Section 163

The Azure Emperor bit his lip, then knelt on the ground with a thud, his eyes red as he said.

"Old Ancestor He, I cannot let the foundation of the Nichao Empire be damaged in my generation. I do not want to be a sinner of the Empire!"

"I refuse to accept this defeat! The Nine Ascendant Tower had twenty-seven Martial Emperors, yet more than half were killed by that Xia Feng. Although there is no direct evidence, I absolutely do not believe that no one else secretly took action in this matter!"

"Old Ancestor, I want to launch a war of annihilation."

"With the magic crystals accumulated over these years and the art of demonization, the Martial Emperors of the Great Xia Empire cannot possibly stop us."

Saying this, the Incumbent Azure Emperor raised his head, his expression fierce and determined.

"Old Ancestor, is it permissible?"

"Not permissible."

After those two words from within the water gate drifted into the Incumbent Azure Emperor's ears, his pupils immediately constricted, and he was instantly greatly startled, almost falling to the ground.

"Old Ancestor, why!" The Incumbent Azure Emperor was extremely anxious, the raging fire in his heart simply could not be extinguished!

He did not understand. Clearly, the Nichao Empire could crush the Great Xia Empire with the art of demonization accumulated over these years, so why not take action!?

Furthermore, Yun Zhonghe's remaining time is probably also...

If this period of time passes, the Nichao Empire will lose a powerful Martial Emperor who is close to a Half God.

He is already close to decaying, yet he is still unwilling to take action for the Empire in these final moments?

As soon as he thought of this, a flash of resentment instantly flickered in the Azure Emperor's eyes.

"There's no rush on the Great Xia Empire's side. I've already passed fifty million years, what difference does this last bit of time make?"

Yun Zhonghe's soft laughter came out, "You are very angry, aren't you?"

"This Old Ancestor wouldn't dare!"

The Azure Emperor was greatly startled. He hadn't even stepped into the sealed land, so how did Old Ancestor perceive his emotions just now?

"I understand you. After all, you suffered such a great loss, and a lot of the Empire's territory was lost. If you can't get it back, future generations might frown when they mention you as this Incumbent Azure Emperor."

"To be honest, in fifty million years, I have seen the fall of countless peers. That road is paved with corpses, yet not a single person could reach the end."

"But perhaps Heaven took pity on me. In this final time, it finally allowed me to see the end of this path clearly."

"Old Ancestor, you, you mean..."

The Azure Emperor was first stunned upon hearing this, then an expression of wild joy erupted on his face.

His face flushed with excitement. While shocked, he looked at the water gate with wild joy, couldn't help but swallow, and his whole body trembled.

"Yes, I faintly have the feeling of breaking through the shackles. If nothing unexpected happens, I will have a Heavenly Tribulation within half a year."

"After passing the Heavenly Tribulation and condensing a divine body, my Nichao Empire is truly a darling of the era. Old Ancestor is a person who defies Heaven and will definitely become a Martial God!"

After receiving the affirmative news, the Azure Emperor was so happy he was almost going crazy.

A Martial God, this is a Martial God!

If the first Azure Emperor of the Nichao Empire breaks through to Martial God, then his lifespan will truly be equal to Heaven's. This Nichao Empire, built by Yun Zhonghe himself, will also follow him and become a supreme God Domain!

What wars between Empires, what loss of territory in the West Province, none of this matters anymore.

The anger in the Azure Emperor's heart also dissipated. His own Old Ancestor was about to become a god, why would he still fuss over such trivial matters!

"What Old Ancestor says is right. You need more time to prepare during these six months, and it is not suitable for a major war!"

The Incumbent Azure Emperor quickly said.

"Mm, that's what I appreciate about you, knowing when to do what." Yun Zhonghe let out an appreciative laugh. "Go, send someone to the Great Xia Empire to negotiate peace. Stop the war for a while. Everything can wait until I have passed the Heavenly Tribulation."

"Understood!"

"Go. The moment I come out of seclusion, the Great Xia Empire will no longer need to exist."

...

After coming out from the Restriction where the previous Xia Emperors of the Nichao Empire were in seclusion, the Incumbent Azure Emperor clenched his fists tightly. The gloominess in his eyes was swept away, replaced by an uncontrollable wild joy and the expectation of destroying the Great Xia Empire in the future.

A mere Empire, once the first Old Ancestor becomes a Martial God, he can overthrow it with a flick of his hand!

"Hahahaha, Heaven is truly helping my Nichao Empire, Heaven is helping my Yun family!"

The Azure Emperor laughed wildly as he walked, causing the officials outside the Nichao Empire to look at each other, each one not knowing what was wrong with the Incumbent Azure Emperor.

Clearly, they had just suffered a defeat on the front line, so why was he so happy?

Unable to figure it out was one thing, but the Incumbent Azure Emperor was also too lazy to explain to them.

Old Ancestor undergoing Heavenly Tribulation to reach the divine realm is a major event. It would be troublesome if the news leaked out.

Returning to the great hall, the Incumbent Azure Emperor changed his previous pro-war stance and proactively offered peace to the Great Xia Empire, sending another delegation to the Great Xia Empire to sign a ceasefire agreement.

Chapter 200: The Nichao Empire Cowered?

