A boundless killing aura emanated from Lei Yi’s body. As the Killing Aura Magnetic Field spread, the remaining Spirit Bodies in the plaza trembled as if they had encountered something terrifying. Some of their forms even seemed to be rapidly turning transparent.

Killing aura—the natural enemy of Ghost Gods.

Ancient legends told that a butcher’s knife or an executioner’s blade, steeped in blood over many years, would develop a potent killing aura capable of slaying wraiths and evil entities.

Elite soldiers, veterans of a hundred battles who had killed countless men, could sleep in the wild or in desolate temples, and neither gods nor ghosts would dare approach.

And now, the immense killing aura radiating from Lei Yi was hundreds, if not thousands, of times greater than that of such men.

Exorcising evil, exterminating demons—utterly unstoppable!

A flash of surprise crossed Rajana’s eyes. He truly couldn’t imagine how such a killing aura could possibly be cultivated. He would have believed it if someone claimed Lei Yi had slaughtered his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood for several reincarnations.

What baffled him even more was that, by all logic, a person with such a killing aura must have slain countless people. They would inevitably be corrupted by it, becoming frenzied and chaotic. Yet, in Lei Yi’s eyes, all Rajana could see was infinite rationality and determination.

It was as if a pure, unstained child were standing amidst a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

To kill without end, yet remain true to one’s original purpose.

What terrifying willpower.

This was the powerhouse who embodied nearly a century of the Donghua military’s Dao and Spirit!

"Let me test his strength first."

Lei Yi said softly.

His physique didn’t change much, but his skin seemed to deepen in color, and his muscle tissue grew denser.

BANG!!

In an instant, his body shot forward. The way he generated power wasn’t like flexing muscles; it was as if he were using his great tendons as a bowstring and his very skeleton as an arrow.

Drawing the great bow to shoot the Heavenly Wolf!!

Killing Fist—Bow Step!

SWOOSH!!

His body, though not massive, seemed to tear through the air in an instant. The extreme speed generated intense friction, and the immense heat turned the surface of his skin a reddish-brown.

He threw a punch!!

As he threw the punch, the massive Killing Aura Magnetic Field coated his fist, forming an invisible, indestructible spike.

Killing Fist—Military Dagger!

Even Ghost Night’s pupils contracted sharply in the face of this strike.

Under this killing intent, the countless Feathered Serpent Shadows within his body actually began to tremble slightly, as if they had met their natural predator.

"Let’s see what you’ve got!!"

A sense of shame welled up inside Ghost Night. His eyes narrowed and he stomped his foot. He didn’t dodge. Instead, he threw a punch of his own to meet Lei Yi’s Military Dagger head-on.

Judging by his opponent’s physique, he wasn’t a strength or defense type. Ghost Night’s own body, however, was incredibly powerful thanks to the enhancement of the Insect Totem. There was no reason he should lose.

His bodily functions flared to their absolute peak. He was going to pulverize his opponent’s bones, piece by piece.

BOOM!!

Their fists collided head-on, producing a visible shockwave.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

Under the immense recoil, both were unexpectedly forced back three steps in unison. They seemed to be evenly matched!

’This body’s strength and power...’

A flash of surprise crossed Ghost Night’s eyes. In the instant they clashed, he had felt his opponent’s Power.

His muscle tissue wasn’t particularly strong, and his skin wasn’t especially Solid. But one thing about him was as terrifyingly hard as diamond.

His bones!

He even suspected his opponent had used some special method to implant the most Solid alloy into his body!

This was the fundamental Secret Skill and Mystical Technique of the Killing Fist that Lei Yi had created.

Its name: Unyielding Spine!

It was an ultimate method for training the bones and tendons.

Humans are limited by their parents’ genes; some are tall, some are short, some are powerfully built, and some are slender.

Those with large physiques are born strong, while those with small physiques are often bullied.

Talent is determined at birth and is difficult to change.

But that never means people have to submit to their fate.

Take Lei Yi, for example. His physique was neither tall nor robust, so he was always at a disadvantage in direct clashes.

It wasn’t just him; the same could be said for the Donghua people as a whole.

But he carved a new path. The techniques of his Killing Fist specialized in training the bones while simultaneously using a secret method to temper the great tendons, generating power from them.

Later, he introduced this method to the military, and every soldier grew physically stronger.

Strong people make for strong soldiers, and strong soldiers make for a strong nation.

With a frail body and an unyielding will, to reverse the decree of fate and create a miracle for the ages.

This is the backbone of a man, the backbone of an army, and the backbone of a people!

The hearts of the people, the soul of the army, the will of the nation—all were contained within this fist.

This was the Killing Fist of the military Dao that Lei Yi had comprehended during his service!

Once this method was mastered, one’s bones would become indestructible, their great tendons like a war bow of immense draw weight. They could face any great power head-on and never be at a disadvantage!

Not only that, but Ghost Night also discovered that at the point of impact with the opponent’s Fist Technique, the black Insect Totem on his own fist had actually faded, revealing his original skin color underneath.

This was something that only happened when the microorganisms bonded to his body died.

The piercing power of his opponent’s killing aura was beyond imagination. It had directly destroyed the magnetic field systems of some of the microorganisms on his skin, causing them to die.

’This guy...’

Ghost Night’s eyes narrowed. A sacrifice rapidly flowed into the mouth of the first, blackish-purple face, and the Insect Totem quickly spread once more to cover his arm.

And at that very moment, Lei Yi charged forward again.

Attack! Attack! Attack!

Just as Lei Yi had said, he didn’t know how to defend. He only knew how to attack—a dazzling, dizzying offense!

The terrifying Killing Aura Magnetic Field swirled around his body like the sharpest of magnetic spikes, piercing through all obstacles. He was like that army of years past, leading his nation to carve a bloody path out of the haze of history, utterly unstoppable!

"This..."

Rajana’s mouth hung open, astonished by Lei Yi’s thunderous assault. But his expression quickly grew grim.

’This level of collision... the magnetic field mediums...’

Just then, his Celestial Eye Divine Power clearly saw the second, blue-black face inside Ghost Night open its great maw and swallow something.

’Not good!!’

"Got you!!"

A savage grin spread across Ghost Night’s lips. During the intense clashes, he had unavoidably captured some of the magnetic field mediums from Lei Yi’s body.

The sacrifice poured in. The ability activated.

Black Witchcraft—Netherworld Curse Binding!!

Countless infant-like arms erupted from the space around Lei Yi, violently wrapping around his body to bind him in place.

"KILL!!"

At that moment, Lei Yi let out a mighty roar, a sound that shook the heavens.

"KILL! KILL! KILL!!"

"KILL! KILL! KILL!"

"Repel the enemy!"

"To die for our country, to be buried on the battlefield!!"

"With our flesh and blood, we shall forge an immortal fortress!!"

"..."

Lei Yi’s roar was like a command. The magnetic field around him exploded outward, and countless voices that were not his own erupted from his body and from within the field.

Visible to the naked eye, blurry figures appeared one after another around his body.

They were the faces of men whose eyes had been blasted blind, yet still roared as they charged.

They were figures riddled with bullet holes, yet still clutching explosives as they struggled to crawl toward the enemy line.

They were resilient bodies, engulfed in flames, yet remaining motionless in ambush in the grass.

They were statues lying in the ice and snow, frozen solid yet refusing to move a single inch.

An unyielding will, an immortal military soul!

Rajana finally understood where Lei Yi’s earth-shattering, yet pure-hearted, killing aura came from.

He was never fighting alone. Within his will, countless Heroic Spirits were roaring for him!!

With a hundred thousand banners, Slaying Yama!