Origin Paradise!

Salt Lord smiled. He chose the shadows of powerful families, ambitious people, losers, avengers, and so on. To put it more broadly, under the current structure of the empire, anyone who has not received benefits commensurate with their strength is his target.

Before achieving his phased goals, he planned to seize the opportunity presented by the standoff between the local authorities and the central government. Before becoming a complete pawn, the central government was unlikely to participate in the suppression. Based on the consistent thinking of those bigwigs, they would probably be happy to see the rebels weaken the local forces.

Of course, this is just a slogan at the moment. The Fengtian Army still needs the assistance and support of local forces, and the specific measures need to be carefully considered.

Just as Mr. Salt was planning for the future.

A blood-red figure suddenly appeared from behind a tree in the distance.

Without any hesitation, a streak of blood-red light shot straight in, and the powerful physique stirred up boundless turbulence.

Blood Shadow closed in and threw a punch.

The head of the Fu family ignored it completely, not even lifting a finger.

boom!

Salt-kun turned around and reached out to catch the heavy punch steadily. The ground within a hundred meters around them collapsed and sank.

"If it were an ordinary peak-level Gold Saint, this single blow would probably have left him severely injured and on the verge of death."

Salt-kun stared intently at the blood-red shadow before him, drawing his six-ringed heavy sword and unleashing a pure and exquisite blade of light.

Blood Shadow offered no resistance, exploding like fireworks.

"Is it just a test?"

……

Tianshui City, the shipyard behind the mountain.

The Saint Lilith is devouring two immortal warships, and the process has continued for almost three days due to food quality issues.

On the platform, Jiang He opened her eyes, her expression slightly surprised.

“Indigenous people, and not weak at all.”

Salt King is a being of the Golden Age, within the sphere of control that all the major powers believe they can manage. However, he is extremely powerful at the peak of the Golden Age, so he is not so easily defeated and killed by the peak-level beings. This shows the careful selection by the big shots behind the scenes.

[Hint: Saint Lilith has been upgraded to Immortal class]

[Name: Progenitor Battleship/Saint Lilith]

[Category: Weapons]

[Quality: Immortal]

[Effect ①: Ship Spirit - can evolve by consuming other ships, progress bar: 0/100]

[Effect ②: Undying Moon - Before the master dies, the warship will not be completely destroyed, but will reduce its level to absorb damage until it becomes a plank of wood]

[Effect 3: Descent of the Wandering Stars - Using the current location as the origin, the warship can directly descend to a location observed by the holder. The energy consumption is the same regardless of the distance. Once per day]

[Effect 4: Immortal-grade Durability]

[Note: 9.7 km long, equipped with 2 Immortal-class elemental cannons (area cannons/single-target cannons), 5 Epic-class elemental cannons, 156 Undying-class elemental cannons, core technologies—Dark Energy Converter (automatic), Dark Energy Shield (Epic-class), Dark Energy Powered Annihilation Furnace, Global Factor Radar (Note: External equipment cannot evolve with the hull) (Hero Hunter)]

The gate to the realm has opened, allowing the Saint Lilith to be retrieved.

Jiang He rinsed his mouth with wine. He planned to join the rebel army as an aid worker for the Jing family. He would put aside the main mission for the time being. His priority was to destroy a few powerful families and plunder source gold to increase his cultivation speed.

Chapter 485 A Young Man Arrives in the Fengtian Army

The first millennium of the Imperial Calendar, May.

Unable to endure the oppression from all sides, Salt Lord Rao Ren launched a rebellion in Fufeng County, Cangwu Province, and proclaimed himself King Fengtian.

On the day of the rebellion, the Fengtian army stormed into the governor's mansion, hacking and killing the governor of Fufeng, capturing important areas such as the shipyard and warehouses, and seizing a large amount of military equipment and warships, expanding the scale to one million people.

Various righteous armies rose up in response, and all honored Salt Lord Rao Ren as "Fengtian Pinghe Grand General King". Countless heroes flocked to join them, and the power of the Fengtian Army rose steadily. Ten routes marched out simultaneously and captured all the counties under the jurisdiction of Fufeng County.

At the same time, a group of powerful individuals who had been living in seclusion unanimously chose to emerge into the world; all of them were golden beings.

……

Outside Fufeng County.

A warhorse is galloping wildly across the land.

The rider was clearly a young man, wearing a dark red trench coat, with a short knife on each side of his waist and a Dawn Source Power gun on the other, both of which were at the Undying level.

His face was shrouded in black mist, almost like a mask. The petite girl in his arms was unusually quiet, her golden vertical eyes coldly staring ahead.

