Inside the Flame Capital Palace.
The Crown Prince of the Great Yan Empire had also received the imperial edict from Shen Lang and Ying Guang. His mouth twitched, but he did not make a sound for a long time.
"Your highness, although Jiang Li started a war with us back then, he did not truly leave the Great Yan Empire at the very last moment. As the ruler of the Eastern world, we must pay close attention to this matter and investigate it," Prince Lian said.
Great Yan's Crown Prince nodded and said, "Prince Lian, I'll have to trouble you to make another trip to Raging Tide City and Qian Capital. Ask them what they're up to. Without the approval of the Great Yan Empire, this so-called martial arts competition is completely illegal. "
"Yes, Your Highness," Prince Lian replied. He immediately rode on his snow eagle and flew towards Raging Tide City.
… …
In fact, not only the people of the world, but even Shen Lang's own people were shocked speechless.
After both sides issued the imperial edict, Ying Wuming stopped attacking Tianyue City and withdrew his troops.
After all, even if he destroyed Tianyue City and the imperial court of the State of Yue, he would only be venting his anger. After that, he would only be dealing a huge blow to Shen Lang's reputation.
However, now that Shen Lang wanted to have a martial arts duel with him, the loser would lose the legitimacy of the Great Qian Empire. Not only would Shen Lang's reputation be damaged, but he would also lose his most precious asset.
In the eyes of the world, what was the most powerful thing that Shen Lang possessed? Of course, it was his identity as Jiang Li's son. Therefore, even if he was alone and weak, countless people regarded him as the Emperor of the Great Qian Empire, or even the Human Emperor of the Eastern world.
This was the inheritance that Jiang Li had spent his entire life fighting for him.
As for Ying Guang and his son, no matter how strong they were, how many troops they had, and how much land they controlled, they would still be regarded as traitors.
Now, Shen Lang was using the legitimacy of the Great Qian Empire as a bargaining chip. This was more than just the behavior of a prodigal son. Even the most useless hedonistic son would not do this. This was equivalent to a hedonistic son competing with others to see who could urinate further and using his own mansion as a wager.
At that time, Ning Zheng was in court, and it was a minor court meeting. When he heard Shen Lang's edict, he dropped the memorial in his hand.
One had to know that Emperor Ning Zheng was a person who would not change his expression even if a mountain collapsed in front of him. Yet, he was so scared that he dropped the memorial. All the officials in the court instantly lost their voices and their minds went blank.
After a long while, everyone looked at each other. Are we going to lose the name of the Great Qian Dynasty in the future?
Ning Zheng bent down to pick up the memorial, cleared his throat and said, "Uh, let's continue."
Following such a monarch was destined to be frightened often.
… …
Prince Lian of the Great Yan Empire once again paid a visit to Raging Tide City. However, he did not sneak around this time. Instead, he came openly.
"Your Majesty Shenlang, are you sure you're not joking?"
Shen Lang said, "Prince Lian, when have I ever made a joke?"
Prince Lian said, "Are you sure you're not plotting something? In that case, I have to tell you that there can't be any conspiracy. It must be a pure martial arts competition. If you're trying to create a diversion, the Great Yan Empire will not agree to it. "
The people of the world were truly afraid of Shen Lang. Ever since he came to this world, Shen Lang had played all of the Thirty-Six Stratagems from the beginning to the end. This was especially true when it came to the seductive tactic. He had used it countless times.
What? There was no seductive tactic among the Thirty-Six Stratagems? That was not important.
Shen Lang said seriously, "Prince Lian, I'm sure this is a pure martial arts competition. There are no other schemes or tricks."
Prince Lian said, "You should know that as the ruler of the eastern world, you and the Ying Clan will be under the supervision of the Great Yan Empire in the fight for the rightful position of the Great Qian Dynasty. Therefore, if this martial arts competition really takes place, the Great Yan Empire will have to be responsible for its fairness and the safety of both sides. If something crazy were to happen in the martial arts arena or outside the arena, the Empire of Great Yan would definitely deal a fatal blow. "
Shen Lang said, "I agree."
