When G.o.d got off the helicopter, it was already late at night.
In the darkest time before dawn, it was silent in the Imperial Palace in Dongdu, only the lights were on.
This was an early breakfast.
And this was quiet a small Imperial Palace.
G.o.d thought to himself quietly while looking at Crown Prince Renhe, who was leading the way ahead.
The two of them marched in Imperial Palace in late night. The lights in Imperial Palace lit up as they walked, as if they were giving a salute.
Now was not the perfect time for visiting, but the whole imperial family showed their highest courtesy.
The Mikado and the Queen personally walked out of their bedchamber, walked down the stairs, and greeted the new leader of East Island Special Warfare System coming from afar. No matter how they felt inside, they put on their biggest smile.
The Mikado was almost sixty years old, he was pretty short. After his handsome face slowly got old, he impressed others by his manner and wisdom.
The Queen was slightly younger, she still looked beautiful. She stood next to the Mikado with a big smile, gentle and generous.
G.o.d walked in front of them.
The Mikado broke the ice. He said in a soft tone while looking at G.o.d softly, “Welcome, Your Highness. I asked the Queen to prepare breakfast for you. I hope Your Highness would like it.”
The Mikado tilted his body and welcomed the guest with a soft smile. That was a kind of softness with no emotion. He was frank, but sincerity was like a mask, a mask with endless calmness and silence.
“I don’t have much time.”
G.o.d shook his head. “If the Mikado has something to say, just say it. We can skip the breakfast.”
He called him the Mikado instead of His Majesty.
Obviously, in the psychological aspect, G.o.d had placed himself on the same level of the Mikado.
The imperial family of East Island didn’t have any real power on the surface, but many generations of the imperial families were willing to give up everything, but they had to be in charge of the Special Warfare System. This would be changed after the Purgatory of Heaven Capital rose. The Mikado who had prepared himself kept the smile on his face and asked casually, “Your Highness is in a hurry?”
“I have to save someone.”
G.o.d’s tone also sounded calm.
“Oh.”
The Mikado nodded and said thoughtfully, “Li Tianlan? Can you still save him?”
“Eighty percent of a chance.” G.o.d’s tone sounded bland.
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But it suddenly got intense in front of the bedchamber.
“Your Highness, please.”
The Mikado stayed silent for a while, then reached his hand again and signaled G.o.d to come inside. He was still smiling, but his eyes completely calmed down with Irresistible manner and charm.
G.o.d let out a soft laugh and walked straight into the bedchamber.
Inside the dining hall of the bedchamber, there was a full table of standard j.a.panese breakfast, but no one knew whether the Queen made it or not. G.o.d sat down and drank the sake, but didn’t say anything.
“Li Tianlan is young, but he had scary potential. If Your Highness saves him, he may be a big enemy to East Island in the future. Your Highness is in charge of the East Island Special Warfare System right now, so it’s only reasonable if you consider more for East Island. This person, I don’t think he deserves your saving.”
In the silent atmosphere, the Mikado looked at G.o.d and said seriously.
They didn’t know each other before. They could sit together right now was only because of the general trend. So, they didn’t need to be polite with each other. If G.o.d wanted to be blunt, the Mikado would be frank with him.
“Li Tianlan won’t be a threat, and he’s too young after all.”
G.o.d was playing with the sake gla.s.s, and he seemed a bit careless. “I know what you are worrying about. But for some special reasons, he has to be alive right now. But he will stay where he is. I save him today, and at the right time in the future, I’ll kill him myself.”
“Special reasons?”
“Special reasons.”
“Is it because of the cooperation with Samsara Palace?”
G.o.d stopped playing with the sake gla.s.s. He raised his head and looked at the Mikado in front of him.
“This is very important.” He said in a calm tone.
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The Mikado nodded and responded simply.
“I have a thing to ask.” G.o.d suddenly said.
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The Mikado had a mouthful of sashimi. A strange light flashed in his eyes for a second, and then he said with a smile, “What do you want?”
“Intelligence.”
G.o.d’s tone still sounded calm. The black cloak covered his whole face. But at this moment, he gave off a creepy and cold feeling. “In seven days, I need to know how many special people had been to Ninghu. All the people of the Half-step Invincible Realm are counted as special people.”
Huawu died in Ninghu.
This thing was the biggest mystery and the biggest surprise to the Purgatory of Heaven Capital.
