Chapter 3020

The War Alliance had just been established and was still recruiting new members and consolidating internally. Some military decisions were temporarily withheld from broad release to prevent leaks. The stars in the sky twinkled, as if eternity itself were tranquil. But Sun Fuling knew this was merely a fleeting illusion before the greater chaos to come: "We will inevitably clash with the Heavenly Demons. You were born for this moment; I came for this purpose."

Did she not break through the Void and return to reality from the great cauldron precisely for this final battle?

In the obscurity, heaven's will naturally prevails.

"By the way, the Tanhai Yaksha tribe has already arrived offshore of Bai Sha Bay and will land this evening. Accompanying the Yaksha King are two other sea tribes, numbering over nine thousand in total."

Not only will land-based factions ally, but sea-dwelling demons also love to form alliances. The Tanhai Yaksha and the two other tribes are inseparable, so they have all come together to join the Red General.

The War Alliance's naval strength has thus received an epic-level boost.

He Lingchuan then recalled another matter: "Any news from Shuangye?"

"Since we parted from the Yada Islands, we haven't known where he went." Sun Fuling said, "He might still be foraging, or possibly returned to Between Between Between Beijia." "Then let's not worry about him for now." He Lingchuan understood Shuangye, "He won't miss this world-shaking war."

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The demon emperor's assassination and the incident at Ascending Dragon Mountain—these two earth-shattering events occurred one after another, like a tsunami and mountain collapse, shaking the entire Between Between Between Beijia into utter chaos!

Six hundred years of glory and peace, gone forever.

After the coronation ceremony of the new emperor met with a shocking upheaval, the Heavenly Palace immediately declared that the emperor's image on Ascending Dragon Mountain was a false illusion fabricated by Cang Yan, intended to stir up hearts and divide Between Between Between Beijia.

How many would believe it? It doesn't matter.

The Heavenly Palace also knew such platitudes would hardly regain public trust, so their reassurance announcement was extremely brief, a mere perfunctory gesture, not sincere comfort.

Because these scattered civilians only shout and fuss, incapable of meaningful action, the Heavenly Palace's focus is not on them at all, but on the vassal demon states!

Between Between Between Beijia's thirteen vassal demon states—among them, Chi Yan and Bao Shu Kingdom are staunch imperial loyalists. The Heavenly Palace has struggled for who-knows-how-many years to pry these two vassal demon kings from the demon emperor's grasp, but after the Ascending Dragon Mountain incident, Heaven sent two more ultimatums, made a final push, yet they remained indifferent, so we have now given up on them.

Meanwhile, Xu Luo, Shan Yu, Hao Ling, and Bo Lang—originally supporters of the Heavenly Palace—even though the "Lian Chang" secret medicine formula had leaked, after deep consideration, several vassal demon monarchs still clung to their original stance. Reverence for the Heavenly Palace has taken deep root in these states, from nobles to commoners, none dare defy the Heavenly Palace.

Although people's hearts are quite twisted, domestic opposition voices are also loud.

Yet even the former demon emperor could not sway these states to change their minds, and now Nie Xiaolou is even less able to convince them to defect to his side. To meet the southward-moving Wuhuan and to confuse the enemy, Chi Yan Kingdom dispatched five armies northward. Two of these crossed the former territory of Yuan Kingdom and entered Xu Luo's domain. Xu Luo Kingdom, without hesitation, sent troops to intercept.

This battle thus opened the curtain on Between Between Between Beijia's civil war.

Between Between Between Beijia's long-simmering contradictions are like dry tinder awaiting a spark—once ignited, they erupt in an instant.

Within just a few days, both sides saw four vassal demon states enter the fray, with battlefields ranging from large to small, totaling as many as twelve.

As for the remaining seven vassal demon states, both the Heavenly Palace and Nie Xiaolou seek to win them over.

Among them, Yin Sha Kingdom, Pang Ze Kingdom, and Huo Lie Kingdom originally leaned toward the demon emperor due to the gifted "Lian Chang" antidote, but after these two earth-shattering upheavals, they have wavered, their attitudes now ambiguous.

