The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

Tianquan Mountain Villa.

Centered around Tianquan Mountain, the troops of the six northern prefectures built military camps around the mountain. The troops of the six northern prefectures all received orders to attack the Northern Kingdom, but they did not understand why their superiors had brought them to Tianquan Mountain Villa instead of Jinzhou City, which was more convenient for deploying troops.

However, there was no shortage of food and supplies; in fact, the food here was even better than what they usually ate. Meat, including beef and mutton, as well as alcohol, were supplied continuously.

A bright moon hung in the sky. In the darkness of night, apart from a few patrolling Black Guards, the rest of the soldiers were already asleep.

Although the experienced soldiers felt something was amiss and were filled with doubts, the joyful atmosphere of the celebration that had just taken place at Tianquan Manor dispelled their unease and vigilance.

Above Tianchi Lake, Liu Jing and Cao Xiaohu stood on either side, seemingly waiting.

The Third Prince of the Great Zhou Empire arrived late. Despite being a man, he possessed a face of feminine beauty. Therefore, the Third Prince was not favored by the current Emperor of Great Zhou. The Emperor believed the Third Prince was not a suitable candidate for Crown Prince. However, all of this is now changing.

The Third Prince, dressed in white brocade robes, resembled a refined young gentleman, yet he did not exude the arrogance or nobility unique to royalty. However, the respectful black-clad guards surrounding him clearly revealed the true master of the Great Zhou Empire's most powerful and violent machine.

"Your Highness!"

Without the magical artifact crafted from Yuan Cai's divine soul, the Heavenly Tribulation cannot be activated. Therefore, only one Fire Pill, capable of propelling a person from the tenth realm Grandmaster to the eleventh realm, can be forged.

With the arrival of the Third Prince, the controversy over who should take the Fire Pill has temporarily come to an end. At least, on the surface.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be in such a hurry. It is not too late to refine the Fire Pill after we have taken back the magic weapon from Yuan Xiu."

Cao Xiaohu tried to persuade him. Although he was currently using the Second Elder's body, there was little personal motive in his words.

The Third Prince naturally understood what his loyal servant meant. Firstly, Liu Jing and Xia He could also advance by consuming this [Fire Pill], and secondly, it would be a waste to start refining it without a [One-Day Tribulation].

However, the Third Prince was quite worried and said:

"There's no time left."

Liu Jing, standing to the side, bowed and said:

Is the Third Prince worried about Yuan Xiu?

"It's not just him, but also the leader of the Demonic Sect." The Third Prince finished speaking with a hint of urgency on his face. "I can feel the remaining dragon vein power in this world gathering. If we don't deal with it as soon as possible, we will all be devoured by that power sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jing felt a chill run down his spine and said:

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will certainly follow your lead!"

Having made his stance clear, Liu Jing respectfully shut his mouth. The Third Prince glanced at him and said:

"Rest assured, Lord Liu, once I have advanced to the eleventh realm and pacified the Northern Kingdom, I will return to the capital to ascend the throne. At that time, your Liu family will be the Dukes of my Great Zhou for generations, sharing the fate of the nation."

"Your Majesty, I thank you!"

The Third Prince glanced at Liu Jing kneeling on the ground and asked:

"How's it going in Xiahe?"

"Xiahe still cannot accept the idea of ​​refining his own soldiers into fire pills, so I tricked him into giving them away. Your Majesty, rest assured, once the fire pills are refined and Your Majesty advances to the eleventh realm, he will come to his senses."

The Third Prince nodded and said:

"That's good, let's begin!"

Liu Jing held a blue spiritual fruit and tossed it into the Heavenly Pool. With this action, the tranquil pool seemed to boil. Around Tianquan Mountain, with the military camp as a focal point, a dark, blood-red pattern slowly emerged. The moon, hanging high in the night sky, seemed to respond to this blood-red pattern etched onto the earth, and a sliver of moonlight slanted down from the heavens, illuminating the Heavenly Pool.

The moonlight and the bloodstains mingled, and at that moment, all the soldiers in the military camp became sacrificial offerings.

A chorus of wails was suppressed by an immense pressure. The soldiers' bodies convulsed, their souls being torn apart from their bodies by this tremendous force.

"Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman! Let us take this Tianquan Mountain as our foundation and the moon as our fuel to send our soldiers on their way."

With a chant from the Third Prince, the souls that had been separated from their bodies were sucked into the Heavenly Pool.

In an instant, Tianquan Villa, which was originally a major town in Jinzhou with magnificent scenery, seemed to have turned into a hell, with ghostly wails and howls, eerie and strange.

Even the Third Prince couldn't resist such intense resentment and uttered a sound:

"Come help!"

Cao Xiaohu and Liu Jing also joined the refining process.

The refining process took several hours. As the sun rose, a dark blue Fire Pill flew out from the Heavenly Pool and floated above it.

Upon seeing this, the Third Prince was overjoyed and was about to retrieve it. However, at that moment, Liu Jing preemptively flew into the Heavenly Pool and seized the [Fire Pill]!

Seeing Liu Jing return to the shore and distance himself from the others, Cao Xiaohu roared angrily.

"Liu Jing, what are you doing!"

Liu Jing held the [Fire Pill], feeling its power, and at this moment he felt very smug.

"How can being a duke for generations compare to becoming the true ruler of the world?"

"Are you planning a rebellion?"

"It's time for this world to have a new master!"

After Liu Jing finished speaking, he was about to swallow the Fire Pill. However, his hand, which was raised in mid-air, seemed to be suppressed by a thousand-pound force, and he could not move it even an inch.

The Third Prince strolled over slowly, came to Liu Jing's side, and picked up the [Fire Pill] from the ground!

"What's going on? Why can't I move?"

The Third Prince looked at the man who had betrayed him, and said with a hint of sarcasm:

"Your mistake was consuming so many Fire Pills to forcibly boost your cultivation. These Fire Pills were made using my profound techniques, so how could they not contain some hidden contraptions?"

His body grew increasingly heavy, and it felt as if countless resentful thoughts were howling within him. Liu Jing pleaded for mercy:

"Your Majesty, I was wrong!"

"Too late!"

The Third Prince ignored him, letting countless resentments devour Liu Jing until he bled from all seven orifices and died.

As the Third Prince swallowed the azure-blue Fire Pill, he felt a violent shock to his consciousness, as if it were about to explode. But in an instant, he experienced a qualitative change. His soul was able to separate from his body, and when he looked back, he saw his own body sitting peacefully by the Heavenly Pool.

This unrestrained power fascinated the Third Prince; it seemed as if nothing in the world could limit him. At this moment, his feet left the ground, traversing freely between heaven and earth. In less than a quarter of an hour, he had already traveled a hundred miles from Tianquan Manor.

However, a hundred miles away from Tianquan Manor, a large number of members of the Demonic Sect and barbarians from the Northern Kingdom were heading south, and the magnificent procession surprised them greatly.

Inside the enormous sedan chair surrounded by this group of people, a man was embracing two women, who seemed to notice his arrival and gave him a gentle greeting.

"Yo!"

The third prince was terrified. A moment later, his soul returned to his body. He spat out a mouthful of blood and cursed:

"Yuan Xiu!"

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