Origin Paradise!

“That doesn’t mean we should lose!” Merrick’s face darkened. “We can’t go back to the depths of eternal darkness, and you’ve transferred us from Cangwu Fortress. If I don’t find some fun to pass the time, am I just going to sit here doing nothing?”

The two entered the Hongmen Mansion, crossed the corridor, and found the hall behind the curtain dimly lit, with three long tables in the center, flanked by hundreds of golden guards, and the candlelight flickering.

When the two entered, all the commanders turned their heads in unison.

At the head of the main table, a middle-aged man in a royal robe, with a face as red as a date and the appearance of a dragon and tiger, held a heavy six-ringed sword planted in the ground. He was sipping wine with a cup in hand, his gaze disdainful and sideways.

"Deputy Division Commander White Snake has arrived!"

To the left and right of the main seat, the Duke of Yan, the Duke of Shan, the Duke of Ruan, the head of the Fu family, and the Supreme Lord Wan Sai were already seated. In addition, the head of the Jing family and the Supreme Lord Tian Gong were also present. All the heroes had arrived.

Jiang He sat down, with a voluptuous maid kneeling beside her. Merrick noticed the gazes of the hero falling on him and immediately fell silent.

Once all the rebel leaders had arrived, the banquet officially began. Dishes were served, music played, and dancers began to sway gracefully.

Salt King put down his wine cup and casually said, "You are the one who made the greatest contribution to the King of Pacification and the capture of Cangwu. But now that Cangwu has been pacified, you are being summoned to a banquet to determine rewards and punishments and to appease the various prefectures. Yet you have led your entire fleet out. Isn't this a premeditated rebellion?"

boom!

All the division commanders were startled. As the saying goes, "the true intentions are revealed when the map is unrolled." No one expected that Yan Jun would launch an attack right away. As for the saying "whoever enters Qingyu first shall be king," the real meaning was actually the opposite. Two tigers cannot share one mountain. Yan Jun had already made it public that no one but him was allowed to seize the political legacy of conquering Qingyu.

Merrick's expression immediately became wary.

Jiang He said calmly, "The matter of Cangwu is in Fengtian, and in the hands of all the leaders. Who here is not plotting a rebellion?"

"The affairs of Cangwu are in my hands," the Salt Lord said coldly. "I will do it now, who dares to disobey? Do you think my precious sword is dull?"

"My gun is never bad."

Hundreds of guards drew their swords in unison, and the armored man behind Salt stepped forward. Merrick drew his sword, and all the commanders fell silent. The Iron Cavalry leader looked at someone in shock, never expecting the other party to be so forceful.

"You two!" The Supreme Lord Wan Sai immediately stood up and said solemnly, "The great cause is not yet complete, how can we allow internal strife?"

The head of the Fu family nodded and said, "Now that the flood has receded, there are still some elite troops left behind. It is only right for you commanders to lead your troops to protect us, but you did not report to the Salt Lord. You deserve to be punished. You must drink three cups first before we discuss anything else."

“Absolutely, absolutely,” the Supreme Master of Heavenly Craftsmanship echoed with a smile.

The head of the Jing family looked on with suspicion. The head of the Fu family and Grand Elder Wan Sai had suddenly spoken up for someone without his knowledge. This feeling of being out of control made him uncomfortable.

Salt King gave the group a deep look. It was quite unexpected that more than half of the heroes had expressed their support. He only knew that the King of Pacification had sent a letter to the two heroes, but he had no idea what the specific contents were.

"Then I'll punish myself with a drink first." Jiang He had no intention of stealing drinks, but the quality and taste of the drinks at the banquet were indeed excellent. He finished the drink and found it exceptionally fragrant.

"Haha, Your Majesty is too stingy. I'll drink with you."

Why doesn't Your Majesty drink some wine?

"It tastes bland."

