Origin Paradise!

The Mind Image Armament, the Rift of Time, the Abyss of Guns, and the Great Li Matrix were all fused together, but because most of them were based on previously existing power, they failed to cross the boundaries and advance to the epic level.

Jiang He examined the gun barrel in his hand.

This thing is considered the core of the famous gun Da Li. Even when separated from the complete gun body, it still has epic quality.

[Effect ①: Immortal-grade Fortitude/Siphon]

The sturdiness is easy to understand, while the siphon effect was the key to the creation of the Great Li Bullet, and it was also the direct reason why the Prince's remains contained a strong dark source of power.

Jiang He fed the gun barrel to the Dragon Spear; this was the second epic-level item he had fed so far.

[Hint: Your signature weapon, the Eternal Regret Dragon Spear, now weighs the same as a regular submarine.]

[Hint: Your signature weapon, the Eternal Regret Dragon Spear, has gained Immortal-grade Fortitude and Immortal-grade Siphon.]

Jiang He summoned the nascent form of mythology, the evil of this world, and actively destroyed it.

Even when merely being empowered, the evil of this world can, through the Strike of Eternal Hatred, amplify the weight of the Dragon Spear fivefold.

At this moment, as the evil of this world collapsed, the hatred of an entire era in the Ash World overflowed, and dense black light filled the garden. Then, due to the Immortal Siphon, it all converged and concentrated towards the Dragon Lance.

Rumble!

Although it had the effect of lifting heavy objects with ease, Jiang He could still clearly feel the weight of the Dragon Spear increasing linearly. Faint black arcs of electricity swirled around the spear. Due to its terrifying weight, the lawn in the garden cracked and ancient trees snapped in the middle. The dust and sand that followed the spear were annihilated into extremely fine dust before they even got close.

Jiang He gently swung the Long-Hate Dragon Spear.

boom!

The space shook violently.

The violent shockwave swept out instantly, leveling the Wuyang Mansion to the ground. The hatred of an era endowed the Long-Hate Dragon Spear with unimaginable power.

Once the hatred subsided and dissipated, the Dragon Spear returned to its original state.

Jiang He activated the Time Ring to recreate the evils of this world and the mansion.

"Dragon Spear Technique: Evil of This World"

At the vermilion gates of the mansion halfway up the mountain, Duke Merrick, disguised as a human, refused entry to the worshippers and members of the Jing clan. He hurried to the garden and said angrily:

"Now I'm truly your servant. The Seventh Ancestor is enraged. How am I supposed to return to the Depths of Eternal Darkness? Even if he's too lazy to target me, the princes and dukes who are willing to curry favor with him will definitely..."

"The Cangwu Fortress is now under your command."

"OK, thanks."

Duke Merrick's anger vanished. In fact, the moment the Duke of Yu, who had been promoted to prince, died, he knew clearly that he had no temper left. Duke Wuyang's future was destined to be both high and far-reaching, a view he shared with Prince Jingyang.

Not far away, a large black dog strolled leisurely through the garden, with a raven with jet-black wings perched on its shoulder. In aristocratic culture, the black dog and black bird are considered noble symbols that ward off evil.

“Oh no, Merrick has lost his edge.”

"That's normal. Can he be more outstanding than Duke Yu?"

Old Hei and Wuhe whispered to each other. They had just completed their upgrades. The former had upgraded his health and stamina aura to the Undying level, while the latter had enhanced his demon race talent, the left and right wings, to the Undying level, greatly increasing his running speed.

Jiang He continued to examine himself, especially his newly acquired Hunter Core Skill: Heroic Spirit.

[Name: Heroic Spirit]

[Category: System]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect ①: Animal companions will not die completely before the hunter falls. This skill is ranked one era higher than its quality.]

[Effect ②: For the core group, the enhancement enjoys the same rank assessment as the hunter itself]

[Effect 3: Companion/Heroic Spirit Talents - World-Destroying Demon Wolf Jiang Danglu, World-Shattering Giant Python Zhuang Ya, World-Crossing Dark Raven Wuhe, related mythological forms are unlocked after advancing to Heroic rank. Animal companions will generate Heroic Will upon advancement (Heroic Will needs to be awakened by the hunter himself)]

[Effect 4: Acquire the symbol of Valhalla while in your personal Imperial City (Components: Exclusive Alchemy Tower, Saint Lilith Void Battleship)]

[Effect 5: Team Joint Promotion Permission - Permanent]

[Note: Heroic Spirits—fight by day, drink heavily by night, fearlessly facing challenges until Ragnarok]

"Um……"

Jiang He couldn't help but stroke his chin, finding it difficult to evaluate the Epic Heroic Spirit's skills.

Normally, the image of a hunter leans towards hunting and shooting, and animal companions should make up a considerable proportion of the combat force, thus highlighting offensive, defensive, and functional aspects.

In this context, it is both necessary and reasonable for hunters to focus on enhancing their animal companions as their core skills.

However, the actual situation is slightly different.

