165: Chapter 165 Negotiations Between Two Countries! Who Will Win?

Without a doubt, such an attack could only be unleashed by a Martial God.

From this moment on, Li Mo finally understood the true meaning of the saying: "Beneath a Martial God, all are ants."

It was not as if Li Mo had never faced a Heaven-Earth Realm martial artist before.

While a Heaven-Earth Realm martial artist was admittedly strong, facing one felt like looking up at a mountain peak from its base.

Although there was a gap between the base and the summit, with enough effort, it was ultimately possible to reach it.

But a Martial God was different; the feeling was truly like a mayfly gazing up at the vast blue sky.

Li Mo was completely powerless before this sword beam; he could not even move.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, Zhao Zhenyuan suddenly flashed before Li Mo and waved his hands, intercepting the fatal blow on Li Mo's behalf.

After Zhao Zhenyuan shattered the sword beam, the oppressive feeling in Li Mo's heart vanished instantly, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Zhenyuan stared fixedly at the sky and shouted coldly, "Hanks! You have a lot of nerve! To kill a general of the Great Xia in the Great Xia's own military camp! Do you intend to disregard international law?"

The person who had arrived was none other than Hanks of the Baiou Empire.

After Zhao Zhenyuan finished speaking, Hanks suddenly appeared before The Military camp.

Seeing Hanks appear, the three captured Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists of the Baiou Empire looked as if they had seen a savior and hurriedly cried out for help.

"General Hanks, save us quickly!"

"These Great Xia people are not human at all! They are devils!"

Despite being Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists, they lacked the mental fortitude expected of high-level martial artists, which annoyed Hanks quite a bit.

Just a moment ago, Li Mo had shown no intention of retreating even when facing an attack from him, a Martial God, yet these Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists were cowering in fear.

The more Hanks thought about it, the angrier he became. He shouted sternly, "Shut up! Don't think I don't know that the two who died were killed by the three of you! It had nothing to do with the Great Xia people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the three Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists of the Baiou Empire hung their heads and shut their mouths.

Slaughtering one's own comrades was a violation of military law.

If it were not for the fact that these three held such high positions in The Military, Hanks might not have even come forward to save them.

Only then did Hanks look at Marshal Zhao, laughing casually, "Marshal Zhao, don't be so tense! I was just joking! This Li Mo of yours is truly a young talent! First, he turned the Black Earth Tribe upside down, and now he has blown up my Baiou Empire's arsenal and captured three of my Baiou Empire's army commanders!"

"A talent! A real talent!"

The word "talent" was a sincere exclamation from Hanks, not meant as sarcasm.

At this moment, General Mo Yi also came to Li Mo's side, shielding him behind his back.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Hanks had not been joking earlier; that killing intent was incredibly pure.

If Marshal Zhao hadn't been present, Hanks might have truly killed Li Mo on the spot.

To prevent Li Mo's state of mind from being affected, General Mo Yi hurriedly said to him, "Kid, don't carry any burden! Facing a strike from a Martial God, even I would only be killed instantly! Not to mention that you are only in the Liangyi Realm!"

General Mo Yi was clearly overthinking; Li Mo had long understood that Martial Gods were immensely powerful.

Furthermore, the fact that the enemy's Martial God disregarded his own reputation to attack Li Mo was proof enough of how much damage Li Mo had caused them.

Therefore, Li Mo patted General Mo Yi's hand instead and said, "General Mo Yi, don't worry! I'm fine! The Martial God Agreement is in place; if something had happened to me just now, this Hanks probably wouldn't be able to leave here alive either."

Seeing Li Mo so open-minded, General Mo Yi relaxed and sat down to the side.

Indeed, Hanks could not truly kill Li Mo. His action just now was already a violation of the regulations and would require him to accept a confinement penalty.

His true purpose in coming was to negotiate with the Great Xia and get them to state the conditions for releasing these three captives.

He had to ensure that these three captives could return to the Baiou Empire's forces as soon as possible, otherwise the morale of the Baiou Empire's five-hundred-thousand-strong army would be unstable.

The battle would be half-lost before it even began.

Soon, Hanks and Marshal Zhao sat at the negotiating table.

Hanks spoke first, "Marshal Zhao, let's not beat around the bush. Just tell me directly: what conditions do you need to release our army's three army commanders!"

On the surface, Hanks appeared calm and indifferent, but in his heart, he was bleeding.

Because he knew that the weight of three Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists was much greater than that of White from the Black Earth Tribe.

Because the current commander of the Baiou Empire, Wright, was a good-for-nothing, which had led to the Baiou Empire's resources being ceded repeatedly, with at least half of its territory divided among the Great Xia and the Black Earth Tribe.

In other words, the Baiou Empire did not have much energy left.

Therefore, although Hanks appeared incredibly arrogant, Marshal Zhao understood that Hanks was merely putting on a brave front; the initiative now lay with the Great Xia side.

Thus, Marshal Zhao smiled and said, "Before we discuss conditions, I must ask you one thing: Hanks, are you the one making the decisions?"

It was obvious that Marshal Zhao was using a strategy of sowing discord. The current commander of the Baiou Empire was Wright, not Hanks. Even if Hanks held most of the power, he still had to obey Wright's orders at critical moments.

No matter how much power he had, he was nothing more than a dog for the Wright family.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, Hanks's face darkened immediately. He could be servile in front of Wright, but he could not tolerate an outsider saying this about him.

Hanks glared coldly at Marshal Zhao and gritted his teeth, "Rest assured, I can make the decisions for the Baiou Empire's forces!"

"Speak, what do you want? At most, I will do as the Black Earth Tribe did and cede the resource areas outside the Baiou Empire's border to you!"

Hanks had already prepared to cede territory and pay reparations; even if Marshal Zhao made exorbitant demands, he could accept it.

However, he was clearly overthinking. As the saying goes, one cannot digest too much by being greedy.

The Misibi Mountain Region was already enough to attract the government's attention. If he occupied any more land, the government would likely suspect that he, Marshal Zhao, intended to use The Military to establish independence and commit treason.

Marshal Zhao was not that stupid.

Moreover, the land resources that the Great Xia had currently obtained from the Baiou Empire were already significant, and the remaining resource areas were quite barren and of little value.

Therefore, Marshal Zhao shook his head and said, "No! You are overthinking. This time, I don't want anything!"

Hearing that Marshal Zhao wanted nothing, Hanks felt his heart tighten instead. He knew the nature of this old fox before him; wanting nothing was actually the most serious situation.

"Marshal Zhao, you wouldn't be wanting us to help you deal with the Black Earth Tribe and then occupy the Qiyuan Mountains, would you?"

This remark by Hanks hit the nail on the head regarding what Marshal Zhao was thinking.

"Is that possible? If it is, I will personally deliver these three to your troops immediately!"

To be honest, if Hanks agreed, the Great Xia would win this victory without any effort at all!