In a sense, the State of Yue's capital, Tianyue City, was impregnable.
Ning Qi, the vice-envoy of the Bureau of Military Affairs and governor of Tianyue City, commanded an army of 200,000 men to guard the fifty-kilometer city wall. They were equipped with brand new armor and a certain number of new soldiers with more than 10,000 rifles.
Not only that, but there were also more than 500 howitzers with all kinds of ammunition.
Such an army naturally couldn't fight against the special warriors of the New Qian Kingdom and Stupa Mountain, or even the Hell Legion. However, they could definitely fight against the ordinary soldiers of the New Qian Kingdom, and they even had a significant advantage.
However, nearly half of Ying Wuming's army was from the Hell Legion, and there were also more than a thousand aerial soldiers.
Shenlang's Raging Tide City wasn't developing fast enough. The path of combining technology and ancient civilization was correct, and many advanced weapons were already in the laboratory. For example, the new Hellfire Bomb, the new Nightmare Stone Bomb, and so on.
Unfortunately, these weapons were still in the laboratory and couldn't be mass-produced or equipped on a large scale.
Therefore, the 200,000 men of the State of Yue couldn't stop Ying Wuming.
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Within the State of Yue's palace, there was no morning court today. Most of the officials were at home, and only a dozen important officials and Ning Zheng were in the study.
"Some people say that our Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms are a burden to His Majesty Shen Lang and that there's no need for the imperial court of our three kingdoms to exist. Or perhaps, our three kings should move the imperial court to Raging Tide City." Ning Zheng said slowly, "But I don't agree with this. Raging Tide City is our temporary capital, and it represents the pinnacle of the Great Qian Empire. However, the manpower and resources of the three kingdoms are the foundation of the Great Qian Empire. If we leave, who will continuously send food, materials, talents, and soldiers to the Great Qian Empire? "
This was true. Raging Tide City was originally a trade city, but it had now become an industrial center, a research center for ancient and technological civilizations. Its population had skyrocketed from 60,000 to 300,000.
In just over a year, the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms had sent hundreds of thousands of people and countless amounts of food and resources to Raging Tide City.
It wasn't just Raging Tide City. There were also tens of thousands of people on Heavenly Wind Island and close to a hundred thousand people on Golden Mountain Island. All of them were supported by the three countries. Raging Tide City was no longer producing anything.
There were hundreds of factories under Shen Lang's command, and there were more than 200,000 craftsmen. They produced countless armors, weapons, and so on. Relying on Jinshan Island's steel and metal was no longer enough, so they still had to rely on the support of the Wu, Chu and Yue Kingdoms.
There was also the new army that the Da Qian Empire was currently training. There would be more than 300,000 people, and they were still relying on the manpower of the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms.
Facing the enemy's special forces and secret army, Shen Lang's original plan of using rifles and machine guns had completely changed.
Due to the impact of the comet, he had obtained an astronomical number of Nightmare Stone crystals.
The Ancient Civilization only knew how to use Nightmare Stones to create Ancient Crossbows. Ancient Crossbows, even the Dragon Power launcher, still looked like a giant crossbow. Even a strategic weapon like the Dragon's Regret still looked like a giant arrow.
Shen Lang planned to go beyond modern rifles, machine guns, and cannons. He wanted to create Nightmare Stone rifles, Nightmare Stone cannons, Nightmare Stone cannons, and so on. He even planned to include Nightmare Stone aircrafts.
This was the pinnacle of cooperation between the technological civilization and the Ancient Civilization.
Using the design concepts of the modern technological civilization and the Nightmare Stone of the Ancient Civilization as a source of energy, they could create the most powerful weapons.
Once these weapons were released and equipped on a large scale.
Stupa Mountain and the Great Yan Empire's secret army would be no match for them.
Hell Armor? Ancient Armor? Everything was as easy as crushing dry weeds.
