate the merits as soon as possible."
"All right, please give me a moment."
The Martial Pavilion quickly calculated the rewards. Although all nine were Divine Strength martial artists, only the rankers were valuable. The rest were assessed to be between a hundred to three hundred minor merits.
Soon, the results were ready.
"Nine heads in total. Wei Hu is worth a thousand minor merits. The remaining eight are worth a thousand five hundred minor merits."
The sum exceeded Lu Changsheng's expectations. Two thousand five hundred minor merits were already quite a lot, and it showed that the Divine Strength martial artists in those two squads were far from weak.
"According to the rules, the five of us will get an even share. So, five hundred minor merits each," Lu Changsheng said to the four of them.
They all nodded in satisfaction. In reality, if Lu Changsheng acted alone, he could earn more than five hundred minor merits per day, but he would have to take on certain risks. Now, he could make others carry those risks, while he could steadily earn several hundred minor merits each day while remaining virtually safe.
Lu Changsheng had already accumulated close to six thousand minor merits; he was close to accumulating ten thousand minor merits. Moreover, his earnings weren't necessarily limited to just five hundred minor merits per day.
Today, they only wiped out two squads. In the future, they could wipe out three or even four squads per day.
The Barbarian Slaying Squad's first operation had resulted in great profits, but this was only the beginning. In the time that followed, the Barbarian Slaying Squad could only be described as relentless. They went to the Northern Region Battlefield every day, and they would always return with great gains. Each day, they wiped out at least three squads, with every member earning no less than six hundred minor merits.
In just a few days, Lu Changsheng's accumulated merit surpassed ten thousand. He immediately exchanged it for a Marrow-Augmenting Grand Pill to strengthen his physical body from three hundred sixty cauldrons to four hundred sixty cauldrons. He was drawing another step closer to the Thousand Cauldrons Stage.
As Lu Changsheng's physical body improved rapidly, the amount of blood qi he accumulated each day also increased dramatically.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed. Lu Changsheng accumulated another twenty thousand minor merits, and he exchanged them for a Divine Blood Grand Pill and a Divine Bone Grand Pill.
These pills were all for Divine Strength Realm experts. A single pill could increase one's strength by one hundred cauldrons. After consuming the two pills in succession, he reached a terrifying six hundred sixty cauldrons of strength.
Among all of them, Lu Changsheng's strength had grown the fastest. Strangely enough, his rank dropped from sixty-first to sixty-fifth.
The reason for the drop was simple. Over the past month or so, Lu Changsheng seldom made a move. He had become the commander of the Barbarian Slaying Squad, so he did not need to fight personally and could just issue commands.
Without taking action, the Martial Pavilion could only assume that Dao Shi'er's strength had stagnated, which resulted in the drop in rankings.
However, the achievements of the Barbarian Slaying Squad were extremely dazzling. The four members grew rapidly in combat as well. They were already at the Thousand Cauldrons Stage and could no longer advance, but their actual combat strength had increased significantly.
After all, they had earned many minor merits, and exchanging them for various resources had boosted their strength. As a result, all four of their rankings rose.
Right now, You Shifei ranked fifteenth, Yang Zhen ranked twenty-ninth, Tong Xuan stood at thirty-eighth place, and Tie Yuan was ranked fortieth. Each of them had made clear progress.
Of course, compared to their modest ranking improvements, the Barbarian Slaying Squad truly rose to fame. The squad would go out every day, wiping out two to four squads. On average, they killed eighteen northern barbarian Divine Strength martial artists each day.
In roughly fifty days or so, they had already killed around nine hundred martial artists, and the scale of their slaughter was truly shocking. Those were nine hundred Divine Strength martial artists!
Even if the northern barbarians had tens of thousands of Divine Strength martial artists, they could not withstand such slaughter. As a result, the squad became a serious threat to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.
The Northern Barbarian Kingdom was willing to pay any price to eliminate the Barbarian Slaying Squad. However, Lu Changsheng possessed the Wind Sense Intent, allowing him to detect any slightly stronger squad, leaving them with no chance to engage the Barbarian Slaying Squad in battle.
In any case, Lu Changsheng had plenty of time to wear down the kingdom and could always find squads that were within reach. Moreover, there were actually very few martial artists or squads capable of wiping them out.
The Northern Barbarian Kingdom had tried every possible method, yet it still could not deal with them.
However, their investigations uncovered that the true core of the squad was not You Shifei, but the consistently low-key Dao Shi'er. Dao Shi'er had almost never taken action within the squad, yet his threat was the greatest of all.
At this moment, Tian Xin was sitting cross-legged inside a room somewhere in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom. He had been motionless for a very long time.
"Tian Xin, the higher-ups have ordered you to take action and eliminate the Barbarian Slaying Squad," said a black-clad martial artist.
Tian Xin did not reply. He seemed unconcerned with the black-clad martial artist.
"Tian Xin, have you not delayed entering the Divine Fortification Realm all this time because you want to perfect your Slaughter Intent, so that upon entering the Divine Fortification Realm, you can temper an Asura Body[1]? If you take action and eliminate the Barbarian Slaying Squad, the higher-ups will reward you with a Dao Comprehension Pill.
"A single Dao Comprehension Pill can plunge you into an epiphany. I believe achieving Perfection in your Slaughter Intent wouldn't be much of a problem by then, wouldn't it?"
The black-clad martial artist spoke slowly, and his words contained astonishing information.
Whoosh.
Tian Xin finally opened his eyes. His gaze was calm. It wasn't just merely calm; he was unnaturally calm, as if he had stripped away all his emotions.
"I need their location."
"Immortal Master Spirit Insight will use his divine consciousness to lock onto the Barbarian Slaying Squad's position. You must kill the core of the squad, Dao Shi'er. The others don't matter. Remember, Dao Shi'er must die. This opportunity comes only once," said the black-clad martial artist.
In truth, Immortal Master Spirit Insight's intervention already counted as a rule violation. However, the Da Yu Dynasty dared not say anything. On the surface, the Northern Barbarian Kingdom hadn't broken any rules, as Immortal Master Spirit Insight wouldn't personally descend to kill someone. Even so, this method could not be used repeatedly and could only be employed on rare occasions.
"Once is enough! I will kill Dao Shi'er," Tian Xin replied. Then, he ignored the black-clad martial artist and closed his eyes once more.
1. 修罗 (xiū luó) is a warlike being in Hinduism/ Buddhism that possessed great strength and is often consumed by pride and jealousy. They are not purely evil, but are trapped by aggression and obsession with battle. Here’s an image of the idol. ☜
