Yuan Tiangang swept his gaze over the area. The Heavenly Eye Punishment unleashed a thunderclap that echoed in all directions, and a heavenly gate, spanning the heavens, formed, its divine might astonishing!
"Roar!!"
From deep within the earth, the dragon脉 roared in fury. A killing intent locked onto it, and a thousand feet of yellow aura surged like a tempest, tearing towards Yuan Tiangang!
"Who is it!!"
The King of Goryeo leaped into the void, his royal sword grasped firmly. His eyes fixed on the heavenly gate suspended in the sky.
"Who are you?"
The King of Goryeo stood in the void. The thousand feet of yellow aura abandoned its attack and flowed into the King of Goryeo's body. His royal aura condensed, and his cultivation soared to the peak of Guiyuan, a full four minor realms higher.
"A thousand feet of yellow aura, such pure royal energy, yet in your hands, it only increased your cultivation by four minor realms. Trash, waste! Such a precious treasure, wasted on you. A pity, a pity!!"
Yuan Tiangang, leaning on his whisk, spoke softly. Before meeting the King of Goryeo, he had felt a sense of awe for Goryeo's rich elemental energy and stable dragon脉. However, upon seeing the King of Goryeo, Yuan Tiangang's interest vanished, leaving him bored.
"I was hesitant when I heard of you a few days ago, but today, you cannot escape. Your Goryeo dragon脉 will be severed, and I shall take your royal aura as well!!"
"Take this!!"
He clenched his right hand forward, and a world coalesced layer by layer in his palm, forming with lightning speed!
Boom~~
The Universe in the Palm reappeared, reaching out to capture the King of Goryeo!
The world in his palm instantly expanded. Layers of blue illusory energy enveloped the King of Goryeo, trapping him within a phantom space, completely sealing him within the Universe in the Palm!
"A mere Guiyuan dares to be presumptuous before this humble Taoist!"
The King of Goryeo's eyelids twitched wildly. What was this?
Instantly, his royal aura began to dissipate outwards, and the royal sword in his hand showed signs of shattering!
"No!!"
The King of Goryeo roared, his sword energy tearing through the heavens!
Boom!
Tens of thousands of sword energies desperately slashed at the blue illusory energy. However, they only created ripples. Within three feet of the blue illusory energy, all tens of thousands of sword energies were devoured, their elemental power scattered to nothing.
The surging royal aura could not break through Yuan Tiangang's Universe in the Palm!
"Hiss!!"
Yuan Tiangang extended a finger. Within the blue illusory world, a sword energy tens of thousands of feet long materialized and instantly swallowed the King of Goryeo!
Thunder boomed, and the blue illusory energy shattered layer by layer, unleashing waves of energy and spewing forth streaks of yellow aura!
As the dust settled, the King of Goryeo appeared in the void, his body drenched in blood, not a single intact patch of skin. His dragon spine was slightly caved in.
"Ah!!"
"Die for me!!"
The King of Goryeo's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared furiously. His royal sword surged, once again sweeping across the skies above the Goryeo royal palace. Sword energy slashed and struck, causing palaces to collapse and earth to fly.
"Take this!!"
Yuan Tiangang extended a claw and directly ripped away the thousand feet of yellow aura from the King of Goryeo's body. The yellow aura shrieked!
"No!!"
The thousand feet of yellow aura were seized by Yuan Tiangang, forcibly extracted from the King of Goryeo's dragon spine!
The King of Goryeo visibly aged at an astonishing rate. His cultivation plummeted to the fifth level of Guiyuan, leaving him weak and frail!
"Slash!!"
Immediately, a shocking blade descended. The Goryeo royal palace trembled faintly. A streak of yellow aura gradually collapsed beneath the Goryeo capital. The dragon脉, tens of thousands of feet underground, split in two, severed in the middle.
Yuan Tiangang, one hand clutching the thousand feet of yellow aura, gazed coldly at the withered and aged King of Goryeo. "Your life will be taken by a general of my Great Han!"
As his words fell, Yuan Tiangang headed towards the border.
The King of Goryeo's eyes turned crimson as he panted heavily. He knew that with his dragon脉 severed and his royal aura stripped away, his Goryeo kingdom was nothing but a shell, and he himself was merely clinging to existence!
Just then, several Guiyuan realm energies arrived beside the King of Goryeo.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived late to your aid. We beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"
Several ministers prostrated themselves before the King of Goryeo, speaking in hushed tones.
"Declare that all civil and military officials shall attend court!!"
The King of Goryeo's voice was weak and feeble.
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The border between the Great Han and Goryeo.
Yuan Tiangang sipped his tea and said softly, "The matter entrusted to me by His Majesty has been perfectly completed. The Goryeo kingdom is now in your hands!!"
"Rest assured, my lord!!"
Meng Tian's eyes were icy. With the dragon脉 severed and the royal aura cleanly extracted, it was time for his army to sweep across Goryeo.
That night.
Seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers assembled at the border, their spears gleaming, their eyes filled with ferocity. A chilling aura permeated the void, causing it to tremble subtly!
The seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers possessed magnificent and earth-shattering might. Even if faced with mountains of blades and seas of swords, they would be undeterred, their ambitions fueled by the determination to spill their blood for the nation.
"We pay our respects to the General!"
The seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers, as one, knelt on one knee with a resounding boom, their might shaking the heavens and their killing intent soaring!
Meng Tian gazed at the seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers below. He felt as if he were commanding an army from his past life, the iron-blooded might that helped the First Emperor conquer the world. A peerless aura surged forth, and his killing intent reached the heavens.
"All soldiers, please rise. Now that Liao has been destroyed, and Langya Kingdom is also part of our Great Han's territory, the King of Goryeo once openly sent troops to assist Liao and threatened our borders. Soldiers, how can we tolerate others sleeping beside our bed? How can the Great Han's territory be trespassed? How can the Great Han's might be disrespected!"
Meng Tian unleashed his Guiyuan seventh-level power, his voice like a bell, resonating in all directions!
"We will not allow it! We will not allow it!"
The seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers roared furiously. Their might was like in their past lives, shaking the four directions, challenging all nations. Who could withstand the sharpness of Qin!
"Soldiers, the land beneath your feet was once the territory of Liao, who wronged our Great Han. Now Liao is destroyed, and its king is vanquished. How can Goryeo escape the Great Han's blade and remain at ease? Soldiers, are you willing to be bullied?"
Meng Tian shouted!
"We are unwilling!"
"We are unwilling!"
"We are unwilling!"
The voices of the seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers thundered, shaking the border city like a bell.
Such a powerful army should sweep across all enemies of this era and protect the divine might of the Great Han!
"General Xu Chu, read His Majesty's decree!"
Meng Tian whispered to Xu Chu, looking at the soldiers below whose morale had greatly risen, their spirits soaring, their will forged into one, ready for battle!
"All soldiers, heed the order!"
Xu Chu bellowed, his voice shaking the four directions.
Boom!
The seventy thousand elite Qin soldiers knelt on one knee with a deafening roar, their spears gleaming, their might awe-inspiring!
"His Majesty decrees that the Goryeo nation has openly aided the wicked, wronged our Great Han, trampled upon our national prestige, defied the general trend, disregarded the will of the people, and furthermore, has threatened the security of our Great Han's borders with its army!"