Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Damn it, are you even citizens of Suspended Peak?!"

"Aren't you willing to stake your honor and burn your lives in the brilliance of the suspended blade?!"

Tell me, what is the meaning of our lives as members of the Suspended Peak team?

"Let's go to the dock and get some fries..." someone replied.

"?"

"Who?"

"Who just said that? Step forward!"

The registration officer stepped down the stairs, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.

"This festival is of extraordinary significance to the entire Suspended Edge Clan, and Nicardoli needs our contribution!"

"Don't forget where our blood flows!"

"So here's the question," a young man suddenly asked from the crowd.

"Registration officer, why don't you go and demonstrate how to pass the test yourself...?"

"This festival has been going on for days, and not a single person has walked up to King Euriporn alive. Could it be that the festival is just for people to die?"

The people of Xuanfeng City have always been known for their fierce and valiant nature, and bloodshed is a common occurrence in their events, something that has become commonplace.

But the problem is... anyone who participates in this festival but fails to pass will basically be beaten to death by the guards of the Heavenly Punishment soldiers.

It's fine for a soldier to die on the battlefield, but to die in one's own home... isn't that a bit too much of a loss?

"This is all the High Priest's will. As his subjects, all we need to do is obey."

The registration officer had a sharp eye.

"Who's in the next group? Do I need to say their name?"

"Or are you going to abstain again and make yourselves a laughingstock to the guests from other city-states?"

The registration officer had been using this rhetoric since the start of the festival.

It was quite effective a few days ago. Whenever she said that, contestants would volunteer to stand up and spontaneously protect the dignity of the participants.

But amidst the horrific death toll, the people of Xuanfeng fell silent.

"Are there any foreigners who wish to step forward and challenge us?"

The registration officer then looked at the onlookers.

"I remember that gentleman in the hat up ahead is a famous swordsman."

"Don't you plan to take on the Suspended Peak Festival and make your family's name known in Suspended Peak City?"

"No, thank you." Mr. Hat shook his head gently.

“In your festival, the winner receives almost no reward, but the loser is annihilated.”

"I thought the invitation was just an exaggeration, but I didn't expect that the festival was real."

"Now that the Black Tide is pressing in, as a friend of our neighboring country, the only advice I can offer is for the people of Suspended Peak to treat their fellow countrymen well."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell even more silent.

The registration officer looked at these people and sighed helplessly.

"Ugh……"

"If no one else participates, I will have no choice but to report the truth to the High Priest."

After leaving those words, the registration officer turned and walked up the steps, pushed open the doors of the main hall, and went to deliver the message.

In the crowd, Yan Huan watched the registration officer's retreating figure and couldn't help but say to Xia Die:

"Do you think it's possible that Nicardi's immortality is related to this festival?"

"It's true that the people of Suspended Peak like to fight, but if the rescue had been timely, the contestants could have made it out alive in the previous tests."

"Mm." Xia Die nodded slightly.

The reality is that those involved in the festival had no intention of rescuing the participants; they simply watched as the contestants were brutally beaten to death by the divine soldiers.

This is also why the remaining contestants hesitated to participate.

……

Ohma City.

At the Earth Beast Workshop.

At this moment, the Heavenly Punishment Hunter, dressed in work clothes, was feeding the Earth Beast red soil.

Clearly, she chose to find a job in the city.

"How are you feeling?" A woman on the edge of a mountain smiled at her.

"I never expected that you, as a member of the family, would choose to join Ohma. This further confirms Nikadori's mistake."

"Perhaps." The Heavenly Punishment Hunter poured the red soil into the feeding trough, gazing at the surrounding earth beasts with a deep, unsettling look.

"These docile creatures seem to have no worries on a daily basis."

"Of course." The woman was happy to chat with her.

"Earth Beasts have been gentle since their creation, making them very suitable for keeping as pets."

"They can survive as long as you give them some red soil. They are very strong and their meat is very delicious..."

"Actually, this kind of life is pretty good, isn't it? You don't need to think about anything every day, just eat and sleep, sleep and eat."

“Just like I used to be.” The Heavenly Punishment Hunter slowly rose to his feet.

"I have nothing but fighting."

“The golden blood of Nicardi flows in my veins; I was born to fight.”

"And now... you've assigned me here to raise these slow-moving beasts."

Originally, the Heavenly Punishment Hunter thought these Suspended Peakers would send him to defend the city or other combat-related positions.

After all, that's exactly what I'm good at.

Unexpectedly, he ended up being thrown into the Earth Beast Workshop to feed the livestock.

This is truly unbelievable...

"Haha, there's nothing we can do about it."

The woman explained with a smile:

"After all, your appearance is unique. If you appear on the battlefield, the guards of Ohma will not be able to distinguish you from the enemy."

Chapter 1247 Do you understand what I mean?

After working for several more hours at the Earth Beast Workshop, the Heavenly Punishment Hunter turned around with a bucket in his arms and discovered a suspicious person pulling at an Earth Beast.

"?"

"Who are you? Please let it go."

She put down the bucket and quickly approached, only to find that the suspicious person looked somewhat familiar.

"It's you……"

Yan Huan, who was holding the hind legs of the earth beast, suddenly looked at the newcomer.

"Hmm? Someone I know! Is this earth beast yours?"

“No, I just happen to work here,” the Scourge Hunter asked.

"Why attack it? This isn't an edible earth beast."

"I know, but it had something good stuck in its foot, and I just couldn't resist."

Yan Huan lifted the earth beast's hind leg and reached down to pry out a diamond from the sole of its foot.

"?"

Staring at the transparent stone, the Heavenly Punishment Hunter was very puzzled.

"Is this kind of stone... very precious?"

"Otherwise what?" Yan Huan clutched the diamond, treating it like a precious treasure.

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'A diamond is forever'?"

"Don't the Suspended Peak people have this saying?"

“No, I don’t think… the Ohmans don’t have that concept either.” The Scourge Hunter glanced at the diamond, not particularly impressed.

“These stones are not as solid as the stones on our divinely punished relatives; no one would normally pick them up.”

"Even if it's used to forge weapons or build city walls, there are better materials..."

"If you want valuable metals, you might as well try picking up some gold."

"Of course I know gold is valuable." Yan Huan wiped the small diamond with her sleeve, blew on it, and wiped it again.

“Well…it seems that diamonds are indeed worthless in Onpharos, no wonder no one comes to pick them.”

"What is the purpose of this stone called a diamond?" the Divine Retribution Hunter asked.

“Emmmm…” Yan Huan replied:

"Making diamond rings? Making glass cutters?"

"To test whether a 'simp' loves you, see if he buys you a diamond ring."

"A simp who won't buy you a diamond ring definitely doesn't love you enough."

"Unfortunately... it seems there's no such tradition here."

After putting the diamond away, Yan Huan turned and left.