On the 28th of May, the Second Prince of the Celestial Empire, Chen Yu, returned to the imperial capital, Lao Han City, to hold his ascension ceremony, but secretly ordered the commanders of the Heaven's End Army and the Earth's End Army to immediately attack the borders of the Blackstone Empire.
The flames of war rose everywhere, and the territories of the Celestial Empire were instantly engulfed by the flames of war. The Emperor, Shi Yuan, randomly sent the Gale Regiment to the borders to fight, while Feng Yang arrived at the borders two days later, and engaged in a bloody battle with the Heaven's End Army and the Earth's End Army. Corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers. The war between the Celestial Empire and the Blackstone Empire also shocked the Tian Ji Empire in the far north.
Bei Ming Yuan immediately gave the order to mobilize all the troops within the borders to defend, at the same time waiting for an opportunity to strike, as soon as there was an opportunity, they would launch a lightning fast strike.
The relationship between the three empires became even more complicated and confusing.
… …
In the sixth month, the scorching hot summer arrived, and even the imperial soldiers guarding the steel walls were no longer wearing their armor. What was rare was that the Luo River Estuary had not been in battle for over a month, and the rare peace allowed everyone to feel a trace of peace. Even behind the steel walls, groups of merchants began to gather. The army required a large amount of resources, and just relying on the transportation from the Ministry of Revenue was far from enough. In truth, the majority of the supplies were purchased from the local merchants, and this was something that Lin Muyu had tacitly agreed to.
Twenty li south of the Luo River Estuary, on a verdant mountain range, Rock Goats were hopping about, while a scarlet python was entrenched on a huge tree, watching its prey from afar, while wild rabbits were searching for food by the river. Birds were chirping and chirping, and everything seemed so peaceful.
A handsome young man sat cross-legged on a rock with his eyes closed tightly. He seemed to have fused with everything in the surroundings, and every strand of his aura rose and fell with the wind. His body was suffused with a faint glow like a pearl, but it didn't conflict with everything in the surroundings. It was even to the extent that the pythons, rock goats, and other living beings nearby didn't notice his existence at all.
The Formless Elephant Art's power came from all living things, and this was the unique aspect of Lin Muyu's training. It was rare for the Luo River Estuary Stronghold to be peaceful for a period of time, and this period of time was also a precious time for Lin Muyu to focus on training and seeking a breakthrough. His palms were placed on his legs, and the two demon spirit stones in his palms were only remnants, and most of the spiritual energy had been refined.
Ever since he started training the Formless Elephant Art, Lin Muyu's speed of absorbing spiritual energy had increased by leaps and bounds. The Formless Elephant Art consumed a large amount of divine energy, and every time he used it, it felt like his body was emptied of energy. This made Lin Muyu refine some low-grade Godheads and demon spirit stones more frequently, and his strength had also increased by leaps and bounds. This kind of growth was far beyond Lin Muyu's expectations.
Within the peaceful aura, strands of energy spread out, and every breath carried a pulse of energy, a total of 36 pulses. Ever since he stepped into the Godking realm, Lin Muyu's cultivation had increased by leaps and bounds, and the speed of his cultivation was far beyond his expectations. In less than a month, he had already broken through to the sixth stage of the Grotto-Heaven realm, and the price was two broken Godheads, and as many as fifty Demon Venerables and fourth-grade demon spirit stones.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the Formless Elephant Art's power pulsed in his body, as if it was connected to everything around him. Lin Muyu couldn't help but smile faintly. It seemed like the Formless Elephant Art had also made a breakthrough! Embracing all phenomena of the world, that was the strongest realm of this Law.
He raised his palm gently, and pointed it straight at the mountain in the distance. He silently chanted, "Everything in the world, listen to my command!"
"Buzz buzz …"
Amidst the faint buzzing sound, the power in his palm suddenly became thick, as if he was holding the weight of a mountain in his hand! Moreover, this was not Lin Muyu's own strength, but borrowed! That's right, the second stage of the Formless Elephant Art's strength, borrowing power! Borrowing the power of the mountain, the power that could be unleashed was far beyond what Yi Xiang Dibai could compare with.
The power in his palm became thicker and thicker, to the point that Lin Muyu could barely hold it. The elephant tower in his Yi Hai spun rapidly, and produced elephant wheels one after another. When there were ten elephant wheels, all the power gathered in his palm. The second stage of the Formless Elephant Art's strength, Ten Elephants Punishing the Heavens!
Borrowing power, Mountain!
Lin Muyu's palm slowly sank down, and suddenly, with a "boom", the forest within a hundred meters in front of her completely caved in, as if it was being crushed by a huge mountain. The towering trees turned into powder, and the river flowed. With a "boom", a shockwave spread out to both sides, and in the blink of an eye, the entire forest was razed to the ground.
"…"
Lin Muyu was silent, but his heart was in turmoil. What a strong Formless Elephant Art, as expected of the absolute art created by God Emperor Fuxi of the Sky Beyond Heaven. In terms of lethality, the Seven Luminaries and the Formless Elephant Art were not too far apart, but the Seven Luminaries was too overbearing, while the Formless Elephant Art was calm and unruffled. Once it was unleashed, the destructive power was even greater than the Seven Luminaries. This was like the characteristics of the two God Emperors. The Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor was forthright and distinguished between kindness and hatred, while Fuxi cared about all things and had compassion for the common people. But no matter how much they changed, their understanding of power was actually the same.
