Ye Chen immediately headed in the direction indicated by Shen Zhan's residual soul.

Soon after, he discovered a completely black token amidst a pile of scattered stones.

On the front of the token, the words "True Martial" were engraved, while the back read "Black Armor Army Shen Zhan."

The entire token appeared ordinary, yet it felt extremely sturdy to the touch!

Ye Chen attempted to probe it with his spiritual power, and an eerie scene unfolded.

The token was clearly in his hand, yet his spiritual power passed straight through it, as if this token did not exist under spiritual examination.

No wonder the token fell at this spot, unnoticed by the powerhouse members of the Great Zhou Dynasty Martial Arts Academy.

Ye Chen held the True Martial Token and looked at Shen Zhan's residual soul, asking, "General Shen, what should I do next?"

Shen Zhan's residual soul reached out with his illusory hand, yet his hand passed directly through the token.

"General Shen, let me help you," Ye Chen offered.

"Okay," Shen Zhan's phantom hands formed a mysteriously intricate hand seal and said, "Use this method... to activate the token's power and command the assembly of myriad armies!"

Ye Chen, using the Martial Arts True Eye, understood the profundity of Shen Zhan's hand seal, then attempted to replicate it. Although it was a bit slow, he succeeded, infusing the power of the hand seal into the True Martial Token.

The next moment.

From within the black True Martial, a deep glow swept forth.

Ye Chen was momentarily stunned.

He immediately noticed that several corpses were swiftly charging toward him from not far away.

The corpses rushed near Ye Chen and then halted, having long since lost consciousness, leaving only their obsessions, one of which was the call of the True Martial Token!

According to Luo Qingyi, Shen Zhan's residual soul had existed for around three thousand years.

These corpses, too, had been waiting for the call of the True Martial Token for three thousand years!

Shen Zhan's residual soul experienced intense fluctuations as he looked at the corpses before him.

Ye Chen could feel Shen Zhan's emotional pain...

Previously, Shen Zhan's residual soul drifted aimlessly in this fragmented space of the ancient battlefield. If not for Luo Qingyi helping him stabilize his state slightly, and Ye Chen's Invincible Sword stance awakening some of his spirit, he wouldn't have known anything.

Thus, when Shen Zhan's residual soul regained some clarity within the Sword Tomb, he expressed a desire to see his brothers...

Now, he saw them.

His brothers had all turned into decaying bodies with mere obsessions.

He was utterly heartbroken!

More and more corpses gathered at this place, forming rows upon rows.

Even though most corpses had incomplete bodies.

Yet the aura of menace persisted!

Their backs were ramrod straight, without the slightest bend!

Shen Zhan's residual soul stood before his brothers, using all his remaining strength, he cried out, "Brothers, I, Shen Zhan, am sorry to you all!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

Strong, resonant voices emanated from the mouths of the corpses.

Initially, the sound was scattered and sparse.

As more corpses spoke, the sound grew more uniform and unified.

Ye Chen looked out and saw the number of corpses was about over five hundred.

"Blood stains the sky, fearless and unyielding!"

"Bones pave the way, never retreat even in death!"

"True Martial Hall, Black Armor Army, undaunted, unyielding, stand! Fight! Fight!"

The sound was loud, stirring the heart!

Shen Zhan's residual soul was nearly dissipated at this point, yet he had many things he wished to do.

For example, organizing troops.

Calling out each brother's name, hearing their loud responses!

However, he ran out of time.

"Help me bury them..."

Shen Zhan's residual soul looked at Ye Chen and said, "Help me return the True Martial Token to the True Martial Hall, tell them the Black Armor Army's Shen Zhan did not betray, a traitor exists among the seven Grand Elders!

As repayment.

I, Shen Zhan, will use my final residual soul, along with all my brothers' obsessions, merge them into your sword, and fight one last time for you."

As these words fell.

Shen Zhan's residual soul suddenly transformed into a stream of light, rushing into the Celestial Mark Sword that Ye Chen held.

Wisps of special power drifted from each corpse, flooding toward Ye Chen's Celestial Mark Sword.

These powers were the obsessions of the corpses.

Shen Zhan used his residual soul to carry away these obsessions, allowing his brothers to rest in peace.

As all of the corpses' obsessions entered Ye Chen's Celestial Mark Sword.

Over five hundred corpses fell down.

Ye Chen looked at the scene before him, feeling indescribably oppressive inside.

He took a deep breath.

Sword essence from within rushed forth, cleaving multiple pits into the ground ahead.

Subsequently, he buried each corpse.

After completing the task, Ye Chen did not hurry to leave this fragmented space of the ancient battlefield, but instead went to the summit of War Soul Mountain, where he sat alone on the cliff's edge, gazing at the surrounding dim sky.

After a long time.

Ye Chen stood up.

The Celestial Mark Sword was unsheathed.

With a swoosh.

Cold light erupted.

Externally, the Celestial Mark Sword appeared unchanged from before.

But only Ye Chen could sense the extremely terrifying power hidden within the sword, once unleashed, the sun and moon would dim!

This was the obsession of the Black Armor Army warriors from the True Martial Hall over three millennia, a truly formidable force.

"Below Legendary, none can withstand."

Luo Qingyi's voice resonated in Ye Chen's mind.

Ye Chen snapped back to reality and asked, "Elder Qingyi, if a Legendary Powerhouse is caught off guard, would this sword strike be effective?"

"No opportunity."

Luo Qingyi's voice was firmly certain, "A Legendary Powerhouse stands at the Heaven-Reaching Realm. What does Heaven-Reaching mean? Understanding divine will, where even unprepared, upon your strike, they will perceive it, and with a thought, unleash Heaven-Reaching power, leaving you no chance at all."

Ye Chen acknowledged with a sound.

Even if this power couldn't slay a legend, Ye Chen was already satisfied.

Below Legendary, none can withstand.

This one strike can kill a Peak of Unity Realm like slicing melons or chopping vegetables.

The vast Great Zhou Dynasty doesn't have many legends, while the Unity Realm already represents the upper echelon of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

"By the way, Elder Qingyi, the Dragon Race elder in the Sword Tomb asked me to find the hidden malignant dragon. I'm currently in the Capital City; the malignant dragon should also be hiding here. How can I locate it?" Ye Chen asked.

Though the True Martial Hall's Black Armor Army matters must be dealt with, they clearly can't be handled now, best kept in mind for later, focusing on what's achievable now!

"If you encounter the malignant dragon, the Dragon Race inverse scale refined in your Dantian will have a slight power fluctuation, just pay attention, and once the malignant dragon is found, do not show any abnormality.

Don't think with your current skill you can battle the malignant dragon. Even if you possess unbeatable power beneath Legendary Realm within your Celestial Mark Sword, it's unrealistic to seek to slay the malignant dragon. If possible, have your teachers intervene; that would also fulfill the Dragon Race elder's request."

Ye Chen acknowledged with a sound, concluded his conversation with Luo Qingyi, and then left the fragmented space of the ancient battlefield.

This visit to Kyoto Jiu Long City, the stormy competition, was merely one of the tasks he intended to do.

Next, many matters awaited him.

Some debts must be settled, some people must be slain!

Before coming.

His teachers Yang Tianji, Academy Dean of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy Ouyang Shang, and Elder Bai Mei had said one thing to him.

Do what you want, without any hesitation!

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