Chapter 479

Great Martial God State, where martial might reigns supreme.

Except the Great Martial God Emperor wields a state artifact, and furthermore a royal clan elder wields the greatest heavy treasure as the state's foundation; besides that, each generation has a royal prince with the highest cultivation who wields the state artifact 'Great Black Heaven Cauldron'.

The wielder of this cauldron is the supreme commander of the Great Martial armed forces.

With his right hand holding aloft a black great cauldron, standing outside the temporary palace showing off his might, is precisely this generation's 'Great Black Heaven King' Wu Kuang.

"You lot, just follow the orders of the Little Duoyao…… This place, leave it to me." Wu Kuang's eyes shone as he stared at the corner of the Myriad Dragon Palace revealed above the temporary palace.

He received a secret transmission from Wu Du Zun, and thus set aside all his affairs and rushed over.

This trip was not in vain; that brat Wu Du Zun also did not deceive him.

Wu Kuang laughed until his eyes narrowed into slits.

The temporary palace of the former crown prince of Great Jin is indeed here.

Thinking of the rumors that the former crown prince of Great Jin carried away those strange treasures and astonishing wealth from Anyang City, Wu Kuang couldn't help but tremble all over.

The Great Black Heaven Cauldron released a flood of black divine light, transforming into countless blades, spears, swords and halberds that came down heavily upon the temporary palace.

Within the Myriad Dragon Palace, rosy light burst forth; countless bronze divine chains spun violently, sweeping up crescent-shaped afterimages to meet the black blades, spears, swords and halberds. Blue electric light crackled violently on the chains, smashing the countless black weapons into powder, while also breaking off large sections of the bronze divine chains.

However, gradually, the myriad weapons condensed from the black divine light kept pressing ever closer to the temporary palace.

On the walls of the temporary palace, the lazy yellow dragon hopped about, continually letting out 'ao ao' cries.

The Great Black Heaven Cauldron and the Myriad Dragon Palace are treasures of the same rank; the Myriad Dragon Palace's power even exceeds that of the cauldron by a notch.

However, the Great Black Heaven Cauldron is a bound object; under Wu Kuang's control it can at least exert sixty or seventy percent of its power.

And the Myriad Dragon Palace…… under the bloodline seal left by the former crown prince, unless either Bai Ying or Zhu Ji becomes its master, it can at most exert ten percent of its power.

Faced with the ever-increasing power erupting from the Great Black Heaven Cauldron, within the Myriad Dragon Palace only the heavenly chains swirled about; all other powerful sealing means could not be activated. The yellow dragon felt immense pressure, and gradually even the corner of the Myriad Dragon Palace revealed in the rosy light began to tremble.

"Oh no." Tie Chi looked back toward the temporary palace and let out a loud shout.

"Hurry back…… two Highnesses…… Lord Tie Chi, we must make a decision." Su He, who had just assisted Bai Ying and Zhu Ji in the rites and moved the entire former crown prince's mausoleum, turned ashen and could not help shouting loudly.

"We must make the Myriad Dragon Palace acknowledge a master…… or else!" Su He's eyes flashed, and he quickly locked gazes with Tie Chi standing on the Four Spirit Warship.

This is a dispute among the remnants of the Eastern Palace.

Su He is a supporter of Bai Ying.

Tie Chi, however, favors Zhu Ji more.

There is only one Myriad Dragon Palace; the bloodline seal left by the former crown prince dictates that only Bai Ying or Zhu Ji can become its master. And whoever controls the Myriad Dragon Palace is undoubtedly the heir of the former crown prince, the Eastern Palace loyalists, and even the hidden Eastern Palace forces lurking in the Great Jin court and countryside—all will fall into her grasp.

Su He is a civil official; he supports the gentle, wise and rational Bai Ying. He likes to plan before acting and dislikes radical measures.

Tie Chi is a military officer; he favors the hot-tempered, fierce Zhu Ji. He likes to act with bold sweeps, having waited six thousand years; now that the two Highnesses have finally grown up, the Eastern Palace should no longer remain low-key and hidden.

Logically, after Bai Ying and Zhu Ji come of age, one of them should become the master of the Myriad Dragon Palace.

Precisely because of the dispute between Su He and Tie Chi, both ladies have already come of age, yet the Myriad Dragon Palace still has no master.

Usually this causes no trouble, but today the current Great Black Heaven King of the Great Martial God State has come to attack, which is rather embarrassing.

"Meow..." The yellow dragon's whole body emitted dazzling light, and in the void the Myriad Dragon Palace gradually revealed a larger volume.

The Dragon-Slaying Platform rose into the sky; two bronze divine pillars shot straight up, and heavenly azure thunder condensed into countless blades that fiercely collided with the black weapons emanating from the Great Black Heaven Cauldron.

This is already the utmost power the yellow dragon can muster.

His body twitched and spasmed, like a beaten rag‑snake, occasionally letting out a strained 'meow'.

The vanguard corps of the army that destroys Jin suddenly scattered into over a hundred small fleets.

