The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

　At least I won't be looked down upon? Maybe?

　Tolum still couldn't quite adapt to his current identity. He was originally a small team leader, managing the traffic in and out of the city with his brothers at the checkpoint. On weekdays, he either drank or trained, so there wasn't so many things for him to manage.

　But after the war, Tolum was rewarded for his outstanding performance in the city defense.

　Now, he was eventually promoted by the Golden King himself, all the way to the top of the imperial army.

　Today, he commands an entire Imperial fleet, holding a rank only slightly lower than that of Ahmed Tut in his heyday.

　This change in identity made him very uncomfortable and he even wanted to retreat.

　""

　On the side, Xingmo silently watched Tolum's expression and soon understood everything.

　There is no doubt that, like Mr. Luffy, the reason why Tolum was promoted by the Golden King himself is...

　...because he and Xingmo had a past relationship.

　Immortal Si is not a fool. In order to cover Xingmo's entry into the ring city during the defense of the ring city, Tolum personally killed several immortals. With such a criminal record, it would be a miracle if he was not held accountable, let alone promoted.

　Presumably, the Golden King wanted to use his relationship with Xingmo to pave the way for the empire.

　Xingmo couldn't possibly target Tolum too deliberately. After all, he had helped Xingmo before. And if, based on this, the Empire's proposal was beneficial to everyone, then what reason did Xingmo have to reject him?

　The Golden King, a thoroughly... Unscrupulous person.

　He can make peace with his enemies just to achieve his goals.

　So, a new question arises: What is his goal?

　""

　After the representatives from the Empire, Messina, and Fire Dragon were all seated, Xing Mo quietly waited for Yan Xiafang's representative to appear.

　A few minutes later, the sound of a wheelchair came from the door, and Coach Cheng Haihua was pushed in by an officer.

　Seeing Cheng Haihua, Xing Mo was a little surprised: Her health is already in this state, and she still comes out to preside over the meeting?

　At the same time, Xingmo noticed a hint of fear in Angela and Tolum's eyes: they had obviously heard about Cheng Haihua's identity and subconsciously became nervous.

　Although she is just an elderly woman sitting in a wheelchair and is terminally ill...

　It seems that Messina and the Empire are both aware of Cheng Haihua's reputation.

　""

　As the wheelchair passed by the table, Cheng Haihua nodded slightly to Angela and Tolum, then turned to Xingmo and smiled faintly:

　"Good morning, Miss Saint."

　"Good morning, Ms. Cheng," Xing Mo smiled faintly, "Are you feeling alright?"

　"It's okay. I still have enough energy to move around every day. Even in this situation, it's a good thing to move around more. Otherwise, I might not be so lucky in the future."

　After a few interactions, Cheng Haihua began to show kindness that she rarely showed in front of outsiders, which surprised Ms. Angela a little.

　The executioner Cheng Haihua...is so polite to this saint?

　This fellow once achieved the feat of steering a three-masted sailing ship alone and killing hundreds of dragons in three days. Even within the dragon family, her reputation is terrifying, the kind that can be used to scare little dragons.

　When she just walked in, she was only glanced at, and Angela, a high-level dark elf, was stunned by the murderous aura hidden in her eyes - and Cheng Haihua was just a mortal.

　When did this mortal become so kind?

　"...Okay, now that everyone is here, I won't waste any more time."

　Cheng Haihua's wheelchair stopped beside the table. Her eyes swept over the people at the table and finally stopped on the Dragon King Bahamut.

　When looking at Cheng Haihua, Bahamut's mouth twitched: before coming, the elders of the Fire Dragon Clan told her that Yan Xia had a terrifying executioner. Just now, Bahamut thought that this was just a mortal, but now when they looked at each other, she subconsciously wanted to shrink her neck.

　This guy looked at a dragon the same way he looked at a piece of pork hanging on a hook at the market. Would you think about how to fight the pork? No, you would only think about how to cut the pork...which part to make soup...which part to chop into ribs.

　Cheng Haihua has such an aura that Bahamut dares to take the initiative to show his power to her.

　While Bahamut was stunned, Cheng Haihua smiled faintly:

　"Elder Bahamut, nice to meet you."

　"Nice to meet you." Bahamut came back to his senses and nodded.

　Cheng Haihua smiled kindly, and after greeting her, she got down to business:

　"Everyone, now that the Skeleton Gate has risen, I presume you've all come here to prevent this disaster from escalating. From what I understand, the Skeleton Gate has already caused quite a bit of unrest in your area, and to a certain extent... it's likely caused some damage."

