To the south of Los Angeles, in the midst of a vast and humid dense forest, stands an earthen city. Not long ago, Yang Ke was leading a large army to conquer the natives here and eradicate the evil gods believed here.

After Yang Ke left, Liu Sheng, as his deputy, successfully took Tucheng and was dispatching soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

Bang –

In front of Tucheng, after a white fog, Yang Ke was teleported back and fell to the ground.

"Bah-" Spit out the soil in his mouth, Yang Ke patted the soil on his armor and stood up, and couldn't help complaining: "This is too pitiful, isn't it! I didn't have time to take a breath, so I actually sent it back directly?"

Just now, after Ji Le crushed the sheep-headed monster, before Yang Ke could go over to say hello, Ji Le sent Yang Ke back to the battlefield without saying a word.

"This guy - cross the river and tear down the bridge!"

When Yang Ke returned, the military advisor Liu Sheng hurriedly came over to answer, and when he saw Yang Ke scolding, he stood aside and waited with his hands down. After waiting for a while, Yang Ke calmed down, and then he asked, "The monarch just left, could it be that he went back?"

There is a barbarian evil god on the south side of the Xia Kingdom, and Yang Ke leads the people to conquer as the monarch. But he had long expected the evil god to besiege Los Angeles, and he had carved a teleportation array in the depths of the Spirit Palace in advance. If L.A. is really in danger of falling, he can teleport back and turn the tide.

"It's true, but it's not using the teleportation array I left behind. Yang Ke touched his chin and said, "Do you know, our Xia Kingdom has given birth to a national spirit, and if my perception is correct, it is still a demigod-level existence like me." ”

"National Spirit?" Liu Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at Yang Ke with a suspicious gaze: "Our Xia Kingdom's National Spirit?" are you sure you're right?"

"Hey, what kind of eyes do you have? don't look at me with a kind of 'monarch, you've been messing around all day, and you're finally crazy today!'" Seeing Liu Sheng's eyes, Yang Ke's face darkened. He knew too well what he was thinking, and it was clear that this guy didn't believe what he had just happened.

"Oh, it seems that the monarch is very self-aware, and he knows how to reflect on his daily practice? How can we give birth to a national spirit in our Xia Kingdom?"

The ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty lived in a different world, and the establishment of Los Angeles was only a hundred years old. According to their knowledge of the world, the record of the fastest birth of the national spirit also requires at least three hundred years of savings.

"And you say a demigod-level national spirit?" Liu Sheng scoffed at Yang Ke's words. The national spirit is indeed very powerful, but the national spirit at the beginning of its birth is just like those totem gods and tribal ancestral gods, and the strength of the national spirit is very weak and cannot form combat power at all. Not to mention the demigod-level national spirit, which is already standing at the top of the pyramid of the gods of the earth.

"Yes, demigod, absolutely right. The divine beasts that Yu Yuan can't deal with, he can resist alone. And you know what? This national spirit actually ran out to help us fight in the Xia Kingdom. Yang Ke thought of Ji Le's actions and couldn't help but smile: "This is the first time I have seen the national spirit fighting outside. ”

The ancestors fought for a hundred years, dealt with many national spirits, and even destroyed many countries and killed many national spirits. The national spirits they saw were either honestly mascots in the depths of the palace, or they were as high as gods. The spirit of the country who ran out to help the people fight in person, Yang Ke saw it for the first time.

"Okay, I know you have a lot of questions, and I'm curious myself. Hurry up, finish sweeping this small city, repair it overnight today, and leave early tomorrow morning. Yang Ke knew that Liu Sheng didn't believe it: "When the time comes, you can see it with your own eyes." ”

"Tomorrow? Isn't that a little too fast? If we take advantage of the victory now, we can take three more cities. ”

Yang Ke shook his head: "It's just the territory of a few evil gods, how can it be more important than the national spirit of our Xia Kingdom?"

