Chapter 692: Kicking an Iron Plate

"Fenghai Prefecture."

The Tianlan King closed his eyes, pondering the feasibility of what he had in mind.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, revealing cold light, looking up in the direction of Fenghai Prefecture.

He needed a reason to cover up his defeat and also to give the Human Emperor an explanation.

This reason didn't need to be perfect. After all, to the Human Emperor, even a perfect explanation would be seen through, but this didn't matter. As a Heavenly King, the explanation he needed to give was actually a kind of attitude.

So the attitude of being loyal to the Human Emperor needed to be expressed.

In addition, what the Human Emperor valued was the final victory of the war, so as long as he recovered the losses and set things right, the problem would no longer be a problem.

Most importantly...

"Fenghai Prefecture actually has a Sun of Dawn!"

"However, the power seems to be quite different from the real Sun of Dawn, but this is only on the surface, perhaps there are hidden ones."

The Tianlan King bowed his head, looking at the jade slip in his hand, coldness spreading in his eyes.

"Fenghai Prefecture's reinforcements were slack, this is the main reason for the battlefield failure. Not knowing by what method they privately manufactured the Sun of Dawn, this is an even greater crime!"

"Therefore, going to Fenghai Prefecture, seizing the Sun of Dawn, and restarting the war situation here in the Heitian Clan is the only choice."

Thinking of this, the Tianlan King did not hesitate anymore, immediately giving the order. The army moved, returned to the Saint Lan Domain, and headed toward Fenghai Prefecture.

As for whether Fenghai Prefecture would choose to detonate the remaining Sun of Dawn to perish together with the Tianlan King, the Tianlan King naturally considered this.

He believed it was impossible. As long as he didn't force Fenghai Prefecture to the point of extinction, but gave a certain amount of pressure to propose using the Sun of Dawn to atone for the crime, while acknowledging Fenghai Prefecture's autonomy.

Then Fenghai Prefecture would definitely bow its head.

Unless Fenghai Prefecture was prepared to rebel against the human race.

As for what happened afterward, it had nothing to do with him.

"However, the pressure here still needs to be sufficient."

Just like this, the Tianlan King with such thoughts led his subordinate army out, heading straight for Fenghai Prefecture.

Looking from afar, the ten-million-strong army possessed the ability to destroy heaven and earth. Inside were flags fluttering, hunting in the wind, divided into more than ten legions, and each legion was different.

Some were riding flying birds, some were sitting cross-legged on exotic beasts, some were riding clouds and mist...

At the very back, there were also a large number of foreign race legions, inside which were giants hundreds of zhang tall, wearing thick armor, walking forward, the earth rumbling.

As for the very front, it was a ten-thousand-zhang-long black dragon. Its vast body gave people a sense of vastness, flashing in the clouds and mist, majestic and astonishing.

Sitting cross-legged on its head was a person, none other than the Tianlan King. He closed his eyes, his expression indifferent, full of majesty.

And wherever the army passed, wind and clouds surged, heaven and earth shook together, sweeping across the territory of the Saint Lan Domain, and also passing by the ruins of the original Tianfeng Kingdom Imperial Capital. Here, the army paused.

The Tianlan King on the black dragon opened his eyes, gazing at the ruins, sensing for a moment, then closed them again, and the army continued to move.

Until they arrived at the border of Fengh

All living beings in the three prefectures were trembling; whether commoners or cultivators, all were shivering.

A black, oppressive mass of an army crossed the firmament, its momentum like a landslide or a tsunami, forming a storm that swept across the land, crushing everything in its path, causing mountains to shatter and the ground to collapse.

The formations of the three prefectures vanished in an instant, and any forces or sects of various clans that happened to be on the army's path were suppressed in passing.

As for the Sword-Holding Departments stationed in the three prefectures, they were treated the same.

Overbearing, fierce, unstoppable.

