Lanling’s speech tended to be imaginative, and the Tiancha King just knelt quietly on the ground, listening.
Lanling continued, "I once thought you and Gui Xingfu were the sa kind of people. Now, it seems, there’s a faint difference! You remind of two people, two who don’t belong in this world. One is called Wang Zhaoming, the other Qian Qianyi! Humans are complex and changeable; only at the mont of death can it be determined whether a person is a hero or a coward!"
In his early years, Wang Zhaoming was definitely a hero but later beca China’s greatest traitor.
When the Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains, as a cultural leader, Qian Qianyi couldn’t bear to die and didn’t dare to commit suicide, claiming the water was too cold, and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. But after surrendering, he was heartbroken and continued to fight for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty into his seventies or eighties.
The two people Lanling ntioned were unknown to the Tiancha King, but he could fully understand Lanling’s words.
Two kinds of blood flowed in the Tiancha King—one of the Bingren, full of ideals and bravery, and the other of the Tiancha ancestors, full of greed and shalessness.
What ultimately decides who he becos is the struggle between these two bloodlines.
"Appoint Emperor Di Peng as the Prince of Tiancha in the Fla Demon Empire, a mber of the Fla Demon Council!" Lanling said.
Without any need to perform deeds to atone for sins, he was straightforwardly promoted to Prince of Tiancha. The forr Tiancha King would have been unsatisfied, as he aspired to be Emperor of the Demon Empire. But compared to becoming a puppet unable to command a single soldier, there’s no doubt that being the Prince of Tiancha in the Fla Demon Empire is far weightier.
"The sinful official thanks Your Majesty’s grace, long live, long live, long live!" The Tiancha Prince kowtowed.
Lanling said, "Di Nie, Tang Ren, after the reorganization of the Fla Demon Empire’s legion, a Tiancha Corps will be established, numbering about one and a half million, under the command of the Tiancha King!"
The Tiancha King heavily kowtowed again.
"As for the spiritual contract in the mind of the Tiancha Heir Dao, I will find a way," Lanling said. "Also, your honored father Bingren will play a part in one of the Fla Demon Empire’s major upcoming events!"
"The sinful official is tearfully grateful, Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
...
Lanling once again entered the Spatial Prison, and said to Na Xue: "Kneel, pledge your allegiance to !"
"Dream on!" Na Xue said.
Lanling said, "Kneel, pledge your allegiance to !"
"Dream on!" Na Xue said.
Lanling said, "Kneel, pledge your allegiance to !"
"Dream on!" Na Xue said.
Lanling repeated this over and over, and after saying it a hundred tis, he left.
The matter of the Tiancha King’s surrender wasn’t ntioned at all, and the dialogue with Na Xue remained only the sa phrase, "Kneel, pledge your allegiance to !"
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The next morning!
The partially constructed Fla Demon Great Hall held its first court assembly.
The Witch Kingdom’s Queen, Tiancha King, Raksha King Ming Ren, Crown Prince Yun E, Earth Raksha King, Ling Sha King, Di E King, Tian Nu Wang, these eight Demon Kings of the Southern Barbaric Lands, along with the King of the southern migratory Winged Tribe, all knelt orderly in the great hall.
The nine Demon King family representatives presented national letters to the Fla Demon Emperor.
"From today, the Witch Kingdom ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor. All Witch Kingdom territories are inseparable sacred lands of the Fla Demon Empire, and all people of the Witch Kingdom are subjects of the Fla Demon Empire, never to speak of rebellion!"
"From today, the Tiancha Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor. All Tiancha Tribe territories are inseparable sacred lands of the Fla Demon Empire, and all people of the Tiancha Tribe are subjects of the Fla Demon Empire, never to speak of rebellion!"
"From today, the Raksha Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
"From today, the Yun E Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
"From today, the Dichacha Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
"From today, the Ling Sha Clan ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
"From today, the Di E Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
"From today, the Tian Nu Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
"From today, the Winged Tribe ceases self-governance and submits to the supre rule of the Fla Demon Emperor..."
The nine Demon Kings presented their national letters in succession, ending the millennia-old state of respective self-governance and returning to the rule of the Demon Empire.
This is a great day, marking the reunification of the Southern Barbaric Lands that had been divided for fifteen thousand years.
Three thousand years ago, the Ghost King attempted this grand achievent but rely unified a third of the Southern Barbaric Lands before vanishing into dust.
Now, Lanling has gone further than the Ghost King.
