The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 740: Conquering the Western Regions

Chapter 740: Chapter 740: Conquering the Western Regions

"It’s like this: a few days ago, an old monk calling himself E’zang attacked the divine realm of the Southern Domain. His magical power is formidable, and all of our warriors combined were no match for him. He declared that as long as he could take away the Great Sage, he would spare the Heavenly Court of Great Qin,"

Jiang Ziya stepped forward and said, his expression extremely grim. This incident was a shame for all of them.

Qin Jun frowned. He hadn’t expected such a major event to occur in the divine realm of the Southern Domain. He had just been on his way back, yet he had returned too late.

"What happened then?" Qin Jun asked with a furrowed brow.

"The Great Sage, in order to protect the divine realm of the Southern Domain, willingly left with E’zang."

Jiang Ziya sighed deeply. This event had greatly shaken him; he had always thought Sun Wukong was arrogantly overconfident, but now he realized that Sun Wukong also had a profoundly loyal and righteous side.

Qin Jun fell silent, a towering rage building within him.

"Ding! Side quest triggered - Rescue Sun Wukong! Quest details: Sun Wukong has been captured. If the host rescues him, they will obtain one God and Demon summoning opportunity and one God and Demon instance opportunity!"

The system prompt followed, but Qin Jun disregarded it.

He said in a deep voice, "You all follow me to the Junzheng Hall!"

After he spoke, he led Bai Ze and Xiang Yu towards the Junzheng Hall. Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing quickly rose to their feet.

Jiang Ziya sighed, and Evening Star patted his shoulder before following after them.

Zhuge Liang and Shen Gongbao also followed suit.

Along the way, Qin Jun’s face was extremely dark, his mind constantly pondering E’zang’s origins.

The other party was an old monk, and his first thought was of the Western Regions.

But the fact that someone could dominate the entire divine realm of the Southern Domain without resistance suggested he must have at least the cultivation of a Daluo Immortal.

Apart from Tathāgata, were there other Daluo Immortals in the Western Regions?

Qin Jun had his doubts.

Could it be Tathāgata arrived early and brought other gods and demons with him?

"Impossible, the gods and demons that arrive early always appear alone," the system negated his thought.

This only added to Qin Jun’s frustration, and the group following behind dared not say more.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Inside the Junzheng Hall, all the fifth-ranked civil and military officials present in the Holy City had arrived. After a round of salutes, Qin Jun spoke in a deep voice, "Regarding the calamity that occurred recently, how much has the Heavenly Court of Great Qin lost?"

"Your Majesty, aside from various generals sustaining injuries of varying degrees, there hasn’t been much loss," replied Liu Bowen with clasped hands, pausing before adding, "We have lost the Great Sage."

The thousands of civil and military officials maintained a silent agreement, the boundless magical power of E’zang haunting them as though they were trapped in a nightmare.

"Your Majesty, we must rescue Wukong!" cried Li Yuanba, his complexion somewhat pale, which clearly showed he had been heavily wounded in the fierce battle a few days ago.

Yuan Hong also clasped his hands and said, "This subordinate wishes to pursue this matter!"

"I’m willing as well!"

"We cannot let the Great Sage sacrifice in vain!"

"Damn it! It’s definitely an old bald donkey from the Western Regions!"

"Now that Your Majesty has returned with General Hou Yi, we’ll definitely make the Western Regions run with rivers of blood!"

The warriors were blazing with excitement, each one red-faced and thick-necked as they volunteered for battle.

Qin Jun’s brows furrowed tighter.

"Hou Yi is willing to campaign against the Western Regions and will turn the Western Regions into a purgatory on earth!"

Hou Yi stepped out from the ranks of the soldiers, a cold expression on his face, yet his words ignited the blood of the warriors while the civil officials frowned.

"I, Xiang Yu, am also willing to campaign!" Xiang Yu stood out, declaring proudly.

He had just joined the Heavenly Court of Great Qin and immediately had to earn his merits and establish his achievements.

Xiang Yu!

Li Yuanba, Luo Shixin, Li Cunxiao, Guan Yu, and others, summoned from their mortal general identities, all gasped in shock.

To them, former generals from previous lives, Xiang Yu’s name rang with immense fame.

