To the north of the Tian Yuan Continent, far away from the frozen Great Prefecture, the mountains and wastelands were covered in ice, and the pale clouds and endless hoarfrost spread.

The scenery of Baishan Prefecture is always so unique and cold, silent and dry.

Here, few humans or other creatures roam the wild, and even the toughest bears and tigers have unbearable cold seasons, when soul-scorching winds freeze the earth and sky, drenching everything white.

Now, this is the moment.

The solid city wall made of gray-white Changbai rock stands between the towering mountains, based on endless peaks and leylines, and the spiritual light of the huge magic circle covers the sky and the earth, cutting off the sky and the earth in the entire field of vision.

Baishanzhou, Taibai Pass in the north.

Taibai Pass, which lies on the edge of Baishan Prefecture and the border of the Patriotic Empire, was originally unremarkable and never received anyone's attention.

Inside the new country, no one thinks that the little Wei Guo who lives in a cold place is a threat worth guarding against, and in the Wei Kingdom, the Wei royal family, which has never had any other thoughts, naturally did not think about attacking the new dynasty at all.

Therefore, over the years, the two sides have tacitly agreed not to interfere with each other, and even occasionally some border residents will spontaneously trade rallies at the border. At that time, many specialties from the Far North and the North Sea will gather in the snow, and become a unique scenery of the northern country.

But now, everything has changed.

The pitch-black clouds and mist carried endless demonic energy, covering all the firmament outside the Taibai Pass Giant Array. The stars in the sky, and even the brilliance of the sun, were all swallowed up by these mist and demonic energy, and only a bleak abyss could be seen.

The entire territory of the Patriotic Kingdom was completely engulfed by this fog. It has turned into a demonic realm on earth, a demonic earth on earth.

Thousands of soldiers of the New Kingdom were nervously guarding the pass, although they could not see or explore it now, but many soldiers who had already fought with the other side knew that in that seemingly calm black fog, there might be an incomparably powerful Nine Demon Army with the power of heavenly demons swarming out at any moment, intending to break through the Taibai Pass in the north and continue their journey to infest the leylines.

If Taibai Pass was just an ordinary border checkpoint, perhaps it would have been broken by the demon army a long time ago, so that these Heavenly Demon subordinates could drive straight in.

However, the good thing is that Taibaiguan is not ordinary.

Over the years, it has secretly condensed the strongest strength and technology of the new dynasty, which is enough to be called the embodiment of the growing national strength of the new dynasty.

But even then, the form is not encouraging.

The power of the Heavenly Demon is not comparable to that of an extraordinary person.

- Heavenly Demons.

Among the gods and demons, there is a strong existence originating from the Nine Demon Soil.

Legend has it that the original Heavenly Demon was not a demon. They are also gods and immortals, but they are unwilling to listen to the call of the original Heavenly Emperor and become one of the stars in the sky, ruling the entire world together with the Immortal Heavenly God Realm.

They are rebellious immortals, unwilling to submit to people, so they emerge independently from the immortal heavens and condense in the nine secluded places that seem to be one, but are actually scattered sand.

These gods and demons who are unwilling to obey order and just want to do whatever they want, although they have been suppressed by Xiantian all the time, and because of the chaotic situation inside, they have always been only passively beaten, and there has never been a moment to fight back.

However, the appearance of the first nameless Heavenly Demon Lord gathered the scattered sand of the Nine Shadows at that time, and gathered the souls of hundreds of millions of beings in the name of reincarnation, and he set up the Nine Netherworld Seas as a habitat for the Heavenly Demons.

At that time, the primordial heavens and earth were so obsessed with His grand plan that they did not care about these rebellious actions.

And when the gods and demons were robbed and the ominous spread spread, the Immortal Heaven God Realm was forced to leave the Tianyuan Realm, and after the land of the Southern Continent and the Eastern Continent sank, endless resentful souls wandered in the world, but there were also infinite souls thrown into the Stygian Sea, which completely formed the Nine Shadows.

It's just that the nameless first generation of the Nine Shadows Heavenly Demon Lord also disappeared without a trace like the Primal Heavenly Emperor - and then, during the period of the second generation of the Heavenly Emperor, the Taihao Heavenly Emperor who was in charge of fate and luck, there was never a second Heavenly Demon Lord in the Nine Shadows.

Until the end of fate, under the unwillingness of sentient beings to be suppressed and controlled, the second generation of Heavenly Demon Lord, the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon appeared, and his battle with the Heavenly Emperor determined the current situation.

Whether it is the confrontation between the third-generation Heavenly Emperor Taihao and the third-generation Heavenly Demon Lord Great Desire Heavenly Demon King, or the balance of power between the immortals and heavenly demons, whether it is the invasion of the Heavenly Demon outside the universe or the cohesion of the hearts of the mortal world, it all originated from that battle.

