The Human Emperor’s Seal in the hands of the old Human Emperor shattered, mangling his right arm and instantly weakening his aura.
"Boom!!"
The blade’s energy arrived!
"Pfft!!"
A streak of blue blade light instantly appeared on the old Human Emperor’s body. With a bang, he was sent flying backward, tumbling in mid-air and spewing mouthfuls of fresh blood.
A blue silhouette flashed across his body, and trickles of blood began to seep out!
The old Human Emperor painfully touched his right arm, crying out to the heavens. Since the Great Han entered Blood Yang, millions of elite troops had been annihilated at the Soul Roaming River. Now, outside the capital, the Marquis who guarded the nation had fallen on the battlefield. The army, composed of millions of Blood Yang dynasty’s common people, had already lost more than half of its strength.
The empire's foundation was lost in an instant!
"Ah!!"
Looking at the battlefield below, the fortress stretching for dozens of miles was a sea of blood, smoke billowed everywhere, and corpses littered the ground!
The elite forces were annihilated, and now, the battle at the capital meant the nation’s fate was lost!
"Heaven is destroying me!"
"Heaven is destroying me!"
Zhang Liao’s hook-sickle saber emitted a bright light. The saber's energy became dazzling, and with one strike, heaven and earth lost their color. The dense blood mist that shrouded the void all dissipated!
A saber was swung!
It arrived in an instant!
"Screech!"
"Crack!"
The saber’s energy instantly penetrated the old Human Emperor’s skull, not stopping, and splitting him in two!
A sword descended!
Dragon roars of sorrow echoed!
At this moment, all the common people of the Blood Yang dynasty’s hearts clenched fiercely. A heart-wrenching pain caused involuntary tears to well up in their eyes.
In the void, the long saber split the old Human Emperor apart. As he shattered, the old Human Emperor’s eyes swept over this land before closing.
On the battlefield, the soldiers of the Blood Yang dynasty all looked up. Seeing the shattered old Human Emperor, they all wailed and knelt, their knees hitting the ground. With the old Human Emperor’s death, the heavens of the Blood Yang dynasty ceased to exist.
Drops of blood stained the hook-sickle saber in Zhang Liao’s hand. He held the long saber, his expression devoid of any excitement from the kill; instead, there was extreme disappointment. The old Human Emperor was not a worthy opponent.
He stepped through the void, surveying the entire battlefield. The Blood Yang dynasty’s million-strong army had already lost more than half its strength. Most of the million-strong army consisted of common people. With this one battle, this land would be unable to recover for a hundred years.
Zhang Liao and Lu Kang exchanged glances. Lu Kang nodded slightly. The Vermillion Bird Legion’s banner trembled, and he roared, "Those who surrender live!"
"Those who resist die!"
The remaining hundreds of thousands of Blood Yang dynasty soldiers wept. The old Human Emperor’s death had shattered their strong faith. With their faith collapsed, their spirits were like dead ashes. Under the powerful, immense pressure of the Vermillion Bird Legion’s malevolent aura, the soldiers all dropped their weapons and knelt on the deep red ground.
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April 21st, Year Two of Great Han.
Three days after the Great Cloud Dynasty’s demise, Zhang Liao, leading the Vermillion Bird Legion, launched the war to annihilate the Blood Yang Dynasty ten li outside the Blood Yang capital. In one battle, three experts of the Sky Fusion realm were slain, and seven hundred thousand troops were killed.
The Vermillion Bird Legion’s battle at the Soul Roaming River annihilated the Blood Yang dynasty’s elite forces, and the battle at the capital led to the nation’s destruction!
That night, the Vermillion Bird Legion entered the capital and slaughtered all members of the imperial lineage. Xu Chu discovered the unconscious Blood Yang Human Emperor in the Blood Yang dynasty’s imperial palace and immediately unleashed a saber strike, severing Blood Yang’s roots.
On April 22nd, Year Two of Great Han, the Vermillion Bird Legion advanced on three routes, sweeping across the remaining territories of the Blood Yang Dynasty. Wherever the army passed, cities welcomed them ten li outside their walls. The Great Han’s Vermillion Bird Legion swept through Blood Yang without shedding a drop of blood.
