I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Everyone who heard Li Shu read the imperial edict could even vaguely see some scenes through the reflection of the dragon's aura of the nation's destiny.

It was the scene of where Li Shu and his group were located, and they could even sense the distance between them through some unseen connection.

Unable to contain their astonishment, everyone clicked their tongues in amazement.

The power of this Celestial Empire is so great that it can spread an imperial edict thousands of miles.

At the same time, they generally felt that the emperor of the Celestial Empire was too lenient.

With such great power, when faced with the provocation of Japan, they merely read out an imperial edict and uttered a few meaningless words.

However, this is actually a good thing for the neighboring countries.

At least they don't have to worry about the powerful Celestial Empire attacking.

Even Li Shu and the soldiers on the four warships felt that this was hardly a punishment.

Fortunately, they had previously destroyed a Japanese fleet, which gave them some relief.

While everyone was either mocking, rejoicing, or sighing, Li Shu had already finished reading the imperial edict.

Originally, he intended to put the imperial edict away.

However, the imperial edict in his hand suddenly emitted a dark golden light and began to vibrate violently. Even with his supernatural powers, he could hardly hold it.

Sensing the sudden change in the imperial edict, Li Shu was startled and immediately released his hands.

"crash"

Surrounded by a dark golden glow, the imperial edict slowly rose and gradually drifted towards the direction of Japan.

Seeing this, everyone was surprised and didn't understand what Li Shu meant.

However, everyone soon understood what he meant.

When the imperial edict entered Honshu Island, within the territory of Japan, the lines of text on the edict suddenly emitted a jet-black light.

Strands of gray-black energy suddenly burst forth, like rolling demonic energy, rapidly spreading to the surroundings.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel a slight stirring in their hearts.

They knew that a dynasty capable of leading an army to overthrow the previous one could not be a weak person.

I just don't know what the specifics of his punishment are.

Furthermore, what kind of power is the gray-black aura emanating from that imperial edict? Is it merely meant to shroud Japan, keeping it in a perpetually dark environment?
However, they soon found out why.

As the gray-black aura spread, ghostly figures quickly emerged from the bodies of some of the dead.

"This is... the resurrection of the dead."
Could it be that the Emperor of this Celestial Empire intends to turn the entire territory of Japan into a land of the dead?

"That should be impossible. Although Japan is not that big compared to China, it is still a country with a long history."

However, it is already larger than many countries.
Such a vast area—how could it be so easy to completely encompass it?

That's true.
However, even if it's just one area, it's still terrifying. It's like adding another dead zone.

"Well, now it's up to us to see how we deal with those Japanese."

On the other side, as the eerie gray-black aura continued to spread and intensify, it began to envelop people, including Kojiro Mori, who was already quite close by.

In that instant, Kojiro Mori felt a surge of irritation, a torrent of negative emotions churning within him. As he gazed at the steel warships in the sea, the desire and greed in his eyes almost materialized.

At the same time, a great deal of fear and murderous intent rose in his heart.

Endless negative forces arise, resonating with the gray and dark eeriness of the outside world and the energy of heaven and earth.

Instantly, countless gray-black eerie energies and the energy of heaven and earth surged wildly into his body.

"Uh-huh~!"

Kojiro Mori suddenly let out a painful roar, his veins bulging all over his body, his eyes wide open as if they were about to pop out of their sockets, filled with black and red blood vessels, and wisps of eerie gray-black energy swirling around him.

At that moment, he seemed to transform into a terrifying vengeful ghost.

"Moo~!"

Seemingly sensing the danger posed to Kojiro Mori, the dragon hovering above him suddenly roared, unleashing an endless surge of dragon energy that continuously suppressed and eroded the gray-black eerie aura.

However, the quality of the gray-black eerie energy is too high. The surging dragon energy often needs to be dozens or even hundreds of times stronger to extinguish even a wisp of eerie energy.

However, the dragon that was born from it showed no sign of retreating. Instead, it spiraled down, trying to dispel the eerie atmosphere around it.

However, seemingly enraged by the dragon's resistance, the imperial edict in the sky suddenly trembled slightly.

The surrounding eerie energy surged and churned, rapidly converging towards the center, eventually condensing and manifesting into a dark golden five-clawed dragon.

"Ang~!"

A loud dragon roar resounded in all directions, and the dragon that was desperately resisting froze instantly.

