Within the sword formation, the killing intent condensed into four giant swords and slashed forward.
"Ah!!"
Accompanied by the shattering of celestial energy barriers and protective treasures, ten Heavenly Immortal-level soldiers and one Golden Immortal were all annihilated under this pseudo-Zhuxian Sword Formation.
From the moment the formation was activated to the moment the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were wiped out, it took only an instant.
System Notifications:
"Killed Heavenly Immortal-level Heavenly Soldier, obtained 1,000 all-attribute points."
"Killed Heavenly Immortal-level Heavenly Soldier…" (repeated ten times, totaling 10,000 all-attribute points).
"Killed Golden Immortal-level Heavenly Soldier, obtained 10,000 all-attribute points."
"First kill of an Immortal-level being, rewarded with a Tier 4 treasure chest."
"First kill of a Heavenly Immortal-level being, rewarded with a Tier 5 treasure chest."
"First kill of a Golden Immortal-level being, rewarded with a Tier 6 treasure chest."
As soon as the notifications ended, all the attribute points from the defeated enemies flowed into Zhao Feng's body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Zhao Feng's all-attribute points surged wildly, his powerful law-infused true essence shaking the void, causing the entire space to tremble.
This battle had yielded incredible rewards.
5,000 Human Immortal-level Heavenly Soldiers, each contributing 100 all-attribute points, totaling 500,000 all-attribute points.
10 Heavenly Immortal-level soldiers contributed 10,000 all-attribute points.
1 Golden Immortal-level general contributed 10,000 all-attribute points.
Over the past year, Zhao Feng has been cultivating diligently without pause, increasing his total attributes by 70,000 points.
At this moment, his law-infused true essence and all his attributes were growing exponentially, leading to a significant power surge.
Updated Status Panel:
Host: Zhao Feng
Age: 37
Law-Infused True Essence: 213,453 points (Martial Dao Fusion, Second Realm)
True Dragon Power: 205,560 points (A single punch unleashes the power of 200,000 True Dragons.)
Flight Divine Ability: 204,345 points (A single step covers 200,000 miles.)
Postnatal Dao Body: 203,945 points (Absorbs spiritual energy 2 million times faster than ordinary bodies, enhancing law comprehension, sustaining endless energy, and rapidly recovering true essence.)
Divine Sense Power: 212,345 points (Covers a range of 200,000 miles, easily manipulating the surrounding energy.)
Law-Infused Primordial Spirit: 238,547 points (Infused with law energy, impervious to evil forces.)
Lifespan: 200,864 years (Lifespan limit: 200,000 years)
Merit: 502,304 points (Favored by Heaven and Earth.)
Karma: 10,203 points (The higher the karma, the greater Heaven and Earth's hostility.)
Personal Storage Space: 2 million cubic meters
Cultivation Technique: Nine Revolutions Chaos Scripture
Third Revolution Mastered: Gains 300 all-attribute points daily through cultivation.
"Hahaha, the Heavenly Court is truly generous!"
"They gifted me such an incredible bounty in one go, skyrocketing my strength." Zhao Feng's face was filled with excitement.
Compared to ordinary battles, slaying these celestial beings brought far greater rewards.
"These bodies must be celestial remains, right?"
"If I refine them using the Spiritual Essence Bottle, I can convert them into pills to aid my Great Qin Dynasty."
Looking at the countless fallen Heavenly Soldiers in the void, Zhao Feng immediately summoned the Spiritual Essence Bottle, infused it with his true essence, and absorbed all the celestial corpses into it.
With that, this battle against the invading Heavenly Soldiers and Generals had come to a swift end.
However, in the face of Zhao Feng's overwhelming strength and supreme treasures, even a Golden Immortal-level warrior had no power to resist.
With his current level, the Zhuxian Sword Formation was unbreakable unless an expert at the Great Firmament Golden Immortal level or higher intervened.
"The Zhuxian Sword Formation truly lives up to its reputation."
"If I could obtain the true Zhuxian Sword Formation in the future, that would be even better."
Zhao Feng was very satisfied with his first test of the formation's power.
With a single thought, he retracted the formation.
The overwhelming killing intent and suffocating energy dissipated, and the sky returned to its previous clarity.
Down below, within the protective formation, the officials of Qin, the imperial guards, and the soldiers holding their weapons all stood frozen in shock.
"Where did those celestial beings go?"
"How did they all disappear?"
"Could it be… that His Highness the Crown Prince utterly destroyed them?"
The ministers were all filled with disbelief.
"Feng'er."
"After a year in seclusion, your strength has improved greatly!"
Emperor Ying Zheng (Qin Shi Huang) laughed heartily, pride evident in his voice.
"His Highness's power far surpasses mine."
"Those Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were covered in an intense bloodthirsty aura, clearly battle-hardened warriors. The leading general was even at the Golden Immortal Realm."
"If I had faced him, I would have needed considerable effort to win. But His Highness eliminated them in mere moments."
