I really didn't want to burn it.

"Mountains and rivers, heed my command—open them!"

He raised the whip high and then slammed it hard onto the ground.

"Noble Phantasm: Mountain Whip!"

Boom boom boom——

The moment the golden whip fell, Ritsuka felt the earth around her shake violently.

No, this isn't an illusion; the ground is actually shaking and moving.

"Well--!"

She could only hold Mashu tightly to keep herself from being shaken into a crack in the ground.

I don't know how much time passed; it might have been a few seconds or a few minutes.

When the shaking finally stopped, Ritsuka slowly opened her eyes.

"What...what...what happened?"

Even though they were inside the mountain, Ritsuka could see sunlight shining down from directly above, illuminating the ground.

"Emperor, what have you done?!"

Xu Fu's arrogant expression had vanished, replaced by terror.

"I merely used the Mountain-Driving Whip to drive the rocks and mountains, thereby altering the geographical environment of Baiyun Mountain and completely destroying your so-called grand formation."

Ying Zheng slowly put away the mountain-driving whip, as if he had done something insignificant.

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PS1: The luxurious Heroic Spirit team everyone wanted didn't make it! After all, this is only the first chapter, and if all the popular characters were introduced right away, Mi-chan wouldn't have anything to write later. _(:з」∠)_

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PS2: I couldn't find the English for "赶山鞭" (ganshanbian), so I'll leave it at that.

Actually, Mi-chan originally planned to come up with a very imposing name for her Noble Phantasm to match the Mountain-Driving Whip, but after thinking of a few, none of them felt quite right. _(:з」∠)_

As expected, Mi-chan is forever bad at naming things. o(╥﹏╥)o

It's worth mentioning that not many people have written about the "Mountain-Driving Whip" by Zheng Gege.

Was it because Emperor Zheng's other achievements were too amazing, or was the Mountain-Driving Whip too overpowered and let them pass? ヾ(??ω?｀)?

Chapter 29 Xu Fu: I want to write the word "miserable".

Emperor Qin Shi Huang built a stone bridge to cross the sea and watch the sunrise. At that time, a divine being appeared who could drive stones into the sea. When the stones were slow to leave, the divine being would whip them, and they remain red to this day. The stones on Yangcheng Mountain all stand upright and lean eastward, as if following each other, and they still remain so to this day.

This is a description of the mountain-driving whip from the "Sanqi Yaolue" quoted in the "Xiaoshuo" section of the "Guxiaoshuo Gouchen" collection.

However, compared to the rough description in words, only by actually seeing the power of the Mountain-Driving Whip with one's own eyes can one understand what true overwhelming force is.

The cave was quiet; no one dared to speak.

Ying Zheng's whip was so powerful that it stunned everyone.

Bang!

With a thud, the Holy Grail, which had been floating at the top of the cave, fell to the ground.

The monsters summoned by Xu Fu vanished like sandstorms after losing the magic supplied by the Holy Grail.

"How is this possible?! How is this possible?!"

Finally realizing what had happened, Xu Fu stomped her feet in anger. She simply couldn't believe that her flawless revenge plan had turned out this way.

"No! This can't be right! Your Majesty, you cheated!"

"Yes."

Faced with Xu Fu's doubts, Ying Zheng readily admitted it.

"I am the emperor, and it is only natural that I am favored by heaven and earth. In the Great Qin, there is nothing I cannot do."

Ying Zheng said this as a matter of course.

Mashu broke out in a cold sweat. "Your Majesty, is it really okay to justify cheating like this?"

"Meow meow~"

Phil, nestled in her arms, nodded repeatedly and waved his little fists.

"Hmph, don't think that just because Li Ang is protecting you, I won't dare to do anything to you. Be careful, or I'll be having a cat meat hotpot celebration tonight."

Phil stuck out his tongue, expressing his disdain for Ying Zheng's words.

Then, he stepped forward.

"Xu Fu, although your purpose was to bring me the elixir of immortality, I will not pursue the matter further now that you have returned to the throne."

"Don't even think about it! I'm going to kill you, Emperor!"

Xu Fu unleashed a powerful magical force, which, while not as terrifying as when Ying Zheng used the Mountain-Driving Whip, was still far superior to that of ordinary followers.

A black, sludge-like substance enveloped Xu Fu and rapidly expanded.

Soon, a black giant appeared in front of Ritsuka and the others.

"Even without the Holy Grail, I've accumulated enough magic power during this time! Enough to kill you, Emperor!"

The giant let out a deep roar, and it swung its arms, splashing mud everywhere.

"Mast, please come behind me!"

Mashu stepped forward with her shield, and a blue barrier made of magic kept all the mud splattered out.

"Woo..."

Mashu let out a muffled groan.

Don't be fooled by its muddy appearance; it's actually a magic bullet made of magic.

