The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 218: The Trend Has Been Set

Chapter 218: Chapter 218: The Trend Has Been Set

"What’s this, a change of heart?"

Qin Jun looked at Xu Guiku with a smile that was not quite a smile, pleased to receive the allegiance of an Earth Immortal Realm powerhouse. Of course, if it did not happen, he would not be disappointed either.

Biting his teeth, Xu Guiku turned around and then shouted to the soldiers atop the city wall who were gasping for breath: "The Nanzhuo Dynasty is in turmoil, the court doesn’t care about our lives and deaths. I plan to follow His Highness Qin Jun, who among you wish to leave with me?"

If Qin Jun and others were to leave, who could they rely on? The attack from the Abyss Sect was certainly not the last.

As for Xu Guiku, his heart had chilled; as a strong figure in the Earth Immortal Realm, he had fallen to the point of kowtowing and pleading for help. He felt terrible and did not want to experience it a second time.

Upon hearing this, hesitation showed on the faces of the soldiers guarding the pass.

Qin Jun raised an eyebrow. If Xu Guiku could take these soldiers with him, it would be beneficial for him. However, he had no good feelings towards the soldiers of Bronze Pass; the difficulties he faced when he first visited the Nanzhuo Dynasty were still etched in his heart.

Yep, he was that petty!

"There’s no need to coerce anyone, just you follow me,"

Qin Jun said with a wave of his hand and a smile. As soon as his words ended, a soldier shouted, "I am willing to follow His Highness Qin Jun!"

"I am willing too!"

"Screw the Nanzhuo Dynasty, they don’t protect us, why should we stay here?"

"I want to take my family away too!"

"Same here, from now on, I’m no longer a person of the Nanzhuo Dynasty!"

Seeing the excited soldiers, Qin Jun internally exclaimed, have I agreed to any of this?

Just as he was about to interrupt the soldiers’ fervor, the voice of Evening Star suddenly entered his ears: "Your Highness, agree to it. The gap between the soldiers of the Imperial Dynasty and those of the kingdom is too great. It would be good to let them assimilate into the kingdom’s army, and by having them bring their families, you won’t worry they would rebel unless they can cut off their kinship."

So sinister!

I love it!

A smile appeared on Qin Jun’s face, and then he no longer spoke, allowing Xu Guiku to do the ideological work for the soldiers.

In the end, about ten thousand soldiers were willing to bring their families and return to the Qianyue Kingdom with Qin Jun. Of course, this was only preliminary. The length of Bronze Pass reached dozens of miles, and the soldiers there were not in the hundreds of thousands, then tens of thousands. Most of the soldiers had not yet heard the news of Xu Guiku’s allegiance to Qin Jun.

"You arrange the rest, we will leave Bronze Pass in no more than two days,"

Qin Jun said to Xu Guiku, and after speaking, he turned and spurred the technique of Riding Clouds, flying towards Luoyan City. The others followed closely, while Chen Qingzhi arranged the White-robed Army at Bronze Pass.

The beast tide receded.

But the news of the Abyss Sect’s attack on Bronze Pass spread wildly within the Imperial Dynasty as if it had grown legs, even reaching the surrounding kingdoms, causing shock among them and the influence was still spreading.

Meanwhile, Ao Wujian was sweeping through the major forces within the imperial capital, and Imperial Palace Peak was beginning to be rebuilt. It would not be long before he ascended to the throne.

Two days passed in a hurry.

The two hundred thousand-strong army had already crossed through the portal. At noon on this day, Qin Jun led everyone out of Luoyan City, followed by a vast army, including the families of the soldiers from Bronze Pass, stretching for miles behind him.

Qin Jun sat atop a huge chariot with Daji and others as well. The chariot, made from special materials, stood at five meters tall, completely golden, with six wheels each two meters in diameter, and nine sharp, stout spikes embedded in front. It could accommodate dozens of people standing on top.

This vehicle was named Life Mechanism Chariot, an Earth Grade magical tool that could move by infusing spirit stones, produced by the Life Mechanism Pavilion.

