Death Warriors' Resolve

"I am a Death Warrior, a Death Warrior of the Ascend to Immortality realm."

Gan Fan felt that he had already died at the age of six in that wilderness, torn apart by wandering beasts and becoming a lonely wandering soul.

It was his master who gave him a way to live, gave his family a way to live, and gave him the opportunity to cultivate Immortality and live for several hundred more years.

Now, this was his last mission. After completing it, he could disappear without a trace, never return to the Human Domain, and find a place to comprehend the realm of Immortals with his remaining years.

But this time, the task wasn't to kill someone, but...

"Gan Fan, beyond this barrier is the Women's Country. All the inhabitants are women, and only one or two are above the Ascend to Immortality realm."

The cloaked master transmitted his voice, instructing:

"Your mission this time is to infiltrate the Women's Country. In a few days, Ji Mo, the young son of the Ji family from the Human Domain, will arrive. You will do this, and then that."

Discredit the Ji family's young son?

Why not just kill him with a single sword strike?

Although the Nascent Soul realm was not weak among cultivators who had not yet become Immortals, for Gan Fan, killing him was effortless.

But this was his master's mission, and Gan Fan agreed without asking why.

Gan Fan didn't know who his master worked for, but after serving his master for so many years, he vaguely felt that he was working for a powerful family.

Cultivators like him, whose souls were bound by layers of shackles and whose cultivation could not break free from restraint, were the 'Death Warriors' raised by great families.

Originally, the plan was proceeding smoothly.

On the night Ji Mo and Ling Xiaolan arrived at the Women's Country, Gan Fan infiltrated the National Teacher's mansion. He was cautious, fearing he would be killed by a single slap from the National Teacher. But after sneaking into the banquet, he suddenly realized...

Although the National Teacher's Spiritual Sense was strong, he could kill her without needing the thirteenth move.

Another poor soul.

She only prayed to gods for Spiritual Sense power, not understanding how to cultivate herself and attain eternal life.

Gan Fan used the Soul-Bewildering Pill he carried, along with a bit of vocal mimicry—imitating a woman's voice—to lure Ji Mo out of the National Teacher's mansion. While his soul was muddled, he knocked him out, carried him away, and sealed his Nascent Soul.

What happened next was slightly beyond Gan Fan's expectations.

His master had formulated the plan in great detail, which made Gan Fan, who had spent his life cultivating, honing techniques, and fighting for others, a little unaccustomed.

[Spend the night with multiple women from the Women's Country in a short period.]

These mortal women, and his half-Immortal body, he...

Never mind. As a Death Warrior, he had no right to pick and choose his missions. To complete his master's orders, Gan Fan actively defiled his half-Immortal body.

Goodbye, Pure Yang Immortal Body!

He entered the room of the first woman. Not only did she not resist, but she was also very proactive.

When he walked out, he felt refreshed, light on his feet, as if reborn, and had opened a new door to the world.

Then, the second house, the third house...

He was like a general, high-spirited and proud, wielding his brush with vigor, traversing the land, and repeating his old tricks; then he was like a warrior preparing for battle, a hero returning, standing ready, always vigilant, and severely wounded; then he suddenly heard the sound of a wooden fish, as if weary of worldly strife, his sword old and blunt, his strength failing, letting his horse return to the fields, planting beans in the southern mountains, with the setting sun leisurely accompanying the distant mountains.

Never having felt fear, not understanding what fear was, Gan Fan... his legs went weak that night.

He gritted his teeth and persisted, changing his makeup and disguising himself as a woman. When Ji Mo was being reprimanded by the National Teacher of the Women's Country, he shouted in a high-pitched voice from the crowd:

"Beat him to death!"

The people of the Women's Country were enraged and dragged Ji Mo to the city wall.

Everything was perfect.

Gan Fan, having recovered his spirits, completed the final step of the plan—recording the scene of Ji Mo being hung on the city wall, covered in vegetable leaves, using a magic tool, and placing the magic tool at a specific location on the border.

Gan Fan went and did it, successfully completing the final step of the mission.

Without receiving further instructions, as he saw the capital of the Women's Country again from the clouds, a fire ignited in his eyes, and his Dao heart felt a flicker of abnormality.

Why couldn't he live a different kind of life?

At this moment!

It was at this moment that a Divine Envoy from the Northern Plains suddenly appeared!

With a few words, he saved Ji Mo, completely disrupting his master's plan, and was even treated as an honored guest by the Women's Country, flirting with the contemporary Saintess of the Heavenly Origin Mystic Maiden Sect!

This was his country, his future paradise!

Gan Fan's rationality told him not to provoke this Northern Plains Divine Envoy, as it would lead to complications.