Beside him, Master Guiguzi (Ghost Valley Master) was filled with reverence.
When the Heavenly Soldiers had descended, he had brought his disciples to fight alongside the Qin forces.
However, Zhao Feng hadn't even given them a chance to act.
"Father Emperor."
"Quickly draft a royal decree a declaration of war against the Heavenly Court!"
Zhao Feng raised his head and glanced at the void in the sky. The spatial passage was gradually closing, leaving only a small gap.
Ying Zheng also looked up and immediately understood Zhao Feng's intention.
Without any hesitation, he declared:
"I, Ying Zheng, hereby proclaim to the Heavenly Court:
Your invading forces have been annihilated, their bodies and souls utterly destroyed.
If you have the courage, come again! No matter how many you send, we will kill them all!
One day, the Great Qin Empire will raise its banners, march upon the Heavenly Court, and slaughter all within the Lingxiao Palace!"
His powerful voice resounded, and his words transformed into golden characters, merging into the blank imperial edict before him.
The decree was sealed and then landed in front of Zhao Feng.
"Heavenly Court, I hope you accept my challenge."
Zhao Feng chuckled.
At the very last moment before the spatial passage closed, he threw the imperial edict into the void.
With that, the passage was completely sealed, and peace returned to the skies of the Great Qin realm. The overwhelming murderous aura from the heavenly soldiers, along with their divine presence, dissipated instantly.
Zhao Feng descended onto the imperial court's assembly square, followed by the gathered ministers.
Looking at their expressions, still unable to recover from the shock, Zhao Feng slowly spoke:
"What are your thoughts?"
"Your Highness," Han Fei said with a bitter smile. "The celestial beings… they are too strong."
"Every one of them was an immortal! The gap between us and them is simply too vast!"
Zhao Feng smiled faintly and asked, "Do you all know how long the Heavenly Court has existed?"
"We do not," the ministers replied, shaking their heads.
"The Heavenly Court existed long before the mortal world was even formed.
Once, our mortal realm was part of the Immortal Realm, but a Human Emperor cleaved off a portion of land, creating the mortal world and separating it from the immortals.
That one slash…"
"Made one day in the Immortal Realm equal to a year in the mortal world."
"The Heavenly Court has had countless years to develop, and that is the root of its strength.
The Great Qin has only been practicing cultivation for five years how could we possibly compare to them?" Zhao Feng said with a smile.
"But, Your Highness…
The Heavenly Court has now marked Great Qin as its enemy.
They would love nothing more than to destroy our empire."
"Other than Your Highness guarding the nation, we ministers are powerless to help," Han Fei admitted with shame.
"Indeed, we are useless," the ministers echoed as they knelt before Zhao Feng, full of guilt.
Seeing this, Zhao Feng smiled slightly and said:
"My only expectation of you all is to fulfill your respective duties and strengthen Great Qin.
As long as you can do that, I am already satisfied."
"My father's expectation of you is the same."
Ying Zheng nodded. "That's right.
Over the past five years, my son and I have witnessed firsthand the growth of Great Qin's national strength.
This was not achieved by me and my son alone it was through the combined efforts of the entire nation that we have built today's prosperous era."
Upon hearing the words of the Emperor and Crown Prince, the ministers solemnly pledged:
"We swear our unwavering loyalty to Great Qin!
We will never let His Majesty and His Highness down!"
"Ministers," Zhao Feng said with a smile,
"There is no need to worry too much about the celestial beings.
Yes, they are powerful, and yes, they are all immortals.
But they, too, have weaknesses.
For one, they cannot descend into the mortal realm freely and without restriction.
And even if they do manage to enter, their strength will not surpass mine."
"Great Qin still has plenty of time to grow."
Just then, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up as he recalled something.
"Feng'er, those heavenly soldiers and generals were all wearing battle armor surely, they must be celestial artifacts?"
"In the Immortal Realm, even the lowest heavenly soldiers wield celestial-grade weapons and treasures naturally, they are superior to anything in the mortal world," Zhao Feng replied with a chuckle.
"Let me take a look."
His divine sense immediately penetrated the Spirit Essence Bottle.
Inside, more than five thousand spirit essence pills floated silently.
"This Spirit Essence Bottle may not have any offensive or defensive capabilities, but its ability to extract spirit essence and refine it into pills is truly remarkable."
"Wait…"
"These heavenly soldiers and generals don't seem to have any physical bodies at all.
Their souls seem to have merged with spirit essence, forming their celestial bodies."
"Could this… be the true nature of heavenly soldiers and generals?"
When Zhao Feng carefully examined with his divine sense, he immediately discovered the peculiarities of the heavenly soldiers within the Spirit Essence Bottle.
He then released the shells of these heavenly soldiers.
Five thousand silver-masked suits of armor and weapons fell onto the assembly square.
Each piece was a high-quality celestial artifact.
The armor was the same.