The momentum formed by the accumulation of these various terms erupted from this army, causing the heavens and earth to change color, the storm to grow larger, and the army to approach the capital of Fenghai County.

In an instant, Fenghai County was in a precarious state, filled with crisis.

The Fenghai County capital naturally received the news. Regarding King Tianlan's arrival, Fenghai County was actually not too surprised. From the moment they suppressed the Commandant, the cultivators of Fenghai County had already realized this day would come.

Therefore, preparations for war had been ongoing.

Now, the moment the news was received, the taboo magic treasure of Fenghai County was activated with a roar. Furthermore, magic treasures from other sects were also started, taken over by the county capital's taboo, forming a large net that covered a hundred-mile radius around the capital.

Moreover, cultivators from the Sangong and various sects, clad in armor, were ready for a counterattack, and various formations on the ground shone, forming divine abilities.

At the same time, a large number of war magic artifacts were also activated, ready to erupt at any moment.

There were also puppets, driven by multiple people, waiting in readiness.

In mid-air, Seventh Uncle's Great Wings danced, flying boats from various sects filled the sky, and high above was a massive hall. Seventh Uncle, Yao Hou, the masters of the Sangong, and the Void Returning experts of various sects were all here; Xu Qing and the Captain were also among them.

They all gazed at the distant sky.

And at this moment, as they looked into the distance, all the forces in the entire Saint Lan Great Domain were watching this place.

If it had been before, these forces would surely have thought Fenghai County was about to be wiped out, but with the appearance of the Sun of Dawn in Fenghai County some time ago, the eight directions had been shaken.

Therefore, regarding King Tianlan's arrival, all parties were watching; they wanted to see where Fenghai County would go in this storm.

Among them, the Saint Lan Great Duke's attention was the most direct. With his divine soul, he could clearly perceive the affairs of Fenghai County. To him, he did not want to provoke King Tianlan, but the Sun of Dawn in Fenghai County interested him quite a bit.

But how the two sides would fare, he did not care; he was more interested in using this opportunity to see how much weight these two sides had.

"Pity, Fenghai County is ultimately too weak. If Fenghai County had more courage and detonated all the Suns of Dawn, then things would be interesting."

The Saint Lan Great Duke looked relaxed and smiled slightly.

He did not think this matter had anything to do with him, nor did he feel it would have any impact on the future, unless... Fenghai County truly exploded with courage.

But clearly, such crazy behavior was unlikely to occur.

So he felt regret.

And among the forces watching this battle, there was one that was most excited at this moment, and that was the hidden Seventh Imperial Prince.

He knew Fenghai County was not simple, but he believed even more in his uncle; after all... that was a Nascent Divinity.

Thus, he was full of anticipation for the outcome.

"Xu Qing, this time, what choice will you make!"

Just like that, in the process of the various forces of the Saint Lan Great Domain using different methods to watch this battle, King Tianlan's army appeared outside the Fenghai County capital.

Their arrival caused the sky of Fenghai County to lose its color, and the earth churned like a ground dragon, fluctuating continuously.

The pressure formed by countless soldiers shook the minds of all the cultivators watching.

Even more astonishing was the figure sitting cross-legged on top of the black dragon at the very front.

The Fenghai County side was also silent; no one spoke, all gazing at the mighty middle-aged man on the black dragon.

The moment all gazes converged, King Tianlan opened his eyes, which erupted like two furnaces, causing the heavens and earth to roar and the storm to sweep through everything.

Exclamations came from the firmament; Qing Qin's figure retreated rapidly, not daring to meet his gaze in the slightest.

A vast Great World appeared in the sky above the Fenghai County capital, becoming the sky of Fenghai County, blocking the light, becoming a shadow, and shrouding the capital.

Only within the Great World did flames exist, burning continuously, accompanied by countless roars, as if fierce gods and evil spirits were trembling all living beings.

In an instant, Fenghai County was illuminated by the firelight of King Tianlan's Great World.

