Origin Paradise!

Death descended upon the Fortress of No Return.

Dry, mournful cries rose and fell as lives were extinguished one after another by the ravages of hellish smallpox. Corpses lay strewn across the various districts, and the once bustling fortress now resembled a desolate ghost town.

"Investigate!!"

At the Duke's castle in the heart of the fortress, Duke Merrick was furious, sensing the death of several of his relatives.

A vampire can only receive a very limited amount of source blood in their lifetime. Duke Merrick immediately disappeared from his spot and rushed forward to provide support in various places. As if his house was on fire, he didn't care about the fortress for the time being; his first priority was to ensure the survival of his relatives.

In an instant, the Infernal Fortress became a sea of ​​thorns.

Heroic beings act without regard for the cost, unleashing astonishing power.

……

In the construction area, several gold-level officers led tens of thousands of humans into the pillbox. Someone issued a last-minute notice that everyone present was an accomplice who knew about the crime, and if they didn't leave, they would have to bear their own lives if they stayed.

As the gate closed, the alchemical machinery began to operate wildly, and the pillbox suddenly transformed into the shape of a rocket. Orange-red flames erupted from its base, thick smoke billowed up, and the rocket shot into the air, its speed increasing rapidly, leaving a long white trail behind it.

People looked down from the windows, many of them weeping with joy. Those who remained in the Infernal Fortress were destined to die in endless toil.

One of the golden prisoners composed himself, looked around, and then approached the cockpit with a puzzled expression.

"Senior Wuyang, where are Colonel He and Miss Yu?"

"Haha, they have a mission, it's good that they can't find them."

Jiang He turned around and gave a bright smile.

The golden prisoner felt relieved; to be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen the other person smile.

The rocket traced an arc in the sky.

Inside the Fortress of No Return, Duke Merrick suddenly looked up, his face contorted with rage, and roared, "You think you can leave?!"

Mythical Form: The Thorn Calamity is now available.

The epic curse, Bloodbound Spinning Wheel, is activated.

Before it could completely leave the fortress's territory, countless blood lines emerged from the rocket, like long, blood-red snakes, assimilating and corroding various mechanical parts, before suddenly tightening.

boom!

The "Paolou" rocket exploded at high altitude.

"Glory to the King!"

As death approached, the Perfect Transformation spell on the Demon Guardian vanished, and he embraced death without fear.

In an instant, accompanied by a rain of fire, the death fog that had accumulated in the fuel tanks for twenty days fell from the sky like a sea, quickly enveloping the outer perimeter of the fortress.

"Imperial Lieutenant Jiang Wuyang! I demand to see him alive or dead!" Duke Merrick roared. "The most wanted man! Find him!"

The swarm of blood flies was forcibly suppressed by the Duke's violence. Thick thorns formed a forest, absorbing and purifying the hellish smallpox. Without a continuous source of release, a single extraordinary disease would hardly be able to completely defeat the hero Duke.

Construction area, alchemy workshop.

The "No Entry" sign at the entrance was placed on the ground.

The old duchess angrily kicked the door open and entered, followed by a group of people who ransacked the place until they finally discovered a secret passage under the workbench.

"Jiang Wuyang, I trusted you so much!"

"You deserve to die!"

The old duchess had almost lost her mind. She roared, "Gather all the guards who are mobile and send them out to search every corner outside the fortress. Notify the deputy warden that I'm going down to hunt them down first and tell him to come and support me as soon as possible!"

"clear."

"clear."

The old duchess leaped into the tunnel, a thorny longsword in her hand drinking blood.

……

In front of the fortress gate.

Thousands of search teams set off one after another, each group of ten advancing in different directions. The military jeeps moved like a pack of wolves leaving their den, their momentum overwhelming.

Inside a jeep, the vampire viscount sat in the passenger seat, when a sudden stench assaulted his nostrils.

"What is the taste."

The vampire viscount turned around and found that the uniforms of the two barons guarding him were stained with dark blood, and the stench of decay was extremely pungent.

