张如意目前居住的国家叫"云武县"，只是昆仑境东域千县之一。
所谓县，其实是第一中央帝国的一部分，每年都要向帝国进贡和赋税。
该县的统治者被称为"县王"。
张如意现在的身份，是云乌郡王的九子。
躺在冰冷坚硬的木床上，张如意还在琢磨着明天即将举行的盛大祭祀仪式。
"这具尸体的原主在十六岁之前甚至没有打开过'神武印记'。他一定是被众神抛弃了。我该怎么做才能有更大的机会打开'神武印记'？
在昆仑界，要想开启"神武印记"，就必须得到神灵的认可。
它被称为武神权威的授予。
隆重的祭祀仪式上，将出现一座连接神界和昆仑界的桥梁，连接着两个界界。在享用祭品后，神灵会将"神武印记"赐予一些有天赋的人类，帮助他们走上修炼之路。
天赋越高，越早获得"神武印记"。
前世，张如意还在子宫里的时候就开启了"神武印记"，使他成为天生的天才。
这辈子，十六岁之前没有打开"神武印记"，基本上就意味着被神灵抛弃了。就算他参加明天的祭祀仪式，他也几乎不可能获得'神武印记'。
张如意睡不着。他从床上坐起来，手里拿着一颗枣子形状的白色晶体。它两端锋利，中间立体，晶莹剔透，无杂质。
他开始研究这种白色晶体。或许能帮他获得神灵的认可，开启"神武印记"。
这颗白色水晶是明帝十六岁时在成人仪式上送给他的礼物。
张如意不知道这白色晶体是什么，但他把它放在了身体的身边。没想到，八百年后，它仍然和他在一起。
"我从八百年前来到八百年后。也许我们之间有联系。
张如意紧紧握住白色水晶，闭上眼睛，脑海中浮现出父亲明帝的身影。他想知道他的父亲是否还活着。
那天晚上，大雪落在了皇城上。
第二天一早，整个王城都被厚厚的积雪覆盖，深红色的宫殿、亭台楼阁都被一层冰雪包裹着。
那是冬至，一年中最冷的一天。
每年的这一天，王城的所有武者都会聚集在皇帝的庙外，在郡王的带领下祭祀神灵。
在皇帝的庙宇外，用巨大的石头建造了一座古老的祭坛。它捆绑了数以万计的牲畜——牛、羊、猪——以及许多用铁链锁住的强大野兽。
文武官员、武术家、王子和妃子、无数等待打开神圣武术印记的年轻男女，甚至还有一些还穿着襁褓的婴儿——都聚集在一起参加这个全国性的庆祝活动。这不仅仅是皇城;云武县各市、镇、村也举行祭祀仪式。
"耿庚！九哥，你已经十六岁了。就算参加盛大的祭祀仪式，也不可能获得'神武印记'。为什么要让自己难堪呢？八皇子张吉双手背在身后冷笑一声。
六皇子站在八皇子身边，表情冰冷。"据说龙生了九个儿子，每个儿子都不同。我们的父亲是如此英勇的人物，但他却生下了像你一样的废物。十六岁了，还没打开'神武印记'。你让王室蒙羞了。你活着是为了什么？你为什么不干脆死呢？
这句话有些刺耳，但却与在场的几位王子的情绪相呼应。
皇室内部的感情是最脆弱的，在这一刻表现得淋漓尽致。
在昆仑界，能够开启"神武印记"的人很少，一般不超过十分之一。可以说，每个战士的地位都非常高。
当然，对于武林高手来说，那是另一回事。武者强大的血脉会传给他们的后代，增加打开"神武印记"的概率。
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云武郡王一共生了九个儿子，其中八个开启了"神武印"。只有十六岁的张如意，还没打开"神武印"，成为皇室的笑柄。
许多人称他为"像父亲，像儿子"。
甚至在朝堂上，也有传言说张如意不是云乌郡王的亲生儿子。虽然只是谣言，却给王室的脸上蒙上了一层阴影。
于是，其他诸侯大多认为张如意是皇室的耻辱，几乎不把他当成真正的兄弟，希望他早日灭亡。
近些年来，就连云乌郡王都与张如意和林妃有些疏远，在其他妃子和皇子的排斥下，张如意和林妃终于在昨晚被迫离开了大殿，只好搬到了偏殿。
张如意只是静静地站在那里，没有理会六皇子和八皇子。
在他有足够的力量之前，任何口头上的争执，只会让别人更加看不起他。
林妃和其他妃子站在一起，看到张如意被回避，心痛欲绝，却又无可奈何。
"隆重的祭祀仪式开始了！"
云武郡国师站在祭坛上方，手捧福卷，大声朗诵。
然后，在祭坛上方，吹响了大海螺壳和号角，而优雅的宫女则演奏了十六种乐器，包括钟声、铃铛和锣。
之后，牲畜被宰杀，他们的血献给天堂。
"华——"
浓郁的血腥味化作一道浓厚的光柱，直射诸天，冲破云层，冲向浩瀚穹顶。
突然，一道星光从天而降，落在一个六岁男孩的额头上，与他的身体融合，形成一个深红色的"神武印记"。
人群中传来一阵惊叫声。"薛将军的小儿子，年仅六岁就开启了神武印记！"
"赤焰神武印记属于四级神武印记。了不起！他未来的潜力是不可估量的！
神武印记也有不同的等级，从一年级到九年级不等。
所有人都用羡慕和期待的眼神看着这个六岁的男孩。
六岁就开出四级神武印记，实在是太不凡了，他以后的成就将无与伦比。
云武县众多武者中，其中有个魁梧男子拍胸脯，爽朗地笑了起来，惊呼道："太好了！真的是我的儿子，薛将军的儿子。今晚，将军府将举行宴会，邀请大家参加。哈哈！
"Hua!"
Countless starlights fell from the sky once again, landing on the foreheads of young men and women, forming their own Divine Martial Marks.
Among them, first-grade Divine Martial Marks were the most common, and those who could open second-grade Divine Martial Marks were very few. The most formidable person was still the son of General Xue, with a fourth-grade Divine Martial Mark that left everyone in awe.
After all, those who could open the Divine Martial Mark were few in number, probably only one in ten. Everyone was excited to finally gain the recognition of the gods and embark on the path of martial arts cultivation.
