Puppet emperor?Summon three thousand Xuanjia troops at the beginning

Chapter 812 The Rules Broken

"die!"

Li Yuanba roared angrily.

He slammed the golden hammer in his hand onto the ground.

Everything around it was affected and turned to ashes.

A long section of the city wall.

Everything collapsed at that moment.

Nothing could stop Li Yuanba's charge.

This border pass is an almost insurmountable barrier for anyone below the level of a semi-saint.

Even for a semi-saint level expert, it is definitely not something that can be easily broken through.

But Li Yuanba possessed superhuman strength.

He has been completely unleashed. Although he has not been a semi-saint for very long, his power already surpasses that of many other semi-saints.

At the same time, a million-strong army charged towards the city walls.

The city walls are now in ruins.

Naturally, no one could stop the advance of the Great Qian Kingdom's army.

"Damn it, counterattack! Counterattack!"

Someone shouted loudly.

But his voice didn't attract anyone's attention, because everyone was caught up in the chaos of war and no one had the energy to hear his voice.

Almost everyone in the Eastern Holy Kingdom instinctively resisted the attack on the Great Qian Kingdom, but at this moment, the difference in preparation and the disparity in the forces dispatched by both sides had already determined the opening and ending of this war between the two great dynasties.

Not long afterward, the entire border city had been completely conquered by the Great Qian Kingdom.

The war between the Great Qian Kingdom and the Eastern Holy Kingdom was finally fully underway.

The next day at daybreak, the army of the Great Qian Kingdom was divided into eight routes and charged towards the Eastern Holy Kingdom.

Each route is overseen by a semi-saint level expert, and many of them are elites.

The cities of the Eastern Holy Kingdom were successively captured.

Although the Eastern Holy Kingdom is indeed very powerful, and many important cities are guarded by experts of the ninth rank or above, these experts of the ninth rank or above are of no use in resisting the impact of the Great Qian Kingdom.

Not to mention the semi-saint level experts of the Great Qian Kingdom, even those above the ninth rank in the Great Qian Kingdom are stronger than those above the ninth rank in the Eastern Holy Kingdom.

It is true that the power of the Eastern Holy Kingdom is formidable, but even those ordinary ninth-rank and above cannot far surpass other dynasties.

Truly surpassing those dynasties.

He is one of the strongest among them.

Such prodigies are destined to be few and far between, especially since some of them had already been killed in the previous wars of the Zhaoming Dynasty.

In less than half a month, dozens of cities had been captured by the Great Qian Kingdom.

Moreover, a steady stream of troops is heading from the rear to the Eastern Holy Kingdom.

Each dynasty has dispatched its elite forces, and the Eastern Holy Kingdom is currently in a state of disarray, with everyone pushing it down.

Although the Great Qian Kingdom was the ultimate beneficiary, other dynasties also believed that as long as they could overthrow the Eastern Holy Kingdom, they could gain the power to develop in a short period of time.

While they cannot compare to the Great Qian Empire, they can at least break the current stalemate in the dynasty.

Therefore, as long as the Great Qian Kingdom can achieve victory, they can accept any price they have to pay.

Not to mention that the Great Qian Kingdom made some promises when it formed alliances with those dynasties.

Although it wasn't a huge amount, it served as a calming effect for these dynasties.

At this time, the capital of the Eastern Holy Kingdom was located.

The ruler of the Eastern Holy Kingdom stared in disbelief at the message sent back from below.

“My good general, didn’t you say before that the Great Qian Kingdom couldn’t possibly be ready for war and charge at us in a short time? So what’s the situation now?”

His voice grew louder and louder as he spoke.

At the same time, the anger within them became increasingly apparent, and the expression on the face of the half-saint general below was also not good. He spoke with some helplessness:
"The strength of the Great Qian Kingdom is indeed different from what we imagined. According to our original plan, it would be impossible for the Great Qian Kingdom to gather enough troops in a short period of time. But now it seems that not only the Great Qian Kingdom, but also the Great Qian Kingdom has a deeper foundation than we imagined. Most importantly, the Great Qian Kingdom has gained the support of other dynasties."

The Prime Minister of the Eastern Holy Kingdom, standing to the side, then spoke up:
"Our failure to support the Zhaoming Dynasty back then ultimately gave other dynasties undue motives."

