"You were fast enough to escape." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan gently with one hand, holding the resplendent scroll in the other. He cast a cold glance at the figure hurrying into the ancient star path before putting the scroll away. At this moment, in various spatial realms, Xiu Ming Immortal Emperor, Jiu Dao Immortal Emperor, and Qi Xing Immortal Emperor all looked at Zhuge Liang’s stored scroll with apprehension. Even Jin Peng Immortal Emperor’s feathered wings contracted. Ever since he returned to Dan Xue Mountain, whenever he heard living beings mention that Han Dynasty’s scroll, he couldn't help but feel a chill. Battles that even two emperors found extremely troublesome were easily quelled with a single scroll from the Han Dynasty, with just a flick of a hand.
As Xu Wu Immortal Emperor departed, Wang Zhongsi, Zhao Yun, Murong Ke, and Guan Yu emerged from the Celestial Abyss. They stood upon the land once trampled by the Xu Wu demons. In the eyes of the world, from this day forward, all that belonged to the Xu Wu demons vanished. A powerful force rose, replacing the Xu Wu demons in a single battle. From this day on, even though the Great Han Sacred Court had no supreme Immortal Emperor, no living being dared to underestimate it. With four Quasi-Emperors appearing, they could contend with ordinary Immortal Emperors. From today onwards, who in the world would not know the Great Han, and who would not know the fame of these four Quasi-Emperor powerhouses?
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
The Great Han's four major legions had already lost half their forces. This showed how exceptionally fierce the campaign against the Xu Wu demons was. Even though Yang Hao and the ministers of the Military Council had planned for a long time, the losses were still heavy. The remaining soldiers of the four major legions repeatedly struck their shields with their battle blades, their shouts filled with the sound of killing.
"Bang!"
Wang Zhongsi, Guan Yu, Murong Ke, and Zhao Yun put away their immortal treasures, tidied their armor, and respectfully bowed towards the direction of Great Han’s Chang'an City. They knelt on one knee and declared, "Great Han Eternal Prosperity, Emperor’s Might Vast and Mighty!"
The great battle had ended. Months had passed since the Great Han dispatched its troops. In the eyes of countless living beings, the Great Han’s actions were akin to seeking death. However, with the powerful advance of the two major legions, the addition of the White Tiger Legion and the Liantian Si Legion, and the encirclement of the Xu Wu demons’ core territory, Wang Zhongsi and Murong Ke, two Quasi-Emperors, withstood several moves from Xu Wu Immortal Emperor without falling behind. With the addition of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, and the support of several powerful divine beasts, the four of them, with Quasi-Emperor power, fought Xu Wu Immortal Emperor until they completely suppressed and even heavily wounded him. The combined might of the four Quasi-Emperors shattered the immutable iron laws of the Immortal Realm, pushing the combat limit of the Quasi-Emperor realm to peaks that people could not even imagine!
This battle caused the Qi Xing Immortal Emperor, Jiu Dao Immortal Emperor, and Xiu Ming Immortal Emperor, who had been closely watching, to change their expressions drastically. They had to praise the power of the four Quasi-Emperors. Originally, they thought that the emergence of Kong Xuan ten million years ago had already pushed the combat power of the Quasi-Emperor realm to the limit allowed by the Great Dao. Unexpectedly, today, it was easily broken through. Without the fame of the Ten Thousand Races Grand Gathering, the four of them had already solidified the title of the foremost under the Immortal Emperors. No Quasi-Emperor dared to dispute it. Even some ordinary Immortal Emperors listed the Great Han Sacred Court as a forbidden entity, daring not to offend or provoke it. With this battle, the pattern of the southern part of the Immortal Realm shifted, and the Great Han Sacred Court forcefully annexed five territories of the Xu Wu demons!
The Great Han Sacred Court replaced the position of the Xu Wu demons and became a top-tier force in the southern part of the Immortal Realm, second only to the Qi Xing Pavilion in the southern Immortal Realm!
With the conclusion of the Xu Wu battlefield, the Great Han’s territory spanned the southern and eastern parts of the Immortal Realm, occupying ten territories of the Wu Shan Immortal Court. One of these was gifted to Dan Xue Mountain to construct a massive teleportation array for subsequent offensives. The Great Han, as a Sacred Court without an Immortal Emperor to preside over it, controlled dozens of territories. Countless onlookers swiftly departed from this land, not daring to linger. Who would dare to provoke the Great Han’s might at this time? Several Immortal Emperors also sighed, their reasons unknown, and left the space.
A month later, the Great Han's four major legions departed from the core of the Xu Wu demons' territory and headed towards the borders. The four legions moved in four directions. Simultaneously, in Chang'an City, a large number of soldiers were mobilized and proceeded through the Mi Cang Path to the territory of the Xu Wu demons.
For a time, the entire border region saw extensive construction. Figures like Yuan Tiangang and Gan Jiang, esteemed individuals, walked through the border region. Arrays were established, and defensive immortal treasures were placed along the border. Within a month, this earth-shattering battle had spread throughout the entire Immortal Realm. Except for the four major behemoth powers in the center of the Immortal Realm, which remained calm, countless forces in the northern, eastern, and western parts of the Immortal Realm were alarmed. Upon seeing the news, countless living beings were unable to calm down for a long time. If not for the irrefutable evidence and the sensational news sweeping across the entire Immortal Realm, many would have found it hard to believe. In the vast history of the Immortal Realm, when had a Quasi-Emperor ever challenged an Immortal Emperor who had attained Dao for eons and not been defeated, or even managed to injure them?
Who could achieve this!
Who else could achieve this!
Upon hearing this, countless living beings yearned for the Great Han. Some unaligned individuals set out and headed towards the Great Han, wishing to learn their cultivation methods. The pattern of the southern Immortal Realm had changed. The dominant force in the southern Immortal Realm, Bo Men Palace, and the Sun Moon Celestial Court, which was second only to Bo Men Palace, had not made any statements, as if nothing had happened, remaining indifferent.
The Dao Hai Alliance, with three Immortal Emperors presiding over it, though outwardly calm, was paying close attention to this Great Han Sacred Court that had replaced the Xu Wu demons and risen forcefully. However, just as all living beings were intently watching the Great Han, the Great Han surprisingly grew quiet, ceasing its offensives and focusing on consolidating its newly acquired territories and restoring national vitality.
In the year 285 of the Great Han, in mid-May, while the Great Han controlled the territories of the Xu Wu demons and the Wu Shan Immortal Court, it re-established border defenses and reorganized the planning of important military strongholds and cities. Policies to promote national recovery were rapidly implemented. The Great Han treasury opened, and wealth began to flow into the populace.
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Several days later.
Within the Imperial Palace of Great Han’s Chang'an City.
"System, retrieve the gains!"
Yang Hao, holding a memorial, finished his vermillion endorsements and closed his eyes, instructing the system.
"Ding! Retrieval successful. Control of nine territories of Wu Shan Immortal Court obtained 80 billion Dao of Fortune and Merit points, and 9.8 billion Kill Points!"
"Ding! Control of five territories of Xu Wu demons obtained 50 billion Dao of Fortune and Merit points, and 7.2 billion Kill Points!"
"Ding! Reminder to host: Half of the Fortune and Merit points from national treasures such as the Nine Cauldrons, Twelve Golden Men, the Celestial Dynasty Imperial Seal, the Emperor’s Immortal Stele, and the Xuanyuan Sword have been converted to suppress the national fortune of the Great Han Sacred Court!"