If Qixiao openly and honestly said that he wanted Jiangwang to bring three thousand armored soldiers, along with Chen Zhifang and Fu Yanqing, to make a full-fledged attack posture and put themselves in danger, and also told Jiangwang that he had a True Monarch protecting him and would certainly not die, and that only his subordinates would die.

Would Jiangwang agree or not?

The answer is yes.

Jiangwang is not afraid of sacrificing himself, but he is afraid of sacrificing others. Especially those who trust him and look up to him.

If Jiangwang came to Shapo Longyu alone, or led an army in a feigned attack, would he have a chance of deceiving the Sea Clan?

The answer also seems to be yes.

Leaving aside the Emperor Lords and True Kings, even just Ao Huangzhong and Qi Xiaqian, whose military strategy is not superior to Jiangwang’s? How could they possibly hide anything from their watchful eyes during military patrols and searches?

If Chongxuan Sheng came instead, there might still be some possibility.

But with Chongxuan Sheng’s wisdom, it would also be impossible to be deceived.

The “Shi Men Military Strategy” says: “A general leading a ten thousand-strong cavalry nation and a hundred thousand soldiers cannot view them as mere numbers; sometimes, they are counted.”

This means that when marching and fighting, you cannot treat the soldiers under your command as cold, inanimate numbers. But sometimes, you can only measure gain and loss by counting them.

This is the so-called emotionless nature of military strategists.

In chess, there are two pieces, one called the “soldier” and one called the “pawn”! They are the most often sacrificed.

Qixiao uses the Miyuan as a chessboard, arranging pieces vertically and horizontally, with a grand scheme that doesn’t care about the loss of one place or one corner.

Her fighting style also often puts both the enemy and herself in dangerous ground, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

And it’s not just Qixiao?

The night watchman whose name Jiangwang still doesn’t know has always followed and protected him, carrying out the Qi Emperor’s will and ensuring his safety – and only his safety. Jiangwang’s guards, his subordinates, have died one by one, yet this night watchman hasn’t flinched?

It’s not that he doesn’t care about the Qi soldiers; he has guarded the night for the Qi country for so many years, and the life and death of every ant within the Qi country is his responsibility. But this trip, protecting Jiangwang is the priority, and doing so in Shapo Longyu is not a simple matter. An Emperor Lord can kill with a single thought, and he doesn’t dare to be even slightly distracted.

But as for Jiangwang.

For Jiangwang, those are people he has spent days and nights with, each with a clear and concrete name.

Some of his personal guards have even had their families visited by Jiangwang. Their wives, sons, mothers, and fathers, with the pillars of their homes following the army.

How can… they be counted as mere numbers?

Cultivators can recultivate after death, flags can be replanted after falling, and warriors can be recruited again after death.

The hundred inner manor residents on the Fishing Dragon Boat, the Yanggu elite soldiers of the Shan Zi Battalion, the two hundred personal guards under the Marquis of Wu’an, the three thousand armored soldiers… they are not worth counting.

The silent, heartbroken, silent deaths of Chen Zhifang, Fu Yanqing, and Jiangwang, perhaps are not worth counting either.

At this moment, the Great Qi night watchman Zhu Sui held a lamp against Zhong Xi, two sworn enemies facing each other. Their Dao principles restrained each other, and neither dared to act rashly.

The one who saw the white flame and left, Tai Nanqiao, then circled back at this moment. With both hands open and sleeves fluttering, one palm pressed against Fu Yanqing and the other against Jiangwang.

Golden great evil Brahma fire burst out from the wandering fire elements of heaven and earth, instantly igniting the area around both their bodies. The golden flames roared, transforming into a dragon and a tiger. The dragon bared its teeth and danced with its claws, sweeping with golden light. The tiger had Vajra iron bones, its killing intent fully exposed.

The divine power spirit phase of this fire had already reached the realm of “transforming laws into ten thousand forms, with divine nature fully sufficient,” completely exploring the essence of divine power and grasping the true principle of fire.

