Overbearing

Su Chen's eyes lit up, and his breathing grew somewhat heavy.

In the history of Huaxia, the ding was the most mysterious ritual vessel of all.

The significance it represented was extraordinary indeed.

Reaching up to heaven and earth, and down to imperial authority.

If anyone asked which artifact could best carry Huaxia's profound and heavy history, it certainly was not porcelain.

It was the ding!

In his previous world, let alone experts, even any random Huaxia child could recognize one at a single glance.

Regrettably, the Huaxia of this world was a complete blank slate three hundred years ago.

As for the Qing Dynasty, which was the only remnant preserved, neither its historical records nor the Palace Museum held the slightest trace of a ding.

No wonder a group of experts had researched for so long without getting a single clue.

If he could activate this ding, wouldn't he be able to make those Huaxia ancestors hidden within historical records reappear?

Relying on what he knew, relying on a foundation of five thousand years.

Huaxia could undoubtedly stand at the summit of the world!

The descendants of the Huaxia bloodline would also surely lift their chests and stand with straightened spines!

Watching the massive ding on television, the blood in Su Chen's heart instantly grew blazing hot.

Unlike Su Chen's excitement, inside a spacious conference room in the Huaxia North, the atmosphere was tense to the point of almost freezing solid.

"General Zhu, since your country has consistently been unable to activate the symbol, it sufficiently proves that this artifact belongs to our Haidong Country, and it should rightfully be returned to us."

"Mr. Jin, the ancestral symbol appeared in Huaxia, so it is obviously something belonging to Huaxia! To claim it is yours now is just too overbearing!"

"Heh... The historical records of Haidong Country clearly record that we possess an ancient history spanning over ten thousand years, and we are the undisputed country of origin for Asian civilization!"

"In other words, we Haidong people are your ancestors!"

"Now that an ancestral symbol has appeared in Huaxia and you cannot activate it, it naturally belongs to our Haidong Country!"

The Huaxia side all turned livid with anger, yet Jin Xianjun, the representative of the Haidong Country Awakeners, remained poised and calm, wearing a lofty and superior expression.

Jin Junxian swept his gaze around, the corners of his mouth twitching upward, and continued speaking in stiff Mandarin.

"You should all have heard by now that our Haidong Country's ancestral symbol is none other than the jade stele of Grand Monarch Taizong King Kim Chunchu."

"Come to think of it, even I was surprised that after awakening the phantom of His Majesty, over one hundred thousand Haidong citizens had their bloodlines awakened. The Haidong Country of today is truly a divine nation in every sense of the word."

"If Huaxia returns the ancestral symbol, perhaps we can still afford Huaxia our protection in the future."

"Otherwise, don't blame us for disregarding good-neighborly friendliness..."

Saying this, the ambassador's smile grew even broader.

"Actually, when all is said and done, Haidong Country and Huaxia are one family to begin with."

"Even if Huaxia submits to us in the future, it will just be acknowledging its roots and returning to its master, plus you will have the protection of over one hundred thousand awakeners. Why wouldn't you want this?"

If the previous remarks could be considered putting on pressure, then this was now blatant and naked threat coupled with insult.

"Bulls-t!"

As the Huaxia representative, Zhu Yuanzheng could no longer contain himself upon hearing these words, slamming his hand on the table as he stood straight up.

"Old Zhu, calm down!"

Li Shuhua at his side had the corner of his mouth twitching as he hurriedly grabbed Zhu Yuanzheng's sleeve, terrified that the latter would do something out of line.

As the president of the Huaxia Academy of History, Li Shuhua felt his heart being twisted into knots at this moment as well.

Yet the reality lay right there before them...

Huaxia only possessed three hundred years of history, and even if they could activate the ancestral symbol, they would inevitably be unable to contend with Haidong Country.

At a time like this, playing hardball would only make the situation deteriorate further.

Zhu Yuanzheng understood this point as well; he clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging on his temples, yet stubbornly refused to sit back down.

Seeing this scene, the look in Jin Junxian's eyes grew even more disdainful.

In the historical records of Haidong Country, Kim Chunchu was the twenty-ninth monarch of Silla Country, holding the title of King Muyeol.

Brilliantly wise and incomparably brave!

With supreme daring and formidable resolution, he led the Silla people to destroy Goguryeo and unify the entire peninsula.

He was one of the most revered ancestors of the Haidong people.

Even Haidong Country itself had not anticipated that the jade stele which had suddenly popped out would actually turn out to be the symbol of this ancestor.

Moreover, following the awakening of Kim Chunchu, Haidong Country-which used the surname Jin as its major clan-had directly seen over one hundred thousand citizens awaken their bloodlines, causing the entire world to drop its jaw in shock.

Most importantly of all!

As more and more ancestral relics of various countries around the world were awakened, people also discovered one fact.

That was, the more ancient the era of the awakened ancestor and the greater their influence, the more powerful their descendants would become after awakening their bloodlines.

Yet Kim Chunchu was an ancestor from over 1300 years ago!

In terms of achievements, he could even be called the founding ancestor of Haidong Country!

Tens of thousands of bloodline awakened ones, and an ancestor who was so formidable.

In the contemporary world, that truly was a scorpion's dung-one of a kind!

Even the former Eagle Sauce daddy was no longer regarded by Haidong Country.

Let alone Huaxia.

So what if national strength was formidable?

So what if the third aircraft carrier was launched?

Perhaps they would have feared you by three parts in the past.

But now...

Hehe!

Once tens of thousands of awakened ones who feared no modern weapons stepped forth, who could stop them?

In the current world, long-standing and noble bloodlines were the ones that held the right to speak.

Huaxia had a mere 300 years of history, and its sole dynasty was established by a minority ethnic group.

In the eyes of Haidong Country, decline was already a foregone conclusion.

Yet an ancestral symbol was truly no trivial matter, as it directly related to a nation's rise and fall.

With tens of thousands of bloodline awakened ones, this force was already second to none in the contemporary world.

Far ahead, Haidong Country naturally was unwilling to see other countries catch up, let alone Huaxia, which had always been in a competitive relationship.

Therefore, even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, it had to be nipped in the bud!

Suppressing an opponent's progress was equivalent to one's own progress.

Walk your own path and leave others with nowhere to walk.

Eagle Sauce had played this hand for decades, and Haidong Country, following right behind, naturally understood its essentials deeply!

More importantly, in the historical records of Haidong Country, Huaxia was actually the land of Haidong Country's remnant people.

Since Huaxia had always been unable to activate the ancestral symbol, it really might be an artifact of Haidong Country's ancestors.

If they got their hands on it, perhaps it could awaken another tens of thousands of bloodline descendants.

When the time came, let alone a single Huaxia!

The entire Blue Star would become the territory of Haidong!

At this very moment, for Haidong Country, this was an unprecedented grand opportunity!

An opportunity to tower above all nations of the world and become the hegemon of Blue Star!

Based on this, even if it meant tearing off the mask and going to war with Huaxia, Haidong Country had to achieve its goal.

Before coming, Jin Junxian had already received explicit instructions.

If Huaxia conceded, handed over the ancestral symbol, and subsequently became a vassal of Haidong Country, then everything was negotiable.

But if Huaxia failed to recognize the situation and still thought of itself as the great power of the past.

Then Jin Junxian would not need to be polite.

If applying pressure failed, he would resort to seizing it by force!

He and his hundred-man entourage all possessed the bloodline of King Taizong Kim Chunchu.

In the eyes of these bloodline awakened ones, ordinary people were already no different from ants.

As long as they wished to strike, no one in Huaxia today could stop them!