Prince Lian said, "Also, are you sure you want to hold the martial arts competition in the capital? That is the headquarters of Ying Guang and his son. "
Shen Lang said, "Yes. I want all the subjects of the New Qian Kingdom to witness me defeating Ying Wuming. I want to tell everyone in the New Qian Kingdom that I have the ability to protect them. "
Prince Lian grinned. Although his martial arts skills were far inferior to Ying Wuming's, he could defeat a hundred Shen Lang's with just half a finger.
Prince Lian said, "If you promise that there are no other schemes or tricks, the Great Yan Empire will vouch for you during this martial arts competition. Not only will we supervise the entire process, but we will also ensure your safety outside the martial arts competition. We will also allow your envoy to enter and leave the capital safely."
Shen Lang said, "Thank you."
Prince Lian said, "However, in return, the Great Yan Empire's seal must be stamped on the martial arts competition between you and Ying Wuming."
This further confirmed the Great Yan Empire's identity as the ruler of the Eastern world.
However, Shen Lang had never denied this fact. Even Emperor Jiang Li had never denied it. He had always been the Sovereign Lord and not the Emperor. This was because there could only be one Emperor in the entire eastern world. Unless he completely defeated the Great Yan Empire, he would never be the Emperor.
Next, Prince Lian took out a copy of the Great Yan Empire's imperial edict. The content was exactly the same. It announced that Shen Lang and Ying Wuming would have a martial arts duel, and the winner would receive the official title of the Great Qian Kingdom. However, this edict was written from the Great Yan Empire's point of view. Once Shen Lang and Ying Guang signed it, it would mean that they acknowledged the Great Yan Empire's identity as the ruler of the Eastern world.
If it were someone else, such as Lan Feng or even Suo Xuan, they would never be willing to sign it. This was because in their minds, the Great Qian Empire was also the ruler of the Eastern world. It was on equal footing with the Great Yan Empire. Why should they obey the Great Yan Empire's edict?
However, Shen Lang was an absolute realist. He didn't care about this at all.
In this world, only the Great Yan Empire could protect him and the diplomatic mission in the Qian Capital.
Therefore, Shen Lang signed the edict and stamped it with his seal.
"I'll take my leave then. I still have to make a trip to the Qian Capital," Prince Lian said.
After that, he rode the snow eagle and flew toward the Qian Capital.
There was a very important detail. He first came to the Raging Tide City, and then went to the Qian Capital.
… …
"Prince Ying Guang, we don't care how ridiculous this martial arts duel is, and we don't care what the outcome will be. However, since the Great Yan Empire is the guarantor of this martial arts duel, we must ensure absolute safety. Do you understand?" Prince Lian said, "I don't care how deep the hatred between you and Shen Lang is. However, during the martial arts duel, you can't do anything to Shen Lang and his diplomatic mission. When the time comes, not only will Shen Lang's diplomatic mission be here, but the other kingdoms and the Six Transcendental Forces will also send representatives. This is a grand event, and nothing must happen. If anything happens, the Great Yan Empire will retaliate at all costs. "
Ying Guang's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Prince Lian, the Ying Clan will not commit such a heinous crime."
At this moment, he was extremely angry. 'Prince Lian, what do you mean by that? Do you think that a traitor like me will take advantage of this opportunity to cheat, or even take out all of Shen Lang's henchmen in one fell swoop? If I do that, the Ying Clan will be cut off from the rest of the world. '
Prince Lian said, "Very well. Prince Ying, please sign and stamp your seal on this edict."
Ying Guang received the edict from the Great Yan Empire and carefully read it.
Regardless of what Shen Lang's goal was, this show was getting bigger and bigger, and there was no turning back.
Even the Great Yan Empire, the ruler of the East, had joined the game.
Ying Guang signed his name and stamped his seal on the edict.
Prince Lian said, "Very well. This matter is settled. The martial arts duel between Ying Wuming and Shen Lang will take place on the 19th of March in the Qian Capital. At that time, the vassal states and the six transcendent forces will send envoys to participate. Please prepare to receive them. "
Ying Guang said, "My Ying Clan will welcome you with open arms."
