182: Chapter 181 The Resistance of the Azure Cloud Realm

When the overflowing Power of Heaven and Earth was completely devoured.

Only then did Ye Xiu put away the wangquan sword.

"Your Excellency is actually still condensing the Heaven and Earth Law; this has truly opened my eyes."

The God felt a slight sense of emotion.

Ye Xiu nodded at the God, acknowledging the greeting.

He took a step forward.

Instantly, he vanished within this gradually repairing Chaos region.

Ten minutes later.

He returned to the Main World, and Xing Mu's voice immediately reached his ears: "Is it done?"

"Peng Demon is dead. From now on, my Great Xia owes the Imperial Court no more Karma."

Ye Xiu's figure disappeared.

He arrived directly inside the Great Xia King's Hall.

With a wave of his hand, the wangquan sword appeared in his grasp.

He closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.

He began to refine the Power of Heaven and Earth he had previously devoured.

As the Power of Heaven and Earth flooded into the Law-Breaking Path, the entire sword body began to tremble.

The Law-Breaking Path was already at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm.

If it went one step further, it would be able to evolve a Heaven and Earth.

However, the strength of the wangquan sword was insufficient. Even though it was already capable of evolving a Heaven and Earth, he did not dare to attempt it.

If the wangquan sword were to shatter.

That would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Several months later.

Chu Meng entered the King's Hall with some anxiety.

"Revered Master, the Qingyun Realm is rebelling. Speaker Sikong requests your presence."

"Qingyun Realm? A small vassal realm dares to rebel? They do not know life from death."

Ye Xiu opened his eyes. Relying solely on his perception, he had already sensed the entire situation in the Qingyun Domain.

His brows knitted slightly.

As expected, exploitation is everywhere.

The rebellion in the Qingyun Realm stemmed from the harsh exploitation by Great Xia.

And this Domain, because of the birth of an Immortal, was no longer willing to be the object of exploitation as it once was, and had already raised its troops in rebellion.

After pondering for a few seconds.

Ye Xiu spoke slowly: "Pass down the order: withdraw all troops from the Qingyun Realm. Order the Qingyun Realm to surrender within ten days, and the newly ascended Immortal must come to Great Xia to see me within three days."

"As you command, King."

Chu Meng left quickly to convey Ye Xiu's decree for Great Xia.

The news quickly reached the Qingyun Domain.

In just one day.

The Dominator of the Qingyun Domain, together with the newly ascended Immortal, arrived inside the Great Xia King's Hall.

The two, who had previously possessed some arrogance, instantly knelt on the ground the moment they entered the King's Hall, not daring to lift their heads.

Ye Xiu sat on the throne, observing the two below for a while.

He then spoke: "Why did the two of you rebel against Great Xia? Are you preparing for war?"

Hearing this.

Empress Qingyun, dressed in imperial robes, raised her head, a hint of anger appearing on her exquisite face.

"Your Majesty, my Qingyun Domain does not wish to rebel against Great Xia. It is just that the annual taxes are too harsh. The Qingyun Domain is already barren, and because of these taxes, tens of millions of living beings are worked to death every year."

"According to you, it's our fault?"

Ye Xiu smiled, and with a slight release of his aura, the two below were instantly pressed down, their bodies trembling.

"Your subject does not dare..."

"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with the Empress. Everything was my decision. I hope the King will show mercy."

The old woman raised her head, and in her eyes, which carried a hint of divine light, shock was revealed.

So this is the Supreme Realm!

It was ridiculously strong. Just his aura alone made her own Great Dao show signs of shattering.

She had originally thought that after advancing to the Immortal Realm, the Qingyun Domain would have some say, but thinking about it now, how laughable that was.

No wonder the great realms with several Immortals still dared not deploy combat power above the Heavenly Venerate level under the tyranny of Great Xia. So the King of Great Xia had already become this strong.

"She is the Empress, who are you? An unnecessary existence?"

Ye Xiu's smile deepened. As his words fell, the old woman's body began to shatter, and her Great Dao began to wither.

"I beg the King to calm his anger..."

Watching her Revered Master gradually shattering, Empress Qingyun instantly knocked her noble head against the ground, hoping Ye Xiu would spare her Revered Master.

"You seem unconvinced?"

Ye Xiu looked at the flash of hatred in Empress Qingyun's eyes and said teasingly, with a playful tone.

"Your subject does not dare..."

Empress Qingyun knocked her head on the ground, not daring to look up. She was afraid that Ye Xiu would see the thick killing intent in her eyes.

"Raise your head."

