When Cheng Pu led the army forward, he discovered how serious the situation was. All their soldiers had been captured, and General Gan Ning was tied to the city wall.
All nearby ships had been set ablaze.
The soldiers who came with him gritted their teeth. Their homeland had been occupied—no one would feel good about this.
"General, what shall we do?"
The accompanying deputy asked.
Cheng Pu hesitated for a moment and sighed. "Make camp on the spot."
Fighting head-on was impossible. Since the enemy dared burn the ships, this showed they weren't afraid of any challenge at all. Rushing forward now would certainly be dangerous.
"Yes."
The young teenager responded and turned to leave.
"Om."
The sound of a bowstring entered Cheng Pu's ears. Then he saw the teenager grunt as an arrow directly penetrated the back of his heart.
"No!!!"
Cheng Pu was furious. This was his nephew, only just seventeen years old, yet he'd died under a cold arrow.
He looked back suddenly and saw an inconspicuous soldier on the wall slowly putting away the bow and arrow in his hands, grinning at him.
An unknown person had killed his nephew in one shot, and he hadn't even noticed.
Cold sweat broke out on Cheng Pu as he suddenly shouted, "Retreat!"
This place was eight hundred meters from the city. The other party could kill with one arrow. If it had been him just now, though he wouldn't die, serious injury would be inevitable.
On the wall, Xu Chu looked at the dead young general and smiled. "Good job. Go down and receive your reward later."
"Yes, General. But there's one thing this subordinate doesn't understand..."
"Speak."
Xu Chu leaned against the wall and waved his hand nonchalantly.
The soldier whispered, "This subordinate used the power of wind just now. I could have killed that veteran Cheng Pu—why didn't you let me kill him?"
"This is an order from the military advisor. We only need to be responsible for attracting firepower. If these bastards can't resist us, we'll expand our forces."
"Understood."
The military advisor's commands were above all else. Naturally, it wasn't something a soldier like himself could understand.
Originally he'd been just a common soldier, but he hadn't expected to be exceptionally talented. After learning the divine method, his strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Let alone eight hundred meters—even at one thousand meters he could kill with one arrow! He hadn't even used his full strength just now.
Cheng Pu's setback here naturally aroused Sun Quan's anger. The continuous increase in troops naturally led to internal emptiness. He didn't even know there were more rats in his own territory.
In Ye Laohei's World, the copper coffin sailed for a while before finally plunging headfirst onto Mars. Accompanied by a loud noise, the copper coffin's barrier was also unraveled.
By this time, the people inside had been subdued by Ye Laohei. After all, his fists were bigger, and coupled with killing to establish authority, who dared not submit?
Ye Laohei knew he had little experience, so during this period he'd been humbly asking for advice.
After learning that religious believers who betrayed the faith would die, he'd naturally handed over the Divine Law to those classmates.
So after arriving on Mars, a group of people gathered behind Ye Laohei.
"High Priest, there seems to be a divine aura ahead. Should we go look?"
"Let's go! It just so happens we can find some treasures for the god."
Ye Laohei's figure flashed and he disappeared from his spot. The others quickly followed.
Soon after, they arrived at a dilapidated temple.
Name: Great Leiyin Temple.
Little Fatty looked at the ancient temple and said in astonishment, "The legend turned out to be true! There must be treasures inside. Let's search faster, otherwise the copper coffin will leave in a while and we'll be too late."
"Everyone separate."
Ye Laohei ignored Little Fatty's gaze and gave the order.
Soon everyone ran toward the temple.
Little Fatty came up to him and reminded, "Aren't you afraid they'll find treasures and kill you?"
After obtaining the divine method, everyone had become very strong. If they added some magical artifacts, Ye Laohei would probably no longer be their match.
"Heh... I'm just waiting for them to rebel. You know... the god isn't afraid of betrayal, because the god doesn't need to act personally—the divine law will directly obliterate them!"
"Huh? There's such a thing!"
Little Fatty was startled, then came to his senses. No wonder Ye Laohei dared hand over the method to them. So that was it.
But thinking about it—the other party was the god's envoy. That god transcended everything in the world and knew everything. To kill a person, a single thought was enough.
Just as the two were chatting, after being struck by the copper coffin, the crocodiles underground finally emerged.
Thousands of them, like a tide.
"What are these! How can there be crocodiles on Mars..."
"It should be the barrier that was broken by the copper coffin!"
Ye Laohei rubbed his chin, looked at the declining ancient temple, and suddenly came to a conclusion.
Then those who'd gone inside brought out the treasures from within.
Some obtained an ancient lamp. Others found bodhi seeds. Still others discovered a piece of uncut jade.
Seeing more and more crocodiles, Ye Laohei grinned and rushed out alone.
