The Raging Wave Kingdom!
After the Young Lord’s Mansion announced that the mastermind behind the assassination of Zhi Li was Suo Lun, the Dragon Guard Army began to assemble. The over one hundred thousand troops of the Southeastern Province led by Duke Zhi Wei also began to assemble.
The Luan Yang City fleet, the Yingzhou Island Hai Clan fleet, and the Linhai City fleet, which had borrowed naval forces from various feudal lords and coastal commanderies through Zhi Li’s influence, three fleets in total, over thirty thousand naval troops, and three hundred warships, also began to assemble!
A great battle was imminent!
In the case of the assassination attempt on Young Lord Zhi Li, only the mastermind Suo Lun was announced to the public. The direct assassin was not revealed, leading the people of the world to believe it was merely an ordinary assassin.
Therefore, at present, the Linhai Count’s Mansion had still not been implicated in any way.
To demonstrate his stance, Gui Xing Fu completely exhausted all his resources, squandering his family fortune to borrow troops and ships from various feudal lords. This made the scale of this Linhai fleet exceed one hundred warships and over ten thousand naval troops.
Additionally, over ten thousand ground troops also began to assemble, ready to march south to the Raging River at any moment and enter the territory of Sky Water City.
Immediately after, Gui Xing Fu of Linhai City sent a proclamation to the world, formally declaring war on Sky Water City.
That’s right, it was a formal declaration of war!
A declaration of war between feudal lords of the Raging Wave Kingdom had not occurred in nearly a hundred years.
This time, Gui Xing Fu was truly courting the greatest condemnation under heaven.
The declaration of war was not only sent to the royal capital Zhi Capital, but also to every feudal lord under heaven.
The reason for the declaration of war was very direct. The City Lord of Sky Water, Suo Lun, had used despicable means to seize Chaos Stone Island, which belonged to the Gui Clan. Therefore, the Gui Clan wished to reclaim their ancestral land.
Originally, Gui Xing Fu would absolutely never have been the one to stick his neck out. Even if fighting broke out, he would never publicly declare war, nor would he himself become the commander-in-chief. He would certainly hide behind Zhi Li and Tu Ling Tuo, putting on an appearance of letting the kingdom seek justice for Linhai City.
But Gui Qin Shao had caused a catastrophe of heaven-shaking proportions, striking out and castrating Zhi Li.
Now, Gui Xing Fu was forced to step to the front. He had to express his will in the most resolute and decisive manner, expressing his loyalty to Zhi Li, charging into battle for him with his life on the line. Only then could he salvage his position within Zhi Li’s faction.
This time, not only was Gui Xing Fu himself the commander-in-chief, but his three sons also went into battle together.
The young master of Linhai City, Gui Qin Bi, was originally an envoy official of the Raging Wave Kingdom stationed in the Yan Empire. Because he had returned to attend his younger sister Gui Qin Shao’s wedding, he had remained.
And this time, to express the Linhai City Gui Clan’s resolute attitude, the young master Gui Qin Bi directly resigned from his official post.
Father Gui Xing Fu would lead the great army to attack Sky Water City. And he, Gui Qin Bi, would remain to guard Linhai City, overseeing the rear.
The Linhai Gui Clan had left themselves no way out whatsoever.
They completely demonstrated that to reclaim Chaos Stone Island, they and the Sky Water Suo Clan were already irreconcilable, one must die.
Actually, Gui Xing Fu also secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, Suo Lun was already dead. So his current murderous appearance was in fact merely beating a dead tiger.
Sky Water City without Suo Lun was indeed nothing but a dead tiger.
It would take several days for Gui Xing Fu’s declaration of war to spread throughout the world. Moreover, final permission from the royal house was required before true warfare could commence.
But without a doubt, the King would not issue a permission decree. But Young Lord Zhi Li would certainly issue an imperial command.
After receiving Zhi Li’s command, Gui Xing Fu would lead his thirty thousand naval troops to pounce upon Chaos Stone Island.
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Inside the Sky Water City Lord’s Mansion!
With Suo Lun absent, Suo Ning Bing sat in Suo Lun’s place, presiding over this meeting.
Princess Zhi Yan was also absent, otherwise it would have been her taking Suo Lun’s place.