With Huawu’s strength, no one in Half-step Invincible Realm could kill him. Even if they could beat him, he must be able to escape. If it wasn’t a superior of Invincible Realm who did it, that meant Huawu died of encirclement.
And it was encirclement from several superiors of Half-step Invincible Realm.
G.o.d had become the new leader of the East Island Special Warfare System, but the t.i.tle was different from the reality. In a short time, he couldn’t keep any promise he made in East Island. But he had to take revenge for his son, and it had become his priority at the moment.
“I can give you the intelligence in three days.”
The Mikado said in a calm tone, “This is the only thing you need?”
“The Dark World of East Island is all mine, other than that, what more do I need?”
G.o.d shook his head in a self-mocking way. “But I want a son, but he’s dead now, he died a few days ago in Ninghu.”
The Mikado tightened his body subconsciously.
He understood why G.o.d wanted that list.
His old eyes laid on Crown Prince Renhe standing respectfully next to the dinner table, then on the Queen next to him.
There was complicated expression in the Queen’s beautiful eyes.
The Mikado seemed to make up his mind. He suddenly raised his voice and said, “Zi Ye.”
He heard light footsteps.
Under the bright light in the bedchamber, a breath-taking purple figure walked into the dining hall gently.
The purple dress flew around; her black hair was smooth like a cloud.
This was a gorgeous woman in her mid-twenties, she had a tall figure and a pretty face, what drew most of the attention in her was her temperament, she had the demure elegance in her blood, which was the brightest color in all the men’s eyes.
“This is my daughter, Princess Zi Ye.”
The Mikado stared at G.o.d with deep and serious eyes. “Anything you want, I can give it to you, whatever you want! You lost your boy in Ninghu; Zi Ye can have your baby. From now on, my women are yours.”
He looked at G.o.d and said word by word, “Your Highness, I will treat the Purgatory of Heaven Capital with great honesty, and I hope the Purgatory of Heaven Capital won’t do me wrong in the end.”
Princess Zi Ye’s face was red, and her pretty eyes stole a glance at G.o.d who was fully covered by the black cloak. She was biting her lips with a complicated expression.
“What do you want?”
G.o.d’s tone sounded calm and stable, he waved at Princess Zi Ye.
The elegant young woman walked close to him unwillingly.
G.o.d reached his hand without a care and pulled Zi Ye’s young, honorable body into his arms.
He smelt the delicate fragrance from her hair and felt the stiffness and softness of her body, then he looked at the Mikado and asked.
“My country is too small; I’m kind of trapped here, and hope Your Highness can help me.”
Looking his own daughter sitting on G.o.d’s lap, the Mikado laughed joyfully.
“I got it.”
G.o.d nodded his head. “I know what you mean, I’ll help you.”
The Mikado was delighted and even lost his composure. He stood up and took a deep bow at G.o.d and said seriously, “Thank you, Your Highness.”
G.o.d waved his hand and asked Crown Prince Renhe and the Queen to leave. When the two of them left the dining hall, he coughed slightly and said, “But I need time. About two years.”
He said calmly, “I need to heal my injury.”
The Mikado looked surprised and said in a shaky voice, “Are you injured? Aren’t you a match for w.a.n.g Tianzong?”
“Number one on the Divine List…how can he have any match? But he’s also injured, but slightly better than mine.”
G.o.d shook his head. “So even for your plan, the cooperation between the Purgatory of Heaven Capital and Samsara Palace is also crucial.”
The Mikado stayed silent for a long time, then nodded. “I understand.”
G.o.d responded simply. He suddenly reached his hand and pinched Zi Ye’s tender and pale chin.
Zi Ye looked at G.o.d with softness and fear; her full red lips were shaking slightly.
“Will you give birth to a boy for me?” G.o.d said in a bland tone.
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Zi Ye got red in her face. She had an honorable status. She was a Princess, but she was still a young woman that had never been with a man before. This was the first time she was held by a man and asked such an embarra.s.sing question, how could she answer that?
“Tell me.” G.o.d asked without hesitation.
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“I…I will.”
Zi Ye whispered, like a mosquito humming. After this answer, she was so embarra.s.sed that she buried her head in G.o.d’s arms.
The Mikado laughed but said nothing.
Zi Ye and the other Princess were originally prepared for Li Tianlan. But now they were for G.o.d, which was a way better outcome.
G.o.d stood up and held Zi Ye’s waist.
“If Zi Ye and I have children, what are we gonna do with them?” G.o.d looked at the Mikado and asked.
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The Mikado’s heart sank, and then he asked subconsciously, “What do you want?”
