Emperor Ming's Brutality and Bloodlust Were an Affront to Heaven and Reason; Star Luo Declared War!

Chapter 27: Emperor Ming's Brutality and Bloodlust Were an Affront to Heaven and Reason; Star Luo Sent Its Troops to War!

Actually, when the Heaven Dou envoy delegation arrived, the Heaven Dou Empire's army hadn't yet been completely wiped out.

At the time, under the command of the Heaven Dou marshal, the Heaven Dou army had launched several attempts to break through.

Unfortunately, against the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, whose cold resistance was maxed out, and the Dragon Guard, whose combat prowess was peerless, there was no need to guess: none of their attempts had succeeded.

Instead, they had only hastened their own deaths.

That was why Xu Nian'an had waited until the third day to receive the Heaven Dou envoy delegation and personally tell him that the Heaven Dou army had already been wiped out.

An army of five hundred thousand had been annihilated in less than seven days. That alone was enough to cost the Heaven Dou Empire half its strength.

Fearing that the Great Ming Army would march hundreds of miles and launch a lightning strike on Heaven Dou City, they quickly signed a nonaggression pact with the Star Luo Empire and joined forces against the Great Ming Empire.

"Destroy the Great Ming Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire will each reclaim their own territory!"

That very night, Xue Ye, emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, arrived in the Balak Kingdom.

There, in the Star Luo Empire's camp in the Gilikris Kingdom, he shook hands with Dai Haochen, emperor of the Star Luo Empire, and signed the famous nonaggression treaty.

They agreed to destroy the third empire and divide up Great Ming's territory!!!

Honestly, when Xu Nian'an heard the news, he was completely unmoved.

He could have waited a few more years, until Heaven Dou felt threatened and needed a stronger force to keep the Star Luo Empire in check. Then he could have proposed independence and become the third empire.

That way, Heaven Dou wouldn't have struck back or sent troops to suppress him, and this situation—with the two great empires joining forces against the Great Ming Empire—would never have happened.

But he'd gone ahead and done it anyway, choosing the most dangerous moment of all.

Xu Nian'an had already prepared to be targeted. He dared to take this step because he wasn't afraid.

Mingdou Canyon.

After searching every corpse and making sure there were no survivors, Xu Yi looked toward the other side of the border.

There, the gleaming Sun and Moon Flag still shone brightly.

The snow had stopped.

Xu Yi wanted to see who had commanded the army on the other side. Apart from the Dragon Guard, it was the strongest army he had ever seen.

Unfortunately, once the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had confirmed there were no survivors, they immediately led their troops away without the slightest pause.

"General, have the brothers' bodies all been gathered?"

After the battle had completely ended, Ming Lei and the members of the Holy Spirit Cult slowly appeared.

They had come to clean up the battlefield—more precisely, to collect the corpses.

The soldiers in an army possessed powerful blood energy and souls far beyond those of ordinary people.

To the Holy Spirit Cult, these were rare treasures.

The twenty thousand soldiers of the Gulei Kingdom, those who had died in the Star Shine Duchy, and the entire Galloping Wolf Kingdom—all had been collected by them.

As a result, the Holy Spirit Cult's power had surged in a short time, and its numbers were nearing three thousand.

The rate of growth was frightening, even though most of them were merely Soul Scholars with Soul Power and no Soul Rings.

"They're all gathered. The remaining corpses are yours."

The Holy Spirit Cult elder Ming Lei nodded at that.

Just as Xu Yi was about to leave, Ming Lei suddenly turned around.

"By the way, His Majesty asked us to go with the great general to the Star Dou Forest and choose a suitable Soul Beast to hunt for his Seventh Soul Ring."

Xu Yi was stunned.

When he realized what Ming Lei meant, he was overjoyed.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Elder."

Great Ming Imperial Palace.

"Chief Steward Fu! Chief Steward Fu!"

Xu Fu was leading rows of palace maids, each carrying delicious dishes toward Ming Emperor Hall.

Haagen-Dazs stopped him halfway there.

"Um, I've been in Great Ming for quite a while now. Could I trouble you to speak to Emperor Ming for me?"

