God of Slaughter Bai Qi?
Chen Ling had naturally heard of Bai Qi's great name. Even looking across the entire history of human warfare, this figure's name was a resounding existence.
But why would this Token engraved with the two characters "Bai Qi" fall from the Way of the Soldier God?
Moreover, whether it was the timing of its fall or the location of its fall, it was simply like... someone was deliberately delivering it into his hands.
Looking at that black giant sword piercing the heavens and earth, a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Ling's mind... Since the Ancient Vault of the Military Path was a "memory drive" of human warfare, could it be that it also contained the data of certain famous generals?
For instance, Bai Qi?
Chen Ling carefully turned over the Token, wanting to find more clues on it. Right at this moment, a voice transmitted from far away.
"Strange, why did the Way of the Soldier God disappear again?"
"It was taken control of by someone, so of course it disappeared... But judging from the location, that person shouldn't have gone far."
Chen Ling heard Yan Xicai's voice among them.
Gripping the Bai Qi Token, he narrowed his eyes. A thought rapidly appeared in his mind.
He stuffed the Token into his clothes without hesitation. With a tear of his right hand across his cheek, a layer of facial skin flew out. On the spot, he transformed into an identical Bai Qi Token, lying quietly in the depths of the ravine...
After Chen Ling slaughtered his way through this ten-man ravine, those ten Slaughter Projections seemed to have refreshed, firmly occupying the entrance to the ravine. Yan Xicai and the others were blocked outside, standing on their tiptoes to see exactly what was going on inside.
"Is there anyone inside?" Yan Xicai asked.
"I don't know. These Slaughter Projections are blocking the way. I can't see clearly."
"Then let's slaughter them all first."
"...Young Master Yan, these are ten Slaughter Projections! We... we can't beat them..."
"Trash! With Brother Pu here, what are you afraid of? All of you, charge!!" Yan Xicai flew into a rage, kicking a Law Enforcer and sending him straight into the ten-man ravine.
"It's that Qin army Lackey! Kill!!"
Without another word, the ten armored soldiers gripped their spears and charged over menacingly.
Seeing this, Pu Wen was forced to once again bring out a "Fix" character, briefly immobilizing the ten soldiers. The other Law Enforcers gripped their sabers and swords and followed suit, swarming forward and hacking away, killing six of them in a flurry of slashes.
A few seconds later, the remaining three soldiers broke free from the "Fix" character and engaged in a frontal slaughter with the several Law Enforcers!
Faced with three alive and moving soldiers, the crowd was instantly thrown into disarray. They retreated continuously within the ravine, suddenly falling into a stalemate.
"Don't look at me... The 'Fix' character can only take effect on the same target once in a short period of time. I can't help you now either." Feeling Yan Xicai's gaze, Pu Wen shrugged and said.
"A bunch of trash!" Yan Xicai cursed. "Today, whoever accumulates the most Killing Intent, after we go back, you can pick whichever brigade of the Law Enforcer Headquarters you want to enter! But whoever accumulates the least, I'll strip him of his position!"
The moment this sentence was uttered, all the Law Enforcers acted as if they had been injected with chicken blood, frantically charging towards the three armored soldiers. Sharp spears slashed across their bodies, leaving behind several hideous wounds.
However, under this death-defying offensive and numerical suppression, the formation of the three armored soldiers was still broken, and they ultimately died by the hands of the few Law Enforcers who charged the fiercest.
The ten streams of Killing Intent were respectively absorbed by the crowd. Their gazes grew increasingly bright.
Even that lame Law Enforcer named Little Jian, after hacking an armored soldier to death in the chaos, his aura noticeably improved. The gloom in his eyes gradually vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of confidence and power...
'Is this Killing Intent?'
Little Jian looked at his hands curiously. He somewhat liked this feeling.
Seeing this scene, Yan Xicai's expression finally eased. He hurriedly walked into the ravine and looked into the depths.
"How is it? Is there anyone?"
"...It doesn't seem like it." A Law Enforcer walked forward a few steps but didn't see any figure.
"That guy who first obtained the Way of the Soldier God must have already left..."
Clatter——
A blood-colored Token "coincidentally" slid off a stone, falling in front of Yan Xicai.
"Huh, what is this?"
Yan Xicai discovered that blood-stained Token. He bent down to pick it up, his eyes full of bewilderment.
Pu Wen walked up from the side. Seeing the Small Seal Script on the Token, his expression registered shock!
"Bai Qi?!"
"Bai Qi? Who?"
"An ancient general from the legends." Pu Wen stared fixedly at that Token, his eyes full of shock. "Most of the records regarding him were destroyed along with the Great Cataclysm... But it's said that he was once crowned with the title 'God of Slaughter'."
"God of Slaughter?" Hearing these two words, even Yan Xicai, who didn't understand history, was shocked. He hastily asked, "Could it be that he is still alive?"
"...Impossible."
Pu Wen shook his head. "The Ancient Vault of the Military Path is indeed the carrier of all warfare and slaughter up to the present, but historical figures are ultimately historical figures... Even if Bai Qi really appeared, he could at most only be a projection of a certain slaughter within the Ancient Vault of the Military Path. Resurrecting from history is impossible."
Yan Xicai instantly lost some interest.
"So, this thing is fake?"
"No, there is a dense aura of the Way of the Soldier God on this Token... It shouldn't be fake." Pu Wen spoke with some uncertainty.
"Even if it's a Slaughter Projection, with Bai Qi's status, he should be a top-tier existence within this Ancient Vault... His Token appearing here, perhaps it's the Way of the Soldier God conveying some sort of message to you?"
"The Way of the Soldier God, conveying a message to me?" Gripping the Token, Yan Xicai blanked for a long while.
"Are you saying... it chose me?"
When he spoke the last few words, Yan Xicai's voice even trembled a little, and unprecedented excitement surfaced in his eyes!
At this moment, all the displeasure in Yan Xicai's heart was swept clean. You must know, every year so many people entered the Ancient Vault of the Military Path and stepped onto the Way of the Soldier God, but how many people could be chosen by the Way of the Soldier God and granted something?
If this thing was really as Pu Wen said, the value of this Bai Qi Command Tablet was enough to instakill any other Law Enforcer who stepped into the trial. Then even if he didn't step onto the Way of the Soldier God this time, after returning home, just relying on this single Token, he could shock all the elders in his family!
The person chosen by the Way of the Soldier God—these few words were even enough to instakill all other competitors for the heir of the Stars Chamber of Commerce!
Hearing Yan Xicai's last sentence, Pu Wen blanked.
He felt that Yan Xicai might have somewhat misunderstood his meaning...
But seeing the other party's expression of joy to the point of madness, Pu Wen hesitated for a moment and ultimately didn't say anything more.
"I knew it! I, Yan Xicai, have been unlucky for so long, there's bound to be a day I turn things around! That Fire-Stealer even said I was a good-for-nothing who reincarnated well with good luck?! What the hell does he know!!" Yan Xicai laughed heartily.
"Bai Qi Command Tablet! Bai Qi Command Tablet!! With this thing! Who in Aurora City would still dare to look down on me?"
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