"Reporting General, the entire army of the Sky Devouring Greedy Wolves has been annihilated!"
In the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty, Zhang Liao reviewed the results of the clean-up operations reported by the commanders of each unit. The Vermilion Bird Legion, having been ordered to march, had finally fulfilled its mission with glory!
Zhang Liao paced to the edge of the broken city wall. Within his sight, the land was a scorched black wasteland. Fires had raged for several hours, leaving countless Sky Devouring Greedy Wolf soldiers turned to ashes.
A dense black mist surged from all directions towards the sky, blanketing the void for a hundred miles around, as if a storm was imminent!
"General, the entire army of the Sky Devouring Greedy Wolves has been annihilated. The territories of the Great Yan Dynasty still await annexation!"
Chen Gong, surveying the devastated land, spoke in a deep voice, "The eastern defense line of the Great Yan Dynasty's capital still requires our army's stationed presence, to guard against any unforeseen circumstances!"
Although the Sky Devouring Greedy Wolf army was annihilated, they were merely the vanguard of the Nine Nether Desolate Region. The four elite armies of the Nine Nether Desolate Region, or even powers at the Creation Realm, could potentially launch a large army to raid the borders of the Great Han.
If the Great Han had not seized the opportunity of the past six months to significantly elevate the cultivation of its soldiers, the outcome of this battle would have been uncertain!
"The Strategist speaks wisely!"
"The Sky Devouring Greedy Wolves are merely the beginning. Even stronger and more perilous battlefields await us!"
"The might of the Ancient Desolate Beasts is not something the Sky Devouring Greedy Wolf tribe can predict. Beings that can easily annihilate Imperial Dynasties should not be underestimated!"
Zhang Liao watched the Great Han soldiers cleaning up the battlefield, then turned to Chen Gong, "Then let Gongsun Zan's contingent depart first. Their cavalry, traveling at full speed, will surely reach the border in the quickest time!"
"To guard against unforeseen circumstances!"
"Very well!"
Chen Gong raised an eyebrow slightly and spoke calmly.
"Notify General Gongsun and order his Second Army to advance east immediately, reaching the border at the fastest possible speed to defend against the Ancient Desolate Army!"
"Yes!"
A deputy general bowed respectfully and turned, quickly descending the city wall!
...
"Empress Weiyang?"
In the Xuanzheng Hall of Chang'an City, Great Han, Yang Hao looked at Mao Xiang, who was kneeling on one knee below. He hadn't expected Empress Weiyang to hand over millions of miles of territory from Weiyang. With the Weiyang lineage occupying the human race's main territory, it was difficult for him to act against the Weiyang territories.
But he hadn't expected Empress Weiyang to...
"Yes, Your Majesty. On that day, Generals Qi Jiguang and Cen Peng arrived at the northern guard city of the Weiyang Imperial Dynasty's capital and annihilated the Iron Lion tribe's army in one battle. Empress Weiyang personally promised General Qi Jiguang in front of tens of thousands of people!"
Mao Xiang took out a yellow scroll and presented it to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian received it with both hands and approached Yang Hao.
"Weiyang..."
Yang Hao opened the yellow scroll and read the memorial written by Qi Jiguang himself. It indeed stated that Empress Weiyang had yielded millions of miles of territory, and the Great Han legions had already completely occupied the various cities.
Yang Hao calmly closed the memorial and looked at Mao Xiang, who was kneeling below. He waved his hand, and Mao Xiang rose from his kneeling position and exited the hall.
"Your Majesty, Empress Weiyang's actions have indeed saved a lot of trouble. Your Majesty has united the human race, campaigned against the Ancient Desolate region, and swept across the land in one battle. The submission of the four Imperial Dynasties has already made the hearts of millions of people in the Southwest Region turn towards the Great Han," Li Si said softly, emerging and looking at the calm Yang Hao.
"Mm!"