As he spoke, Haagen-Dazs took out a handful of gold beans and slipped them into Xu Fu's sleeve.

Xu Fu subtly shifted to refuse, but left a tiny gap—just enough for Haagen-Dazs to slip them inside.

A eunuch carrying a saber saw this from a distance and quietly left.

Half an hour later.

"Your Majesty, it's time to dine."

Xu Nian'an gazed coldly at Xu Fu.

"Xu Fu, you're an old servant. You've served my imperial family since my great-grandfather's time. There are some things I don't want to make an issue of."

At Xu Nian'an's words, Xu Fu's heart gave a thump.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your servant still wants to stay in the palace and serve Your Majesty!"

Xu Nian'an said nothing. He had intended to keep the King of Haagen-Dazs waiting, but now he had no choice.

"Let the King of Haagen-Dazs in. Let him come alone."

Bang—!!

Clatter!

The next moment, a figure staggered inside.

"Haagen-Dazs pays his respects to Emperor Ming! Greetings, Emperor Ming!"

Xu Nian'an didn't even look up. His eyes remained on the list of families whose soldiers had fallen in battle, the compensation owed to them, and the future benefits to be given to the widows of fallen heroes.

"May I be at ease."

Xu Nian'an's voice rang out softly, but he made no move to let the other man rise.

One minute, ten minutes, an hour, two hours—two and a half hours later.

Haagen-Dazs was trembling from head to toe, drenched in sweat, cold sweat pouring down his face.

The room was utterly silent. The only sound was Xu Nian'an quietly turning the pages.

Snap!

Xu Nian'an shut the registry in his hands and rubbed his brow.

"I know why you've come to see me, but my answer is still the same."

Thud!

"N-no... Emperor Ming, this was not the intention of my Haagen-Dazs Kingdom. We never meant to cross Great Ming's borders and harm its people."

"The Heaven Dou Empire forced our hand. We... we don't have the strength to defy them. We're no Great Ming."

The King of Haagen-Dazs didn't hesitate. He slammed his forehead against the floor.

"So, if I give you the means to protect yourselves, you won't have to be threatened by Heaven Dou?"

Whoosh!

The King of Haagen-Dazs looked up.

Confusion filled his face.

Smack!

The next moment, Xu Nian'an tossed a book titled NATO down in front of the King of Haagen-Dazs.

"I hope you understand what I mean."

Haagen-Dazs opened the book.

The United Nations, allied nations, if one side was attacked, the others would come to its aid, a common currency...

Haagen-Dazs immediately thought of his neighboring kingdoms and the kingdoms on the Heaven Dou Empire's side.

Right! He couldn't stand against an empire alone—but what about two kingdoms, three, four... or eight?!

"Th-thank you, Emperor Ming, for your guidance!"

With that, Haagen-Dazs stood up.

The next moment, a cold gaze fell on him.

"Did I tell you that you could stand?"

"Kneel!!!"

Bang—!!!

The next moment, all the windows in Ming Emperor Hall flew open, and row upon row of exquisitely crafted cannons were wheeled out.

Xu Nian'an slowly descended the steps and held out his hand toward Haagen-Dazs.

Bang! Bang! Boom!!!

The next moment, before his eyes, black-robed figures fired the cannons. In an instant, a mountain was blown flat.

"You came to Great Ming. How could I let you go home empty-handed? Take back a local souvenir."

"This is my gift to you. I can give it to you—and I can also... kill you with it!"

The King of Haagen-Dazs's pupils contracted, and his body went rigid.

Star Luo Empire.

[Emperor Ming is brutal and bloodthirsty. In less than three months in power, he has killed more than a million people—more than during the Warring States period three hundred years ago. His city-slaughtering and kingdom-destroying atrocities defy all reason!

Now, by the mandate of Heaven, the Star Luo Empire will send eight hundred thousand troops to avenge the people of the fallen Galloping Wolf Kingdom and punish the Tyrannical Ming!!!

Declaration of War: Star Luo Emperor, Dai Haochen!]

(I wonder if anyone's still here?)