Qin Dynasty: They've all turned into zombies, what's there to fear about a rebellion?

"warm up?"

Honglian laughed in anger, and with a sudden jerk, the flames wrapped around the Crimson Soft Sword in her hand turned from crimson to dark red, a manifestation of her Crimson Fire Poison being pushed to its limit.

"What arrogance! While I was playing with fire, you were still catching loaches in the ravines of Baiyue!"

"Crimson Serpent Dance!"

With a sharp cry from Honglian, the soft sword seemed to come alive, transforming into a giant fiery python several meters long, exuding suffocating heat and a sweet, pungent stench of poison, which opened its blood-red maw and lunged straight at Yanlingji's face.

The surrounding air was instantly distorted and deformed by the heat, and even the black iron floor tiles on the ground emitted a "sizzling" sound from overheating.

Faced with this fierce attack, Yan Lingji didn't even blink.

She lightly touched the ground with her bare feet, her figure drifting backward like a willow catkin in the wind, her fiery red hair flying wildly in the heat. She stretched out a slender finger and gently touched the oncoming fire snake.

"Disperse."

This single word was as gentle as a lover's whisper.

But the ferocious, towering flame python froze in mid-air the moment it heard those words, as if it had encountered its natural enemy. Then, the flames that had been under the control of the Crimson Lotus began to tremble and dissipate uncontrollably, finally obediently coiling around the fingertip of the Flame Spirit Maiden and transforming into a docile flame butterfly.

"My sister's fire, though venomous, isn't pure enough."

Yan Lingji toyed with the flame butterfly, her aquamarine eyes filled with mockery. "Fire is passionate, it's unrestrained, not a treacherous means of poisoning. Since you don't understand fire, then I'll teach you..."

"What truly constitutes burning passion!"

Before she could finish speaking, Yan Lingji suddenly spread her arms wide.

"boom--!!!"

Centered on her, a giant crimson fire lotus suddenly bloomed!

This flame was different from the poisonous fire of the Red Lotus; it was pure and blazing, exuding a domineering power that could burn everything. The fire wave swept outwards like a tsunami, instantly engulfing the Red Lotus's fire snakes and even forcing Shao Siming, who had been standing by, ready to launch a sneak attack, to summon countless green leaves to form a thick wooden wall in front of her.

"Oh no! My lab!"

Su Ming's eyelids twitched violently. If they continued fighting, the Youdu Palace, which he had painstakingly built, would surely turn into an oven.

"Stop it, all of you! This is a sensitive research area! Open flames are strictly prohibited!"

Su Ming roared and, steeling himself, rushed between the two, attempting to use his authority as "master" and "national advisor" to stop the disaster.

"Ouch, Master, watch out!"

When Yan Lingji saw Su Ming rushing over, a sly glint flashed in her eyes.

Instead of extinguishing the fire, she flashed forward like a fiery red snake and pounced into Su Ming's arms.

"My sisters are so fierce! I'm so scared, my owner needs to protect me!"

Holy crap!

Su Ming felt a sudden weight in his arms, followed by an indescribable heat that instantly enveloped his entire body.

Where is the warmth and softness of a woman in one's arms?

That's clearly like hugging a freshly baked, red-hot iron!

"Sizzle sizzle—"

Su Ming's clothes instantly emitted black smoke, his hair smelled burnt, and his eyebrows were the first to be affected, curling and turning yellow, seemingly about to burn away.

"Screw you! Can't you calm down a bit?! I'm about to be cooked!"

Su Ming screamed and tried to push her away, but Yan Lingji's arms were like iron hoops, tightly wrapped around his neck, her entire body clinging to him. Her exquisite face was close to his ear, her breath sweet as orchids:

"Master, you can't take it anymore? Your body... seems more robust than I thought."

This vixen is testing me!

She was testing Su Ming, this so-called "master," to see just how much he was worth and whether he was worthy of her submission!

"Testing me, huh? Fine! You're forcing me, aren't you?"

Su Ming felt like his butt was on fire, and the violent energy that had evolved from the T-virus was instantly unleashed.

Thank goodness!

Luckily, I was prepared!

Su Ming suddenly shrugged his shoulders, and the seemingly ordinary black cloak he was wearing suddenly shimmered with an eerie bluish-gray sheen. Countless fine, needle-like corpse hairs grew from the surface of the cloak, instantly forming a thick layer of insulation.

[Wang Jian's Style - Corpse Hair Fireproof Cloak]!

This is a life-saving artifact that Su Ming specially collected from Wang Jian's shed corpse hair after witnessing Wang Jian evolve into a flying yaksha, and wove together with the Mo family's fire-retardant coating. According to tests, this thing can even withstand bathing in lava without suffering any damage!

"Sizzle sizzle..."

Yan Lingji's flames burned against the corpse fur cloak, but were abruptly blocked by the eerie corpse aura, leaving her only able to emit a frustrated and explosive sound.

