Yao Beier, as a body of shadow, was most suited for cultivating assassination divine abilities.
The first-grade divine ability "Endless Yama Slash" was an assassination divine ability that Yao Beier excelled at.
The speed of its slash was swifter than light, making it the perfect divine ability for assassins who killed in the shadows!
The thin blade carved a cold gleam through the air!
Liang Qiuyi only saw a blur before his eyes, and a large head flew into the air, blood spurting half a meter high from the headless chest cavity.
Liang Qiuyi's last thought before death was, whose head was that flying in the air.
"Oh, it's my head."
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From then on, a head appeared on the east wall of Lunming City.
Because of this head, a strange stench permeated the air of the eastern city wall, and many vultures circled above Liang Qiuyi's head, making it exceptionally conspicuous.
Such incidents had happened countless times in these past few months.
Although Wu Tao's orders were clear, not everyone would obey Wu Tao.
For those who did not comply, all the cultivators of the Ascending Immortal Sect, led by Wu Tao, carried out brutal suppression.
For a time, within a radius of ten thousand miles in Chu Domain, heads rolled, corpses littered the ground, and rivers of blood flowed. Many families were annihilated.
Wu Tao, who was originally just a pawn, did not hesitate in his actions once he became a player on the chessboard, or rather, the wielder of the blade.
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"Damn it, have you heard? The spiritual artifacts and magic treasures in the Ancient Artifact Pavilion have gone up in price again. It costs three or four hundred spirit stones to buy a high-grade spiritual artifact..."
"If this continues, how many years will it take for me to save up for a top-tier spiritual artifact?"
"I heard that several flood dragons have appeared near Moon Bay. Should we go and catch a few? Those beasts contain some dragon blood in their bodies, and they fetch a high price. If we can make this one deal, we can live leisurely for more than a decade."
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Black Blood City, the most prosperous and populous city in Chu Domain.
Jude Tower, a restaurant specializing in entertaining cultivators.
In Black Blood City, cultivators passing by and gathering often chose places like this.
The cultivators who roamed Black Blood City were no ordinary people; ninety-nine percent of them had blood on their hands and were not to be trifled with.
They spoke and acted without the demeanor of cultivators, appearing more like demonic cultivators.
Of course, for such cultivators, if they were lucky enough to survive, their chances of success were much greater than for ordinary cultivators.
Wu Tao himself was an example of this.
"Hey. Have you heard? Our Envoy Wu is going to fight a major battle and is already beginning to recruit externally."
The cultivators who had been discussing amongst themselves in the restaurant suddenly erupted in excitement.
"What? Envoy Wu is going to war with someone?"
"That's right, I received the news too. It's said that Envoy Wu has discovered a ruined small world."
"And that ruined small world is full of treasures, but it's inhabited by remnants of the ancient era. To conserve strength, they are recruiting outsiders to explore it."
"According to them, it's full of treasures. Originally, Envoy Wu wanted to explore it slowly and negotiate gradually, but then the major powers nearby heard the news and also planned to get involved..."
"If they don't act soon, they'll be taking advantage of them by the major powers."
"I heard that this recruitment is open to rogue cultivators, families, and sect disciples alike."
"It's said that even the notorious Envoy Wu will personally lead the charge, and several Nascent Soul stage cultivators will accompany him!"
Suddenly, the entire Jude Tower began to shake violently.
No... it wasn't just Jude Tower, it was the entire Black Blood City.
With a "boom," everyone felt a violent tremor from beneath their feet at that instant.
Of course, this violent tremor did not last long and soon disappeared.
However, many cultivators were alerted and began to walk outside to see what had happened.
Just then, a voice transmitted through divine ability echoed in the ears of all cultivators in Black Blood City.
"I am Nangong Nan, the Grand City Lord of Black Blood City, and Nangong Xing, the Second City Lord of Black Blood City. Today, we hereby transmit the decree of the Envoy: The ancient remnants are occupying the small world, and the Envoy has decided to exterminate the thieves..."
"All cultivators under the jurisdiction of our Chu Domain are welcome to go to that ruined small world and join us in killing the thieves..."
