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In fact!
The demonic beast insurrection didn’t even need Jiang Yi to go spread it. After the demonic beasts destroyed two cities from the Great Xia Kingdom, the news had been immediately disseminated throughout the continent, causing a huge commotion.
Demon Emperor!
A lot of the influential figures of the continent knew about this individual. From a strict point of view—for a Demon Emperor to take the form of a human, their demonic powers must be almost omnipotent; and their strength should definitely on par with a peak-stage Vajra Realm martial expert. Perhaps, it had even broken through the last stage and attained the Heaven Monarch Realm.
The attack from such a being was destructive, and she alone could effortlessly slaughter an army of million soldiers. She was so powerful that… any amount of lower-realm martial artists would be dead if they went against her. Furthermore, she brought along millions of demonic beasts as her army, which contained 18 tier-four Demon Kings.
Summer Rain City!
The entire Great Xia Kingdom was in turmoil because of the demonic beast army had marched south and immediately entered the Great Xia Kingdom’s territory. If they were to tour the entire Great Xia Kingdom—even if the Great Xia Kingdom wasn’t eradicated, there might not even be a single city that would be left standing.
The bridal escort army had departed for more than half a day. Xia Wuhui had departed early, escorting Su Ruoxue back to the kingdom, and was currently en route towards the demonic beast army. The Great Xia Kingdom couldn’t be bothered about them; if the kingdom was about to be eradicated, why would they even bother about the lives of the Divine Martial Kingdom’s army and Su Ruoxue?
Countless messages requesting for assistance were constantly sent to the other five kingdoms, Azure Dragon Empire, the three major colleges, Starfall Island, and the Great Zen Monastery. The Great Xia Kingdom only had one Vajra Ream martial expert, and Su Pingping wasn’t even on the top ten martial experts of the continent. It was impossible for the Great Xia Kingdom to resist against the demonic beast army with just Su Pingping and the Great Xia Kingdom’s military.
The Azure Dragon Empire quickly announced their imperial decree to the continent, ordering for the martial artists in the continent to set off towards the Great Xia Kingdom to resist against the demonic beast army. They even used strong words to criticize the Demon Emperor, saying nonsense like asking for mankind to fight with demonic beasts until the end.
Why was it nonsense?
The Azure Dragon Empire was just making this speech verbally and didn’t even send out a single soldier or general—like they were actually jeering: ‘The demonic beasts are coming! Everyone, hurry up and go kill them! The Empire will encourage you with our hearts and spirits…’
The Divine Martial Kingdom was the second to respond, and their message was very intense, denouncing by word and pen. However, they didn’t send out a single soldier or general as well. They even neglected the Crown Prince and Divine Martial Camp that were in the Great Xia Kingdom.
The Saint Spirit Kingdom and the Heaven Mystics Kingdom were shaken and had mustered up their army but only gathered them at the borders. The two kingdoms also gave out an announcement saying that if the demonic beast army dared to enter their territories, they would use the might of their kingdom to suppress them.
The Northern Liang Kingdom and the Northern Mang Kingdom also quickly announced those verbal statements without sending any army or martial experts. As for the Great Zen Monastery, Starfall Island, and three major colleges, they had been remaining silent and didn’t even put out an announcement.
It was a matter that didn’t concern them!
Intimately interdependent was a logic that everyone understood. The problem was that the demonic beasts’ side had a Demon Emperor with omnipotent demonic powers and so many Demon Kings. How would actually be brave enough to be a vanguard?
The demonic beasts had been staying within Mt. Thirty Thousand for so many years; would there be an insurrection without any special reason? Without any reputable and respectable martial expert taking the lead, who would so foolishly go against a demonic beast army? Would they be courting death?
If a martial expert from the Azure Dragon Empire was to turn out in full strength—commanding the continent to suppress the demonic beasts, it was probably that the other experts in the continent might respond. Or perhaps if Shui Youlan or that old monk from the Great Zen Monastery was to show up together, this matter might be up for negotiation.
The problem was…
The Azure Dragon Empire was the one that wanted to see the world in chaos and for all the kingdoms to become weak, which would benefit them in their emergence. It was also because of this that caused all the kingdoms to be this cautious. No one wanted to stick their head out and would rather put their own safety before such matters of principle. What if the demonic beasts merely slaughtered for a short period of time… then retreated?
