"Withdraw!? Withdraw from the Xia Kingdom!? Why!?"
Within the Xia Kingdom, in Kanon City beside Xia City, Sun King Heris's eyes blazed with fury.
Not long ago, after suffering defeat in the battle at Heavenly Que Mountain, he had just been preparing to return home. But because Baili Qingfeng had deployed the Divine Punishment Weapon, His Majesty William XII had ordered a thorough investigation into the matter. At last, when he had arrived beside Xia City and was planning to sneak into the city under a reasonable pretext to investigate, he had instead been ordered to return home as quickly as possible and avoid clashing with Baili Qingfeng!?
"What do you mean, avoid clashing with Baili Qingfeng? Although Baili Qingfeng's cultivation is formidable and his combat power may not be inferior to mine, he clearly possesses a heaven-shaking secret. If we can uncover the secret on him... it would have immeasurable importance to me... and to our Glorious Empire's return to the throne of world supremacy."
Heris spoke with a grim expression.
Bas, who had brought him the news, carefully glanced at the Sun King. "My lord, you said that you needed to recuperate from the injuries you suffered in the battle at Heavenly Que Mountain, and that you had to adjust your Essence, Qi, and Spirit to deal with the situation in Xia City. You secluded yourself for two days, so you didn't know... In these two days... something major happened..."
"Something major? What major event? Could it be that Mirror Mountain has launched an all-out war against our Glorious Empire?"
Heris snorted coldly.
"Mirror Mountain..."
A trace of fear flashed through Bas's eyes. "There is no more Mirror Mountain."
"Hmm!?"
Heris frowned and slightly restrained his emotions as he looked at Heris. "What do you mean, there is