Da Qin: Conquer all heavens and all realms

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the situation changed drastically.

The decree of the Xianyang Palace was no longer a distant oracle, but turned into three invisible swords, instantly piercing three different corners of the universe.

The empire's war machine began to operate at a high speed with an efficiency far beyond the outside world's imagination.

This is not an external expansion, but an internal "surgical operation".

Its purpose is not to occupy but to "correct"; not to plunder but to "reshape".

Ying Zheng wanted to prove to the entire universe that his laws would not tolerate any form of challenge or blasphemy.

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Dingyuan Marshal's Mansion, Iron-Blooded Expedition

The order from the Dingyuan Marshal's Office was the most direct and bloody of the three imperial edicts.

Bai Qi, the famous general known as the "Man-Butcher", brought his command style to the extreme on the cosmic battlefield.

He had no hesitation, nor any mercy. To him, rebellion was rebellion, no matter how "primitive" or "helpless" its reasons sounded, in the face of the laws of the empire, there was only one result - destruction.

"Iron Blood Legion, listen to orders!"

Bai Qi's voice, transmitted through the military network of the General's Office, reached the ears of every soldier in the legion. His voice was not loud, but it carried a murderous aura that could freeze the stars.

"Target: the Starry Sky Giant Beast Tribe's incubation star field."

"Mission: quell the rebellion."

"Method: indiscriminate annihilation."

"Your Majesty doesn't want a submissive race, but a completely clean starfield. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy! Anyone who attempts to escape will be pursued to the ends of the earth and killed without mercy!"

"Cleanse this polluted starry sky!"

"As ordered!"

Hundreds of millions of soldiers from the Iron Blood Legion roared in unison, and the sound waves gathered into a substantial torrent, breaking through the barriers of space.

The next moment, outside the hatching star field where the star beasts were entrenched, the space shattered like a mirror.

One after another, warships, pitch black, angular, and emitting endless murderous aura, sailed out from the broken space.

They arranged themselves into mysterious and deadly formations, like a swarm of bees from the abyss, instantly blocking the entire star field.

"Om-!"

At Bai Qi's command, all the warships' main guns charged simultaneously. Dark red energy beams converged at the muzzles. It wasn't simply an energy attack, but a "light of annihilation" blessed by the "Law." It struck not just matter, but the target's very existence.

The patriarch of the Starry Sky Giant Beast Clan, the behemoth that blocked out the sky and the sun, felt a fatal threat.

It let out an earth-shaking roar and led countless smaller beasts in a desperate charge towards the Iron Blood Legion like a flood breaking through a dam.

In their view, numbers and size are their greatest reliance.

However, in Bai Qi's eyes, these were just a group of lambs to be slaughtered.

"Formation deployed, 'Extinction Array'."

Bai Qi's voice was calm without a trace of emotion.

The Iron Blood Legion's fleet transformed its formation in an instant. The warships in front became a solid shield wall, blocking the waves of the behemoths' attacks.

The warships on both sides were like flexible blades, moving at high speed and firing dense rain of kinetic energy armor-piercing shells, accurately hitting the relatively fragile joints and eyes of the behemoths.

The warships at the rear are the real killer.

"Main gun, lock on to the target, 'Law Judgment'!"

The one Bai Qi locked onto was the leader of the Starry Sky Giant Beast Clan.

A dark red beam of light, brighter than the galaxy, instantly crossed a long distance and accurately struck the patriarch's head.

There were no earth-shattering explosions, no heart-wrenching screams.

That beam of light seemed to possess the power of "rules." The moment it struck the patriarch, the behemoth's body began to rapidly disintegrate from the inside out.

Its flesh, blood, bones, and even the most fundamental energy that constitutes its life were forcibly decomposed and annihilated under this "law judgment", turning into the purest cosmic dust without any consciousness.

Its death did not even have time to convey a trace of pain.

The fall of their leader plunged the charging herd of beasts into brief chaos.

And this is exactly the opportunity Bai Qi has been waiting for.

"All forces attack, leave no one behind!"

The Iron Blood Legion rushed back towards the chaotic group of giant beasts like a black tide.

It was a massacre without any suspense.

The soldiers of the empire, under the blessing of the law, are like gods descended to earth. Their weapons can easily tear apart the tough skin that the giant beasts are proud of.

In less than an hour, the rebellion that swept across the entire star field was completely quelled.

The once bustling Hatching Star Region was now utterly silent. Countless corpses of behemoths drifted in the icy universe, while even more had already turned to dust.

