Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 222: Chapter 150: Complete Victory

The fierce battle raged on until midnight.

Su Mu never made another move.

’The last arrow is a better deterrent than actually firing it.’

’Once he fired that last arrow, he would be completely drained of his power. It would be difficult to deal with any unexpected turn of events.’

Although the fighting on the battlefield was brutal, the overall situation still favored Wuling City.

As for casualties, they were unavoidable.

Su Mu wasn’t naive enough to think he could help Wuling City win such an unusual battle without any losses.

As the number of demons dwindled, Wuling City’s advantage grew.

Finally, aside from a few demons that had fled into the mountains, the last demon on the battlefield was hacked to death.

After a moment of silence, a deafening cheer erupted.

"We did it! We really defended the Outer City!"

"A Tier Five Demon Tide, and we beat it with our own hands! Who’ll dare say I’m not good enough now?"

"We won!"

The Martial Artists from the Outer City roared, releasing their pent-up excitement.

Some even fell to their knees and began to sob loudly.

The City Defense Army from the Inner City did the same, cheering and jumping for joy.

In that moment, the boundary between the Outer City and the Inner City seemed to vanish.

There were even Martial Artists from the Outer City and soldiers from the Inner City’s Defense Army hugging each other and shouting.

A Tier Five Demon Tide was a force capable of annihilating Wuling City.

Yet they had actually held it back. Not only that, they had personally defeated it—something that had never happened before.

In this battle, every single one of them had made an indispensable contribution.

How could they not be thrilled to have taken part in an event that would be recorded in the annals of history?

"Old Huang, you dead yet?"

Wan Qing glanced at Huang Shanzhi and spoke.

"Dead? I could still kill a few more demons!"

Huang Shanzhi said with a smirk.

The white-haired Taiping Capital Captains couldn’t hide the joy on their faces either.

To personally defeat a Tier Five Demon Tide was something unimaginable for them as well.

When they first received news of the Tier Five Demon Tide’s outbreak, neither Wan Qing nor Huang Shanzhi had held out much hope.

In Wuling City, there was simply no one who could defeat a Tier Three Demon, let alone three of them.

Their initial plan was also to defend the Inner City and wait for reinforcements.

If the reinforcements didn’t arrive in time, they were prepared to die with the city.

It wasn’t until Su Mu used the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow to kill a Tier Three Demon that they saw a glimmer of hope.

That was what led to the scene of them all gathering in the Outer City.

But even so, they had remained somewhat pessimistic.

After all, there were still two Tier Three Demons outside the city.

They had thought that even if they all died outside the walls, they had to stall those two Tier Three Demons to create two opportunities for Su Mu to shoot.

They never would have imagined that Su Mu could fire six arrows in a row!

A mere Blood Transformation Realm cultivator, an existence that should have been trivial, had turned the tide and single-handedly reversed the situation!

It could be said that Su Mu, by his own power, had changed the fate of Wuling City and the fate of most people present.

Although he relied on the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, being able to use it was a skill in itself.

"Lao Wan, you think that kid Su Mu will get at least one special merit for this, right?"

Huang Shanzhi looked back toward Wuling City, saw the steadfast figure on the city wall, and spoke.

"At least one."

Wan Qing said with certainty. "It’s a shame the kid was in such a hurry. Otherwise, he could have cultivated the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique.

"Sigh, what a waste of his talent. I told him back then to find a way to get the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique!"

Wan Qing looked regretful. He had been optimistic about Su Mu from the start and had even promised Luo Anning that as long as they gathered 100,000 merit points, he would help Su Mu exchange them for the Nine-Turn Blood Transformation Technique.

Who would have thought Su Mu would be so impulsive, not waiting at all and directly cultivating an ordinary Blood Exchange Technique.

"Not at all, not at all."

Huang Shanzhi shook his head. "If he had actually listened to you, he wouldn’t have even reached the Blood Transformation Realm yet.

"Even if he had reached the Body Tempering Limit and awakened a Physical Divine Technique, without the cultivation of the Blood Transformation Realm, he still wouldn’t have been able to use the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow.

"In that case, forget special merits; it’s not even certain he could have saved his own life.

"It’s a good thing he didn’t listen to you."

Wan Qing nodded. That was indeed true.

Without the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, they would have had no way of withstanding the Tier Five Demon Tide.

