Chapter 98: Complementary Forms, Level 4 Soldiers

Chapter 98: Complementary Forms, Level 4 Soldiers

Chapter 98: Complementary Forms, Fourth-Level Soldiers

Before the end of the year, Gaoliu County welcomed a heavy snowfall, with howling north winds and all the mountains and rivers covered in white.

rustle~
In the heavy snow, a middle-aged swordsman wearing rough clothes inside and a wolfskin cloak outside walked into the mountains on the snow, passed through dense forests, and came to a very secluded valley.

In the valley, there are a number of simple wooden houses, half of which are exposed to the outside, and the other half are closely attached to the mountain wall.

"Changyuan Escort Agency, Weapon Forging Shop..."

Looking at the half-collapsed wooden house, Qiao Hu's face twitched. This was the most secret stronghold of his Viper Gang and also the last stronghold.

Cao Yan fought like a madman, destroying half his life's work.

"Second Master!"

"Second in command..."

When Qiao Hu walked into the valley, many bandits, whose clothes were ragged but whose strength was not concealed, rushed out.

"Where's the eldest brother? Hasn't he come out yet?"

Qiao Hu took a quick glance and his face turned dark.

There were thousands of members in the Viper Gang, but now, there are only about a hundred left. The slight consolation is that these are the elite.

"I have to thank Cao Yan. Without his pressure, I would not have been able to concentrate on seclusion for half a year and perfect the Door-Breaking Sword..."

A strong wind blew out of the cave, and an extremely burly old man came out with a knife in his hand, his eyes fierce:
"Second brother, how is it?"

The old man's name is Shan Xuan, and he is the leader of the Viper Gang. He was born a hunter and has been roaming the mountains and forests for many years with his sword.

"Cao Yan must be dead! I led people to rob two batches of their goods, but I didn't see him. Instead, people from the Yuan family were with him..."

"Dead people are not dead! Cao Yan destroyed my family business, so I will take his family business away! Yuan family, don't even think about stopping me..."

Shan Xuan's face was as gloomy as water. He strode into the valley, looked around at the bandits, and was about to say something when he suddenly looked up.

Just then, a beam of fire shot up into the sky and exploded.

"Second brother, you are being followed!"

Shan Xuan's expression changed drastically.

Qiao Hu was stunned and couldn't believe it: "It's impossible. Even Cao Yan can't catch up with me. Who can follow me?"

"escape!"

All the bandits turned pale with fear, and before they saw the enemy coming, they turned around and rushed towards the wooden house.

The caves behind the wooden house are interconnected. As long as you escape into one, no matter how many people come, you can still escape.

Their reactions were fast, but not faster than a bow and arrow!

"Fire arrows!"

In the dense forest, Zhou Jinzhong waved his hand, and the city guards lurking in the forest released their bowstrings one after another.

All that was heard was a series of "swish" sounds, arrows were shot like rain, and there was a lot of blood and screams.

"Takayanagi Jou-e!"

Qiao Hu cut off the arrows with his sword, his eyes bloodshot. He turned around and wanted to escape, but he heard a loud "boom". Huge rocks rolled down from both sides of the valley and collapsed the wooden houses.

"what!"

"The boss..."

"You rat, you only dare to attack by surprise?!"

In the forest, screams resounded everywhere. Shan Xuan roared and cut a large rock in pieces. His energy and blood were strong, and his sword skills were sharp, cutting through the rocks and arrows.

He cursed angrily and turned around and rushed towards the cave.

"Still want to leave?"

In the dense forest, Zhou Jinzhong raised his hand indifferently, and shot out a series of cold crossbow arrows. The sound of breaking through the air was extremely piercing, blocking him outside the cave.

Then, in the dense forest and on the mountain valley, hundreds of city guards filed down, forming a formation of three or five, and with swords flashing like silk, they killed all the remaining bandits.

Shan Xuan's roar gradually weakened, and he was piled up by the team of city health guards. On the other side, Qiao Hu roared unwillingly, but was held to the ground with a knife at his neck.

