Chapter 142 Invincible in close combat If the first line of defense can stop the army of demons, the second line of defense and the demon-suppressing soldiers inside the pass will not have to go to the front line to fight the are just counting on 400,000 demon-suppressing soldiers to stop an army of demons that is five times larger. If there are no powerful demon lords, we can still hold on. The key is the strong against the strong, and the weak against the weak. How could four hundred thousand demon-suppressing soldiers possibly resist an army five times larger than theirs? Tu Fei hummed, "What's the point of fighting? Just take your soldiers back to the Demon Suppression Pass and let the demon army attack the pass. Let's see if those birdmen will take action." "That's a good idea." Liao Wencheng nodded. Chen Xian also thought that this was a good idea. He simply held on and let the demon army break through the first line of defense. The second line of defense would definitely take action. If we don't take action, the worst that can happen is that we all retreat back to the Demon-Suppressing Pass together. At this time, the young Spirit Infant Realm general standing next to Bao Guanlong frowned and said, "It's easy to say. If we withdraw to the Demon Suppression Pass, don't worry about those powerful people looking for trouble. The Grand Marshal will punish the general if he finds out about it." Everyone frowned for a moment. It is obviously not feasible to retreat all the way back to the Demon-Suppressing Pass without resisting. Being unstoppable is one thing.

If you don't resist and let the demon army pass, you will violate military regulations and will be punished. Chen Xian said expressionlessly: "General Bao, how can we win this battle?" Chen Xian didn’t know how long the Demon-Suppressing Pass had been established. As far as he knew, the Daning Dynasty had been fighting with the Demon Dynasty for ten years, and the internal consumption of the Daning Dynasty was also very serious. If they fail to defeat the Demon Dynasty, the Demon-Suppressing Pass will surely be lost within three years, and the territory of the Daning Dynasty will then be occupied by the Demon Dynasty. "Fight until the demons stop fighting." Bao Guanlong said in a deep voice. "What about the territory of the demon realm?" Chen Xian asked. Bao Guanlong shook his head: "The Demon Realm is too large, five times larger than the Daning Dynasty. Outside the Demon Suppression Pass, it is just the northern edge of the Demon Realm. The Demon Dynasty is established in the center of the Demon Realm. It is also very troublesome to replenish their troops and transport supplies." "Even if we humans want to invade the demons' territory, it's useless because the 100,000 miles to the south are filled with poor mountains and bad waters. If we invade the land, no human race will be willing to live there. Forcible migration will only cause chaos." "So our Daning Dynasty is at war with the demons until they cease fire." "Ten thousand miles?" Chen Xian looked surprised. Ten thousand miles to the south are all barren mountains and bad water. This demon dynasty must be crazy. They come so far to attack the Daning Dynasty. Is it for territory or for cultivation resources? Or does the Demon Dynasty have other purposes? He stared at Bao Guanlong and asked, "The Demonic Dynasty has such a large territory, why did it attack our Daning Dynasty?" "this……!" Bao Guanlong opened his mouth, but he seemed unable to explain himself clearly. Tu Fei said bluntly, "Why else? Although the Demon Realm is large, it is poor and has bad waters, and resources are scarce. Our human territory is rich in resources. They must want to capture our territory and establish their own Demon Dynasty." Chen Xian glanced at Tu Fei. Although it made sense, he still felt something was wrong. You have to know that the Demon Dynasty's span of 100,000 miles is larger than the territory of the Daning Dynasty. Even if the resources in the Demon Realm are scarce, the area is large. Besides, if you really lack resources, you can go to the Black Abyss or attack the Sea Clan or the Wild Clan. The resources in the sea are not necessarily less than those on land, and may even be more. "General, are we just going to fight the demon army like this?" Chen Xian asked finally.

