Origin Paradise!

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"Here."

Black eagles flew out from the Great Shaman's hand drum. The Floating Pagoda Camp had only five hundred men, but it was still better than the elite Halberd Camp. The five hundred soldiers and horses were fully armored and were undoubtedly heavy cavalry. Even the Iron Bell, who had the most military achievements among the kings, could only barely gather five hundred men.

If the number exceeds a thousand, the regent, far away in the old capital, will immediately order the heavy cavalry to be recalled, regardless of whether Tie Duo and he are blood brothers.

Half an hour later, Jiang He had advanced a full mile, and the number of Qing soldiers killed on the player panel exceeded five hundred.

The exceptional offensive power granted by the Everlasting Regret Spear, the formidable defense of the Rhinoceros Armor and Scale Armor, and the continuous stamina recovery provided by the Pure Green Heart, together constitute a killing machine.

With a single shot, Jiang He killed the soldier in front of him. He suddenly looked up and heard the muffled sound of horses' hooves, which was becoming increasingly dense at an alarming rate, causing the ground to tremble incessantly.

The blue soldiers in front suddenly retreated to both sides at a certain moment, and then a black, surging wave was revealed. The long line of charge blocked the left and right sides, and the five hundred heavy cavalrymen all held three-and-a-half-meter-long spears and charged forward.

Jiang He charged forward a dozen steps, using his close-range spear technique, Sky Sparrow Spreads Wings, to kill two heavy cavalrymen, shattering both men and horses. However, the heavy cavalryman beside him had already arrived with his spear, the tip striking his armor. The kinetic energy was concentrated and released at one point, and the force instantly penetrated through the two layers of defense, breaking his ribs.

"Not good."

Jiang He flew backward dozens of meters, and in a daze, he seemed to see cars coming towards him, with people in the driver's seat sticking out of the car window with large guns. The explosive sharpness of these guns could easily pierce through steel plates.

"But there are differences between the two."

This offensive had its flaws. After all, warhorses were not inanimate objects; they had their own fears. Soldiers often covered their horses' eyes with strips of cloth during desperate charges. With the widespread use of artillery, the practice of plugging their ears was also added.

Jiang He landed, sliding back several steps. The curse and excruciating pain within him overwhelmed his reason. He raised his hand forward and decisively released four bursts of gas.

In an instant, the shockwave erupted like a tsunami, an invisible torrent swept across the ground, overturning dozens of armored warhorses. The intense heat radiation caused the horses to neigh wildly, unable to move forward, and they were all frightened and instinctively avoided the source of the damage. The warhorses knelt down, and the heavy cavalrymen fell, the weight of their armor making the fall particularly heavy.

Chapter 27 The Chaotic Battle at Daitai Temple (Part 2)

Tai Tai Temple.

The scene was chaotic. The warhorses in the front ranks stopped charging after being frightened, while the heavy cavalry in the rear were still on the road. One by one, the five hundred riders fell down. At high speed, the cavalry and warhorses suffered heavy casualties, most of which were caused by their own side.

The soldiers on both sides stared in disbelief. Taking advantage of the situation, Jiang He accelerated and sprinted towards his target.

The cold light in Tie Duo's eyes was extremely chilling. Without him saying a word, the great shaman beside him had already left, and the stone slab on the spot shattered.

The two sides clashed head-on at the front line.

The great shaman's yellow robe and armor shattered, revealing a giant black tiger totem on his chest. Unknown pigments flowed, causing his body to grow stiff fur. His figure rose higher and higher, reaching nearly three meters in height. His arms were thick and strange, extending past his knees, with sharp nails extending out, and a chilling tiger roar squeezed out from between his ferocious fangs.

Jiang He activated his full enhancement, his pure blue armor reappearing. He took a step forward, leaping into the air like a tiger, raising his spear high with both hands and slashing down fiercely at the enemy's head. He unleashed his Ming Jin power, using the close-range spear technique, Great Sage Chop, to concentrate and release all his strength.

The great shaman sneered, then suddenly swung his right arm to meet the attack. A giant tiger totem flowed and enveloped his palm, accompanied by howling winds.