Several division commanders raised their glasses, some even making sarcastic remarks, but these guys clearly didn't realize the heroes' frowns. Their statements at the table sent the wrong signal. Although Wan Sai and others spoke up to defend someone, they didn't give up on Salt Lord's idea.

"Hmph, you rude scoundrel."

Duke Yan snorted coldly, and an extremely strong soul fluctuation swept out. The Yan family's soul secret technique was something that even those of the same level had to be treated with caution. At this moment, it exerted three-tenths of its power, and the entire Hongmen Mansion was trembling.

Amidst the raging winds, several division commanders were deathly pale, their throats churning violently as they vomited a mixture of alcohol and blood. Their internal organs were in turmoil, and the intense pain made their mental state precarious.

The others suffered the aftershocks, their bodies churning as well. Duke Yan glanced around and saw that, apart from the heroes, only the King of Pacifying the Rebellion and the King of Fengtian were unharmed. Both of them had clearly awakened their heroic will, and their strength was not enough to shake them.

"From this moment forward, anyone who dares to instigate internal strife will be killed without mercy," said Supreme Lord Wan Sai in a cold voice.

"A sword dance will come to ward off bad luck," Duke Shan said with a smile.

“Absolutely, absolutely,” the Supreme Master of Heavenly Craftsmanship agreed.

A woman from a branch of the Dan clan entered the arena carrying a sword. Her graceful figure and sharp sword light immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. Even though the dancers had been trained for many years, they were still far inferior to her heroic figure. This golden spirit, who was not yet thirty years old, was, in the end, a hero second only to a super genius.

The sword flashed like a rainbow, and the body moved as lightly as a swallow.

The woman holding the sword walked gracefully and unintentionally came to stand in front of someone.

Whoosh!

The sword tip pointed straight out.

Many people turned pale at this and looked towards the King who had quelled the rebellion.

clang!

The strange man sitting to the side stepped over the table, casually drew the guard's sword, and directly blocked the blade.

Sparks flew and fell before Jiang He's eyes.

"Such a sword dance is incomplete without accompaniment." The strange man drew his sword frequently, without using source power, but his fighting skills were still fierce. He was usually only obsequious in front of the two rebel kings. If he hadn't been born into the Shan family, he would have already beheaded an ordinary gold-ranking man with one strike.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The woman from the Shan family retreated step by step, and knife wounds gradually filled her body, with saltification spreading and eroding her life force.

Duke Shan remained unmoved, his smile unchanged, watching helplessly as the women of his family walked toward their deaths, utterly too lazy to utter a word to stop them.

Salt King picked up his wine cup again and said, "King of Pacifying the Rebellion, I know you command an immortal warship. Even I am envious of such a fleet. I apologize for my previous indiscretion. Let's just laugh it off."

“Of course.” Jiang He finished her cup and asked, “I would like to know who said this.”

Yan Jun said with a playful tone, "Little Lord Siming, the moment you decided to come to Hongmen County, he judged that you would die here, so he sought another wise ruler. The letters, envoys, and gifts are all in the backyard. I have no intention of talking nonsense about such trivial matters."

Upon hearing this, the division commanders all chimed in with their approval.

"It's the work of wicked people."

"Such informers are despicable."

"So the two kings were misled; in reality, they are still as close as brothers."

The strange man suppressed the woman of the Shan family. Seeing that the Duke of Shan had no intention of stopping him, he casually killed her. The familiar smell of blood and death relaxed the atmosphere. Several commanders danced hand in hand, and the scene was extremely lively.

Taking advantage of the situation, Yan Jun issued a battle plan. Three days later, the Fengtian Army would gather its forces and launch a direct attack on Tianshui Province. After capturing the Tianshui Fortress, the army would split up and advance to attack the four satellite cities of Tianshui City. The old servants of the noble rank who were stationed in the Prince's Mansion would be dealt with by others.

At the banquet, Jiang He used the excuse of sobering up to go out with Merrick.

