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"Thunder Pool!!" Ying An said, "This is the Thunder Pool that can allow the soul to transcend tribulation and shed all the evil spirits."

Lowering his eyes and suppressing his inner desire, Ying Zheng sneered, "Are you planning to use the Thunder Pond as a threat to force me to pass the throne to you?"

Ying An shook his head and said, "Father, you should also know that there can't be two tigers in one mountain. The tiger doesn't intend to hurt people, but people want to hurt the tiger! There is only one supreme throne in the Great Qin. Even if I am really willing to step down under you, can you really rest assured?"

"Ah..." Ying Zheng sighed softly and said, "Yes!! How could I not know this? Unfortunately, no matter how deep our father-son love is, it can't overcome our mutual suspicion!! Let's do it!!"

The moment he finished speaking, Ying Zheng closed his eyes, as if waiting for Ying An to make a move.

Unfortunately, Ying Zheng didn't know that Ying An was not that heartless.

Although there were indeed some sordid things between him and Ying Zheng, and they harbored unresolved suspicions about each other, for so long, Ying Zheng had treated Ying An with the deepest affection of a father and son. He had even neglected his eldest son, Fusu, countless times, for Ying An's sake.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?

What's more, Ying An never intended to truly follow the ruthless path of Tai Shang Wangqing.

Not to mention other things, there are countless methods in the world of the heavens. Although the Yang Shen system is powerful, it is only at the upper-middle level among the heavens and myriad worlds.

The Yangshen template was the first one Ying An obtained. Even after the fusion diagram was improved by 100%, the next template would not be as powerful as the Yangshen.

But as long as Ying An continues to grow, he will eventually obtain a heritage template that is more terrifying and powerful than Yang Shen.

Who knows, among the other templates, will there be a path of compassion?

To rashly cut off ties with others is simply to play with your own future.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. I have never intended to kill you!" Ying An explained, "Your Majesty, your Majesty's current spiritual cultivation is not enough to survive a thunder tribulation. But with the help of the Great Qin's Divine Dragon, I think he should be able to survive a thunder tribulation. Moreover, I am here, so I can naturally help you to successfully overcome the tribulation."

"I see!" Ying Zheng nodded in understanding, as if he had thought of something. He then said, "You don't want to bear the name of patricide, but you also want to get rid of me, the stumbling block. So you want me to die in the minefield? Very well, then I will do as you wish!"

The moment the words fell, a gust of cold wind suddenly emerged from above Ying Zheng's head, and then sank directly into the thunder pool that looked like a small inkstone.

Ying An clearly saw that within the thunder pool, Ying Zheng's spirit began to rapidly transform. However, Ying Zheng had only recently achieved the status of a Ghost Immortal, and his foundation was too shallow. Just as his spirit was about to collapse, the Dragon Ball of National Destiny suddenly, as if sensing something, automatically leaped out of Ying Zheng's body.

A mysterious force of national destiny was instantly infused into Ying Zheng's weak soul through some unknown connection. Relying on the surging power of national destiny, Ying Zheng's soul easily survived the thunder tribulation.

When the soul completely completed its transformation, the soul's thoughts also split beyond three thousand, even to the point of nearly four thousand.

Every thought was like a gem, crystal clear and filled with pure yang energy.

With a single leap, his spirit left the Thunder Pond. Ying Zheng's spirit, like a real body, appeared to possess a substance.

Looking at Ying An in confusion, Ying Zheng asked curiously, "You actually really want to help me survive this thunder tribulation. An'er, what exactly do you want to do?"

Ying An acted as if he hadn't noticed Ying Zheng's suspicion. He bowed and said, "Congratulations, father. You have survived the thunder tribulation. From now on, your thoughts will be pure yang, and you will be free from the confusion of the womb. Your spirit will remain in the world for a thousand years. Immortality is within your reach!"

Seeing Ying Zheng silently waiting for his explanation, Ying An said, "Father, there can't be two tigers on one mountain. What if there are two mountains?"

Chapter 257: Divide the two worlds! An opportunity to unify the world!

"Two mountains?" Ying Zheng frowned.

