Chapter 144: Bai Qi's Teaching

However, victory arrived more slowly than Mu Yi had imagined.

Mu Yi saw the dawn of victory, Mu Yi A went up, and the dawn of victory vanished!

Clearly, he had already compressed his forces as much as possible and launched pinpoint breakthrough strikes, yet Bai Qi's final defensive line seemed on the verge of collapse, but it never broke.

As the saying goes, one drum of momentum, then decline, then exhaustion.

Even if the Asura warriors lacked morale, Mu Yi possessed it; several times he failed to breach the line, and the impact of his assaults grew weaker each time.

Heart Qi and will, such almost intangible things, truly affect a person's ceiling in war.

Facing successive setbacks, Mu Yi's own heart began to waver.

"It's over!" Accompanied by Bai Qi's proclamation, Mu Yi watched in disbelief as the Asura army's organization was shattered.

The battlefield, which a moment ago still held an advantage, after Bai Qi tore open his formation, saw his entire army suddenly lose command and combat effectiveness; the formation remained, but its empowerment and organization were gone.

Bai Qi follows the Divine Will System, centering on the divine and supplementing with vital energy.

He still doesn't understand why, at the final moment, he suddenly lost his combat power.

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Qi continued.

"The path you walk is the path of divine cultivation; within the Divine Will System you have a certain innate advantage. If you have no clue about the road ahead, you can try in this direction!"

"Did you deliberately lure me into a counterattack?"

"Did you not give your all before? Or what?" Mu Yi was somewhat puzzled.

Bai Qi said calmly that Mu Yi's defensive counterattack was indeed good; the fleeting flaw in his command was half‑preemptively seized by Mu Yi, which deserves praise.

"But in the Divine Will System, without Cloud Energy, strengthening oneself below a certain level is almost as if there is none!"

"At the final moment, all the Asura warriors malfunctioned collectively. What did I do wrong?" Mu Yi asked gravely.

Mu Yi didn't understand; he had defended successfully, seized the chance for a decisive counterattack, yet why was he surrounded by a force almost equal in size by Bai Qi?

"Not entirely; the flaw you seized did exist, but you didn't tear it open to make it fatal."

Bai Qi explained calmly.

He had once mocked Zhao Kuo's theoretical tactics and was annihilated by Bai Qi, but didn't expect his own command to be no different from Zhao Kuo's.

Having lost empowerment and organization, the Asura army's Elite Talent vanished in that instant.

Mu Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded; indeed he relied on the Yuan Yang Formation to use Cloud Energy, which is the command method that yields his best results.

The overall combat power plummeted like a diver into a bottomless pit, while the army commanded by Bai Qi surrounded and strangled them methodically.

"Vital energy, spirit, and Qi each represent a system; the one you use now leans toward a Qi‑based Cloud Energy system, overly convoluted. Its core is to mix will with the heavens‑and‑earth's vital energy to gain power and raise the ceiling."

"It's not your problem, it's the system's problem!" Bai Qi shook his head.

"A Qi‑dominant system contains many drawbacks, and the way to remedy them is the path you must walk."

"The system I just used is the pure‑will Divine System; cutting off your connection isn't particularly difficult. With a sufficiently massive will and large‑scale interference, the so‑called Elite Talent is actually very fragile!"

On the battlefield of direct confrontation, Bai Qi nonetheless forced a complete encirclement and annihilation; Mu Yi for the first time clearly felt how vast the command gap between them was.

Mu Yi is no longer the clueless novice about Military Strategy; after three years of study, he has gained a solid understanding of many aspects of the art of war.

He actually comprehends the three paths Bai Qi mentioned; the large‑scale will interference Bai Qi finally unleashed indeed stripped his army of strength, leaving it a tangled mess.

But that doesn't mean the Divine Will System is flawless; a book by a War God mentions its shortcomings.

Calling it a flaw is not quite right; it's just that the threshold is high, hard to enter and master, a level beyond the Qi system.

