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Kojiro's carriage swayed and rattled towards the border.

As the wheels rolled over the bumpy dirt road, Kojiro inside the carriage was jolted about.

He gripped the handrail tightly, his face turning pale.

This road is a mess, how many years has it been since it was repaired?

They always say they'll fix it, but they never actually do it.

All the money was embezzled by those damned ministers.

……

I lifted the curtain and looked outside.

In the distance, the troops of the Great Yan Dynasty had already formed ranks.

There was a dense, dark mass of people, easily numbering in the tens of thousands.

Qin Batian rode at the very front.

He was riding a fifth-tier spirit beast, a jet-black leopard with golden eyes.

Qin Batian wore black armor, a long sword at his waist, and stood ramrod straight.

The wind blew by, and his cloak fluttered in the wind.

Kojiro jumped down from the carriage and stood on the border line.

Qin Batian also saw Kojiro.

That short man, who was only 1.4 meters tall, was wearing a suit of golden armor.

The armor was too big, like a child wearing adult clothes, wobbling around.

He stood on the border line, his short legs apart, hands on his hips, chin raised.

Trying to appear dignified

But Qin Batian saw right through him – his legs were trembling.

"Qin Batian!" Kojiro shouted at the top of his lungs.

The voice was high-pitched and thin, like a chicken being strangled.

"What do you mean by bringing your troops to my border?"

Qin Batian looked down at Kojiro as if he were an ant.

"What do you mean?" Qin Batian's voice wasn't loud, but it was deep.

"Your Great Japanese Dynasty has repeatedly harassed my borders and robbed my people."

"You ask me what I mean?"

Kojiro's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

He spread his hands and forced a smile.

"Brother Qin, we're neighbors, why get so angry?"

"Let's talk things out calmly."

"Neighbors?" Qin Batian sneered.

"Does your neighbor steal things from your house every day?"

Kojiro's smile froze.

Qin Batian stared into Kojiro's eyes. "This score needs to be settled today."

Kojiro's lips trembled as he said, "Brother Qin, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding..."

Qin Batian didn't give him another chance to speak. He mounted his horse and drew his long sword from his waist.

The sword tip was pointed at Kojiro's face, and his voice was as deep as muffled thunder coming from underground.

"All troops, listen to my command!"

Behind him, thousands of people raised their weapons in unison.

The cavalrymen in the front row pulled down their helmet visors, revealing only pairs of cold, piercing eyes.

The infantrymen gripped their spears tightly, shield bearers raised their shields and pressed forward step by step.

"Attack!" Qin Batian pointed his sword forward. "Crush the Great Sun Dynasty!"

Qin Batian then charged out first.

Kojiro didn't run away.

He drew his dagger and stood on the border line, his short legs spread wide in a horse stance.

"Qin Batian! You really think I'm afraid of you?"

Kojiro's voice was high-pitched and thin, but this time it didn't tremble.

"I'm also at the mid-stage of the Divine Sea Realm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he formed a hand seal, and a ring of black mist suddenly exploded around his body.

A piercing shriek came from the black mist, and dozens of dark figures darted out of the mist, rushing towards Qin Batian.

That was the secret technique of the Great Sun Dynasty—the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

Each dark shadow is a sealed vengeful spirit, dedicated to devouring people's souls.

Qin Batian didn't even frown; a golden light shone from his palm.

"break."

A burst of golden light erupted.

When those vengeful spirits encountered the golden light, they turned into wisps of green smoke before they could even let out a scream.

Kojiro's face turned pale.

He made another hand seal, this time even more ruthless.

He bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the dagger.

Kojiro gripped the sword with both hands and slashed out fiercely.

A black blade of energy, wrapped in karmic fire, roared as it slashed towards Qin Batian.

Wherever the blade's energy passed, a charred groove was burned into the ground, and the air itself seemed to distort.

Qin Batian raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and condensed his spiritual energy into a golden shield.

It is the defensive divine power attached to the Sky-Splitting Scripture – Vajra Indestructible.

"boom!"

Kojiro was stunned.

Qin Batian removed his shield and walked towards him, unhurriedly, step by step.

The boots made a "crunching" sound as they stepped on the scorched ground.

Kojiro slashed again, each strike more ferocious and faster than the last.

Black blade energy, wrapped in karmic fire, lunged at Qin Batian like a mad venomous snake.

But

It didn't cause Qin Batian any harm at all!

"this one?"

Kojiro's face turned bright red.

"Seven Gara Deer!"

He gritted his teeth, plunged the dagger into the ground, clasped his hands together, and chanted a long string of obscure incantations.

A huge phantom appeared behind him.

A ferocious fire demon god with three heads and six arms, its body wrapped in black karmic fire.

This is a forbidden technique of the Great Sun Dynasty, involving the sacrifice of life essence and lifespan to summon the karmic fire demon god to possess one's body.

The cost is extremely high; after using it, one's cultivation level will drop by at least one major realm, and one may even die on the spot.

But Kojiro couldn't care less about that.

The phantom of the Flame Demon God suddenly shrank back into his body.

Kojiro's body began to swell, his muscles bulged, and he even grew taller.

His eyes turned pure black, with flames dancing in his pupils.

"Qin Batian!" His voice became rough and deep, unlike his own.

"You forced me to do this!"

He rushed up.

The speed is twice as fast as before.

He punched Qin Batian in the face, his fist wreathed in black karmic fire.

Seeing this, Qin Batian abandoned all his contempt and fully activated the Sky-Splitting Scripture.

Endless golden light gathered around him

Then, a Dharma image that looked exactly like Qin Batian appeared!

The enormous Dharma image unleashed a punch, carrying unparalleled power and pressure.

Kojiro watched helplessly as he was covered by that golden fist, and all his efforts were in vain.

boom!

As the smoke cleared, the first thing you saw was a person crawling on the ground like a dog.

Kojiro lay on the ground, his whole body trembling.

He felt as if a piece of red-hot iron had been stuffed into his stomach, and his internal organs were all twisted together.

"You...you're not human..." Kojiro's voice was hoarse, trembling with sobs.

Qin Batian walked over and looked down at him.

"I'll give you one more chance. Lower your offer, or not?"

Kojiro gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Qin Batian squatted down, grabbed his hair, and lifted his face up.

"I'm asking you a question."

Kojiro's tears fell.

His lips trembled, his mouth quivered, and finally he managed to squeeze out a single word through clenched teeth:

"……drop."

Before Kojiro could finish speaking, Qin Batian stood up abruptly.

"You think you're worthy of surrendering? You son of a bitch..."

Golden spiritual energy enveloped Kojiro once more, and Qin Batian exerted force, twisting Kojiro's entire body.

dead!

"Ugh..."

The spiritual energy dissipated, leaving the mid-stage Divine Sea Realm Emperor, Kojiro, behind.

Utterly destroyed!

Qin Batian didn't look at him again.

"All soldiers, heed my command! Today, we will crush the Great Sun King's Palace!"

"Leave no remnants of the royal family alive, and bring the commoners to our Great Yan Dynasty as laborers."

……