On the night of the 25th of December, the snow was still flying, the wind was still raging, the starry sky was still dim, and the world was silent. On a night like this, in such a cold environment, anyone would feel lonely, lonely, and at a loss, let alone a thirteen-year-old girl who had just lost her last support.
Although she was staring into the distance, her eyes were empty and dull. Her heart was filled with sorrow, loss, loneliness, and coldness.
Was this night destined to be a sad night?
Are the hearts of these snowflakes as cold as mine?
After Grandpa left, I still had you to rely on. Now that you're gone, who am I going to rely on?
Tian gege, how am I going to continue down this path?
She had many questions she wanted to ask him, but he had already left, to a place no one knew. She wanted to find him, but she didn't know how to take the first step. She could only stare blankly at the endless night in the distance.
"Miss, it's too cold. Let's go!”
"Leave? Uncle Wolf, where should we go?”
Evil Wolf sighed, not knowing how to answer. To him, comforting people was harder than killing people. Although he felt a myriad of emotions, despite the rain of stars in his heart, he could not say a word. It seemed that the myriad of melancholy could only turn into a sigh.
"Xingyu, don't worry. That child Ling Tian's temperament and willpower are far beyond ordinary people. He can even endure the pain of stealing the heavens and exchanging his life for hers.”Poseidon persuaded.
"Really?"
"Would Grandpa Tong lie to you? In less than a year and a half, he would definitely reappear on this continent.”Poseidon sounded very certain.
"That's right, Miss. Master Poseidon is a top figure on the continent, so he naturally wouldn't lie.”Evil Wolf quickly added.
Star Rain looked at Poseidon, then at Evil Wolf, and nodded.
The three figures gradually disappeared into the night.
Mercenary City, Westwood Mercenary Group's base.
The six of them sat around the bonfire, staring at the ground or the flickering flames in a daze. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was low and even a little sad.
"Big Brother Li, Second Brother Li, are the two of you still returning to the Bright Moon Empire?”Sicarius asked softly.
"Yes." Li Feng lowered his head and pondered for a while before nodding.
"When are you leaving?"
"Leave immediately."
"Immediately?"
"Staying here for too long will only increase my sadness. Moreover, everything has its own fate. With Brother Ling Tian's temperament, the possibility of him passing this stage is extremely high. Although I didn't witness this battle today, the aura of the six peak experts and the opportunity to fuse with the world gave me a deep feeling. It opened a crack in my martial arts path and pointed out a direction. I will return to the Moonlight Empire with my second brother immediately and cultivate in seclusion. I hope to make another breakthrough.”Li Feng's eyes were sharp and he was in high spirits.
Li Xue nodded with certainty. The two of them had been stuck at this stage for too long. As people who had always pursued the highest realm of martial arts, it was very painful for them to stop. Now that he had a new experience, it was very likely that he would advance again. One could imagine how anxious he was.
Sikesx, Cocus, Little Dick, and Moore looked at the two of them with respect in their eyes. The two of them were also first-class experts on the road, but they were still so diligent in pursuing martial arts. Their spirit was already worthy of respect.
"Big Brother Li, Second Brother Li, I want to continue cultivating with you.”Moore's eyes were also shining, his fighting spirit high.
"Me too!" Little Dick was unwilling to fall behind. Ever since he met Ling Tian, his pursuit of martial arts had become extremely passionate. He even changed his habits and made martial arts his only pursuit.
"Good! In that case, let's go!" Li Xue made the final decision, got up, and walked out.
The other three said goodbye to Sicax and Cocus, and then jumped into the air, heading to the Bright Moon Empire.
Wind Fire Empire, Imperial Palace.
"Minister Nalan, how did this battle end?”
"Your Majesty, Ling Tian is no match for Ding Tian.”
"What a pity. The young man who has been creating miracles has suffered a crushing defeat here. He can't continue his legend! Where is that young man now?" The Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Emperor's questioning gaze was filled with the intention to recruit him. For a young expert like Ling Tian, even though he was defeated by Ding Tian, it wasn't shameful. Against a peak expert, no one had a 100% guarantee of victory.
