An enormous porcelain white flying boat was traveling in the vast and boundless sky. Below it was the unchanging wasteland.
"Chen Liao's dead?"
Sitting in the main cabin was a young girl with delicate and beautiful facial features.
She had silvery, lustrous hair that was casually tied into a ponytail. Her skin wasn't as pale as the average Shuang Continent native's and was as fair as fine jade. Her lips were light purple, like translucent crystals.
Her expression was very surprised, as though she couldn't quite believe that her greatest opponent had died just like that.
"Yes, the Youfu Kingdom. The news is true. It was sent from the Independent State through a secret message."
The white-robed old man standing below her confirmed the news to her.
The silver-haired girl brushed the hair in front of her forehead. "That's quite surprising. Although Chen Liao was a bit conceited, he still had some skills."
The white-robed elder said solemnly, "The Youfu Kingdom is a place where war is fierce and dangerous. Everyone's life is equal on the battlefield. There's no distinction between high and low."
The silver-haired girl's beautiful, pale golden eyes turned to look at him. "Elder Ou, are you reminding me?"
The white-robed elder didn't say anything, but his attitude was very clear.
The silver-haired girl tapped her finger on the crystal jade armrest beside her and said, "Then I'll accept your reminder. Thinking about using the life of an auxiliary nation as a lesson, wow, this price is quite high."
"Oh right, who killed Chen Liao? How did he die? "She suddenly thought of this question.
Solemnly, the white-robed elder said, "According to the secret message, the Zuo Fuguo led more than a thousand flying boats, the Zhenghe Faction led a division of 500 people, and two thousand elites from the Left and Right Guards of Mishou. They wanted to break the alliance of the foreign Dao sects in one fell swoop, but they suffered a crushing defeat in the end and were completely wiped out. The people who led the foreign sects to fight him this time were Qingyang Xuanfu, Xuanzheng, and Zhang Yu!"
The silver-haired girl's expression turned serious. "Oh, I've heard of this name before. He was conferred the title by the Xuanting Faction. He's the only one in 60 years. Oh right, do you have any more specific information about this battle?"
The white-robed elder shook his head. "The people in this operation were all from Mishou and were all trusted aides of the Zuo Fuguo. It was very difficult for our spies to infiltrate. Also, no one escaped from this battle. Only some creations are returning. We'll have to wait a while before we get accurate information, but we're certain that Zhang Xuanzheng played a key role in this battle..."
The silver-haired girl nodded and said, "I understand. Elder Cai, collect more information about this person and try to contact our people in the continent. He might be our opponent in the future."
Elder Cai said solemnly, "I will. . I've been doing this. "
The silver-haired girl nodded. She leaned back in her chair and crossed her fingers. "Then what should we do now? Chen Liao is dead. We should at least do something, right?"
Elder Cai said in a low voice, "Just follow the old etiquette."
"Old etiquette?"
The silver-haired girl pondered and seemed to understand.
At this time, a beautiful female soldier cupped her fists and said excitedly, "My Lord, with Chen Liao's death, you're the only Zuo Fuguo left. Even if he promotes the Zuo Fuguo, he won't be able to compete with you."
The silver-haired girl rested her elbow on the armrest as if she was thinking about something. She gently waved her hand and said, "It's not that simple. Zhengguo doesn't want to abdicate so early. Even if Chen Liao dies, he will find another person to balance me."
Elder Cai said, "The Zuo Fuguo sees things clearly. I hope he won't be complacent. This isn't necessarily a good thing for the Zuo Fuguo. On the contrary, he'll be more vigilant because Zhengguo will definitely find an opportunity to suppress the Zuo Fuguo to balance the court."
The silver-haired girl rested her chin on her hand and crossed her smooth legs. "I expected that." Then she changed the topic. "But it's not my style to tuck my tail between my legs."
She was well aware of the fate of the two previous Zuo Fuguo. The Zuo Fuguo was Shuang Continent's successor and Zhengguo's competitor. Since he was in this position, he naturally had to bear the pressure of the position.
She also knew that Zhengguo wouldn't restrain himself because of her obedience. Since that was the case, there was no need for her to make things difficult for herself.
Elder Cai pondered for a while. "The Youfu Kingdom will turn seventeen next month, and we've already found traces of Li Ao. I suggest the Youfu Kingdom complete the ceremony as soon as possible and return to the continent then. That way, we'll have a better chance of success."
The silver-haired girl's expression turned serious. "I understand." Then she pressed the armrests on both sides and raised her head slightly. "Chen Liao thinks that as long as we make contributions, we can rightfully obtain the high-grade monsters captured by the continent. But I think that we still have to rely on ourselves to obtain these things. We can't wait for others to give them to us."
