Daqin Zhentiansi

Tong Hu felt the unimaginably pure power of the Yuan Pearl, and a faint yet clear spatial ripple.

Then he carefully hid it in the innermost pocket of his clothes, close to his heart.

"Haha! Fine armor! Fine arrows! Fine beads!" Li Laoshuan had also finished changing his armor. He slapped his new armor on his chest, which made a dull metallic clang. His face was a mixture of fierceness and joy.

"Tong Hu! Now let's see how those demon bastards can bite me! I'll let them taste the power of the Demon-Slaying Arrow later!"

"Save your Yuan Pearls! Listen to the captain's orders! This demonic tide is not right!" Tong Hu shouted, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He gripped the Demon-Slaying Crossbow tightly, feeling the powerful confidence brought by the new equipment.

The crossbow in his hand and the bead in his bag were far superior to the old junk.

The demon flesh, blood, bones and muscles continuously transported from the East Sea, after being refined and transformed by the Nine Rivers Alliance and the Ministry of Works, have now all been transformed into the scales on their bodies, the weapons in their hands, the life-saving pills, and the core of their power!

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the coastline that was just surrounded by novelty and resources has been transformed into a Great Wall of Steel!

Five million Northern soldiers, clad in brand-new "Mountain Demon Scale Armor," wielding enhanced "Frost-Sharp Demon-Slaying Crossbows," with quivers full of triangular demon-slaying arrows, Chaos Pearls hidden in their chests, and life-saving pills and talismans slung across their waists, formed an unprecedented icy front line!
A chilling aura, mixed with the metallic stench of the new armor and the precious light of the talismans, soared into the sky, even briefly repelling the oncoming wave of demonic energy!

"Boom——!"

The distant sea surface has completely cracked open!

A massive wave of demonic energy, carrying countless twisted and grotesque shadows and exuding the stench of molten iron, seemed to be propelled by the wails of countless vengeful spirits. It crashed down with the force of world destruction!
"Hanfeng—"

Tong Hu roared as the military order shook the heavens and opened the Demon-Slaying Crossbow.

"Breaking through the waves—!!"

The roar was like a torrent of iron.

"Om-!"

The icy, malevolent energy condensed from the will of five million soldiers instantly transformed into an invisible iron wall that enveloped the coastline.

The demonic waves crashed against it, emitting a terrifying shriek like twisted metal, and the seawater at the very front instantly froze into a pale white ice wall!
Just then, Tong Hu and the other elite soldiers in the front ranks heard the captain's command, imbued with true energy: "Activate the Yuan Pearl! Assist the crossbow in breaking through the waves!"

Without hesitation, Tong Hu instantly connected his thoughts to the Chaos Pearl he kept close to his body!

"Buzz!"

A surge of pure and powerful energy, far exceeding the spiritual energy it had absorbed from heaven and earth a hundredfold, and carrying a hint of spatial tearing, instantly flooded into his Demon-Slaying Crossbow like a burst dam!

The runes on the crossbow suddenly shone brightly, and a dazzling gray light instantly appeared at the tip of the giant crossbow bolt, which was condensed with immense ice soul power!

"shoot--!!!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A dense barrage of crossbow bolts, each shimmering with different runic lights but uniformly imbued with a trace of chaotic destruction, rained down!
With a piercing shriek, the Demon-Slaying Arrow transformed into a destructive storm of gray and blue, plunging fiercely into the frozen demonic waves and the churning demonic clouds behind them!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

This time, the results were completely different!

Even the abyssal trolls, clad in thick rocky scales and charging ahead, had their once-proud defenses rendered useless against the enhanced magic-piercing arrows!
The triangular arrowhead, imbued with a trace of chaotic spatial power and possessing extreme penetrating force, easily tore through the demonic scales and the attached demonic energy barrier, piercing fiercely into the demonic body!

The armor-piercing, magic-shattering, freezing, and even annihilation powers attached to the arrows erupted within the demon!
In the densest area of ​​monsters, trolls exploded like lit firecrackers, limbs and flesh mixed with blood and ice shards scattering everywhere!

Even the powerful demonic shadows that tried to control the demonic waves were locked onto by several specially made talisman arrows infused with even stronger Yuan Pearl energy, instantly piercing through their heads or demonic cores, and falling into the boiling demonic sea with screams!
"hiss--!!"

A faint, mournful, and furious howl echoed from behind the demonic tide, clearly indicating that the attack had suddenly escalated to a higher level!

