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Evergreen Holy City has been breached and renamed as Tianwu Holy City!
This news shocked the Holy Sky Empire!
The ruler of the Holy Sky Empire was completely stunned.
He found it hard to accept the reality of this news.
Evergreen Holy City was fallen, an entire holy army wiped out, and the Evergreen Saint was slain, with no time for other Saints to come to the rescue.
What shocked the Holy Sky Emperor even more was that the Martial Emperor appeared and killed the Evergreen Saint God in an extremely short period of time. Witnesses saw a force of twilight emerge that pushed the deities to the brink.
He had hoped that it would suffice if Dawu could tie down a Holy City's worth of forces, and he himself could break into an Evergreen Holy City of the Everlasting Empire.
However, he never expected to receive a shocking piece of news from Dawu in the midst of battle - they had directly beheaded a Saint God.
Is this the kind of fighting power that an imperial dynasty should have?
Which imperial dynasty is as ferocious as yours, with Saint God-like figures who can even kill a Saint? They shouldn't be underestimating their own strength to such an extent.
The Holy Sky Emperor was confused. Experience more content on My Virtual Library Empire
He had met the Martial Emperor before at the Holy Sky Imperial City, a mysterious figure with phenomenal power, but he hadn't shown any sign of being able to kill a Saint God.
"Cease all military operations, let the Imperial Army camp outside Changfeng City, then get in touch with Dawu."
The Holy Sky Emperor announced the ceasefire.
He couldn't continue to fight. Dawu's actions were too shocking, he wasn't sure what moves the Evergreen Everlasting Empire would make next.
Everlasting Imperial City.
An eerie silence hung in the air.
It was immersed in a deathly silence.
A great many powerful beings were gathered in front of the Immortal Divine Tree, still unable to accept what had happened.
"Evergreen is dead, the Holy City has fallen, and the entire army is annihilated. This is the most significant loss the Empire has suffered since it left the forbidden lands. It's an unbearable pain!"
A Saint God's countenance was extremely frosty.
The Evergreen Saint God was also present, she frowned and said, "I tried to rescue Evergreen, but the teleportation formation was destroyed by a void force. I couldn't teleport. The Martial Emperor summoned a deity with the power of yin and yang could kill Evergreen in a very short period."
"Evergreen's death is an irreversible fact. We've underestimated Dawu's power, causing the Empire to suffer huge losses. It's our negligence, and we should apologize to the Empire."
Everwood Saint God said.
He looked the most upset.
Everwood, Evergreen.
Evergreen was no more, and there was only him left, Everwood.
"Indeed, we have been negligent. We didn't expect Dawu to have a Saint God, let alone that the Martial Emperor could kill a Saint God. Is this the level of strength that an imperial dynasty should possess?"
They were all bewildered.
Dawu's origins had been investigated, everything was normal up until thirty years ago, but everything changed when Chu Yuan, the second-generation emperor, took the throne.
What kind of rule-breaking ability did he possess?
"Discussing these matters now is meaningless. What are our plans for the next step? The Imperial Army of the Holy Sky Empire is still outside Changfeng City and Dawu has breached Evergreen City. The situation is very disadvantageous for us."
Everling Saint God said.
"Wait for the Great Emperor's return!"
The Immortal Divine Tree spoke. As the ancient ancestor of the Evergreen Everlasting Empire, its regal bearing shone through as it said composedly, "A counterattack now would only result in bearing the brunt of the two powerful forces. As long as the Imperial City doesn't fall, they can only obstruct it temporarily but not permanently.
They don't have the strength to attack the Imperial City, anyone who dares come will die!"
"Especially now, when we still don't know what other tactics Dawu has up its sleeve."
"We will follow the orders of the Divine Tree!"
These Saint Gods held great reverence for the Immortal Divine Tree.
The Immortal Divine Tree was an existence from an even older era. Although it found it difficult to move freely, it was long-lived and had seen countless events unfold.
