10: Chapter 0010 Bloodlust Rage

When Lin Xiao discovered a large number of cavalry appearing behind him, he was riding through a valley of rolling hills.

After some practice, while his horsemanship wasn't exactly superb, it was at least no longer a liability.

"Holy crap, so many people!?"

Seeing the large force approaching from a distance, Lin Xiao immediately realized that the Barbarian Army intended to use their numerical advantage to avoid being ambushed and assassinated again.

"They're not stupid. If they lack strength, they'll make up for it with numbers."

Seeing at least several hundred cavalrymen, Lin Xiao didn't dare to be careless.

If this troop of cavalry charged at him, they wouldn't even need to do anything; their horses' hooves alone would trample him into mincemeat!

"I can't fight them head-on. I have to find a way to use the environment to break their formation."

Being a descendant of the dragon after all, he had been somewhat influenced by the ancestral arts of war.

Lin Xiao observed his surroundings and rode directly into a field of jagged rocks.

These half-weathered rocks were mostly four or five meters high, with the shorter ones being two or three meters tall—a natural defense!

Cavalry would naturally not enter such complex terrain of their own accord, so he had to draw some aggro.

Before long, a barbarian general clad in black iron armor gradually led his troops closer.

[Commander Lang, 32 years old, Chiliarch of the Northern Barbarians Vanguard Battalion. Aptitude: yellow grade]

[Technique 1: Mad Wolf Blade Technique (15 years of cultivation). A blade technique popular among grassland cavalry, swift and fierce, suitable for mounted combat. (yellow grade)]

[Technique 2: Eagle Eye Archery (19 years of cultivation). Its precision is like the sharp talons of a falcon. (yellow grade)]

If Lin Xiao had seen such a status panel an hour ago, he would have certainly felt some pressure.

But now, in Lin Xiao's eyes, this Chiliarch Commander Lang was just a mobile pile of "Prestige Points"!

Before acting, Lin Xiao checked one last time; "Three-Second Real Man" had already refreshed.

With his life-saving divine skill ready, it was time to get to work!

"Wind-Chasing Arrow!"

Lin Xiao drew his bow to a full moon and fired a powerful shot directly at Commander Lang, who had entered within 50 meters!

Whoosh!—

Commander Lang was extremely sharp; he actually caught the sound of the whistling air and immediately ducked to dodge!

The arrow passed over his head and struck down another unlucky cavalryman!

[Kill +1, Cultivation +1]

Lin Xiao wasn't surprised. If a general of this level could be taken down by a single arrow, the barbarian race wouldn't have been so unstoppable!

Immediately, Lin Xiao added 1 year of cultivation to "Zhuobie Archery."

He knew very well that the upcoming fight would be a war of attrition, and his archery needed to improve!

"Enemy attack!!"

"There's someone in that rock pile!!"

"Heavens! Is he really just one person?"

Commander Lang didn't dare to be careless and immediately ordered: "Watch out for an ambush! Heavy cavalry unit, surround this area first!"

"The rest of you grassland warriors, dismount with me and charge in together!"

"Skin this Central Plains man alive and gouge out his heart!!"

The barbarian cavalrymen responded with murderous intent, quickly flanking and surrounding the rock area from both sides.

In the eyes of the Barbarian Army, Lin Xiao wouldn't be able to escape even if he had wings this time!

But they didn't know that Lin Xiao had no intention of running at all!

Hiding behind a concealed rock, Lin Xiao watched the cavalry passing by the side and continued to draw his bow and fire!

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!...

He fired arrows while moving, striking down several more enemies in succession.

The opponents wanted to shoot back at him, but they couldn't catch his shadow at all.

With three techniques now under his belt, Lin Xiao's physical strength and speed had been correspondingly enhanced.

Even though he only had mortal grade aptitude, several decades of hard cultivation were not something this group of twenty-something barbarian soldiers could compare to!

Unfortunately, after killing over a dozen enemies, Lin Xiao's quiver was nearly empty.

