"Formation!!"

Lou Zheng shouted loudly, and the rebel army immediately manifested their Primordial Spirits, each connecting their Divine Energy into a unified whole.

Almost instantaneously, the ground suddenly surged with thousands of thick bamboo whips, lashing toward the rebel army.

And Lin Qianxuan and Gongsun Ying bore the brunt as Purple Bamboo Lord's primary targets of attack.

A mass of bamboo leaves surged forward, surrounding them, Gongsun Ying's blade in hand hacked ceaselessly, slicing through all the bamboo leaves.

Water flowed around Lin Qianxuan, effortlessly warding off the bamboo leaves.

At the same time, he moved swiftly, evading Purple Bamboo Lord's punch.

Boom~!

The ground shattered, creating a large crater several meters wide within the Purple Bamboo Hall.

On another front, Gongsun Ying was forced back a step by several bamboo whips, Guan Hao and Bo Mu brandished their weapons, each cutting down several bamboo whips and rushing forward to join the battle.

"Young Master Lin, please help us hold off for some time....."

"No need!!"

Almost as soon as Gongsun Ying started speaking, Lin Qianxuan interrupted her forcefully.

Hoo~ Boom!

Accompanied by a sound like fire rising and burning, Lin Qianxuan's Divine Energy erupted fully, the scarlet blaze around him stood meter high, leaving Gongsun Ying momentarily stunned.

In her memory, besides herself, she had never seen another martial artist with such abundant Divine Energy.

At that moment, Purple Bamboo Lord swung his fist down again.

Lin Qianxuan moved too.

He showed no intention to dodge.

He clenched his right arm tightly, his body undergoing Half-Dragon Transformation, his right arm's mass increasing rapidly, seemingly exceeding two hundred tons, water coiling around his arm, nearly ninety percent of his Divine Energy channeling into his body's power-organizing structure instantly.

A light beneath his feet spread out, a highly concentrated pure Divine Energy exploded like the sun.

His figure leapt up, swinging his fist violently.

Boom~ Bang Bang Bang~!

One punch, successive dust rings appeared around his arm.

Immortal Divine Fist at six times the speed of sound!!

Boom~!

Purple Bamboo Lord's right arm, reconstructed with purple bamboo, shattered upon collision, then the pressure of the punch driven by Divine Energy did not weaken, directly landing upon his body.

Bam~!

Purple Bamboo Lord's chest along with most of his head was entirely shattered and vanished by this punch.

Together vanished, was the ancestral statue behind him, and a segment of the Purple Bamboo Hall's structures.

This punch affected nearly a hundred meters.

Lin Qianxuan did not use the Spiritual Energy Cannon as in the games, yet he successfully slain Purple Bamboo Lord relatively easily, his strength visibly increased.

Purple Bamboo Lord's remnants hovered in the void, a moment later, his massive body began to fall.

Screech screech~ Boom~!

Water circulated under Lin Qianxuan's feet, landing lightly, if not for the several meters wide annular pit at his starting point, some in the rebel army wouldn't even know what he did.

Everything happened too fast, too suddenly.

Three squad commanders of the rebel army had eyes full of shock.

It wasn't their first time here.

The last time, even after Gongsun Ying burst her Qi, she was still repelled by Purple Bamboo Lord, they knew how strong Purple Bamboo Lord was.

And such powerful Purple Bamboo Lord couldn't even withstand a single punch from Lin Qianxuan?

"Young Master Lin...."

Gongsun Ying opened her mouth, but for a moment didn't know what to say.

Even if she used her trump card and burst her Qi, she definitely couldn't kill Purple Bamboo Lord with such ease.

In Lin Qianxuan's eyes, the Misty Qi on Gongsun Ying significantly increased its connection with him.

Already exceeded sixty percent.

Then, unsurprisingly, this Misty Qi coalesced into a profound talisman deep in his consciousness.

Its effect was to increase the efficiency of Divine Energy refining the body by fifty percent.

A segment of memory appropriately surfaced.

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"Everyone, follow me to slay the Muddy Spirits, to cleanse our homeland!!"

With a thunderous roar, she took the lead, charging forward with her blade.

Divine Energy surged on the blade in her hand, sparkling brightly.

Amidst the rampant Sword Qi, those Muddy Spirits could scarcely withstand a single move.

Under her leadership, the numerous Muddy Spirits were eventually slaughtered down to barely a few left.

Yet this battle left the rebel army heavily battered, and as the leader of the rebel army, Gao Ming was accidentally heavily injured by a Muddy Spirit, his chest wound oozing a massive amount of blood, staining his green-grey garment crimson, muddy Qi infiltrated his body, his veins protruded, appearing stark black under his skin.

"Foster father, foster father, how are you!!"

Gongsun Ying was shocked, hurriedly stepping forward to support Gao Ming.

Gongsun Yue had already arrived, extracting Rebirth to inject Divine Energy, intending to administer some Spiritual Liquid to treat Gao Ming.

"Ah Yue, there's no saving me, the muddy Qi's reached the Primordial Spirit, save this Spiritual Liquid, use it to heal everyone...." Gao Ming gently shook his head and said.

"No, no, foster father, you won't have any problems!"

Gongsun Yue found it hard to accept this outcome.