As long as the Northern Barbaric Lands are unified, Lanling will completely achieve the total unification of the Demon Territory.
From here on, the territory of the Fla Demon Empire will swell from 2.3 million square kiloters to a massive 1.5 billion square kiloters.
The population of the Fla Demon Empire will rise from 26 million to 630 million!
The Southern Barbaric Lands civil war, which lasted two and a half years, has officially ended. In just two and a half years, over 80 million troops perished or were injured, accounting for 70% of the entire army of the Southern Barbaric Lands. Civilian casualties exceeded 360 million, accounting for 37% of the Southern Barbaric Land’s total population.
"Proclaim to the world, from today, the Southern Barbaric Lands is officially unified. Every inch of land in the Southern Barbaric Lands is sacred territory of our Fla Demon Empire, and no force is allowed to enter. If anyone enters illegally, our Fla Demon Empire will kill without rcy!"
"This edict must be spread throughout the entire world, including the Dragon Temple, the Motuo Empire, and every country in the Human Kingdom!"
"Understood!"
With Lanling’s command, a thousand ssengers mounted on various flying mounts surged forth, heading north.
The Fla Demon Empire’s envoy fleet headed north to the Human Kingdom to read Lanling’s edict!
Twenty-one days later, the Emperor Moda of the Northern Moduo Empire received the Fla Demon Empire’s Grand Emperor’s edict.
Forty-five days later, the Dragon Temple received the edict!
...
Human Kingdom, Rage Wave Kingdom, Tianshui City!
At this ti, the entire Tianshui City had beco an imnsely large military fortress, with Tianlang Pass and Barbaric Gorge expanded more than tenfold!
The Dragon Temple and the Rage Wave Kingdom stationed over two million troops at the Tianshui Castle Fortress to defend against possible invasions by the Demon Army.
Gui Xingfu got his wish and once again beca a Cabinet Minister of the Rage Wave Kingdom, concurrently serving as the Governor of the southeastern second province and the highest civilian official in the Tianshui City war zone.
And his forr adopted son Zhi Ao (Ling Ao) had now beco the first commander of the Rage Wave Kingdom’s Commander-in-chief’s Office, concurrently serving as the Kingdom’s Regent Prince.
Once, he had longed countless tis to beco a person above others. For this, he even stooped to flatter Zhi Li, even allowing his fiancée Gui Qinshao to be presented to Zhi Li.
But fate is unpredictable; after Suo Lun was destroyed, not only did Ling Ao achieve his dream of being above others, but he also beca the only blood relative of Queen Zhi Yan, the illegitimate child of King Zhi Bian, and the only son.
Moreover, he beca the Regent Prince of the Rage Wave Kingdom! This position was sothing his ambitious self had never dared to dream of!
Zhi Ao, as the Regent Prince, had twice gone to the Dragon Temple for advanced studies in energy martial arts.
He spent almost half of each year at the Barbaric Gorge Fortress of Tianshui City, supervising the construction of this first line of defense for the Human Kingdom.
One day, as usual, he rode a griffin within the massive defense line, inspecting every cannon and every castle.
At that mont, from the southeastern sea, hundreds of black shadows flew over!
Soon, these shadows arrived above the Barbaric Gorge defense line, and a leading Near-Human Tribe Warrior said, "I am an envoy of the Fla Demon Empire, requesting entry into the Rage Wave Kingdom."
Upon hearing the words ’Fla Demon Empire,’ Zhi Ao’s heart skipped a beat.
"What is the matter?" Zhi Ao asked.
"To deliver an edict from the Grand Emperor of our Fla Demon Empire to the King of the Rage Wave Kingdom!" the envoy warrior said.
Zhi Ao said, "Our Queen is not here; I am Zhi Ao, the Regent Prince of the Rage Wave Kingdom. You may hand your Emperor’s edict to ."
The envoy from the Fla Demon Empire said, "Please show your relevant identification!"
Zhi Ao showed his great seal and related identity docunts, confirming his identity as the Regent Prince of the Rage Wave Kingdom.
The envoy of the Fla Demon Empire handed him the edict, saying, "Please pass it on to your Queen and provide a reply. A month from now, I will visit again to receive your reply edict!"
Zhi Ao nodded.
...
That evening, Zhi Ao went to the governor’s office of Gui Xingfu and handed over the Fla Demon Empire’s edict.
"Foster father, Suo Lun has unified the 1.5 billion square kiloters of land in the Southern Barbaric Lands and established the Fla Demon Empire!" Zhi Ao said. "What should we do?"
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