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    Thousands of cavalry galloped across the plains, and ahead were seven or eight Titans, each ten meters tall, as well as several others that were three to four meters in height.


    Although the Titans were still far apart from each other, their massive forms were still highly conspicuous.


    Yet these cavalrymen, faced with the Titans ahead, did not hesitate in the slightest, charging forward like a torrential flood.


    Similarly, upon seeing the incoming cavalry, two twelve-meter Titans suddenly accelerated, adopting a grotesque and bizarre posture as they ran quickly towards the cavalry.


    One of the Titans charged on all fours, while the other swung its arms around effeminately.


    "Two Aberrants, huh. Command the squad to enter hunting mode; I’ll take care of the Aberrants,"


    Tao Yu said to Armin beside him.


    Although his speech was still not fluent, Armin began to wave the command flag, along with General Bo Yan and his personal guards swiftly relaying orders down the line.


    The thousands of cavalry instantly began to disperse in a well-coordinated maneuver!


    The peak of cold weapon warfare that the plains army corps represented was fully showcased.


    Tao Yu, in complete harmony with his horse, directed his True Yuan into the horse’s body to form a circuit and then suddenly accelerated, leaving a trail of dust as he left the team to rush towards the nearest Aberrant.


    Roar~


    A lofty Dragon’s Chant accompanied by a burst of blood soared into the sky. A technique, "Flying Dragon in the Sky," instantly blew the head and neck of a Titan in the front, with blood and steam being cast wantonly.


    While aloft in midair, Tao Yu’s fingers danced swiftly.


    With the appropriate shooting angle, the pebbles flicked from his hands traced arcs in the air, each marked by a tail flame of red light as they converged on the quadruped Aberrant.


    Under the precise control of his mental power and the advantages of the "Meditation Technique," the attacks enveloped the Titan’s neck in an instant.


    Pop pop pop~


    A series of soft explosions ensued, and the Aberrant’s head, as if sliced by a ring, fell to the ground, with the body continuing to charge forward a distance after collapsing.


    Tao Yu then casually absorbed the Yuan Force from these two Aberrants before turning his gaze to the nearby plains cavalry squad.


    Eight hunting teams, four Chosen Ones!


    With tacit understanding now, the plains cavalry deftly maneuvered with rope ties while on horseback. Working with long weapons, they slashed at the bulky Pure Titans, tripping them over.


    Then they would close in to hack at the Titans’ hands before the Chosen Ones delivered the final stab to the back of the neck!


    Despite losing over a hundred men along the way, the team was becoming more skilled.


    With Tao Yu standing firm like a towering pillar in their midst.


    When they overcame their fear of the Titans, they realized that, when coordinated, Titans were not so difficult to kill!


    The fast Titans were a challenge, but the regular ones could just be seen as large, fierce beasts!


    With Tao Yu having killed two Aberrants, sitting central, the split hunting teams successfully completed their Titan hunts, and the Chosen Ones performed the final strikes.


    "Chosen Ones have their advantages, and Pioneers have theirs. However, without the ability to gather production resources, the starting pace of Chosen Ones is actually even faster,"


    Tao Yu sighed softly.


    In this time, apart from successfully teaching Cheng Lixue and Yang Guo the basics of the Nine Yin True Scripture, Mikasa and Eren, the two Chosen Ones, have also learned the Nine Yin True Scripture.


    Thanks to the continuous hunting of Titans, they have become more proficient at using some of the techniques from the Nine Yin True Scripture.


    The high quality of the cultivation method and the more efficient boost from the Yuan Force were factors.


    Although they couldn’t compare to Tao Yu, they could be considered skilled fighters in the martial world, not much weaker than the average third-generation disciples of the Quanzhen Sect!


    Generally speaking, they could barely manage to exert force from a distance a few times, but mainly they were using their Inner Strength to circulate through their meridians, strengthening themselves.


    This is what it means to be the Chosen One!


    For a strong warrior like Yin Tianzheng, a combatant who could strike from the air only about thirty times, their combined strength was almost equivalent to one Yin Tianzheng.


    Aside from Eren not yet accessing the Founding Titan’s power, everything else could be considered to be going smoothly, perfectly even.


    However, Tao Yu didn’t have time to tutor other members of the Training Corps; Eren and the others could take care of that when they had the time.


    Tao Yu even started having the trainees of the Training Corps teach the ’Shaolin Basic Breathing Techniques’ to the mid-level military officers among these grassland soldiers.


    This was the Abyss, after all. These native inhabitants could be considered his direct lineage, and it would be a waste not to use them.


    With the help of Bo Yan, combined with the impression Tao Yu had made earlier with his display of prowess, and periodically using Soul Transfer in conjunction with motivational speeches, overall, the integration was considered successful.


    In fact, these grassland people admired strength, and they were quick to adapt due to their customs of following the victor since their past defeats.


    "It’s not realistic to keep them with me all the time, but when it’s time to start the breeding program and I’m short-handed, each one of them will be valuable as dual-purpose workers. I won’t need so many, and the surplus should fetch a good price."


    Tao Yu had already made plans for them in his mind.


    Natural horsemen and archers, they should be able to adapt quickly to firearms as well, and with the ’Shaolin Basic Breathing Techniques’ to make do, they would be far more useful than your average Pioneer from the outer towns.


    "The kind of military discipline where orders must be followed without question is hard to come by among the Pioneers."


    But as Tao Yu and his company pressed on, they suddenly saw fireworks flashing in the sky ahead, seemingly flares.


    "That’s not our signal arrows."


    Armin quickly said by his side.


    "Hmm, it should be the Ming Cult’s."


    Tao Yu pondered for a moment.


    The Kunlun region was home to the Kunlun Sect as well, though they were miserably suppressed by the Ming Cult, only starting to make a name for themselves recently.


    The Ming Cult, specialists in rising in rebellion, had faced suppression from Huang Shang, the author of the Nine Yin True Scripture, during the uprising led by the Sect Hierarch Fang La.


    For the grasslands, the Ming Cult had always been defiant.


    Located in the Western Regions, far from the Emperor’s reach, the undermanned grasslands hadn’t managed this area much.


    Even during the time of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Cult was thriving and growing stronger, and now they were naturally in a flourishing state.


    Perhaps the failure of Fang La meant they were still recovering their vitality and had not come forth to cause trouble.


    Today, with three thousand iron cavalry entering their own territory, it was normal that they would take notice...