To be honest, if any of the Immortal Cultivators believed Li Yao's bulls * it that they were free to charge forward, and he would provide cover for them from the back, they would be too stupid to have survived to this day.
However, in the world of Immortal Cultivators, strength was everything. Compared to the tiny fleet under their control, the Black Wind Fleet was definitely a ferocious beast that they could not resist at all.
Besides, after thinking for a long time, the Immortal Cultivators all felt that Li Yao was not wrong. Two tigers could not live on the same mountain, not to mention that a fifth ferocious tiger was added to the four tigers. It was impossible for such an ambitious border warlord like the "Black Wind King" to live in peace with the four Kurfürst families.
The Black Wind King was bound to fight the four Kurfürst families. Wasn't this the best opportunity?
Therefore, although the Black Wind King would not risk his life for them, if they did try their best and exposed a flaw in the coalition fleet of the four families, the Black Wind Fleet would certainly show up and cut their throats.
Thinking about that, and recalling what Li Yao said earlier, many Immortal Cultivators began to look at him warmly.
Li Yao did not give them a chance to think at all. He raised his right arm high and clenched his fists, smashing his chest brutally at first before he waved them out quickly like a saber, a hammer, or a warship that was charging at the heart of the universe.
"Long live the Imperium!"
Taking a deep breath, he bellowed in a soul-stirring voice, "Our cause will certainly succeed. A brand-new Imperium will arrive eventually. Long live the Imperium! Long live the Immortal Cultivators! Long live the civilization of mankind!"
It had been a long time since the Immortal Cultivators heard such a sincere roar from the bottom of their heart.
The voice was so sincere, pure, and even extreme that it seemed to make "Black Wind King Li Yao" expand nonstop, but the selfishness and insignificance deep inside their souls were exploited. Yes, compared to such a Black Wind King who was the greatest master of the universe, what kind of Immortal Cultivators were they?
"Long live the Imperium!"
"Long live the Immortal Cultivators!"
"Long live the civilization of mankind!"
Whether they were sincere or not, zealous or perfunctory, all the Immortal Cultivators followed Li Yao's battle roar and shouted.
"Long live the Imperium" flooded out of the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors like a torrent made of thunderbolts, filling the entire inner district and then the outer district and even the entire Seven Seas Space Zone.
Very soon, all the merchants, assassins, mercenaries, and spies lingering in the Seven Seas Grand Market learned the shocking news. The Black Wind King, a capable warlord who was a hundred times more ambitious than Lei Chenghu but was a hundred times more ambitious than Lei Chenghu, had returned and was clearly on the side of the reformists and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, vowing to resist the four families!
The earth-shattering news was no less than a quick-acting cardiac stimulant for the Seven Seas Grand Market that was in a state of panic.
The Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors had plenty of capital, but capital had to be combined with violence in order to trigger a mysterious reaction and unleash a hundred times more strength.
Before, although Lei Chenghu had taken the reformists' side, the "reformists" were not the same as the "Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors". Also, Lei Chenghu's Thunder Fleet and the most elite fleets of the four families were tied up with each other, and they had to reinforce the battlefield in the capital at any moment. It was impossible for them to jump to the peripheral worlds of the Imperium easily.
The garrison fleet of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, together with the mercenaries and assassins that were temporarily recruited, and some random mobs at best, were enough to resist the overwhelming suppression of the four families' coalition fleet. Nobody was confident about that at all.
Also, before the final battle, even Jin Yuyan, their director, had been assassinated, which made their confidence and morale hit rock bottom.
But as it turned out, not only was Jin Yuyan still alive, he had also disrupted the schemes of the four families neatly and invited such a powerful person as the Black Wind King to help him in the battle!
Quality was more important than quantity. The covetous Black Wind Fleet would certainly bring tremendous pressure to the coalition fleet of the four families and add some unpredictable variables to the battle of Seven Seas.
The confidence and morale that had just hit rock bottom immediately bounced back in revenge, most obviously in the futures index of the "Commodity Market".
Before, after the news that Jin Yuyan was assassinated spread out, the whole market lost confidence in the free coin. Everybody was rushing to exchange the free coin in their hands for goods in order to escape before the coalition fleet of the four families arrived.
For a moment, the prices soared, and the free coin actually depreciated. The business order was about to be lost.
After the news that Jin Yuyan was not dead and the Black Wind King Li Yao arrived unstoppably spread out, the market immediately calmed down, and the futures curve that had risen abruptly fell again. The exchange rate between the free coin and the crystal coin of the Imperium soon stabilized and was even higher than before Jin Yuyan was assassinated.
