The Qiongqi leader didn't recognize the person before him, but unwilling to cause trouble, he released a vast aura that churned the sea of clouds. After casually smashing the wine in the man's hand, he sneered, "If you know what's good for you, get lost."

"We only want to kill him."

In that instant, Wang Jian and Wang Ben even felt an uncontrollable chill rising from their backs.

To smash the First Emperor's wine when he was toasting the world?

In this vast Divine Land, besides that free and unrestrained wanderer, who else would dare to do such a thing?

And even that wanderer's end was the same…

Wei Yuan and the Wangs instantly drew their swords, pointing them at the men transformed from Qiongqi. The divine aura used by the Qiongqi bloodline to conceal their identities slowly dissipated, revealing an aura of cruelty and madness, clearly indicating their identity as fierce gods.

The Qiongqi hadn't expected these mortals to draw their swords against them without fear.

In an instant, the aura emanating from the three men was ferocious, not inferior to that of fierce gods like themselves. Especially the elderly old man with white hair, who, despite his weak strength, possessed a terrifying killing intent that made their hearts tremble.

"You…"

"Kill!"

The three swords struck at the Qiongqi without hesitation.

Their auras were sharp and fierce. Wei Yuan's swordsmanship was sharp and cold, Wang Ben's was heavy and deep, immovable as a mountain, while the old general Wang Jian's swordsmanship was the most simple and ordinary, but every move within its range was the most ruthless, aimed at ending lives.

The six Qiongqi transformed into their true forms.

They raised their heads and roared.

Their strength was originally above Wang Jian and Wang Ben as they were now, but the latter's swordsmanship was sharp and experienced enough. And Wei Yuan's eyes had already erupted with golden divinity. With the brief divine blessing, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage and could feel the strength of these fierce beasts.

Just as the Qiongqi were gradually finding their rhythm, pulling back the advantage, and were about to suppress Wei Yuan and the others,

a pair of bronze *ge* (halberds) suddenly slashed down from behind.

The Qiongqi leader felt a chill rise from his back. Turning his head, he saw the cold light reflected in his eyes. He saw teams of Qin soldiers marching silently out of the churning sea of clouds. Without him knowing when, the sea of clouds was filled with Qin soldiers. As these troops appeared, the aura of Wei Yuan and the others, who had been suppressed by him, suddenly merged with these military formations, erupting violently.

Military strategists and generals.

Wang Jian was one of the seventy-two in the Temple of Martial Virtue.

He was among the strongest generals of the art of war in the long history of Divine Land.

Marquis Wu Cheng, Wang Jian's aura soared into the sky in an instant, almost immediately suppressing his opponent in reverse.

Marquis Tong Wu, Wang Ben was the same.

Wei Yuan, on the other hand, mixed the fighting experience of the Iron Eagle Warriors with multiple reincarnations, using his sword to suppress the Qiongqi leader, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

The shock of Ehuang and Nying hadn't faded before the Qiongqi, who had charged out with absolute ferocity, had already been suppressed, or rather, their lives were in the hands of others.

The First Emperor, who had just held up his wine, facing the world with a solitary demeanor, was now calm. He had suppressed the divinity of the Age of Gods in Divine Land with his own strength, and holding the Imperial Jade Seal, he could summon Qin soldiers anywhere in Divine Land with the seal.

The necks of the six Qiongqi were pressed down by the crossed swords, forcing them to kneel, their gazes only able to focus on the First Emperor's shoes.

Wang Jian said slowly, "Who are you…"

The Qiongqi didn't answer.

Wei Yuan said, "I might know their identities…"

"Qiongqi."

"To be precise, they are the Qiongqi's bloodline." It was Ehuang who spoke, her eyes filled with wariness, a hint of bewilderment, and a faint fear. She said, "Back then, they were driven out of the center of the human world by Shun, and after arriving at the border, they were driven out another eight thousand *li*. Later, they directly transformed into fierce gods, taking pleasure in eating people."

Recognizing that their identity had been revealed, the Qiongqi leader stopped struggling. He glanced at Ehuang, seeming to recognize her, and sneered a few times, saying, "Yes, we were sent here to capture this historian because we have a grudge against him."

"Even if you can capture us, what can you do?"

"The Mountain and Sea Realm will completely return to the human world within a hundred years at most. When that time comes, of course, we can avenge our grudges. Even now, there are countless great evils lurking in the human world, and the Land of the Nine Nethers has millions of cultivators."

"Even if your human *zhenxiu* (true cultivators), that old man from Mount Longhu, is powerful, he can only suppress that mountain range at most, and he is too busy to deal with everything. This time, we admit defeat. I think, if you're smart, you'll talk to us properly. If the price is high enough, we might even be able to tell you which great fierce beasts are still lurking in the human world."