Of course, this life-saving carriage wasn’t purchased by Qin Jun; rather, it was presented to him by Xu Guiku, as the journey ahead was far, and Qin Jun, being of noble status, naturally couldn’t always follow on foot.

Qin Jun and the others could have flown back directly, but with tens of thousands of people following behind, without their protection, it was estimated that many would be lost along the way.

"A little to the left, a bit to the right, hmm, right there, comfortable..."

Qin Jun lay on the wooden couch, enjoying the massage from Li, watching Daji grind her teeth in frustration while Zhu Yanqing pretended to see nothing and sat down to cultivate on her own.

The comfortable life is truly corrupting, Qin Jun reflected, free from fighting and troubles, enjoying the scenic pleasures was indeed nice.

The Nanzhuo Dynasty was thrown into chaos by him, so naturally, the lord of Luoyan City wouldn’t dare to stop him, even if word spread that he would take a great number of the soldiers; the lord could only seethe silently.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The occasional roaring sounds from the sky no longer prompted Qin Jun to look up; without guessing, he knew it was Li Yuanba and Red Boy fighting again.

Two kids, both with belligerent natures, traveling together, skirmishes were unavoidable.

Just yesterday, Li Yuanba was utterly trounced, but today his strength had surged considerably, so Qin Jun simply let them spar, so long as Red Boy didn’t go in for the kill.

The majority of God and Demon figures summoned by the system would need a great deal of time to increase their power, but Li Yuanba and Roaring Sky Dog were like they had cheats activated, boosting their power whenever they wished; sometimes Qin Jun even suspected if they might be the protagonists.

To grow stronger through battle, that was truly a protagonist’s trait.

About an hour later, the large force arrived at Bronze Pass, where Xu Guiku now stood at the top of the lookout tower, with a thousand soldiers arrayed in two rows before the city gates to welcome Qin Jun.

"We greet the Overlord, willing to follow you unto death!"

The sound of a thousand voices shouting in unison was incredibly stirring to the heart, all the more so since they were all at Foundation Establishment cultivation or above, their voices carried so far that even the citizens of Luoyan City could faintly hear them.

These thousand men were carefully chosen by Xu Guiku, while over ten thousand soldiers wished to follow Qin Jun this time; the rest had already mingled with the large group behind the life-saving carriage, protecting their own families.

Together with the White-robed Army, the military might under Qin Jun had exceeded three hundred thousand, and with the soldiers’ cultivations all above Foundation Establishment, they were capable of sweeping through any kingdom.

The average combat power of kingdom soldiers was at the energy refining realm, as Foundation Establishment cultivators could be considered a formidable force within a kingdom.

Qin Jun didn’t bother to get up, instead he continued to lie on the wooden couch, taking it easy, needing only to observe everything around him.

"Your Highness, we’ve gained overwhelming momentum."

Jia Xun looked upon the troops ahead and behind, inwardly moved, not having anticipated such a day before attending the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition; Qin Jun’s return to the Qianyue Kingdom was bound to make the kingdom soar.

Only hopes that the Qian Emperor would recognize the situation and step down if necessary.

Having ruled for many years, the Qian Emperor had long been a source of dissatisfaction for Jia Xun, lacking in strength yet obsessed with waging war, almost draining the national coffers.

So if Qin Jun wanted to be emperor, Jia Xun would absolutely support him to the end.

The trials faced on the road had long made him see Qin Jun as his lord.

Among the sea of people surrounding the life-saving carriage, Yang Lan, Zong Yan, and Murong Xuan gazed at Zhu Yanqing seated in meditation on the carriage, their faces filled with complex emotions, realizing that from now on she would be on a different path from them, their statuses growing further apart.

All from the Yan Qing Sect, they didn’t imagine that in just a few short months, Zhu Yanqing would have climbed to such heights that they could only look up to.

"Who knows how Senior Brother Ye is doing now, sigh," murmured Yang Lan in melancholy, her words unsettling the faces of Murong Xuan and Zong Yan.