Doctor, I'm really strong!

In the game, Liu Jiuli was bullied by the emperor's guards in the corresponding levels more than once, to the point of wanting to smash his phone, but now...

"That's it?"

Liu Jiuli couldn't sense anything unusual at all, or rather, there was something unusual, but it was too weak. It was like walking on a spider web; if it didn't touch your skin, you wouldn't feel anything at all, and it could be easily torn off.

The emperor's inner guard who had activated the domain was still unable to move. He had tried his best, but it was all in vain.

Wood is big, wood is big, all wood is big.

“It’s a domain, but this power doesn’t belong to these people. They must have something good on them. Jiuli, find it quickly, and I can help you have the same power.”

Yueying's sudden remarks were like a quest prompt in a game, and Liu Jiuli instantly perked up.

"So I can have this kind of domain too?"

"Yes, but we need to find the thing that activated their domain. Let me see, it's in their helmets!"

Without saying a word, Liu Jiuli grabbed the helmet of the guard next to him.

The emperor's guards, who were some distance away, immediately realized what he was about to do and shouted, "Stop! Don't!"

It was too late. The moment he opened his mouth, Liu Jiuli had already crushed the helmet and taken out what was inside.

Before Liu Jiuli could take a closer look, a piercing scream, unlike anything human, resounded through the sky.

Section 25: Open your mouth and eat

Everyone wants power, but what is the price to pay?

When Liu Jiuli forcibly tore off the mask of the emperor's inner guard, the poor man immediately let out a beast-like scream, and then his body began to mutate rapidly. His body hair grew wildly, and his body size began to expand rapidly. In just a few breaths, the "person" in front of Liu Jiuli turned into "a bear".

Giant bear, a huge polar bear.

Liu Jiuli briefly compared the size difference between this behemoth and himself; it was roughly like a go-kart placed in front of a main battle tank.

Bloodthirsty eyes, cloudy eyeballs, a deafening roar, followed by Liu Jiuli's fist.

Although he grew bigger, although he grew hair, and although he achieved the genetic mutation from human to monster, he was still no match for Liu Jiuli. Despite his roaring, he could not break free from Liu Jiuli's mental control. He could only stand there yelling and staring at Liu Jiuli, and to make matters worse, he had bad breath.

This smell was comparable to a mixture of fermented herring and durian fermented in the sewers. It was intoxicating to the filthy, poisonous to ordinary people, and Liu Jiuli, having at least caught a whiff of it, decided to give this person a rather undignified death.

"Were you raised on a bed of shit and piss?!"

After being thoroughly punched by Liu Jiuli, the giant bear quickly became motionless, exhaling more than inhaling. The whole process happened too suddenly, just like the French surrender; before you could even react, it was over.

The two surviving imperial guards stared dumbfounded at the scene before them; even with masks on their faces, onlookers could easily picture their stunned and comical expressions.

But then, the two survivors reached a consensus.

One of them used their domain to attract Liu Jiuli's attention, while the other took off running.

The situation is beyond my ability to handle and must be reported immediately. This man's appearance poses a major threat to the Ursus Empire.

You're overthinking it. Liu Jiuli had been watching the three of them the whole time. The emperor's guards, who were standing some distance away, tried to run away, but were restrained by a powerful will and unable to move. They then flew towards Liu Jiuli's direction.

Liu Jiuli is no longer interested in studying the two wooden figures; he is more concerned with how to acquire this knowledge.

This is one of the most awesome settings in the ancient versions of online novels. As soon as it is thrown out, readers know that the plot is about to take off, and the era of Saint-level being as worthless as dogs and God-level being everywhere will follow.

What would happen in reality?

"How do I use this?" Liu Jiuli asked Yueying.

Yueying opened her mouth and gestured: "It's simple, just eat it."

"Can this thing be eaten?" Liu Jiuli was skeptical. The thing felt like a stone. Although he had become stronger, he shouldn't have reached Sun Wukong's level yet.

"Don't worry, try putting it in your mouth."

Yueying made an OK sign in front of Liu Jiuli, which only Liu Jiuli could see.

Liu Jiuli thought for a moment, then put it in his mouth, and it melted.

Goodness, it melts in my mouth, am I eating a cotton candy?

The two imperial guards were even more shocked. He... he actually ate a fragment of the demon!?

That's a demon! The most dangerous and terrifying creature in the North. Its very existence is a form of corruption and distortion. You actually ate it like candy? What kind of monster is that? No, how did this kind of monster infiltrate the human world?

After the initial shock, the two exchanged a glance and made a decision.

Liu Jiuli smacked his lips twice. This stuff really had no taste, so did he just eat air or drink a glass of water?

"What's next?"

Moonshadow said mysteriously, "Next, it's time to witness a miracle."

Just then, the two imperial guards shouted simultaneously, unleashing powerful energy that sprayed out along with their own flesh and blood.

Because it happened so suddenly, Liu Jiuli was startled and thought the two were about to disintegrate.

It was pretty much the same. The two clumps of flesh and blood rapidly merged, as if they were performing some terrible sacrifice. In the blink of an eye, a snow-white creature appeared in front of Liu Jiuli.