"A mob, even if led by a strong warrior, is no match for an army of the same size."

On the mountain valley, Li Yuan, who took the lead in pushing rocks to hit people, patted the snow on his hands.

He had discovered this valley a few days ago. Qiao Hu's lightness skills were nothing compared to him who had mastered the Liuhe Boots.

But he did not choose to do it himself, but informed the city guard commander Zhou Jinzhong.

The results are the same.

"The Viper Gang is finished."

Yuan Pingjun put down the big stone in his hand.

In the valley, hundreds of bandits were lying dead everywhere, their blood melting the snow, and only a few were held down.

The city guards were very good at suppressing bandits. They first used bows and then crossbows, and then formed a formation to charge. In one wave, they wiped out the elite members of the Viper Gang, and only a dozen people were injured.

"One-on-one, many-on-many, one-on-many, many-on-one... fighting is also a technical job!"

This was the first time Li Yuan had seen such a large scene, and he gained a lot of knowledge: "A sneak attack... the first move is very important."

He felt that if he were in his current situation and was suddenly attacked, he would probably have no choice but to control the Liuhe Boots and run away.

First use the bow, then the crossbow, and finally form a formation. These three simple tricks are very effective.

Even a warrior with strong internal strength would find it difficult to hold on for too long. Once his internal strength is exhausted, he would be easily strangled. What's more, there are deputy commanders such as Zhou Jinzhong to support him.

"If it were me, I would definitely flee first, look for an opportunity to kill Zhou Jinzhong and other deputy commanders, and then slowly make plans... Well, Liuhe boots are very important, and Qinggong is also very important..."

Li Yuan summed up the gains and losses in his mind, and bowed to Zhou Jinzhong to express his gratitude. The current acting leader of the city guards was once a menial disciple of the Divine Weapon Valley.

"Suppressing bandits is the job of the city guards, there's no need to thank them."

Zhou Jinzhong forced a smile on his face.

If it was anyone else asking for help, he would not have taken the city guards on such a trip, but he knew too well the importance of the inner disciples of the Divine Weapon Valley.

"Public affairs are public affairs, private affairs are private affairs. I will always remember this favor from Senior Brother Zhou."

Li Yuan bowed and expressed his gratitude.

In order to be a hands-off boss, he put a lot of thought into it. Not everyone can owe a favor to the City Guards, but if they can get in touch with him, the benefits will definitely be huge.

Han Chuijun's connections are a stepping stone, but after knocking on the door, what to do and what to do depends on him.

"Junior brother, you are too polite."

Zhou Jinzhong's smile became much more natural, which made Yuan Pingjun on the side marvel at it.

This shopkeeper Li is so different from the geniuses he has met before...

Qiu Da stood far away with an expressionless face.

"I will host a banquet at Chunfeng Tower tonight. My brother and all the brothers must come and enjoy the feast!"

Li Yuan was very polite. He invited not only Zhou Jinzhong, but also several other deputy commanders, and of course, Qiu Da.

During this period, he had obtained several fundamental maps confiscated by the county government and the Yuan family, but the best ones were kept by the city guards.

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Several deputy commanders responded with a smile.

They may not care about the banquet hosted by the owner of the weapon forging shop, but the banquet hosted by Gao Liu, who is favored by Han Chuijun and has the highest talent and will be the future inner disciple of the Divine Weapon Valley, is different.

In the valley, the blood was still hot, and outside the dense forest, several people were chatting happily.

Li Yuan also calmed down completely:
"The last hidden danger has been eliminated. After the New Year, I can go to Zhelong Mansion without any worries!"

……

...At night, after the banquet, Li Yuan returned to the blacksmith shop.

The night wind was cold, mixed with snowflakes.

Huhu~
A strong wind suddenly blew in the courtyard.

