LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 34 - Transcend the Postnatal Realm
The wind blew through the grass, but there were no cattle or sheep in sight!
This was a buffer zone near the border, where even the nomadic Huns wouldn't come to graze.
Entering the grasslands, they followed the military guide deeper into the territory.
A proud young man on a swift horse, clad in a red robe and wielding a spear!
Oliver Sheng rode a white horse, donned in a red battle robe, holding a long spear, exuding heroic spirit.
Anyone who saw him would exclaim, "What a handsome young man!"
"Sergeant Sheng, shouldn't we cut off the Huns' supplies first?" Cameron Guo asked.
Oliver looked behind him at Cameron, who was clad in black armor and wielding a large halberd.
Cameron was also a tribuni, a Martial Master at the Great Perfection stage, now under Oliver's command.
"No rush. We're too close to the main Hun army. If we stir up trouble, their cavalry will crush us with ease," Oliver replied.
If they were to strike, they should go deep into the grasslands and cause chaos.
Their cavalry unit was considered elite, but compared to the Huns' elite cavalry, they were far inferior.
Their warhorses were few, their armor was not heavy, and the soldiers' cultivation levels weren't high.
In Oliver's mind, elite cavalry should be heavily armored, each with three horses.
A charging army would be an unstoppable force, an iron torrent.
The army continued deeper into the grasslands, and the lone wolves on the plains seemed to sense danger and fled.
"Sergeant Sheng, there's a small tribe ahead. Should we go around it?" A scout reported back.
"Avoid it!"
Now wasn't the time to deal with small tribes. They continued forward.
By afternoon, they had penetrated two hundred miles into the grasslands.
This grassland was vast, much larger than Oliver had initially thought, realizing it was not just a parallel world but a much larger one.
The grasslands bordering Great Wei were dominated by two major powers: the Huns and the Barbarians.
"Sergeant, there's a situation. Twenty miles ahead, there's a Hun supply convoy," a scout reported back.
"How many people?" Oliver immediately asked.
"About a thousand, with a lot of supplies, probably over a hundred carts," the scout replied.
"A thousand people!"
Oliver's eyes lit up. More people meant more supplies. They would start with this Hun convoy.
"Prepare for battle!"
At Oliver's command, the soldiers instantly readied themselves for combat.
Cavalry moved quickly, covering the twenty miles in less than half an hour.
From a distance, they saw the Hun supply convoy.
"Charge!"
The cavalry charged like a storm.
Oliver led the charge, spearheading the attack.
The thunderous sound of hooves alerted the Hun army.
The Hun leader saw the approaching cavalry and their banners, realizing they were not their own.
"Enemy attack, prepare for battle!"
But it was too late. The cavalry's charge was accompanied by a rain of arrows, covering the Hun camp.
Oliver dared to charge openly because he had a thousand cavalry, not just a small skirmish.
By the time the Huns hastily organized their defense, it was too late.
Oliver led the charge into the enemy camp.
His spear pierced through the enemies, easily tearing through their chests.
The entry-level Overlord Spear Technique was more than enough to deal with ordinary Hun soldiers.
He led the charge, reaping lives with his spear like a scythe of death.
The cavalry, like an iron torrent, crushed the Hun camp.
After a single charge, no Hun soldiers were left alive in the camp.
On the flat grasslands, encountering cavalry, a thousand against a thousand, was a complete massacre.
Moreover, the Hun supply convoy was a second-line unit.
The cavalry Oliver led were the elite from Peace Pass.
The battle ended swiftly, with the Hun leader, a Martial Master, having his head split open by Oliver's spear.
"Clean up the battlefield!" Oliver ordered loudly.
Hunter Tang and Owen Hai quickly stepped forward, leading the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
"Zane Wang, take the scouts and spread out to continue gathering intelligence," Oliver instructed.
"Yes!"
Zane Wang, whom Oliver had appointed as a platoon leader, quickly disappeared into the grasslands with a few scouts.
"Sergeant, no, I mean tribuni."
"Tribuni Sheng, we found pills, lots of pills!" Hunter Tang shouted excitedly.
Oliver had just been promoted to tribuni, commanding a thousand men.
Cameron Guo and another tribuni, Wesley Hu, were instantly thrilled upon hearing about the pills.
The garrison at Peace Pass had been neglected for two or three years without receiving any pills from the court.
"Let's go take a look," Cameron and Wesley followed Oliver.
The boxes on four carts were filled with pills.
Most were healing pills, with some for cultivation.
"Realm-Breaking Pills, there are some Realm-Breaking Pills!" Hunter Tang exclaimed excitedly.
"Realm-Breaking Pills?"
"Let me see!"
Cameron and Wesley rushed forward to check the Realm-Breaking Pills.
"Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills."
"Haha, Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills..." Cameron laughed excitedly.
"What, Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills?" Wesley exclaimed, stunned and then trembling with excitement.
Both had reached the Great Perfection stage of the Martial Master realm but had been unable to break through.
If the court had provided pills, they would have broken through to the Postnatal Realm long ago.
Seeing the Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills, they couldn't help but be excited.
Two Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills were enough for them to break through to the Postnatal Realm.
A single Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pill started at ten thousand silver on the black market, a rare resource.
"Why are there only two!?" They looked at each other and then at Oliver.
They knew Oliver was also at the Great Perfection stage of the Martial Master realm and the commander of this unit.
This meant that the distribution of these pills was up to Oliver.