"Good!" Tong Hu looked at the vast area cleared in front of him, the devastation far surpassing anything he had seen before. Feeling the slightly empty yet incredibly surging fighting spirit within him, a result of the Yuan Pearl's instant infusion followed by the crossbow bolts, he spat out a curse. "Damn it! This new thing is awesome!"

The Demonic Scales on his body hissed as the demonic blood was splashed on him. The evil energy quickly circulated and pushed away the blood, leaving the armor surface clean and new, with only minor scratches to prove the impact it had just endured.

Li Laoshuan laughed loudly, his crossbow continuously firing: "Hahaha! The battle for Fusang Island wasn't in vain! These weapons, forged from the scales and bones plucked from the demons of the East Sea, have now become divine weapons for cutting down their own kind!"

"Brothers, kill! Let the caravan masters behind us see that our Northern Frontier is worthy of these treasures! Don't embarrass the Marquis and the Nine Rivers Alliance!!"

The roar of the Cold-Blade Crossbow Formation grew even more ferocious!
The rain of arrows, with its unparalleled momentum, pinned the massive, newly assembled demonic tide to the frozen waves!
The difficulties that once plagued the veteran soldiers guarding the border—the difficulty in killing monsters, the fragility of their armor, and the heavy casualties—have been transformed into an overwhelming torrent of steel, supported by the endless supply of monster flesh and blood and the chaotic elemental spirit mines in the East China Sea, which are efficiently converted into top-tier military resources!

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Fusang Island.

Zhang Yuan stood with his hands behind his back atop the bastion.

In front of him stood two elderly men dressed in gray-blue Taoist robes, their auras fluctuating, yet their cultivation at the Grandmaster level was unmistakable.

"Lord Qingyang, with the help of resources from the Great Qin and the desperate rescue efforts of Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen and others, Penglai now has the strength to fight back." The white-bearded Daoist looked at Zhang Yuan with a solemn expression.

He bowed slightly to Zhang Yuan and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Xuanming sent us to deliver a message, hoping that you, Lord Marquis, can lend a helping hand during the breakout and counterattack in Penglai."

After the Taoist finished speaking, he pondered for a moment.

The middle-aged, short-bearded Taoist beside him raised his head and said loudly, "Don't worry, my lord, Penglai will also sign a ten-thousand-year contract with the Great Qin. Qi cultivation is something that Penglai cultivators are good at."

If you want to get the Qin Dynasty to help you, you have to be willing to pay a price.

These are the words of the cultivators who risked their lives to ascend the Cloud Terrace of Penglai.

According to Master Xuanzhen, the Great Qin Dynasty definitely has the ability to shatter the evil forces, but by stationing itself in Fusang and occupying the Guixu Sea Eye, it only restrains the evil army and rarely takes the initiative to attack. In fact, it is waiting for Penglai to make its move.

Marquis Qingyang has mobilized troops from all four borders; it's impossible for him to fight a deadly battle for nothing.

If Penglai doesn't show sincerity, Marquis Qingyang will be able to stay in Fusang for a hundred years and slowly train his troops.

These words stunned Master Xuanming and the other Penglai cultivators.

If the Qin army could garrison Fusang for a hundred years, could they hold out in Penglai for a hundred years?

The demonic army has surrounded the area with a massive formation, and resources on Penglai have been depleted. Can it sustain itself for a hundred years?
Ultimately, Venerable Xuanming discussed with the island's great cultivators and sent two Grandmasters skilled in stealth to Penglai to meet with Marquis Qingyang.

These two grandmasters, representing Penglai, signed a contract with Qingyang Hou, requesting the Qin Dynasty to intervene.

“Okay.” Zhang Yuan looked at the distant sea and spoke calmly.

Although training troops at the boundless sea is very suitable, he cannot remain isolated overseas for too long.

The resources required for a single teleportation trip by the armies of the four realms are enormous, making it impossible for them to truly occupy this boundless sea.

Zhang Yuan waited for three months without moving, intending to make Penglai restless.

"boom--"

Dark clouds roll in, and evil energy surges to the heavens!
Above the Penglai Immortal Island, which had been besieged by demons for many years, a vast spiritual light, unprecedented in ten thousand years, suddenly erupted.

"Today is the day to slay demons and vanquish evil! Disciples of Penglai, follow me—to restore Penglai!" (End of Chapter)