Looting the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well! (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

Chapter 21: Plundering the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

As long as the Great Ming Kingdom and the current Heaven Dou Empire split, there would be no need to sign that humiliating treaty with the Star Luo Empire!

In truth, how could Xu Nian'an not know that declaring independence now to establish a third empire would very likely invite retaliation from Heaven Dou?

They would unite with Star Luo to wipe out this rising star.

However, Xu Nian'an could not swallow this insult.

Even if it meant provoking the other two great empires to rise up and unite to destroy him, Xu Nian'an was determined to do it.

At worst, he would take to the sea, find an island nation, and recuperate for a few years.

A few years later, he would return with a million-strong army to sweep across the land!

"Must it be now?"

"Can you not even grant me a few days? Did I not say I would give you a satisfactory explanation?"

"I am your uncle, after all. You cannot make things difficult for me at a time like this..."

"I am your uncle. Blood is thicker than water, have you forgotten? Give me some time..."

Heh.

"Uncle?"

Xu Nian'an let out a mocking, cold laugh.

"Blood is thicker than water?"

"I haven't forgotten!!!"

"Have I forgotten?"

"I remember it crystal clear. When the late King was assassinated, there was not a single person by this King's side."

"When this King was mocked by the officials of the Starry Sky Kingdom and threatened by the two hundred thousand troops of the Gulei Kingdom at the city gates, where were you, Uncle?"

"Or perhaps, Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, where were you?"

"I remember it all perfectly!"

Xu Nian'an's voice was neither loud nor soft, but every word was like a pearl, piercing through the windows of people's hearts and echoing within everyone present.

"I am the King of Great Ming now, and in the future, I will be the King... of the entire world!!!"

Xu Nian'an was certainly no gentleman.

His heart was smaller than the tip of a needle. He remembered clearly what the Heaven Dou Empire had done to him before he had risen to power.

If not for the support of the Heaven Dou Empire, how would the Gulei Kingdom have dared to bring two hundred thousand troops to his city gates on the very day of his coronation?

Affection???

Cousins???

Heh, it was nothing more than exploitation.

When he was in a good mood, he would call him cousin; when he was in a bad mood, he was nothing but a pawn.

Here, Xu Nian'an's ambition was displayed to the fullest!

"Are you... certain you want to do this!!!"

"I cannot guarantee that I can destroy your Great Ming Kingdom, but you will certainly... not walk out of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace alive!"

Swish—swish, swish!!!

The moment Xue Ye finished speaking, squads of guards clad in Bright Light Armor appeared.

"You can try..."

Xu Nian'an did not finish his sentence before the void around him began to tremble.

A moment later, an old man in black robes with a head of silver hair slowly emerged. He looked like an ordinary old man, devoid of any soul power fluctuations.

Yet, the sight of him stepping out of space deeply shocked everyone present.

Thud...!

Long Xiaoyao took a step forward, and in the next instant, two yellow, two purple, three black, and two red—nine soul rings appeared.

The overwhelming pressure of a Title Douluo instantly swept across the entire scene.

In Tiandou City.

A young man dressed in light blue, elegant robes seemed to sense something. He frowned and turned to look toward the Imperial Palace.

"Uncle Bone."

Behind him, a tall man clad in bone-like armor nodded.

"The Sect Master's intuition is correct. It is a Title Douluo."

Whoosh!

In the next instant, the two of them vanished.

"If you think you're capable, you are welcome to try."

Bang—!!!

Long Xiaoyao's voice rang out calmly, and in the next moment, everyone in the entire palace except for Xu Nian'an felt their knees go weak upon hearing it.

"If you want to struggle, I will struggle with you; if you want to fight, I will accompany you to the very end!"

Having said that, Xu Nian'an turned around.

Killing them would quickly disintegrate the Heaven Dou Empire, but that was not what Xu Nian'an desired.

If he wiped out the entire Heaven Dou royal family, the northern continent would fall into chaos, igniting endless flames of war; the order of the entire continent would be thrown into disarray, and it would take a great deal of effort to restore peace.

Therefore, Xu Nian'an did not take that path.

Wouldn't it be better to defeat them and secure a continent with a complete social order?

Just as he walked out of the conference room, Xu Nian'an encountered two men head-on.

One was refined and elegant, clearly a noble from a scholarly family, while the other was a middle-aged man with a tall stature, clad entirely in bone armor.

In all likelihood, he was a bodyguard or someone of that nature to the young nobleman.

The moment Xu Nian'an saw them, they also saw Xu Nian'an and Long Xiaoyao.

"It's... an assassin!"

The young nobleman's expression shifted, and seeing the robe stained red with blood on Xu Nian'an, he blurted it out.

The moment the words left the young nobleman's lips, the man behind him moved.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—two yellow, two purple, and five black rings; he was clearly a Title Douluo.

The instant his spirit rings appeared, this Title Douluo appeared before Xu Nian'an, raising his hand to strike.

"Hmph!"

"Where did this stray cat or dog come from? You seek death!"

Following a cold snort, the Title Douluo's expression changed drastically.

Behind him, a light shone from the young nobleman's hand, and a small pagoda radiating seven-colored light appeared.

Puchi—

Before his spirit rings could even be fully released, a metallic taste filled his throat, a mouthful of blood sprayed out, and his knees buckled.

A Title Douluo...?

A level 99 Limit Douluo and a Title Douluo who had only recently stepped into that realm were simply not the same species.

Facing this Title Douluo, Long Xiaoyao did not even release his martial soul or spirit rings; he crushed him perfectly using nothing but his spirit power.

"This is the first time, and also... your last!"

The calm voice echoed, and the young nobleman's body trembled as he looked up in terror.

What met his eyes was the robe stained a dark, crimson red. Looking closely, the clear patterns on the robe slowly revealed themselves.

It was a... Python Robe!

"Wait, wait, Great Ming King, please withdraw the Nation Annihilation Decree!"

Behind them, a minister of the Star Luo Empire stumbled out.

"The... Great Ming King...!"

Hearing these three words, the young nobleman kneeling on the ground had his expression change wildly, and he bowed his head abruptly.

"I did not know that the Senior and the Great Ming King were gracing us with their presence. Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect offers his apologies to you both!!!"

The Great Ming King's reputation was currently notorious across the continent... having ascended to power not long ago, he had already accomplished many shocking feats.

How could Ning Fengzhi not be afraid?

No matter how many spirit masters he had, in front of this man, one wrong move could risk the destruction of his entire sect.

Xu Nian'an did not even look back.

"What this King wishes to do is not for you of the Star Luo Empire to dictate!"

Having said that, Xu Nian'an turned and walked away.

Sunset Forest.

He had originally intended to return directly to the Great Ming Kingdom to prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

But since he had already come to the Heaven Dou Empire, shouldn't he take something back with him?

Led by various envoys of the Holy Spirit Sect, Xu Nian'an and his three thousand Imperial Guards and three hundred palace maids entered the Sunset Forest.

They accurately located the place where Dugu Bo's poisonous mist formation was, and Long Xiaoyao destroyed it with a casual wave of his hand.

Soon, under the search of a large number of men, Xu Nian'an found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, as well as the vast quantity of immortal herbs.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate were perfectly suited for his second and third martial souls.

He could use them, and as for the other things, with a single command, he ordered everything to be plundered.

"Pack them all up for this King, roots and soil included, and seal them in jade boxes. Ensure they stay alive; not a single blade of grass is to be left behind!"