Chapter 924

"Ahhh~~"

Huapaozhu Sect, as a Grand Archbishop, was not weak in strength, but within a church, a Grand Archbishop was rarely the strongest, but the most capable in handling affairs.

Yet he possessed power on the level of a Forbidden Spell.

It was precisely because he sensed the curtain wall posed no harm that he dared to step forward.

But the unremarkable curtain wall suddenly turned into a blade.

Even a Forbidden Spell mage could not endure the pain of a severed leg.

Especially since he lived in luxury and his strength had risen mostly from divine blessings!

Amid Huapaozhu Sect's shrieks, a figure suddenly flew out from the space gate that had just descended.

It was Meng Ying.

With this space gate, Meng Ying could instantly travel from the distant endless desert to the northern border of the Flame Empire.

And the one who had just struck was also Meng Ying!

Huapaozhu Sect quickly cast a healing spell on himself and searched for his severed leg.

If he could find it, perhaps he could reattach it!

But his severed leg had long been burned to ashes—not a single hair remained.

"How dare you injure me!"

Seeing Meng Ying, Huapaozhu Sect's heart was filled with rage!

He turned around, ready to order an attack, when a figure suddenly flew out from the flying ship, and a silence spell instantly sealed Huapaozhu Sect's mouth.

"Your Grace, please calm down. Bidezhu Sect has been arrogant and insulted the Flame Empire—this is his own doing, deserved punishment!"

The figure's voice was aged, clearly that of an elder.

Upon hearing this elder's words, Huapaozhu Sect's heart was shaken by a tidal wave!

Only one thing could explain why this elder called her "Your Grace"—Meng Ying was a powerful Saint Realm cultivator!

Heaven!

Such a young Saint Realm!

Huapaozhu Sect was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Just now, he had walked right up to the gates of death—if he had truly stepped fully across and landed, he wouldn't have lost just a foot, but his life.

Meng Ying gazed calmly at the elder and said softly:

"Half a leg is not enough!"

The elder's gaze darkened upon hearing Meng Ying's words.

Meng Ying continued to gaze calmly at the elder.

"Then both legs!"

The elder, as if remembering something, suddenly turned back and swept his hand lightly.

Then, Bidezhu Sect's remaining legs vanished instantly.

"Aaaahhh~~"

Bidezhu Sect screamed in agony.

"Let's go, take the route around Great Snow Mountain!"

The elder waved his hand and said.

The vast army of Xingluo Empire began to retreat.

"Your Grace, the enemy has only one Saint Realm—why are we yielding?"

On the flying ship, the Church's Holy Son asked in confusion.

Sheng Anuo was the elder—his real name was Anuo, but after becoming a Saint Realm, everyone began calling him Sheng Anuo.

Sheng Anuo said: "The Flame Empire is not simple. Before we understand its true nature, do not rashly wage war. Holy Son, send a magical letter to Your Majesty, instructing him to dispatch spies into the Flame Empire to probe its strength, and find out which god's realm it is. A Saint Realm implies the Flame Empire's deity is no ordinary being. Clarify the situation before considering conquest."

"Our first goal is the Eternal Night Empire—this is the will of my god. After we conquer the Eternal Night Empire, we will deal with the Flame Empire."

Sheng Anuo emphasized again.

The gods of the Heavenly Realm had ordered the nations of the Divine Continent to attack the Eternal Night Empire for another crucial reason.

That was to force the Eternal Night Goddess to lower her power.

Once the Eternal Night Goddess lowered her power, her breakthrough would become far more difficult.

In the eyes of these god-lords, if the Eternal Night Goddess refused to lower her power, she could only watch helplessly as her empire was destroyed—this would also damage her spiritual state.

In short, any action that hindered the Eternal Night Goddess's breakthrough to the fourth level was welcome to these god-lords—and attacking the Eternal Night Empire brought great benefits too—why not do it?

