CHAPTER 595: CHAPTER 594: IF THERE’S NONE, JUST ROB

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The Gu Emperor wore a face of innocence, yet his heart was filled with sneering contempt.

"This cannot be blamed on this emperor. I was simply so shocked just now that I forgot. Besides, this emperor had not anticipated that the people of Earth could acquire so many divine artifacts from the Eternal Life Realm. Had you not seen it with your own eyes, would you have believed it?"

Despite the Gu Emperor’s innocent expression, the other six Great Emperors were seething with rage, yet they had no way of dealing with him.

The thunderous roar of explosions shook heaven and earth, and the advancing army had been completely enveloped in gunfire. The whistling of the shells and the blasts were even more terrifying than the apocalypse, something not even one of the Great Emperors could inflict.

Following the retreat order, the Seven Countries Alliance Army had already begun pulling back, but those who managed to withdraw were few and far between.

"Let’s go! The people of Earth have divine artifacts from the Eternal Life Realm, which are too fearsome. We are no match for them; retreat is the wisest course!"

"To lose at the hands of divine artifacts from the Eternal Life Realm is no disgrace!"

"Retreat, retreat, back to our countries!"

The six Great Emperors roared in unison, turning their exotic beasts to leave.

"Return to your countries? Perhaps you are being too optimistic. Do you need me to remind you of the current situation?" The Gu Emperor remained still, sneering coldly.

As he watched the six Great Emperors’ retreating figures, the Gu Emperor continued coldly: "Don’t forget that you’ve already picked a fight today; you’ve already attacked the people of Earth. Are you not afraid of their retaliation?"

At these words, the six Great Emperors shuddered visibly, clearly struck by the Gu Emperor’s argument, and turned their heads back.

"Gu Emperor, you speak of such danger, then tell me, what should we do now?"

"Heh, we have only offended the people of Earth, while you have had your country destroyed by them. Who should be more afraid?"

The six Great Emperors sneered repeatedly, but the Gu Emperor could tell they were feeling uneasy.

"Ha ha, as you said, my country has been annihilated by the people of Earth. Will they still target me? Unlike you, who are so close by, are you not afraid of Earth’s retaliation?"

The corners of the Gu Emperor’s mouth curled slightly: "Or do you think you can withstand the assault of Earth on your own?"

"Then tell us what to do!"

A Great Emperor clenched his teeth, barely suppressing the urge to become violent.

"Of course, we should combine our forces and form a united legion. Together, we are stronger. If we remain divided, heh, waiting to be defeated by the people of Earth one by one, that’s a dead end!" The Gu Emperor stepped forward. "This emperor believes we should form an alliance, keep watch on the people of Earth, and find a way to communicate with the Divine World and even the Eternal Life Realm."

"To contact the Divine World, the only way is through the Divine Mountain Sacred Temple."

Clearly, the six Great Emperors agreed with the Gu Emperor’s proposal.

Divine Mountain, at the center of the Upper Realm Plane.

This center is not the geographical center of the Upper Realm, but a place where there is a rift in the plane that connects to the Divine World and receives edicts from there.

However, this place is controlled by a powerful organization, the Divine Sect, and it’s not easy to enter.

"If we, the Seven Countries, join forces, and it is for the matter of Earth, would the Divine Sect dare to obstruct us?" The Gu Emperor sneered, then spurred his horse into a frantic gallop.

The six Great Emperors were deep in thought, glancing toward the direction of the Gu Country Imperial City.

Thick smoke billowed, and the glare of fire was blinding; the silhouette of the Imperial City was not visible, only countless defeated soldiers retreating.

At this moment, atop the Gu Country Imperial City.

Everyone’s expression was grim, and the atmosphere was tense.

Not only Lin Hao, almost everyone was staring intently at the smoke ahead, unable to take their eyes off, no one speaking.

The heavy firepower ammunition could not last much longer, once it ran out, and if the enemy did not retreat, then what remained was a fight to the death.

