Practice begins with immortality

Afterward, as the snow beasts fled in defeat like a tide, the battle finally came to an end. Immediately afterwards, massive warships slowly approached the battlefield, and from them emerged numerous figures in white robes and hoods. They were all dressed as doctors, their cultivation levels generally low, serving as the legion's logistics personnel.

As soon as these logistics personnel landed, they quickly took action and carried out their respective tasks in an orderly manner: cleaning the battlefield, searching for the wounded, and collecting the bodies of the dead so that they could rest in peace. The whole scene was busy but not chaotic, and everything seemed orderly.

After a quarter of an hour of post-battle inventory, the results quickly came in. Wang Bai's regiment had suffered nearly 15% of its total casualties in the battle. The surviving soldiers were in no better condition, with nearly every one suffering from injuries ranging from minor to serious. Some were so severely injured that they were horrific, with half their bodies shattered, a horrific sight. Fortunately, as long as they were still breathing, they could be treated.

After the headcount was complete, the exciting moment of rewarding meritorious service began. A general-looking figure loudly read out the names of those who had made outstanding contributions and their corresponding rewards: "Tian Qi, for killing three fairyland snow beasts and eighty-five beasts below the fairyland. A special reward of one hundred and sixty-seven immortal stones!"

Then, the general continued, "Wu Zhiqi, you have captured four fairyland snow beasts and forty-five beasts below the fairyland. You are rewarded with two hundred and nine fairy stones!"

Finally, the general raised his voice and shouted, "Xiao Lin, although you haven't hunted down any fairyland snow beasts, you have killed 475 snow beasts below the fairyland. For an ascender, this is already an outstanding achievement. I reward you with 95 immortal stones!"

The third person was the leader of the five people who came to win over Wang Bai. At this moment, his left sleeve was empty, and it was obvious that his arm was broken.

As he stepped onto the stage, he lamented to himself, "Alas, that fairyland snow beast! Even after using all my strength and sacrificing an arm, I couldn't kill it. Instead, it escaped! Otherwise, I would have gotten 145 fairy stones!"

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Suddenly, the kill counts of various soldiers began to appear. However, most Ascendants were like Xiao Lin, killing more snow beasts below the Fairyland, and rarely killing those in the Fairyland. Most of these kills were due to luck, either because they were strong enough to encounter a weaker Fairyland snow beast, or because they happened to stumble upon a wounded Fairyland snow beast. Others were small groups, with several people working together to kill a Fairyland snow beast.

Those who had slain multiple Fairyland Snow Beasts were essentially veterans, having served for at least sixty years. Their strength and abilities were naturally stronger than when they first ascended. If they were ranked by four levels: A, B, C, and D, the weakest would be C.

As for the strongest A-class warriors, especially the man with the flying knife, he was seen to have killed seven fairyland snow beasts, two of which he killed simultaneously by fighting two of them alone! Naturally, there were even more snow beasts below the fairyland.

"Jiang Jingzhi, you killed ten snow beasts from the fairyland, and below the fairyland... one thousand three hundred and twenty-five! You will be rewarded with five hundred and sixty-five fairy stones!" The general said in shock, and the others had different reactions.

"It's him again. How many times has this happened? I remember hearing his name a lot since I first ascended to perform missions!" An ascended veteran said in shock.

"How long have you been ascending? Just sixty years. I have been serving in the Fifth Regiment for one hundred and ninety years. He seemed to be quite famous when I first ascended to serve!" said an old soldier next to him.

"Brother, you are considered an old man. Can you tell us about that person's past?" Several people came forward to inquire. Seeing this, the old soldier was also direct and easily told them everything he knew.

"Jiang Jingzhi, this fellow is different from us ascenders. He's a native of the ancient country, but he's not particularly noble. He seems to be a side branch of a large family, a rather remote one, otherwise he wouldn't come here to fight for his life. He's been serving for nearly two hundred years."

"Unlike someone like me who can afford to wait, he's a prominent figure. When I arrived, he was already a Class A sergeant. After all these years, he's already completed one of the two elements required to achieve the True Immortal stage: the accumulation of immortal energy. He seems to have already met half of the requirement of ten thousand taels of magic gold. It's safe to say that by the time he completes his five hundred years of service, he might even be a True Immortal!"

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As time went on, the performance of the soldiers in the later stages of the expedition declined. Some even managed to kill fewer than a hundred snow beasts from the fairyland. This made the general's face turn extremely grim.

"Next, Wang Mu. Hmm, what's going on?" The general's face changed, and he was obviously a little confused about Wang Bai's results.

"Strange, how could an ascender..." Before he finished speaking, a white light suddenly flashed in the general's eyes, and it was obvious that he was using some kind of detection technique.

The general's abnormality naturally attracted some people's attention.

"What's going on? Is there something wrong with that person?"

"Could it be that even hundreds of mortal creatures haven't been killed yet?"

"That's definitely not the case. The general seemed to be performing some kind of spell just now. Could it be that this person has something special about him?"

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"A body of the Holy Spirit, an ascender whose flesh has been sanctified?! But it is impossible for him to do such an amazing thing right after ascending? Is he extremely lucky? Or is it that the Holy Spirit body he cultivated just happens to have a natural inhibitory effect on snow beasts?" The general thought about it and felt that this was the only reasonable explanation!

"Damn, why not just ask directly later? Why bother with all that? Even if there's something special going on, it's not my business!"

As everyone was discussing this, the general solemnly recited Wang Bo's brilliant achievements: "Wang Mu, you have killed nine fairyland snow beasts and five hundred and sixty beasts below the fairyland! You will be rewarded with five hundred and sixty-two fairy stones!"

The moment these words came out, the whole audience was shocked. For a moment, there were voices of doubt and exclamation.

"What? So many?" Someone opened his mouth in disbelief, his eyes wide open.

"Nine-headed fairyland snow beast? With such strength, why have I never heard of this person's name?" another soldier asked suspiciously.

"I heard that he is an ascender and just came here a few days ago." Another person interrupted.

At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the crowd: "I remember now! I once saw him from afar on the battlefield. He is the powerful man who wields the power of wind and thunder!"