After hearing this, Chu Tianxiao was immediately puzzled: "Warrior Trial? What does that mean?"
Bai Lao replied, "According to the text, there is a cave inside the training platform. Anyone with a certain level of cultivation can participate in the 'Warrior Trial'. Once they pass, they can get the 'War Armor' of the corresponding number and become a member of the Dragon Marquis's War Soldier! Once the armor is put on, it will be bound to the body and can be put away, but no one except the master of this platform can take it away. If it is forcibly taken away, the result will be 'the person dies and the armor dies'... In other words, one piece of armor corresponds to one soldier, and if the soldier dies, the armor will be destroyed. They are almost inseparable."
After hearing this, Chu Tianxiao seemed to understand something: "So, this small silver-white item with a number of three thousand is actually similar to the Xumi Ring? What's inside is the battle armor you mentioned?"
"Yes, young master. However, although they are not much different from the Sumeru Ring, their craftsmanship is far superior to that of the contemporary Sumeru Ring. If you forcibly take them, I am afraid that there will be no other result except the collapse of these things! And..." Old Bai paused here, "I have a guess..."
Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes: "What?"
“… Young Master, do you know the existence of ‘Battlefield Blood Qi’?” Perhaps because he had seen with his own eyes the ‘Longquan Ding’ that could refine the ‘Heavenly Blood Puppet’, Old Bai was now full of expectations for Chu Tianxiao. He spoke a lot more than usual and talked about many things without hesitation.
As we all know, in the vast land of Shenzhou, cultivators are respected, and the strong are respected, but on the battlefield, this is not always true. Because, the several Shenzhou wars that have broken out since ancient times have accumulated enough "blood and energy" in too many places in Shenzhou. This "blood and energy" has not been dissolved for many years, blooming everywhere in Shenzhou, sometimes hidden and sometimes visible, and difficult to detect... This is the origin of the name "battlefield blood and energy".
If fighting on such a specific battlefield, both ordinary people and cultivators would be greatly restricted. It would be considered good if they could display 20% to 30% of their profound skills.
What's even worse is that being in the blood and energy of the battlefield will not only greatly weaken the strength of the cultivators, but will also greatly speed up their "consumption". Even the Xumi Rings and treasures that have been improved for generations cannot be used in the thick blood and energy of the battlefield! This also means that once a cultivator is deeply trapped in the blood and energy of the battlefield, he will not get any supplies from the Xumi Ring, and his endurance and true essence will be quickly consumed! In this case, even if he is a great cultivator, if no one supports him, he may be attacked by tens of thousands of ordinary people and fall!
In other words, under certain circumstances, ten thousand elite soldiers could be used to defeat a great practitioner! If the troops were replaced with elite cavalry and the terrain was advantageous, then this number could be reduced to more than a thousand people!
Of course, this does not mean that 10,000 elite soldiers or thousands of cavalrymen are equal to a great cultivator. The above situation can only happen in a chaotic battlefield or under extremely high planning. When two armies clash and both sides suffer heavy casualties and blood is everywhere, this kind of "battlefield blood" will also be formed. Therefore, sometimes great cultivators are obviously cautious, but they are still "planned" to be deeply trapped in the battlefield blood, and thus surrounded and killed, but this kind of thing is rare.
Generally speaking, the significance of a great cultivator to the empire is far greater than that of a number of soldiers, and because of a certain agreement called the "Shenzhou Blood Oath", they usually will not appear on the battlefield to embarrass mortals...
However, nothing is absolute in this world. After so many years of development, the cultivation world still cannot avoid the "Shenzhou Blood Oath" signed by various countries when they were founded, but there are some tricks that can allow great cultivators to join the battlefield at certain times and become terrible war machines!
Of course, each of those methods is extremely costly. Unless it is a critical moment like the destruction of the country, no empire will easily use it. Therefore, the figures of great practitioners on the battlefield are few and far between... Moreover, even if they are forced by the situation and pay the price to go to the battlefield, great practitioners are not invincible... Based on the preface, they may also "die unjustly" on the battlefield...
It is conceivable that being beaten to death by mortals who cannot practice is a very frustrating thing for a strong person who has reached the Lingyue realm. Therefore, there has never been a lack of powerful people who want to resolve the "blood on the battlefield" throughout the ages, but... they all failed.
Facts have proven that the blood on the battlefield can only dissipate over time and can never be driven away artificially! Perhaps the ancient human race could do this, but the modern human race no longer has that magical power.
Because of this, 'battlefield blood' has become something that every empire has to consider, which has led to each dynasty devoting themselves to building their own strong army, rather than relying entirely on cultivators to dominate the battlefield... It should be said that cultivators on the battlefield are more of commanders and spearheads, rather than the real cornerstone, of course, with the exception of special strong armies built on cultivators as the foundation.
At that moment, hearing Bai Lao suddenly mention this, Chu Tianxiao asked with a little confusion: "What do you want to say?"
"Young Master, I have an idea. Although battlefield blood can weaken the cultivator's cultivation and increase consumption, the most fatal thing is actually to cut off the connection between the spiritual consciousness and the Sumeru Ring, so that the cultivator cannot take out the "supplies" in times of crisis. Even if the treasure is taken out in advance, it will become "scrap metal" and will hardly play any role..."
“This problem has no solution yet.”
"But... what if we trace it back further? Do the magnificent ancient humans have an answer to this?"
After hearing this, Chu Tianxiao immediately understood what Old Bai meant: "You mean... the small silver item and the battle armor?"
"Yes, young master. I have been in charge of the Mechanical Hall of the Puppet Sect for many years and am very familiar with the devices... I am 70% sure that this small silver item can be used in the blood and energy of the battlefield! And according to what I have read before, the 'battle armor' inside seems to be able to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to naturally form a weapon, which solves the problem that the treasure cannot be used in a specific battlefield... Although such weapons are divided into strong and weak according to cultivation, they are probably still not as good as well-made treasures, but they are much better than the weapons used by mortals!"
After this, Chu Tianxiao nodded: "In this case, even if the cultivation is suppressed, the army formed with this structure must be a strong and powerful force... Wait a minute!"
Suddenly, Chu Tianxiao had a flash of inspiration. He remembered the Thousand Machine Sword in Gu Sheng's hand. Then he thought about it and gradually came up with an idea...
"Speaking of which, is there any difference in the speed of time flow in the combat soldier trial area?"
"Well, that's not the case, but..." Although Old Bai didn't know what Chu Tianxiao was up to, he quickly replied, "According to what was said above, the combat soldier trials also have different intensities. If it is the highest intensity, then one day should be able to equal the effect of a year of 'training' nowadays... But with that intensity, I'm afraid that few people can survive..."
Chu Tianxiao pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "This is a question, but before that, I want to ask you a question first."
"Old White, according to your opinion, if I want to build a 'super spendthrift army' that is proficient in all weapons, can switch between all arms at any time and anywhere, is fully armed to the teeth, ignores the weather and terrain, and is built on the idea of spending money and squandering money, is there any way to do this?"