Chapter 365

Just then, Ying Zheng, clad in tattered robes, walked back from not far away.

「How did you come back? The time hasn't arrived yet! 」

Chiyou was somewhat surprised.

Ying Zheng glanced at him coldly and said: 「I died, but fortunately I left some means; at the moment of death, the substitute death technique took effect, and it also sent me back. 」

Chiyou felt embarrassed, he looked at Ying Zheng and sighed: 「I didn't expect you to be so weak. 」

「Get lost and die far away. 」

Ying Zheng said displeasedly.

Chiyou hehe laughed, and wasn't embarrassed either.

Gazing in the direction the god lord left, Ying Zheng pondered and said: 「Someone who makes even you feel not simple is indeed extraordinary; forget it, let him off this once. 」

Chiyou nodded.

Everyone was guessing just who that god lord was.

He actually dares to call himself god lord.

He even established an organization called God-Hunting.

Although the God-Hunting organization has now fallen apart.

But to be able to bear that name, it shouldn't be the kind of chuunibyo that insists on calling itself something like 'God-Slayer' and so on.

For a powerhouse like the god lord, even just choosing a name surely has his deep intentions.

「Perhaps I might know who he is. 」

Xu Qinghui suddenly said.

Everyone turned their gaze to him.

Chiyou also glanced sideways.

「That whip just now, the senior said it has a hint of rule power; there is a legendary person who possesses such a whip. 」

「Who? 」

Chiyou asked.

「Jiang Ziya. 」

As soon as these words were spoken, aside from Chiyou, everyone trembled all over.

The one who presided over the Investiture of the Gods.

The one rumored to have wealth and honor for a lifetime but unable to become an immortal.

If the god lord is that person, then it's not surprising.

Unable to become an immortal, yet wielding the God‑Striking Whip.

Calling himself god lord, and still wanting to set up an organization called God‑Hunting.

If this person isn't Jiang Ziya, who else could he be?

「Just now his aura of power actually resembled the teachings of Yuqing. 」

Chiyou pondered.

「That's it, I'm eighty percent sure he's Jiang Ziya; I never imagined that the venerable Jiang Ziya, Jiang Shang, who presided over the Investiture of the Gods, would have fallen to this state. 」

Xu Qinghui sighed.

Hearing his words, Chiyou sneered, he looked up at the sky with a look of disdain.

「It's not that some people insist on forcibly controlling others' fates just because they are exalted, just because they think others enjoy lifelong wealth but cannot become immortals, so they forcibly altered a person's fate; those who presided over the Investiture of the Gods possess power surpassing immortals yet cannot become immortals themselves—utterly ridiculous. 」

Chiyou's expression was disdainful.

Everyone knows who he's referring to.

Everyone had a strange expression.

Fánrén dare to recklessly scheme, because to those exalted beings, the myriad of living beings are as insignificant as ants.

But if these cultivators dare to scheme, they are very likely to be sensed.

If a calamity is sent down, they cannot withstand it.

Just look at the movies—whatever spirit pearls and demon pills are all destroyed in body by a single bolt of heavenly thunder.

The supreme beings, exalted above, believe their will is the Mandate of Heaven.

And the Mandate of Heaven must not be defied.

Chiyou, however, fears not; his face full of cold smile, a surging battle intent erupts from his body.

「One day I will point my sword at the supreme and debate right and wrong with them, letting them know that the fate of all beings in the three realms is not something they can arbitrarily manipulate. 」

「Good, I will go with you. 」

Ying Zheng spoke, his spirit lofty and ambitious.

Even though Ying Zheng now only has the cultivation of an earth immortal, people still dare not slight his words in the slightest.

This person is none other than the ancestral dragon of the ages, the First Emperor Ying Zheng.

If he makes a decision, he will surely carry it out.

「The most important thing now is not to ponder how to deal with the god lord, but to notify the various major sects of Long Guo about the disappearance of the barrier, so that everyone can prepare; should foreign tribe gods come to attack, we must have advance preparation. 」

Song Tianci thought and said.

He turned his gaze to Zichangsheng and the others, saying: 「This matter will still trouble you all; at the same time, please do not spread the reason for the barrier's disappearance. 」

「Rest assured, we have discretion. 」

Zichangsheng gave a faint smile.

If the matter of the barrier is spoken of.

Those people will surely think: Baiyun Guan enjoys the benefits brought by the Jiuzhou Ding; why should they be made to defend against those foreign tribe gods.

By then, they might not only not help, but even cause trouble.

Therefore, we must absolutely not let them know about this.

One does not fear poverty, but fears inequality.

This is what most people think.

