Chapter 2950

Next, the Baoling Kingdom was destroyed.

Although it wasn't as earth-shattering as the previous news, what caught the Demon Emperor's attention was this: "Cangyan's actions were so swift—from the Battle of Kunlong Ravine to the fall of Baoling Kingdom, only seven or eight days had passed."

What level was Baoling Kingdom? He knew it all too well. Cangyan wasn't even fighting on home turf, yet Baoling lasted less than ten days under his command.

No, this time it was the Great Wind Army that was deployed. This is also one of the many doubts surrounding these two major events.

"Why did Cangyan join forces with Shen State to destroy Baoling?" the Demon Emperor asked, "Isn't it just because Jiuyou and He Chunhua are father and son, and He Yue's son was assassinated by Zhao Shuo of Baoling State?"

"I have ascertained that He Changjue's death was a trap meticulously set by the Lingxu Holy Venerable, designed to lure the Cangyan garrison on the Dimu Plains to reinforce He Yue's Shen State army, thereby assisting the Three Heavenly Sovereigns and nearly a hundred fully descended Heavenly Gods in infiltrating the Dimu Plains to seize the Great Square Vase!"

The information in this statement was overwhelming; the Demon Emperor pondered it for a long time before pressing further: "How did the Three Great Heavenly Sovereigns fall?"

The firsthand intelligence he had received a few days earlier only stated that Jia Lou Tian and the other Three Great Heavenly Sovereigns had ambushed the Dimu Plains at Kunlong Ravine but failed, and instead perished. At the time, events unfolded suddenly, even the high-ranking Heavenly Gods remained tight-lipped, with few insiders, and furthermore, the Dimu Plains was a highly sealed environment, making it difficult for outsiders to uncover what truly happened.

The Demon Emperor anxiously waited several days, hoping for a detailed account of the events.

Excluding the Three Great Heavenly Sovereigns, nearly a hundred Heavenly Gods descending together in full force—this power was already astonishingly formidable. The Demon Emperor entertained an unreasonable analogy in his heart: if the Lingxu Holy Venerable deployed this lineup to coerce him into submission, he felt he could hardly resist, even though he was the master of Lingxu City, with countless mighty warriors under his command.

The Lingxu Holy Venerable dispatching the Three Great Heavenly Sovereigns together to seize the Dimu Plains and the Great Square Vase left no doubt about his resolve; logically, it should have been a sure victory. Recall that in the past, the Lingxu faction's sneak attack on Overturning Sea had only sent one Miao Zhantian to deal with Qian True Person, and that was enough to kill it.

Yet, with such a luxurious lineup, how exactly did they suffer defeat?

The Demon Emperor found it hard to imagine what force in this world could withstand the joint assault of the Three Great Heavenly Gods.

The might of Bai Zhan Tian needs no elaboration; Jia Lou Tian is even the second-ranked superpower among the Lingxu faction, enjoying the height of incense offerings within the Heavenly Palace's Myriad Gods Hall, originally second only to the Lingxu Holy Venerable and Miao Zhantian alone—people worship the strong.

Could it be that Lingshan intervened, leading to a deathmatch on the Dimu Plains?

That also doesn't seem right; the Demon Emperor scratched his chin with his claw.

Nie Xiaolou's wording was "ambush," meaning the Three Great Heavenly Gods first invaded and ravaged the Dimu Plains, firmly seizing the initiative. Events unfolded hastily, making it impossible for Lingshan to respond in time.

Moreover, given the Demon Emperor's understanding of Lingshan, it's impossible for them to exterminate the great heavenly demons in a single battle.

The battle in which even Jia Lou Tian perished—how horrific must it have been? Humans find it hard to imagine. Even if all of Lingshan's mighty warriors were mobilized, their own casualties would certainly not be light.

Lingshan cherishes its reputation and has always been unwilling to engage in a fish-dead-net-broken struggle with the Heavenly Palace and Heavenly Demons.

Thus, the Demon Emperor is even more eager to know exactly how Jiuyou managed to slay so many Heavenly Gods and Heavenly Gods—especially, especially eager!

Nie Xiaolou whispered: "Already ascertained, when the plains garrison could not withstand the Heavenly Gods, Jiuyou the Great Emperor suddenly appeared at Kunlong Ravine.