“Crown Prince.”
G.o.d’s tone was wild and arrogant. “If Zi Ye and I have a son, he must be the Crown Prince of East Island!”
No response from the Mikado.
G.o.d turned around and walked to the dining hall with Zi Ye in his arms.
“If you and w.a.n.g Tianzong have a battle of life and death, what would be the outcome?”
The Mikado’s voice rang out behind him, it sounded hesitant, as if he still hadn’t made up his mind.
“I will be dead and he will be disabled.”
G.o.d said in a calm tone, “It will be the general outcome…”
He paused then continued to say, “But If I enter the Invincible Realm, things will be different…”
The Mikado’s face changed rapidly, he looked at G.o.d unbelievably and said with his shaky voice, “You’re still not in the Invincible Realm?”
“You’re not a Wudi, how could you call yourself a superior of the Invincible Realm?”
There was disdain in G.o.d’s tone. “Like the pieces of trash of East Island? Invincible Realm belongs to the Wudis. In the whole Dark World, only w.a.n.g Tianzong deserves the t.i.tle of Wudi.”
He didn’t say anything anymore, just left the bedchamber with Zi Ye in his arms and walked out of the Imperial Palace.
The night of the seventh day started to end.
Mild light gradually appeared on the horizon.
G.o.d held Zi Ye’s hand and walked down the stairs in front of the gate of Imperial Palace.
A figure in bright red dress crawled on the stairs in the humblest posture, facing G.o.d.
G.o.d squinted his eyes and looked at the tempting curvy body in front of him.
In his mind, only Phoenix liked to dress in this color.
But the woman in front of him wasn’t Phoenix.
“What do you want?” G.o.d asked.
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“The Palace Master of Liuhuo Palace Mai Shiranui, here to greet Your Highness.”
Mai Shiranui’s body laid in a low and humble posture; her tender hands reached in and presented the token that represented the highest authority of Liuhuo Palace.
She didn’t plan to hide her submission at all.
“Get up,” G.o.d spoke.
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Mai Shiranui got up with hesitation; her hands still reached in and handed in the token.
G.o.d didn’t take it, just said blandly, “Put it away.”
Mai Shiranui’s gorgeous face looked shocked.
“Get out of here,” G.o.d said, then walked down the stairs.
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Mai Shiranui followed G.o.d closely behind with surprise and joy on her face, then said with her shaky voice, “Thank you, Your Highness.”
Under the black Cloak, looking at the dawn of a new day, G.o.d laughed.
His eyes looked calm, but his laughter was wild.
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Mild light appeared on the horizon in East Island.
The morning sun had risen at the border between Zhongzhou State and Annan State.
The golden light covered the ground, went through the dense forest and shone on the field.
The entire battlefield was b.l.o.o.d.y.
The battle had ended.
The soldiers, alive or dead, gathered together.
There was only silence left between heaven and earth.
The unknown rebel forces and the elites from the five superpowers had disappeared, a lot of dead bodies were left on the ground, and those who were alive had already fled afar.
Only the military flag of Border Control Corps from Zhongzhou State and the Star Flag of Zhongzhou State were flying at the battlefield, b.l.o.o.d.y light was shining on them under the morning sun.
There were less than 5,000 people left in the most elite troop of Zhongzhou State Border Control Corps, Thunderbolt Battalion. When the battle came to this point, everyone still stood in a formation that was ready to attack at any time, even if they didn’t have any enemy anymore.
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The Zhongzhou State Marshal, the Commander of Border Control Corps, Dongcheng Wudi walked straight ahead at the silent battlefield, all the way to South.
The military flag of Border Control Corps and the Star Flag of Zhongzhou State stood at the southernmost place side by side, whistling in the rigorous morning wind.
An old figure appeared in the South, walking over slowly.
In the morning wind, he was holding the flagpole, on which a heavily damaged Star Flag was hanging, but it kept being torn.
The tattered Star Flag was flying in the air, looking more and more rigorous.
People started coming out from the back of the old man who held the flagpole one by one.
It was quiet in the battlefield.
Dongcheng Wudi, who stood under the military flag couldn’t help but wet his eyes.
He watched the old man and the veterans that followed him.
It was a troop of more than 100 people.
These were the remaining descendants of the Li family.
They fought against the elite of the five superpowers and that Saint War Angel from the Vatican. After days and nights of fierce battles, there were less than fifty people left in the troop of more than a hundred people.
