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Chapter 422 Emperor, the ancestor's monument is broken

indeed.

In order to deal with the patriarch of the dynasty, Guan Yu used his blood as a catalyst and his soul as a sacrifice to his sword, recklessly unleashing a forbidden technique.

This was Guan Yu's trump card for survival, and he wouldn't use it lightly unless it was a matter of life and death.

Once activated, it means that Guan Yu has already disregarded life and death.

At this moment, Guan Yu stood deep in the void, his eyes had lost their former brilliance, blood was flowing from his mouth, and cracks appeared on his body.

Although Guan Yu killed the dynasty's patriarch and two sages, the price he paid was considerable.

Guan Yu was on the verge of collapse, surrounded by an aura of death.

In other words, Guan Yu could perish at any moment.

"Your Majesty, I have not disappointed you."

Guan Yu gazed in the direction of the Great Zhou, his consciousness beginning to blur.

Immediately, Guan Yu could no longer hold on and completely succumbed to darkness.

Guan Yu's body, which was standing in mid-air, also lost control and fell freely from the depths of the void downwards.

……

"Kill! Wipe out the imperial army for me!"

below.

Huo Qubing looked at the outcome of the battle in the void and was shocked. He immediately ordered his army to launch a full-scale attack on the imperial army.

With the fall of the dynasty's patriarch and two sages, this is the perfect opportunity to break through the dynasty's army, and Huo Qubing will not miss it.

In contrast, the excitement on the face of Shenwu Wang on the ship's deck was a stark contrast to that on Huo Qubing's face.

The usually composed and confident Divine Martial King, staring into the depths of the void, had lost his composure and was now filled with shock and disbelief.

The Ancestor is a Great Sage, one of the two pillars of the dynasty, and in the entire Eastern Region, he is the pinnacle of combat power.

King Shenwu never expected that not only would his ancestor, a great saint, fail to defeat this lesser saint of the Great Zhou, but he would also be killed by this lesser saint of the Great Zhou.

Moreover, two other sages also perished at the hands of this minor sage of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This result left King Shenwu somewhat incredulous and unable to accept it.

But no matter how incredulous Shenwu King was, the facts were right before his eyes, leaving him no room for doubt.

"quick."

"Order the army to retreat immediately, and I will cover their retreat."

Once he regained his senses, the Divine Martial King immediately spoke loudly to the generals beside him.

The patriarch and the two saints have already fallen. Without the army's top combat power, continuing the fight would only result in more deaths and would be meaningless.

If the army is not ordered to retreat immediately, the likely outcome will be total annihilation.

"Your Highness, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. How can you stay behind to cover the retreat?"

"Let me cover the rear, Your Highness, you go first..."

Before the general could finish speaking, the Divine Martial King interrupted him directly: "Enough nonsense, this is a military order, execute it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Divine Martial King took a step forward and made his move.

The Divine Martial King knew that without the Ancestor and the two Saints, their defeat in this great battle was inevitable.

As the commander of this expeditionary force, not only did he fail to destroy the Great Zhou, but he also caused the ancestor and two saints to perish. The Divine Martial King had no face to return to the dynasty.

Therefore, he had to cover the rear of the army.

"How brave!"

Seeing the Divine Martial King make a move, Huo Qubing also soared into the sky.

In an instant, the two figures clashed and plunged into the void.

Meanwhile, Han Xin and the other five half-saints from the dynasty in the void also came to their senses.

Seeing Guan Yu fall freely downwards, Han Xin stepped forward and caught him as he fell.

Meanwhile, Lü Bu and Yang Zaixing charged directly at the five half-saints of the imperial dynasty.

The void, which had just calmed down, was once again filled with rumbling fluctuations.

Without the power of a saint, the five half-saints of the dynasty were no match for Lü Bu and his men. Even with the intervention of the Divine Martial King, the dynasty's commander, nothing changed.

A few minutes later, the void returned to calm. Of the five half-saints of the dynasty, four had fallen at the hands of Lü Bu and his men, while one had managed to escape.

And the Divine Martial King, the commander of the dynasty, was no exception; he died in battle in the void.

This also signifies that the imperial dynasty's military campaign against the Great Zhou has ended in failure.

……

Azure Dragon Dynasty.

The emperor sat upright on his dragon throne, listening to the mournful sounds coming from heaven and earth, his brows furrowing slightly.

Previously, mournful sounds had been constantly heard from heaven and earth, and four saints had fallen.

Before they could figure out what was going on, a mournful sound echoed through the heavens and earth again, this time coming from the direction of the Great Zhou.

What exactly happened in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
The aura of that great battle just now must have been from the Ancestors. Could it be that the Sage of the Great Zhou has made a move?

Is this mournful sound from heaven and earth a sign that a sage of the Great Zhou Dynasty has fallen?

Just as the emperor was speculating, a figure rushed in in a panic.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."

"The ancestor's life tablet has been shattered."

The person who came spoke hurriedly, his face turning somewhat pale.

"what?"

Seeing someone rush in, the emperor's expression turned cold, and he was about to reprimand them.

However, upon hearing the visitor's words, the emperor's expression changed drastically.

"What did you say?"

"Can you say that again?"

The emperor stared straight at the newcomer, his aura pressing down on him uncontrollably.

"The Ancestor's life tablet has just shattered, and even the life tablets of the two Saints who left with the Ancestor have shattered."

Despite the overwhelming pressure, the newcomer forced himself to speak, his voice trembling violently.

"how is this possible?"

"How can this be?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression changed drastically, and he could no longer control his aura, his anger reaching its peak.

Just now, the emperor was guessing that the mournful sound coming from heaven and earth was the fall of a sage of the Great Zhou!

But now someone has come to report that the life tablets of the two saints and the ancestor who accompanied his dynasty on the expedition have been broken. So it is not the saints of the Great Zhou who have fallen, but his dynasty's ancestor and the two saints.

The emperor's face was extremely gloomy.

He couldn't understand how his ancestor, a great saint and the strongest expert in the entire Eastern Region, could have perished in the Great Zhou.

You must know that the Great Sage stands at the pinnacle of the Eastern Region. There are very few Great Sage-level experts in the entire Eastern Region.

However, killing a Great Sage is not so simple.

"Immediately send people to investigate how the Ancestor and the others perished, and what is the situation of the army at the front. I need to know the specific details."

The emperor knew that dwelling on these things now was pointless.

He had to immediately find out the situation of the army at the front and figure out how the ancestor had perished.

Therefore, the emperor immediately looked up at the eunuch beside him and said.

"According to the order."

The attending eunuch dared not delay and immediately accepted the order and left.

"Immediately notify the Three Dukes and several senior ministers, and have them come to the palace for a meeting."

The emperor spoke again.

The fact that the life tablets of the ancestor and the two sages were broken is enough to show that something happened to the army at the front.

Therefore, the emperor had to immediately summon his senior officials to discuss this matter.

……

(End of this chapter)