I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

He dared not linger any longer; the minister's gaze just now... if he refused, he would probably die too.

The death of his companion did not stir any emotion in him. In fact, he secretly vowed that whatever the ministers said in the future would be the truth, and he would never contradict them.

"Your Majesty, this is the place they will inevitably pass through on their return journey."

Enki stood respectfully beside Bai Ye, and behind them stood tens of thousands of elite troops from the Hailan Empire.

Using the power of Byakuya Kamui, they bypassed the Empire's borders and entered the Empire's interior, setting up an ambush on the route Esdeath's army would inevitably take on their return.

Enki was both terrified and somewhat gratified by the abilities that Byakuya had displayed.

The stronger Baiye is, the greater their chances of success.

"We're almost there. Tell them to wait in the back and not to make a move rashly."

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Enki nodded, then instructed the Crusader members behind him to pass on the message. After doing so, he looked at Bai Ye and asked, “Then shall I deal with Esdeath, Your Majesty?”

He had a brief encounter with Esdeath, but the fight was short and the outcome was undecided.

However, based on the last battle, he was still confident that he could hold off Esdeath.

With the Neptune Crusade, tens of thousands of elite troops from the Hailan Empire, and the unknown strength of Bai Ye, he believed that victory in this war would surely belong to the Hailan Empire!

"No, leave Esdeath to me!"

As Bai Ye spoke, he strode forward. Enki, who was behind him, was taken aback for a moment, then quickly followed to confirm, "Your Majesty, are you going to deal with Esdeath alone?"

That's Esdeath!

The empire's strongest general, Bai Ye, must face alone?

He can't get hurt!

The crown prince of the Hailan Empire was killed by Bai Ye. If something happens to Bai Ye, wouldn't the Hailan Empire be wiped out?

Therefore, Enki does not want anything to happen to Byakuya!

“That’s right, Enkidu. Let me deal with Esdeath. I want to see if I can capture her and make her my ally.”

this! ?

Hearing Bai Ye's words, Enki was momentarily lost in thought.

Should we bring them over?

But is it really feasible?

Enki wasn't entirely sure, but Byakuya was certain that if he could defeat Esdeath head-on, there was a very high probability that he would gain a powerful subordinate.

After all, she craved battle, longed to fight against the strong, and if she could defeat him, she could recruit Esdeath just like she recruited Bullet in the One Piece world.

But this comes with a prerequisite.

The premise is that he must defeat Esdeath with his own power.

Moreover, having just gained power, he also wanted to find an opponent to test his strength.

Seeing that Bai Ye seemed to have made up his mind, and that he couldn't persuade Bai Ye, Enki could only wait and see. If Bai Ye couldn't win, he could step in later.

"You've arrived, Esdeath."

The army at the front stopped abruptly upon seeing the people. Esdeath, who was at the head of the army, smiled when she saw Bai Ye, and her smile widened when she saw Enkidu beside Bai Ye!

Unexpectedly!

It was this guy!

Judging from their armor, are they from the Hailan Empire?

They actually bypassed the empire's defenses and came directly to me!

Those guys on the Imperial border are just idiots, aren't they?

Esdeath cursed inwardly, but a hint of interest also appeared.

very good!

Just when the northern barbarians hadn't given him enough fun, the people from the Hailan Empire actually arrived!

"Come on, Enki, let me see how much you've improved lately!"

A sinister smile flashed across Esdeath's face.

If Enki is eliminated, it seems that it would be convenient to directly start a war with the Hailan Empire, which is what she likes!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 227 Mahapadma? Sorry, it won't work on me, Esdeath!

"Your opponent is me!"

Byakuya raised his hand and directly grabbed Esdeath's fist as she threw it.

Esdeath paused for a moment when her fist was caught, and then a sinister smile flashed across her face.

"Be careful, Your Majesty!"

Enki shouted a reminder.

Having fought Esdeath, he naturally understood what made Esdeath most terrifying.

"His Majesty?"

Upon hearing Enkidu's shout, Esdeath's smile widened even further.