Moreover, these mud spots were highly corrosive, and Mash could feel her Noble Phantasm being gradually corrupted and dissolved by the opponent's magic.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing that Mash was putting on a brave face, Ritsuka quickly sought help from another of her Servants who was present.

"I understand."

Ying Zheng spread his arms, and a dazzling golden light pushed forward, directly causing the black mud giant to take a step back.

"You are utterly absurd. Even if you kill me here, it won't change anything. I have already been recorded on the throne. This is just an avatar of mine."

Ying Zheng looked at the black mud giant with disgust, as if the giant's mere presence would pollute his eyes.

"Hahaha! Your Majesty, you should experience it for yourself! This is my grudge of a thousand years!"

The black mud giant raised its arms high above its head and then slammed them down heavily.

"go to hell!"

"It seems that we can no longer communicate with words."

Ying Zheng shook his head slightly and snapped his fingers again.

This time, the First Emperor summoned a Taoist priest and a dwarf.

"Fearless Sun, Earth-bound Sun, Binding Immortal Rope!"

At the First Emperor's command, the two phantom figures of master and disciple each threw out a golden rope, binding the black clay figure from head to toe.

The black clay figure was firmly bound by two immortal-binding ropes. Its clenched fists were only centimeters away from Ying Zheng and the others, but it was no longer able to strike.

"Now I understand what Li Ang really meant when he said that becoming an immortal was just putting a debuff on himself."

Ying Zheng stroked his chin and began to comment on his masterpiece.

"No----!"

The black mud figure struggled to break free of its restraints, but nothing happened.

"It's no use! The more you struggle, the tighter you'll be bound. If you were a Golden Immortal, then I, who can only control phantoms, would indeed be powerless against you, but as for now..."

Ying Zheng gently shook his finger.

The phantom images of Tu Xingsun and Ju Liusun simultaneously spread their arms, using movements resembling those of puppeteers, and subtly changed the direction of the ropes they were pulling.

The black mud giant's arm slowly moved at an eerie angle that was impossible for humans to reach.

"Next..."

Ying Zheng did not stop summoning his phantom; he summoned another one.

"Yin Jiao, Heaven-Turning Seal!"

Ying Zheng did not shake Guang Chengzi, Yin Jiao's master, because he was afraid that Guang Chengzi's power was too great and would kill Xu Fu directly.

thump.

With a crisp sound of a brick hitting his forehead, Xu Fu was smashed out of the mud figure by the Heaven-Turning Seal.

"emperor--!"

Xu Fu tried to struggle on, but Ying Zheng was one step ahead of her.

"Lie down obediently for me."

Yin Jiao's phantom stepped on Xu Fu and once again raised the Heaven-Turning Seal to slap down on the other's forehead.

Boom!

The cave fell silent immediately after the second crisp sound of a brick hitting someone's forehead.

"Hmm... I feel like this is a bit too much."

Even knowing that Xu Fu was not worthy of sympathy, Ritsuka could not bring herself to utter a single word of praise for Ying Zheng's behavior of abusing a young girl.

"Really? I think so too."

Li Ang's voice rang out behind Ritsuka.

"Mr. Li Ang."

Ritsuka and Mashu quickly turned around, and then they saw Leon carrying an unconscious old man into the room.

"If we break this overpowered guy's legs, forcing him to only be able to summon people and cast spells remotely, he would definitely be the ceiling of all heroic spirits in terms of combat power."

Li Ang continued talking to himself, assuming that Ritsuka was referring to Ying Zheng's terrifying fighting prowess.

"Mr. Li Ang... what is this?"

Ritsuka pointed at the old man in Li Ang's hand.

"He is Yagyu Tajima no Kami Munenori, this time's Sab."

As Li Ang spoke, he threw Grandpa Liu Sheng directly to the ground.

“I thought the enemy only had Mochizuki Chiyome and no other gold cards, but I didn’t expect there to be another one,” Li Ang said casually. “This old man’s swordsmanship is quite strong, so I had no choice but to sneak up on him without any martial ethics.”

"..."

Ritsuka looked at the old man and the young girl lying on the ground, and for a moment wondered if Chaldea had been given the villain's role.

Even the funeral system thinks so.

[Punching up the Nanshan Nursing Home and kicking the Beihai Kindergarten. Host, you two are the biggest villains in this world.]

"I am over-flattered."

Li Ang walked over to the unconscious Xu Fu with a grin.

He first turned his back to Ritsuka and the others and winked at Ying Zheng, then gestured towards the Holy Grail that had fallen in the distance.

Then, Li Ang squatted down and reached out his hand to Xu Fu.

Snapped.

Mashu's shield stood between Leon and Xu Fu.

“Mr. Li Ang, I hope you can at least retain some basic human decency.”