Li Yuan stepped on the snow, wearing only inner armor, with his hands and feet bare outside. He danced with a hammer in his hand, using the long hammer to perform the venomous snake spear technique.

call!
The long hammer breaks the wind, creating dense hammer shadows.

The wind-breaking hammer weighing about 100 kilograms was like nothing in Li Yuan's hand. It was so fast that large pieces of snow were blown up by the strong wind and smashed into pieces by the shadow of the hammer.

His hammer was powerful and heavy, and when it hit the ground, it moved like a venomous snake, turning into a gentle wind that blew away the snow.

His body was like a nimble ape, swinging his arms, sometimes like a python, leaping dozens of meters at a time, wandering around the courtyard, stirring up large pieces of snow in the strong wind.

The great perfection level of cloak hammer technique gradually took on the flavor of the Green Snake Spear, and the masculinity and femininity seemed to gradually overlap.

"Uh!"

At a certain moment, Li Yuan groaned, veins popped out on his forehead, and the soreness and itchiness that penetrated into his muscles and bones was unbearable, but he still gritted his teeth and swung the hammer, forcing himself to endure.

"Almost..."

The heavy hammer fell to the ground, Li Yuan let go, took out a top-grade buyuan pill and swallowed it. The heat flowed into his abdomen, quickly spread to his waist and abdomen, and then spread to the whole body along the tendons around his body.

buzz~
With his arms stretched out, Li Yuan could even hear a sound like the stirring of a bow and crossbow string; it was the tendons throughout his body stretching and tensing.

A feeling of swelling extended from the Achilles tendon to the shoulders, arms, and palms, and the blood in the body began to boil.

Li Yuan felt himself swelling.

Not a feeling!

He stretched out his hands, the tendons in his arms were tensed, and the muscles were pushed up, more than twice as large as normal.

Not only his hands, but also his waist, abdomen, back, thighs, and even his calves and feet were all swollen due to the stretching of his tendons.

The whole person seemed to have grown a size in an instant!
collapse!
After stretching his tendons to the limit, Li Yuan raised the hammer and swung it, releasing all his strength and producing a dull sound like thunder.

Within a few meters, strong winds were howling and large pieces of snow were pushed around.

boom!
Li Yuan suddenly jumped up and jumped into a large vat filled with coarse iron sand. He took a soldier's stance and stirred it frantically.

The tingling sensation became increasingly intense, gradually turning into severe pain. With a loud 'crack', another large vat broke down, spilling iron sand all over the floor.

"Tasty enough!"

Li Yuan was shaking all over, his hands and feet were out of control, but he lay on his back, feeling extremely refreshed after the pain.

Snake waist and python tendons, done!
"It's a close call. Fortunately, the swelling is temporary, otherwise it would be terrible..."

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as he gently patted his hands and feet which had not changed.

When the tendons expanded, the inner armor was almost burst. His entire body expanded to nearly two meters, and his palms were as big as a palm leaf fan...

call!
After lying in the cold snow for a long time, Li Yuan stood up with a somersault and swung his arms, making a loud bang like a steel whip.

"One inch longer tendons, three times more strength! Even the Leopard Embryo Muscle-Strengthening Pills don't have such a direct improvement..."

Li Yuan raised his fists and swung his legs, only to feel his strength increase greatly. His power became more flexible, and with a random punch he could mobilize his tendons and unleash faster and stronger power.

He stepped forward and his body leaped out dozens of meters like a python, turning halfway, and then turning again, and his agility increased dramatically.

"The blood and energy have become more condensed, and the internal strength..."

Li Yuan rushed forward, clenched his fist and swung, and the bluestone standing under the tree shattered with a sound:

"Body tempering is complete!"

Although he still felt sore all over, Li Yuan was very excited.

The elixir worth hundreds of taels that he got from Cao Yan not only changed his bones, but also enabled him to develop the Green Snake Strength and enter the stage of body tempering!

"The pills are really good stuff. My blood circulation has been completed. If I keep taking pills and practicing martial arts, I will be able to achieve great success in tempering my body!"