"The top priority is to return to Jiugong City, so as not to cause an accident to our family and national spirits. ”

"But isn't Your Excellency Yu here?" Seeing Yang Ke's determined attitude, Liu Sheng couldn't help muttering in his heart: It seems that there is really such a thing as a national spirit?

was told by Yang Ke, and a curiosity also rose in his heart. The Xia Kingdom is only a hundred years, how could a national spirit suddenly be born?

"I'm afraid that she won't be able to control the scene, so I still have to go back to the town to rest assured. ”

After all, it was a national spirit, and it was a demigod-level strength. With Yu Yuan's character, I'm afraid I can't suppress the national spirit of unknown origin at all, right?

"And as I saw just now, Nine Palace City was besieged by demonic beasts. It should be the plan of these evil gods, let's go back and talk about it. As for those three cities, sooner or later they will be taken. On the side of my Great Xia, how can I allow others to occupy it?"

On the one hand, Yang Ke was worried that Ji Le was coming to Jiugong City, and on the other hand, he was also worried that those evil gods would trouble Ji Le.

And not long after Yang Ke left, Ji Le did encounter a troublesome thing, something that made Yu Yuan worry.

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After Yang Ke left, Yu Yuan took the golden ball transformed by the spirit of the sheep-headed monster "Rong Ghost" and thanked Ji Le and the young man.

"Thank you for your help this time, I don't know where your Excellency came from, what is the origin with my Xia Kingdom-" Before she finished speaking, Yu Yuan suddenly heard laughter in the restaurant not far away.

"Haha-I didn't expect to see a newly born national spirit here. The laughter was cheerful and pleasant, and the three of them looked up to see a girl in gold sitting on the roof casually. There are also roast goose, roast chicken and other food around her, and now a lot of bones have been piled up. Obviously, when everyone was fighting, the girl had been watching the play.

"Who!" The young man felt the majestic momentum on the girl's body and took the initiative to block in front of Ji Le. Ji Le also showed a look of vigilance, looking the girl up and down.

As for Yu Yuan, her face turned pale.

Goddess!

At that moment, the psychic instinct from the shrine maiden convinced her of the girl's identity. This is a noble goddess, and unlike the evil gods and demon gods who appeared just now, this is a real noble woman. She comes from heaven!

But soon, Yu Yuan thought of the goddess's words: "National Spirit?" She suddenly turned her head to look at Ji Le beside her, and her tone was a little uncertain: "National Spirit?"

"That's right, he is indeed the national spirit of your Xia Kingdom. But it's strange—" The girl jumped off the roof, appeared next to Ji Le, and looked around Ji Le.

Seeing this, the young man immediately raised the Qinglu Sword and was on guard.

"Don't worry, this goddess has no ill intentions. Ji Le suddenly smiled, he pressed the Qinglu Sword in the young man's hand, and generously let the goddess observe him.

"Huh, you're not afraid of me?" the goddess's face was about to touch Ji Le's cheek.

Seeing the bigger and bigger face, Ji Le frowned and subconsciously took a step back. But the goddess didn't feel anything, and looked around Ji Le.

The girl deliberately used a serious tone: "I can come from the goddess of heaven." The power I have in my hands is enough to raze your Xia Kingdom ten times in one day. You're not afraid?"

Yu Mei's face was gloomy, and she clenched the bell again.

The gods of this world are the most reckless, they ignore the common people, control the storm, thunder and other natural forces, and if they do not want to do so, they will take out anger on the creatures of the earth. In the past hundred years, the Xia Kingdom has been tossed by these gods.

"No, if it is the national spirit of my Xia Kingdom, we must protect him!At least wait for the return of the monarch!" Yu Yu was about to come forward to negotiate with her identity as a witch, but Ji Le smiled and slapped the goddess's hand to her cheek, and said calmly: "Don't be afraid." ”

Ji Le tapped the ground with his wand. With him as the center, a red light radiated outward from the Nine Palace City.

