The Female Emperor Grew Jealous, Xu Qingxiao Advanced to the Fifth Rank, and Great Wei's First Rank Returned

"Report!"

"Demons have stirred unrest in the Chen Kingdom. Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible."

The voice rang out, its tone filled with urgency.

Inside Yangxin Hall.

A memorial was presented.

The Female Emperor had not gone to bed. Today was the New Year Welcoming Festival, and there were still many affairs of state awaiting her attention. Naturally, she had no time to deal with them.

As Zhao Wan'er brought the memorial forward.

The Female Emperor glanced over it, her brows drawing together slightly.

Xu Qingxiao had slaughtered twelve cities. Each had held far more than a million people of the Foreign Races. Their bones lay piled like mountains; even seven days and nights of raging fire could not burn them all. A gray haze shrouded the entire Chen Kingdom-the ash of their remains.

The stench of blood soared into the sky and had yet to disperse.

Such a scene naturally drew countless demons to gather.

Human blood essence was practically a supreme tonic to demons, so it naturally attracted many of them to wreak havoc.

The Great Wei Army could still suppress ordinary Demon Beasts, but some Greater Demons were beyond them. These Greater Demons were also exceedingly cunning. Rather than clash head-on with the Great Wei Army, they absorbed the corpses that had not yet been disposed of and the bloody miasma that rose into the sky.

They drew it into their bodies to advance their cultivation.

At first, things had been manageable, with the Great Wei Army keeping order. But as time went on, more and more demons appeared. They did not attack the Great Wei Army, knowing better than to provoke it.

Yet their absorption of all that blood energy was no good thing either. Moreover, the Marquis of Guangyang had clearly