However, Suo Ning Bing had only come with her ears. At this moment, her mind was completely occupied with Suo Lun’s safety, and she had no heart to attend to other matters.
As the naval leader of Sky Water City, Yan Chuo’er said, “At present, we have over one hundred various warships. But our Rock Island fleet was also used as bait and burned up in that great fire, so these over one hundred warships were either bought, captured, or built ourselves. They are all old-style warships. Facing the thirty thousand naval troops commanded by Gui Xing Fu, fighting one against three, we have no chance of victory.”
Although the Rock Island fleet’s warships were small, they were fast, sturdy, and nimble.
Unfortunately, nearly all of them had been burned up, leaving only several dozen.
Last time, they could use Devil’s Bay to burn all enemy ships in a single great fire. But this time, the enemy was attacking Chaos Stone Island, which lacked the conditions to set such a great fire.
Moreover, the enemy would absolutely not fall for the same trick twice.
Yan Yan said, “We possess an inexhaustible supply of fire oil bombs, plus giant trebuchets. Although the accuracy is very low, we are not without the power to fight.”
Yan Nai’er said, “Aunt, how many warships and how many naval troops do you need to defeat Gui Xing Fu’s thirty thousand naval troops?”
Yan Chuo’er said, “Twenty thousand naval troops would suffice.”
A ratio of one to one point five, yet able to win. This was already quite remarkable.
But Sky Water City currently only had ten thousand naval troops and just over one hundred warships.
Now, because the King was hovering between life and death, having not shown his face for months, all commanderies under heaven had already pledged allegiance to Zhi Li.
Therefore, even if Gao Yin, the King’s trusted confidant, stepped forward, he could no longer borrow any warships or naval troops.
Yan Nai’er said, “Then could we rent warships and pirates from Pirate’s Haven?”
Yan Chuo’er said, “Pirate’s Haven has two masters behind the scenes. One is the Yingzhou Island Hai Clan, the other is Rock Island. As long as these two families do not speak, we cannot borrow a single ship or soldier.”
Everyone present was clear that Gui Xing Fu’s attack on Chaos Stone Island was only the first step.
If Chaos Stone Island fell, the next step would be a full-scale attack on Sky Water City, under the pretext of assassinating Zhi Li, to destroy the Suo Clan.
The purpose of this great battle was to completely annihilate the Suo Clan, leaving Zhi Yan with no hope whatsoever, ultimately forcing Zhi Yan to completely surrender.
Gui Xing Fu was merely the vanguard officer of this great battle.
Suo Lun was absent, Zhi Yan was missing, and they could not borrow a single ship or soldier.
Facing a naval force that was a coalition of three armies, three times their own strength, they were completely at a loss.
Suddenly, Yan Chuo’er (the Queen) abruptly stood up and said, “While there is still time, I will go to the Thunder Islands to see Yan Mo. After all, he is my son, Suo Lun’s elder brother. I will ask him to lend me troops and ships.”
A bitter expression appeared on Suo Ning Bing’s face, but she still nodded.
This seemed to be the only way.
Yan Chuo’er immediately left Sky Water City, taking a fast ship to the Thunder Islands to seek aid from the new king, Yan Mo.
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In the Pagoda Tower of Pagoda Island, in the Western Sea of the continent!
Zhi Yan gazed at the Dream of Fall above her head.
She knew that as soon as she reached out to touch it, she would be completely devoured by the ocean of desire.
Looking again at Zhuang Zhi Xuan beside her, who was like a demon possessed, the air already carried a man’s distinctive scent.
She knew that in at most a dozen or so hours, Zhuang Zhi Xuan would perish, her fragrance extinguished. Although her martial arts were high, no woman and no man could endure such unrestrained indulgence. This had nothing to do with Dragon Power.
This Pagoda Tower appeared to be a stone pagoda, but in reality it should be a mass of energy.
Just now, Zhi Yan had already tried. She could not walk out through the main gate at all, as if she had collided with an energy wall.
She drew out her Dragon Gold Sword and slashed at the walls of the Pagoda Tower.
If this were made of stone, the Dragon Gold Sword could easily split it open.
But when she slashed with her sword, it simply rebounded back. The walls of the Pagoda Tower were completely unharmed.
