After the disastrous defeat on the Spirit Hall front, Marshal Ge Long had fortunately survived. After the defeat, he gathered the scattered remnants and raised an army hundreds of thousands strong.
He was loyal to the Heaven Dou Imperial House. After reorganizing the army, he began a series of campaigns to reclaim the lost territories in the south.
Then a war report arrived from Heaven Dou City: Spirit Hall had breached Heaven Dou City and captured the two emperors, Xue Qinghe and Xue Ye.
At present, the imperial clansmen had been made to wear sheepskins and driven toward Spirit City like sheep.
Such humiliation made Marshal Ge Long wish he could immediately launch a southern campaign against Spirit Hall and rescue the two emperors.
Yet Spirit Hall's formidable strength also made Ge Long hesitate.
Though his Martial Soul was fairly good, his talent was lacking. At present, he was merely a Soul Sage.
Then news came from Swan Castle: Xue Beng had ascended the throne as emperor and issued proclamations in all directions.
Ge Long immediately declared his allegiance to Xue Beng. The dukes and princes in the various towns of the Heaven Dou Empire likewise pledged their loyalty to Crown Prince Xue Beng.
Marshal Ge Long also began his campaign to recover the lost lands.
Swan Castle
Xue Beng sat upon the imperial throne, sighing endlessly.
His two elder brothers had died in battle on the front lines. His father had passed the throne to his brother, only for Heaven Dou City to fall and the two emperors to flee south.
He had been relatively fortunate. Before Heaven Dou City was surrounded from the north, he had left the city. Now, as the only remaining heir to the throne, he had become emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire