Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 959 - 791

Chapter 959: 791

Dragon King Ao Shenghai ascended onto Li Xuan’s flagship, and when he met with Li Xuan, a storm was approaching. He looked towards the distant sky, his thick green eyebrows slightly knitting together.

"That is Susano no O! Also known as the source of the divine wind, the vast armies of the Mongo people perished at his hands in days past."

Of course, this storm alone was not enough to obliterate the many naval warships of the Jin Dynasty.

Beneath the water, however, there were as many as six hundred thousand powerful sea creatures, riding the surging waves towards them.

This was Dragon King Ao Shenghai’s old adversary. Susano no O was the Fusou people’s god of the sea, controlling the many seas around Fusou, with territories bordering the East Sea.

There were constant disputes and unceasing conflicts between the two parties on a daily basis.

The East Sea Dragon Palace usually dared not provoke the descendant of the ’Fusou Emperor,’ compared to the Fusang Gods, the East Sea Dragon Palace had less support and foundation.

The former, after all, had the protection of an emperor, while the East Sea Dragon Palace, besides the Central Plains dynasty, had nothing.

The strong emperors of the dragon clan from days past had long perished, leaving only the True man Huanglong who barely managed to enter the ’Holy Heaven.’

Although he too reached the Holy Heaven level, he could not ascend to the honor of an emperor.

In that past battle for divine enthronement, True man Huanglong was defeated in every battle, thus the Taoist disciples mockingly called him ’the Four Negations Taoist.’

He was said to have no mana, no disciples, no brains, and no victories.

How, then, could such a ’Holy Heaven’ protect the entire clan?

Fortunately, the Fusang Gods also feared the Taoism of Central Plains, especially Venerable Jiuku of Taiyi, who held the title of Qinghua Emperor of the East. On normal days, he dared not act too recklessly, or invade the East Sea territory excessively.

Li Xuan stood at the bow, looking out and a hint of perplexity appeared in his eyes, "With the powers of a few Fusang deities and those aquatic clans they command, could they really destroy the Mongo naval force?"

"In the past, the Mongo had brought a large number of Sinful Dragons southward, occupying many rivers. My East Sea Dragon Clan could not tolerate this, the entire clan moved to Tiannan to avoid subjugation by the Mongo, and hence did not join the troops in battle."

This was the Prince of the East Sea, Ao Mengsheng, explaining with his hands behind his back: "Moreover, the Mongo had malicious intentions, twice launching eastern campaigns against Fusou, utilizing a large number of Han forces from the south and surrendered Jin forces. After the two eastern campaigns, rebellions among the Han within the territories of Central Plains indeed settled down, leaving the Han people without the strength to resist the Mongo.

Only when Kublai Khan wanted to deploy the real Mongo elites for another campaign against Fusou, due to domestic upheavals, he had to abandon the idea of an eastern campaign."

Li Xuan could not help but snort coldly, knowing that this was a Mongol strategy of using others to achieve their own ends.

However, he felt no sympathy for these Han and surrendered forces; whether they sought to survive or sought wealth by submitting to the Mongo, they ultimately became ghosts under the Mongo’s sword, or were buried in the bellies of fish.

Dragon King Ao Shenghai of the East Sea had already brought out the ’Dinghai Pearl,’ the sacred relic of the East Sea Dragon Palace: "This storm is probably just a probe. We are still 3,500 li away from Fusou territory, not where their mana is strongest. Those Fusang deities wouldn’t be without self-awareness."

As his mana dispersed, a layer of azure radiance instantaneously covered the surrounding sea area of 300 li.

The gigantic waves that rose and fell were suddenly calmed.

At this moment, a bizarre scene formed between heaven and earth, within a 300 li radius the water was as smooth as a mirror, the sea calm and wave-free; while beyond 300 li, a storm raged, and huge waves towered.

Not only did the storm fail to disturb the Jin Dynasty ships or stop them from advancing, but the power of Dragon King Ao Shenghai also transformed it into a force that pushed those three hundred-plus blessing ships forward.

Originally, attacking Fusou from the Central Plains, setting off from Goryeo and Ningbo, was the optimal choice.

