Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

As soon as he said this, all the generals in the tower hall frowned deeply. The Wolf Flame Commander asked in a cold voice, ”Kid, what do you mean by that?”

Lu Chao’s eyes remained narrowed as he slowly scanned everyone in the hall...

Then, he replied, enunciating each word, ”I said, if I help you defend Sword Tooth City, what’s in it for me?”

The moment his voice fell, the entire hall was stunned into silence.

Guan Zanyi immediately said coldly, ”You dare ask for a reward? Serving the Hundred Countries is your duty.”

Lu Chao let out a soft chuckle and stood there silently, his expression making it clear he couldn’t care less what they did.

Fan Jinhua also remained silent. He knew Lu Chao was negotiating with everyone in the hall.

’What duty?’

They were descendants of the Azure Flame Sect, their existence akin to that of prisoners. They had no such duty.

Seeing the two remain silent, Guan Zanyi roared again, ”Kid, believe it or not, I could have you dragged out and beheaded right now!”

The smiles on their faces were infuriating.

Finally, Lu Chao replied with a smile, ”In that case, Grand General Guan, you might as well just throw us off the walls and hand us over to Lu Hanyan.”

Again, his expression was one of complete indifference.

Fan Jinhua added, ”Go on, behead us. We’ll be waiting for you in the afterlife, Grand General Guan. We trust we won’t have to wait long.”

If this battle was lost, even if Guan Zanyi didn’t die on the field, he would very likely be executed.

Once again, the other commanders had to restrain Guan Zanyi, and the Fox Flame Female General asked, ”What is it you want?”

Hearing this, Lu Chao immediately looked up...

”The reward, of course, is a future for us, the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect...”

”I want the Six Great Flame Countries to make a joint public announcement. They must declare that as long as we resolve the crisis at Sword Tooth City, the freedom of all descendants of the Azure Flame Sect will be restored. And this must be witnessed by the hundred smaller countries.”

”If you go back on your word, may you be destroyed by heaven and earth, and suffer a terrible death!”

His voice echoed, again and again, throughout the tower hall!

The gazes of all the Flame Country commanders and the minor captains from the Hundred Countries froze. They all stared intently at Lu Chao. Some of the minor captains even looked bewildered, as many of them were not entirely clear on the specific circumstances of the Azure Flame Sect’s descendants.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Guan Zanyi’s sinister, terrifying voice erupted, ”Dream on.”

But Lu Chao continued...

”Of course, freedom is far from enough. All of us must be allowed to gather together and be granted our own fiefdom. We can no longer be scattered among the Six Great Flame Countries.”

Suddenly, Guan Zanyi laughed. The Wolf Flame Commander laughed. Every general who knew the truth about the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect laughed.

One by one, they looked at Lu Chao as if he were a giant joke.

To them, such conditions were a massive joke, something they could never possibly agree to.

Perhaps most people there were not clear on the specific circumstances of the Azure Flame Sect’s descendants.

But these commanders were all core figures in their respective Flame Countries. They understood the principle of pulling up the weeds by the roots. They would absolutely never agree.

There was no way they would ever allow the Azure Flame Sect even the slightest chance to rise from the ashes.

Under the gazes of the powerful experts, Lu Chao lowered his voice and said, ”If you give us no way to live, then you can just wait for a crushing defeat.”

Fan Jinhua also jerked his head up and quickly added...

”The death of Great Wu Lu Chao was supposed to be a golden opportunity for the Hundred Countries to counterattack.”

”There are rumors within the Great Wu Empire that Lu Dingtian is nothing without his adopted son, Lu Chao. If the Hundred Countries suffer a great defeat in this battle, those rumors will instantly vanish like smoke, and Lu Dingtian’s momentum will become unstoppable.”

”Conversely, Lu Dingtian’s prestige... will be utterly destroyed.”

”And that is when the Hundred Countries will have their chance.”

As the two spoke, the smiles on the faces of everyone present gradually faded, and one by one, they fell into deep thought.

