Aurora Empire, North Star City.
Aurora Emperor was adjusting his Essence, Qi, and Spirit in the Royal Garden, quietly waiting.
"Rainbow Light Leader Zak pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
A burly man in the Unrivaled Realm respectfully knelt before Aurora Emperor, expressing his loyalty.
"Good."
Aurora Emperor calmly said, "Enter the formation."
"Yes!"
Zha Ke answered heavily, then quickly headed toward the crowd gathering behind Aurora Emperor.
Behind him, forty members of the Eighty-Eight Star Pillar had already gathered in less than ten hours!
All forty belonged to the political core of the Aurora Empire. They either held positions in North Star City itself or were located very close to it, allowing them to arrive quickly. As for the remaining forty or so...
They still needed time.
The Aurora Empire was simply too vast. Its more than thirty million square kilometers of territory meant that even those top experts could not rush over from all directions overnight. Even with planes and air transport, it would take a considerable amount of time.
That was also why Aurora Emperor had set the appointed battle for three days later.
"Has Baili Qingfeng responded?"
Aurora Emperor asked.
Beside him, Prime Minister Alov, Viriya, Pudela, and the others stood respectfully, waiting for Aurora Emperor's instructions.
Hearing his question, Alov immediately said, "It has been nearly eight hours since we sent out the message, but... neither Xia's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson's Office nor the Heavenly Secrets Hall Forum, not even the Xia Kingdom side, has sent back any news."
"That Baili Qingfeng must have been intimidated by Your Majesty's invincible might and gone into hiding."
Viriya said.
"How are things going with capturing the people from the Xia Kingdom?"
Pudela's face held a trace of guilt. "The people from the Xia Kingdom were extremely alert. We