"What's going on with you two?"

Jiang He was somewhat helpless. The two guards who were parasitized by blood flies had long since decomposed, and the rot had even stained their clothes. In the fortress where there were no sanitary conditions, it was not a big deal, since it was common for people to defecate directly in their pockets. However, in the enclosed vehicle, there was no way to hide it.

"So what?" He Xiaoqi replied with a sinister grin.

In the boundless fog of death, the jeep shook violently, and then six corpses rolled to the ground as the doors opened.

Inside the car, Jiang He canceled the Ultimate Transformation Technique.

Yu Jianyue picked up the wine jug and gulped down a few mouthfuls. Given the gravity of the situation, this young lady from a prominent family still had some sense of propriety. In order to avoid any mishaps, she gritted her teeth and abstained from alcohol for half a day.

Si Chuan gripped the steering wheel tightly, the free wind blowing in from the window made him want to shout loudly.

He Xiaoqi turned around from the passenger seat, looked at someone, and asked, "Boss, what's our next step?"

Twenty days of obedience had already ingrained a habit in him.

Jiang He raised an eyebrow and said, "How about I deliver it directly to your homes?"

"Okay, okay," Yu Jianyue said, slightly drunk.

"Can it really work?" He Xiaoqi couldn't help but have some doubts, but he still chose to believe.

Jiang He almost laughed in anger. As a newcomer to the game, he might not even be able to distinguish the road signs.

"You guys figure it out yourselves, I don't know the way."

……

The Infernal Fortress.

The vampire deputy warden followed the old duchess into the tunnel, but after the two walked more than ten kilometers below, they found that there was no tunnel in front of them at all, and it was pitch black.

"No, look at the marks around you. It's possible that they dug it up and then filled it in."

“Let’s split up and one of us will go back,” the old duchess said.

The deputy warden shook his head. "No, Jiang Wuyang has an Imperial Colonel by his side. If they can remove the Open Stone Shackles, you will be alone and very likely to die in battle. Our family has already suffered heavy losses."

Just when the two were in a dilemma.

A red-haired youth burst into the fortress's statistics room.

Marquis Bart frantically searched for information, his face contorted with rage.

"Hellish diseases are just like the diseases of the world of the dead."

"I knew you were here."

"The thing that flew into the sky was a pillbox... The person in charge of the pillbox project was Jiang Wuyang."

"Imprisoned in the core prison of the East District... Yu Jianyue, He Xiaoqi, Si Chuan... are all defeated soldiers from Cangwu Province."

Marquis Bart suddenly looked up, his eyes fierce.

"We'll meet outside the Cangwu Fortress."

Marquis Bart turned and left. This choice might not be correct, but it was the most probable direction at the moment. He planned to intercept the target on the road back to the Empire. No matter the outcome, it was better than waiting in place.

……

Five hours after the outbreak of the plague at the Infernal Fortress.

A military jeep circled the moat, then traversed the death fog, crossed the chaotic borderlands, and entered the Empire's borders on the Eternal Dark Continent.

The long journey under full load caused most of the military jeep's metallurgical components to be damaged beyond repair. Fortunately, there were professionals on board who made simple repairs and continued their journey.

The terrain around the border is extremely complex, with wastelands and mountains interspersed. Small settlements are scattered among the ancient city ruins, relying on the broken source veins underground for survival. Occasionally, strange areas that have encountered source energy distortion can be seen. Some places are full of danger due to source energy chaos, and some even echo with void storms.

As we moved forward, the ground gradually flattened out, and we could vaguely see traces of human intervention. The trees on both sides were withered.

The military jeep sped across the open field, leaving a trail of dust. Jiang He, who had been resting with her eyes closed in the back seat, suddenly opened them at a certain moment.

In a split second, he kicked Si Chuan in the driver's seat, then suddenly disappeared. The extreme violence destroyed the seat, leaving a footprint on his back. The temporary driver crashed through the windows, hood, and engine, flying straight for a kilometer.

boom!