He spoke fiercely, but in reality, he was throwing out his own value, as well as a threat.

This was a very shrewd fierce god.

Ehuang and Nying's faces were a little pale.

They truly knew the threat of these fierce beast clans.

Back then, it was Emperor Shun who had driven them out.

The first Qiongqi was originally a descendant of Emperor Shao Hao, but he later fell into the path of a fierce god.

Ehuang pursed her lips and looked at the First Emperor, hesitating, "Your Majesty the First Emperor, perhaps this matter really needs consideration… If what he says is true, and so many fierce beasts in human form are lurking in Divine Land, then this is a very dangerous matter. Divine Land may face disaster, so we must consider it carefully."

"Otherwise… if those fierce beasts erupt, I'm afraid Divine Land…"

She didn't continue.

Just thinking about that possible scene, the Mountain and Sea Realm returning to the human world, and fierce beasts being exposed and born everywhere in the human world, killing everywhere, she felt a faint fear.

The Qiongqi leader said:

"Hmph… if you know what's good for you, quickly retreat?"

The First Emperor shook his head and said, "You're wrong."

"What's wrong…"

Before the Qiongqi leader could finish speaking, the Qin swords pressing down on their heads suddenly pressed down and pulled up, and the Twelve Metal Men, cast according to the method of the Nine Cauldrons, with the Great Qin First Emperor as the controller, in an instant, six heads flew up, blood splattering everywhere, and the atmosphere in the air suddenly became cold and solemn.

"The dignity of the country and family cannot be yielded."

The First Emperor glanced at the astonished Ehuang and said, "How can you trust something that eats people?"

Ehuang's face was a little pale as she murmured, "But, what should we do about this?"

Even though she was born in the Age of Gods, she was, after all, under the protection of her father and husband. In that era, Emperor Yao was still alive, Emperor Shun was at the height of his power, and King Yu was rising. But now, facing the turbulent waves that might erupt, she was ultimately at a loss.

The First Emperor said calmly, "This matter is not difficult. I will handle it myself."

Nying held her sister's hand, glaring at the emperor. The emperors of the late Age of Gods were, after all, just human emperors, and they simply didn't know how terrifying the fierce beasts of the Mountain and Sea Realm were. Back then, the Four Fiends were driven by Emperor Shun to the four directions of the human world to fight against the fierce gods, and they could be said to be the most brutal and fierce generals in the human world at that time.

Later, these original, already fierce, First Generation Four Fiends also transformed into fierce gods.

What's more, there were other fierce beasts from the Mountain and Sea Realm. Such matters should be handled slowly, and resolved gradually. Killing the descendants of the Qiongqi like this, while completely antagonizing them, also lost the possibility of obtaining information.

She was also in a state of confusion.

The First Emperor held the hilt of the Tai'a Sword, his expression calm, and said:

"Yuan, are you willing to take a risk?"

Wei Yuan seemed to know something, and replied slowly:

"I won't hesitate."

"Good."

The First Emperor opened his left hand, and the Imperial Jade Seal appeared. The souls of the six Qiongqi were pulled out, and finally, the seal pressed down, using their souls as a contract. A short and stable passage appeared before their eyes. When those remaining souls of the Qiongqi beasts were dissipating, they saw solemn troops walking out behind the man.

The soul of the Qiongqi leader's eyes were about to burst, and then he collapsed unwillingly.

"Those who offend my Great Qin will be beheaded ten times over!"

The First Emperor held the Tai'a, and stepped onto the bronze chariot. The clothes on his body transformed back into the black *xuan*, and the halberd-holding guard stood on the chariot, one hand pulling on the reins of the warhorse. The First Emperor's sleeves billowed, and the people on the waist of Mount Tai looked up, as if seeing the trajectory of the sky being pulled out by the sea of clouds like wide sleeves, and the tumbling clouds and mist under the sleeves presented the momentum of a large army charging.

And if a master of observing the Tao of *Qi* opened his Heavenly Eye to look, he would be able to see the boundless purple *Qi*, coming out from the peak of Mount Tai in the east. In the west, Venus, Greedy Wolf, Broken Army, and Seven Killings, many ominous stars and generals' stars were shining brightly at the same time. It was a momentum that had not been seen in thousands of years.

And such a majestic and magnificent phenomenon began with the words spoken by the emperor standing on the bronze chariot:

"The Divine Maiden just said, the Divine Tao is Kunlun, and the Human Tao is Mount Tai."

"I really want to try it…"

He said, "Investiture of Zen at Kunlun!"

ps: Today's second update…

The First Emperor's ending.