Nearly forty years later. Gu Zheng Yi's study.
Nearly half of the important ministers in the study were gone, leaving it looking considerably more desolate.
Gu Zheng Yi looked bitterly at the group standing before him.
"Heavenly Emperor, the Great Zheng Heavenly Court's army did not attack our City Territory. Instead, it bypassed the City Territory and subdued all our other territories."
"Half of our dynasty's Ancestral Immortals have already defected! They've joined Great Zheng! Of the remaining half, some are dead, and some are wounded!"
"Of the Thirty-Six Territories of the West Continent, our dynasty now has only five territories left. Our borders are still shrinking, while Great Zheng's military might grows stronger by the day, surrounding our five territories. I don't know how much longer we can hold out!"
"Heavenly Emperor!" the ministers said with complicated expressions.
"Leave," Gu Zheng Yi said with a faint sigh.
"Yes!" Everyone withdrew.
Only Jun Tianxia remained in the study.
"Too fast, too fast. Wang Jingwen is far too fast at war! In less than fifty years, the entire West Continent? Hahahaha!" Gu Zheng Yi said with a complicated expression.
"Heavenly Emperor, you haven't rested in a long time. You should get some proper rest," Jun Tianxia urged.
Gu Zheng Yi shook his head. "You don't understand. I can't rest now. Whenever I close my eyes, I see Wang Jingwen. Even in my dreams, I see Wang Jingwen leading his army to flatten the Imperial Capital!"
"Alas!" Jun Tianxia sighed softly.
"Wang Jingwen handled the affairs of the underworld for Zhong Shan. His abilities are indeed formidable, but who could have imagined that he would be so capable at war as well?" Jun Tianxia said, shaking his head.
"Perhaps my abilities aren't sufficient to serve as the Heavenly Emperor?" Gu Zheng Yi