The warhorses arrived in Fufeng County.

Some traces of gunpowder still lingered in the city.

After capturing Fufeng County, the Salt Lord ordered the Fengtian Army to refrain from committing any offenses against the people and voluntarily handed over the stored salt to the people in the city. The Salt Lord's reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread far and wide.

"He who comes is stopped!"

At the city gate, a member of a branch of the Jing clan made a symbolic shout. He possessed the strength of a Gold Elite and currently served as the commander of the garrison brigade with the rank of colonel.

The warhorse gradually came to a stop. Jiang He took off the token from his waist and threw it over. His participation in the rebellion had received strong approval from the Jing family. In the eyes of Jing Yangwang and others, this was a sign of actively integrating into the power of the aristocratic families. After all, the Jing family was undoubtedly one of the main instigators behind this rebellion.

The member of the Jing family took the token, waved to indicate to the officers on either side that they did not need to follow, and then went to someone's side and whispered:

"The head of the Fu family is currently serving as a staff officer in the Fengtian Army. Lord Wuyang, please remember not to reveal your identity."

After a moment's hesitation, the Jing family member continued, "As things stand, everyone agrees that the super genius Yan Liang and the Sun Chaser died at your hands. Furthermore, the fact that the Jing family doesn't care about the remains of the famous spearman Da Li doesn't mean that other high-ranking families aren't interested."

"Of course, I am very grateful to Lord Wuyang for his righteous help when the Jing family was in danger. Once you have military power, I am willing to serve you like a dog."

Jiang He remained calm. He had anticipated the current situation, but he still wanted to participate in the rebellion. This was one of the few opportunities in the empire where there were kings, pillars of the state, and even legends who could "legally plunder." Once the rebel army collapsed, he could still escape unscathed and return to being his Wuyang Gong (a legendary figure known for his incorruptibility).

"How to acquire military power?"

The Jing family members turned around and pointed to the Questioning Platform in the center of the city. Like the Ten Thousand Generals Platform in the fortress, this kind of facility has a special significance.

"Defeat the gatekeepers of different strengths to obtain the corresponding military power, but this is only the 'name'. The Fengtian Army will give some key personnel. As for how to expand the scale, it depends on yourself. If you lead an army to surrender, the military power will be given directly according to the size of the army and the strength of the leader."

Jiang He nodded, saying that bringing investment into the group has always been a privilege.

The warhorse moved forward, its color changing from gray to completely black.

The entire city of Fufeng has now been almost entirely transformed into a military camp.

The Fengtian Army controlled the salt fields. Since they no longer had to pay huge profits, the Salt Emperor directly ordered the Fengtian Army garrison to ignore the imperial salt laws and begin a frenzied, exploitative mining operation.

With this profit, the Fengtian Army purchased a large number of void warships from one of the ten major sects that wished to remain anonymous, and these warships are currently parked around the Questioning Platform.

boom!

On the platform, a man clad in white armor with ant horns on his head unleashed a powerful punch. Despite being covered in wounds, his ferocious aura as a peak-level golden warrior still sent chills down people's spines.

The hard-fought battle has come to an end.

The Golden Peak, born into the Fu family, retreated sideways, splitting the ground and smashing several houses in his wake. He struggled to his feet from the rubble and was about to retaliate when the judge declared him the loser and sent him away from the judging platform. The outcome was decided.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

King Doug pounded his chest and roared. He had just advanced to the peak of the Gold rank. Although his strength was far from that of the Gold rank powers, the foundation he had accumulated in the Silver Age made it not impossible for him to ascend to the throne of the powers again.

"The president is awesome!"

"Wow, bro, you're amazing!"

On one side of the platform, player Fist Peak and Vice President Masked Man cheered wildly. The three were all players from the battlefield and had long since become sworn brothers. Their new guild, Peach Garden, had recently gained considerable prestige in the Golden Age.

"After evaluation," the officer announced to the public, "the streamlined division Taoyuan is established immediately. Division Commander Dougs is free to recruit soldiers. The Fengtian Army will provide him with 70% of his military pay and supplies. He is free to act on a daily basis, but must obey the orders of the Fengtian King when necessary. Those who disobey will be condemned by Heaven and Earth, and all armies will attack him."

President Dougs received the military token; the streamlined division was a military unit corresponding to the Imperial reorganized division.

Fengtian King clarified the policy of mobile rebellion. Since there was no need to establish channels for training military personnel, a large number of bronze spirit soldiers would be withdrawn from the first combat sequence and enter the garrison forces in the occupied areas, thereby reducing the pressure of mobile rebellion.

