Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 1045 - 838 Rolling Snowball_2

Chapter 1045: Chapter 838 Rolling Snowball_2

Inevitably, he would ensnare this Martial Saint in his net sooner or later; after all, in this world, there was no longer a second person who would make him go to such lengths.

All the emperors after Great Qin, although they could cultivate to the Great Heavenly Position, the Extreme Heavenly Level, and with the aid of Dragon Qi, hold infinite might.

But once they died, their True Spirits would be swallowed and merged by the Dragon Qi of Middle Earth, forcefully integrated into the First Emperor’s Seal.

For millennia, only Emperor Gaozu of Han who seized the divine position of the Black Emperor was an exception.

Thereafter, Li Xuan turned to his left; the Heavenly Empress Puji smiled radiantly and saluted him, "Your subject will certainly follow Your Majesty’s commands."

Her status as Li Xuan’s subject was established long ago, plus she had received low-priced grain from him for over a year—there was absolutely no reason for her to disobey now.

The middle-aged scholar standing behind the Heavenly Empress Puji then looked deeply at Li Xuan, "Wu Tao is also willing to galvanize the troops for Your Majesty!"

This was Baosheng Emperor of the South, who in life was a healer that benefited countless people, renowned for his superb medical skills and high moral standing, hence respected as the Divine Doctor.

Thereafter, he was posthumously appointed by the Northern Zhao Dynasty as the Great Taoist official, Master Wu, and later conferred the title ’Baosheng Emperor’. His following in Fujian and Nanyang was extensive, with thousands of temples there, his worshippers second only to the Heavenly Empress Puji.

However, the troops under the Baosheng Emperor of the South were not many, and they always depended on the Heavenly Empress Puji.

Li Xuan also smiled and returned the courtesy, "Baosheng Emperor has divine medical prowess, mastering the art of life and creation, rivalling the immortal longevity of the South. Having Baosheng Emperor as a support is Li’s honor."

He then furrowed his brows and looked dissatisfiedly at Maitreya Buddha, who was always laughing and rubbing his belly, "Buddha, you seem to lack sincerity this time."

Maitreya Buddha immediately rubbed his head in helplessness, "Why would Your Majesty say so? The recent onslaught from the Brahman gods has been relentless, and we in Buddhism have lost territories continuously in the Realm of Six Desires, barely holding on. To detach these 130,000 Buddha soldiers and armor is already all out effort. However, I have brought another 70,000 Buddha soldiers with me; while they are strong, they lack the protection of armor."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but curl his lips, knowing that Maitreya Buddha had his eye on the 70,000 sets of ’Buddha Armor’ he had snatched from the ’Clean-Heart Pure World’.

Li Xuan has been selling these armors outward, but in the past two years, fewer than 2,000 sets had been sold.

"My presence here alone should prove my sincerity," declared Maitreya Buddha with a beaming smile. "When necessary, I will take action personally, and Fighting Buddha can arrive at any moment. That monkey’s escape technique is peerless, able to cover hundreds of millions of li instantly."

Only then did Li Xuan’s expression soften, "I can give you those 70,000 sets of ’Buddha Armor’, but those 70,000 Buddha soldiers must obey me directly."

"All 200,000 Buddha soldiers and armor can be commanded by Your Majesty," Maitreya Buddha said with unusual seriousness, hands clasped in prayer, "In addition, the Four Great Protector Devarajas—Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Virūḍhaka, Virūpākṣa, and Vaiśravaṇa—will serve before Your Majesty from now on, obeying Your dispatch."

Li Xuan heard this and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow in satisfaction, thinking that he had underestimated them this time.

He was aware of these Four Great Protector Devarajas, known as ’Devarajas’ but all having mastered the Rule of Holy Heaven. It was only due to the lack of resources within Buddhism that they had not ascended to the level of Emperor.

His gaze then traveled afar, looking towards the 23,000 Taixu Battleships outside of Chengwu Heaven, his ambitions roaring like a rainbow.

Although these Taixu Battleships were old, many in poor condition, even patched up, with this army in hand, he now had the capital to sweep through the heavens.

At this moment, his ’Haotian Seal’ was also shaking violently.

Today, he had established a monarch-subject covenant with three Emperors; this made the two great rules within the divine seal reach the pinnacle of Holy Heaven.

Now, it was the incomplete ’Haotian Seal’ that was insufficient to bear his Dragon Qi, his authority, and restricting his power’s continued growth.

Although Li Xuan had been collecting heavenly materials and treasures over the past year in an attempt to repair it,

the ’Haotian Seal’ at its prime could rival the ’Book of Jinque’. In this era where rare treasures were becoming increasingly scarce, how could he easily restore the seal to its complete state?

—The only way was to plunder by force!

"Your Majesty!"