Bathed in this light, Yu Yuan's mind was smooth, and even the injuries on her body began to heal automatically.

"Oh?" Looking at the light that shrouded the Nine Palace City, although the goddess from the sky still kept smiling, she was surprised in her heart: how could the protective barrier he had built be so powerful? It stands to reason that a newborn national spirit could not have such a powerful power. No, according to common sense, if a country wants to give birth to a national spirit, it needs at least three to five hundred years of accumulation of national fortunes.

"I do fear about your power. But I also know that if you have malicious intentions towards me, you can take advantage of the chaos just now. ”

Ji Le could see that this was a proud and conceited goddess. And she has no desire for Xia Guo, she should have come here unintentionally, just in time for him? Otherwise, she could pack herself and Yang Ke together and die just now.

Later, he took out the posture of the master, turned his head to Yu Yuan, and said, "Yu Yuan, I am going to set up a banquet, and I want to entertain His Highness this god." Our Xia country is a state of etiquette, and we can't let guests blow cold wind on the roof. ”

Yu Yu came back to her senses and said with a smile: "My lord, this highness is obviously from the 'heavens' and is the righteous god of the world. In the face of such righteous gods, my Xia Kingdom has its own rules and regulations, please move to the Spirit Palace. ”

Los Angeles, also known as the Nine Palaces City, is named after the nine-palace pattern in the city. The Spirit Palace is the place where the gods are worshiped in the north, and it is also the place where witches such as Yu Yu cultivate. Here, she was confident that she would protect Ji Le with the many formation runes burned in the Spirit Palace.

Hearing about the Spirit Palace, Ji Le's face changed slightly, but thinking that his current spiritual power had increased and his connection with Xia Guo was closer, he nodded in agreement.

"Now that I have truly appeared in front of people, and the identity of the national spirit has been truly established, I should be able to enter the Spirit Palace, right?"

At the beginning of the crossing, he tried to enter the Spirit Palace, but was shocked by the brilliance that shrouded the Spirit Palace, and hid in the corner to recuperate for several days.

So, a group of people walked towards the Spirit Palace.

On the way, Yu Yu secretly thought: "The gods have a bad temperament, and the national spirit has just been born, and I don't know these moody gods yet. ”

"These guys are all arrogant, they have no one in their eyes, and they don't look down on the creatures of the earth at all. The monarch is not here, I want to protect the spirit of the country well, and I can't let her be presumptuous in our Xia country!"

Soon, the group came to the Yuhua Building in the Spirit Palace.

The building is five levels high, and each floor is engraved with a witch charm, bearing the sun and the moon, flashing silver and gold. It looks like a pillar of light sent into the sky.

Yu Yu led the way and took the goddess and Ji Le into the top of Yuhua Tower, and then she was really relieved. The many witchcraft spells on the Yuhua Tower form a unique defense system, as well as the power of the sun, moon and stars stored for a hundred years, she is sure to face the goddess here and protect the national spirit.

When the witches sent the fresh fruit tribute, Yu Yu asked the golden-clothed girl directly: "I don't know what Your Highness is called?"

"Me?" the girl seemed a little distressed, she tilted her head, pinched a grape and played with it, "I have many names. In Tumu, they are called the 'Lady of the Storm'. In Toya, mortals call it 'Romila'. In Bardo, some people called me 'Samiel'. ”

With the names one by one, Yu Yuan's expression slowly changed. The courage that had just risen slowly dissipated.

Tumu, Toyah, and Bardo, are the kingdoms of the earth. With so many countries having their own god names, it's clear that this goddess is not an easy one!

Each country has its own civilization, and they have very different perceptions of the same god. According to the languages of various civilizations, the gods have many more names. The more names there are, the more widespread the belief in the gods and the greater their power.

"As for ...... in your Xia Kingdom," the goddess seemed to smile: "At first, some people called me 'Feng'e'. ”

"Feng'e God?" This said, Yu Yu suddenly understood: "Si Feng's heavenly daughter?"

