Xianyang's Sky!
Originally calm and undisturbed.
Suddenly
A deafening cracking sound echoed across the entire mortal realm.
An overwhelming surge of thunder blanketed the sky, filling the heavens with an aura of devastation.
An intense killing intent swept across the land.
The Nine Provinces Barrier, which had remained unseen, was abruptly revealed by this force, transforming into a shield that enveloped the entire Qin Empire.
Upon witnessing this
"What's happening?"
"Why has the sky turned dark?"
"Is this a sign of an impending calamity?"
...
Across the Qin Empire, countless commoners gazed up at the suddenly darkened sky in bewilderment.
Just moments ago, the sky had been clear and bright, yet in an instant, dark clouds surged, and lightning roared.
The scene was eerily ominous.
Moreover,
More than half of the Qin Empire was engulfed by this transformation.
The Capital of Qin!
Inside the imperial palace
Ying Zheng raised his head, gazing at the sky. "So, it has finally come."
"Your Majesty,"
"The imperial guards are ready."
Ren Xiao strode into the hall, his expression grave.
"With the vast difference between mortals and immortals, what use is preparation?"
Ying Zheng cast him a glance.
"I have failed in my duty."
Ren Xiao lowered his head in shame.
"For this battle,"
"The Crown Prince has already stated that no one needs to intervene."
"Then we shall follow his command." Ying Zheng spoke calmly, unfazed.
"I understand."
Ren Xiao replied respectfully.
"My ministers,"
"If not for the Crown Prince, our Qin Empire might have perished countless times already. Against these heavenly soldiers and generals each possessing the power of immortals just one of them could severely wound our kingdom, let alone thousands."
"I hope this serves as motivation for all of you."
"We shall train relentlessly, guiding both the military and the scholars!" The officials responded in unison.
At this moment
The sky was filled with rolling thunder as if the world itself was on the brink of annihilation.
Beneath the surging storm,
Countless streaks of light appeared in the sky.
The terrifying might of immortals descended upon the mortal realm.
A single glance revealed
A grand army of 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals standing atop the clouds, perfectly aligned.
Their killing intent and bloodlust far exceeded that of the 5,000 troops that had invaded before.
Among them,
There were numerous Heaven Immortal-level beings, as well as many Golden Immortals.
Their overwhelming power was too great for the mortal world to bear.
The entire sky trembled as if the mortal realm itself was on the verge of collapse.
"Such an intense force of destiny…"
"But the mortal realm only has one Golden Immortal and a few Human Immortals. How could they have defeated my 5,000 heavenly soldiers?"
Wang Lingguan, the leading general, spread his divine senses, covering all of Xianyang and even most of the Qin Empire.
Through his vast spiritual awareness,
It seemed as though he had completely analyzed the strength of the Qin Empire.
For immortals
A Golden Immortal was considered a minor expert.
A Taiyi Golden Immortal was powerful enough to establish a sect.
Wang Lingguan was the Heavenly Court's official deity, sealed within the Investiture of the Gods, with his true soul bound to it, yet his physical body remained intact.
Haotian had chosen to send him precisely because, among Taiyi Golden Immortals, his strength was formidable.
"A mere fate-bound barrier…"
"Does it truly think it can resist the might of the Heavenly Court?"
Wang Lingguan sneered.
Then
He commanded in a loud voice: "Break the barrier! Destroy Qin!"
"Kill!"
A hundred Golden Immortals unleashed their power.
The entire mortal realm trembled.
The Nine Provinces Barrier shuddered under the immense pressure of their celestial might.
At that moment!
A streak of light shot up from Xianyang, soaring into the sky.
A lone figure stood in the heavens, facing the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals head-on.
One man against an entire army.
In front of him, the 100,000 troops stood atop the clouds, their aura boundless, filling the sky with killing intent.
Yet opposite them, Zhao Feng, clad in a regal robe, remained eerily calm, his aura subdued, his expression indifferent.
"Neither an immortal, nor a Buddha, nor a god, nor a demon."
"Who exactly are you?"
Just as the first wave of heavenly generals had done, Wang Lingguan instantly noticed Zhao Feng's presence.
He had no immortal energy, no divine power, no Buddhist aura, nor any demonic influence.
"For the dead, does it matter?"
Zhao Feng replied calmly.
With a wave of his hand, the Four Swords of Execution floated before him.
"Postnatal spirit treasures?"
Wang Lingguan's expression changed instantly.
He immediately sensed the level of the four ominous swords before Zhao Feng.
The murderous aura they emitted was so intense that even his Demon-Slaying Sword, bestowed by the Heavenly Emperor, paled in comparison.
"Slay the demon!"
Without hesitation, Wang Lingguan lifted his Demon-Slaying Sword and slashed toward Zhao Feng.