　She glanced at Angela, clearly aware of what had happened in Messina.

　"Yan Xia will naturally send the most powerful military force to destroy the Skeleton Gate. After all, this is a matter of life and death, so we will not leave any spare strength behind."

　"However, since you are here to seek cooperation, we should set the rules in advance to prevent any disputes from arising later."

　Although Cheng Haihua looked frail, she spoke very clearly. She immediately talked about the interests involved and then the rules, without giving her any time to think.

　"First of all, since the Skeleton Gate is located in the Yanxia Sea, all the products after its destruction should be handled by the Yanxia side. In other words, the right to dispose of the spoils is in our hands."

　"Of course, the Yanxia people have always been friendly. Any gains from this process will be shared with you. The reason why they want to hand over the disposal rights to us is essentially...

　fair."

　The implication is that this is to prevent any party from wanting to "monopolize" the spoils after the Battle of Corpse Gate.

　"I agree." Xing Mo nodded.

　She didn't care, but was mainly surprised that Cheng Haihua was already talking about the spoils before the fight even started.

　It was as if she was sure of winning.

　The winning spirit emanating from the coach also slightly shocked the others at the table, especially Angela, who was also in the realm of truth.

　"Messina has no problem either. In fact, as long as we can destroy that door, we'll get the biggest reward."

　"The Empire has no problem with that either." Tolum obviously had the emperor's instructions and did not bargain at all.

　"I'm fine too." Bahamut spread out his hands.

　Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, Cheng Haihua nodded with satisfaction and continued:

　"As of this morning, we have fully grasped the enemy's movements: the Jiedushi forces led by Chiwen and Yazi have blockaded the Hongmei Islands in the Far East, forming an island chain defense. This means we will be fighting two Dragon Kings and the elite forces of the Black Dragon Society's Quzhou branch."

　"The Quzhou branch of the Black Dragon Society? How strong are they?" Xing Mo asked.

　"It's hard to predict," Cheng Haihua shook her head, "but it's definitely higher than the Danzhou branch. If Miss Saint hadn't used a blitzkrieg to resolve the Battle of Maple Leaf Plains, the situation in Danzhou wouldn't have ended so quickly, because the Quzhou branch started taking action the day after Howling Fort fell."

　"Unfortunately, when they arrived in Danzhou, their father had already fallen. They immediately joined Chiwen's fleet and headed to the Far East Ocean together."

　"However, although there's little information, we anticipate that there are at least three or four Six-String Saints. As for demigods... fully intelligent demigods are unlikely. Exists like Doreen Dubois are rare, but there's a strong possibility of transcendental domesticated creatures at the demigod level."

　After hearing what Cheng Haihua said, Xing Mo had a rough idea of ​​the situation.

　Hmm... Two Dragon Kings... A bunch of saints... And some demigod-level extraordinary creatures...

　Hit whatever you want.

　As soon as this thought came up, Cheng Haihua added:

　"However, Chiwen's condition doesn't seem to be as expected."

　"What do you mean?" Tolum asked.

　"Late yesterday, our scouts detected a very strong spiritual pressure in the waters near the Hongmei Islands. It even damaged some of the spiritual space structures."

　After Cheng Haihua finished speaking, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly because she felt that she had made it clear enough.

　The spatial structure of the spiritual world is damaged, and this is an abnormal movement that can only be caused by the angel level.

　Although it is only a small part and is unlikely to be the effect created by a real angel, the Dragon King that Chiwen is in is itself a very delicate stage.

　It is higher than the eight-string demigod, but lower than the nine-string angel. It is neither higher nor lower, but it has the characteristics of both levels.

　"If Chiwen is about to break through the angel, then we will deal with it," Xingmo said calmly. "As for Jiaozi, we have encountered him before. He is indeed the power of the Dragon King. Plus, he is seriously injured, so it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with."

　"Well, this is indeed the best solution," Cheng Haihua smiled faintly. "Then, the Xuecheng Fleet will be responsible for breaking through the Chiwen Fleet. The Yazi Fleet will be dealt with by Messina and the Empire. The Lidu Fleet will be responsible for a large-scale attack to compress the encirclement chain of the Black Dragon Fleet and the first two fleets, and break through the front line at a point to complete the roundabout operation."

　"The Golden Fleet will lend you a helping hand." Tolum nodded slightly.

　"Glad to help." Angela nodded.

　"What about us?" Bahamut was a little dissatisfied.

　With such a big plan, we ended up forgetting about the great fire dragon. How infuriating!

