Protect Our Clan Leader

This "Princess Haige" was indeed the princess of the former Xia Kingdom on the Flame Sea Continent.

However, long before the end of the last Immortal-Demon War, the Great Xia had already been annihilated. Now it is Mozhao Country that unifies the Flame Sea Continent.

Over three thousand years ago, at the tail end of the great war between the Immortal and Demon Dynasties, both sides launched a final fierce attack simultaneously, resulting in a mutual destruction scenario.

On the Flame Sea Continent, geographically closer to the Red Moon Continent, Mozhao Country, a subordinate state of the Demonic Dynasty, invaded the capital of the former Xia Kingdom, leading to its downfall.

Meanwhile, on the Glacier Continent, near the Cold Moon Continent, the status quo held by the Immortal and Demon Dynasties was broken, and the state "Tang Country" of the Immortal Dynasty unified the region.

Before the fall of the former Xia Kingdom, in the midst of chaotic circumstances, some imperial relatives and notable families fled to the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty for refuge; meanwhile, the imperial Si family and some prominent families fought to the death until they exhausted all their resources. Only when the Demon Emperor personally came to recruit them did they surrender, to ensure the survival of the various families and the common people.

Yet, the Si family proposed numerous conditions for their surrender.

To leave an example for the generations to come, the Demon Emperor appeased the Si family with great effort, not only granting them a territory for them to continue their lineage and retain their imperial dignity but also transferring the confiscated Heritage Codex "Tidal Codex" to the former Xia "Sun Clan," known as the "Loyal Dog" of the Si family, allowing them to continue protecting the Si family.

The other surrendering prominent families were also appeased and absorbed with various generous treatments.

Particularly, the Sun Clan of the former Xia quickly mastered the "Tidal Codex" within just a few thousand years and was appointed by Mozhao Country as the "King of Summer."

Such a title naturally provoked protests from the Si family.

Fortunately, the Sun Clan always demonstrated unwavering loyalty to the Si family and secretly comforted them, expressing that if someone within the Si family could inherit the codex, it would be returned to them, which gradually calmed the situation down.

As expected, the Si family's heart for restoration never truly faded, merely lacking the opportunity.

However, just when the Si family was in despair, a genius emerged within the family. Through the elders' frugality and secret assistance from allies, this genius's aptitude quietly grew into a Second Rate Supremacy.

This genius is the "Princess Haige" standing before us.

As Princess Haige continued to grow, the Si family's longing for restoration also intensified.

Among them, some recalled the Sun Clan's promise and wanted to reclaim the "Tidal Codex." As long as the princess inherited the codex, she would become a Void Realm sky pride, and by then, could rally the support of many remnants of the previous dynasty.

The outcome was clear.

Having been confined for too long, the Si family's vision became too narrow, only seeing what the Sun Clan intentionally showed them. Thus, they became overconfident in their "prestige," their thinking tend to be naïve, entirely unaware that the times had changed.

As soon as Princess Haige's potential was revealed, the King of Summer, Sun Clan, initiated a betrayal, leading an army to besiege the "rebellious" Si family.

The elders of the Si family desperately tried to stall and break through, allowing Princess Haige to escape.

"Princess Haige," the old servant's eyes reddened, tears streaming down his face, "you must live to reach the Immortal Dynasty and avenge the Si family. Many of our Si family's imperial relatives and prominent families had already established themselves in the Immortal Dynasty; they will surely help you."

"I'm just afraid they're like the Sun Clan, having long forgotten the glory of our ancestors. People's hearts can change." Having endured setbacks, Princess Haige matured considerably, her gaze shedding some of its naivety for clarity and caution.

"No..."

Before the old servant could finish his sentence, his face suddenly changed drastically.

In the distance, amid the reefs and islands, a massive black shadow began to emerge on the demon mist-covered sea.

Its "back" was immensely broad and towering, like a sheer cliff standing on the vast sea, bringing a stifling pressure upon them.

This was none other than the renowned "Kunmu Giant Vessel" of the Demonic Dynasty.

The Kunmu Giant Vessel was about forty zhang long, mostly constructed of Spirit Wood Material, with crucial parts even made from Xuan Iron. Its hull was vast like a moving fortress, far larger than the Wang family's massive ironclad ships.

As it progressed, the sea ahead surged and billowed, pushing vast amounts of water to the sides, creating giant waves alongside and behind it.

The intense and terrifying energy emanating around it was enough to instill dread and panic even without actual combat.

More alarming was.

Following the Kunmu Giant Vessel were seven or eight relatively smaller warships speeding in, striking at a speed much faster than armed merchant ships, encircling from all directions and blocking all escape routes.

This was a low-end version of the "Xiang Liu Treasure Ship" independently developed by Mozhao Country, named "Three Eyes Treasure Ship."

It measured about twenty zhang in length but was only five to six zhang in width, with a long and narrow hull resembling a willow leaf, entirely crafted from Spirit Wood with key parts shielded by iron armor.

At first glance, it appeared almost indistinguishable from the Demonic Dynasty's Xiang Liu Treasure Ship.

However, the rumored "Xiang Liu Treasure Ship" featured nine giant flags on its hull capable of dispersing Demonic Qi to artificially create a Demonic Energy Territory, whereas Zhao's Three Eyes Treasure Ship had only three giant flags.