I was wondering what kind of little carambhava had come, but it turned out to be a big fish.

The "Your Majesty" that Enki mentioned must be the newly enthroned emperor of the Hailan Empire, right?

They really are young.

If I were captured and taken back, it seems the Hailan Empire would be without a successor?

Thinking about this, Esdeath originally wanted to kill Byakuya directly, but now it seems that capturing Byakuya is more cost-effective.

A chilling aura emanated from Esdeath, and seeing this, Enkidu, who was standing not far away ready to intervene, became anxious.

If we're this close, it seems like there's no way I can help Bai Ye!

"Let it become an ice sculpture!"

As Esdeath spoke, the chill emanating from her hand intensified, spreading from the point of contact between them to Byakuya's arm. Just when everyone thought Byakuya was about to be frozen into an ice sculpture...

The cold air, however, froze Esdeath into an ice sculpture.

Go against Tiangang!

A breath of cold air escaped Bai Ye's mouth. Bai Ye shook his head, a hint of regret flashing across his face, and said, "I'm really sorry, it seems your freezing ability isn't as good as mine!"

How...how could this be?!

Everyone present stared in disbelief at the scene before them, completely unprepared for the fact that Bai Ye could freeze Esdeath.

Are you kidding me?!

Everyone knows what Esdeath's Teigu is; with her, the only thing she can do is freeze others, so how could she possibly be frozen herself!

"Lady Esdeath has been frozen?!"

Liva stared wide-eyed at the scene before him in disbelief.

The next second, he was about to rescue Esdeath, but before he could act, he felt a chill from the breath that Bai Ye had just exhaled, which made him feel cold as well, and he couldn't even move his feet.

"Look behind you!!"

Niu's trembling words made Riva and Daidas, who were still conscious, look behind them.

Following Niu's gaze, they looked behind them and saw that all the soldiers behind them had been frozen into ice sculptures, leaving them speechless.

They had only ever seen enemies turn into ice sculptures before, but they had never seen their own people turn into ice sculptures.

At the same time, cracks began to appear on the ice sculpture Esdeath, and then the ice shattered: "This is really interesting, just like my ability?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Esdeath's eyes. Is this the magic of the Hylan Empire?

But she never fought Enkidu before, so how could she be that strong?

"No, your ability is not magic!"

Esdeath had just had this idea, but she immediately rejected it.

Because a six-pointed star magic circle appears before Enkidu uses magic, his state just now didn't seem like magic at all, but rather like an Imperial Arm.

“I have never said that my ability is magic.”

That was just a combination of the power of Ookuma Shinjin and the Imperial Arms.

In addition, Esdeath herself was careless. She thought she had frozen Byakuya and was confident of victory, so she naturally became less wary of Byakuya.

"Very well, let me see your strength!"

Esdeath glanced behind her. Although she was warlike and never cared about the lives of other races when they were slaughtered, she was not willing to let her soldiers die with her.

The lives of the soldiers behind him now seemed to be in Bai Ye's hands.

"Don't worry, I won't stoop so low as to attack the people behind you. Let's have a fair fight."

Byakuya wasn't foolish enough to threaten Esdeath into submission using the soldiers behind her.

If she gave in, she wouldn't be Esdeath. If she had actually brought it up herself, Esdeath would probably have been the first to refuse, and might even have gotten rid of these burdens herself.

She will not allow anyone to hinder her fight.

Besides, he didn't want to leave such an impression on Esdeath.

This will make it difficult for me to subdue Esdeath later.

Although Bai Ye wasn't sure if Esdeath would eventually submit to him, since Esdeath was able to cooperate with the minister, he seemed to have even more value in cooperating with her, right?

Although there is unlikely to be a war after I unify this place, she needs an opponent, right? I can keep fighting her!

"I will fight to my heart's content, so please delight me!"

Esdeath's face flashed a sinister smile as she twisted her arm. Now that she knew Bai Ye's abilities, she would no longer hold back.

Physical skills.