Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Lanling King's mood had been terrible recently, his face gloomy all day, so that the people of the family did not dare to speak to him.

Many elder-level powerhouses were cautious in front of him, afraid of bad luck.

Recalling that since he had been in charge of the Xiao family and inherited the title of a king with a different surname, he had always been smooth sailing in his games with the two emperors.

Even if he didn't win every time, he was in the dominant position eight or nine times out of ten.

Because their Xiao family had been operating for too many years and had already laid a solid foundation, almost everyone in the court was his, and his power overshadowed the imperial court.

Even though he was only a prince, in fact, before that Yue fellow appeared, he had the final say in eight or nine out of ten imperial affairs.

Without his approval, none of the emperor's decrees could be implemented.

Although he was not the emperor of the Lanling Dynasty, he was already more powerful than the emperor.

However, in the eyes of the world, he was only a prince after all, and the Xiao family was not the imperial family.

Even so, at least he could command the wind and rain and do whatever he wanted.

However, since that person came, everything had changed.

In just a few months, he had successively seized the power of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War from him.

Now he was forced to compromise with the Langya Emperor at a great cost.

Using his own money and resources to let the enemy attack his dynasty.

Thinking about it, he felt ridiculous and ironic, but he had no choice.

That Yue fellow was really beyond his expectations.

He had originally thought of taking advantage of their trip to the frontier to find a way to raid Jun Yue Pavilion.

As a result, when their people probed, senior generals of the Xuan Iron Legion and the Aegis Legion came forward.

Now, the entire Jun Yue Pavilion is guarded by a large number of soldiers from those two most elite legions.

The Xuan Iron and Aegis Legions made him fearful.

These two legions, totaling twenty million people, complemented each other in offense and defense, and their combat power was amazing.

There were more than a dozen senior generals in the army who were at the half-step Celestial God Realm.

Moreover, dozens of rune war weapons actually appeared in these two legions!

Now, the entire dynasty was surrounded by his army.

Although his army was not approaching the city, it had cut off all roads, forming a siege.

He had mobilized nearly 100 million troops from various counties.

The purpose was to prevent the emperor from returning to the imperial capital.

"Yue, you wait, after this king captures you, I will definitely skin you alive and tear you apart to vent the hatred in my heart!"

Lanling King gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and bloodshot eyes appeared in his eyes with hatred.

In his life, he had never suffered such a loss.

But he had repeatedly suffered great losses in front of that young man, and every time he thought about it, he felt short of breath, as if he was about to suffocate.

"This ant is really good at jumping around, and he does have some tricks.

If the Celestial Gods couldn't easily take action, crushing him would be no different from crushing an ant."

In the depths of the Prince's Mansion, inside the Council of Elders, a person who looked very young said.

But all the elders here, including Lanling King, were respectful to him.

This person looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with a face full of childishness, but his eyes were very deep, and a flash of cold light flashed from time to time.

From the depths of his eyes, one could see the vicissitudes of time.

Obviously, he was not just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.

"What the Ancestor said is true. If you could take action, you could kill that Yue fellow with a flick of your finger.

He is just嚣张 relying on the restraint between Celestial God powerhouses!"

Lanling King's face was livid.

The young man said lightly: "The Langya Emperor has already mobilized his troops. According to the progress of the war preparation, it will take at least half a year.

However, half a year is just a blink of an eye.

The Wang family has agreed to send six half-step Celestial Gods, plus the half-step Celestial God powerhouses in the Langya army, there are more than a dozen in total.

By then, our Xiao family will send ten more half-step Celestial Gods, bringing Divine Rank Three weapons.

Even if that Yue fellow has three heads and six arms, he will surely die."

"Ancestor, we have so many half-step Celestial Gods, dozens of them combined, we should be able to easily镇 kill Yue. Do we still need to bring Divine Rank Three weapons?"

The Xiao family elders all showed shocked expressions.

Divine Rank Three, that is a weapon used by Celestial God powerhouses.

In the hands of a half-step Celestial God, if fully used, even if it cannot exert the power of a Celestial God, it is infinitely close to the power of a Celestial God.

With this kind of weapon, dealing with Yue is completely overkill.

"It's always safer to bring it, in case of emergencies. Be prepared for the enemy, so you won't fall twice in the same place."

"What the Ancestor said is true."

Lanling King also agreed very much, "Although we are paying a huge price this time, that Yue fellow will not live long, and the emperor will also die on the frontier battlefield.

By then, the ministers will petition, our Xiao family will take the throne, hold the imperial power, and the entire Lanling Dynasty will change its surname to Xiao from now on!"

"Well, although the mobilization of the Langya army will take half a year, you half-step Celestial Gods can go to the frontier earlier and wait, and also pay attention to Jade Mountain City to see what Yue is doing."