But the golden flame dragon that pounced near Jiangwang had already involuntarily retreated, retreating towards the blind old man who stood quietly in front of Jiangwang. Or more accurately, it flew towards the white paper lantern, like birds flocking to a phoenix.

And the golden flame iron tiger that pounced towards Fu Yanqing was trapped by another white paper lantern covering its head!

In front of Fu Yanqing, another blind old man holding a lamp appeared!

His appearance was exactly the same as Zhu Sui’s, with the same clothes and lantern. The only difference was that the feeling he gave people was far less profound than the Zhu Sui standing in front of Jiangwang.

Of course, he was also very powerful; it was just in contrast that one could see the gap at a glance.

The gap was also reflected in their confrontation with the great evil Brahma fire.

The Zhu Sui protecting Fu Yanqing needed to actively strike, confronting the great evil Brahma fire head-on.

The Zhu Sui in front of Jiangwang, however, did not move at all, concentrating on confronting the Great Prison Emperor Lord, only waiting for the golden flame dragon to throw itself into the white paper lantern.

Not only that.

On the other side, Qi Xiaqian rolled back to the earth, quickly took over the army, and soon put the injured Chen Zhifang in critical danger.

But then another Zhu Sui, blind in both eyes, walked out of the void with a hunchback, holding a white paper lantern in his hand. A roll of white flame then wiped away the surging offensive!

Chen Zhifang was surrounded by a large army. However, the candlelight shone, and there were no evil spirits; his danger was not visible.

Was this not the only change on the entire battlefield?

That Ao Huangzhong, a famous general, was unwilling to remain inactive even in a situation of Dao deduction confrontation. But before he could act, he saw another Zhu Sui in front of him. The hunchbacked old man’s movements were clearly not fast, yet he brought such thick and heavy death qi. With a light delivery of the white paper lantern, he had to retreat and immediately dispatch his army to protect himself with military evil.

For a time, four Zhu Sui appeared on the battlefield. Although there were differences in strength, their divine breaths were unified, and their Dao principles were complete.

Zhu Sui’s divine power is the Night Touring God!

Initially, he only split off a clone of divine nature, wandering in the long night, able to mobilize the power of the black night for fighting and cultivation.

Having reached Zhu Sui’s realm, he had already grasped the Dao principles within his divine power. He could determine rules and even change them.

His Night Touring God could nurture sixteen clones of divine nature in the endless long night. All of them started as Inner Manor Hairy Gods and could all cultivate.

In this mythological story, there were originally only sixteen positions for the Night Touring God.

Zhu Sui had reached the limit.

Over the long years, ten of his Night Touring Gods had died, leaving six remaining: one True God and five God Lin Hairy Gods.

At this moment, the Night Touring True God was against Tai Nanqiao, the Night Touring False Gods were against Qi Xiaqian and Ao Huangzhong, and his main body was alone against the Great Prison Emperor Lord.

He was actually one person controlling the entire battlefield!

How could he guard the long night of Great Qi? Precisely with such a True Monarch!

A single lantern branch shines on the netherworld, with a bang, all evils retreat!

Merely relying on the Great Prison Emperor Lord Zhong Xi is not enough!

It is also not difficult to verify from Zhu Sui’s actions that this military operation, including using the core prodigies of several forces to create the illusion of a full-force attack on Shapo Longyu, was jointly discussed and confirmed by the three major forces near the sea.

At least Chongguang and Yang Feng, who participated in the secret meeting at a certain Huangtai, had already agreed.

So Zhu Sui’s action to save people at this moment was a kind of tacit understanding. Whether he knew it beforehand or not, in the overall situation of the Qi country, he had to cooperate with Qixiao.

The three armies may suffer losses, but Jiangwang, Fu Yanqing, and Chen Zhifang must not die.

“Roar!”

But continuous angry roars were heard, and the golden flame dragon roared and struggled, burning out all its Yuan force, but still helplessly moving towards the white paper lantern.

Jiangwang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the golden dragon’s tail, forcibly tearing off a piece of residual flame!

At this time, he just discovered that the outer flame of the great evil Brahma fire was gold, while the inner flame was black, both having Buddha nature and evil nature, harmonizing good and evil, birth and death, yin and yang.

