In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Looking at the bronze and golden figures in front of me, each one was five zhang tall and had a different shape.

Moreover, the unique energy sensing allowed Chi Yuan to immediately understand that the material of these twelve golden statues was precisely his second target—

The Demon God of Soldiers.

The empire could not control the war machine that was the God of War, and the concept of the Twelve Golden Men required special meteorite iron from outer space. Therefore, the Dragon Emperor immediately ordered the God of War to be melted down and the Twelve Golden Men to be forged.

The Twelve Golden Men were both a success and a failure.

The success of the Twelve Golden Men is due to their perfect replication of the God of War, and they are also easier to control than the God of War.

The same applies to failure!

The so-called ease of control comes from the power of the Imperial Dragon Balls. The Dragon Emperor can control the Dragon Balls, and therefore can also control the first golden puppets he created.

After the Dragon Emperor's fall, Hu Hai, who succeeded to the throne, was unable to control the Dragon Pearl, and naturally, he was also unable to control the Twelve Golden Men.

Therefore, when the Lishan Mausoleum was closed, the twelve bronze statues that were completed at the same time were also sealed inside the Lishan Mausoleum.

In an instant, Chi Yuan's murderous aura intensified, becoming terrifying to the extreme.

You should know that the Demon God was his primary target this time.

Compared to the Imperial Dragon Balls, the War God was their hope for the rise of Miao territory, but now everything has been destroyed.

The twelve bronze statues may look imposing, but compared to the God of War, they are far inferior.

However, the aura of the witch Linglong and the power of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword quickly restored Chi Yuan's sanity.

At this point, the fate of the War God was sealed. Even if he took the Twelve Golden Men away, he could not restore the War God.

After all, the conditions in Miao territory made it impossible to forge the Twelve Golden Men, let alone the more complex and massive undertaking of casting the God of War.

Unless the Zhang family intervenes!

But is this possible?

Therefore, after dividing the twelve golden figures, Chi Yuan prepared to try to control them.

Meanwhile, the priestess Linglong looked towards the center of the underground palace, where, amidst the miniature landscape of Kyushu, the dragon pearl shone like the sun throughout the entire palace.

This is their goal this time, and also their promise and the Zhang family's possession—the Earth Vein Dragon Pearl!

Although reluctant, I agreed to the promise, and the deal involved trading the Chi You Demon Sword.

Neither the witch Linglong nor Chi Yuan had any intention of going back on their word.

After all, compared to Chi You's Demon Sword, the Earth Vein Dragon Pearl is nothing.

The mutual connection between the Dragon Balls, plus the fact that the priestess Reirō can also manipulate the Dragon Balls, is why the Twelve Golden Men didn't suddenly attack when they entered.

Otherwise, forcibly opening it would result in the first consequence being an indiscriminate attack from the Twelve Golden Men.

hum!

With the impact of a dragon ball's power radiating throughout the underground palace, the feng shui arrangement of the Nine Provinces Dragon Vein was instantly broken.

At the same time, the twelve golden men also began to be controlled by Chi Yuan, and mysterious blood-red runes appeared all over their bodies, like a meridian diagram.

At this moment, the twelve golden statues were filled with Chi Yuan's Xuan Yin demonic energy, and a murderous aura permeated the entire underground palace.

"Success!"

The priestess Linglong, having put away the dragon ball, looked at Chi Yuan, her delicate brows furrowing slightly as she reminded him:

"Senior brother, with the power of the Dragon Balls gone, the Empire will surely be able to sense the changes here. We should leave."

"Junior sister, can you control these golden figures and leave this place together?"

Looking at the twelve golden statues before him, Chi Yuan had unleashed the hidden killing intent of the God of War. Moreover, these golden statues were forged from the killing blades collected by the God of War and the Empire, making them extremely powerful killing weapons. If they were taken out, they would become another killing artifact.

The shrine maiden Linglong did not wish for these killing machines to be born.

These aren't dead puppets; they're just manually manipulated ones.

Once the hidden killing intent of these puppets is activated, and the operator is driven mad, a terrifying massacre will ensue.

“It’s easy to take them out, but senior brother, these are weapons of extreme killing power, forged by a combination of weapons and demons, and they are inherently extremely demonic!”