Each small fleet numbered from three to five hundred warships at most, and as few as one or two dozen at least. Warships large and small spewed long trails of flame, bringing forth vast streams of light, swallowing and exhaling clouds and mist, and rapidly dispersed in the air.

These warships howled as they sliced through the high skies, like a pack of mad wolves, charging straight toward the direction of Great Marsh Prefecture.

Tie Chi stood on the prow of the Four Spirit Warship, and did not give the order to intercept.

The enemy fleet is too scattered; even the Four Spirit Warship could not possibly stop all of them.

Moreover, Tie Chi still has more important matters to attend to.

The forces belonging to the Eastern Palace swiftly gathered together; thirty-six Four Spirit Warships returned to the temporary palace, then formed ranks and surged into the high skies to confront Wu Kuang, who wielded the Great Black Heaven Cauldron. The Four Spirit Warships attacked Wu Kuang with all their might, while Wu Kuang, relying on the terrifying power of the cauldron, had plenty of strength left to oppose the Four Spirit Warships, even causing them to sway wildly and occasionally burst forth with showers of light.

In the Eastern Palace main hall, Bai Ying, Zhu Ji, Su He, Tie Chi, and the veteran officials of the Eastern Palace from years past gathered together.

"We must make a decision." Su He said solemnly: "The Myriad Dragon Palace—just which Highness should wield it?"

"We must make a decision." Tie Chi shouted loudly: "In this chaotic situation, a great war is about to break out; the elder Highness is overly passive, only the younger Highness is qualified to master the Myriad Dragon Palace, command the Eastern Palace loyalists, sweep in all directions, and restore the glory of our Eastern Palace."

"Do you still remember the lord's last words?" Su He also shouted loudly.

"What words did Father leave behind?" Bai Ying continued to regard Su He and Tie Chi calmly; regarding the Myriad Dragon Palace and the ongoing great war outside, she appeared very composed, even seeming somewhat indifferent.

Compared to what is happening now, she would rather know what her father left behind six thousand years ago.

"At that time, the lord's soul and spirit were on the verge of scattering; his words then cannot be counted." Tie Chi roared loudly, glaring fixedly at Su He: "Old Su, let us first discuss the Myriad Dragon Palace—just which Highness should preside over it."

Tie Chi vigorously swung his fists, then pointed at the blades, spears, swords and halberds flying everywhere outside, and shouted loudly: "The enemy has already come to our door!"

"Besides the Great Martial enemy troops, there are also the lackeys of Great Jin…… We are now attacked from front and rear!" Tie Chi bellowed: "We must make the Myriad Dragon Palace exert its full power. Only the lord's descendants can break the bloodline seal and let the Myriad Dragon Palace display its proper strength."

Su He heaved a deep breath, his gaze sinking as he looked at Tie Chi.

He had originally thought they still had plenty of time to settle the Eastern Palace's internal affairs. Bai Ying and Zhu Ji, maternal twin sisters, under the former crown prince's peerless method, replaced their womb with an innate divine lotus, gestating for six thousand years before finally being born.

During the long gestation period, the two girls constantly refined the dragon essence distilled from the Myriad Dragon Palace's consumption of heavenly and earthly primordial energy, tempering their bodies; thus they possessed peerless talent. In just a dozen years, the serene and exceptionally perceptive Bai Ying had already broken through to the half‑step Divine Sovereign realm. If such cultivation speed were spread, it would surely scare countless people of the Three Kingdoms to death.

Although Zhu Ji is hot‑tempered and unable to calm her mind for cultivation, relying on her peerless talent she has nonetheless reached the pinnacle of the Embryo Storage realm, only a single layer of paper away from gazing upon the supreme vistas of the Divine Sovereign realm.

Either of the two girls possesses absolute qualification to become the new master of the Myriad Dragon Palace.

However, the girls' temperaments…… in Su He's view, Bai Ying wielding the Myriad Dragon Palace would be the safest choice. As for Zhu Ji, if she became the palace's master, Su He predicted that it would certainly be a disaster.

"Young Highness, if you were to wield the Myriad Dragon Palace, what would you do?" Su He did not look at Tie Chi, but asked Zhu Ji.

Zhu Ji's eyes suddenly shot out red firelight; she vigorously swung her fists and said bluntly: "Smash that old dog's head outside, then, whether it be Great Martial or Great Jin, crush them all!"

Without any false words, this is Zhu Ji's true feeling from the bottom of her heart.

She is confident that her pair of fists alone can smash all enemies.

If she got the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace, and with the infusion of its immense power, she believed she could crush everything!

If Da Wu and Da Jin join forces to attack, and both sides use their state-protected divine artifacts? Su He frowned, looking at Zhu Yi.

Then let's just smash them all together. Zhu Yi looked confidently at Su He: "There's no problem my fists can't solve; if there really is... adding the Long Dragon clan, a few more punches will be enough."

Su He burst out laughing "hahaha", but there was not a hint of mirth in her laughter.

