Simultaneous travel: I am rampant in the domestic area
Chapter 379 Scholar Meets Soldier
Russell looked at Cheng Nian, who was frozen in a time-amber-like space, still in a sword-wielding posture but with no life force left, and realized what was happening.
Cheng Nian was not the swordsman, but the chosen firewood.
Just like the thousands of dragon-slaying spirits that appeared from the black sword in response to Cheng Nian's summons, Cheng Nian himself has now transformed into one of them, born to slay dragons and destined to perish for them. He merges into this strange black sword, becoming a part of its power and a battle spirit.
This was what Ying Zheng was plotting: to use the growing will of humanity to directly crush the Ancestral Dragon's Great Dao.
It's like using one mechanism to hedge against another; it all comes down to which one has higher priority.
Gu Nan flicked the black sword in her hand and said softly:
"I have been planning this secret realm for nearly ten thousand years. Like Cheng Nian, there are nearly a thousand heroic spirits who lost their families and lives because of the dragon clan and who are filled with extreme hatred and obsession with slaying dragons. When the Ancestral Dragon is defeated, they will also be freed from this sword and become the First Emperor's guards, forever guarding the destiny of my Great Qin."
The so-called imperial guards of the First Emperor are the well-known Terracotta Army.
Russell nodded without saying anything more.
The road to the highest place is paved with countless bones.
For someone like Cheng Nian, whose obsession with blood feuds is so deep and whose hatred is so hard to let go, the fact that he could use himself as fuel to burn away his enemies and preserve his will forever is already quite a good ending.
He then asked, "What are your plans next?"
Gu Nan's gaze turned to the distant horizon, where the Dragon Gate was hidden: "The anger and resentment of this sword have been initially perfected. How to further refine it is up to His Majesty and the craftsmen. The rest is to compete for the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit."
Russell was not surprised by this. As the Imperial Tutor of the Great Qin Dynasty, Gu Nan's strength had already reached the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm, and she was no less capable than Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. It was only natural for her to pursue the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.
"Do you have any plans?" Russell asked.
Gu Nan appeared confident and said calmly, "The only ones in this world who can give me some trouble are the Twelve Dragon Lords of the Four Seas and Eight Regions, plus the Longevity Dragon King, who is at the Golden Immortal level. Now that I have this sword in hand, and with the authority of the Lord of the Cave Heaven, I only need to wait until the Longevity Dragon King's birthday in two years, and then I can kill him."
Upon hearing this, Russell wore a rather strange expression. He blinked and asked, "You... don't know who entered the secret realm this time?"
Gu Nan was taken aback upon hearing this, and shook her head: "I have no interest in paying attention to this."
In her understanding, most of the human race's powerful figures belonged to the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties. She knew the top experts of these three kingdoms. To be honest, she didn't think anyone could truly threaten her, who possessed the prototype of the Dragon-Slaying Sword and the authority of the grotto-heaven.
“What’s the problem?” she asked Russell.
Russell's smile turned somewhat amused: "The problem isn't too big, it's just that I saw a good show before entering the secret realm, and I think I should share it with you?"
"Stop keeping me in suspense." Gu Nan frowned slightly.
Russell chuckled and said, "Before I came to this secret realm, I personally witnessed Wang Lin chasing the Black Emperor all the way from the Eastern Continent to the edge of the Southern Continent. The killing intent he exuded was so intense that even a Golden Immortal would have to give way."
"Wang Lin? Black Emperor?" Gu Nan asked in surprise, "Are those the two from my memories?"
Russell shrugged and gave a "you know" look: "Guess?"
Gu Nan subconsciously raised her hand to rub her temples, her tone carrying a rare hint of headache: "Then this is a bit troublesome."
Her mind raced. If even calamities and menaces like Wang Lin and the Black Emperor had appeared, what about the other novel protagonists who were famous throughout the myriad worlds? Could they have infiltrated as well?
For example, Ye Fan, Chen Ang, Gu Chensha, and so on...
What she was concerned about was not merely the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit before her.
Given her status and background as the Imperial Tutor of the Great Qin Dynasty, she could easily give up a mere Golden Immortal Dao Fruit; it was not indispensable.
What she was really worried about was what kind of changes these protagonists, who caused chaos and the collapse of the old order wherever they went, might cause to run into the Qin Dynasty and disrupt its unification of the world.
More importantly, how should the Qin Dynasty treat these troublemakers?
Suppression is clearly not an option; these two are like cockroaches that are impossible to kill. Once a feud is formed, it will be a fight to the death.
Recruiting them is unlikely. As we all know, the reason why protagonists are called protagonists is that they will not be subservient to others. Gu Nan also felt that the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty could not restrain their behavior.