On one hand, Shuang Continent's authority came from the support of the people below. On the other hand, it came from their life potential.
Now all the people of Shuang Continent were inhuman monsters, but the average Shuang Continent's people had limited potential. Compared to the ordinary Tianxia people, they didn't have any advantage, and even their lifespan and physique were reduced.
But a small number of Shuang Continent's people had great life potential. They could even absorb the life essence of some powerful monsters to help themselves improve their level of life.
Now, all the upper echelons of Shuang Continent were such people.
Among them, the ones with the greatest potential were undoubtedly the Zuo Fuguo and the Zuo Fuguo. If they could complete the ceremony at the age of eighteen, they could obtain the strength and physique of a high-grade monster. At that time, they could put on the armor specially made for them by Shuang Continent. Their strength would be incomparably close to that of a high-grade cultivator.
However, the silver-haired girl was only seventeen years old. Completing the ritual ahead of time was undoubtedly very dangerous, but she had no choice but to take this risk. This was because if she did it step by step, the outcome of the previous two was obvious. As for Chen Liao, he wanted to take the righteous path, but he also failed.
So this was the only path she could choose.
The giant ship flew in silence. After about half a day, Elder Cai's crystal eyes flashed. Looking at the main seat, she said, "The Zuo Fuguo, we found it."
The silver-haired girl stood up from her seat. Her tasseled long skirt hung to the ground. Her beautiful pale golden eyes flashed with a bright light. "Then prepare to begin."
Ying Continent, in the hall of a certain underground camp.
A middle-aged man wearing a silver robe threw a letter on the table. He said with dissatisfaction, "I don't know what's wrong with the higher-ups. At this time, they want me to speed up and pick out the people. Can this matter be done quickly? We have to do it step by step! "
He came to the table, "No, we have to write the letter. I have to explain the situation here. We can't let them mess around!"
Another short man wearing the same clothes in the hall saw him do this and advised, "Manager, it's useless. We can only follow the decisions of the higher-ups. We can't go against them."
The middle-aged man only minded his own business and wrote the letter. He muttered a few words from time to time. When the letter was finished, he handed it over and said, "Give it to them for me."
The short man helplessly took it and said, "Then I'll go."
The middle-aged man urged, "Go, go."
The short man turned and left. Not long after, he returned.
The middle-aged man anxiously asked, "Sent it?"
The short man nodded. He couldn't help but say, "But I don't think it's useful …"
The middle-aged man said happily, "Just send it." He turned and went back to the table to flip through the documents. "We'll do as we planned. The higher-ups are pretending to know when they don't. They even meddle. They're just messing around."
The short man opened his mouth and gave up trying to persuade him. He stood there silently.
After a while, the middle-aged man suddenly thought of something. "Find those who passed the previous test. We'll continue with our test."
The short man hesitated and said, "In the previous test, eleven people were seriously injured. One was on the verge of death. The academies all over the country have a lot of opinions about us. Should we reduce our original plan?"
The middle-aged man didn't seem to hear anything. He said, "I'll go to the martial arts arena first. Find them later." With that, he took the documents and walked out.
The short man: "…"
He stood there for a while. He had no choice but to go and make the arrangements.
Half a summer later, Mo Ruohua and fifteen other female soldiers were called to the hall of the martial arts arena.
However, many of them looked uneasy.
Most of them still had lingering fears from the last test. The army had asked them to fight a low-level Divine Monster, and none of them were allowed to wear armor or carry any weapons. Most of them had failed.
Without their armor, most of them lost their fighting spirit as soon as they entered the arena, let alone calmly face a monster. Even those who passed felt like they were going to die.
They realized that the test this time would be even harsher than the previous one.
Mo Ruohua stood in the middle of the crowd. Her expression was calm. She had passed the previous test very smoothly. In fact, she was more used to wearing the divine robe and fighting alone than wearing the outer armor.
Although Qingyang's robe was different from Dongting's, she could control her body better without the interference of negative emotions.
Outside the glazed walls of the martial arts practice field, the short man looked at these young female soldiers and said with some pity, "The test this time is too dangerous. They are all elites of the army. If they were to die here …"
The middle-aged man didn't care. "Don't worry. I've hired someone to watch over them. If there's a problem, they can stop it immediately."
The short man smiled bitterly.
At this time, a female military leader appeared in the arena. She looked at everyone with a critical gaze. "In this test, your opponents will still be those monsters. However, you're allowed to carry weapons."
Before everyone could heave a sigh of relief, a cruel smile appeared on her face as she added, "But this time, you are not allowed to use the divine robes."
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