But every one of them had a calm face.
They had no regret.
Dongcheng Wudi slowly lifted his arm.
Behind him, w.a.n.g Wantian, Shi Hanbing, Cheng Huining and Xiao Dongzhan, the Army Commander of the four legions lifted up their arms at the same time.
Every soldier of Thunderbolt Battalion also lifted their arms.
They gave them a salute!
The old man who held the Star Flag slowly gave a salute back, and he came to Dongcheng Wudi.
“I’m getting old after all.”
Li Honghe laughed. “We didn’t catch that little guy, he escaped.”
“Senior Li…”
Dongcheng Wudi couldn’t control his shaky voice at all. He took a deep breath and said, “You have done enough, please take care of yourself…”
“I’m fine.”
Li Honghe shook his head. “I’m exhausted, we all are. From now on, the Li family will only live for the Li family.”
“No matter what, the Li family are all heroes!”
Dongcheng Wudi looked at Li Honghe and said in a determined tone.
Li Honghe laughed.
He was a hero.
He deserved to be called a hero throughout his life.
He was a hero, but so what?
He lifted up his head and looked far away.
In his sight, the beautiful land was soaked in blood.
Feeling a bit tired, Li Honghe shook his head. “I’m exhausted.”
He turned around and looked at the Li troop of fewer than 50 people, said in a soft tone, “Let’s go home.”
Up to Dongcheng Wudi, down to the ordinary soldiers, everyone was giving them a salute and watching Li Honghe’s troop left the battlefield.
In the silence, Li Honghe disappeared.
Dongcheng Wudi reached his hand abruptly and pulled out the military flag beside him and screamed. “Where are we?!”
“Zhongzhou State! Zhongzhou State! Zhongzhou State!”
The earth-shattering cheers suddenly rang out, echoing between heaven and earth.
Where were they?
A few days ago, they broke through the borderline between Zhongzhou State and Annan State.
Till today, they had killed all the way here. The Li family and the Border Control Corps had gotten eight hundred miles deep in Annan State!
But it didn’t matter anymore.
Now, they were in Zhongzhou State.
It could only be Zhongzhou State!”
The hovering sound of the helicopter rang out in the sky.
Two people jumped out of the helicopter one by one and landed on the ground.
w.a.n.g Tianzong.
Dijiang.
Dongcheng Wudi squinted his eyes, hesitated for a while then walked to the two of them.
w.a.n.g Tianzong watched the battlefield soaked in blood as if watching his lands.
Dongcheng Wudi walked over.
“Well done, you have been working very hard.”
w.a.n.g Tianzong turned around and said while looking at Dongcheng Wudi.
“I’m just keeping my promise. We have Senior Li to thank this time.”
Dongcheng Wudi sounded bland.
w.a.n.g Tianzong fell silent for a moment, and then changed the subject. He pointed at Dijiang beside him. “From now on, he will be the princ.i.p.al of the new legion. Heaven Punishment Troop will also stay here temporarily.”
Dongcheng Wudi nodded but ignored the Dijiang’s hand that reached in, he just said blandly, “I’ll resume the Thunderbolt Battalion as soon as possible and finish the handover.”
He turned around and left.
From now on, the Thunderbolt Battalion no longer existed.
Dongcheng Wudi would resume the Thunderbolt Battalion into a troop of twenty thousand people, and the twenty thousand strong elites from the Border Control Corps of several hundred thousand, along with the land of eight hundred feet, would all belong to the w.a.n.g family of Beihai.
Maybe Dongcheng Wudi would rebuild Thunderbolt Battalion after the handover, but it would never be the same anymore.
The current Thunderbolt Battalion would stay here with Dijiang and do the job they were supposed to do.
In the general trend, after the killing, everything was just transactions.
Everything was about balance and compromise.
The morning sun rose up to the sky.
Dark clouds were floating in the firmanent.
The clouds covered the golden sun.
Li Honghe had gone far with his troop.
It was in the middle of the alternation between summer and autumn; it started to rain in the early morning.
It was another heavy rain.
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Dongcheng Wudi left the border.
All the superpowers started to leave Changdao.
This seemed to be an era of continuous retreating in ferment.
What Li Honghe said to Dongcheng Wudi got spread out.
After the final battle, the Li family, which had been quiet for many years, started to live only for themselves.
The Li family started to actually retreat from Zhongzhou State after contributing their last bit of strength.
Time pa.s.sed quickly
They retreated quickly.
Samsara Palace started to retreat from Zhongzhou State entirely.