Letting things slide is even more impossible; we don't want them to ruin the Qin Dynasty. This is far more challenging than dealing with the remnants of the six former states.
Gu Nan pondered carefully, and then, together with Russell, their figures slowly disappeared on the mountaintop, as if they had never existed.
Meanwhile, in another unknown sea area of the secret realm.
Dressed in a green robe, with an unremarkable face and his aura completely concealed, Han Li was quietly floating in the clouds, gazing at the battlefield between the sea and sky in the distance.
Although he knew after meeting Brother Xiao and Brother Lin that the world was vast and heroes were as numerous as fish crossing a river, this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a... well... such a bold and unrestrained battle.
A massive figure, with muscles bulging like a dragon and exuding a primordial aura, was seen fighting bare-handed against a dragon lord whose true form had been revealed to be hundreds of feet long.
Layers of armor-like black muscles covered his entire body, and two bulging muscles extended from his back like fleshy wings.
Fists and claws clashed, each collision stirring up towering waves, tearing apart the void, and causing the laws of nature to wail.
That pure, extreme physical power seemed capable of shattering stars with a single punch.
This is the Dragon King!
Having been in the prehistoric world for quite some time, he had a general understanding of the status of the dragon race in this world.
He never expected that such a godforsaken place could produce an existence capable of completely overthrowing the Celestial Dragon Clan with its physical body.
Although he had practiced many body-refining techniques, he was still far from being able to achieve what this person did.
Yes, although it was impossible to tell from beginning to end that the guy was a human, judging from his aura, he was undoubtedly a human.
Amidst the rumbling sound.
The golden light spikes shot upwards, like a golden sword soaring into the sky.
Lu Sheng's body was filled with blood and energy, and waves of energy surged around him. His massive body suppressed the thousand-foot-long dragon body of the Azure Dragon Lord. No matter how much the dragon struggled, its roar shook the heavens and stirred up the surrounding sea for thousands of miles like boiling porridge, but it could not break free from the terrifying arm that seemed capable of capturing stars.
Lu Sheng grinned maliciously, opened his hideous maw, and bit down hard on the reverse scale of the dragon's neck, which shimmered with azure light. His sharp teeth tore through the dragon's scales and embedded themselves deep into the flesh.
"Roar--!!!"
The Azure Dragon Lord let out a painful and desperate roar, and its scalding dragon blood, like a river bursting its banks, surged into Lu Sheng's mouth.
Eat dragon meat raw and drink dragon blood!
The raging dragon essence was frantically devoured by his unfathomable physical body, becoming part of his power. Sensing the rapid loss of his life force, and with his soul being torn apart by a savage force, the Azure Dragon Lord knew there was no hope of escape, and a venomous glint flashed in his dragon eyes.
"By the spirit of Canglan and the bloodline of ten thousand dragons, I swear! All dragons under heaven, regardless of the four seas or eight wastelands, shall regard this fiend as their eternal mortal enemy! To see it is to kill it without mercy, until death do us part!!!"
The crimson runes instantly traversed the void, imprinting themselves deep within Lu Sheng's soul and binding themselves to the very essence of his being.
In response, Lu Sheng simply opened his massive maw, which was covered in dragon blood, and let out a disdainful sneer.
Nemesis? The more the merrier!
He suddenly unleashed even more terrifying power from his arms, and with a tooth-grinding sound of bones tearing apart, he forcefully twisted the enormous head of the Azure Dragon Lord off its thousand-foot-long body!
Dragon blood cascaded down like a waterfall, spraying across the sky.
The headless dragon convulsed violently a few times before finally plunging helplessly into the surging sea below, stirring up towering waves.
Lu Sheng casually tossed aside the head, which still stared wide-eyed like a dinosaur, as if discarding a piece of trash. He slowly turned his head, his eyes, burning with endless hunger, piercing through space to meet the gaze of the hidden Han Li.
Han Li felt a chill run down his spine and up to the top of his head as he was stared at. He quietly retreated another hundred miles. At the same time, his hand in his sleeve had already gripped several magical treasures and escape talismans.
Clearly, Lu Sheng wasn't going to let him off so easily.
My eyes followed his movements.
Han Li inwardly cried out in alarm; he had tried his best to hide, but he had still been discovered.
Seeing that he could no longer hide, Han Li simply stopped hiding. He flickered and revealed himself from the misty sea of clouds, cupping his hands in greeting to Lu Sheng from afar, saying, "I am Li Feiyu, greetings, fellow Daoist. I am just passing through this place and have no intention of disturbing your elegant enjoyment. I will now depart."
He revealed his pseudonym, wanting only to escape as quickly as possible and unwilling to have any dealings with such a ferocious being.
Especially considering this guy was cursed by the Dragon King.
