Cherry blossoms are up to no good? Then wipe them out!

"What's wrong, Second Elder? What's with the madness?"

The sudden loud bang startled the Third Elder. He looked at the hideous hole under the Second Elder's hand and couldn't help but ask.

"See for yourself!"

The Second Elder's chest heaved as he slammed the tablet in his hand in front of the Third Elder.

The Third Elder suspiciously leaned over and glanced at it. In just a few seconds,

his old face began to visibly flush, eventually turning crimson.

This scene piqued the curiosity of the Grand Elder and Fourth Elder beside him, who successively took the tablet.

Without exception, after they finished reading, the previously somewhat harmonious atmosphere vanished completely. All four old faces were so gloomy they looked like they could drip water.

The air pressure in the entire conference room instantly dropped to freezing point.

Lin Xiyue looked on, completely bewildered.

What's going on?

She couldn't understand what kind of explosive news it was

that could make these Several Grandfathers, who wouldn't change their expressions even if Mount Tai collapsed before them, collectively overheat and go berserk in just one minute.

Each of them looked like they had eaten dynamite.

"Uh... Several Grandfathers."

Lin Xiyue looked at their extremely ugly expressions and spoke cautiously.

"Your faces look terrible."

"What exactly happened?"

She blinked her innocent big eyes, her clear and pure appearance clashing with the almost tangible Killing Intent that had solidified in the conference room.

The Grand Elder didn't speak; he just silently handed the tablet, which felt as heavy as a thousand catties, to Lin Xiyue.

Lin Xiyue took the tablet with a nervous heart.

On the screen was an urgent international news push.

The headline, in striking red font, read: "New Sakura Prime Minister Publicly Declares Daxia Military Exercises Are Mere Show, Nothing But Paper Tigers!"

Lin Xiyue clicked in, and the more she read the detailed content, the tighter her small face became.

It turned out that Sakura Country had recently changed to a new Prime Minister, an extremely strong-willed woman.

Her attitude towards Daxia was very unfriendly, even to the point of extreme arrogance.

Recently, Daxia had been swamped with the preliminary planning for nationwide Cultivation,

and simply had no time to deal with this clown prancing around on the international stage.

But the more Daxia ignored her, the more energized the other party became.

Just now, during a public speech, this new Prime Minister made outrageous remarks, her words full of contempt and provocation towards Daxia.

She declared that Daxia's recent military exercises were purely for show, and that all the seemingly mighty equipment was just for looks and useless,

standard "paper tigers," and their military strength was far inferior to that of their Sakura Country.

To prove that her words were not empty, she even arrogantly announced that

Sakura would also hold an unprecedented naval military exercise a few days later!

And the location would be in the waters near Daxia Bay, Island Province.

This was no longer a mere probe.

This was an unconcealed, blatant, ultimate provocation, riding on their faces!

"Bang!!!"

A bang, a hundred times louder than the Second Elder's earlier one, suddenly erupted in the conference room!

Lin Xiyue finished reading, trembling with anger, and likewise slammed her palm heavily on the pitiful conference table!

And the power of her slap was far beyond that of the Second Elder's.

That heavy solid wood long table, which already had a hole in it, under her slender and delicate jade palm,

didn't even have a chance to struggle. It instantly exploded into a shower of flying wood splinters with a mournful cry.

"I'm so angry!!"

"Damn Little Sakura! How dare they be so arrogant!"

"How on earth do they dare?!"

Lin Xiyue's small face was flushed crimson, her cheeks puffed out,

a raging fire burning in her bright, watery eyes. Her adorable, huffing appearance made it seem like she was about to stomp her foot on the spot.

"Little Yue, don't be angry. A mere Sakura Country is not worth our future Empress of Daxia getting so worked up."

"Don't worry, we will handle this matter."

Seeing even Lin Xiyue so angry, the Grand Elder forcibly calmed his surging rage and comforted her.

Then, his eyes, filled with endless majesty, slowly swept across the other three old friends who were also on the verge of exploding in anger.

"Let's all speak. What do you think?"

"What else is there to think?!"

The Second Elder was the first to roar, spittle flying.

"These sons of bitches!"

"It's clearly a provocation, trying to ride on Daxia's head and take a dump!"

"If we can tolerate this, I'll write my damn name backward!"

"I propose we directly use our nation-guarding divine general! Release Little Gold and swat that broken island into the sea with one slap!"

