48: Chapter 48 The Return of Fortune

Such tragic, life-and-death scenes might resonate deeply with many, even evoking a sense of admiration in their hearts.

However, in the eyes of General Chu Batian, this was nothing more than the final wail of a losing dog, a trivial, shattering sound inevitably produced when the wheels of history rolled over.

There was absolutely nothing worth admiring.

Of course, this was mainly because both sides were in a hostile relationship.

Since they were enemies, it was a life-or-death relationship; the fiercer the resistance, the greater the losses inflicted upon me.

Therefore, an enemy is an enemy and does not deserve respect; only a fool would respect an enemy!

If both sides were not enemies but were on the same side, facing an enemy, such tragic behavior would certainly be considered heroic.

This is simply a matter of perspective; the result of viewing the problem naturally differs.

In the eyes of General Chu Batian and his men, these people within the Sword Pavilion Holy Land were a group of rebels who did not respect the Imperial Dynasty or its Laws.

They were just like a group of traitors.

No matter what passionate acts they committed, they were not worthy of anyone's respect or admiration!

As time passed, the glow of self-detonations gradually diminished, and the desperate charges were slowly swallowed and flattened by the torrent of steel and ruthless slaughter.

The shouts and killing sounds on Heavenly Sword Mountain finally began to subside.

Replacing them was a suffocating scene, worthy of being called an Asura Hell!

The Sword Pavilion and the elite of the Martial Forest gathered here met their demise in the most tragic and unyielding manner.

Their blood stained this thousand-year-old Holy Land.

At the same time, it confirmed the unstoppable nature of the Imperial Dynasty's military might; that supreme emperor residing high in the imperial palace could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes.

Anyone or any force that dared to disrespect the Imperial Dynasty would be ruthlessly crushed to dust!

Just as the last wisp of Sword Intent within the Sword Pavilion completely dissipated.

In the netherworld, above the entire territory of the Tianxuan Dynasty, it was as if an invisible shackle had been snapped with a "crack"!

"Boom—!!!"

A loud noise that reached the depths of the Soul resounded directly in the minds of everyone in the Imperial Dynasty.

At this moment, countless people subconsciously looked up at the Void Realm.

And in the depths of the imperial palace, billions of miles away, Wang Chen, who was closing his eyes and concentrating, comprehending the flow of the national Luck, suddenly shuddered!

"Hmm? This is..."

In Wang Chen's shocked gaze, the Power of Imperial Fortune permeating above the imperial palace transformed in an instant into a golden Golden Dragon of Fortune.

"Roar..."

After taking form, the Golden Dragon of Fortune emitted dragon roars that ordinary people could not hear.

Within those roars, it was filled with the joy and majesty of breaking free from restraints and ruling over the vast wilderness!

"Swish—!"

Amidst the dragon roars, the body of the Golden Dragon of Fortune began to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The dragon body, which was only a hundred zhang long at the beginning, instantly surged to two hundred zhang, three hundred zhang... until it finally stabilized at nearly five hundred zhang!

Each dragon scale was like pure gold, as if carrying the weight of the mountains and rivers, and as the dragon eyes opened and closed, it was like the rotation of the sun and moon, shining upon every inch of the Imperial Dynasty's land!

The Luck of the entire Imperial Dynasty was completely unified at this moment!

There was no longer any stagnation, no longer any blind spots!

The entire territory of the Tianxuan Dynasty, wherever the sun and moon shone and rivers flowed, was completely enveloped by the Power of Imperial Fortune of the Imperial Dynasty!

The Power of Imperial Fortune was as obedient as an arm or finger, perfectly integrated and unified.

With a slight shift of his mind, he could imbue his body with the entire Power of Imperial Fortune of the Imperial Dynasty!

"I didn't expect... the Power of Imperial Fortune to surge by more than double in one go!"

Wang Chen felt the Power of Imperial Fortune in the Void Realm, and his heart was also filled with shock.

He never expected that simply eradicating the Sword Pavilion, this last opposing force, could bring about such earth-shattering changes!

It was as if all previous obstacles and all "disharmony" had been thoroughly cleared away with the destruction of the Sword Pavilion.

The Power of Imperial Fortune had also completed its integration and sublimation, directly transforming into the Golden Dragon of Fortune!

And after the Golden Dragon of Fortune was completely formed and stabilized, it turned into a streak of golden light and rushed directly into Wang Chen's body.

"Crack, crack..."

Accompanying the "crack" sounds, the solid Realm barrier within Wang Chen's body was as fragile as an eggshell under the scouring of this vast Power of Imperial Fortune.

In just an instant, it broke!

There were no earth-shattering phenomena, but Wang Chen's Dantian and Sea of Consciousness were undergoing earth-shattering changes!

True Qi transformed into a higher-grade "Imperial Dao True Essence" with a pale golden luster.

Divine Sense spread infinitely, becoming even more closely integrated with the Imperial Dynasty's Power of Imperial Fortune; with a single thought, he could trigger the Law of Heaven and Earth, and with a single thought, he could shatter the Void Realm!

However, the footsteps of the Breakthrough did not stop there!

The vast Power of Imperial Fortune, like an ocean, pushed his cultivation to skyrocket upwards as if riding a rocket!

The Imperial Dao True Essence roared through his Meridians, constantly compressing and refining.

And in his mind, an Emperor Dharma Image with a blurred face, wearing an imperial crown and draped in an imperial robe, bearing a seven or eight-part resemblance to his own face, was slowly solidifying deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

As time passed bit by bit, Wang Chen's strength broke through from the initial Land Deity Realm to the Dharma Manifestation Realm Early Stage.

And then broke through from the Dharma Manifestation Realm Early Stage to the Dharma Manifestation Realm Middle Stage.

When all fluctuations slowly subsided, Wang Chen's Realm had completely stabilized at the Dharma Manifestation Realm Late Stage!

He slowly stood up, and just by simply moving his body, the space around him emitted a faint humming sound, as if it could not bear the power radiating from his body.

Without needing to deliberately circulate it, he could feel the free-roaming Origin Qi between heaven and earth gathering towards him as if worshipping a king.

With a shift of his mind, the power of Law for hundreds of miles around would be at his disposal.

As long as he wanted, he could even easily tear open space without relying on the Power of Imperial Fortune.

In short, it was extremely strong, so strong that he didn't know how to describe it...

Although he only improved by one major Realm this time, for Wang Chen, this was the biggest leap in his strength.

Previously, whether it was the Celestial Realm or the Land Deity Realm, at the very least, they had appeared in this world, or had been heard of!

But what about the Dharma Manifestation Realm?

It had never appeared in this world at all; this was an unknown Realm that transcended this world!

Only then could Wang Chen's strength be considered completely superior to this world!

It was precisely because of this reason that it took Wang Chen a long time to completely calm the excitement in his heart.

When he once again carefully felt the Luck of the Imperial Dynasty, he finally understood the reason for this sudden surge in Luck.

Because the Dao of Luck prioritizes 'Governance' above all else.

A hint of disharmony creates a flaw; one place of disobedience is a crack.

Only within the territory, where the will is singular and Laws prevail, can Luck be complete and unobstructed, and only then can it erupt with maximum power when feeding back into oneself.

"Now that the Imperial Dynasty has been completely unified, it is time to improve the strength of the Imperial Dynasty..."

One must know that the Luck of an Imperial Dynasty is not immutable; it changes constantly with the strength and territory of the Imperial Dynasty.

The stronger the Imperial Dynasty's strength and the larger its territory, the stronger the Imperial Dynasty's Luck will be!

And the Xuantian Continent is not just the Tianxuan Dynasty...