Furthermore, according to accurate intelligence, Jia Lou Tian was defeated by the Red General."

"Red General?" the Demon Emperor extended his claw to scratch his chin, "Although intelligence says that the force which, together with Shen State, actually destroyed Baoling was the Panlong Army, but———"

He paused, still finding it hard to believe: "Is it truly 'that' Red General? Won't it just be another gimmick?"

Throughout ancient and modern times, how many Red Generals have there been? No one knows. The Demon Emperor also only remembers the one uniquely recorded in history.

"It is precisely the Red General who, a hundred years ago, resisted the Heavenly Gods at Panlongcheng! She also appeared without cause on the Dimu Plains, leading the entire Panlong Grand Army out of the city. Many eyewitnesses recalled the scene at that time, and the details they recounted were all the same, so it can basically be judged as accurate."

The dead resurrected, and moreover, collectively resurrected? The matter seems to be becoming ever more exciting; the Demon Emperor steadied his mind: "Tell me in detail, the more detail the better."

The doubts surrounding this matter are truly numerous, for example: "How did Jiuyou appear on the Dimu Plains? Half a month ago, he was clearly still in Ju City meeting our envoys."

"Do you still remember the Lingyun Palace Incident?" Nie Xiaolou said, "The Heavenly Gods also said that Jiuyou suddenly appeared, seizing the body of the Ruiyin God Monarch. Before that, Jiuyou was clearly also in Cangyan."

"So, does he possess the divine ability to swiftly return to the Dimu Plains?" the Demon Emperor mused, "The Dragon God once had the power to traverse a thousand miles in an instant, and the current concentration of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy is also suitable."

"How can Jiuyou be compared to the Dragon God?" Some words are things the Demon Emperor himself can say, but others absolutely cannot. Nie Xiaolou immediately replied, "Our intelligence has long known that he has some mysterious connection with the Great Square Vase; perhaps he is using the power of the divine artifact to return."

"No matter how he returns to the Dimu Plains, the Heavenly Gods must have long known of this ability, which is why they set a trap for him in advance."

"Yes." Nie Xiaolou hesitated slightly, "It has already spread within the Shen State army that Jiuyou first killed Bai Zhan Tian and Tong Ming True Lord, then went to challenge Jia Lou Tian. There is also a rumor that Jiuyou, after battling Jia Lou Tian and suffering grave injuries, died, yet was resurrected again after the Red General slew Jia Lou Tian."

"Who personally witnessed the battle between Jiuyou, Bai Zhan Tian, and Tong Ming True Lord?" the Demon Emperor needed confirmation, to see if Jiuyou truly had the ability to single-handedly challenge a Great Heavenly God.

This is very important for his subsequent plans!

"This, I am not clear about. But the battle between Jiuyou and Jia Lou Tian, and the Red General's slaying of Jia Lou Tian—witnessed by the Cangyan people and Shen State soldiers on the scene."

"At that time, the Dimu Plains were in dire peril; the Cangyan-Shen allied forces had been slaughtered by the thousands, left with no power to resist. Suddenly, the Dimu Plains were split apart, red mist filled the sky, and the Red General led the grand army out from Panlongcheng, marching forth to meet Jia Lou Tian." Nie Xiaolou spoke solemnly, "Just as you previously surmised, the sudden change in heavenly and earthly rules occurred simultaneously with this great battle. Afterwards, the Shen King frankly told Shali Tian that this was the phenomenon caused by the Great Square Vase breaking through illusion into substance and returning to the mortal world."

"Including the resurrection of the dead?"

"Yes, including the resurrection of the dead, also because the wandering souls within the vase's world entered the mortal world together with the Great Square Vase." Nie Xiaolou swallowed, "Afterward, the Red General led her troops to join forces with the Shen army, destroying Baoling. This is also regarded as the revenge of the ancient Panlongcheng against Baoling."

"A revenge after two hundred years." the Demon Emperor exhaled a long breath, "How do the surroundings view it?"

"The news of the emergence of the ancient Panlongcheng and the resurrection of the Red General is spreading wildly in the vicinity of Bei Jia. The Shen King has also been spreading words everywhere, claiming he has signed an offensive-defensive alliance with Cangyan. Consequently, the surroundings hold Shen State in great awe, after all, Shen State participated in the war that killed the Three Great Heavenly Gods and destroyed Baoling State."

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