Chapter 1543: Sword and Death Battle

Sword and Death Battle

Relying on a piece of driftwood, Jian Changsheng successfully boarded the ground around that giant sword.

He once again looked up at that black giant sword that propped up the heaven and earth, and couldn't help asking in his heart:

"Bai... Master, why is this Ancient Vault of the Military Path in the shape of a sword?"

A moment later, Bai Qi's voice sounded from his mind:

"It is not a sword shape, it is a sword."

Jian Changsheng froze, "Ah?"

"The Ancient Vault of the Military Path is the carrier of human slaughter, and also the incarnation of all weapons in history. It naturally won't be as peaceful and gentle as other Ancient Vaults... The Killing Intent filling its interior will make it also become a deadly weapon."

When Jian Changsheng first saw the Ancient Vault of the Military Path, he only thought its appearance was unique. He didn't expect this thing to actually be a real sword... What kind of existence would it take to be able to hold an Ancient Vault in hand and swing it to kill people?

"Although it is a sword, it doesn't mean it can be used... The carrier of all human slaughter thus far, even a Demigod of the Path of the Soldier wouldn't be able to pick it up."

"Oh..."

Jian Changsheng was somewhat regretful.

Just now when Bai Qi said this was a sword, Jian Changsheng couldn't help but fantasize a bit: what if one day he could pull out this sword, how awesome would that be? One slash down, it would probably be able to directly chop off a Human Domain, right?

Jian Changsheng stepped on the black ground of the military path and slowly approached below that sword.

The Ancient Vault of the Military Path did not execute ants. When he came last time, Jian Changsheng felt almost nothing; after all, he couldn't sense any military path aura at that time... But now it was different.

It wasn't that Jian Changsheng had never experienced that feeling of abundant and violently tyrannical Killing Intent, but even when he massacred in all directions in the Hanging Jade Domain, the Killing Intent in his body was still a drop in the ocean compared to the vast Killing Intent of the entire Ancient Vault of the Military Path.

He was now at the 7th Rank, yet walking amidst the Ancient Vault of the Military Path, the churning Killing Intent was so oppressive it almost suffocated him!

"What exactly is the method of bringing in external Killing Intent that you spoke of?" Jian Changsheng finally asked.

Bai Qi was silent for a moment, and slowly spat out two words:

"Death Battle."

"...Death Battle??"

"Let opponents with stronger Killing Intent than you break your skin and cut your flesh. As their tyrannical Killing Intent pours into your body, while ravaging your body, it will also Reshape your flesh and blood... This is the 'baptism' of Killing Intent," Bai Qi spoke calmly.

"The Path of the Soldier is different from other Divine Pathways. Other Divine Pathways emphasize so-called natural talent, but the Path of the Soldier has left an opening for 'Diligence Compensates for Dullness'."

"Even if your natural talent is insufficient, as long as you can survive time and time again from the slaughter of blood and blades, you can become stronger bit by bit... Geniuses might gain enlightenment from a single battle and see rapid growth in strength. But even a fool, after being beaten a hundred or a thousand times, will know which posture is more suitable for defense."

"You, right now, are going to be that 'fool'."

"Of course, Death Battle means a battle to the death. Only by putting yourself in a deadly situation can you fight out a sliver of hope. Once even the slightest error appears in this process, you will truly die."

Bai Qi's method was simple and crude to the extreme. This was equivalent to using his own life to gamble on his Path of the Soldier talent battle by battle... In this instant, Jian Changsheng also doubted whether Bai Qi actually had no method to break through to high Ranks at all, and thus wanted him to just die here. After all, whether he lived or died, when the next world came, Bai Qi could still obtain his body.

But Jian Changsheng had already made mental preparations long ago. Therefore, even if Bai Qi's method was this crazy, he still took a deep breath:

"Where should I start?"

"With your current strength, you can just barely handle a thousand-man pit. But there is still a considerable gap from a ten-thousand-man pit, not to mention a hundred-thousand-man pit... Let's start with the thousand-man pit," Bai Qi's voice didn't have the slightest emotional fluctuation.

"Two thousand Death Battles in a thousand-man pit, one thousand five hundred Death Battles in a ten-thousand-man pit, plus one hundred Death Battles in a hundred-thousand-man pit... Totaling three thousand six hundred Death Battles."

"As long as you can survive..."

"You will be able to step into the 8th Rank, and even... have hope of becoming a Demigod of the military path."

Jian Changsheng's fists clenched tightly.

No wonder Bai Qi wanted him to return to the Ancient Vault of the Military Path. Besides here, where else would there be so many enemies available for his "Death Battles"? This place carried all the battlefields of humanity from ancient times to the present. As long as Jian Changsheng wanted, he could pick enemies of any strength he desired here...

Only slaughter could achieve slaughter.

It was just these three thousand six hundred battles...

Jian Changsheng took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled it...

His gaze looked toward a thousand-man pit battlefield not far away. His hand reached behind him. As he grabbed that illusory sword hilt, ancient Killing Intent frantically converged on him, interweaving into a suit of armor with a chilling Killing Intent.

Black ribbons danced in the air behind him. With a "clangg", Jian Changsheng drew his sword, and his whole person jumped into that crowded battlefield of a thousand without hesitation...

At the same time he stepped in, the figures in that battlefield turned their heads simultaneously, and streams of vigorous Path of the Soldier auras shot up into the sky!

"Kill!!"

They and Jian Changsheng shouted loudly at the same time, charging toward each other like arrows released from a bowstring!

Jian Changsheng's first Death Battle commenced just like this.

...

The obsidian staircase gradually receded beneath Chen Ling's feet.

As Chen Ling stepped onto the land of the Eternal Domain, the clouds and mist dispersed, and a bright, pure starry sky entered his sight.

The Eternal Domain had already ascended above the clouds. Without the obstruction of the thick clouds and the mist of the Gray World, the shining stars were clearly visible. Ever since arriving in this era, Chen Ling had never been this close to the starry sky.

And at this time, even brighter than the stars was the city with row upon row of buildings before his eyes.

The loss of electricity didn't plunge the night of the Eternal Domain into pitch darkness. Countless white flames dotted every corner of the streets and buildings. It was unknown what material burned to produce these flames, but each one was as bright and dazzling as an electric light. Moreover, the burning speed was extremely slow; even if they burned all night, they wouldn't extinguish.

At the same time, all the buildings here seemed to be mixed with materials that had excellent reflectivity. The glazed outer walls reflected the light of the white flames, transforming them into various crystal-clear and exquisite colors...

The night was as bright as day, flowing with brilliant colors. In this era of civilizational regression, above the sky... there actually appeared such a magnificent Night City.

Chen Ling was stunned. He had thought the Eternal Domain would be different from other domains, but he didn't expect the gap to be this large. Compared to here, the three major domains on the ground were simply like the primitive men of the Scarlet Heaven Cult.

The Lord of Wuji stood beside him. As he looked at this city before his eyes that he had exhausted his heart's blood to build, the indifference in his eyes gradually melted away, and a faint smile surfaced.

"Welcome to the Eternal Domain."