At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

"We only need to focus on dealing with the Imperial Arms users of other empires."

"Heh, you're right. Those guys aren't our match." Leone clenched his fist and grinned, full of fighting spirit.

"But they are our fourth-tier superhumans. In terms of high-end combat power, we far surpass the Empire!"

call out--

At that moment, a signal flare was fired from the very front of the million-strong army, and red smoke exploded in mid-air.

This is the signal for the entire army to launch an attack; once the signal appears, it's time to charge.

For a second, the million-strong army fell silent. The next moment, roars and shouts accompanied the hoofbeats of the cavalry at the front as they charged forward.

"Kill them!"

"Completely crush those executioners of the empire!"

A million-strong army surged toward the capital like a human tide.

"Hehehe, all troops, attack!" Esdeath, her face flushed with excitement as she watched the million-strong army surge towards them from afar, pointed her saber forward and shouted, "Crush them!!!"

This is the kind of war she's been waiting for; wars against other races are just easy prey.

Esdeath stomped hard on the pterosaur-like dangerous creature that served as her mount with her high heels.

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!" The dangerous creature roared in pain, flapping its fleshy wings and taking off towards the surging crowd ahead.

"Tao Jing! I can feel it, that aura that makes me tremble!!!" Esdeath's body trembled with excitement.

She could clearly sense the aura emanating from the woman at the forefront of the rebel army. The woman made no attempt to conceal her presence, instead releasing her aura so brazenly, as if a dangerous creature were declaring its territory.

This is a challenge! An invitation for her to engage in a battle of generals against generals, kings against kings!

That's fantastic! That's fantastic!! That's absolutely fantastic!!!

How long has it been? Just how long? She hadn't felt this oppressive aura in so long!

She could tell without even fighting that her opponent was stronger than her, much stronger! He was the kind of destined rival she craved, someone who would allow her to use her full strength.

She had never felt this way with another imperial general, Bud. Bud could at most make her feel some threat, but it was a threat that was not enough to make her fight desperately.

She received a lot of intelligence on her way back from the northern border after receiving the emperor's order.

The main reason she rushed back so quickly was because of the woman mentioned in the intelligence report, a woman whose mere presence commanded the respect of the entire city.

She didn't care at all whether the rebels were rebels or not.

"It's here, Esdeath." Tao Jing hovered in mid-air, watching the dangerous species flying in from the sky.

Esdeath, one of the two great generals of the Empire, is suspected by intelligence to be a fifth-tier Imperial Arms user.

However, the intelligence obtained was mixed, revealing that he was ruthless in his conquests of foreign tribes, single-handedly annihilating hundreds of thousands of them on the border of the entire northern province, and that he enjoyed torture and various forms of punishment to torment his enemies.

However, the information gathered from the common people in the capital revealed that he was a person beloved by the people of the capital, who often shared the wealth he obtained from foreign tribes with the common people, and even helped the common people who were oppressed by the nobles.

Therefore, in her view, Esdeath's composition was rather complex, but in this medieval era, such complexity was quite normal.

A measuring instrument appeared in Tao Jing's hand.

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“It exceeds the energy index of the fifth rank.” Tao Jing’s expression was calm, completely unconcerned.

The simplified measuring instrument can only measure 'quantity', not 'quality'. To measure 'quality', a larger instrument is needed to accurately measure the order.

Moreover, the measuring instrument can only measure orders below the fifth order; it cannot accurately measure orders above the fifth order. This involves the 'divine knowledge' and the power of rules, which cannot be measured by current technology.

“Although the energy index is very high, the quality of the natural energy on this planet is far lower than that of elemental power. One part of elemental power is equivalent to eleven parts of the natural energy of this world. Therefore, Esdeath is equivalent to the early stage of the fifth rank, and it is only equivalent to an elemental power index of about 20,000.” Tao Jing looked at the dangerous species that was getting closer and closer to her.

Looking down, there were no soldiers passing by in the surrounding area. Instead, they automatically split off to both sides to avoid being caught in the aftermath of the battle between high-level superhumans.

"My physical strength is not strong, only equivalent to a third-tier superhuman. The energy I maintain comes entirely from external sources." Tao Jing's 'Eye of God' slowly emitted light, and the massive elemental power within her body instantly erupted.

"The Jade Pendant Protecting the Nation!"

hum~

The rock element transformed into an earthy yellow light that spread from her body at an extremely fast speed, almost instantly covering a range of ten kilometers.

Buzz——————

All friendly personnel within a ten-kilometer radius were covered by a layer of earth-yellow shield barrier, as if they were enveloped in a bubble of light.

"Hahaha, amazing! It's so powerful it makes my insides pound with excitement!"

At this moment, Esdeath had flown to within a hundred meters of Tao Jing in mid-air. Upon seeing the power Tao Jing unleashed in an instant, she laughed excitedly, her icy blue eyes filled with fighting spirit, her smile tinged with bloodlust and savagery.

"Get down from the sky! My destined nemesis!"

Esdeath stomped her foot, and the dangerous creature carrying her flying was instantly kicked and had its wings broken, sending her soaring to a place even higher than Tao Jing.

"Giant hailstones are falling from the sky—" Esdeath grinned excitedly, her body radiating an icy blue light. Freezing air spread above her, and a giant ice ball with a diameter of over two hundred meters formed in the icy blue freezing air, falling straight towards Tao Jing.