The scale of the elite division is no different from that of the empire, with a standard configuration of one peak gold, ten elite gold, one hundred ordinary gold, and so on up to one hundred thousand ordinary silver.

—A mobile rebellion.

— Officers were turned into soldiers.

—Respect the king and repel foreign invaders.

The Fengtian Army established clear strategic requirements and, to a certain extent, gave its partners considerable freedom.

"Next," the dismissing officer announced loudly.

The newly arrived players of the Celestial Realm and Twilight Realm are still observing. The two battlefields have sided with the rebels. After advancing to the Golden Age, players of the Celestial Realm have become accustomed to forming organizations in the form of guilds. This means that when the rebels occupy the area, the mature structure within the guilds can immediately take over all aspects.

As for the Twilight Players, the various guilds of the masses do not expect them to contribute at all. They just need to gather enough people to participate normally. Don't be like before, where you can't find anyone anywhere, and when you ask, they've already gone to the Eternal Dark Continent for sightseeing and tourism.

A wait of half an hour.

Even with the arrival of players, the number of Gold Peak players is still not high enough to require queuing.

As someone nodded slightly, a girl in white walked onto the platform, carrying a magnificent heavy sword.

Since he couldn't find suitable materials to upgrade the Poison Sword, Jiang He simply chewed it up as a snack, then took out the Undying Imperial Sword and gave it to Zhuang Ya to serve as her main weapon.

Sword Abyss Demon was somewhat dissatisfied with this, but Gluttony's external influence had reached the level of immortality, allowing it to devour others at any time. Considering that the sword wielder was a general under the first emperor, it reluctantly agreed to wield the Imperial Sword and cooperate.

"Is this the golden peak of the dragon race?"

"That sword looks pretty good."

"So cute!"

"Can't the Twilight Players just die?!"

Ask the general on the platform.

The two-headed, four-armed monster narrowed his eyes and casually said, "It would be such a waste to die like this. Of course, I'm talking about the sword. Why not just give it to me? You can come to the Rao family as a first-class maid. Since you only need to be good-looking, it's not a waste of your talent."

Zhuang Ya remained unmoved, not understanding.

"Begin!" the adjudicating officer waved.

call!

The strange man took the initiative to attack, his two fierce eyes revealing his malevolent intent. As the Rao family's second-highest-ranking general after the family head, he had served as the family's backbone for many years, and his hands were stained with blood.

In an instant, the strange man was close by.

With the blessing of the power talent - Heavy Vortex, a persistent white vortex surged up on his upper right arm, and sharp-edged grains of source salt cut through the wind, vibrating out blurry afterimages.

—Secret Technique: Sky-Splitting Salt Knife.

A powerful punch aimed straight at his face.

Zhuang Ya's eyes flickered slightly. She followed the command of the Imperial Sword, holding the sword horizontally to block and turn sideways.

boom!

Swords and fists clashed.

Grains of salt and sword energy tore through the surface of the command platform, forcing the officer to take a few steps back, dodging the whistling aftershocks.

The strange man was somewhat surprised. The Rao Clan's Secret Technique: Salt Shadow was a mandatory inheritance for core disciples. Its essence lay in attacking misalignment, not only deceiving the eye but also other senses, making it quite suitable for establishing an early advantage in actual combat.

The opponent didn't seem to have much combat experience; his posture and swordplay revealed an undeniable lack of skill, yet he captured the attack with exceptional precision.

Boom boom boom!

Three large pits were left on the platform.

Zhuang Ya easily deflected three consecutive heavy punches.

"Left, right, left, I've seen too many of these little tricks."

A mature female voice reached Zhuang Ya's ears. As a sword spirit that followed the first emperor in establishing the empire, the Sword Abyss Ghost had experienced countless battles. The Abyss Ghost had a unique advantage in terms of mechanics. Mere misaligned attacks were simply not worthy of being considered high-class.

call!

A white storm surged from the tip of the strange man's left fist. His physical talent, Twin Organs, granted him immense power. With a single punch, rolling thunder swept out, and some of the silver-ranked officers watching the battle even had blood flowing from their ears.

—Secret Technique: Salt and Iron Heavy Fist.

hum!

Zhuang Ya held his sword horizontally in front of him, the sword light crisscrossing and weaving together a huge, impenetrable suit of armor.

——Nine True Sword Techniques: Guarding Truth.

clang!

The white storm slammed into the armor, its sound like the tolling of an ancient temple bell, the long and magnificent waves echoing all around.