Almost instantly, it burned through the flame clothing that covered his palm, and also smoothly burned through the Tianfu light.

But the source continuously surged with true fire, and a lotus bloomed in the center of his palm, resisting it.

The great evil Brahma fire burned Jiangwang’s hand, and the Samadhi True fire also burned the great evil Brahma fire.

He felt what Fang Yuanxiu and the others felt before they died.

He hoped he would remember when the great evil Brahma fire burned out.

Such pain, so concrete.

Among the three flavors, who can exhaust them all?

At this time, Zhong Xi looked at Zhu Sui, and suddenly smiled brightly: “I just received some good news, I’ll share it with you. Fudao has been covered, and Xingzhudao has sunk into the sea.”

Chen Zhifang, who was still alive despite the danger, suddenly turned around in shock, losing his voice in fear!

Fudao is where Xuze Ming built the Heaven and Earth Great Millstone and researched the Sea Lord’s original form. Xingzhudao is the location of the Tai Xu Corner Tower on the archipelago near the sea and has been very prosperous in recent years.

Regarding the former, Xuze Ming’s research had obviously failed. Until Chen Zhifang’s prohibition became invalid, he hadn’t discovered anything crucial. And as tens of thousands of sea beasts on Fudao lost control, the worst-case scenario Chen Zhifang had imagined had already happened!

Regarding the latter, with Xingzhu sinking into the sea, over ten thousand island people must be out of luck… Huaidao was also in critical danger.

In the Miyuan, there have been wind and rain for tens of thousands of years. The human race schemes against the Sea Clan, and the Sea Clan also schemes against the human race. It’s nothing but mutual killing, each exhausting their means.

Qixiao held a secret meeting with Chongguang and Yang Feng at a certain Huangtai, launching this large-scale comprehensive war in the Miyuan. The Sea Clan also had their schemes. The game Gao Jie started three years ago by substituting the Sea Lord’s original form for the Spirit Lock is also approaching its end and harvest time!

Seeing Zhu Sui save people, Zhong Xi already had a feeling, knowing that Shapo Longyu might not be the main battlefield. But he was also not polite in testing Zhu Sui’s pressure.

In a peak struggle, not giving an inch, but being able to shock Zhu Sui was also a great victory in terms of “Shi.”

But Zhu Sui was still slow and deliberate. Those eyes that he didn’t know how were blinded originally showed no emotional expression.

“Then you should also receive some bad news,” he said in a low, slow voice. “Yuegui Sea is about to be filled.”

Although he came to protect Jiangwang, the war situation had developed to this point. As a True Monarch of Dao deduction and the guardian of the Qi country’s night, he already had a grasp of the battlefield situation. Of course, he could see clearly where Qixiao’s layout was. And as long as he started paying attention to these things, he wouldn’t miss any relevant intelligence.

Theoretically, with Jiangwang’s current status, he should also be sitting next to Qixiao, playing chess with her. But his coming to the Miyuan also had another identity: he was Qixiao’s student.

Qixiao was teaching him how to know soldiers!

Using a cruel method that Jiangwang himself would absolutely not be willing to accept.

Of course, for Qixiao, this was just incidental. In this war, everything was prioritized for her victory, just as she used Zhu Sui without his agreement, only informing the Qi Emperor that she knew Zhu Sui was going to the sea.

When the news of Yuegui Sea being filled came from Zhu Sui’s mouth, this time it was Ao Huangzhong and Qi Xiaqian’s turn to be horrified and speechless.

Only Ao Huangzhong, who had the same ashen face and appeared old, didn’t show much reaction when he looked up.

Yuegui Sea is one of the Sea Clan’s three major bases in the Miyuan, and it’s the Sea Clan’s main camp! Its status is comparable to Jieming Island, Huaidao, and Yanggu near the sea.

Although its foundation is shallow, once it is pulled out, it will instantly cause an imbalance in the Miyuan’s pattern!

In history, which fall of such a heavily guarded place was not tragic and resulted in heavy casualties? Which rebuilding didn’t injure muscles and bones?

