High Martial: I Can Copy All Root Bones!

Yunyang Prefecture, Southwest Region.

Inside a city that had just been through a great battle.

A large number of soldiers in black armor were cleaning up the battlefield.

These soldiers exuded powerful auras; every one of them was a Martial Artist at or above the Tendon Transformation Realm.

Their black armor was engraved with an imposing black pattern.

The weapons in their hands were standard-issue black longspears.

Inside the temporary command post in the city.

The leader of the Black Dragon Army, Black Dragon General Situ Yanbei, sat imposingly before a low table.

A map was spread across the table. It showed that of the five cities seized by the Profound Nether Sect, two had already been retaken.

They had launched their attack at dawn, and it was now just morning. In less than half a day, the Black Dragon Army had already achieved such a great feat.

It seemed the Profound Nether Sect couldn’t hold out for long against the Black Dragon Army.

Inside Situ Yanbei’s tent stood a row of Black Dragon War Generals.

The Black Dragon War Generals wore black battle armor, their faces obscured by their helmets, making it impossible to tell them apart.

He had a total of six Black Dragon War Generals under his command, all of them experts of the Rebirth Realm!

Just then, the flap of the tent was pulled aside.

A Black Dragon War General strode in.

"Grand General, the city has been mostly secured. All personnel planted by the Profound Nether Sect have been eliminated."

"The County Yamen is capable of resuming operations."

Situ Yanbei nodded slightly. "Good. Order the army to assemble. We continue the pursuit. We must drive those Profound Nether Sect villains out of Yunyang Prefecture today. Only then can we focus all our energy on dealing with the Saint Demon Sect."

The six Black Dragon War Generals all acknowledged the order.

Soon, the sound of war drums echoed through the city.

Hearing the drums, the Black Dragon Army assembled swiftly, finishing their formation in no time!

The Black Dragon Army numbered only twelve thousand strong! But every single one was a Tendon Transformation Martial Artist!

It wasn’t just the Black Dragon Army. The Four-Color Dragon Army, trained by the new emperor, was also composed entirely of Tendon Transformation Martial Artists!

This was why the formation of the Four-Color Dragon Army had been so slow.

The Imperial Court had funneled the majority of its resources into the Black Dragon Army, which was why it was the first to be fully formed.

Once the Black Dragon Army was complete, Hongg Zai could no longer contain his long-suppressed fury and finally unleashed it.

The orders the Black Dragon Army received were to drive the Profound Nether Sect completely out of Yunyang Prefecture with overwhelming force!

Carrying out the Imperial Court’s mission, Situ Yanbei naturally went all out, showing no mercy!

After the Black Dragon Army assembled, Situ Yanbei and his six War Generals entered specially made carriages to restore their Spiritual Energy.

Like a long, black dragon, the Black Dragon Army surged forward in pursuit of the Profound Nether Sect.

...

At the Profound Nether Sect’s stronghold.

Lii Tianxing’s brow was tightly furrowed!

Losing two cities in a row not only showed Lii Tianxing how formidable the Black Dragon Army was but also made him feel the Imperial Court’s desperation.

That the Imperial Court would unhesitatingly choose the Profound Nether Sect as an appetizer was within Lii Tianxing’s expectations.

What Lii Tianxing had to do now was stall the Black Dragon Army and wait for reinforcements from the Saint Demon Sect to arrive.

"Cough, cough."

Lii Tianxing let out a light cough, unable to stop himself from coughing up a trickle of black blood.

"Sect Leader, how are your injuries?" an Elder of the Profound Nether Sect asked with concern from the side.

Lii Tianxing shook his head. "With the ’Primordial Medicine’ here, restoring my Spirit Body is only a matter of time. I still underestimated Situ Yanbei’s strength."

When the Black Dragon Army launched their sneak attack earlier, Lii Tianxing had clashed with Situ Yanbei.

The leader of the Black Dragon Army was indeed extraordinarily powerful. The strength of his Spirit Body had already reached the level of Primordial Spirit Body Peak.

In particular, once he activated his Demon Fiend Bloodline, the power that erupted caught Lii Tianxing off guard and left him with considerable injuries.

In the end, he had to rely on his superb Light Body Technique to escape pursuit.