"Yes, Ancestor, we will set off tomorrow."

A group of elders responded in unison.

"Well, in that case, I will continue to retreat. Don't disturb me unless it is important."

The young man left.

Having cultivated to his level, he could no longer make breakthroughs due to the lack of corresponding resources.

If he wanted to improve his strength without changing his realm, he could only seek a way out in the cultivation methods and secret techniques within the methods.

To gain a deeper understanding of cultivation methods and secret techniques, a lot of time is needed to study them.

......

Everything seemed to have calmed down.

For several months in a row, the frontier Jade Mountain City and the border of the Langya Dynasty were in harmony.

It seemed that the large-scale war a few months ago had been forgotten.

Inside Jade Mountain City, people's lives were orderly.

Those soldiers who had suffered heavy losses on the battlefield had also recovered, and most of them had returned to their original state.

Except for some who were missing limbs and left disabled, the rest all returned to the military camp and started practicing again.

The veterans who retired due to injuries did not stay at home all day to live a peaceful life with their wives and children.

Having been in the army for many years, they had long been accustomed to military life.

Even if they were with their wives and children, the daily changes in their lives made them very unaccustomed.

Therefore, disabled veterans could often be seen gathering together near the military camps of Jade Mountain City, drinking in silence.

Sometimes, after drinking too much, the veterans leaned on each other's bodies and wiped away their tears.

They missed their brothers, but they could not go back. They could only watch their troops from afar, watching their comrades who fought side by side, and their hearts were very uncomfortable.

......

One day, inside the Eight-Nine Profound Hall, Jun Wuxie, who was cultivating in the Time Barrier, opened his eyes.

It had been almost half a year since he entered the Profound Hall.

This meant that he had been cultivating in the Time Barrier for several years.

During these years of cultivation, his Rune Dao realm had made a lot of breakthroughs.

From the initial Perfected Holy Realm, he broke through all the way.

Now, his Primordial Rune Dao realm is already Perfected Divine Second Realm, equivalent to a True God's peerless position.

Having reached this realm, the cultivation time has increased more than tenfold compared to the beginning.

Now, if he wants to break through a small realm, it will take at least a year or more.

Of course, this speed is still faster than the Martial Dao realm. After all, the energy accumulation required by the Primordial Rune Dao cannot be compared with his Martial Dao blood energy.

But he could no longer continue to break through the Rune Dao realm.

The energy inside the Twelve Zodiacs had been completely consumed.

The Rune Dao energy of the Twelve Zodiacs that the quasi-Emperor Rune Master gave him could only support him to this realm.

"It's almost there, it can be considered that he gave me a small opportunity."

Jun Wuxie was very satisfied with his current Rune Dao cultivation.

The Rune Dao energy of the Twelve Zodiacs is not ordinary energy. Relatively speaking, it is easier to absorb and refine.

Otherwise, even if he did not need to comprehend the Rune Dao, it would be impossible for him to have such a rapid breaking speed.

Calculating the time, five months have passed in the outside world.

During this period, Jingya's secondary body did not awaken him. It seems that the Langya army has not yet completed its troop assembly.

As he removed the Time Barrier, Jingya's secondary body greeted him.

"What's wrong? Why do your eyes seem to have some resentment?"

Jun Wuxie raised her chin and teased her.

"Nonsense, this concubine doesn't have any resentment."

Jingya's secondary body slapped away the hand that was hooking her chin, but leaned her body into his arms.

"Seems like something is on your mind?"

Jun Wuxie gently stroked her smooth, silk-like hair, and could feel her mood fluctuations that were different from usual.

"Yes, I have doubts in my heart."

She immediately told him about her sensitivity to emotions, contradictions, and other issues.

"You said, will this concubine's actions affect my Dao heart?"

Jun Wuxie laughed and said: "In fact, although many emotions are easily generated in your heart, in the final analysis, the source of emotions is only me.

In fact, the root of your emotional generation is not complicated. There is no need to entangle and doubt yourself.

I don't think this will hinder cultivation.

It's just that you still need to adjust appropriately.

Otherwise, if I temporarily leave your side or retreat to cultivate in the future, wouldn't you have to endure the torment of lovesickness every day?"

"How to adjust? Suppress my feelings for you, or cut you out of my heart, and then become a ruthless and desireless Heavenly Dao again?"

"You are just deliberately arguing."

Jun Wuxie stared into her eyes and said: "Try cutting me out of your heart?"

"Hmph, don't think that this concubine can't bear to!"

Jingya's secondary body pretended to be shy and annoyed, and she was still a little angry that he came in and started cultivating directly without saying a few more words to her.

"Really can bear to?"

Jun Wuxie said close to her crystal ears, as if breathing on them.