"Farewell," Prince Lian said.
… …
After Prince Lian returned to the Yan Capital, the Great Yan Empire's several hundred snow eagle envoys took to the skies and spread the edict in all directions.
The entire world was shocked once again.
Now, not only had Shen Lang and Ying Guang announced it to the world, but even the Great Yan Empire had made an official announcement.
This martial arts duel was going to be a fateful event.
It was too late for Shen Lang to back out now. Regardless of whether it was Ying Wuming or Shen Lang, if either of them were to back out, they would be deemed to have lost and lose the title of Great Qian Dynasty.
The entire world was waiting for the arrival of the 19th of March.
The various kingdoms had already begun to organize envoys. Even those from the remote vassal states had begun to make their way to this fateful event.
Dozens of vassal states were present in the eastern world.
At that time, the number of envoys to witness this martial arts duel might exceed ten thousand. Together with the representatives of the New Qian Kingdom's subjects, there would be tens of thousands of people.
… …
At this time, the Raging Tide City had fallen into a strange silence.
Shen Lang's decision had not been discussed with the Shang Shu Tai or the Privy Council. Only Ning Yuanxian and Chou Yao'er knew about it beforehand.
All along, Shen Lang had always been the one to make the crucial decisions, and there had never been any discussion.
As the subjects of Raging Tide City, the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms could only accept and trust him.
At that time, His Majesty Shen Lang had said that he would wipe out the 650,000 soldiers of the Great Yan Empire's Western Army. Who would have believed him?
In the end? He did it.
After that, he said that he would rescue the tens of thousands of Prince Jin's men unscathed. He did it again.
However, the decision he made this time was too shocking.
Although the previous miracles seemed impossible, there was still room for maneuver and he could still rely on his intelligence.
However, in this martial arts duel with Ying Wuming, relying on intelligence was probably completely useless.
There was no room for imagination.
However, since His Majesty Shen Lang had announced it to the world, then … everyone could only choose to believe him and start praying.
Although most people didn't even know how to pray.
Pray that Ying Wuming would suddenly faint during the martial arts duel?
Or pray that the heavens would suddenly send a bolt of lightning to strike Ying Wuming dead during the martial arts duel?
None of these were very reliable. Moreover, even the heavens might not be able to strike Ying Wuming dead.
Of course, many people had already made up their minds to lose the name of the Great Qian Empire. Although their hearts were bleeding, losing the name was better than losing His Majesty Shen Lang's life. It was also better than losing their foundation.
At worst, they could just wait until the Raging Tide City's new army was fully trained. Then, they could defeat Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain and take back the name of the Great Qian Empire.
… …
Everyone was praying for Shen Lang's fate. But what about Shen Lang himself?
During this period of time, he had been studying the incomparably obscure scroll of the Ancient King. To be precise, he had already studied most of it before he officially sent the duel invitation to Ying Wuming.
First of all, his guess was correct. The name of the traitor of the Jiang Clan in the ancient prison was Jiang Xie. He was the last crown prince of the Jiang Clan.
Because of his betrayal, the Lost Empire of the West grasped the key secrets of the Ancient Eastern Empire. This allowed the Lost Empire to win the following battles and dealt a fatal blow to the Ancient Eastern Empire.
It was also because of this that the Ancient Jiang Clan lost the throne and was replaced by the Ji Clan.
The king in the stone coffin in the ancient square was not Jiang Xie's son, but his grandson.
And the last king kneeling in the temple of the Vajra Peak was Jiang Xie's great-grandson.
In other words, about a hundred years after Jiang Xie betrayed the Ancient Eastern Empire, the entire world experienced the Great Nirvana, and the ancient civilization was destroyed.
This Jiang Xie was the same as Shen Lang, he did not have the strength to even truss a chicken. However, he was a genius.
The Dragon's Heart, the Ancient King's Ring, and the Dragon's Sword were all personally created by him. They were the personal treasures of the Ancient Jiang Clan.