"What's the matter?" Oliver asked, seeing them looking at him.
"Tribuni Sheng, there are only two Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills," Cameron said.
"Two is two. It's still a gain," Oliver thought Cameron was complaining about the small haul, but it was all taken from the Huns anyway.
"No, it's just..."
"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating?" Oliver asked, seeing their hesitation.
"How should we distribute these two Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pills?" They wanted the pills but were too embarrassed to ask directly.
Oliver understood they wanted the pills but were hesitant because they were his subordinates and had to follow his orders.
"You two are both at the Great Perfection stage of the Martial Master realm, right?" Oliver asked.
"Yes!"
Cameron and Wesley nodded vigorously.
"Then you two should use them. Break through to the Postnatal Realm, and we'll be safer behind enemy lines," Oliver said.
They were delighted.
"What about you, Tribuni Sheng?" Wesley asked.
Oliver was also at the Great Perfection stage of the Martial Master realm.
"Me? Don't worry, I can break through without the pills," Oliver said.
"Alright, these two pills are yours. Break through as soon as possible."
"Yes, Tribuni Sheng, we will follow your orders," Cameron said solemnly.
They were deeply grateful to Oliver. Without the pills, it would have taken them at least two years to break through to the Postnatal Realm.
Oliver waved his hand and then instructed Hunter Tang, "Distribute the pills to the soldiers. Make sure everyone has healing and cultivation pills. Allocate the First, Second, and Third Rank Realm-Breaking Pills to the appropriate people to boost their cultivation."
"Yes, Tribuni Sheng!" Hunter Tang replied happily.
Being entrusted with such an important task showed that the tribuni had confidence in him.
"Tribuni, we have a lot of supplies—meat, grain, weapons, and arrows. What should we do?" Owen Hai asked.
"Take all the horses. As for the grain, meat, and weapons, take as much as we can carry. Burn the rest and then retreat," Oliver ordered.
The supplies they couldn't take, along with the Hun soldiers' corpses, were burned to ashes.
Oliver led a thousand cavalry, roaming the grasslands, targeting Hun supply convoys.
In one day, they destroyed over a dozen Hun supply convoys, cutting off the Huns' supplies.
Once they acted, Oliver's swift and decisive attacks annihilated over a dozen Hun supply convoys, leaving the frontline Hun army without supplies.
"Report, Left Wise King, our supply convoys have encountered problems."
Today's attack on Peace Pass had already been unsuccessful, leaving the Left Wise King in a foul mood.
Now, hearing that the supply convoys had issues, his anger surged.
"What happened to the supply convoys?"
"Today, over a dozen supply convoys were attacked. The supplies were burned, and all personnel were killed," the reporting soldier answered.
"What!?"
"What's going on? The supply convoys were on our grasslands. How could they be wiped out?"
"Was it the Barbarians or a rebellious tribe?" The Left Wise King raged.
"The specifics are unknown!" The reporting soldier felt cold sweat dripping down his back.
The Left Wise King's fury was suffocating.
"Send people to investigate. Dispatch two thousand cavalry to find these people. Whoever dares to oppose me now, I will grind them to dust," the Left Wise King roared, smashing the table.
Oliver's unit had destroyed over a dozen Hun supply convoys, quickly drawing the attention of the Hun army.
At that moment, Oliver and his men were celebrating with beef and mutton.
The warriors feasted on the meat as if it were a festival.
After dinner, Oliver arranged for guards to take shifts while he began cultivating.
No, he was allocating points to break through and enhance his cultivation.
He could have broken through earlier, as his kill points were sufficient, but he hadn't done so at Peace Pass.
His rapid advancement in strength wasn't always a good thing.
Name: Oliver Sheng
Race: Human
Realm: Great Perfection stage of the Martial Master realm (+)
Cultivation Method: [Great Sun Heart Sutra (Entry)] [Wild Bull Strength (Small Accomplishment)] (+) [Blood Fiend Saber Technique (Great Accomplishment)] [Overlord Spear Technique (Entry)]
Strength: Nine thousand pounds
Talent: Silver Archer (+)
Kill Points: 432
After reaching the Great Perfection stage of the Martial Master realm yesterday, Oliver had killed three Postnatal Realm martial artists and many Hun soldiers. Today, he had killed even more Hun soldiers, increasing his kill points to 432.
Now, on the grasslands, he could continue allocating points to break through.
With a single point allocation, consuming two hundred kill points, a surge of immense power continuously strengthened his blood, flesh, and bones.
His blood surged like a dragon, and the True Essence in his dantian grew denser.
After reaching the limit of the Martial Artist realm, his strength increased to ten thousand pounds.
This strength had reached the standard of the Great Perfection stage of the Postnatal Realm.
Of course, this was just strength. His overall combat power was comparable to a mid-to-late stage Postnatal Realm martial artist.
Seeing he still had over two hundred kill points, Oliver decided not to allocate more points.
He had a Fourth Rank Realm-Breaking Pill, given to him by General Calvin Yang. Now was the perfect time to use it, saving his kill points.
Taking out the pill, Oliver consumed it without hesitation. The powerful medicinal energy surged, breaking through the realm barrier.
Oliver activated the Great Sun Heart Sutra, mobilizing his blood and True Essence to harness the pill's power, fiercely breaking through the realm barrier.
"Pop!"
Like an egg breaking its shell, Oliver smoothly broke through to the Postnatal Realm.