The gun and palm collided, producing a buzzing sound like metal being hammered together, and sparks flew as the gun rubbed against the dark fingers.

The blow was so heavy that the great shaman's tall body sank an inch, and he couldn't help but look up to meet that cold gaze. He didn't like being looked down upon from such a high position.

"Get down here!"

The great shaman gripped the spear tightly with his fan-like hand, and suddenly pulled downwards, dragging the enemy down to the ground.

Jiang He remained expressionless. The moment he landed, his entire body trembled. Power flowed through his hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips, eventually surging into the Long Hatred Spear. The force of a thousand pounds swept through, instantly shaking off the hands that were binding the spear.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang He turned around abruptly, using his tail as the tip, and the spear, like a supple silver snake, shot out from the back of the wielder. With a close-range spear strike, "Ape Turn," the steel teeth of the silver snake roared out, and the spear tip swiftly and powerfully struck the enemy's chest.

"boom!"

Iron and bone collide, producing a high-pitched roar.

Tiger fur was torn and blood spurted out.

The great shaman was shaken to the ground and staggered back several steps, his chest wound revealing bone.

Just as Jiang He was about to fire another shot, six hidden arrows came at the same time. He swung his spear, deflecting and parrying them, and several shots struck in mid-air, shattering the hidden arrows and sending them crashing to the ground.

Not far away, several soldiers saw this and simultaneously threw their spears. As the spears flew, Jiang He dodged to the side, skillfully dodging in the gaps. The spears grazed the target and shot towards the massive shaman. Just as the shaman was about to attack, he was forcibly stopped. In the instant he swung his hand to strike, the Long Hatred Spear seized the opportunity to strike. With a sharp metallic scraping sound, half of his cheek was smashed by the spear tip.

"Go away!"

The great shaman roared at the surrounding blue soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, the soldiers retreated in unison and began to gather around Tie Duo.

Unbeknownst to them, the shattered arrows that had fallen to the ground began to dissolve, releasing a thick black mist that permeated the surroundings. With a hoarse tiger's roar, the brief peace was shattered.

The Great Shaman launched a powerful attack, his iron arms like blades, his palms striking left and right with overwhelming force that whipped up a gale. Each claw strike could shatter stone tablets. If Tie Duo was the most accomplished warrior among the kings, then he was the strongest individual in the Qing Army. A qualified shaman must possess the power to protect the tribe from mountain spirits and monsters.

Jiang He flicked his wrist, activating a frenzied rhythm to mark the enemy. The spear tip kept pointing out, and due to the terrifying weight of the Everlasting Regret Spear, any one of the spears could pierce through a boulder.

The gun and palm struck each other repeatedly, like a series of overlapping muffled claps of thunder.

In a fleeting moment, the Great Shaman ignored the blasted-away shoulder blade and lunged forward, but his five fingers, sharp as blades, caught nothing.

As the afterimage vanished, Jiang He increased the speed boost of Garuda Mode 3 to 50%. The intense pumping of blood from his heart made his blood vessels precarious, oozing large patches of crimson blood. The tip of his spear drew a straight line across the ground before being pulled up by a violent force. He unleashed the close-range spear technique, Sky Sparrow Spreads Wings, the silver-white spear slashing out a dazzling moon in mid-air, accompanied by a howling wind.

The great shaman raised his arms to block, the iron clashing against the bone, the crisp sound of breaking echoing in the black mist.

But in the next second, the black mist suddenly coalesced and frantically poured into the Great Shaman's body. His blood seemed to be ignited, so much so that it made a bubbling sound like boiling soup. New bones, flesh, and hair regenerated.

The Great Shaman, now back to his prime, was filled with ferocity. Between his sharp teeth, he roared like a giant tiger. Each section of his nine-section drum whip, symbolizing the essence of a tribal shaman's great vertebra, was now completely destroyed. His eyes were almost entirely filled with rage.

In the next instant, the iron arm, like an axe, cleaved through the air.