With this single strike, a powerful sword law materialized, infused with the divine might of a celestial official. It transformed into a vast sword light, shattering the void and cleaving directly at Zhao Feng.
This strike was at the peak of the Golden Immortal level the absolute limit of what the mortal world could withstand.
Wang Lingguan was a cautious individual. If he unleashed his full Taiyi Golden Immortal power, he would only be able to attack once before being forcibly expelled from the mortal realm by the world's laws.
Yet Zhao Feng remained unfazed.
A green light emanated from his body.
The Nine-Petal Green Lotus bloomed with brilliance, its protective power enveloping Zhao Feng completely.
The sword strike that could have annihilated all of Xianyang, or even a thousand-mile radius, was instantly blocked by the Green Lotus.
The attack only made the lotus tremble slightly.
"The Nine-Petal Green Lotus, a supreme-grade postnatal spirit treasure?"
"How is this possible?"
Wang Lingguan stared at Zhao Feng in utter shock. He had never imagined that Zhao Feng would possess such an array of supreme treasures.
With the protection of the Nine-Petal Green Lotus, as long as Zhao Feng's energy was sustained, no Golden Immortal could break through its defenses. This was the power of a true treasure.
"Execution Sword Formation!"
Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
With a single motion, powerful law-infused true essence surged into the four ominous swords.
The formation map emerged.
It turned formless.
The four swords soared into the sky, shooting toward the four corners of the void.
In the blink of an eye, the four vicious swords covered a hundred-mile radius, continuously closing in. This was not the limit of the pseudo-Execution Sword Formation, but rather, it was tailored for the ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals present.
The more compressed the formation, the more concentrated and terrifying the sword aura became.
"A sword formation."
"A formation created by four postnatal high-grade spirit treasures."
"This… this…"
Wang Lingguan's expression grew increasingly grim.
An indescribable fear welled up inside him.
Because he had thought of a legendary figure one who had been missing from the world for countless years. Yet as a divine official of the Heavenly Court, how could he not know of that figure's existence?
In the past, among the Six Saints, one wielded the Execution Sword Formation.
During the Investiture of the Gods War, had four Saints not joined forces to break the formation, the outcome of that war would have been entirely different.
And now, before him, was a sword formation identical to that of Saint's.
It brimmed with boundless murderous aura, filled with unrelenting slaughter.
Of course, Wang Lingguan knew this could not possibly be the legendary Execution Sword Formation.
But how could he not make the connection?
"Could it be that this man has inherited that Saint's legacy?"
The thought sent chills down Wang Lingguan's spine.
At this moment, however, he no longer had time to ponder.
The Execution Sword Formation had already taken shape.
The dark clouds that once filled the void had transformed into an endless sea of killing intent.
The originally blue lightning had turned a sinister blood-red.
At this moment!
Even the spirits sealed within the celestial soldiers' armor felt an inexplicable dread.
The formation was too eerie.
The suffocating murderous aura pervaded everything.
They had even lost their ability to communicate with the world's spiritual energy.
Not only did they have to use their celestial power to fend off the invasive murderous aura, but their celestial power could no longer be replenished.
"Strike with full force! Break the formation!"
Wang Lingguan shouted.
As his voice fell, all ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals gathered their celestial power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Individually, they might not have been strong enough, but together, the power of ten thousand celestial warriors was terrifying.
Their overwhelming celestial energy spread throughout the Execution Sword Formation, momentarily suppressing the murderous aura.
Then
A collective strike erupted.
Countless spears and sword auras slashed toward the Execution Sword Formation.
The air rumbled with continuous explosions, powerful energy ripples spreading outward.
The entire formation trembled.
"If these celestial soldiers had mastered my Great Qin's Army Soul Formation, perhaps they truly could have inflicted some damage on my Execution Sword Formation."
"What a pity."
"You appear disciplined, and though you can fight in formation, you do not possess a true army soul."
Watching the ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals attack in unison, Zhao Feng simply shook his head and sneered.
If Great Qin's elite troops had such strength, the result would have been entirely different.
"How is this possible?"
"Our combined might of ten thousand celestial soldiers and generals cannot break this formation?"
Wang Lingguan furrowed his brows tightly.
The sheer force of their combined attack even he, as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, could not withstand it.
Yet they still could not break the formation.
"You've made your move."
"Now it's my turn."
Zhao Feng paid no mind to their shock.
With a wave of his true essence, he activated the formation's killing aura.
Execution Sword Qi.
Entrapment Sword Qi.
Annihilation Sword Qi.
Massacre Sword Qi.
Within the formation, sword energy surged, slashing toward the celestial soldiers and generals trapped inside.
In the next instant
"Aahhh…!"
Screams echoed relentlessly within the formation.
Though these celestial soldiers and generals had no physical bodies, existing only as spirits sealed within their armor, the piercing sword energy cut through their armor and inflicted excruciating pain upon their souls.
