I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 425 Border Situation! The Empty City Stratagem! Chu Yang's Plan!

After the banquet, everyone left. The uproar had just subsided, and now, as regional rulers, they all had many things to deal with.

The Great Xia Imperial Palace, the Empress's bedroom.

Chu Yang sat at the tea table, while Tang Huo'er knelt behind him, gently massaging his shoulders.

This scene left Fan Wuye, who was on the other side, speechless with astonishment.

In the previous turmoil, the six emerging forces have all transformed themselves, with the Great Xia Dynasty undoubtedly being the most prominent.

Leaving aside Chu Yang and his several Saint-level subordinates, the other five forces have not yet reached the level of transcendent forces; they can only be considered top-tier among the hegemonic forces.

But the Great Xia Dynasty is different. Even without Chu Yang, the Great Xia Empress's strength is comparable to that of a Saint-level expert, and even ordinary Saint-level experts might not be her match.

It should be noted that even the ancient Futu clan, a long-established transcendent power, currently only has one Saint-level elder, Futu Xuan.

In comparison, the Great Xia Dynasty was in no way inferior.

It is foreseeable that the Great Xia Dynasty will be in the eye of the storm for some time to come.

But who would have thought that the dignified Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty would actually shed her majesty and, in such an almost docile manner, massage a man's shoulders and back?

"Did Little Peach go to the Yunlan Sect?" Chu Yang poured Fan Wuye a cup of tea and asked softly.

Fan Wuye nodded, giving Chu Yang a somewhat resentful look.

Before leaving, Xiao Xiao and Dan Tong only mentioned that there were still many pills and medicinal herbs in the Yunlan Sect's parkour area. As a result, Ye Tao abandoned her senior brother and followed them.

It's worth noting that before this, the two siblings were practically inseparable in public.

The last time they got separated was because Ye Tao learned that her senior brother was away, so she secretly slipped out of the Northern Wilderness Hill.

Upon learning the news, Fan Wuye immediately began searching for him.

Now, things have gotten really bad. It seems that his status as a senior brother in Xiao Taozi's heart is far inferior to those "delicious candies"...

And the one who started all of this is none other than Chu Yang right in front of us!

Chu Yang ignored Fan Wuye's resentful gaze and smiled, saying, "That's good. After going through so much, I'm sure no one will dare to cause trouble for the Yunlan Sect for a while. Little Peach is safe there."

Fan Wuye nodded, then asked, "When does the King of Chu intend to accompany us to the Northern Wilderness Hills?"

Chu Yang thought for a moment and said, "I will head to the Martial Realm first thing tomorrow morning."

"Once we've resolved the matter of the Western Heaven War Emperor, we'll set off together!"

Fan Wuye suddenly gave a bitter smile and said, "I suppose my teacher already knows about what happened recently. I helped you without his permission by using the name of the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs. I'm afraid I'll be punished when I get back."

Chu Yang glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Regardless of the process, the outcome of this matter is ultimately good."

"The five ancient races cherished their own possessions, causing their original Dharma bodies to be obscured for many years. Now, using them to create powerful beings is entirely beneficial to the Great Thousand Worlds!"

"Moreover, we have broken the so-called rules of the five ancient races. If they want to invade emerging forces in the future, they will have to think twice."

Chu Yang's meaning was clear: having reached the level of the three giants, the Undying Lord's vision and breadth of mind were naturally extraordinary.

Moreover, as descendants of the Immortal Emperor, the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs always prioritizes resisting the evil races from beyond the realm when considering any matter.

Since the outcome of this incident is beneficial to the entire Great Thousand World, he has no reason to blame Fan Wuye.

Fan Wuye was stunned. His teacher and this guy had never met before, yet the other person seemed to know his teacher very well.

Is this what they call mutual respect between the strong?

Early the next morning, Chu Yang left the Divine Continent with Luo Shen and Fan Wuye.

It is worth mentioning that before the five ancient clans made their move, Chu Yang had already constructed a multi-directional spatial teleportation array for each of the six forces.

This teleportation array borrows some principles from the insect network in the Super God World. Any teleportation array in any faction can reach the other five factions in a short time.

It's important to understand that this is a massive undertaking, given that the six forces are scattered across various regions of the Great Thousand Worlds, with vast distances between them.

Even for ordinary Grandmasters of Saint-grade Spirit Arrays, achieving this is not easy.

Chu Yang completed the construction of this unconventional insect web in a short time entirely by relying on his understanding of spatial power and Pangu's flawless calculations.

Therefore, they only need to use the teleportation array within the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty to reach the Martial Realm in a short time.

It was through the teleportation array that Chu Yang was able to gather his powerful subordinates before Qin Tian and the others arrived.

Half a day later, in the southernmost part of the Great Thousand World, in the Martial Realm.