Without knowing the existence of parallel worlds, Ying Zheng obviously couldn't imagine what the true meaning of Ying An's metaphor was.

After a moment's hesitation, Ying Zheng asked, "An'er, do you mean to divide the world with me?"

In Ying Zheng's view, there can't be two tigers in one mountain, and there can't be two kings in one country. So, the two mountains naturally refer to the two countries.

Don't forget, the world is now in the midst of a war of wars. Besides the already destroyed Han and Zhao, including Qin, there are still Qi, Yan, Chu, and Wei.

Ying An shook his head and said, "The world is vast. But for you and me, father and son, there's no room for two nations! Moreover, after hundreds of years of suffering from war, both the various schools of thought and the common people of the world yearn for unification. How can I possibly go against the tide of change?"

"So what do you mean?" Unable to figure out what Ying An meant, Ying Zheng simply went straight to the point.

"Father, there is more than one world." Ying An smiled and began to talk about the results of his trip to Loulan.

Of course, in Ying An's narration, things like Chi You's resurrection, the unseen Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, Xiao Li and others were all mentioned vaguely.

What Ying An actually described in detail was another world, the unified Qin Dynasty. It was about the arrogant First Emperor, who boasted that his achievements surpassed those of the Three Sovereigns and his virtue surpassed those of the Five Emperors.

Hearing that Ying An had reached an agreement with another world, or rather, his future self, Ying Zheng was somewhat surprised and said, "Today I finally understand the wonders of fate. I never thought there really is a world beyond the world. And in another world, there is a person who has already unified the world!!"

After sighing, Ying Zheng said, "So, in that other world, there's me, Fusu, and others. But you, alone, died before you were even born, along with my mother!!"

Ying An nodded and said, "Father, you also know the future. Another Great Qin will not last long."

"Do you hope that I will pass the throne to you so that you can merge with the First Emperor of another world?" Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment.

It is obvious that both the First Emperor and Ying Zheng were extremely wary of merging into another self.

Seeing this, Ying An explained, "Father, you are currently following the path of the Spiritual Immortal, cultivating both the Human Immortal Martial Arts and the Path of the Immortal Soul, leading directly to the other shore. The other First Emperor, although he is your future father, is a co-existent entity from a different world. It's like a fixed resource, divided into two separate entities that are both the same and different. If the two were to merge, it might be difficult to accept at first, but in the future, it would enable your father to achieve twice the result with half the effort on his path of cultivation. He might even reach the other shore more easily than others!"

Ying Zheng nodded without comment.

In Ying Zheng's opinion, Ying An's words were indeed sincere. But his real purpose was probably not to make his crossing to the other side easier, but to prevent the father and son from killing each other.

This was also what Ying Zheng thought. However, since it was his father who left, Ying Zheng felt a little more resentful.

After pondering for a moment, Ying Zheng said, "I can leave, but I want to take the Dragon Ball with me!!"

For Ying Zheng, nothing is more important than the dragon ball that can gather the destiny of the Qin Dynasty.

Relying on the dragon ball, Ying Zheng not only broke through the barrier of life and death in one leap, but even when he was going through the tribulation just now, it was thanks to the help of the Qin Dynasty's destiny that Ying Zheng successfully passed through the thunder tribulation, shed all the evil in his soul, and reached the state of pure yang thoughts.

Ying An nodded directly and said, "Of course. However, my father can only take the Dragon Ball with him, but he cannot take away the destiny of the Great Qin."

The moment he finished speaking, Ying An immediately explained, "Father, don't worry. The Dragon Ball is connected to your destiny. When we leave this world and enter another Great Qin, the Dragon Ball will soon be able to gather the destiny of the other Great Qin, forming a True Dragon of Destiny that is even more powerful than the current one!!"

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Ying Zheng nodded, agreeing to Ying An's conditions. He then said, "In addition to the Dragon Ball, I also want a Thunder Pond!"

In Ying Zheng's view, he was discussing the separation of father and son with Ying An at this moment.

When other people's fathers and sons split up, it was the son who was separated. But his son was too evil, so it was he, the father, who was separated.