He gave a dry laugh a few times, Su He waved her arms and shouted at Tie Chi and Zhu Yi: "If it were really that easy, what kind of person was our lord back then? He commanded the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace, why was he forced out of Anyang City? Why were we driven out of the borders of Da Jin?"

Tie Lao Gui, you speak from your conscience… you speak the truth, if we could truly run rampant without fear, why would we need to relocate our lord's tomb? If you truly have confidence to suppress everything and sweep the eight directions, why would we need to disturb our lord and move his tomb?

Su He stared fixedly at Tie Chi: "Answer me!"

Outside the traveling palace, a loud boom rang out; a Four Spirit Warship was heavily struck by the Great Black Heaven Cauldron, violently plummeting thousands of zhang from high altitude, then its whole body erupted with brilliant light as it surged back up into the sky.

The Four Spirit Warship was extraordinarily sturdy; this blow merely made it drop a thousand zhang, causing no damage to the warship itself.

However, the several hundred Dong Palace personnel responsible for operating the warship were shaken so violently that they rolled wildly on the deck, and more than half of them were shaken so hard they vomited blood.

Wu Kuang burst into loud laughter.

He gazed greedily at the Four Spirit Warship… this too is a fine treasure, the Four Spirit Warship, which is also a great weapon capable of sweeping the battlefield.

He intended to subdue the Four Spirit Warship; that posed no problem at all!

The Four Spirit Warship, stretching thirty-six hundred zhang in length, required at least a hundred thousand elite troops as standard complement to exert sufficient combat power. However, the Dong Palace was short-handed, with only several hundred elite guards on each Four Spirit Warship, utterly unable to unleash the warship's full functionality.

Wu Kuang was confident he could incorporate both the Four Spirit Warship and the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace into his bag.

Sole Honored's nephew, I owe you a favor… so, hehe, I agree to your terms. Wu Kuang laughed especially radiantly.

He couldn't help but begin to fantasize: if he actually obtained the Ten Thousand Dragon Palace and the Four Spirit Warship… perhaps the throne he failed to seize back then, he could also happily sit upon and enjoy for several years.

Anyway, in the Divine State of Wu, the one with the biggest fist is the boss; as long as your fist is big enough, the throne can be changed at any time—such things can happen.

Wu Kuang attacked the Four Spirit Warship without haste or delay, preparing to slowly wear down all the Dong Palace personnel aboard, then seize the now-uncontrolled Four Spirit Warship into his bag.

He was full of confidence in himself, after all, he had been the master of the Great Black Heaven Cauldron for over two thousand years.

After over two thousand years of sacrificial refinement, he could exert most of the Great Black Heaven Cauldron's power.

The Ten Thousand Dragon Palace was clearly ownerless; even if someone suddenly appeared to become its new master, a divine artifact of this rank, without decades of painstaking cultivation, could hardly exert any power at all.

"Victory is assured! It's all mine!" Wu Kuang laughed smugly, every whisker seeming to glow.

The vanguard of the Jin-destroying army spread out, frantically advancing toward the direction of Ze Prefecture; this was exactly the situation Wu Tie most feared.

He immediately returned with Pei Feng to his own forces, where thousands of warships of various sizes formed up in battle array, ready to meet the enemy.

At the same time, Wu Tie sent a message to the private troops brought by Zhao Xiong, requesting the Zhao family's private forces to cooperate tacitly with him to resist the vanguard of the Jin-destroying army. Zhao Xiong was quite cooperative, issuing successive orders; the Zhao family's private warships, the Flying Fish Warships, coordinated with Wu Tie's fleet, quickly engaging the Jin-destroying army's fleet.

But then a headache-inducing event occurred for Wu Tie and Zhao Xiong.

The Jin-destroying army had no intention of entangling; they raised a heavy defensive formation, all their warships raging like mad, allowing Wu Tie and Zhao Xiong's fleet to bombard them indiscriminately, allowing warship after warship to be blown apart in black smoke and fiery explosions, they simply surged full speed toward Ze Prefecture.

As previously stated, the Divine State of Wu's forging level is far inferior to that of Jin; although their warships are huge in size, their speed, defense, and attack are at least two tiers inferior to Jin's warships.

Under the joint attack of Wu Tie and Zhao Xiong, roughly every quarter hour they could destroy about a hundred Jin-destroying army warships.

The warships of the Jin-destroying army's vanguard were like a flock of fat lambs, while Wu Tie and Zhao Xiong's fleet were like a pack of hungry wolves; each time they opened their mouths to attack, they could tear off a huge chunk of meat.

However, the Jin-destroying army's vanguard also possessed tens of thousands of warships of various sizes, scattering and flying at full speed; Wu Tie and Zhao Xiong's relentless frenzied assault could only destroy seven or eight thousand of them before the vanguard had already invaded Ze Prefecture's territory.

Fortunately, Wu Tie had already sent word ahead; Huang Lang had already relocated all the inhabitants of Ze Prefecture into Ze City.

At this moment, above Ze City, eighteen floating battle fortresses hovered, while the city walls were packed solid with the Five Elements Spirit Army.