Origin Paradise!

boom!

The young marquis's smile remained unchanged, but his golden heart suddenly shattered, its extreme destructive power reverberating within his body. Blood poison filled his entire being, and evil eroded his soul. Without any warning, death struck unexpectedly.

The realm shatters, life revives.

The moment the young marquis regained consciousness, his expression was one of utter terror. A bullet brimming with the power of dawn was right in front of him, the timing perfectly timed, as if he were facing a natural enemy.

Bang!

His skull was shattered by a predator-made bullet.

The moment the vampire marquis fell, panic and confusion erupted within the brigade. The golden earls hurriedly retreated from the enemy lines, but the deadly gunfire continued to echo in their ears.

Bang bang bang!

Fourteen consecutive instant bullets, consuming a total of 14,000 energy points, killed nine ordinary gold-level vampires, four of whom had no domain and died with a single shot.

Bang bang bang!

The death-defying gunfire completely disrupted the vampire brigade's offensive plans. With the Golden Earl's entire army wiped out, the hunt for the Silver Earl immediately began. A pair of pure white, cold eyes seemed to be locking onto the frail prey from behind the battlefield.

The hill fell silent. A silver count crawled cautiously, then his abdomen burst open without warning, as if struck by a heavy hammer. His tough internal organs churned into a mess. He looked down in horror and saw blood gushing from between his fingers. Moments later, his body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut, and boundless darkness engulfed his consciousness.

Da da da!

Unable to withstand the increasingly terrifying pressure, a silver count stood on a hill and fired wildly. Suddenly, a bursting pain surged in his chest, as if he had been hit by a heavy cannon. His body was thrown backward uncontrollably, crashing into the cannon platform and bouncing straight down. He gasped for breath but could not get any air in, and his consciousness rapidly faded away in the excruciating pain.

One by one, the silver counts died.

The war has ended, and even the soldiers of the 0555 Regiment who are holding the line feel no joy at the sudden deaths of the enemy. Faced with the mysterious and terrifying unknown, fear follows them like a shadow.

Some vampires counted silently amidst endless fear.

A total of 120 shots were fired, killing 120 Silver Earls without missing a single one. The person consumed a total of 24,000 energy points.

In less than half a minute, all the high-ranking officers of this vampire brigade had fallen, their fighting spirit suffered a devastating blow, and a rout broke out, with deserters running wildly in all directions.

……

Positions and trenches.

Jiang He glanced at his remaining 14000 energy points and chose to put away his gun and rest. If he included his contribution to defeating the vampire brigade, his Marquis military merits had reached 2.5.

Yu Jianyue looked at the scene on the opposite hill, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Are there really no restrictions at all?"

Jiang He remained silent. The Echo in an instant was one of his greatest gains in the Ash World and a manifestation of the Sorcerer's power. With the support of many factors, taking into account both numerical values ​​and mechanics, if it weren't for the fact that Extraordinary Shooting inevitably requires energy, he alone could have decided the outcome of the Great Li Battle.

After some time, Gluttony's consumption of the prince's remains raised the nature of the dark energy by two minor levels.

The lieutenant colonel rushed in and said sincerely, "Thanks to the two of you, I originally thought I was going to die on the battlefield this time."

Yu Jianyue smiled and said, "Commander, you might as well speak frankly."

The lieutenant colonel scratched his head and said, "Then let me be frank with you two. I plan to relinquish control of the 0555th Regiment. The prince's remains are not in my possession, and someone will inevitably pursue this matter after the war. Now that the werewolf count has cut off one of my arms, I can take this opportunity to escape."

This ambush gave the lieutenant colonel commander hope of surviving until the end of the war. He did not intend to deceive the two men, but he also did not want to continue to be involved in the mess. Protecting himself was the best policy.

Yu Jianyue looked at someone, but it wasn't convenient for her to make a decision for that person.

“Okay,” Jiang He said, “provided that you continue to serve as the actual commander. I have no knowledge of the 0555 Regiment.”

The lieutenant colonel readily agreed.

Jiang He simply took out a fortress model. After unfolding it, this immortal-grade item transformed into a genuine giant castle, directly covering the surrounding core battlefield.

For a time, the earth shook.

—The Unfallen Fortress: An Ancient Oath.

The soldiers of the 0555th Regiment stood in the center of the castle, looking up blankly. The hundred-meter-high walls stretched for nearly ten kilometers, making it a majestic and imposing city.

However, the fortress's style was less than flattering. A stench of blood and decay permeated the air, and layers of dried blood covered the stone slabs on the ground, giving it a dark, blackish-red hue. In the irregular pools of blood, tiny pieces of flesh and severed fingers floated.

