As a soldier of the empire, Fengxi asked straightforwardly.
Xu Jiantao stood up and answered straightforwardly, "Because it's hard to explain in a few words. Is this reason enough?"
"Yes."
Fengxi bluntly walked to the side, sat down at an empty table, and said, "Then, this general will listen to why it's hard to explain in a few words. This time, this envoy to Dragon Slaying Pass is under His Highness's order. As the saying goes, the mission must be accomplished. Please forgive this general for overstepping my authority."
Xu Jiantao nodded, "Brother Fengxi, we are brothers who have eaten in the same pot. I won't hide it from you. Currently, Dragon Slaying Pass is not only guarded by me, but also by Lord Xiyin's Xiyin Corps."
"If I remember correctly, the Angel Corps is helping the Celestial Pole Continent, right?" Fengxi narrowed his eyes, and said, "A Battle Angel called Dora not only killed the Marquis of Tranquil Sea, Yao Yuan, but also killed the Duke of North, Luo Xin. You should have heard of this matter, but why is it now?"
"As you can see, Lord Xiyin is different from Dora."
Xu Jiantao clenched his teeth, and said, "She may be Her Highness Qin Yin, but I can't remember for the time being."
Fengxi also saw Xiyin's appearance, and naturally knew that she looked too much like Qin Yin. But resemblance was resemblance, and couldn't be discussed together, and said, "Even so, it's not a reason for you to refuse to interact with the Eastern Capital."
"I'm worried that Lord Xiyin's news will disturb His Highness Qin Wang's sense of propriety," Xu Jiantao said indifferently.
"Ah?" Fengxi was surprised.
Shangguan Jingyue also pursed her red lips, but didn't say anything.
Xu Jiantao continued, "His Highness, the Prince of Qin, has been waiting for her for a full six years. Six years, ah, and he has never seen her again. I can understand the pain of wanting to see her but not being able to. We all feel that His Highness, the Prince of Qin, is fighting side by side with us, but in reality, he has been lonely in the depths of his heart for six years. If we let him know that a person who closely resembles Her Highness Yin is in the Dragon Slaying Pass, would he still be able to remain calm and defend the Eastern Capital?"
Fengxi remained silent, unable to refute.
Xu Jiantao waved his hand and said, "Taking ten thousand steps back, Dragon Slaying Pass really does need Lord Xiyin's strength. Fengxi, it's not like you don't know that Lanyan City's treasury has been almost completely consumed by this war. The majority of the magicite cannons forged by the Weapons Department have been sent to the Lingdong, Dubhe, and Qihai Provinces. I, Xu Jiantao, have been allocated less than fifty thousand magicite cannons, which were nearly used up in the battle of Cangnan Province. Right now, I don't even have ten thousand magicite cannons on hand. How am I going to resist the two hundred thousand troops of the Blackstone Empire? What's more … "
Xu Jiantao pressed his hand on the table, his palm slightly trembling as he said, "I, Xu Jiantao, am only a mortal. I also fear death. The majority of the Dragon Knights of the Blackstone Empire are at the God Realm, and Baili Qin is even a God Emperor with exceedingly powerful strength. Do you really want me, Xu Jiantao, to resist a God Emperor with my mortal body? I need the help of Xiyin and the Xiyin Corps, otherwise … I, Xu Jiantao, will not be regretted even if I die, but the common people of Lingdong cannot escape the Blackstone Empire's slaughter and trampling. Do you understand all this? "
Fengxi was silent for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "Marquis Cangnan, you've worked hard …"
"It's not hard at all."
Xu Jiantao glanced at him, "As long as I can live with dignity, no matter what, it's not hard at all. The Dragon Slaying Pass is facing the threat of two hundred thousand troops of the Blackstone Empire, and war may break out every day. And the Eastern Capital is not much better. If Beiming Huan is unable to take down the Heaven Reaching Gorge, he will definitely think of a way to seize the Eastern Capital's Winter Frost City. Your Highness will be even more miserable. I, Xu Jiantao, do not want Your Highness to be distracted, so I have cut off all correspondence with the Eastern Capital. If the Dragon Slaying Pass falls, I, Xu Jiantao, will definitely have already died for my country."
Fengxi was silent.
Xiang Yu sneered, "Since Your Highness Yu sent Lord Fengxi to the Dragon Slaying Pass, this means that someone in the Eastern Capital must have slandered you. Isn't that right, Lord Fengxi?"
"Slandered?"
Fengxi couldn't help but smile, "Lord Yu, may I ask where your seventy thousand Shangyang City Garrison Army is?"
"Right behind the Dragon Slaying Pass."
"If this one remembers correctly, from the Blue Wind Sea Battle to the Battle of the Luo River Estuary, and then to the Battle of the Southern Ridge, these seventy thousand Shangyang City Garrison Army still remained seventy thousand without a single casualty. Lord Yu truly leads his troops well!"
Fengxi sneered. His pair of eyes stared at Xiang Yu with a threatening gaze. The meaning behind his words couldn't be any clearer. Xiang Yu was afraid of battle and had never truly crossed swords with a strong enemy. To put it nicely, he was conserving his strength, but to put it bluntly, he was plotting a rebellion.
"Fengxi, what do you mean by that?" Xiang Yu faintly smiled.
"I don't mean anything. Lord Yu knows best in his heart."
Fengxi stood up and said, "Since the matter has been clarified, this general will immediately return to the Eastern Capital to report everything to Your Highness. Of course, I will not mention Xiyin's appearance."
Xu Jiantao stood up, "Fengxi, rest for a night. Eat your fill before you leave."
"No need."