"After the battle of Mercenary City, I didn't see that youth come out of the tower.”
"Minister Nalan means that the final battle will be held in the giant tower and is a secret battle. What's the meaning of this?" There were two types of decisive battles. One was to allow the audience to watch, which was called an open battle. The other type did not allow the audience to watch. Only the two sides fought in the final battle, and the audience could only get the final news of the victory or defeat. It was called a secret battle.
"Your Majesty, this is what I have been thinking about. With Ding Tian's strength and his honest nature, the probability of winning an open battle was almost 100%. There was no need to use secret battles to protect his dignity as a peak expert. Now that he thought about it, four months ago, Ding Tian had personally challenged Ling Tian to a battle to save him from being surrounded. Now that the battle was being fought in secret, it seemed like he was protecting Ling Tian.
For youths who were overflowing with cultivation talent, even if peak experts admired them and personally challenged them, it was almost always an open battle. In name, it was a challenge, but in reality, it was to give pointers and hint at the direction of their future martial arts development. Therefore, all the young geniuses who were invited to battle treated it as an honor. After being invited to battle, their value skyrocketed.”
"Since Ding Tian admires Ling Tian so much, he naturally wouldn't harm him. Then why did Ling Tian disappear after the battle?”
"Your Majesty, this humble subject speculates that there are two possibilities: Firstly, Ling Tian would stay in the tower and cultivate with Ding Tian. Secondly, Ling Tian's pride was too strong and he was unwilling to accept defeat. He forcefully used the mystical power within the Fury Slash, causing him to die from the backlash.”
"What is so magical about the tower? What kind of mysterious family was the Ding Clan?”
"Your Majesty, according to the ancient records passed down from my family, this tower seemed to have been created earlier than Mercenary City. As the guardian of the tower, the Ding clan probably has a longer history than Mercenary City. For such a long family, the ancient cultivation techniques hidden in it must be extraordinary.”
"Your Majesty!" Demuye Leke also interjected," This humble subject once heard from my teacher that the Ding Clan definitely has a Martial Saint level expert.”
"Martial Saint?" Such an expert was enough to shock any emperor on the continent, and the Great Emperor Xuanming was no exception. His eyes were also filled with surprise, and his heart was also in turmoil. Those who ruled the country were taught to be calm and restrained since they were young. The reason why the Great Emperor of the Mysterious Underworld had lost his composure was not because he lacked self-control, but because the news was too shocking.
"Minister Lecoe, is your teacher Master Faith, who has the reputation of being the number one mage on the continent?”
"Yes, Your Majesty. I didn't expect you to have heard of his name?”Lele's tone was respectful, but his expression was a little excited, and his eyes were a little proud-proud of his teacher. There were countless sorcerers in the Fengyun Continent. In the past thousand years, there were also countless peak sorcerers at the level of sorcerers. However, only Faith had received this honor and was evaluated as the " number one sorcerer in the continent ". His magic talent was absolutely terrifying.
Master Faith started learning magic at the age of ten and reached the Magic Shooter level in three years. He then cultivated in seclusion for five years and broke through to become a magus at the age of eighteen. He was known as the youngest magus in history. He then traveled to every corner of the continent and challenged the peak experts of his generation without losing a single time. He had even tried to break into the giant tower. There were many rumors about whether he had succeeded or not, but Master Faith had never mentioned anything about it.
Ever since the giant tower appeared, he had changed his usual habits and focused on the research, revision, and creation of magic classics. Now, many of the magic teaching materials of the major academies on the continent were written by this master. He only accepted Demuye Leke as his only disciple when he was 120 years old. After guiding Demuye for ten years, he quietly left. It had been nearly sixty years since then.
Even if a magus broke the limits of the human body and had a lifespan of 150 years, Fess, who was over 180 years old, would probably have been dead for more than 30 years. However, many people said that Master Faith had broken through again and entered the legendary God's Advent Realm, so he was still alive.