However, Lin Xiao's gains were far more than just a dozen years of cultivation!

[Bloodlust +16, duration 56 seconds!]

That's right! When Lin Xiao killed people with a bow and arrow, he could still stack the Bloodlust effect!

Lin Xiao felt a surge of power and a restlessness in his blood like never before!

Drawing his Blood-Drinking Saber, he abruptly changed direction and sprinted toward Commander Lang's group!

Inside the rock formation, Commander Lang was leading a squad in pursuit.

Suddenly, coming head-on, he saw a man wearing their own barbarian armor, charging toward them with a saber and a crimson, murderous glint in his eyes!?

"Seeking death! Go and kill him!!"

At Commander Lang's command, over a dozen barbarian warriors swarmed forward!

Facing so many people, Lin Xiao gripped his saber with both hands and boldly unleashed a blood-colored blade flame, tracing a fan-shaped arc of light!

"Blood Demon Blade Flame!!"

With over thirty years of cultivation, the power of the Blood Fiend Demon Blade was far more violent than these barbarians could imagine!

This was like a long-famed bladesman from the martial world coming to the grasslands to vent his anger on low-level lackeys!

Before these barbarians could react, they were already decapitated or sliced in half at the waist!

[Kill +13, Cultivation +13!]

[Ding! Obtained Achievement 'Ten Kills in One Step'! (mystic grade) Prestige +50]

Sweet! An unexpected surprise!

Commander Lang's expression behind them changed drastically!

He now believed the words of that unlucky patrolman; the opponent might really be a single person sniping their men!

Dammit, how could such a martial arts expert emerge from the Stone Fortress!?

Commander Lang raised his blade in a defensive stance and shouted: "Spread out! Archers, find an opening!!"

But before he could finish his command, Lin Xiao was already charging at him with even greater speed, trailing a long blade of fire-like saber qi!

[Bloodlust +29, duration 57 seconds!]

Lin Xiao felt as if his heart had become a supercar engine, with the smell of blood as his fuel, making him incredibly excited!!

"Give me your life!!"

Lin Xiao closed in within five meters and swung his saber down fiercely at Commander Lang!!

Commander Lang raised his blade for a horizontal parry, using a move from the Mad Wolf Blade Technique: Mad Wolf Howling at the Moon!

Clang!!

With a crisp sound, a large notch was hacked into Commander Lang's blade!

Commander Lang stumbled back several steps, his face full of terror!

He was considered a strongman in the army, yet he couldn't even take a single blow!?

This man from Great Gan didn't look old, so how could his cultivation be so profound!?

Little did he know, Lin Xiao was even more surprised than he was!

I didn't one-shot him?!

I have 31 years of cultivation in the Blood Fiend Demon Blade, plus a +29 Bloodlust stack!

Where is the problem?

He looked at Commander Lang's information again...

[Commander Lang, 32 years old, Chiliarch of the Northern Barbarians Vanguard Battalion. Aptitude: yellow grade]

Aptitude: yellow grade!!

Damn! It's most likely a matter of aptitude!

Aptitude is cultivation talent; it's the foundation! It directly relates to the quality of one's cultivation!

It's like if you and Usain Bolt both practiced sprinting for ten years—it's ten years for both, but you'd only be eating his dust!

Lin Xiao hadn't paid much attention to his mortal grade aptitude before, but now it seemed this thing was very important!

But now was not the time to consider these things.

Commander Lang knew he was no match and began to command his subordinates to surround and suppress Lin Xiao from all directions.

Using numerical superiority to wear Lin Xiao down!

Lin Xiao naturally knew his opponent's goal; the more it was like this, the more he had to finish the fight quickly!

He dumped all his remaining cultivation years into the Blood Fiend Demon Blade!

[Ding! 'Blood Fiend Demon Blade' cultivation has increased to 60 years!]

[Ding! Obtained Achievement 'A Cycle of Cultivation'! (mystic grade) Prestige +50!]