After all, the Eternal Night Goddess's strength did not match such a vast empire!

"Your Grace speaks wisely, but what of Bidezhu Sect?"

The Church's Holy Son looked at Bidezhu Sect, now without legs.

"Bidezhu Sect is too old; he has committed many foolish acts these past years—it is time for him to retire."

With a single word, Sheng Anuo decided the fate of a church Grand Archbishop—the might of a Saint Realm was evident.

"Beneath Great Snow Mountain lies a path leading to several eastern kingdoms of the Eternal Night Empire. Those kingdoms may already have other empires eyeing them—we shall go there first, unite with the other empires, then launch a joint assault on the Eternal Night Empire."

Sheng Anuo added.

The Church's Holy Son hesitated for a long time, wanting to speak but holding back: "But Your Grace, what if the Flame Empire attacks our homeland while our army is away?"

"Attack us?"

Sheng Anuo snorted: "Your Majesty has already anticipated this. Our homeland still has several million troops conscripted from other kingdoms—enough to hold them off for a long time. If they dare move, we shall temporarily abandon the Eternal Night Empire and strike the Flame Empire while its army is away."

Sheng Anuo did not yet know what he would see when they crossed Great Snow Mountain and reached the eastern edge of the Eternal Night Empire.

"Your Majesty, they have only one Saint Realm—we can crush them completely. Xingluo Empire is a northern realm; if we annex them, the Flame Empire can achieve the feat of a snake swallowing an elephant and become a true great empire."

From the portal, Lucini also emerged, watching the distant Starfall Empire army and speaking softly.

The current Flame Empire is nearly as powerful as some great empires.

Compared to a great empire like Starfall, the main gaps lie in population size and territorial area.

The Starfall Empire's territory is several times larger than the Purple Gold Empire.

It is also several times larger than the current Flame Empire.

Moreover, around the Starfall Empire lie the Nine Kingdoms.

In population, Starfall Empire far exceeds the Flame Empire; combined with the Nine Kingdoms, its total population easily surpasses one billion, even reaching over one hundred fifty million!

If the Flame Empire could annex Starfall, it would fill its shortcomings in territorial size, population, and domestic natural resources, becoming a true great empire.

And once it develops for a while, the Flame Empire's ranking on the Continent of Gods will rise dramatically!

Meng Ying watched the retreating Starfall Empire army and said:

"We don't have enough troops here to crush them and then fully conquer them in a short time. The eastern enemy could arrive at any moment—first deal with the eastern enemy; after resolving them, we'll mobilize our main forces and conquer Starfall Empire in one decisive strike!"

Of course, we haven't moved yet mainly because the Holy Domain surrendered quickly.

Otherwise, even with insufficient troops here, Meng Ying would have launched an outright attack!

After the northern conflict briefly eased, Meng Ying returned to the oasis.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

On this day, Meng Ying received a report from her spy in the Eternal Night Empire.

The war in the Eternal Night Empire has begun!

A massive fleet from the west arrived by sea, launching a fierce assault on the Eternal Night Empire with over two million warriors.

From the southwest, vast armies descended from the sky aboard flying ships, instantly conquering a neighboring kingdom of the Eternal Night Empire, then turning to wage war upon it.

Enemies had also arrived from the northwest.

Attacks had erupted from the south and the north as well.

In an instant, the Eternal Night Empire faced enemies on three sides—only the east remained unthreatened!

And the scale of the war exceeded expectations from the very start.

On every front, at least two empires attacked the Eternal Night Empire; each carried over two million troops, some even bringing four or five million.

This war had already escalated to the ten-million level before it had even properly begun!

And enemy forces continued to arrive without end!

The scale of this war had surpassed Meng Ying's expectations!

Meanwhile, beneath the Great Snow Mountains, the Starfall Empire's army was nearly through the mountains.

In the eastern desert, a vast fleet of sandships was advancing westward in overwhelming numbers.