Since this is the case, Ying Zheng must of course try his best to satisfy himself first.

Lei Chi is something that Ying Zheng cannot give up no matter what.

Having cultivated his soul to the level of a thunder tribulation, Ying Zheng knew very well how terrible the bonus was to his soul every time a thunder tribulation changed.

That is a complete qualitative change, which cannot be compared with the simple enhancement of spiritual power.

Putting aside other things, with Ying Zheng's current spiritual cultivation level after a thunder tribulation, he felt that just a thought impact would be enough to cause his soul to collapse before he overcame the tribulation.

The soul will not collapse and the person will not die, but in the process of the soul reuniting, Ying Zheng can easily crush the soul thoughts of an ordinary ghost immortal.

This is a real qualitative difference, which cannot be imagined in terms of quantity.

This pool of thunder was originally prepared by Ying An for Ying Zheng. The reason why Ying Zheng was allowed to pass the tribulation in advance was to set an example for him to pass the tribulation in the future.

Of course Ying An would not refuse.

Upon hearing this, he not only handed the inkstone-like Thunder Pool to Ying Zheng, but also directly taught him the method of refining the Thunder Pool through his soul.

Unexpectedly, Ying An was so generous even to Lei Chi. Ying Zheng's heart suddenly became a little complicated.

He now had no idea how strong Ying An was.

You know, just by going through a thunder tribulation just now, he felt the wonderful transformation of his soul. So what about Ying An?

How far has he come to since he is willing to sacrifice even Lei Chi?

Silently refining the Thunder Pool, Ying Zheng said with a sigh, "Since you and I, father and son, are going to rule two worlds separately, should I fake my own death after I leave?"

Ying Zheng said with a hint of amusement, "Now is the official opportunity for the Qin Dynasty to unify the world. If I were to pass the throne to you without any reason and there were still no reports of my death, I'm afraid those anti-Qin rebels in the world would certainly not mind using my name to oppose you!!"

It has to be admitted that Ying Zheng's proposal was quite far-sighted on this point.

Because everything he said now was destined to happen.

After thinking for a moment, Ying An bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Father!"

"That's all right. If I ever run into trouble in another world, I hope you and my father can help each other!" Ying Zheng smiled faintly and said, "I will soon fall ill. I will then issue an order for you to return home. Be prepared to take charge of the Qin Dynasty!"

Chapter 258: Father and son turn against each other? Another Qin Shi Huang merges!

Ying Zheng gave up the throne of Qin so easily, and even in order to avoid possible troubles for Ying An in the future, he took the initiative to fake his death to pave the way for Ying An in advance.

Even though Ying An knew that all this was something that had to be done to avoid a real conflict between father and son in the future.

But at this moment, I heard Ying Zheng so straightforward, and even caring.

Ying An couldn't help but feel touched.

After paying his respects to Ying Zheng once again, Ying An said, "Thank you so much, father! It is I who am unfilial!"

"No!" Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "You opened up another realm, thus avoiding future conflict with me. This is a great act of filial piety. Besides, that other realm is also the Great Qin. Moreover, the one sitting on the throne is me, the First Emperor. Throughout history, has there ever been a situation like you and me, father and son, ruling two realms? How can this be considered unfilial?"

The moment he finished speaking, seeing that Ying An was about to say something, Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Go! Settle the affairs of Han and Zhao properly, so that when I summon you back to Xianyang, those unwilling descendants of the two countries will not have the opportunity to rebel!!"

After hesitating for a moment, Ying An bowed slightly and said, "Your son will take his leave!"

As he spoke, Ying An took a step back.

With one step, his figure seemed to be swallowed up by space and disappeared from Ying Zheng's sight.

After Ying An left, Ying Zheng sighed with regret, "The First Emperor, another Great Qin? In this world, I can sit back and reap the benefits thanks to An'er. In another world, I want to see how you, the six rebellious nations, can stir up trouble in my hands!!"

Ying Zheng began to prepare for the separation of father and son.

After returning to Zhao, Ying An arranged for his generals to guard against rebellions in Han and Zhao, and to be vigilant against the movements of Wei, Qi, Chu, and Yan. Soon, an imperial edict from Xianyang was delivered to Handan, the former capital of Zhao.

