My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Just then, a cry of alarm came from the front.

"How did this general's weapon break?"

"..."

Those watching the battle from atop the city walls clearly hadn't expected the sudden turn of events.

The young general in the thick of the formation saw his long spear break after smashing through several shields. What was left was just a wooden rod, devoid of its spear tip.

"..."

"His spear has broken, don't let him seize another weapon!"

"..."

Within the battlefield, the soldiers of the Eight Camps relayed signals to one another.

"Did Cao Fan have a hand in this?"

Chen Sansi looked at the broken spear, somewhat mentally prepared, yet he felt the game was not over, there might be other traps; otherwise, the impact would be negligible.

Without a spear tip, spear technique simply turns into stick skill, and without even a stick, it falls back to empty-handed combat.

This is why the spear is called the king of weapons, difficult to master.

He originally wanted to try seizing another spear from someone, but the soldiers of the Eight Camps were well-prepared and kept retreating, giving him no chance to succeed even briefly. If he stopped specifically to seize a weapon, even a delay of three to five seconds could allow pursuers to catch up to him.

The Nine Palace Eight Diagram formation is not a fixed formation, but one that changes, which is what truly makes it formidable.

The safe path tread just a second ago could turn into a deadly trap the next.

At this point, as long as he broke through the "Du Gate" up ahead, he would be unobstructed all the way to the Life Gate and thoroughly pass this challenge. With most of the sandalwood incense already burnt, he could not afford to waste time here.

After all, there were no martial artists beyond the Refining Organ level in the entire grand formation, and the soldiers attacked only the horses, not the men, showing no intent to kill, which almost guaranteed that no one could stop him. To him, it was merely a maze made of men, and a very simple maze at that.

"Charge!"

Chen Sansi paid no heed and plunged into the battle formation of the Du Gate, formed by cavalrymen with long sabers.

"Bang—"

The stick in his hand seemed to merge with his body, and although it was made of wood, it struck down men and horses like steel, not even giving the edge of a saber the chance to meet it head-on.

The final wave!

"Hum—"

As Chen Sansi charged towards the final wave of men with caution, the unexpected inevitably happened.

Several cavalrymen wielding long sabers surged from both sides, striving with all their might to stop him from crossing the last defense.

The Du Gate was naturally fierce and equally balanced.

It was normal for it to be challenging.

What felt wrong to Chen Sansi was that Refining Organ levels were hidden here!

It was agreed that the highest level within the Nine Palace Eight Diagram formation was Bone Training, so why were there Refining Organ levels, and these men, they carried a murderous intent, not coming to capture him alive!

They not only attacked his horse but also aimed for his throat, heart, and other vulnerable spots with sneak attacks.

"Bang!"

Chen Sansi brought down his stick in a mighty split, crushing a cavalryman along with his helmet and he shouted, "Refining Organs, are you breaking the rules now?"

"Bullshit! I am merely Bone Training!"

A one-eyed general retorted while swinging his long saber, casting trailing images.

At least, there were four martial artists with a small achievement in Refining Organs!

Moreover, they were quite cunning, not using the explosive speed characteristic of Refining Organs but relying solely on potent Qi-Blood, making it difficult for the examiners on the city walls to discern anything with the naked eye.

Only those who truly engaged in combat could immediately sense that something was amiss.

Moreover, with many high realm martial artists in the Eight Camps, even achieving small success in refining organs might not necessarily secure a position as a Thousand Captain. The examiners on the city walls held such high positions, and not all of them had photographic memory. They likely did not recognize them. It was an extremely insidious tactic. Even if it did not kill him, it could delay him considerably, allowing the cavalry following him to surround him completely. At worst, he would end up eliminated.

Despite clearly looking down on him as a master of the refining organs skill, they still designed obstacles for him. It was truly a case of strategically despising the enemy while tactically valuing them, indeed a talent of military leadership.

Unfortunately...

Small achievement in refining organs couldn't stop him!

Moreover, he wasn't planning to leave.

"The purpose of this assault course is not to kill our own, but, since you've broken the rules, you're naturally no longer considered as our own."

Chen Sansi's face showed no emotion, his tone as still as a dead pond: "I give you two choices, either confess voluntarily or die here."

"What evidence do you have that we've broken the rules?"

The one-eyed general sneered.

They planned to switch back to the original person before the next evaluation began, unbeknownst to anyone.

"As for death." The one-eyed general said contemptuously, "Our realms are similar, you don't even have a gun tip, who can you kill?"

"Who said you can't kill without a gun tip?"

"Pfft—"

As his words fell, a spear, now just a wooden shaft, fiercely pierced through the throat of the one-eyed general. It was so fast that nobody saw clearly when the spear, no, stick, was thrust.
Stay tuned to empire

"Better show your skills of small success in refining organs, or you might get a few more breaths."

"Pfft—"

Another Refining Organ General was stabbed through the throat.

The remaining two Refining Organ Generals were shocked and horrified, and no longer held back, bursting forth with the speed they should possess, slashing toward their opponent from both sides, but they quickly realized that even with all their might, they were no match.

In Chen Sansi's hands, the spear lacked a tip, just the sticky, dark red blood, which, in the eyes of the two Refining Organ Generals, resembled a madly flailing blood-red python, instilling fear in their hearts.

The Unity Spear Technique, unstoppable!

The two thought about fleeing, but there was no chance, their throats pierced one after another by the blood-colored python, falling from their horses into pools of blood where their hearts ceased to beat.

With the leader dead, his subordinates panicked and fled, but were surrounded by the Eight Camps soldiers who had watched the entire proceedings. They had nowhere to run, allowing Chen Sansi to start a massacre!

"This general, if they really broke the rules, they deserve to die!"

"We just need to leave one alive to find out what happened later."

...

"Why has he started a massacre?!"

Atop the city wall.

Governor Liu, watching the bloody scene unfold, said: "Those people clearly couldn't stop him, why didn't he just break through the formation and end his examination instead of staying to kill?"

"Are you pretending to be confused or are you truly confused?"

Mr. Hou coldly said: "Didn't you realize that the strength shown by those people before they died was that of refining organs? Who has such audacity to tamper within Selected Point, it's absolutely outrageous!"

"It really is refining organs!"

Even Sun Buqi noticed, with refining organs mixed inside, "Fourth Senior Brother, what's going on?"

"The spear technique is not bad."

Sun Xiangzong's expression remained unchanged, but his voice made everyone present feel as if they were choking, as if someone was grasping their throats.

"I truly am useless now, they are beginning to bully me for my deafness and blindness."

"Fifth Junior Brother, go down and investigate who did it, and bring them here."