Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

Within the deep palace, Empress Lü Zhi, Consort Yaoyue, and the other imperial concubines seemed to sense something amiss, casting worried glances from afar, but none dared to overstep their bounds and inquire. The Emperor's summons was so urgent; surely something of immense importance had occurred.

At this moment, Ying Shaoyang's figure had already appeared in a huge, empty farm training ground under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

His gaze swept across the open space, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of troops in a drill, and he nodded slightly. Then, he raised his hand and waved—

"Boom--!!"

It was as if the sky had shattered! Countless dark shadows fell like a meteor shower! They were heavy blades of black iron weighing hundreds of kilograms, giant axes as big as doors, ferocious spiked clubs, and heavy armor pieces that were clearly larger than normal human sizes!
These weapons from another world, like a torrential storm of metal, carrying an aura of savagery and bloodshed, slammed heavily onto the hard ground of the training ground, producing a deafening roar! In an instant, the once empty training ground was covered by a mountain of steel, gleaming coldly, its killing intent soaring to the sky!
Liu Bang, the Minister of the Imperial Household, had already arrived upon hearing the news. When he saw the sudden appearance of these weapons and armor that far exceeded the norm, his pupils suddenly contracted, and the fawning smile on his face instantly froze, replaced by utter shock and solemnity.

"These...these weapons..."

A commander of the Imperial Guards exclaimed in shock. He reached out to lift a warhammer that looked relatively "small," only to find that he needed to use his inner strength to barely lift it! "So heavy and enormous... who exactly is our enemy...?"

The chilling and savage atmosphere in the air caused the blood of all the seasoned generals present to surge involuntarily.

Even Wang Jian, the chief minister of the military council who had been through countless battles and whose cultivation had reached a bottleneck, felt his bones erupt with a series of crisp sounds like metal striking metal under the stimulation of this oppressive aura from another world. The barrier to his cultivation that had been stagnant for many years actually loosened at this moment!

All eyes were focused on the figure standing calmly with his hands behind his back in the center of the training ground, exuding boundless majesty.

They knew that His Majesty had brought back not only these strange weapons and equipment, but also a signal of impending war, a harbinger of blood and fire!
After a brief silence, a stern-faced, sharp-eyed Imperial Guard general took a deep breath, stepped forward, bowed, and spoke with undisguised shock and solemnity.

"Your Majesty! I dare to ask, are the creatures of this new world... humanoid? Judging from the size of these armors and weapons, they are far beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. This is of paramount importance, as it relates to our army's future strategy!"

His question reflected the greatest confusion in the minds of all the generals present. If the opponent were so enormous, the nature of warfare would be completely transformed.

Ying Shaoyang did not answer directly, but his thoughts stirred slightly.

"Om-!"

The jade pendant of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array hanging at his waist shone brightly once more, instantly rising into the air and transforming into a hundred-mile-long star curtain that enveloped the training ground! One hundred and eight illusory stars slowly rotated, emanating a heart-palpitating pressure.

Immediately following, beneath the starry sky, the array's power simulated the environment of several isolated islands. Stone gates opened, and dozens of creatures of various shapes and sizes were released onto different "islands"!
The island on the left is home to nearly a hundred green-skinned goblins with pointed ears and bulging eyes, some thin and some burly; the island in the middle is home to dozens of tall, muscular pig-headed humanoids; and the island on the right is home to the same number of fish-men covered in scales, with fish heads and webbed fingers!

As soon as these half-human, half-beast creatures appeared, they were suppressed by the powerful force of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Formation. They could only roar in fear or anger on the island and struggle in vain, but could not escape even half a step.

"This...this is the enemy from another world?!"

The generals gasped. Even with their strong wills, seeing these ferocious creatures with their clearly superhuman physiques sent a chill down their spines. The sheer ferocity they exuded as they struggled only intensified their fear.

Such physique and ferocity mean their individual combat strength far surpasses that of ordinary Qin soldiers! Considering His Majesty's earlier vague mention of "billions," everyone realized that this would be an incredibly difficult, even desperate, war!

Ying Shaoyang's calm voice rang out, flowing like a cold spring, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"These three are the main creatures of the new world."

He pointed to the island on the left.

"Goblins are the most numerous, and they are found all over the land."

They have no cultivation techniques, relying solely on their innate physical strength; even the weakest among them possesses the strength of a second-rate expert in my Great Qin army.

The strongest among them can reliably reach the first level of life. They are inherently greedy and ferocious, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, easily fleeing when frightened, yet their numbers are… endless.