He didn't think he could win the battle by himself, not even with his nine armies to suppress demons. At present, he doesn’t know how many demon lords and demon kings there are in the demon army. Although the Grand Marshal has tied up the other side's demon saint, if there are many demon lords on the demon side, the human race will still not be able to win this battle. "I can only bear it for now." Bao Guanlong said while gritting his teeth. He currently has no idea whether the generals of the Shanhai Pass and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 3rd armies are refusing to obey the orders of the Grand Marshal, or are deliberately delaying time, waiting until the four major military camps and the demon army on the first line of defense are exhausted before they take action? But who knows how many demons the Demon Dynasty has dispatched this time? Three million, five million, or even tens of millions of demons will fight one after another and must win this battle. At daybreak, Chen Xian planned to return to the Ninth Battalion. Bao Guanlong then said, "Chen Xian, from today on, you will be in charge of the Ninth Battalion. As for your promotion to Lieutenant General, I will report it to the Grand Marshal after this war is over." "It's not appropriate!" Chen Xian frowned slightly. Pei Menglong is the lieutenant general of the Ninth Battalion. He was seriously injured before, so he was temporarily asked to take charge. Now he is better. If he continues to be in charge, Pei Menglong will be unhappy. Bao Guanlong said, "It was Pei Menglong who personally wrote to apply, and his words were sincere, strongly recommending that you be in charge of the Ninth Battalion. How could this general not approve it?" "Okay then. I will be in charge of the Ninth Battalion for the time being." Chen Xian nodded. Return to the Ninth Battalion. Chen Xian did not go to find Pei Menglong. He went straight back to the tent and planned to rest. From yesterday noon to the late night, he was almost always fighting with demons and was really exhausted. Before resting, he confirmed that the demon camp south of the Blood River Forest had not been rebuilt before he fell asleep peacefully. Pei Menglong couldn't sleep, and when he found Chen Xian's tent, Chen Xian was sleeping soundly. It was not until noon that Chen Xian woke up. He discovered that the demon camp south of the Blood River Forest had been rebuilt, with 30,000 demons stationed there. As for the rank of the leader, he had not yet seen clearly. "How many demons did the Demon Dynasty send?" Chen Xian frowned and looked at Pei Menglong: "Brother Pei, when did you come?" Pei Menglong rolled his eyes: "You just came back not long ago, you really can sleep well." Chen Xian smiled. In fact, he knew when Pei Menglong came, and he also knew what Pei Menglong wanted to say. In addition, he was really tired, so he did not get up. "Brother Pei, I know about that. I just want you to be my deputy." He said with a smile. Hearing this, Pei Menglong felt relieved. He was worried that Chen Xian was too loyal and would not agree. "I'm not complaining. The position of Lieutenant General in charge of a battalion is a position held by the most capable." Pei Menglong shook his head and said, "Besides, you are in charge of the Ninth Battalion. I still hold the position of Lieutenant General, but I will be under your command." "Is that so?" Chen Xian was slightly stunned. Can it be done this way? Pei Menglong nodded: "Once a military rank above general is recorded and reported to the court, it will not be changed. Even if you hold the position of major general, your status is still lieutenant general." "If there is any change, it must be approved by Emperor Ning himself." "For example, although you are a major general, you can be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. This is a special period. After the war is over, the commander will apply for the rank of lieutenant general for you. Once the application is approved, your position in the army will be that of lieutenant general, even if you only have a hundred men under your command."

"Military positions below the rank of general do not require the approval of Emperor Ning, or even the approval of the Marshal. The general can make the decision. As a general, you are also qualified to promote or demote the demon-suppressing soldiers, but you need to report to the general." Hearing this, Chen Xian understood and couldn't help but smile: "In that case, I will be in charge of the Ninth Battalion." Pei Menglong nodded and said, "General, the Blood River Forest Demon Camp has been rebuilt, with 30,000 demons stationed there. Should we attack or defend? Chen Xian didn't care that Pei Menglong called him general. Since you are planning to take charge of an entire battalion, you must be serious when it is time to be serious. Only in this way can you manage the army with dignity. You can shout whatever you want in private. Chen Xian said: "With the number of people in our nine battalions, we can only defend first." He still hasn't figured out the situation in the Blood River Forest. Pei Menglong was immediately asked to pass the order and continue to be in charge of the Pei Camp. The panel popped up. Chen Xian's eyes fell on the experience column: [Experience: 50703604 points] Fifty million experience points! If they continue to accumulate at this rate, 100 million experience points will be accumulated by the end of this war. At the hour of Chou, he consumed 50 experience points to upgrade the [Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique], but he had not reached his limit. Chen Xian planned to continue consuming experience points to see how many experience points he could consume in a day while in the Tiangang state. [After ten thousand months of hard training, you have achieved a minor success in the Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique, but your damaged soul is difficult to repair.] [After ten thousand months of hard training day and night, you have made some progress in the Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique, and have successfully condensed the three powers of wind, thunder and fire. However, the incomplete soul body is still difficult to repair.] 【…】 In a blink of an eye, Chen Xian consumed another 50 experience points to upgrade the [Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique]. The panel finally prompted that the technique was close to perfection. The only thing that made Chen Xian unhappy was that the [Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique] could not repair the soul body. Although his cultivation was slowly increasing and his strength was slowly getting stronger, the left calf of his soul body had not yet been repaired, and the nine cracks on his body were still very obvious, as if they would break if hit hard. Fortunately, his soul is integrated with his physical body. As long as his physical body is not broken, no one can hurt his soul. I immediately took a look at the experience: [Experience: 50203604 points] I have consumed a total of 100 million experience points today, and I still haven't reached the crazy state. It may be related to his breakthrough into the Tiangang realm, which increased his ability to withstand stress. Chen Xian pondered and consumed the 3604 experience points. The panel system prompts that the skill is still approaching perfection. What he cares about is whether he will go insane. Seeing that the magic power from the Jade Sea, Heart and Spirit Eye did not roll out, Chen Xian continued to consume experience. After consuming another 10 experience points, the [Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique] was finally completed. With the mixture of magic power, Chen Xian's golden dragon-elephant body presents black and gold light and shadow, with black lightning and golden flames intertwined in the light and shadow, forming a powerful protective layer. The light and shadow looked exactly the same as Chen Xian's, but not as exaggerated as before. Based on Chen Xian's body, the light and shadow spread outward with a thickness of one meter, just like a projection.

