novelHire Chapter 318: The People Are Our Shield, I Am The Law
Chapter 318: The People Are Our Shield, I Am The Law
Inside the Xianyang city ship, Ying Zheng looked at the star map. The entire spiral arm area of the Milky Way was almost completely covered by the black color of the Qin Dynasty, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Half of the Milky Way has been conquered." He said slowly, "Li Si."
"I'm here." Li Si bowed.
"Draft an edict to establish the 'Galactic Protectorate', with Wang Ben as the first Grand Protector of the Galaxy, overseeing the military and political affairs of the galaxy. Under it will be the various star region commanderies and counties, all governed according to the Qin Law."
"According to the order."
"Zhao Gao." Ying Zheng called again.
"I'm here." Zhao Gao appeared in the hall like a ghost.
"I order your 'Investigation Department' to closely monitor all areas of the galaxy. Anyone inciting rebellion, spreading heresy, or attempting to restore the old order, regardless of their identity, will be apprehended and brought to justice according to the law! What I desire is absolute stability and an ironclad order!"
"I will obey your order and make sure those evil spirits and monsters have nowhere to hide!" A cruel smile appeared on Zhao Gao's feminine face.
Imperial decrees, issued one after another from the Xianyang city-fleet, enveloped the entire Milky Way galaxy like an invisible net. The Qin Dynasty's ruling machinery began to operate at an unprecedented speed.
However, just when Ying Zheng thought that the unification of the Milky Way was a foregone conclusion and he could free up his hands to continue studying how to knock on the "eternal universe", an invisible pressure, but a thousand times more powerful than that of the Lord of Samsara, quietly descended.
This pressure is not directed at a certain person or a certain planet, but permeates the entire galaxy.
It has no specific form, but it makes all living beings feel a throbbing and insignificance from the depths of their souls.
Inside the Xianyang city ship, Ying Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light flashed in his pupils.
"Here it comes." He whispered to himself, without any surprise in his tone, but with a hint of anticipation.
Li Si, Meng Tian and others also felt this terrifying pressure. Their faces turned pale and they felt as if an invisible cosmic mountain was pressing down on their heads, making it difficult for them to even breathe.
"Your Majesty... who... who is this?" Meng Tian spoke with difficulty. He had fought throughout his life and had never felt so powerless.
"It's the will behind Samsara Heavenly Lord." Ying Zheng slowly stood up, walked to the huge porthole, and looked out at the deep starry sky. "They are finally willing to show up in person."
At this moment, strange changes occurred in the starry sky of the entire Milky Way.
In the vision of countless civilizations, on the radar screen of every starship, the area towards the center of the Milky Way, obscured by the light of countless stars, suddenly became clear.
Five enormous figures, as if formed from pure starlight, slowly emerged.
They are covered with stars and stand on nebulae. Each figure is like an independent galaxy, exuding the vast aura of creation and establishment of the universe.
The figure in the east was flowing with green, holding in his hand a world tree that seemed to be condensed from the life essence of the entire galaxy, full of vitality, and all things were growing.
The figure in the south was a fiery red, his eyes like two stars, and wherever he looked, the void was burning, and the breath of destruction and rebirth was intertwined.
The figure in the center is thick yellow and the most blurry, but it seems to be the cornerstone of the entire Milky Way. He is motionless, but gives people the illusion that "he is the universe and the universe is him."
The figure in the west was sharp and white, surrounded by countless broken star fragments. Its aura was cold and lonely, as if it represented the end and extinction.
The figure in the north is dark and deep, like a constantly rotating black hole, swallowing up all the light around it. It is mysterious and unfathomable.
Five Emperors!
Green Emperor, Red Emperor, Yellow Emperor, White Emperor, Black Emperor!
They are no longer five stone tablets in a distant dimensional space, but have projected a ray of their own will into the Milky Way, transforming into this star Dharma image that shocked the ages!
Their appearance caused the very laws of the entire galaxy to tremble. Time, space, energy, and matter all became unstable in their presence.
"Ying Zheng."
A grand, ancient, emotionless voice rang out directly in Ying Zheng's mind. This voice did not belong to any of the Five Emperors, but rather the combined will of all of them.
"You, with your mortal body, have stolen the power of 'legislation' and, with mere laws, have disrupted the order of the universe. Do you know your crime?"
Faced with this terrifying pressure that was enough to make any immortal or god bow down, Ying Zheng stood straight with his back erect, his dragon robe fluttering in the wind. He responded loudly, and his voice, through the resonance of the law, was clearly transmitted throughout the galaxy, competing with the will of the Five Emperors.
