70: The jade lion shines in the night, a celestial palace in the clouds.

Xia Xuan smiled.

He had many questions in his heart.

However, one of them had already been answered in the previous probing.

There must be Divine Officials of the Great Yan Divine Dynasty Reincarnation within the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty.

Shangguan Yue was one, and Her Majesty the Empress might also be.

"I want to know, why does the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty, despite having the power to sweep across the world, remain dormant and only focus on the impoverished land of the Southern Frontier?"

Xia Xuan's deep black eyes stared at Shangguan Yue.

"In times of chaos, heroes across the land are as numerous as carps crossing a river, so how can they be underestimated? Is Your Majesty not one of them?"

"Your Majesty, what do you think are the chances of victory if the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty were to launch a full-scale attack on the Wu Dynasty?"

Shangguan Yue avoided Xia Xuan's gaze, took out a tea set, and began to brew tea.

"You still haven't answered my question."

Xia Xuan wasn't led astray by him, waiting only for an answer.

Shangguan Yue smiled sweetly, "The Nine Heavens of the Four Seas and Five Regions is suppressed by the Yun Kingdom, and Her Majesty the Empress temporarily doesn't want to attract too much attention."

"Yun Kingdom?" Xia Xuan couldn't help but think of Ye Qingci.

"If Your Majesty wishes to understand the Yun Kingdom, that would be the second question."

Shangguan Yue smiled as she poured the tea.

"You lost the last round. How will we fight this round, Spirit Phoenix King, you choose."

Xia Xuan took a sip of tea; it was slightly bitter, yet had a sweet aftertaste.

"A battle of 100,000 troops."

Shangguan Yue said.

A battle Formation composed of 100,000 troops is generally the limit for condensing a Dharma Aspect of Slaughter, while also maintaining the flexible changes of military Formation tactics.

"Wait a moment."

Xia Xuan looked into the distance.

Shangguan Yue followed his gaze with a puzzled look.

On the distant plain, a White Robe Army of less than ten thousand cavalry arrived swiftly.

"Is this White Robe Army of Your Majesty's drawn from the Snow-Treading Dragon Cavalry?"

Shangguan Yue's expression became slightly solemn.

The Snow-Treading Dragon Cavalry, known for leaving no trace in the snow, are the most skilled light cavalry for long-distance raids in the Four Seas and Five Regions.

According to intelligence, the Wu Dynasty only had 30,000 Snow-Treading Dragon Cavalry, and their cultivation wasn't considered strong. However, this White Robe Army before them had a grand Aura, and even a few soldiers were in the Dharma Aspect Realm.

"Let's begin."

Xia Xuan smiled but did not answer.

The third round: 100,000 Jade Luan Army against 90,000 Prefectural Army and 7,000 White Robe Army.

In the second round of fighting, both sides showed some fatigue.

Although death in the scroll world does not lead to true death, it greatly exhausts the mind.

On the Wu Dynasty's side, the Aura of the 90,000 Prefectural Army was far less than before.

This was also the reason Shangguan Yue chose a 100,000-strong battle.

The 100,000 Jade Luan Army selected were all survivors from the previous battle.

"Deploy the Anti-Air Battle Flags, Spiritual Pressure Formation!"

Ji Honghu looked at Zhao Yun, who was leading the White Robe Army, with apprehension and commanded.

Battle flags were raised in the Jade Luan Army, sweeping up the world's Origin Qi and fluttering loudly.

The best way for soldiers to defeat those of higher cultivation, especially those in the Dharma Aspect Realm, is to restrict the world's Origin Qi, use special battle flags to suppress their Dharma Aspect, and forcibly keep them on the ground for close combat.

Even a Divine Dharma Aspect Cultivator would struggle to escape encirclement by a large army, risking exhaustion and death.

However, such battle flags are incredibly precious, and complete sets are even more taboo.

Once, the Ten Immortal Sects and many other super forces, to prevent the Imperial Dynasty's power from expanding and trampling over immortal gates, jointly pressured and carried out a large-scale destruction of battle flags.

The Wu Dynasty currently did not have a complete set of special battle flags; the mountain shaking battle flag of the Hundred Battles Camp was acquired by Prince Qi, who exhausted his financial resources, from an auction.

"Charge!"

"Those ninety thousand are merely a defeated army, nothing to fear! Encircle and kill the White Robe Army! Whoever injures that White Robe young general will be promoted one rank! Whoever takes his head, I, myself, will lead his horse!"