Those young men and women who failed to open the Divine Martial Mark were all deeply disappointed, and some even wept bitterly, experiencing both joy and sorrow.
As the sacrificial ceremony was about to end, Zhang Ruyi still hadn't opened the Divine Martial Mark.
Failing to open the Divine Martial Mark at sixteen meant it was almost impossible to do so in the future. He could only be an ordinary person.
Everyone ignored him, treating him like a speck of dust in the corner, receiving no attention whatsoever.
At first, Consort Lin had held onto a glimmer of hope, wishing that her child might create a miracle and open the Divine Martial Mark. Even if he couldn't become a martial arts master, at least he could strengthen his body and avoid being tormented by illness again.
As the sacrificial ceremony approached its end, Consort Lin's hope turned into disappointment, even despair.
Just when Zhang Ruyi thought he couldn't open the Divine Martial Mark, the white crystal tightly held in his hand emitted a faint light.
In the last moment before the end of the sacrificial ceremony, a starlight fell from the sky and landed on Zhang Ruyi's forehead, forming a white circular Divine Martial Mark.
"Hua!"
A scorching sensation emanated from his forehead, spreading throughout his body.
It had opened!
Zhang Ruyi was ecstatic. He had finally opened the Divine Martial Mark.
As long as he opened the Divine Martial Mark, even if it was just a first-grade mark, he didn't care in the slightest.
Initially unnoticed, the moment Zhang Ruyi opened the Divine Martial Mark, he drew the attention of everyone present.
"Isn't that the ninth prince? He's already sixteen and often sickly, yet he can still open the Divine Martial Mark!" Many people stared at Zhang Ruyi with disbelieving eyes, finding it incredible.
The sixth and eighth princes standing beside Zhang Ruyi also widened their eyes, showing a surprised look.
How was this possible?
Seeing the Divine Martial Mark on Zhang Ruyi's forehead, Consort Lin shed tears of joy and rushed to embrace him, "Ruochen, you've finally done it! You did it!"
An old eunuch from the County King's side walked up to Zhang Ruyi with a smile and said, "Congratulations to Consort Lin, congratulations to the ninth prince for opening the Divine Martial Mark! Her Majesty wishes to personally assess the grade of the Divine Martial Mark opened by the ninth prince!"
"Her Majesty!"
The smile on Consort Lin's face immediately froze, and she nervously shielded Zhang Ruyi behind her.
"Mother, let's go see Her Majesty!" Zhang Ruyi noticed Consort Lin's subtle change and thought to himself that he needed to be extra cautious around this queen.
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