It meant that the free coin was even more valuable than a day ago!
The free coin was confidence. It was the confidence that the Immortal Cultivators at the peripheral worlds of the Imperium, and even the Immortal Cultivators within the four families, had in the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the reformists.
The value index of the free coin almost determined the outcome of the battle of Seven Seas.
Very soon, even the soldiers who were stationed in the floating sentry posts at the edge of the Seven Seas Space Zone were full of confidence in the final battle and in the Black Wind King Li Yao. That was exactly what it meant to have a reliable army!
Jin Yuyan struck while the iron was hot. He held secret meetings with the powerful warlords and magnates at the edge of the Imperium and reached secret agreements one after another.
The middle-level commanders and the bottom-level young officers of the four families, in particular, were the targets that he specifically tried to win over. He offered all kinds of benefits and temptations, but only on one condition — he hoped that those people would rebel on the battlefield and join the embrace of brightness and justice.
Other than that, he was also busy sorting out the chaotic order of the Seven Seas Grand Market and dealing with Qi Yuanbao, Wuying Qinxin, Red Lady, and the rest of them. However much Jin Yuyan hated the few "traitors", he could not kill them recklessly at this moment. After all, they were not alone but had countless troops and allies. For example, 99% of the members of the "Bloody Skull" and the "Life Claimer of Assassins" that they had trained in person did not know their betrayal or their scheme to assassinate Jin Yuyan.
With a great war coming, those people were the mainstays that defended the Seven Seas Grand Market. What would they think if their leader was executed at such a moment? What would the capitals of the "Wuying group" who were close to Wuying Qinxin think?
Therefore, Jin Yuyan could only accept Li Yao's suggestion and lock up Qi Yuanbao, Wuying Qinxin, Red Lady, and the rest of them until the battle of Seven Seas was won.
As for the elite assassination squads that the four families had infiltrated the Seven Seas Grand Market, they were not so lucky.
Under the identification of Qi Yuanbao and Red Lady, those people were all found out, and all their secret bureaus and intelligence networks were uprooted.
They were all the core members of the main bloodlines of the four families. It was barely possible for them to surrender.
Without even blinking, Jin Yuyan executed all the assassins of the four families right in front of the Commodity Market. Stinky blood flowed all over the ground, indicating the determination of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors to fight the four families to the death.
Just like that, after working nonstop for more than half a day, the preliminary preparations for the final battle were finally completed. Jin Yuyan was finally able to catch his breath and discuss the next step with Li Yao, as well as solve the many mysteries in his heart.
Li Yao did not stay in the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. Instead, he asked Jin Yuyan to specially vacate a building of more than ten floors as the palace of the "Black Wind King" for him.
Then, he retrieved countless components from the warehouses of the Seven Seas Grand Market and armed the building that belonged to the Black Wind King. Even Jin Yuyan did not know what he was up to inside.
When Jin Yuyan walked into the "Black Wind King's palace", the inside of the building had already been modified beyond recognition by Li Yao.
Mysterious defense runes had been deployed in every corner of the building. All the floors were drowned in the hazy mist. In the hazy black mist, one could vaguely see countless raging silhouettes. Now and then, one could hear the sneers of fiends, the cries of ghosts, and other creepy noises.
Jin Yuyan felt that he had stepped into an absurd and terrifying nightmare after he walked into the building. He could not sense any sound or information from the outside at all.
"What a brilliant Divine Spirit Interference Array!"
Jin Yuyan was secretly alarmed. He knew that most of what he saw and heard was illusions. The defense arrays that Li Yao deployed could even confuse an expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage like him. Although it was partly because his soul and his brain did not match each other, it was indicative enough of Li Yao's formidability, especially when he was modifying magical equipment, setting up defense arrays, and performing soul attacks other than fighting.
Where did this monster come from? Not only is his combat ability so shocking, but he is also adept at so many unorthodox arts. This is really …
While Jin Yuyan was pondering, a glamorous black shadow slowly descended from the midair.
The height of the building was about five meters, but the black shadow seemed to be circled by thousands of crows as it drifted down from a hundred meters high and landed behind Jin Yuyan without a sound.
Greatly alarmed, Jin Yuyan turned around abruptly, only to discover that thousands of black flames were dispersing from the shadow, revealing Li Yao's real face.
At this moment, Li Yao's skin was as pale as a zombie's, which was particularly eye-catching in the contrast of the black mist. He was only wearing a loose black robe that did not seem to have any decorations, but if one were to observe more carefully, they would discover that countless gory scenes of slaughter were embroidered on the black robe, as if the ocean of blood had dried up and turned into the shocking blackness.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
