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Chapter 504 Finally, There is Some Good News!

Lu Chen naturally felt somewhat uncomfortable when someone interrupted him during important work. Of course, he didn't take his frustration out on Bai Qingqing; after all, this was part of her duties.

Moreover, the intelligence report on the conflict between Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe was indeed crucial for Great Xia.

When Lu Chen arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Liang Zong hurriedly handed him the reports and directly briefed, "Your Majesty, Great Jue has reconciled with the Barbarian Tribe, and the Barbarian Tribe Goddess has become the State Preceptor of Great Jue!"

Hearing Liang Zong's report, Lu Chen's right hand, which had been reaching for the report, hung in mid-air, and he looked at Liang Zong in disbelief.

Reconciliation?

Hadn't Great Jue gone to attack the Barbarian Tribe to seize their war formation?

How did they come to reconcile?

Not only did they reconcile, but the Barbarian Tribe even joined Great Jue, and the Barbarian Tribe Goddess became the State Preceptor?

This…

Lu Chen didn't quite understand how such a turn of events could have happened.

It's no wonder Bai Qingqing had come to find him during his own battle; the news was indeed explosive.

What exactly happened for the Barbarian Tribe to reconcile with Great Jue?

Coming back to his senses, Lu Chen snatched the report letter from Liang Zong's hands and tore it open, quickly scanning the contents with his eyes.

After a moment, Lu Chen had roughly grasped what had occurred.

According to the intelligence, the Yue Emperor and the Barbarian Tribe Goddess, after clashing, found that they were evenly matched, neither able to best the other, which led to their reconciliation.

Seeing the reasons given in the report, Lu Chen found it hard to believe that they had just reconciled like that.

Even if they had reconciled, it seemed extreme for Great Jue to simply absorb the Barbarian Tribe and then make the Barbarian Tribe Goddess their State Preceptor.

There must be some sort of deal between the two of them, some mutual benefit involved. Only with common interests could they potentially form an alliance.

Lu Chen began to suspect that both Great Jue and the Barbarian Tribe Goddess had formed an alliance due to Great Xia, as Great Xia's current strength indeed seemed a bit too overwhelming for the other kingdoms and powers.

Not only possessing so many powerful weapons but also having four Celestials, this strength was enough to sweep through all kingdoms.

With this thought, Lu Chen continued to scan the letter in his hand, which also mentioned that both the Yue Emperor and the Barbarian Tribe Goddess were suspected Celestials. When they fought, the weather changed drastically, the disturbance far surpassing that of a Grandmaster.

At this point, Lu Chen's brow furrowed. Wu Junwan had told him quite early that the Yue Emperor was a Celestial. He had been doubtful then, thinking Wu Junwan had mistaken a Pseudo-Celestial for a Celestial.

Later, after Wu Junwan broke through to the Pseudo-Celestial Realm, she understood the difference between a Pseudo-Celestial and a Celestial and mentioned to him that the Yue Emperor might not have reached the Celestial Realm, but merely a Pseudo-Celestial.

And now, Great Xia's spies had gathered information suggesting the Yue Emperor was a Celestial?

One Yue Emperor, and one Barbarian Tribe Goddess; combined, Great Jue might have two Celestials.

Plus, the war formations of the Barbarian Tribe Goddess seemed capable of defending against Celestials. When the time came for Great Xia to send troops to destroy Great Jue, they would likely encounter many difficulties.

The thought alone gave Lu Chen a headache.

It seems, the speed of his unification of the world would slow down again.

Great Wu was about to fall, but the upcoming challenges with Great Jue and Great Qian would be troublesome no matter which he faced.

At this moment, the Imperial Study Room was incredibly quiet; Lu Chen kept reading the intelligence report in his hands, not speaking for a long time.

A female guard's voice then sounded at the doorway, "Your Majesty, there's a battle report from Great Wu!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen came back to his senses and said to the door, "Bring it in."