In the end, however, Guan Zanyi stated grimly, ”Impossible. This matter isn’t even up for discussion.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chao said, ”Master Fan, let’s go...”

”You think you can just leave?” Guan Zanyi’s eyes flew wide as his True Qi erupted once more.

Lu Chao turned his head back and said, ”We’ll jump from the walls ourselves. We’ll go find Lu Hanyan and offer ourselves up for death. No need to trouble yourselves.”

With that said, the two of them strode toward the exit of the tower.

Beyond the gate was the city wall. A leap from there would land them directly in the hands of the Great Wu Soldiers and Horses, yet their steps were unwavering.

Perhaps it was due to Lu Chao’s natural aura, but no one moved to stop them.

”Wait...”

Only when they had truly walked out the gate, only when they had reached the edge of the parapet, did the voices of the Flame Country commanders call out from inside.

Lu Chao and Fan Jinhua stopped and slowly turned back.

”Your conditions... we must send messages to the Flame Kings. You will have to wait.”

”Guards! Seize them and put them in custody!”

This was Guan Zanyi’s order, given on behalf of all the commanders. None of them could make the decision at the moment, so their only option was to stall.

And so, Lu Chao and Fan Jinhua were taken away and locked up.

Meanwhile, in the tower hall, the commanders immediately began to confer.

The Lion Flame Commander was the first to speak, his words coming slowly...

”The descendants of the Azure Flame Sect know that if Fan Changcun dies, their own path to survival will be cut off. They have no way out.”

”They have absolutely no fear of death.”

”Therefore, we can only report this matter to the Flame Kings and let them make the decision.”

”However, we can probably guess the outcome. They will order us to defend Sword Tooth City to the death, and only agree to these terms if we are truly on the verge of collapse. For now, all we can do is wait.”

In the end, all the commanders, including Guan Zanyi, could only send messages via carrier pigeon to their respective Flame Kings.

When it came to the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect, they truly did not have the authority to decide.

「Sword Tooth City, inside a certain prison...」

Lu Chao and Fan Jinhua were locked up together. By now, Fan Jinhua had lost all of his earlier composure and resolve. He asked nervously, ”Lu Chao, do you think the Flame Countries will agree?”

With a small laugh, Lu Chao gave Fan Jinhua a reassuring look...

”They will definitely agree. In fact, they have to.”

”On the way here, I already assessed the current battle situation. Sword Tooth City will fall within three days.”

Fan Jinhua was completely dumbfounded. ’How come I couldn’t see that?’ he wanted to ask.

”The deployment of the Great Wu Soldiers and Horses seems to be Lu Hanyan’s work, but in reality, Lu Dingtian is pulling the strings from behind. This means... the Great Wu Soldiers and Horses are stronger than imagined, and more and more of them will come flooding in.”

”Once Sword Tooth City falls, Tiger Flame will be a wide-open plain.”

”At that point, the Great Wu Soldiers and Horses will march straight to the foot of Tiger Flame Royal City. And then you have to ask, will the Tiger Flame King be afraid?”

Listening to these words, Fan Jinhua’s whole body trembled slightly as he gulped nervously...

In the past, the military strength of the Hundred Countries held an advantage over the Great Wu Empire.

But in the great decisive battle on the Hundred Countries Battlefield, the Hundred Countries were virtually crippled by Great Wu Lu Chao before his death.

Their skilled generals were almost completely wiped out, otherwise, it never would have been the turn of trash like Guan Zanyi.

The current forces of the Hundred Countries are in a half-crippled state, with no strength left to counterattack.

One could say that as long as Sword Tooth City falls, Lu Dingtian can use the massive advantage left behind by Great Wu Lu Chao before his death to begin harvesting the Hundred Countries.

At that point, the Hundred Countries would likely be completely absorbed into the Great Wu Empire.

For the Hundred Countries, this battle was far too critical.

”Let’s wait. Within three days, we will get the result we want,” Lu Chao said, closing his eyes to begin his Cultivation.