Fengxi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "His Highness has been waiting for my news every day. I can't wait to grow wings and fly back to the Eastern Capital. Xu Jiantao, you must guard the Dragon Slaying Pass well. Don't distract His Highness any longer. He is already too tired."
"Yes, I know. Don't worry."
Xiyin indifferently raised her head. Feeling the footsteps of Fengxi and Shangguan Jingyue leaving, she suddenly felt as if she had lost something in her heart.
"What's wrong, Xiyin?" Tarilin asked.
"Nothing."
She wasn't willing to say it. Her mind was in extreme pain and was about to become a mess. At this moment, she even hated herself for not remembering everything here. If everything was fake, why did she feel like she had met this place before?
… …
In the Eastern Heaven, above many spiritual mountains, lightning flickered. The crackling electric net formed a barrier that almost enveloped the entire sky above the Eastern Heaven Realm. In the sky, a figure was faintly discernible. It was the Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor who was holding the Pangu Axe. He constantly used the power of the Pangu Axe to strengthen the barrier while closing his eyes. His eyelids were twitching rapidly.
"What's wrong, Demon Emperor?" At the side, Qing Ping and Sun Feng, the two ninety-eight Heavenly Path God Emperors, were quietly waiting. They had already sensed the restlessness of the Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor.
"Another god has disappeared from the list of the Western Divine Realm …"
The Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor closed his eyes and said with an ashen face, "Bastard Claude, he wants to send people to the Shattered Cauldron Realm again. Does he really want to kill Yu so badly?"
Sun Feng frowned. "Yu has the Sovereign Godhead. Any god would covet it. Claude's desire for this Sovereign Godhead must be extraordinarily strong. The more gods the Western Divine Realm sends to the Celestial Pole Continent, the more it shows Claude's desire for power. Demon Emperor, we should also take action."
"There is no Star Cave in the Eastern Heaven."
The Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor opened his eyes. His deep eyes were filled with anger. "There is only one way for us to banish gods, and that is to seize their Godhead and remove their names from the Eastern Divine Realm. Just like what happened to Ouyang Yan in the past. Even if I send the two of you to the Shattered Cauldron Realm, you can only fight a god emperor like Sikong Ming with the identity of a Crippled God as long as it doesn't violate the Divine Pact. Are you confident?"
"Sikong Ming …"
Qing Ping puffed out her full chest and said with a smile, "If I remove my Godhead, I only have less than forty percent chance of winning against Sikong Ming. After all, without the divine power of the Godhead, my strength will be greatly weakened."
"But if I violate the Divine Pact and order you to descend to the Shattered Cauldron Realm, Ziyao will lose her cultivation …" The Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "She has just stepped into the 99th level of Paradise not long ago. I can't let all of her efforts go to waste."
"Then what should we do now? We can't just watch as the gods of the Western Divine Realm descend from the sky and kill everyone in the Shattered Cauldron Realm. The Shattered Cauldron Realm is the territory of the Eastern Heaven. Moreover, Yu and Qin Yin are also there …"
"Qin Yin …" The fierce eyes of the Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor flashed with a hint of gentleness. He said, "I don't know when Yu's little girlfriend will awaken from the Heavenly Law Reincarnation. Only when she awakens can she truly help Yu. Otherwise, she will still be Xiyin, still a person of the Western Divine Realm. Sun Feng, check for me. Approximately how long will it take for the Banished Land to travel to the Shattered Cauldron Realm?"
"One day later."
Sun Feng said without hesitation, "This subordinate has already checked. It happens to be one day later at this time."
"There's no other way. We can only ask for Ziyao's help."
"Mn."
The Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor closed his eyes, and golden light instantly shone around him. Spiritual energy spread out, and he silently said in his heart, "Ziyao, Ziyao, are you there?"
…
At this time, in the Ancient Desolate Realm of Gods, Ziyao was flying through the air in a white robe. On the ground, divine bulls were galloping, and white dragons were soaring. The Ancient Desolate Realm of Gods was a godly realm that had yet to fully develop. It was filled with danger and mysteries.
Suddenly, Ziyao stopped. She heard the call of the Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor.
"I'm here. What's wrong?" She slowly closed her eyes.
"The Western Divine Realm has exiled another three hundred or so Dimensional Gods. They want to completely eradicate the Shattered Cauldron Realm. I have to help Yu. Moreover, there's only one day left. Have you found the other Divine Weapons?"
"I've found one." Zi Yao looked at the long sword in her hand. The blade of this sword was clear and bright, and the body of the sword was engraved with ancient patterns, mountains, rivers, humans, animals, and so on. A faint aura of righteousness flowed from the sword into her arm, making people feel a sense of justice. The corners of Zi Yao's mouth raised slightly, and she said: "I found the Xuanyuan Sword."
"That's great!"
The Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor was overjoyed. "Think of a way to return the Xuan-Yuan Sword to me. If I can gather the God Power of the Xuan-Yuan Sword and Pangu's Axe, maybe I can condense a flame knot for the Shattered Cauldron Realm and make Claude suffer the consequences of his own actions!"
"Flame knot?"
Ziyao bit her red lips. "If you really do that, it'll consume at least ten percent of your cultivation!"
"Cultivation cultivates the state of mind. It only consumes God Power. Don't worry about me. Quickly think of a way to return the Xuan-Yuan Sword."
"En, I will. You have to be careful too!"
"Don't worry."
…
Ziyao stood in an ancient fertile field. The Xuan-Yuan Sword in her hand trembled slightly. It was difficult for her to make this decision. In order to help the Shattered Cauldron Realm, there seemed to be nothing the Seven Luminaries Demon Emperor wouldn't do.
But in the end, she still had to help him.
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