The standard heavenly soldiers wore low-grade celestial armor and weapons,
While the Immortals wore mid-grade celestial items,
And the Golden Immortals wore high-grade celestial items.
Clearly, in the Heavenly Court, weapons were distributed according to cultivation rank and official rank.
Zhao Feng casually waved his hand, and a sword qi opened up one of the heavenly soldier's armor.
A black mist flowed out and dispersed, revealing that there was no flesh or body inside.
"Why is there nobody in this armor?"
"Why is it empty?"
The ministers all looked at the empty armor, their faces filled with surprise.
"The Heavenly Court is truly cruel."
"Now I understand why the heavenly soldiers can never be killed, no matter how many times they are slain."
Looking at the armor, Zhao Feng spoke with a sense of melancholy.
If Zhao Feng had viewed this from the perspective of his past life, he might have thought that the heavenly soldiers were once mortal beings who ascended to become immortals and then became heavenly soldiers.
But now, it was clear that this was not the case.
Though the armor was a celestial artifact, it was, in fact, a prison. Once a soul was infused into it, the soul would become the spirit of the artifact. Then, by using the Heavenly Court's unique forging method, spirit essence was infused into the armor.
Even if the heavenly soldiers were shattered, their souls and the armor would be summoned back by the Heavenly Court's power, reassembled, and then infused with spirit essence to continue fighting for the Heavenly Court.
This cycle would continue,
Until the soul was completely shattered.
"Feng'er,"
"Is there some trick behind this?"
Ying Zheng asked curiously.
"These heavenly soldiers are just souls; they have no flesh. This armor is their shell, and it's also the shackles they can never remove unless their souls disperse. Otherwise, they will forever fight for the Heavenly Court."
"I've killed them, but perhaps I've also ended their suffering."
Zhao Feng spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression changed slightly. Looking at the five thousand suits of armor on the ground, he couldn't help but show an indescribable look.
The ministers felt the same.
From Zhao Feng's words, it was clear how much suffering these heavenly soldiers endured.
Without flesh, without any enjoyment, their souls are trapped in these armored shells, as if they were in a cage.
Every time they emerged, it was for battle, and even if they died in combat, they would be resurrected endlessly, without rest.
What kind of torment was that?
"Chen Ping."
Zhao Feng called out.
"Your servant is here."
Chen Ping quickly stepped forward.
"Take these armor and weapons to the Armory Hall and study if there are any hidden mechanisms in these celestial artifacts. Then, refine them with a formation and forge them into black armor, which I will give to the Imperial Guards." Zhao Feng said solemnly.
"Your servant obeys the command."
Chen Ping immediately accepted the order.
He summoned the Heavenly Xuan Mirror and collected all the celestial armor and weapons from the square.
"Ren Xiao."
Zhao Feng called again.
"Your servant is here."
Ren Xiao walked over, still looking confused.
"I grant you an opportunity; perhaps this will help you break through your realm," Zhao Feng said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Ren Xiao's eyes lit up, immediately expressing his gratitude.
"You've been cultivating for ten years now, and you've reached the fifth stage of the Divine Power Realm."
"Take this pill and I'll protect you while you refine it."
"Let's see how many realms you can break through."
Zhao Feng directly took out an ordinary Spirit Essence Pill, condensed from the spirit essence of a celestial soldier,
He wanted to see the effect of this Spirit Essence Pill.
Ren Xiao took the pill without hesitation and swallowed it immediately.
Once the pill entered his body,
Ren Xiao immediately sat cross-legged and began circulating his cultivation technique. One wave of martial momentum after another spread from his body.
Divine Power Realm, sixth stage, seventh stage, eighth stage, ninth stage.
There was hardly any obstacle.
Ren Xiao directly broke into the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
Upon stepping into this realm, the void was stirred, and the power of heaven and earth was drawn.
Moreover, after breaking through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, Ren Xiao did not stop.
He reached the second, third, and fourth stages, all the way to the fifth stage.
But at this moment,
Ren Xiao's aura seemed to become uncontrollable, exuding a chaotic energy.
Zhao Feng immediately raised his hand and a powerful surge of true essence flowed into Ren Xiao's body, suppressing the spirit essence in his dantian. Only then did Ren Xiao gradually stabilize.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your help."
Ren Xiao regained his senses and immediately expressed his thanks.
"This pill's power was absorbed by you, and in less than three-tenths of it, you've broken through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, directly leaping through nine stages."
"And there were no side effects."
Zhao Feng circulated his true essence and immediately checked Ren Xiao's condition.
"Your Highness,"
"I didn't feel any side effects."
"This pill is even more powerful than the best breakthrough pills forged by the Pill Hall. It's truly an immortal pill." Ren Xiao said excitedly.
Seeing Ren Xiao break through so smoothly and reach the Celestial Phenomenon Realm in one go, many of the martial generals couldn't help but look at Zhao Feng with great anticipation.
"You are correct; this is indeed an immortal pill," Zhao Feng said with a smile, feeling a bit excited inside as well.
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