With a swift motion, Zhao Feng tossed his hand downward.
A colossal black fire lotus, spanning a thousand feet, plummeted toward the Wokou Island below.
"What is that?!"
"The immortals are enraged!"
"This must be the wrath of the immortals!"
"Immortal, have mercy! Immortal…!"
Countless Wokou raised their heads toward the sky, their faces filled with terror. The black fire lotus blotted out the sun, casting an ominous shadow over the land. Overwhelmed with fear, they dropped to their knees, pleading for mercy.
Clearly.
As mere blood offerings for the so-called immortals of Penglai Island, these people were utterly insignificant.
Before the wrath of the immortals, all they could do was tremble and despair.
Boom!
The Netherfire Lotus descended.
In an instant.
A powerful shockwave erupted through the air.
The fire lotus exploded the moment it touched the ground.
A vast area spanning hundreds of thousands of feet was instantly engulfed.
This time, Zhao Feng had unleashed the Netherfire Flame at full power the level of devastation it wrought was unimaginable.
Yet, despite its overwhelming force.
No physical destruction was left in its wake.
Instead, the eerie flames spread outward.
One after another, the Wokou collapsed to the ground. Their bodies remained intact, yet their souls were incinerated in an instant.
As the Netherfire Flames dissipated.
Over a hundred thousand Wokou lay lifeless. Their souls had been burned to nothingness, leaving behind only empty husks and soulless bodies, reduced to mindless walking corpses.
"This flame mainly targets the soul completely erasing their spirits while leaving their bodies untouched."
"What a terrifying divine fire."
Beside him, Guigu Zi observed the scene in astonishment.
As for Zhao Feng.
Notifications flooded his status panel.
"Soul energy +1 collected."
"Soul energy +1 collected."
"Soul energy +1 collected…"
Instantly.
Zhao Feng felt himself entering a state of transcendence.
Not in terms of physical strength, but rather, a transformation on a spiritual level.
After a while.
A new surge of power washed over him.
"Soul energy has surpassed 100,000 points. Transformation successful."
"Soul energy has evolved into Primordial Spirit Power."
"Spirit has ascended to Primordial Spirit level."
A notification appeared on the panel.
At this moment.
Just like his other attributes, Zhao Feng's soul had also undergone an evolution, transforming into Primordial Spirit Power his very spirit elevating to the level of a true Primordial Spirit.
"Killing the Wokou… It was the right decision after all."
A satisfied smile spread across Zhao Feng's face.
"Your Highness, this divine fire of yours is truly terrifying."
"It incinerates the soul while leaving the body intact."
Guigu Zi spoke, his voice carrying a tone of reverence.
"Grand Preceptor."
"The people of Penglai Island should be showing themselves soon."
Zhao Feng's eyes gleamed with a chilling light.
The immortals had already begun to make their move against Shenzhou so Zhao Feng would naturally return the favor.
Penglai Island, acting as a forward base for the so-called immortals against Shenzhou… In that case, he would personally tear it down.
Guigu Zi's gaze sharpened as he turned to the eastern seas.
Moments ago, the ocean surface had appeared empty.
But suddenly.
The mist began to swirl.
An island emerged before them.
At first glance, the island seemed shrouded in celestial mist, golden light shimmering over its surface, resembling a true paradise a land of the immortals.
That was how it appeared to ordinary mortals.
But through the eyes of Zhao Feng and Guigu Zi.
The island was cloaked in a sinister blood-red aura, thick with the stench of death. Black mists twisted through the air, and countless tormented souls wailed in agony.
"As expected, these are nothing but demonic immortals."
Guigu Zi's eyes narrowed, filled with killing intent.
In the next instant.
Dozens of figures shot out from within Penglai Island.
They sped through the air.
In the blink of an eye.
A group of seemingly immortal cultivators surrounded Zhao Feng and Guigu Zi in midair.
"Insolence!"
"Who dares to slaughter the slaves of our Penglai Immortal Domain?!"
"You court death!"
A leading cultivator bellowed coldly.
"One at the Nascent Soul stage, the others at the Core Formation stage."
"But none of them have consumed the Spiritual Root Elixir they all possess natural spiritual roots."
"Mere captive cultivators." Guigu Zi remarked after a quick scan.
"Indeed."
Zhao Feng nodded, unwilling to waste words.
