The Great War of Heaven's Origin, the invasion of foreign enemies, and the Sky Demon sweeping across the world, the entire human civilization was facing a second catastrophe. The flames of war were ignited all over the world at the same time.
Although they had been prepared for a long time, there was no such thing as perfect preparation for a war in this world.
After the First Great War of Heaven's Origin, through the research of the war relics left behind by the Sky Demon, the strength of the human race was unprecedentedly strengthened. The five most powerful countries in the world each developed brilliant civilizations and possessed powerful military forces. However, after the war began, they discovered that the number and strength of the Sky Demon invasion this time were far greater than the Sky Demon that was defeated last time.
— — They were also prepared for war.
Then, there were countless casualties and countless sacrifices. The situation became extremely bad. The country was in danger of being exhausted, the people were in danger, and the common people were suffering. Under the threat of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, everything was giving way for war, whether it was material, moral, or even imperial power.
Everything was for victory. For this reason, morality could be ignored, and for this reason, imperial power could be compromised. Therefore, the power and status of the generals became unprecedentedly strong, and the trend of valuing military power and belittling literature that had long existed in the empire swelled to the extreme. Professional soldiers were born, and war heroes were sung all over the world.
The Houtu Empire, which was founded on martial arts, had been turned into an extremely terrifying beast by the war. When a rich and powerful agricultural country with a long history and a brilliant civilization completed the reform and became an efficient and ruthless military country that was born for war, it was enough to make all the neighbors unable to sleep at night.
Of course, the current emperor was a sensible person, and he was also a smart person. In fact, he had clearly realized a key problem a long time ago. If the power of the generals with different surnames swelled to the point that they could shake the rule of the royal family, even if they won the war, the country would no longer belong to them. Then what was the use of winning the war?
What was the use of winning the war?
In this situation, the generals who had more and more power and status did indeed need to be restrained. However, they couldn't do it too badly, and they had to have a good reason. Therefore, the weak civil officials had to be pushed aside.
Therefore, with the glorious reason of "the country is also my family, how can my family's children fall behind?", a large number of children of the royal family were sent to serve in the military. The military camps and battlefields became opportunities for them to train themselves and display their talents. The survival of the fittest, the strong would be promoted to a high position, and the weak would be crushed to pieces. Although it was heartless, this had always been the law of the royal family.
Several of the most outstanding princes stood out, but the most outstanding one was the First Princess. The Emperor's favorite daughter stood out in the army, won the hearts of the soldiers, recruited capable and fierce generals, and made many meritorious contributions. She became the most dazzling general of the royal family in the later stages of the Tianyuan War, and was promoted to the position of the Right Commander.
It had to be said that in addition to her own talents, her identity as Empress and as a woman had brought her too many advantages and conveniences.
In order to commend Empress, to set an example, and to restrain the generals with different surnames, the Emperor finally gave him the title of General of Tensei. He was in charge of the civil and military affairs in the Southern Theater of Operations, and allowed him to establish his own government and establish his own government. Empress controlled the power of several provinces, which was unprecedented in the Later Tu Dynasty.
The Emperor's love for Empress Tensei was unprecedented. After the victory of the war, the power of the Tensei Province was collected step by step, and the wartime power of Empress was not reduced at all. The military power in Empress' hands was even comparable to that of the Ministry of War. Such favoritism made people unconsciously try to figure out the Emperor's intention.
Stubborn people would sigh that the royal family was monopolizing power, opportunists would guess whether the Emperor wanted to make Empress the Crown Prince, and those with bad intentions would want to be the Emperor's son-in-law and reach the peak of life.
Of course, if they knew what Empress was doing right now, they would be so shocked that their eyes would pop out.
It was night, and Tensei Province was brightly lit. In a heavily guarded dark room in a huge underground palace, a huge astrolabe was floating in the air, reflecting the light of the Empire's nine provinces.
More than ten Yin-yang disciples who were proficient in divination were busy calculating the astrolabe, setting the position of the astrolabe at Mingzhou City. The reflection of the starry sky reflected light spots of various sizes. If the old scholars of the Empire saw this scene, they would be so angry that they would spit out three liters of blood and then curse.
— — This astrolabe was clearly unique to the Imperial Astronomer, and it was used to observe the movements of the Imperial Army. This was the authority of the royal family, but Tensei Province had actually created one for themselves!
Of course, even if these old bastards had the chance to curse, Empress would definitely snort in contempt. At this moment, the most powerful woman in the Empire was standing with her hand on her sword. Her face was as calm as water, and several of her trusted subordinates of Tensei Province were standing around her. They were all looking at the astrolabe together, waiting for the result.