Especially for Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao.

A king is no match for the Overlord; a general is no match for Li. The Overlord refers to Xiang Yu of Western Chu, and Li is Li Cunxiao.

Li Yuanba and Luo Shixin were in no way inferior to them, only appearing in unofficial histories.

Especially Li Yuanba, Xiang Yu, and Li Cunxiao, in their respective eras, were invincible beings.

All were among the strongest military commanders in Huaxia’s history.

Compared to them, Luo Shixin was just less well-known.

"Is this guy really Xiang Yu?" Luo Shixin muttered under his breath.

No one answered him, and Xiang Yu did not even spare him a glance.

Xiang Yu, who had reached the Immortal Realm of Daluo, looked down upon the entire hall with insolence, recognizing only Hou Yi and Holy Emperor of Qin as his equals.

Holy Emperor of Qin frowned deeply, pondering.

It wouldn’t be bad to send two Daluo immortals to try their hand and gauge Tathāgata’s true strength.

"I grant you permission, remember, your objective is to rescue Sun Wukong. If you cannot defeat Tathāgata, retreat immediately!"

Holy Emperor of Qin spoke sternly, causing Hou Yi and Xiang Yu’s expressions to instantly become invigorated.

The two bowed their hands in salute, then immediately turned around and left shoulder to shoulder.

"I want to go too!" Li Yuanba hastily shouted. As soon as he opened his mouth, Yuan Hong, Luo Shixin, and other Daluo Realm martial generals jumped out, and even Nezha and Red Boy volunteered for battle.

"Hmph! You have already failed once, do you wish to hinder Xiang Yu and Hou Yi?" Holy Emperor of Qin scoffed coldly.

The generals immediately felt embarrassed. Indeed, Holy Emperor of Qin’s words were true; their presence could potentially be a hindrance.

"We thank your majesty for your mercy!"

Tang Sanzang knelt down before Holy Emperor of Qin, prostrating himself in gratitude.

Holy Emperor of Qin looked at Tang Sanzang with some surprise; he hadn’t expected Tang Sanzang to truly care about Sun Wukong.

On normal days, Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong didn’t have much to do with each other. The summoned Sun Wukong didn’t even recognize Tang Sanzang at that time and had developed a hatred for monks due to Tathāgata.

However, Tang Sanzang was originally Jin Chanzi, who had only awakened the memories of a mortal, and was quite liberal in nature, even carrying a bit of a carefree demeanor. Yet at this moment, he showed such a loss of composure for Sun Wukong.

"Enough of that, let’s discuss other matters. What else has happened during my absence, and how has the Heavenly Court of Great Qin developed?" Holy Emperor of Qin waved his hand.

Following this, Liu Bowen, Zhuge Liang, Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao, and Jin Xing stood up in succession to report.

They were the chief civil officials, and with the recent unification of the Heavenly Court of Great Qin, there were no wars, so all affairs accumulated over the civil officials.

Ever since obtaining the recognition of the Heavenly Dao, the spiritual energy concentration in the Southern Domain and its Heavenly World soared, causing a cultivation craze throughout the Heavenly Court of Great Qin. Various levels of cultivation academies also began recruiting in an orderly fashion, and everything was thriving.

Externally, led by the Eastern Flame Domain, the Nine Domains actively cooperated with the Heavenly Court of Great Qin, making the Ten Domains officially interconnected. This was an excellent development for cultivators, with countless people extolling the virtues of the Holy Emperor of Qin.

Aside from the invasion by E’zang, the Heavenly Court of Great Qin remained untroubled and tranquil.

By the time they finished reporting, two hours had already passed.

"You have done well; you have not disappointed me," Holy Emperor of Qin commended. He did not vent his anger over the matter of Sun Wukong on the civil and military officials, which eased their hearts.

"Yes, continue as usual, and at the same time, hurry to select talented individuals. The imperial examination can be adopted from the mortal realm, and additionally, add civil and military assessments for the Top Scholar in Letters and Top Scholar in Martial Arts. I will arrange the specific details later. For today, let’s end it here. Court dismissed!" Holy Emperor of Qin stood up and surveyed the civil and military officials with a heavy voice.