Chapter 655: Ying Zheng: Flesh and Blood are Suffering, Mechanical Ascension

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The sound of air being pierced was incessant; hundreds of arrows from all directions descended like a rainstorm, dense and packed, sealing off every path of retreat.

This time, when leaving Xianyang, Ying Zheng had only brought Gai Nie as a guard; there were no other guards.

The main reason was that he had just become the Qin King, and there was not a single person in the entire court or countryside he could trust.

It could be said that he was surrounded by enemies on all sides, with many coveting his position.

After all, he was not the only one in the Ying royal clan.

As for assassination, it had long been expected.

It was just that he hadn't expected the scale of the opponent to be so massive; a killing group of hundreds was already comparable to a squad of the Qin army.

Gai Nie remained silent, his long sword slashing toward the Void; the Sword Qi that dominated the world transformed into a gale, instantly slicing the arrows in the sky into fragments, with not a single one coming near Ying Zheng.

As a descendant of Ghost Valley, if he couldn't even handle this level of sneak attack, he would truly be living up to a false reputation.

Subsequently, several hundred killers swarmed forward; Gai Nie fought continuously with Ying Zheng's carriage as the center, and every time his Sword Qi shot out, there were inevitably lost souls; dozens of lives withered rapidly, but Gai Nie did not even blink, looking like an Asura Killing God.

In the blink of an eye, over a hundred ordinary killers had been cut down, but more killers followed.

Ying Zheng sat inside the carriage, his face appearing calm and without ripples, thinking to himself:

"My route and Gai Nie's movements were extremely secretive; I did not expect them to still be exposed. It seems the opponent's intelligence capability is truly powerful.

Although Gai Nie is a descendant of Ghost Valley and cultivated to the Grandmaster Realm at a young age, there is a limit to human strength; a Grandmaster's internal energy will eventually be exhausted sooner or later."

Although an individual Martial Artist is strong, they are still far inferior compared to an army of hundreds of thousands.

With human-sea tactics, even a mouthful of spit from each person could drown someone.

"The only strategy to break this situation now is the Demon Queen's Gene Serum. But its side effects?"

Ying Zheng had a splitting headache for a moment; the mere thought of that pitch-black demonic image made him feel unwell.

Although Morgana had already said the side effects were fake, just a joke.

But who knew what the reality was?

"Since there are so many experts in the Chat Group, I wonder if they can be used by me."

Ying Zheng suddenly thought, as he was still very famous in the mouths of the group members.

Otherwise, they wouldn't call him 'Brother Zheng' every other word; this was proof of his strength.

Even if he was still a weakling now, one day he would soar like a Dragon into the nine heavens.

Chat Group.

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "Honorable immortals, I have encountered an assassination and am trapped in a desperate situation. Is there any immortal who can come to protect me? In the future, I will surely reward you handsomely."

Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction: "Damn, which blind assassin actually dares to assassinate Brother Zheng."

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Brother Zheng, cut to the live broadcast screen."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "??"

Morgana: "It's the live broadcast function of the Chat Group."

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "That's right, that's right."

Sword Deity of Spring and Autumn: "An emperor, it is normal to be assassinated. However, the First Emperor has the Heavenly Mandate upon him, so he will be fine and will eventually turn danger into safety."

Diviner: "Not necessarily. Now every world has variables to some extent, and there is a risk that the Heavenly Mandate could be usurped."

"Ding, Ying Zheng of Great Qin has opened the Chat Group Live Broadcast Room."

Instantly, the scene of Ying Zheng and Gai Nie fighting the assassins appeared in the Chat Group.

Sword light and shadows, blood splashing across the sky, the chilling murderous aura made one's hair stand on end; every second, someone fell.

Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction: "The fight is still quite intense? But as a dignified Nascent Soul Great Ability, is it appropriate for me to deal with a few mortals? It's a bit like dimensional reduction strikes."

Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Broaden your perspective. This is the First Emperor, this is Brother Zheng. You are saving the emperor; in myths, aren't emperors all incarnations of the Wenqu Star descending to earth? You are saving the Wenqu Star. Perhaps after you become an immortal and go to the Heavenly Realm, you can even secure an official position."

Morgana: "They're just a few mortals. Ying Zheng, hurry up and take that Gene Serum of mine; you'll instantly transform into a Super Soldier."

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Eating melon!"

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "Will I turn into a monster?"

Bad Commander: "Qin King, you are being attached to appearances. Once you obtain powerful strength, what does a mere skin matter?"

Sword Deity of Spring and Autumn: "Qin King, don't listen to this old monster. You are an emperor; you must have dignity."

Old Demon King who never suffers a loss: "Only by giving up can one gain!"

Scripture Seeker of Journey to the West: "Ahem, only after obtaining can one let go."

Demon King who never suffers a loss: "Xuanzang Sheng Seng is right."

Leader of the Axe Gang: "Master is right!"

Autistic Child of Tian Yong City: "I can help."

Baili Tusu, who suffered from autism, had a heart full of hot blood and a deep sense of justice.