Unknowingly, Lin Muyu had a new understanding of divine power. This kind of understanding was probably something that most gods would never be able to comprehend in their entire lives. This was the difference between realms. After obtaining the Sovereign Personality, Lin Muyu's talent and potential had been greatly improved. In the eyes of the common people, he was a genius among geniuses. He was far from the level of the Four Luminaries Heroes of Lanyan.
However, the common people still remembered him as the Four Luminaries of Lanyan, because they were the orthodox and were personally conferred by Emperor Qin Jin. The common people were too far away from gods, and almost no one had seen a real god. However, the Emperor could be known from the prefectures, prefectures, and other places. The common people had the Emperor in their hearts, but they might not necessarily have a god.
At the foot of the mountain, a row of fine horses galloped over. It was the elite cavalry of the Longdan Army Camp led by Wei Chou, Bai Yin, and the others.
"Your Highness!"
Looking at the forest that had been razed to the ground, Wei Chou could not help but gasp in amazement. He galloped forward and asked, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Lin Muyu shook her head and asked, "What's the matter?"
"There's one thing." Wei Chou hung the bow back on the side of the warhorse and said, "Our warhawk scouts found many warships of the Tianji Empire on the East Sea. They seem to be mobilizing their troops. If I'm not wrong, the Beiming Huan has already mobilized their warships to launch an attack from the sea since they couldn't break through our Luo River Estuary Fortress."
"After the Blue Wind Sea Battle, the Tianji Empire doesn't have many warships left. How many people can they mobilize?"
"I don't know, but they have at least five hundred warships left. I think they can mobilize a hundred thousand people to attack quickly. We must be on guard."
"Yes, send more warhawk scouts to investigate. Once their main force really boards the ships, we will also move together and fight them on the shore!"
"Yes!"
"How's the cavalry training going?"
"Not bad …" Wei Chou touched his nose.
"What do you mean 'not bad'? How many do you have?" Lin Muyu was speechless.
Wei Chou smiled and said, "Eight thousand. I've scrounged up everything I could and almost broke the doorsteps of the Ministry of Revenue, the Holy Temple, and the Ministry of War. Finally, I got six thousand warhorses. Including the two thousand that Your Highness brought back, we have exactly eight thousand. This is all we have. Together, we can form a cavalry battalion."
"There are only six thousand warhorses in the entire Lingdong Province?" Lin Muyu frowned and said.
"Yes, Your Highness, you may not know this, but Lingdong is the most barren province to begin with. Moreover, we've been at war for many years, and the people are weary and the treasury is empty. These six thousand warhorses were gathered from all over the place. I even asked for the warhorses used by the Minister of War to pull the carriage. Zhen Yifan also contributed a hundred warhorses from his personal guards. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to gather six thousand."
Lin Muyu was slightly stunned and said, "Lord Fan really handed over the mounts of his personal guard?"
"Yes."
"I really didn't expect that Zeng Yifan would be so indecisive back then. What made him become such a loyal official?"
"Haha, it's actually very simple."
Wei Chou touched his nose and said, "But I said that Your Highness can't blame me."
"Say it."
"Yes." Wei Chou pondered for a moment and said, "When the Radiant King Qin Jin was still alive, the empire only had Zhen Yifan, Qu, and a few other Sacred Domains. At that time, Zeng Yifan could be said to be second only to the Radiant King. But later on, the Four Heroes of Lanyan appeared. Your Highness, Prince Xin, Feng Jixing, Princess Xi, and the others' cultivation kept breaking through and surpassed Duke Fan. Now, Duke Fan can't even be ranked in the top five in the empire with his strength. It's because his strength isn't up to par. When a person's strength is far from his expectations, he can only restrain himself and accept reality. If Zeng Yifan dies in battle now, he can still leave behind a good name and maintain his ranking in the Lingyun Pavilion.
Otherwise … "As he said this, Wei Chou smiled faintly and said," Everyone is playing a game and gambling on whether the empire can hold on and defeat the Tianji Empire and the Blackstone Empire. If they can, we will be the heroes of the Shattered Cauldron Realm in the future. We will be famous generals with unparalleled merits. This is because the current situation in the Shattered Cauldron Realm has never been seen in ten thousand years. What do you think, Your Highness? "
Lin Muyu glanced at him and jumped down from the huge rock. She said, "You're really good at judging people now. You're getting better at being an official."
"Haha, I'm completely reliant on Your Highness's guidance!"
"Cut the crap. Is there any other news?"
"Yes, there's another piece of good news. The Celestial Empire has declared war on the Blackstone Empire. Both sides have already started fighting at the border. This was news from three days ago."
"Has the Celestial Empire finally made a move?"
Lin Muyu couldn't help but laugh. "It seems that Chen Yu has already ascended to the throne."
"Your Highness is wise. Chen Yu is indeed the ruler of the Celestial Empire now!"
"That's good, that's good … With Chen Yu holding back part of the main forces of the Tianji Empire and the Blackstone Empire in the east, we'll have enough time to breathe here."
"Yes …"
"Is there any news about Xiao Xi?"
"Not yet."
"No news is a good thing. This means that the Seven Seas Province hasn't started fighting yet."
"Yes!"
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