"Your Majesty, it's not ideal for the envoy group to die within our Great Dawu nation. If the news gets back to the Great Sheng Imperial Dynasty, it will trigger a significant backlash, giving them a reason to attack our Great Dawu,"
Great General Shang Guan Qingyun furrowed his brows, never anticipating Chu Yuan would act so brutally, executing the envoy group in the royal court.
"While an envoy group may not be of much concern, such headstrong actions are indeed unwise, Your Majesty."
"So, the Great General thinks that if we hadn't executed the envoy group, and instead agreed to their terms of ceding our land, paying compensation, and marriage, they wouldn't have attacked?" Chu Yuan swept his gaze over, his stare icy cold. "It seems that you, Great General, are hoping that we agree to their requests and send my younger sister, Princess Chenxi, as the bride."
"This is merely a placeholder solution. For the sake of the empire, sacrificing a princess is tolerable. Unfortunately, my daughters are all married; otherwise, I would have been willing to have them marry as well."
Shang Guan Qingyun was very dissatisfied, especially with Chu Yuan, who was out of control, and whose strength had been rising rapidly.
"Very well, noted. When the Dalu, Great Sheng, and Dazhi nations also send their envoy groups, Your Majesty can decree that your granddaughter—a royal princess—be the one to marry, as a testament to your loyalty to the empire!"
Chu Yuan was not jesting; it was evident, even to a fool, that he was deeply unsatisfied with the Great General.
Shang Guan Qingyun had a gloomy look on his face and was about to retort, but Li Yun gave him a look.
"If Great Sheng seeks war, we shall provide them with war. This war is inevitable," Chu Yuan said slowly, descending from his throne.
"Court dismissed!"
.....
"Begin the lottery."
In the Divine Martial Hall, Chu Yuan didn't care about the thoughts of the civil and military officials. He summoned the system's lottery wheel, and immediately in his mind, the pointer began to spin.
A minute later, the pointer stopped!
Chu Yuan stared. This time, it wasn't the 3000 Great Dao but a small, golden piece of parchment covered with inscribed patterns.
One-time learning sign: By using the one-time learning sign, any martial art or knowledge, including the 3000 Great Dao, can be instantly learned.
"It's the one-time learning sign!"
Chu Yuan watched closely then suddenly burst into laughter: "Haha, this one-time learning sign is much better than randomly gaining any of the 3000 Great Dao. The royal house of Great Dawu has a supreme Divine Ability saved, obtained by the previous Emperor — The Great Battle Technique, one of the 3000 Great Dao. With this learning sign, I can instantly learn The Great Battle Technique!"
Why is the Divine Realm called as such? That's because one can learn all kinds of divine abilities in this realm.
Initially, with Chu Yuan's cultivation level, he would need to reach the Divine Realm to barely master the Great Battle Technique. But now, he did not need to. He could immediately understand its essence.
The past Emperor was able to battle with experts in the Divine Gazing Realm even though he was at the limit of the Divine Realm.
"Use the one-time learning sign," Chu Yuan commanded without hesitation, instantly crushing the one-time learning sign.
"Which Divine Ability does the host want to learn? Note: You must have the knowledge of the Divine Ability in your mind to learn it," the system stated.
"The Great Battle Technique!"
As Chu Yuan visualized each move of the Great Battle Technique, it felt as if he had unlocked the aperture of wisdom. Instantly, his body emanated an aura of battle, capable of clashing with heaven and earth, and seemingly able to knock down the sun, moon, and stars.
"Ding! Host has learned the Great Battle Technique and gained the title of Battle Maniac."
[Battle Maniac: The more you battle, the braver you become. Mastering the Seven Forms of Battle, facing stronger enemies, you gain a more intense courage, releasing unrivalled power.]
"I've obtained another title!"
As Chu Yuan had expected, every time he mastered one of the 3000 Great Dao, he would acquire a new title.
"Increase cultivation level, invest a thousand Destiny Points," Chu Yuan said.
"Soul Forging Nine Stages!"
"Soul Forging Ten Stages!"
After spending a thousand Destiny Points, Chu Yuan's cultivation level increased to the Soul Forging Ten Stages!