Tragic Little Demon God: "I can also help."

Tantai Jin, in order to better integrate into the Chat Group, followed suit, regardless of whether he knew martial arts or not.

Sword Deity of Spring and Autumn: "This little favor, I can still help with."

Ying Zheng of Great Qin: "Many thanks!"

Diviner: "If anyone needs to help Ying Zheng across planes, I, the Group Owner, can use my permissions to open a portal. If you are ready, I will begin."

First Extraordinary Woman of the Yin-Yang School: "We are in the same plane, can we also be transported?"

Bad Commander: "We can try."

Diviner: "..."

Outside Hangu Guan.

Gai Nie has already gone mad with killing, having slain nearly half of the eight hundred masked assassins, his entire body bathed in blood.

However, his true Qi is also nearly exhausted, and he cannot hold on for much longer.

If he were alone, he could simply retreat and be done with it; these assassins would be unable to do anything to him.

But he needs to protect Ying Zheng, so even if it means death, he cannot leave; this is the bottom line in the heart of a swordsman, and it is his Tao.

At this moment, four tall and lean assassins appeared in the woods.

These four masked assassins are different from the previous ones; they are top-tier assassins, their strength and realm both at the Master level, the same realm as Gai Nie.

In particular, the baleful aura on their bodies is even more powerful and violent than Gai Nie's.

On their wrists, necks, and backs, they all share a distinct feature: a black spider.

In the Qin State and even throughout the six states, the only assassins possessing this feature belong to the Net.

The Net is spread across the seven states, as pervasive as the air; almost every power has their pawns and presence, though who the mastermind behind the scenes is, remains unknown.

"The Net, 'Sha' (Kill) grade assassins!"

Gai Nie said slowly, his expression heavy.

The Net assassins are divided into eight ranks: Heaven, Sha, Earth, Absolute, Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang.

The Sha grade ranks second, corresponding to the Master level among Martial Artists.

The Heaven grade assassins are extremely few in number and can be called the trump cards of the Net; almost every one of them is a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist.

With four Sha-grade assassins, plus so many ordinary assassins, even Gai Nie cannot guarantee he can retreat unscathed.

Not to mention that he had already exhausted almost all his physical strength earlier and can no longer sustain his power.

"As expected of a successor of Ghost Valley, to be able to kill about four hundred assassins by your own strength.

It is a pity that we assassins only care about eliminating the target and never care about the means."

The Sha-grade assassin said, his voice hoarse and low.

Then, the four top-tier Master assassins besieged Gai Nie from four directions, almost sealing off all of Gai Nie's escape routes.

Ying Zheng's Martial Dao is not as profound as Gai Nie's, but he can still see that under this move, Gai Nie will be severely injured if not killed; he is anxious in his heart, wondering when the group members will be able to come and support.

"Hundred Steps Flying Sword!"

At the critical moment, Gai Nie unleashed the ultimate technique of Ghost Valley; the world seemed to lose its color, turning into a vivid ink-wash landscape painting, and the blade in Gai Nie's hand rang out, transforming into a black Dragon that swept across everything.

Sword shadows lingered, and the Sword Qi was like a meteor; once the light shone, it chilled the entire world!

Facing the Sword Intent of the Hundred Steps Flying Sword, the four top-tier Sha-grade assassins were suppressed and paused for a second by the Sword Intent; it was precisely this second that allowed the Hundred Steps Flying Sword to immediately pierce through one of the Masters, causing them to die on the spot.

Although Gai Nie avoided the fatal attack, his entire body was torn apart by the Sword Qi, and in an instant, he became a bloody man; his white clothes were completely drenched in blood.

After the Hundred Steps Flying Sword, the remaining three top-tier assassins were stunned, not expecting that Gai Nie could still take down a Master of the same level in such a situation; the successor of Ghost Valley is indeed a freak, but this strike has already caused Gai Nie to lose the ability to fight back, and the overall situation is settled.

Ying Zheng slowly walked to Gai Nie's side; Gai Nie knelt on one knee, leaning on his broken sword, and said with shame:

"Your Majesty, I can no longer protect you. Being in a besieged city might be safe; at least one does not have to worry about such blatant assassinations."

Ying Zheng's expression was firm, and he said with Haki:

"You are wrong, Gai Nie! I am not a bird in a cage, nor do I worry about assassination. The fact that they talk of assassinating me shows that they fear and dread me, because what I am about to do is an earth-shattering feat never before seen in history."

At this moment, Ying Zheng's words fell.

In Gai Nie's eyes, this Qin King radiated an intense and incomparable brilliance.

"Qin King, say no more; we are just following orders to take your life," the Sha-grade assassin said.

"It is merely serving different masters; I will not blame you. However, if I do not die today, then the rest of your lives will be lived in the fear of being dominated by me," Ying Zheng said.

"Perhaps, Qin King; after all, we are just selling our lives," the Sha-grade assassin said calmly.

At this moment, Ying Zheng resolutely opened the Angel x Demon Gene Serum and drank it in one gulp.