"For others this is indeed the case, but not for you!" Bai Qi nodded, acknowledging Mu Yi's point, then shifted tone and began a detailed explanation.

"The Divine Will System provides almost no direct empowerment to the troops themselves, but it generates a massive will and decisive conviction to create an Independent Belief Zone, essentially akin to entering a different world!"

"The existence of an Independent Belief Zone, while stripping and suppressing the opponent, grants the own legion tremendous empowerment within that zone."

This is why the Divine Will System is hardest to enter; you must first have a solid foundation—either a record of countless victories or an extraordinary talent—only then can you meet its prerequisites.

If the ordinary world is indifferent to humanity, then the world Bai Qi created naturally caters to his every whim.

And the Independent Belief Zone is akin to that; since this world cannot achieve it, I can create a world that can.

Thus the enemy would be fighting a legion of troops with a protagonist aura, and the difficulty would skyrocket to hellish levels.

Mu Yi just fell for this as well; after entering the Independent Belief Zone, many aspects of the Cloud Energy system lost their foundation.

Even the use of battle formations now demands harsh conditions; relying on the self‑empowered Cloud Energy system, faced with a world that constantly hinders, it inevitably collapses on the spot.

For Bai Qi, any opponent below a certain level can be slaughtered en masse, which is why he is hailed as a famed General Crusher.

When encountering this tactic for the first time, if one's own ability isn't strong enough, Bai Qi can easily shape it as he wishes.

The reason Bai Qi urged Mu Yi onto this path is simple: Mu Yi has already taken the first step; changing worlds is hard for others, but easy for Mu Yi.

The Six Paths Reincarnation Barrier is almost equivalent to an Independent Belief Zone, and what Mu Yi now needs to do is link his troops' belief with the Reincarnation Barrier, thereby completing the first step of the Divine Will System.

From a certain perspective, completing this step essentially grants the qualification of an advanced War God.

"The Independent Belief Zone isn't invincible; I understand the world‑changing method, but if the Barrier is broken and the original world's power seeps in, in a contest the original world's power will certainly surpass that of the Independent Belief Zone."

Mu Yi did not blindly believe Bai Qi's words; instead, based on his own knowledge, he calmly analyzed.

There are indeed ruthless individuals who can stand against an entire world, but they are certainly not someone like Mu Yi; his Barrier is solid, yet far from invincible—Bai Qi previously demonstrated a hand‑torn Barrier.

"Hehehe, there is no invincible force in this world unless the opponent is the ruler of the world; otherwise you all merely return to the same starting line!"

Bai Qi did not refute Mu Yi's analysis; this is why, beneath a War God, he can slaughter at will, his speed and efficiency ranking among the top two of all War Gods.

But once one ascends above a War God, even he, who appears stronger than others, is merely on par with other War Gods; in real combat, it still depends on one's power, a bit of luck, and battlefield mindset.

Because those who rise above a War God possess the ability Mu Yi described: within the Independent Belief Zone, they can draw in the forces of heaven and earth.

As for the dominion of heaven and earth, they have no good solution; after all, the entire world equates to the opponent's domain, and unless an equal counterpart confronts them, fighting on foreign ground is destined to be disadvantageous.

This is why assaulting a vast world is difficult; when attacking such a world, the primary challenge is not the strong individuals within, but the world's overall opposition.

Once blacklisted, within that world you would likely face a Death God‑like scenario—meteors falling, volcanoes erupting, raging storms are trivial, plus direct heavenly tribulations, expulsion beyond the boundary, and so on.

The world into which Confucius reincarnated was simultaneously under invasion by another vast world, and also because Confucius deliberately relinquished his power to be reborn there.

"Can will‑type talents paired with this system produce even stronger effects?" Mu Yi respectfully asked, having, under Bai Qi's reminder, grasped what he must do next.

