Although the Sky-Horned Azure Bulls were not numerous, they made up for it with their tough hides and immense brute strength. Even twenty warriors attacking together might not be able to defeat a single Sky-Horned Azure Bull.
Before long, more than fifty warriors had been killed or wounded.
“You beasts, come at me!”
Yang Ming roared, holding his Tang Hengdao before him as he cut a Sky-Horned Azure Bull in half.
Immediately afterward, Yang Ming used the momentum to perform a flip. The Tang Hengdao in his hand pierced through with fluid precision, killing two birds with one stone as it directly pierced the heads of two more Sky-Horned Azure Bulls.
Yang Ming’s dazzling performance quickly attracted the attention of the skyhorn azure ox leader.
“Moo!”
The skyhorn azure ox leader raised its head and roared furiously before charging toward Yang Ming.
Skill activated: Wild Bull Overbearing Charge!
Under the impact of this tremendous force, more than a hundred warriors along the way were smashed into disarray by the skyhorn azure ox leader.
Soon, the skyhorn azure ox leader, with a combat power of 128, reached Yang Ming. Its sharp ox horns stabbed toward his abdomen.
“Perfect timing.”
Yang Ming was not afraid. Instead, he was eager to test himself.
Holding his Tang Hengdao, Yang Ming also charged toward the Sky-Horned Azure Bull.
Just before they collided, Yang Ming nimbly sidestepped. At the same time, he thrust his Tang Hengdao with all his strength, slicing open the skyhorn azure ox leader’s belly.
“Moo!” The skyhorn azure ox leader let out a cry of agony.
Its flesh and blood were mangled, and bright-red liquid splattered across the ground.
But Yang Ming gave the skyhorn azure ox leader no chance to counterattack. He turned back to gaze at the moon and struck with a second slash, directly slicing away half its head.
But that still was not enough. Yang Ming continued hacking wildly, striking again and again—the second slash, the fourth slash, the fifth slash…
Only after the skyhorn azure ox leader had completely lost the ability to resist did Yang Ming finally stop.
The skyhorn azure ox leader struggled a few more times before finally collapsing slowly.
With the leader dead, the remaining herd of Sky-Horned Azure Bulls was no longer a threat.
Ten minutes later, Yang Ming’s team won the battle.
“Huff, huff!”
Yang Ming panted heavily, supporting himself with his Tang Hengdao. Sweat soaked through his clothes.
In this battle, Yang Ming had slain a total of twenty-one Sky-Horned Azure Bulls, and his stamina was nearing its limit.
The corpses of Sky-Horned Azure Bulls were scattered everywhere.
Yang Ming’s eyes were filled with delight.
“So much beef! What a haul!”
Aside from the meat being edible, the ox horns of the Sky-Horned Azure Bulls were also excellent forging materials and could be used for trade.
Yang Ming waved his hand grandly and shouted:
“Take these Sky-Horned Azure Bulls back to the territory. We’re eating beef tonight—eat as much as you like.”
Hearing Yang Ming’s words, all the warriors were deeply moved, and they worked with even greater enthusiasm.
The corpses covering the ground were quickly packed up and escorted back to the territory by 500 warriors.
The wounded returned as well.
Although 338 people died in this battle, the surviving warriors generally increased their combat power by one or two points and became stronger.
In this world, battle was one way to become stronger.
After a short rest, Yang Ming set out again with the remaining two thousand people.
Yang Ming’s goal today was to occupy a level-two mining area to the east.
The importance of a mining area was beyond doubt.
Forging, strengthening, advancement, and repairing weapons all required large quantities of mineral materials.
Without iron ore, it was impossible to produce iron. This was practically fatal.
After walking for about fifteen minutes and crossing a hill, Yang Ming finally saw a mining area ahead, filled with jagged rocks.
【Name】: mining area.
【Quality tier】: Level Two（fine grade）.
【Stored quantity】: Approximately 500,000 tons.
【Types】: 25 types of metallic minerals, 10 types of energy minerals, and 3 types of gemstone minerals.
【Current status】: Occupied.
It had actually been occupied?
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly as he observed the mining area ahead. He saw a group of short, dark-skinned humanoid creatures bustling about inside.
“Hmm? Is this the dwarf race?”
Yang Ming discovered that the creatures occupying the fine grade mining area were actually the dwarf race.
Almost every dwarf was a highly skilled craftsman. Many powerful weapons on the Myriad Races Battlefield were crafted by Dwarves.
Moreover, the Dwarves were not lacking in intelligence either, being no less intelligent than highly intelligent humans.
“Everyone, listen up. Move forward quietly.” Yang Ming made an attack gesture.
Under Yang Ming’s command, everyone silently approached the mining area.
But the Dwarves’ intelligence was far beyond that of the Sky-Horned Azure Bulls.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
Yang Ming had not even approached within 300 meters of the mining area when repeated sounds of arrows cutting through the air rang out around him.
More than a dozen sharp arrows whistled past.
Seven people failed to dodge in time and were directly deprived of their lives by the arrows.
Yang Ming had not expected the Dwarves to be so vigilant. Thus, he no longer bothered hiding, stood up, and shouted:
“Everyone, spread out. Watch out for the arrows. Surround the mining area from every direction, then try to attack.”
At Yang Ming’s command, the people behind him immediately spread out.
The casualties caused by the sharp arrows decreased significantly as well.
However, the Dwarves had the advantage of ranged attacks, with a range extending 300 meters. Charging inside was no easy task.
“An ordinary person might give up, but unfortunately for you, I am a Supreme lord who has awakened an SSS-grade talent!”
Yang Ming snorted coldly, drew a deep breath, gripped his Tang Hengdao, and then charged alone toward the mining area.
Relying on his formidable combat power and nimble footwork, Yang Ming quickly reached within 100 meters.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
But what followed was an even greater rain of arrows.
Arrows filled the sky, all aimed at Yang Ming and covering the area within five meters around him.
“Clang!”
Yang Ming had no intention of dodging either. He held the Tang Hengdao before him and swung it rapidly, accurately cutting down every arrow.
The rain of arrows could not harm Yang Ming in the slightest.
The 100-meter distance vanished in the blink of an eye.
Thus, Yang Ming continued sprinting forward and soon charged into the mining area beneath the rain of arrows.
In an instant, every dwarf inside the mining area surrounded Yang Ming with weapons in hand.
There were many Dwarves—at least 200.
As more and more Dwarves surrounded him, Yang Ming could not help but laugh and say:
“Heh heh, you want to defeat me by relying on your numerical advantage? Unfortunately, when it comes to numbers, I won’t lose to anyone.”
Yang Ming took a deep breath and said coldly:
“Summon one thousand warriors.”
In an instant, light flared.
Under the Dwarves’ astonished gazes, one thousand warriors descended from the sky, alive and well.
“Ah!”
Scream after scream rang out as several Dwarves were directly crushed into bloody pulp.
Once large numbers of enemies appeared inside the mining area, the Dwarves’ ranged advantage disappeared. Before long, the Dwarves knelt on the ground and surrendered one after another.
Yang Ming easily won the battle.
【Ding~】
【Respected Lord Yang Ming, congratulations on defeating the dwarf tribe. Would you like to occupy the mining area?】
“Yes.” Yang Ming did not give it much thought and directly occupied it.
【Occupation successful. Your territory’s national fortune points have increased by 5.】
After successfully occupying it, Yang Ming could view the mining area’s detailed resource types.
Iron ore was the primary resource, along with large quantities of other metallic ores.
But what surprised Yang Ming most was that this mining area could also produce two very important forging materials: rubies and star ore.
“This is a massive profit.” Yang Ming smiled.
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