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"What?"
"What did you say?"
In the Imperial Ancestral Hall of the Holy Origin Dynasty’s imperial palace, Ying Yu was holding a clan meeting for the Ying clan. A Ying clan disciple rushed in frantically.
"Say it again!"
Ying Yu’s eyes twitched slightly, his tone laced with chilling coldness.
"Reporting to the Ancestor, the Blood Yang Dynasty was annihilated by Great Han yesterday!"
"Hiss!"
In the great hall, Ying Yu sat on the high seat, with two Sky Fusion realm experts on either side. Ying Zhong, clad in imperial robes, sat beside him. Hearing the Ying clan disciple's report, everyone could not help but gasp.
Including Ying Yu, there were a total of three Sky Fusion realm experts. This was the entire foundation of the Holy Origin Dynasty.
The death of four Sky Fusion realm experts on the battlefield was a significant blow to the Holy Origin.
Ying Zhong’s face was ashen. The discussion a few days ago about pressuring the Human Emperor’s Palace was merely in its nascent stages, still being deliberated. Today, Ying Yu convened the clan meeting to discuss a reasonable and feasible plan to pressure the Human Emperor’s Palace.
"It seems we underestimated Great Han's true strength. The Great Han Human King dares to declare war on the four imperial dynasties, and he must have the confidence of victory, thus annexing vast territories in one fell swoop."
"Ancestor, Human Emperor, looking at the ten imperial dynasties in the Southwestern Region, besides the Unending Dynasty and the Great Flame Dynasty, which other dynasty possesses such a foundation and immense strength to declare war on four nations simultaneously and quickly consume two imperial dynasties with thunderous means?"
To the left of Ying Yu, a middle-aged man clenched his fists, his jaw muscles bulging. He was the second-in-command of the Holy Origin Dynasty, Ying Ji, a Level Three Sky Fusion realm expert.
"To be able to fight four imperial dynasties alone, and to swiftly conquer the Great Cloud Dynasty and the Blood Yang Dynasty with minimal cost and in a very short time, Great Han’s strength is truly terrifying."
"According to news from the Blood Yang Dynasty, the Vermillion Bird Legion’s strategist, Chen Gong, meticulously planned for a thousand li, and with three strategies, swept away Blood Yang’s million-strong army. The terrifying nature of his strategy is almost incalculable!" Ying Zhong frowned. He had originally thought of playing the Great Cloud Dynasty and the Blood Yang Dynasty in the palm of his hand, using them to weaken the Northern Cold and Heavenly Origin.
However, he did not expect Chen Gong's strategy to be even more terrifying. Lord Lie Feng had been a marquis guarding Blood Yang's northwestern border for a hundred years. Even the Great Flame Dynasty had gained no advantage from Lord Lie Feng, but now, he was no match for Chen Gong alone.
From the capital, every step of the way was under Chen Gong’s meticulous planning and calculation. The Great Han Vermillion Bird Legion had utilized the geographical advantage of the Soul Roaming River to its utmost.
Terrifying!
None of the Great Han's six legions were to be trifled with!
Their combat power far exceeded expectations!
"Our dynasty is in peril. In Holy Origin, Great Han’s Meng Tian, with one strategy, feigned weakness to lure the enemy deep, causing all three of our Sky Fusion realm experts to fall on the battlefield. Great Han’s Meng Tian’s command of troops far surpasses that of ordinary nobles. Ying Zhong, you must be extremely cautious from now on."
"As for the matter of the Human Emperor’s Palace, it must be put on the agenda. Great Han will not give us any breathing room!"
Ying Yu spoke, as Meng Tian, leading three legions, had entered the depths of Holy Origin and reached the western gate of the capital. The imperial court was in extreme danger.
"Yes!"
"Ancestor!"
Ying Zhong stood up, bowed to Ying Yu, and then walked out of the Imperial Ancestral Hall, his expression anxious as he headed towards the Hall of Political Affairs.
Great Han had declared war on four imperial dynasties and had already taken two. The situation in the Green Azure Dynasty was even more precarious than that of Holy Origin. However, apart from his anxious expression, Ying Zhong’s body did not show much panic.