He was truly fuming now, immediately suggesting the use of their ultimate trump card.

"Cough, Second Elder, calm down."

The Third Elder snorted coldly, interrupting him.

"Why use the nation-guarding divine general? You think too highly of them."

"That is our nation-guarding artifact, the trump card that stabilizes Blue Star. Does a mere tiny landmass deserve it?"

"In my opinion, just send our fleet over. Our conventional equipment is enough to wipe them out!"

Although the Third Elder was also angry, he felt that using Little Gold for a mere Sakura was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, beneath their dignity.

"No matter what, since Sakura dares to provoke us so recklessly, we must deliver a head-on blow!"

"Anyway, the rise of Daxia is unstoppable. Sooner or later, we will become the focus of Blue Star, even a target. Let's just use them as an example! Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!"

Even the usually jovial Fourth Elder's old face was now covered in frost, his eyes filled with ferocity.

Listening to his three old friends all advocating for a strong offensive, the Grand Elder's face showed no surprise.

If it were in the past, they would be angry, but they would never talk about wiping out the opponent or destroying them.

Because the era was different.

But now, the era hasn't actually changed.

However, their Daxia has changed!

Today's Daxia, because of the existence of the nation-guarding divine general Little Gold, and because of the opening of the path of Cultivation, has already grasped extraordinary power sufficient to crush the entire Blue Star!

Therefore, their confidence is also unprecedentedly strong!

"Sakura dares to offend Daxia's Dragon might, so its crime is naturally punishable by death!"

The Grand Elder made the final decision, then changed the subject.

"However, from my understanding of Sakura, they don't have the guts to challenge us alone. Behind this matter, I suspect there are others instigating it."

"You mean... Pretty Country?" The Second Elder instantly understood.

"Exactly. This matter is probably Pretty Country pulling strings behind the scenes, using Sakura, this dog, to probe our bottom line and see our attitude."

The Grand Elder sneered.

"Heh... It's a pity, we're not going to play these boring political games with them anymore."

He paused, and a terrifying aura emanated from him.

"Very well, the blood feud from decades ago, it's time to settle it."

"Second Elder, issue the order: the entire army to prepare for battle!"

"This time, Daxia will make Sakura from..."

"Wait, Great Grandfather!"

The Grand Elder's command, which was enough to shake the world, was interrupted by Lin Xiyue's clear voice before he could finish.

"Hmm?"

All Four Elders looked at her in unison.

"Great Grandfather, why go to such great lengths?"

Lin Xiyue blinked, and a hint of slyness now appeared on her small face, which had been puffed out with anger just moments ago.

"Didn't Third Grandfather just say that a mere Sakura Country is not worth our attention at all?"

"To prepare the entire army for them is giving them too much face."

"Besides, to deal with them, I have a simpler and more interesting method."

"Oh?" The Second Elder looked at Lin Xiyue's squinting, somewhat devious little expression, a look of surprise on his face.

"Girl Yue, you mean?"

"Hehe, I won't tell you yet."

Lin Xiyue playfully wagged her finger.

"If I tell you, you won't be angry enough right now."

"Several Grandfathers, hurry! Don't waste it!"

"While you're still in this heated state, quickly find a way to Cultivate the Great Daxia Heart-Calming Divine Art!"

At Lin Xiyue's reminder, the Four Elders immediately reacted.

That's right! Cultivate!

This was an excellent opportunity to condense Dharma Protector Dao Soldiers!

However, after their discussion just now, their towering rage had subsided a little, and they were not as agitated as before.

But that was no problem at all.

The next moment, the Second Elder pondered for a bit, then simply took the remote control,

and projected the Sakura Prime Minister's public speech, the video slandering Daxia, directly onto the large screen in the conference room.

Then, an extremely bizarre scene appeared again.

The Four esteemed Daxia Elders all looked up in unison, intently watching the woman's spittle-flying, arrogant speech on the big screen.

As they watched, their faces grew redder and redder, and finally, that redness gradually transformed into a gloomy black.

Waves of suppressed rage, pushed to the extreme, furiously brewed and surged within the four of them, almost threatening to rip off the entire ceiling of the conference room!

Finally, in the midst of extreme emotional fluctuations,

they successfully captured that pure thought,

and their consciousness began to uncontrollably sink slowly towards the bottomless depths of their spiritual ocean.