In the East Domain Legion's Operations Command Center, everyone, including Zhu Shengxian, turned their gaze to Qin Yuanzheng, the words of Qin Yuanzheng and Jiang Wuming echoing in their ears.
"Wuming, you've assigned Qin Xiaozhi as a sniper on the hilltop. In a battle of this caliber, are snipers even useful?"
"Legion Commander, do you recall what I said?"
"What?"
"After this battle, you will be proud to have a grandson like Qin Xiaozhi!!"
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Proud?
Previously, neither Qin Yuanzheng nor Zhu Shengxian and the others believed Jiang Wuming's words.
At this moment...
Zhu Shengxian and the others believed that Qin Yuanzheng was proud in his heart.
That pride made Qin Yuanzheng's body tremble slightly, his fists clenched involuntarily, and his eyes reddened slightly.
Hoping for their children to succeed, for their sons to become dragons and their daughters to become phoenixes.
This is the wish of every parent.
Some children are raised to be physically capable, while others are raised to be mentally astute.
The former are mostly ordinary children, while the latter are mostly the "children of other people" in the eyes of the public.
As the helmsman of the East Domain Legion, Qin Yuanzheng didn't need his descendants to be physically capable; he only hoped for them to be mentally astute.
Qin Linhai had achieved this, creating the legend of two War Gods from the Qin family.
Qin family's eldest grandson, Qin Xiaozhi, had not. In fact, there was almost nothing from childhood to adulthood that had satisfied Qin Yuanzheng.
Outsiders considered Qin Xiaozhi to be the waste of the Qin family, and Qin Yuanzheng was powerless to refute them, feeling he had failed to make him live up to his potential!
However—
Today, the grandson he had always thought was disappointing had staged a legendary battle in front of the leaders of the East Domain Legion and the entire Martial Department Headquarters!
Proud?
Yes!
At this moment, Qin Yuanzheng was immensely proud!
"Xiaozhi, I'm sorry."
While his heart was filled with pride, Qin Yuanzheng thought to himself as he looked at Qin Xiaozhi on the screen.
Qin Xiaozhi couldn't hear Qin Yuanzheng's apology in his heart, nor could he see Qin Yuanzheng's excited, red-rimmed eyes. He didn't even know the shock his battle had caused to the leaders of the Martial Department!
Under the setting sun, he was still lying beside the boulder, aiming his sniper scope at the enemies in front of the curtain, awaiting the start of the third phase of the battle deployment.
"You are seeking death!!"
Just then, a roar erupted in front of the curtain at the entrance of Putuo Temple.
The speaker was Mu Qing!
Originally, before walking out of the curtain, Mu Qing believed that killing Jiang Wuming and the others was as simple as eating and drinking, and he wouldn't need to act at all.
In Bai Yue's words: the natives here were not worthy!
However, just moments ago, his two trusted subordinates had been killed!
Furthermore, he had tried to intervene, but it was futile!
This... made him utterly furious!
At this moment, Mu Qing was like a demon king awakened, radiating a terrifying aura and sky-high killing intent.
Swish!
With a roar, Mu Qing's internal true qi surged madly. He raised his right hand, and the treasure sword in his hand struck out again.
Unlike his previous single strike, this time he used a supreme martial art. A streak of purple true qi transformed into a crescent moon, emitting a terrifying energy fluctuation, and slashed towards Jiang Wuming.
Half Moon Slash.
At this moment, Mu Qing employed a renowned martial art from the Outer Realm, intending to kill Jiang Wuming with a single strike!
Jiang Wuming was no stranger to the Half Moon Slash.
In the ancient battlefield of Loulan, during his first battle against an Outer Realm enemy, the leader of the Outer Realm enemies – the White Armored Warrior – had used this supreme martial art.
At that time, with his martial arts realm of a six-stage Second-rank War God, he had used the "Lightning Treasure Art," the highest divine art in the eyes of the Outer Realm enemies, to break the White Armored Warrior's Half Moon Slash, and then shattered the White Armored Warrior's defensive move, 'Heavenly Palace Guard,' heavily injuring him!
Today, facing Mu Qing, a seven-stage Third-rank War God, using the Half Moon Slash, Jiang Wuming did not use the Lightning Treasure Art again.
Under the setting sun, Jiang Wuming's internal true qi surged madly, evolving into a battle saber that floated behind him, lifelike.
God Slaying Saber Art!
At this moment, Jiang Wuming employed the martial art uniquely created by his father, Jiang Zhan!
Originally, the ancient battlefield of Loulan was the only place where Outer Realm enemies descended in the Dragon Country. Therefore, only Loulan soldiers could cultivate the God Slaying Saber Art. However, Wu Yong, a staff officer of the Loulan Legion, gave the God Slaying Saber Art to Jiang Wuming when they parted ways.
