243: I am the marshal, I should shield future generations from all wind, frost, snow and rain.

Xiao Fan didn't expect the Great General to be so casual.

He should have been the person who understood Mental Energy the most on the entire planet, yet he had no interest in it at all.

"Then, for you, what exactly is Intent?"

At this moment, Jiang Shenyi's casualness receded, and as his eyebrows and eyes became slightly serious, an intense aura of majesty overflowed.

"Intent arises with the thoughts of the heart."

"Everyone's Intent is different."

"Guan Yue loves swords and moonlight. The Intent he condenses is the Sword Intent under the moonlight. So, if one day he gets tired of the Dao of the Sword, or starts to dislike the moon, his Intent will dissipate."

"Intent can disappear?" Xiao Fan asked in surprise.

Jiang Shenyi chuckled, "Of course. Didn't I say Intent arises with the thoughts of the heart? As long as the heart's thoughts are there, Intent is there. Once the heart's Qi is gone, Intent naturally disappears with it."

"Many soldiers at Shanhai Pass are willing to sacrifice themselves here for the same reason. The Intent of most people is actually just Killing Intent."

"But once they leave Shanhai Pass and go to the inland, living a life without danger and no need to kill enemies, over time, their Killing Intent will also diminish. Of course, there are exceptions."

"To give another example, just yesterday, your classmate Ying Zheng also condensed Intent."

"The Intent of Invincibility."

"What?" Xiao Fan's eyebrows slightly raised, "Invincibility?"

Jiang Shenyi nodded heavily, saying, "Yes, the Intent of Invincibility. Its destructive power ranks first among all the Intents I have seen."

"However, if he loses once, this Intent will also directly dissipate."

"The most important thing is, he has already lost, he just doesn't know it yet."

"Who did he lose to?" Xiao Fan was curious, because he thought Ying Zheng was truly very strong, and had even cultivated an Intent of Invincibility. In that trial ground, who could defeat him?

"He lost to you," Jiang Shenyi said lightly.

"Huh?" Xiao Fan was stunned.

"I haven't fought him."

"Invincibility refers to all-round invincibility, not just combat power," Jiang Shenyi shook his head and said, "Before entering the trial, Guan Yue and Ying Zheng made a bet to see who between him and you would comprehend Intent first. Because Guan Yue provoked him, saying things like 'Ying Zheng, you've already lost to Xiao Fan three times, why are you still so conceited?'"

"Ying Zheng accepted the bet."

"The result... who would have thought there'd be someone like you."

"Ying Zheng condensed his Intent in two days. I haven't heard of anyone faster on the entire Blue Star. At any other time, he would have won this bet."

"But what about you? You comprehended it that night, and condensed it that night!"

Jiang Shenyi cursed with a laugh, "That's truly ridiculous!"

"But the fact is, it's so unexpected."

"So, when he finishes his trial and comes out, hearing this news, that Intent of Invincibility might just dissipate."

If it were before, Xiao Fan would have been indifferent upon hearing this, thinking 'If it dissipates, what does it have to do with me?'

But now it was different. Knowing about the war with the Alien Race and the enemies in the sky, he clearly understood that Ying Zheng was also a pillar of the Human Race's future, and the entire Super God Class was!

The result... his Intent directly dissipated now?

"After it dissipates, is it possible to condense it again?" Xiao Fan asked in a deep voice.

Jiang Shenyi grinned and said, "Of course you can."

"And, an Intent that is broken and then re-established might even be stronger!"

"But it's very difficult."

"Only one person in the entire world has done this!"

Looking at Jiang Shenyi's serious gaze, Xiao Fan also felt a little excited and curious.

"Who?"

Jiang Shenyi suddenly pointed at himself and said, "Me!"

"Huh?" Xiao Fan was stunned. He inexplicably felt that the person in front of him had the aura of a Demon War God?

But he was also very surprised, saying, "Who could have shattered your Intent?"