Yang Hao nodded. "Prime Minister, since the Weiyang lineage has joined our Great Han, you still need to draft a plan for the appointment of local officials and handle it quickly!"
"Yes!"
Li Si bowed solemnly and then walked out of the hall.
The Iron Lion tribe in the Weiyang territory had now been annihilated. Of the Ancient Desolate beasts that had invaded the human lands of the Southwest Region, only the Sky Devouring Greedy Wolves in the Great Yan Dynasty's territory remained.
Yang Hao stood up and looked at the sunset. From the southwestern sea, the Great Han had finally established a foothold on the East Desolate Continent.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Great Han Azure Dragon Legion and the Kui Niu Legion annihilated the Iron Lion tribe's army in one battle!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining ten million Kill Points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, millions of miles of territory from the Weiyang Imperial Dynasty have all become Great Han land!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining two hundred million Faith Points!"
"Ding! Reminder to the host, half of the Faith Points will be automatically drawn to consolidate national destiny for the Heavenly Cauldron and the Xuanyuan Sword, the artifacts of national destiny!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Xuanyuan Sword has reached the current top level of national destiny!"
"Ding! The host currently has ten million Kill Points remaining and three hundred and fifty million Faith Points!"
Only the Great Yan Dynasty remained!
Yang Hao walked out of the hall and looked at the sky ablaze with red clouds, sighing with emotion. The Great Han, from a humble backwater, was now the supreme ruler of the human lands!
"Wei Zhongxian!"
"This minister is here!"
"Order all legions to station themselves at the border and strictly guard against the Ancient Desolate Army!"
"Your will be done!"
...
On December 20th of the second year of Great Han, the Sky Devouring Greedy Wolf army entrenched in the heart of the Great Yan Dynasty was completely annihilated by the Vermilion Bird Legion.
On December 21st of the second year of Great Han, the Great Han unified the human lands of the Southwest Region. All the Ancient Desolate armies that had invaded the Southwest Region were annihilated by the Great Han. The invasion of the human lands by the Ancient Desolate region, a defensive war lasting more than twenty days, ended with the Great Han completely annihilating the Ancient Desolate army.
Under Li Si's direction, the various ministers deliberated overnight. Endless resources were sent from Chang'an to various regions. Officials, bearing the title of Great Han Human King, set out for the various regions of the Southwest.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the main mission: The East Desolate Southwest Region, after hundreds of thousands of years of turmoil, the human lands have suffered the slaughter of fierce beasts from the Ancient Desolate region. Now, various Imperial Dynasties wish to eliminate the Great Han. To not return a courtesy would be impolite. The host shall take this opportunity to launch an expedition, sweep across the Imperial Dynasties of the world, and unify the Southwest Region!"
"Ding! Successful reward: Two chances to summon heroes of the past!"
In his sleeping chambers, Yang Hao sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed. The unification of the Southwest Region by the Great Han meant not only an expansion of surface territory and an increase in population but also a massive influx of Faith Points!
Since the main mission was issued, the Heavenly Cauldron of Destiny had to reach level eight before his cultivation could break through the Heavenly Martial realm's barrier. Now, after several months of war, the Great Han had unified the Southwest Region, and the vast Faith Points were enough to raise the level of the Heavenly Cauldron of Destiny to level eight!
After reaching level eight, not only Yang Hao but also dozens of heroes would experience explosive growth!
Especially for heroes at the Tongtian realm, each minor realm advancement was much more difficult compared to other realms.
The wars of more than twenty days had not caused any fluctuations in the martial realm of the heroes, which showed how difficult even a minor realm advancement was!
"System, tally up the recent gains."
Seeing the first layer of the pagoda emitting faint golden light, Yang Hao immediately instructed the system. The main mission had been completed. Once the Heavenly Cauldron of Destiny reached level eight, it would be time for the Great Han Dynasty to be promoted to an Imperial Dynasty!
And he would be the sole Human Emperor of the human lands in the Southwest Region!
The Han Emperor!