Firstly, Jiang Wuming was Jiang Zhan's son and should inherit his father's legacy.
Secondly, on that day, Outer Realm enemies descended in five locations in the Dragon Country. Wu Yong predicted that a new era was about to arrive, and the God Slaying Saber Art would likely become a commonly used martial art in the Martial Department, much like the True Dragon Treasure Art.
When Jiang Zhan developed the God Slaying Saber Art, he was inspired by the Martial Department's supreme martial art, the "True Dragon Treasure Art," and combined it with the essence of battlefield combat. It consisted of five forms: Shatter Stone, Crack Mountain, Sever River, Open Heaven, and Slay God.
Among them, the fifth form, Slay God, was a forbidden technique that could only be cultivated by those with a martial arts cultivation of Third-rank War God or above.
In the past two months, besides his daily cultivation to improve his martial arts realm, Jiang Wuming had primarily focused on practicing the God Slaying Saber Art, and he had currently mastered the first four forms!
Furthermore, during the process of comprehending and practicing the God Slaying Saber Art, Jiang Wuming had attempted to fuse his secret power with his true qi, and he had succeeded!
At this moment, Jiang Wuming furiously activated his secret power and true qi, employing the second form of the God Slaying Saber Art – Crack Mountain, implying that a single saber strike would split any mountain in its path!
Whoosh!
Jiang Wuming unleashed a saber strike. The true qi surrounding his body instantly fused with his secret power, forming a white saber aura that enveloped the battle saber and slashed towards the whistling purple sword aura. Wherever it passed, the air exploded, becoming a vacuum.
Boom!!
Immediately, the white saber aura and the purple sword aura collided, exploding like a cannonball, unleashing a terrifying energy wave that swept in all directions, like an energy storm.
At the center of the storm, Jiang Wuming stood motionless, his protective true qi deflecting the energy wave, leaving him unharmed.
A draw!
Jiang Wuming, using the second form, Crack Mountain, of the God Slaying Saber Art created by his father Jiang Zhan, had broken Mu Qing's Half Moon Slash!
Huh?!
As the storm dissipated, Mu Qing saw Jiang Wuming standing there, completely unharmed. His pupils widened, and his face was filled with shock!
That's right...
Shock!
Although the Half Moon Slash was not his strongest supreme martial art, it was still a decent martial art with great power.
With his nine-stage Third-rank War God strength, using this supreme martial art, he could generally kill warriors below the seven-stage Third-rank War God.
Below the Third-rank War God.
Only the most powerful geniuses in the Outer Realm, at ten-stage Second-rank War God, could break such moves.
Below Third-rank War God.
Mu Qing was confident in this.
However—
At this moment, in this game world he considered inferior, a native, merely a nine-stage Second-rank War God, had broken his move!
This brought Mu Qing unimaginable shock!
Even if Mu Qing was like this, what about his subordinates?
Under the setting sun, the five one-stage First-rank War Gods and two two-stage Second-rank warriors were all stunned.
They stared with wide eyes at the unharmed Jiang Wuming, feeling as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight, their faces filled with disbelief!
They couldn't believe or accept what they were seeing!
This overturned their perception of this world and their understanding of martial arts!
Among them, a two-stage Second-rank War God exclaimed:
"Th-that native is only a six-stage Second-rank War God. How could he break Lord Mu Qing's sword move?!"
"Bang—"
His response was a gunshot.
From the hilltop five hundred meters away, Qin Xiaozhi, seizing the opportunity while Jiang Wuming was battling Mu Qing and shocking everyone, pulled the trigger for the third time.
This was the third phase of the Battle Dragon Squad's combat deployment.
This time, Qin Xiaozhi's specially made sniper rifle fired a one-star round, targeting the youth behind Mu Qing who had exclaimed.
"Pfft—"
The gunshot rang out, and a head exploded.
The one-stage First-rank War God, due to his absolute shock at Jiang Wuming breaking Mu Qing's sword move, reacted much slower. By the time he sensed the danger and tried to dodge, it was too late. His head was directly blown off, and blood splattered.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The remaining six Outer Realm enemies, splashed with their companion's blood on their bodies and faces, were jolted back to reality. They all dodged in panic, fearing they would become Qin Xiaozhi's targets and suffer the same fate as their companion.
"Damn it!!"
Mu Qing also snapped out of his shock. He grunted, his gaze like a knife sweeping towards the hilltop five hundred meters away, then his figure flashed, and he lunged directly towards Qin Xiaozhi!
Qin Xiaozhi's repeated sniping at Mu Qing's subordinates had utterly enraged Mu Qing. He intended to kill Qin Xiaozhi first!
"Did I allow you to leave?"
Just then, a voice rang out.
A youth, with a saber in hand, blocked Mu Qing's path!
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