However, Jiang He was actually quite satisfied with the fact that his companions would not die completely before he perished, which meant that Lao Hei and the others could try to harass the edge of the battlefield instead of waiting for the outcome.

In addition, the effect of Heroic Spirit Skill ③ is equivalent to sending three animal companions into the Heroic Age, provided that the hunter completes the joint promotion mission and meets the basic requirement of autonomously awakening the Heroic Will.

Suddenly, Jiang He's expression changed.

The Black Sun Domain rose from the ground in the form of a door, and a small white snake, about three feet long, crawled out.

“It’s Ayaye, hahaha.”

"Finally awake."

Lao Hei and Wu He rushed over to watch.

The little white snake raised its tail and shook hands with its two older brothers, then crawled onto someone's neck and rubbed its head affectionately.

"Good morning, great serpent."

Jiang He smiled faintly and said, "Since everyone is here, let's share our life essence."

There are currently around 1200 Ultimate Creatures left to hunt down Golden Creatures.

Jiang He's current rank is at the Epic level, while the Gluttonous Lord's greatest influence is at the Undying level, which is a level lower.

The black sun released intense light, like an undercurrent, covering the life essence he had extracted.

The most fundamental extraordinary control caused the life essence to disintegrate into basic and primordial extraordinary factors, which then converged and underwent a qualitative change, shaping an immortal life essence. A total of 120 such essences were created, divided into three portions, and given to three animal companions respectively.

A small white snake appeared in human form, with a delicate and beautiful face. Its golden snake-like vertical eyes were slightly indifferent. Its body was as petite as ever, and it wore a long white dress made of snake scales, which was exceptionally tough.

Zhuang Ya eagerly accepted the forty glistening white dumplings. Driven by her instinctive appetite, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide, two slits spreading from her cheeks, and swallowed them all in one gulp.

A warm current full of pure life force instantly swept over him, and the Golden Elite's stats soared, with his four main attributes finally reaching 61 points, hitting the limit of the Golden Age.

"tasty……"

One by one, rhomboid scales appeared on Zhuang Ya's body, and tough bones like swords and shields rose from her collarbone, protecting her relatively fragile fair neck. When she moved to the side, a golden light shone from her eyes. The golden state of the dragon race created an all-round enhancement.

"We can use the two scrolls now," Jiang He reminded him.

Zhuang Ya lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up. She tilted her head slightly and spat out two scrolls that could enhance Undying skills.

"Big snake?"

Jiang He said indifferently, "I'm fine with any kind of improvement."

Zhuang Ya nodded obediently, following her instincts, and improved her swordsmanship skill "Explosive Slash" and her superpower "Mountain-Pulling Strength".

Jiang He nodded to himself. If he further enhanced the battle maid outfit and the Elephant Poison Sword to the point of immortality, and combined them with the Nine True Sword Technique and the Dragon Clan Physique, with the basic numerical support of the Gold Limit, Aya should be considered to be at the peak of the Gold Strength level.

"Wait a moment……"

Jiang He sent a message to Si Ning.

[Mo Ke: Does the Golden State require a quest conversion?]

[Lemon King: Otherwise, since the domain is integrated with the Golden Heart and involves the Universal Body, they are basically all inherited from the same lineage.]

Jiang He was slightly surprised. Even from his perspective, the Dragon Clan was too privileged. No wonder their ancestral star had been destroyed. Zhuang Ya had become a player, but she skipped the transformation during her advancement. Including the previous stages, only when crossing eras could it be called a barrier or bottleneck.

“I can also find a way to transform you into a dragon,” Lilith said in the mental world. “However, dragons symbolize evolution, and their origin is equivalent to the Seven Deadly Sins. You will probably have to make a choice then.”

"It is worth mentioning that the universal body that creatures in the present world awaken when they become players is essentially related to the dragon race, but with a different emphasis."

Jiang He shook his head decisively. Binge eating was his root cause, and the transformation path would inevitably involve a long "growing pain period." The cost in terms of time and energy was too high. With that effort, he could have grown to a higher level. Overall, the cost-effectiveness was too low.

On the other side, Lao Hei and Wu He also consumed the Life Essence, and their four stats rose to 50 points, reaching the limit before the transformation of the Golden Heart. The increase in life value also varies slightly depending on the level of the Life Essence.

The team's upgrade process is now complete.

Wuhe and Laohei teamed up mainly to build the framework of the Wuyang Duke's Mansion, and then start making profits based on the Cangwu Fortress. They needed to handle things such as recruiting staff, building a private army, and expanding relationships one by one.

Duke Merrick is expected to accompany him throughout; someone is now far from being a match for a non-demon duke, and this hero-level combatant is of immense value.

Conversely, within the empire, if Duke Merrick wants to develop peacefully, he also needs to rely on someone, or rather, the Jing family clan with whom he is currently cooperating.

With the final time loop restored in the mythical form of Thorn of Calamity, Jiang He is not worried that Duke Merrick will bypass him and directly ally with the Jing family. The current situation is quite stable.

Chapter 483 The Battle for Authority

Tianshui Mountain, Jing Family Ancestral Hall.