The Northern Plains was the most powerful human domain outside the Human Domain, and it was quite famous in the Human Domain. They possessed the Star Invocation Technique, and the Great Moon Sacrifice of the Star Invocation Technique was widely believed to possess the combat power of the Immortal realm.

He hid his figure in the clouds, wanting to quietly wait for these people to leave the Women's Country, but...

An inexplicable anger always rose in his heart. The thought of that Divine Envoy sitting in a magnificent carriage, receiving everyone's bows, the entire country blooming like a peony, but specifically for this Divine Envoy!

Kill him and frame Ji Mo.

Kill him and frame Ji Mo!

Wouldn't that allow him to better complete the mission his master had assigned?

The master behind my master might fear the forces behind Ji Mo, but the Northern Plains are full of brutes. Who knows, they might even be able to heavily injure the Ji family.

And then, with such merit, I'll be able to live a carefree life in the Women's Country, become the shared property of all the women there, and be the only one in the Women's Country...

Supreme Immortal!

Gan Fan didn't overthink it or hesitate. The moment his thoughts aligned, he took to the sky and arrived above the National Teacher's mansion. His gaze locked onto the residence of the Northern Plains Divine Envoy, which he had previously scouted.

Ambush him, and he's dead for sure!

First, I'll imitate Ji Mo's voice and call out to lure him to the door:

"Brother Bear, are you resting?"

He's here.

This Divine Envoy would never have imagined that I would appear in this corner at this moment!

Didn't expect this, you poor soul, hahaha! I, Gan Fan, didn't expect it either!

Only by doing this can I achieve surprise, leave no trace, and catch the enemy completely off guard!

Ji Mo must be good with a sword, alright then...

Sword Embodiment of a Thousand Spirits, Calamity and Fortune Arise!

With a flick of his long sword, he unleashed thousands of sword qi, shooting towards the figure behind the wooden door!

At this distance, the opponent wouldn't possibly dodge my fifty percent strength... sword...

He dodged!

Gan Fan's sinister grin froze. He saw the young man he intended to kill rapidly retreating, while two fist-sized spherical magic tools unleashed a brilliant, cold light!

A vast wave of Star Power surged towards him, like a landslide or tsunami, pushing him backward!

Then, a ten-foot-long ice shard shot towards him. Gan Fan's eyes blazed with ferocity. A hint of annoyance flickered across his cold, sinister face as he slashed his immortal sword, which had drunk the blood of countless beings, forward, releasing dozens of sharp sword qi.

Each sword qi was like a silken ribbon, its layers shaking heaven and earth.

Wings spread from the back of the Northern Plains Divine Envoy, allowing him to dodge and weave through the second move that was meant to be a killing blow.

The entire wooden building looked like a sandcastle on the verge of collapse!

Just then!

Gan Fan's spiritual consciousness leaped wildly. He caught sight of a blooming lotus flower at the edge of his vision. The lotus unfurled layer by layer, and a figure had already appeared behind him, pointing several swords at him.

Without time to think, Gan Fan spun around, unleashing dozens of dark lights from his sleeve. He also saw who the attacker behind him was.

She was in the air, a hundred feet away, dressed in white, her veil like snow. It was Ling Xiaolan, who was in the Leaping God Realm!

Clang, clang, clang!

Sword qi clashed, sword shadows collided, and Gan Fan was forced to retreat repeatedly, blood spurting from his shoulders and arms.

Gan Fan's heart trembled. Wasn't Ling Xiaolan a cultivator in the Leaping God Realm? Wasn't her cultivation a whole major realm lower than his, making it difficult for her to harm him?

Looking at Ling Xiaolan... her right foot tapped, her left foot curled up, her long hair fluttered behind her, and seven lotus flowers danced around her. She was breathtakingly beautiful, but beneath such beauty lay boundless killing intent...

Gan Fan gritted his teeth. At this moment, he had no confidence in being able to defeat this woman head-on. His figure immediately prepared to flee into the sky.

"The Goddess once said, the world has its boundaries!"

A loud shout suddenly came from the ground. Gan Fan looked down and saw the National Teacher, with her heaving bosom, deep sins, and revealing attire, who couldn't even withstand his thirteenth sword, raising a beautiful short staff.

A powerful spiritual sense fluctuation spread outwards with the National Teacher at its center!

Gan Fan... Clang! His upward-charging figure slammed into an invisible wall.

Just then, a graceful figure suddenly appeared behind the National Teacher. She raised both hands to her sides as if grasping something, and pulled her right hand back like drawing a bow. Light condensed in her palm, forming a bow of light and shadow.

Gan Fan had never seen this person who suddenly appeared before, but he remembered her beautiful figure at first glance.

The bowstring vibrated!

