Chapter 417: Waiting for the Opportunity

"With the Black Tortoise having escaped, the secret of the Golden Men will inevitably be impossible to keep."

Su Fan looked at Bai Qi and Xunzi. Currently, the three of them were the ones holding down the fort here in the East Sea. It was a pity that the people of the Daoist sects were still unwilling to emerge from their seclusion.

Through Xunzi, he was also clear that the Daoist Heavenly Sect had a full three experts at the Three Flowers Realm, and as for the hermits hidden away, there were likely quite a few as well.

In any case, on the surface, the three of them—Chisongzi, Beimingzi, and Xuanyangzi—were at the Three Flowers Realm, and their cultivation was not below his own.

However, among these three, only Chisongzi would frequently descend the mountain to find trouble for the Demon Race; the other two were complete shut-ins, nesting within their own grotto-heavens.

Otherwise, their plans could have been even bolder. Now that their manpower was insufficient, they could only do it this way.

Of course, with two Three Flowers experts, plus two Golden Men, their strength in this generation of the East Sea was still sufficient.

Next, it would depend on whether Ying Zheng's plan was feasible. Once successful, the power of the Divine Court would also be weakened by a few notches.

As for how much it could ultimately be weakened, that would depend on whether those deities were greedy enough.

"The matter of the Golden Men cannot be hidden for long. However, with the help of these Golden Men, to this day, the Great Qin has at least wiped out four Three Flowers Realm deities, which is not bad at all."

Bai Qi was very satisfied. The Divine Court did not have many experts at the Three Flowers Realm; being able to kill one was a weakening for the Divine Court, while simultaneously strengthening the Great Qin's power in reverse.

"It seems the Divine Court is indeed not a solid piece of iron; there is quite a bit of infighting within. Only two people came to reinforce Jiuying."

"This is a good thing, but next, wanting to be like this again will not be very likely."

"It's already not bad. Having beheaded four, the Divine Court will also feel the sting. Next, when the Emperor's plan succeeds at Tanggu, it is estimated that the Divine Court's strength will be further weakened. That will be the best time for our Great Qin to counterattack."

Bai Qi's eyes revealed a deep killing intent.

"As for Tanggu, we just need to wait quietly. As for the Fusang Continent, when the time comes, I will still need you, Martial Lord, to hold the fort, lest the Divine Court comes back for a sneak attack."

"Hmm! I am aware."

Bai Qi nodded upon hearing this. He also knew the importance of the Fusang Continent. In any case, this Fusang Continent was at least one percent the size of the Great Qin, and it also had hundreds of millions of people within it. As long as it was absorbed, the Great Qin's national destiny could increase by a few notches.

Afterward, the three of them discussed a bit more before separating. Bai Qi took the Divine Core and quickly returned to Xianyang City.

As for the flesh and blood of the Azure Dragon, because it was too large to carry, it was left here in the East Sea. Fortunately, there are many troops stationed in the East Sea now, and that flesh and blood has all been taken into the army; these are top-tier treasures for improving martial arts.

This half of the body would likely be able to allow hundreds of thousands of soldiers to advance a level.

In the days that followed, Su Fan held down the fort in Sanghai City, directing the constant mobilization of various resources. The Fusang Continent had been ruled by those few deities.

These deities did not care about the indigenous people of the Fusang Continent. In some places on the continent, they were even living lives of eating raw meat and blood, though of course, in other places, there were already tribes or even dynasties.

It was just that the productivity was shockingly low. In the past, the deities did not care whether these people died or not.

But now that the Great Qin occupied this continent, it naturally would not allow such a situation to occur again.

Therefore, the coordination needed for the Fusang Continent side was all done by Su Fan. At the same time, he was also waiting for the eruption at Tanggu; this would be the opening of the true war between the Divine Court and the Great Qin.

On the other side, after the great battle that day, the Black Tortoise immediately fled into the depths of the sea. Because of its original form, it did not suffer too much heavy damage, other than the turtle shell on its back being cracked by the Golden Man.

However, its strength did not drop by much, but the Black Tortoise's heart was already chilled. It did not expect that the human race would be so treacherous and still have a backup plan.

As a result, the Azure Dragon died, and Jiuying also died. Two Three Flowers Realm Demon Gods died all at once. Their Demon God lineage, in the Divine Court, already had strength that was a few notches worse than the Innate Deities.

If it weren't for the fact that the Taiyi Divine Emperor also hailed from the Demon Race back then, the Demon God lineage would likely have been finished long ago.

But even so, in the current Divine Court, the Demon God lineage had already declined a lot. There were only a few Demon Gods at the Three Flowers Realm; it was just that there were more Demon Kings, which was why they could occupy some power in the Divine Court.

But this time, with two more Three Flowers Realm experts dead, it could be said to be a heavy blow to the Demon God lineage—a breaking of bones and tendons. From now on, the Demon God lineage's say in the Divine Court would inevitably decrease by a few notches again.

Thinking of this, the Black Tortoise was also extremely furious.

If the Divine Court could have sent a few more deities over, they would not have ended up like this.

It was a pity that the deities of the Divine Court's other factions knew that the Great Qin was going to attack Jiuying and simply did not put in any effort, even wanting to watch the show.

It was only their Demon God lineage that finally spoke up, letting it and the Azure Dragon come; after all, both it and the Azure Dragon were in these Four Seas.

Thinking of this, it suddenly felt a bit chilled. The Divine Court had reached this point, yet they were still fighting for power and profit, even thinking about scheming against each other. Such a Divine Court, what was there worth lingering over?

In any case, it hailed from the sea; it might as well stay in the sea. In any case, in the depths of the sea, even if the Great Qin wanted to find it, it would be like looking for a needle in the ocean.

Thus, the Black Tortoise, which had originally prepared to return to Kunlun, ultimately abandoned this plan and went straight toward the depths of the sea. It found a huge deep-sea trench, lay inside, and began closed-door cultivation.

Su Fan and the others did not know of the Black Tortoise's choice; they also thought that the fleeing Black Tortoise would inevitably return to the Divine Court and tell the Divine Court about the situation that day.

Therefore, Su Fan and the others were also prepared for the Golden Men to be exposed. The Golden Men having these two battle records was already very good.

When those twelve Golden Men were all forged and formed into a battle array, the power of the twelve Golden Men would be even more terrifying.

It is said that when the twelve Golden Men form a great array, the combat power of each Golden Man is comparable to the late stage of the Three Flowers, or even peak combat power.

If that were the case, then it would be terrifying. After all, whether the entire Divine Court had twelve Three Flowers peak deities was an unknown.

Three Flowers peak, in the Divine Court, could also be called Divine Kings. Back then, under the Taiyi Divine Emperor, there were sixteen great Divine Kings, but in that battle, the Divine Court suffered heavy casualties. Ultimately, Taiyi himself fell, and nine Divine Kings died in battle on the spot, while a few others fell into a deep sleep afterward.

Now that tens of thousands of years have passed, some may have recovered, but whether the Divine Court can recover to its peak is an unknown.

After all, the cultivation speed of the Three Flowers Realm is extremely slow; for deities, it is even slower. Every bit of cultivation they improve requires thousands or even tens of thousands of years of accumulation. ===== CHAPTER 418 =====