Zhong Xi believed three parts of it in his heart, but still sneered: “Yuegui Sea has Emperor Lord Jiayu presiding over it. If you want to swallow it, you’ll need Qixiao to have the power to bite!”

Most of the Sea Clan Emperor Lords dropped their surnames to show their supremacy and indicate that they were beyond bloodline divisions and impartial to the various surnames of the Sea Clan.

And the names of Emperor Lords mostly carried beautiful wishes for their race. This was the responsibility of the Emperor Lords and also reflected the hardship of the vast sea environment.

Jiayu was also an old opponent. His prestige in the vast sea was only slightly inferior to Zhong Xi’s. With him secretly presiding over Yuegui Sea, theoretically, there should be no danger of extermination.

But Zhu Sui was still slow and deliberate, not hurried or slow: “Then you should go and see quickly, perhaps you can collect Jiayu’s corpse. Because Duke Hou is also there.”

Zhong Xi was about to say more when his face suddenly changed. Because he already felt the huge turmoil involving the entire Miyuan, unrelated to Yuan qi, space, or rules. That was the tilting of the dim “Shi,” and the Sea Clan falling into a low position!

“I should correct myself,” Zhu Sui said slowly. “Not about to, but already.”

At this time, a female voice descended from the sky: “Let me correct you first! You should care about yourself, whether someone can collect your corpse!”

The clouds in the sky instantly woven into a long shawl, tied behind a female with red eyebrows and eyes. She stretched out a palm to press down, her five fingers also red, Kou Dan.

The Yuan qi of heaven and earth instantly solidified like iron blocks, pressing towards all the human race in the field!

Another Emperor Lord!

Known as “Red Eyebrow Emperor Lord” Xi Yang!

Since the Sea Clan mistakenly thought that Shapo Longyu was the human race’s main attack battlefield, they naturally had the biggest guard. Merely Zhong Xi, one Emperor Lord, was still not enough to embody the importance.

Zhong Xi and Xi Yang joining hands was merely the foundation for Shapo Longyu to calmly welcome the wind and rain from all directions.

At this moment, with the Red Eyebrow Emperor Lord appearing, all of Zhu Sui’s Night Touring God clones could no longer stand steady.

Jiangwang, Fu Yanqing, and Chen Zhifang all felt immense pressure.

Those human race warriors who remained on the battlefield exploded one after another, several sounds like firecrackers, a hateful blood color!

As Xi Yang’s palm pressed down, her line of sight shifted, lightly jumping over Zhu Sui and also over the white paper lantern, falling towards Jiangwang.

Inside the white paper lantern, the white flame jumped.

Zhong Xi, however, took a step forward at this moment, brazenly making his move!

His Dao principles spread out unrestrainedly, forming an invisible yet substantial prison, keeping out wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Heaven and earth were actually a prison cage, and the Miyuan was also a prison cage. He and Zhu Sui were both in the prison cage, fighting within this cage!

Zhu Sui was temporarily imprisoned!

Xi Yang’s Dao body and Law body were both here, at their peak combat power, capable of killing with a single glance.

Under her red eyebrows, her red eyes shone brightly, and her gaze fell down, as if it were fate, not allowing resistance.

Life and death were only in a single thought!

At this critical moment, a branch of peach blossoms came horizontally.

More gorgeous than the color of blood, and followed by the spring breeze.

Within that spring breeze that blew over the entire Shapo Longyu, there were some seeds that sprouted in difficult crevices. Everyone in the field, willing or not, all saw, and all had to see—

There was a handsome man with red lips and white teeth, a divine appearance, who stepped out with composure, his sleeves fluttering.

It was more like he was going out for a walk than rushing to the battlefield.

He naturally attracted all eyes, and absolutely did not disappoint all eyes.

“Yet I will advise in front of the zither with fragrant ink, the wind blows fine rain again for another year.”

“Before the empty mountain in the bright sky, there is still a road, but in the human world, no peach blossom immortal is seen!”

In the human world, none are seen, but in the Miyuan, they are.

This time, it was Yu Shangqing.