　Looking at the unhappy Charmander, Cheng Haihua smiled slightly:

　"The dragon war is, of course, a war between dragons. According to reliable intelligence, the Plum Eye Dragons of the Hongmei Islands have joined the Chiwen forces. Since the Hongmei Islands belong to the Dragon Autonomous Territory, we don't know how powerful they are."

　"Plum-Eyed Dragon? A bastard I've never even heard of," Bahamut smiled. "Do you have any information? What's going on?"

　"According to reliable intelligence, it's Huoxian." Cheng Haihua said.

　"Oh, I'll go kill their Dragon King." Bahamut clapped his hands.

　"It's really reassuring." Cheng Haihua nodded.

　"But their territory will be given to us as a fire dragon later," Bahamut said lazily, "How about it?"

　As soon as the words were spoken, silence fell around the conference table.

　This proposal is very dangerous: Yan Zun was an invader of Yan Xia in the past. Before the fire dragon left Yan Xia, they were the embodiment of disaster.

　And now, she said she wanted to take away the entire island?

　Just when Xing Mo thought Cheng Haihua would almost certainly refuse, Cheng Haihua smiled and nodded:

　"Okay, no problem, but the prerequisite is that after you complete the cleansing of the Red Plum Islands, you need to continue advancing towards the Corpse Gate."

　"I can do it without you telling me. I'm not here just for myself," Bahamut said with a smile. "I'll fight wherever the Saint points, but I have to give an explanation to the elders, right?"

　"I understand. This is very good." Cheng Haihua clapped her hands.

　Xing Mo looked at Cheng Haihua and quickly understood the meaning on her face: transferring an entire archipelago to the Fire Dragon...

　This doesn’t seem to be a big sacrifice for Yan Xia, after all, the Hongmei Islands themselves belong to the autonomous region.

　But by doing so, he gained the friendship of the Fire Dragon King - the nature of dragons is greedy and crazy. He has a good relationship with Bahamut and Xingmo. If he gives her some benefits to improve the relationship, it will also make the already unstable autonomous region island more stable... Isn't this a two-birds-with-one-stone situation?

　It really takes courage to make such a decision... Xing Mo looked at coach Cheng Haihua and couldn't help but admire her a little more.

　For the first time, she deeply felt the power of mortals. A woman climbed to the top of Yanxia and fought against the dragon with her mortal body.

　The vastness of Yanxia's territory is supported by the shoulders of these ordinary people.

Chapter 446: Turbulent Times (Part 4) -4k- (Two Updates in One)

　Hongmei Islands.

　On the shallows, thunder flashed and heavy rain poured down.

　Chiwen, dressed in a black robe, was gazing at the distant horizon, his golden vertical pupils flickering slightly.

　The dragon gate, hundreds of meters high, was right in front of us. Black clouds were spinning around the dragon gate, and a bolt of lightning struck from time to time.

　The vast sea area around Longmen is lifeless. In that area, even a wisp of wind or a wave can take away lives. The souls of all living beings are taken over by the completely refined natural environment, and then all spiritual power is gathered to the Gate of Skeletons in the center of the sea.

　Such natural power is unheard of and unprecedented.

　Beside Chiwen, the usually arrogant Yazi also looked subdued. He stared blankly at the rolling thunder in the sky, knowing that every lightning bolt condensed the terrifying spiritual power in the atmosphere.

　It’s not that such lightning is terrifying, but the fact that it can trigger a thunderstorm of this magnitude shows that the source of spiritual power is extremely powerful.

　"Damn, is this the Dragon Gate?" Looking at the huge building made of countless skeletons, Ya Zi's voice trembled a little.

　Beside him, a giant dragon with plum-red skin lay on the shallows, its head slightly lowered in a gesture of submission, its huge body trembling constantly.

　He is an elder of the Meiyan Dragon Clan. The sharp scales covering his body are covered with patterns and totems, showing his divine power, which contrasts with his current miserable and crawling appearance.

　His status and strength were no match for Chiwen and Yazi. The existence of the Skeleton Gate shattered his sanity at first sight and made him subconsciously surrender.

　In front of the Gate of Skeletons, thousands of dragons come to pay homage.

　"Are you sure he will come?" Ya Zi turned around and asked Chi Wen in a low voice, "Now he is close to ascending, with our..."

　"He needs our strength," Chiwen whispered, "Don't worry, he will keep his promise..."

　"You are so sure..."

　The young man's voice came from the void, causing the three-headed dragon beside the shallows to tremble slightly.

　Then, ice-blue ripples suddenly burst out from the void, converging together to outline the boy's posture.