Once one entered this Pagoda Tower, there was completely no way out.
The only way to get out was to dissolve the energy barrier inside. And the way to dissolve the energy barrier was to devour the Divine Dragon’s Dream of Fall here.
In at most a dozen or so hours, Zhuang Zhi Xuan would die here.
Even Suo Lun would die from yang depletion.
She did not know what the situation in the Raging Wave Kingdom was now, but it was certainly hanging by a thread.
She had to get out, and Suo Lun had to get out too.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable. The Suo Clan would suffer catastrophic destruction. Rou Ran City would suffer catastrophic destruction. The Shadow Pavilion would suffer catastrophic destruction.
And then, the Raging Wave Kingdom would completely fall into the hands of the Dragon God Temple and its affiliated forces.
No matter the cost, she and Suo Lun had to get out.
Taking a deep breath, Zhi Yan leaned close to Suo Lun’s ear and said, “Suo Lun, I do not know if you can hear me, but I have made a decision. This decision will determine the fate of us both. You are my husband. I feel you should know.”
Then, she forcefully pushed the frenzied Zhuang Zhi Xuan aside, dragging her directly down several levels.
Returning to the top level, she propped Suo Lun up, gently embracing him. Then she extended her jade-like hand and touched the incomparably beautiful Divine Dragon’s Dream of Fall above her head.
Instantly…
That mass of light and shadow trembled slightly, as if startled.
Then, this mass of light and shadow suddenly contracted and condensed, becoming only a single point, like an extremely bright and massive star.
“Boom…”
Then, it suddenly exploded!
It transformed into thousands upon thousands of strands of light and shadow, filling the entire top level of the Pagoda Tower.
Incomparably profound, incomparably beautiful, like the starry river in a resplendent night sky.
The Dream of Fall transformed into countless strands of light and shadow and began to dance and revolve around Zhi Yan.
Revolving faster and faster, faster and faster…
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
Finally, countless strands of the Dream of Fall’s light and shadow suddenly surged into the top of Princess Zhi Yan’s head.
“Ahh…”
Even with Zhi Yan’s cultivation, she could not help but let out a delicate cry at this moment.
Although the energy of this mass of Dream of Fall had nearly dissipated completely after countless years, for a human it was still like towering waves and raging tides, like a vast ocean.
Boundless and incomparably fierce, it surged into Zhi Yan’s body.
Instantly, the dress on Zhi Yan’s body turned to dust and vanished.
Her entire delicate body grew brighter and brighter.
Finally, it seemed to become completely transparent, transforming into a mass of light and shadow, a jade ice person radiating light.
This Divine Dragon’s Dream of Fall was pure spiritual energy.
It surged incomparably violently into Zhi Yan’s body. Fortunately, it was her. If it were anyone else, even ten or a hundred people would have had their brain domains blasted, completely turned into idiots.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
The boundless spiritual energy still madly surged into Zhi Yan’s mind.
Very quickly, it had already exceeded what she could endure.
She could no longer resist. The dam constructed by her reason and spiritual power gradually cracked.
“Boom…” Finally, the dam of her spirit completely collapsed.
Her consciousness began to dissipate.
Her spiritual power began to accumulate, and desire began to burn.
“Boom…”
Her pure and jade-like delicate body instantly flushed completely red.
The flames of desire burning from the depths of her spirit instantly became completely irresistible.
“Ahh…”
Zhi Yan cried out mournfully. Even her eyes released fiery red light. And Suo Lun, whom she was embracing, instantly became like an abyss of desire, producing an unparalleled ****.
It was as if a moth seeing a flame, madly pouncing upon it, even if burned to ashes.
“Finally…” Zhi Yan thought inwardly. Then the last trace of consciousness in her mind was also burned completely clean.
She suddenly embraced Suo Lun tightly, pressing her lips deeply against his.
Then, her entire person became even more frenzied than Zhuang Zhi Xuan, madly entangling with Suo Lun, madly burning.
Madly sinking into depravity.
The boundless strands of the Dream of Fall’s light and shadow entwined the two of them.
“Boom…”
Zhi Yan, originally transcending the mundane, an ice jade fairy, transformed into the most frenzied and wanton woman in this world, madly doing everything that a woman in this world could possibly do.