Chapter 597: with translation of chapter title

Boom!

A deep, muffled roar erupted from within the Light Immortal Palace at the heart of the Light Divine Capital!

Immediately followed a voice filled with anger!

Hmph! The Lingyun Immortal Dynasty! How dare they damage two of my Heavenly-rank Light Envoys, eight Earth-rank Light Envoys, and plunder the tribute of myriad nations to my Light—losses incalculable! Damn them!

On the throne of the Light Immortal Palace, the usually steady Light Divine Sovereign could no longer stay composed; his face darkened and his voice grew stern as he rebuked.

Mainly, since the Light Divine Kingdom rose, they have never suffered such heavy losses!

The divine kingdom boasts only ten Heavenly-rank Light Envoys in total, and two of them have just fallen!

More importantly, the tribute from the myriad nations is ten times the usual amount!

Our divine kingdom dispatched ten Light Envoys and many officials from the Ministry of Rites personally to go collect, but in the end it turned into the enemy's wedding dress! It went into the enemy's pocket! When the time comes, they will use these resources to strengthen themselves, then come attack us!

Shame! Simply an utter disgrace!

In the great hall, all the civil and military officials of Light were as silent as cicadas in winter, fearing that the Divine Lord's wrath might reach them.

Just now, many officials from the Ministry of Rites were dragged out and beheaded; some because they stepped into the hall with their left foot first, some because they had a head that the Divine Lord found displeasing……

But they also deserved punishment; who asked them to suggest personally going to collect the tribute?

But since it's a court discussion, we still need to discuss it.

Clad in scarlet official robes, Lord Fu Kongming stepped forward first, clasped his hands and presented: "Report to the Divine Lord, all this must be the work of that mysterious Six Upper Venerables of Soaring Clouds; I believe the urgent priority now is to dispatch many internal spies to investigate the identities of these Six Upper Venerables clearly, for now is the critical moment of war between Light and Eternal Night; before we clarify the identities of those six, it is inadvisable to stir up further trouble."

Just as his words fell, an official of the same rank stood up to rebut: "Lord Fu, according to your words, is our Light Divine Kingdom afraid of this little Soaring Clouds Imperial Dynasty? If this gets out, how will the other vassal states view us? And how should our Light Divine Kingdom conduct itself?"

A minister with the bearing of a general took up the talk: "Exactly, when has our Light ever suffered such a loss! Divine Lord, I am a military officer, inept with words, only knowing how to charge into battle; as soon as you give the word, I will immediately lead troops to trample this Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty."

"You ministers, you haven't hit the point; I had already speculated that behind Soaring Clouds must be the Eternal Night Empire; earlier I wasn't certain, but now I am, because the internal spies from Eternal Night have sent word."

The strategist at the forefront, clad in scholar's robes, shook the folding fan in his hand and spoke confidently; after saying that, he took out a transmission token from his sleeve and respectfully addressed the Divine Lord on the throne: "Report to the Divine Lord, the high official I placed in the Eternal Night Empire has just reported back to me, saying that the Four Great War Gods of Eternal Night are currently not in the country."

So all this makes sense; it was these Four Great War Gods who defeated the Light Envoys.

Upon hearing this, most civil and military officials readily accepted this explanation, and the Divine Lord on the throne also nodded.

This makes sense, for the cultivation of the Eternal Night Four Great War Gods is above those two Heavenly-rank Light; the advantage lies with the enemy, so being slaughtered is quite normal.

"The Eternal Night Empire truly lives up to being the rat in the darkness, utterly insane; even before full-scale war they have already dispatched the Four Great War Gods."

Convey the Emperor's order.

Order all Heavenly-rank Light Envoys and Earth-rank Light Envoys to go to war, reinforce with five hundred million troops! Order more than ten thousand vassal states to activate a state of war, dispatching all their strong warriors and immortal soldiers to attack the Eternal Night Empire.

Tell them that as long as they defeat Eternal Night, the tribute they present this time will be fully refunded, and furthermore, the five immortal dynasties that contribute the most may share the Eternal Night Empire together with our Light Divine Kingdom.

Spare no expense to eradicate it completely!

As soon as this decree was issued, the already blazing Azure Brilliance Immortal Province erupted once more!

Less than two days after the Light Divine Kingdom formally declared war, a full-scale war is about to begin!

With such massive troop deployment, only a few battles are needed to decide the outcome; the crucial moment in history has arrived!

Heavens! Light had already deployed a hundred million immortal soldiers, and now they are reinforcing with another five hundred million, plus all their vassal states have activated a state of war—how can the Eternal Night Empire possibly withstand this?

The top five contributing immortal nations can share Eternal Night with Light? This is fantastic news! After this war, another five immortal nations will rise to prominence!

The betting is open! The betting is open! Light versus Eternal Night, current odds 100:30

Make way! Make way! This immortal wants to place a bet! This immortal bets on Light's victory, a hundred billion top-grade immortal crystals!

Foolish! Going all-in is a form of wisdom! I've staked my entire fortune! If I win, I'll make a fortune; if I lose, I'll be left destitute.

You're truly timid! As the sect leader, I'll bet on Eternal Night's victory, pushing the bet to the max; if I win, I'll gain enormously; if I lose, I'll end up tilling the fields.

The Azure Brilliance Immortal Province buzzed with countless cultivators discussing fervently, while on the other hand, the two major battlefields opened up between the Eternal Night Empire and the Light Divine Kingdom were also fiercely ablaze.

Light and Eternal Night share three major border regions; one is a mountain range in the north‑south direction, named the Heavenly Hunt Immortal Forest; another is a great rift valley in the northwest, named the Nirvana Immortal Abyss; these two locations are currently the two main battlefields.

The two empires have already deployed a combined total of one hundred million troops here; every day they fight until the skies darken, flesh and blood fly, and the situation is extremely brutal!

Even without either side committing their main forces, if the decisive battle proceeds without incident, it will commence at the Boundless Immortal Sea in the northeast.

Heavenly Hunt Immortal Forest.

This place once had breathtaking scenery; the immortal forest was lush, with countless rare flowers and exotic grasses vying in beauty, a sight too splendid to behold fully.

After the flames of war reached this place, a single glance now reveals a scene like hell on earth! Limbs fly, mangled flesh blankets the land for thousands of miles, space shatters, and the earth sinks!

Yet this in no way affects the two armies locked in combat.

On the Light Divine Kingdom's side, tens of millions of Light immortal soldiers, clad in heavy armor, like a steel torrent, formed immortal arrays with mighty momentum, bearing the force of thunder capable of moving mountains, and surged forward to attack.

Comrades! The people of the Eternal Night Empire are violent madmen, rats in the darkness; they dare to covet our homeland, slaughter our kin! We cannot let them set foot even half a step into the Light Divine Kingdom—kill them all! Light shall win ten thousand victories!

The Light God General directing the battle, after swearing an oath, personally flew forward to charge and kill.

The formidable peak cultivation of an Immortal Venerable instantly erupted! The terrifying Heavenly Origin power in an instant blasted the ten thousand Eternal Night soldiers ahead into blood mist!

"We, the cultivators and soldiers of Eternal Night! The cultivators of the Light God Kingdom have always been this arrogant and conceited, always looking down on us, regarding us as the embodiment of darkness, demons of the underworld."

"Since it is so! We shall with the blades in our hands utterly shatter their arrogance! Let them forever tremble under the divine might of our Eternal Night Empire! Let the Light forever fall into darkness!"

"Follow this general to kill!"

(Although late but here, I've just churned out a chapter, feeling great~ Tomorrow I'll continue with two more chapters, please vote to urge updates: okay, the boss has voted.)