"Actually, there's no need to notify them; nowadays the major sects have no experts, do you really expect them to fight against the alien gods? Even the strongest among them, Xing Ao, is only a Six Tribulation Scattered Immortal, and in such a battle, their help would be minimal."

Ying Zheng said.

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

Song Tianci asked.

"No one will tell us; we can just keep watch ourselves. If an alien god were to mobilize, it definitely wouldn't be just one person, and when the time comes, the only ones with the ability to oppose it would be us, Baiyun Guan."

Ying Zheng said.

Song Tianci seemed lost in thought.

He felt that Ying Zheng made sense.

Afterward, Song Tianci's gaze fell upon everyone.

"I think Your Majesty is right."

Zhang Ge spoke up.

Luo Wei of Maoshan also nodded.

Seeing that everyone agreed.

Song Tianci said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, we'll follow Your Majesty's lead. From now on, for any matter, I will ask Your Majesty to help decide; you are someone who has managed a country, the founder of an empire, and far stronger than us."

Everyone agreed on this point.

Who in Long Guo doesn't know the great name of the First Emperor?

This is a great emperor.

"Actually, if I may say, rather than waiting passively, it's better to take the initiative; we should strike first."

Ying Zheng said.

He seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on his face.

"We now have a celestial immortal; I can barely hold off one celestial immortal. Xiao Song's strength can kill half of the earth immortals. We'll start from Daoguo, attack Daoguo first, then from Daoguo proceed to attack other places."

Ying Zheng's words were full of aggression.

This made everyone sigh, truly worthy of the First Emperor, indeed not an ordinary person.

He never even considered defense; he wanted to go straight on the offensive.

"I also think his idea is good; why bother with defense? Going straight on the offensive is best."

Chiyou said.

Starting from Daoguo, there are also some neighboring states around Long Guo.

This is going to ignite a god war.

Zi Changsheng hesitated a bit and said: "Otherwise, we could wait for Qin Yang to return, ask him, then make a decision."

"No need; that kid's personality will surely agree as well. We'll fight first, then when that kid returns, we'll give the opponent a big surprise."

Chiyou said.

Meanwhile, Qin Yang was still being hunted.

However, he was becoming more at ease, and the duration of his battle with that flood dragon was also lengthening.

Qin Yang's potential was being unlocked, his strength also increasing, and without realizing it, he had already approached the fifth level.

Once he entered the fifth level of the Xuan Gong, it was equivalent to a celestial immortal's level, but his actual combat power could already rival that of a ordinary profound immortal.

Defeating a early-stage profound immortal flood dragon is still doable.

Meanwhile, Ying Zheng and his group had quickly finished preparations.

One day later, they attacked Daoguo.

At this time, among the gods of Daoguo, there was a lack of strong beings at the celestial immortal level.

There were some formidable figures, but they were only at the earth immortal realm.

Just on the first day, they were beaten to a crippled state.

All living beings on Daoguo were plunged into misery.

The god war was too terrifying, comparable to a mushroom bomb.

Several cities of Daoguo were razed, and everyone died.

However, Song Tianci thoughtfully collected all the souls.

These things can later be used to feed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

This battle caused an uproar throughout the world.

Whether among the mundane or the cultivators, everyone was utterly shocked.

No one expected that Long Guo would be so powerful, directly invading Daoguo.

"Who is that man in the imperial robe? I feel my legs go weak just seeing him."

"I don't know, but he's very imposing, just like an ancient emperor."

"He's so handsome."

"Who exactly is he? I want all his information within three minutes."

Some low-level cultivators who have more contact with the secular world actually opened a livestream after the battle ended.

Seeing the comments, someone mustered the courage to step forward and ask about the other's identity.

"I am Ying Zheng."

Ying Zheng?

As soon as this name was spoken, the entire Long Guo boiled over.

Especially the young people of Long Guo, their eyes widened and shone, looking incredulous.

Even the cultivator could hardly contain himself, excitedly asking: "Are you really Ying Zheng? The Ying Zheng of Da Qin, the First Emperor, the one and only emperor through the ages, the first emperor of Long Guo? The one who swept across the six directions, unified the world, the First Emperor Ying Zheng?"

"Yes."

Ying Zheng readily admitted.

His expression was calm.

After being resurrected, he also frequently went online, naturally knowing how high his fame was on the internet.

"Haha, it's really the First Emperor, I damn, my dear ancestor, he actually achieved immortality."

"Indeed, worthy of being the ancient ancestral dragon, the First Emperor of Da Qin, so vigorous, he actually directly invaded Daoguo; the host hurriedly told the ancestor that there is still much fertile land on Lan Xing, hoping he can continue to expand territory."

"Yes, host, hurry and tell the First Emperor."