"Um?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yan Lingji's eyes.

She could sense that her proud flames couldn't penetrate that disgusting-looking fur. Moreover, this man seemed to possess a power even colder and more domineering than her flames.

"Have you made enough of a scene?!"

Su Ming poked his head out from under his cloak, his eyebrows scorched black, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

He was truly furious.

Just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm some kind of Hello Kitty.

"System! Suppress them! Imprison everyone!"

Su Ming roared in his mind, directly using his highest authority as the "Corpse Ancestor" and "Contract Master".

"Buzz—!!!"

An invisible, terrifying pressure emanating from the soul descended upon the hall in an instant.

That wasn't suppression by power, but crushing by class!

The flames on Yan Lingji's body instantly went out, and she collapsed limply into Su Ming's arms as if her bones had been removed.

Honglian, on the other side, let out a miserable scream, dropped her Crimson Serpent Sword to the ground, and collapsed to her knees.

Even Shao Siming, who had been trying to resist with wood-based magic, let out a muffled groan and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. The myriad leaves and flying flowers behind her withered and died instantly.

The entire hall fell silent instantly.

All that remained were Su Ming's heavy breathing and the suppressed gasps of the three women.

"Listen up, all of you!"

Su Ming shoved the limp Yan Lingji out of his arms, causing her to fall to the ground. He looked down at the three stunning beauties who drove all men mad, yet now trembled at his feet, his voice cold and devoid of warmth:

"I don't care what kind of princesses, assassins, or witches you were before."

"Here, in Youdu, there is only one rule—"

"Those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish!"

"Want to fight? Sure! Go outside and fight the zombies! Go fight the six-nation coalition! If anyone dares to set fire to or destroy my lab again, I'll strip them naked and throw them into a pool of blood for three days and three nights!"

"Did you understand?!"

The three women were so terrified by the overwhelming pressure of the Corpse Ancestor that they dared not even think of resisting. They could only lower their heads and tremble as they replied, "Yes..."

"snort!"

Su Ming snorted coldly, then touched his bare brow bone, feeling a pang of heartache.

This is the essence of his good looks! Now he's become a hero without eyebrows!

"Get out of here to the back hall! Everyone take a cold shower! Calm down!"

Su Ming waved his hand dismissively, issuing an order to leave: "Especially you, Yan Lingji! From now on, you're not allowed to stay within one meter... no, three meters of me! If you dare to start another fire, I'll send you to Wang Jian as a lighter!"

Watching the three women help each other away, looking disheveled, Su Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the steps, feeling even more exhausted than if he had fought Xiang Yu.

This harem... it's not for humans.

"Imperial Preceptor, are your eyebrows... alright?"

Ying Zheng, who had been hiding behind a pillar watching the show, finally emerged and handed over a box of ointment with a sympathetic look. "This is a secret hair growth ointment from the palace. Apply it for two days and your hair will grow back."

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

Su Ming took the ointment with a bad attitude, and just as he was about to apply it, the system notification that had been silent in his mind for a long time suddenly rang out without warning.

[Beep! Beep! Beep!]

[Top-level emergency mission issued!]

[Abnormal energy fluctuations detected in the frigid northern lands!]

[Target Analysis: The Hunnic Wolf God (a follower of the Great Old Ones/Cthulhu-related creature) has awakened from its slumber and is gathering a massive wolf army, attempting to march south and devour the dragon veins of the Central Plains!]

[Mission Objective: Lead the Qin army to attack the Xiongnu in the north and slay the Wolf God!]

[Mission Reward: Unlock the 'Interstellar Colonization Technology Tree'! Reward: 'Star Destroyer - Emperor' Construction Blueprint!]

"Holy crap?"

The ointment box in Su Ming's hand fell to the ground with a "clatter".

He ignored his eyebrows, abruptly stood up, and the weariness in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by an unprecedented fervor.

Cthulhu Wolf God?

Star Destroyer?

This is true male romance! Compared to this, a harem is nothing!

"His Majesty!"

Su Ming turned around, grabbed Ying Zheng's arm, pointed at the gloomy northern sky, and grinned with a ferocious and excited smile:

Forget about the victory celebration! Forget about the eyebrows!

"We've got a job! A big one!"

"Notify Wang Jian! Notify Meng Tian! Have Han Xin arm all 30,000 newly captured prisoners!"

"We're...on a business trip!"

Ying Zheng was taken aback by his sudden excitement: "A business trip? Where to?"

Su Ming took a deep breath, his gaze seemingly piercing through mountains and rivers to see the indescribable thing wriggling on the vast grassland.

"Let's go to the grasslands!"

"Let's take those energetic women and our zombie army..."

Su Ming licked his lips, his eyes like a wolf's:

Let's have an outdoor barbecue!