Not only that, but a large part of the Eastern Empire's Nightmare Stone Civilization system was created by him.
He didn't know any martial arts, but with these three pieces of ancient equipment, he still possessed astonishing fighting power. His physique was very weak, but his spirit power was extremely strong. Therefore, this set of ancient equipment was able to unleash its absolute power.
So, did Shen Lang have a way to defeat Ying Wuming?
Yes!
He had been searching through the scroll of the Ancient King for a very long time, and finally, he found a fatal move.
Of course, this wasn't the most powerful move. It was just that this move required the most spirit power.
With Shen Lang's super weak spirit power, this was probably the only move he could use.
But what was this move?
An energy whirlpool!
That's right, it was an energy whirlpool between several ancient ruins. Those with authority could easily pass through it, but those without authority would be smashed into pieces.
What Shen Lang needed to do was to use the energy in the Dragon's Core and the Dragon's Sword to form an energy whirlpool with his spirit power.
What would happen if Ying Wuming rushed into this energy whirlpool?
It was completely unimaginable!
The key was that this energy whirlpool completely relied on the energy supply of the Dragon's Core. Shen Lang only needed to use his spirit power to organize this energy. This was already the most spirit power-saving move.
When Shen Lang was studying this Ancient King's scroll, he really saw infinite possibilities in this set of equipment.
What a pity. If Jiang Xie hadn't betrayed him, he would have been the greatest emperor of the Ancient Eastern Empire.
Why would he betray his own empire? Just because of love? Just because he was attracted to Queen Medusa?
This didn't seem very reasonable.
Also, what top secret did Jiang Xie sell to Queen Medusa, causing the Ancient Empire to be constantly defeated by the Lost Empire in the next hundred years?
Because it was clear from these ancient ruins that Queen Medusa's army had directly killed their way to the border of the Ancient Eastern Empire.
Of course, this information was put aside for now.
Shen Lang was eighty percent sure that he would win, so he sent Ying Wuming an invitation to the duel.
Now everything was ready, except for one last thing.
He still lacked one thing, the Dragon's Sword!
The most important weapon among the three pieces of equipment.
What the hell, it was already close to the duel, but he still hadn't found the weapon.
He originally thought that the Golden Sword in the Ancient King's sarcophagus was the Dragon's Sword, but it turned out not to be.
Then where was the real Dragon's Sword? Was it like looking for a needle in a haystack?
No, Shen Lang first had an absolute clue, and then he determined the hiding place of the Dragon's Sword.
Jiang Xie betrayed his own empire and sold the key secret to Queen Medusa of the Lost Empire. As for what secret caused the Ancient Empire to fall into a passive position in the next hundred years of war? This was unknown.
However, after studying a large number of ancient books, especially this Ancient King's scroll, Shen Lang had a general inference.
The Ancient Lost Empire was very strong in terms of individual combat power, and had a relatively mysterious ability. Therefore, within the Devil's Triangle, there were all kinds of sea monsters, the biggest of which was even bigger than a castle.
The Ancient Eastern Empire was strong because of all kinds of weapons, and the ancient civilization system was built on the foundation of the Nightmare Stone.
Therefore, could it be understood that the ancient Western world did not have the metal hydrogen energy core, nor the Nightmare Stone system in the beginning? Was it because Jiang Xie sold these secrets to Queen Medusa that the Western World had these things?
Of course, this had nothing to do with the Dragon's Sword.
The key information was that before Jiang Xie was arrested, he also handed the Dragon's Sword to Queen Medusa.
Then, was Queen Medusa so heartless that she let Jiang Xie become a prisoner?
Also not!
From the bottom of the ancient prison, it could be seen that there had been a great battle there. The entire seabed was completely torn, and there were traces of battle everywhere.
Another point was that the secret base discovered by the Zhu family was used to launch the Dragon's Regret. Obviously, at the critical moment, the people in this base did not launch the Dragon's Regret, but instead turned into fossils.
Why did this happen?
