"Don't pretend to be dead! Get up, all of you!"
Yan Xicai kicked each of the extremely weak law enforcers, forcing them to rise.
As they were about to leave, a pair of hands suddenly clutched Yan Xicai's leg. He turned around and saw Jian, who was covered in blood.
"Yan, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it just now... You won't really strip me of my law enforcer status, right?"
"Law enforcer?" Yan Xicai sneered and kicked Jian's hands away with one foot.
"I said from the beginning that whoever accumulates the least killing intent will be removed from their position... Do you think you have what it takes to continue being a law enforcer?"
"You're slow at running! And you can't even kill someone!! You're just like your useless father! Both of you are destined to be dogs for others all your lives!"
Yan Xicai didn't even bother to look at him and turned around to walk towards the hill.
The other law enforcers staggered to their feet, looked at Jian sympathetically, and then followed Yan Xicai as he left...
They were all law enforcers promoted by Yan Xicai in Aurora City. Without Yan Xicai, they wouldn't be where they are today. And as long as they helped Yan Xicai ascend to the path of the God of War in the Ancient Relic, even if they couldn't become law enforcers themselves, Yan Xicai could use his power to give them a promising future.
However, Jian had clearly been kicked out by Yan Xicai.
Jian's bloodied palm unconsciously tightened. He looked at Yan Xicai's departing figure, and despair flashed in his eyes... He had been lame since childhood. If it weren't for his father working as a servant in the Yan family for so many years, he wouldn't have been able to become a law enforcer at all. But now, after coming to the Ancient Relic, he had not only been disfigured but also stripped of his law enforcer status... Even if he returned, he would only be a useless person.
"Yan Xicai..." he murmured this name, and the despair in his eyes gradually turned into deep resentment.
He lowered his head slightly, revealing a hideous scarred face in the pool of blood, resembling a demon.
...
"Yan, that Jian is following us again."
One of the law enforcers saw the staggering figure behind them and said to Yan Xicai.
"Ignore him." Yan Xicai scanned his surroundings and saw eight or nine law enforcers gathered in the distance, walking towards them.
"Go, call them over."
Yan Xicai pointed, and someone walked up to those people, said a few words, and then quickly hurried over.
"I am Wang Tao, the team leader of the law enforcers from District One." The lead law enforcer respectfully extended his hand. "What are Yan's instructions?"
Yan Xicai had no intention of shaking his hand and spoke coldly, "Has anyone from your district ascended to the path of the God of War?"
"Yes, one person has."
One of the law enforcers from District One raised their hand.
"Do you want to enter Aurora City?" Yan Xicai got straight to the point.
"Aurora City?" The law enforcer who had ascended to the path of the God of War was taken aback and then overjoyed. "Yes, I do! What are Yan's instructions?"
"The Fire Manipulators are the common enemy of the nine human realms. Today, you come with me to eliminate them, and I will guarantee your entry into Aurora City to become a law enforcer there." Yan Xicai waved his hand, presenting an irresistible temptation to all the law enforcers from the seven districts.
The other law enforcers from District One who hadn't ascended to the path of the God of War had their eyes fixed straight ahead.
It must be known that Aurora City was a dreamlike existence for everyone in the seven districts. Ninety-nine percent of the residents of the seven districts would never get to see the inside of Aurora City and could only hear some orally transmitted descriptions from others. And the law enforcers of Aurora City were vastly different from those of the seven districts.
The law enforcer heard that they were going to kill the Fire Manipulators and felt somewhat conflicted... After all, he wasn't very confident in his own abilities. But when he thought about the opportunity to enter Aurora City, he gritted his teeth and said,
"Okay, I'll go with you!"
"Those who haven't ascended to the path of the God of War can come together. Although you can't enter Aurora City, I will provide you with sufficiently abundant resources..."
Under Yan Xicai's inducement with profit, all the law enforcement officials present chose to follow him. After all, they didn't have the God's Path, so they didn't need to confront those Fire Usurpers directly. They could just skive around the periphery to obtain this unexpected wealth from heaven and gain the favor of the Star Chamber of Commerce, which was undoubtedly very profitable.
After quickly gathering a group of people, Yan Xicai continued to ask, "Have you seen any other law enforcement officials?"
"I saw the law enforcement officials from District Four. They just passed by."
"Let's go!"
"Groups of law enforcement officials with seven or more people are fine, but for those with less than seven, remember to verify their identities," Pu Wen reminded in a timely manner.
At this moment, most of the time had passed since everyone entered the Ancient Trove of the Soldier's Path. Basically, those who could obtain the Soldier's God Path had already done so. The rest were law enforcement officials without much talent. Under Yan Xicai's recruitment, almost everyone would choose to join the expeditionary force.
Of course, there were also law enforcement officials who didn't want to take risks, but when they saw more and more people gathering behind Yan Xicai, after a moment of hesitation, they still chose to join... Humans were inherently good at conforming. When everyone was doing the same thing and they didn't, they would become outliers in everyone's eyes.
In case Yan Xicai and his team successfully suppressed the Fire Usurpers and listed the names after going out, those who didn't join would find their future path difficult.
After a few more hours, Yan Xicai had already assembled an "army" of more than fifty people, five of whom had embarked on the Soldier's God Path and had become first-tier.
With so many people as his enforcers, Yan Xicai's confidence swelled. He turned around and asked Pu Wen, "How much time is left before the Ancient Trove opens?"
"Less than three hours."
"It should be enough," Yan Xicai gritted his teeth. "Send someone out to search. Turn the entire trial venue upside down, but find those Fire Usurpers!"
As several law enforcement officials went to search, Pu Wen's eyes flickered, and he spoke to everyone, "The other party's ability to steal is tricky. Don't attack recklessly later. Listen to me. We..."
...
"Achoo!"
Number 8 suddenly sneezed.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing... It's just that my neck suddenly feels cold."
Number 8 turned his head to look at the fifty-person ravine filled with corpses, and his brows unconsciously furrowed. "This shouldn't be happening... We've accumulated so much murderous aura, but it still hasn't attracted the attention of the Soldier's God Path?"
"Could it be because we have the Thief's God Path on us?"
"No, attracting attention is unrelated to whether we have a god path or not. Only when a god path is near us can they sense the aura of the Thief's God Path on us... Not attracting attention might just be because we're too weak," explained a Fire Usurper.
"...So what should we do? The time for the Ancient Trove is almost up, right?"
Number 8 was about to say something when his brows suddenly furrowed. He turned his head to look at the nearby cliff and saw a law enforcement official glance over here and then turn around and run.
"Have we been discovered?" a Fire Usurper was startled.
"What if we've been discovered? When they see us, they won't even have time to run..."
"That's true."
"Wait." Number 8's eyes slightly narrowed.
"Something seems off..."