This creature, resembling a polar bear, had a thick layer of bony armor on its body and held weapons resembling spines in its hands. It was less than two meters long, but was clearly more dangerous than the giant bear from before.

Liu Jiuli was a little confused for a moment.

What happened to Arknights? How did it suddenly switch to a Souls-like style? Should I get a Lead Core, pull out a meat cleaver, apply some fire grease, and then just rush in and brute force my way through it?

The situation has gotten a bit out of control. It's not that Liu Jiuli can't handle it, but the commotion is too great. People have started coming over to check the situation, including some of the guerrillas under Patriot's command.

Patriot himself also noticed the unusual activity here. As a warrior who had fought against demons before, he was very familiar with this aura and knew better what the appearance of demons meant. He was on his way with his weapon in hand.

The creature formed from the combined power of the two imperial guards raised its weapon, pointed it at Liu Jiuli, and stammered, "You, the demon, must be destroyed!"

Faster and stronger, but the result remains the same.

Liu Jiuli kicked him away. The opponent's movements were like slow motion in his mental field, and since his body could keep up, the counterattack was easy.

"I like this feeling."

Liu Jiuli can now clearly capture every movement within a radius of 100 meters, and it's a 360-degree view, from the sky to the ground, with no blind spots. If he actively expands this range, it can reach 1,000 meters.

Humanoid radar, a 3D individual soldier map generator, puts everything under control with every gesture.

The combined inner guards continued their attack and unleashed an even more powerful domain.

"Ursus, right here!"

If the previous area was for adding buffs and weakening enemies, now it has other functions as well.

Within the realm, numerous illusory figures appeared out of thin air. They appeared to be semi-solid shadows, but in reality, they were all entities capable of causing harm, and they continued to emerge in large numbers, forming a massive army.

This is of course an illusion. The domain itself also needs power to maintain it. The energy in the surrounding environment plus the user's own power creates this kind of effect. This effect cannot last forever, but most enemies cannot last until the combined bodyguard falls.

It has evolved; this is a further realm. Those phantoms are warriors loyal to the Ursus Empire, all of whom have appeared in the history of the Ursus Empire.

"That's it? Come on, let me show you what it truly means for all land under heaven to belong to the king!"

Liu Jiuli also activated the summoning effect within his domain, and the commotion here was much more exaggerated.

Section 26: Let the weight of history crush you

什么是历史？

History is the story of the past.

What is civilization?

Civilization is the weight of history.

China has a history of five thousand years, which is common knowledge. However, with subsequent archaeological discoveries, we have come to realize how humble and conservative our ancestors were.

A thousand-year-old empire may collapse, but the legacy of a great empire will forever protect its descendants.

The Ursus Empire, known as a millennium-old empire, has proven itself through countless wars throughout its long history, writing an immortal chapter in the history of a warlike people. But today, it has encountered an insurmountable obstacle.

War raged, swords clashed, horses galloped, nations came to pay tribute, and central authority was established.

The attacking Ursus army crashed against the unyielding walls of the Great Wall, lost in the splendor of Chang'an's prosperity, and vanished amidst the iron cavalry of the mighty Han and Tang dynasties. The phantom of a giant dragon overlooked the earth, standing proudly in the world.

History may be changed, but the spirit that has been passed down does not lie.

The battle was decided in an instant; everything in Ursus was shattered, and the entire territory became Liu Jiuli's domain.

In the very end, only one sentence remained in the mind of the guard:

"Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king."

The Ursus Empire Emperor's Imperial Guard—utterly defeated.

The battle ended. Liu Jiuli had been an observer throughout the entire battle within the domain, but to be honest, he was truly shocked.

This is not a movie, nor is it vague; it is the empathy of someone who participated in it, a vast army, with the spirit to conquer thousands of miles like a tiger.

However, these are only a tiny, insignificant part of it. The most glorious and powerful force of civilization is not what it destroys, but how much it creates. If it were merely destruction, couldn't beasts do the same?

Rather than saying Ursus was defeated by powerful military forces, it would be more accurate to say that the brilliant Chinese civilization made them pale in comparison.

The combined imperial guards knelt not far away, defeated, utterly defeated, and completely convinced of their defeat.

They even felt incredibly honored, because they had witnessed an incomparably great being.

Liu Jiuli walked up to him and, with difficulty, asked, "Who exactly are you?"

Liu Jiuli answered firmly, "Chinese."

The guard shook his head: "A country I don't know."

"Now you know."

"Yes, I understand." The guard slowly collapsed to the ground, his body beginning to disintegrate, but a satisfied smile remained on his face.

"Great, our world, finally..."

Liu Jiuli sighed as he watched the inner guards disappear into the wind.

During the previous battles in the territories, Liu Jiuli also saw some other things, such as the truth about the Emperor's inner guard.

In Hypergryph's game lore, they are heroes who fight to the death against evil to protect the continent of Terra. In order to gain powerful strength, they utilize fragments of evil, at the cost of being forever bound to this power until the day they go berserk.

In reality, they are just like that, but as described in the text, the selfless sacrifice of the emperor's guards in the realm interprets what a true patriot is and what boundless love is.

They may not have been good husbands or good children, but they were heroes who protected the continent of Terra and heroes of humanity.