The hundred-mile taboo magic treasure of the county capital emitted a harsh sound, rapidly dissipating, then struggling to reform, and the cultivators of the county capital were the same.

Every single one of them deeply felt the terror of the Nascent Divinity, and their auras were all instinctively stimulated to resist together.

But facing a Nascent Divinity, all of this was useless.

If King Tianlan wanted to, he could annihilate everything before him with a single thought.

But clearly, his purpose in coming this time was not annihilation, nor was it to force Fenghai County to detonate the Sun of Dawn and perish together.

So although this pressure appeared, it did not truly descend into Fenghai County.

This was just a warning.

At the same time, behind King Tianlan, a general clad in black armor walked out of the army. He sat on a flood dragon, his cultivation at the fourth stage of Void Returning, turning into an illusory world, his body blurred.

He flew out all the way until he reached the front of the two armies. He raised his head, looking at Fenghai County, his expression somewhat complex, but he still emitted a low voice.

"Fenghai County Governor Yao Tianyan, County Chancellor Zheng Kaiyi, receive the Heavenly King's decree of punishment!"

"Fenghai County has five crimes. The first is disrespect to the Imperial Clan."

"The second, resisting the conscription order and disobeying the decree."

"The third, suspected of trapping and killing the conscription Commandant and ten thousand of our soldiers."

"The fourth, the soldiers of Fenghai County deserted in the face of battle."

"The fifth, based on the above actions, delaying the war situation, with huge impact, and the reality of aiding the enemy!"

After speaking calmly, the general looked into the distance at the figure on the pavilion of Fenghai County.

"Do you acknowledge your crimes!"

As soon as his words were spoken, all the cultivators in King Tianlan's army behind him roared in unison.

"Acknowledge the crimes!"

The sound surpassed thunder, exploding in all directions, rolling away, shaking the heavens and earth, raising a great wind that blew before the people of Fenghai County, making everyone's clothes rustle.

It caused ripples in their minds, yet no one spoke. Xu Qing's expression was as usual, gazing at the army.

Their silence made King Tianlan's gaze slightly gloomy. The general in front of him also swept his gaze across Fenghai County and continued to speak.

"But the Heavenly King, considering that you are all fellow humans and unwilling to see humans slaughter each other, has four conditions you must obey to atone for your crimes."

"One, hand over the deserters to our army for imprisonment, to be judged on a chosen day."

"Two, immediately release the ten thousand men of the Commandant."

"Three, Yao Tianyan and Zheng Kaiyi, join the legion, and conscript one million soldiers to head to the front together."

"Four, offer up all Suns of Dawn."

After the general finished speaking, he retreated back to the army, while the Fenghai side remained silent.

Seeing this, King Tianlan slowly stood up from the black dragon, looking down at the county capital, his voice like thunder, echoing out.

"If the battle against the Black Heaven Clan is won, this King will waive all crimes of Fenghai County, and Fenghai County can continue to self-govern within the Seventh Imperial Prince's fief."

"If not..."

Coldness rose in King Tianlan's eyes, and his Nascent Divinity cultivation was released, affecting the firmament, causing the wind and clouds to churn, with the intent that with a single thought, the county capital would be destroyed and living beings would be plunged into misery.

Inside the pavilion of Fenghai County, Seventh Uncle turned his head to look at Xu Qing.

Yao Hou also looked at Xu Qing, and everyone around had their gazes fall on Xu Qing at this moment.

The Captain, on the other hand, was full of arrogance, incomparably smug.

This scene caught King Tianlan's attention, and he frowned slightly. He had already felt the strangeness of Fenghai County before, and this feeling was even more obvious now, so he snorted coldly and spoke indifferently.

"It seems you have other reliance; feel free to bring it out. This King is also quite curious."

Xu Qing's expression was as usual. He did not look at King Tianlan, who was exuding majesty, but gazed at the sky and bowed with cupped fists.

"Ninth Grandpa, he's calling you."