At this moment, Li Zhōujūn and Champion Marquis had already fought three thousand rounds, yet neither had gained the upper hand.
The two suddenly and tacitly withdrew from each other.
"Excellent!" Champion Marquis shouted at Li Zhōujūn. "What a hearty, exhilarating battle!"
Li Zhōujūn smiled but said nothing.
Champion Marquis laughed. "Since Your Excellency has stepped forward and asked me to spare Wǔchéng Mountain and the others, I'll give you this face and let them go.
"If not for the fact that Emperor Kun personally ordered me to seize Myriad Fish Lake, I could even have handed it over to Wǔchéng Mountain today, for Your Excellency's sake."
Just as Champion Marquis finished speaking, golden light suddenly descended from the sky, ultimately condensing into ranks of armies poised for battle.
Every soldier in these armies wore exquisite armor, their expressions stern.
Along with the appearance of these armies came fluttering battle flags and thunderous war drums!
The final expanse of majestic golden light spread out, transforming into a huge golden carriage drawn by nine divine phoenixes.
Standing atop the golden carriage was a handsome young man dressed in imperial robes.
With the appearance of this young man in imperial robes, the heavens and earth dimmed by three parts.
"We pay our respects to the Emperor!"
With the appearance of the man in imperial robes, Champion Marquis led his son and the others in kneeling before him.
Mò Wúyuán's eyes widened in disbelief. "The Emperor Kun of the Great Kun Imperial Dynasty actually came in person!"
In the Great Kun Imperial Dynasty, Eternal Realm Seventh Order cultivators could be enfeoffed as marquises, while Eternal Eighth Stage cultivators could be made kings.
Although Champion Marquis was the foremost marquis in the Great Kun Imperial Dynasty, unmatched in valor, he was still inferior to