Daqin Zhentiansi

"Roar--!"

The demonic dragon struggled in agony, its massive bone wings flapping wildly, sharp bone spikes tearing at the chains and creating ear-piercing sparks!

They were about to break free from their restraints!

"Hmph!" Yuchi Changshan's face was frosty, his arm muscles bulged, and he suddenly pulled back! "Retract—!"

"Crunch—Boom—! Ouch!!!"

Amidst the terrifying, chilling sound of metal twisting and breaking, there was also the mournful, dying howl of a demonic dragon!
That ferocious giant dragon head was infused with the powerful blood and energy of a military formation, and the thousand chains of the prison-suppressing runes were severed from its neck!

The dragon's head skeleton, as large as a small mountain, rolled and crashed heavily onto the frozen earth dozens of feet away from the survivors at the bottom of the valley, splashing up snow and ice. The mournful cries of the demon's soul still lingered in their ears!

"Form ranks! 'Forest' character technique—!"

Jin Yuelin and Chen Wu roared in unison!
The "Mountain and River Formation," centered around the 20,000 "Rock Rock Camps," resembled a moving steel wall. Heavy shields, like a forest, rolled over the low-level demonic hounds scattered on the ground, each shield impact bringing a dull echo.

Their formation was as solid as a mountain, pressing forward relentlessly, compressing the chaotic demon soldiers toward the entrance of Riftwind Valley.

suddenly!

A sudden change occurred!

The frozen ground in front of the battle suddenly cracked open!

Hundreds of thick, black demonic vines, exuding a strong aura of death, burst forth from the ground!

What shocked the soldiers even more was—

The tips of these wildly waving demonic vines were wrapped around and manipulated by hundreds of Xu Zhou survivors with black pupils, drooling mouths, and inhuman roars!

Like marionettes, they fearlessly charged towards the cold shield wall, using their own flesh and blood to crash into the sharp spikes on the shield. There were even women holding babies, screaming as they were pushed towards the spear tips by the demonic vines!
"evildoer--!!"

Jin Yuelin witnessed this scene, and his pupils turned bloodshot!
These survivors still bear the marks left by the vines around their necks!

The hearts of our comrades are bleeding, but the decisions on the battlefield cannot be delayed!

"Hold on! Don't retreat!"

He roared, trying to remind the shield wall that was nearly shaken by grief and anger, and plunged a red dragon battle banner into the ground!
"Om-!"

The core of the entire Mountain and River Battle Formation shone brightly!

Jin Yuelin transformed his lifelong understanding of formations into a torrent of will, drawing upon the immense energy and blood of the great formation!

"Defense is offense; the true meaning of the character 'Lin'—turning shield into spear! Destroying evil!!!"

"boom!"

The giant shield array in front suddenly caved inward, and a thick, pillar-like crimson-gold light rose abruptly from the center of the array!

This light was not dissipated energy, but rather a phantom of a "Demon-Slaying Crimson Gold Spear" formed by the combined power of the blood and will of thousands of soldiers and the runes of the great array!

The spear, carrying the will to pierce the sky, shot into the deep underground pit that the survivors had just emerged from, like divine punishment!

"Pfft!"

A dull, deafening cracking sound came from the depths of the earth!
With a piercing, eerie wail that seemed to pierce the soul, the hundreds of controlled survivors froze instantly like puppets with broken strings, collapsing to the ground.

Just as they fell to the ground, the evil aura in one of the old men's cloudy black eyes suddenly vanished, and a trace of clarity returned.

He struggled to reach for the shield, stained with demon blood, so close to him, coughing up mouthfuls of black blood. With his last strength, he screamed, his voice mostly swallowed by the roar of the battlefield, but his lips were clearly shaped: "How can we say we have no clothes—"

Zhang Yuan stood atop the black-lacquered carriage, his black python robe remaining perfectly still amidst the foul wind.

His gaze pierced through the rain of blood, precisely locking onto the core of Jin Yuelin's "Evil-Slaying Crimson Gold Spear" phantom exploding in the earth's cave.

The tangled, demonic vine root, saturated with the blood and flesh of the remnants, emitted a mournful, unwilling shriek amidst the crimson-gold divine radiance, disintegrating inch by inch into pillars of ashes and smoke!

The elderly survivor, prostrate below, used the last of his life force to shout out those four words: "How can we say we have no clothes!"

The voice was faint, yet it was like a branding iron, instantly imprinting itself deep into the souls of all the Qin soldiers who heard it!

In front of "Rock Camp", the Lava Demon Dragon, accompanied by a world-destroying poisonous flame and scorching wind, arrived in an instant!
Jin Yuelin's hair and beard bristled as if about to split open. The old man's desperate roar evoked not just personal courage, but the cold, abyssal, iron-blooded resonance of the 30,000 soldiers of the "Rock Solid Camp"!

