Chapter 443: Chapter 26: Reduction, Martial Saint Appears!
Yan Dynasty, the Yan Family reigns as the Imperial Family.
Unlike other dynasties, which aside from the Jiang Family mostly don’t have continuous ruling families, the Yan Family stands as an exception.
Endeavoring to surpass the Jiang Family, the Yan family had held the throne for three generations and was immensely powerful.
The Jiang Family even considered contacting the first dynasty to help reclaim the title of Emperor; unfortunately, once they made contact with the first dynasty, they would lose even more significant opportunities, so the Jiang Family continued to endure in silence.
Thus, in this dynasty, the Jiang Family was even an oppressed family.
Yet, even such a powerful family now faced difficulties; even the Yan Family could no longer disregard the power of the Border Army.
“I, from the Yan Family, the prior two generations took the aliases Huang and Wang, yet remained as Emperor, facing unprecedented situations still unmatched by the Border Army,” Emperor Yan observed countless soldiers below, his heart filled with myriad thoughts.
Looking at the spirited soldiers, he exclaimed:
“This time, our ancestor himself will confront the Military Leader of the Border Army, and in this battle, we must prevail!”
“We must prevail!”
Countless soldiers echoed. The Yan Dynasty, established for just over a hundred years, was at its peak; they naturally did not fear other military forces and had a strong sense of unity.
Moreover, with the undefeated ancestor participating this time, there was nothing to fear.
But some intelligent individuals already sensed the problem.
The ancestor of the Yan royal family acted as a stabilizing marker; deploying him at the start of the war seemed uplifting but actually demonstrated weakness, implying that victory was doubtful without the ancestor’s participation.
But such thoughts were unspeakable.
This battle also concerned their own interests; they could not afford to lose.
After the mobilization concluded, 1.5 million soldiers of the Yan Dynasty headed towards various border passes to confront what was now the Taiping Army, led by the Border Army.
Including the Yan Family ancestor, a host of Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, all headed to Wenlong Pass, the location of the Border Army Military Leader. Here, the decisive battle would unfold.
“Ancestor, how should we handle this battle?”
The Emperor, filled with apprehension, knew well that although his ancestor was still strong, he no longer possessed the overwhelming power to settle everything.
The Yan royal family might not necessarily be a match for the powerful Border Army.
What troubled him most was that the Border Army had previously relied on the royal family for support, personally ordained by the ancestor.
Faced with the Border Army advancing into the dynasty, he could hardly contain himself and asked, “Ancestor, why must we support the Border Army?”
The Yan Family ancestor glanced at the Emperor and said, “Some matters are not as simple as you think. Supporting the Border Army might not have been my wish.”
As a former Master of Destiny, he was privy to many things.
The Border Army held deep secrets.
The Emperor inquired no further.
“So this battle…”
“If we cannot secure victory, comply with their demands, whatever they might be; for the continuation of our family, everything else can be abandoned.”
The Emperor understood.
“…”
Not long after, the two armies met at Wenlong Pass.
“Ancestor, for some reason, after reaching Wenlong Pass, the Border Army just settled down, as if they have no intention of attacking…” Although the Border Army changed their name, many were still accustomed to the original name.
“No intention to attack?” The Emperor puzzled, then suddenly realized something.
“Ancestor, are they waiting for us?”
“That’s likely. Follow me, let’s go and see what kind of confidence this Border Army really has!”
As a former Master of Destiny, he still had considerable confidence.
On the other side, the Taiping Army, seeing the people come down from the city walls of the border pass, also made a choice.
Coming from the neighboring and unified Datong, it was Wang Lingwei who arrived.
Upon seeing her, she quickly appeared with her followers.
“Who are you, has the Military Leader of the Border Army switched to a woman?”
Wang Lingwei, detecting the disdain, was not angered.
Before she could speak, the local Border Army spoke: “The Border Army has changed, naturally different from before, Yan Tian, times have changed!”
Yan Tian, also the Yan Family ancestor.
“Cui Dang, are you, the Border Army, willing to be subjugated to others?” Yan Tian looked to the local Border Army Military Leader.
“These matters are not for you to worry about. Since you’ve come out, it shows you’ve already understood our intentions. The Taiping Army does not wish to create more slaughter; if a peaceful transition is possible, wouldn’t everyone be happier?”
Yan Tian and the Emperor’s expressions changed.
“You think that’s possible, Cui Dang, with my power…”
“Your power at most remains at the peak Great Grandmaster level, doesn’t it?” Yan Tian was interrupted by Wang Lingwei before he could finish, “There are things we understand far better than you.”
Yan Tian and the Emperor were shocked.
How could she possibly know such a closely guarded secret?
“What exactly is your identity?”
To be able to command the Border Army, she was surely no ordinary person.
“I am a Tribute of the Datong United Nations!”
People from Qingshan Village, aside from those truly capable of governance, mostly entered the Tribute Hall.
“Datong United Nations?”
“You can learn more later, but now is not the time.”
