In the time that followed, Ji Fa raised the banner of avenging his father and overthrowing the tyrannical Shang, openly declaring rebellion in Western Qi. The state machinery of Great Shang and Western Qi swiftly began to turn.
Gathering provisions and reorganizing the troops!
None of that could be settled with a few words.
Yet neither side remained idle during this time... Both launched propaganda offensives. Western Qi naturally claimed that Di Xin had neglected sacrifices, indulged in beauty, favored petty men, and kept worthy ministers at a distance.
There were even prophecies that a phoenix would cry over Western Qi and Heaven's mandate would be renewed.
Kong Xuan, stationed at Golden Chicken Ridge, was utterly infuriated. He was the Crown Prince of the Phoenix Clan—wouldn't he know whether a phoenix had cried over Western Qi?
If not for his duties,
Kong Xuan would have rushed to Western Qi at once.
He would let those Expounding Sect disciples, who played at being gods and deceived the common people, have a brutal taste of the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light!
"It doesn't matter..."
"Golden Chicken Ridge is the only route into Chaoge!"
"With me, Kong Xuan, here, none of you will succeed..."
Kong Xuan also knew of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Although the grand trend of the Heavenly Dao lay with Western Qi, he agreed even more with another phrase his teacher had spoken:
Man can triumph over Heaven!
If one did not give it a try, how could one know it was impossible?
Ji Chang and his son had indeed governed Western Qi well. Once Ji Fa raised his army, all of Western Qi responded in kind, determined to avenge Ji Chang...
As for Chaoge,
they clung relentlessly to the matter of eating meat pies!
No matter what you