This is the southern border of the Great Thousand Worlds, separated from the outside world only by an ancient battlefield.

Unlike the Senluo Realm, this ancient battlefield, like the Sacred Abyss, is one of the main battlefields of the ancient great war. Therefore, if a Heavenly Sovereign were to step into it now, it would cause spatial disorder.

This is common knowledge in the vast world. In ancient times, the more important the ancient battlefield, the more opportunities it contained, but it was also the more unstable it was, which prevented even the most powerful Heavenly Sovereigns from entering.

On the contrary, small and medium-sized battlefields like the Senluo Realm have fewer restrictions and can at least accommodate Heavenly Sovereigns.

However, the ancient battlefield itself is synonymous with spatial instability. Even some battlefield spaces that can accommodate Heavenly Sovereigns are mostly unable to withstand the full power of a Heavenly Sovereign.

Neither powerful beings from the Great Thousand Realms nor demon emperors from extraterrestrial evil races would easily step onto the battlefield.

After all, every border battlefield has many powerful figures below the level of Heavenly Sovereign. Once the battlefield collapses, these people will also be buried with them.

Even so, the Great Thousand Realms still attach great importance to the borders of all parties.

Because the evil race has lost its humanity, who knows if they will sacrifice countless members of their race in the ancient battlefield in order to invade the Great Thousand World?

Fortunately, each border is guarded by powerful figures, so the evil races from beyond the realm dare not take risks. They usually send the evil races below the Heavenly Sovereign level to the Great Thousand Realm through some special means.

Then these weak evil races will try to help the Demon Emperor, who was sealed by the powerful beings of the Great Immortal Realm during the ancient great war, escape.

Alternatively, these weak evil races could be used as "vessels" for demon emperors who were left with only remnants of their souls to possess.

For nearly a thousand years, the two sides have clashed almost entirely in this way, and a large-scale war has never broken out.

This situation only changed with the appearance of Chu Yang.

The annihilation of the Demon Clan, the successive loss of three Immortal-level beings by the Blood Evil Clan, and the arrival of the World Will all became the triggers for the outbreak of war.

Especially the World Will, after all, the Immortal Emperor was the number one enemy of the extraterrestrial evil race back then, and it is known that this person reached the realm beyond the Saint rank by attracting the World Will.

To put it bluntly, the extraterrestrial evil race's retaliation against Chu Yang was less about retaliating because of his actions and more about them being afraid!

They fear that another Immortal Emperor, or even an existence surpassing the Immortal Emperor, will appear in the Thousand Immortal Realms!

After all, the talent and strength that Chu Yang has shown are unmatched even by the Immortal Emperor in his youth.

On the surface, it appears that the entire Great Thousand World bore the consequences of a series of events on behalf of Chu Yang.

But for the vast world, they are willing to bear such consequences!

On the one hand, it was Chu Yang's talent that gave many people a glimmer of hope.

On the other hand, it is because...

The trio of Chu Yang, Qin Tian, ​​and Sun Wukong have killed more than a dozen Demon Emperors in the outer realms!

This victory is unprecedented in the Great Thousand Worlds for the past few thousand years!

What's wrong with paying a price for this?

Moreover, the Endless Fire Domain and the Martial Realm are now guarding the southern and northern borders respectively, and both of these are forces that Chu Yang cultivated himself.

The extraterrestrial evil race has always been at odds with the Great Thousand Realms. The Great Thousand Realms are never afraid of war. Afterwards, Chu Yang did not simply cower in the rear. Instead, he helped to share nearly half of the pressure on the border battlefield.

Therefore, in the vast world, from the three giants to ordinary low-level demon slayers, no one thought Chu Yang's behavior was inappropriate; on the contrary, they admired him quite a bit.

When Chu Yang arrived at the Martial Realm, Lin Dong naturally greeted him personally, bringing along his two brothers, as well as his wife and sister.

The highest combat power in the martial realm has almost all gathered here, demonstrating the absolute importance they attach to Chu Yang.

If Chu Yang were to go to the Endless Fire Domain, he might not receive such treatment.

It wasn't that Xiao Yan didn't value him; Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had different personalities.

Xiao Yan is relatively easygoing, but while he values ​​loyalty and righteousness, he also possesses sufficient rationality.

He can risk his life for those around him, and he can also risk his life to protect the Dou Qi Continent or the Great Thousand World.

At the same time, he clearly distinguished between gratitude and affection. Although Chu Yang was related to him, the two did not have much affection for each other.

Lin Dong is different; he is much more emotional than Xiao Yan.

Back in the Tianxuan Continent, he even considered giving up being the "savior," hoping only to stay with his beloved before the continent was destroyed.

The main reason for protecting the vast world is also to protect the people around us.

Therefore, in his eyes, gratitude is the same as affection; otherwise, he would not have rushed to the Battle Demon Realm to help Sun Wukong when he knew it was likely a dead end.