At this time, Ying An had just transferred his troops to various directions.

This shows that Ying Zheng began to feign serious illness almost immediately after saying goodbye to Ying An. He issued an order to summon Ying An back to Xianyang that very same day.

When Ying An began to return to Xianyang.

In the entire Xianyang city, under the seemingly calm surface, various forces began to make various plans.

Inside Fusu's residence.

"Sir! You absolutely cannot let Young Master Ying An return!" A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe with an elegant face bowed to Fusu and said, "If Young Master Ying An returns, you will be in danger! I am not exaggerating! I hope you can make a decision soon!"

Fusu's face was filled with sorrow, and he said helplessly, "What can I do? Father favors Ying An. But I have repeatedly offended Father, making him unhappy. In this case, how can I go against Father's wishes? Forget it. When my second brother returns, I will be content to be a local lord!"

"Young Master!" The Confucians were obviously unwilling to accept that Fusu, who had been trained with great difficulty, could not ascend to the throne of the Qin Dynasty.

After all, this meant that all the Confucian plans of so many years had been wasted. Moreover, Ying An had previously used despicable means, under the guise of welcoming a bride, to destroy the Han Kingdom, and then turned around and destroyed the Zhao Kingdom.

How could Confucians not be vigilant against the actions of such a ferocious country?

It can be said that any Confucian descendant with a little foresight would be very clear that once Ying An ascended the throne, even if Confucianism could still be preserved, it would probably be seriously damaged.

Who made the Confucians who supported Prince Fusu a thorn in Ying An's side?

Of course, this is also why the Confucian disciples surrounding Prince Fusu are completely unaware that everyone in Xiaoshengxianzhuang, from Xunzi to the head of the village, Fu Nian, has already defected to Ying An.

But even so, when Ying An ascends the throne in the future, the purge of Confucianism is inevitable.

Rather than saying that these people were doing it for Confucianism, it would be more accurate to say that they were doing it for their own power.

If they didn't want to take advantage of Fusu, why would they come to Qin as Confucian disciples to teach the future crown prince?

You know, among all the schools of thought, the Confucianists were the most harsh in criticizing the Qin Dynasty.

At this moment, Prince Fusu, in accordance with Confucian philosophy, chose to follow Ying Zheng's wishes for the sake of benevolence and filial piety, and handed over the throne of Qin to Ying An. I don't know how many Confucian disciples were indignant.

What's more, these people are now beginning to doubt whether it was right or wrong to teach Fusu to be a nerd.

However, Fusu himself was willing to sink. But the Confucian descendants and various forces who supported him would never accept Ying An ascending the throne of the Qin Dynasty.

A conspiracy to completely hide Fusu in the valley quietly began to surround Ying An.

It is the only way from Handan, Zhao State to Xianyang, Qin State.

Nearly a thousand elite soldiers were quietly lying in ambush around, waiting for Ying An's arrival.

In the current Qin Dynasty, the supporters behind Ying An are far from comparable to Fusu. Apart from others, whether it is the old Qin people or the Chu faction, before Ying An came out, they all supported Fusu.

Even in the military, there were many people cheering for Fusu.

The reason why the military did not openly join Fusu's side this time was entirely because Ying An had previously led his army to destroy the State of Zhao in a short period of time.

Although the military had previously supported Fusu, they supported the orthodoxy of the Qin Dynasty. But when Ying Zheng insisted on passing the throne to Ying An, the military would definitely not object, even if it was just because Ying An could win battles and even destroy Li Mu in one fell swoop.

In the Qin Dynasty, the most powerful force was ultimately the military, because the Qin Dynasty practiced the military merit system.

It can be said that the system of military merit and nobility was the real reliance that enabled the Qin Dynasty to develop from a weak country in a short period of time and to dominate the six countries.

As long as the military merit system is not corrupted, neither the old Qin people, nor the Chu faction, nor any other forces will be able to turn the tables.

Even the old Qin people were staunch supporters of the military merit system. The benefits and power gained from the military merit system were simply too overwhelming and massive.