Golden Ranking Appears, My Empress Turns Out to Be Wu Zhao

Outside the Eight Arrays Diagram.

Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu glanced at each other and let out a breath of relief.

"Are we going to completely eliminate Bad Marshal Yuan Tiangang and Wei Liao this time?"

"If we plan well, it might be possible."

Jia Xu said with deeper meaning.

Zhuge Liang, hearing this, was also tempted.

If they killed Wei Liao and Yuan Tiangang here, two major threats, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty and Qin Dynasty would be significantly reduced.

The benefits would be far greater than imagined.

However, after a moment of contemplation, he still shook his head.

"I'm afraid we can't. Once we kill Wei Liao and Yuan Tiangang, our Vast Sea Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty and Tang Dynasty will have no chance of reconciliation."

"In fact, it would become an irreconcilable relationship of life and death."

"Although our current relationship with the others isn't great, at least on the surface, we maintain friendly ties and still have opportunities for cooperation in the future."

"We can even form alliances and divide others."

"But if we really kill them, our future path will be completely blocked."

"Compared to the future grand scheme, Wei Liao and Yuan Tiangang, although in the God Demon Realm, are not worth it."

"Besides, even if we really wanted to kill them, let alone Wei Liao, if we were to kill Bad Marshal Yuan Tiangang, Lord Li Chunfeng would be the first to oppose it."

"He would never sit by and watch Yuan Tiangang die in front of him."

"We must consider Li Chunfeng's emotions as well."

"Forget it, let those in the God Demon Realm settle their own matters."

"However, the Black Ice Platform and the Bad People outside the Eight Arrays Diagram have no need to exist anymore."

"Eliminate them all."

"This way, with this Northern Song Dynasty plan, both the Qin Dynasty and Tang Dynasty will be completely knocked out."

"The Vast Sea Dynasty's chance of ultimate victory will increase significantly."

Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu reached a consensus.

Then they immediately gave the order to encircle and kill the Black Ice Platform and Bad People that had attacked.

In an instant.

All around the village, at some unknown point, countless figures appeared densely packed.

All were agents of the Secret Intelligence Division.

Each one radiated a terrifying aura.

They moved toward the enemy as assigned.

Slash, slash, slash, slash!

Sword light and blade light flashed.

Aaaaahhhhhh!

Miserable screams echoed over the entire village.

This was a targeted and planned extermination.

Wei Liao and Yuan Tiangang had clearly fallen into Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang's scheme.

Especially with Zhuge Liang's unexpected appearance, it caught both completely off guard.

If they had known earlier he would show up, they would have been more cautious.

They might even have called off the operation altogether.

Unfortunately, there are no what-ifs.

And with Wei Liao and Yuan Tiangang inside the formation, even if they wanted to rescue, it would be impossible.

Even worse, if they made one wrong move.

They might get trapped themselves.

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Inside the Eight Arrays Diagram.

Yuwen Tuo and Wei Liao were fiercely battling.

Although Wei Liao was exceptionally skilled and had hidden strength.

He was ultimately more famous for his intelligence.

Most of the time, he relied more on strategy and planning.

Opportunities for him to engage in direct combat were extremely rare.

Compared to someone like Yuwen Tuo, a battle-hardened undefeated cultivator, he was far inferior.

Swish, swish!

Golden swords sliced through the air, instantly creating several fountains of blood on Wei Liao's body.

What made Wei Liao even more uneasy was.

The longer he stayed inside the formation, the faster his inner energy was being depleted.

Even without Yuwen Tuo, if things went on like this, the only outcome was death.

He had to find a way to escape.

It seemed this operation was a total failure.

Fortunately, he had previously requested reinforcements from Ying Zheng.

Though everyone he brought was lost, he still had the chance to rise again.

Wei Liao was in grave danger.

On the other hand, Yuan Tiangang wasn't doing much better.

Perhaps in the past, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were equals.

But ever since Li Chunfeng was recruited by Zhu Houzhao.

Under Zhu Houzhao's deliberate cultivation.

His strength had skyrocketed.

The rate of his growth even surpassed Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang had just recently broken through to the God Demon Realm.

But Li Chunfeng had already been in the God Demon Realm for who knows how long.

If Li Chunfeng truly wanted to kill Yuan Tiangang, it wouldn't be difficult at all.

"Dao Brother, these past years, you've focused all your efforts on the Tang Dynasty. Now you've just barely broken through."

"Otherwise, with your talent and intelligence, you'd have reached the Intermediate or Late God Demon Realm long ago."

"Li Chunfeng, each man has his path. I've invested too much into the Tang Dynasty."

"I can't just watch the Tang Dynasty be destroyed right before my eyes."

"That would hurt me more than failing to break through."

"Dao Brother, the grand momentum cannot be defied. Li Shimin may be competent, but his foundation and potential are far too low."

"Even Ying Zheng has better chances than Li Shimin."

"Not to mention, above them are two behemoths, the Ming Dynasty and the Vast Sea Dynasty."

Li Chunfeng advised loudly.

"Hmph, if we don't try, how will we know?"

"The Tang Dynasty may not be without a chance to succeed. As long as we seize every opportunity, there's a great chance to surpass our rivals."

"Li Chunfeng, I will make you witness it with your own eyes."

Yuan Tiangang shouted, then struck Li Chunfeng away with a powerful palm.

In the next moment, he shouted at the nearby Wei Liao, "Wei Liao, now's the time!"

"Alright!"

"Let's do it together!"

Right at that moment.

Wei Liao, ignoring Yuwen Tuo's attacks, leapt forward.

Combining his strike with Yuan Tiangang's move.

An overwhelming surge of terrifying energy exploded forth.

Heading straight toward Li Chunfeng.

Crack!

In the nick of time, Li Chunfeng unleashed all of his strength and countered the attack.

In an instant.

Terrifying shockwaves burst out.

"Now's our chance!"

"Again!"

Wei Liao was overjoyed, shouting once more.

Another earth-shattering explosion erupted.

A series of sounds like shattering glass echoed.

With a loud crack.

The grand formation shattered instantly.

Yuan Tiangang and Wei Liao reacted quickly.

Ignoring their two powerful enemies, they fled immediately.

In the blink of an eye.

The scene before them changed.

They returned to the village from before.

Looking around.

They were met with a field of corpses.

From the Black Ice Platform and the Bad People.

Occasionally, there were also agents of the Secret Intelligence Division.

Yuan Tiangang and Wei Liao's expressions darkened, almost dripping with cold fury.

Although they had somewhat expected this, seeing it with their own eyes was still hard to accept.

"Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, this disgrace, I will remember it."

"I will repay this in the future!"

Yuan Tiangang gave a cold snort.

Then, without further delay, his figure flickered.

And disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Wei Liao didn't even say a word. He just gave Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang a deep glance.

Then vanished without a trace.

The lesson from this failure was etched into his heart.

But he would never give up.

In the future, when the opportunity came, he would return this disgrace a hundredfold.

Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang both sighed in frustration.

"It's a bit frustrating. If not for the grand scheme, how could they have escaped?"

"Escaping with their lives, and yet they still dare to speak boldly?"

"When our Vast Sea Dynasty secures the overall situation, those two will be the first to fall!"

"Enough, let's not dwell on this. It only proves that fate has spared them."

"Let's check the Advisor Ranking."

"The ranking has been updated."

"I wonder who is Rank 2 on the Advisor Ranking?"

"To think someone has surpassed you, Zhuge Kongming!"