Founding a Kingdom in Blood (Four)

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"A mere Otherworlder, favored by Great Qin's late emperor, should have remembered his kindness. Instead, you've grown arrogant on that favor. You have two choices... swear allegiance to Great Qin, or see your kingdom destroyed!"

Five Loose Immortals surrounded Jian Shang. A man in a black robe, middle-aged in appearance, with thick brows, large eyes, and a violent aura, fixed him with an electric gaze and shouted. It was Duke Wuyun Wu Huo!

"My principle in life is simple: if others do not attack me, I do not attack them! I did make an agreement with Great Qin's late emperor, and I have not broken it. But Great Qin's new emperor has repeatedly pressured and plotted against me. Am I supposed to sit still and wait for death?"

Jian Shang frowned and thought for a moment, then stepped out of the Huan King's carriage and met Duke Wuyun Wu Huo's gaze. His reply rang firm and clear.

The Huan Kingdom had four Loose Immortals to their five. Add the Huan King's War God's Power, and the two sides might appear evenly matched.

But Sea Dragon King Gan Lan, Iron-Masked Divine Seer Dian Gang, and Heavenly Hoe Xu Tian had all been forced into becoming Loose Immortals. They had advanced only recently, making them perhaps the weakest Loose Immortals around. It would likely take two of them to match one veteran!

"Insolence! The new emperor remembers the late emperor's wishes. He has offered you reassurance and rewards time and again, and this time he even sent an envoy to negotiate. Yet you dare refuse? If my lord were not merciful enough to order me to give you