He was just passing by and didn't want to cause trouble for no reason.
However, upon hearing the name Li Feiyu, Lu Sheng's massive body visibly paused, and a strange look flashed in his crimson eyes, as if he had heard something extremely unexpected and quite interesting.
He tilted his massive head slightly and asked in a booming voice, with a tone that was both confirming and playful, "Li Feiyu... are you Han Li?"
Han Li was completely stunned. What was going on? How had he suddenly been exposed? Was it someone he knew? No, that didn't make sense! He had absolutely no recollection of them!
He believed his disguise was flawless, concealing his aura, appearance, and even the cause and effect of his actions. How could this strange, vicious man possibly call out his real name so easily?
Seeing Han Li's expression, Lu Sheng laughed heartily: "Hahahaha! It really was you!"
He suddenly spread his arms wide, and his whole body seemed to transform into a human-shaped sun, shining with an extremely bright red light. A terrifying heat wave erupted from the center of him, and the seawater below was instantly evaporated, creating a huge depression. White water vapor shot into the sky, as if a nuclear bomb had been detonated!
"Come and take my palm strike!"
Lu Sheng roared and stomped his huge foot on the void. The sea below collapsed as if it had been hit by an invisible giant hammer, creating a huge tidal wave. His humanoid beast-like body, using the reaction force, shot towards Han Li like a crimson meteor tearing through space.
A palm strike came down!
The edges of the palm were cut into fine black cracks.
Bitter!
Han Li cried out in distress, but his right hand, which had been tucked into his sleeve, suddenly swung out.
In an instant, eighteen thousand dazzling golden lightning bolts surged forth from his sleeve.
These 18,000 Golden Thunder Bamboo swords instantly transformed into a vast, soaring golden river of sword energy, meeting Lu Sheng's hand blade.
The palm strike collided fiercely with the sword river!
Golden lightning and crimson power surged wildly, their dazzling light eclipsing even the blazing sun in the sky.
The terrifying energy shockwave spread out recklessly in a ring, forcibly pressing a huge hemispherical depression with a diameter of over a hundred miles into the sea below, draining the seawater and exposing the bottomless seabed.
"Oh? Interesting!" Lu Sheng's eyes gleamed red, and instead of being annoyed by being blocked, he showed even more excitement: "As expected of Old Devil Han, his resources are truly substantial! Let's go again!"
Dark blue! add a bit!
In an instant, endless aurora burst forth from every pore of Lu Sheng's body.
The colorful aurora was so intense that it transformed directly into the form of burning flames.
The raging flames of the aurora enveloped Lu Sheng's entire body.
The intense life energy caused the space to tremble slightly, as if it were about to collapse under the weight.
A giant vortex appeared out of thin air.
It slowly rotates around Lu Sheng.
He laughed wildly, unleashing both palms simultaneously. Crimson, destructive energy poured down on Han Li like a storm.
Having witnessed this scene firsthand, Han Li felt the energy contained within the aurora flames and was filled with incomprehension.
Is this a last-minute breakthrough?
It doesn’t make sense!
Having reached their level, how could this thing be broken through so easily?
Even so, Lu Sheng's offensive had already begun.
His body shone with golden light, and a three-headed, six-armed Brahma Saint True Magic Image instantly condensed, with six giant palms stacked together to meet the destructive palm strike.
The moment the giant palm of the Dharma Image made contact with the fist, it collapsed and disintegrated as if it were made of paper.
An immense force surged through his body, causing Han Li to feel his blood and qi churn. He was forced to retreat hundreds of feet, each step leaving ripples in the void.
Although he was mentally prepared, Han Li still had to sigh in amazement after actually taking a blow from the palm. What a strong physical body!
He immediately formed hand seals, and the swords behind him rang out, with seventy-two green bamboo bee-cloud swords swimming out and instantly setting up the Spring Dawn Sword Formation.
The endless blue sword light transformed into a vast forest, surrounding Lu Sheng. Each leaf was a sharp sword aura, cutting through space.
Amidst the clamor of the sword formation, Lu Sheng's offensive paused for a moment. In that instant, he flicked his finger, and a mountain peak shimmering with five-colored aurora flew out—it was Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain.
The sacred mountain grew taller with the wind, transforming into a colossal peak ten thousand feet high, carrying the power of laws that suppress all things, pressing down on Lu Sheng.
At the same time, he flicked his sleeve, and a golden light and a silver light shot out in a dazzling display.
The two beams of light, one gold and one silver, instantly disintegrated as they approached Lu Sheng, transforming into two ferocious dragons that pounced towards him.
"Well done!"
Lu Sheng laughed heartily. He remembered Han Li wouldn't use this move; he knew Han Li would never stop advancing! (End of Chapter)
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