——【Ding! Successfully suppressed the Mandate of Heaven protagonist Zhao Gou, reducing his Luck Value by 1000.】
——【Mandate of Heaven protagonist Zhao Gou, Luck Value 2700 – 1000 = 1700.】
——【Obtained (Plundered) Reward One: Emperor-level Physique—Heavenly Fortune Body.】
(Cultivation techniques, physiques, and weapon qualities are divided into: Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Immortal, Emperor, Great Emperor, Supreme…)
——【Hint: When the Mandate of Heaven protagonist Zhao Gou’s Luck Value drops below 1000, he will lose the protection of the Heavenly Dao.】
Meng Qingzhou’s body trembled, and then his muscles and bones resonated, the power of his bloodline surged like a vast ocean, and all the acupoints in his body spun wildly, devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth like black holes.
Even the sunlight was intercepted and forcibly converted into cultivation.
“Heavenly Fortune Body!” For the first time, Meng Qingzhou showed a look of shock, his excitement beyond words.
An Emperor-level physique, rare through the ages!
The Heavenly Fortune Body not only greatly enhances combat power, allowing one to easily fight across levels, but also aids in cultivation. Even lying still, the body continuously absorbs spiritual energy, converting the power of the moon and sun into cultivation.
In other words, from now on, Meng Qingzhou only needs to bask in the sun, bathe in the moonlight, and his cultivation will soar even if he does nothing.
Combined with the passive skill granted by the System—【Blind and Stronger】, Meng Qingzhou couldn’t imagine how fast his cultivation would improve!
“It was worth it, leaving Wu Die by my side and risking revealing the King of Shu’s hiding place!” Meng Qingzhou clenched his fist in excitement.
This was his first attempt to directly confront a protagonist like Zhao Gou and he achieved significant results. It seemed that the so-called protagonist wasn’t that formidable after all, no wonder he was repeatedly beaten by some unknown benefactor, dropping equipment like crazy.
Zhao Gou became the overpowered protagonist, defeating all strong enemies throughout history, relying on the Heavenly Fortune Body.
However, Zhao Gou only awakened the Heavenly Fortune Body on his twentieth birthday, so he had barely managed to cultivate to the peak of the Cloud Ascension Realm.
But if given another three years, he would become the youngest Morning Glow Realm giant in history!
“I can’t be reckless, can’t be reckless…” Meng Qingzhou quickly calmed down, repeatedly chanting the mantra of caution.
Always remembering the painful lesson of “thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.”
Perhaps the heavens saw that Meng Qingzhou was too cautious and decided to give him a little reward to encourage him, make him swell with pride, and ultimately lead to his downfall!
“Now that Zhao Gou has the Heavenly Fortune Body, and so do I, why should I fear him?”
“Direct confrontation is unwise! Flanking attacks, that’s the way!”
Meng Qingzhou’s lips curled into a smile. After all, he had pledged allegiance to the great villainess, Empress Qin Liuli, and could leak some information from time to time to trip Zhao Gou up.
When his Luck Value drops to 1000 points and he loses the protection of the Heavenly Dao, he will be no different from an ordinary cultivator.
Meng Qingzhou could then comfortably follow the Empress.
He could clearly feel his cultivation increasing. At this rate, he would surely break through to the Moon Shine Realm within half a year!
Awesome!
So awesome!
Meng Qingzhou was in a fantastic mood, humming a tune, and took out a bag of dog food to give Big Yellow Dog an extra meal.
Then, under the horrified and puzzled gaze of the Sunlight Lord, he poured the entire bag of dog food into the dog bowl, piling it up like a mountain…
“Eat up.” Meng Qingzhou smiled, gently stroking Big Yellow’s head.
The Sunlight Lord looked at the dog food piled higher than itself, then at Meng Qingzhou’s chilling smile, and its dog face instantly fell.
——What mistake did I make? Is this my last meal?
——The puppy is scared, someone save me.
“The blind man seems different, as if his life level has transcended, becoming a higher-dimensional existence.”
The Sunlight Lord looked at the ordinary-looking young man with no cultivation fluctuations, feeling a chill.
Memories of ancient times resurfaced, recalling the era of the gods, when a true dragon soared beyond the heavens, stars piled up to form palaces, and even the Heavenly Dao bowed to its will.
