[I discovered that these civilian barbarians were not innocent, but were accomplices who aided the wicked.]
[I showed no mercy and directly executed all of these barbarian commoners!]
"My Lord, thank you for saving us!"
[After I saved the castle, the leading general's eyes reddened with emotion. He was moved beyond words and led his soldiers, the overseas survivors and descendants of the Sun Moon Empire, as well as the Female Physicians and Medical Officers, to express their gratitude.]
"My Lord, how is the situation back in the Empire now?"
[After thanking me, the general asked with a look of anticipation in his eyes.]
[Because they had been guarding this castle for many years, they hadn't returned to the Empire and were unaware of the descent of the gods and the Sun Moon Heavenly Collapse.]
[At this, I remained silent for a moment, sighed, and chose not to hide the truth.]
"The Sun Moon Empire... has already fallen..."
[Afterward, I explained how the capitalist Spirit Master Sects and families within the Sun Moon Empire, along with the Great Nobles, had colluded with the barbarians of the Overseas Kingdoms, the Losers Alliance, and the Evil Soul Masters to nearly destroy the Sun Moon Empire.]
[Originally, the situation was about to turn around after Yang Lingtian and Yue Xiuying appeared.]
[But in the end, the Gods of the God Realm descended to the mortal realm, destroying the Sun Moon Empire's last remaining forces, as well as its various soul tool technologies and soul tool factories.]
[From then on, the Sun Moon Heavenly Collapse!]
[Now, the northern part of the Sun Moon Continent (the Douluo Continent of ten thousand years later) has been occupied by Evil Soul Masters.]
[In the south, some members of the Imperial family and royalty, along with the remnants of the army, are working together with Spirit Master Sects and families like the Radiant Angel Qian Clan and the Coiling Dragon Rod Qiangu Clan to stubbornly resist the offensive from the northern Evil Soul Master forces.]
[But basically, they are still on the defensive and can hardly spare any strength to support the Baiyi Continent.]
"Haha!"
"So those traitors and turncoats didn't meet a good end either!"
"How satisfying! This is truly satisfying!"
[Hearing that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Nine Heavens Begonia Sect were also discarded by the gods like hunting dogs once the hares are caught, the general burst into laughter.]
"To think that our Sun Moon Empire was ultimately destroyed by the legendary Gods of the God Realm, rather than falling to these internal traitors and Evil Soul Masters—it can be considered an honor!"
"But I never expected the legendary gods to be so hypocritical and shameless. It's the joke of the century, truly the joke of the century!"
"What gods? Ridiculous! Simply ridiculous!"
[As the general laughed, his expression turned into one of self-mockery and fury.]
"Next, I might have to leave."
"Because on this Baiyi Continent, there are others in even more dangerous situations who need my help."
"As for you, what do you plan to do?"
[After a moment of silence, I asked.]
[The general sighed and spoke in a complex tone.]
"If it were just us soldiers, we would certainly be willing to follow Your Excellency to save our fellow compatriots who are suffering across the continent."
"But while we can keep up with Your Excellency, they probably cannot."
"So, we might need to stay behind to protect them."
[As the general spoke, he couldn't help but look at the other survivors and descendants of the Sun Moon Empire in the castle, as well as the Female Physicians and Medical Officers who had taken refuge there.]
"Centurion, we can leave with you and His Excellency!"
"Now that the Empire has fallen, we are surrounded by the barbarians of this continent."
"Hiding here is nothing more than waiting for death!"
[At this time, a survivor of the Sun Moon Empire spoke with grief and indignation.]
"Rather than living a cowardly life, I would rather die a worthy and glorious death!"
[Listening to the words of these Sun Moon Empire survivors, I felt deeply moved. After thinking for a moment, I said:]
"Since you understand this and are willing to disregard life and death, you are truly people of our Sun Moon Empire!"
"However, your strength is not yet enough. It would be too dangerous for you to follow me directly."
"For now, stay here. I have a way to ensure your safety temporarily."
"Once I have a clear understanding of the situation on this continent and find enough Imperial soldiers and survivors stationed here, I will come back to take you to a more suitable place."
[At this point, I asked:]
"What I am about to do next requires the bodies of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves here."
"Previously, during the Sun Moon Heavenly Collapse and the years that followed, I saved the souls of many powerful experts while traveling the continent and hid them using special means."
"Now, I can have their souls possess the bodies of fallen experts and then resurrect the corpses."
"Our Spirit Masters' Spirits and spirit rings are actually within their souls."
"Through this method, the resurrected experts can retain seventy to eighty percent of their strength, which should be enough to protect you."
"Of course you can!"
[Upon hearing this, the general was overjoyed.]
"I believe they would be gratified and happy to know that their bodies can continue to protect everyone after they have died in battle."
[After saying this, the general had people bring over the bodies of seven or eight of the highest-cultivation soldiers who had recently sacrificed themselves.]
[Afterward, I attached the souls of Li Dingshan and some Spirit Saints, Spirit Emperors, and Spirit Kings to these bodies. Using my second Spirit Ability: the Creation Right Eye of Destruction and Creation, I released the power of creation to heal the corpses.]
[As the souls fused with the bodies, Li Dingshan and the others opened their eyes. They sat up in a daze, looking at their hands and saying:]
"Didn't I die?"
[Seeing that Li Dingshan and the others were still confused, I told them and the other Spirit Masters who had died before the descent of the gods everything that had happened from the Sun Moon Heavenly Collapse until now.]
[Learning that the Gods of the God Realm were the masterminds behind everything, Li Dingshan and the others were also furious.]
[When they heard me ask them to stay here to protect the castle and the people inside, Li Dingshan couldn't help but laugh loudly and said:]
"Those powerful overseas barbarians appeared suddenly and caught us off guard."
"Now that I, Li Dingshan, am not dead yet, I can still protect the survivors of my Sun Moon Empire on this Baiyi Continent and slaughter these overseas barbarians. This couldn't be better!"
[After Li Dingshan and the others agreed to stay and protect the castle...]
[I left the castle and continued deeper into the Baiyi Continent, saving soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire, survivors, descendants, and the persecuted Female Physicians and Medical Officers.]
[During this time, I discovered that many descendants of Sun Moon Empire survivors and local barbarians had actually chosen to help the barbarians. They secretly opened the castle gates at night, leading to the fall of the fortresses.]
[I felt exceptionally angry about this.]
[As expected, barbarians are barbarians—even the barbarian bloodline is problematic!]
[The descendants of Imperial survivors and barbarians have been polluted by the barbarian bloodline. Many of those descendants cannot be trusted!]
[Intermarrying with barbarians is an absolute mistake!]
[At the very least, intermarrying with these barbarians of the Baiyi Continent is an absolutely wrong choice!]
[Civilization must guard its bloodline!]