Similarly, Chu Yang provided him with clues about his wife and took him away from the outer realm, which was an immense favor to Lin Dong.

If it weren't for Chu Yang, it would have been quite a task for him to find Ying Huanhuan's remnant soul.

If you want to leave the territory, there are only two paths you can take.

The only options are to wait until you break through to the Saintly Rank and forcibly open the spatial passage, or risk your life to enter the spatial turbulence!

"Brother Chu!"

Outside the teleportation array, Lin Dong bowed to Chu Yang, and the others around him did the same.

"No need for such formalities!" Chu Yang waved his hand, then looked at Ling Qingzhu with a half-smile and said:

"I'm only passing through on my way to the Ice Spirit Clan, so I won't disturb your time together!"

Ling Qingzhu blushed slightly and said in her uniquely clear and cool voice, "Your Majesty is too kind. Huanhuan and I are like sisters. I only hope she can recover soon!"

She understood that Chu Yang was teasing her like that because Ying Huanhuan would soon be reborn, at which point she and Lin Dong would no longer have a real world for two.

Fan Wuye scratched his head, looking completely bewildered. His gaze fell on Lin Yan, and the two locked eyes, feeling an inexplicable sense of mutual appreciation.

One is a clueless simpleton, and the other is a muscular brute; these two must indeed have a lot in common.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Dong took the initiative to say, "Since Brother Chu wants to win over the Western Heaven Battle Emperor, I will naturally go with him to resolve the conflict and avoid affecting the relationship between the Martial Realm and Great Xia in the future."

He already knew that Chu Yang wanted to bring the Western Heaven War Emperor into the Great Xia Dynasty. The six emerging forces maintained good relations, and he naturally did not want to create a rift because of the Western Heaven War Emperor.

Chu Yang nodded, then asked softly, "How is the situation at the border?"

Lin Dong sneered and said, "The Evil Clan is all bark and no bite. According to the previous plan, I have already recalled all the powerful beings from the Great Thousand Realms in the Realm of Life and Death."

"Only the evil race remains in the realm of life and death; even the Demon Emperors dare not openly break ties!"

"Now that the Martial Realm's defenses are solid, they know that letting the evil army under the Demon Emperor launch an attack would be tantamount to suicide. So they are only trying to infiltrate, but have never launched a full-scale war."

This was a plan proposed by Chu Yang after the border battle between the Martial Realm and the Endless Fire Domain. With Qin Tian here, the Great Thousand Palace naturally cooperated fully.

The specific plan is simple: cede the ancient battlefield on the border to the evil race, and then guard the exit of the battlefield.

With the Heavenly Sovereign overseeing this Great Thousand Realms, any number of evil race members coming here would be tantamount to suicide.

Of course, the evil race could also withdraw from the battlefield, and then the Demon Emperor could destroy the battlefield space, forcing the two sides into close combat.

However, this would mean that the evil race would have to bear enormous costs and risks.

Firstly, the evil race was unaware of the distribution of powerful figures in the Great Thousand Realms, especially since the Martial Realm and the Endless Fire Domain had voluntarily withdrawn from the battlefield, giving the impression of a bluff.

If we fall into an ambush, not only will we fail to invade the Great Thousand World, but we might also lose some of our lost territory to the Great Thousand World, just like on the western border. That would be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

There is another crucial reason: to destroy the battlefield space, a Demon Emperor needs to be a "death squad"!

Being caught in spatial turbulence, especially the kind caused by the collapse of a small world, even a Saint-level expert might not be able to escape unscathed.

The evil race has suffered enough casualties among its demon emperors recently, and they are unwilling to bear such a price again.

not to mention……

Only the southern and northern borders of the Great Thousand Worlds have adopted the "empty city strategy." If a general offensive is launched rashly, the Great Thousand Worlds will likely transfer powerful forces from other regions to concentrate their strength on these two battlefields, trapping them like turtles in a jar.

As for whether or not to break off relations at the other two borders as well?

Stop messing around!

Those stationed on those two borders are the Great Thousand Palace and the Sword Domain, respectively!

The Great Thousand Demon Buddha and the Green-Robed Sword Saint, either one of them would be enough to give them a hard time!

Of course, this empty city strategy wasn't just for show...

Chu Yang pondered for a moment and then asked, "When do you plan to make your move?"

Lin Dong's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Once we receive news from the Great Thousand Palace, Brother Xiao Yan and I will begin our operation together!"

Chu Yang nodded and said, "The Great Thousand Demon Buddha has been gone for some time now. Judging by the time, he should be making his move soon..."

"He's probably still looking for an opportunity, which has bought us some time."

"Once Ao Ting and Huo Ling merge with the Primal Dharma Body and obtain the True Dragon Bloodline and Phoenix Bloodline, I will involve them in the plan!" (End of Chapter)