Jiang He took a step back, turned around and drew his gun. This thrust was so fast that it was impossible to catch a shot. He moved with the gun, knocking the enemy back a hundred paces away.

The iron claws landed on the shoulder, shattering the bones beneath two layers of defense, but the great shaman was also pierced in the chest by a spear.

The power of Ming Jin, Garuda Mode II - Full Enhancement, Close-range Spear - Ape Turn, the weight of the Long-lasting Regret Spear itself, the extra damage bonus of basic spear techniques, and the twenty-layered Frenzy Mark all merged into one in this instant, with iron light surging and power being released with a roar.

The gun tip hurtled like a comet, and at the same time, the sound of tearing paper rang out. A terrifying hole half a meter in diameter appeared in the Great Shaman's chest. He stood frozen in place, the injury spreading all over his body.

Jiang He unleashed five consecutive spear strikes, employing all his internal strength. The spear shadows crisscrossed, pierced, severed, and shattered, completely tearing apart the enemy's flesh. Limbs flew off, and the head was half-crushed.

Before his death, the great shaman remained silent, his eyes filled with an intense and pure sense of regret.

"Go to hell!"

The enormous figure, ravaged and destroyed, solidified inch by inch, then turned into fine dust. From the remains of the departed body, the vengeful spirit of a black giant tiger suddenly pounced on the enemy.

Jiang He stepped forward to dodge, but the curse left by the hidden arrow on his shoulder erupted, and an overwhelming dizziness surged forth. At the critical moment of life and death, he still thrust out a spear. The force dissipated and swept in front of him, and the black tiger's vengeful spirit dimmed by half, directly crashing into the enemy.

"howl!"

Jiang He was immediately struck by a deafening tiger roar, deep and intense. The black tiger's vengeful spirit quickly dissipated, but he clearly felt that he was having extreme difficulty moving.

In nature, the roar of a tiger is an extremely low-frequency sound wave that causes the muscles of its prey to vibrate, leading to paralysis. It has a very strong penetrating power, like an electric shock.

In the darkness of the Great Tai Temple, thousands of elite guards surrounded someone. The death of the Great Shaman finally instilled a sense of fear in this fierce army, and for a moment no one dared to step forward to test them.

Seeing this, Jiang He picked up the Long Hatred Spear and staggered forward to attack.

The fierce battle has broken out again.

At the foot of the Eight Treasures Pagoda, a mile away, Tie Duo's face was ashen, and he coldly gave orders to his men and women.

“Kill him, and the one who beheads him will be granted the title of Earl.”

The head of the personal guards hesitated and said, "Your Highness, the Great Shaman has been killed in battle, and the enemy is acting aggressively with their strength. I humbly request that Your Highness take temporary refuge."

"Shut up!"

Tie Duo kicked him to the ground. Tens of thousands of rebel troops were attacking the city. He had left the command center and was searching the city's various departments. The city was leaderless, and the situation that was originally sure to win was very likely to collapse. What's more, he was forced to flee in a sorry state by a mere person. His prestige in the army would be completely lost. Compared to losing his political life, he would rather die than lose his life.

"Press them all down! And bring in another eight hundred iron cavalry! I swear I will fight to the death, I will fight alongside you!"

The leader of the personal guards was impressed by him. It was this fierce courage that made the prince stand out from the previous emperor's sons, win every battle, and establish unparalleled military achievements.

In the midst of the battle, the Qing soldiers, realizing that the prince had not left, rekindled their fighting spirit and attacked the enemy with an almost frenzied frenzy.

Jiang He was stabbed more and more often, but her gaze remained strangely calm.

"Instead of running away, they're standing still?"

Jiang He raised his gun and crushed a soldier to death. He still had a little over 100 energy points left. If the opponent didn't run away, he could use the remaining energy for defense.

"Two hundred steps, that's it."

He raised his arm, palm facing forward.

One hundred boxes of gunpowder obtained from the gunpowder depot were released at this moment. The extremely expanding gas turned into a shock wave, enveloping the densely packed elite soldiers in front of them. A torrent of intense heat radiation swept in all directions, and a thunderous roar exploded from the ground.

