Origin Paradise!

"Put it together, it should be the complete set. I'll also need to ask you and Lao Hei to find a place with a general area and landmarks."

"Understood, leave it to me."

……

Meanwhile, at the Tianshui Fortress.

After resting, the million-strong army began its march toward Tianshui City. However, for unknown reasons, Lord Yan deliberately slowed down the march and required the troops to have three meals a day.

In the main force, the White Serpent Division, after the battle of Tianshui, had only more than 10,000 men left, a size equivalent to a streamlined brigade, which can be described as a heavy loss. However, the officers who took the opportunity to advance their life level after the bloody battle accounted for a full 50%.

Jiang He rode on a gray warhorse, and together with his three animal companions, they created four epic pillars.

—Fire represents Liming, Earth represents Kunyuan, Wind represents Fukong, and Water represents Xuanming. All four pillars are embedded props, and each has a small world entry.

As described in the item's description, Jiang He embedded the four pillars into the Duel Wall, and a huge change immediately occurred.

[Name: Small World - Duel]

[Category: Space]

[Quality: Sub-Legendary]

[Effect ①: Sub-Legendary level Durability]

[Effect 2: The holder can freely set the filtering conditions for entering and exiting targets]

[Effect 3: Quadruple Judgment - When the skeleton of a corresponding higher creature is bound to the Quadruple Pillar, the quality of the Duel Minor will be improved (Heroic Pinnacle: 0/4)]

[Effect ④: Small World - Expandable and contractible, Tier 3 world - World-class, Tier 4 world - Continent-class, Tier 5 world - Provincial-level, the Small World barrier can be integrated with the holder's energy properties]

[Note: Due to the integration of the four basic elements of wind, fire, earth, and water, the Immortal-level item Duel Wall has been strengthened (Sub-Legendary level: Due to the huge gap between the Legendary and Heroic eras, Sub-Legendary exists as a clear tier, above Immortal and below Legendary)]

[Executor's Note: Legendary beings can generally only generate one Authority. At this stage, battlefield players usually choose their core main skill as the object of their efforts to achieve qualitative change. Over 99% of those who fail to create Authority fail, but this does not fundamentally affect subsequent promotion.]

Jiang He pondered to himself, realizing that the Legend was clearly an era with vast disparities between different levels of society.

Those "powerless" who are not qualified to create authority simply become quasi-legends. Many are qualified to try to create authority, but fail in the end, yet they can still continue to be promoted normally.

"Lilith, it doesn't seem to be just a roadside stall."

Jiang He stroked his chin. The other party should have a method to create dual powers, but unfortunately, he's been playing dead lately. As for the sub-legend, this is the second time he's heard of it; the last time was when it was about Tsukuyomi in the present world of Yingzhou.

The brand-new Duel World, in its normal form, resembles a Rubik's Cube. After further transformation, it becomes a ring worn on the finger.

Jiang He couldn't help but glance at his hands. There were seven rings in total: the Five-Dimensional Ring, the Engineering Ring, and the Duel Ring. If they were considered ordinary jewelry, they would be considered luxurious.

In fact, the Five Elements Ring and the Crimson Coat are currently at the Prestige level, but given that Prestige items can affect regular gold items, he hasn't been investing resources in them recently.

The Fengtian Army advanced steadily, its morale high.

The following afternoon, the commanders of the various divisions who had been dispersed reported that they had begun an offensive against the four satellite cities.

In the central army formation, Yan Jun's face was grim. The three reconnaissance teams he had sent out had all failed to make contact with the Rao family's direct descendants who had taken a detour, which gave him a bad feeling.

"Keep looking!"

"You want to see people alive, you want to see corpses when you're dead!"

By evening, the southern satellite city surrendered, and the other three strategic strongholds, having lost their mutual support, fell one after another.

As night fell, the Fengtian soldiers saw the majestic Tianshui City, its walls stretching endlessly across the land, far surpassing the scale of the Tianshui Fortress.

The Tianshui army was wiped out, and the private armies of powerful families were destroyed.

At this moment, the only force defending Tianshui City is the local second-line garrison, which consists of two full divisions.

Aristocratic families and various small and medium-sized sects fled one after another. The retainers of the Western Kingdom's Palace left without saying goodbye. The General Command turned a deaf ear to the war, and the five military governors stood by and watched.

Inside the Western Kingdom's palace, chaos reigned.

"There's a fire!"

"Stop stealing! Come and put out the fire!"

"Someone is coming!"

