Return of the Immortal Emperor Daddy-Chapter 369 - 371 The Rise of a Great Power
The Chief Minister harbored ambitions to swallow Dragon Country whole, but he dared not initiate an attack. Instead, he planned to use the Sword Saint of Fusang to publicly execute Wu Tian, crushing the morale of Dragon Country's Martial Arts World. After that, he would launch an economic war. On the surface, Dragon Country would appear to be governed by its own people, but in reality, it would become a puppet of Fusang. This was the Chief Minister's plan.
As for engaging in battle? Who would dare? Who would dare to truly wage war against the Dragon Country of today?
Once, Dragon Country was the great dragon of the East. It had experienced majestic eras like those of Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, when envoys from all four corners of the world came to pay tribute and a hundred clans offered their congratulations.
Of course, Dragon Country also endured nearly a century of humiliation. Its land was trampled at will, the nation was impoverished and backward, its Emperor was arrogant, and its people were ignorant. Back then, Dragon Country was a laughingstock; all the foreign powers believed that the descendants of the Yan and Huang emperors would continue to languish in decline.
But they did not.
A century of humiliation taught the people of Dragon Country the importance of dignity. The people of Dragon Country had fallen behind, but they never gave up on catching up, not in fifty years, not in a hundred. Along the way, they took wrong turns and faced immense difficulties, but they remained as steadfast as ever.
Today, Dragon Country has risen.
I ask the great powers of the world: Do you still dare to enter my borders and tread upon my head? Do you dare to fight me?!
Zheng Tianshi called to inform Wu Tian that the matter had been resolved. Wu Tian nodded. Zheng Tianshi then asked if he could share his phone number with a few old friends, and Wu Tian agreed. Immediately, some sent text messages, while others added him on WeChat and QQ.
Wu Tian knew those adding him held high positions. Though not heads of state, they were the nation's founding heroes, men whose great deeds were already etched in the annals of history. Yet, Wu Tian remained indifferent, showing them no particular warmth.
After finishing his drink and finding nothing else to do, Wu Tian went to the nearby Warriors' Cemetery to cultivate. It was a memorial park in the Yuexiu District, built to commemorate the warriors of the Yang City uprising and located very close to the Guang Zhi Hua Dental Clinic.
He was now at the Tongxuan Realm Second Rank, a level that surpassed the Innate stage of the Martial Arts World. In terms of cultivation, his combat power was comparable to the Fetal Breath stage. However, if Wu Tian reached the Tongxuan Realm Third Rank, he could directly battle those in the Mahayana stage of the Cultivation Realm.
One could imagine how the Cultivation Realm, the so-called Underworld of the Immortal Seekers, could not compare to the Immortal Emperor Realm. The difference was simply too vast. It was still the lowest of the Lower Realms.
After cultivating for a while, Wu Tian rose to his feet. In this metropolis, one couldn't even hope for Spiritual Energy. The concentration was so low it was practically nonexistent.
The next moment, Wu Tian's ears twitched slightly, and a playful smile touched the corners of his mouth. He took out three slips of paper from his pocket and tossed them to the ground. The paper transformed into three great Shikigami: Shuten Dōji, the Nine-Tailed Tamamo-no-Mae, and the Great Tengu.
If an ordinary person were to witness this scene, they would undoubtedly be terrified. But in such hot weather, how many people would be lingering in the Warriors' Cemetery?
"I'm wondering… should I just burn you all?"
At his words, the three Shikigami's eyes widened in alarm. They did not want to cease to exist.
"It seems you don't want to vanish. Very well, show me what you're good for," Wu Tian said, pointing to a nearby tree. "There's someone inside that tree. Go and kill him."
The three Shikigami looked toward the tree Wu Tian indicated. It was an ordinary cypress, with nothing to distinguish it from any other. But a flicker of understanding passed between them, and they began to advance.
"I didn't expect to be discovered, eh?" A figure emerged from within the cypress tree, leaving it completely unharmed. He was cloaked in a black robe and wore an iron mask that concealed his face, but his exposed eyes were cold and ruthless.
Wu Tian chuckled. This person hadn't been following him constantly, only occasionally. That's why he wasn't dead yet.
At the same time, the tenth-generation Kasetsu Koji did not know that his Ninjutsu had already been completely seen through by Wu Tian. If Wu Tian wished, he could master it instantly. But he had no interest in the techniques of Fusang. The Escape Techniques of the Ninja were, in fact, derived from the Yin and Yang School, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought from the era of Qin Shi Huang.
"You are truly formidable. I was ordered to injure you, but I knew I could not succeed," Kasetsu Koji said, not advancing but stepping back. "Now that you've even seen through my Art of Concealment, let us never meet again. It is time for me to return to Fusang."
Heh. You think you can just leave like that? As if I'd let you walk away just because you want to.
The next moment, a playful smile spread across Wu Tian's lips. "You were ordered to injure me? Ordered? By whom?"
Kasetsu Koji answered without hesitation, "I can tell you frankly, it was the Chief Minister and the Emperor of Fusang. But even if I tell you, what can you do about it? Go and kill them? Don't be ridiculous, that's impossible! Since ancient times, monarchs only die in rebellions. When has one ever been killed by someone from the Martial Arts World? If you're thinking that way, I can only tell you to stop dreaming!"
Hearing this, Wu Tian scoffed, "Dreaming? If I wish to kill someone, who can escape death?"
Kasetsu Koji was stunned. What? He heard something in Wu Tian's words that filled him with astonishment. This guy… does he really intend to go to Fusang and kill the Chief Minister and the Emperor?
"You people from Dragon Country certainly have a sense of humor. You want to kill the Chief Minister and the Emperor of Fusang? Hahahahaha…" Kasetsu Koji burst into crazed laughter, looking at Wu Tian as if he were an idiot. "You're too naive. Think about it. In all of history, whether in your Dragon Country or my Fusang, has anyone from the Martial Arts World ever killed an Emperor? No, right?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
No?
Wu Tian let out a soft chuckle. "I don't know if it has happened before, and I don't care. I only know this: the Emperor of Fusang must die, the Chief Minister must perish, and Fusang must be destroyed!"
The Emperor of Fusang must die, the Chief Minister must perish, and Fusang must be destroyed.
As he spoke these words in a frigid tone, a surge of Killing Intent seemed to rocket into the heavens.
Hearing this, Kasetsu Koji was utterly stunned, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
"What kind of joke is this? You want to kill the great Emperor of Fusang and the Chief Minister, and you want to destroy my immortal Fusang Empire? Unless our nations go to war, how could you possibly destroy a country? But this is an era of peace. Fusang is not weak. Who would truly dare to destroy us?"
Kasetsu Koji was extremely confident in his assessment. In this age, only small, weak nations were embroiled in the chaos of war. The flames of war would never be ignited among major powers like Dragon Country and Fusang. Would Dragon Country send troops to attack Fusang? Kasetsu Koji refused to believe it.
Gazing at Kasetsu Koji's horrified expression, Wu Tian sneered with contempt. "Why would a war be necessary? To extinguish Fusang, I alone am enough."
"..."
Kasetsu Koji was simultaneously shocked and amused. He never imagined that the Martial Emperor of Dragon Country was such a braggart.
"I'll waste no more words on you. Farewell."
With that, Kasetsu Koji used the Earth Escape technique, sinking into the ground to make his escape.
Wu Tian looked at the three great Shikigami, his eyes lofty and brimming with Killing Intent. His tone was glacial as he commanded, "Kill him. If you fail, you die."