Even if we, the most skilled and unparalleled masters of Miao territory, were to manipulate it, we could still be led astray into the demonic path at any moment.

"I know, but with the divine sword in hand, suppressing the demonic nature is not difficult."

"OK then!"

Seeing the determination in Chi Yuan's eyes, the witch Linglong gave in.

The Demon God of Soldiers was a treasure left to them by their ancestors. In fact, the witch Linglong did not want to give it up. Bringing it back to Miao territory was simply returning it to its rightful owner.

Moreover, with the Chi You Divine Sword, Chi Yuan's demonic nature can be suppressed.

"somebody is coming!"

Suddenly, Chi Yuan's ears twitched, and he looked at the witch Linglong.

After Chi You mastered his demonic arts, no movement within a thousand feet could escape Chi Yuan's notice, let alone in this completely silent underground palace.

"Let's go, senior brother!"

Using the Dragon Balls to control the twelve golden figures, the priestess Linglong and Chiyuan broke out of the underground palace without any attempt to conceal their actions.

After all, their theft of the Dragon Balls was an unforgivable crime, and the blame could not possibly fall on the Zhang family. Otherwise, why would Zhang Xiaoshan have made such a deal with them?

They were willing to bear the blame in order to secretly hand over the Dragon Ball to the Zhang family.

Moreover, the empire was on the verge of collapse, and Miao territory did not care about the empire's retaliation, which was the premise of the deal between the two.

Otherwise, facing the empire at its peak, Chi Xue would never have agreed to Zhang Xiaoshan's request and placed Miao Jiang under intense scrutiny.

It is precisely because it is feasible and there are no losses to Miao territory that Chi Xue is subject to the same conditions.

Chapter 888 The Fall of the Empire and the Division of Power by the Feudal Lords

"Six Sword Slaves!"

The moment he burst out of the underground palace, Chi Yuan noticed the Six Sword Slaves under the moonlight.

Like a god of death in the dark night, a chilling and oppressive aura permeated the surrounding area of ​​dozens of feet, the sword energy piercing the skin, and the killing intent overwhelming.

However, Chi Yuan sneered. The Six Sword Slaves, who were troublesome or like death gods in the eyes of others, were no threat to him at all.

The sword energy, as swift and invisible as lightning, the dazzling sword light...

The moment the Six Sword Slaves unleashed their killing intent, a mysterious Yin energy, like a demon god descending to earth, instantly enveloped an area of ​​ten zhang in radius.

Three zhang away, the six sword slaves who were simultaneously attacking were imprisoned in mid-air by the Xuan Yin Demonic Qi. The sinister and domineering Xuan Yin Demonic Qi was a more terrifying defense than the innate Gang Qi, preventing the six sword slaves wielding famous swords from advancing even an inch, and their pupils were filled with inexplicable fear.

This was a terrifying power they had never felt before; the primordial energy, like that of gods and demons, had completely permeated every corner around them.

They felt as if their lives were no longer in their own hands.

"How can fireflies compete with the sun and moon in brilliance!"

"Don't even mention that you are merely at the peak of your cultivation; even the most notorious butcher of yesteryear would be nothing more than a slightly larger ant before me."

Thud! Thud! Thud...

As the Xuan Yin demonic energy erupted, the six sword slaves simultaneously exploded into a cloud of blood mist, spreading over a radius of ten feet.

The blood mist caused the surrounding imperial guards to unconsciously retreat ten feet.

This terrifying and domineering power, in its absolute intimidation, instilled fear in even the Imperial Guards, completely dispelling their previous fearless spirit.

A whole bunch of cowards!

When Hu Hai ascended the throne, the commanders of the Imperial Guards of the Natural Empire were all replaced.

Moreover, Hu Hai lacked the prestige of the Dragon Emperor, which enabled him to unite the hearts and minds of the people in the empire.

"Senior brother, do not indiscriminately kill!"

"Consider yourselves lucky!"

Hearing the priestess Linglong's worries, Chi Yuan suppressed his rising murderous intent.

The key now is to leave the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum.

Otherwise, the number of Imperial Armored soldiers who react will only increase.