Shen Lang boldly inferred that Queen Medusa led the Lost Empire's army to rescue Jiang Xie, and the Ancient Eastern Empire planned to use the Dragon's Regret to destroy them. However, the commander of this secret base did not do so, perhaps because of Medusa's beauty, or because he was loyal to Jiang Xie.
Of course, in the end, Medusa's rescue of Jiang Xie should have failed. Or perhaps Jiang Xie himself did not want to be rescued, and was willing to atone for his crimes in prison.
In short, by studying this Ancient King's scroll, Shen Lang uncovered many key secrets of the ancient world.
Moreover, this secret was related to him and the Jiang family.
These secrets were very important, but at this time, the most important thing was to find the Dragon's Sword and defeat Ying Wuming.
And this Dragon's Sword was in the Devil's Triangle. For a long time, it was Queen Medusa's personal possession, because it was a gift from her lover.
The duel between Shen Lang and Ying Wuming was on the 19th of March, which was about 50 days away.
This date was jointly decided by Shen Lang, Ying Guang, and the Great Yan Empire. This was because all the kingdoms needed time to send envoys to the Qian Capital. The furthest vassal state was more than 10,000 miles away, and there were no snow eagles. If they relied on horses, it would take more than a month.
Within these 50 days, Shen Lang needed to go to the Devil's Triangle again to retrieve the Dragon's Sword.
… …
"Are we bringing Yaoyao?" Chou Yao 'er asked. "Yaoyao is a spiritual descendant of Medusa."
Shen Lang could not help but think of Queen Medusa, the person who had once occupied Chou Yao 'er's body.
Previously, Shen Lang felt that this was a coincidence, but now it seemed like an ill-fated relationship.
Of course, Queen Medusa was different from the Empress.
The Ancient Lost Empire ruled over tens of thousands of miles of land and sea in the Western World. Queen Medusa was the supreme leader, and Queen Medusa was the equivalent of the vassal king of the Ancient Lost Empire.
The Ancient Eastern Empire had the Ji Clan, the Jiang Clan, the Ren Clan, and so on.
In the Ancient Lost Empire, there was perhaps only one royal family, and that was the Medusa Clan, a woman with a human face and a snake body.
However, there was something very strange. Why was the totem of the Ancient Jiang Clan also a man with a human face and a snake body?
Yes, should he bring Yaoyao along?
Yaoyao was invincible in the Devil's Triangle. For example, the Great Pyramid, which could not be opened no matter what, was easily opened by Yaoyao.
At this time, Shen Lang needed to rely on his intuition.
First, he did not want Yaoyao to take risks for him. He only wanted her to grow up without worries.
Secondly, this time, he was using the identity of Jiang Xie's descendant to retrieve the Dragon's Sword.
Jiang Xie betrayed his own empire for the sake of Empress Medusa, causing the ancient Jiang Clan to lose their throne and be demoted to a royal family. Then, wasn't he special to Empress Medusa and the forces of the Lost Empire?
Before, Shen Lang had no way to prove his identity, but now that he had the Dragon's Core and the Ancient Jiang Clan's King's Ring, he should be able to prove that he was Jiang Xie's descendant.
"No, I won't bring her," Shen Lang said. "Let her continue to live her life without worries."
Afterwards, Shen Lang did not bid farewell to anyone. Under Qiu Yao 'er's protection, he rode Big Chao towards the Devil's Triangle.
… … …
The Devil's Triangle was tens of thousands of kilometers away from Raging Tide City. Fortunately, he had Big Chao. If he had taken a boat, it would have taken far too long.
In just over a day, Shen Lang rode Big Chao to the outer edge of the Devil's Triangle.
This place was still like the end of the world. There was no day or night here, and the thick black fog was like the wall of the world. It stood in the sky and the sea for six to seven thousand kilometers.
Countless lightning bolts randomly appeared in this thick black fog, and countless tornadoes appeared, sweeping everything.
Even at this time, the Devil's Triangle was still a forbidden area.
Whether it was the Snow Eagles or the Ancient Vultures, none of them dared to enter this area.
