"As the saying goes, a thousand-mile dike can collapse from an ant's nest. All things have a thread of hope for survival. Compared with the Upper Realm, we are indeed ants, yet even ants can overturn the heavens. At worst, we die. A man has but one lifetime-why act against his own heart? Emperor Qin, do you dare join me in a gamble against heaven?"
Perhaps Emperor Qin had grown too weary of impersonating Qin Shi Huang. Now that he had been exposed for the first time and could be himself again, he seemed unusually reflective. Jian Shang, however, had no time to keep indulging his reflections. Changing his tone, he returned to the purpose of his visit and extended his invitation.
Emperor Qin pondered for a moment, then smiled as though an icy glacier had thawed. "You have a point! But... how would we gamble against heaven?"
Without hesitation, Jian Shang answered solemnly, "With the strength of the entire nation, gathering the strength of all living beings!"
Emperor Qin shook his head and sighed. "That was the very method he used at first..."
"Unfortunately, he never finished. He walked ninety-nine steps out of a hundred!"
Jian Shang swiftly replied, his voice tinged with regret. After a pause, he straightened and looked Emperor Qin in the eye, declaring resolutely, "His failure does not mean I will fail! The greatest difference between him and me is that I dare to gamble and fight. I do not fear death, and I dare to raise my sword against all the immortals and gods filling the heavens!"
"Ha ha..."
Emperor Qin suddenly let loose a hearty laugh. His voice boomed like a great bell, leaving their ears ringing.
The Great Huan Dynasty had led its armies across the seas and oceans to conquer