163: Chapter 163 Reopens the Extraterritorial War

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

After the Xingyuan Continent merged into the Xuantian Continent, the entire Imperial Dynasty's operational mechanisms rapidly covered this newly integrated land in a nearly perfect manner.

Those creatures of the Xingyuan Continent, who were originally uneasy, had long since cast their final shred of resistance to the nine heavens after experiencing the benefits brought by the Power of Imperial Fortune.

They only regretted that they had joined the Imperial Dynasty too late.

If they had known that joining the Imperial Dynasty had such great benefits, they probably would have packed their bags and come running long ago...

Meanwhile, the various institutions of the Imperial Dynasty were operating efficiently.

The Ministry of Revenue was responsible for population statistics, the Ministry of War for recruitment and reorganization, the Ministry of Rites for education and propaganda, and the Ministry of Works for infrastructure...

Everything was like a precision gear, interlocking seamlessly.

On this day, the sky above the Divine Martial Guard encampment suddenly churned with wind and clouds!

Golden light soared into the sky from the direction of the Imperial Palace, instantly tearing through the firmament.

Then, it transformed into a vast golden torrent, sweeping toward the Divine Martial Guard encampment!

Within that golden light was a massive scroll!

On the scroll, every character burned like a golden flame, exuding an Imperial Dao majesty that made one dare not look directly at it!

Inside the entire Divine Martial Guard encampment, everyone stopped what they were doing at this moment and knelt in unison!

Ge Nie walked out of the main hall, looked up at the Imperial Decree suspended in the Void Realm, his expression solemn, and bowed in salute.

"Your subject, Ge Nie, respectfully welcomes Your Majesty's Imperial Decree!"

In the Void Realm, the Imperial Decree slowly opened.

Golden light illuminated the heavens and earth.

Immediately after, Wang Chen's supreme and majestic voice emanated from the Imperial Decree...

"Divine Martial Guard, hear the decree!"

"I command you to preside over the opening of the war to conquer Intermediate worlds!"

"Specific strategies may be discussed and decided with Prime Minister Zhuge and General Chu Batian!"

"Respect this!"

As the voice fell, the light of the Imperial Decree gradually faded, and then it turned into a streak of light, dissipating into the horizon.

It was as if it had never appeared.

But that heart-palpitating Imperial Dao majesty lingered in everyone's hearts, unable to dissipate for a long time!

"Your subject obeys the decree."

After receiving the decree, Ge Nie's figure flashed, and he immediately disappeared from where he stood.

The Five Great Dharma Kings looked at each other in dismay.

"The grand commander is…"

Dharma King of Fire scratched his head and asked with a puzzled look.

It was not just him; many others were also confused as to why he had suddenly disappeared out of the blue.

Ye Tian helplessly spread his hands and said.

"The grand commander must have gone to find Prime Minister Zhuge."

"We shall just wait here!"

Regarding Ge Nie's personality, Ye Tian was somewhat speechless. You could just leave, but at least say something; it was really annoying...

However, such complaints could only be thought about in his heart; Ye Tian dared not say them out loud.

Not only could he not say it, but he also had to find a way to explain it clearly for the other party. Who told him to be a subordinate!

Not long after, Ge Nie returned.

Without any nonsense, he immediately began to announce the orders!

"Everyone, listen to the order."

"For this war to conquer Intermediate worlds, the Divine Martial Guard will be fully deployed."

Ge Nie's voice was as calm as ever, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.

"Divide into sixteen routes, with each route led by at least one powerhouse at the Late Stage of the Unity Realm or above, carrying a million-strong army to head to each Intermediate world respectively."

"The Five Great Dharma Kings and Daoist Master Cangxuan shall remain stationed at the Divine Martial Guard, ready to provide support at any time."

Upon hearing Ge Nie's order, all members of the Divine Martial Guard bowed solemnly and accepted the command.

"We obey the order!"

As for Lightning Daoist Venerable—Ge Nie didn't even mention him.

There was no way around it; he was the foundation of the Imperial Dynasty, and mere Intermediate worlds were simply not worth him making a move.