Ji Le looked at Yu Yuan and secretly performed the "Mind Technique": "Think about the information about this goddess in your mind, I'll read it." ”

After hearing this, Yu Yu didn't ask much, let alone be wary, and directly opened her heart to this national spirit.

As the spirit of the nation, we naturally connect with each and every one of our citizens. When Yu Yu recalled the information about the goddess in her mind, the cause and effect were perceived by Ji Le.

The ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty came to another world to establish civilization. The first gods they came into contact with, and the only system of gods they recognized, were the gods who stood high above the sky. As for the various divine beasts and totem gods born on the earth, they were only enemies to the ancestors. Over the past hundred years, Xia Guo has killed many evil gods from the earth.

In order to take root in this world, the ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty took the initiative to worship the gods of this world for protection and maintain peaceful coexistence. The goddess in front of her is also a god of wind who once appeared when she worshiped the sky. Although there is a "god number" left in the records of the ancestors, there are dozens of such wind girls, and she is not conspicuous at all.

After all, this goddess is not a powerful god, but only in the middle of many gods. But this kind of power is for the Xia Kingdom, as long as the other party is willing, it can still use a big storm to bring destruction to the Nine Palace City.

Thinking about this, Ji Le kept a pleasant face and talked to the goddess: "Since the ancestors got the name, I will call it 'Feng'e'." ”

"Yes. "The goddess Feng'e didn't care what to call them, for them high up in the gods, it didn't matter what mortals were called. Even mortal faith is not a necessity.

The goddess looked at Ji Le, and then at the young man standing on the side, and a smile appeared on her cheeks: "I said, will you give me this guard?"

The young man frowned and turned his head to look at Ji Le.

Ji Le smiled and didn't respond, but asked Feng'e: "Why did the goddess come to Los Angeles?

Giving it away, just kidding? This is a celebrity summoned by his own family from Chinese history!

"It's okay, I just heard that those evil gods are coming to the Xia Kingdom to make trouble, so I came over to take a look. "For the girl, what does the battle between the world have to do with her?

More than these, she cared more about Ji Le and the face of the young man next to her.

"These two guys are good-looking, it would be nice if they could bring them back to the temple. The goddess secretly looked at Ji Le: "But speaking of which, this newborn national spirit is very spiritual." ”

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Tucheng, Yang Ke and Liu Sheng walked to the temple in the center of the city. It is said to be a temple, but the houses in this earthen city are low, and there is no comparison with the Nine Palace City, which is enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. The so-called central temple is not even as good as a large building in Nine Palace City.

Suddenly, Liu Sheng asked, "By the way, the national spirit you just saw is in human form?"

"That's right, spirituality is high. I know what you mean. Couldn't it be that our Xia Kingdom is more special, and there is an element of the inheritance of the civilization of the homeland?" In front of people close to Liu Sheng, Yang Ke had no demeanor at all. Manners, can you eat that thing, can you win a battle?

"Then you can't skip the first few stages, right?" said Liu Sheng as he waved his feather fan. As a military advisor with the army, in addition to giving advice to Yang Ke, he is also a warlock with a good level.

The feather fan set off a gentle breeze, and the temple in front of him slowly sanded in this slight gentle breeze, leaving only a circular altar embedded in the ground.

As if sensing an attack from the outside world, the star patterns on the altar flashed silver in turn, and a huge coiled green snake floated.

"You see, this is the original posture of the national spirit. Liu Sheng waved the feather fan again, and several large flints appeared out of thin air and smashed towards the green snake.

The green snake is this earth city, the national spirit of this small city-state, which was born only more than 20 years ago. Its spiritual intelligence is equivalent to that of a demon beast, and it is not comparable to Ji Le at all.