"Get into formation!"

He roared like metal striking stone, and slammed his palms down on the ground with a powerful gesture!

The powerful military formation was instantly drained of its vital energy, and countless soldiers turned pale but their eyes were filled with fanaticism!

The moment the phantom of the giant shield with the character "磐" condensed, it collided violently with the blazing breath of the lava demon dragon!
"boom--"

The demonic dragon was enraged!
Having lost its main root of the demonic vine and been wounded by the "Evil-Slaying Crimson Gold Spear," it now unleashes all its demonic power to incinerate everything.

What spewed from the giant mouth was no longer just lava, but a filthy purple fire mixed with the vengeful spirits and malevolent souls, crashing against the giant shield like a celestial river pouring down!

The runic shield trembled violently, flickering and groaning under the strain, yet it remained steadfast like a reef withstanding a raging tide!

Seeing that its attack was thwarted, the demonic dragon used its giant tail to lift a massive, collapsing boulder weighing tens of thousands of pounds, and slammed it down on the base of the formation with the force to destroy mountains and shatter peaks!

Countless low-level demon soldiers surged forward from behind like a black tide!

Smoke billowed across the battlefield of Riftwind Valley, and the shadow cast by the flagship Prisoner of the Town covered a hundred miles.

Just as hundreds of demonic vines, exuding the aura of decaying corpses, broke through the ground, coiled around the remaining people, and rushed towards the shield wall of the "Rock Camp"—

"Form the Mysterious Tortoise-Shattering Earth Formation!"

Captain Zheng Kanglin roared, shaking the sky, and his heavy armor covered in runes stomped on the ground, creating a powerful aura.

Ten thousand heavily armored infantrymen stomped their feet in response, causing the earth to tremble like a drumhead. Earthy yellow qi and blood surged into the sky, instantly condensing into a phantom image of a Xuan Turtle Battle Soul that covered half a valley!
The flowing patterns of mountains and rivers on the tortoise shell are the very embodiment of the "Mountain and River Formation" used by the Qin army to suppress the eight wastelands!
Under Jin Yuelin's divine sense, the damaged shield wall silently retreated and reassembled. The power of blood and qi behind it surged like a mountain torrent, instantly filling the crack. At the same time, the counter-force of the giant shield runes crushed a piece of the surging demon tide!
The main root of the demonic vine pierced the eye of the Xuan Turtle Array, causing the array patterns to vibrate violently.

Jin Yuelin's eyes were bloodshot as he used his flesh and blood to ignite the general's seal: "With my battle spirit, I forge your sharp edge—Destroy Evil!"

Thirty thousand soldiers roared in unison, and crimson-gold spears and halberds stood like a forest in the formation. Vast blood energy gathered above Jin Yuelin's head to form a thousand-foot-long crimson-gold battle halberd that stretched across the sky, its blade wrapped with black evil patterns that tore through the void.

The battle halberd crashed into the earth's veins, its immense power like a dragon turning over, tearing the main root of the demonic vine and the thousand-foot-long rock layer into dust!

Before the aura of the "Evil-Slaying Crimson Gold Spear" had dissipated, Yuchi Changshan had already transformed into a dark light that tore through the battlefield and shot out!

"Demon, be bound!"

Amidst the roar, the thousand "Demon-Binding Blood Guards" wielded a thousand "Nine Netherworld Demon-Suppressing Black Iron Chains" that shimmered with dark light, like a thousand bloodthirsty pythons, tearing through the air and biting, precisely nailing into the vital connection between the demonic dragon's jaw and the supporting rock behind it!

"twist!!"

"hold head high--!!!"

The demonic dragon roared in agony, its head being tightly constricted by a thousand overlapping, terrifying forces, pulling it down as if a mountain had collapsed! The demonic flames on its head, writhing uncontrollably in pain, instead burned to death a large number of low-ranking demon soldiers crowding behind it!
The Lava Demon Dragon seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, its dragon breath scorching the heavens!
The Xuan Turtle Formation's shell shattered, and the Demonic Flood Dragon's massive tail, wreathed in lava, slammed down towards the base of the formation—

Cracks appeared in the shield wall of the "Rock Camp," and low-level demon soldiers surged in like a tide!
"Lock!"

Yuchi Changshan's voice was as cold as iron.

Three thousand "Demon-Binding Blood Guards" intertwined in black iron chains, their prison-suppressing runes suddenly glowing, transforming into a sky-covering blood net that bound the demonic dragon.

The demonic dragon roared and struggled, lava collided and splashed against the chains, and the emblem of the Great Qin Crimson Dragon Army emerged from the rising blood mist!
Jin Yuelin seized the opportunity, and his command flag fell like a heavenly blade: "Dragon Elephant Rock! Crush!"