"With the city about to fall, why not become a pair of desperate lovers with me?"

In the vast palace hall, the few remaining officials looked dejected. Several players who had infiltrated the palace were preparing to flee. This battle for control was taking place in the free world. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the punishment mission was not to the point of execution. Failure would only result in the destruction of all items and equipment.

The main hall was dimly lit.

The flames of war, so close at hand, could no longer be concealed.

"An army of one million!"

"Where did this million-strong army come from?!"

King Kosei overturned the table in shock and anger, his hands trembling as he cried out helplessly, "They're just a few scattered bandits!?"

The chief of staff stepped forward, tears welling in his eyes, and said sorrowfully, “Your Majesty, I have repeatedly reminded you that none of the military governors speak the truth. Now, the million-strong elite rebel army of Cangwu is already outside the city. I urge Your Majesty to leave immediately!”

"I will spill my blood in the palace to uphold Your Majesty's dignity."

"Nonsense!" Little Western King picked up the collapsed platform and smashed it at the old craftsman, angrily shouting, "Do you think I'm three years old?!"

"I have already ordered the exemption of taxes for Cangwu. What reason do they have to rebel? What about you heroes and noble families? How can you not serve the king!"

The chief of staff lamented repeatedly, "Your Majesty, the army that came to the aid of the king has already been annihilated."

"Shut up! This is utterly deceptive and misleading!" The Little Western King frantically waved his hand, "Guards, kill him!"

Outside the palace, a passing lieutenant colonel heard this and his eyes darted around rapidly. He strode into the palace, drew his sword, and beheaded the old advisor. He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, do not panic. Please open the treasury. I will organize a team to go out and investigate immediately."

"Good, good, good. A strong wind reveals the strength of the grass."

The young King of the West was overjoyed. Indeed, he was the chosen one of the West, as his father had said, and loyal subjects were everywhere.

"I'll go with you."

King Kosei lifted his robe and prepared to run out of the palace, but the two remaining armored soldiers at the door blocked his way.

"The chief steward has said that His Majesty is not allowed to leave the palace."

"I am the king, the king, the king!" King Xiaoxijing roared weakly and sensitively, "How dare a mere eunuch try to control me?"

The two armored soldiers remained silent. The only reason Tianshui City had not surrendered was that the old steward, who considered himself a servant, was still alive. He was a hero-elite being, and even in his old age, he was a renowned powerhouse throughout the empire.

The Imperial Lieutenant Colonel stealthily leaped out of the window. As a guard officer of the royal palace, he knew that the treasury had long been emptied by the various military governors, but some odds and ends were still a stroke of good fortune for him.

……

at the same time.

On the city wall of Tianshui, two garrison divisions were lined up in defense. Unlike the chaos inside the city, the morale here was quite high. This was because outside the city gate, an old man in a python robe stood with his ten fingers like hooks, closing his eyes to rest.

An aged face, withered skin, decaying flesh, and an uncontrollable stench of decay all indicated that this person was about to die. Even so, the invincible Fengtian Army stopped in its tracks. Yan Jun and someone else returned to the command post in the central army formation at the same time.

"Those who cross the line shall die."

The old man in the python robe spoke calmly, yet with an undeniable authority.

Chapter 495 Famous Gun Canglin

In the command center.

Jiang He sat by the window and watched.

It is no exaggeration to say that a king's sword can withstand a million soldiers.

Jiang He admitted that he had no way to deal with the opponent using conventional methods or in direct combat.

However, if the cost is disregarded, whether it's the 700 million undead bombs left over from the upgrade process, the small world that has been upgraded to sub-legendary level, or Ramanf being summoned again to use time acceleration, all of these can be used to effectively target the objective.

The only problem is that even if you torment the other party to death, there won't be enough gains to make up for the losses.

Jiang He simply watched from the sidelines, sitting in the command post sipping wine. The Fengtian rebels had swept through two provinces, plundering countless famous wines and vintages. He intercepted most of them, so no one really had to compete with the King of Pacifying the Rebellion for these things.

"What should we do?" the Iron Cavalry Commander asked bluntly.

The heroes remained silent. Since it wasn't them who were going to fight, the fact that the rebels had managed to reach Tianshui City meant that the big shots behind the scenes must have the means and determination to deal with the old servant of the Prince's mansion.

"Just a moment," Yan Jun said calmly.

Half an hour had barely passed.

Within Tianshui City, two rainbow beams shot into the sky.

Even from a considerable distance, the figures of two king-level warriors could be vaguely seen.

