nownovels Chapter 1626 - 1623: Zhou Ding’s Execution
Chapter 1626 - 1623: Zhou Ding’s Execution
Facing Zhou Ding, who was like an enraged beast, Li Chen’s eyes narrowed as he shouted:
"Just in time!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the Seven-star Dragon Abyss in Li Chen’s hand unsheathed with a slash in mid-air, extending toward Zhou Ding.
"Clang!"
The clear sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out.
The sparks ignited lit up the realm, reflecting a flickering light and shadow.
Zhou Ding naturally possessed innate divine power, and the twin hammers he wielded weighed tons; when swung, they could flatten a mountain in an instant.
However, Li Chen managed to easily block them with a small Sword Intent.
This left Zhou Ding greatly astonished!
Just as Zhou Ding lost focus for a moment, Li Chen flicked his finger and shot two Sword Intents toward Zhou Ding’s Life Gate.
Zhou Ding’s eyes immediately filled with terror.
In haste, he converted all his True Yuan within his body into Thunder Element.
These Thunder Elements intertwined to form a dense web of thunder.
Moreover, this thunder web contained many positive and negative ions, capable of capturing the opponent’s attacks like a spider web capturing insects.
This thunder web was constructed by Zhou Ding hastily.
But unless the opponent is a true Mahayana Divine Monarch, it is difficult to break this defense system in a short time.
However, in front of Li Chen, this defense system was like a thin sheet of paper, hardly able to withstand an attack.
"Boom!"
Li Chen’s Sword Intent, refined and unparalleled, instantly penetrated Zhou Ding’s entire defense system.
Then, the dominating Sword Intent rushed straight towards Zhou Ding’s Life Gate.
The two were already extremely close!
Moreover, the surrounding space was sealed in advance by Li Chen’s secret technique "Drawing the ground as a prison."
Zhou Ding could not escape!
"Pfft!"
The dominating Sword Intent pierced through Zhou Ding’s Life Gate in an instant.
Blood spurted skyward, creating a horrific scene!
Zhou Ding’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
"Such a fast sword!"
After uttering this final exclamation, the vitality in his pupils rapidly dissipated.
Zhou Ding’s Divine Soul attempted to escape but was caught and strangled, consumed entirely, transforming into dust, and merging into void.
After slaying Zhou Ding, Li Chen did not pause and turned to attack again.
Daa Wendong, severely injured, took the opportunity to escape as Li Chen pursued Zhou Ding.
With Zhou Ding dead and Daa Wendong fleeing, the combined three million troops of Daxi and Great Zhou were leaderless, unable to organize effective resistance.
Meanwhile, Wang Chao and others led forces to attack.
The three million troops were surrounded like dumplings, with casualties exceeding one million.
The remaining two million, seeing no hope of breaking through, knelt to surrender.
When the news spread, both the emerging Hann Dynasty and the established Daxi and Great Zhou Dynasties were shaken by what felt like a massive earthquake.
Through this battle, Li Chen firmly established his foundation in the newly rising Hann Dynasty.
His prestige reached an unprecedented peak following this battle.
The rise and fall!
The rulers of Daxi and Great Zhou dynasties trembled in fear.
They were worried about following in the footsteps of the Wu Dynasty and facing total annihilation.
If even the rulers were so anxious, it’s needless to say that the citizens below felt panic-stricken day and night.
To avoid further escalation of the conflict, the Daxi and Great Zhou dynasties simultaneously sent envoys to seek peace.
Both expressed willingness to offer hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones and cede hundreds of cities and ten thousand miles of territory as a sincere gesture for peace.
Li Chen initially just wanted a foothold.
After absorbing the entire Great Wu Dynasty, his goal was largely accomplished.
Moreover, the empire was newly established and its foundation was unstable.
Now, with the addition of three hundred thousand surrendered soldiers from Great Wu, Daxi, and Great Zhou, it needed time for reorganization.
Therefore, Li Chen also agreed to the peace requests from Daxi and Great Zhou.
Now, the Hann court is no longer dominated by the Wang Family alone.
But has become a tripartite power.
Firstly, the Elder Faction led by the Wang Family.
Then the Former Dynasty Faction led by surrendered general Wuo Xiang from Great Wu.
Lastly, the Surrender Faction composed mainly of the surrendered generals from Great Zhou and Daxi.
Among these, the Elder Faction wields the greatest power, controlling more than half of the court’s influence.
The Former Dynasty and Surrender factions are new, with no foundational power in the court.
Therefore, these factions can only rely on Li Chen, the King, for a foothold.
Consequently, the Hann court is largely divided into two major factions.
The Elder Faction led by the Wang Family, and the New Noble Faction led by Li Chen.
Both factions possess equal overall power, maintaining a delicate balance.
Li Chen, being a hands-off leader, couldn’t be bothered with these matters.
He simply emptied the Wu Royal Family’s treasury.
For him, these treasures were practically useless.
So he gave them all to Xie Wanwan and Li Yun’s mother and son as compensation.
Besides teaching Li Yun and Little Shitou cultivation, Li Chen indulged in nightly revelries with Xie Wanwan.
Under Li Chen’s personal tutelage, Li Yun and Little Shitou’s cultivation advanced rapidly.
Especially Li Yun, who broke through the bottleneck of Nascent Soul Late Stage Perfection directly into the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Compared to Li Yun, Little Shitou’s foundation was much weaker.
His cultivation level is lower by one grade than Li Yun’s, currently in the Nascent Soul Realm.
Even so, if word got out, it would absolutely drop jaws and raise thumbs in praise of a once-in-a-thousand-years genius.
However, the person who gained the most was not Li Yun or Little Shitou.
It was Xie Wanwan!
Xie Wanwan, nourished by Li Chen’s essence, suddenly broke through the bottleneck into the Half-step Mahayana God Monarch tier.
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Great Zhou Dynasty:
Zhou Ding was the pillar of white jade supporting heaven and the golden beam bridging seas for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Ever since his defeat and death by Li Chen led to the obliteration of his 1.5 million soldiers.
The national strength of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty was nearly halved.
Moreover, ceding territories and paying reparations to the emerging Hann Dynasty further weakened national strength.
This led to divisions within the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Two main factions formed: the Hawk Faction and the Dove Faction.
Hei Guang, a Hawk Faction general, seized the opportunity while King Zhou Xin was in seclusion to launch a sudden coup, massacring the Dove Faction, and seizing control of the government.
To deflect conflict, they slaughtered all family members of those generals who had surrendered to the Hann Dynasty.
The news sent shockwaves across the world!