Since the Rank 8 Martial Warrior and Rank 9 Martial Warrior veterans had all reached a Second-tier Early level in the Cloud-Piercing Bow technique, any beast that appeared within their visual range was inevitably shot dead by the hundred-man Iron Stone Guards and their sharp marksmanship. Even Second-tier Early beasts were no match for the hundred-man team; the simultaneous eruption of over a hundred arrows could instantly exterminate them. Even Second-tier Intermediate beasts could not withstand more than three waves of arrows. Only those Second-tier Advanced beasts with thick hides and defensive capabilities exceeding five thousand cattle-force could charge before the Iron Stone Guards, posing a certain threat, yet they, too, would soon be swiftly cut down by the hundred-man unit.
After half a month of pushing steadily into the Tieshi Mountains, reaching a depth of about 1,000 li, groups of Second-tier Advanced beasts began to appear. Only then did the Iron Stone Guards feel the immense pressure of this training. At this point, they had to use their Second-Generation Enemy-Breaking Blades and actively engage the beasts in close combat to combine their strength and slay the Second-tier Advanced beasts that managed to slip through the barrage.
Under these conditions, each Iron Stone Guard rested for only three hours a day; the rest of the time was spent either in all-out culling of beasts or in cultivation to break through their limits. They did not need to worry about phys…
Chapter 137