The next instant, the dark golden dragon, baring its fangs and claws, suddenly slammed down with its claws.

"Crack!"

"Hey!"

In an instant, the dragon was torn to shreds, and the dark gold dragon sucked it up and swallowed it whole.

Immediately afterwards, he forcefully vomited in the direction of Li Shu and the others.

"Swish"

In an instant, countless golden light spots fell and quickly disappeared into the brows of everyone.

On the other side, after the blessing of the divine dragon was completed, the dark golden dragon suddenly collapsed and turned back into endless gray-black eerie energy, instantly covering a large area.

After the dragon collapsed and died, Kojiro Mori could no longer resist the corrosive influence of the evil energy.

"Ah! Kill! Kill! Kill! I'll kill you all! Warships! I'll take them!"
No, no, no! Run! Run!

A series of nonsensical, chaotic growls and howls continuously emanated from Kojiro Mori's mouth.

What happened next completely overturned everyone's understanding and sent chills down their spines.

"laugh!"

With a tearing sound, Kojiro Mori's skin instantly split open with scarlet gashes.

At the same time, the fleshy buds on its body wriggled and quickly grew into fleshy tendrils, which soon transformed into wriggling and twisting tentacles.

One after another, eerie scarlet eyes rapidly grew on his body.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt a chill run down their spines; it was truly terrifying.

Moreover, this is not an isolated case; those shrouded in the eerie gray-black aura, and even other life forms, are undergoing mutations.

Some people grew tentacles, some grew countless eyes, and some only grew two arms or an eye-like organ. These were the luckiest and most normal people.

Because they still largely maintained human form and possessed extraordinary power.

In addition, some people survived the erosion of the eerie energy without undergoing any changes.

And for them, it may not have been a stroke of luck, but rather the beginning of misfortune and suffering.

As the eerie gray-black aura spread, countless negative emotions were stirred within everyone's hearts.

Greed, tyranny, bloodlust, etc.
"Damn you, Kobayashi Kanae! You've been bullying me all this time because you're a samurai."
I've disliked you for a long time, and now I've finally mastered the power and become a samurai.
You should just die!

"Ha, you ignorant wretch, die!"

With a flash of light, the man's head was severed from his body in an instant.

Normally, this would have ended by now. It's important to understand that all the national powers at this time are suppressed by the dragon's aura of national destiny.

Unless countless people die in a short period of time, even if a soul is born after a human dies, it is unlikely to cause much of a stir.

However, things were different this time. A strange gray-black aura filled the air, and streams of gray-black aura rapidly surged from the man's head and body, then merged into one, transforming back into the appearance of the man from before.

"Heh heh, die!"

The man's face was ashen and cold as he stared at Kobayashi Kanae, uttering a single word with a sinister smile.

The next instant, a strange line of blood appeared on his neck.

At the same time, a line of blood appeared on Kobayashi Kanae's neck.

Kanae Kobayashi, who was initially terrified and about to turn and flee, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Then, as if he had realized something, he reached up and touched his neck.

"laugh!"

In an instant, blood splattered, and Kobayashi Kanae's head fell to the ground, killing her instantly.

Immediately afterwards, two wisps of gray-black mist also appeared on Kanako Kobayashi's body.

They were about to merge into one, becoming the soul of Kobayashi Kanae.

However, in the next instant, the soul of the person from before suddenly rushed forward and quickly swallowed the two wisps of gray-black mist into its stomach.

In an instant, its strength increased significantly.

Then, accompanied by a faint gray-black aura, he turned and walked towards his own house and courtyard.

Upon seeing his family, he froze instantly, a stiff and eerie smile slowly appearing on his face.

"Heh heh, die!"

With a chilling laugh, everyone whose gaze was fixed upon was instantly decapitated.

And similar things are happening constantly in all the areas shrouded in a gray and dark aura.

"Norika Fujiwara, you are mine."
Hehe."

"what!"

"Creak, creak."

The scream abruptly stopped, followed by the sound of a wild beast tearing and biting.

"Murai Hideo, I've disliked you for a long time. Why do you deserve the lord's favor? Die!"

"Kaito Eishu, die!"

What were once ordinary verbal disputes have now escalated into bloody murders.

And among them are countless bizarre and ghostly creatures, leaving no way for ordinary people to survive.