Before they could leave the corridor, Venerable Wan Sai and the head of the Fu family blocked their way.

"King of Pacifying the Rebellion, don't forget the Undying Fortress."

"Your Excellency, a precious treasure for purifying bloodlines."

The Supreme Elder Wan Sai spoke kindly, but did not back down an inch. In the letter, the other party showed a non-fatal fortress. The Wan Sai Sect did not care about its defensive strength, but the technology that could shrink the fortress to the size of a millstone was undoubtedly of strategic significance and was a huge boost to the entire Wan Sai Sect.

Compared to Wan Sai Tai Shang, the Fu family head's eyes were colder. The only rare treasure for purifying bloodlines that had recently appeared was the Da Li Bullet. Back in the Dark Canyon, Jiang Wu Yang and the man in black each took one. Since the famous Da Li gun could not be repaired, the two Da Li Bullets naturally became unique.

Most importantly, Jiang Wuyang killed the Sun Chaser, the Fu family's super genius, and the hope for the family's three dukes.

The head of the Fu family clenched his fist silently. If it weren't for the fact that the Great Li Bullet could produce even more outstanding Sun Chasers, he would have already taken action to wipe away the shame. As for the issue of offspring, since there were too many, emotions were not a factor influencing his decision.

"You two don't think you can get what you want just by saying a few words, do you?" Jiang He said calmly. "An epic-level warship, an epic-level cultivation technique—I will not back down on the conditions I mentioned in the letter."

Merrick took two steps forward. With a hero and an immortal warship hidden somewhere, his side was fully entitled to negotiate.

The head of the Fu family narrowed his eyes and said, "Believe it or not, I'll tell Duke Yan your identity. Yan Liang still hasn't died in peace."

"Whatever you want," Jiang He said indifferently.

Suddenly, the head of the Fu family turned his head, and in the shadows in his line of sight, the head of the Jing family smiled and nodded.

"Lord Wuyang, the Jing family intends to protect him to the death."

“These are my father’s exact words.”

The head of the Fu family snorted coldly, "How many more years can he live?"

That being said, King Jingyang was indeed not dead.

After a moment, the Supreme Lord Wan Sai said solemnly, "You may take the Wan Sai warships outside the city, but leave the Undying Fortress behind."

Seeing that the man had agreed, the head of the Fu family lowered his eyes and said, "It's impossible to inherit the Sun-Holding Technique, but I can give you the Sun-Chasing True Scripture. This technique is, after all, the Fu family's signature technique."

Jiang He nodded, handing over the Undying Fortress and using the final time loop to restore the Great Li Bullet, but it only reached the Epic level before it became "powerless to continue," with the effect being roughly 30% of the original.

"Are you kidding me?!" The head of the Fu family was furious.

“A century has passed since Prince Severus passed away, and with no one maintaining the two bullets, their grade will naturally be lowered,” Jiang He said.

The head of the Fu family didn't quite believe these words. He suppressed his anger and said coldly, "The records, tips and experiences accumulated by the Zhu Ri Zhen Jing over the generations have all been lost in the transmission. Don't blame me for not keeping them safe."

Jiang He remained noncommittal. The fact that the Immortal Great Li Bullet could create even stronger Sun Chasers was secondary. What he was worried about was that the two Fu brothers would seize this opportunity to plot for the position that symbolized pure elites, even if it meant losing all the secrets of the True Scripture.

Money and goods are both in order.

Jiang He sold an Undying-grade item in exchange for an Epic-grade Void Warship—the Wan Sai—and obtained a thin copy of the "Sun Chasing Scripture," which was of a grade above the Sun Breathing Technique.

The banquet continued, and the rebel commanders received their promised marquis titles, while player leaders such as the Iron Cavalry Guild Leader and the Battlefield Guild Leader also received a share.

A massive fleet led by the Vanse and the White Serpent quietly departed from the skies above the county town; someone had already taken the lead.

……

Qingyu Main City, the residence of worship.