If no one was going to provide assistance, then they could only save themselves!
The royal clan of the Great Xia Kingdom quickly announced their royal decree to muster all the military to go suppress the demonic beasts. Su Diwang and the Great Xia Kingdom’s Consecrator, Su Pingping, led an army and made haste towards the Summer Wind City. If Summer Wind City wasn’t able to resist this demonic beast army, the next to fall would be Summer Rain City!
The King of Great Xia Kingdom, Su Diwang, actually performed like what a King was supposed to be like. A group of officials actually begged him to bring the princes, the princesses, and the chamber of concubines to evacuate from Summer Rain City, finding a place to hide in the southern part of Great Xia Kingdom. Not only did he not evacuate, but he even restricted any of the princes and princesses from evacuating as well—pledging that the Summer Rain City coexisted with the Great Xia Kingdom; and if they were to perish, they would perish together.
Strangely enough, Xia Wuhui led the bridal escort army and departed from Summer Rain City earlier than the original schedule, using their fastest speed to travel towards the north. The advancement of the army was too slow, and when they arrived at Summer Wind City, they dared not advance anymore. The demonic beast army had already taken over the entire northern part of the Great Xia Kingdom and was only four hours away from the Summer Wind City.
“Ruoxue, follow me immediately and evacuate to the Saint Spirit Kingdom before detouring back to the Divine Martial Kingdom! The demonic beast army might be massive, but they certainly will not attack the Divine Martial Kingdom. With Eunuch Wei, General Taishi, and the others around, our safety will definitely be ensured.”
When Xia Wuhui received Xia Tingwei’s message, he initially wanted to use the fastest speed to flee back to the Divine Martial Kingdom with the army. Right now, it seemed impossible and could only evacuate with the protection from a group of Soul Travel Realm experts first. If they were to head northwest to enter the Saint Spirit Kingdom before turning back to the Divine Martial Kingdom, the demonic beast army would definitely not be able to catch up to them.
“Ke-Ke!”
Su Ruoxue was seated in a luxurious carriage while dressed splendidly with a poignant smile. A dagger suddenly appeared in her hands as she held it on her neck and spoke in a serious tone, “If the Great Xia Kingdom perishes, Ruoxue will not survive by herself. Your Highness, please evacuate first. If the Great Xia Kingdom is able to survive this calamity, then Your Highness can come fetch Ruoxue again to finish the marriage.”
“Slut! Whore!”
A chilling light flashed in Xia Wuhui’s eyes as he cursed silently while regretting it in his heart. If he knew this was going to happen, he would directly ask Eunuch Wei to knock out Su Ruoxue and bring her back.
He knew clearly what did Su Ruoxue mean when she said she would like to perish with the Great Xia Kingdom. She was just using this opportunity to not accompany him back to the Divine Martial Kingdom, and she certainly did not wish to marry him. In her heart, she must be secretly thinking of continuing her relationship with Jiang Yi, right?
What could he do now? Forcing Eunuch Wei to make a move? There were Great Xia Kingdom’s guards everywhere; and moreover… the Great Xia Kingdom was in peril. Su Ruoxue’s actions were justified and also reasonable. If he was to forcefully bring Su Ruoxue along, the people from the Great Xia Kingdom would surely oppose it.
Time was pressing fast, and the demonic beast army was going to arrive anytime. When Xia Wuhui looked through the carriage curtain to see that Su Ruoxue had a razor-sharp dagger on her neck, he helplessly said, “Alright then. Ruoxue, after I go back, I will definitely ask King Father to send out troops to assist the Great Xia Kingdom. You take care of yourself.”
“Let’s go!”
“Swish!”
Taishi Zhen had already arranged everything. All these 20,000 Divine Martial Camp soldiers were all sacrificial pawns; they naturally didn’t have any hesitation. He led a group of Soul Travel Realm experts along with Eunuch Wei and swiftly departed from the city and rushed straight for the Saint Spirit Kingdom.
“Someone! Escort this Princess back to Summer Rain City. This Princess swore an oath to my King Father that if the Summer Rain City falls, the Great Xia Kingdom shall cease to exist!”
Su Ruoxue had already heard that Su Diwang didn’t have any intention to leave. Since he wasn’t going to leave, and all the princes and princesses were still in Summer Rain City, she naturally wanted to return and reunite with her family, dying together for the kingdom.