The city walls are thick and heavy, with hundreds of perfect skeletal cannons mounted between the crenellations on each side. The surface of the walls looks like it is inlaid with countless ferocious faces. At the center of the fortress stands a huge iron statue with a hollow abdomen, from which wailing sounds can be heard. The "Crypt of the Dead" inside can be converted into undead sentinels.

At the top of the iron statue is the Bone Pavilion.

Jiang He walked up to the pavilion. To the west of the fortress were hills, to the north was an immortal forest, and to the south and east were plains stretching as far as the eye could see.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the hellish smallpox swept out, and tens of thousands of corpses rotted across the battlefield, breeding a thick fog of blood flies that swarmed into every corner of the fortress.

Yu Jianyue approached the other party and, realizing the area was a battleground, couldn't help but ask, "Can you hold it?"

“When a Duke-level creature attacks, it can’t hold a single point,” Jiang He answered truthfully. “But if a Duke can reach the center of the battlefield unhindered, it means that the Empire is not far from defeat in the Great Li War.”

Yu Jianyue shook her head, picked up the wine barrel and drank the wine. The Yu family was unaware that she possessed a famous gun. If she lost the battle, it would simply reveal the identity of the gun owner on the spot and her usefulness. At the very least, it would prevent her from being killed.

Chapter 467 The Black Sun Reappears

The millennium of the Imperial Calendar, April 20th.

The day the prince's remains were discovered.

Duke Darkmoon, a werewolf, clashed with Duke Fu of the Empire on the plains. After a half-day battle, both were seriously injured.

Shortly after the battle ended, Duke Darkmoon was ambushed by Duke Fish and Lieutenant General Cangwu during his retreat, and nearly perished.

In a moment of crisis, the Darkmoon Priestess remotely unleashed an epic support spell, successfully delaying the battle, and ultimately the Darkmoon Duke retreated to the fortress to recuperate.

At the same time, Duke Fu was also intercepted.

Duke Merrick, Duke Raven, and Duke Spider's Nest attacked and destroyed Duke Fu's mythical form on the spot. The head of the Fu family and General Chasing the Sun provided timely support, barely saving him from disaster.

After this battle, the dukes and princes ceased their involvement.

It wasn't just the will of these powerful individuals; all the major factions had reached a tacit understanding on this matter: if their strongest combatant fell, it meant that even if their faction won, they would not be entitled to share the final spoils of victory, and even maintaining the existing order after the war would be fraught with predictable difficulties.

Most importantly, both sides clearly have spies on the other side, and their positions are not low; otherwise, accurately intercepting a hero's combat power would be extremely difficult.

……

3 month 21 day.

The day after the prince's remains were discovered.

The military responded to the 0555th Regiment's application, expediting the promotion of Acting Regiment Commander Ash to Regional Governor with the rank of Special Brigadier General, and ordering him to guard the remains until the arrival of the main force.

After this appointment was issued, the authority to handle "Brigadier General Ashes" was officially transferred from the Yu family to the military.

At noon that day, the main division of Spider Nest Fortress arrived at the fortress, led by the fortress's fierce general, the Spider Demon Duchess who had recently invaded the City of Fate.

Boom boom boom!

The bombardment by the Bone Cannon opened the prelude to the offensive and defensive battle.

On the western hills, a dark, swarming wave of spider servants swept in, so dense that not a patch of ground could be seen.

A full-load bombardment, assembling a total of two hundred skeletal cannons and elemental cannons, was launched, but the vacuum created was instantly covered again by countless spider minions.

On the city wall, Yu Jianyue switched to a Supreme Source Energy Gun, with black and white fish swirling around her to accelerate the recovery of her physical strength and energy. This kind of high-intensity, continuous warfare was not suitable for the extremely energy-intensive Famous Gun Nemesis.

As the spider swarm attacked, countless black spiders the size of millstones crawled up the city walls. The defensive fortification, Boiling Oil Corridor, was activated, and streams of fire burst forth, burning and killing a large number of enemies. However, the poisonous mist released by the spider servants before their deaths caused the deaths of hundreds of imperial soldiers.

A full-strength division has a population of around one million. The spider demons among the dark races are a bit special. The spider queens' powerful reproductive ability ensures that the race has the largest number of members in the Eternal Darkness.

Boom boom boom!

In an instant, violent explosions erupted simultaneously from all four walls of the fortress as the Spider Demon soldiers, the Tar Widows, self-destructed. They had humanoid upper bodies and lower bodies that resembled those of giant spiders. Their innate energy properties and tar-covered bodies made their self-destruction extremely powerful.

The fortress walls suffered severe damage, and the lieutenant colonel immediately ordered the 1st Battalion to replenish them with blood and flesh. The fortress, like a living beast, recovered at a visible speed after being replenished.

Amidst the black tide, the Spider Demon Duchess smiled contemptuously and swung her slender, exquisite black blade.