Everyone thought that Samsara Palace betrayed Zhongzhou State by cooperating with the Purgatory of Heaven Capital, and it was true.
But when everyone wanted to ask for justice from Samsara Palace, they realized there was no such thing as justice.
They had no foundation in Zhongzhou State in the first place.
The only foundation was Qin Weibai’s Pre-Qin International Group.
Several groups purchased Pre-Qin International Group in a short time. The whole group had a new name. In a few days, Samsara Palace cleaned out its last bit of trace in Zhongzhou State.
All the details of the battle of Changdao were exposed, the name Li Tianlan got famous in the whole Dark World for the first time.
He was a nineteen-year-old superior of the Invincible Realm. No matter how many coincidences formed this outcome, at least Li Tianlan indeed had the whole Dark World in awe that night.
The t.i.tles of three young Heavenly Sons in Zhongzhou State started to be forgotten.
Li Tianlan became the only Heavenly Son of Zhongzhou State.
n.o.body had any objection, not even Kunlun City and the w.a.n.g family of Beihai, because Li Tianlan had died.
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The rise of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital in East Island had shaken the whole Dark World. The mysterious G.o.d who didn’t fear w.a.n.g Tianzong, the hidden Senluo Hall, Life-prolonging Hall, and Athanasy Hall became the hottest topics in the Dark World. And the appearance of G.o.d made all the significant figures in the Dark World cautious.
Some people started to guess the relationship between the Purgatory of Heaven Capital and Samsara Palace. Till now, people suddenly realized that the general trend of the Dark World began to when Night Spirit fell, and Samsara Palace wanted to build a foundation for themselves.
Tracing a little closer, everything started from the final battle between the Master of Samsara Palace and Zhongzhou State War G.o.d Gu Xingyun.
And behind all this, it was just the mysterious Samsara Palace trying to get bigger discursive power and more benefits in the Dark World.
But when everything came to an end, Samsara Palace still kept silent.
They still had no foundation, and all the benefits fell into the hands of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital.
It seemed like the real help out.
The Purgatory of Heaven Capital got a list; it was not the list G.o.d wanted the most, but a list that made all the dark superpowers furious and scared.
In less than three days after the battle of Changdao, G.o.d personally killed four superiors of the Half-step Invincible Realm from several superpowers that were hidden in East Island and never left. The secret agencies hidden in East Island from several dark superpowers were utterly wiped out.
In a few days, in the land of East Island, there were only forces of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital and East Island left.
Out of joy, the Mikado announced for the first time that G.o.d was the state-protecting War G.o.d of East Island. And after the final battle of Changdao, the dark power of the entire East Island became more powerful with the Purgatory of Heaven Capital joining them.
The First Elder of Kunlun City Gu Qianchuan and the city governor of Sigh City Situ Cangyue went back to Zhongzhou State separately from Northern Europe and North America, as if they were responding to the rampancy of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital and East Island.
The big states had a full cooperation led by Zhongzhou State for the first time.
The currency war that had been brewing in East Island for many days broke out completely. On the international market, Yen started to go up wildly in a desperate extent.
September came.
The currency of East Island had risen by six times than before. All the states and financial groups had taken a crazy amount of money from it. Countless enterprises in East Island had been closed down, and myriad families went bankrupt, East Island became a starving, crying mess.
Almost at the same time, Annan State had filed an objection against Zhongzhou State to the United Nations. The President of Annan State came to the headquarter of the United Nations personally and accused Zhongzhou State of taking several hundred miles of land from them and putting tens of thousands of soldiers in their land. Annan State demanded Zhongzhou State to withdraw the troops immediately.
Zhongzhou State responded that they were helping Annan State to restore the rebellion.
After Annan State stated specifically that they didn’t need it, Zhongzhou State claimed that they would withdraw the troops in twenty-four hours.
Actually it happened less than 24 hours.
The rebuilt Thunderbolt Battalion only took minutes to take off their military uniforms and burn them down.
The troop of 20,000, plus Heaven Punishment Troop were all stationed in the land that belonged to Annan State. From any aspect, they had nothing to do with Zhongzhou State.
Dongcheng Wudi started to build the new Thunderbolt Battalion.
The aftershock of the general trend was still spreading, but there was no big turbulence in general.
The summer slowly pa.s.sed.
Time moved forward, autumn came.
The waves of the general trend slowly faded away, and the battle came to an end. There were only ripples left in the Dark World.