Then he pointed to the islands in the middle and on the right.

"Pigmen, nomadic on the wasteland, are strong and thick-skinned, and braver than goblins. Fishmen, the overlords of the sea, are skilled in naval warfare and extremely fierce on land. These two races are generally stronger than goblins, and although their numbers are slightly fewer, they are still in the hundreds of millions."

As he introduced the map, a new world map, created from divine consciousness and marking the approximate territories of the three major races, floated in mid-air and appeared before everyone's eyes.

After hearing His Majesty's explanation, and seeing the otherworldly beings still baring their teeth and trying to resist under the oppressive starlight, all the generals' hearts sank to the bottom. The enemy's strength far exceeded the current limits of what Great Qin could handle!

Let alone taking the initiative to eliminate the enemy, even defending against their offensive would likely cause the Qin Dynasty to bleed to death and fall into a desperate situation!
Although the Qin Dynasty has a galaxy of famous generals, and the Grand Secretary Wang Jian is confident that he is no less than any of them, at this moment, looking at those creatures and sensing their basic qualities, he has to admit that without His Majesty's intervention, the Qin Dynasty... would have little chance of winning!
After a moment of silence, Wang Jian suddenly stepped forward, his white beard and hair moving without wind, and a strong fighting spirit burst forth in his eyes. He clasped his hands and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty! This old minister requests permission to fight and personally test the strength of this fiend!"

Ying Shaoyang nodded slightly.

"allow."

The power of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation was slightly adjusted, and the suppression of a relatively strong goblin on the left island was suddenly released.

The goblin felt a sudden lightness on its body. It was stunned for a moment, then its bulging eyes instantly locked onto the crowd dozens of meters away. It let out a bloodthirsty howl, but the next second, it seemed to sense the dangerous aura emanating from these "foods" in front of it, as well as the strangeness of the surrounding environment. Its ferocity was overwhelmed by fear, and it let out a strange cry and turned to flee towards the edge of the island!

"Where to go!"

With a roar, Wang Jian soared into the air like an eagle, his sword already drawn, transforming into a sharp, cold light. Man and sword became one, thrusting straight at the fleeing goblin's back! This sword strike was as fast as lightning, containing Wang Jian's pure internal energy and battlefield killing intent, enough to shatter stone tablets!
However, something strange happened!

The moment the sword tip touched the goblin's body, the goblin didn't even have time to scream. Its entire body suddenly disintegrated like a bubble, turning into countless tiny specks of light that vanished instantly!
At the same time, the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) seemed to be stirred, undergoing subtle changes. It collided slightly with the starlight falling from the sky and transformed into a light drizzle containing pure spiritual energy, which drifted down gently.

The rain sprinkled on the training ground, and the soil became darker and more fertile at a visible speed. Some tenacious grasses even began to grow wildly!
Ying Shaoyang frowned slightly as the spiritual message of the He Shi Bi (a famous jade disc) entered his mind.

This was the first death of an external being at the first level of life in the Great Qin world. Heaven and Earth were moved and sent down spiritual rain to nourish the world.

"Something went wrong."

Ying Shaoyang immediately realized.

"This was not a true killing, but rather the 'purification' and absorption of the beings of this world by the rules of the Great Qin world."

This obviously cannot test true combat strength.

"try again."

Ying Shaoyang gave the order. Another goblin was released and suppressed.

This time, Wang Jian restrained some of his sword strikes and instead thrust directly at the man's chest.

"Pfft!"

The longsword pierced the goblin's chest with precision, and green blood spurted out! The goblin let out a painful roar, and disregarding everything, it swung its claws back towards Wang Jian's face, creating a gust of evil wind!
Wang Jian's eyes turned cold, and with a flick of his wrist, he thrust his longsword upwards!

"Tear-!"

A tooth-grinding tearing sound rang out, and the goblin's upper body was almost slashed off at an angle by the sword. Its internal organs and blood were splattered all over the ground. It twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

This time, there were no unusual celestial phenomena, but the goblin's green blood seeped into the soil, and everyone could clearly feel that the spirituality of the soil in that area seemed to have increased slightly.

Wang Jian stood with his sword sheathed, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

He had just clearly felt that even after he pierced the goblin's chest, the goblin still had the power to fight back! This meant that even if a vital point was hit, these monsters might not immediately lose their fighting ability.

For an ordinary soldier, the weapon is far less sharp than his own sword, and his internal strength is far less refined. How difficult it would be to kill the enemy with one blow!

