Chapter 105: Soul Imprint, Eternal Great Wall
This teleportation took a very long time.
Longer than any before.
Lin Moyu counted the time in his mind.
After 30 seconds, the teleportation still hadn’t stopped.
This time had already exceeded the range of the Divine Summer Empire.
The teleportation continued, taking them further and further.
Finally, after two minutes, the teleportation stopped.
Lin Moyu sensed an aura completely different from the cities.
Wild, full of evil, mixed with the smell of blood.
Also accompanied by a chilling cold.
Very unpleasant.
Lin Moyu frowned. He had felt a similar aura before.
In the Conquest Space.
The soil in the Conquest Space had a similar aura.
Especially later when the Abyss demons invaded, that aura became even stronger.
"This is the aura of the Abyss," Bai Yiyuan’s voice entered his ears.
Lin Moyu opened his eyes and saw a dim sky.
The two were standing in a teleportation array.
In front was a majestic hall cast in steel.
Above the hall floated a sphere.
The sphere rotated constantly in the air, with eyes all over its surface.
Bai Yiyuan pointed at the sphere, "Demon-watching Eye, specially used to monitor the Abyss, to prevent them from sneaking over."
Lin Moyu nodded.
Feng Xiu had said the Elemental Battlefield was where humans fought the Abyss.
But that was all he knew.
Bai Yiyuan led him out of the teleportation array, walking in one direction.
They were in a castle, surrounded by walls tens of meters high.
Soldiers stood all over the walls, each a powerful career holder, exuding strong auras.
Lin Moyu felt they were all at least level 40+, having completed their second transition.
Lin Moyu’s arrival attracted their attention.
When they saw Bai Yiyuan, they all showed respect.
Lin Moyu asked, "They all know you?"
Bai Yiyuan pointed at the five-star badge on his shoulder, "They don’t recognize people, they recognize this."
The five-star badge was purple-gold, with five stars inside.
Lin Moyu didn’t understand its meaning.
Bai Yiyuan said, "You’ll have one soon too. I’ll take you to handle the procedures first."
The castle was huge. They walked for quite a while along the corridors before reaching an independent hall.
It was very busy here, with many people coming and going.
Inside, people could be seen queuing in long lines.
"Military Certificate Processing Office"
Lin Moyu saw the sign in front of the hall.
This place was specifically for processing military certificates.
Bai Yiyuan was a regular here. He took Lin Moyu directly through a side door.
Inside was a small office where someone was working with their head down.
Without looking up, they said, "For business, turn right out the door."
Bai Yiyuan went over and slapped the desk, "I don’t have time for that. Process it for me quickly."
His attitude was very poor.
"Who gave you the guts..."
The person looked up, about to get angry, but seeing the badge on Bai Yiyuan’s shoulder, they suddenly stood at attention and saluted, "General, sir!"
Bai Yiyuan grunted impatiently, "Process a military certificate for him."
The person’s attitude completely changed from before, becoming very polite, "Yes, right away."
Lin Moyu handed over his Summer Capital University ID card.
The Summer Capital University ID card could be used here too.
In fact, the Summer Capital University ID card could be used throughout the country.
With it, no other identification was needed.
Everyone would treat you differently because you were from Summer Capital University.
Even after graduation, this ID card would follow you for life.
The person took Lin Moyu’s ID card to process the paperwork.
A few minutes later, they returned with a white badge.
The badge looked exactly like the one on Bai Yiyuan’s shoulder.
Except it was white, with nothing on it.
Taking the badge, Bai Yiyuan led him out.
"Have a good day, General."
The person watched Bai Yiyuan leave before turning back.
Wiping sweat, "Goodness, a five-star divine general. How could such a big shot come here?"
They quickly looked it up, and their face changed drastically.
There were only so many five-star divine generals in the Divine Summer Empire that could match the person they just saw.
"The White God!"
"It was actually the White God!"
The person was extremely excited and hurried to report to their superior.
Bai Yiyuan took Lin Moyu to another place, "This is your military certificate. Keep it on you, don’t put it in your storage space."
"That way it will automatically record merits when you kill Abyss monsters in the Elemental Battlefield."
"White is the lowest rank of private, then black for sergeant, silver for lieutenant, gold for colonel, purple for general."
"The stars represent your military merits within each rank. The more merits, the more stars."
"It uses a ten-star promotion system. Exceeding ten stars allows promotion to the next rank."
"Like me, I’m a five-star divine general. In the entire Divine Summer Empire, there are no more than ten five-star divine generals like me."
Bai Yiyuan spoke with a bit of pride. Lin Moyu could naturally hear it.
He did have the right to be proud.
Bai Yiyuan’s achievements were too numerous to count.
They could be written into textbooks, praised by the whole country.
Lin Moyu remembered one time when three Demon Kings from the Abyss led a large army, somehow finding a way into human territory, sneaking into a city of the Divine Summer Empire.