The next moment, the female guard entered the Imperial Study Room and handed the newly arrived battle report to Lu Chen, who opened it to find it was a report from the front lines sent by Mu Changtian.

The Great Xia Army had already arrived at the Capital of Great Wu; now, just one final step was needed before Great Wu would fall.

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Upon receiving the war report sent by Mu Changtian, Lu Chen said, "At last, there's some good news."

Once Great Wu is eradicated, then we can consider destroying Great Jue.

Even though Great Jue already has two Celestials, no difficulty can stop Lu Chen. The prohibitions of the Misty World are about to disappear, and he must unify this world within a set period, then integrate its resources to enhance the overall combat power of this world.

Only by doing this might they be able to fight the enemies of the Misty World.

Of course, the most crucial point is that only by unifying the world can his Realm advance beyond the Celestial Realm.

So to Lu Chen's eyes, the two Celestials also do not pose a threat, although dealing with them might be somewhat troublesome.

Not to mention his ability to command four Celestials, even he himself possesses the power to kill a Celestial. The Slayer Spear in his hand is not a toy gun.

Lu Chen then handed the two pieces of intelligence he was holding to Liang Zong, "Take these two reports to Grand Scholar Zhuge and Grand Scholar Situ."

Liang Zong took the intelligence from Lu Chen, bowed, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your subordinate will take his leave."

After Liang Zong left the Imperial Study Room, Lu Chen also returned to Chen Wanrong's room to continue tending to his own affairs.

Meanwhile.

Da Wu, Capital City.

The Capital City had completely lost order, and no one cared about the killings anymore. The influential figures of the Capital City were all thinking of escaping; nobody had the mind to deal with the affairs of the Capital City.

The Imperial Family Members of Great Wu were in utter panic. Although they had anticipated such a day when the Celestials descended upon Great Wu, they never thought it would come so swiftly.

Now, they had nowhere to escape to.

For a moment, the skies over the Capital City seemed to be blanketed with dark clouds, and the hearts of its people were filled with utter despair.

Now the Ministers of Great Wu were also observing the Martial Emperor's actions, eager to know what choice he would make.

Would he commit suicide, or surrender?

Given the Martial Emperor's character, suicide seemed more likely. After all, the foundation built by so many generations of his ancestors was about to be destroyed by his own hands, and he was a man with exceedingly strong pride.

The courtiers had already made up their minds that as soon as the Martial Emperor committed suicide, they would immediately open the city gates and surrender.

At present, the reason the Ministers had not opened the city gates to let the Great Xia Army in was because they all understood that the Great Xia Army possessed the ability to break into the Capital City. The Great Xia Army did not act because they were waiting for the Martial Emperor's decision.

If Great Xia had wanted to destroy Great Wu swiftly and directly, they could have done so during the previous descent of the Great Xia Celestials upon Great Wu; they wouldn't have needed to wait until now.

This night.

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All eyes in Da Wu Capital were fixed on the Imperial Palace.

Everyone was waiting for the Martial Emperor's decision.

Inside the palace, the Martial Emperor sat on the Dragon Throne, looking at the empty court, pondering unknown thoughts.

After what seemed like an eternity, the Martial Emperor's sons and daughters arrived in the hall.

The children of the Martial Emperor stood in the hall, their bodies trembling. They were unsure of the crazy actions the Martial Emperor might take at this final moment.

After all, they were about to be overthrown, and some monarchs, before their countries fell, would kill their own children to prevent them from being humiliated.

And the Martial Emperor was exactly that kind of person.

The Martial Emperor glanced at his sons and daughters and then asked, "Do you want to live?"

Hearing this question, the princes and princesses all knelt down in unison. Prince Wu Ming, with terror in his voice, said, "Father, let us surrender!"

"Junwan is now a Noble Concubine of the Sum Emperor. As long as we surrender, we will still have a chance in the future!"

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