What alarmed him even more was that both the thrust and the final slash required internal force to penetrate the opponent's tough skin and muscles! Could an ordinary soldier's weapon penetrate such a defense? Even if it could, how much force would be needed? How much damage could it inflict?

Seeing that even the old general Wang Jian looked so pale after the test, the military officers present knew that the situation was probably worse than they had imagined. However, their military spirit and sense of duty prevented them from backing down, and they all stepped forward to volunteer for the battle.

"This humble general requests to test the courage of the pig-man!"

"This humble general is willing to test the ferocity of the fish-men!"

Ying Shaoyang granted their requests one by one. Subsequently, several goblins, as well as pigmen and murlocs, were released onto the island to fight alongside the generals who had volunteered for the battle.

On the training ground, sword energy surged and roars echoed continuously.

Ying Shaoyang observed carefully.

When dealing with goblins, the generals, with their superior martial arts and stronger internal energy, managed to do so relatively smoothly, but they still had to take it seriously and it wasn't as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

However, when facing the thick-skinned pigmen and the even more agile and ferocious murlocs, the situation immediately changed! The generals' weapons struck the pigmen's thick fur and muscles with dull "thump" sounds, requiring all their strength to break through their defenses!

The merfolk, with their slippery scales and unpredictable movements, posed a significant challenge to the generals, who often found their attacks deflected or evaded.

Although these test subjects were all at the first level of life, on the same level as the top generals of the Qin Dynasty, their innate physical advantages brought real pressure to the generals.

One can imagine how difficult it would be for ordinary soldiers of the Qin Dynasty to face these pig-men and fish-men!

However, to Ying Shaoyang's slight nod, despite feeling immense difficulties and pressure, these Qin generals showed no fear or despair in their eyes; instead, their fighting spirit burned even more intensely.

No one lost their fighting spirit or collapsed because of the difficulties. While fighting, they frowned, clearly thinking quickly about various ways to deal with the situation, how to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and how to coordinate a annihilation attack.

"good."

Ying Shaoyang thought to himself. Fear stems from the unknown. When the unknown becomes a known difficulty, a true soldier thinks about how to overcome it.

The generals of Qin did not disappoint him.

The backbone of this army has not yet been broken.

The test ended, and a solemn atmosphere filled the training ground.

Ying Shaoyang's gaze swept over the group of generals with solemn expressions, and his voice clearly resounded throughout the entire venue.

"By imperial decree, three days from now, all generals of the Great Qin, especially... those whose names will be etched in history, must enter the palace to discuss strategies for dealing with the creatures of this realm!"

"I will obey your orders!"

All the generals responded in unison, their voices carrying a heavy sense of responsibility and determination.

Ying Shaoyang nodded slightly and said no more.

He raised his hand and beckoned, and the hundred-mile-long starry sky slowly receded, transforming back into a jade pendant that hung back on his waist.

The thousands of goblins, mermen, and pigmen that were enveloped by the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation were left on several islands simulated by the formation for future research and training.

Immediately, he and the several imperial concubines who had been standing quietly to the side vanished from the training ground in a flash.

On the training ground, only mountains of otherworldly ores and weapons remained, along with the generals looking at each other with heavy hearts, and Liu Bang, the Chief of the Imperial Household Department, and his subordinates who had rushed over.

Looking at the pile of strange ores and huge weapons, Liu Bang's eyes first flashed with shock, but it was quickly replaced by great excitement! He rubbed his hands together and excitedly said to his capable assistant beside him.

"Quickly! Quickly gather all manpower! Craftsmen and laborers, all must be mobilized! Heavens above, no, His Majesty has opened his eyes! These ores and materials are of even higher quality than our best deposits!"

And these weapons, though crude, are made of incredibly solid materials. If melted down and reforged, they would be top-tier raw materials for forging divine weapons! This is exactly what my Great Qin Dynasty lacks!

He knew that, facing such a fierce enemy, the Qin army's equipment had to undergo a complete upgrade!

……

Deep within the palace, Ying Shaoyang was not as anxious as outsiders imagined; instead, he was leisurely enjoying his meal. The melodious sounds of string and wind instruments filled the air as Shang Xiufang and Shi Qingxuan, leading carefully selected dancers, performed a newly choreographed song and dance in the hall, their graceful movements attempting to dispel some of the somber atmosphere.

However, the imperial concubines standing by, including Lü Zhi, Yao Yue, Qu Ruo, Jing Rou, and Zhao Shan, all had deeply furrowed brows, unable to conceal their worry. (End of Chapter)