CHAPTER 474: CHAPTER 458: TROOPS APPROACHING THE KYLIN TERRITORY_1

In the time that followed, the Qin Dynasty began to clear out the remnants of the three major powers. Apart from a small portion that tenaciously resisted, the rest surrendered upon their approach. For those who were cornered and stubbornly resisted, the Qin Dynasty adopted a strategy of total annihilation. Wherever the Qin troops passed, heads rolled. A crimson mist of blood drifted in the sky over the East Border. Nearly every day, new domains were incorporated into the Qin Dynasty’s territory, and victory reports, like snowflakes, fluttered towards the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court. Famous rivers and great mountains became the picturesque landscapes of the Qin Dynasty! The territories of foreign races, once deemed forbidden zones for humanity, became hunting grounds for the Qin Dynasty!

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was mid-March. All six hundred thirty-nine domains in the East Border, except for the Kylin Domain, had been brought under the banner of the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court. It was at this moment that the atmosphere in the East Border became strangely tense. All eyes turned to the Kylin Domain. Once the Kylin Domain was captured, the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court would fully unify the East Border, becoming its sole master for the first time in nine eras. The Kylin Holy Land, previously regarded as the foremost power in the East Border, had treated the region as its private garden. However, due to various reasons, it had not achieved true dominion, and numerous other powers still existed within it.

I hope the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court doesn’t become an obstacle to achieving immortality!

In the Ninefold Saint’s Court, Dongfang Wendao sat cross-legged amidst the clouds, gazing eastward with a solemn expression. Had it not been for the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court mastering the ’Resurrection Technique’ and signing the "Resurrection Pact," he would never have allowed them to unify the East Border. Among the Four Borders and One Region, the East Border was the smallest, equivalent to one-ninth of the Primal Continent. Possessing complete Fortune, its significance was extraordinary. The opportunities to come would be born of Fortune! The Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court, by controlling the East Border, would reap the greatest benefits, perhaps even compensating for its lack of deep foundations due to its swift rise. It was as if he could see a behemoth quietly ascending in the East!

Sigh! The situation is growing increasingly complicated!

At the Saint Heaven Institute, the Dao-Seeking Elder stood atop a mountain peak. He surveyed the vast and beautiful landscape, filled with bewilderment. On the path to immortality, the Saint Heaven Institute had gone from being far ahead at the outset to now falling behind at every step. Even Han Shuo, the one with a special constitution who held the most promise for achieving immortality, had been captured by the Eternal Temple. When the contemporary prodigies proved inadequate and their successors lacked strength, it was as if half their path to immortality had been severed. In contrast, the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court rose from obscurity, surged to prominence in the East, and flourished. In just over a decade, it caught up with the accumulations other powers had amassed over several eras.

In his eyes, the Great Dao was becoming increasingly obscure!

Pursuing the Dao! Seeking the Dao! Where does the Dao reside?

"Amitabha!"

In the West Border, a Buddha clasped his hands together and softly intoned a Buddhist phrase, his body radiating boundless Buddha Light that illuminated the world.

"Hmph! With the Eternal Temple’s intervention, you, Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court, can forget about occupying the East Border!"

In the majestic palace of the Taiyi Saint’s Court, Patriarch Emperor Qiong read the intelligence report, his face as grim as still water, and spoke sinisterly. It wasn’t hard to detect a hint of envy in his tone. Had it not been for the rise of the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court, the Taiyi Saint’s Court should have claimed one-third of the East Border’s Fortune, or even more. Thinking about the tremendous cost they had expended supporting the Qionghua Holy Land to attack the Kylin Holy Land, only for the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court to reap the benefits, made him want to vomit blood.

Saint Dragon Valley, Dizang Institute, Jinding Inn, and other Holy Land powers were all closely monitoring the war in the East Border. For a time, countless people tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

「The Kylin Domain, outside Sword Pavilion Pass!」

Regiments of the Qin army converged, stationed on the plains. Billowing sanguine light emanated from them, their morale soared, and they exuded a terrifying Evil Qi that seemed to alter the sky’s very color.

