Pre-Qin Mythology: Starting with the River God

"Clang!"

The second level of the Dao Heaven?

Before Quan Ming, his headless corpse, wielding the Quan Kingdom's national sacrificial artifact—a bronze halberd—swung with all its might, using the power of the Quan people's destiny to block the Water Immortal of Naluo, halting its advance in mid-air...

Ah!

Luo Xian's beautiful eyes narrowed. Before she could utter a word to this sudden "monster," her entire body erupted with water ripples, transforming into divine power. She was burning her divine body in an attempt to break through everything.

This act of self-sacrifice caused the headless corpse to retreat in defeat.

At that moment, the surrounding crows also swooped down, and even without Luo Xian's slashing, they were enough to destroy most of the ships.

"Clang!"

Then a seal, like a mountain, pressed down on Luo Xian's head, emitting a clear, resonant sound.

Bang!

Under the threat of death, Luo Xian stared wide-eyed, only to see Quan Ming's calm and collected gaze, anticipating the enemy's moves... Before Luo Xian could even utter a curse, he was unwilling to die beneath Yinshan.

Rumble!

The massive Yinshan Town is submerged in the Zhang River.

The surging waves pushed the thousand Yin Corpse Armored Soldiers out of the water. The soldiers rose up on the waves, holding long spears. In an instant, the falling black crows turned into black mist and disappeared on the blades of the spears.

The Lord of Jing Mountain of Luo Kingdom, who was fighting against Zhang Xian who had unleashed divine power with the help of the Zhang River, could not understand in a short time why a mere Narcissus of the first level of Dao Heaven could suppress Luo Xian of Luo Kingdom, who was at the second level of Dao Heaven and had risked his life.

The bird spirits he brought with Luo Xian are about to be slaughtered!

They couldn't care about anything else.

The gaze of the Dao Tian First Level Narcissus had already turned towards him. In the eyes of the Dao Tian Third Level Immortal God, Lord Luo Guo Jing Shan did not see any awe for him. On the contrary, it seemed that the other party dared to step forward and fight him at any time.

Just as he had thought.

The headless corpse was the first to move out, holding a long spear and a broken horn, and used the broken horn to sound the battle horn!

woo-

A loud horn sounded over the Quan River, and a thousand Yin Corpse Armored Soldiers slaughtered the Black Crow. The surrounding black mist condensed and did not dissipate with the sound of the horn, gradually forming a huge Black Crow beast that lay prostrate beneath Quan Ming.

Authority of the Dead!

The Lord of Jing Mountain in Luo Kingdom, who was at the third level of the Dao Heaven Realm, was greatly alarmed.

This is a force he cannot shake!

How could this happen to a Narcissus at the first level of the Dao Heaven realm?

Greatly alarmed, Lord Jingshan of Luo Kingdom hastily turned and fled. Today's plan had failed, and the opportunity to attack had vanished under the overwhelming force of the opposing side. If he did not leave now, he feared he would perish like that Luo Immortal, only to be reborn in the Luo River, expending a considerable amount of Luo Earth's willpower... After rebirth, he would need to adapt to a new divine body, and it was likely that he would be unable to participate in this battle, thus missing a golden opportunity...

go!

Want to go?

Quan Mingfei leaped into the air, and with a command, the mountain range soared upwards, flying over and crashing hard into the back of the Lord of Jing Mountain in Luo Kingdom. A cracking sound and a cry of pain echoed at the same time, but the figure of the other party still managed to escape in a sorry state, fleeing far away and away from the Zhangshui area...

Seeing this, Quan Ming silently retrieved the Seal Mountain, which transformed back into the Black Bird Seal.

On one side, the headless corpse was using the authority of the dead to suppress the black crow that had condensed two-tenths of its black energy... which was the bird spirit of Luo Kingdom... This was the leader of the birds of Luo Kingdom, a divine position conferred by the Luo Kingdom monarch to his young crown prince many years ago. Limited by his immature nature, he was now only a god of the first level of the Dao Heaven.

"Ang ang ang!"

The black crow let out a hoarse, pleading cry.

Quan Ming said, "Suppress it for now, then meet with Shao Siming, write to Mo Ao, and then deal with it further."