Gan Fan's vision went black. Before he could react, his Nascent Soul suddenly weakened, as if he had been hit hard on the back of the head with a fist before he had even begun cultivating.

Ling Xiaolan had already arrived, lotus flowers blooming, and blood spurted from Gan Fan's body!

This, this is a trap!

There were probably only a few people in the entire Women's Country stronger than him, and the ones who could pose a threat to him had all laid an ambush here!

And they even hid in cabinets and under beds!

Gan Fan bit his tongue fiercely. Several secret patterns lit up on his back, and he suddenly shifted dozens of feet to the side, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

A giant disc appeared above his head. The disc was made of interlocking rings, each rotating at a different speed. Within it lay the principles of the stars.

'There was a deity in the Women's Country called 'Goddess', who later disappeared.'

This was the power of the deity that the National Teacher had borrowed!

The sky route was blocked, so he had to find another way!

Gan Fan's gaze caught sight of Ji Mo also ascending into the sky, rushing towards this place in a furious manner. And in Ji Mo's hand were several immortal treasures!

He roared, enduring the injuries all over his body, and unleashed streams of light, hurling the magic tools hidden in his sleeves towards Ling Xiaolan. He then circled halfway around, unexpectedly dropping rapidly, and slammed a palm down towards the Northern Plains Divine Envoy!

"Let's grab the weakest one, hold him hostage, and then escape!"

"Brother Xiong!"

Ling Xiaolan indeed cried out in alarm, and the National Teacher, along with the beautiful, unfamiliar female Immortal, both looked at the Northern Plains Divine Envoy with panic.

"Die!"

"But only after I use you to escape with my life."

Suddenly, Gan Fan's pupils constricted violently, his heart pounding with a dire warning!

Careless, no way to dodge!

Gan Fan could only instinctively unleash all his Immortal power around him, manifesting a phantom of a giant python dozens of feet long, its maw opening to bite the man on the ground!

The Northern Plains Divine Envoy... suddenly lowered his stance.

He uttered a series of strange syllables, and the three large Crystal Balls floating around him flared with light; those strange syllables were due to chanting words too rapidly, and the Crystal Balls' purpose was to amplify Spiritual Sense!

The wooden planks on the ground shattered, revealing the shining six-pointed star beneath. Boundless Star Power converged from the ground, and a silver-white dragon head solidified, letting out a heaven-shaking roar at the giant python charging from above!

The Divine Envoy leaped up, positioning himself at the center of the silver dragon's forehead.

The Star Dragon then burst from the earth, its body appearing almost transparent, revealing the shadows of the constellations within. Its mouth opened, and it actually swallowed the charging giant python in one gulp, then shot towards the sky, crashing into that circular disk...

When the starlight exploded and dissipated, Gan Fan felt his neck being gripped, and a powerful Spiritual Sense assaulted his already heavily wounded Nascent Soul. His Nascent Soul had shattered, and his Golden Core had exploded.

"Tsk, the Star Invocation Technique's power drops so much when it leaves the Northern Plains... but this Ascend to Immortality realm seems even weaker."

Gan Fan heard the person's muttering and could barely make out the face of this Northern Plains Divine Envoy.

The other person mumbled, "This Ascend to Immortality realm, is it just piled up with pills?"

"You! You..."

Ling Xiaolan flew over from the side, "Brother Xiong! Leave his soul behind for interrogation!"

"No need. The Star Invocation Technique has a spell that allows one to view the memories of the past few months by burning the residual souls of living beings."

This was the last thing Gan Fan heard before he felt like he was falling into endless darkness.

Memories... view memories... wouldn't that mean everything that happened that night would be revealed to them...

'Is this what men are like? Nothing special. Sorry for scratching you, I was too nervous before.'

'Is it over? Didn't it just... this, why do you look so dejected? Is there anything I need to do for you?'

'Don't be sad, you've already tried your best. So this is the marital ritual of the Human Domain, it was quite quick.'

"Ah!"

Gan Fan's eyes suddenly snapped open, a layer of fire igniting on his forehead, scaring Wu Wang into throwing his mangled body away.

Ling Xiaolan frowned, "He actually self-immolated his last Nascent Soul."

"He's probably a Death Warrior."

Wu Wang shook his head and looked at the Country Lord and National Teacher who were about to sneak away below, then said loudly, "It's the Country Lord's brilliant foresight to know someone would attack tonight and set an ambush here early. Thank you, Country Lord and National Teacher, for saving me!"

The Country Lord of the Women's Country looked up at Wu Wang, then couldn't help but chuckle, raising her hand and shaking it vigorously.

"Come to the palace to find me when it's dawn!"

Wu Wang smiled and agreed, slowly descending from the air. Ji Mo, who arrived half a step late, could only examine the corpses now, doing the work of a coroner.