"Hehe, of course. How could I not give my all when working for the young master?" The ruler of the Azure Dragon Kingdom laughed.
"Good. With this, plus the compass piece you offered to me, we now have three pieces. Next, only the last piece from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom remains," came a voice from behind the gauze curtain.
"The Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom? This..." The Azure Dragon ruler's expression showed a slight hesitation.
"What's the problem?" The voice sank slightly, seeming somewhat mercurial in mood.
The Azure Dragon ruler's forehead began to sweat slightly. He hurriedly replied, "Young master misunderstands. If it were before, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom did have some relationship with our Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom. But now, not only is there no relationship, there's even enmity."
Xiao Chen had his engagement canceled by Bai Yu'er, was driven out of the Jun family in an extremely embarrassing manner, and even had his dragon qi taken away.
Naturally, the Azure Dragon ruler couldn't have any good feelings towards the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom and Bai Yu'er.
It could even be said that they had become enemies.
"Oh? What's the reason?" that voice asked.
The Azure Dragon ruler replied, "The Vermilion Bird Empire's princess might have some connection with the Jun family's Divine Son."
"The Jun family's Divine Son?"
That voice also carried a faint trace of hesitation and confusion.
Currently in the Desolate Celestial Domain, while not many people might have seen Jun Xiao Yao in person, those who had heard his name were certainly not few.
"The Jun family's Divine Son probably wouldn't care about such a small country, right?" that voice said indifferently.
"I just wanted to remind the young master," said the Azure Dragon ruler.
After Jun Ling Rong had subdued the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, they hadn't publicized it.
After all, it wasn't something particularly glorious.
So now, apart from the Vermilion Bird ruler, Bai Yu'er, and the ministers who had witnessed it,
No one else knew that the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom was already under Jun Xiao Yao's control.
"Hmph, what reminder? Let alone whether the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom has any relationship with Jun Xiao Yao, even if it did, would I, this Marquis, be afraid?"
That voice spoke with a somewhat displeased tone.
"That's right, that's right. Young master is a great figure, destined to stand at the peak of the celestial realm, looking down upon all living beings," the Azure Dragon ruler flattered.
"Mm, good that you understand. Next, directly gather the armies of the three countries, attack the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, make them submit, and take the bronze compass fragment."
"As you command," the Azure Dragon ruler bowed.
"Oh, and I've heard that the Vermilion Bird princess Bai Yu'er is a rare beauty. When the time comes, don't harm her. Bring her to me to become this Marquis's concubine."
"Yes." The Azure Dragon ruler nodded, feeling secretly relieved.
It was fortunate that Bai Yu'er had severed ties with Xiao Chen. Otherwise, wouldn't this be putting a green hat on his own son's head?
"Don't worry, after this is done, you won't lack for rewards. When the time comes, the four ancient kingdoms will merge into the Four Symbols Ancient Kingdom, and you'll be the only ruler," that voice chuckled.
"Thank you, young master!" The Azure Dragon ruler's eyes showed a trace of joy.
Wasn't this exactly what he wanted?
Afterwards, the Azure Dragon ruler took his leave.
That voice then muttered to itself.
"Once all four components are gathered and the complete bronze compass is assembled, we might be able to find some clues about that Bronze Celestial Palace."
"If successful, this Marquis will obtain a great opportunity. By then, I'll definitely have full confidence in marrying Wu Ming Yue."
"Afterwards, I'll enter the Pan Wu Ling to gain its opportunities, and then gradually control the power of the Pan Wu Divine Dynasty."
"Finally, I, Yang Pan, will surely stand above the nine heavens and ten earths, at the peak above all living beings!"
That voice, carrying immense ambition, echoed throughout the entire palace.
...
A few days later, the Azure Dragon ruler had integrated the allied forces of the three countries and marched towards the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
Moreover, they didn't conceal anything, marching openly towards the Fire State.
The news quickly reached the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
In an instant, the entire country was in a state of panic.
Previously, hearing that the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom had swallowed up the White Tiger and Black Tortoise Ancient Kingdoms had already made many ministers of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom uneasy.
This time, with the news confirmed, it threw the entire Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom into chaos.
Given the current national power of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, let alone the allied forces of three countries, even just the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom alone would be enough to cause a life-or-death crisis.
The allied forces of three countries had practically passed a death sentence on the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
In the palace of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom,
A group of ministers approached Bai Yu'er.
"Princess, please quickly send a message to the Jun family's Divine Son to see if he can help!"
"Yes, the ruler is still in seclusion. Only the Jun family can save our Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom now!"
Many of the informed ministers strongly urged Bai Yu'er to seek Jun Xiao Yao's help.
"Alright, ministers, don't panic. I'll try," Bai Yu'er said.
She was naturally anxious too. She took out a communication jade slip and sent a message to Jun Ling Rong.
Because she had no direct way to contact Jun Xiao Yao.
On the Jun family's side, Jun Ling Rong also received the message.
However, right now, Jun Xiao Yao was still in seclusion, and Jun Ling Rong wouldn't possibly disturb him for something like this.
Bai Yu'er, upon receiving the news, felt her heart sink slightly.
Jun Xiao Yao was in seclusion and couldn't be notified.
And Jun Ling Rong's status was far inferior to Jun Xiao Yao's. She had no ability to mobilize the Jun family's forces to help the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
Only if Jun Xiao Yao personally intervened would there be the power to help the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
But the problem was that he was in seclusion, and no one could disturb him.
Bai Yu'er relayed this news to the ministers.
"How can this be? Is heaven abandoning our Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom?" Some ministers turned pale.
"It's not that serious. The Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom probably just wants us to submit. We'll see what their attitude is when the time comes," Bai Yu'er said.
Next, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom also entered a state of war preparation.
The outside forces didn't have high hopes for the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
They even thought this was like an egg trying to smash a rock.
The result was completely without suspense, just a matter of sooner or later.
Of course, such speculation was also because they didn't know that the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom was already Jun Xiao Yao's private force.
If they knew this point, they definitely wouldn't have such views.
In just a few short days,
The allied forces of the three countries had already entered the territory of the Fire State, their target directly pointing at the capital of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
Along the way, all cities they passed offered no resistance and were directly destroyed.
Most of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom's military forces were concentrated in the capital.
Regardless of the final result, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom certainly couldn't just sit and wait for death.
Just as the final battle of the Four Ancient Kingdoms was about to erupt,
In the Jun family, inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace,
A supremely powerful aura was spreading, with halo light rising.
Celestial mist and haze spread out, making people feel as if an supreme true immortal was sitting cross-legged inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Outside the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Jun Ling Rong, Jun Xue Huang, Jun Zhang Jian, and Jun Wan Jie, all four were present.
Their eyes also revealed surprise and joy.
"The Divine Son is finally about to emerge from seclusion!"