office mobile

Chapter 335: Chapter 335: Clash of Kings

"Merchants?" Yi Yan fixed his gaze on Zhong Zheng.

"Yes, my father was a merchant before reaching the Precelestial Realm. The Zhong family flourished because of him. Father once said, \'The market is a battlefield, and the battlefield is a market. Master one method, master all methods.\'" Zhong Zheng explained.

"Yes! Zhongshan\'s insights are profound," Yi Yan nodded in admiration.

"Today, I came to ask Mr. Yi Yan about the Covenant of Ten Years. From when should we start counting?" Zhong Zheng inquired.

"Hehe, when should we start counting? Let\'s leave it for now. But let me take one last look at Great Yu," Yi Yan shook his head.

"Grand Marshal!" Iron Blood widened his eyes.

A wager? What wager exactly?

"Iron Blood, three years and ten months ago, you were also there. At the summit of Xuefeng, I made a bet with Zhongshan: for ten years, I would defend while he attacked. If he took down the Great Yu Dynasty, I would accept defeat. If he failed, he would accept defeat. There are still two months left until four years. Who won this bet?" Yi Yan looked at Iron Blood with a bitter smile.

Upon hearing Yi Yan\'s words, Iron Blood widened his eyes and took a deep breath. "Grand Marshal, this is Zhongshan\'s trap. He already had a way to deal with the Great Yu Dynasty and deliberately baited you into agreeing."

"Whether it was a trap or not doesn\'t matter now. I was too arrogant, and I truly lost," Yi Yan shook his head.

Looking at Iron Blood, Yi Yan smiled faintly, "Very well, then let\'s go together to Zhongshan\'s camp and serve as mere soldiers."

"Yes!" Iron Blood responded immediately.

Zhong Zheng had been watching all along. After the two finished their conversation for a while, he spoke up, "Mr. Yi Yan!"

"Yes?" Yi Yan looked towards Zhong Zheng.

"My father instructed me to inform Mr. Yi Yan to prepare himself. Three months from now, I will await Mr. Yi Yan, his family, and his entourage in Daichi City, on the eastern coast by the East Sea," Zhong Zheng said.

"Oh? Not entering the Duke of the East\'s great tent?" Yi Yan frowned.

"My father considered that joining the Great Luo Heavenly Army immediately after the fall of the Great Yu Dynasty would harm Mr. Yi Yan\'s reputation. Therefore, he invites Mr. Yi Yan to our hometown, where his talents are also greatly needed," Zhong Zheng explained.

Glancing at Zhong Zheng, Yi Yan smiled slightly, "Very well, I also want to see what kind of place nurtured a person like Zhongshan."

"Very well, then Zhong Zheng takes his leave!" Zhong Zheng said.

"Hmm," Yi Yan nodded lightly.

Watching Zhong Zheng\'s departing figure, Yi Yan kept his gaze fixed for a long time.

"Grand Marshal, is there something wrong with Zhong Zheng?" Iron Blood asked, puzzled.

"Something wrong? There is indeed something wrong. Zhongshan has hidden deeply. Suddenly, his son appears, who is neither arrogant nor humble, but unusually calm and leaks nothing. Even if I highly praise him, I underestimated him," Yi Yan sighed.

"Ah!" Iron Blood muttered softly.

"Alright, since we\'ve agreed on three months later, let\'s get started. You go..." Yi Yan instructed Iron Blood.

Two days later, at a distance from Dayu City, in the central military tent of the Great Xuan King.

Fifteen marshals had all gathered here, leaving only deputy generals to lead the troops, awaiting a single command for a full-scale attack on the city.

Outside a palace, the Great Xuan King stood at the forefront, looking towards Dayu City in the distance. Another five months had passed; during this time, the Great Xuan King ordered the troops not to attack, only to defend against incoming assaults.

Because they were in the midst of the final phase of the Sky Collapse Plan.

Sky Collapse, Four Heavens! Deceiving the heavens and crossing the seas!

It had succeeded. Zhong Shan\'s Sky Collapse, the Five Steps, in its final step, truly caused the people of the Great Yu Dynasty to lose confidence in Nalan Piaoxue. Through a series of interlocking strategies, it deceived countless people of the Great Yu Dynasty, causing them to give up resistance.

It had succeeded. It was time to reap the rewards. Fifty cities had already surrendered, and the twenty continuous cities before them were increasingly declining.

The Great Xuan King looked into the distance, and behind him, the various marshals were all excited.

Zhong Shan looked at the numerous marshals here, raising his eyebrows after observing them, and exchanged a glance with Princess Qianyou beside him.

Seeing Zhong Shan\'s puzzlement, Princess Qianyou also furrowed her brows and shook her head, indicating she didn\'t know either.

Why was Zhong Shan puzzled? Because among these marshals, there was one person missing, a very important person—General Qitianhou!

The day of the final assault was imminent, yet Qitianhou was unexpectedly absent. Where had he gone?

Endless armies from all directions were prepared and arranged densely, making it impossible to see their boundaries.