Empress took a deep breath and said slowly, "Can someone tell me why the dozens of advisors of Tensei Province have worked together to formulate a foolproof plan to kill the leader? We have the Night Walkers to seal the Imperial Army, and we have the Night Walkers to encircle and suppress him. We have the most elite soldiers, the most perfect plan, and the Night Walkers as reinforcements. Why can't we kill Hu Shouxin?
Also! "
She looked at the disappearing light spots on the astrolabe. "We've already lost dozens of Black Armor Soldiers. Is Hu Shouxin really that hard to deal with?"
She pointed at the dozens of bright light spots on the screen. "All of the Imperial Army in Mingzhou City are here. Not a single one of them is participating in the battle, and not a single one of them is intervening. Can someone tell me what's going on?
What did they encounter?
Could it be that the unparalleled elites of Tensei Province, the invincible Black Armor Soldiers, have been defeated by Hu Shouxin's Ranger? "
No one could answer her question. Even though the astrolabe was reporting real-time battle information, they could only judge the battle situation from the positions and numbers of these light spots. They had no further information, and they had no way to command the battle. They could only watch helplessly when encountering such an unexpected event.
She said coldly, "Xiong Ying … is useless. He really is a piece of trash. He can't even do something like this well.
Humph, if it weren't for the fact that we were afraid of those old bastards from the Imperial Astronomer making too much noise, we wouldn't have been able to send the Imperial Army to kill him. Otherwise, even ten Hu Shouxin's would've been dead by now! "
As soon as she finished speaking, a white-haired astrolabe said with difficulty, "Thunder … thunder bow!"
Empress's expression changed. She could no longer stand this series of unforeseen events. She said sternly, "What's wrong with the thunder bow?
Did Hu Shouxin draw the thunder bow?
Wasn't the string of the thunder bow sealed by the Night Walkers?
Wasn't Hu Shouxin heavily surrounded?
How could he draw the bow again? "
That astrolabe's face was aghast as if he had seen a ghost. He said in panic, "No, no, no … it's not Hu Shouxin!"
Empress said angrily, "Nonsense!
Other than Hu Shouxin, who else could … "
Then, her pupils suddenly shrank.
The astrolabe's cries of alarm rose and fell. "Purple Star level starlight reaction detected!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on the image projected by the astrolabe.
Under their shocked gazes, that dim light spot that represented the thunder bow's string, in an instant, blossomed with an exceptional brilliance that no one could look at directly. Then, on the astrolabe's light image, two hundred Black Armored Troops, twelve Night Walkers, representing the Tensei elites under Xiong Er's command who carried out the decapitation plan, in an instant, scattered like the wind and clouds, turning into broken light spots, swept away by the wild lightning!
With a plop, that white-haired astrolabe knelt on the ground. His body was trembling crazily, his face was pale, and his eyes were full of panic and fear. The scene in front of him was familiar, awakening the memories that had been sealed for a long time. Two years ago, he was still a supervisor of the Imperial Astronomer. At that time, he had seen an even more terrifying scene …
He suddenly hissed, "It's him!
It's him!
He's not dead yet!
He's still alive, he … "
The sword flashed, and the old astrolabe's head flew into the sky, blood splattering everywhere. Empress looked at the astrolabe expressionlessly, the hand holding the sword trembling slightly. She muttered, "This is an illusion …"
— The loyal Tensei officials looked at each other, and quietly blocked the exit of the astrolabe, surrounding the starry astrolabe who were still incomparably shocked. Amidst the screams, the slaughter began.
— But all of this could not be undone.
In the Imperial Astronomer, the Astrolabe official on duty looked at the astrolabe in front of him, rubbing his eyes hard, thinking that he was still not awake. Then, he quivered, jumped up, and shouted, "Someone come!
Someone come quickly!
Quickly ask the supervisor and the registrar to come here!
It's extremely urgent!
It's extremely urgent! "
But soon, this young Astrolabe seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly stopped the Marquis of the Five Sense Organs who went to find the supervisor. He slowly said, "You, guard here. After a quarter of an hour, go find the officials. Remember, do work diligently, and this official will not forget your benefits, understand?"
Then, he messed up his clothes, kicked off one of his shoes, and rushed out of the door in a sorry state. He ran all the way in the direction of the palace, wailing like a ghost and howling like a wolf. "I want to see His Majesty!
I want to see His Majesty!
His Majesty!
This humble official risked death to hear it!
Great joy!
Great joy!
The pillar that holds up the sky of my dynasty is still in this world, still in this world! "
— It was said that this young and promising Astrolabe official's ambition had not been fulfilled, and that night in the palace, he suddenly fell ill and died. It was really a pity. Coincidentally, a few imperial officials and palace guards who did not sleep that night also fell ill. It was really quite a pity.
