Cowardice of the Illusory Sea, the Tide Recedes

With that, the matter was settled. Qin Yang and Yan Yun both felt it did not matter; they could pull out and walk away at any time.

As for the White Toad, it truly had no other choice. Internal strife and external threats had piled together. It was merely an incarnation of national fortune; even though Great Yan worshipped the Great Yan Divine Dynasty itself, giving this incarnation slightly greater intelligence, it was still useless as a bird's ass.

The former Great Emperor had, for his own sake, wrecked Great Yan with all his might, practically taking the stance that as long as he was well, it did not matter even if all of Great Yan were sacrificed.

Other than the Old Emperor, those with the bearing of enlightened rulers had died. The remaining trash was like two crickets; with the Old Emperor merely teasing them a little with a stalk of straw, they had fought each other to the death.

Beyond its internal troubles, there was an unbeatable big brother squatting to the south, and the wolves of the Demon Country squatting to the west.

It could only adapt as best it could. Everything was for the Great Yan Divine Dynasty.

Countless people had witnessed the farce at the Ascension Ceremony, but those who had truly watched it all and understood it could be counted on one hand.

Those who truly understood instead pretended to be confused, acting as though they knew nothing.

The top experts among them were not blind. Who could not tell whether someone had achieved Dao Sovereignhood by their own power, or had broken through their limits only through the Divine Dynasty's empowerment?

And once a new Great Emperor who had achieved Dao Sovereignhood through his own strength truly ascended the throne and received the