Only those old monsters in the super-large worlds were qualified to make him take action!

Let him fight Intermediate worlds? Wouldn't that be using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? It was a pure waste...

The next day, outside the Imperial City, hundreds of millions of troops were lined up and ready.

The scene was spectacular to the extreme.

Sixteen huge phalanxes, each with a million-strong army.

Those soldiers wore uniform black armor and held standard-issue long halberds.

The weakest in cultivation were at the Peak of the Land Immortal! Among them, the Dharma Manifestation Realm and Cave Heaven Realm were everywhere!

And standing at the very front of each phalanx were the commanders for this expedition.

All of them were powerhouses of the Unity Realm.

Moreover, each route had at least one existence at the Late Stage or even Peak of the Unity Realm!

On the high platform in front of the army, a tall and straight figure stood with his hands behind his back.

This person was none other than the master of the Heavenly Array Hall—Master Guzhen.

An Early Stage Domain Realm powerhouse.

In just a few short months, he had gone from the initial Cave Heaven Realm all the way to the Domain Realm.

He could be said to be the person with the fastest strength improvement in the entire Imperial Dynasty, faster even than Ge Nie and the others!

"Open the Formation!"

Master Guzhen gave a low shout.

His hands formed seals simultaneously, and streaks of mysterious array patterns shot out from his fingertips, then submerged into the Void Realm.

"Hum—!"

The Void Realm trembled!

Immediately after, sixteen huge silver vortexes slowly formed in the Void Realm simultaneously!

Each vortex was over ten thousand zhang in diameter, enough to accommodate a million-strong army to pass through at the same time!

In the depths of the vortexes, the outlines of another world could be faintly seen—those were sixteen different Intermediate worlds!

Opening sixteen giant spatial passages spanning endless distances at once!

Such a method, even looking at the entire Star Domain, those who could achieve it definitely did not exceed the number of one hand!

And Master Guzhen was one of them!

This was also the reason why Wang Chen valued him so much.

Of course, as the area of the Xuantian Continent grew larger and larger, communication between various places became troublesome.

Fortunately, there was Master Guzhen.

He led the people of the Heavenly Array Hall to open up spatial passages leading to various places through Formations across the world.

He had made a huge contribution to the entire Xuantian Continent, which was the key reason why Wang Chen helped him break through to the Domain Realm!

Merits must be rewarded, and faults must be punished; this was Wang Chen's principle of handling affairs!

When the spatial passages in the Void Realm were fully formed, Master Guzhen's voice rang out accordingly.

"The passages are formed!"

"They can be maintained for three days! Within three days, the army can pass through at will!"

"After three days, the passages will close on their own!"

On the high platform, Ge Nie nodded slightly.

He raised his right hand, fingers together like a sword, and waved gently toward the sixteen silver vortexes.

"Set out!"

As the words fell—the sixteen phalanxes moved simultaneously!

A million-strong army turned into sixteen black torrents, surging majestically into the sixteen silver vortexes!

Ge Nie stood with his hands behind his back, watching this scene with calm eyes.

The Five Great Dharma Kings stood behind him, also watching quietly.

While Daoist Master Cangxuan was hidden in the dark, his Divine Thought covering the sixteen spatial passages, ready to strike at any time.

And in the Imperial Palace, Wang Chen was also watching all of this...

A moment later, the last soldier also disappeared into the depths of the passages.

Ge Nie looked behind him, and then said with a serious face.

"Everyone, from now on, we must keep a close watch."

Upon hearing Ge Nie's words, The Five Great Dharma Kings revealed an indifferent look.

"Rest assured! If there are any changes, we will make a move at the first opportunity, ensuring no accidents occur!"

Ge Nie nodded, not saying anything more!

He knew that this expedition would not have any accidents.

The sixteen routes of the army, each with a powerhouse at the Late Stage of the Unity Realm or above stationed, and a million-strong army accompanying.

Moreover, there were The Five Great Dharma Kings and Daoist Master Cangxuan ready to provide support at any time...

At the very worst, behind them, there was still a nuclear-bomb-level existence!

In front of that person, it would be difficult for them to have an accident even if they wanted to!