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The Yue Emperor took the intelligence report from the hands of her female guard, opened it and glanced briefly, her expression becoming quite serious.

Seeing the grave look on the Yue Emperor's face, the courtiers in the great hall surmised that perhaps Great Wu's army genuinely couldn't stand up to the North Country.

At this point, the Yue Emperor handed the intelligence report to the female guard beside her, then said with an icy tone, "Read."

After receiving the intelligence from the Yue Emperor, the female guard immediately read, "On the ninth day of the tenth lunar month, Great Wu dispatched three hundred thousand troops to Yongan County, but was defeated by a mysterious weapon of the North Country.

This weapon is shaped like a sphere that, when it explodes, yields the power comparable to a Martial Artist at the Master Realm self-detonating their Dantian. The North Country hurled thousands of such weapons at Great Wu's forces, instantly breaking their formation. Ying Feiyu led the soldiers in a retreat to Lingyun City.

By the evening, Lingyun City had fallen and Ying Feiyu fled with a hundred cavalry."

Upon hearing the intelligence read by the guard, all the ministers were stunned in an instant.

Had Great Wu actually been defeated?

And in just one day!

That was an army of three hundred thousand!

How could this be possible?

How did North Country have such formidable military power?

And what was the mysterious weapon mentioned in the report?

That upon explosion, it possesses the power of a Grandmaster blowing up their Dantian!

If it truly is as the report says, then not to mention Great Wu's army, even an army with Grandmasters wouldn't be able to withstand the force of this weapon, right?

Where on earth did North Country get such terrifying weapons?

No weapon of such destructive power had ever appeared in this world before, had it?

If North Country could mass-produce such weapons, would Martial Artists still have a place in this world in the future?

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The previous order based on Martial Artists would be utterly overturned, and the age of the Martial Artist would be no more!

After a long moment, the ministers in the great hall regained their composure. At that time, a minister said, "Your Majesty, if the report is true, given the current situation, Great Wu's main forces will likely also fall to North Country. We must make preparations, lest North Country uses the pursuit of the remnants of Great Wu's forces as an excuse to enter Da Yue's territory."

Though according to the intelligence, most of North Country's soldiers are in Yongan County, the sudden appearance of such a powerful mysterious weapon in not insignificant numbers makes it hard to predict who will win and who will lose.

Although Great Wu's main forces include two Grandmasters, North Country has its own Grandmasters, and this mysterious weapon has the power of a Grandmaster's exploding Dantian. Such a weapon would be effective even against Grandmasters.

Facing Great Wu's main forces, North Country could just bombard Great Wu's three hundred thousand-strong army in a relentless barrage, leaving no chance for Great Wu to resist.

At such a time, Da Yue must take action. We must send troops to the border to deter North Country and prevent their soldiers from entering Da Yue.

Just then, suddenly a voice from outside the great hall shouted, "Urgent news from the northwest!!!"

The ministers' hearts jolted again. Urgent news from the northwest?

What could have happened in the northwest at this time?

Could it be that the Barbarian Tribes have once more assembled their armies, prepared to march south and attack Da Yue?

Hadn't they learned their lesson last time?

As the ministers pondered what could have transpired in the northwest, a Messenger Soldier entered the center of the great hall, immediately knelt on the ground, and with both hands raised a message tube, saying, "Black Dragon Country has dispatched an army of a hundred thousand, approaching Da Yue with unclear intentions!"

Hearing this, the ministers in the great hall were stunned momentarily.

Black Dragon Country?

Why would Black Dragon Country send a large force to Da Yue's borders at this time?

Black Dragon Country is merely a small state. If you consider overall national strength, the Da Yue Dynasty doesn't fear Black Dragon Country one bit. The main thing is that the King of Black Dragon Country is a bit unique.

People speculated that the King of Black Dragon Country might be a Celestial from the Heavenly Human Realm, though of course, there is no evidence for this; it's merely conjecture.

For Black Dragon Country to establish a nation in the barren northwest—completely undaunted by Barbarian Tribe attacks—already proves it's no ordinary small country.

In theory, there shouldn't be any conflict between Da Yue and Black Dragon Country, as Black Dragon Country rarely seeks expansion or creates trouble. Most significantly, it seems the King of Black Dragon Country had established his power in the present territory of Black Dragon Country long ago.

Even before the Da Yue Dynasty was founded, the influence of what would become the Black Dragon Country already existed. It just wasn't called Black Dragon Country at that time. But at the time, their King had not sought outward expansion, nor had he seized the land that now belongs to the Da Yue Dynasty, which indicates that the King of Black Dragon Country didn't harbor grand ambitions.

But now, why suddenly consider sending troops to Da Yue's borders? Is this looking for trouble with Da Yue?

At that moment, the Yue Emperor's eyebrows knitted slightly, then she spoke to a military general in the hall, "General Qin, you must immediately proceed to the northwest border to ascertain why Black Dragon Country is sending troops near Da Yue."

Hearing the Yue Emperor's command, a tall and burly man immediately stood and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Then the military general turned and left the great hall. The sudden movement of troops from Black Dragon Country towards Da Yue felt off to the Yue Emperor. Recently, Black Dragon Country had been too active.

Not too long ago, a large number of merchant caravans from Black Dragon Country appeared in Da Yue. Although they seemed merely engaged in trade and did nothing else to threaten Da Yue.