Whoosh.
A black light flashed. Thousands of crocodiles spilled blood on the spot.
Such a terrifying scene shocked everyone. So fast—twice as fast as them.
They'd thought continuous cultivation would let them catch up with the High Priest, but now it seemed they were still far too behind.
Some stared at the treasures in their hands and sighed silently. Their last hope was also shattered.
Though they were very dissatisfied, Ye Laohei was too strong.
Just as everyone was in a daze, the boss among the crocodiles burst from the ground.
An aura of blood evil—even the Buddha-light from the ancient temple couldn't block it.
"Roar!"
It roared and rushed toward the human before it with a grim expression.
"Vile beast, you're seeking death!"
Seeing the crocodile boss emerge, Ye Laohei felt no fear in his heart.
BOOM.
Divine power resonated with his body. Ye Laohei felt his strength break through again.
He killed the hundred-meter-tall crocodile with a single punch!
This scene was deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts. Invincible momentum! Truly worthy of being a man chosen by God.
"Everyone, carry these corpses to the altar!"
"Yes!"
With the lesson learned from the crocodile, everyone began acting swiftly. At this moment, there were no distracting thoughts in their hearts.
Rather than fighting Ye Laohei for small interests, it was better to concentrate on practicing the divine law.
Being a divine envoy—one person below, ten thousand above—was also quite good.
Ye Laohei looked at the ancient temple exuding Buddha-light, a sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"I seem to remember the god hates Buddhism very much. So, goodbye..."
Raging energy bombarded forward. Great Leiyin Temple slowly collapsed amid the roar, and the inheritance within was completely shattered.
When Ye Laohei finished all this, he came to the altar, only to discover something not so good.
Though this altar had some power fluctuations, at present, with their power, it was impossible to change the symbols above.
"Forget it... seems we have bad luck. Since we can't make sacrifices, let's choose to move on!"
"Yes."
Everyone looked at the altar in disappointment and returned to the copper coffin.
Ye Laohei had originally planned to use Mars as a springboard to conquer the universe. Now it seemed he'd been overthinking. Really unlucky—Chu Xuanfeng's methods hadn't worked.
In the Myriad Realms Chat Group:
Ordinary Ye Laohei: "Woo... so unlucky. This copper coffin took me to Mars, and I met a group of crocodiles."
Tohsaka University: "It's okay to cry. Is it because your little brother got chopped off?"
Tanjiro: "...Sister, speak a bit more civilly. Your words make me feel chilly."
Ordinary Ye Laohei: "Oh... don't mention it. I found an altar on Mars, but the material can't be changed now. My idea of using someone else's altar to make sacrifices was instantly shattered!"
Orochimaru: "Then you're unlucky. If you could build an altar on Mars, you could leave a few people as kindling."
Purdue Sentient Beings: "It's fine—what are you afraid of! If you have the divine technique, you'll be popular everywhere. If it doesn't work, shrink into one place and grow. As long as you make one sacrifice, you can reverse the current situation!"
Ordinary Ye Laohei: "Thank you, Brother Fahai, for your comfort. That's all I can do. Really depressing."
Xun'er: "What's so depressing about this? You youngster don't understand the beauty of sacrifice. We used to be very ordinary people with few strong ones, but after sacrifice, we could surpass everyone by obtaining the god's gift."
Junior Brother of Great Bamboo Peak: "You could still be more depressed than Chu Xuanfeng originally was. Earth took so long before starting to fight the Underworld, then used a goddess descending to break the gate between two worlds!"
Ordinary Ye Laohei: "Awesome! Goddesses can still be born!"
Tohsaka University: "Of course. We've all gone to fight in the Cemetery of Saints. Your world isn't small—maybe someday we'll be able to pass through."
For Peace: "Your copper coffin has activated again?"
Ordinary Ye Laohei: "It's activated. Now I don't know where it's flying. Anyway, the speed is very fast. It probably won't take long—just time to practice!"
King of Chaos: "You guys are really free. Every day when I wake up, I see you chatting!"
Second Li: "How's Cao Mengde doing lately? How many cities have you conquered? Has Soochow been leveled yet?"
Young Master Murong: "I don't think it's possible so fast, because I heard my cousin say that Cao Mengde's world isn't an ordinary mortal world but a world with immortals... and even the world's direction is watched by a group of immortals!"
King of Chaos: "Murong Fu is right. I just hate this, so I choose to endure for now. When I have the strength, I'll go straight through that damn Immortal Realm and won't have to look at anyone's face! It happened that I rescued Cai Wenji before, and she wants to repay the favor. There's also Zhen Mi. Now I have two goddesses. And my Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have infiltrated Soochow, ready to pull the rug out from under Sun Quan and gather goddesses to sacrifice together!"