Unfortunately, these new weapons that were a combination of the ancient and technological civilizations were still in the experimental stage. Some were still in the drawing stage. It would take a long time to equip them on a large scale.
As the saying goes, the future is bright, but the process is tortuous.
Once these weapons were manufactured on a large scale and equipped with the new army of the Da Qian Empire, there would be no need for Shen Lang to take the risk. The new army could just sweep through the enemy.
All this still depended on the manpower and resources of the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms.
"We have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but we can't stop Ying Wuming's tens of thousands. Why is that?" Ning Zheng said, "This is the result of the Great Yan Empire and the transcendent forces suppressing the other nations for a long period of time. They did everything they could to seal off the ancient civilization and monopolize it. As time went by, we became extremely weak. His Majesty, Jiang Li, wanted to break this seal and liberate the advanced civilization. That was why he suffered a calamity and delayed this great process for more than twenty years. Now, His Majesty, Shen Lang, has taken up this great mission and is leading us forward. "
"Ying Wuming thinks that by capturing us as hostages, he can threaten His Majesty, Shen Lang, and stop the great rise of the Great Yan Empire? This is just too ridiculous. " Ning Zheng sneered, "The Kings of Chu, Wu, and I have already made up our minds. We, the three kings, can die at any time. The foundation of the Great Qian Empire's development is not us three kings, nor the ministers present here, but the tens of millions of people of the three kingdoms. As long as they are here, the rise of the Great Yan Empire will be unstoppable. This is because the tens of millions of people of the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms are united as one."
"Dear ministers, it doesn't matter how close Ying Wuming's army is, or whether Ying Wuming's aerial army will reach the palace in the next quarter of an hour. Let's continue with our work. We must seize every minute to rise the empire!"
The dozen ministers present knelt down and said, "As you command."
Then, the Privy Council, the Secretariat, and the Six Ministries continued to work. They had endless things to do.
… …
Ying Wuming's army of more than a thousand snow eagles flew three thousand meters in the air and arranged themselves in dozens of large formations. The entire Tianyue City could see clearly that there were countless black dots in the sky, like a swarm of locusts.
The world had changed. Many things that had never been seen or heard of before had appeared. Previously, because of His Majesty, Jiang Li, the world had undergone a great change. This time, because of Shen Lang's appearance, the entire world had undergone a drastic change.
Ying Wuming's Snow Eagle Legion was getting closer and closer to Skycross City. Soon, they would fly across the line in the sky and enter Skycross City's airspace.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the entire sky.
"Ying Wuming, come out and talk."
Then, the Ultrasonic Flying Beast came out of the clouds. Shen Lang and Chou Yao 'er were still riding on it.
Letting Da Chao fight the Snow Eagle Legion alone? That was almost impossible. No matter how powerful it was, it could not win.
After all, it was only a Ultrasonic Flying Beast, not a legendary dragon.
Ying Wuming could not help but be stunned. This was Shen Lang's voice? Since when was he able to make such a loud voice?
The heavens had pity on him. Shen Lang was too weak. Therefore, his voice was weak. It could not even reach a distance of 100 meters. Therefore, he had to use the Big Fool's so-called artificial loudspeaker every time. Now, his voice actually resounded through the entire sky?
This was because Shen Lang's Nightmare Stone Loudspeaker had finally been successfully manufactured. The principle of this thing was very simple. It was to amplify sound waves. Moreover, the blueprints in the ancient books were very clear. However, it was only recently that it had been successfully developed.
Of course, Ying Wuming knew very well that Shen Lang had disappeared in the sarcophagus in the Primordial Square. Even though he knew the principle of a scourge living for thousands of years, Ying Wuming could not help but wonder if Shen Lang had completely disappeared this time.
He did not expect that in just a few days, he would appear again. He was really a scourge that would last for thousands of years.
"Ying Wuming, Senior Brother, come and talk." Shen Lang shouted again.
Ying Wuming rode the Ancient Vulture and flew up to an altitude of 11,000 meters to meet Shen Lang.