As time passed, the area shrouded in the eerie gray-black aura grew larger and larger.

Finally, this triggered a strong backlash against the nation's destiny.

"Moo~!"

"Ang~!"

"Hey~!"

Accompanied by the sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes crying, dragons appeared in the sky above Japan, along with a dragon symbolizing the nation's destiny and a phoenix representing the nation's fate.

Among those dragons, the one coiling above Edo was the largest, with prominent scales and horns, almost indistinguishable from the dragon of national destiny.

Compared to the dragon of national destiny, the phoenix of national destiny appears extremely weak, far inferior even to the weakest dragon.

After the dragon and phoenix appeared, they immediately mobilized the national fortune and dragon energy, overwhelming the gray-black eerie energy, intending to completely suppress and obliterate it.

By pooling the power of an entire nation, they were naturally exceptionally strong and instantly contained the spread of the gray and black eerie energy.

However, it is also clear that the eerie gray-black aura is constantly eroding and dissolving the dragon energy of Japan's national fortune.

Once the nation's fortunes begin to decline, the entire defense line will collapse instantly, and the spread of the dark and sinister aura will become uncontrollable.

However, in fact, there was no need to wait until Japan's national fortunes declined.

The imperial edict, floating in mid-air and drifting deeper into Japan, was instantly trembled by the dragon energy of Japan's national fortune.

"Ang~!"

With a loud and resonant dragon roar, a golden dragon symbolizing the nation's destiny spiraled upwards from within.

A golden dragon soared through the sky, overlooking the six directions and eight wastelands. Its domineering aura spread out, and the dragons, phoenixes, and serpents manifested by Japan were instantly suppressed. The dragon aura and national fortune barrier that pressed down on them collapsed in an instant, and the gray-black eerie aura continued to expand.

"Ang~!"

"Hey~!"

"Moo~!"

The sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes crying echoed, revealing immense fear and a sense of defeat.

The dragon energy and national fortune of Japan surged and boiled, repeatedly impacting the dark and eerie aura, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot or a sand net trying to block the wind; it had little effect whatsoever.

This scene was also reflected in all directions by the dragon's aura of national destiny.

People like Zhang Xianzhong of the Great Western Kingdom and Li Zicheng of the Great Shun Kingdom were only shocked by the power and domineering nature of the Celestial Empire's dragon aura.

Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, Emperor Go-Yozei, and various daimyo of Japan were extremely anxious, each one like an ant on a hot pan.

Looking at the dragons and phoenixes in the sky, the people were at a complete disadvantage against the dragons formed from the dragon energy carried by the imperial edict of the Celestial Empire. They couldn't help but pray silently.

Until a dragon of fortune merged with the dragon of national destiny, causing its body to grow instantly and its aura to surge.

Gradually, more and more dragons of fortune began to merge into the dragon of national destiny.

There's no other way; this is their only chance now.

Otherwise, they will only be gradually devoured by that gray and black eerie aura.

In the end, even Tokugawa Iemitsu merged his family's fortune dragon into the national fortune dragon.

He understood the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" (meaning that if one's lips are gone, one's teeth will be cold).

Meanwhile, as the dragons of fortune merged into the Emperor, Hou Yangcheng felt that the power of the national fortune dragon closely connected to him began to rise rapidly.

Furthermore, it would also feed back wave after wave of dragon energy, causing the power and cultivation level of Emperor Houyangcheng himself to rise rapidly, eventually reaching the peak of Qi Refining, and he could step into the realm of supernatural powers at any time.

With the help of the nation's dragon energy, he can definitely unleash the power of a supernatural realm.

At that moment, he felt incredibly powerful, as if he had the entire world under his control, able to turn clouds into clouds and rain into rain with a flick of his wrist.

In the next instant, he controlled the Divine Dragon of National Fortune and launched an attack on the Golden Dragon of National Fortune of the Celestial Empire in the southwest direction.

"Ang~!"

The dragon's roar shook the heavens, and all spirits submitted.

then
The golden dragon of the Celestial Empire's national destiny suddenly spun around, its claws reaching out, endless rules intertwining and following, as if transforming into a world in the palm of its hand, pressing down on the divine dragon of the Japanese nation's national destiny like the sky collapsing.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the dragon of Japan's national destiny was pinned beneath the claws of the golden dragon of China's national destiny. (End of Chapter)