Moreover, the auxiliary martial artists are slow, and the time required to cultivate their battle techniques is a fatal flaw.

Composing battle hymns requires even more time.

"Sigh... there’s no one left. The decline of auxiliary martial artists is the trend of the times, it’s an inevitable elimination."

"I don’t know whether to feel happy or sad."

In the basement of You’an Mansion.

Lu Jianghao was cleaning off the tabletop.

Displayed on the table were rows of certificates and prizes.

These were the honors of Lu Jianghao, and also the honors of auxiliary martial artists. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Unfortunately, the signature dates on the certificates, the earliest being three years ago.

This represents that for three years, no pure auxiliary martial artist has gained any military merit.

This place represents a piece of history, and also a kind of passing.

Lu Jianghao sighed.

He sat in an old Grand Master’s chair, sighing helplessly.

In theory, the elimination of auxiliary martial artists signifies that the Divine Land has secured its footing.

Yet Lu Jianghao still reminisces about the past.

He misses the scenes of himself being welcomed by various military corps.

Back then, his itinerary was packed, and generals of the various corps would even fight over him.

But now... things have changed.

Many of the demonic artifacts snatched from the Yangxiang Race have already been abandoned, despite their durability.

Even those that aren’t discarded, no one has come to activate them.

Aside from periodically hosting auxiliary martial artist gatherings, You’an Mansion holds no other purpose.

Ironically, the youngest generation of auxiliary martial artists is Sima Lingling and her peers.

The upcoming auxiliary martial artists will gradually abandon the auxiliary path before graduating from Wuda, and return to the martial artist’s path.

The legacy is on the brink of breaking.

"In the long river of history, many battle techniques will be phased out, many martial artists will be eliminated. Auxiliary martial artists facing elimination isn’t unreasonable."

"But I, Lu Jianghao, still feel somewhat unwilling."

"Our auxiliary martial artists had our days of glory; even if we die, we should die while shining brightly, die with a bang."

"This kind of death is like an old man on a sickbed with no one to look after him, dying somewhat sorrowfully!"

Lu Jianghao muttered to himself for a while, then stood up and took a clock off the wall.

The clock was round, about the size of a car steering wheel, and looked ancient, its hands long since ceased moving.

Lu Jianghao carefully wiped it clean...

Dusk Clock.

Once, it was the absolute Sacred Artifact in the hearts of auxiliary martial artists in the Divine Land.

But now, it’s just a souvenir.

"Mentor, these old antiques are about to be scrapped, why bother cleaning them?"

"In three months, this You’an Mansion will be demolished, and auxiliary martial artists will cease to exist."

Sima Lingling walked in.

She looked at the mentor’s white hair and shook her head self-deprecatingly.

You’an Mansion.

This was once a place of pilgrimage for all auxiliary martial artists of the Divine Land, even foreign auxiliary martial artists came to visit.

Back then, the lights here were always on 24 hours.

But now, it’s entirely pitch black, resembling a ghostly building.

West City is planning to build roads, and the demolition notice for You’an Mansion has been officially issued.

Any registered auxiliary martial artist in the Divine Land can receive compensation.

In fact, this compensation is quite generous from the Divine Land, since You’an Mansion originally belonged to the property of West City’s Admiral’s Mansion, and the demolition was already justified.

Ironically, the registration for auxiliary martial artists was canceled five years ago.

This means that officially recognized auxiliary martial artists by the Divine Land are only those recorded, totaling 71 individuals.

Moreover, most of these 71 individuals have already retired or switched to martial arts cultivation.

"When I was very young, I watched You’an Mansion being built with my own eyes. In my middle age, I personally refurbished You’an Mansion."

"But now, I actually have to personally send off this mansion, alas!"

Lu Jianghao wiped clean the Dusk Clock, letting out a long sigh.

He truly couldn’t bear to part with it.

This place recorded nearly the trajectory of his entire life, witnessing the rise and fall of a faction.

"Some things are bound to be eliminated, even the once dominating Nine Schools of the Taoist sects also faced decline."

"There’s no choice, we ultimately can’t keep up with the tide of the times."

Sima Lingling smiled with a sense of resignation.

She also glanced at Lu Jianghao’s Dusk Clock.

In fact, Sima Lingling never saw the Dusk Clock being activated.

She only knew from records that the Dusk Clock was terrifying.

No!

It shouldn’t be called terrifying.

It’s against heaven.

When the clock is fully ignited, it can grant a group of martial artists an invincible countdown.

During the countdown, the martial artist’s body is encased in Absolute Defense, even the supreme can’t break through this defense.

Moreover, blessed martial artists feel no pain, no fatigue, and can rapidly increase the recovery speed of their qi blood.

Even if your opponent is a god, he’s already at dusk, and will inevitably be slain.

Therefore, the clock’s name is Dusk Clock.

Twilight of the Gods!

It seems in human history, the Dusk Clock was only ever activated thrice.

Each time, it was in the most critical moments.

Yet each time, could reverse the battle.

The core component of this Dusk Clock was seized by the Divine Land from the Yangxiang Race, then painstakingly crafted into the clock by the Research Institute.

Unfortunately, to activate the Dusk Clock is particularly difficult, tantamount to climbing the sky.

Sima Lingling has read the detailed records and specific stimulating methods of the Dusk Clock.

First: over 50 auxiliary martial artists must unite to simultaneously deploy three basic auxiliary battle techniques.

The three basic auxiliary battle techniques refer to: offensive augmentation, defensive augmentation, speed augmentation!