20: Chapter 20 God-Slaying Guard

As the jeep drove to the military region headquarters in the outer district, it was already around noon, and Xing Mu had fallen asleep in the back seat.

The military region headquarters was an open-air fortress, with various long-range heavy weapons deployed throughout the base, and the security within was extremely strict.

Led by Deputy General Wang Shouyi, Ye Xiu arrived at a conference hall, while Xing Mu beside him was still somewhat drowsy.

"Young man, sit down."

Inside the conference hall, there were only three old men wearing military uniforms.

A trace of surprise appeared in Ye Xiu's eyes; he had not expected City Lord Li of Tianfu to be there.

After seeing both of them take their seats, City Lord Li spoke again: "Ye Xiu, your selfless performance in serving the country during the last defense battle has been recorded. Currently, Great Xia is preparing a team composed mainly of Peak combat power, and your performance fits the criteria very well. Are you interested?"

"I obey the military's arrangements."

Ye Xiu did not refuse; joining the Peak combat power team was indeed a good choice for him. After all, he didn't know how to lead troops in battle. But when it came to individual combat ability, with his own strength at the sixth grade of the Sky-Soaring Realm, he was afraid he couldn't find many opponents in the entire Tianfu City.

"Hehe... the future of a young man like you is limitless. In the future, the allocation of strategic resources in Great Xia will be prioritized for the Advanced combat power in the military. The burden of defending the country will have to be handed over to you young people."

The look City Lord Li gave Ye Xiu revealed quite a bit of information.

Ye Xiu smiled and said nothing. Indeed, the military was just as he had thought; at this time of national crisis, the distribution of strategic resources would no longer be handled with the fairness and reasonableness of peacetime. Whoever was strong would be able to obtain more resources. After all, Great Xia would definitely prioritize cultivating a team of Peak combat power capable of resisting Demon Kings. Choosing to join the military was the right decision. Individual power was always limited; no matter how Heaven-Defying his Ye Xiu's Bloodline was, at present, it could not be compared with the power of the nation.

"And who is this?" City Lord Li looked at Xing Mu and asked.

"A friend of mine; she has lost her memories, so don't mind her." Ye Xiu explained, not wanting Xing Mu to get involved in too many human affairs.

"Hehe... then let's discuss it up to here. You two rest for the night, and tomorrow I will personally take you to report to the God-Slaying Guard."

Ye Xiu nodded and followed the soldier who had come in, walking out. The two were arranged to stay in a lounge at the military region headquarters.

"Hey, Ye Xiu, do you use these steel weapons in this new era? I feel like they aren't very useful." Xing Mu was very restless, wandering around the various heavy weapons, looking here and tapping there.

Ye Xiu's face turned dark. He was really afraid that Xing Mu would use too much force and accidentally detonate the explosives here.

"Don't mess around, be careful, they might explode."

"They can explode? Is the power very great?" Xing Mu continued to do as she pleased, ignoring Ye Xiu, whose face was getting darker and darker.

"Xing Mu, I will reiterate this one more time: if you don't listen to me while on human territory, don't blame me for being impolite." As Ye Xiu spoke, he had already instantly appeared beside Xing Mu, his gloomy expression showing absolutely no sign of joking.

"Fine, fine, I'll stop tapping, is that okay?"

Early the next morning, a soldier brought Ye Xiu and the other one to a helicopter.

"City Lord." Ye Xiu greeted City Lord Li politely.

"Sit down. The God-Slaying Guard of Tianfu City has a total establishment of seven members. Besides having to Awaken a special Bloodline, one must also be a powerhouse at the Sky-Soaring Realm or above. You should meet these criteria, right?"

"I meet them." Ye Xiu smiled, not describing it in too much detail.

His own Awakened [Heaven-Breaking Martial Body] was listed at the head of the Top Ten Martial Sages. This kind of ranking seemed to be visible only to those who were on the Top Ten Martial Sages list. Others seemed to not know about this ranking at all. Otherwise, given the combat power he had displayed in the previous defense war, the City Lord Li before him would certainly have guessed his Physique. After all, in the Top Ten Martial Sages ranking, his name, Ye Xiu, was not hidden at all.

Hearing Ye Xiu's affirmative answer, City Lord Li did not ask anything further. He smiled at the two and signaled the pilot that they could depart.

With a whirring sound, the helicopter took off.

This trip was not very long. The helicopter only flew for a little over two hours, and after crossing a hundred-meter-high city wall, it stopped directly on top of a high mountain in the frontier war zone.

"There are quite a few powerhouses here." Ye Xiu felt a bit of interest. In his sensing, there were no fewer than ten powerful auras here.

The helicopter landed safely. Led by City Lord Li, the group soon met the person in charge here. Old City Lord Sikong Tianwen!

In the defense war more than 20 days ago, this 140-year-old Old City Lord had even specially taught him a fist imprint; he hadn't expected to meet him here again today.

Sikong Tianwen was also taken aback when he saw Ye Xiu. He then laughed heartily: "Young man, your increase in strength is indeed something I did not expect. After the war ended, this old man specially checked on your whereabouts. Very good, you have not disappointed this old man's expectations."

"Old City Lord, you are overthinking it." Ye Xiu humbly performed a Junior's bow.

Sikong Tianwen's smile grew even broader: "Alright, Little Li, you go back; leave these two to me."

City Lord Li nodded quickly; in front of a legend like Sikong Tianwen, he dared not put on any airs.

"You old man are not bad; you actually managed to Cultivate to this level with a mortal body. The world before shouldn't have had any Spiritual Qi, so this is remarkable." Xing Mu commented from the side, looking like an expert.

"And who is this?" Sikong Tianwen's expression stiffened as he looked at Ye Xiu.

This time, Ye Xiu did not brush it off as before, but selected some information and truthfully said: "A human who revived from the previous era; her strength is quite good."

Sikong Tianwen nodded, without much expression.

This scene actually surprised Ye Xiu. Could it be that the upper echelons of Great Xia knew some information about ancient times? Now that he thought about it, it was possible. After all, for the Great Xia Kingdom, which could even accurately predict the Spiritual Qi revival, if they knew nothing about ancient times, how could they dare to relocate the entire country's population into the Nine Cities?

"Little girl, race does not distinguish between eras. If you have the strength, why not contribute to the Human Race?"

"You old man are quite clear-headed. Contributing to the Human Race, is it? I agree." As Xing Mu spoke, she rolled her eyes at Ye Xiu, as if saying, look at him.

Sikong Tianwen stroked his beard and smiled: "Let's go. The God-Slaying Guard has been formed for seven days, and they are all young people. When doing things, try not to be too aggressive." As he spoke, he led the two toward the back mountain.