And because of this, the Nine Netherworlds, which used to only contain the souls of the world, have gradually turned into the Nine Netherworld Seas that fuse the desires of the heavens under the influence of the two Heavenly Demon Lords. Although there are also countless souls wandering among them, the purpose is not to let them rest in peace, but to provide them with a steady stream of telekinetic power.

The Heavenly Demon, therefore, has completely become a real Heavenly Demon from a rebellious immortal god - since then, even the desires of the immortal gods have been within the scope of the Nine Shadows of the Sea of Desire.

Even, if there is a spirit in heaven and earth...... Then even if it is the desire of heaven and earth, the heavenly demons can still influence and control.

And this is the intention of the Heavenly Demons - they will use the endless desires and demonic energy of all beings to infect the veins of heaven and earth, and control the power of the incomparable leylines.

Breaking through the Taibai Pass in the north is just the first step.

At the Taibai Pass, on the city wall, busy sergeants are patrolling back and forth to check the perfection of the magic circle.

Based on the core of the local leylines, and the center of the surrounding leylines, Taibai Guan Gen is extremely strong, and if you want to break it, you must infect the power of the surrounding leylines, and completely cut off its defensive power.

However, if you want to cross it and infect the surrounding leylines, it is almost impossible at all.

If you want to infect the leylines and transform the demonic land as easily as you can in Weiguo, you must first break the Taibai Pass. But if you want to break the Taibai Pass, you must first infect the leylines. This question of whether there is a chicken or an egg first has made the Nine Demon Army, which has invaded several times, also feel a big headache and have to retreat.

However, it is only temporary. The demon army with the support of the Heavenly Demon behind it would not be able to be blocked so easily.

Tianguan, the place where a certain sentry station is located.

The former Taishou of Beiling City, the head of the logistics department of Taibai Pass, Wang Haitian was surrounded by an aurora-like light curtain, and he was passing through the large array inside Tianguan with a serious face, sensing the enemy's breath in the endless mist with the power of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.

Indeed, the mist condensed from the Nine Demons Qi was almost all methods of detection, whether it was aura or light waves, all of them were devoured by it—but the Earth Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was not among them, which was enough to cross multiple realms, and the tiny but endless power was one of the strongest means of observation that was almost impossible to block.

After checking back and forth several times, it was determined that there were indeed no demon armies around that were ready for a surprise attack.

Reporting the relevant information to Guan Nei, Wang Haitian couldn't help but sigh.

"Although His Majesty the Holy Emperor did foretell the movements of the Nine Demon Army in advance...... But the Heavenly Demon is like this, using the loophole of the contract to invade the mortal realm, it is really shameless! ”

In the past, after the Holy Emperor defeated the Zhengyang Kingdom, he made a covenant with the gods and demons - the gods and demons would not enter the mortal realm, and the new dynasty would also cooperate with them in various matters to provide convenience.

And among them, such as cooperating with the immortals to re-establish the humanitarian order, or cooperating with the heavenly demons to promote the horror of the relevant heavenly demons, are all part of the relevant contracts.

The new dynasty has indeed fulfilled all the requirements in the contract.

But the gods and demons rarely fulfilled it.

Whether it is the gods and demons descending or the current invasion of the Nine Demon Army as a substitute, the new dynasty has no way to complain about the 'injustice', so it can only grit its teeth and face it.

This is the gap between humans and gods and demons - one side can treat all kinds of rules and regulations as nothing, play with all kinds of loopholes, and the other side can only strictly abide by them.

It's like now. Because Wei Guo does not belong to the new dynasty, the heavenly demon directly infected a country, and planted a nail in the back of this Central Continent, and then the demon army invaded, which is equivalent to Wei Guo's own invasion of the new dynasty, not the gods and demons themselves.

"Although His Majesty the Holy Emperor has no last resort, he is facing gods and demons who are almost capable of taking action in person...... Can we really stop it? ”

Thinking of this, looking at the almost endless Nine Demons Demon Qi in front of him, for a moment, even Wang Haitian had a somewhat gloomy expression: "Taibai Pass is certainly strong, but in the face of gods and demons, how many times can it resist?" ”

And just behind this man who was a little worried, a thin man holding a sword and silent had no change in face.

Yan Changfeng, the former underground lurker of Zhengyang Kingdom and the leader of the remnants of Qinglin Prefecture, is bowing his head at this moment.

This powerhouse at the peak of the real person has no sorrow or joy, but just obeys the order of the Holy Emperor and follows behind Wang Haitian to protect this heaven-level real person who has strong Yuan Magnetic Divine Power and can detect the attack of the Nine Demon Army in advance.

As for why he would so easily obey the orders of Ming Zhengde, who was supposed to be a mortal enemy...... The answer is actually quite simple.

for the man who beareth the sword has changed.

Today, it is the 11th day of February in the second year of the new calendar.

Three months after the Zhengyang Kui Nan Zhengkai was conferred, two months after the Zhengyang Kingdom was taken over by the New Dynasty's Southern Army.