Vaguely, the Sunlight Lord sensed that the young man before him bore a slight resemblance to that ancient true dragon, a similarity in high-level life characteristics!
“Impossible, I’ve never seen this guy cultivate, how can he progress so quickly?”
The Sunlight Lord couldn’t understand. Originally, it judged Meng Qingzhou as the fourth strongest in the Great Jin Dynasty, while it was the third. Now, it was uncertain.
“Can I really beat him?” The Sunlight Lord fell into deep self-doubt.
…
…
After a long time, Meng Qingzhou finally fused with the Heavenly Fortune Body, his cultivation still at the late Sea Covering Realm, but his overall combat power had increased several times!
If before he could barely wrestle with an early Moon Shine Realm cultivator, now he could easily crush one. As for mid-Moon Shine Realm, it was hard to say, but escaping should be no problem.
“Unfortunately, even with the fusion of an Emperor-level physique, I still can’t use Divine Sense, no different from a mortal.” Meng Qingzhou shook his head and sighed.
Meanwhile.
At the border of the Great Jin Dynasty, in the Burial Immortal Mountain Range.
Qin Fenghuo used the Divine Power of Heaven and Earth to lead his army in breaking through the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Zone.
Hundreds of thousands of troops with cultivation, like divine soldiers and generals, slaughtered their way through. Whether strange creatures or hidden experts, all who resisted were killed!
In just one day, the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Zone was completely overrun, the golden light of the Imperial Edict’s runes suppressing the ancient restrictions, making it almost like fish in a barrel.
In a hidden spot within the inner circle, a teleportation array suddenly lit up.
Zhao Gou, covered in blood, with a spear piercing his chest and his internal organs nearly shattered, appeared.
“What happened?” Zhao Yuhuan turned, seeing this, quickly took out an extremely expensive pill and fed it to Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou’s breath was weak, but with the help of the healing elixir, he recovered somewhat, his life no longer in danger. He said with difficulty:
“Father, my unparalleled physique, it seems… it seems…”
Zhao Yuhuan asked in confusion, “Continue!”
Zhao Gou’s eyes were bloodshot, his anger barely contained, and he roared:
“My physique is gone!”
“I was ordered to lead troops to intercept the enemy and delay the court’s advance. During the battle, the Heavenly Fortune Body I awakened at twenty suddenly disappeared! My combat power was halved in an instant, and I was severely injured by the enemy. The troops I led were completely wiped out…”
Hearing this, Zhao Yuhuan was stunned.
In all his years, he had never heard of such a bizarre event where a gifted physique just vanished.
Zhao Yuhuan’s expression turned strange, “You wouldn’t be making up an excuse to cover your failure, would you?”
In the past, Zhao Yuhuan would have unconditionally believed Zhao Gou.
But now, Zhao Gou’s repeated failures had already marked him as incompetent in Zhao Yuhuan’s mind. Making up lies to save face seemed entirely possible.
Zhao Gou’s eyes widened, seeing the doubt in Zhao Yuhuan’s eyes, he immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood and roared:
“Am I that worthless in your eyes!?”
Zhao Yuhuan remained silent, glancing at him sideways, his eyes filled with suspicion and scrutiny.
As if judging whether Zhao Gou was lying.
“I… Pfft!!” Zhao Gou’s eyes bulged, spitting out three liters of blood in anger, and collapsed.
His cultivation plummeted rapidly, from the peak of the Cloud Ascension Realm down to the mid-Cloud Ascension Realm.
That day, a piece of news spread like wildfire among the Zhao family’s rebel forces.
——‘Heir Apparent Zhao Gou is gravely ill, his cultivation plummeting, suspected of having his strongest gifted physique stripped away. Zhao Yuhuan, in a state of panic, decides to fight the court’s encircling forces to the death and send Zhao Gou away from the Great Jin Dynasty to seek renowned doctors.’
——‘The King of Shu decides to detonate the Forbidden Zone on the day of the Empress’s birthday banquet, seven days from now!’
——‘Seven days later, the day of reckoning! All troops rest and prepare!’
The war, which had been dragging on for years, took a decisive turn the moment Zhao Gou fell ill.
In an instant, the rebel forces from the Shu Region were in an uproar, but no one was afraid. Instead, they were excited, roaring to the heavens, vowing to dethrone the Emperor and let the people of Shu Region occupy the Great Jin lands.
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