The former being a closer route while the latter could rely on monsoon winds.

This time, the Jin Dynasty’s campaign set off from Tianjin, with a journey time actually several times that of the two Mongo eastern campaigns.

But now, aided by the winds raised by Ao Shenghai, all the wind-sailing blessing ships raced towards Fusou as fast as arrows shot from bows.

Li Xuan then dispersed his Divine Consciousness to sense within a thousand li around, seeking the true location of Susano.

However, this person greatly mastered the art of formless wind and ever-changing clouds, maintaining a distance of a thousand li and continually changing, preventing Li Xuan and his men from pinpointing his true form.

This person commanding six hundred thousand aquatic creatures also consistently maintained a distance of fifty li from the dragon clan army, never making direct contact.

About an hour later, Susano perhaps felt that the simple storm was ineffective, or perhaps his mana was exhausted, as his aura completely vanished towards the horizon.

The six hundred thousand aquatic creatures of the eastern seas also scattered and submerged back into the deep sea below five hundred zhang.

Once the sea was calm, Li Xuan released the hilt of his saber, then smiling, he bowed towards Ao Shenghai: "Son-in-law thanks his father-in-law for the assistance!"

The Prince of the East Sea, Ao Mengsheng, immediately twitched the corner of his lips, thinking to himself that this fellow indeed had a face as thick as city walls, just as the rumors suggested.

Dragon King Ao Shenghai, however, did not mind at all; instead, he felt greatly pleased, stroking his long beard.

Ao Shenghai was born during the Zhou Dynasty, so he was not like Li Xuan’s other fathers-in-law.

He believed that polygamy should be the norm in the world, an obligatory societal custom.

The "Book of Rites" states, ’In ancient times, the Emperor established six palaces, three empresses, nine concubines, twenty-seven imperial wives, and eighty-one consorts,’ so this is the reason established by the sages."

The East Sea Dragon Palace governs the nation with the rites of Confucianism, thus they hold the "Book of Rites" in high esteem.

Ao Shenghai believed that Li Xuan, being a County Prince of Jin, should rightfully have several wives and concubines.

Moreover, now that he had established his own Heavenly Court and was officially recognized by the Court as the Xuanhuang Emperor, then the rules supposed to be maintained by the Emperor should indeed be established.

"What ’nine concubines, twenty-seven imperial wives, and eighty-one imperial consorts’—that’s too extravagant, but there should be three palaces and six gardens anyway."

Thus, he didn’t feel that Ao Shuying marrying Li Xuan was a disgrace, rather he was quite relieved.

This son-in-law was not only of high moral character and gifted, but he was also the de facto ’Sub-Sage’ of Confucianism. Now, he was even more respected as an Emperor, with many soldiers and vast territories, enough to become a strong reinforcement for the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Ao Shuying marrying over, could be considered a good match.

Dragon King Ao Shenghai did not lack love for Ao Shuying, but this was his way of showing love for his daughter.

"Your Majesty speaks seriously, I know that under your command, there are several at the extreme heavenly level. Even without my intervention, this Susano no O could hardly be a trouble."

Dragon King Ao Shenghai waved a hand and then his expression turned stern as he looked toward Li Xuan, "The situation today is vastly different from the battle with Meng Wu. Your Majesty currently controls divine power even greater than Meng Wu possessed. This Eastern military campaign, there is still a considerable chance of victory.

"Your Majesty recently executed the Kunpeng Emperor, which was a great favor to us in the East Sea. The East Sea Dragon Clan is also willing to support vigorously to repay Your Majesty’s grace. However, in this battle of Fusou, our East Sea aquatic clan’s army can only participate in naval battles."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but slightly raise his brows, "Is it out of concern for the Fusou Emperor?"

Dragon King Ao Shenghai replied with a bitter smile, "In the past, Duke Dongwang in the third generation Heavenly Court, was the chief male deity and the left and right arm of the Haotian Emperor, renowned far and wide. Many dragons under my command fear his power and are reluctant to offend him excessively."

Li Xuan, however, secretly sneered—this situation with the dragon clan, what’s there to talk about offending or not offending?

