Thud——
Just when Yan Xicai was experiencing wild joy, the earth beneath everyone's feet trembled again.
The dim sea of clouds parted. The Dao Foundation of the Martial God Path at the hilt of the giant sword lit up, and an ethereal flight of stone stairs descended from the highest heavens like a ribbon, extending towards a certain direction.
"Someone else stepped onto the Way of the Soldier God?" Pu Wen spoke in surprise. "There are quite a few highly talented people among this batch of Law Enforcers..."
Watching the birth of the second Divine Path Possessor of the Way of the Soldier God, the joy in Yan Xicai's heart was still largely dispersed.
Gritting his teeth, he continued speaking:
"Keep going! We'll just wait outside this ten-man ravine. Every time the Slaughter Projections gather, we kill them! I don't believe it... with so many of us, we can't save up enough for a Way of the Soldier God?"
Yan Xicai led the crowd back outside the ravine. After waiting for a moment, those ten armored soldiers refreshed once more.
"Charge!"
It wasn't that Yan Xicai didn't want to switch to a ravine with more Slaughter Projections, but dealing with ten Slaughter Projections was already the limit for the few of them. If they switched to a twenty-man ravine, this group would probably be stabbed into a hornet's nest, and by then, he would become a commander without troops.
Treating that Bai Qi Command Tablet like a treasure, Yan Xicai watched the several Law Enforcers slaughter their way through the ten-man ravine again and again. During this time, another two manifestations of the Way of the Soldier God extended from the Dao Foundation in succession...
...
"The Way of the Soldier God, the 【Sky Wolf】 Path...?"
The black-clothed Lu Xuanming stood in a cleared fifteen-man ravine. As the Way of the Soldier God gradually receded, a sliver of light flashed in his eyes.
"Congratulations, Young Master Lu, for stepping onto the Way of the Soldier God!" The three Law Enforcers behind him immediately congratulated him.
"It's just a 【Sky Wolf】 Path... What's there to congratulate." Lu Xuanming shook his head. "Although the 【Sky Wolf】 Path doesn't have weaknesses in any aspect, it doesn't have obvious advantages either. Placed among all the Paths of the Soldier God, it can only be ranked upper-middle.
Back then, I rejected the Divine Favor of the 【Sky Wolf】 Path specifically because I wanted to exchange it for a more powerful Path, such as 【Asura】, or 【Judgment】...
I didn't expect that even after entering the Ancient Vault, the result would be the same."
"Young Master Lu, don't be modest... Divine Favor is something how many people beg for but can't obtain. Not only did you obtain Divine Favor, but you even rejected it once. If that Yan Xicai knew this, wouldn't he go mad with jealousy?"
"Yeah, Young Master Lu, the 【Sky Wolf】 Path is already very good. The reason you feel it's not strong enough is only because this Path hasn't produced an absolute powerhouse to this day... Since that's the case, wouldn't it be fine if you yourself became that powerhouse?"
"If I could step onto the Way of the Soldier God like you, no matter which Path it was, it would be considered my ancestors' graves smoking green."
The several Law Enforcers followed behind Lu Xuanming, their eyes full of envy.
"Alright, stop following me. There's still a long time until the trial ends. You guys hurry up and find places to gather Killing Intent yourself... If you can step onto the Way of the Soldier God and advance to an Enforcer, come work under my command."
"Many thanks, Young Master Lu!"
"Are you not continuing to accumulate Killing Intent? I feel like this thing is actually quite effective..."
"I feel the same. After absorbing this Killing Intent, I feel much more confident, and my whole body is filled with power."
Lu Xuanming shook his head. "Gathering Killing Intent is merely to attract the attention of the Way of the Soldier God. This thing is fundamentally the aura left behind by ancient battlefields. Absorbing too much will affect a person's mind... Only a fool like Yan Xicai would think that the more absorbed, the better."
"So that's how it is... Then where are you going?"
"To find those few Fire-Stealers and test out my 【Sky Wolf】." Lu Xuanming narrowed his eyes slightly, a wisp of killing intent dancing in them.
"Fire-Stealers?" The crowd's hearts jolted. "But they all have at least two skills; they are all Second-Tier. And you've only just Advanced..."
"Under the Fourth Order, besides the number of skills grasped, there isn't much difference. And within this Ancient Vault, it's impossible for a Fourth Order or above powerhouse to appear. Furthermore, they are just a bunch of thieves. Whether it's 'Stealing Objects' or 'Stealing Faces', they pose no threat to me..."
"As long as I find a Fire-Stealer who is isolated, I have the confidence to kill them."
Carrying a black saber on his back, Lu Xuanming walked off into the distance, his figure gradually vanishing from the crowd's field of vision.
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"It's that Qin army Lackey! Kill!!"
Chen Ling didn't know how many times he had heard this sentence. Calluses were almost forming on his ears... even though he had no ears at all right now.
Although he had turned into a Token, Chen Ling could still perceive everything around him. He could tell that Yan Xicai cherished it very much, stopping just short of finding a place to offer it up on an altar.
Five or six hours had already passed since Yan Xicai had his people repeatedly farm this ten-man ravine. This reminded Chen Ling of the scenes of constantly farming dungeons for item drops when playing online games in the previous era... Now, under the non-stop struggle of these Law Enforcers, they had already farmed it nine times, collecting a total of ninety portions of Killing Intent.
Among them, the Law Enforcer with the most Killing Intent had about seventeen or eighteen streams, while the one with the least had six or seven streams. It looked like they had farmed a lot, but on average, it was actually the same as the result Chen Ling had achieved farming by himself in a few minutes.
"I can't do it anymore... I really can't."
A Law Enforcer covered in wounds and bruises staggered out of the ravine and slumped to the ground.
The rest of the Law Enforcers were also injured to some degree. Moreover, the continuous five or six hours of combat had almost hollowed out their bodies. Even with the invigorating effect the Killing Intent brought them, their physical strength couldn't hold up, and they collapsed to the ground in exhaustion one after another.
Looking at the crowd lying sprawled on the ground, Yan Xicai's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Pu Wen beside him:
"Brother Pu, it should be about enough now, right?"
"About enough." Pu Wen nodded slightly. "If we drag this out any longer, in case one of them has extraordinary talent and attracts the Way of the Soldier God, then the Killing Intent absorbed on their bodies will be wasted..."
"Good!"
"Also, you must ensure that each of them is subjectively willing to offer up their Killing Intent, otherwise the 【Devour】 character will be ineffective."
"Rest assured about this. I've already arranged everything."
Yan Xicai had finally waited for this moment. He first solemnly placed the Bai Qi Command Tablet aside, and then spoke to the Law Enforcers, "Everyone stand up!"
Seeing this, the crowd had no choice but to drag their exhausted bodies and stand up from the ground, lining up in a row before Yan Xicai.
Pu Wen reached his right hand into his sleeve. In one breath, he took out eight pieces of Xuan Paper and handed them to Yan Xicai. On the Xuan Paper was the same black character:
【Devour】.
"Stick the paper to your palm. When I tell you to move, press your palm against their chests."
"Understood."
Pu Wen formed a hand seal with one hand in front of him. The next moment, the 【Devour】 character in Yan Xicai's palm abruptly twisted, turning into an invisible vortex circulating in the void.
"Go," Pu Wen spoke.
Without a second word, Yan Xicai directly placed his palm on the chest of one of the Law Enforcers. The black Killing Intent was visibly sucked into Yan Xicai's body through the vortex.
Ten or so seconds later, that Law Enforcer's face turned pale. As if his spine had been pulled out, his body became incredibly weak, his legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground paralyzed.