Chapter 660: Da Yuan's Fury

He was forcefully held by Xu Jie's Silkworm Hand for half a Shíchén.

After leaving the Sect for several years, Lin Luochen's cultivation had already opened a gap with Xu Jie and the others, let alone the techniques.

Now Lin Luochen only has Accomplished cultivation in the Dharma Appearance Realm, and the highest techniques he has learned are only at Perfection level, with several still merely Accomplished.

After eating, seeing Lin Luochen struggling to break free, face flushed with anger, Xu Jie, while picking his teeth, said indifferently.

"Junior Martial Sister, these years your cultivation has been a bit lax; if it were Fifth Junior Sister, a single Silkworm Hand from Senior Brother could at most trap her for a few hundred breaths—enough time to gulp down a leftover meal."

"Third Senior Brother, you............"

Hearing this, Lin Luochen, who was already starving, gritted their teeth.

But upon seeing Lu Youyou, who was also eating with an oily, smooth appearance, she instantly lost her temper.

The Fifth Junior Sister's cultivation used to be lower than mine, but now she too has reached the entry level of the Heavenly Human Realm.

Not only her, Zhao Rou, Zhong Ling, Shen Xian and other fellow disciples from the various peaks are also at the Heavenly Human Realm cultivation.

Among the Inner Disciples of the Dao Yi Sect, it seems that except for him, none remain at the Dharma Appearance Realm level anymore.

Strangely, Lin Luochen seems to have been far left behind by the fellow senior brothers.

"I.............."

My heart is filled with frustration; why has it become like this? I've only left the sect for a few years.

Before I had no time to worry about these things, but now Lin Luochen's heart is filled with anxiety; she too is an Inner Disciple of the Dao Yi Sect.

And over the next few days, Lin Luochen fully experienced the consequences of inferior cultivation.

Every time they ate, the originally close-knit fellow senior brothers would always use various unexpected methods to prevent her from eating her own portion.

In order to eat a bit more, whatever sibling affection, at this moment it's all bullshit.

She had come to understand that while other things could be talked about, sharing a meal was impossible to endure together.

After countless times being controlled by the Silkworm Hand, Lin Luochen finally couldn't bear it.

"Senior Brother, I really just want to eat a single bite of rice."

"Okay, okay, okay, next time I'll definitely let the Junior Sister eat."

Upon hearing that, Zhao Zhengping, while picking his teeth, nodded and said.

But at the next mealtime, Zhao Zhengping.

"Junior Sister."

"Hmm?"

"Silkworm Hand."

"Senior Brother, you................"

It was utterly useless; still, a single Silkworm Hand directly controlled her, and even though Lin Luochen angrily shouted, in the end she could only watch as Zhao Zhengping and the others comfortably divided her food.

And these matters, Hong Zun and the others naturally wouldn't intervene.

According to Hong Zun's words, if you can't even eat the food placed before you, do you still have the nerve to come find me?

Your own lack of ability is your problem.

Having already gone crazy with cultivation, from childhood to now, Lin Luochen has never trained this desperately before.

But while she improves, Xu Jie and the others naturally cannot stand still.

So, trying to catch up with this gap is not an easy task.

Being able to smell the aroma but never able to eat a meal, this feeling drives Luochen mad.

Similarly, Lin Jun has been busy to the point of not touching the ground during this period.

But it is still effective; the influence of the four great clans on Da Wu is being swiftly cleared away under Lin Jun's iron-blooded methods.

From certain aspects, Lin Jun is indeed quite a capable emperor.

At least regarding the four great clans, his handling leaves almost no fault to pick.

When it's time to strike, he never shows mercy.

In just a few short days, the Da Wu Empire can be described as rivers of blood, with many losing their heads over the four great clans affair.

The first to be struck were naturally the troops; Lin Jun clearly understood that to truly control a nation, the army must be seized first.

Only with troops in hand can the majesty of imperial authority be guaranteed.

And as time passed, the Da Yuan Empire naturally also learned of what happened in the Da Wu Empire.

Upon hearing that their envoy had been killed and the four great clans annihilated, Luochen also did not go to the Da Yuan Empire.

For a moment, the Da Yuan Emperor's fury blazed.

The marriage alliance was originally proposed by the Da Wu Empire; they were groveling, hoping the Da Yuan Empire would show them favor.

But in the end, they actually gave the Da Yuan Empire a slap.

The Da Yuan Empire, which had never taken the Da Wu Empire seriously, naturally could not accept this result.

Inside the Da Yuan Imperial Palace, the Da Yuan Emperor wore a stern face, his eyes full of icy cold.

Good, good, a Da Wu Empire!

"Your Majesty, this incident is mainly due to outside interference, and the annihilation of the four great clans is probably something they themselves didn't anticipate."

The events happened too suddenly; this was something no one had anticipated.

I don't care about these; if the Da Wu Empire dares to do this, I will make them pay the price.

The Da Yuan Emperor is not a fool; he knows this is an accident, but right now it is indeed an excellent opportunity to attack the Da Wu Empire.

The downfall of the four great clans allowed the Da Wu imperial house to regain power, but during this period it has certainly harmed the Da Wu Empire.

The present Da Wu Empire can be said to be in nationwide turmoil; thus, if troops are sent to attack it now, it is absolutely an excellent opportunity.

The Da Yuan Emperor is indeed acting this way precisely because he has seen this point.

In this regard, the Da Yuan Empire's civil and military officials all have no objection; indeed this is the best opportunity.

With an order from the Emperor of Dàyuān, hundreds of thousands of Dàyuān troops began to march toward the border of the two states.

At the same time, to be prepared for any eventuality, the Dàyuān Empire specially requested aid from the Pill Master Alliance, hoping they would send some alchemists to help, and had guaranteed the supply of medicinal pills for the Dàyuān army during the battle.

From Dàyuān's side, this battle is absolutely certain to succeed.

Even if they cannot topple the Dàwǔ Empire in one strike, occupying some land is completely unproblematic.

The strengths of the two sides are not even in the same league.

Moreover, with the help of the Pill Master Alliance, there is even less to worry about.

Such a large-scale mobilization of troops by Dàyuān could not possibly escape the notice of the Dàwǔ Empire.

Lin Jun soon received the news.

Although he had already guessed that Dàyuān would not let it rest, upon hearing this news his face remained grim.

He did not expect the Dàyuān Emperor to be so resolute, and moreover, his strike was so ruthless—those hundreds of thousands of troops were all elite forces of Dàyuān.

And the current state of Dàwú is exactly as Dàyuān anticipated: domestic turmoil unknown, and the affairs of the four great clans have not yet been completely quelled.

Under the strain of internal and external troubles, facing Dàyuān's hundreds of thousands of troops at this moment is indeed somewhat willing but unable.

"Can we hold them off?"

He had no confidence at heart; whether they could stop Dàyuān's hundreds of thousands of troops, Lin Jun had no confidence— the forces he could muster now were only a few ten thousand, the other troops had not been fully cleared up, morale was unstable, and when deployed on the battlefield, how much effect they could have, no one could guarantee.