The armor melted, and flesh and bones turned to ash.

The Babao Pagoda, which had stood for hundreds of years, collapsed with a roar, destroying the Dayi Temple. The surrounding walls collapsed, shattered, and spewed out, eventually turning into dust. The Shouhu Lake erupted with towering, turbid waves amidst the deafening roar.

Amidst the turbulent currents, Jiang He clearly felt himself lose his balance and fly sideways in mid-air. He was at the center of the gunpowder impact, and although he wasn't directly in the direction of the impact, the aftershocks would still normally be enough to completely obliterate his body.

The twenty yellow paper pagoda talismans were activated in sequence and quickly turned to ashes. Pagoda shadows rose one after another, then shattered in an instant. The talismans were exhausted, and the pure blue armor that had risen from his body quickly dimmed. The impact and extreme heat acted on the borrowed armor, leaving it covered in wounds, and finally it completely collapsed.

Jiang He crashed heavily onto the shore of the thin lake, vomiting blood continuously, yet a smile remained on his face. The talisman from Cangshan Fuxue, his own pure blue armor and scale armor, and Chu Fuqiang's rare rhinoceros armor had enabled him to survive.

Looking up, the Great Temple was completely destroyed, with very few survivors and charred pieces of flesh and blood everywhere.

[Hint: Main quests: Hunting Ironbell (1/1) and Hunting Green Soldiers (1702/200) have been completed]

Players can return at any time; maximum stay: three days.

[Rewards will be distributed upon return]

……

A few hours later, dawn broke.

The rebel army entered Yangzhou.

Due to Tie Duo's death in battle, the Qing army was forced to retreat. The White Flag Commander took over command and led more than 10,000 Qing soldiers to move north. The rebels did not pursue them.

North of Yangzhou City, the Yao Mansion.

Li Tongyan held a victory celebration banquet, where the generals drank heartily.

Inside the study, Chu Fuqiang, having been granted entry, spoke with an icy expression: “General Li, how are you any different from those Qing soldiers, allowing your soldiers to continue looting? People are still dying, the fire is still burning, aren’t you a bandit?”

Li Tongyan sipped his tea slowly and calmly, saying, "Brave Warrior Chu, the biggest concession I've made is to forbid the massacre of the city. After all, the person sitting behind you really did kill Tie Duo. But do you know that as soon as the order to impose martial law and loot the city is issued, I will be beheaded tomorrow? Do you really think that the soldiers who have been starving for six or seven days are saints? Even he wouldn't threaten me with this, because it's meaningless."

Chu Fuqiang turned around, and there was someone tending to their wound alone on the chair behind him.

"Brother Mo Ke!"

Jiang He looked up and said calmly, "I can't do anything about this. People should know their own limitations. I have no experience in leading or managing troops. Even killing Tie Duo was just to complete the mission. Moreover, I consider resistance to be justified regardless of strength or weakness, so I never show much pity. Besides, your badge is still with me."

Chu Fuqiang accepted the Chapter of the Stalker with a complicated expression, sighed, and stepped out of the study.

Li Tongyan said, "Now the Left Army is approaching the secondary capital. I have tens of thousands of troops in my hands, which are of vital importance. I am eyeing the south. The court will not refuse the reward offered by Yangzhou. What do you want?"

Jiang He pondered for a moment and then said, "Let's bestow a title upon him."

He was going to try and see if he could get a title by doing this.

Li Tongyan nodded and said, "It's a sure thing."

Chapter 28 Mission Completion and Reward Settlement

Three days later, the derivative mission ended.

Jiang He returned to the real world via teleportation.

The familiar environment made him relax his guard a little. The dungeon mission would take ten days, but in reality only a second had passed.

In the courtyard, Old Hei woke up with a start and trotted into the house.

A notification sounded, and Jiang He claimed the mission reward.

[Task Name: Ten Days in Yangzhou]

[Main quest completed (permissions)]

[Task Rewards: ① 1 Free Attribute Point ② 1 Skill Point ③ 300 Game Coins and Experience Points ④ 1 Random Rare Item]