The voice of Jingmo Emperor of Three Realms, Yue Wumu, interrupted Li Xuan’s thoughts. He looked at him with an inquiring glance, "Now that the monarch-subject relationship is established, may I ask where Your Majesty plans to deploy the troops next?"

"Of course, one should first pick the soft persimmons."

After Li Xuan came to his senses, he smiled slightly, "But there’s no rush for this matter; let’s fill our stomachs first."

He looked upon the several hundred thousand armored soldiers before him and the officers on those Taixu battleships, most of whom were in poor condition.

Although under the command of the Jingmo Emperor of Three Realms and the Fumo Emperor of Three Realms, there were many ghost gods.

Yet a portion of their Divine Power originated from the offerings of the living to these two Emperors.

But how much Divine Power could these living beings provide when they were famished and lacking vitality?

At this moment, Yue Wumu and Guan Changsheng couldn’t help but feel invigorated.

Even the Maitreya Buddha couldn’t help but show a look of anticipation.

They of Buddhism were also short of food; the Brahman gods had been blockading Shendu, preventing them from obtaining even a single stone of rice from the lands of Shendu.

As for the two Saint Heaven Emperors in the farther west, they were much more domineering and unyielding. The territories under their rule absolutely forbade outsiders from having a foothold.

And to the east of Fusou, across a great ocean, lay the fertile lands of Dongsheng Divine Continent. Though the land was rich, the constant struggle between the divine beings for control of this territory had brought endless disasters upon the people of Dongsheng Divine Continent, who had repeatedly suffered catastrophic losses.

Only recently did the Western Heaven Emperor gradually gain the upper hand.

But there was even less reason for the grain production of Dongsheng Divine Continent to be sold to those of the Buddhist faith.

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Li Xuan considered the Emperors of Guan and Yue as future mainstays of support and was also keen on swiftly emptying all the storage on the battleships, so he was very generous. In the end, the five families managed to obtain 22 million shi of grain from him, enough to provide for their subjects’ clothing and food for three to five months.

Understanding the essence of warfare, Li Xuan also took out 200,000 shi of pork and beef from the storehouses for the armies to consume.

So, when this massive fleet set out under Li Xuan’s command into the Infinite Taixu, the morale of the soldiers on all the warships surged mightily, like a torrential rainbow.

The first soft persimmon Li Xuan chose was the ’Divine Lord of Four Symbols.’

Firstly, because the territories of these Divine Lords were not far from ’Chengwu Expansive Heaven.’

Secondly, he wielded the Haotian Seal and the Zhoutian Stars Array, inheriting the legacy of three generations of the Heavenly Court, which gave him a natural claim and a natural advantage over these four lords.

And so, as these 23,000 warships arrived within ten thousand li of ’Zhuque Nanlu Heaven,’ Divine Lord Lingguang of Zhuque immediately presented his submission, then led his 7,000 Taixu warships, 130,000 Zhuque armored soldiers, and 600,000 troops to join the army under Li Xuan’s command.

This Divine Lord, who actually had an understanding with Li Xuan, had not participated in the alliance because he harbored resentment towards Lv Qiluo.

But once Li Xuan’s forces reached his borders, Divine Lord Lingguang of Zhuque submitted promptly and straightforwardly.

Next was Immortal Master Jianbing of Baihu; upon Li Xuan’s arrival, Baihu submitted with a bow, adding 160,000 Baihu armored soldiers, 700,000 naval troops, and 8,000 Taixu warships to Li Xuan’s forces.

This Divine Lord was even more obedient than Zhuque; Baihu represented the western Metal Qi and oversaw all martial affairs.

And now, the matters of war and conflict undeniably revolved around Li Xuan.

Hence, this Divine Lord’s exceptional submissiveness to Li Xuan was not because of Li Xuan’s fondness for white tiger elixir soup.

Then came Divine Lord Mnegzhang of Qinglong, who delayed Li Xuan for three days.

This lord was quite surprised by the arrival of Li Xuan’s forces and hastily gathered a million troops in ’Mengzhang East Spirit Heaven’ in an attempt to defend himself.

However, when four Kunpeng warships and 144 Taixu warships under Li Xuan’s command, with over 400 electromagnetic cannons, shattered the defense Arrays of ’Mengzhang East Spirit Heaven’ in a coordinated barrage, Divine Lord Mengzhang of Qinglong promptly surrendered.

At this point, Li Xuan, out of respect for the Zhenwu Emperor, was originally inclined to bypass Might Lord Zhiming of Xuanwu.

But as his fleet was resting in ’Mengzhang East Spirit Heaven,’ Mighty Lord Zhiming came forward with 8,900 warships to join Li Xuan’s domain.

At this moment, Li Xuan’s Taixu Fleet had grown like a snowball to over 50,000 vessels.

The number of heavenly soldiers and armored warriors available for combat in the Outer Taixu had reached 1.5 million.