That host hesitated to speak.

"Just say what you have to say."

The First Emperor glanced at him.

The host mustered his courage and relayed his fans' words to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I know, I know there's a saying online that the entire Lan Xing has only one Long Guo, I also understand it this way; today I, for the sake of my descendants, will expand territory."

"May the ancestor have boundless longevity."

"May the First Emperor live ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years."

"He's so handsome, I want to give birth to a monkey for the First Emperor."

"Get lost, narcissistic woman, don't harbor designs on our ancestor."

"Sorry, everyone, that's my daughter upstairs, she's already beating him."

Soon, that account posted another comment.

Instantly, it was deeply satisfying.

"Your Majesty's popularity is truly high."

Song Tianci sighed.

The First Emperor gave a faint smile and said: "That's natural."

He is not at all humble, but he also didn't say anything wrong.

As the one and only emperor through the ages, naturally his popularity is high.

Even after two thousand years, he remains a god-like existence in the hearts of Long Guo's people.

At this moment, the high-level officials of Daoguo were contacting the high-level officials of Long Guo.

The President personally took the call.

"You Long Guo people are going too far; please have your Ying Zheng withdraw, otherwise we will request aid from the Beautiful Country, and then our godfather will declare war on you—such consequences you cannot bear."

The President gave a faint smile and said: "As you wish, if you want war, I'll accompany you; the sins that Daoguo committed in the past should now be repaid."

"Bah, those were things our ancestors did; what does it have to do with us, why should we repay? On the contrary, you Long Guo occupy such a vast land yet are so backward—it's that Long Guo people don't deserve to live there; it should be us Daoguo people living there."

The high-level officials of Daoguo said angrily.

He didn't expect that the President would actually drop the act and directly speak his mind.

This made the Daoguo high-level officials somewhat flustered and exasperated.

The President let out a cold chuckle.

"Things have come to this; what you say to me is useless—go and tell the First Emperor."

Having said that, the President directly hung up the phone.

The corner of his mouth twitched upward; those damn little devils still dare to shout at him.

Never mind that he can't influence the First Emperor's decision; even if he could, he wouldn't dare to stop the First Emperor.

He had heard the First Emperor just say that he would expand territory for his descendants.

How could he possibly obstruct such a great thing?

At this point, the President had made preparations; once the time is ripe, he will dispatch troops to garrison there.

Most importantly, he is also a fanboy of the First Emperor, right?

He can be considered a modern emperor; if you say he has no desire to expand territory, that's definitely impossible.

If he could achieve in his generation the goal of having only Long Guo on all of Lan Xing, even if he himself didn't accomplish it, he would feel content.

Only a traitor to the Han would try to stop it.

Thinking of this, the President hummed a little tune, obviously in a good mood.

He placed his phone in front of him and continued watching the livestream.

He muttered: "The First Emperor is really handsome; who is that person beside him, feeling even more imposing than the First Emperor? Surely someone of great background; beside Qin Yang that kid, there are no ordinary people."

In the Western Holy Court of Light.

Upon hearing Daoguo's misfortune.

A cold light flashed in Gabriel's eyes.

"Something's off; could they have sensed our plans and thus decided to strike first?"

Lucifer's expression was solemn.

"Quite possible; Easterners are always cunning, they can guess our intentions, which is not strange."

"Should we now go to aid Daoguo?"

Cain asked.

Raphael, however, smiled and said: "Why should we help them?"

"Didn't we agree to form an alliance?"

Gaiyin doubted.

We've already formed the alliance; going to rescue our allies seems fine, right?

Looking at the appearance of these three people before us, they all seem completely indifferent.

This made Gaiyin feel a chill in his heart.

He secretly resolved in his heart to never trust them again.

These guys, while claiming Easterners are cunning, are actually the cunning and treacherous ones, even capable of betraying allies.

"The mythic strength of Daoguo is not weak; they also have many gods. Where are they now? When the gods of High Heaven Plain are truly all dead, and Baiyun Guan's strength is nearly exhausted, that will be the perfect time for us to act."

Raphael said confidently.

"Not bad, I mean the same."

Gabriel nodded.

"They're just allies, not important people; why should we rescue them? Let's wait until the gods of High Heaven Plain are all dead before saying anything."

Lucifer meant the same.

Gaiyin said nothing, but his wariness toward them grew a bit more.

None of these people can be easily trusted.

But on Daoguo, within a few days, the strong ones from the gods of High Heaven Plain rushed down.

A powerful aura shook the entire Daoguo; it was a celestial immortal–level god, accompanied by twelve earth immortal–level strong ones, who, upon appearing, immediately slaughtered toward Ying Zheng and his group without the slightest hesitation.