The strength of the Immortal Divine Tree was second only to beings like the Five Emperors.
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The Dragon Clan was also silent.
They cared about the war situation in the Eternal World just as much, especially the battle between Dawu and Evergreen Holy City.
When they learned that Evergreen Saint God had been slain, their leader, Xing Canglong, broke out in a cold sweat. He and Evergreen Saint God had once ambushed Chu Yuan together.
If that Martial Emperor hadn't been toying with them, he might have been killed too.
Dawu's shocking performance had plunged the entire Eternal World into astonishment.
If the Holy Sky Empire had slain a Saint God and breached a Holy City, they wouldn't be surprised, as the other party was an imperial-level force already and should have hidden cards to play.
But when it was Dawu, everything was different.
How could Dawu's strength have grown so quickly?
Their equipment was different from what others had seen before. If it wasn't for the terrifying power that Dawu had displayed, someone would probably have taken direct action against Dawu already.
Inside Tianwu Holy City.
Chu Yuan held a court meeting here.
"Your Majesty, our armies have already stationed in the Holy City. The blacksmiths have been dispatched to set up the formations. I have ordered our troops to remove the obstacles between Dawu and Tianwu Holy City, to connect the national luck at the highest speed," reported Prime Minister Lu Qian.
"I have already been relocating a large number of our people into the cities, filling the empty areas." The minister of household department reported.
"The Holy Sky Empire has also ceased their attacks and are waiting for the next development. They have sent emissaries to ask how Dawu is going to act, and whether we plan to attack the next Holy City," the military minister reported.
"Tell their emissary that Dawu has no plans for an attack at the moment, but we will keep a close eye on Eternal Dark Holy City."
Chu Yuan said, "We have just captured the city, and our control over the area around Tianwu Holy City isn't stable yet. We need to migrate a large population to fill the void and truly incorporate it into the Imperial territory. These tasks are the most important."
An emperor's actions are different from those of an ordinary person.
Chu Yuan considered the overall direction rather than momentary impulses.
This time, the capture of Evergreen Holy City was largely due to surprising the enemy and their underestimation of Dawu's power.
"Indeed, we need to do just that. The national luck between the territory and Tianwu is still very sparse," Lu Qian nodded, "A rash deployment of forces will only make us fall into someone else's trap and suffer heavy losses. The most important thing now is to transform this place into our strength and prepare for the next round of battle!"
"Currently, there is a lot of speculation and debate about the strength of Dawu."
One of the ministers spoke.
"Let them speculate, strength will ultimately break through everything."
Chu Yuan said unconcernedly.
After all, Dawu's rise was too legendary to preclude speculation.
"Your Majesty, I've dispatched people to investigate other regions. The situation is worse than what I'd imagined. Some regions have suffered losses much more severe than our eastern region."
As the battles here stabilized, Lu Qian sent people to investigate the damage situation in the four major regions.
"In the western region, the main force was the Yaoguang Holy Land. They fought against the Blackwater Toad Emperor's forces with no clear victor emerging. Both sides suffered similar losses. Neither side lost a Saint God or had a Holy City fall. The pre-war situation remained."
"In the southern region, where the Thick Soil Xuanhuang Empire is located, there were no fatalities of Saint Gods. Although the imperial forces there tried their best to attack, they couldn't break through their defense. This empire is too good at defense. They consolidated the power of Xuanhuang, each of them as sturdy as the Xuanhuang earth!"
"In the northern region, where the Geng Gold Split Sky Empire is, the fighting was intense. The Geng Gold Split Sky Empire and the imperial forces there each lost a Saint God. On the whole, neither side had the upper hand."
"In the central region, where the Raging Fire Burning Sky Empire is located, the fighting was the most intense. Although they killed one of the Saint Gods of the Raging Fire Burning Sky Empire, the imperial forces there also paid the price of two Saint Gods falling!"