— But all of this could not be undone.
At night, the Star Suppression Sword Palace suddenly burst out with a continuous sword chime. It was like a dragon's roar that shook the Nine Heavens. All the demonic weapons, Imperial Army, and weapons in the Sword Palace rumbled and resonated, causing the entire Imperial Capital to be shocked and terrified. People woke up from their dreams and looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
In the Sword Palace, the Houtu Sword Saint, who was regarded as the ultimate guardian by all the warriors in the world, was wearing heavy armor. His face was hidden, and he stroked the heavy sword in his hand and said calmly, "He's back, and you're awake too. What a coincidence."
— Yes, all of this could not be undone.
In the extreme west of the Empire, in the territory of Qin Province, the largest aristocratic family in Xichuan, in the continuous mountain range, sat the Bai Family Castle. People were awakened by the deafening rumble. The middle-aged master of the Bai Family sat up, put on his clothes, and listened to the faint cries of grief. He sighed and said, "Father … fell ill again."
His wife, who had also woken up, could only hold his hand. She knew that her husband was tired and tired.
Everyone knew that the Bai Family of Xichuan was very powerful. With the Seven Luminaries Sword Saint in charge of the family, even the Prefecture Overseer and the Great General had to respect him. Who else dared to go against the Bai Family Castle?
However, no one knew the dangers … The glory of the Bai Family was tied to her father, but the Gold Luminaries Sword Saint had been plagued with a strange illness for the past two years. No one knew where the root of the illness came from. If something happened to her father in the long run, could her husband, who had exhausted himself, and the lazy, arrogant, and lazy Bai Family disciples who only knew how to rely on their family's achievements to carry the family name of the Sword Saint?
"Hahahahaha, hahahaha, hahahahaha!"
There was a magnificent temple behind the Bai Family Castle. Furious roars came from the temple, and there was also the sound of something heavy being smashed. An old man laughed wildly and roared, "What do I need you for?!
For the past two years, this old man has been abstaining from meat and praying to Buddha. I have prayed a thousand times and prayed a hundred times. I have copied ten thousand scriptures. You clay statues didn't even blink your eyes. You didn't even pay any attention to me.
He roared and slammed into the temple. A thick pillar was broken, and the damaged temple collapsed. In the ruins, an old man with a sloppy beard and a strong body looked up to the sky and howled. His body was overflowing with murderous aura, as if he was a murderous star. He roared at the sky and pointed at the gods and Buddhas in the sky while cursing.
But in the next moment, he lay on the ground and curled up. His murderous aura dissipated, and he began to cry like a child. "He's back. He's back. What should I do …"
— Yes, there was no turning back now.
Lu Shu-jen, who was sleeping, sensed something. She suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up from the bed. She turned around and saw Zhao Yunlong sitting opposite her. He twitched his nose and looked around in confusion. When he saw Lu Shu-jen, he cried, "Auntie Lu, I don't know why, but I suddenly dreamed of Sun Lang!"
Lu Shu-jen squinted and said, "Don't you dream of Sun Lang every day?"
Zhao Yunlong scratched his head and said, "It seems a little different this time …"
Lu Shu-jen pressed on her chest. The power of the Demon Sword Ji Du that was left in her body was surging wildly. She sensed something and sighed softly, "Has it finally … begun?"
Zhao Yunlong was puzzled and asked, "What did you say?"
Lu Shu-jen smiled and said, "Nothing. It's indeed different this time … Let's change direction and go to Mingzhou!"
"Okay!" Zhao Yunlong agreed happily. Then, he frowned and said, "Aren't we going to look for your sword?"
Lu Shu-jen smiled and said, "There's no hurry …"
A hundred miles away, in a certain inn, the strange purple demon sword trembled violently. The new bitchy sword spirit gnashed its teeth and said, "Sun Lang!
Sun Lang!
Didn't you not want to go back to the past?
Didn't you refuse to accept the past?
What's wrong with you this time!
If you knew it would be like this, why didn't you accept me back then!
Why did you reject me!
I swear, I'll make you regret it!
I'll make you regret it! "
"What are you doing … Why are you trembling so violently …"
The girl who was sleeping soundly hugging the demon sword drooled and asked in a daze. The hilt of the Ji Du sword was deeply embedded in the girl's voluptuous cleavage and the body of the sword was tightly clamped between her slender legs. The girl who was sleeping had a blush on her face and said in a daze, "You're so annoying. Don't tremble anymore. Below … below is becoming very strange …"
— — This situation seemed to be irreversible.
"… Ah ah ah ah ah Sun Lang, I'll definitely kill you ah ah ah ah ah ah!"