Ji Honghu, stationed in the central army, calmly commanded, ordering the Jade Luan Army's battle Formation to press forward, encircling the Wu Dynasty's Prefectural Army like dumplings.

The soldiers of the Prefectural Army had already suffered one defeat, and now, encountering the charge of the Jade Luan Army's elite, their decline was immediately apparent.

"Battle flags that suppress Dharma Aspect power, eh?"

Zhao Yun stood before the ten thousand troops, calm and composed, with an unhurried demeanor.

Beside him, a tall and mighty white Dragon steed was summoned.

The Night-Illuminating Jade Lion, also known as the Jade Orchid White Dragon Steed, was pure white from head to tail, without a single speck of Variegated.

It neighed, and the warhorses of the seven thousand White Robe Army behind it slowly stepped forward, their hooves making a rhythmic thud.

"Kill!"

Zhao Yun flipped onto his horse, pointed his dragon gallant bright silver spear, and charged ahead, a single rider against a thousand.

Seven thousand White Robes followed closely, and Chen Qingzhi's phantom reappeared, beating drums to boost morale.

The morale of the collapsing ninety thousand Prefectural Army was greatly stabilized. In their eyes, the Jade Luan Army seemed to be the defeated force, and they were the pursuers. Their fear immediately dissipated, and they fought desperately.

"Stop him!"

"Stop him!"

Seeing the White Robe young general charging directly towards him, Ji Honghu urged the four Fire Cloud Steeds in front of his war chariot, weaving through the Jade Luan Army's Formation, fleeing in panic.

"They only have a few thousand men, completely surrounded by our great army, they have no chance of survival!"

"Spearmen, shield guards, advance! Switch to the Armor-Piercing Scarlet Refined Crossbows!"

There was no shortage of brave generals in the Jade Luan Army, who immediately issued countermeasures.

From a high-altitude view, the seven thousand White Robe Army were completely surrounded by the orderly shifting Jade Luan Army, completely cutting off the Prefectural Army outside. The shield wall formed by the front-row shield guards pressed forward, and long spears pierced through the gaps, gradually closing in on the White Robe Army.

"Whoa—"

The Night-Illuminating Jade Lion glowed with silver-white light, leaping high, shattering the heavy iron shields, and upon landing, sent dozens of soldiers aiming crossbows flying backward.

A cold gleam flashed, and then the spear struck like a Dragon.

Zhao Yun raised his hand, a flick of his spear, and instantly took the head of the commander.

Behind him, warhorses neighed, and seven thousand White Robes, like divine generals, violently charged through the Formation, flattening the shield guards and carving out a long bloody path.

"Retreat, retreat, retreat!"

"Flank them! First eliminate the Prefectural Army, then fight them to the death!"

Ji Honghu circled around, killing his way to the Prefectural Army's battlefield, and roared.

At this moment—

Thousands of troops and horses avoided the White Robes!

In the ink-wash pavilion, Shangguan Yue sighed lightly and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, please ask whatever you wish."

The outcome was already decided.

Defeat was only a matter of time.

"The Origin of the Yun Kingdom," Xia Xuan said calmly.

Shangguan Yue nodded and replied, "Your Majesty should know that before the Origin Qi tide erupted today, the Origin Qi of the Four Seas and Five Regions had been continuously declining.

And the cause of all this, besides this world undergoing Reincarnation, is also related to the Yun Kingdom.

The Cloud Country Celestial Palace of the Yun Kingdom resides high in the Nine Heavens, entangled with the Immortal Sects, Noble Families of Longevity, and many other super forces; they can be called their ancestors.

Before ancient times, the strongest group of Cultivators in the Four Seas and Five Regions, sensing that this world was constantly decaying, began to jointly build the Cloud Country Celestial Palace.

They forcibly intercepted the Earth Vein Origin and Heavenly Marrow Origin Qi of the Four Seas and Five Regions, forging a Holy Land isolated from the world, where the world's Origin Qi is rich, free from illness, disaster, worry, and pain, high above, overlooking the Mortal World.

With the world's recovery, diminishing the abundant to supplement the lacking, the Yun Kingdom's destiny is now nearing its end, and its collapse is but a matter of time."

"Thank you, Spirit Phoenix King, for clarifying. For the final round, how about you and I have a match?"

Xia Xuan rose, and the supreme Human Emperor's pressure crushed down, instantly dissipating the ink-wash pavilion into thin air.