228: counterattack

Lu Xingchen said with a bitter smile, "If you really did that, wouldn't Li Hongxue mock me for a lifetime? What Li Hongxue can do, Lu Xingchen can also do."

"Miss Wanqing, although I cherish life, I am not someone who fears death."

Hearing this, Lin Wanqing frowned deeply.

"Big Strong One, have you really thought it through? This is a battle where survival is a slim chance."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Don't worry, Miss Wanqing, I won't die that easily. After this great battle ends, I'll take you back to Dayan Kingdom to meet my old man. He's always been concerned about my lifelong affairs!"

Lin Wanqing's eyes reddened slightly, and she nodded heavily, saying softly, "Okay, after this battle ends, I'll go home with you!"

Immediately after, the two embraced for a while, then Lu Xingchen returned to his dormitory to rest.

Opening the System panel, his exchange points had accumulated to 32.72 million.

It was time to buy some things to prepare for the upcoming great battle.

Lu Xingchen spent 20 million exchange points to purchase a low-grade heaven rank Martial Skill called "Soul Breaking Art."

That's right, it was specifically used to attack the opponent's Soul body.

The rank of "Startling Soul Roar" was already somewhat insufficient and could no longer achieve a surprising effect.

Immediately after, he used 10 million exchange points to purchase a low-grade heaven rank Spiritual Artifact called qing mo shield.

With this defensive Spiritual Artifact in hand, combined with the "Vajra Barrier" and the personal inner armor he confiscated from Lin Yuan, he was confident he could block the attacks of a Martial Venerable expert.

The remaining 2.72 million exchange points were used to purchase 272 demon breaking arrows from the System shop.

That's right, feathered arrows that cost 10,000 exchange points each!

[demon breaking arrow: Normal attack damage increased by 1000 points, effect against Demon Race increased by 0.5 times.]

Just like that, he completely exhausted the exchange points he had accumulated these past few days.

For the following period, Lu Xingchen remained in seclusion in his dormitory, Cultivating and refining his Soul Power with the "Divine Grinding Art."

Three days passed just like that.

When the bells within Demon-Rejecting Pass rang again, Lu Xingchen's Soul Realm had Broken through to the Spirit Realm Middle Stage.

Immediately, he stood up and went to the parade ground to meet with Li Hongxue.

Over a thousand Five-Star Martial Emperor experts gathered at the parade ground simultaneously, and Li Hongxue said loudly, "The Demon Race's attack has begun again, but our Crimson Tassel Division does not need to act. Our mission this time is even more important and more dangerous."

"After this siege battle ends, Pass Master Xu Chengyang will launch a counterattack against the Demon Abyss. Our Crimson Tassel Division's mission is to infiltrate deep into the Demon Abyss, destroy that giant Teleportation Array, and cut off the Demon Race Army's retreat."

"Warriors of the Crimson Tassel Division, do you have the confidence to complete this mission?"

Hearing this, all the Human Race warriors present were greatly astonished.

"My heavens, did I hear that right? Counterattack?"

"For a hundred years, our Human Race has been suppressed by the Demon Race Army, cowering within Demon-Rejecting Pass, suffering countless casualties. Now, we finally have a chance to counterattack!"

"Does our Human Race have this strength? If the counterattack fails, wouldn't we fall into a dangerous situation?"

"Why worry needlessly? Since Pass Master Xu Chengyang made this decision, there must be a basis for it. Besides, there have been times when the Human Race defeated the Demon Race. If it weren't for the first-generation War God Zhang Xiaofan, the land of Demon-Rejecting Pass would still belong to the Demon Race."

"This is truly great! Finally, a chance to avenge our comrades!"

Lu Cangqiong seized the opportunity to shout, "To brave fire and water for the rise and fall of the Human Race is a supreme honor!"

The other warriors immediately echoed him, shouting in unison, "To brave fire and water, supreme honor!"

Lu Xingchen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

This Lu Cangqiong's strength was mediocre, but he was quite good at seizing opportunities!

Seeing everyone's morale high, Li Hongxue also nodded slightly and said loudly, "I have a hundred spirit formation seeds here, all storing Seventh-Grade Spirit Formation Spirit Extinguishing Arrays. As long as they are placed at specific locations within the Demon Abyss's giant Teleportation Array, combined with the Eighth-Grade Spirit Extinguishing Array in my hand and the power of a Martial Venerable, it can be destroyed."

"Now, each squadron will send ten warriors to me to collect the spirit formation seeds. All our future actions will prioritize protecting the spirit formation seeds. If anyone falls in battle, the next person will follow up. Understood?"

"Understood!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Immediately, the ten squadron leaders allocated personnel, and the spirit formation seeds were quickly distributed.

The Demon Race's siege battle resumed.

Xu Chengyang's judgment was correct.

Li Xiaoyun's individual combat strength was not weak, but his command ability was far inferior to Ning Mengqi's.

Under his command, the Demon Race soldiers became dazed fools who only blindly charged forward, suffering heavy casualties under Demon-Rejecting Pass's defensive Spirit Formation.

The siege battle lasted for a day, and the Demon Race Army left tens of thousands of corpses at Demon-Rejecting Pass.

Li Xiaoyun had intended to continue commanding the Demon Race soldiers to attack the city, but his deputy earnestly dissuaded him and stopped him, issuing the order to retreat.

Before the Demon Race Army had completely left Demon-Rejecting Pass, Xu Chengyang issued the order for a counterattack.

For a hundred years, the gates of Demon-Rejecting Pass were opened for the first time.

Human Race warriors marched out of Demon-Rejecting Pass and charged towards the Demon Abyss.

This sudden turn of events caught all the Demon Race high-ranking officials by surprise.

They had never imagined that the Human Race wretches who had been cowering within Demon-Rejecting Pass for a hundred years would dare to launch an active attack.

Li Xiaoyun had just issued the retreat order, and the Demon Race Army's morale was already scattered. At this moment, being attacked by Human Race warriors, they immediately crumbled, collapsing like a mountain.

Xu Chengyang seized this opportunity, strategizing and gradually devouring the Demon Race's camps, continuously advancing towards the Demon Abyss.

After the horn of counterattack sounded, Li Hongxue also led the warriors of the Crimson Tassel Division to march towards the Demon Abyss.

Lu Xingchen stood beside Li Hongxue and said in confusion, "Division Commander, our direction of movement isn't right, is it? The Demon Abyss is north of Demon-Rejecting Pass, why are we heading east?"

Li Hongxue chuckled, "Going in a straight line, wouldn't that be seeking death? Even with Xu Chengyang's cover, it would be very difficult for our Crimson Tassel Division to fight our way directly into the depths of the Demon Abyss."

"Therefore, we need to take a detour."

"A detour?" Lu Xingchen somewhat understood.

Li Hongxue chuckled, "It's about taking a big circle, avoiding the direct battlefield between the Demon Race and the Human Race, entering the Demon Race's territory from the side, then launching a surprise attack on the Demon Abyss, heading straight for the giant teleportation array."

Lu Xingchen gave Li Hongxue a thumbs-up.

"Division Commander, you really think things through!"

Li Hongxue tilted her head slightly and smiled, "Of course! The warriors in the division all have strength above Five-Star Martial Emperor, so even with a detour, it won't take much time. In half a day at most, we'll be able to enter the Demon Abyss!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "The real battle hasn't even begun yet!"

Li Hongxue led the Crimson Tassel Division deep behind enemy lines, while Xu Chengyang launched an attack on the front.

Lin Wanqing also appeared on the front line, using her Power of Kindling Fire to inspire the Human Race warriors.