Chapter 40: All Attributes Surpass One Thousand! New Attribute: [Inner Breath]

"Where are the Thousand-man Commanders?"

Zhu Ying shouted loudly.

"Reporting for duty!"

The three Thousand-man Commanders and one Acting Thousand-man Commander immediately rode forward, cupped their hands in salute, and looked at Zhu Ying with fervor.

"The old rules apply."

"First, treat the wounded and tally the casualties."

"Organize all the Tartar horses and take them all away."

"The Fifth Thousand-man Commander's camp will stand guard on the hill. This place is near a Tartar tribe; even without cavalry, they can arrive quickly."

"Clear the battlefield. Finish off these Tartars; leave no survivors," Zhu Ying instructed immediately.

"Understood!"

The four men responded loudly and immediately set off to execute their tasks.

Zhu Ying scanned the surroundings, looking at the corpses strewn across the field, and then shouted loudly, "Brothers!"

"After today, our situation here in the Northern Border will be much better."

"The Tartar cavalry has been annihilated by us. From now on, the cavalry of our Great Ming can come and go as they please in this Tartar territory of the Northern Border!"

As his voice fell, every soldier became exceptionally excited. They looked at Zhu Ying with utter fanaticism.

"Long live the Commander!"

"Long live the Commander!"

"Your subordinates are willing to follow the Commander unto death!"

"Follow unto death..."

Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, filled with intense excitement and fervor.

Just as Zhu Ying had said!

After today, within this Tartar territory and throughout this Northern Border, the thousands of cavalrymen under Zhu Ying's command could roam freely. The danger would be far less than before.

In these plains, it was fundamentally impossible for infantry to catch up to cavalry. Zhu Ying could lead his cavalry in guerrilla warfare and harassment. Without cavalry, the Tartars could only watch helplessly.

It could be said that the strategic layout of the past few days had finally come to fruition.

"Commander."

"Our army has annihilated the Tartar cavalry and achieved a great victory. Should we send a carrier pigeon to the Commander-in-Chief?" Liu Lei inquired at the appropriate moment.

After a moment of deliberation, Zhu Ying said, "We will report after the casualties have been tallied."

"Understood," Liu Lei responded immediately.

For Liu Lei, he felt even more fortunate about his previous decision to give up his rank as a Hundred-man Commander to become a personal guard Sergeant under Zhu Ying. It seemed like a demotion in rank, but in reality, his status was higher.

Previously, Zhu Ying was a Thousand-man Commander; now, he was the Acting Commander. But after this battle, everyone knew that once Zhu Ying returned, he would hold at least the rank of Commander—a true great merit. A Commander could form a hundred personal guards; without realizing it, Liu Lei would once again possess the status of a Hundred-man Commander.

Furthermore, Zhu Ying's future was limitless. He was incredibly brave on the battlefield and skilled in commanding troops. By staying by Zhu Ying's side, Liu Lei would clearly achieve accomplishments that were once beyond his reach.

Of course, in the future, Liu Lei would feel even more fortunate about his decision to follow Zhu Ying.

"All attributes have broken one thousand."

Coming back to his senses, a look of joy appeared on Zhu Ying's face.

[Congratulations to the Host for breaking 1,000 points in all attributes. Reward: One Tier-1 Treasure Chest.] A prompt appeared on the panel.

During the process of killing enemies earlier, Zhu Ying's attributes were already above nine hundred; thus, killing these enemies naturally made the breakthrough inevitable.

"Attribute Panel," Zhu Ying immediately summoned his attribute panel.

Before his eyes

Host: Zhu Ying Age: 14 years old Internal Breath: 0 [Martial Artist Internal Breath; the higher the value, the stronger the breath.] Strength: 1445 Speed: 1323 Constitution: 1062 Endurance: 1032 Spirit: 1023 Lifespan: 88 years, 5956 days Storage Space: 19 cubic meters Cultivation Method: Hardened Body Technique (Heng Lian Gong) ...

"An extra attribute: Internal Breath."

"Martial Artist Internal Breath."

"It seems the increase in my attributes is indeed a step-by-step metamorphosis."

"Attributes breaking one thousand... a Tier-1 Treasure Chest."

Looking at his attribute panel, Zhu Ying smiled. Having lived two lives, how could he not know about Internal Breath? After all, he had read many novels in his previous life.

After Internal Breath, should it be True Qi? Perhaps that is what a true martial artist is?

Of course, Zhu Ying couldn't think that far ahead for now; he would take it one step at a time.

"So many corpses... time to scavenge attributes."

Coming back to reality, Zhu Ying was in no hurry to open the Tier-1 Treasure Chest. Right now, scavenging attributes was the priority. Even a mosquito is meat.

Zhu Ying dismounted and walked toward the corpses scattered everywhere. He crouched down and touched one.

[Scavenged 1 point of Strength,] the panel prompted.

Holding his blade, Zhu Ying continued to touch them.

"We will follow the Commander to clear the area. Do not let any of these damned Tartars escape through the net!" Liu Lei shouted immediately.

"Yes!"

The personal guards also dismounted one after another, using their blades to poke at the Tartar corpses on the ground.

[Scavenged 1 point of Speed.] [Scavenged 5 days of Lifespan.] [Scavenged 1 point of Constitution.] [Scavenged 1 point of Endurance...]

After touching a dozen corpses in succession, they all yielded only one attribute point. This left Zhu Ying somewhat bewildered.

"Previously, the highest I could scavenge was 5 attribute points, but this time they have all become 1."

"Is it because my attributes have metamorphosed beyond 1,000?"

"No wonder the attributes I scavenged while killing enemies earlier weren't 20 points, but all became 10."

"It turns out it's also because of my attribute increase."

Zhu Ying finally realized. This must be like reaching a high level in a game where killing low-level mobs no longer grants significant experience.

Of course, for Zhu Ying, as long as there were attribute points to scavenge, it was fine. He would grow stronger step by step.

Zhu Ying was not overly greedy. He moved quickly through the field of corpses, touching them to scavenge attributes.

[Scavenged 1 point of Strength.] [Scavenged 1 point of Speed.] [Scavenged 1 point of Internal Breath.] [Scavenged 1 point of Internal Breath.] [Scavenged 1 point of Internal Breath...]

At that moment, Zhu Ying encountered a brand-new attribute for the first time: Internal Breath.

As several points of Internal Breath were added to his body, Zhu Ying could clearly feel a warm current appearing in his lower abdomen—the Dantian—circulating within the Dantian and then surging into his meridians.

"It really is Internal Breath."

"I can even manipulate it."

"Martial Artist Internal Breath."

"Is this the step to becoming a martial artist?" A look of joy appeared on Zhu Ying's face.

Although the few points of Internal Breath he scavenged were weak, Zhu Ying could feel them clearly. He didn't dwell on it and continued to speed up his scavenging.

[Scavenged 1 point of Internal Breath.] [Scavenged 1 point of Strength.] [Scavenged 5 days of Lifespan.] [Scavenged 1 point of Internal Breath.] [Scavenged...]

Zhu Ying naturally would not miss such an opportunity.

At the same time, while scavenging, Zhu Ying also collected the arrows lying near the Tartars into his storage space. As his attributes broke the thousand-point mark, his storage space had expanded by ten cubic meters, and Zhu Ying naturally intended to fill it up.