Shen Lang rode Big Chao at an altitude of 12,000 meters. In any case, he always maintained a safe distance from Ying Wuming.
After more than half a year, the two of them finally met again.
Shen Lang waited. "Senior Brother Ying Wuming, can we not attack Tianyue City or the State of Yue's royal palace?"
"What do you think?" Ying Wuming said, "Brother Shen Lang, do you think you can be so unscrupulous? You killed my younger brother, Ying Wuque. You toyed with my New Qian Kingdom and Stupa Mountain in the palm of your hand. You stole our Dragon's Regret and blew up our ancient ruins. All of these things are truly unforgettable. I'm gnashing my teeth in anger. That's why we must take revenge. We must take revenge cruelly. "
Shen Lang said, "So what if you killed hundreds of thousands of people in Tianyue City? So what if you captured Ning Zheng and all the officials of the State of Yue? "
Ying Wuming said, "Vent my anger? Vent my anger? Can't I? "
Shen Lang said, "But in your heart, isn't profit the most important thing?"
"Shut up. Don't say anything." Ying Wuming said, "It won't be too late for you to speak after I kill hundreds of thousands of your people. Wait until I capture Ning Zheng and Zhang Chong."
Shen Lang said slowly, "Senior Brother, how is the dragon egg? Have you hatched it? "
Ying Wuming's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He looked around quickly, afraid that someone might hear him. Fortunately, Shen Lang's voice was very soft. He was the only one who heard it.
"It hasn't hatched, right?" Shen Lang said, "If nothing unexpected happens, you won't be able to hatch this dragon egg even after a few decades or centuries."
Shen Lang said, "I made a deal with the Empire of Great Yan. The Empire of Great Yan performed a super-long-range strategic strike and killed tens of thousands of your people at the foot of Vajra Peak. This is the price the Empire of Great Yan paid. What price did I pay? Do you know, Senior Brother? "
Ying Wuming didn't answer. He knew that there was a secret deal between Prince Lian and Shen Lang. However, he didn't know the details of the deal because no more than five people knew about it.
He was also very puzzled. What price did Shen Lang pay? Why did the Empire of Great Yan pay such a huge price to perform a super-long-range strategic strike?
Shen Lang said, "The Empire of Great Yan asked me to open a box, a very special box. I was very, very curious as to what was in the box. I couldn't figure it out. Countless Grand Scholars of the Empire of Great Yan spent decades trying to open it, but none of them could. It was because it involved an extremely difficult arithmetic problem that only I could solve. It was just like how I used the Law of Four Colors to help you open the ancient ruins in the Southern Sea. "
Ying Wuming said, "Go on."
Shen Lang said, "There's one thing that I'm very curious about. The Empire of Great Yan had already confirmed my identity a long time ago. At that time, I hadn't even destroyed the Xue Clan. At that time, they could have captured me and unlocked the password to that precious box. Why didn't they do that? Why did they ask me to open this box now?"
Ying Wuming already had an answer in his mind. He was slightly moved.
Chen Lang said, "After I opened it, I could sense that it was completely empty, and there weren't any treasures within it. Then, I made a bold guess. This box was used to hatch a dragon egg. The reason why it needs to be opened now is that the comet has just hit Dingyuan City and brought a dragon egg with it. Therefore, it's useless to open this box in advance. Senior Brother Ying, you must take good care of this dragon egg. Don't let the Empire of Great Yan take it. "
Ying Wuming's eyes twitched as he said, "Shen Lang, what does this have to do with my war today?"
Shen Lang said, "Senior Brother, the last time you deceived Sect Leader Ren, he already has a grudge. There must be absolute strategic trust between you and Stupa Mountain. The fact that you hid a secret base from him was enough to make him so angry. What will happen if they find out that you guys are hiding a dragon egg? "
Ying Wuming's face turned cold. Shen Lang had finally used this matter to threaten him.