They only awaited the Great Xuan King\'s command to launch a full-scale attack on Dayu City, determined to capture it.

"Roar~~~~~"

Suddenly, a super loud roar spread among the three armies.

This roar, like a super heavenly thunder, emitted a powerful aura that sprayed in all directions.

Anyone who heard this terrifying sound couldn\'t help but tremble, feeling exhilarated, with their blood boiling throughout their body.

In front of the Great Xuan King, a giant white tiger with black stripes and red eyes suddenly appeared. The white tiger was over a hundred meters tall. As it stood there, black malevolent energy seemed to suddenly emanate from its body, exerting a strong menacing aura that caused those around it to step back involuntarily.

The giant white tiger walked up to the Great Xuan King, twisted its neck, and turned to look at the huge city in the distance.

A hundred-meter giant white tiger?

Even at a distance, Zhong Shan felt the immense pressure emanating from this powerful white tiger.

"This is one of the princes of the Tiger Clan, Yintiger!" Princess Qianyou whispered to Zhong Shan.

Yintiger?

Yintiger twisted its neck, and the Great Xuan King stood on its head.

The Crown Prince of the Great Luo Dynasty stood above the prince of the Tiger Clan, exuding an air of dominance over the world.

"Roar~~~~Roar~~~~Roar~~~~Roar~~~~"

The troops roared one after another, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth, breaking through the sky!

War, the war has begun!

At the marshals\' locations, giant tigers also appeared one after another, each towering at forty to fifty meters, serving as mounts for the marshals.

The Great Xuan King stood on top of Yintiger\'s head, leading the troops towards Dayu City step by step.

With each step, the heavens and earth trembled, the earth shook under the march of the large army, causing numerous mountains around them to collapse due to this powerful vibration!

Battle drums resound!

"Hum~~~~~"

Suddenly, a buzzing echoed through the surrounding heavens and earth.

"Roar~~~~~"

Yintiger suddenly roared angrily.

The footsteps of the three armies came to a halt! The Great Xuan King paused.

Everyone suddenly stopped.

They all turned to look at Dayu City in the distance.

It was too far away. Those with low cultivation couldn\'t see far, only those with high cultivation could. Zhong Shan vaguely saw a black dot standing on the top of the Dayu City tower, surrounded by boundless golden aura that dyed that part of the world gold.

Even at a great distance, Zhong Shan could feel a strong pressure emanating from there.

Nalan Piaoxue!

Though he couldn\'t see the person, Zhong Shan immediately guessed. Nalan Piaoxue, the Emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty?

It was indeed the Great Yu Emperor. Knowing that the Great Yu Dynasty was irreversibly lost, and there was no hope left, Nalan Piaoxue no longer sought mercy or anticipated any changes. He was not that kind of person. Proud and ambitious, he saw the dynasty as mere externals. But now that these externals were taken from him, how could a generation of heroes be resigned?

Nalan Piaoxue and the Great Xuan King glared at each other from thirty-odd mountains and rivers apart.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment.

This was a duel of kings. No one intervened; no one could intervene.

Far away, atop Dayu City, Nalan Piaoxue glanced at the Great Xuan King in the distance, then at Yi Yan on the city tower.

"Commander-in-Chief!" Nalan Piaoxue said in a deep voice.

At this moment, all the defending soldiers on the city tower knelt in homage, except for Yi Yan who remained standing.

"Your Majesty!" Yi Yan responded.

"The Great Yu Dynasty has nothing left to defend. You need not continue to defend it either. My father left you for me, but I did not use you, which led to the downfall of the Great Yu Dynasty. Though there is regret, I do not repent. At the moment of the dynasty\'s collapse, I have once again realized another layer, and your mission is over," Nalan Piaoxue said.

"Your Majesty, at this final moment, there is something in my heart that I must ask Your Majesty to tell me," Yi Yan bowed respectfully to Nalan Piaoxue.

"Speak!" Nalan Piaoxue said in a deep voice.

"In the past, when I was breaking through, a Arhat from the Pure Land of Bliss poisoned me, causing me to be weak and feeble all these years. Did Your Majesty discover the identity of the person who disturbed my seclusion back then in the palace?" Yi Yan stared at Nalan Piaoxue.

Watching Yi Yan, Nalan Piaoxue fell silent for a moment. Then, he opened his narrowed eyes and calmly said, "Indeed."

Iron Blood, beside him, widened his eyes. So, His Majesty could have prevented the Commander-in-Chief from being poisoned, but chose not to? Why?

Looking at Nalan Piaoxue, Yi Yan smiled faintly, sighed deeply, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your frankness. The knot in Yi Yan\'s heart has been untied!"

Untied knot? Nalan Piaoxue knew that Yi Yan\'s knot was gratitude to the late Emperor. Now that it was untied, even if grievances were clear!

"Today\'s frankness has also untied the knot in my heart!" Nalan Piaoxue said softly.

Then, without waiting for Yi Yan to say anything more, he turned his head again and stared at the Great Xuan King in the distance!