"Seek resonance, gather murderous intent... Is this the key to attracting the foundation of the Way of the War God?"
Chen Yifei remembered these eight words.
He suddenly recalled that when he was in the courtyard and caught the attention of the Way of the War God, he seemed to be in such a state... Intense hatred occupied his heart. Standing in front of the bone knife, he, who had never killed anyone, used a dagger to dissect the other's body.
The murderous intent within him at that time had slaughtered the entire courtyard before it barely subsided.
However, the difference was that at that time, he was directly granted the divine path by the star representing the Way of the War God in the sky, while this time, those entering the ancient treasury of the Way of the War God were acquiring the divine path from the "foundation" of the ancient treasury. In terms of effect alone, the latter should be inferior to the former.
"Before entering the ancient treasury, there are two rules that you must remember."
"First, all creatures manifested in the ancient treasury of the Way of the War God, you can kill them at will, because they are only projections of ancient murderous intent... But you cannot kill each other. The manifested creatures can be regenerated if they die, but if you die... it's really death."
At this point, he glanced at Yan Xicai and added,
"Of course, if you die in the process of fighting and are killed by the manifested creatures, it counts as an accident... No matter what, you must prioritize your own life."
"Second, after you enter, the ancient treasury will automatically close and will only reopen after 24 hours. During this period, you cannot exit temporarily. Still, if you encounter unexpected situations, prioritize your own life."
"Every year, enforcers are sent to the ancient treasury of the Way of the War God, but only less than one-tenth of them can embark on the Way of the War God... It's not a problem if you can't embark on the Way of the War God, but if you die here, everything is lost."
Every word from the enforcer was a reminder to everyone not to be too aggressive and to minimize unnecessary casualties within the ancient treasury.
At the same time, Chen Yifei also felt a gaze falling on himself...
He turned around and found Yan Xicai, surrounded by many enforcers, sneering at him... The other seven Fire Manipulators also frowned and looked at him, with flickering eyes.
Chen Yifei directly ignored the gazes of these two groups of people. His dark brown coat swayed gently with the wind. He stood at the bow, looking at the gradually approaching ancient treasury of the Way of the War God, calculating something unknown.
Soon, the ship arrived at the bottom of the giant sword in the sky and docked at a massive gateway.
There were no walls, no paths, just that solitary black door standing on the frozen sea. Behind it was endless nothingness...
"We've arrived," said the four-stripe enforcer, glancing at the time.
"Passing through that door will be considered officially entering the ancient treasury of the Way of the War God... The ship will wait for you here after 24 hours."
Everyone looked at each other and came to the edge of the deck on that side. They looked at the black door standing before the void, unsure how to enter for a moment...
Just then, Lu Xuanming, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward. He stepped on the railing, leaped high into the air, and then plunged into the black door, disappearing completely.
Lu Xuanming's decisiveness startled everyone else. Soon, more and more people followed, taking a deep breath before leaping from the ship into the unknown behind the door.
"Chen Yifei, right?" Yan Xicai placed one foot on the railing and sneered at Chen Yifei, "I'll be waiting for you in the ancient treasury..."
After speaking, he also leaped down and disappeared without a trace.
The seven Fire Manipulators followed closely behind.
By the time nearly everyone had gone, only Chen Yifei remained alone on the deck. Under the massive black sword in the sky, his figure seemed as insignificant as an ant.
Three enforcers wearing windbreakers stood behind him.
"Go in," the five-stripe enforcer said slowly, "Even if you choose to withdraw now, once you reach the shore, Yan Xicai will still find a way to kill you... His influence is far greater than you can imagine."
Seeing Chen Yifei hesitating to enter, they thought he was afraid. Anyone with half a brain would know that after entering the ancient treasury, Yan Xicai would definitely unleash all his forces to pursue and kill him.
Entering this ancient treasury was almost a death sentence for him.
After a long silence, Chen Yifei slowly turned his head...
He smiled slightly at the three enforcers.
"Who said I'm withdrawing?"
Leaning back against the railing, he tilted slightly backward, and his body fell lightly off the ship, disappearing into the black door.
[Audience Expectation +3]
[Current Expectation: 77%]
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Chen Yifei's vision was plunged into darkness.
When he opened his eyes again, his feet were standing on a cliff.
The many enforcers who had entered the ancient treasury before him were now standing in front of him, forming an arc, as if waiting for him... They looked at Chen Yifei with a mixture of sighs, pity, schadenfreude, and sympathy.
Anyone who saw the conflict between him and Yan Xicai on the ship knew... Chen Yifei was doomed.
This was the inevitable consequence of provoking Yan Xicai. Ultimately, he was just a newly promoted junior enforcer from the third district. How could he compete with Yan Xicai who held power?
Among them were also enforcers from other major districts. Most of them felt sympathetic towards Chen Yifei. Even if they were in Chen Yifei's place today, their outcome wouldn't be much better...
But they couldn't stand up for Chen Yifei either. The only thing they were relieved about now was that Yan Xicai was targeting Chen Yifei, not them.
Surrounded by everyone, Chen Yifei's expression didn't change at all. He shifted his gaze to look at Number 8 and the others standing at the edge of the group...
The Fire Manipulators' eyes flickered, seemingly not intending to intervene in Chen Yifei's matter, wondering about something.
"You actually dared to come in... Should I say you're arrogant or brave?"
Yan Xicai, surrounded by many enforcers, spoke leisurely. His gaze towards Chen Yifei was cold and fierce.
As he lightly raised his right hand, more than ten Aurora City enforcers behind him simultaneously drew their guns!
More than ten black gun barrels were aimed at Chen Yifei, leaving him no room to dodge... Yan Xicai was determined to kill Chen Yifei here.
The bullets were ready to be fired. Chen Yifei was faced with a dense network of gunfire ahead and an endless abyss behind. He had no way to retreat.
Chen Yifei's hand reached for his waist.
The moment he pulled out his gun, everyone's nerves suddenly tensed. Yan Xicai instinctively grabbed the sacrificial artifact in his pocket. Pu Wen immediately stepped to his side, and the aura of the Way of the Book God quietly emanated. At the same time, all the gun-wielding enforcers instinctively wanted to pull the trigger!
However, in the tense atmosphere, Chen Yifei slowly placed the gun barrel in his mouth.
Chen Yifei smiled.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, and madness appeared in his eyes!
"You think everything will end when I die?"
Under everyone's gaze, he lifted his right fingertip and gently touched his forehead... Like a devout believer, he spoke to the void:
"Usurp the Way of Heaven, seize the universe."
"In the name of the terminal thief god, the 'Silver King'..."
"You will all die here."
Bang——!!
Chen Yifei pulled the trigger.
The instant the bullet pierced his throat, his face flickered and transformed into the appearance of Number 13 Fire Manipulator, whom he had counter-killed, then he fell helplessly into the abyss behind him...
Fire Manipulators: ????