Ka-cha!!
The Dog-Head Guillotine rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.In a flash, it had grown to several thousand zhang in size,looming in the sky like some primordial canine ancestor.Its open maw glowed with a cold, terrifying light—its deadly blade, a gate between life and death.
"Sever him—for your Emperor!"Green Emperor barked commandingly, exuding majestic authority.
The guillotine soared through the air.The black dog carved into its surface seemed to open its eyes,emitting an ancient aura that struck fear into the hearts of all dogkind.It felt like gazing into the eyes of an ancestor—a bloodline source.
The Dog-Head Guillotine was the ancestral nemesis of all dogkin.If it locked onto you, you would be instinctively paralyzed,helplessly awaiting execution.
One chop.
One kill.
"The Dog-Head Guillotine!?How is it in your possession!?"
Gou Hun's pupils contracted sharply.The moment he saw it, his bloodline shuddered.A primal sense of imminent death surged within him.
If he got any closer…he would die.
The weapon's suppressive force was engraved into his very genes.
Even though he was a dog-headed humanoid,he still carried dog bloodline—no question.
Without hesitation, he turned to flee.
Clang!
In the next instant, his expression twisted.
He tripped again—another stone underfoot.Not only that, his legs suddenly cramped again, violently and without warning.
He dropped straight to his knees.
And then—
his whole body pitched forward,his head perfectly sliding into the guillotine's frame.
The visual:as if he voluntarily presented his neck to the blade.
"No… this is misfortune—deathly bad luck!"
Gou Hun's heart turned to ice.
He realized it clearly now:
his fortune had been replaced.What he bore now was calamity-level misfortune.
And the source?
It could only be that cursed green dog—Green Emperor.The legendary Harbinger of Misfortune from Great Yi.
He'd once heard of him—a green dog said to curse everyone he touched with devastating bad luck.
But rumors claimed he only sang songs,chasing dreams of becoming a canine artist.
Since when could he actually fight?
Clearly, those rumors were way off.
Now, with his head under the blade,his body was paralyzed by bloodline suppression.
He couldn't use his cultivation,couldn't move,could only watch helplessly as the icy blade loomed overhead.
If it falls… I will die. Really die.
The sense of looming death was overwhelming.
"Pig-Headed Man, this emperor grants you death."
Green Emperor declared it solemnly, as if bestowing a great honor.
"I'm a DOG-HEADED MAN!!"
Gou Hun was furious. Even in death, he couldn't accept this slander.
He had been transformed into a pig-head by the Utterly Unrecognizable Kick,but he was still dog-blooded!
His final thought:"Please… let them all remember… I am dog-kind, not some pig-head farce…"
Ka-cha!!
A flash of cold light.
The Dog-Head Guillotine fell—and with it, Gou Hun's head.
Blood sprayed—
But strangely, it didn't spill.
The guillotine absorbed it all,draining his entire body dry.
Not a single drop escaped.
Eerie.
Silent.
Absolute.
"I said you're a Pig-Headed Man,so you are.And since you were executed by the Dog-Head Guillotine,don't even dream of resurrection."
"Just die obediently."
Green Emperor sneered coldly.
Offending him?Stripping him of face?
Even death wasn't enough.
Rebranding a dog-head man into a pig-head man—just part of the process.
"Long live His Majesty! His Majesty is unparalleled!"The white canine girl at his side gushed in admiration, her eyes full of worship.
Green Emperor puffed up in pride, fully intoxicated by her praise.
"Dead…That was a nearly half-step Dao Platform powerhouse,and he just got his head chopped off by Green Emperor."
Even Cheng Yaojin drew in a sharp breath.
He had fought Gou Hun before.The man was strong—truly strong.And yet, in front of Green Emperor,he had been reduced to nothing.
Green Emperor's true power?
Beyond comprehension.
But after a moment's thought, Cheng Yaojin relaxed.
At the end of the day, Green Emperor was on their side.His strength only added to Great Yi's foundation.The stronger, the better.
Everything else… didn't matter.
"Since my Emperor is the supreme ruler of dogkind,how could he not have attendants?"
"This dog-headed race is excellent,"the white canine girl said sweetly."If subdued, they'd serve wonderfully.When His Majesty travels, he'd be escorted by an army—that is the dignity of an emperor."
"My consort speaks wisely!"Green Emperor's eyes sparkled."The dog-head tribe should've been serving me from the start!"
"Wait here, beloved.I shall go summon our new servants!"
And with a flash of green light, he vanished into the distance.
"Green Emperor, huh…If he really can subdue the dog-head tribe,that's great news for Great Yi,"Cheng Yaojin muttered.
Dog-heads were top-tier miners—if used well, they could unlock vast mineral wealth across the empire.
The key?
Keeping them under control.
And now that Green Emperor was gone, Cheng Yaojin could breathe again.
Just having that lunatic nearby made him nervous.If he ever got hit with a Utterly Unrecognizable Kick,how could he ever show his face again?
Meanwhile, elsewhere…
With Green Emperor's command,the entire Vast Sea Realm fell under Great Yi's control.
As various islands were integrated,legions descended with rainbow-colored light,teleporting onto the Dragon Demon Continent to fortify new cities.
Cheng Yaojin was joined by wave after wave of reinforcements.
Not just one—three Immortal Cities were deployed,forming a "character 品" layout in trinity.
This Three Talents Formation allowed for interlinked defense and rapid coordination.
The very air around them buzzed with tension.
Something was about to erupt.
Though both the foreign races and Great Yi were preparing for war,neither side moved immediately.
Gou Hun's death served as a warning—a chilling example.
Even a peak powerhouse could be silently erased by a single artifact.
Armies were gathering.
Troops deployed.
Spies scattered across the Dragon Demon Continent.vEvery shred of intelligence was swiftly relayed back to Great Yi.
This war wasn't just about brute force—but also information, cunning, and strategy.
A war of fate.A war of national destiny.
No one dared be careless.
Soon, the flames of war would ignite.
But not just yet.
At this moment, in Sakura Province...
A silver-white gate opened amidst a sea of cherry blossoms.
From within stepped a man in black robesand a girl in white.
It was Yi Tianxing's face—but something was off.
A faint sinister charm lingered around his features.
This was no ordinary man.
It was Yi Tianxie, his Shadow Clone.
After years of seclusion,Yi Tianxie had become a being of profound, inscrutable cultivation.
A veil of shadowy mist clung to his face.
Others couldn't see it,but upon seeing him,they would immediately forget what he looked like.
His true appearance was unrecordable—what you saw depended entirely on your mind.It was his innate illusion-based ability.
A face of no face.
"Big Brother, where is this?"The young girl—Nannan—asked softly.
Yi Tianxie and Yi Tianxing were one and the same.Unless explicitly stated, no one could tell them apart.Their auras, their soul waves—identical.
Even Nannan didn't question it.As far as she was concerned,this was her brother.And that was all that mattered.
"Sakura Province," Yi Tianxie replied with a smile."Land of the GreatSerpent Dynasty.They say when the cherry blossoms bloom,their fragrance wafts across ten thousand li.And now that I see it...The rumors were true."