"Your Majesty." Gai Nie was shocked, thinking Ying Zheng was unwilling to suffer humiliation and was committing suicide by poison.

"This is also good, it saves us the trouble of doing it ourselves," the Sha-grade assassin said.

"Ah!"

A roar!

After drinking the Gene Serum, Ying Zheng did not feel anything strange at first.

But immediately, his heart began to beat rapidly like a drum, *thump, thump, thump* without stopping, and the speed of his blood flow increased, like boiling molten iron, with every cell cheering and greedily absorbing a certain special energy between heaven and earth.

Boom!

In his mind, Ying Zheng only felt his entire head suddenly explode, bursting non-stop like fireworks.

After every explosion, the combinations in his brain were reorganized again.

Memories from his infancy, and even from his time in the womb, appeared in his mind.

His brain domain had evolved, breaking through the limitations of humanity itself.

The world suddenly became clear; his vision could see thousands of kilometers away, his hearing was the same, his muscle density increased, and his physical strength also increased.

Light, biological waves, Magnetic Field, energy drifting between heaven and earth—he could see and perceive them all.

This is a kind of indescribable power that makes you very happy and also makes you very painful.

Almost unconsciously, the stones, trees, and rivers around Ying Zheng all vibrated and uncontrollably floated up.

The three Sha-grade assassins and the remaining assassins were all shocked to see this scene.

Ying Zheng waved his hands, and the long swords on the ground were all controlled, suspended in the air, and thrust toward the assassins.

Clang, clang, clang!

The attack of the long swords was too dense, just like the Flying Sword of an Immortal Cultivator.

Those ordinary assassins could not block them at all and fell to the ground, bleeding.

One of the Sha-grade experts used movement techniques to dash to Ying Zheng's side and slashed a sword toward his head.

Clang!

Sparks flew, and the assassin's longsword snapped into three or four pieces on the spot; a look of astonishment appeared on their face—how could this be possible?

The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, and with just a slight lift of his hand, the man's sword stabbed into himself.

Gai Nie had been watching this scene the entire time, motionless, not knowing what words to use to describe it.

The remaining assassins saw this and retreated one after another to a distance of a hundred zhang, not daring to approach.

None of them knew what exactly had happened.

This feeling of controlling all things made Ying Zheng incomparably intoxicated; he prepared to kill all the assassins right then and there.

Suddenly, he felt lightheaded and collapsed to the ground.

"What has happened to Us?" Ying Zheng thought to himself.

"Overload!"

Before his eyes, an electronic screen appeared automatically, displaying two large characters.

This Gene Serum appeared to be in a liquid state on the outside, but in reality, it was not a liquid, nor was it water; it was microorganisms even smaller than the nanoscale.

Packed inside were a Gene Computer, Super Soldier genes, various algorithms, and various patches.

When Ying Zheng took it orally, it was equivalent to fusing all of these together, opening up human potential while simultaneously molding himself into a human computer.

Through automatic calculation by the algorithms, various different supernatural abilities would be displayed.

Of course, because Ying Zheng was a human, his body's capacity to bear it was limited, and the evolutionary transformation required time—a transition period was needed to perfectly utilize this technological power; this was also the reason for the overload.

However, even so, Ying Zheng's Flesh had already become that of a Super Soldier impervious to blades and spears; even if he lay there and was hacked, nothing would happen to him.

The Kill-grade assassin was puzzled, but seeing Ying Zheng's state, he assumed he had suffered some kind of backlash, and thus said:

"Kill!"

A group of assassins charged again, and Ying Zheng could only watch helplessly.

"One Sword Immortal Kneels!"

"Soul Dragon Roam!"

"Tiangang Art!"

"Three Thousand Lightning Movement!"

"Tianyong Sword Technique!"

"Crow!"

Suddenly, several unknown energy and Sword Qi attacks descended from the sky.

"?" the assassin.

Boom!

Following the billowing smoke of the explosion, sand and stones flew.

Everything returned to calm!

Xu Que ran directly in front of Ying Zheng and said:

"Brother Zheng, Que is late to save the carriage, please do not blame me, do not blame me."

"Haha, you are a savior, how could We blame you all?" Ying Zheng said happily.

"Tsk tsk, so you are Ying Zheng, you're quite young." Yan Fei walked over and sized him up.

"..." Ying Zheng.

"Qin King, this old man offers his respects." Li Chungang smiled.

"Many thanks, Immortal." Ying Zheng replied.

"Greetings, Qin King." Yuan said.

"The name of the Bad Commander is like thunder to the ears." Ying Zheng said politely.

Xu Que turned his gaze to Tantai Jin and Baili Tusu and smiled:

"Holy cow, two new faces. And their looks are so high, they wouldn't happen to be male leads in a tragic Script, would they?"

Baili Tusu turned his head away and said woodenly: "I am Baili Tusu, a disciple of Tian Yong City."

Tantai Jin fixed his gaze on Baili Tusu, his eyes brightening; he had caught the scent of a kindred spirit.