From the northern theater: the Azure Dragon Army, White Tiger Army, Vermilion Bird Army, and Black Tortoise Army!

From the central theater: the Bei Wei Army, the Overlord Iron Cavalry, and the Great Desert Long Army!

From the southern theater: the Fan Qiu Army, Long Plank Army, Blood Fight Army, and Ding Yang Army!

In the central command tent, a brilliant assembly of generals, the elites of the Qin Dynasty, had gathered: Zhao Yun, Lv Bu, Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Yue Fei, Xiang Yu, Huo Qubing, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong.

Huo Qubing, who had earned the primary merit, sat upon the commander’s seat. He would be the commander-in-chief for the assault on the Kylin Domain, leading eleven legions to unify the East Border.

"The Kylin Domain is defended by formidable passes on all four sides, making it difficult to breach!" Huo Qubing’s majestic voice, tinged with the scent of iron and blood, echoed within the tent. "However, two years ago, the three major powers attacked the Kylin Holy Land and destroyed Sword Pavilion Pass. It still hasn’t been fully repaired!"

A faint smile touched his lips as he continued, "I have decided that tomorrow morning, we will assault and break through Sword Pavilion Pass, drive deep into their territory, eradicate the last vestiges of the three major powers, and expel the experts from the Eternal Temple!"

"As you command!" the generals responded, cupping their fists, their eyes blazing with fervor.

「The next day, war drums thundered!」

The soldiers of the eleven main battle legions stood in neat formations, enveloped in a dense aura of blood and Evil Qi. After months of fierce combat, baptized by blood and fire, the soldiers of every legion had undergone a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering transformation in strength. Clad in armor, their eyes sharp, a terrifying murderous aura emanated from them, shaking heaven and earth. Their pervasive momentum seemed capable of annihilating everything. Within a ten-thousand-li radius, the Void itself seemed to freeze!

Gazing west at the mighty pass, the imperial enterprise was within reach!

"Charge!" Huo Qubing, mounted on a white horse, raised his war spear high. A crimson, dragon-shaped energy blast erupted, tearing through the sky.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" the soldiers roared, their eyes resolute. They converged their power into eleven army souls, generating boundless pressure that bore down on Sword Pavilion Pass. Even from hundreds of li away, the defenders within the pass felt this immense pressure, as if a God Mountain was crushing them.

GULP.

Atop the damaged Sword Pavilion Pass, over eighty million defending soldiers gulped audibly. Overlooking the enemy army outside, their faces were pale, their legs trembled, and their fighting spirit was utterly extinguished. These men were all remnants of the three major powers; there was no one else. Even though Zheng Guiqiong and Xiong Lie promised generous rewards, no one was willing to enlist. Everyone in the East Border knew the three major powers were at the end of their rope.

Enlisting at a time like this? Wasn’t that just seeking death?

Things are looking grim! Xiong Lie stood within the city tower, his brows deeply furrowed. Due to the previous turmoil of war, the original Formations of Sword Pavilion Pass had been shattered. Only a single, hastily arranged Formation remained, with no other defensive measures. He had no doubt that a single charge from the Qin army could potentially tear Sword Pavilion Pass apart.

"Defend with all our might!" Zheng Guiqiong, clad in phoenix armor and wielding a war sword, declared solemnly.

Today, she would stand or fall with Sword Pavilion Pass!

BOOM!

Suddenly, an immense pressure descended from the nine heavens. Boundless black qi materialized, and two pitch-black chains shot out, striking towards the charging Qin army.

"Way of the Scholar, protect the world!"

Immediately after, countless strands of Literary Dao energy gathered in the vast Void, forming an ocean of text. Guo Jia’s figure appeared, his bearing refined and scholarly. Countless magnificent characters and verses swirled across the Heavenly Universe, forming a profound shield that intercepted the two chains.

BOOM! RUMBLE!

The auras of two Origin Great Emperor Realm Martial Artists surged through the heavens, tearing apart infinite spacetime and causing the firmament itself to collapse. In an instant, the morning sun vanished, replaced by darkest night!