Bai Qi stood in the command room of the flagship, looking at the "cleaned" starry sky outside the window, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.

He checked the communication and sent back a brief and cold battle report to the Xianyang Palace:

"Your Majesty, the Star Beast Clan's rebellion has been quelled. The race has been eliminated. The star field has been purified."

"The law is made manifest."

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Tiance Mansion, Internet Cleaning Operation.

Unlike the thundering and powerful Operation Clean Internet of Dingyuan Mansion, the "Operation Clean Internet" of Tiance Mansion is a silent social war that permeates the entire universe.

Li Si, the prime minister of the empire famous for his Legalist thought, was well aware of the principle that "severe punishments are needed in troubled times, and severe penalties are needed in prosperous times."

Mere force is ineffective against the infiltrating and corrosive forces of the Shadow Kingdom, which are like a leech attached to your bones. You must use a more sophisticated and rigorous "order" to counter their "chaos."

"Shadow Eclipse Project..." Li Si stood in front of the Qilin Pavilion's sand table, looking at the cosmic civilization relationship diagram composed of countless data streams. A cold smile curled his lips. "You want to use shadow to fight against light, but you don't know that the deepest darkness is cast by the most dazzling light."

"Pass the order down, activate the second stage of the Skynet system - 'Mind Branding'."

"My laws not only regulate behavior, but also unify thought. From this day forward, all citizens of the empire, regardless of race or civilization, must undergo the baptism of the 'Soul Branding'."

"The so-called 'heart branding' isn't brainwashing, but a 'contract.' It imprints the core spirit of Imperial law deep within the soul of every living being in the gentlest and most irreversible way. From then on, loyalty to the law will become their instinct, as natural as breathing."

"Any attempt to spread chaos, sow fear, or incite hatred will immediately trigger the brand's 'self-check' mechanism. The perpetrator will be retaliated by the brand, their soul severely damaged, or even wiped out."

"At the same time, the Tiance Mansion's 'Fengxiansi' will be stationed in all civilizations immediately. They have supreme supervisory authority and can examine the thoughts of any citizen. Once individuals are found to be contaminated by 'Shadow Erosion', they will be immediately isolated and undergo 'Soul Purification'."

"I want them to know that in my empire, there are no secrets that can be hidden, and no darkness that can grow. Every corner will be bathed in the sunshine of law!"

Li Si's orders were quickly transmitted to every corner of the empire through the huge administrative network of Tiance Mansion.

Initially, this order caused panic and resistance in some civilizations, as they considered it an infringement on thought and a deprivation of freedom.

However, Li Si had already anticipated this.

He ordered the public disclosure of several cases where the Shadow Kingdom had successfully "shadow-eroded" planets. In these cases, once prosperous planets eventually broke out into civil war and their civilizations were destroyed due to the doubts and fears of their believers.

The bloody lessons have made all civilizations shudder.

Compared to being swallowed by chaos, accepting a "mental imprint" that can bring absolute order seems to be a less unacceptable option.

Soon, the "Mind Branding" plan was forcibly implemented throughout the empire.

The Shadow Kingdom's "Shadow Eclipse" plan suffered an unprecedented Waterloo.

When the believers they send out come into contact with people of other civilizations and try to sow a trace of doubt, the "mental imprint" deep in the other party's soul will immediately sound an alarm.

Officials from the Fengxiansi will appear in front of them like ghosts and catch them on the spot.

Those individuals contaminated by "Shadow Erosion" not only returned to normal after undergoing "soul purification", but even developed a deep-seated disgust and hatred for the Shadow Kingdom.

The "chaos" and "negative emotions" that the Shadow Kingdom relies on for survival quickly melted away in front of the "spiritual imprint" like ice and snow encountering the scorching sun.

They discovered that the soil on which they depended for survival was being completely "purified" in an incredible way.

The Lord of Shadows was in his core sanctuary, feeling his believers losing contact one after another and the chaotic energy in the kingdom of God constantly weakening. His expression became uglier than ever before.

"Impossible... How is this possible! How can he directly interfere with the soul? This is a blasphemy against the laws of life!" He roared in anger and fear.

However, no matter how unwilling he was, reality was cruel.

Li Si's "Net Cleansing Operation" was like an invisible net that enveloped the entire empire. Under this net, any "shadow" that tried to hide would be illuminated and then evaporated.

The victory of Tiance Mansion was a complete and crushing victory of order over chaos.