Chapter 306 Reunion with the Wolf God

On the second day of the second lunar month, Heavenly King Xue led his army to invade the Central Province, engaging in a final decisive battle with the Great Jin Imperial Court outside the capital.

Amidst the chaotic battle, Emperor Li Heming, who was rumored to be critically ill, suddenly appeared. Using some unknown secret technique, he plundered Heavenly King Xue's entire cultivation base, causing him to drop from the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown level down to a Supreme Grandmaster.

At the critical moment, Great Master Fayuan from Nalanda Temple arrived just in time to rescue the critically injured and dying Xue Bai.

The more than one hundred thousand rebel troops and numerous experts left outside the capital were slaughtered by the Emperor's forces. Corpses lay across dozens of miles outside the capital, and the stench of blood soared to the heavens.

When the news spread, the world was shocked.

The Southern Wei army, which had originally advanced north through several major provinces, halted its northward momentum upon hearing the news, constructing defensive lines on the spot to guard against a counterattack from the imperial army.

The Northwest rebel army, having suffered this crushing defeat, was pursued all the way by the Imperial Court, forced to retreat from the Central Province and most of Yong Province, gathering outside the Hanging Temple to defend themselves by relying on the terrain of Mount Daro.

After this battle, the world was not only not pacified but instead fell into even deeper chaos.

Northern Mang Imperial Court, Wan'an Palace.

Yan Chu sat high on the throne with a beautiful woman in his arms. Xiao Sidao bowed and reported:

"The Tiegut Tribe reported that they discovered the whereabouts of Luantu Kuo over ten thousand li away. The tribes within a radius of several hundred li have all been slaughtered, and it seems they are preparing for a grand blood sacrifice!"

Xiao Sidao's expression was solemn.

He had previously learned from Huyan Subai that Luantu Kuo and the others were preparing a sacrifice to invite a totem deity to descend to the Lower Realm.

Not long ago, Helian Song of the Helian Clan also came to the Imperial Court to express his allegiance to Yan Chu, while also recounting how Luantu Kuo had sought out the Helian Clan.

For some time, they had been closely monitoring news about Luantu Kuo and the others.

Yan Chu's expression did not change in the slightest upon hearing this, and he asked indifferently:

"Where is the specific location?"

"It is in the vicinity of the Sun-Chasing River! According to those who sent back the news, over a thousand li of the river water has been dyed red with blood. They may have already held the ceremony!"

"Good! Then I shall make a trip there!"

Yan Chu stood up, and Xiao Yuanjia, who was by his side, took his arm, her cherry lips exhaling like an orchid as she said:

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

Over these past days, in the Northern Mang Imperial Palace, she had accompanied different women with Yan Chu in debauchery. While their relationship could not be called intimate, it was far better than it had been with the former Khan, Luan Di Tianye.

"No need! I will be back soon!" Yan Chu shook his head.

"Report!!!"

Suddenly, someone came to report from outside the door. It was another Heaven-Man of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Wendao.

After being announced and entering the great hall, Xiao Wendao bowed to Yan Chu and Xiao Yuanjia, who were above, "Greetings, Great Khan, Empress!"

"Wendao, there is no need for such formalities. Speak if you have something to say." Xiao Yuanjia waved her fair hand gently, her voice soft and sweet.

"Yes!" Xiao Wendao straightened up and reported: "News from the Southern Dynasty: the traitor Xue Bai has been heavily injured by the Great Jin Emperor Li Heming. The rebel army has suffered a major defeat, and the Great Jin Imperial Court has regained control of the Central Province and most of Yong Province. They are currently counterattacking the Hanging Temple."

"What? Is this news true?" Both Xiao Sidao and Xiao Yuanjia were somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

"It is true!" Xiao Wendao said in an unreadable tone, relaying the specific details of the incident one by one.

They had also been closely following the war in the Great Jin Dynasty during this period.

Was it not said that the rebel army was in high spirits and had gained the support of the entire Buddhist sect, and that the Imperial Court could no longer hold on? How could they have suddenly suffered such a major defeat?

Although they had no intention of meddling in the Southern Dynasty for the time being due to Yan Chu's identity and the existence of the remnants of the Luan Di Clan, they could not help but be shocked upon hearing this news.

Because the Great Jin Emperor had been rumored to be critically ill for several years, yet now he had suddenly appeared and beaten the Son of Destiny, Xue Bai, to the point of critical injury?