One of them was completely covered in heavy armor, as solid as an iron can. The mythical form of the Wan Sai Sect Master was called Wan Sai Huan Yu. The heroic armor forged from this armor had a 30% bonus to true damage and total damage immunity against fortress-type buildings.

The other person has two wings on their back. The Heavenly Craftsman Sect Master resembles a bird in its alien form, with gorgeous feathers covering their entire body. The mythical form is the Heavenly Craftsman's Feathers, and the corresponding hero's weapon has a special attack against warship-like objects.

"Old man, do you think you're invincible?"

The sect leader of Wan Sai laughed heartily and threw a punch. With a loud bang, the main gate of Tianshui City exploded and collapsed, leaving a huge crater on the ground that looked like the fist mark left by a giant ship crashing down.

The Heavenly Craft Sect Master looked rather young. He chuckled and waved his hand, and countless white feathers appeared in the sky below. Then they plummeted down, dense like a torrential downpour. The wisps of feather light were so intense that just looking at them made one's eyes sting.

"I'm going to have to learn from you today."

"hehe."

The old man in the python robe smiled and dismissed it. Countless white flowers bloomed all around, but the two extremely fierce attacks were all turned into a gentle breeze and scattered in all directions. As a price, more than half of the white flower sea withered.

Mythical Form: Crystal Flower Sea

The source is a white flower called the Crystal Orchid.

This flower typically parasitizes the root system of trees, absorbing nutrients to grow and reproduce.

The Western Kingdom Royal Palace is renowned throughout the empire for its wood-based source power.

Before the Five Dynasties period, the former king, who was then a prince, selected a young man with exceptional talent, personally nurtured him, and before his death exhausted the tree's nutrients, enabling the middle-aged man, who was still an ordinary hero, to rise to the level of an elite.

As the only reward for decades of wealth and honor, and for being treated as his own son, the late king requested that the middle-aged man guard the royal family's legacy, but not interfere in internal affairs. Furthermore, once he left and all the favors were gone, the man would fall from an elite to an ordinary person.

At first, the middle-aged man harbored some resentment, but he was reluctant to give up his hard-won life level, and even secretly pushed the military governor, which led to the deaths of two generations of Western Kings.

But when the old man reaches his eighties, his face, though not showing signs of aging, looks at his white hair in the mirror and feels only a faint resentment.

Today, the young people of yesteryear are old and frail.

As his cultivation progressed, the old man in the python robe looked back and became absolutely certain that the so-called dissipation of favors after leaving the royal palace was just a lie. Or rather, the answer was already clear when he interfered in internal affairs and framed two generations of Western Kings.

Regarding the late king's favor, how much of it was genuine and how much was feigned was already a complete blur.

But this generation of King of the West truly treats him as his own son, after all, the previous king died of illness after falling into the water when he was still an infant.

High in the air, having confirmed that the enemy still had the strength to fight, the two sect leaders slowed down their offensive.

Unexpectedly, the old man in the python robe took the initiative to soar into the sky.

"My grandson may be as stupid as a donkey, but you bunch of guys actually ganged up on a child. Don't you think that's going too far?"

The old man in the python robe, who had a clear view of everything in the Prince's mansion, sneered, "Look at what they've driven him to."

boom!

The clouds resembled soil, and crystal orchids bloomed one by one.

The two sect leaders exchanged a glance, both mocking him. A royal family of a certain realm had gone from prosperity to decline in just five generations, and even the central government couldn't stand it anymore and was considering giving up. The old man in the python robe in front of them had done a great service.

"What a cruel twist of fate, you're fighting to the death."

"Unexpected. I should have waited and seen for a while longer."

Rumble!

The sound of thunder echoed from high above.

……

ground.

The Fengtian army trampled over the broken city walls and entered Tianshui City.

Yan Jun immediately contacted the court envoy who had been waiting for a long time. The change of Tianshui meant that the western border had fallen. If he refused to be granted amnesty, the central army would have to rush to the western border to quell the rebellion, and it would be no small matter.

Upon entering the city, before the official announcement of the amnesty was issued, the three private armies of the Fu, Yan, and Shan families left without saying goodbye. Their necessity to assist the Fengtian Army had been fulfilled. The three heroes led the way and jointly visited the powerful Jing family to investigate their strengths and weaknesses.

The main force of Fengtian headed straight for the Western Border Prince's Palace.

The Salt Lord rode on the back of the Salt Dragon, with the two Supreme Lords standing on either side.