The headless corpse obeyed Quan Ming's orders, immediately throwing out its broken horn, which transformed into a chain that bound the black crow's neck, like a lasso for a horse...

The headless corpse was in direct control.

At this moment, Zhang Xian landed and looked in awe at the orderly array of Yin Corpse Armored Soldiers behind Quan Ming, who exuded a murderous aura and a fighting spirit... as well as the headless corpse of Wu, who was wearing armor and holding a long spear.

He swallowed hard, his expression unconsciously becoming respectful.

"Immortal Quan, I will tell Young Master Ming in detail about your achievements in resisting the foreign enemies."

Having gotten down to business, Zhang Xian's eyes showed more sincerity. He said in a low voice, "I also thank Quan Xian for leaving a backup plan. This mission is likely the prelude to a war between the two sides of immortals and gods. Both Chu and Quan are aware of this and have adhered to the rules before the war, allowing only us vanguards to fight each other. Both the winner and loser have their reasons, so we did not let the high-ranking immortals and gods take action to avoid bias in public opinion."

This immortal narcissus is an old narcissus that has lived for hundreds of years.

Naturally, you have considerable knowledge and experience.

At that moment, I suddenly understood the key.

But... he only realized the truth afterward, or perhaps he had some suspicions beforehand, but he had no way to profit from it and could only let it be.

Quan Ming, however, was different. He understood this as soon as he took over the Divine Decree and immediately formulated a strategy.

He wanted to make a name for himself in the first battle between gods and immortals.

To this end, he revealed quite a few of his trump cards.

Including the headless corpse and the Black Bird Seal, a sacrificial artifact that proves he is a descendant of the Shang Dynasty... This is no small item, but only the descendants of the Shang can use it, and he is not afraid of others coveting it.

They accepted the seal.

Momo accepted the clump of ink from under the seal, but Quan Ming shook his head cautiously and said, "Let the soldiers guard the waterways from now on. No one knows if the Luo Kingdom will launch another attack."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xian naturally had no objection.

Upon witnessing Quan Ming, together with the headless corpse, easily kill a Dao Heaven Level 2 Immortal God, he realized that Quan Ming could not be viewed in terms of his current Dao Heaven rank. He and Quan Ming's positions would also change because of this battle, and Quan Ming would take the lead in future matters.

On the thirty large ships, the Chu soldiers had already taken their positions again.

The workers reinforced the grain that had been scattered in the chaos. After confirming that everything was alright, the Chu general in charge of the operation bowed deeply to Quan Ming and called out, "Immortal Quan, you may continue your journey!"

Quan Ming nodded.

On one side, Zhang Xian consciously wielded the power of the Zhang River, propelling the boat forward.

At this moment, as the ship was moving forward, Zhang Xian gritted his teeth and stepped forward, pleading slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Immortal Quan, I wonder if there are any opportunities in this battle... I have lived for so long, my rule is peaceful, I have achieved some success, and I have supported the creatures here and have long been integrated into them... I really... I really don't want to perish because of the lifespan of the Dao."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Quan Ming knew that Zhang Xian still couldn't forget his conversation with Mo Ao in Dao Tian. He wanted to know what they had talked about and why they were hiding it... Was he trying to find a breakthrough opportunity in the battle?

To be honest, Zhang Xian is a man worth befriending.

When Tang Zhixian attacked the Water Palace, he also took action and offered his assistance.

Alright, let's give it a chance.

Quan Ming said, "Although I don't know what the Dao Heaven assessment for Zhang Xian is this time, it is clear that the Zhang River borders the Luo Kingdom and is one of the main waterways of the Jing Mountain system. If... just think about it, if a human war were to take place near the Zhang River, and victory depended on the Zhang River, perhaps..."

That's enough for now. Quan Ming concluded by reminding him, "But how can one achieve instant success?"

"It is best to know when to stop. When one advances to the Dao Heaven realm, one must proceed slowly to avoid an unstable foundation that could lead to the collapse of the entire structure."

Quan Ming stopped there.

Zhang Xian, who had been listening intently and seemed to be deep in thought because of Quan Ming's words, also panicked for a moment. He quickly composed himself, straightened his robes, bowed, and respectfully greeted the person above, saying, "Welcome... Young Master Ming!"