"During the process of killing the enemy, all acquired treasures shall belong to yourselves, and those who perform meritorious service in killing enemies will also receive rewards..."
Upon hearing this, the faces of all the cultivators in Black Blood City instantly turned flushed.
"Ha..."
"Hahahahaha..."
All the cultivators in the entire Black Blood City were stimulated at this moment.
These cultivators who roamed in the darkness, upon hearing the news of the impending war, not only felt no fear but instead had flushed faces.
Their eyes all became like those of hungry wolves, and their auras changed accordingly.
At this moment, they did not seem like humans but like a pack of wolves preparing to go hunting.
The vast majority of cultivators in this city became excited upon hearing the news that war was about to break out.
They craved battle, for battle could bring them everything: resources, status, longevity, and so on.
Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing, standing high in the sky, exchanged glances, and a smile slowly appeared on their lips.
Black Blood City! Black Blood City! City of Darkness and Blood!
In this place, not everyone was a demonic cultivator, but even monks who practiced Buddhist techniques would become filled with murderous intent and bloodlust after staying here for a long time.
Normally, they might have disguised themselves well and shown no obvious signs.
But under certain circumstances, they would immediately reveal their true selves.
This was not because they lacked composure, but an almost instinctive reaction.
"All cultivators of Black Blood City who wish to participate in the war can sign up now. We will all travel to the small world by flying warships!"
After the voices of Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing fell, all the cultivators in Black Blood City became active.
Many cultivators moved and discussed, with surrounding sounds of noisy chatter.
"The war has begun, it's really going to war."
"Hahahaha... my chance to get rich has finally arrived..."
"Yes, after waiting for so many years, we might die if we wait any longer."
"Damn it, I need to sign up quickly. Will there be a limit on the number of participants..."
"Is that true? If that's the case, we might not even get a drop of soup if we're late."
"Quick, let's go."
"Sorry, I'm not a rogue cultivator, I have a family. I need to tell everyone in the family this good news."
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The streets of Black Blood City echoed with excited and fervent voices.
On the streets, in the alleys, many shops, such as pill shops, talisman shops, puppet shops, and artifact refining shops...
Almost every shop was packed with people at this moment. The shop assistants and stewards had extremely excited smiles on their faces, and the shop assistants were extremely busy.
The shopkeepers, looking at the constantly bought goods, smiled so wide their mouths couldn't close.
War, besides bringing death and sorrow, also brought immense wealth.
It could only be said that in war, some cry and some laugh.
"Quick, let's go sign up!"
"The sign-up point for Black Blood City is at the City Lord's Mansion. Let's hurry. With my late Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, I should at least be able to be a captain, leading twenty or so subordinates at night, hahahahaha..."
As a gathering place on the darker side, Black Blood City had a large number of cultivators, at least one hundred thousand.
Now, although not all of these one hundred thousand cultivators would go, more than half of them would.
And in the sky above Black Blood City, fleets of flying warships were circling.
Of course, these flying warships could not compare to the warships of other major powers. These warships had no offensive capabilities, their main purpose being to transport people.
Wu Tao did not truly intend to build such flashy warships, but unfortunately, to build truly formidable warships, one needed a strong foundation.
But a strong foundation required the accumulation of time and could not be achieved overnight.
Even these flying warships, primarily used for transportation, had cost Wu Tao a considerable amount of spirit stones.
Over a dozen flying warships were parked in the sky above Black Blood City, waiting for the cultivators to arrive.
On the other side, on the ground.
In the City Lord's Mansion, the reception point for recruitment had long been set up.
"Fellow Daoists, please come this way!"
Numerous attendants in white robes stood in front of tables laden with ink stones, scrolls, brushes, ink, and chairs.
There were also some cultivators with relatively high cultivation levels sitting on chairs, holding brushes dipped in ink, clearly waiting for the cultivators in line.
Then, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, who could maintain order and was specifically responsible for this matter, stood in the center, intimidating others.
Under the deterrence of this early Nascent Soul stage cultivator, all the cultivators lined up obediently, with no one daring to cut in line or cause trouble.