"Buzz~~"
"Hoo!"
"Hoo!"
"Hoo!"
Suddenly, the grand gates of the royal palace slowly opened. Gan Ning, Ying Bu, Chen Tang, and a host of other generals, all clad in battle armor and with stern expressions, rode their warhorses towards the assembly point of the army outside the city of Chang'an.
"Quick, something big is happening!"
The common folk of Chang'an city, their faces etched with a mixture of tension and excitement, rushed frantically towards the city gates.
Normally, apart from the Tiger Guard soldiers who protected Chang'an, they rarely had the chance to see the iron-blooded soldiers of the Great Han!
"Let's go, we should go and see too!" Ling Xuan said with a grave expression.
Outside Chang'an city, a sea of people, numerous martial artists and commoners, yearned to witness the majestic and formidable might of the Great Han soldiers!
Gan Ning stepped forward, gazed at the army in the distance, and let out a thunderous roar: "Where are the Vermilion Bird Legion!"
"Here!"
"Here!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers clad in crimson armor, all with a cultivation base of Xiantian, stood arrayed. At the forefront of the army were Liao Hua, Lu Kang, Xu Chu, and Chen Gong, their faces solemn.
"Where are the Rending Heaven Mountain Goat Legion!" Ying Bu's face was grim, carrying a hint of ruthlessness.
"Here!"
"Here!"
A hundred thousand soldiers clad in dark,幽 black armor, though fewer in number than the Vermilion Bird Legion, possessed a magnificent aura. They too were all at the Xiantian realm!
"Where are the Azure Dragon Legion!" Chen Tang, exuding an air of a scholarly general.
"Here!"
"Here!"
The hundred thousand Azure Dragon Legion roared in unison, all of them Xiantian powerhouses!
"Hiss!!"
The first appearance of the three great legions in the Great Han shocked all the onlookers in Chang'an city. Gazing at the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, their faces were filled with terror and excitement. Terror at the immense shock the Great Han had brought them, and excitement that these powerful Han soldiers were their strong shield, sheltering them from storms!
"Long live the Great Han, long live the Human King!!"
"Long live the Great Han, long live the Human King!!"
"Long live the Great Han, long live the Human King!!"
...
Outside Chang'an city, the assembled subjects of the Great Han roared in unison, all kneeling on their knees. It was a scene of immense grandeur and power.
"Xiantian!"
"The soldiers of this Great Han are all Xiantian!"
Ling Xuan could hardly believe her eyes. While some dynasties that relied on the Holy Yuan Dynasty had armies with Xiantian cultivators, they were not so numerous. The most powerful Demon Network Dynasty could likely not field an army of a hundred thousand Xiantian cultivators, let alone the hundreds of thousands standing before her!
"Rise!"
A dragon's roar swept from the royal palace, and gentle streams of Yuan force gently helped the subjects of the Great Han to rise.
"Clang!"
Gan Ning, Ying Bu, and Chen Tang instantly drew the long swords from their waists, turned to face the direction of the royal palace, and knelt on one knee with a resounding crash.
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom!"
Hundreds of thousands of Great Han soldiers instantly knelt on one knee, their combined weight shaking the earth like thunder, their morale unparalleled!
"Vermilion Bird Legion assembled!"
"Rending Heaven Mountain Goat Legion assembled!"
"Azure Dragon Legion assembled!"
Gan Ning, Ying Bu, and Chen Tang roared, their expressions filled with excitement.
"March!"
Yang Hao's dragon's roar dispersed, directly scattering the white clouds that shrouded Chang'an city.
"We obey the King's command!"
"Vermilion Bird Legion, march!"
"Rending Heaven Mountain Goat Legion, march!"
"Azure Dragon Legion, march!"
Gan Ning, Ying Bu, and Chen Tang pointed their swords towards a deep mountain outside the west gate of Chang'an city, where the teleportation array leading to the Eight Great Dynasties was located.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Hundreds of thousands of troops roared in anger, the vast army thundered, and the earth rumbled. The three legions, holding the King's mandate from Human King Yang Hao, pointed towards the Sky Wind Dynasty and the Proud Dragon Dynasty!
"Where are they going to attack?"
The assembled commoners of the Great Han watching outside Chang'an city were all filled with fiery passion. Though they didn't know where the army was heading, they were still stirred by the formidable might of the soldiers, each wishing they could join the army and fight alongside them.
...
In a city within the Yu Province of the Great Han, the area had become suddenly prosperous and bustling in the past two days. A large number of martial artists, merchants, and sects, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation, wanted to witness the newly conquered territories of the Great Han.
They had never left their country before, never crossed oceans to reach those legendary dynasties of the past!
"Buzz~~"
The blue formation flickered incessantly. Martial artists from the Blazing Sun emerged from it, and martial artists from Tian Yue entered it and disappeared. They all looked bewildered, scanning their surroundings in this new world.
...
The eighth prince's mansion in the Holy Yuan Dynasty.
"Bang!"
"Elder Lian, what does Father Emperor mean? Why does he always give important tasks to Fourth Brother? We are both children of the Human Emperor, why him?"
Ying Jia, with a slightly youthful face, clad in a yellow python robe, frantically smashed the objects in the room.
"Your Highness, this old servant is incompetent and cannot assist Your Highness, failing Consort Lian's entrustment. This old servant deserves to die, this old servant deserves to die!"
Elder Lian's face was filled with regret as he frantically slapped his own cheeks.
"Elder Lian, why do you do this? Father Emperor's favoritism is obvious to all. It's because his background and strength are formidable!"
"Elder Lian, tell me, what is the meaning behind Father Emperor ordering me to investigate this insignificant dynasty?" Ying Jia's youthful face belied eyes that held a cunning and calculating gaze, making Elder Lian tremble inwardly.
"Your Highness, in this old servant's opinion, we might as well spread the news and observe the reactions of the other princes. After all, not every prince can receive the favor of the Human Emperor." Elder Lian's expression gradually turned grim as he spoke.
"What does Elder Lian mean?" Ying Jia's eyes flashed with chilling light.
"Your Highness, the Blazing Sun Dynasty has collapsed, yet its national destiny has not dissipated but was devoured by a small dynasty. Your Highness, in this region, without the artifact of destiny bestowed by the Human Emperor, how can one ascend to the rank of a dynasty!" Elder Lian explained patiently.
"The Human Emperor's actions are merely to use Your Highness's mouth to spread the word, so that the other princes can also notice."
"This way, the Human Emperor wants to test the intentions of the princes, and on the other hand, he simply feels that all the princes are too idle, and idleness leads to trouble!"
"Your Highness, the current Human Emperor is at the height of his power, and the other princes are all forming factions. If it were you, what would you do?"
"Then Elder Lian, your suggestion!" Ying Jia frowned deeply.
"Your Highness, what can solving a small dynasty prove?"
"We should remain still and, following the Human Emperor's intentions, spread the news outwards. This old servant believes that other princes will be unable to restrain themselves and will want to show off before the Human Emperor."
"If they succeed in their eagerness to prove themselves and win over important court officials, this will make the Human Emperor even more disheartened and completely lose their qualifications!"
"If they fail, it will prove their incompetence to the entire imperial court. How can the incompetent be entrusted with important tasks by the Human Emperor!"
"In that case, we shall proceed as Elder Lian suggests!" Ying Jia pondered for a moment.