Chapter 1014: Great Li Invades (IV)

At present, Li Hao lacked sufficient personnel. He needed more troops! Most of his supernaturals were newly surrendered, so it wasn’t convenient to send them into battle either. It was fine if they marched to Silver Moon because he was in command, but was he to send them to the three continents as well?

What if they colluded with those of the three continents and rose up against Li Hao instead? In that case, it was better for the three continents to be reduced to rubble from warring. Although that would lead to great losses, it would also pave the way for reunification once Li Hao defeated Great Li and mounted a counterattack against the occupiers on the three continents.

There was no difficulty at all!

The rest of the group didn’t make a sound. Even a New Martial heavyweight like the Ninth Division leader remained quiet as Gan Wuliang’s suggestion made sense. Li Hao was a single log that could not prop up a teetering building. There were internal worries and external disturbances to deal with. Silver Moon also had many ancient existences within its territory and the hand in the shadows that’d dealt the blow of betrayal to New Martial. The three great organizations were also situated in the north...

How was the young man to come up with four duplicates of himself to resolve all of these threats?

“My ambitions...” Li Hao took a deep breath. “Are not to simply unite the world!” He looked at everyone gathered around him. “Everyone, it may be that I’m self-conceited and overestimating myself, or perhaps I’m acting on impulse because I’m too young. I understand all of the logic and I know how much strength we have.

“However, I stand not against those tyrants. I wish for Skystar and Silver Moon to live a different time from ages past. Must the people suffer in misery at the end of a dynasty? It is said that scholars know only the words they read and not their meaning. I am not a scholar and may count as half a wandering hero...

“But I think that even if I am not a saint, I will draw my sword and mete out justice when I witness villainy afoot! Do not forget, who are we? Most of those in the Skystar Commander Office are heroes of the martial world! So let us act on impulse for once. Will those of the martial world be afraid and shrink away from difficult circumstances?

“The strong should charge in front of the infantry. There is a good saying in New Martial that only when the strong protect the weak do we produce an endless stream of heavyweights. Are the four nations strong? In our age, internal discord alone is enough to induce despair. If we ignore the external invasion, how many of the survivors will truly bow their heads to us after we conquer the world?

“There is no sign of movement in the other three directions yet. If we act fast enough and shatter Great Li’s claws, we’ll naturally have the time and strength to handle the other three nations!

“We shall create our own light!” roared Li Hao. “Darkness will never conquer this land! Li Hao is lacking, but I am willing to be a ray of light in this age and illuminate the path for all living souls in this world! I may be extinguished, but I will show us the path ahead. The military may not be a proper military anymore and officials no longer worthy of their posts, but the age of darkness resides in the past at the end of the day!

“We fight!”

Roars from the Demon Hunter Army echoed among the firmament. The silent Battle Heaven Army also pounded their chests. They, too, were willing to put forth some effort for light in this age.

The Ninth Division leader looked at Li Hao. He was silent for a while before saying slowly, “Battle Heaven can provide ten thousand troops for this battle! We can be the vanguard!”

“My thanks!” Li Hao commanded, “Draw your swords and march to Silver Moon!”

“Understood, sir!” Shouts rang through the air.

The earth driller and flying ship appeared before the assembly. Li Hao set everything aside and led his powerhouses to Silver Moon. He issued military command after command along the way, directing Skystar City to provide aid!

News of Great Li invading spread swiftly, throwing the dynasty into an uproar once more. The young man did not keep it a secret. He wanted to see if this world was still in the chaotic end times after being repeatedly tempered by hardship again and again!

......

At this moment, Silver City.

Director General Zhao wore an exceedingly unpleasant expression on his face.

Damn it!

External troubles had come knocking before they resolved their internal woes. He looked at Golden Spear and the other rescued martial masters in front of him. The director general swiftly took out a large amount of Water of Life to repair their organs, then turned his gaze to the magnificent beast spirits and bowed.

“Many thanks to our monster spirit friends! Silver Moon acknowledges this debt of gratitude. Please raise any requests you might have. We will try to satisfy them to our utmost!”

The major monster spirits looked at each other. They did have requests... but for a desolate backwater to satisfy them... Satisfy them with what??

“You seem pretty strong,” came the tiger’s mental ripples. “You should own some treasures. Our first request is to show us out of Silver Moon. Our second request is that you give us several hundred thousand mysterious power stones... and ten drops of Water of Life. Do you have that?”

Director General Zhao blinked. Was that it? These monster spirits weren’t weak—they were Arcanus. To be honest, it was a pittance that they wanted.

“That can be done, this is a minor matter.” The old man nodded. “But leaving Silver Moon... are you sure you wish to leave? The world is not safe outside the province and you might encounter reinforcements that are marching our way...”

“You really will give it to us?” The white tiger didn’t care about the reinforcements mentioned. So Silver Moon was rich now? That was several hundred thousand mysterious power stones!

“Of course!” Director General Zhao nodded again. “I will send an escort with you if you really wish to depart Silver Moon. But it’s better not to set foot outside. If you really must and encounter our reinforcements, please introduce yourself at first light to prevent misunderstanding.”

The monster spirits didn’t pay attention to his warning. What were they afraid of?