But because of this, they had lost two cities in a row, and many of his soldiers had been killed or wounded.

The Black Dragon Army was terrifyingly strong. Not only was it composed entirely of Tendon Transformation Martial Artists, but it seemed that during their years of training, they had all cultivated the same Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts.

As a result, they had perfected a unique Spear Array. The smallest unit of five men could form an array, doubling their combat power!

Under Lii Tianxing’s training, the soldiers of the Profound Nether Sect only excelled somewhat in Body Techniques.

Facing the wolf-like Black Dragon Army, a direct confrontation was an absolute disaster.

"Report! The Black Dragon Army has been spotted thirty li outside the city!"

"The Black Dragon Army is advancing at full speed and is expected to reach the city gates in about half an hour!"

Lii Tianxing shot to his feet. ’So fast?’

Lii Tianxing got up and paced back and forth.

"We must retreat! Give the order—"

"Sect Leader, why the rush to retreat?" A woman’s voice reached Lii Tianxing’s ears.

"Sect Leader! They insisted on forcing their way in!" Accompanied by the frustrated shouts of the guards at the door, the main gates swung open.

A group of people with powerful auras strode in.

Lii Tianxing looked up, a hint of delight in his eyes. "So, it’s our allies from the Holy Sect!"

"And you... you must be from the Gluttony Demon Sect, the only Female Demon Sect in the Holy Sect!"

Yui Ya nodded slightly. "Sect Leader, say no more. We have come to help you break the Black Dragon Army’s momentum and crush their morale."

Yui Ya introduced the people behind her one by one.

Besides herself, four other Rebirth Realm experts had come under the Saint Master’s orders.

From the Dark Buddha Demon Sect, Xuansha.

From the Bone-Eroding Demon Sect, Fang Yuan.

From the Heavenly Corpse Demon Sect, Purple Dragon.

And Demon General, Ye Fanyun.

Among them, aside from the newly promoted and slightly inexperienced Purple Dragon and the somewhat weaker Ye Fanyun, the other three from the great Demon Sects—Xuansha, Fang Yuan, and Yui Ya herself—were all terrifyingly powerful individuals.

With the addition of Lii Tianxing and the Profound Nether Sect Elder, they were more than enough to shatter the Black Dragon Army’s momentum.

"Excellent!" Lii Tianxing could naturally see Lu Changfeng’s sincerity.

"This time, the Profound Nether Sect will join forces with our Holy Sect allies to catch the Black Dragon Army completely by surprise!"

"You all rushed here, so you must have consumed a great deal of Spiritual Power. Come over here, let’s restore our Spiritual Power together!"

At this moment, Lii Tianxing no longer hid the existence of the ’Primordial Medicine’, signaling the Profound Nether Sect Elder at his side to bring it out.

The Elder appeared in the center of the group, holding the dazed ’Primordial Medicine’.

Feeling the change in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, the expressions of Yui Ya, Xuansha, and the others from the Demon Sects finally changed.

"This is..."

"You’ve turned a possessor of the Ancient Spiritual Genius Root Bone into a ’Primordial Medicine’?"

"Do you have any idea that he might have been a Great Power of the Human Race in his past lives?" Fang Yuan of the Bone-Eroding Demon Sect couldn’t help but ask.

Lii Tianxing smiled. "So what if he was a Great Power of the Human Race in his past lives? In this life, I am using him to achieve my goals. If he gets the chance to kill me and cut me to pieces in the next life, I’ll accept it."

Lii Tianxing’s words were surprisingly nonchalant.

The group from the Demon Sects also let go of their misgivings and began to meditate around the Primordial Medicine to recover their Spiritual Power.

After all, a vicious battle awaited them.

It would also be their first direct confrontation with the Imperial Court.

...

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The Black Dragon Army had arrived before the city walls.

’Lii Tianxing didn’t abandon the city and flee?’ Seeing the tightly shut city gates, Situ Yanbei was a little surprised.

He had originally thought that after he had retaken two cities and defeated him, Lii Tianxing would have chosen to flee at the first sign of their approach.

’No matter. The result will be the same,’ he thought.

A detachment from the Black Dragon Army broke off and began to assault the city.

After a brief skirmish, the Black Dragon Army’s momentum was fierce, and they had already begun to storm the top of the city walls.

