Blood Orchid Duchy.
As a relatively weak duchy, none of the country's great or minor lords had the courage to stand against the Constellation Empire.
Although the Constellation Empire had brought only forty thousand troops—an insignificant number compared to the Blood Orchid Duchy's maximum mobilization of over a hundred thousand—the commander Yinghuo had defeated and slain the experts of the Four Neutral Organizations one after another. Wherever the Constellation Empire's forces advanced, every lord, great or minor, surrendered at the first sign of trouble.
In less than half a month, the Blood Orchid Duchy had already fallen into the hands of his heir, Duke.
Of course, with the domestic situation unstable, military affairs were temporarily being managed by the Legend Yinghuo.
At that moment, in a city only forty kilometers from the Space Gate, Yinghuo was looking over the latest news sent from the rear.
"Earl Qi Yushan actually succeeded in slaying Juan Tianfeng, the divine son of the Black Night Temple. That's a tremendous achievement. And he even managed to purchase a portion of True God Essence!?"
As Yinghuo read the information, his brows immediately furrowed. After a moment, his gaze landed on an old man with Half-Step Legend cultivation standing before him. "Wei Yan, is this news true? Is it really True God Essence capable of helping someone forge a demigod foundation?"
"It's true. At the time, this portion of True God Essence appeared in the Yaselin Commerce Guild in the capital of the Afonso Kingdom, Titan City. To prove that the True God Essence was genuine, the auctioneer deliberately released the divine might contained within it. Dozens of auctioneers from the Yaselin Commerce Guild witnessed it personally. Every one of them had an impressive identity and came from all corners of the land. They had no reason