"I thought there would be no more." Chen Xian felt it carefully. The Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique was indeed different from the previous Vajra Dragon Elephant Figure, but it was the same as the transmitted Tiangang Power. But the power of Tiangang is just light-like energy and will not condense into light and shadow. When the soul body is stimulated, the Tiangang state will appear. Putting away the golden shadow of the dragon elephant, Chen Xian continued to consume experience points. After consuming another 10 experience points, the demonic phenomenon finally appeared. Chen Xian was still able to restrain himself and continued to consume 10 experience points to upgrade the [Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique]. The technique showed great success, and his cultivation strength reached the perfection of the second level of Tiangang and was approaching the third level of Tiangang. The demonic energy in the corners of his eyes finally became thicker, rolling out bit by bit. "130 million experience points!" Chen Xian quickly stopped consuming and activated the [Dragon Elephant Golden Body Technique] to quickly suppress the rolling magic power. The limit of the second level of Tiangang is 130 million experience points. Any more will inevitably be accompanied by a rapid growth of magic power. The magic power in the jade sea, heart, and spirit eyes will definitely accumulate more and more. If you keep it like this and don't clear it, it will inevitably explode sooner or later. "Seventy-five million Dingli!" Chen Xian murmured. The panel showed that there was no detailed progress division for the second level of Tiangang, but there was a prompt in the process, indicating that the second level had been perfected. After careful sensing, the combat power is about 75 million. Regarding combat power, the [Ancient Body Refining Sutra] mentions that combat power below the supernatural power realm is calculated based on Ding force, and starting from the supernatural power realm, it is calculated based on divine power. The conversion unit is one divine power = one trillion Ding power. Chen Xian didn’t think too much about it. He was still far from the realm of supernatural powers. At present, his combat power was already better than the fifth level of Tiangang. The combat power of the fifth level of Tiangang in normal state is 50 million Dingli, and in Tiangang state it ranges from three to a hundred times, and the lowest can reach 150 million Dingli. Some people can reach 500 million or even 1 billion Dingli. For example, if Chen Xian reaches the second level of Tiangang, his combat power in Tiangang state can reach 1 billion, which is a twenty-fold increase. At this moment, his combat power is 75 million Ding power, which is equivalent to the seventh level of Tiangang. If it increases twenty times, it will be billion. If the demonized state is taken into account, the combat power should be able to be increased to 2 billion, which is even more terrifying. It shouldn't be a problem to kill Tiger Lord with 2 billion combat power. Even if it's not possible, Tiger Lord can be seriously injured. After a thorough analysis, Chen Xian was full of confidence. Then his spiritual eyes covered the soul body, and he felt heavy-hearted as he looked at the broken left calf and the nine cracks on the body. The incomplete soul body will definitely affect his combat effectiveness in the Tiangang state. Otherwise, his current Tiangang state would definitely not increase his combat power twenty times, it should be even higher. "How can I repair my soul body?" Chen Xian murmured, his sharp and weathered eyes staring outside the tent. After the battle, he first repaired his soul and body, and secondly, practiced [The Wild Cauldron Sutra] and [The Ancient Body Refining Sutra]. [Ancient Body Refining Sutra] has no grade division. According to the content of the practice, one can eventually cultivate into an ancient holy body. There is no detailed explanation of how powerful the Ancient Holy Body is.

Just four words: invincible in close combat. Of course Chen Xian could understand the explanation of 'invincible in close combat', which meant that the Ancient Holy Body was invincible in close combat. The key point is that when martial arts masters fight, isn’t it all close combat? Could there be another martial arts expert who can attack from a distance? Chen Xian frowned. He had never seen a martial arts expert who could attack from a distance. Of course, if throwing weapons or striking from a distance is considered a long-range attack, he has done so himself. However, the effectiveness of such an attack is greatly reduced for a warrior, who can only exert 50% to 60% of his strength. Therefore, throwing weapons and attacking from a distance are usually done when there is no time to rescue someone or to hunt down an opponent, using weapons to obstruct the opponent. Therefore, martial arts masters who attack from a distance cannot do anything to the Ancient Holy Body. Therefore, Chen Xian had doubts about this "invincibility in close combat". However, it is true that the Ancient Body Refining Sutra is powerful, but it requires wild power to practice, and the conditions are rather harsh. Stop thinking. Chen Xian stood up and asked Luo Ying to get something to eat. He sat in the tent, and the spirit infant opened its mouth to cover the demon camp in the Blood River Forest. The Blood River Forest was flooded with blood last night. In just one morning, the demon camp in the Blood River Forest was rebuilt. Thirty thousand demons is not a large number. But Cang Mingyun must have known that Niu Zun was killed by him last night. If he dared to rebuild the camp, he would need at least a powerful Demon Zun with strength similar to that of Tiger Zun to be in charge. (End of this chapter)