An Elder of the Profound Nether Sect was forced to appear on the walls, using his Rebirth Realm might to drive the Black Dragon Army back down.

Due to the restrictions on the Spirit Body, whichever side’s Rebirth Realm expert broke their meditative state and consumed Spiritual Power first was essentially expending their combat power prematurely.

The Black Dragon Army could easily wear down the Profound Nether Sect Elder with their sheer numbers.

However, the Black Dragon Army had a huge numerical advantage when it came to Rebirth Realm experts.

So, a Black Dragon War General immediately emerged from his carriage, ending his feigned rest, and engaged the Profound Nether Sect Elder in battle.

The battle between the two Rebirth Realm experts quickly moved from the top of the city wall to the ground below.

The terrifying shockwaves they unleashed kept the ordinary soldiers from getting close.

’That slippery fox Lii Tianxing... could his injuries have already recovered?’

Situ Yanbei sat cross-legged in his carriage, meditating to preserve his Spiritual Power. His gaze passed through the carriage window to the city walls, waiting for Lii Tianxing to appear.

No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than Lii Tianxing’s figure appeared atop the walls.

His body moved like a phantom, and with a single strike, he took the lives of several Tendon Transformation Soldiers from the Black Dragon Army.

The sturdy black armor was like paper before him.

Furthermore, his elusive and unpredictable Body Technique made it impossible for the Black Dragon Army to track or lock onto his position.

The moment he saw Lii Tianxing appear, Situ Yanbei shot out of his carriage, a longspear shimmering with a dark light in his hand!

’You dare show your face? Today, I’ll give you another painful lesson!’

Situ Yanbei leaped toward Lii Tianxing.

Lii Tianxing, in the distance, immediately noticed him. Panic flashed across his face as he instinctively turned to flee.

"Haha! Why run, you old fox! Today, you will surely die!"

Situ Yanbei pursued Lii Tianxing as expected. He believed Lii Tianxing’s injuries hadn’t healed, and if he just kept up the chase, Lii Tianxing would undoubtedly be the one who couldn’t hold on.

If he could slay the Sect Leader of the Profound Nether Sect, he would have more than fulfilled the new emperor’s command.

With one chasing and the other fleeing, the speed at which Rebirth Realm experts could glide was immense, and they soon vanished from the soldiers’ sight.

Just then, five figures drifted down and landed outside the carriages of the Black Dragon War Generals.

All five erupted with powerful auras, firmly locking onto the five Black Dragon War Generals inside the carriages.

"Hm? It seems the Grand General has fallen into a trap."

"They must be from the Saint Demon Sect."

"It seems to be the members of the Demon Sects from the Saint Demon Sect."

"There are only five Rebirth Realm experts. They’re underestimating us."

BUZZ!

The carriages exploded, and five War Generals shot out, each pouncing on their chosen opponent!!

The five from the Saint Demon Sect reacted differently.

Gluttony Demon Monarch Yui Ya had a look of excitement. Facing the approaching general, she couldn’t help but stick out her tongue and lick her lips. ’It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted the Rebirth Realm,’ she thought.

Xuansha of the Dark Buddha Demon Sect put his palms together and recited, "Amitabha Buddha." His gaze was as profound and resolute as ever.

Fang Yuan of the Bone-Eroding Demon Sect fixed his eyes on the oncoming general and retreated to find a suitable battlefield. His abilities could easily harm his allies.

As for Purple Dragon of the Heavenly Corpse Demon Sect, he had been personally promoted by Lu Changfeng, achieving the Rebirth Realm at a young age. Now, filled with fighting spirit, he also felt an unavoidable trace of nervousness.

Then there was the Demon General, Ye Fanyun.

Ye Fanyun turned and ran. He knew full well that without a Demon Fiend Bloodline, he was no match for a top-tier Black Dragon Army War General.

All he could do was stall for time, waiting for the few powerful members from the Demon Sects to finish their battles and come to his aid.

"Demon Sect villain! Don’t you run!" After chasing him for several thousand meters, the Black Dragon War General, holding a long saber, slashed down at Ye Fanyun!

This Black Dragon War General was also a notch faster than Ye Fanyun in terms of Body Technique speed. ’This is going to be tough,’ Ye Fanyun thought to himself.