The twelve bronze statues were too big a target, and they might need to fight their way out of Mount Li.

Riding the twelve golden statues, Chi Yuan, carrying the prestige of instantly killing the six sword slaves, successfully left Lishan Mausoleum.

As for the Imperial Guards who were blocking the way?

Under Chi Yuan's domineering and sinister Xuan Yin demonic energy, they all turned into a cloud of blood mist and exploded on the spot.

This method of killing is the most shocking.

At the same time, upon receiving the news, Zhao Gao frowned deeply, his murderous aura surging.

After being promoted to Grandmaster, the Six Sword Slaves basically spent their time on missions outside, eliminating dissidents.

Such as the remaining forces of Li Si.

During this period, the Six Sword Slaves of Luo Wang have been eliminating Li Si's remaining influence within the empire.

Undeniably, the Six Sword Slaves were Zhao Gao's right-hand men and a butcher's knife in the Luo Wang organization.

Unexpectedly, he met his end at the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum today. For Zhao Gao, this is an absolutely unforgivable crime, even though Miao Jiang is one of the five transcendent powers.

What's more, Chi Yuan also stole the Dragon Pearl and the Twelve Golden Men!

Soon, the empire organized 100,000 armored soldiers to conquer the Miao region.

This was the only imperial army that Zhao Gao could mobilize; the rest of the army was suppressing rebellions in various parts of the empire.

The rebel army was supported by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, Xiang Yu, descendants of the Tang Dynasty, and various warlords...

Under Zhang Xiaoshan's arrangement, these rebels were not a motley crew that could be easily defeated, but rather elites from many gangs, and their weapons were absolutely top-notch.

Coupled with guerrilla tactics, the Empire's seemingly overwhelming armor often failed to exert its due deterrent power.

In contrast, the other powers were overjoyed that the empire had been raided.

Dragon Balls, the Twelve Golden Men, and the Six Sword Slaves—all are absolute losses for the Empire.

The Dragon Balls are incredibly mysterious, and according to feng shui, they are the lifeblood of the empire; the Twelve Golden Men are war puppets, and legend has it that they are replicas of ancient killing machines and demon gods; not to mention the Six Sword Slaves.

In the years since Hu Hai ascended the throne, the Luo Wang organization has committed countless massacres, numbering in the tens of thousands; it has been nothing short of the empire's executioner.

Even many forces that secretly supported the rebel army were assassinated by the Six Sword Slaves of the Luo Net...

The Miao village's move at this time attracted considerable attention from the empire, allowing them to catch their breath.

Moreover, it was impossible for the Gu Masters of Chiyou Village and the Twelve Caves of Miao Territory to carry out a horrific massacre in response to the empire's 100,000 armored soldiers.

Instead, the Miao people formed their own 'military' to deal with the situation, which was known as the righteous army.

This is also the key to Chi Yuan's involvement in the situation.

While the Miao people were organizing a "righteous army" to fight back against the empire, the Battle of Julu also began.

The empire's 300,000 main force, along with two renowned generals, Wang Li and Zhang Han, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu, and his 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers, signifying that the empire had lost its last strength to resist.

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However, Meng Tian from the northern frontier, Zhao Tuo from the southern frontier, and Li Xin from beyond the Great Wall were too far away to provide immediate relief.

Meng Tian was sweeping across the northern deserts and could not possibly save Hu Hai.

Zhao Tuo and the southern border held their own armies and established their own independent regime, waiting only for the empire to fall so that they could establish themselves as kings.

As for the rebel army?

The southern border was territory they had conquered. The foreign tribes there were always plotting rebellions, but Zhao Tuo suppressed them all.

With the added deterrent effect of the caravans, the uprising of the Baiyue tribes was powerless to stop them.

Meanwhile, Li Xin's troops marched out of Shanhaiguan and recaptured Yanjing, but he also had to deal with the counterattacks of various rebel armies, so he was unable to rescue Guanzhong.

Moreover, Li Xin had already foreseen the inevitable demise of the empire and believed the Zhang family could become the next rulers of the Nine Provinces. Therefore, he had secretly pledged allegiance to the Zhang family.

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Less than three months later, the empire was completely lost.