Name: Chu Yuan.
Status: Emperor of Dawu.
Realm: Soul-forging Tenth level.
Cultivation Technique: Human Emperor Sutra.
Equipment: Human Emperor Sword (Supreme-grade).
Divine Abilities: Great Thunder Technique, Great Devouring Technique, Great Combat Technique.
Titles: Supreme of the Human Path, Thunder Controller, Son of Devouring, Battle Madman.
Destiny points: Two hundred.
Current main task: Annihilate the Imperial Dynasty within three years, kill General Shangguan Qingyun, Prime Minister Li Yun, sweep the lords within the country, unify all the national powers, reward: ???, failure would result in complete obliteration.
"Having three Supreme Dao and the treasure like the Human Emperor Sword, even if I face someone at the first Divine Realm, I have confidence to fight!"
Chu Yuan, full of confidence, immediately said to the outside of the palace: "Let's go, Eunuch Wei, proceed to the Imperial Study."
The Divine Sun Palace is Chu Yuan's place for rest and practice.
However, the Imperial Study is the hub of the empire, where all matters of the empire are handled. As an emperor, Chu Yuan cannot neglect politics, he also wants to build an immortal empire.
"This is Shangguan Qingyun's and Li Yun's warning to me."
In the study, there were countless piles of memorandums on the case board in front of Chu Yuan, piled like a small mountain, and eunuchs were still delivering more non-stop.
"One month ago, at the western border, the Dalu Imperial Dynasty reinforced three hundred thousand troops."
"Half a month ago, at the eastern border, the Great Sheng Imperial Dynasty reinforced five hundred thousand troops!"
"Ten days ago, at the northern border, there was a small-scale conflict with the soldiers from the DaZhi Imperial Dynasty, causing hundreds of casualties!"
"The diplomatic envoy group was killed in the Divine Martial Hall, news returned to the Imperial Dynasty, they were enraged and in just a few days had increased troops by five hundred thousand, the troops already reached one million and five hundred thousand, and had already surrounded the southern border."
"The southern border is in a critical state, an army of one million and five hundred thousand is attacking the city!"
.....
There are countless such news, all about the four nations making movements on the Dawu border, various conflicts, or local bandits.
There are even some memorandums subtly expressing dissatisfaction with Chu Yuan's overly impulsive actions that day, leading to an early outbreak of war with the Imperial Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the current situation is worrisome, this is not good."
Eunuch Wei is worried.
"Aside from the southern border, the other three borders are just minor skirmishes, this is the general and the prime minister pressuring me, I understand their intentions well. Mobilize the local and house troops to support the southern border, take an attitude of decisive battle with the Great Sheng Dynasty, at times like these, we cannot appear weak. Cowardice will only embolden the enemy."
Chu Yuan handled all sorts of memorandums in an orderly manner.
"As long as the southern border is not broken, the Dalu, Great Sheng and Da Zhi, these three countries, won't dare to really start a war." Chu yuan said: "Their emperors are not fools, they know that the Scubas Dynasty is the strongest, they are waiting for the two tigers to fight and wound each other, thus being able to get the greatest benefits, we must grasp their psychology."
"Your Majesty, there is another memorandum, presented by the prefect of Wudu City."
Eunuch Wei said: "Outside of Wudu City, within the Southern Mountain, a group of extremely fierce bandits has appeared, creating chaos, killing and looting, causing trouble in the area. Although we have sent out troops, it has not been effective, and instead resulted in losses."
At the foot of the Emperor, just outside of the Imperial City, such fierce bandits have appeared.
This kind of scenery only appears at the end of a dynasty.
[Option One: Ignore it, let this group of bandits develop, after all, they can't break into the Imperial City and threaten yourself, and gain one hundred Destiny Points.]
[Option Two: Send the Forbidden Army out of the city to eliminate the bandits, as the emperor, sit in the palace and wait for news, and gain one hundred destiny points.]
[Option Three: Under the feet of the Emperor, where the King's Law is strict, no threat is allowed to exist, personally eradicate the bandits, and gain one hundred destiny points.]