The warm breath entered her ear, along with his seemingly bewitching voice, causing Jing Ya's body to tremble slightly.

She felt as if her whole body had gone weak, and her heart was all fluttery.

"You're such a tease!"

She gave him a light punch, then hugged him tightly.

"Walk with me for a bit."

Jun Wuxie took her hand, and they strolled along the lake's edge.

Since he started helping Nalan Jingyi, he really had very little time to spend with her, even seeing each other was rare, especially after coming to the frontier, where many days would pass without a meeting, always busy.

Several days later, they finally emerged from the Eight Nine Profound Palace.

Nalan Jingyi, Feng Ling, and Feng Wei were still in seclusion in the secret chamber.

He summoned Qi Zhenshan to inquire about the situation over the past few months.

When asked about the Rune Armor, Qi Zhenshan became visibly excited.

He said the Rune Armor was too magical, and its effects were unbelievable.

Currently, the Ministry of War in the imperial capital had secretly transported several batches of Rune Armor, totaling nearly ten million sets.

The soldiers responsible for guarding the fortress had mostly already put on the new Rune Armor.

"Master, with these Rune Armor, we no longer have to worry about casualties.

It can be said that after the soldiers put on the armor, their own protective capabilities are unmatched even by the most elite soldiers of the dynasty.

In about twenty days, a new batch of Rune Armor will arrive here.

By then, we can equip several million more soldiers!"

"Very well, when the time comes, arrange for all the soldiers deployed at the fortress to wear the new armor.

The soldiers without the new armor will be transferred back to Jade Mountain City for defense.

Jade Mountain City has solid city defenses, plus the Rune War Machines, so it is relatively unlikely to suffer casualties.

Later, when more Rune Armor arrives, we will make further arrangements for deployment.

By the way, what is the situation on the Langya Dynasty side now?"

Mentioning this matter, the smile on Qi Zhenshan's face gradually faded, replaced by solemnity.

"Reporting to Master, according to reliable intelligence, the Langya Emperor is gathering heavy troops.

Our frontier is likely to face the largest-scale war between dynasties in history.

The Langya Emperor has mobilized 60 million troops, including 10 million elites.

Adding the original border troops on the border line, the number is more than 80 million, he wants to break through our Jade Mountain City in one fell swoop!"

"It doesn't matter, as long as I'm here, even if they bring another 80 million, they won't be able to break Jade Mountain City."

"But Master, according to the news, the Langya Wang Clan of the Langya Dynasty has sent six Half-Step Heavenly Gods, plus the Half-Step Heavenly Gods in the army, the number has reached more than a dozen.

The Wang family has sent six, and the Lanling Palace will probably send no fewer Half-Step Heavenly Gods than the Wang family!

Obviously, they sent so many Half-Step Heavenly Gods, they must be coming for you, Master!"

"Understood." Jun Wuxie patted Qi Zhenshan's shoulder and said, "I told you, no need to worry.

How is the Dou Zhan Sacred Art cultivation of the soldiers these past six months?"

Qi Zhenshan was stunned, could it be that Master doesn't care even if twenty Half-Step Heavenly Gods come?

He came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Master, rest assured, with your personal interpretation and teaching of the path of cultivation to the soldiers last time, the soldiers' understanding of the Dou Zhan Sacred Art is getting deeper and deeper, and they are making rapid progress.

Compared with the last war, the strength of the soldiers has improved a lot.

It can be said that all the soldiers on our frontier have reached the level of elite legions."

"Yes, as expected, about the same as I predicted.

What about the wounded soldiers after that battle?"

"They have all recovered and returned to the military camp, only those soldiers with missing limbs cannot continue to go to the battlefield, I have retired them, enjoying the same military salary and treatment as when they were in service, for a hundred years."

Speaking of this, Qi Zhenshan was a little sentimental.

He said that the veterans were actually unwilling to retire, many retired veterans were depressed and unhappy, often running to the vicinity of the military camp to watch from afar, drinking and crying.

However, considering that their combat effectiveness has dropped sharply after being injured, if they continue to serve, the possibility of death on the battlefield is very high, so they were forced to retire.

"You have people gather all the retired disabled veterans, I will regenerate their severed limbs for them."

"Ah?"

Qi Zhenshan was dumbfounded and shocked: "Master, you said you can regenerate their severed limbs?"

He suspected that his ears were hallucinating.

This is really unbelievable, how can there be such ability?

Only strong people in the Heavenly God realm have such ability, they can regenerate severed limbs, and it takes a long time to regrow.

To regenerate severed limbs for others, even Heavenly Gods can't do it.

"You didn't hear wrong, why aren't you going yet?"

Jun Wuxie glared at him.

Qi Zhenshan came back to his senses and hurriedly left, but the shock in his heart was difficult to dissipate for a long time.