His voice was extremely cold, and his eyes were filled with a chilling light.

"The three great dynasties were high above."

The world had grown accustomed to this situation, but the negative influence of the Zhaoming Dynasty and the growing strength of our Eastern Holy Kingdom had led these dynasties to harbor inappropriate thoughts. Ultimately, we had underestimated these dynasties.

As he said this, there was a hint of helplessness in his voice.

The power of the Eastern Holy Kingdom is completely superior to that of all other dynasties. Even if all other dynasties attack the Eastern Holy Kingdom at the same time, the Eastern Holy Kingdom will not feel any fear.

It is precisely for this reason that the Eastern Holy Kingdom has never taken other dynasties seriously. Even though they had some concerns that the Great Qian Kingdom might provoke other dynasties, they did not expect that those dynasties would so decisively choose to side with the Great Qian Kingdom.

Moreover, they dared to send troops, which led them to their current passive situation.

Then a minister spoke up:
"I believe that the current siege of our Eastern Holy Kingdom by the dynasties of the world may seem like an attack on our Eastern Holy Kingdom, but in reality it is not only aimed at our Eastern Holy Kingdom, but also at the other two great holy kingdoms."

Therefore, under these circumstances, I believe we might be able to seek assistance from the other two great holy nations.

He thought he had come up with a good idea, and then continued:

"Given the current situation, with the strength of our Eastern Holy Kingdom, we might be able to defeat the Great Qian Kingdom and the other dynasties. However, this would inevitably lead to heavy losses for our Eastern Holy Kingdom. But if we could drag the other dynasties down with us..."

The power of the three great holy kingdoms is absolutely beyond the reach of these weak dynasties, and our Eastern Holy Kingdom is also capable of maintaining sufficient strength.

"Humph!"

The ruler of the Eastern Holy Kingdom gave a soft snort.

The way he looked at me was like I was an idiot.

Then, without waiting for him to speak, the Prime Minister of the Eastern Holy Kingdom directly explained:
"This is probably very difficult. The three holy kingdoms have stood in the world for countless years. In the past six months, the three holy kingdoms have always maintained a very cautious balance. But now, the power of my Eastern Holy Kingdom has surpassed that of the other two holy kingdoms."

If it weren't for the emergence of the Great Qian Kingdom, the other two great holy kingdoms would probably have already prepared to join forces against my Eastern Holy Kingdom.

Therefore, given the current situation, unless my Eastern Holy Kingdom is already in dire straits, the other two great holy kingdoms will not easily get involved in this war.

These words immediately caused a change in the expressions of many people. Although they were all ministers of the Eastern Holy Kingdom, they did not know much about the relationship between the three holy kingdoms.

Knowing this, their previous disdain for the Great Qian Kingdom and other dynasties vanished completely at this moment.

Their previously calm demeanor suddenly turned somewhat flustered. This was not what they had imagined.

Previously, they had always believed that the three holy kingdoms, though seemingly hostile, were actually on the same side.

However, if they were the only ones facing the Holy Kingdom in the east, then confronting these enemies again would probably not be such a simple matter.

"waste!"

Seeing these changes in the court officials, the ruler of the Eastern Holy Kingdom cursed.

Only the Great General of the Eastern Holy Kingdom stepped forward and spoke:
"Your Majesty, the Great Qian Kingdom has now launched a full-scale war. All we can do now is to fight back. Just as you said before, unless my Eastern Holy Kingdom faces a crisis, the other two Holy Kingdoms will absolutely not intervene."

Although the Great Qian Kingdom is indeed quite powerful, at least for now, most of the reinforcements from other countries have not yet arrived. So this is a good opportunity for us, if we delay for too long.

"If all the nations of the world unite, even if our Eastern Holy Kingdom is incredibly powerful, we will inevitably be bogged down in war against the combined forces of so many dynasties, and may even face annihilation as a result."

"What does the General mean?"

The ruler of the Eastern Holy Kingdom looked at him.

In his view, what the general said was nothing but nonsense and had no meaning whatsoever.

However, their Eastern Holy Kingdom's Grand General is a semi-saint level expert.