"What crime have I committed?"
"I unified the galaxy, ended the war, brought peace to the people, and prospered all industries. This is my achievement, how can I be guilty of anything?"
"I established the Qin Code, laying down the framework for all laws and clarifying the principles of reward and punishment, so that the strong cannot bully the weak, and the wise cannot fool the common people. This is virtue, how can it be a sin?"
"I, the way I follow is the 'Way of Kings'! The laws I establish are the 'Laws of Governance'! You, high and mighty, treat the people as mere straw dogs, the universe as a chessboard, allowing lives to be ravaged and civilizations to rise and fall, yet you call yourselves the 'Way of Heaven'! In my opinion, the true culprits are you!"
Ying Zheng's words were sonorous and resounding like thunder, exploding in the hearts of every living being.
He, a mortal emperor from the ancient Earth, actually dared to accuse these five "Tao Lords" who seemed to represent the origin of the universe in person!
The entire galaxy fell into deathly silence.
Everyone was stunned by Ying Zheng's courage.
The star images of the Five Emperors flickered slightly, as if they had not expected Ying Zheng's response to be so tough.
"Mortal, you are too arrogant." The Scarlet Emperor's Dharma image spoke, his voice filled with destructive fury. "The 'laws' you establish are but castles on the sand, ultimately washed away by the torrent of 'Tao'! The 'order' you establish is but a mirage, vulnerable to the true 'Heavenly Way'!"
"Really?" Ying Zheng sneered, "Then I want to see whether my 'Fa' is more solid, or your 'Tao' is stronger!"
After saying this, he suddenly waved his hand, and the golden volume of "Qin Law" appeared in front of him again, and instantly enlarged, turning into a huge golden shield covering the sky and the sun, blocking the entire Xianyang city ship and even the entire Qin-occupied area.
"All the people of the Great Qin, obey my command! Remember the Great Qin Law, your will will not be extinguished, and order will last forever!"
Ying Zheng's voice, with a strange magic, spread to every corner of the empire.
All the people of the Great Qin, whether they were the Sirius people who had just surrendered or the residents of the Fragmented Star Belt who had already surrendered, subconsciously began to recite the opening preface of "Qin Law" at this moment.
"I, the First Emperor, receive the mandate from Heaven and rule over all the lands..."
Weak but firm powers of faith rose from billions of lives, gathered into a river, and rushed towards the golden shield of law.
The light of the giant shield became brighter and more solid.
"What a 'people's will'." Huangdi's Dharma image exclaimed in admiration, "Ying Zheng, you do have some skills. You use the 'thoughts of all living beings' to construct your 'law'. This is indeed beyond our expectations. However, this is far from enough!"
"Because, 'Tao' is above everything else!"
The five emperors' images raised their hands at the same time.
Five completely different forces, yet seemingly containing the power of the universe's origin, burst out from their hands.
The Green Emperor possesses the infinite power of "vitality", which can instantly bring a dead star back to life, and can also allow a life to reproduce countless offspring in an instant until the energy is exhausted and the life dies.
The power of the Red Emperor is the power of "destruction" that can burn the entire world. It can instantly ignite a star and cause it to be completely annihilated in glory.
Baidi's power is the "end" power that cuts through everything, and can cut any matter, energy, and even soul into the most primitive and indivisible particles.
The Black Emperor possesses the power of "nothingness" that devours everything. It can create an absolute black hole and pull all existence into extinction.
Huangdi's power is the most fundamental power of "existence". He defined "existence" and "non-existence". His power is the foundation and framework of the other four powers.
The five forces intertwined and merged in the air, turning into an incomparably huge "Giant Hand of Tao" composed of five colors, which slowly but unstoppably pressed down towards Ying Zheng's golden shield of law!
This blow is not an attack, but a "definition".
They want to use their own "Tao" to define Ying Zheng's "Law", define it as "illegal", and completely "erase" it from the universe!
Faced with this blow that seemed to be able to rewrite the history of the universe, Ying Zheng's eyes finally became more solemn than ever before.
He knew that the real battle had just begun.
This is no longer a simple showdown of power, but the ultimate collision of "Fa" and "Tao"!
It is the will of "man can conquer nature" against the fate of "heaven does nothing"!
"The Great Qin Law!"
Ying Zheng let out a roar that shook the universe. He poured all his luck and will into the giant golden shield.
"Hold on!"