During the attack sequence, hundreds of thousands of spider servants suddenly collapsed, splitting into smaller spider servants a hundred times larger than before.

—Spider Demon Unit: Split Spider

Once they split, the life of the splitting spider will be extinguished in a short period of time, but before that, they can create the most ferocious wave of attacks.

Immense pressure descended upon the fortress.

The orderly gunfire of the Source Force turned into a chaotic and rapid series of shots.

A splitting spider pounced on the corporal's face, and in the blink of an eye, the corporal's head became desiccated.

The lieutenant colonel clutched his wound and sighed. His initial hope of surviving to the end of the war gradually faded. The first wave of main force attacks had already caused such a loss, and he felt that he might not be able to wait for the Empire's support.

Long!

Suddenly, a vast and resounding sound rang out.

Above the skeletal pavilion, a massive black sun rose, its edges forming a solemn outline, like the sun during a total solar eclipse, its vast corona radiating outwards and enveloping the battlefield.

Jiang He stood in the very center of the black sun, his two fingers casually raised in front of him. He was like a Buddha statue standing in the black sun, his calm demeanor exuding immense majesty.

In a fleeting moment, the black sun seemed to begin to slowly rotate, devouring everything at an astonishing speed. Violent tornadoes swirled around the battlefield, reaching from the sky to the earth, and countless fragments and dust were swept towards the black sun, sweeping across the sky like bolts of lightning.

Just as Jiang He unleashed his extraordinary power.

An even more terrifying devouring force descended upon the battlefield.

The clouds seemed to be falling, while the land appeared to be floating.

The "black sea" formed by spider servants converged toward the black sun, but was ignited before it even reached them. The bodies of these spider servants shimmered red like burning charcoal.

In just a few breaths, countless spider servants perished, utterly annihilated in the strangulation of the black sun.

An overwhelming sense of majesty filled the battlefield. The lieutenant colonel looked on in awe at the black sun emitting its blazing light, a power far surpassing that of ordinary gold. Such a scale of domain was unprecedented.

"How can it be!"

"God, please forgive my sin of cowardice."

"This thing... is a domain!?"

The Imperial soldiers were thrown into disarray, and some officers began to pray silently. Yu Jianyue remained silent, only then realizing something: since escaping the Infernal Fortress, someone seemed to have never shown their full potential.

On the western hills, the Spider Queen looked at the empty battlefield with an extremely grim expression.

Several immortal curse spells were released, landing on the enemy's body, but ultimately vanished without a trace after only a slight flash.

She bent down and began to run.

The Spider Curse Domain merged with the Golden Heart, activating the Golden State exclusive to the pinnacle. A layer of terrifyingly dense skeletal armor surged from the Spider Demon Duchess's body, and numerous pupils appeared in her eyes, sending chills down one's spine.

A swift and powerful advance.

With a single swift strike, the wall of the Undying Castle snapped in two, the crack perfectly smooth, yet still bearing the sharp, deadly blade's edge.

The Spider Demon Duchess charged straight at the Black Sun, her face contorted with rage, yet utterly fearless. Holding a thin black blade, she roared, "Take this!"

In an instant.

Jiang He clenched his fist forward with one hand.

In the darkness, the blood flies spawned from the countless corpses of spider servants swarmed everywhere, like a sandstorm covering the fields.

The moment she saw the bloodflies, the Spider Queen felt the strongest premonition of death she had ever experienced.

—Drawing the sword means certain death.

Without any hesitation, the Spider Queen turned and ran, completely disregarding the possibility of becoming a laughingstock. These blood flies, which destroyed the Infernal Fortress, have recently become quite infamous.

Blood flies have returned, and the dark sun has dissipated.

Jiang He activated his All-Seeing Eye and turned his head. More than thirty miles away, a group of lava tanks was advancing towards the Undying Castle, led by Major General Yu Shizuo.

As both a major general and a direct descendant of the Yu clan, Commander Yu's First Division of the Commandery was undoubtedly the main force of the Cangwu Army.

Chapter 468 War begins

The First Division of Sijun has been stationed at the Undying Fortress.

As the former brigadier general in charge of defense, Jiang He met with Yu Shizuo.

Following the surprise attack on Siming City, the First Division of Sijun is currently not at full strength.

This long-distance raid left behind a portion of the brigade to defend, so the garrison was only about 300,000 troops, while the remaining 200,000 extended a deep battle line around the fortress.

The nine elite gold members, including the Grand Marquis, as well as dozens of ordinary gold members, have seen a significant increase in their defensive strength.

"Ash, I've often heard of your great name."

Pisces was very enthusiastic. He didn't know that the code name was just something someone randomly chose at the start of the war, but even if he did know, he wouldn't really care.