Chapter 744 (1/2)

“You planned this out, didn’t you? I can’t believe Tianyue would actually make that choice,” Shangguan Tianyang muttered while sighing softly.

Zhou Weiqing chuckled, “I knew I couldn’t hide it from Uncle Tianyang.”

Shangguan Tianyang shook his head and said, “It has nothing to do with hiding it anymore. Even though you have planned this out, I could see, in the battle just now, Tianyue did lose. Even if he had used his legendary armor set as soon as the battle started, he couldn’t have beaten you within the span of lighting one incense. Weiqing, you’re much stronger than how I imagined you to be. From here on out, you will surely gain a position of power on this mainland.”

Shangguan Bing’er stood on the side, watching them with confusion. She whispered to Zhou Weiqing, “How am I not understanding what you’re talking about?”

Zhou Weiqing chuckled and said, “I will explain it to you when we get back. Uncle, since you can tell our battle was genuine, don’t eat your words!”

Shangguan Tianyang smiled wryly, “An effective threat. Rather than let you kidnap three of my dear nieces, I will agree to your proposals. However, remember what you said before. No matter who the first child will be born to, he must become the heir to the Heaven’s Expanse Palace. Looks like I am going to be busy for the next few decades.”

Zhou Weiqing laughed, “No problem, uncle. You’re a very capable man.”

Shangguan Tianyang said in a more serious tone, “So that’s that, I will arrange the necessary. However, you must handle your own things as soon as possible. Within the past year when you’re gone, the mainland had changed quite a bit.”

Zhou Weiqing’s face changed, “Our Heavenly Bow Empire…”

Shangguan Tianyang waved his hand, saying, “Don’t worry. The Heavenly Bow Empire is still doing fine. Everything is normal, and it was developing well. Xue’er and Fei’er aren’t here because they went to help out with the Heavenly Bow Empire for their upcoming battles. As of now, most of the Heavenly Bow Empire’s land had been recovered. Its army was still confronting with the armies of the Kalise Empire and Bai Da Empire. They haven’t been able to launch the attack, they could be waiting for your return before proceeding.”

As Shangguan Tianyang said that, Zhou Weiqing sighed in relief, “So when you said the mainland had changed quite a bit, what do you mean? Could it be that the Wan Shou Empire is going to make a move?”

Shangguan Tianyang sighed and explained, “If it’s the Wan Shou Empire, I wouldn’t be worried. Even though they are powerful, we are fighting them with the help of the Fei Li Empire and Bao Po Empire, so it was not easy to invade our land. The real problem lies within the mainland itself!”

“Dandun Empire made another move?” Zhou Weiqing asked in surprise.

Shangguan Tianyang nodded, “Not just a move, a large move. The Geritimo Empire had been completely wiped out.”

“What?” Zhou Weiqing was shocked to hear the news. Even though parts of the Geritimo Empire had already been invaded by the Dandun Empire before he left, through mediation from the Zhongtian Empire, the Dandun Empire had not made any move since. However, the apparent destruction of the Geritimo Empire had proved that the Dandun Empire no longer care about the Zhongtian Empire’s opinion, it could even be said that it had made an enemy out of the Zhongtian Empire.

After all, the Geritimo Empire was one of the larger empires on the Boundless Mainland, its imperial power would not be weaker than the Fei Li Empire. Being destroyed by the Dandun Empire in such a short time, it could be said that the Dandun Empire was strong enough to threaten the Zhongtian Empire.

“Was the Bai Da Empire involved in this?” Zhou Weiqing asked the question he was most worried about.

“Yes, not only that, the whole thing had already been clarified,” Shangguan Tianyang looked worried. “The moment the Geritimo Empire was lost, the Bai Da Empire announced that they would be changing their name to the Bai Da Kingdom and that they would become the Dandun Empire’s vassal state. The two empires had officially formed an alliance. Including the Geritimo Empire’s lands, they had already surpassed the Zhongtian Empire in total area. As of now, they are invading the smaller countries between the Dandun Empire and Zhongtian Empire without mercy, their area had been getting larger and larger.”

Zhou Weiqing listened in on the report with his jaw dropped. He did not think such a huge change would happen within a year. The Dandun Empire could be said to be on the rise. With its overpowering strength, it forcibly united the whole Southern areas of the mainland.

“Is the Zhongtian Empire not doing anything to counteract this?” Zhou Weiqing said in disbelief.

Shangguan Tianyang smiled wryly, “Most of our military forces are on the northern border. Even if we could move them, we could barely manage to protect ourselves, so we couldn’t help the smaller countries. My worries right now is that after the Dandun Empire had finished uniting the South, they would attack us with the help of the Wan Shou Empire. If that is the case, I’m afraid that even the Zhongtian Empire would be in trouble.”