Deep within the quiet hall, portraits of the successive leaders of the Jing family hang side by side, a total of six, with the last one depicting the heroic figure of King Jingyang in his middle age.

Two rows of candles flickered slightly, and occasionally, beautiful but deaf-mute ancestral hall maids would bring dishes. King Jingyang sat upright beneath portraits of past generations, while his eldest son, the head of the Jing clan, stood solemnly to the side. It seemed that his newly acquired position as a lieutenant general in Cangwu did not bring any joy to this promising patriarch.

Not far away, the "Mediterranean" Jing remained silent. After Jing Ran's death, he had transformed from an ordinary hero without a mythical form into a complete being. Within the Jing clan, a branch could only cultivate one full-fledged hero at most. This was a limitation imposed by the main lineage on the fundamental cultivation method. The main lineage's vigilance and caution towards the minor lineages over the past few hundred years were no less than its wariness towards the central lineage.

In a more distant corner, the leader of the secret guards held the hilt of his sword, his whole body shrouded in a cloak. All three ordinary heroes of the Jing family were present, and in terms of foundation, they far surpassed those of the superior families.

At one point, all three of them turned around at the same time.

A tall figure entered the room led by a maidservant from the ancestral hall. His outstanding appearance had already been acknowledged by the noble families of the Western Regions. At this moment, he was dressed in a scarlet robe, and his temperament was cold and contained a hint of eeriness. A white snake was coiled around his neck, which was really not what one would expect from a righteous person.

"Greetings, Lord Wuyang," the head of the Jing family said, taking the initiative to greet him. "Should we make way?"

"It doesn't matter."

Jiang He went straight to King Jingyang, who was in a state of semi-dormancy because his lifespan was coming to an end.

As agreed beforehand, he directly activated the final time ring. A shimmering light descended, slightly smoothing the wrinkles on King Jingyang's face, and a trace of blood and qi seeped out from his body.

The power of time indirectly granted him an extra year of life.

The stark difference before and after caused the head of the Jing family to be secretly shocked. The hatred and curse that the Eternal Dark World had for the human race seemed to have met its natural enemy at this moment.

In the corner, the usually calm aura of the leader of the secret guards wavered slightly. He was one of the dozens of sons born to the concubines of the King of Jingyang, and he was already quite old. Over the years, as the henchman of the Jing family, the hidden injuries he had accumulated were shocking.

Of the three, only Mediterranean had a complicated look in his eyes. He clearly remembered that someone had abandoned him. If the dukes hadn't been busy fighting over the remains of the famous gun, his fate would have been unknown.

"Once a week, one treatment restores a year's worth of health."

"Activating this move requires a tremendous amount of effort and energy."

"Moreover, the soul of King Jingyang can only withstand ten times at most; it is unrealistic to expect a permanent solution."

"Roughly ten years of lifespan..."

Jiang He calmly spouted nonsense, completely disregarding whether those present believed him or not.

call!

A gust of wind howled through the ancestral hall. King Jingyang opened his eyes, his gaze sharpening once more. He felt that he was in even better shape than before the Battle of Cangwu.

"Ten years should be enough time for my son to try for a promotion."

The head of the Jing family bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, indicating that he bore a heavy responsibility.

In the corner, the leader of the secret guards saw that Old Wang had really recovered a lot, and a hint of malice flashed in his eyes that he could not help but suppress. It wasn't until King Jingyang glanced at him that he completely suppressed it.

King Jingyang snorted inwardly. He also wanted to unilaterally exploit Jiang Wuyang, but Duke Yu died right in front of him. He had been targeted from beginning to end. Even with various factors interfering, who knew if Duke Wuyang had any other preparations waiting for him, such as the method of accelerating the passage of time, which made the threat clearly not empty talk.

"Lord Wuyang, please take good care of the two immortal void warships sent by the Central Government."

King Jingyang rose, stroked his beard, and smiled.

The others present secretly revealed expressions of heartache.

An immortal warship, by definition, is equipped with a main elemental cannon capable of firing immortal-level spells, and is supported by two epic cannons. As long as it has sufficient reserves, it can suppress ordinary heroes for a certain period of time without any problem.

The issue of Chancellor Bai Gui involved the dark Prince Yu, which is why the central government was particularly quick to make a decision to pay compensation.

Previously, the Jing family had accumulated resources over five hundred years to build only two immortal warships, named "Jingtian" and "Weidi" respectively. During the Battle of Cangwu, the Jingtian was responsible for holding the line, but due to the appearance of Prime Minister Bai Gui, King Jingyang was unwilling to let the warship perish with him and instead recalled it directly.

The two immortal warships were the payment for restoring lifespan. After a day of negotiations, the Jing family needed to settle the payment in one lump sum, without any contractual obligations.

Jiang He nodded. This time, the Saint Lilith should be able to recover to the Immortal level, so he won't be left without any options when facing ordinary heroes.

After the treatment ended, King Jingyang stroked his beard for a moment, his face turning ashen again. He adjusted his outward appearance back to how he had looked just moments before, on the verge of death.