kill!

On the back of the massive flying Demonic Beast, Long Chen and seventeen Core Disciples were gathered together.

Long Chen took out a piece of animal skin paper, pointed to a spot on it, and said, "The point of this Evil Path invasion is right here."

The invasion happened nine hours ago. If we fly there at full speed now, it will take about three hours.

Evil Path Disciples are addicted to killing; they treat the slaughter of innocent commoners as a trial to stimulate their most primitive power.

A while later, when we arrive at the location, we won't have any time to adjust, because for every breath of time we delay, countless commoners will die."

Everyone nodded. This incident had happened too urgently, and they had no preparation at all. They had originally planned to take the initiative to attack, but it turned out the enemy had already made the first move.

"What exactly are these Evil Path idiots thinking? Why are they so evil? How can they slaughter innocents indiscriminately?" Li Qi could not help but say bitterly.

Everyone was also very confused. Even Evil Path experts were born of parents; why were they so devoid of humanity?

Long Chen looked at everyone and said, "You don't understand them. People of the Evil Path also have beliefs. The truth they firmly believe in is that the fittest survive."

"They believe that to be a person, one must be strong. The weak should become stepping stones for the strong, serving the strong; the weak are merely accessories to the strong.

Therefore, they believe most in their own power, thinking that power is everything. With power, they can infinitely unleash their desires, acting lawlessly."

"How can there be such evil people?" Tang Waner sighed, wondering why, as fellow humans, their ideologies could be so vastly different.

Long Chen said calmly, "That is because you do not understand the terror of belief. Belief is the wholehearted and soul-deep devotion to a truth.

People of the Evil Path firmly believe their methods are correct. They believe that survival of the fittest is the Law of the Heavenly Dao, and they are complying with the Heavenly Dao.

Whereas we of the Righteous Path support and protect each other, which goes against the Law of elimination of the Heavenly Dao, so they consider us blasphemers of Heaven.

Therefore, they view the act of killing Righteous Path Disciples as acting on behalf of Heaven, and they feel not the slightest guilt. Thus, to them, killing is sacred, and they should use every means necessary."

"Even if they die, it is for the sake of the Heavenly Dao. After death, they will receive the favor and blessings of the Heavenly Dao, so true Evil Path Disciples are rarely afraid of death."

Long Chen's words made everyone tremble with fear. Although they had heard that Evil Path Disciples were vicious, it turned out there was a reason for it.

"What a bunch of lunatics," one Core Disciple shook his head and said.

"Therefore, when the time comes to fight, you must never entertain the thought of showing mercy, using some gentlemanly demeanor, benevolence, or tolerance to reform the other side.

That is foolish, hopelessly foolish. If you die, that is one thing, but you will implicate the followers behind you. That would truly be dying with regret," Long Chen said very seriously.

He especially looked at the two women, Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu, as he knew women were soft-hearted, especially Tang Waner.

If they felt pity for the enemy and couldn't bear to strike, they would be finished. Once these Core Disciples died, it would be a fatal blow to the morale of the Disciples behind them.

"Rest assured, I will absolutely not be soft-hearted," Tang Waner took a deep breath and said.

Long Chen smiled slightly and nodded. Tang Waner's soft-heartedness had its advantages; she cherished her subordinates, and even for their sake, she would not dare to be womanishly soft.

Sweeping his gaze over everyone, Long Chen said seriously, "There are still some people here who have not awakened their Ancestral Runes. Do you want to awaken your Ancestral Runes?"

Those Core Disciples who had not awakened their Ancestral Runes felt their hearts pound wildly, because they had heard before that Long Chen had used a secret technique to help Song Mingyuan and the other two awaken their Ancestral Runes, which had filled them with envy.

However, this was Long Chen's secret technique; it was impossible for him to share it with everyone. Now that Long Chen had spoken these words, everyone's heart was stirred.

"If Senior Brother Long Chen can help us awaken our Ancestral Runes, we are willing to serve Senior Brother Long Chen with our utmost loyalty."

One Core Disciple said excitedly. His Family had already declined, and by his generation, the Ancestral Blood had become extremely thin. If they could not awaken their Bloodline, their Ancestral Blood would be completely cut off.

Others also looked at Long Chen with eager faces. Awakening the Ancestral Runes was far too important to them, even more important than their lives; it was a Family mission, and even more so, an honor.

"I cannot help you open your Ancestral Runes; all of this must rely on yourselves. Li Qi, tell everyone about the process of how you opened your Ancestral Runes."

Li Qi nodded and recounted the experience of that day exactly as it happened, without the slightest omission, even describing the feeling of despair when they thought they would surely die.

Everyone listened in astonishment. They were just like Song Mingyuan and the others back then; they hadn't expected this to be the correct method for activating the Ancestral Runes.

"Now that Long Chen says this, I remember. When I activated my runes back then, I was pestered by my younger sister, so I secretly took her hunting in the deep mountains.

We ended up encountering a powerful Demonic Beast. I was no match for that beast at the time, and I watched as my little sister was about to die in the jaws of the Demonic Beast.