When Shen Lang was captured, he didn't use this matter to threaten Ying Guang and his son, even when his left hand was about to be chopped off. Now, in order to protect Tianyue City and Ning Zheng, he finally used this bargaining chip.
Once Sect Leader Ren found out that Ying Guang and his son hid the dragon egg, the strategic trust between them would be gone.
"This matter is too important. Once Sect Leader Ren finds out, the rift between Stupa Mountain and Sect Leader Ren will be irreparable." Shen Lang said, "Unless you are willing to hand over this dragon egg to Sect Leader Ren. But are you willing?"
Ying Wuming said, "There is nothing to be unwilling about. Not only am I the crown prince of the New Qian Kingdom, but I am also the heir of Stupa Mountain. You know that Princess Futu betrayed Sect Leader Ren, so no one can replace me. So what if we hand over the dragon egg to Sect Leader Ren? In the end, it will still fall into my hands. "
"Really?" Shen Lang sneered. "How can you be sure that Sect Leader Ren doesn't have other ideas or that he wants to skip generations? He should still be able to live for a very, very long time. As long as he finds a way to cure Ren Yingying and let her give birth to a son, Stupa Mountain may not belong to you in the future. Instead, it will belong to Sect Leader Ren's grandson. "
Shen Lang was right about what Ying Wuming was most worried about, and this situation wasn't uncommon. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao died, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pass the throne to his other sons. Instead, he passed it directly to his grandson, Zhu Yunwen.
Shen Lang said, "So don't say things like handing over the dragon egg to Sect Leader Ren. You guys won't be willing to do so. This is your lifeblood, and it is also the biggest bargaining chip for you guys to seize the eastern world."
Ying Wuming said, "Shen Lang, I have a question for you. This dragon egg is so precious, but you actually let it fall into our hands. Are you willing to let it go?"
Ying Wuming should have been thinking about this question for a long time.
"Sigh!" Shen Lang let out a long sigh and didn't answer for a few seconds.
Then, Shen Lang said in a self-deprecating manner, "The dragon egg is safer in your hands than in mine. An ordinary man is innocent, but it is a crime to possess a jade. If it is in my hands, how can my Fury Tide City withstand the Great Yan Empire's super long-range strategic attack? I don't have the ancient intercepting device, and I don't have the martial arts of you and your father. But don't worry, after we become stronger and defeat you and your father, I will definitely get it back. "
Ying Wuming said, "Then you might have to wait for a long time. Even if you become a skeleton, that day may not come."
Shen Lang continued, "Senior Martial Brother, the reputation of the Ying Clan as a traitor doesn't sound good, right?"
Ying Wuming said, "I don't need you to remind me of my identity as a traitor. I betrayed my adoptive father, Jiang Li, killed the Jiang royal family, injured Chou Yao'er, and captured you. You can go back and write our names a hundred times."
Shen Lang said, "There is only one Great Qian Empire in this world. You and your father must be dreaming of the legitimacy of Great Qian Empire. The people of the New Qian Kingdom look down on you, but for their own interests, they are still loyal to you. After my identity was exposed, even though they are willing to support me from the bottom of their hearts, they are afraid that the flames of war will continue to burn in China. They are afraid that I am not strong enough to protect them. So, they are still loyal to you and your father, right? "
Ying Wuming knew this better than Shen Lang. The people of the New Qian Kingdom were too complicated. They were emotionally loyal to Shen Lang, but intellectually, they were loyal to the Ying Family.
So, Shen Lang had told Ning Yuanxian many times that he didn't want the flames of war to spread in the New Qian Kingdom. He didn't need to. If he wanted to gain the loyalty of the New Qian Kingdom's people, it was very simple. He just needed to defeat and kill the Ying father and son.
As long as the Ying father and son were dead, Shen Lang could gain the loyalty of the New Qian Kingdom without shedding a drop of blood. This was because these people were originally loyal to Jiang Li. Moreover, as long as Shen Lang killed the Ying father and son, it would prove his strength and prove that he could protect the people of the New Qian Kingdom.