Master Faith had disappeared for more than 60 years. No one had seen him with their own eyes. No one dared to stand up and confirm whether he had really entered the Legendary Realm.
As an emperor, he was busy every day, but he still remembered someone who was several generations younger than him. It could be seen how famous Master Faith was.
"Since Master Fei Si is so sure, then the Ding Clan is indeed too mysterious and terrifying.”Great Emperor Xuanming's face was filled with worry and concern.
"Precisely because of this, Duke Nalan and I strongly oppose your majesty's use of troops against Mercenary City.”
"Humph! If it wasn't for Mercenary City, twelve years ago, when I attacked the Yunye Empire from the north and south, the Yunye Empire would have long been my territory. Now that Mercenary City was located in the center of the four kingdoms, it blocked the southern army and lost the battle twelve years ago, giving it twelve more years to recuperate. I have been planning to take down Mercenary City recently. Fortunately, the two beloved ministers reminded me early, or else it would have been futile.”
"Your Majesty, we are ashamed. We can't share your worries.”Duke Nalan and Master De Muye kneeled down to apologize.
"My dear ministers, why do you have to do this? Facing the legendary Martial Saint, even thousands of troops are helpless. If the Wind and Fire Empire didn't have two beloved ministers, how could it be the leader of the four kingdoms?”The fact that the Great Emperor Xuanming praised them so highly showed how much importance he placed on them.
"We are ashamed to receive such favor from His Majesty. Everyone in the Fengyun Continent knew that it was because of His Majesty's wisdom that he was able to build such a powerful country.”
"Haha…Alright, my dear ministers, please get up. Since Mercenary City's plan doesn't work, I can only take the next step.”Heavenly Emperor Xuanming's eyes gleamed as he displayed his domineering aura.
Yunye Empire, Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
"Has Minister Salan returned?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Salan replied respectfully.
"How is it?"
This question was inexplicable, but Salan understood. He knew what this seemingly cold and dignified ruler of a country wanted to ask.
"He was defeated in one battle and is now missing.”
"Is that so?" The gentle light in Louis's eyes disappeared for a moment, and his expression did not change.
Apart from sadness, there was nothing else in Salan's heart.
"Minister Salam, according to our scouts, the Wind and Fire Empire has included 500 billion gold coins as part of next year's military provisions. From the looks of it, they seem to be preparing to expand their army. The mainland would probably be at war again in the next few years, but no one knew which country it was preparing to attack this time.”
This was the sorrow of a weak country. They were always on guard and would be on tenterhooks at the slightest sign of trouble.
" Although Krednalan has made a wish to not invade our country again in his eternal life, the Wind and Fire Empire still has Demuye Leke. Although Demuye Leke is far inferior to Krednalan in terms of military command, he only needs to assist and let other generals command the operation. With the help of a peak powerhouse like a magus, such an army is extremely threatening in terms of magic attacks.”Salan analyzed.
"This is exactly what this one is worried about! As soon as I received this secret report this morning, I immediately called for a military meeting to discuss this matter. Unfortunately, none of the dozens of people in the military organization could share my worries. They would only shout and discuss the issue of money or negotiate peace. What a pile of trash. The war hasn't even started yet, and it's already in a mess. If they really attack again, I'm afraid they'll persuade me to surrender.”Louis the Great was extremely angry at this moment, and his face looked a little ferocious because of his anger.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's winter right now. If we want the snow to completely melt, we have to wait until May next year. That's the best time. There are still a few months to go, and our country has plenty of time to fight. Moreover, the Wind and Fire Empire might only be strengthening their military resources and might not start a war in a short period of time.”
"What Minister Salan said is similar to what I thought, but it's better to be careful. I've already thought about it. I'll send someone to discuss an alliance with the Star Dream Empire at the beginning of spring. After all, once my country is destroyed, the Star Dream Empire will immediately be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military status. The Star Dream Empire will definitely not be willing to do so.”
"Your Majesty, this humble subject believes that this is indeed a feasible method. However, he needed to choose the person he would send.”
Louis the Great nodded slightly. His eyes were deep and dignified as he looked into the distance, thinking about something.
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