The blood and killing intent on the entire central battlefield suddenly surged!

The cold stars in Zhang Yuan's eyes suddenly contracted into a single point of icy light, not a furious roar, but the final pause of the world-destroying lava surging beneath the ancient ice before it erupted.

With unparalleled willpower condensed in an instant, his figure was like dark golden lightning tearing through the void, accurately striking the core of the remnant squad surrounded by hundreds of corpse demon hounds!

There was no roar, only the dazzling golden light that burst forth when the power of the dragon and elephant was pushed to its limit, and the crisp sound of the black wood of the chariot shaft underfoot crumbling inch by inch due to the sudden burst of enormous force!

The pack of corpse-demon dogs broke through the defenses and pounced on the survivors.

"Oh!"

The space suddenly distorted!

Before Zhang Yuan even arrived, the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Qi Fiend had already crushed the frozen earth hundreds of feet high.

With a single step, he landed at the heart of the battlefield, his crimson-gold dragon-elephant battle spirit roaring to the sky. The materialized sound waves instantly shattered the corpse demon hounds and their infantry-level demon soldiers into a bloody mist!
As the survivors stared in disbelief, the black-gold python-patterned armor had already transformed into crimson-gold lightning that tore through the battlefield!

"Battle formation, follow me in battle!"

Zhang Yuansheng is like a divine mandate.

The dragon-elephant war spirit raised its head and roared, its four hooves stomping and causing the earth's veins to rumble.

The soldiers of the "Rock Solid Camp" were forcibly infused with vital energy, and the phantom images of ten thousand giant shields merged into the dragon-elephant body—

"Boom——!!!"

The crimson-gold dragon and elephant, bearing the power of the mountain and river formation, stomped down with the force of collapsing mountains!

Amidst its mournful cries, the Lava Demon Dragon was stomped into the abyss by the giant feet of the dragon and elephant. Its thousand-foot-long body was torn apart inch by inch by the strangulation of the fierce energy and the rock layers, and thousands of demon soldiers were crushed into boiling pools of lava blood!
He unleashed both fists simultaneously, not as a display of skill, but as the ultimate act of slaughter.

The "elephant" character on his left fist lit up like an ancient seal mark on his arm bone, and the phantom of a giant elephant's footprint, as solid as a mountain, ruthlessly trampled it!

"Boom!"

Centered on Zhang Yuan's landing point, the frozen ground within a radius of 100 zhang trembled violently and sank three inches!

The hundreds of corpse demon dogs that surrounded and howled and pounced, along with the ice rock beneath them, were instantly crushed as if by an invisible heavy hammer, turning into a splattered mixture of bone fragments, flesh scraps, and the stench of frozen earth!

The dragon character on his right fist burst forth in fury, the fist tip covered with fine dragon scales and golden light, and with a piercing shriek that pierced through the void, he precisely struck the brow of the mutated demon dog king, which was opening its blood-red maw and dripping venomous saliva as it was about to devour the neck of a emaciated child!
"Roar--"

The Demon Dog King sensed his impending death and unleashed his full ferocity!
The scales on his neck suddenly stood up, burning with primal blood flames, attempting to withstand this fatal blow!
Its massive, fang-filled mouth retaliated relentlessly, determined to chew up the fist and the child together!
Behind him, dozens of the strongest corpse demon hound guards also went berserk in sync, their flesh and blood bursting open, and their bones and blood protruding like spears and hedgehogs, turning into a bone spike hell that shot out in all directions!
This is a deadly backlash from the elite demon horde!
"Pfft—!"

Their response was a brutal annihilation!
The giant skull, burning with blood flames, was like rotten wood, bursting, disintegrating, and annihilating layer by layer from the center of its brow under the fist containing the power to suppress the prison!
The venomous spikes of demonic bone struck Zhang Yuan's protective golden light, only splashing out ripples of golden light before shattering into pieces!

The remaining limbs of the Dog King, along with all the blood and bone attacks, instantly turned to ashes in the unique "sizzling" purification sound of the Prison Suppression Power!
Clear the area!

Zhang Yuan's imposing golden body stood indifferently amidst the stench of the storm, surrounded by billowing heat mixed with crushed bone and flesh, like a sheer cliff separating purgatory from the human world.

The child's face was still wet with tears, and deep in his pupils was reflected this ancient and eternal figure. His ignorant fear had been replaced by a vague sense of security, the protection brought by absolute power.

The dragon-elephant essence that Zhang Yuan left on the battlefield was precisely captured and activated by the great formation, and it suddenly transformed into a giant red-gold dragon-elephant that combined the sacred dragon's might with the powerful elephant's strength!
This colossal military spirit beast, stepping on the iron chain bridge locked by Yuchi Changshan, like a siege hammer that splits the heavens and earth, carrying unparalleled strength and the power of the "Suppressing the Mountain" rune, slammed into the head of the demonic dragon, which was drooping in agony!