The youngster is teachable! Bai Qi nodded satisfactorily.

Although everyone has their own path to walk, the point of predecessors existing is to let successors take fewer detours, avoid evil paths, and walk their own path more firmly.

Focus on building your foundation; although these things are important, any expert you meet in the future will have them, and then it will still come down to foundation!

Bai Qi saw Mu Yi lost in thought, and casually tapped him again.

"Still need to build the foundation?" Mu Yi felt his head go dizzy for a moment.

"You don't think finishing the book means you've built a foundation, do you?" Bai Qi looked at Mu Yi with a half-smile.

"How does one consider the foundation solid?" Mu Yi asked, steeling himself.

"Hmm..." Bai Qi pondered for a moment; this thing indeed has no fixed standard, and the required standard differs for different people.

Basically, don't rely on you!

After pondering, Bai Qi gave a standard.

Mu Yi's mouth twitched; if he remembered correctly, to reach this standard he at least needed to reach the so-called Quasi-Military God Level.

Mu Yi felt like cursing; if that were the requirement, he's still at the mountain's base—basic qualification is hopelessly far off.

So remember, first solidify the foundation; only when your foundation qualifies do other aspects have value to make up for! Bai Qi said earnestly.

Your fortune is excellent; the few advanced military formations you've learned have great potential for development; focus on foundation study, and your future path will be smoother!

I will!

Mu Yi nodded, knowing Bai Qi's words were surely sincere advice, so he did not resist.

Well, Iron-blooded Slaughter is the Elite Talent I created years ago; here are my years of refinements on it—work hard!

Bai Qi spoke, extending a finger to touch Mu Yi's forehead, once again dragging him into a crimson world.

Unlike the first time he received the talent inheritance, this time Mu Yi was not restricted in movement, and before him appeared a vast sea of blood, from which countless hulking monsters stepped out, staring fixedly at Mu Yi.

Slaughter, and everything will blossom in slaughter! Bai Qi's voice entered Mu Yi's ears.

I've got a belly full of anger!

Mu Yi watched the blood-red monsters approaching; the repressed irritation and anger in his heart surged forth, and scarlet armor instantly covered him.

Come! Let's have a good slaughter!

Mu Yi, like an Asura, began to slaughter amidst the sea of blood with countless blood-red monsters.

Bai Qi looked at Mu Yi, whose whole body radiated blood light, nodded satisfied; Mu Yi was indeed the most suitable to inherit his legacy, and he looked forward to Mu Yi's future achievements.

……

Mu Yi also didn't know when he had returned to the main world; the last memory in his mind lingered in endless slaughter.

Bai Qi is not good at theoretical teaching, so he used combat circumstances to infuse all his later thoughts and insights on Iron-blooded Slaughter into the sea of blood, letting Mu Yi slaughter there and gradually grasp these contents.

And Mu Yi did not disappoint his expectations; he solidly absorbed these, then while unconscious was transmitted by the Zongwang back to the main world.

After this trip, for Mu Yi, the gains could no longer be described as abundant.

One could almost say he was reborn; he is now truly a disciple of the Military Strategist.

When Mu Yi opened his eyes, Chu Yi was lying beside him; seeing Mu Yi awake, Chu Yi happily pounced onto him.

I'm back! Mu Yi sighed briefly, expressing his vicissitudes.

Chu Yi tilted his head, not knowing what had happened to Mu Yi; in his time, Mu Yi had merely disappeared for a few days.

However, in Mu Yi's time, it had already been three years since he last saw Chu Yi.

Leaning on Chu Yi, flashing friend notifications caught Mu Yi's attention.

There was nothing particularly needing attention, just that Gui Naifen and company invited Mu Yi to an expedition, and the Princess Liliana Brenda invited him to be a guest.

After simply replying to the friend's message, Mu Yi opened his Zongwang Panel; his assembly reward had not yet been redeemed, and he didn't know what it could be exchanged for.