Jiang Shenyi self-mockingly said, "It dissipated after the fight with the Alien Race King."

"This... is Intent a consumable? Does it disappear after use?" Xiao Fan was a little shocked.

"No, it's not because of the fight with him, it's because of something else."

The Great General's expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and even his smile was somewhat forced.

"It's nothing, none of these are important."

After shaking his head, his expression once again became proud: "What's important is, do you know how I re-condensed this Intent?"

Xiao Fan nodded quickly. He naturally wanted to know the story of such a great figure.

At this moment, the Great General suddenly pulled up the area of his severed arm. Only then did Xiao Fan see black Qi swirling around it, and the horrifying Killing Intent instantly drenched Xiao Fan's body in cold sweat. This was even with most of the Killing Intent being suppressed by the Great General.

His eyes trembled, and he said, "Is that the Alien Race King's Intent?"

"Yes, the reason I haven't reattached this severed arm is that I've been using the Alien Race King's Killing Intent to temper myself. No destruction, no construction!"

"Doesn't that mean you're enduring the torment of the Alien Race King's Killing Intent day and night?" Xiao Fan suddenly felt a sense of shock.

But suddenly, Jiang Shenyi's expression became incredibly unrestrained, like a youth chasing the wind. He grinned and said, "What's wrong with that?"

"Look at this again!"

Jiang Shenyi pulled down the sleeve of his other arm!

Xiao Fan's pupils trembled, and he suddenly stood up, covering his face in disbelief. He was completely shocked!

Only then did he see streaks of dark purple Qi swirling around the muscular arm, corroding the Great General's flesh and blood!

And this dark purple power...

It was the power of that monster he faced three days ago!

That was an attack that surpassed a Martial Emperor!

What on earth did the Great General want to do?

Use such a perverted power to temper his Intent?

Why!?

He was almost seven hundred years old, why was he fighting so desperately?

At this moment, Jiang Shenyi cleared his throat, his eyebrows twitching slightly from the extreme double pain in his body, then slowly stood up and walked towards the huge floor-to-ceiling window!

He stood with his hands behind his back, bathed in the golden sunlight, the light casting his mighty shadow long.

At this moment, all his casualness and amiability disappeared.

He no longer faced Xiao Fan as a great-grandfather!

Instead, he spoke as a Great General to the future pillar of the Human Race!

His voice was strong and resonant, deafening!

"The reason I'm telling you all this is to let you know that perhaps the enemy far above in the sky is very powerful."

"But you don't need to face them now!"

"As a Marshal, I will shield you from all the trials and tribulations you shouldn't have to bear!"

Xiao Fan stared blankly at this scene, suddenly feeling a wave of heat sweeping out from the depths of his Soul, spreading throughout his entire body.

He had never understood before.

What exactly was 'righteousness'?

Why would people sacrifice for righteousness!?

Now, he suddenly understood.

Righteousness was not 'something'.

It was your life!

Your life was exchanged by one person after another who sacrificed for righteousness!

For example, the Great General at this moment. He was almost seven hundred years old, and should have retired long ago, but because I encountered danger, he chose to endure unimaginable pain, forcibly increasing his power to shield me from the storms and snow!

Therefore!

Don't think you're so great. If it weren't for those walls built of flesh and blood shielding you from all the storms, you'd be nothing!

What Yuan Emperor?

Just a joke.

Everyone who died outside Shanhai Pass was more worthy of being called a hero than him!

But that was only for now.

Because in the future, he wanted to become that highest and hardest wall, unbreakable, indestructible!

In an instant.

Xiao Fan didn't notice that around him, a faint "Intent" was surging.

And, a weak but unyielding spark of fire flashed from the depths of his Soul.

Finally, next to the gear on his heart that represented the Demon King Armor, a brand new... gear outline appeared.

PS: Brothers, you all know I have great ambitions, so I'll still do three updates a day. I'll write slowly, and if it flows well, I'll do a burst. Hehe.