Raising his hand.
Sword energy coalesced.
Summoning the Netherfire Flame.
With a casual swipe.
Blades of pure sword energy shot forth.
The moment the sword energy was released.
The surrounding cultivators had no time to react.
The protective barriers of spiritual energy they had erected were meaningless.
A series of sickening schlunk sounds.
Dozens of cultivators were pierced through the skull in an instant.
Their eyes froze in disbelief.
Bodies stiffened.
One by one, they plummeted from the sky, vanishing into the raging waves below.
"You have slain a Core Formation cultivator. +300 all attributes."
"You have slain a Core Formation cultivator. +300 all attributes."
"You have slain a Core Formation cultivator…"
"You have slain a Nascent Soul cultivator. +1000 all attributes."
"First kill of a cultivator. Reward: Tier-4 Treasure Chest."
"First kill of a cultivator. New attribute unlocked: Karmic Sin."
"You have slain cultivators tainted with karmic sin. Earned +4,795 merit points."
Notifications flashed across his panel.
With these dozens of so-called celestial cultivators annihilated in an instant, their souls devoured by the Netherfire Flame, Zhao Feng had harvested over ten thousand attribute points including a significant boost to his Primordial Spirit Power.
"Karmic Sin?"
Zhao Feng's eyes flickered with intrigue.
When Zhao Feng saw the attribute entry, he immediately knew it was nothing good.
The higher the Karmic Sin, the worse the luck one would be rejected by the heavens, plagued by misfortune, and burdened with calamities.
"Virtue and Karmic Sin are two extremes. Those blessed with virtue receive heaven's favor, while those weighed down by Karmic Sin suffer endless disasters."
"However, whether in this Divine Land or the Immortal Realm above, all cultivators and deities today are burdened with Karmic Sin. Killing a cultivator doesn't accumulate Karmic Sin in fact, it even grants virtue."
Upon seeing the surge in virtue from killing so many cultivators, Zhao Feng smiled.
"Grand Preceptor."
"Penglai has revealed itself. Let's deal with this so-called 'Immortal.'"
With a cold smirk, Zhao Feng soared toward Penglai Immortal Island.
Guiguzi nodded and followed closely behind.
A thick blood mist lingered in the air.
As Zhao Feng and Guiguzi stepped onto the island, a sinister deathly aura engulfed them, laced with an indescribable resentment.
Even sunlight struggled to penetrate this land, unable to dispel the overwhelming malice and death.
What lay before them was a scene of horror
The entire island was littered with corpses, skulls scattered everywhere.
It was impossible to tell how many lives had perished on this so-called Immortal Island.
With just a single glance, Zhao Feng saw through the true nature of these so-called "Immortal Demons."
"Immortals?"
"They feed on humans, raising the human race like livestock, devouring their spiritual essence to extend their lifespans."
"Can such creatures even be called Immortals?"
Zhao Feng's brows furrowed, his gaze icy cold.
"The world today is no longer what it once was."
"Though the ancient Immortal Realm was also filled with bloodshed for resources and cultivation, it was never this brutal, nor did they resort to cannibalism," Guiguzi said slowly.
"In the end..."
"If they feast on other beings, I wouldn't interfere."
"But if they dare to disrupt my Great Qin and treat my people as livestock then I will wage war against them to the death!"
Zhao Feng's voice was chilling, his eyes flashing with killing intent.
His gaze locked onto the palace deep within the island, and without hesitation, he flew straight toward it.
The stench of blood was even stronger here.
However, there were no large numbers of cultivators stationed around the palace.
It seemed that the dozens of guards they had just slain were the main protectors of this place.
Zhao Feng and Guiguzi advanced unchallenged, stepping into the depths of the palace.
The air inside was thick with death, resentment, and the stifling scent of blood and decay.
One look was all it took
A massive blood-red pool lay at the heart of the hall, surrounded by the corpses of infants.
It was clear where the blood in the pool had come from.
"These so-called Immortals... are nothing but demons."
Zhao Feng's eyes were filled with a murderous chill.
If the Divine Land truly fell to these Immortals...
Where would they call home?
The Divine Land would be reduced to a hellish slaughterhouse, where humans were nothing more than cattle raised for slaughter.
Just then, a voice echoed from above
"There truly exists an Immortal in the mortal realm?"
