Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

"Kill us?" Ye You smirked. "If you wanted to kill us, we would have died in that factory already. Just tell us your purpose!"

Li Chenqiu didn't speak; there was no point in explaining anything to a dead man.

He gripped Ember with both hands, the curved blade of the scythe hanging above their heads, his chilling gaze sweeping over them like a sharp blade.

Zheng Kang sensed that something was wrong and looked at Li Chenqiu in a panic. "You... what are you going to do..."

Ye You was also a little flustered at this moment, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Li Chenqiu, how long are you going to keep up this charade? Instead of holding that scythe over our heads, why don't you just tell us what you want to do."

Sizzle—

The air was torn apart by the scythe's blade like silk, creating a harsh, piercing sound.

Ye You's pupils suddenly contracted, and her dazed mind instantly cleared. She realized that Li Chenqiu really intended to kill her.

"Dodge it!"

Ye You stared at the scythe's blade, supporting herself with one hand, trying to move her body, but it was all in vain.

Pfft!

Ultimate darkness flashed before Ye You's eyes, without any pause, followed by Zheng Kang, He Lu...

All of this happened in an instant.

"You..."

Ye You stared at Li Chenqiu, her eyes filled with anger, surprise, and regret, but all of this gradually faded until there was no light left.

A faint line of blood appeared on her neck, and then scalding blood flowed out, staining her collar red.

Bang!

Ye You lay on the ground forever, Zheng Kang followed closely behind, only He Lu still sat there blankly.

He raised his head, took a deep look at Li Chenqiu, a helpless smile on his exhausted face, and finally slowly lowered his head.

After the three died, Ember trembled slightly.

The next second, wisps of black smoke rose from the ground, condensing out three humanoid silhouettes in mid-air, standing in front of Li Chenqiu like wooden figures.

Buzz—

Accompanied by a buzzing sound, their facial features gradually solidified and became clear, scarlet blood light rising from their pupils, like hellfire burning in the underworld.

The surging black smoke around them also condensed into black armor at this moment, a ferocious black dragon head engraved on the chest plate, as if it would rush out in the next second and swallow the enemy in front of it in one gulp.

The moment the armor was formed, the three soul soldiers knelt on one knee, shouting in unison with the same voice: "Master!"

"What a strange feeling," Li Chenqiu muttered to himself, staring at the three soul soldiers.

At this moment, he could clearly sense everything about these three soul soldiers, as if they were his extended arms, a part of his body.

"Master, these soul soldiers have had their subjective consciousness erased, retaining only their fighting instincts and their own memories. They will unconditionally obey your orders," Li Xuanyou's voice sounded in Li Chenqiu's mind.

"Hmm?" Li Chenqiu raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect the other party to be able to speak directly in his mind.

After listening to Li Xuanyou's explanation, Li Chenqiu moved his mind, and one of the soul soldiers immediately stood up, raised his arm and aimed at Li Chenqiu.

A silver barrier rose from behind Li Chenqiu, separating him from Yama and Qian Mian.

"Wow wow wow!"

Qian Mian ran to the barrier with a curious look, touching it left and right, and exclaimed, "This Spiritual Profound Artifact is so heaven-defying! Yama, do you think you'll be stronger than you are now if you become an immortal soul soldier!"

Yama's face darkened: "I don't think so."

Li Chenqiu turned around and looked at Qian Mian curiously: "Qian Mian, which is stronger, my barrier or the one Zheng Kang activated in the factory?"

Qian Mian scratched his chin and thought for a while before saying: "It doesn't feel like there's much difference, they're both pretty fragile."

Li Chenqiu's mouth twitched. He moved his mind and retracted the three soul soldiers into Ember, then transformed Ember into a ring and put it on his finger.

"Soul soldiers can devour other people's souls to strengthen themselves. When the soul soldier transformed from Zheng Kang becomes stronger, Qian Mian won't be able to break the barrier," Yama said calmly.

"So it's a nurturing type," Li Chenqiu nodded thoughtfully, then stepped back to the sofa, picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

Yama and Qian Mian saw this and sat back down as well.

"Yama, you called me here not just to give me a gift, right?" Li Chenqiu raised his eyes to look at Yama.

Yama's eyebrows curved, and he looked at Li Chenqiu kindly: "That's right, there's something else, but before I talk about it, can I ask you something?"

"Sure," Li Chenqiu smiled slightly.

Yama interlaced his fingers, and asked with a serious expression: "Even if you don't eat people, will your body not age?"

As soon as he said this, the scene fell silent, and Qian Mian also stopped what he was doing, staring straight at Li Chenqiu.

After a long silence, Li Chenqiu slowly opened his mouth: "Yes."

Although Yama had expected it, he couldn't help but laugh after hearing Li Chenqiu's affirmative answer.

Seeing Yama's always calm expression, Li Chenqiu asked in surprise: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with that?"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you in detail." Yama sat up straight, pointed to the outside of the floor-to-ceiling window and said: "Do you know who controls the Tianyuan Federation?"

Li Chenqiu said uncertainly: "Should be the Federal President, right?"

"That's just the highest leader in the eyes of ordinary people, to put it bluntly, just a puppet," a trace of disdain flashed in Yama's eyes, and he looked up at the starry sky.

"The Li, Zhou, Ying, Takahashi, Ito, and Kim clans, these six major consortia have almost monopolized everything in the Tianyuan Federation.

From the people's basic needs of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, to the president's election, the army's financial expenditures, and the formulation of federal laws, everything is up to them. They are the rulers of the Tianyuan Federation."

Li Chenqiu was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't speak for a long time.

He was no stranger to the six major consortia, and news about them often appeared on television.

Li Chenqiu used to think that the six major consortia were just relatively wealthy and powerful families, but now he realized how absurd his previous thoughts were.

This is more than just being rich and powerful, isn't this an earth emperor?

"Then they must be very rich. Do they each carry hundreds of millions of dollars on them?" Li Chenqiu's dark eyes suddenly lit up.

"Cough cough!" Yama coughed violently twice, looking at Li Chenqiu with a strange expression.

Is your brain circuit so unique? Shouldn't a normal person be shocked by the power of the consortium after hearing this?

Li Chenqiu didn't know what Yama was thinking. After sighing for a while, he curiously asked: "Yama, why are you telling me this?"

The corners of Yama's mouth curled up, and his eyes were a bit dark at this moment: "Because you will be dealing with them soon."