This was because the lightning was everywhere, and the countless tornadoes could easily crush any flying beast to pieces.
Not only that, but there were also countless sea monsters here, more than a few million of them.
Some of the sea monsters were so powerful that they could suffocate people, and they could easily destroy a large castle.
To them, this was the territory of the Lost Empire, and no outsiders could enter, or it would be an invasion.
Previously, Shen Lang had fearlessly entered without permission, but this time was different.
Moreover, after he had come into contact with the crisis of the Devil's Triangle Pyramid, the sea monster army had sent him out safely and did not attack his people. This was a tacit understanding.
Even though the sea monster army did not say it out loud, Shen Lang had tacitly agreed that he would never invade the Devil's Triangle again, nor would he enter the Lost Empire's territory.
Shen Lang took out the Nightmare Stone loudspeaker and shouted, "Empress Medusa's troops, descendants of the Lost Empire? I am Shen Lang, requesting to enter the Devil's Triangle. "
There was no response from the Devil's Triangle.
Shen Lang said again, "Descendants of the Lost Empire, I am Shen Lang, requesting to enter the Devil's Triangle."
There was still no response.
Next, Shen Lang still did not barge in without permission, and shouted again and again.
One day and one night passed.
Two days and two nights passed.
Dachao was impatient and was about to break in with Shen Lang. Shen Lang could feel that it was full of hostility towards the Devil's Triangle. This should be related to its genetic memory. They were probably bred to fight against the Lost Empire.
Three days and three nights passed.
Shen Lang shouted tirelessly, "Descendants of the Lost Empire, I am Shen Lang, requesting to enter the Devil's Triangle."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, an astonishing thunder resounded between heaven and earth.
A shocking tsunami was set off on the sea.
Lightning spanned hundreds of miles, as if to tear the entire world apart.
Then, a terrifying scene appeared.
The entire Wall of the World, that is, a huge face emerged on the thick dark fog of six to seven thousand miles.
The strange and terrible face did not look like a monster, but more like a devil.
This … is also a race of the Ancient Lost Empire?
But Shen Lang had never seen such a sea monster. She still had a snake-like face, but also like a human, but there was an eye in the middle of her forehead, and her head was covered with countless horns, not knowing if they were bone spurs or horns.
Opening her mouth, there were layers of teeth inside, crisscrossing.
What an ugly monster, like a demon, like an alien, and also like the most primitive and ugly Naga beast in the game. In short, he did not know what this thing was.
Because its face was composed of countless smoke, it was extremely huge, hundreds of miles high.
"Your Excellency Shen Lang, we have reached a tacit understanding that no one is welcome to enter. This is the territory of the Lost Empire." The demon's face twisted, and countless bone spurs also twisted, releasing a strong hostility.
"Your Excellency Shen Lang, please leave, or else I will start a massacre."
The monstrous face formed from the dark mist began opening its mouth, which was tens of miles in diameter, forming a terrifying tornado.
Of course, it was not that this monster was that big, but that it controlled the dark fog to form a huge demon face.
If Shen Lang did not leave, it would devour Shen Lang, Da Chao, and Chou Yao 'er together, completely crushing them.
Shen Lang: "Your Excellency Lost Empire's Marshal, I have important matters to attend to in the demon triangle."
The demon's huge face began to count down: "Three."
"Two!"
"One!"
Then, its mouth began to crazily devour.
The huge tornado trembled, releasing a shocking suction force. Even though they were separated by a few thousand meters, Shen Lang, Da Chao, and Chou Yao 'er were still directly devoured into its mouth.
In front of this power of heaven and earth, there was no resistance at all.
Then, the tornado inside released a powerful force, wanting to crush Shen Lang to pieces.
Shen Lang raised the Ancient King Ring in his hand and shouted: "I am the descendant of Empress Medusa's lover, His Majesty Jiang Xie. I am his only heir, and I represent the Ancient Jiang Clan to take back the Dragon Sword that belongs to us."
Following Shen Lang's shout, his Ancient King Ring instantly released a dazzling light.
… …..
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