"And one who has yet to undergo tribulation? Are you an Earth Immortal from Wuzhuang Temple?"
The figure seated high upon the throne had noticed their arrival.
"Your Highness," Guiguzi spoke.
"This man must be the so-called 'Immortal Envoy.'"
"However, he has not truly reached the Immortal Realm. He is merely a Scattered Immortal who has surpassed the Union of Void and Dao stage."
"He must have deliberately avoided tribulation, refusing to ascend to the Immortal Realm."
Zhao Feng nodded, then took slow steps forward.
"Hmm... Such potent blood energy, such dense spiritual essence."
"If I devour him, I can instantly refine my Immortal Body!"
"This one must hail from the Divine Land."
"The humans of the Divine Land truly have the richest spiritual essence..."
The Immortal Envoy's gaze locked onto Zhao Feng, his eyes flashing with greed.
But Zhao Feng had no intention of wasting words.
"Prison Heaven Finger!"
With a cold shout, Zhao Feng raised his hand.
Boundless True Essence surged forth!
With a single finger, he struck toward the so-called Immortal Envoy.
The instant he pointed
The entire void shattered!
The eerie hall was instantly torn apart by a devastating force.
"You"
The Immortal Envoy was caught completely off guard.
How could he have anticipated that Zhao Feng would attack without a word?
Under the might of that single finger
The void itself seemed to be sealed!
One finger, capable of imprisoning the heavens and severing the earth.
As the strike landed
Space shattered.
Even this so-called "invincible" Scattered Immortal felt the bone-chilling presence of death.
"Immortal Cauldron, protect me!"
The Immortal Envoy instantly summoned his treasure, channeling his immortal power to shield himself.
But in the next moment
Boom!
The devastating finger strike descended.
The Immortal Cauldron shattered instantly, unable to withstand the force.
The overwhelming power of Prison Heaven Finger engulfed the Immortal Envoy in an instant.
Terrifying energy erupted outward
All of Penglai Immortal Island trembled!
The Immortal Envoy had been completely obliterated, reduced to mere dust.
However...
By Zhao Feng's deliberate control, his soul had not been destroyed.
"Killed a Scattered Immortal (First Realm). Gained: +5000 All Attributes, +6000 Virtue."
"Total Attributes +10,000, Reward: Tier-5 Treasure Chest."
The surge of power came instantly
Zhao Feng felt his entire being ascend, his strength reaching new heights.
In terms of cultivation, Zhao Feng was at the Void Shattering Realm, equivalent to an Immortal cultivator at the Refining Spirit Returning Void stage.
But in terms of true combat power, he was fully capable of fighting an Immortal.
This mere Scattered Immortal was naturally no match for him.
Guiguzi took a deep breath.
"Your Highness... that attack..."
"I doubt even I could withstand it."
"Martial Dao divine abilities are truly terrifying."
He had never expected Zhao Feng to strike without hesitation, without even exchanging a word.
"You fool!"
"You dare kill an Immortal of the Celestial Court?!"
The Immortal Envoy's soul floated in the air, furious and filled with resentment.
"The Celestial Emperor will surely cast you into the Eighteenth Level of Hell for this!"
Zhao Feng glanced at him coldly.
"You think I left your soul intact for no reason?"
With a wave of his hand
The Nation-Sealing Cauldron appeared!
"Seal!"
Zhao Feng activated the cauldron, his voice carrying an icy authority.
Boundless National Fate surged forth, instantly trapping the soul within the cauldron.
The Immortal Realm was an unknown force.
Keeping this Immortal Envoy's soul was the perfect opportunity to extract information about the Celestial Realm.
One day, when the time was right
He would turn the tables and strike back.
...
Xianyang, Great Qin!
Inside Zhangtai Palace!
"Your Majesty,"
"Since the meteor fell from the sky, many across the land have been inciting rumors that it is a sign of Heaven's will to destroy Qin."
"Among them, some have been using the Tianxuan Mirror to spread these claims, taking advantage of its authority and years of infiltration and investigation."
"The locations of most remnants of the fallen states have been identified. We are only awaiting Your Majesty's command." Dun Ruo respectfully reported to Ying Zheng.
"A few rats hiding in the dark… They've lived long enough."
"Exterminate them."
"Leave none alive."
"Anyone involved shall be executed without mercy."