As she spoke, Wang Lingwei released the brand-new Jade Talismans given by Wang Sheng. These talismans possessed seventy to eighty percent of Wang Sheng’s prime strength, which is unimaginably terrifying.
Even Breakthrough Level experts seemed insignificant in front of such power.
Under Wang Lingwei’s deliberate control, the people of the Yan Dynasty felt this horrifying pressure.
In an instant, Yan Tian felt like an ant, even at his peak, and for the first time, he realized that the Master of Destiny he had pursued all his life was nothing special in front of this power, there was no difference.
“How about it, what’s your choice?”
Is there even a choice in the face of such power?
That’s what everyone in the Yan Dynasty thought.
Yan Tian struggled to speak, “Is this power from the so-called First Dynasty?”
The Yan family knew more about the outside world than many other families, aware of a First Dynasty.
“The First Dynasty? It’s been destroyed, nonexistent anymore. Otherwise, why do you think your strength has declined? There are reasons for all this.” Before the action, Wang Sheng had told them some things to facilitate the operation.
“So that’s it… While we were still fighting over these things, someone had already turned the world upside down?” Yan Tian felt a profound loss, the pursuit of his family for thousands of years seemed trivial in the eyes of others.
“One last question, if we surrender, what will be our fate?”
This was his main concern.
“Don’t worry, as long as you cooperate and are not murderers, we won’t mistreat you!” This operation would avoid unnecessary killings of the strong if not necessary.
Hearing this, Yan Tian made his decision, “Then we are willing to surrender!”
“Your choice is wise, I hope you won’t end up like many in the Imperial Family.”
Wang Lingwei knew well, before the unity with Datong United Nations, countless families had used extreme measures to win people’s hearts.
The Yan family surrendered without a fight, which many could not accept, but as Wang Lingwei demonstrated her power, it all ceased to be a problem.
At the same time, the Yan family also learned what exactly Datong United Nations was backed by.
“Elder, henceforth we might transform into an ordinary family and face significant restrictions.”
For the smooth implementation of Taiping Sect, the Yan Family must not appear in the Yan Dynasty and had to move to Datong United Nations or another dynasty.
Yan Tian didn’t clearly agree or disagree, and after a while, he said, “Perhaps this is an opportunity?”
Yes, an opportunity!
Having felt that extraordinary power, he knew this might be an opportunity. Maybe in the future, the Yan Family’s status wouldn’t be as high as now, but they would definitely be more powerful.
“Let’s prepare for Datong. For the members of our clan, bring everyone if the Judgement there is unproblematic; if there are issues…”
The former Emperor did not continue.
If there were issues, they wouldn’t be able to protect them anyway.
A month later, all regions in Yan Dynasty were aware of its destruction, and everything was taken over by a nation called Datong.
Not only that, several world-renowned powers were annihilated without any resistance.
As the Yan Dynasty underwent this transformation, it broke the millennia-old belief that dynasties could last 500 years…
And in other parts of the world, massive changes were occurring too. With the help of Grandmasters arranging Teleportation Arrays, Datong’s actions were swift.
Although there were cooperative dynasties like the Yan Dynasty, there were also defiant ones, with countless families being wiped out without any ability to resist.
Among them, the Jiang Family Dynasty suffered the greatest damage.
“My Jiang Family comes from the First Dynasty, and you will not end well if you destroy us.”
“Our ancestors will avenge us.”
But all these words were countered by a single phrase, “Do you really not understand whether the First Dynasty still exists or not?”
In fact, no one knew the status of the First Dynasty better than the Jiang Family.
The great trend, irreversible!
Six months later, Wang Sheng turned towards the Spirit World of the First Dynasty.
“Using the Border Army was indeed the right choice. In half a year, almost all dynasties have been incorporated, and although there are still many things to follow up on, it’s enough!”
In half a year, under the exertions of the Taiping Sect, the Spirit World of the First Dynasty began to be compressed, gradually shrinking.
It was heading towards the same fate as the former Grand Zhou Spirit World, with the rate of shrinking very slow. But as long as the Taiping Sect’s work continued, it wouldn’t be long before the First Dynasty’s Spirit World would truly disappear, lifting all restrictions.
Even now, there were effects.
Wang Sheng looked towards where Zhu Xiao was in seclusion; since half of the restrictions were lifted, he had been in seclusion.
Wang Sheng frequently kept an eye on him.
Today, a different aura emanated from the place of seclusion.
Boom!
Before long, a figure soared into the sky!
“Today, I, Zhu Xiao, have reached the Martial Saint realm, longevity of 900 years!”
His voice spread across the great Zhou, and countless people heard!
Those who still considered Grandmasters the pinnacle did not understand what the Martial Saint realm truly entailed.
But “900 years of longevity,” they understood.
900 years, a whopping 600 years more than the 300 years of a Grandmaster.
What an enticing prospect!
Some top experts understood what this represented, and suddenly, the wind and clouds surged.
Countless people converged towards Shuzhou.
Wanting to witness for themselves what kind of powerhouse a Martial Saint truly was!