Silence, total silence.

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Lin Guodong was already unable to restrain sweat from popping out on his forehead.

"Retreat!!"

Suddenly, Lin Hao shouted out.

Following closely, the Flame Winged Dragon and Liu Chuixue also started yelling, "Retreat!!"

Zhou Pudgy held a telescope and stood atop the city wall, his hefty body looking as if it could roll down from the city wall any moment.

After watching for a long time, he suddenly leaped up: "Hahaha! Tuoma ran away! They’re running!"

On the city wall, Lin Guodong and the other high officials had insufficient cultivation; even with telescopes, they couldn’t make heads or tails of the situation, all of them confused.

However, Lin Hao would never deceive them. Since Lin Hao said the enemy was retreating, that meant they were truly retreating.

"Oh my heavens!"

In that instant, the tightly wound string inside Lin Guodong finally relaxed; he felt as if he was hollowed out, his legs went soft, and he collapsed directly onto the city wall.

It was as if he had taken a loop around the gates of Hell!

"We’ve won!"

"We’ve won!"

The gun smoke gradually dissipated, the artillery fire had ceased, and both sides had completely exhausted their ammunition. Everyone in the city knew that if the enemy didn’t retreat, they were surely done for.

Fortunately, the enemy retreated!

"Phew."

Even Lin Hao let out a long sigh, a smile finally appearing on his face.

"Send orders down, the whole army to be on alert, closely monitor the enemy’s movements. Additionally, prepare personnel to build the city; I’m going to establish a country!"

Lin Hao turned around, his face full of vigor, and seeing everyone behind him still with lingering fears, couldn’t help but laugh: "This is something that can’t be helped. If we didn’t hold our ground here, but retreated instead, the opposing side would definitely think that we were afraid of them. For the Seven Countries Alliance Army, catching up to us would just be a matter of time. Then, out in the wilderness, with a single charge, I daresay that only a handful of us here would survive."

Troop movements must be daring—I dare not, I dare not!

What Lin Guodong previously suggested about escaping, that was certainly not something the 160,000-strong army could pull off—that would require great courage, just like playing the Empty Fort Strategy.

"Sect Hierarch, if we’re to establish a country, shall we build it right here on the Gu Country Imperial City?" Lin Guodong regained his spirits and immediately became enthusiastic.

Today’s battle can be said to be the nation founding war. For a short time, no one would dare to target Earthlings, not even daring to come to the Gu Country Imperial City to probe.

What follows is time for development. Lin Guodong could imagine just how many people would come to pledge allegiance once the Earthlings establish a country.

Most importantly, this would be the first time in history that Earthlings have established a country in the Upper Realm Plane!

As Lin Guodong said this, on the city wall, almost all eyes turned towards Lin Hao in an instant, everyone’s eyes sparkling with excitement.

Building the capital using the Gu Country Imperial City’s walls would indeed save a lot of trouble.

However, Lin Hao had thought one level deeper.

As long as the Mysterious Fire Monarch was there, Earthlings would naturally be a thorn in the side of everyone on this Upper Realm Plane. In the future, there would surely be major battles.

And this Imperial City naturally needed to have the strongest defense.

Lin Hao knew of many defensive arrays from the Eternal Life Realm, but the Gu Country Imperial City’s walls were definitely not up to it. However, to build a new city now was also not feasible.

Lin Hao thought for a moment, then nodded: "Let’s make do with it for now. Nevertheless, we need to build a new Imperial City."

"Build anew? That would require an enormous amount of materials and Primordial Stones." Lin Guodong was astonished, but his heart was extremely excited.

Materials and Primordial Stones, of course, were needed, and moreover, using the Eternal Life Realm’s defensive arrays would require even more.

A smile appeared on Lin Hao’s face: "Of course we need them. If we don’t have enough materials, we can loot them. After all, everyone in this plane is now our enemy!"