"You want to go in?!"

On the city wall of the fortress, Zhu Yinhong, who was directing a company of soldiers to deploy defenses, exclaimed in disbelief upon hearing this.

"If nothing unexpected happens, yes." Shen Qian nodded. "The Ninth Company is now in your hands."

"You're going to charge in all by yourself?" Zhu Yinhong was even more astonished. "That's an A-level 'door,' are you crazy!"

"Do you know how vast this world is? Even if I led the entire Ninth Company in, it would be useless."

Shen Qian shook his head. "Besides, ordinary people can't get in either."

"Is it a military order?" Zhu Yinhong bit her lip and said, "Perhaps I can help you..."

"No need. No one gave me the order, but... it seems I have no choice but to go through with this."

Shen Qian quickly refused, as he vaguely knew that Zhu Yinhong's family background was not simple, otherwise she would not have been able to command a company in Jiang Zhongjun's elite battalion at such a young age.

However, the situation regarding this A-level "gate" was far more complicated than Zhu Yinhong had imagined, and there were many things he couldn't say directly.

Tantai Qin, Jiang Xuan, Ding Yi... it seems that everyone around him has some inexplicable connection with this "door". If Shen Qian wants to unravel some of the doubts, the only way is to personally enter and explore this path.

“Before the sinking, the active ‘door’ is a completely different concept, and I don’t think you have to take the risk.”

Zhu Yinhong clearly knew some of the inside story and kept trying to persuade her.

"I know, I'll be careful," Shen Qian said with a smile. "Don't worry, even if a king or nobleman wanted to kill me, it wouldn't be that easy."

“Then I’ll go with you,” Zhu Yinhong said after a slight silence.

"According to Director Wu, the conscription orders from the Martial Arts Department and the Military Department have been issued. In the next two days, many martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realms will arrive. Director Wu has already gone back to report, and you need to stay here to oversee things."

He shook his head.

“With Marquis Qingcheng here, it doesn’t matter whether I’m here or not,” Zhu Yinhong insisted.

"This is an order!" Shen Qian had no choice but to say solemnly.

Although Zhu Yinhong is unlikely to get in, Shen Qian has no choice but to take a tough stance just in case.

“…Yes.” Zhu Yinhong and Shen Qian stared at each other for a few seconds. Seeing that Shen Qian did not back down, she turned her head to look into the distance, her eyes red and her teeth clenched as she spoke.

Having successfully persuaded Zhu Yinhong to leave, Shen Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He's having a different headache right now.

In fact, given Shen Qian's original personality, if he were to enter this "door" whose current situation is unclear, he would definitely make thorough preparations.

For example, at least elevate the clone to the level of a king before making any further moves.

But there's something really absurd about this.

Regardless of the rules by which this "gate" blocks martial artists, one thing is certain: it is extremely difficult for kings and nobles to pass through this "gate".

The Earl of Pingyang and later the Marquis of Qingcheng had tried several times, but all of them were met with fierce rejection from the "gate".

The "gate" is essentially a dimensional channel composed of spacetime turbulence. If a king or nobleman were to forcibly enter, it would only cause spacetime to collapse and trigger catastrophic consequences.

It's hard to say whether it will destroy the "gate," but it's possible that it will first raze the area within a thousand miles of the Jiangzhong military stronghold to the ground.

Shen Qian was worried that if his clone were to truly transform into a king or noble, he would also be forcibly blocked by the South Heavenly Gate.

So after thinking it over, the safest approach is to maintain the status quo and let the clone pass through this "door" first.

"Company Commander!"

Suddenly, Shang Zuo's shouts came from below the wall. Shen Qian looked in the direction of the sound and saw Shang Zuo rushing towards him, shouting loudly, "Miss Jiang is awake!"

Jiang Xuan is awake?

Shen Qian's spirits lifted, and he was about to leap down when a sudden "boom" came from mid-air, followed by a destructive shockwave that shook the entire steel barrier.

"alert!"

Startled, Chen Qian steadied himself and shouted a command.

He looked up at the dark night sky, activated his Eye of Truth, and his gaze instantly pierced through the endless fog, revealing the scene a thousand meters above the ground.

Amidst the surging torrents, a man in plain clothes stood in mid-air. With a wave of his hand, countless streams of spiritual energy from heaven and earth gathered and transformed into towering green bamboos, which lashed down with immense force into the surrounding void.

Within that hazy void, Shen Qian saw several enormous hands that blotted out the sky, each stretching for hundreds of miles. With a gentle tap, the void seemed to collapse, and along with it, the green bamboo formed from spiritual energy shattered.

Marquis of Qingcheng!

Shen Qian was shocked and immediately recognized the man in plain clothes as the Marquis of Qingcheng who was in charge of this place.

And those enormous, unseen hands that blotted out the sky were undoubtedly from kings and nobles.

And... it seems there's more than one.

Shen Qian clearly sensed completely different energy, but those energy seemed to be concealed in some way, making it impossible to discern their source.

"A king and nobleman hiding his face and tail? Why not show yourself and fight me directly!"

The Marquis of Qingcheng's mocking voice echoed through the night sky.

"I was merely asked to hold you off for a moment. It's not a life-or-death battle, so why are you so angry, Marquis Qingcheng?"

A voice, its tone neither clearly male nor female, spoke softly.

"Do you really think this 'path' is viable? Wen Yuan said long ago that it's like asking a tiger for its skin—it's a recipe for disaster!"

Marquis Qingcheng said angrily.

"How will you know the consequences if you don't try?" The voice remained unmoved. "Or do you, Duan, have some brilliant plan?"

Shen Qian was engrossed in this rare clash between kings and nobles when he heard their conversation and was taken aback.

road?

Is this the path to becoming a Martial King?

Just as Shen Qianzheng was having a sudden thought, he heard Zhu Yinhong's anxious shouts in his ears.

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