Ying Zheng's brows twitched as he spoke coldly.
"Your servant obeys."
Dun Ruo immediately accepted the order and withdrew.
"For nearly three years, my Great Qin has unified the civilization of Shenzhou."
"Over these three years, the people have given their hearts to Qin, no longer longing for their former nations. Under the rule of my son and me, the citizens of Great Qin have prospered, no longer as they once were."
"And yet, these vermin continue to stir trouble."
"This falling star has merely served to lure them all out."
"I have been watching you for a long time."
"After today, there will be no more remnants of the fallen states."
"After today, they will all be eradicated."
Ying Zheng murmured, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Kuaiji Commandery!
A small village.
"Uncle,"
"The Qin Emperor has too many means at his disposal."
"With a single decree, he has suppressed the meteor incident."
"And the former citizens of Chu believe in the Qin court and its officials without doubt."
"When we tried to spread the news of the meteor, instead of stirring rebellion, we lost many brothers. Worse yet, they were reported by those same people from Chu!"
"Those traitors who have forsaken their ancestors!"
Xiang Yu said angrily.
"Enough."
Xiang Liang sighed, his face full of helplessness.
"From now on, do not go out again."
"Wait for the right time."
"Qin has complete control over Shenzhou and has given the people a way to live."
"Great Chu… has no chance anymore."
"Neither do we."
"The people's hearts have completely abandoned their former nations."
"Unless Heaven itself descends in wrath, we will never have another opportunity."
Xiang Liang spoke slowly, his face showing deep frustration.
At this point, they had done everything they could, but under the overwhelming rule of Great Qin, there was nothing left they could do.
Just then
"General!"
"Bad news!"
"Thousands of Qin soldiers have surrounded the village we are completely encircled!"
"The officials have found us!"
A soldier rushed in, panic-stricken.
"What?"
Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's faces changed drastically.
At that moment
Not just in this former land of Chu,
But across Great Qin's territory, wherever remnants of the fallen states hid, large forces of Qin troops launched simultaneous raids.
Each operation was highly precise, directly surrounding and eliminating the targets.
The Tianxuan Mirror had been distributed to all citizens of Great Qin. Although its use was limited to registered residents, the empire was vast, and many remnants of fallen states had obtained or even forged household registrations.
Even in Zhao Feng's previous life, with its advanced technology, identity forgery was possible let alone in this era.
Thus, many remnants had acquired the Tianxuan Mirror.
But they had miscalculated one thing.
The Tianxuan Mirror was not just a symbol of a citizen's identity in Great Qin; it was also a national treasure, with its authority firmly controlled by Zhao Feng and Ying Zheng.
Regarding the meteor incident, Ying Zheng had already taken control of the Tianxuan Mirror. The moment anyone discussed the meteor, their location and household registration were immediately detected, allowing the Heibingtai and Yanting to launch investigations.
Beyond that, the pursuit of the remnants had never stopped.
They had indeed hidden well.
But Qin's hunt for them had been just as relentless.
Time passed swiftly!
Ten days later
Within Great Qin's vast territory, the purge was completed.
Great Qin Imperial Palace Court Assembly Square.
More than a hundred prisoners were bound and forced to kneel beneath the grand staircase.
Among them were the surviving royal families and nobles of the six former states.
Alongside them were officials and aristocrats who had secretly collaborated with the rebels.
Those of notable status had been captured and brought here to await Ying Zheng's judgment.
"Reporting to Your Majesty,"
"By Your Majesty's decree, the remnants have been purged."
"As of now"
"The Heibingtai and local authorities have worked together, deploying regional troops."
"In total, eighty-seven bases of the fallen states' remnants have been eradicated, and over seven thousand rebels have been slain. These prisoners here are their leaders and the officials who colluded with them."
"Awaiting Your Majesty's decision."
Dun Ruo pointed at the kneeling prisoners and respectfully reported.
Ying Zheng raised his hand.
His cold gaze swept over them.
Under his stare, most prisoners kept their heads lowered, their faces filled with fear.
But some still raised their heads, their eyes full of resentment and defiance.
Among them were Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu.
Also present was Zhang Liang, a man destined to become a legend in later history.
Many who would have left their mark on history are now mere captives.
After a moment of silence
Ying Zheng coldly declared, "Kill them."
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