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

"Wang Dahu, Zhou Nanying"

"exist!"

"You will lead the Western Legion out of Turpan, conquer Kazakhstan and Yarkand, and then advance south to attack Ü-Tsang."
Hong Chengchou and Zhou Nanying
You shall lead your troops westward and recapture the Duogan Commandery.
"To cooperate with the General Who Conquers the West, to recover the Ü-Tsang Commandery"

"Your humble servant obeys the order. Upon returning, I will immediately muster my troops and sweep across the lands."

As orders were issued one after another, a general received them.

No tactical research was conducted throughout the entire process.

The dynasty and the General Staff only formulated a general strategy and told them where to conquer.

As for how to fight, that is the responsibility of the generals of each army.

In fact, given the current combat capabilities of the Chinese army, there is basically no need for any tactics; they can simply sweep through.

In the year 4340 of the Yellow Emperor's calendar, the 7th year of the Heavenly Dynasty, and the year 1643 of the Western calendar, the Heavenly Dynasty launched military campaigns on all sides.

"Ang~!"

The golden dragon of the Celestial Empire roared with fervor, causing the nation's fortune to surge and instantly empowering all directions. It then began to spread outwards, displaying an extremely strong offensive nature.

Upon witnessing this scene, the rulers of the surrounding countries immediately felt a sense of dread.

"It's finally here."

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong looked south, watching the overwhelming tide of national destiny press down on them. For a moment, they felt utterly hopeless and devastated.

How to do?How to do?
escape!
That was their first thought; as for resistance, they didn't dare to do so at the beginning.

Now, with the rapid development of the Celestial Empire, it's like having a rocket booster installed. It can fly in the sky and swim in the water, it can be said that it can do anything, and they have even less will to resist.

But they've already gone out to sea, so where can they escape to?

Should we continue heading north or east?
They also explored northwards, where the weather was cold and the land was covered in ice and snow for half the year, making it unsuitable for large populations.

As for the east, there is only the vast ocean, and at least they have no land or islands to explore.

However, if they do not do this, then their only option is to surrender and join the Celestial Empire.

However, they are used to being the rulers of a country, and they are not very willing to join the Celestial Empire and become subservient.

Even now, they are still inferior to the Celestial Empire.

However, on their own territory, they are the ones who have the final say.

Even the civil and military officials were not very willing.

After all, officials at all levels in the Celestial Empire are subject to the supervision of the Celestial Empire, and are subject to various constraints and restrictions, unlike the various privileges enjoyed by officials in other countries.

Why would those who are used to enjoying privileges be willing to join the Celestial Empire, which has all sorts of constraints and restrictions?

In the end, Li Zicheng decided to head north. Although it was not a very suitable place to live or survive, it was still a place to settle down, wasn't it?
With the current physical capabilities of humans, especially soldiers in the military who have mastered profound internal energy, life in those places, though arduous, is not entirely impossible.

Once they get there, they can figure out other solutions.

Zhang Xianzhong, on the other hand, wanted to lead his men to detour south.

He had heard that there was a place in the south called Luzon, which, although ruled by Westerners, was divided among various factions and did not have a truly unified government or country.

If that's the case, then it's not impossible for him to establish a country there.

However, it was not easy for him to transport troops there.

Although Atlantis has a population of over a million and is an island nation, it does not have many long-distance transport ships.

After all, with the development of the Celestial Empire, the opening up of maritime trade, the decentralization of steamships, and Li Shu's inspection of the sea frontier, the sea has become very safe.

Many merchants along the coast began to venture overseas to trade.

The nearby kingdoms of Da Xi and Da Shun were naturally the main targets of the trade.

As a result, a large number of merchants will naturally come, and their people will be able to obtain a large amount of cheap goods from the Celestial Empire without having to go to sea.

Under these circumstances, the shipbuilding industry of Atlantis naturally came to a near standstill.

Where was he supposed to organize so many ships in such a short time?

In the end, even after gathering all the ships, large and small, they could only take away ten or twenty thousand people.

Moreover, this is under the condition of carrying more than the full complement.

In such a situation, on the vast ocean, any mistake would result in the destruction of the ship and the loss of life.

The optimal number of people to carry is actually five thousand.

But with such a small army, how could he possibly conquer Luzon?