This one stone thrown down stirred up a thousand waves. The officials of the Nichao Empire were all unwilling. After suffering such a great loss earlier, how could they swallow it like this?

But no matter how these officials and military generals pleaded, the Xia Emperor ignored them all. He issued an extremely tyrannical order: those who disobeyed would be executed!

This Nichao Empire has always been the Azure Emperor's domain alone, and the weight of the Azure Emperor's words is the heaviest.

Even though they were unwilling and extremely frustrated, no one dared to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth.

Thus, the matter of seeking peace with the Great Xia Empire was decided. The Marquis of Dingguo would serve as the leader of the envoys, leading a delegation of five people to the Great Xia Imperial Capital to negotiate peace.

The Marquis of Dingguo accepted this task with a bitter expression. When the court session dispersed, he sighed heavily and returned to his residence dejectedly under the gazes of the Nichao Empire's officials, beginning to prepare his luggage.

...

Soon, the news of the Nichao Empire proactively seeking peace spread to every corner of the Limitless God Domain. Many Empires hadn't expected that just as the two countries were about to erupt into an earth-shattering battle, they would actually start cowering and begging for mercy!

It wasn't just the Empires who were watching the show; even Summer Bright was slightly startled, somewhat failing to understand the Nichao Empire's strategy.

"The West Province was trashed, a group of Martial Emperors died, and they just cowered without doing anything?"

"Is Yun Changlin such a coward? I remember he always retaliated for the smallest grievance. Before, when I had pushed through the West Province and was about to enter the Central Province, that Yun Changlin went crazy and found a group of Heaven Rank Martial Emperors to gang up on me."

Summer Bright puffed out his beard and glared, slapping the letter onto the table.

"Father, what do you mean?"

Xia Naiwen was sitting next to him, reading documents and memorials. Ever since Xia Feng left, Summer Bright had directly called Xia Naiwen to his side and taught him day and night how to handle these official documents.

A month passed, and Xia Naiwen had become extremely proficient. Summer Bright directly threw all the unimportant documents to this son of his and began to study the path of a Martial God whenever he had free time.

"My meaning, my meaning is for you to break through to Martial Emperor sooner and take my place so I can go break through to the Martial God realm!"

"Ah, if only your cultivation speed was a bit faster. The ancestral teachings stipulate that one cannot be the Xia Emperor unless they are a Martial Emperor. Look, Little Feng has been guiding your cultivation for so many years, how is it that you still can't break through to Martial Emperor!"

Summer Bright puffed out his beard and glared, unable to resist slapping Xia Naiwen.

Xia Naiwen shook his head helplessly and dodged backward with a flash.

He still didn't know his Old Dad's temperament. He had long been unable to sit still in the position of Xia Emperor these days. As long as he became a Martial Emperor, he guaranteed that Summer Bright would immediately announce his abdication to the public.

Xia Naiwen wasn't very concerned about becoming the Xia Emperor either.

He had already become indifferent to such matters when he was in Xingyu City, and wasn't that eager for power and desire.

What he wanted was very simple: as long as his family was safe and sound, it didn't matter if their life was a bit ordinary.

It's just that neither his Old Dad nor his son were ordinary people. The position of Xia Emperor was most suitable only for him.

"When something unusual happens, there must be a demon."

Summer Bright took a deep breath, and a thoughtful light flashed in his eyes.

"The Nichao Empire has never had this temperament. After suffering such a great loss, they actually came to seek peace..."

Summer Bright pondered hard for a long time but just couldn't find the key point.

"Forget it," he sighed. "Let Little Feng come back first. The results of this war were outstanding, and now the war is over. As his Grandpa, I still need to think about how to reward him."

Xia Naiwen nodded, picked up a piece of white paper, wrote a few strokes, and then beckoned towards outside the courtyard.

A servant immediately ran over quickly, took the white paper with both hands, and then hurried out.

Seven days later, Xia Feng returned to the Imperial Capital with the Ten Girls.

All the swallowed territory of the Nichao Empire was handed over to the military Martial Emperors of the Great Xia Empire, and there were also four Lingxiao Pavilion Martial Emperors setting up defenses there.

Subsequently, another two hundred and fifty thousand troops entered the twelve cities of the Nichao Empire.

The meaning was already made clear: this territory would definitely not be returned to the Nichao Empire, even if they were killed.

However, the Nichao Empire showed no reaction at all. Not only did they withdraw their stationed troops another five hundred kilometers backward, but they also sent a delegation to negotiate a ceasefire agreement with the Great Xia Empire.

And today, it was precisely the old official of the Nichao Empire, the Marquis of Dingguo, leading the delegation, rushing towards the Great Xia Imperial Capital.

The Marquis of Dingguo brought a retinue behind him. His old face was like someone who had lost a parent, and he entered through the city gate of the Great Xia Empire with his head lowered.

The people of the Great Xia Empire present couldn't help but burst into cheers. In the war between the two countries, they were the victors!

These sounds made the people from the Nichao Empire feel quite uncomfortable. Some of the more hot-tempered guards couldn't help but put their hands on their sword hilts, wishing they could just draw them out and hack down all these passersby.

But the guard who had his hand on the sword hilt had his head fall to the ground the next second, after a cold blade flashed past.

The Lingxiao Pavilion Great Dragon General sneered as he withdrew his blade, and at the same time kicked the corpse away.