Us four can walk sideways through Skystar Dynasty if we want to! You guys should worry about Great Li breaking through your blockade and then entering Skystar!

Director General Zhao was quite resigned by the monster spirits’ insistence. However, there shouldn’t be any major issues with their course of action. Leaving the province now made it highly likely that they would cross paths with heavyweight reinforcements. They would know then how dangerous the outside was at present.

Meanwhile, the reinforcement troops would also know that these monster spirits had rescued their own and come with a warning. They shouldn’t outright kill the monster spirits. The latter was but two or three element Arcanus. Any renowned Silver Moon martial master could easily kill them.

The major monster spirits were immensely smug about their rewards. The old man was a fool! Who cared about what he said? They immediately ran off with a Silver Moon Guard. Who wanted to stay here when the Great Li army was on their doorstep? None of these Silver Moon guys would be getting away.

Director General Zhao was still rather resigned even after the monster spirits had left.

“Let them go.” Golden Spear coughed up blood. “These monster spirits saved us and helped us bring back word ahead of time. It’s dangerous to stay here...”

The director general was speechless.

“I don’t mean that and I don’t intend to keep them to their deaths. Ai... forget it, you wouldn’t understand it even if I spoke of it.” Director General Zhao shook his head. Golden Spear looked like he thought the old man wanted the monster spirits to stay as part of the provincial guard!

They were just a bunch of Arcanus, was there a point in them staying? Golden Spear truly... overestimated their worth.

“Don’t worry, the Skystar Commander Office has sent word that reinforcements will be here soon,” Director General Zhao breathed out. “How dare Great Li invade us... we will make sure that none of them leaves Silver Moon!”

Anxiety still marked the faces of Golden Spear and the rest. Anyone could speak badly, but Great Li really was very strong.

“Great Li has sent out one million superhumans and countless heavyweights,” murmured an old martial master. “They have at least one thousand Arcanus, they’re horrifying! The Great Li king is further said to rival the ancient powerhouses in the ruins. We should evacuate the province as soon as possible!”

“We are not weak either!” responded Director General Zhao. “We have one million soldiers as well as supernaturals in Skystar. We also have more than ten thousand Mountain and Sea—ah, Arcanus, so there’s no need to be afraid!”

The martial masters cursed to themselves.

Damn it, you’re such an idiot, Zhao Shuguang! Is this a time to be boasting?? You’re a senior official, you know the situation better than anyone. Are you really not afraid of death?

Director General Zhao was quite resigned by their reactions.

I’m not boasting, Li Hao said it himself. As for whether or not there really are more than ten thousand Mountain and Sea... I’m just conveying his words. Even if we don’t, he’s really, really strong. We may not be afraid of Great Li.

At the moment, the director general was more concerned about the ancients in the Silver Moon ruins. Once core origin replicas appeared... that was the greatest trouble of all and would put another set of enemies at their backs!

Of course, he couldn’t be bothered to explain. Instead, he swiftly made various arrangements. Silver City needed to be evacuated as it would become a primary battleground. The other cities were fine.

......

Skystar Dynasty shook. When Li Hao last spoke of the four nations invading, killing Skystar citizens, and extinguishing its civilization... Most had thought he was simply blustering to intimidate people.

Although the dynasty had wavered in its two hundred years of history, the four nations had remained so quiet that barely anyone knew of their existence now. They thought that Skystar Dynasty was the only kingdom beneath the heavens.

But on this day, a military command reverberated in the cardinal directions. Great Li had invaded! They sent ten million soldiers and one million supernaturals through Ash Mountain in the north. The invasion was on their doorstep, soon to be followed by the other three nations.

At first, the dynasty was flabbergasted. Were there really another four nations in this world?

Large sums of supernaturals began gathering and headed north. The Skystar Commander Office gave commands to redeploy one hundred thousand supernaturals from the infrastructure teams, nine ministries, and royal family to Silver Moon. They were to prepare for battle with Great Li!

As for the other three continents, the Skystar Commander Office also sent word for them to cease internal hostilities and be on guard against the three nations. They were willing to provide full reinforcement at any time. It was necessary to preserve peace at home if one was to resist an invasion!

Everyone was responsible for safeguarding their homeland, whether it was for friends, family, their people, or themselves.

The Skystar Commander Office moved swiftly and issued another command. All supernaturals and martial masters could head to the four continents if they so wished. Defending Skystar was not the sole responsibility of one party!

In Skystar Town, vast quantities of energy stones were excavated. All of the plant spirits had only one order, and that was to produce as much Water of Life as possible for the front lines.

In an age of the superhuman and when the sky canopy system had been set up, the Skystar Commander Office was able to quickly issue its commands. Nothing stood in its way.

Deputy Zhou and Lin Hongyu were in charge of dispatching resources and held down the fort in Skystar City. Hong Yitang was not redeployed. Instead, he was bestowed the position of Skystar Supervisor. He was in charge of keeping an eye on the central region to prevent undesirable developments and clearing out traitors.

Kong Jie and the six old martial masters were tasked to stay in residence at various provinces. They continued to oversee infrastructure efforts, as well as keeping an eye on the supernaturals.