I felt like I was going crazy, and inexplicably, my power surged. I used all my strength to kill that Demonic Beast, and later, I inexplicably activated my Ancestral Runes," Gu Yang said with a look of realization.

"When your own life is threatened, you might explode with ten percent of your power, but when a being you cherish is about to die, you will explode with power beyond your imagination.

Protection is also a type of belief; it can make you fearless and indomitable, where life and death are no longer important.

Therefore, if you want to activate your Ancestral Runes, you need to explode with energy that exceeds your body's load; only then will your Mental Energy desperately dig into the power deep within your Bloodline.

However, without a goal, one cannot explode with such powerful energy. If it is just one's own life being threatened, the probability is very low.

Therefore, wanting to activate the runes depends entirely on yourselves; it depends on whether you cherish your companions and whether you value their lives," Long Chen said.

Now that the point had been made clear, as for whether they could succeed, it was up to them.

Long Chen continued, "This is a true battle of slaughter. Every move is aimed at killing the opponent. You must distinguish this from your usual fighting habits, otherwise, you will be the ones who die.

To let all the Disciples survive as much as possible, we need to give them the greatest encouragement and increase their confidence.

Therefore, after we enter the battlefield, we need to put on the best performance for all the Core Disciples, killing the enemy with all our might to fight a beautiful opening battle. Do you understand?"

"Understood, we will go all out."

Everyone hurriedly said. Now that Long Chen had selflessly shared this secret with everyone, the estrangement that those who originally had some distance from Long Chen felt had vanished without a trace, leaving only gratitude and awe in their hearts.

Long Chen nodded and said to a woman, "Senior Sister Qi Yue, as for the backup, I will have to trouble you. I will specifically assign a group of people to protect you."

That woman was Qi Yue from the Medical Hall, who had previously led a team to treat the members of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.

However, there was a bit of an accident that time because Lu Chuan wanted to show off his skills in front of Tang Waner, but ended up getting slapped in the face by Long Chen.

"Rest assured, we will go all out," Qi Yue nodded and said.

She led all the medical Disciples of the Medical Hall to follow the team, hoping to be able to treat them in time when Disciples were injured.

On one hand, it could ensure the combat power of the entire team, and on the other hand, it could reduce the sacrifices of the Disciples.

If a Disciple was seriously injured and in critical condition, swallowing a Medicinal Pill would be too late, but if a medical Disciple could treat them immediately, there was a high probability of saving their life.

However, the combat power of the healers was not strong, so some manpower needed to be assigned to protect them, otherwise it would be too dangerous.

"That Lu Chuan is here too, right? Tell him for me, if he dares to play any tricks or schemes, I will immediately cut off his head and kick it like a ball," Long Chen said.

Qi Yue laughed and said, "Rest assured, after you killed Wu Qi last time, he has become completely honest and definitely won't dare to pull any small tricks."

Long Chen nodded. He wasn't afraid of him playing dirty; he was only afraid that this guy would just go through the motions without putting in effort. Now that he had Qi Yue watching him, it would be fine.

"On the battlefield, every Disciple must carry at least three signal flares on their person, and they absolutely cannot be kept in a spatial ring, lest they cannot be taken out at a critical moment and delay important matters.

Also, when launching signals, remember to launch them at an angle, so that the enemy doesn't capture the signal flares and lead us into a trap…"

Long Chen gave a whole bunch of instructions on common battlefield strategies. Although the Evil Path Disciples were cultivators and not a regular army, it was unlikely they would have so many tactics.

But as the saying goes, it is better to be prepared than sorry. Being long-winded at this time might save a few Disciples' lives; it was all worth it.

Long Chen finished his instructions, and the flying Demonic Beast did not stop for even a moment, flying forward at full speed. The third-rank flying Demonic Beast was extremely fast.

The rolling mountains ahead slowly disappeared, and plains appeared, with some villages vaguely visible.

When everyone flew over the village, they couldn't help but gasp. Looking at those corpses, their blood surged, and their Killing Intent boiled over.

"These goddamn bastards!"

Someone cursed through gritted teeth. In a village of hundreds of people, there were corpses everywhere. From elderly people of eighty or ninety to infants only a few months old, there wasn't a single survivor.

"Advance forward at full speed!"

Long Chen suddenly stood up and roared, "Brothers, Evil Path Disciples are slaughtering innocent commoners up ahead.

Today's battle will no longer be a trial, but a life-and-death struggle.

Not for points, not for glory, only to witness the hot blood in our hearts. Use the weapons in your hands to cut off the enemy's heads, and kill to your heart's content!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The scene below immediately stimulated everyone's hearts, and all their eyes turned red.

The initial nervousness about the battle was swept away by Long Chen's rallying cry. They shouted crazily, their Killing Intent soaring to the heavens.

Suddenly, a small city appeared ahead. Dozens of Evil Path Disciples wearing red robes were holding curved blades, crazily slaughtering innocent commoners. The small city was flowing with rivers of blood, filled with wails.

Long Chen was the first to jump off the Demonic Beast, rushing straight towards the Evil Path Disciples ahead.

"Kill!"