Unconsciously, Zhang Xianzhong felt a sense of despair.

He has lived a life of luxury and ease for many years, and if asked to start all over again, he no longer has the ambition to do so.

Looking through the golden dragon symbolizing the nation's destiny at the many commoners and slaves of the Great Western Kingdom, a fierce glint flashed in Zhang Xianzhong's eyes.

Since that's the case, then don't blame him.

On the other hand, Li Zicheng, though feeling bitter about leaving his homeland, was mentally prepared and still maintained some spirit.

From the very beginning, after Li Shu harvested the national fortune and dragon energy of the Great Shun Kingdom, he was already preparing to leave.

Therefore, Li Zicheng's Great Shun Kingdom did not stop shipbuilding and navigation development like Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Kingdom; on the contrary, it devoted a lot of energy to it.

With the ships they have accumulated, if they put all their efforts into it, they could definitely carry two or three hundred thousand people.

Upon discovering that the Celestial Empire was preparing for expansion, he immediately began discussing immigration plans with his civil and military officials.

While the Celestial Empire was preparing to send troops, Li Zicheng was also preparing to migrate people. When the Celestial Empire began to send troops, he had already led his fleet north.

When Li Shu led his army to the vicinity of the Great Western Kingdom, an overwhelming military aura and national fortune spread, immediately affecting the Great Western Kingdom's national fortune and causing it to quickly become unstable, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

Sensing this scene, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in Zhang Xianzhong's eyes.

"You forced me to do this, you forced me to do all of this."
Hehehe.

With a chilling smile, Zhang Xianzhong's mind suddenly aligned with the golden dragon of the nation's destiny.

In an instant, a crimson hue spread across the golden dragon of national destiny, and then, using the national destiny as a medium, it spread throughout the entire Great Western Kingdom.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Shu, who was just about to head to the Great Western Kingdom to once again reap a wave of national fortune and dragon energy, couldn't help but frown slightly.

What happened in the Great Western Kingdom? Or what madness has Zhang Xianzhong gone mad again, and what is he trying to do?
Could it be that he wants to confront the Celestial Empire?

Without thinking, Li Shu's mind stirred, and dozens of warships linked together, instantly forming a large formation. A ten-thousand-foot-long azure dragon coiled around, and a vast pressure spread out, looking towards the direction of the Great Western Kingdom.

If Zhang Xianzhong were to be so ungrateful, he wouldn't hesitate to slap him to death. Looking at the towering blue dragon in the distance, Zhang Xianzhong completely lost the will to resist.

But
Zhang Xianzhong hardened his heart, thinking that since things were like this, then no one would get away with it.

"Om~!"

In an instant, boundless blood light enveloped the entire Great Western Kingdom, and boundless negative emotions rose in the hearts of all the people of the Great Western Kingdom. They found fault with everyone, and violence and murderous intent surged.

As a neighboring country of Japan, how could Zhang Xianzhong not study the eerie atmosphere that enveloped the entire country?
Although he didn't discover any profound powers or techniques, he did manage to improve his own strength to some extent in the process.

He even developed a secret method to deeply integrate himself with the dragon energy of the nation's destiny, fundamentally control the people of the country, and enhance himself with the spirit and vitality of all the citizens.

However, this method has significant drawbacks.

Once implemented, he will gain immense power and near-immortality.

However, he will completely lose his human form, and even his mind will be greatly affected.

One wrong move and he could go completely insane, or even die.

He would never resort to such a method unless absolutely necessary.

But now, facing the threat from Li Shu of the Celestial Empire, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but feel a surge of ruthlessness.

Today, I'm not going to be a human anymore.

As the blood-red light enveloped the heavens and earth, all the negative emotions in everyone's hearts erupted rapidly like oil being poured on a raging fire.

Gradually, some people finally couldn't hold back and launched an attack on the others.

In an instant, a frenzied battle erupted.

Everyone was attacking those around them recklessly, and one person after another fell down; a horrific massacre had begun.

Fresh blood flowed out slowly, gradually transforming and merging into the red light that filled the heavens and earth.

Endless negative forces arose, most of which converged towards those who killed them, while the remaining purer spiritual forces merged into the red light.

This made the red light that filled the sky and earth even more intense.

