As soon as the Blade Feast began, all the soldiers suppressed their excitement.
Soshiyang stood on the battle group's viewing platform and stared at the host.
Then, there were four roaring cannons.
Before the loud bang disappeared, a flashing blue and white energy appeared out of thin air on the subjective ceremonial stage, and then expanded into a lightning sphere with glowing lightning.
The tortured air molecules make a harsh and sharp sound, and the teleportation effect twists the laws of physics to a point of near collapse in the blink of an eye.
After a second, the violent glare and noise completely disappeared, leaving only nineteen figures standing proudly.
The flawless bright yellow armor on their bodies was decorated with black edgings, and they were covered with heraldic emblems and belts from head to toe, and the shield emblem on their chests shone brightly.
They are huge shadows, which make everyone who dares to look directly feel timid, and their solid plate armor and their fiery eyes are awe-inspiring and frightening.
On their shoulders, the clenched iron fist pattern was clearly visible.
The appearance of these Terminators is similar to the appearance of Dorn's follower during the Mad Crusade and the Hescar Guard.
The Hescar Guard was the first group of warriors to swore allegiance to the Primarch after Dorn returned to take over the Seventh Legion. Their names were also the first group of warriors engraved on the walls of the Mount Oath Temple.
In the final stage of the Battle of Terra at the end of the Horus Rebellion, it was a team of Hescar escorting the Primrose Dorn to the Revenge Souls.
But after the second establishment of the army, the guard was abolished, and only when the blade feasted, they would appear again as the honor of the deceased warrior.
And their mission is to escort two holy relics.
The two sacred objects were placed in transparent glass covers, each carried by four Hescars, namely the Hand of Dorn and the Sword of Sebatus.
The Hand of Dorn is the most direct relic left by Dorn, and it is also the only remains of the father found by the descendants of Dorn. In commemorating the great father of the Primrose, each finger bone was engraved with the name and emblem of the former leader of the battle. This is a ceremony for each leader in his position, which constitutes the highest form in the tradition of war engraving.
In the thousands of years of the Imperial Fist, these hand bones are covered with names and heraldry, but there is still more space left.
Now, it will once again become a witness to the blade feast, symbolizing the presence of the Primrose.
The warrior at the front of the team stepped forward. His armor was more luxurious than others. His body was covered with various chains of honor and badges of war. A metal cloak made by the Martian Sage hung on his shoulder.
When both holy objects fell into place, he pulled out a gold-inlaid pistol at his waist, raised it high above his head, and then fired a shot into the sky.
The bullet roared out of the bore with the thunder. Before the shell landed on the marble at his feet, the descendants of Dorn had already shouted in unison the battle cry that their ancestors had once howled on the battlefield.
"The Primrose is above, for the glory of you and the Lord of the Earth!"
Before the roar disappeared, the warrior put away his weapons, untied his helmet, and let everyone see his face.
He is the current leader of the Empire's Fist Battle, Vladimir Pew.
"Brothers! Blood relatives! After many years, we have been together again. There are many old faces and many new faces here. We mourn the deceased warriors and cheer for the new warriors! But no matter when and wherever we are the last high wall of the empire! We will never surrender, never retreat, never fail!!!"
Afterwards, all the contestants were gathered together, and they stood on the secondary ceremonial stand at the second level of the main ceremonial stand, with a pair of metal gloves in front of each.
This glove, also known as the pain set, is an improved version of the original pain set. It no longer needs to cover the whole body when used, and of course the pain created is no longer so extreme.
This type of equipment was first born in the Great Expedition era. It was a unique battle group culture developed by the Empire's Fist out of his addiction to overcoming pain and asceticism, as well as his imitation of the Primrose.
The main function of the pain trap is to stimulate painful neurons and cause severe pain without causing any physical damage.
Its function is no longer just a simple means of punishment, but in a sense it is a measure to negatively strengthen and promote positive spiritual value.
Therefore, this is also one of the rituals of the Blade Feast.
Participants will experience the pain experienced by the Primarch in the past, endure the severe pain brought by the equipment on the basis of strict self-discipline and recall the glory of Dorn, in order to improve their spiritual communication with the Primarch.
"start!"
At the command of Vladimir Pew, all the soldiers put their hands into the trap of pain without hesitation.
The next second, their faces almost twisted, but even so, they still had to pray with the pastor while breathing in pain.
"Pain is the teaching of the starry sky and universe, the protection of damaged trauma, the source of immortality of life, the weapon of soul purification, the pot of heroic communion, pain is also the magic medicine for the weak, the essence of dedication, the sublimation of life, the lofty flame of the golden spirit—"
Some people have experienced these or participated in the Blade Feast before, and knew that there were such rules, so they trained in advance and basically didn't seem too sad.
But for a novice like Ustad, this would be a death--and the moment the gloves were activated, he almost fainted when his eyes turned dark.
More importantly, he did not have the talent to endure pain like the Empire Fist!
He has never suffered such severe pain in his life.
But for the honor of defending the battle, he could only grit his teeth and push it hard, and the veins on his forehead jumped up in a short while.
After thirty seconds like hell, Ustad finally breathed a sigh of relief as his gloves were closed.
At this time, not only his lips turned white, his hands and feet trembled slightly, but his whole body was soaked with sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
After the opening ceremony, it was time to draw lots.
Each soldier walked to the transparent box and took out a note from it, which read their opponent.
"How about it?"
After Ustad returned to the tournament's viewing table, Soshyan hurriedly stepped forward to ask, Ustad's condition looked a bit bad.
"fine--"
Ustad took a deep breath, took a bottle of energy agent from his comrades next to him, and drank it all in one sip.
The bloodline of the Immortal Army may not be able to endure pain, but its recovery ability is very strong.
In just a moment, Ustad looked back to his original state.
"Who is the opponent?"
"The champion of the Hammer of Dorn, Fabian Banerga, a warrior who has served for more than two hundred years, uses a weapon called Warhammer."
The Hammer of Dorn is a battle group established in the early stage of M41. It is a relatively young battle group and is currently participating in the Achilles Expedition.
“有信心吗?”
Ustad nodded.
Soshiyang then smiled and patted the other person on the shoulder, saying:
"Let's relax, I believe in you, but don't use that power."
"yes."
Soon, the budget competition officially began, and it was divided into three batches, with Ustad being the second batch.
On the viewing platform, they watched the battles on different competitive platforms through large imagers. Among them, the champions of Soshiyan were the ones who impressed Suoshiyan the most. These two old battle groups were also the main winners of past champions.
During the Beast War, the Black Holy Church had a huge conflict with the Empire Fist, so it had not participated in the Blade Feast for a long time.
But blood brothers cannot always hate each other. Starting from the M37 period, the Black Holy Church returned to the sequence of the Blade Feast.
With Soshiyang's eyes, the contestants of these two battle groups are the top experts, and even if they are not sure of winning.
If you meet them, Ustad will have a greater chance of losing.
But he didn't expect to win the championship.
About half an hour later, when the last competitive stage decided to win and lose, the first group of winners were born.
Then, it was time for Ustad to play, and he had already changed to the training arsenal for the competition.
"Go, show your strength and give it a try!"
Nodding hard at Soshyan, Ustad walked off the viewing platform and walked towards his first opponent-