With the arrival of the news, countless officials looked as if they had lost their parents and were extremely terrified. It was as if the end of the world had arrived.
"So fast?"
"How can it be so fast? 15 cities disappeared in the blink of an eye? "
"They are all Divine level experts and can split mountains and seas with a single thought. With the six of them joining forces, who will be able to fend them off?"
"Moreover, only six of the 11 Sacred Generals have come. Experts at tier two of the Divine level and above can move at light speed, and there are still five Sacred Generals who can arrive at any moment."
Only the Knight Association's Chief and a few other people who had witnessed the battle between the Evil God Tribe's warrior and Fang Xingjian remained as calm as Mount Tai, coldly looking at the many panicking officials.
When the Fourth Prince heard this, he frowned as a troubled look appeared in his eyes. Although he had not witnessed the scene of Fang Xingjian defeating the Evil God Tribe's warrior during the ritual, based on Fang Xingjian's battle achievements, he naturally had confidence in Fang Xingjian.
However, the problem was that the Empire did not have so many experts to fight against ten Divine level experts who had come to attack the Empire. If the six Divine level experts they had, including the Fourth Prince, were to fight against them one-on-one, even if they were to send one of them to the Empire's borders...
The people would probably be plunged into misery and suffering.
'I mustn't let the war develop in this direction and cause them to engage in a fierce battle within the Empire's borders, 'the Fourth Prince thought.' I wonder where Xingjian is now? Will he rush over? '
Just as the Fourth Prince was in a dilemma, the Black Mage King's voice rang out in the Fourth Prince's ears.
In fact, ever since Fang Xingjian went into seclusion two months ago and instructed Fang Xingjian to take care of the Empire for him, the Black Mage King had already arrived in the Imperial Capital.
It was just that he was not willing to expose his identity and his relationship with Fang Xingjian to too many people.
Another reason was that he did not wish to be ordered around by a junior like the Fourth Prince.
Therefore, although he had come to the Imperial Capital and even stayed in the palace, he had only been protecting the Fourth Prince while slowly comprehending the knowledge inherited from the wordless monument.
Now that the two countries had attacked and the ten Divine level experts had arrived in the Empire, the Black Mage King knew that he could no longer continue hiding.
"Fourth Prince, I'm the Black Mage King. Leave the Steel Lion Kingdom to me. As for the Sand Continent, send someone to hold it off. I'll go there after I've dealt with King's Court. "
Hearing the Black Mage King's words, the Fourth Prince raised his brows and revealed an elated expression. With this powerful Mage King from the Mage Association, the Fourth Prince reckoned that even if he couldn't kill all the powerful warriors of the Royal Court, he would be able to force them to retreat.
Thus, he swept his gaze around and looked at the officials who were begging him for peace with a mocking look on his face.
However, the matter regarding the Black Mage King could not be said out loud. Therefore, Fang Xingjian only took note of the names of those officials who were crying out for peace and prepared to settle the scores with them later.
He said, "If you don't want to fight and ask for peace, don't blame me for being cruel and merciless to whoever disturbs the morale of my army." The Fourth Prince let out a cold laugh, and the aura that belonged to a Divine level expert gushed forth. The many officials who had wanted to plead for peace immediately wilted.
The Fourth Prince continued, "Immediately send a message to Tyrande, Lan Yue, and Blue Sacred Moonlight to reinforce the Eastern Sand Region. We must fend off the Sacred Fire Order's Patriarch."
The officials who were pleading for peace exchanged glances and sighed. Clearly, they did not think that the two countries would win the Empire's independence war this time around.
However, the Black Mage King shot out toward the Beize Region with a flash.
As a continent that was adjacent to the plains, the Beize Region could be said to have been preparing for war all year round. This was especially the case for the past few decades, when Prince Philip had been in charge of the region. It could be said that the region was built like an iron bucket.
It was a pity that the Steel Lion Kingdom had sent out a total of six experts this time around, and one of them was even Prince Zuoxian, who was a tier five Divine level expert. They were like a seething force that could not be fended off. Within a short period of time, they had already taken down 15 cities consecutively. After handing over the cities to the Conferred Knights to take over, the others surrounded Buluo City, which was the center of Beize City.
"Surround?" The Black Mage King smiled coldly. "Are six Divine level experts unable to break through Buluo City's formation? "Surrounding but not attacking is just to wipe out the reinforcements. I'll see what you guys are capable of. "However, it won't be good if they discover my appearance."
He thought that if he were to expose his identity before the Steel Lion Kingdom, then given the relationship between the Steel Lion Kingdom and the Holy See of Truth, the Church would probably come to the south immediately.
After thinking for a moment, the Black Mage King's gaze flickered, and his conjured physique rippled slightly. In the blink of an eye, he had turned into Fang Xingjian's appearance.
He threw a satisfied glance at himself. "There's no problem now." His voice had even become exactly the same as Fang Xingjian's.
At tier three of the Divine level, his conjured physique had been forged, and he had long since been able to divide, change, and reassemble it at will. To the Black Mage King, changing his appearance was a piece of cake. Moreover, he had stayed with Fang Xingjian for over a month previously and was very familiar with Fang Xingjian's appearance, voice, and disposition. This transformation was truly perfect.
…
Concurrently, the entire Buluo City was encompassed by a stretch of dark clouds. Regardless of whether it was the sky or the surroundings, everything was covered in dark clouds. Not a hint of sunlight could be seen.
It was as if the entire Buluo City had fallen into darkness.
Right now, the person in charge of guarding the Beize Region in Buluo City was Prince Philip. He had been managing this place for several decades. When Fang Xingjian sent out the Divine level experts under him to guard the area, Prince Philip naturally came to his own headquarters.
Prince Philip's countenance was extremely grim as he went up the city gate tower and looked at the dark clouds that had not dissipated even after a very long time had passed.
When the dark clouds had first appeared, he had already tried to disperse them. However, no matter what attacks he performed, the dissipating dark clouds seemed to have appeared out of thin air and covered the city once again after a short moment.
Thereafter, he gave up on dispersing the dark clouds to save himself from wasting his energy.
Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, he frowned deeply. 'Using a formation to encompass the city but not attacking … Are they planning to besiege the city and wait for reinforcements?'
"The reinforcements should be Xingjian."
Behind Prince Philip, a golden-haired young lady with a voluptuous figure and tender face said, "Grandfather, when will the Empire's reinforcements arrive? Will Fang Xingjian be coming personally to provide reinforcements? "
This young lady with blonde hair and blue eyes was Arbitrator Sally, who had once gone to the Great Western Region to handle the matter regarding the Rebirth Sword Technique. She was also Prince Philip's granddaughter.
Next to the young lady, a middle-aged man with brown hair and two swords on his back said in a deep voice, "The news has already been reported and will be sent out by Allen personally. With his speed, he'll be able to arrive within an hour at most. "If Fang Xingjian receives the news, he should be here by now."
The person who had spoken was Philip's son, Richard, who was also the leader of the 12 Heavenly Knights under him.
Right now, Richard wore a worried expression. "Father, it'll probably be hard for the plains to fend off their attack to the south this time around. It's better that we seek reinforcements from the Church as soon as possible."
Philip frowned and said, "The Imperial Preceptor is free to make the arrangements. Don't make your own decisions." He had long known that Fang Xingjian had killed the two Guardian Kings and even subdued the Gold Mage King and Black Mage King. There would definitely be a battle between them and the Church. How could he possibly seek reinforcements from the Church?
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