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For a First Grade General like Liang Qishan, the Ice Emperor actually issued a direct order: if you can’t kill the Martial King, then behead him!

This was unprecedented. As soon as the Imperial Decree arrived, it scared the wits out of both Liang Qishan and Li Feng.

These two had barely set their formation and haven’t even fought with the West State Army yet. Now, they’re regretting leading their troops out.

If they mess up this mission, it could turn into a matter of life and death!

Of course, Liang Qishan and Li Feng panicked, and so did the Ninth Prince. Liang Qishan and Li Feng are two of the key confidants among the Ninth Prince’s trusted circle, holding substantial power. If they lose troops and get executed this time, it would be like losing an arm!

The Ninth Prince has met with the Ice Emperor several times, hoping the Ice Emperor would stop pressuring Liang Qishan and Li Feng, but once the Ice Emperor’s fury flares up, he shows no mercy.

Lest we forget, after eliminating Long Jun, to completely extinguish Long Jun’s forces, the Ice Emperor initiated a nationwide purge lasting three years, issuing a blanket order to kill anyone associated with Long Jun, irrespective of their relationship: better to mistakenly kill a thousand than let one escape.

In those three years, more than a hundred thousand people were wrongfully killed.

No one dares to say this violent ruler couldn’t do something.

While the Ninth Prince’s faction is worried, the Crown Prince’s side is naturally thrilled. The two factions are like a seesaw; thus, the Crown Prince’s side continually submits reports to the Ice Emperor, accusing Liang Qishan and Li Feng of having superior forces yet failing to launch a swift offensive, potentially delaying action with ulterior motives, desiring to hold onto their troops and not return.

The Ice Emperor is skeptical of these words, but after hearing them repeatedly, he starts to doubt.

After all, the Ice Emperor knows about the power struggle between the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince.

Currently, the Ninth Prince’s men lead 550,000 troops outside; if they indeed revolt, wouldn’t that be another Martial King?

To know, the Imperial Capital comprises a mere 600,000 troops.

The Ice Emperor’s mind grows uneasy; first, he deploys a Supervisor (from the Crown Prince’s faction) to oversee Liang Qishan and Li Feng’s military operations, and then issues a decree mandating Liang Qishan to kill the Martial King within six months.

Originally, the Ice Emperor intended to spur Liang Qishan and Li Feng to swiftly annihilate the Martial King, yet inexplicably, this information reached the Martial King’s spies.

Consequently, the West State Army, aware of Liang Qishan’s time-sensitive mission, stubbornly defended without engaging, hoping to drag the time past six months.

Three months pass in an instant, Liang Qishan makes no progress, growing anxious, as does the Imperial Capital.

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Eight hundred kilometers outside the Imperial Capital, in the deep mountain forests, a figure stood amid the trees, True Qi condensed, the sound of dragon’s roar echoed——

”Four Dragon Power, Break!”

Four True Qi Giant Dragons shot forth, within three kilometers, raging True Qi Storms wreaked havoc, the True Qi Giant Dragons roamed between trees, towering trees fell one by one!

Rumble...

A thunderous sound erupted from the depths of the mountains.

Upon witnessing this scene, Qin Tian rejoiced, but quickly halted to prevent further commotion from alerting more people.

While the battle at the West State battlefield ensues intensely, Qin Tian seized the three-plus months to intensify his cultivation; now, harnessing Divine Vein Technique and Four Dragon Power, his training is complete.

Simultaneously, he has achieved mastery of the Small Immortal Realm Peak, merely a step away from advancing to the realm coveted by Cultivation Immortality practitioners——

Great Immortal Realm!

In the Tianyuan Dynasty, truly powerful experts possessed cultivation beyond the Great Immortal Realm.

Indeed, the Tianyuan Dynasty has stipulated in written form: besides the Royal Family, only those in the Great Immortal Realm qualify to be granted the rank of King or Prime Minister!

Therefore, for those serving in the Imperial City, the Great Immortal Realm is a significant divide; for Qin Tian to further advance in power, he must overcome this barrier!

But now, within the Imperial City, lacking fortuitous encounters or breakthrough points, facing such a grand ascension, Qin Tian feels a bit helpless.

After finishing training for the day, Qin Tian swiftly returned to Qin Mansion, and upon arrival, found Zhou Yang and others already gathered in the Qin Mansion, discussing something together.

Seeing Qin Tian return, everyone’s eyes lit up.

”Boss, you’re finally back, news from the front lines, Liang Qishan and Li Feng have suffered a massive defeat!”

Qin Tian walked into the courtyard, immediately hearing Xiao Zhuang’s words, and was briefly stunned.

He anticipated Liang Qishan might well fail but a massive defeat?

”Old Third, what do you mean by massive defeat?” Qin Tian asked.

Zhou Yang replied, ”Li Feng was killed, Liang Qishan was severely injured; the Imperial Capital Army’s Central Army encampment was ambushed and shattered, now, it’s unclear how many remain of the Imperial Capital Army!”

”Liang Qishan’s Central Army encampment was ambushed?” Qin Tian widened his eyes, ”In a place teeming with tens of thousands of elite troops, the Central Army encampment, how did the enemy manage to succeed in an ambush? Moreover, how did they locate the Imperial Capital Army’s Central Army encampment? It’s supposed to be top-secret!”

Zhou Yang shook his head: ”Not sure, but given Martial King’s years of operating in the Imperial City, having left behind some spies within our army is highly probable. The crux is, this ambush almost wiped out all thirty-plus generals in Liang Qishan’s Central Army encampment. In the end, Liang Qishan and four other generals escaped, but all were injured!”

”Damn, over thirty generals, directly crushed? When did the West State Army get such powerful assassins and experts?”

Qin Tian found it incredible because the information he received suggested that in the West State Army, aside from Martial King, only about twenty-plus senior commanders existed, and their cultivation generally ranged from Early Stage to Late Stage of the Small Immortal Realm.

How could such individuals form a crushing dominance over the ranks of experts in Liang Qishan’s Central Army encampment?

Bear in mind, Liang Qishan himself is a Late Stage Small Immortal Realm expert, and those thirty-plus generals all hold similar cultivation!

”Boss, you forgot about the Demon Clan…” Zhou Yang reminded.

Qin Tian said, ”Even if it’s Demon Clan members, they can’t be that formidable, right? How many attackers were there in the ambush?”

”Unclear, reportedly it was an inside-outside pincer attack. Some experts directly infiltrated Liang Qishan’s Central Army encampment; after the ambush succeeded, the West State Army and Demon Clan coalition launched a sudden offensive from outside the Imperial Capital Army’s defensive line, causing momentary chaos among the Imperial Capital Army.”

Zhou Yang said, ”The news from the front lines is currently gathered by our spies; the truth of the situation remains unknown, several versions of events are circulating within the Imperial City itself. Xiao Zhuang’s spies have always been reliable, and the information we’ve received indicates an inside-outside pincer attack, and most likely, there weren’t many attackers aiming at Liang Qishan’s Central Army encampment.”

Xiao Zhuang, recalling something, added: ”Boss, it’s rumored that the Demon Clan deployed an Elder-level big shot, could this be the work of that person?”