373: The picture is offered to heaven and used for expedition

“Dong~”

With a majestic drumbeat, beams of light rose from the ground, illuminating the world, which was still somewhat dim at dawn, with a riot of colors.

Following the rising lights, one could see that at the outermost edge of the formation, the giant engineering robots, which had been standing still, had turned on their chest headlights.

“Dong~”

Another drumbeat sounded.

Drones hovering above the giant engineering robots emitted a buzzing sound, and their bodies lit up with bright red indicator lights.

“Dong~ Dong~ Dong~ Dong~ Dong...”

As a series of deep and continuous drumbeats sounded, Yang Dian, standing at the forefront of the Expeditionary Force, stepped forward and walked up the steps of the altar.

He took one step with each drumbeat.

With each step he took, a mechanical phalanx lit up.

Multi-barreled rocket launchers with raised barrels... wheeled missile transport and launch vehicles elevating missiles... war robots whose eyes lit up with blue light before they looked up... aerospace fighters in the sky, changing from static to moving, emitting silver light... starships that could stir up boundless Qi waves with a slight tremor, their bodies adorned with intricate blue patterns... As Yang Dian ascended to the top of the altar, the Expeditionary Force soldiers, who had been standing still, reached out and pressed the buttons on their palms.

The next moment, their mechs detached from their bodies, transforming into parts that assembled into a fully automatic war robot on the soldiers' right side, then stood at attention with the soldiers, saluting the top of the altar.

“Woo~~~”

“Lì~” “Moo~”

Amidst the vast sound of horns, a Dragon and a Phoenix emerged from the center of the red sun, intertwining as they flew towards the altar.

Between the Dragon and the Phoenix, a wisp of fiery red Spark glowed brilliantly.

It was as if they carried the Spark from the red sun, intending to connect the ancient and the present.

【It’s a bit cool. How awesome would it be if I were the one standing on the altar?】

A bullet comment in the live stream expressed the feelings of most people.

But if you were to ask Yang Dian, was he awesome?

After standing on the stage, he really wasn't that awesome.

Earlier, when he stood at the front of the Expeditionary Force, Yang Dian's heart was surging.

This was a sacrifice to heaven.

In ancient times, only emperors enjoyed such treatment.

But after stepping onto the altar steps, his surging emotions gradually calmed down.

It was replaced by a sense of responsibility.

An indescribable sense of responsibility.

He looked around.

He saw the raised rocket launchers, the upright missiles, the war robots with blue light flashing in their eyes, and the soldiers saluting him with genuine and resolute eyes.

Yang Dian only felt the burden on his shoulders grow heavier.

'Before, when I was weak, if the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up.'

'Now, I have become that tall one; I must hold up the sky~'

Amidst his emotion, a Dragon and a Phoenix had already flown above the plain.

Only upon closer inspection did he realize that between the Dragon and the Phoenix, there was not only the red Spark but also two Daoists, one old and one young.

The Old Daoist had white hair and beard, his hands clasped behind his back, possessing an immortal demeanor.

The young Daoist was exquisitely carved, holding a section of dry wood in his hand, with the Spark burning on it, trying his best to maintain a serious expression.

【The young Daoist is so cute, I want to adopt one.】

【The Old Daoist next to the young Daoist is Daoist Qingfeng from Qingcheng Mountain, one of the only two Star-Patrolling Realm powerhouses in the country. You want to abduct his disciple?】

Through the screen, under the gaze of countless people, the old and young Daoists, escorted by a Dragon and a Phoenix, landed by the altar.

The Fire Phoenix lowered its wings, and the Azure Dragon bowed its head.

Amidst the vast sound of horns, the Old Daoist led the young Daoist step by step up the altar, took the dry wood with the burning Spark from the young Daoist’s hand, and handed it to Yang Dian:

“From now on, it’s up to you young people~”

Yang Dian remained silent, reaching out to take the Spark and placing it into the large cauldron behind him.

“Boom”

The Spark, placed in the large cauldron, exploded with a roar, and raging flames shot up into the sky.