There were few career holders in the city. Just as the city was about to fall and tens of thousands of people were about to become food for the monsters,
Bai Yiyuan descended like a god in their moment of despair.
Single-handedly, he crippled the entire Abyss army.
Of the three great Demon Kings, two died and one was injured, fleeing in defeat.
In that battle, Bai Yiyuan fought to the death without retreat, suffering extremely heavy injuries, almost dying.
In that battle, Bai Yiyuan had no backup, no support, no healing.
In that battle, Bai Yiyuan became deified, henceforth known as the White God.
Bai Yiyuan’s reputation was carved out through battle.
With respect, Lin Moyu put on the military certificate representing his identity.
Exactly like Bai Yiyuan’s.
Bai Yiyuan took him to a majestic hall.
"Hall of Heroes!"
With his badge, the guards of the Hall of Heroes saluted respectfully and did not stop them.
Inside the Hall of Heroes stood countless memorial tablets.
A wondrous aura permeated the entire hall.
Lin Moyu entered with solemn respect.
Bai Yiyuan said, "This place enshrines the past heroes of our Divine Summer Empire. They died on the battlefield, heroes for life."
"Even after death they do not return home, but continue to guard our Divine Summer Empire with their soul power."
Then he spread his arms wide, clasped his fist, and respectfully performed the ancient Divine Summer salute to all the tablets in the Hall of Heroes.
Lin Moyu followed suit.
"Today, I, Bai Yiyuan, descendant of Divine Summer, beseech the empire’s ancestors to bless my junior!"
"Today, I, Bai Yiyuan, descendant of Divine Summer, beseech the empire’s ancestors to bless my junior!"
"Today, I, Bai Yiyuan, descendant of Divine Summer, beseech the empire’s ancestors to bless my junior!"
Bai Yiyuan said it three times, each time louder and more solemn than the last.
The countless tablets in the Hall of Heroes rumbled and burst forth with brilliant light, illuminating the hall.
An illusory tower emerged from the light.
Though small, the tower was majestic and awe-inspiring.
Its black body exuded a sense of killing intent.
Bai Yiyuan said, "This is the Demon Slaying Tower. Send your spirit and will into it, leave an imprint!"
So this was the Demon Slaying Tower.
Lin Moyu didn’t ask why, just did as told.
Bai Yiyuan continued, "With this, even if you die on the Elemental Battlefield, we’ll have a way to revive you. Consider it leaving you a lifeline."
Lin Moyu looked at Bai Yiyuan in surprise.
He finally understood the meaning of "bless my junior".
Invoking the will of the ancestors in the Hall of Heroes was no easy feat.
Lin Moyu saw that Bai Yiyuan’s five-star divine general badge now had one less star.
It had become a four-star badge.
To leave him a lifeline, he had forcibly consumed one star.
"Thank you!"
Lin Moyu was deeply moved, but didn’t know how to express his gratitude in words.
In the end he could only say those two words.
Bai Yiyuan laughed heartily, "No need for thanks between men. Just be careful on the Elemental Battlefield and kill more enemies."
"Come, let me formally tell you about the Elemental Battlefield."
Only now did Bai Yiyuan get to the main point.
The Elemental Battlefield was the frontline where humans clashed with the Abyss.
Unless they invaded the Abyss, this was the main battlefield.
Various countries had outposts here, with fortresses forming lines of defense.
The Divine Summer Empire was one of the strongest human nations, so its fortress was extremely powerful.
The Divine Summer Empire’s fortress was called the Eternal Great Wall.
There were nine fortresses in total, arranged in a line, each over a thousand kilometers apart.
They formed the Eternal Great Wall.
The wall had beacon towers with Demon-watching Eyes, manned by career holders year-round.
The fortress they were in was Fortress No. 1, the frontline bridgehead.
Since the Eternal Great Wall was built, it had never been breached by Abyss monsters.
Unlike other countries that were often breached by Abyss monsters, suffering heavy casualties.
They frequently had to ask other countries for help.
On the Elemental Battlefield, there were many dungeons of various sizes.
Humans needed to enter dungeons to obtain equipment and level up.
Abyss monsters would try to stop humans from entering dungeons, or ambush them when they exited.
The two sides fought extremely frequently, battles happening constantly.
The closer to the Abyss, the higher level the dungeons and the more dangerous.
Among the dungeons here, there was a special group.
They called themselves the dragon race and possessed some intelligence.
They were powerful in battle and could drop some good materials.
But they weren’t real dragons.
Humans could use these materials to craft equipment, while Abyss monsters naturally wanted to stop humans.
"The battles in front of dungeons are the most intense and dangerous."
"You must be careful when you go."
"Before you set out, remember to bring teleportation stones."
"Due to the Abyss power here, teleportation stones are one-time use items and have a chance of failure, so bring extras."
"Also, Abyss monsters use curses, so bring anti-curse potions."
Lin Moyu said, "Okay, but what if my cooldown talisman runs out of energy?"