A Sweeping Victory! The Primordial Water Sacred Diagram Shows Its Might

Great Qian heartland.

The coast southeast of West Sea Prefecture.

Three enormous Kunwu Ironclads were moored along the shore.

A great battle had ended not long ago, and traces of combat still remained aboard the ironclads. At this moment, aside from the basic sentries, most of the soldiers were resting—some half-closing their eyes in slumber, others helping each other tend to their wounds.

Inside the inner cabin of one ironclad, Blood Child Devil Lord, Yin Sha Devil Lord of the Yin Sha Sect, Great Emperor Yuanyou of South Qin, and Great Emperor Yanqing of West Jin had gathered together for a rare impromptu meeting.

"Now that we have taken West Sea Prefecture, the Kunwu Ironclads can no longer proceed inland. If we continue fighting, we can only transfer to riverboats or disembark and wage a land war." Great Emperor Yanqing had clearly spent tremendous energy these past days, and the weariness on his face was plain to see. "But our soldiers are already exhausted, and our casualties and losses have been immense. To be safe, I believe we should temporarily slow the offensive."

"I second that." Great Emperor Yuanyou frowned deeply as well. "After fighting on the frontier for so many years, and then spending enormous sums to build the Kunwu Ironclads, South Qin's finances are already extremely strained. If we keep this up, the national treasury may run dry."

He still wore that black imperial robe, yet the dominance and drive he once possessed had vanished at some point. Even his youthful face bore an exhausted expression.

Clearly, being forced to attack Great Qian over these years, then repeatedly pressed step by step during this period, had greatly changed his mindset. A deep resentment had built within him, and even his attitude toward Blood Child Devil Lord was far