Shen Lang continued, "Senior Brother, your martial arts are really strong. Chou Yao'er is already the strongest person I know, but she still lost to you. You are indeed my father's only direct disciple."
Ying Wuming said, "I have already said that I have everything Chou Yao'er has and everything Chou Yao'er doesn't."
Shen Lang said, "Senior Brother, what do you think of my martial arts?"
Ying Wuming shut his mouth and didn't speak. Even a single word would be a great humiliation.
Shen Lang's martial arts? Not only did he not have any martial arts, but he couldn't even defeat a goose.
Even the weakest and most ordinary militia in the New Qian Kingdom could kill Shen Lang in an instant. Any random ruffian on the street could beat Shen Lang in an instant.
Shen Lang said, "Senior Brother, what do you think of my martial arts compared to yours?"
Ying Wuming felt ridiculous and angry. Not only did he stop talking, but he even closed his eyes.
Shen Lang said, "Senior Brother, the difference in martial arts between you and me is like the difference between a tiger and a rabbit. It's like the difference between heaven and earth. No, it's more than that. It's like the difference between a tiger and a maggot. "
Uh, this analogy of yours is very unique and very vivid. It's just that it's a little disgusting.
Shen Lang thought for a while and said, "Senior Brother, I have a very crazy suggestion. Don't go crazy after you hear it."
Ying Wuming's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Speak."
Shen Lang said, "Let's announce to the world that we will have a public martial arts competition on a date. If I lose, the name of the Great Qian Empire will belong to the Ying Clan. You will no longer be rebels. From then on, the Ying Clan will be the ruler of the Great Qian Empire. If I win, the people of the New Qian Kingdom will be completely loyal to me and become a part of the Great Yan Empire. The Ying Clan will automatically lose the throne of the New Qian Kingdom. What do you think? "
Ying Wuming was completely stunned by his words.
He had experienced many things in his life. He was already an adult when Jiang Li died.
Although he looked no more than 30 years old, he was actually a middle-aged man. Of course, with his powerful martial arts, he could easily live to more than 100 years old. Therefore, it was reasonable to call him a young man at this age.
After living for so many years, what had he not seen? However, Crown Prince Ying Wuming was completely shocked by Shen Lang.
Was Shen Lang crazy? He had done many crazy things in the past, and he had succeeded in all of them. However, all of them added up were not half as crazy as this.
It was so shocking that he wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
Even Chou Yao 'er couldn't defeat Ying Wuming, let alone … Shen Lang.
Even ten thousand Shen Lang couldn't defeat one of Ying Wuming's fingers.
Shen Lang said, "We can let the six transcendent factions, the Great Yan Empire, and all the other countries bear witness to this. If I lose, I will hand over the title of Great Qian Dynasty's Sovereign to your Ying Clan in front of everyone. From now on, you will no longer be rebels."
Ying Wuming's heart raced. This was definitely the Ying Clan's dream.
Suddenly, Shen Lang used the Nightmare Stone's loudspeaker and shouted, "Ying Wuming, let's have a martial arts competition to the death. Whoever wins will be the ruler of the Great Qian Empire. Do you dare? The six transcendent forces, all the other countries, billions of people, and countless citizens of the New Qian Empire will bear witness. This martial arts competition can even be held in the Qian Capital. Do you dare? "
The Nightmare Stone's loudspeaker was too awesome. It truly resounded through the ground and the sky.
Of course, this was because there were hundreds of similar Nightmare Stone receivers installed on the ground. Therefore, Shen Lang's voice could reach every corner of the area.
He had been preparing for this day for a long time. He and Ning Yuanxian had come up with this plan several months ago. Moreover, he had arrived at Skymoon City two days ago, waiting for Ying Wuming to attack the city.
As he shouted, Ying Wuming's hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground and the Snow Eagle Army in the sky heard it clearly. Then, they felt as if they had been struck by lightning, completely doubting their lives.