A streak of blood fell from the sky.

Blood Sword completely destroyed the jeep, leaving a deep, dark crater in its wake.

Si Chuan rose amidst a cloud of dust, looking back with lingering fear. If he had been hit by that attack, his domain core would have been destroyed, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.

On the other side, Yu Jianyue calmly withdrew from the bombing site, a thick layer of Dawn Source Energy shield protecting her. She looked up and saw a burly figure floating high in the sky.

With horns like a goat and skin as red as blood, the newcomer was panting heavily, clearly having just finished a long march. He had activated his golden state, revealing his demonic form, with wisps of blood swirling around him.

—Bate, the Demon Lord.

"So it's the Blood Demon clan, on par with the Serifus clan." Yu Jianyue smiled enigmatically, the intoxication in her eyes gradually fading.

He Xiaoqi struggled to climb out of the deep pit where he had been standing. A piece of the sword tip remained in his back. The blow had almost killed him on the spot. The tearing and blood erosion caused excruciating pain in his internal organs.

"Jiang Wuyang!"

In mid-air, Bart completely ignored the other three ants, and just grinned at someone, saying, "Or, Rhine Augustus, I've finally caught you."

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of bright red sword feathers suddenly extended from the massive membrane wings behind Bart. With the vibration of the membrane wings, the sword feathers burst forth and intertwined in mid-air. The smooth blades were like mirrors, making the sharp sword light even faster.

—The Kaleidoscope of Blood.

Swords fell like rain.

Jiang He activated Divine Movement, directly entering the decisive battle mode. In an instant, his entire body seemed to be burning, and his violent aura was like a tsunami, making everyone present breathless.

boom!

Jiang He leaped out of the ground, almost transforming into a streak of light.

The sword light struck directly at the figure, and the surging dark energy seemed to encounter an unyielding reef, shattering into scattered threads that cut countless fine cracks into the ground.

Unleashing his full speed, Jiang He stomped the ground with tremendous force at the moment of reaching his peak. The ground within a radius of a hundred meters cracked and collapsed, and his figure soared into the sky, raising clouds of dust.

shhhhhh!

Swords struck their target, only to shatter before the rock-solid body.

On the ground, He Xiaoqi stared in disbelief. As someone who had personally experienced the power of the sword feathers, he knew all too well how powerful they were. The fact that so many sword feathers had only left a shallow wound on someone was something that could not be explained by mere physical strength.

boom!

His figure seemed to ascend into the sky like a cannonball.

Bart was surprised and uncertain, and dodged aside.

Suddenly, wings sprouted from Jiang He's back. As he spun, three thousand six hundred blood feathers flew out in unison, each one like a sword, containing the sharpness and sturdiness of the Undying level.

Bart gritted his teeth and, without hesitation, flapped his wings again, unleashing a barrage of sword feathers.

Two extremely dangerous storms clashed high in the sky, the sound of rocks and iron breaking apart was deafening, and the overflowing wind was like sharp knives, accompanied by a low wailing echo.

……

ground.

Yu Jianyue pulled out a heavy sniper rifle from somewhere, its terrifying power gathering at the muzzle.

The gun body features a composite design that combines sharp angles with smooth curves. The gun body is covered with special source energy armor plates, and the matte black base is paired with white energy flow patterns, making the gun black and white, surrounded by the two source energies of darkness and dawn.

"Natural Enemy - Small Missile".

"Adjusted to Dawn Source Power".

Yu Jianyue licked her lips, aimed at the enemy, and decisively pulled the trigger. Her internal energy was exhausted, and the muzzle of the gun burst forth with a burst of light.

In the Eternal Darkness World, cultivators will use source power to ignite nine source power nodes in sequence, and the first, fourth, and seventh nodes will successively give birth to source power talents.

In the Bronze Age, the source of energy was in a gaseous state.

In the Silver Age, the source energy was in liquid form.

In the Golden Age, the Source Force was solid.