Meanwhile, Ye Gan Kingdom and Bi Li Kingdom originally inclined toward the Heavenly Palace, yet due to close economic ties with Bao Shu Kingdom, they now stand neutral, observing without commitment. As for Bai Xiang Kingdom (Bao Xiang Kingdom) and Meng Shan Kingdom, since the Ascending Dragon Mountain incident, they have remained silent, not responding to communications from either side.

Multiple factions harbor their own thoughts, and Between Between Between Beijia's chaotic state defies any single resolution.

The six-hundred-year-old great empire has fractured so cleanly—split at the word, with no trace of cohesion left, leaving everyone astonished. As the world's attention turns to Between Between Between Beijia's internal strife, Cang Yan's four hundred thousand troops silently arrived at the border between Shen Kingdom and Bao Shu Kingdom! Among them, the fifteen thousand Pan Long Legion marched northward from Bai Sha Bay all the way.

The Earth Mother returned to Cang Yan, bringing back two hundred and fifty thousand Cang Yan troops.

The Pan Long Legion and Cang Yan's forces successfully rendezvoused at the border of Bao Shu Kingdom, joining camp for the first time!

Thereafter, the Earth Mother turned back to Cang Yan, and following the Nine Abyssal Great Emperor's orders, went to fetch the next batch of soldiers to deliver them to the designated location.

Upon the two armies' meeting, the camp buzzed with fervent energy.

Qiu Hu and Wan Qi Feng met the great generals Men Ban, Liu Tiao, and Hu Min.

Liu Yi Dao and Xu Shichu met for the first time, exchanged salutations, and expressed mutual admiration.

Zhu Xiuer, Zhu Erniang, and Dong Rui, meanwhile, finally met the legendary Red General, each feeling curiosity mixed with excitement.

History and reality converge within the vast encampment of Cang Yan.

Leaving aside the ancient-modern fusion unfolding here, neighboring states' military movements are naturally impossible to hide from Bao Shu Kingdom's spies.

Between Between Between Beijia is already in utter turmoil, and the Bao Shu King, burdened with countless concerns, naturally does not wish to see a powerful army staring hungrily from the west. Thus, a meeting was promptly convened at the Demon Nest Marsh.

At this time, the Demon Nest Marsh is in its dry season, the marsh turned into wetlands and small streams, making passage easy.

The meeting place is right at the Demon Nest, beside the old tree.

The Nine Abyssal Great Emperor personally attended, facing him were the tree-person avatar of the Bao Shu King and the envoy dispatched by Chi Yan Kingdom.

This envoy happens to be an old acquaintance of He Lingchuan—Ling General.

It is a giant blue ram, its bulk larger than an ordinary horse.

When He Lingchuan was in Chi Yan Kingdom investigating a missing courier case, Ling General was also searching for missing clansmen, after which he attached himself to He Lingchuan, and the two formed a bond.

After many years apart, this old ram now paws eagerly at the ground with his forefeet, momentarily at a loss for what to say.

Back then, that little foreigner would one day become renowned across the eight directions as the Nine Abyssal Great Emperor. Though Ling General's nature is rough and bold, even he cannot help but lament the unpredictability of worldly affairs at this moment.

Because the Nine Abyssal Great Emperor suddenly issued an invitation, Chi Yan had made no preparations and could only temporarily summon Ling General, the nearest available.

However, the one speaking with He Lingchuan was not Ling General, but Chi Yan King Fushan Lie, communicating via a remote viewing mirror.

Fushan Lie's face appeared in the mirror, more gaunt than when He Lingchuan last saw him—sunken eyes, reduced to skin and bone.

Between Between Between Beijia's recent upheavals have left these vassal demon kings struggling through these past few days.

Bao Shu Kingdom and Chi Yan Kingdom have been trading partners of Cang Yan for over twenty years, and due to their stable interests, they are far more friendly toward Cang Yan than other vassal demon states. Ju Cheng and the Bao Shu King, as well as the Chi Yan King, often communicate, so they are no strangers to each other.

Yet under these circumstances, everyone's mindset remains delicate.