Ye Xiu watched as she gradually raised her head, dispersing the aura that was oppressing the old woman.

He then spoke again: "I do not wish to hear any more bad news about the Qingyun Domain. Otherwise, the Qingyun Realm will have no need to exist. You understand what I mean?"

"As you command, King."

Empress Qingyun dared not say more. Taking the severely injured old woman, she slowly retreated from the King's Hall.

"Chu Meng."

"Present."

"Notify Speaker Sikong to reduce the taxes on the Qingyun Domain. Do not engage in killing the hen to get the eggs again."

"As you command, King."

Chu Meng left.

Ye Xiu sat quietly on the throne, his eyes looking in the direction of Great Xia's dominion.

The Human Race was driving various alien races to do the most basic and hardest work.

There was no preferential treatment, only endless exploitation.

In these few hundred years, Great Xia's strength could be considered very formidable.

Besides Master Zhang becoming an Immortal.

The Emperor of Great Yan, brought from the Wuyu World previously, had not only recovered his strength to the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm.

He had even begun to evolve a Heaven and Earth.

It was only a matter of time before he reached the Half-Step Supreme Realm.

This was all the foundation of Great Xia.

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Qingyun Domain.

After Empress Qingyun returned, she issued a decree to submit to Great Xia once again.

In the Imperial Palace.

Several marshals all had dark expressions.

They could not imagine that the Empress and the Imperial Revered Master, who had originally advocated for war, had been instantly subdued by Great Xia after just one trip.

"Your Majesty, we have already contacted the God Race. As long as we pay a sufficient price, we can exchange for an Immortal to come and help us fight. Why must we submit to the tyranny of Great Xia?"

"Marshal Li, shut up. Do not mention such words again in the future."

The old woman's expression was grave.

The God Race?

Facing a Supreme Realm, sending any number of Immortals would just be throwing them away.

Empress Qingyun's expression was complex, and she then asked: "Regarding the God Race helping us fight, how much power can they mobilize?"

Facing the Empress's question.

The pro-war Marshal Li immediately spoke: "One Chaos Dao can be exchanged for one Immortal to help in the fight."

"A Chaos Dao? Heh... The God Race certainly dares to ask. A Heavenly Venerate, just to exchange for one action from an Immortal? A good calculation indeed."

A trace of hatred flashed in Empress Qingyun's eyes.

After a long silence.

She spoke again: "It is rumored that the God Race has a Supreme Realm in existence. You go and negotiate with the God Race. If a Supreme Realm takes action, what kind of price is required?"

"Your Majesty..."

The old woman spoke, wanting to dissuade her.

But she was stopped by the Empress's gaze.

"The tyranny of Great Xia—if we do not break away as soon as possible, this Qingyun Domain will sooner or later be drained dry. Do we have any other retreat?"

"But it is rumored that the King of Great Xia has a close relationship with the Imperial Court. In a mere few hundred years, he has reached the Supreme Realm, achieving a feat unprecedented in history. I am worried..."

"You are worried that the God Race's Supreme Realm will not be a match, right?"

"Yes. A Supreme Realm who is so young—the forces behind him are likely far more terrifying than we imagine. I ask Your Majesty to think twice..."

"The tyranny of Great Xia—if we do not resist, we will be unworthy of all the living beings in Qingyun. This matter needs no further discussion. Marshal Li, go contact the God Race. If we can move a Supreme Realm to act, my Qingyun Realm can pay any price."

There was a trace of hatred in Empress Qingyun's eyes.

When had she ever suffered such humiliation? Today's incident was the greatest shame since she became Empress.

The old woman looked at the Empress's appearance.

She sighed in her heart.

"Your Majesty, think twice. Opposing a Supreme Realm is almost a suicidal act. Although the tyranny of Great Xia is harsh, it is not without a way to survive. We can send troops against the alien races to obtain sufficient benefits..."

Hearing this.

Several generals, who had been silent, also chimed in unison.

The deterrent power of Great Xia.

In this region, it is unshakable.

Besides the King of Great Xia, that vanished Consort was also incomparably powerful. Back then, she even personally wiped out a realm that had an Immortal.

The current tyranny of Great Xia.

Was almost entirely at the instruction of that Consort.

If the Empress truly wanted to oppose Great Xia, she probably wouldn't even need the King of Great Xia to act. A single Consort would be enough to wipe out the Qingyun Domain.

"This matter needs no further discussion. Marshal Li, handle the task I have given you."

Empress Qingyun overruled everyone and issued the order directly.

"As you command, Your Majesty."