Even the Zhengyang Kingdom itself surrendered, and as the second leader, Han Shiling, who held the Qingxiao Zhengyang ruler, announced that the Zhengyang Kingdom would be incorporated into the new dynasty as an autonomous region in the future...... Then as a sword, what reason does he have to rebel against his current theoretically highest and supreme master?

Betrayal, villain.

There is no dignity, no martial virtue, and no faith.

These are the evaluations and insults of those old companions who used to be.

Although he was despised as a domestic slave with three surnames, he was not only wary of the new dynasty, but also despised by his old companions in Zhengyang.

But Yan Changfeng didn't have any special thoughts in his heart.

Anyway......

It's nothing more than a sword.

Since they are all swords, what is the difference between being a sword for Zhengyang or a sword for the new dynasty?

"Your Excellency Haitian, it's time to go."

Therefore, after Wang Haitian finished sighing, he raised his head and said in a calm tone: "There is no invasion of the Nine Demon Army in this direction, so you should go to the next detection point to confirm." ”

In this regard, Wang Haitian also turned his head.

He looked at this former Zhengyang Kingdom real person who almost killed him with a sword with a complicated expression, and he was still a little awkward in his heart.

Although he understood that when facing gods and demons, he could not tolerate the waste of any bit of strength, since Yan Changfeng was such a guy who only obeyed the orders of the person with the sword, then it was naturally normal to use his strength to fight against gods and demons.

But......

Can this guy really be trusted?

However, at this very moment.

Buzz –

Between heaven and earth, there was a sudden buzz.

The earth shook slightly.

Hearing this voice and sensing this vibration, Wang Haitian's expression suddenly changed.

He immediately activated the circle again, used the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light to detect, and then eagerly shouted to the communication channel inside the circle: "The invasion of the demon army has been detected!" ”

"No, not only in this direction, but also a second demon army!"

"It's below! They are coming from the leylines! ”

Soon.

With Wang Haitian's alarm, the entire Taibai Pass was immediately mobilized, and all the extremely guarded sergeants went to their respective posts as soon as possible, ready to meet the upcoming strong enemy.

However, this time, the enemy was somewhat unexpected.

- Buzz.

With the continuous tremor of the earth, the sea of black fog surged, and countless pitch-black figures with various colors of brilliance around them flew out of the demonic fog. To put it bluntly, the Nine Demon Army is an ordinary soldier who has been eroded by the power of gods and demons, and their consciousness has been completely brainwashed by the law reserved by the Heavenly Demons, and each of them is not afraid of death and is strong.

Then, the sturdy frozen ground bulged into the shape of a small volcano, and a huge carapace beetle burst out from the depths of the earth, shaking endless debris of earth and rock, and sending up a mist of snowflakes and dust.

It was a centipede-like and beetle-like monstrosity, hundreds of meters tall and nearly a kilometer long, and its massive body resembled a moving mountain.

Accompanied by the sudden distortion of the earth's leyline aura between heaven and earth, this Kun Demon Giant Worm with sufficient strength in the realm of real people writhed its body in the mist, and vaguely, it was even like a churning dragon.

Kun Demon?!

Seeing this scene, almost all the soldiers of the new country were stunned for a moment.

Heavenly Demon, when did you tame the Kun Demon?

However, it's not surprising - in the past, the Kun Demons were repelled by the New Dynasty from the Xuan Sea, and indeed some of the Kun Demons retreated to the east, if the Heavenly Demons had long been ready to invade, then how could they not recover these demon insects that had a special relationship with the leylines?

In short, this is not the time for shock.

It could be seen that with the muffled sound of insects in the air, the endless earth and stone and demonic mist flowed as if they were alive, like armor, and began to cling to their bodies, making this originally extremely huge Kun Demon completely turn into a mountain giant insect.

Then, waving a thousand worm feet, he began to charge.

With a mighty momentum that seemed to be enough to destroy everything, the mountain-like life-like giant insect charged towards the behemoth fortress that stood between the mountains!

Everywhere it passed, whether it was hills or hills, whether it was plains or rivers, it was all smashed and flattened by this behemoth - even if the Nine Demon Army stood in its way, the giant insect did not stop, but galloped with all its might, knocking everything into powder.

"Oops, such an impact, even Taibaiguan can't stop it a few times!"

Seeing the charge of the mountain giant insect, Wang Haitian's face changed when he ascended - although Taibai Pass was extremely stable with the power of the leylines, it was only in the face of spells and large-scale demon invasions.

If it is a life-level powerhouse, or an existence with incredible brute strength, no matter how solid the level is, it is just a man-made building, and it is impossible to be undamaged!

However, before Wang Haitian could figure out what method he should use to deal with his current situation, his colleagues.

But he saw a figure behind him walk out and come to the front.

The man with the sword came to the front of the city wall, facing the huge giant insect that was charging towards him.

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