But he also knew the situation in the East Sea Dragon Palace was more like that of the Zhou Dynasty Emperor distributing fiefs to various states, each local prince having considerable autonomy.

That Dragon King Ao Shenghai and his son could suppress the public opinion and send troops to Fusou was already very challenging.

He wasn’t too demanding of this fact, and with a slight nod, he said, "The East Sea Dragon Clan aiding our landing in Fusou, I would be eternally grateful. However, I must say beforehand, this battle in Fusou, I am interested in the divine right of enthronement of the Fusou deities. How much the East Sea Dragon Clan can benefit from this, and how many deity positions of lakes, seas, and rivers they can collect, depend on your efforts. All should follow the norms established during my northern campaign against Meng Wu."

Upon hearing this, Dragon King Ao Shenghai and his son momentarily went blank.

Fusou, known as the ’land of eight million deities’—though this is an exaggeration, it illustrates the country’s abundance of deities.

If Li Xuan indeed gained the right to confer titles of the Fusou deities, that would elevate his Heavenly Court’s prestige even further.

However, what they were more concerned about was the deity positions of lakes, seas, and rivers as mentioned by Li Xuan—

The deities of Fusou’s lakes, seas, and rivers numbered in the tens of thousands, but they had nothing to do with their East Sea Dragon Clan.

Just as Ao Mengsheng was about to ask about this, a cold snort was heard not far from them.

"Reckless madness!"

Following that sound, a bundle of golden light converged in front of them, eventually taking the form of a woman.

She radiated endless golden light from behind, dazzling to the eye and obscuring her true face, one could only vaguely discern that this woman had pale, delicate skin and carried a proud, aloof temperament.

After this figure appeared, she glared at Li Xuan with angry eyes, "Are you the mortal from Central Plains who claims to be the Xuanhuang Emperor? Overreaching yourself, coveting the Central Plains Emperor’s position was already too much, yet you dare to covet the position of our Fusou deities?"

Li Xuan didn’t even need to identify, he already knew this woman was the Tensho God of the Fusou people.

Also referred to as ’Amaterasu Jyouson,’ ’Amaterasu Omikami,’ she is the ruler of Fusou’s ’Takamagahara.’

The Fusou Emperor might have created the Fusou gods, but she was excluded from the First Emperor’s Yuanfeng Enthronement.

However, he smiled, looking at her, "Whether it’s madness or not, after I conquer your Takamagahara, it will become clear."

At this moment, Li Xuan opened his Tao-protecting Eyes, braving the harsh sunlight, and looked straight into the spirit core of this woman.

This ’Amaterasu Omikami’ of Fusou appeared after the fall of the Qin Dynasty.

Lv Qiluo suspected that this woman might have been created from the refining of the original forces of ’Haotian’ and ’Dijun’ by the Fusou Emperor, usurping the ’Great Sun’ power of two generations of Emperors.

Therefore, this ’Amaterasu Omikami’ might also possess fragments of the ’Haotian Divine Seal.’

And this so-called ’Takamagahara’ could also be a part of the old Heavenly Court.

This was all Lv Qiluo’s speculation, with no evidence, and Li Xuan didn’t need any.

Amaterasu was obviously incensed, her eyes emitting sharp golden glints.

"Fusou has always had a non-aggression policy with the Central Plains, my Takamagahara has always adhered to the principle of not offending me, I shall not offend others!"

At that moment, the entire sky and earth began to heat up.

The temperature over this entire sea area, under the golden light, rose unbearably high.

"—But if someone dares to offend us, my Takamagahara will fight them relentlessly. Leave now, or Fusou will be your burial ground!!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan’s sarcastic expression deepened, "Allowing the Japanese pirates to attack my Jin Dynasty in secret, colluding with Kunpeng, and aiding them with provisions, is this your principle of not offending others?"

At this moment, the sky suddenly ’ripped’ with a sharp noise.

’Amaterasu’ looked a bit shocked, then her figure suddenly shattered into countless fragments.

The one who acted was Jiang Hanyun, her arms crossed over her chest with an annoyed expression, "Why are you arguing with her? This woman, shamelessly insolent."