94: Echo Valley Rush

His Spiritual Qi cultivation finally reached the ninth level of the Xiantian Realm.

At this moment, Jiang Chen also felt as if his connection with the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth had reached an even more harmonious level.

"Just one more push, and I can Breakthrough to the Spirit Martial Realm!"

Jiang Chen thought to himself.

Blindly staying in the Xiantian Realm was meaningless.

Although the kill value requirement kept increasing to activate the martial arts scroll, the real method was to accumulate enough kill value at the current stage, and then advance to the next Realm in one go. This way, his Realm would improve, and he could also accumulate many activation chances for the kill value, and the items he opened would be even better.

However, such things were hard to predict.

For Jiang Chen, everything would take its natural course.

When it was time for his cultivation to Breakthrough, he should not deliberately suppress it.

The extent of good or bad in this was difficult to accurately estimate, so letting nature take its course was the most perfect approach.

Thump! Thump!

The sound of horse hooves came from outside the chariot.

A messenger soldier arrived, saying that Sun Yuliang had called for him.

Jiang Chen knew that there should be news from the General Command.

He could then continue to act and accumulate more kill value.

Of course, the primary task was still to protect the Dongyun Ridge defense line.

Since Jiang Chen was ordered to garrison here, he must obey Sun Yuliang's command.

Soon, Jiang Chen arrived before Sun Yuliang.

At this time, the Demon Slayer Army's forces were already gradually advancing, moving the defense line further forward, further compressing the activity space of these demons. In the mountains and forests, there were raging fires, billowing black smoke, and the painful roars of many demons.

Although the Demon Slayer Army also suffered considerable losses, they had basically suppressed the demons in the vicinity, and the defense line was stable!

"Lord Jiang, thanks to your charge, the Dongyun Ridge defense line has been secured. Now the demons here are no longer a threat."

"Just now, I relayed the intelligence you obtained to the City Lord."

"The City Lord replied that there was indeed a decapitation operation on the Southern Front tonight, aimed at clearing and killing the Spirit Martial Realm demons gathered in Echo Valley. However, the decapitation unit already departed this morning. We have been trying to contact them for a long time, but we haven't been able to reach them!"

"Furthermore, the City Lord also revealed that the leader of this decapitation operation is none other than Lord Lu Qian, the Thousand-Household of the Black Yamen!"

This news should be very important intelligence.

After all, the decapitation plan was of great importance, and to ensure success, the news naturally could not be easily leaked.

But unexpectedly, even with such strict secrecy, the people of the Wuzui Sect still found out.

It showed that the Wuzui Sect must have many hidden methods.

"It is indeed so."

Jiang Chen sighed.

No matter when, even in the greatest disaster, if everyone truly united against a common enemy, it could basically be resolved successfully. The fear was having many troublemakers within.

"Currently, apart from our Eastern Front defense, no other areas can spare manpower."

"I plan to have Yu Long lead his vanguard regiment to support the Southern Front."

"But the vanguard regiment will face treacherous mountain roads in this jungle, surrounded by demons, so they won't arrive until tomorrow morning at the earliest."

"Therefore, Lord Jiang, would you be willing to go to Echo Valley for support?"

Sun Yuliang said somewhat awkwardly.

After all, Jiang Chen had just experienced a major battle.

Asking Jiang Chen to go on a long-distance support mission again was indeed a bit inhumane.

However, Jiang Chen showed no reluctance whatsoever.

Instead, he readily agreed.

"No problem! I can depart now."

Sun Yuliang was stunned.

Looking at Jiang Chen's young face, full of fighting spirit.

At this moment, a feeling of admiration arose in his heart.

Youth is truly wonderful!

Subsequently, Sun Yuliang also gave Jiang Chen an official order token. This token was used to identify oneself on the battlefield.

Without this item, approaching other teams rashly could lead to being mistaken for a spy.

At the very least, they would control you first.

After all, it was chaotic everywhere; they couldn't just assume you were one of their own if you popped out of some bush.

"This is an official order, which can be used to identify each other on the battlefield."

"According to the City Lord, Lord Lu and her team departed at dawn for a place called Echo Valley. From here, it's a hundred and twenty li of mountain road."

"I've arranged two fast horses for you. These horses are specially bred and suitable for rapid travel on mountain roads."

"There's nothing good I can give you in the army now, Lord Jiang. You'll have to rely on yourself."

Sun Yuliang said.

"It would be best if you can catch up with Lu Qian and her team and order them to retreat."

"This is a military order from the City Lord; just give it to Lord Lu, and she will understand."

Since such a secret decapitation plan had already been discovered, and the enemy was using the power of demons to execute some schemes, it would inevitably cause a devastating blow to Lu Qian and others. Blindly going forward would only lead to death.

At least now that the Eastern Front was stable, they could free up a hand to support other areas.

Jiang Chen took the items.

"No need for horses; my movement technique is faster."

"And during this journey, it's almost entirely under the cover of the demon cloud, so fast horses wouldn't be able to run for long anyway."

Jiang Chen said.

Sun Yuliang no longer insisted.

"Only when Yu Long and others arrive tomorrow will the pressure on the Southern Front naturally decrease."

"However, the situation on the Southern Front is much worse than ours here."

Sun Yuliang sighed and said.

Dongyun Ridge was the defense line with the least pressure, so the situation had been quite good so far. As for other places, it wasn't as smooth.

"No matter, any demon I encounter, I will not let them live!"

Jiang Chen said.

Sun Yuliang only thought that Jiang Chen's conviction was firm and he was dedicated to eliminating demons.

His admiration for Jiang Chen grew even stronger.

Then, Jiang Chen took a map and, using his movement technique, swiftly headed in the direction of Echo Valley.

The Teng Snake Step allowed Jiang Chen to move through the air.

It was already nearing noon.

At this speed, Jiang Chen might reach the vicinity of Echo Valley by evening.

Approaching the demon cloud's range, Jiang Chen was not afraid of the impact of the demon Qi, but he could easily lose his way.

After leaving the main army's range.

Jiang Chen landed.

With a wave of his hand, a martial arts puppet appeared in his grasp.

As Jiang Chen threw it out.

Immediately, the surrounding Innate Body Tempering Qi rapidly poured into the martial arts puppet in his hand, activating it.

The Puppet quickly transformed into a black wolf, about ten feet tall, with two horns on its head.

It looked lifelike, making Jiang Chen marvel at the System's craftsmanship.

"Roar!"

Three Houtian Realm demons appeared in front.

As these demons appeared, Jiang Chen signaled the Hell Wolf to attack.

With just a thought, the Hell Wolf suddenly took a mighty stride.

Like a train, it swiftly crashed into the three Houtian Realm demons.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

These three demons, whose size was not inferior to the Hell Wolf.

Were directly smashed into three blood mists.

Without slowing the Hell Wolf's pace in the slightest.

"Ding... Kill Value +1"

"Ding... Cultivation Value +80"

"Ding... Kill Value +1..."

With the continuous prompts ringing in his mind, Jiang Chen was excited.

"It really counts!"

"Let's go, time to harvest!"

"Before Breakthrough to the Spirit Martial Realm, I need to accumulate as much kill value as possible!"