Am, am I hallucinating?
The weak Shen Lang wanted to have a martial arts competition with His Highness Ying Wuming, and even decide the Great Qian Empire's ownership?
Was there anything more ridiculous than this in the world?
Shen Lang shouted, "Ying Wuming, do you dare?"
If Ying Wuming didn't dare, he would become the laughingstock of the world.
Of course, he was completely enraged. Shen Lang, you piece of trash, what right do you have to challenge me? What do you take martial arts for?
You're even inferior to a fly. What right do you have to challenge me, a flood dragon?
Shen Lang shouted again, "Ying Wuming, do you dare?"
His voice once again resounded through the sky, and the hundreds of thousands of troops under Ying Wuming's command heard it clearly.
Ying Wuming said, "Shen Lang, are you sure?"
Shen Lang said, "We can announce it to the world, and the whole world will bear witness. We can even send our challenge letter to the palaces of all the countries and to the table of the leaders of the six transcendent forces."
Ying Wuming stared at Shen Lang for a long time and said slowly, "Lunatic, you're a lunatic."
Shen Lang said, "Senior Brother, now it's your turn to make a choice. Either you continue to attack Skymoon City, and I'll tell Sect Master Ren about the dragon egg. Or you retreat, and we'll have a duel to decide who the Great Qian Empire belongs to. Didn't you father and son fight your whole life for a legitimate title? You can easily get it now. "
Ying Wuming didn't speak for a few minutes, his emotions surging like a raging tide.
After an entire quarter of an hour, Ying Wuming opened his eyes and said slowly, "Shen Lang, to me, competing with you is the greatest humiliation of my life. I would rather chop off my own hands than compete with trash like you. This is a complete stain to the martial way, and it's also a stain to the dozens of years of my life I've lived." "You're right.
Shen Lang said, "But you'll agree, won't you? The benefits are too great, and I'm His Majesty Jiang Li's only son. There's nothing shameful about a duel with me. "
"Shameful, very shameful," Ying Wuming said, "But I'll fulfill your madness. I accept your challenge."
Shen Lang said, "It's a deal."
Ying Wuming said, "It's a deal."
… …
Southern Sea, Dark Castle.
Ying Wuming told the master of Stupa Mountain and Ying Guang the whole story.
"Father-in-law, Father, I'm sorry I didn't get your permission. I've already promised Shen Lang," Ying Wuming said. "He said it in front of hundreds of thousands of people. I couldn't refuse, and I couldn't back down."
At this moment, even Sect Head Ren and Ying Guang were completely dumbfounded and remained silent for a long time.
They knew Shen Lang was a madman, but they didn't expect him to be this crazy.
He wanted to challenge Ying Wuming to a one-on-one duel?
After a while, Sectmaster Ren said, "Is His Majesty Jiang Li really that crazy?"
Ying Guang shook his head.
"Hehe, hahaha …" Sectmaster Ren laughed. "Interesting. This is too interesting. We're going to be the center of attention."
Ying Guang closed his eyes. After a long while, he opened his eyes and said, "Announce it to the world. Also, send a letter to the Flame Capital, to the other countries, and to the other five transcendent forces. Let them bear witness."
… …
Over the next few days, the New Qian Kingdom and Great Qian Empire's imperial edicts spread throughout the eastern world.
Shen Lang and Ying Wuming would duel, and the winner would receive the title of Great Qian Empire.
Thousands of imperial edicts flew to every vassal state and major force like snowflakes.
Then, the entire world was shocked.
The moment hundreds of millions of people heard this news, they first thought that it was a rumor, a complete rumor.
Not even ten thousand Shen Lang could defeat half a finger of Ying Wuming's.
When they confirmed that it was Shen Lang's imperial edict, they felt as if they were struck by lightning.
His Majesty Shen Lang, we know you're good at creating miracles, but this is too shocking.
But if you really beat Ying Wuming, then … then you'll be a god. The sun will rise from the west.
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