Ever since the Tiandou Empire split apart, many sects and clans had realized one thing—
There were no empires that lasted ten thousand years, only noble houses that did!
An empire was merely a union of interests.
Just like the former Tiandou Empire: because it could no longer satisfy the interests of every faction in the new era, it had split into the Heaven Dou Empire and the Dou Ling Empire.
The many duchies that had existed ten thousand years ago had served as buffer zones between the Tiandou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, and once they were no longer needed, they had likewise vanished completely.
Even in the Star Luo Empire, the imperial throne had changed hands before.
The short-lived Spirit Hall Empire had been the same. Moreover, although the Spirit Hall Empire had fallen, many of the sects and clans that had once joined it had been passed down to the present day, and some were even quite powerful.
This invasion by the Sun Moon Empire made the upper ranks of many clans and sects realize that a new era might be coming.
Would the Sun Moon Empire destroy the Three Great Empires, unify the continent, and become the overlord of a new age?
Or would the Three Great Empires and Shrek Academy once again inflict heavy losses on the Sun Moon Empire, restoring the continent's former peace?
Some sects and clans had already begun preparing to choose sides—or rather, preparing to take a gamble.
This situation developed especially quickly within the Dou Ling Empire.
And the Dou Ling Empire looked as if it was about to fail.
Therefore, there were quite a few people who wanted to side with the Sun Moon Empire.
If the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School had not been guarding the imperial