And besides Su Mu, who had awakened a Physical Divine Technique, no one in Wuling City could use the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow.

"Speaking of which, I never knew a Physical Divine Technique could be used to wield the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow. I thought only someone who had undergone a nine-fold blood transformation could do it."

A white-haired Taiping Captain said.

"And how much do you know about Physical Divine Techniques?"

Wan Qing retorted irritably. "Still, he’ll get at least one special merit this time. Exchanging it for a Blood Strengthening Pill will definitely not be a problem. Although a ten-fold blood transformation is out of reach, the Blood Strengthening Pill can at least get him to the level of a nine-fold one."

"It’s a pity. If he hadn’t been born in Wuling City, if he were at the Taiping Bureau Headquarters, with his aptitude and comprehension, he would be far beyond the Blood Transformation Realm by now."

A white-haired Taiping Captain lamented.

The old men sighed for a long while, then supported each other as they hunched over and returned to the Inner City.

They were already very old and no longer cared for merits or spoils of war. Their task was done; it was time to withdraw.

After the cheering died down, everyone began to drag their exhausted bodies to clean up the battlefield.

The demons’ corpses and bones were all rare materials, excellent for both Alchemy and weapon forging.

Naturally, Su Mu didn’t need to worry about these things.

He returned to the Outer City Bureau’s Government Office, found a random room, and fell straight to sleep.

Although consuming an Elixir could also restore his vitality, sleep was still the best way to recover.

By the time Su Mu woke up, the sky was already bright.

He stretched, and a series of crisp pops like the roar of a dragon and a tiger echoed from his bones and tendons. He felt all his fatigue vanish, leaving him refreshed and invigorated.

The energy he had previously expended was now completely replenished thanks to his sleep and the Nourishing Elixir he had taken beforehand.

He felt like he could shoot another ten times.

Sitting on the bed, Su Mu didn’t get up immediately. Instead, with a thought, he summoned his system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Status: Taiping Capital Captain (Seventh Rank)]

[Points: 57,000]

[Realm: Blood Transformation Realm (Body Tempering Extreme Realm)]

[Divine Technique: Indestructible Golden Body]

[Cultivation Technique: Xuanhuang Blood Exchange Technique (63,000/100,000) (+)...]

[Martial Arts: Gen Mountain Realm (Minor Accomplishment/+), Xun Wind Realm (Minor Accomplishment/+), Kan Water Realm (Minor Accomplishment/+), Archery (Perfection)]

Seeing the contents of the system panel, a smile couldn’t help but spread across Su Mu’s face.

’Fifty-seven thousand Points!’

’War really is the best opportunity to get rich.’

’This temporary status with no cap on earnings is incredible.’

His single-day Points gain had set a new record.

A full 57,000 Points—a huge sum that Su Mu had never possessed before.

There was enough to raise his Blood Transformation Realm to one hundred percent completion with some to spare.

This haul was so massive it was mind-numbing.

’Not only can I reach one hundred percent in my blood transformation, but I can also raise two of my Realms to Major Accomplishment!’

’If I had just been ’earning a fixed salary’ step by step, I couldn’t have dreamed of reaching this level without at least a year or two.’

Su Mu thought with great joy.

All in all, his status as the Outer City Commander had brought him a profit of at least 100,000 Points.

Although this temporary status had no base Points, the uncapped performance Points had allowed Su Mu to make a fortune.

Unfortunately, now that the Tier Five Demon Tide was defeated, his status as Outer City Commander had automatically expired.

’Who knows when I’ll get another chance to earn Points so easily.’

’Whatever. I’ll convert these Points into my foundation first. With a one hundred percent blood transformation and two Realms at Major Accomplishment, my strength will reach an unprecedented height. Earning Points will definitely be easier than before.’

Su Mu mused, his thoughts pressing down on the system panel.

...

「Just as Su Mu was upgrading his strength, a few travel-worn figures rushed into Wuling City.」

They were the reinforcements from Jingzhou Prefecture.

The group walked straight into the City Lord’s Mansion. Facing City Lord Luo Yuxuan, one spoke with a superior air, "The Jingzhou Taiping Bureau has no one capable, so we, true disciples of the Shennong Hundred Herbs Sect, were harvesting herbs near Jingzhou when the State Governor begged us to come rescue Wuling. Weren’t we told Wuling City was facing a Tier Five Demon Tide?

"Why don’t we see any trace of demons?"

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