Behind the cauldron, red flags fluttered, snapping in the wind.

In a trance, Yang Dian seemed to see the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, appearing one by one in the flames.

As the raging flames soared, Yang Dian also spoke:

“Heaven and Earth, ancestors above.”

“In ancient times, the Suiren clan observed the glow of the stars, broke off suiren wood, and lit fire in Shangqiu...”

“The Human Race then emerged from ignorance, and the Spark began to be passed down...”

“Today, with the Spark of humanity as a guide, I ignite this altar to connect heaven and earth!”

As his words fell, heaven and earth trembled.

A soft hum, seemingly from ancient times, resonated in the hearts of 1.4 billion Chinese people.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Dian stretched out his hands, summoned the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers) from the Void Realm, and after unfolding it, placed it into the blazing Spark.

“Sacrifice · territory map Records.”

“Today, I burn the map to sacrifice to heaven and earth, bearing witness to this grand wish.”

Yang Dian’s voice clearly only resonated on the altar, in the plain.

But no matter how many mountains and rivers separated them, no matter how far away they were, everyone who had left a Spark in the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers) heard his resounding voice:

“The map is sacrificed to heaven and used for conquest.”

“May the universe endure, and may every Chinese person prosper like a Dragon!”

“May the Spark spread throughout the star sea, forever illuminating the glorious chapters of China!”

“May wherever the star map reaches, monuments of Chinese civilization be seen!”

“Magnificent is our China, eternal as heaven!”

“Magnificent is our China, with boundless territory!”

As Yang Dian’s voice faded, the soldiers, who had been standing at attention towards the altar, took a step forward, gripping their steel rifles tightly:

“May the universe endure, and may every Chinese person prosper like a Dragon!”

“May the Spark spread throughout the star sea, forever illuminating the glorious chapters of China!”

“May wherever the star map reaches, monuments of Chinese civilization be seen!”

“Magnificent is our China, eternal as heaven!”

“Magnificent is our China, with boundless territory!”

The soldiers’ clear roars, accompanied by the equally amplified voices of the war robots, echoed across the plain.

Spreading, spreading, and spreading further.

In a short while, the grand wish of burning the map resonated throughout China.

Amidst the endless echoes, the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers), placed in the Spark by Yang, blurred for a moment, then curled into a brilliant star core fragment.

The fragment shot up from the raging flames, exploding into tens of thousands of streams of light in the firmament.

Then, the wind rose.

A magnetic storm originated from the east, sweeping across the globe in an instant.

Then Yang Dian perceived that the world seemed to have changed.

The original world was somewhat unhurried, like an old man taking slow, deliberate steps forward.

But now it had become an ambitious middle-aged man, a young man.

Its entire being exuded a passion for grand expansion.

Furthermore, the world had indeed changed.

Looking up, Yang Dian saw countless points of light emerging like bubbles from the earth, adorning the world with magnificent beauty.

These light points were Spiritual Qi.

In just a brief moment, the Spiritual Qi contained in the air increased by more than 10 times.

And 10 times was not the end.

The Spiritual Qi concentration was still slowly increasing.

'Was the Spiritual Qi contained in the earth activated?'

'Or was the Spiritual Qi from other areas of the Earth drawn into China's territory?'

Besides this, the entire world also gave Yang Dian a more intimate feeling.

It was as if his luck had turned, and heaven and earth were working with him.

Clenching his fist, he could feel heaven and earth responding to him.

The same punch, after being empowered by rule runes, if the force previously delivered was 1, it would now become 5.

A full 5-fold increase!

He took a deep breath.

Feeling the Spiritual Qi brought into his body by the air, Yang Dian slowly exhaled that breath.

'If I Cultivate by absorbing Spiritual Qi, my Cultivation speed will increase by more than 10 times!'

“The territory map is finally complete~”

Amidst his emotion, Yang Dian looked up at the sky, watching the star core fragment, transformed from the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers), disappear into the Void Realm, merging back into the Earth's star core.

On the internet, as the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers) merged into the star core, a huge uproar also erupted...