Li Yuan tapped his feet lightly, raised the hammer and moved, slowly pushing Bing's body to restore blood and energy, relieve the pain in his body, and also feel the subtle changes after his bones were changed again.

His qi and blood recovery speed further accelerated, his body became more flexible, his waist and abdomen strength increased dramatically, and he had amazing resilience.

Before, some of the moves in Bingti Shi that were a little difficult for him to perform became very easy, and the overall movement became smoother.

"Whip waist, ape arms, snake waist, and python tendons, four of them are formed! Add tiger back and bear waist, and it's six. If we work harder, maybe we can get nine by March next year!"

Li Yuan was so immersed in practicing the military postures over and over again that he forgot about his tiredness and felt so refreshed that he didn't want to waste any time.

He did not stop until the effect of the Bu Yuan Dan was exhausted. He washed himself, closed the door, blew out the candle, and lay down in his clothes.

……

【Fourth-level Weapon Control Scroll】

[Ability to wield weapons: 4]

In the military control space, there were three incense burners, one large and two small, placed on a grey stone platform. The remaining space was enough to hold a few hammer soldiers.

The day after the transaction with Yuan Pingjun, Li Yuan used the silver in the weapon forging shop to be promoted to the rank of Military Commander.

The gray stone platform grew and widened again, and the number of weapons that could be controlled increased by one. The time required to change weapons was further reduced to six hours, and it could be changed four times a day, which greatly met his needs.

At this time, in the starry sky transformed by the Weapon-control talisman, four big stars were shining brightly, and on them flashed the shadows of spears, fundamental diagrams, and hammer soldiers.

"The Weapon Forge is truly my treasured place!"

Counting the many weapons and items in the incense burner, Li Yuan felt quite satisfied.

A third-order sharp blade is hard to come by, but there are hundreds of second-order and first-order weapons in weapon forging shops, and there are naturally some fine products among them.

He had all kinds of weapons, including swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, and whips, as long as they had unique ways of controlling them.

To this end, not only did he spend all his money, but he also spent all his monthly allowance for the coming year in advance.

"It's a pity that there are no third-level weapons in the shop, and few people place orders..."

Li Yuan currently only has three third-level weapons: the six-sided hammer, the cold iron knife, and the autumn water sword.

Cao Yan's secret room was so well hidden that before the heavy snow, he dug three feet deep in the inner courtyard but still couldn't find it.

"Wait until the snow stops and keep digging!"

Li Yuan did not give up. With his current physical strength, he could dig the soil no matter how hard it was with just a shovel. He didn't believe that he couldn't dig it out.

"call!"

Before falling asleep, Li Yuan replaced the Green Snake Spear Technique diagram and the two spears with two tiger-head swords and the Tiger Roar Sword diagram:
"The pills are not enough. How about withdrawing the monthly allowance for the year after next and the year after next as well?"

……

boom!
boom!
boom!
The sounds of firecrackers rang out one after another.

"Third brother, come and have a drink with second brother!"

"Don't drink too much, eat something..."

On New Year's Eve, Li Yuan returned to his ancestral home and had a meal with his family. Knowing that he was leaving, his brother and sister-in-law were reluctant to let him go. One kept clinking glasses and one kept picking up dishes.

Li Yuan accepted all offers, drank the wine, ate the food, chatted with his brother and sister-in-law, gave them instructions, and also hugged the two babies.

After a few months, the two little guys grew a lot, became chubby, and had names.

Peace, clouds and snow.

……

After the New Year, the heavy snow had not stopped yet, and several families in the inner and outer cities were already preparing to go to Zhelong Mansion. Liu Zheng and Wang Peiyao also came to invite him to go.

The few of them agreed on a time, and Li Yuan sped up the digging in the backyard. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, when Liu Zheng and the others were ready to leave,
He dug another shovel, and finally a light appeared before his eyes:
[Golden Snake Hand (Level 4)]

(End of this chapter)