Chapter 914: Chapter 320: Completely Eliminating the Threat of the Ghost Cave
Niu Ben woke up with a start, and then thought to himself: "Brother Mu, what’s wrong? Did something happen?"
"No, I just wanted to let you know that I’m returning to the Imperial City." Mu Rufeng said.
"What? Brother Mu, you’re leaving? You’re not going to deal with the Ghost Cave?" Niu Ben said somewhat surprised.
"The Dragon Corpse is suppressing the Ghost Cave, so it’s irrelevant whether I’m here or not." Mu Rufeng said.
"Aren’t you afraid those Evil Ghosts and ghost qi will burst open the Dragon Corpse’s stomach?"
"Naturally, I’m not afraid. The Dragon Corpse might spend a couple hundred years eating and still not be full." Mu Rufeng said with a smile.
"A couple hundred years? Really?" Niu Ben said somewhat disbelievingly.
"Of course it’s true. The troops and people here are all going to withdraw, the Dragon Corpse alone can handle it."
"I also need to return to the Imperial City. My father broke through to the Emperor Sovereign Realm yesterday, and I’m preparing to succeed the throne." Mu Rufeng said.
"What? Brother Mu, you’re becoming the Emperor without a word? Truly enviable, I’ve heard the Emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, you’re in for a blessing." Niu Ben said enviously.
"...Niu Ben, with your status, you could also have three thousand beauties in the Mysterious World harem." Mu Rufeng said blandly.
"How could it be the same? If I find three thousand girls, not all of them would be new, driving second-hand isn’t satisfying." Niu Ben said.
"..." Mu Rufeng was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Niu Ben, can’t you be serious? Look at yourself, do you have the demeanor of a Ghost Emperor?"
"Why? Aren’t I doing well? I’m not like those old relics, I’m a new age Ghost Emperor." Niu Ben said with a chuckle.
"Enough, I’m leaving. Remember to continue recruiting people, as long as they’re not our enemies, recruit them all for me." Mu Rufeng said, and left directly without waiting for Niu Ben’s reply.
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One day later, Mu Rufeng returned to the Imperial City.
The New Army was commanded by Ye Lin to march slowly, while Mu Rufeng traveled through the night with some trusted aides, returning to the Imperial City by the next morning.
Mu Rufeng returned to the Imperial City and went directly to the Imperial Palace.
Later, in a Taihe Palace, he saw Mu Chengqian, who was handling state affairs.
"Your son greets Father Emperor, congratulations on breaking through to the Emperor Sovereign Realm." Mu Rufeng stepped forward to pay his respects, then offered his congratulations.
"Haha, it’s thanks to your Void Spirit Fruit, otherwise I would have needed at least several decades or even over a century." Mu Chengqian was extremely pleased at this moment.
After all, this is the Emperor Sovereign Realm, and it grants an extra thousand years of lifespan.
"I heard the seventh ancestor’s transmission, regarding the Ghost Cave in our Central Domain, it was resolved by the Dragon Corpse you brought?" Mu Chengqian asked.
Upon hearing this, Mu Rufeng immediately recounted the matter concerning Ao Zhi.
"Not bad, truly not bad, regardless, being able to suppress the Ghost Cave for a few hundred years is a tremendous achievement." Mu Chengqian nodded with a faint smile.
He was also extremely shocked when he learned about the Dragon Corpse, and even more surprised when he later found out Mu Rufeng had brought it to suppress the Ghost Cave.
However, what shocked him the most was the news from the Mysterious World.
These messages directly dampened his joy from breaking through to the Emperor Sovereign Realm.
Five Divine Sovereigns, what kind of power is that.
And the Emperor Sovereigns, initially it was thought to be only five thousand.
But unexpectedly, under Divine Sovereign Wu Fu alone, there are over two thousand Emperor Sovereigns.
Under the other Divine Sovereigns, there are at least a thousand as well, which would amount to seven or eight thousand Emperor Sovereigns?
Along with the information provided by Wang Ben and Liu Nan, the numbers of Weird Emperor Sovereigns and Evil Ghost Emperor Sovereigns are also comparable.
Such a vast power could easily wipe out all the forces on Heavenly Dao Continent without any effort.
"Father, are there any news about the Ghost Caves in the other four domains?" Mu Rufeng asked.
"Yes, in the Western Regions, several ancestors including the Great Ancestor went to aid, and it’s temporarily stabilized. The Vajra Sect’s Buddhism in the Southern Domain also greatly restrains the Abnormality, so it’s safe as well."
"The Eastern Domain’s Heavenly Burial Palace and the Northern Domain’s Heaven Sword Sect, even though they have Bright Sun Pearl, the situation is not optimistic."
"Now other sects in the Eastern and Northern Domains have also gone to aid, but the expansion of ghost qi cannot be stopped, requests for support were sent yesterday." Mu Chengqian said.
"Father, what should be done next?" Mu Rufeng asked.
"I have ordered the conscription of twenty million soldiers, one and a half million are ready now. Because my Da Li Dynasty has a fierce military culture, a little training is enough for them to directly fight Evil Ghosts with military formations."
"Therefore, I’ve decided to deploy ten million to support the four domains, allocating four million troops each to the Eastern and Northern Domains, one million each to the Southern and Western Domains." Mu Chengqian said.
"Father’s insight is praiseworthy." Mu Rufeng immediately praised.
Deploying ten million troops, one must admit, only the Da Li Dynasty has such courage and strength.
"However, Father, this consumption of ten million is immense. Why not let the other four domains provide rations and all consumption for these million soldiers." Mu Rufeng said.
"Haha, naturally, after all, we can’t spend money to fight battles for others." Mu Chengqian said with a smile.
The cost of deploying ten million troops, in terms of money and resources, is incalculable, although their Da Li Dynasty has deep foundations.
But the foundations cannot be depleted on this, presumably even without Mu Chengqian mentioning this, those forces would provide grain and resources themselves.