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"Four hundred guards have been deployed around Xuu Hu...."

This was the last message Ziyue sent to Chen Qing after she left.

Chen Qing received this message on the third day after landing on the island.

Looking at this message, Chen Qing’s expression was complex and indescribable.

Ziyue was indeed clever. She quickly detected something amiss and likely suspected that the Shen Family might have an insider. That’s why she deployed forces around Xuu Hu. When it comes to loyalty, there is absolutely no issue with Xuu Hu.

In fact, the safest approach would be for Ziyue to stay in Jiangnan, personally commanding the Four Holy Army to hold Lyuzhou, and then sending only one member of the Shen Family to negotiate with the Southern Sea. That would be the most secure strategy.

But such an action would lose the hearts of the people and carries a great risk as well.

First of all, the resources demanded by the other party are not small - almost half of Jiangnan’s White Crystal reserves.

Such a vast amount of resources cannot be lightly handed over, and Jiangnan’s current advantage lies in its abundant resources.

And it’s not even certain that Ao Zhen and the others would be reclaimed in exchange.

But if you don’t make the exchange, how can the West Sea Aquatic Tribe dare to continue defecting to you?

Now, Ao Zhen, leading the unsealed Aquatic Race, is thriving, and a great majority of the West Sea Aquatic Tribe have started to compromise.

Following the current trend, within at most ten years, Jiangnan will be able to assimilate the entire West Sea, including all Water Demons, completely sidelining the Western Sea Dragon King.

Qualified Magicians might even undergo Dragon Transformation, and after entering the third version, there will be at least a foundation. ..

This is the foundation for the future, and it must not be given up lightly. Therefore, Ao Zhen must be saved!

However, the rescue must not be blind. Half of the White Crystals must not be handed over. That is to say, if a rescue is to be attempted... it will be with the overwhelming force of an army. Even if I were present, that would be my decision.

But still...

Chen Qing felt an uneasy premonition, for the more such desperate choices there are, the more likely they are traps.

"My lord, do you want me to go back first?" Wei Gongcheng asked with a frown.

Chen Qing shook his head: "It might have been better if you hadn’t come with me from the start, but now you cannot leave my side, or else... you might..."

Wei Gongcheng instantly understood. If he were to go back alone, he would very likely be ambushed, and it appeared that it was too late anyway. The journey back from here would take at least ten days, and if there was trouble, it certainly couldn’t be resolved in time.

"So what should we do?"

"Charge!" Chen Qing stated resolutely.

"Charge into this Hell Ruler’s domain?" Wei Gongcheng was stunned: "But the risk..."

"We can’t make it back in time, it’s impossible to remain idle. With the enemy hidden and us exposed, no matter what they are plotting, we can only see it if we stir up trouble. Presumably, you don’t like sitting ducks either. Since that is the case, let’s charge in and see!"

Wei Gongcheng looked at Chen Qing, somewhat enlightened. Chen Qing had always seemed to him to be a very calm, rational man, but he always lacked a bit of boldness. Now, this demeanor, truly reminiscent of the old days of Duke Weichi.

"Alright, since the lord has decided, I will accompany you!" Wei Gongcheng responded excitedly too.

Having stayed in Jiangnan for several years and being firmly seated in the central platform, although he loved Jiangnan, at heart, he was a warrior. He hadn’t felt the thrill of charging into battle for a long time!

Chen Qing nodded and directly activated the City God’s teleportation ability!

He dared to be so reckless because there was a reason—nowadays, he could breakthrough to King Level at any moment, and with the addition of the Ancient Demon Clan as well as Ziyue’s recent absorption of the Power of the Demon Statue, his strength had skyrocketed like never before!

Within King Level, Chen Qing was confident in facing anyone. Any trap set before absolute strength would prove useless!

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"As expected... it’s still a bit too arrogant..."

Across countless miles of the Eastern Sea, the King of Qin suddenly saw a divine light soaring into the sky and he knew that Chen Qing couldn’t hold back any longer and had entered.

He immediately shook his head and sighed.

Humans truly tend to lose themselves more easily the more power they have.

When Chen Qing was still weak, every step he took was like walking on thin ice, especially in the beginning, in the Capital City, where with such a frail body, he was able to emerge unscathed from a major demon incident. How brilliant was that?

But now... this kid is just the same.

He is entrenched across the seas, sits in Jiangnan with a million valiant soldiers under him, his resources are exaggeratedly more than the combined powers of the other three families, and his military strength is even more solid.

The addition of the Four Saints Army has once again improved the quality of the troops; combined with the Warrior Army and the Western Sea Army, Chen Qing has at least three armies capable of directly facing any force.

In terms of personal strength, the Master of the Divine Path can utilize the abilities of all his believers.

After several battles, Chen Qing’s combat experience is now extremely rich.

Within one power, there are two top King Level figures, him and Ziyue, both empowered by the Power of the Demon Statue.

Once they have a breakthrough in Spiritual Energy, both can almost instantaneously become the peak of King Level, just a step away from Venerable One!

With such inflated strength, the kid’s mentality has inflated too...

"Yet he doesn’t realize that there is always someone stronger, there is always a higher sky!"

"It seems you’re very clear about what kind of people they are..." said the Guard Commander in a deep voice.

The Third Elder was the one they signaled to send, but after arriving there, he became a pawn, something he himself did not expect. In the plan, the Nanhai Dragon King, who was the most amiable and seemed like a pawn at the mercy of others, turned out to be the deepest hidden chess player!

"I know... How could I not know?" The King of Qin said with a cold laugh: "When I sealed the ancient times, I didn’t want to confront this group of people. Now, they’ve been released, ha.

.. Back then, a member of the Siao Family called me an outsider and betrayed me because he believed that the world I created was not the ideal world.

But soon, he will understand what... is truly an outsider! "

Liu Yu frowned at the King of Qin’s eerie smile. He had always been curious to explore the truth behind this world. Originally, he thought he had found the truth of this world through Chen Qing, but now it seems that what Chen Qing knows may only be the tip of the iceberg!

"What should we do?" asked the Guard Commander with a frown.

"Accumulate strength and take one step at a time," The King of Qin closed his eyes. "Those people have been arranging for so long, they won’t be easy to stop. And we, who lack intelligence, can’t guess what this world will ultimately become. Since that terrifying era can’t be prevented, let’s face it with composure. .."

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"Chen Qing?"

At this moment, Ziyue and the others, accompanied by soldiers and warships heading to the Southern Sea, also saw the divine light soaring into the sky. That location, it was clear to everyone, was the island Chen Qing had gone to!

The Shen Family who stayed in Jiangnan also looked astonishingly at the divine light.

What’s going on?

Our Lord?

"Your Highness..." Shen Laosan looked at the divine light shooting into the sky, feeling increasingly uneasy: "Should we go to support our Lord?"

Ziyue was silent; he glanced at the last words Chen Qing had left.

If I cease to communicate, do not come to support me, save Ao Zhen, secure Jiangnan, you... are the next Master of Divine Path!

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"Where is this..."

Meanwhile, Chen Qing got up and saw an extraordinarily unbelievable scene.

In the picture, he was no longer dressed as a scholar from the Great Jin Dynasty, but rather an obese, terminally ill, and tragic figure.

At this moment, he could hardly move his body, and the familiar pain of illness and the pressure of despair were so crushing that he could barely breathe.

What demons and gods, it all seemed like a dream...

Upon waking... he... was still that terminally ill patient!!