What Li Shu saw through the Azure Dragon's vision was this chaotic battlefield, which left him somewhat bewildered, not understanding why Zhang Xianzhong was doing this.

As time went by, more and more people began to die.

One thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million.
In the end, in a village, a town, or a region, often only one person survives.

All around them was an overwhelming negative force, with ferocious and menacing ghostly figures lurking and stalking around them, silently roaring with hatred.

On the other side, Zhang Xianzhong had a slight thought, and the endless national fortune and dragon energy, along with the red light in the sky, began to rapidly roll back and continuously flow into his body.

As this immense power was poured in, various negative thoughts and lingering resentments began to constantly assault his mind.

Even if, through some manipulation, most of the negative emotional energy of those who fought were gathered around the person who killed them.

However, the remaining small portion was still terrifying. If it weren't for the layers of reduction from the national fortune and dragon energy, his spirit and will would probably have been instantly crushed.

Even so, he was still not having an easy time, with all sorts of negative emotions constantly growing in his heart.

Some urged him to give up altogether, others to simply charge out and fight Li Shu and his men to the death, but most of all, it was boundless hatred and resentment.
Besides, countless people he had killed and countless subordinates he had wronged all appeared as vengeful ghosts, roaring ferociously and venomously.

"Zhang Xianzhong, give me back my life!"

"Zhang Xianzhong, how cruel you are! We were so loyal, yet you ultimately killed us."

"Zhang Xianzhong, you will die a horrible death!"

Zhang Xianzhong

The venomous curses transformed into the most ferocious negative forces, constantly assaulting and eroding Zhang Xianzhong's mind.

This caused Zhang Xianzhong's mind to waver, and he almost lost his composure, being corrupted by the endless remnants of consciousness, turning him into a demon with a confused mind.

At the same time, as more and more power was poured into him, his body gradually could not withstand it. His whole body swelled up, his veins bulged, his eyes protruded, and his skin turned scarlet, as if it was bleeding.

"Ugh!"

Overwhelmed by boundless pain, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but roar out in agony, his hands clenched into fists, his teeth grinding together.

However, the physical pain distracted from the mental shock, allowing him to barely endure it.

"Die, die, die! I could kill you before, and I can do it again now."

They're all my dead, so they'll never rise again. Die! Suppress them!"

With the eruption of spiritual will, countless negative consciousnesses and the ghosts of the dead were suppressed.

Seeing all this clearly, Li Shu couldn't help but wonder what Zhang Xianzhong was doing.
What? Are you tired of being king and want to destroy yourself? Or do you want to use the lives of your people to reach a higher realm?
Just, is this possible?
Without understanding the rules and comprehending the mysteries of the laws of heaven and earth, never think about truly reaching the realm of supernatural powers.

Even if forced to break through by force, one would only be crippled.

Facing a true master of supernatural powers, one would only be crushed, which is of little significance.

He wanted to see what Zhang Xianzhong was up to and how far he could go.

As time passed, Zhang Xianzhong's body began to crack open, and blood gushed out.

Soon, a small river of blood formed at Zhang Xianzhong's feet, rapidly spreading to the surrounding area.

One meter, two meters, four meters.
It quickly covered an area of ​​more than ten meters, far exceeding a person's normal blood volume.

However, the amount of blood flowing from Zhang Xianzhong's body did not decrease; on the contrary, it increased as the number of wounds on his body increased.

In the end, his body was completely unharmed, and blood gushed out like a tap that had been turned on.

Finally, accompanied by the sound of flesh being torn apart.

"Hey!"

On Zhang Xianzhong's body, open wounds began to appear, revealing bone and even internal organs.

"puff!"

I don't know if it was because the heart was pumping blood too hard, but suddenly a dull sound came out, like a blood bag bursting open.

Zhang Xianzhong suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his head spinning as he was about to collapse.

At that very moment, the remaining person closest to Zhang Xianzhong suddenly had his heart explode, and endless crimson energy mixed with the dragon energy of the nation's destiny surged out, instantly dissolving his body.

In the end, he transformed into a blood-red shadow, and the negative energy surrounding his body, as well as the ghostly figures of those he had killed, were instantly devoured and merged with him.

Immediately afterwards, it soared into the sky, flying towards Zhang Xianzhong's location and merging into the river of blood beneath his feet. (End of Chapter)