The young marquis sat on a bright red wooden chair, his gaze unusually calm, the tea in his hand already cold.

At one point, he suddenly looked up at the familiar figure in front of him and couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.

"Salt Lord? This brat is not worth discussing anything with."

The young marquis sighed. He not only told the truth about the King of Pacification's true identity, but also revealed the number of warships, troop deployment, and the level of the strongmen. Under such circumstances, the King of Fengtian was unmoved, which he could not imagine.

Jiang He walked forward calmly, knowing that what she could let outsiders know was nothing serious.

“Jiang Wuyang, when you escaped from the Infernal Fortress in a sorry state, it was the Si family that took you in, and your parents entrusted you with important responsibilities.”

The young marquis still did not give up the struggle, and said in a mournful voice: "Ning'er is wandering outside. You and she are in love. If she comes back and sees the family destroyed, how heartbroken she will be."

Jiang He's expression was strange. What kind of mutual affection did he and Lao Ning have? It was disgusting to hear.

As death loomed, the young marquis's expression turned mad. Since becoming a cripple, this madness had been deeply ingrained in his bones. His decisiveness in betraying the White Snake Group surprised even himself.

"Jiang Wuyang!" the young marquis roared, "Don't think I don't know that you orchestrated all of Gaotang's deaths!"

call!

Jiang He swung his hand and knocked the other person's head away.

"so what."

The headless corpse fell to the ground along with the wooden chair.

Jiang He straightened the chair, ignoring the pool of blood on her feet, and sat down directly.

During this banquet, the epic-level Chaotic Explosion Engineering Device was not put to use, the situation did not develop to the worst point, heroes were around, and the Fengtian Army was clearly not a one-man show by Yan Jun.

Jiang He stroked the black gemstone ring. Due to its "exclusive" nature, the explosive device's upgrade this time was influenced by gluttony.

[Name: Chaotic Explosion Engineer]

[Category: Production]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect ①: Absorbs the extraordinary factor fluctuations caused by the death of living beings to create a Chaos Bomb with the same slot as the item (progress bar: 0/100). The appearance of the bomb is not fixed and can be freely shaped.]

[Effect ②: Chaos Bomb - Black Judgment is of Epic quality, with a maximum effect range of 3000 meters. In addition to its base damage, it deals 120% extra damage to flesh and blood creatures and spiritual entities.]

[Effect 3: When used in multiple instances, each bomb deals an additional 1000 points of true damage (the damage is permanent)]

[Effect 4: Accumulate a certain number of Chaos Bombs to upgrade the item (10/3000)]

[Note: I am the explosion!]

Jiang He pondered to himself, "Upgrading to Epic rank greatly increases the damage depth of the explosive, and the energy has also been deepened from simple shock waves and heat energy to the extraordinary factor fluctuations when living beings die."

The good news is that the bombs don't need to be specially crafted. As he kills, the Black Gem Ring will automatically accumulate a progress bar. One Black Judgment can kill at least several Gold Peak beings, while the base health of a Hero-level being is roughly around 50,000 points.

After examining the explosive device, Jiang He began to study the "True Scripture of Chasing the Sun," an epic cultivation technique that could replace the Sun Breathing Method and contained many usage techniques related to the core of the Sun Domain.

"Even a black sun is still a sun, so it's not a big problem."

As night fell, the White Serpent Fleet returned from Hongmen County.

Fifty-two warships passed through the domain gate and entered the personal imperial city, where Doggs and tens of thousands of elite troops landed.

"From today onwards, the fleet will become a thing of the past."

Jiang He announced her decision in front of everyone.

Zhuang Ya transformed into a small white snake and coiled around his neck, completely unconcerned about how to deal with the fleet.

Doggs seemed to be thinking about something and said, "Your Excellency is worried that the Fengtian Army is deliberately wasting our warships... No, that's inevitable, and it's certainly perfectly legitimate."