Her opponent can fly, which is a huge disadvantage for her, so she must make her opponent land on the ground.

call--

The giant ice ball fell, making a whooshing sound, and the freezing air instantly lowered the surrounding air temperature to zero degrees Celsius.

Tao Jing didn't even glance at the huge ice ball above her head. As a fifth-level being, her perception already covered a radius of ten kilometers. Although it wasn't exactly a God's-eye view, it was equivalent to projecting every rustle of wind into her mind.

boom--

In an instant, the figure reached three times the speed of sound, compressing the air and creating a sonic boom, rushing straight towards Esdeath. At such a close distance of 100 meters, it appeared in front of Esdeath in less than 0.1 seconds.

The conduction speed of the human optic nerve is 100-120 meters per second.

Even though Esdeath, a superhuman with a physical level of three, has a reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people and can see Tao Jing's movements, her body still absolutely cannot react in time.

In other words...

boom!

Esdeath transformed into a cannonball and crashed towards the ground.

The ground was instantly dented.

boom--

"Pfft—" Esdeath sprang up from the shallow pit again due to the reaction force, red liquid spurting from her mouth, her eyes glazed over.

He was in a daze, but had not completely passed out.

'what happened?'

What happened in that brief moment?

'it hurts……'

'I've lost all feeling in my body...'

The scene before her eyes was blurry. She knew she was rolling on the ground, but she had no feeling in her body and no ability to resist.

The blurred vision stopped, and only then did I feel the pain.

The unparalleled pain in her neck, shoulders, and internal organs made her realize that she was still alive.

"Haaah~ Haaah~" Esdeath gasped for air, and strange sounds came from her chest with each breath, the sound of her lungs rupturing.

"Pfft..." Esdeath's dazed gaze gradually regained its focus, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. She was now lying on the ground, unable to move even a finger due to the intense pain in her body.

"I... I was actually... instantly killed... Why..."

In her intuition, even if she was no match for her opponent, she could not possibly be killed instantly. It should have been a life-or-death struggle in a short time. Her intuition deceived her.

Her eyes reflected the woman slowly descending beside her—it was Tao Jing, who had instantly defeated her.

"Esdeath, I hereby declare that you will be a prisoner, but we will preserve your basic human rights and will focus on deciding your fate during the subsequent investigation," Tao Jing said calmly. As she spoke, rock element condensed into a pair of stone locks, binding Esdeath's hands and feet.

Whether Esdeath should be purged or reformed depends on her behavior. If she remains incorrigible, then she must be purged for the sake of the new era.

"Cough cough cough... You, you won. It's only natural for the weak to submit to the strong, hehehe..." Esdeath spat out another mouthful of blood.

So strong, so incredibly strong! So strong that she didn't even have a chance to resist. Hehehe, there are actually people this strong in the world!

She was defeated. The defeated weak have no right to make demands on the strong, or even to resist them. She is now the weak one, so it is only natural for her to obey the will of the strong without any resistance.

"That's good." Tao Jing looked calmly at Esdeath, two green pills appeared in her hand, and she put them into Esdeath's mouth: "Eat them."

"Is it controlled by medication?" Esdeath swallowed without hesitation, but then realized she was wrong; the injuries to her internal organs were healing.

She knew her own injuries best; her internal organs were shattered, and even she wouldn't live more than two days.

Before Esdeath could fully react, Tao Jing grabbed her collar and flew into the air, amplifying her voice with elemental power.

"Soldiers of the Empire, listen up! Your Grand General Esdeath has been captured. Lay down your weapons and cease resistance."

At this moment, the Imperial soldiers, who were already being unilaterally crushed by the Awakened soldiers, raised their heads in disbelief upon hearing the sound, while the Awakened soldiers stopped their attack upon hearing the sound.

After all, their goal was not to annihilate the Empire's army, and many of the Empire's soldiers shared the same ideals as them.

"That's General Esdeath!" a commander shouted in terror.

Esdeath was covered in blood, being held by the neck like a broken doll.

The invincible Esdeath was the god of war in the eyes of the Imperial soldiers, an object of their aspirations. Now, their invincible god of war was captured by others in such a tattered state, and their spiritual faith collapsed in an instant.

"No, impossible! That's General Esdeath!"

"The general has been defeated!"

"General Esdeath has been defeated!!!"

The Imperial soldiers, already terrified by the Awakened Ones, screamed in despair.

"Run!"

In an instant, all the imperial soldiers screamed in terror and turned to flee towards the capital. Chaos ensued, and most soldiers even threw their weapons to the ground in an attempt to run faster.

"How could this be! How could General Esdeath have been defeated! It's fake! It's fake! It must be psychological warfare!" An elderly man with white hair and wearing a trench coat, riding a horse, roared, "Come back! All of you, come back here!"

“No! Mr. Riva! That’s General Esdeath!” a thin, girlish-looking man exclaimed in fear.

"Even General Esdeath has been defeated!" the blond, burly man in black exclaimed in fear, his axe-shaped Imperial Arm trembling in his hand.

The Three Beast Warriors knew better than anyone how strong General Esdeath was, but if even someone as strong as General Esdeath was defeated and beaten so badly that she was clearly not going to survive, they would definitely be crushed and killed as well.

Just then, five figures approached them at an extremely fast speed.