It possesses extraordinary strength and even more remarkable experience.

It's impossible for someone to say something so meaningless.

Then the general spoke up:
"The only solution now is probably to use all the semi-saint level experts to directly annihilate the forces of the Great Qian Kingdom."

Although the enemy is numerous, they are absolutely no match for my Eastern Holy Kingdom in terms of high-end combat power.

A single demigod could easily annihilate an army of millions.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of many court officials changed drastically.

"General, are you trying to break the rules personally set by our three holy kingdoms?"

"This is absolutely not okay!"

"General, even though you are a half-saint, you cannot act so recklessly. Once the rules are broken, the whole world will be affected."

"At that time, the control of our three holy kingdoms over the entire world will be weakened as a result."

"How can this be? General, please don't joke around."

Immediately, all the ministers voiced their opposition.

The Grand General of the Eastern Holy Kingdom chuckled, then said disdainfully:
"We are the creators of the rules, so why should we be bound by them?"

If the rules can help us, then we should naturally follow them. However, if we continue to follow the rules now, the final result is likely that both our Eastern Holy Kingdom and the Great Qian Kingdom will suffer heavy losses.

Needless to say, it was the Great Qian Kingdom that broke this rule.

Since the Great Qian Kingdom has already broken the rules, why can't my Eastern Holy Kingdom do the same?

For a moment, many court officials were speechless, because what the general said was indeed true.

They already know the situation at the front.

At the eastern border of the Holy Kingdom lies a sacred artifact personally crafted by the sage.

Its power is extraordinary. If it weren't for the intervention of a semi-saint powerhouse from the Great Qian Kingdom, the border city would never have been so easily breached.

It was precisely because of the existence of this sacred artifact that they were not in a great hurry to fight the war afterwards.

Although in the subsequent great battle, the experts above the level of semi-saint almost never made a move.

However, the rules of this war have indeed been broken by the Great Qian Kingdom, so it doesn't seem too unacceptable that they would break the rules again to deal with the Great Qian Kingdom.

Seeing that no one objected, the Grand General of the Eastern Holy Kingdom finally spoke to the King of the Eastern Holy Kingdom:

“Your Majesty, even if rules are broken now, they can be re-established later.”

The other two great holy kingdoms will not help my Eastern Holy Kingdom now.

However, my Eastern Holy Kingdom absolutely cannot allow this to result in a mutually destructive conflict with the Great Qian Kingdom. If that were the case, the other two Holy Kingdoms would certainly not act on this matter and might very well take this opportunity to turn the three Holy Kingdoms into two separate Holy Kingdoms.

We have no other choice now.

Upon hearing this, the King of Donglin Holy Kingdom paused for a moment, then nodded heavily.

"The General is right. In that case, please send out your semi-saint level experts."

With overwhelming force, first wipe out one of their routes.

"As long as we can annihilate one of the Great Qian Kingdom's armies, their offensive will be thwarted, and we will naturally have enough time to resolve this war."

Although he had nodded, there was still a hint of fear and unease about the future in his eyes.

The Eastern Holy Kingdom is so powerful that it has never encountered a crisis. But precisely because of this, now that the dynasty is facing a crisis, the new ruler is somewhat at a loss.

However, today's court assembly...

He was never the one who could make the real decisions.

He believed that under such circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for the two saints of their Eastern Holy Kingdom to confirm their claim.

So this is the matter today.

Even if the two sages did not speak personally, the general's actions would absolutely not be able to proceed if they disagreed.

All of this is now sufficient proof that the two sages also agreed with the general's idea.

That being the case.

Then he had nothing left to hesitate about.

Anyway, even if the sky falls, there are still saints there to hold it up.

As for the destruction of the Eastern Holy Kingdom?
He had never considered this possibility.

Even if the Great Qian Dynasty has a sage.

However, their Eastern Holy Kingdom has two saints, not to mention the other two holy kingdoms, they would never truly watch their Eastern Holy Kingdom perish because of some other dynasty.

However, once they reach that point, even if they manage to survive, it will only be a matter of barely clinging to life before being swallowed up by the other two great holy kingdoms.

Therefore, while the Eastern Holy Kingdom might lose this war, there is absolutely no possibility of its destruction.

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(End of this chapter)