Boom—
Just as Yan Xicai was overjoyed, the ground beneath everyone's feet shook once again.
The gloomy clouds parted, revealing the glow emanating from the foundation of the Soldier's God Path at the handle of the giant sword. A misty stone staircase, resembling a ribbon, descended from the clouds, extending towards some direction.
"Has someone else stepped onto the Soldier's God Path?" Pu Wen asked in surprise, "There are quite a few talented individuals among this batch of enforcers..."
Yan Xicai watched as the second Soldier's God Path owner was born, and his joy was largely dispersed.
Gritting his teeth, he continued,
"Keep going! We'll wait outside this Ten-Man Ravine. Every time the murderous aura projections gather, we'll kill them! I don't believe... with so many of us, we can't forge a Soldier's God Path?"
Yan Xicai led everyone back outside the ravine and waited for a moment before the ten armored soldiers refreshed again.
"Charge!"
Yan Xicai waved his hand, and the other enforcers immediately rushed out. With Pu Wen's coordination, using the word "immobilize," the familiar battle scene was immediately replayed.
It wasn't that Yan Xicai didn't want to change to a ravine with more murderous aura projections, but with just these few people, dealing with ten murderous aura projections was already their limit. If they switched to a Twenty-Man Ravine, this group would probably all be stabbed into a honeycomb, and he would be left as a commander without any subordinates.
Yan Xicai held the Bai Qi token like a treasure and watched as several enforcers repeatedly cleared the Ten-Man Ravine. During this time, two more Soldier's God Paths extended from the foundation...
...
"The Soldier's God Path, the path of the Heavenly Wolf..."
Black-cloaked Lu Xuanming stood in a cleared Fifteen-Man Ravine. As the Soldier's God Path gradually faded away, a trace of light flashed in his eyes.
"Congratulations, Young Master Lu, on stepping onto the Soldier's God Path!" The three enforcers behind him immediately congratulated him.
"It's just the path of the Heavenly Wolf... Nothing to congratulate," Lu Xuanming shook his head. "The Heavenly Wolf path has no weaknesses in any aspect, but it also has no obvious advantages. Among all the Soldier's God Path routes, it can only be ranked as mid-to-upper tier.
Years ago, I rejected the divine favor of the Heavenly Wolf path because I wanted to choose a more powerful path, such as Asura or Judgment...
Unexpectedly, even after entering the Ancient Relic, the result is the same."
"Young Master Lu, don't be modest... Divine favor is something many people seek but cannot obtain. You not only received divine favor but also rejected it once. If Yan Xicai knew this, he would be envious and crazy," one of them said.
"That's right, Young Master Lu. The Heavenly Wolf path is also very good. You only think it's not strong enough because there hasn't been an absolute strong person on this path yet... Since that's the case, why don't you become that strong person yourself?" another added.
"If I could step onto the Soldier's God Path like you, regardless of which path it is, it would be like my ancestors' graves emitting smoke," a third one said enviously.
Several enforcers followed behind Lu Xuanming, their eyes filled with envy.
"Alright, don't follow me. There's still a long time left before the trial ends. Hurry up and find your own places to gather murderous aura... If you can step onto the Soldier's God Path and become an enforcer, come and work under me," Lu Xuanming said.
"Thank you, Young Master Lu!" they replied.
"Aren't you continuing to accumulate murderous aura? I feel like it's quite effective..." one of them asked.
"I also feel that after absorbing this murderous aura, I feel more confident and full of strength," another one added.
Lu Xuanming shook his head, "Gathering murderous aura is just to attract the attention of the Soldier's God Path. Essentially, it's the remnant aura of an ancient battlefield. Absorbing too much of it will affect one's mind... Only fools like Yan Xicai would think that absorbing more is better."
"I see... Where are you going?" they asked.
"To find those Fire Manipulators and try out my Heavenly Wolf," Lu Xuanming said, his eyes slightly narrowed, with a flicker of murderous intent in them.
"Fire Manipulators?" Everyone was startled. "But they all have at least two skills and are at the second stage, while you just got promoted..."
"Below the fourth stage, there isn't much difference between individuals except for the number of skills they possess, and within this ancient tomb, it's impossible for there to be any fourth-stage or higher practitioners; moreover, they are just a group of thieves, whether they steal 'objects' or 'faces', they pose no threat to me..."
"As long as I find a lone Fire Manipulator, I'm confident I can defeat them."
Lu Xuanming, carrying a black blade on his back, walked into the distance, his figure gradually disappearing from everyone's sight.
...
"It's that Qin army lackey! Kill him!!"
This was countless times Chen Yifei had heard this phrase, his ears were practically calloused...although he didn't have ears anymore now.
Even though he had turned into a token, Chen Yifei could still perceive everything around him. He could see that Yan Xicai cherished it greatly, almost to the point of finding a place to worship it.
It had been five or six hours since Yan Xicai ordered people to repeatedly clear this ten-person gully. This reminded Chen Yifei of the scenes from the previous era when he played online games, constantly clearing dungeons to drop items... Now, under the relentless efforts of these enforcers, they had cleared it nine times, collecting a total of ninety portions of murderous aura.
The enforcer with the most murderous aura on him had about seventeen or eighteen, while the one with the least had six or seven. It seemed like a lot, but on average, it was the same as the result Chen Yifei got after clearing it in just a few minutes.
"I can't... I really can't anymore."
An enforcer who was battered and bruised stumbled out of the gully and sat down heavily on the ground.
The other enforcers were also injured, and after fighting continuously for five or six hours, their bodies were almost exhausted. Even with the stimulating effect brought by the murderous aura, their physical strength couldn't support it, and they all collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
Looking at everyone lying on the ground in various positions, Yan Xicai's eyelids twitched. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Pu Wen beside him:
"Pu, is it about time now?"
"Almost." Pu Wen nodded slightly. "If we drag it on further, in case someone among them is exceptionally talented and attracts the attention of the God of War, then the murderous aura they absorbed will be wasted..."
"Good!"
"Also, we need to ensure that each of them is willing to give up their murderous aura subjectively, otherwise, the word 'Absorb' won't work."
"Don't worry, I've already prepared for this."
Yan Xicai had finally waited for this moment. He first solemnly placed the Bai Qi token aside, then spoke to the enforcers, "Stand up!"
Seeing this, everyone had to drag their exhausted bodies and stand up from the ground, lining up in front of Yan Xicai.
Pu Wen reached into his sleeve with his right hand and took out eight sheets of rice paper at once, handing them to Yan Xicai. On the rice paper were the same black characters:
'Absorb'.
"Stick the paper on your palm, and when I tell you to move, stick your palm to their chest."
"Understood."
Pu Wen formed a seal with one hand in front of him. In the next moment, the character 'Absorb' in Yan Xicai's palm suddenly twisted, turning into an invisible vortex swirling in the void.
"Go." Pu Wen spoke.
Without hesitation, Yan Xicai directly placed his palm on the chest of one of the enforcers. The black murderous aura was visibly absorbed into Yan Xicai's body through the vortex.
After more than ten seconds, that enforcer's face turned pale, as if his backbone had been extracted. His body was extremely weak, and his legs gave out, collapsing onto the ground.