"Crack—boom!!!"

The sickening crackling of bones was like a thunderclap! The violent force crushed the lava demon's tough scales and thick spine.

The enormous dragon skull deformed and collapsed instantly under the ramming impact!
The dragon's horns flew off like giant rocks, and its eyeballs burst, splattering fluid everywhere!

The massive body of the demonic dragon, along with the thousands of demon soldiers huddled together behind it, was crushed into the depths of the Riftwind Valley, like a plowed-up mass of filthy mud, a hundred feet deep!

The deafening roar of collapsing ice and cracking earth was like an ancient god beating a giant drum, proclaiming the absolute dominance of power!
Outside the battlefield, the "Qingnang Guards" moved into the edge of the battlefield like shadows, turning a deaf ear to the ear-piercing explosions and the dying roars of the demonic dragon.

The spirit-patterned stretcher flashed with light and steadily supported the surviving civilians who were on the verge of death.

The "Rejuvenation Talisman Array" emits a warm and gentle light to protect the heart and blood vessels.

Inside the wounded camp, the Great Qin medical master twisted needles with lightning speed, precisely drawing out the potent poison of the demonic vine that had invaded the internal organs of the severely wounded.

Each blood-stained stretcher passed through the midst of battle, the escorting soldiers silently gripping the hilts of their swords.

On the high ground outside the valley, the logistics and supply battalion has been transformed into cold, efficient war machines.

The massive black iron stake, engraved with runes of "exorcising evil" and "solid," rammed into the tough frozen soil amidst the thunderous roar of the "Mountain Moving Beast."

The runemaster's fingertips scattered spiritual ink like rain, and the silver patterns of the "barrier against evil" spread and intertwined rapidly as the rune-inscribed giant rocks were built.

The chilling scent of saltpeter, spirit ink, and metal colliding filled the air. The prototype of a fortress guarding the throat of Riftwind Valley rose from the ground amidst the roar of machinery, like a reef embedded in a raging sea.

Even before the smoke of battle had cleared, the logistics officer's eyes swept across the battlefield like a hawk's.

The demon soldier's crystal core, gleaming with a deadly eerie light, and the even darker crystal core of the Dog King, were quickly sorted, placed into black iron boxes engraved with isolation array patterns, and sealed with scarlet sealing wax that read "Urgent Military Supplies Delivery".

Several lizard-like mechanical beasts broke through the demonic aura, transforming into streaks of light as they sped out, sending the spoils of the first battle and military intelligence to the rear command center.

Zhang Yuan's figure silently appeared on the black-lacquered car frame, and he raised his arm to make a gesture.

At the main root of the collapsed demonic vine, he forcibly seized the purest wisp of earth-evil yin energy and the powerful and resilient wood energy!

In the sea of ​​consciousness, the character "象" (elephant) shone with golden light, while the character "狱" (prison) shimmered with dark light, and the "Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Technique" was operating wildly!
This strange, polluted life energy from the ancient demon vine was ruthlessly dismantled, ground, refined, and devoured!
Countless tiny, dark gold chains, as fine as dust, seeped from the depths of his bone marrow and solidified, silently merging into every inch of his bones and flesh like an eternal imprint!
Physical strength and resilience have reached new heights, and boundless vitality and resistance to spiritual erosion and binding evil spells have also been tempered and enhanced!
The power to suppress the prison was forged even deeper and more fiercely into the very foundation of this battle-hardened body, born to expand the territory of the Great Qin!
He glanced indifferently at the remaining charred main root and nodded almost imperceptibly.

Someone else will be responsible for counting the spoils.

The battlefield was quickly cleared.

Among the dozens of survivors, deep within the sorrow accumulated over ten thousand years, a faint flame, almost extinguished by the enslavement of the demon race, flickered in their eyes.

In the distance, the surviving Xuzhou people trembled as they stroked the Qin-character battle flag, which was protected by the dragon and elephant qi, tears streaming down their faces.

After witnessing the Qin soldiers crush the powerful demons and the impregnable barrier as easily as crushing ants, a faint light of awe and bewilderment quietly rekindled in everyone's eyes.

The old man who fell amidst his roar of "How can we say we have no clothes?", his scattered blood-stained remains and tattered clothes, along with the cold, massive rock in the valley wall that was soaked with his final cry and the oaths of countless soldiers to protect him, were solemnly collected by the logistics officer.

Amidst the smoke and fire, Zhang Yuan single-handedly seized the remnant of the demonic vine's main root. He activated the "Nine Revolutions of Primordial Chaos" sacred chapter, causing the earthly yin energy to transform into a chaotic vortex that flowed into his palm. (End of Chapter)