Lu Ping'an's Soldier Path was the quintessential Black Knight route.
It was the path where "life is merely ammunition/consumables," extraordinarily cruel yet effective. In short, decisive battles, its power could even surpass the White Knight's by several times.
The only problem was that "ammunition" was not easy to come by.
Intelligent creatures have their own wills, and even under oppressive rule and forced enslavement, there are limits. Generally, Big Cat's solution was "Beast Taming," using an endless army of Magical Beasts as both ammunition and cannon fodder.
Clearly, Lu Ping'an's fifth and sixth tiers were manifestations of this "Path" power.
The "Shadow Wraith Warlord" role emphasized his ability to "dictate" and enforce with its traits. If it were the White Knight path, at the top profession, the titles would usually be neutral terms like "Monarch," "King," or "Lord of XX."