Order Source Fire Shrouding Central State
Although it was just an illusion, everyone on the battlefield who was there could inexplicably feel the reality within that illusion.
It's like a mirage, projecting a scene from another world onto reality.
"The Spirit Realm Lord?!" Chen Lingfeng's cold gaze gradually cleared, and he stared blankly at the sky, his mind a complete blank.
Information about the Spirit Realm Lord is classified, and only a small amount of information online is available, the veracity of which is difficult to ascertain.
But he was no ordinary person. As Lineage that had been passed down from the era of celestial upheaval a hundred years ago, the Chen Lineage had recorded some of the mysteries of the lord, and he saw through the truth at a glance.
The Spirit Realm territory was anchored, and Lin Xu projected a Daoist temple with a thought, where Daoist soldiers dressed in heavy armor and wielding Soul-Slaying Halberd quietly appeared.
One after another, illusory figures appeared on the street, solidifying completely within a few seconds. After stretching his body, Dao Bing looked at the hesitant orc a dozen steps away.
"Kill!" The heavily armored soldier stomped his foot and shot out like lightning, his halberd transforming into a crescent moon gleaming with cold light.
The orc, realizing what was happening, raised his axe and began to chop.
"Clang~"
Sparks flew as the halberd spun around, swiftly slicing through the orc's neck.
As blood splattered, the Daoist soldier who had delivered the fatal blow turned and charged toward his next target. Behind him, the other four Daoist soldiers maintained a constant speed, rushing toward the orcs on the street like waves.
"A hero from the Spirit Realm!" one of the Night Watchers suddenly "realized" and shouted with ecstasy.
"A hero from the Spirit Realm has appeared in Meng City!" The Night Watchers realized this, and their morale soared.
Compared to the lords who are only known by name but never seen, the general public has a much better understanding of the heroes of the Spirit Realm.
Every year during the Spirit Realm Trial, some lucky individuals gain the Spirit Realm's approval and thus acquire the right to recruit Spirit Realm soldiers.
Heavy armored soldiers charged through the streets, efficiently killing orcs with the support of the Night Watchers's ranged firepower.
"Damn dwarf, die!" Witnessing the death of his comrade, the orc warrior angrily swung his heavy axe, his fierce Dou Qi transforming into a crescent-shaped arc of light, slashing horizontally at the attacking Daoist soldier.
Zhao Dan, the Demon-Suppressing Commandant, silently stepped forward with four Dao soldiers. Golden and red magical power flowed around him, faintly forming a whole around him.
Five halberds slashed down, shattering the incoming crescent-shaped Battle Qi Slash, and then launched a counterattack on the orc warrior.
"Clang~"
Sparks flew, and the warrior's burly body stiffened before he fell heavily onto the street.
With the support of the military formation, the five Daoist soldiers moved and fought like precise machinery. Two of them easily blocked the heavy axes, while three long halberds simultaneously thrust and killed the enemy in a single exchange.
The Dao soldiers joined the battlefield and immediately displayed a sweeping momentum. The orcs who blocked their way were killed one after another. Even the orc warriors who had mastered Dou Qi died under the long spears.
A level 4 professional might not be considered powerful in the Spirit Realm, but in reality, they're comparable to a mini-Superman.
The well-organized Daoist soldiers, like a roaring tidal wave, swept up hordes of orcs in an instant, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
As the Daoist soldiers attacked, most of the orcs were defeated, and the remnants fled in disarray into residential buildings.
Lin Xu stood in the sky, observing the battlefield. With a thought, he pulled the Ghost Bride back into reality. "Jingshu, clear out the orcs in the residential buildings, and be quick!"
"Yes, Master!"
Yan Jingshu flashed, and a red light instantly rushed towards a tall building.
A series of red lights flashed, and the Wedding Procession Ghost appeared one after another.
"Huh?"
High in the sky, several projections of lords, like gods, looked down upon the battle unfolding below the clouds.
"This young friend is rather special," a lord's projection murmured, watching the fierce battle unfolding in Meng City with interest. "He can actually recruit Ghost Bride; is that his special talent?"
The lords all looked puzzled.
Human lords and heroes can only recruit human soldiers; even ghosts that have been transformed from dead people cannot.
However, occasionally there are some humans with special talents who are able to partially break the limitations of the rules.
A lord who breaks the limits? That's almost unheard of; who knows what changes it will bring...
"Hey~ Didn't Jiang Shiyan say Xiang Province was his territory? I wonder what his expression was when he saw this?" a certain lord gloated. "Too bad, he ran too fast~"
"Huh? This kid actually fought back! Tsk tsk~ Young people these days really have guts!"
In the far north, a gaze quietly falls upon Meng City.
The Order Source Fire has become active; it is celebrating the birth of a new Guardian.
On the vast land of Central State, the fluctuations of the Source Fire quietly drew more attention.
The lower and middle classes remained oblivious, but tonight in Meng City, waves had already been stirred among the upper echelons. Lin Xu, a name that had once been unknown, was now quietly circulating among the elite.
Lin Xu silently felt the blessing of the Lord Authority. Since the anchoring was only initially completed, he could only receive about a 1x bonus in the real world.
However, in the real world, he sensed the Order Source Fire in the Central State, an invisible net of rules that enveloped the entire Central State Plains and extended the power of the lords to more distant places.
"No wonder the lords' projections can launch attacks from hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away; it turns out it's thanks to the power of the Source Fire..."
He recalled the night he returned from the trial, the scene in the sky comparable to a divine war. "Once my domain is anchored to Meng City, I can project my will remotely, just like those lords, and launch attacks from hundreds of kilometers away!"
The powerful spell's effect is comparable to a high-powered missile bombardment, and it's a reusable, precision-guided missile—in this era, it truly possesses overwhelming power.
Lin Xu looked into Meng City. The battle had ended after the Dao soldiers and the Ghost Bride joined the fray.
The remaining orc warriors are dwindling rapidly, and the Bond between the orcish territory of the Spirit Realm and Meng City is weakening quickly.
The orc tribe was clearly in a panic. These orc warriors, who had been sent to attack Meng City, were the elite of the entire tribe. If they were all wiped out, the whole tribe would be affected.
Soon, an invisible force began to pull at the Spirit Realm Passage, attempting to expand the ever-shrinking passage.
"Let me lend you a hand!" Lin Xu sensed the Order Source Fire with a thought, and an invisible force empowered him, as if he were piloting a mecha, suddenly amplifying his power.
This is the authority of a lord. After his territory was initially anchored in Meng City, the Order Source Fire accepted him, automatically granting him the identity of the Guardian of Central State, and transmitting important information such as the "Lord Covenant" and the "Spirit Realm and Reality Agreement".
These are agreements signed between lords and between lords and the Central State Government, clearly defining the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of both parties.
Among them is the blessing of the Order Source Fire, a protective force formed based on the national order of Central State and the rules of the Spirit Realm. It can support the lord in battles in the real world at critical moments to resist the invasion of the Spirit Realm.