"No wonder the five thousand celestial soldiers from last time never returned."
"It was all because of this formation."
"If we want to destroy Qin, we must first break this sword formation!"
At this moment, Wang Lingguan was truly panicked.
He finally understood everything, and his mind suddenly enlightened.
Without any hesitation
He no longer suppressed his strength.
The cultivation of an early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal was fully unleashed.
"Slay the Demon!"
Wang Lingguan roared furiously.
Gripping the Demon-Slaying Sword with both hands, he struck with full force toward the Immortal Execution Sword Formation.
A vast sword light was unleashed.
Its power exceeded the limits of what the mortal world could bear.
However
Wang Lingguan had overlooked one thing. Once the Immortal Execution Sword Formation was set up, it became an independent space, separated from the mortal realm.
His sword strike
Compared to the combined attack of the ten thousand celestial soldiers earlier, was even weaker.
It merely caused the formation to tremble slightly.
The slaughter within the formation continued.
Wave after wave of celestial soldiers were shredded apart, their souls extinguished, annihilated.
"Killed a Human Immortal celestial soldier, gained 100 points in all attributes."
"Killed a Human Immortal celestial soldier, gained 100 points in all attributes."
"Killed a Celestial Immortal celestial soldier, gained 500 points in all attributes."
"Killed a Golden Immortal celestial soldier, gained 5000 points in all attributes."
...
As Zhao Feng used the sword formation to massacre the celestial soldiers, notifications kept appearing continuously.
The descent of the celestial soldiers was nothing more than a treasure trove of attributes for Zhao Feng to collect.
After this battle
Zhao Feng's strength would rise once again.
And by a great margin.
However
Once Zhao Feng's total attributes exceeded one hundred thousand points, his rate of attribute gain slowed compared to when he had less than that amount.
Even so
The sheer number of celestial soldiers remained a massive gain for him.
With the Immortal Execution Sword Formation in his hands, Zhao Feng now possessed the ultimate weapon for annihilating armies.
"Could it be that I, too, will perish here today?"
"This man is too powerful! How does he have enough immortal energy to sustain this great formation for so long?"
Wang Lingguan watched as his army of celestial soldiers was slaughtered whether they were Human Immortals, Celestial Immortals, or even Golden Immortals
.They were all being utterly massacred.
This was a one-sided slaughter.
"If I combine the power of the Immortal Execution Sword Formation with my Chaos Law Domain, I wonder what the result would be?"
Seeing the terrifying might of the sword formation
Zhao Feng suddenly had an idea.
With his unique physique as support, his true essence was practically inexhaustible.
Even while maintaining such an intense massacre through the sword formation, he remained fully in control.
"Domain of Laws!"
Zhao Feng immediately activated his domain to experiment.
If it proved effective, it could serve as one of his ultimate killing techniques in the future.
As the domain expanded
Under Zhao Feng's control, it seamlessly merged with the sword formation. There was no rejection between the two forces.
"In that case"
"Thunder and Fire!"
Zhao Feng channeled his law powers.
Blood-red lightning bolts condensed in the sky and crashed down upon the celestial soldiers.
Each thunderstrike
Carried unstoppable might.
The ten thousand celestial soldiers
At this moment, the formation had become nothing less than a living hell for them.
Even when they were mere souls clad in armor, they had never experienced such fear.
Because in this formation, unlike in previous battles where even if they fell, their souls would be captured by the Celestial Court and reforged into new armor here, death was true death. Their very souls would be obliterated.
Under Zhao Feng's relentless onslaught
The number of celestial soldiers rapidly dwindled at a visible rate.
For nearly an entire hour
Only one figure remained within the formation Wang Lingguan.
"Taiyi Golden Immortal."
"This time, the Celestial Court was truly determined to destroy my Great Qin."
"But"
"In the mortal realm, this is not your Celestial Court's domain."
Zhao Feng slowly descended before Wang Lingguan, a faint smile on his face.
"Who exactly are you?"
"There should be no one in the mortal world with such supreme treasures, nor anyone with such power as you." Wang Lingguan struggled to maintain his immortal energy, resisting the sword qi surrounding him.
His gaze toward Zhao Feng had turned incomparably serious.
"You do not fear death."
"It seems"
"Your true spirit is bound to the Investiture of the Gods. Even if you die in the mortal realm, you can be revived through it."
Zhao Feng smiled faintly as he looked at Wang Lingguan.
"You… even know about the Investiture of the Gods?" Wang Lingguan was even more astonished.
"Go back and tell the Heavenly Emperor"
"Since he repeatedly offends my Great Qin, I will remember every single grudge."
"In the future, my Great Qin shall ascend to the Celestial Court, trample the Lingxiao Palace, and seize his throne to replace him!"
Zhao Feng let out a cold laugh.
He raised his hand
A thousand sword rays descended in an instant.
And Wang Lingguan was annihilated!
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