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"Generally, the birth process of the national spirit will go through the most primitive natural beast worship, then turn into half-human and half-animal worship, and finally enter the complete humanoid worship. ”

In Yuhua Building, the goddess and Ji Le had a chat with each other. After understanding that the goddess had no ill will towards the Xia Kingdom, Ji Le asked about the spirit of the country and information about his origin.

"The evolution process of the national spirit that Your Highness refers to is not much different from the evolution of the gods on the earth, right?"

When Ji Le was on Earth, he helped a friend collect information about this.

The origin of the myth was also originally through nature worship, which regarded those powerful, venomous beasts and poisonous insects as objects of worship. Then, with the rise of civilization, there were gradually some gods with a mixed posture of man and beast. For example, the god of frogheads, the god of snakeheads, and the god of death of jackals, etc. In the end, there was a fully humanoid god when civilization was greatly prosperous.

For example, in Tolei City, they worship the "big snake" and call themselves "snake people". The belief in the cult of the state and the belief in the great snake merged, so the national spirit was transformed into the image of a "snake". In the future, when the country of Tolei develops step by step, the spirit of the serpentine country will gradually transform into a half-human and half-snake, and then become the same as the people.

And with the change of posture, the strength of the national spirit is getting stronger and stronger.

But for now, the national spirit of the Tuolei Kingdom is too weak.

......

Attacked by Liu Sheng, Green Snake took the initiative to fight with the two.

Yang Kele stood aside and watched, and Liu Sheng had no choice but to take action by himself, using a feather fan and a green snake to fight.

"Eagle Fly, left, left! Yes, yes, use the Wind Spell, oops, miss the opportunity, to the right, use the Thunder Spell—"

"Shut up!" Liu Sheng glared at Yang Ke angrily, and waved his fan to summon the earth and stone to knock the green snake away: "Don't speak, no one treats you as a dumb person!"

Yang Ke pursed his lips and honestly watched Liu Sheng defeat the green snake. But with his out-of-the-box temperament, it didn't take long for him to talk to Liu Sheng again: "Hey, Yingyang." What do you say is the essence of the national spirit?"

"It's just a different kind of deity. According to the words of your father-in-law, 'it's just a city god's ear'. The spirit of the country is just equivalent to the god of the city god in the homeland. ”

In this world, the state is mostly just a city sign. The kingdom here is more akin to the city-state system of the Earth. With a city as the center, an independent country is formed with the surrounding villages, towns and rural areas.

When the ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty came to this world, they saw the so-called national spirit. Ancestor Yang Ke couldn't help but complain: "Isn't this the City God God?"

Ruling the rise and fall of a city, the authority of life and death, blessings and misfortunes. As long as this city and this country are there, the spirit of the country will not die.

Of course, the national spirit has more power than the god of the city god, and the relationship with the people is also closer.

Whoa—

The green snake was knocked away by Liu Sheng and landed at the feet of Yang Ke.

"I don't see it that way, I think the national spirit has more connotation than the city god. The national spirit is a derivation of the concept of the country, and it is the embodiment of the people's recognition, emotion and spiritual strength for the country, which has been formed over countless years. You see, this country worships snakes, and their national spirit is the image of snakes. ”

Yang Ke grabbed it casually, pinched the vital point of the green snake, and picked it up. "Wait, don't kill it yet. I'm going to keep it and go back to show our family spirits. ”

"......" Liu Sheng was speechless, so he had to put down the feather fan and stop for the time being: "I said, are you not afraid of angering our family and country spirits? If our family and country spirits are really as smart as you say." ”

"When the time comes, if you're really smart, you'll know what I mean. Yang Ke teased the green snake that was constantly struggling in his hand: "Do you think you should go back and make snake soup, or use it to make magic weapons?"

Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys!

This green snake is also the spirit of the country, and Yang Ke is going to take it back to dispose of it, just to warn Ji Le and let him understand the primary and secondary position.

Looking at Yang Ke, who was full of interest, Liu Sheng knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he could only sigh in his heart and apologize to the "National Spirit His Highness" who was far away in Jiugong City.