Night falls, at the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

While the players inside the Martial Arts Hall are immersed in celebration, the other disciples of the hall have faces full of worry.

"Have you heard? This time not only will Star Tower City take action, but even the legendary Holy Blood Mercenary Corps will make an all-out attack. Can we really stop them?"

"I heard that the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps is making an all-out attack this time because the Hall Master personally killed a genius from their ranks, and then went on to kill over a dozen Bone Forging Realm experts, causing the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps to be furious."

"The Hall Master truly lives up to his reputation; even the people of the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps are slain without hesitation. But is it really okay to provoke them like this? After all, even the Red Moon Commerce has given up dealing with them. Although this is a war between two cities, the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps is mainly targeting us, right?"

"I'm so unlucky, abandoned by my clan before, and now the Martial Arts Hall has provoked the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps. Now I'm being forced onto the battlefield again, it's just not letting anyone live."

This sudden declaration of city-wide war by the City Lord left everyone in the city stunned. After all, Chasing Light City has been peaceful for decades, and now they declare war just like that? This can be said to affect every person in the city.

A city-wide war is akin to the two major forces in the city going to war, and that involves fighting to the death. Moreover, each major power in the city has to send more than half of its people to the battlefield, which is the price of being allowed to occupy land and do business.

The apprentices sent by the major powers may still be alright, as they won't participate in combat, only serving as logistics personnel. But those who are Quasi-Martial Artists and above, all must go to the battlefield.

For the disciples of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, this city war is even more terrifying. Not only do they have to face the overwhelming army from Star Tower City, but also the targeting of the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps, and the hope of survival can be said to be very slim.

Inside the Intermediate Training Room of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

"Tina, does your family sending you to the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall make you feel wronged?" Xia Ling couldn't help but laugh as she watched Estina stop her practice with the Intermediate Combat Puppet. "If you were still with the Brand Clan, they certainly wouldn't send you to the battlefield. They'd have you preparing for the Genius Training Camp instead, and you wouldn't have to face the battlefield, being targeted by the legendary Holy Blood Mercenary Corps."

"Do you regret it?" Estina, wearing a silver-white metal mask, wiped her sweat and calmly retorted. "If you hadn't voluntarily joined the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, you could still be living as a young lady and might not even have to participate in this city war."

"I think joining the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is great, and plus, it was my own decision, so why would I regret it?" Xia Ling replied indifferently. "But you're different, you were sent by your family."

"That's the same for me." Estina replied just as calmly. "I knew when I joined the Martial Arts Hall Defense Corps that I'd encounter many situations like this in the future, not to mention that even in the Genius Training Camp, you have to go through all sorts of life-and-death trials. This city war is just another life-and-death trial after all. On the contrary, I find joining the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall better because if I hadn't, I wouldn't have improved so quickly."

With that, Estina unleashed her powerful Qi and Blood, clearly reaching the level of a Middle Tier Martial Artist.

"Sure enough, I can't be friends with you. You improve way too fast!" Xia Ling exclaimed slightly in surprise, but she also released her Qi and Blood that was no less powerful than Estina's. "I originally planned to practice a bit with you today to get a feel for Entering the Micro, but it seems yesterday's efforts were a waste."

Since Estina joined the Martial Arts Hall Defense Corps, she has definitely become a rival. Although there are a few geniuses among the Human Race, they are far inferior to Estina.

After speaking, Xia Ling executes her astonishing movements, maneuvering through the air and directly attacks Estina with training weapons.

Estina, not one to be outdone, also uses the astonishing movements she recently learned, battling with Xia Ling in mid-air at the training ground.

Their sparring caused Qin Mu, who was by the side instructing the Entering the Micro technique, to feel immense pressure.

"Brother Qin, how is the situation with the Defense Corps lately?" Lin Qi asked curiously as he approached Qin Mu's side.

Since arranging for Meng Wei to handle the construction of branch halls, Qin Mu has been tasked with the daily training of the Martial Arts Hall Defense Corps, teaching them Entering the Micro techniques to make future martial arts learning easier and make them stronger at the same level.

"Hall Master, currently among the five hundred members of the Defense Corps, fifteen have reached Entering the Micro. All have mastered the astonishing movements, and 76 people have grasped the Energy Secret Technique. If these people unleash their potential, their physical prowess can momentarily reach the level of high tier martial artists, making them virtually unbeatable below the Bone Forging Realm." Qin Mu reported respectfully.

"So many have already mastered the Energy Secret Technique?" Lin Qi was quite surprised.

The Energy Secret Technique he shared with the Defense Corps was much more difficult than the one distributed by the White Feather Gang because the White Feather Gang's technique only involved energy combustion without the part on absorbing energy from the environment.

Their main reason for this was that they lacked a Spiritual Secret Technique. Ordinary people learning energy absorption and storage can easily die, requiring the assistance of Body Strengthening and Spiritual Secret Techniques for relatively safe learning.

However, even in his expectation, it was thought that few would learn the Energy Secret Technique within a short period, given that even those highly talented in energy learning cannot compare to players.

Yet, unexpectedly, 76 people have mastered it, allowing them to unleash their potential and attain the level of high tier martial artists shortly.

For a city, this power might seem insignificant, but for a single force, it's remarkable. After all, the major forces within the city have only a few Bone Forging Realm Martial Artists, and there aren't many on the level of extreme high tier martial artists.

Possessing so many extreme high tier martial artists is usually something only city tribes can offer, far beyond what a single force can muster. Not to mention all 76 have learned the astonishing movements and Thunder Light Palm while wielding the Super Electromagnetic Spear crafted from C3-grade alloy.

Without the ability to fly in the Bone Forging Realm, extreme high tier martial artists using the Super Electromagnetic Spear with their Power can threaten, or even kill, Bone Forging Realm Martial Artists.

This is why he's confident to establish branch halls in the Wraith Mountain Range and dare to kill members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps.

To harm Refining Organ Realm Martial Artists at the Bone Forging Realm, and to mass-produce such power. Given more time, he truly doesn't believe any force at the Bone Forging Realm can withstand him.

"Hall Master, the army organized by the City Lord will depart tomorrow. Can we also go with them?" Qin Mu asked with some anticipation.

The city summoning order from the City Lord required each major force to send at least half of their Quasi-Martial Artists and Martial Artists to battle; though Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has recruited many disciples, those at the level of Quasi-Martial Artists and above are few, mainly concentrated among those true Martial Arts Academy Disciples in silver-gray attire.

Ever since knowing that the city-wide war was starting, those genuine Martial Arts Academy Disciples were each more excited, eager to rush to the battle at once.

If all these true Martial Arts Academy Disciples leave, then few from their Martial Arts Hall Defense Corps can go. If Lin Qi deliberately wants to keep his strength hidden, then they, the Martial Arts Hall Defense Corps disciples, would be even less likely to go.

Being a vagabond who has long roamed the wilds, Qin Mu understands clearly that for rapid progress on the martial path, life-and-death trials are essential. The upcoming war, a once-in-decades event, is both a crisis and an opportunity to fight freely with martial artists and face those rarely seen Bone Forging experts.

If missed, who knows how long until the next one—one might never see such a chance in their lifetime.

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