National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

Chapter 137: Fallen Madly in Love with Chu He

In all these years, the Great Xia Empire had never taken such an aggressive stance.

Or rather, across all of Blue Star,

it had been a very long time since any of the great empires had dared to try something similar.

After all, Evil Spirits had already invaded the entire world, and no empire could remain unaffected.

The constant emergence of Demon Caves within their borders alone,

with Evil Spirits running rampant and harming the populace, was enough to leave the leadership of every empire completely overwhelmed.

But now, the Great Xia Empire had suddenly changed its tune, becoming extremely assertive.

This made many citizens of the Great Xia Empire exceptionally excited, believing this was the true bearing the Great Xia Empire ought to have.

After all, the Great Xia Empire was one of the very few ancient empires on Blue Star.

In the past, when faced with occasional provocations and troublemaking from neighboring empires,

the Great Xia Empire had always prioritized internal stability, diverting most of its energy to fighting the Evil Spirits.

As a result, it had never paid them much mind.

But this time, the situation was far too serious.

"Have the higher-ups in the Empire gone mad? They’re actually choosing to fight two empires at the same time.

We don’t even know if we can win against the White Elephant Empire, and now the Lighthouse Empire is getting involved too. I really don’t know what the leadership is thinking."

"Sigh, I used to be extremely patriotic toward the Great Xia Empire,

but now I’m seeing some rumors from abroad that say,

ever since Her Majesty the Queen of our Great Xia Empire poached Chu He, she’s fallen madly in love with him and has long since lost interest in managing the Empire’s affairs.

They also say Chu He is just a brute with no strategic ability, but our love-struck Queen trusts him without question."

"Is what the person above said true? That’s terrifying! Wouldn’t that make our Great Xia Empire no different from the Great Jing Empire?"

"You’re still asking if it’s true? I’d advise you to flee the Great Xia Empire as soon as possible."

"This news has been all over foreign online platforms for a while now. Otherwise, why has the Great Xia Empire’s way of doing things been so different since Chu He arrived?"

"Actually, I used to love the Great Xia Empire too, but after hearing all this, I’ve lost all hope. I’m taking my family to go cancel our citizenship right now."

"Why are there so many traitors in this platform’s comment section, spreading rumors?"

"To the guy above, just lurk and watch. Letting these people leave the Great Xia Empire early is actually a good thing for us."

After the Great Xia Empire issued its forceful response to the White Elephant Empire and the Lighthouse Empire,

and with certain individuals and factions fanning the flames,

an atmosphere of panic began to spread across the Great Xia Empire’s various online platforms.

This caused the number of people canceling their citizenship, which had been rapidly declining, to experience another brief surge.

...

「Four days later.」

"DING! Congratulations, Host, for successfully completing the ’Lying Flat’ system mission. Reward received: Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique!"

"Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique: Even a mere mortal can cultivate this technique and become invincible.

It allows the user to devour the essence of all things to strengthen themselves.

With every essence devoured, one’s power will reach a new level, growing ever stronger.

In this era, various heroes and Evil Spirits are like individual Elixirs of Life.

Cultivating this Demon Technique is equivalent to harvesting Divine Medicine in the mortal world!

To its practitioner, every strong person is a great cauldron of medicine.

Continuing this way, fighting one bloody battle after another, one’s power will snowball, becoming more and more terrifying until they become a Supreme Strong Person!

Once one has achieved some mastery of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique,

they can even devour mountains and rivers during cultivation. Even black holes can be shattered by its power."

’What a powerful, tyrannical, and brutal Demon Technique! It truly lives up to the name Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique.’

Chu He suddenly thought of that Divine Power.

’If I start hunting those who have mastered Divine Power now, could I use the Heaven-Reaching Demon Technique to strip them of this divinity and make it my own?’

’Once I master that Divine Power myself,’

’my combat strength will surely experience another earth-shattering surge!’

"DING!"

The system’s notification suddenly rang out: "Host’s current state has been detected.

Triggering a new mission: Display Your Might.

Mission completion reward: Void Scripture.

Mission failure: No penalty."

’Looks like even the system is pushing me to start a bloodbath,’ Chu He mused to himself.

During this period, after plenty of rest, Chu He’s condition had returned to its peak.

"Mr. Chu, the purification of the Great Xia Empire has almost been completed to Perfection."

Liu Yuzhu strode over gracefully, breaking Chu He’s increasingly excited reverie.

"Good." Chu He casually closed the system panel and said, "Then let’s begin."

Liu Yuzhu was also a little excited.

She knew exactly what Chu He meant by "begin," so she hurriedly asked, "I wonder how many men Mr. Chu will require?

During this time, Her Majesty the Queen has already arranged and mobilized the troops.

They are ready to follow you to the battlefield on your command."

"I don’t need a single person."

Chu He stood up calmly and replied with an air of nonchalance.

Liu Yuzhu asked in astonishment, "Mr. Chu, surely you don’t intend to go to the White Elephant Empire alone?"

"I alone am enough."

Chu He’s true targets were the Divine Children of the White Elephant Empire, as well as their so-called ethereal Deities.

He planned to slaughter them all and seize the Divine Power they possessed.

Chu He was very curious to know if a Supreme Divinity truly existed in the White Elephant Empire,

and what the difference was between the power of a Supreme Divinity and ordinary Divine Power.

Chu He had asked Galava about this before.

However, although Galava’s intelligence-gathering abilities were extremely strong, they were mostly focused on powers outside the White Elephant Empire.

Furthermore, the White Elephant Empire’s secrecy concerning matters of divinity was so extreme that they would protect it at any cost.

So even if Galava had wanted to investigate, it was nearly impossible for him to obtain any useful information.

At this moment, Galava was locked in a secret room,

where he spent his days transcribing the research materials on Evil Spirits that the head of the Rainbow Welfare Institute had compiled for Chu He.

He had no idea what was happening in the outside world.

"Mr. Chu, the White Elephant Empire’s strength is not to be underestimated. I hope you can reconsider carefully and think twice before you act."

Liu Yuzhu hastily tried to dissuade him.

His idea was simply too bold. "Besides, the Lighthouse Empire might be watching from the shadows. Even if you don’t think much of the White Elephant Empire, you still have to consider the strength of the Lighthouse Empire.

To this day, the Lighthouse Empire has never revealed its true power."

"I understand what you’re saying." The moment the words left Chu He’s mouth, he took a step and instantly vanished from the manor.

After Chu He had left,

Liu Yuzhu finally came to her senses and quickly pulled out her phone to call Lu Yinxing.

As soon as the call connected, Liu Yuzhu said frantically, "Her Majesty the Queen, Mr. Chu has gone to attack the White Elephant Empire by himself!"

Lu Yinxing was silent on the other end for a long time before she finally said languidly, "Then let’s just trust Mr. Chu."

"But what if the Lighthouse Empire and the White Elephant Empire have joined forces to set a trap, and Mr. Chu walks right into it?"

Liu Yuzhu asked, her voice filled with worry.

"Then the Great Xia Empire will deploy its entire army."

Lu Yinxing’s tone instantly became bone-chillingly cold.

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