She looked down at the battlefield, a satisfied smile slowly spreading across her face, exuding a bloodthirsty aura.
The smile is casual yet wicked, as if seeing a favorite food or a bouncy pet.
Anyone who sees this smile feels as if they are frozen in a bottomless glacier, with extreme cold spreading from the tailbone upwards.
Xiang Yan noticed that the smooth-sailing battlefield had suddenly come to a standstill, and when she looked up, her heart almost stopped beating.
His gaze seemed glued to the figure; he tried to look away but couldn't. The figure seemed to possess a magical power, domineeringly capturing everyone's attention!
"This is either an evil god or a demon."
A bitter taste rose in his mouth, and this thought came to mind immediately.
The State of Chu was a major country of shamanism and ritual, and its understanding of various gods was among the deepest. The great shamans would often perform human sacrifices to the gods.
In Xiang Yan's view, he was extremely unlucky. He had finally managed to push the Qin army to the brink of defeat, but then this god-demon suddenly appeared.
Does Heaven also favor the King of Qin to unify the world?
Li Yuexin, on the other hand, was overjoyed. Regardless of whether the visitor was good or bad, it was a variable for him who was on the edge of a cliff.
At least Qin has a moon goddess; perhaps they can build a relationship with her. With this thought in mind, Li Xin spurred his horse over the crowd, preparing to shout into the sky.
Before he could even open his mouth, Li Xin was so shocked by the scene reflected in his eyes that his pupils dilated violently.
In the sky, gods and demons spread their arms as if embracing the heavens, while on the battlefield, horses neighed incessantly, and visible streams of blood emanated from the mouths, noses, and flesh of the dead.
It condensed into strands, growing more and more numerous and denser, until finally painting the entire world red.
All this blood and energy, like swallows returning to their nests, merged into the body of the god and demon. As if finally eating the food he had longed for, he laughed wildly.
These scenes, as seen by others, were half real and half fake. The system, Azure Eagle, added special effects to the blood pillars according to the host's requirements.
Something seemed amiss. A winged creature swept across the sky, landing on Ling Xiao's shoulder, and asked:
"Host, I seem to remember that the special effects weren't this grand. Why do I feel like my blood is being sucked away? I feel a chill all over my body."
The eagle silently smoothed its ruffled feathers, looked at its host who seemed somewhat different from usual, and awaited an answer.
Ling Xiao felt her damaged soul and body being repaired little by little, as if she were soaking in warm water, feeling extremely happy.
Upon hearing this, a smile flashed in his eyes. He didn't try to fool the system, but instead said something meaningful:
"Your feeling might actually be true."
He suddenly stopped talking, but Ling Xiao saw that the special effects were still running, and realized that he had tacitly accepted his actions.
Suddenly, the system said:
"Our supreme god doesn't care about all that. The capable rise, and the incapable... die!"
Therefore, even if the host has a complicated past, as long as they are focused on working for the God, nothing will happen to them.
Ling Xiao was very happy, so he became even more unrestrained. The horses neighed more and more shrilly and began to become restless.
The soldiers stopped fighting, their eyes filled with deep fear as they looked at each other—they feared that this demon would drain the lifeblood of the dead and then turn on them.
In front of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Ling Xiao single-handedly brought an end to the war!
Xiang Yan was extremely anxious, and finally saw a look of satisfaction on the face of the god-demon in green robes and red hair on the long battlefield.
The blood and qi column gradually faded until it disappeared.
Whoosh! The sound of hundreds of thousands of people relaxing and exhaling together created a sound wave. No one had ever thought that the sound of exhaling could be so loud.
This sound seemed to attract the attention of a demon god in the sky, who smiled and slowly spoke:
"I'm quite pleased with this vigor. Now, while I'm in a good mood, tell me what you want?"
The soft sound traveled to every corner of the battlefield—a megaphone specifically designed for square dancing, ensuring that every dance partner can hear you.
Everyone was shocked, not expecting things to develop this way. The Qin and Chu armies looked at each other in bewilderment.
Just moments ago they were swords drawn, locked in a life-or-death struggle, but now their eyes convey the same message:
"Go and speak up; we'll give you the opportunity."
The prolonged silence prompted a sneer from the gods and demons, who uttered a mocking remark:
"Humans are still so hypocritical. You are killing each other, and I am merely absorbing your dissipated blood essence, yet you are afraid of me. Shouldn't your own kind be the ones most afraid?"
The soldiers present remained silent, all bowing their heads.
"Please forgive us, Your Excellency. We were too ignorant to speak for a moment. If we were to offend you, may we ask your title?"
It was Li Xin who spoke. The loser always has more courage to take that step, since death is inevitable anyway.
Xiang Yan was a step too slow, feeling somewhat regretful, and listened intently to the god and demon's reply.
"I am Nüba, the daughter of the Yellow Emperor!"
The soldiers, with their limited knowledge, naturally wouldn't know about Nüba, while Xiang Yan and Li Xin, both from prominent families, were naturally literate.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Wilderness North, records: There was a person dressed in green, who was Nüba, the daughter of the Yellow Emperor.
However, they also remembered that the Classic of Mountains and Seas later wrote that Nüba was a drought goddess who was banished to the far north by the Yellow Emperor because she was harmful to humankind.
Ling Xiao was certainly aware of this, but she was now the living, breathing female demon. Human records might be wrong, after all, they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes.
Therefore, Li Xin and Xiang Yan accepted the character of Nüba without any hindrance, as she appeared but instead of causing a drought, she absorbed the blood energy of the battlefield.
Li Xin, confident in the presence of the Moon Goddess in his kingdom, spoke before Xiang Yan could.
"Goddess Nuba, you may not know this, but the Moon Goddess Changxi is also in the Qin Kingdom. She has made a pact with our King—the future Human Emperor."
As he spoke, Li Xin revealed a proud smile, then bowed on his horse to invite Nüba back to Qin.
He thought to himself, "If I could bring a deity back to Qin, the king might forgive him for the defeat in battle."
The Qin soldiers looked expectant, while Xiang Yan and his Chu troops looked frustrated.
Even in the state of Chu, they had heard that the Yellow Emperor had appeared during the Battle of Xiangliu where the Moon Goddess defeated the Yellow Emperor, so it was possible that Nüba really did go to the state of Qin.
This is really bad luck!
Of course, things didn't go as Li Xin thought. Just kidding, why would Ling Xiao take on two roles? To broaden his fan base and change his acting style. After all, Nüba is supposed to stand against the Qin state.
Ling Xiao had already planned it out: directly provoking a conflict between the two gods, a battle between the main characters, was the best way to make fans more loyal and also to motivate them to spend money.
So—"Chang Xi?" Nuwa's thick eyebrows arched slightly, her expression full of malice as she said:
"Are you talking to me, a banished evil god, about Chang Xi, who is ordered to suppress all demons and evil gods in the world? What, are you trying to make me walk into a trap?"
Li Xin was terrified, a shiver running through his entire body.
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