Does this mean he had been faking his illness all along? Was he waiting for this very day to play the pig to eat the tiger?

Not a single piece of information had leaked from the imperial palace; what deep scheming! He had deceived everyone in the world.

Yan Chu's expression remained as indifferent and calm as it was at the beginning.

Although he was in the Northern Mang Imperial Palace, relying on his formidable cultivation, he could observe the world and had discovered the changes in the capital at the very first moment.

In his eyes, the rebel army, which had originally been in high spirits, suddenly suffered a sharp decline in Luck, showing clear signs of decay, while the Great Jin Imperial Court, which was on the verge of collapse, suddenly showed a glimmer of vitality.

Although he did not know the specific details, he had actually guessed this matter earlier than anyone else present.

It was just that he had not expected the initiator of everything to be that Emperor who was rumored to be critically ill.

"Great Khan!" Xiao Yuanjia was the first to recover, her charming eyes shimmering as she slowly said: "You are now the Heavenly Khan of the grasslands. I wonder if you have any interest in becoming the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty as well?"

"With your strength, if you wanted to do it, I am afraid no one could stop you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sidao and the other also looked at Yan Chu. If he truly became the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, then the title of Heavenly Khan would truly be well-deserved.

But Yan Chu shook his head and said softly: "You have severely underestimated the true strength of the Great Jin Dynasty!"

"The struggle between imperial dynasties is, in the end, a struggle between the Buddhist and Daoist sects. If I rashly intervene now, I will only become the target of their collective fire. It is better to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight for now!"

"Although Xue Bai has failed, the Buddhist sect still has a chance to make a comeback. Having invested so many resources, they will not just let it go like this."

"Alright!" Xiao Yuanjia replied with some regret.

She also admitted that what Yan Chu said made some sense. As the two major forces that had stood in this world for thousands of years, the waters of the Buddhist and Daoist sects were unfathomably deep. At this moment, Northern Mang only had Yan Chu, a single expert at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown level, and its foundation was weak, so it was indeed not appropriate to clash with them.

"In that case, Great Khan, please first eliminate the remnants like Luantu Kuo, otherwise keeping them will sooner or later be a disaster!"

As she spoke, Xiao Yuanjia touched her soft, tender lower abdomen. It had not yet shown a shape, but she could already feel a newly conceived little life gestating within.

Fortunately, this fetus was a boy. He could just right inherit the Khan position in the future.

Yan Chu's gaze turned to the west. There was indeed a rich, bloody Aura permeating there. That bloody Aura seemed to be connecting with some existence infinitely far away, using extreme bloodiness to respectfully invite that entity to descend to the Lower Realm.

Moreover, that existence was somewhat familiar to him.

"You all wait here for a moment; I will be back soon!" Yan Chu left behind these words and stepped out of the great hall.

A fierce wind swirled above Northern Mang. Yan Chu transformed directly into the wind, and as this wind blew across the entire vast grassland, he had already left the Imperial Court ten thousand li away in just a short moment. In less than half an hour, the Sun-Chasing River, over one hundred thousand li away, was right before his eyes.

At this moment, this long river, which used to sparkle with sunlight, had been completely dyed red with blood.

On both sides of the river, at certain intervals, there was a mountain of corpses, vaguely forming a formation.

These mountains of corpses emitted a rich blood-red color, all of which were absorbed into the hundreds-of-li-long winding river, turning it a dark red.

In the red river water, a piece of gray wolf skin the size of two palms was floating; it was much larger than the one Yan Chu had seized from Helian Clan Chief.

The wolf skin drifted with the waves, landing on a waning moon reflected in the river water.

It should have been the shape of the sun there, but it was now replaced by that waning moon.

Within the light and shadow of that blood moon, a massive wolf head was vaguely taking shape, and the wolf skin began to slowly swell.

The blood in the river began to surge endlessly, creating waves. The waves crashed against the shore, and what they emitted was not the sound of waves, but bursts of wolf howls.

Yan Chu manifested his figure from the wind. His tall figure landed lightly on the grass.

Not far away, Luan Di Zhan Feng and the other members of the Luan Di Clan, who were kneeling piously towards the Sun-Chasing River, immediately froze the moment they saw Yan Chu's figure, as if their blood had been frozen.