Gao Ming looked at Gongsun Ying and said, "Ah Ying, from now on you will be the leader of the Rebel Army. Additionally, I have a request for you. I am about to turn, please kill me. Don't let me die as a Muddy Spirit..."

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Ying couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Foster father..."

"Ah Ying, don't hesitate!!!" Gao Ming tightened his grip on Gongsun Ying's hand and spoke: "Now you, do not have the right to be weak anymore, do not disappoint me, only then... can I be at ease handing over the Rebel Army to you..."

Gao Ming's grip on Gongsun Ying's hand gradually weakened, while Gongsun Ying's gaze became increasingly resolute.

She reached out her hand, and the blade that had slain countless Muddy Spirits was once again unsheathed.

"Sister... don't..."

Gongsun Yue wept, her face filled with pain.

She could clearly feel the pain her sister bore at this moment.

After killing their parents, countless nights her sister woke up from nightmares and had to desperately practice martial arts until exhaustion before barely being able to sleep and rest.

Such a cruel ordeal, must she go through it again now?

"Splat~!"

The blade swiftly pierced into the heart, precise to the extreme, Divine Energy surged, completely severing Gao Ming's sense of pain.

Gao Ming's face broke into a smile.

"Ah Ying, well done..."

With a smile on his face, Gao Ming completely closed his eyes.

Tears dripped from the corners of Gongsun Ying's eyes, forming a puddle.

But suddenly, she clenched her teeth, suppressing the sorrow in her heart.

Gongsun Ying gently pulled out the blade, laid Gao Ming's body down, wiped her tears with her hand, stood up, raised the blade high, and looked back at the demoralized Rebel Army.

As Divine Energy circulated, she shouted: "Foster father has died, from today, I, Gongsun Ying, officially assume the position of leader of the Muddy Spirit Resistance Army. Everyone, please trust me, I will lead you to completely end this catastrophe!!!"

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Lin Qianxuan came to his senses, still somewhat unable to restrain the complex emotions from Gongsun Ying.

Pain, guilt, yet having to forcibly suppress it, countless negative emotions accumulated in her heart, with no time to vent, no way to vent.

Because she was the leader, she must always maintain her resolve, march forward in a clear direction, and could not show even the slightest weakness.

This feeling, difficult to express.

Yet it was something Gongsun Ying constantly experienced.

Lin Qianxuan looked up, only to see the body of the Purple Bamboo Master, made of purple bamboo, gradually dispersing into ashes, leaving behind only a folding fan named "Bamboo Crane."

"Good stuff indeed."

Bo Mu picked up the fan and fanned himself twice, the gale messing up his hair.

Seeing Lin Qianxuan looking at him, he said, "Do you want it?"

Lin Qianxuan shook his head, a general Divine Machine Weapon provided little to no enhancement to his power, sometimes even had a negative impact.

With his current strength, only the All-Element is the most suitable weapon for him.

"Then I'll keep it, this thing is quite useful to me." Bo Mu said.

As the main force in killing the Purple Bamboo Master, Lin Qianxuan had no objections to the distribution of spoils, naturally, no one else did either.

"Mr. Lin, everyone, let's continue forward, the tracks of the Purple Bamboo Sect should be just past this hall." Gongsun Ying said.

Lin Qianxuan nodded, and the others quickly followed.

"Sir, you seem a bit uncomfortable, did something happen during the fight just now?" Gongsun Yue came to Lin Qianxuan's side, asking.

"Just a bit tired."

Lin Qianxuan shook his head slightly, he was simply immersed in Gongsun Ying's emotions, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

"Then sir, please rest for now, leave what's next to us." Gongsun Yue said.

Lin Qianxuan nodded slightly.

At that moment he realized, the connection level with Gongsun Yue seemed to reach about fifty-five percent.

This was the same as in the game.

As long as he fought alongside Gongsun Ying and defeated strong enemies, he could gain increased favorability.

Originally, Lin Qianxuan wondered if Gongsun Yue simply admired strength or something.

But in reality, the true reason her favorability increased was because there was someone who could help her sister share the burden.

This time Lin Qianxuan fought harder, and Gongsun Yue's favorability rose even more dramatically.

Quickly, they found the forbidden area behind the hall.

In the expansive building, there was a winding underground passage.

There were some Muddy Spirits, but this time they didn't give Lin Qianxuan a chance to make a move, Guan Hao and Bo Mu quickly acted.

They worried that if they didn't act, they wouldn't have a chance.

Even so, they needed two or three people to handle one monster.

Continuing straight down, after a while, they reached a very spacious underground area, its size truly comparable to an airport's terminal.

And there, a large Divine Machine resembling a train was parked.

Its appearance was purple, its body sleek, with a head like a White Crane; it was the Divine Speed Chariot of the Purple Bamboo Sect, with a top speed of around seven hundred kilometers per hour.

According to records, it was built around two thousand years ago during the Great Qian Country, existing for over two to three hundred years.

Seeing it in reality, Lin Qianxuan felt a tinge of emotion.

If back then, after Emperor Feng came to power, he didn't solely focus on seeking immortality, wanting to become the second Emperor Shenwu, it's estimated that the foundational technological development of this world would be even more exaggerated than Earth's.

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