I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong's eerie blood-shadow clone, the surrounding Heavenly Dynasty soldiers couldn't help but become slightly wary.

Only after Li Shu waved his hand did everyone lower their guard and resume their business.

However, he still kept a portion of his attention focused on Zhang Xianzhong's location.

If he does anything inappropriate, he will be met with a thunderous strike, intended to kill him instantly.

"General!"

Zhang Xianzhong paid no attention to the crowd's wariness, and simply cupped his hands in greeting to Li Shu.

Anyway, he's just a blood shadow avatar now, so even if he's killed, he won't lose anything.

"Chief Zhang!"

Facing Zhang Xianzhong, Li Shu returned the greeting with a salute.

However, the way it was addressed made Zhang Xianzhong pause slightly, and even the Blood Shadow Incarnation rippled with crimson light.

He is now a person who has established a country and proclaimed himself emperor. It's one thing not to call him His Majesty the Emperor, but why is he still addressed as a leader?

Isn't this somewhat insulting, treating him like a rebel leader?
However, the situation was beyond his control, and although he was extremely unhappy, he could only suppress it and force a smile as he spoke.

"Hehe, no problem, no problem!"

Fortunately, since it is now the incarnation of Blood Shadow, no change in expression can be seen.

However, if there's anger, then naturally it needs to be vented.

A blood-red gale swept through a town of several thousand people on Kyushu Island in an instant. The thousands of people affected were instantly eroded and dissolved, turning into blood mist and merging into the wind.

After venting his anger, Zhang Xianzhong calmed down a bit and bowed to Li Shu again.

"I still don't know this general's esteemed name?"

"Yes, I am Li Shu, the General Who Guards the Seas and Marquis of Jinghai, personally appointed by His Majesty."

"Oh, so it's Lord Li in person. My apologies for not recognizing you in person."
"I'll show you the way, sir."

Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Chief Zhang."

With Zhang Xianzhong, who was familiar with the waterways, leading the way, Li Shu and his group quickly arrived at Honshu Island.

When Li Shu and his group announced their purpose, they were immediately met with ridicule from the coastal lords.

"Hahaha, what is this thing that dares to come to our Japan and show off its power?"

"What kind of imperial edict of punishment is this? Do they really think that just because they have the name of a Celestial Empire, they're some kind of superior nation?"

"Heh heh, one day, my great Japan will trample the Central Plains and let them know that only our great Japan is the superior nation."

"But, General, those steel warships of the Celestial Empire seem quite formidable."
I heard that those Spaniards were all wiped out and driven out by them.”

"Not easy to deal with? Even if they are not easy to deal with, there are only four of them."
As for the Spanish
They were isolated overseas, and without the support of supplies from their homeland, it was only natural that they were expelled.

"Yes, we are different. My great Japan has a population of over 20 million, while those people from the Celestial Empire have come from afar."
How many people can there be?

The situation is quite clear.
The advantage is in my hands!

"Yes, the advantage is mine!"

"Hmm, contact the nearby lords and see if we can join forces to capture those Chinese warships."

After a moment's thought, the leader issued the order.

"General, should we inform the daimyo?"

This region nominally belonged to the Mori daimyo.

"Yes, we definitely need to notify them."

Such steel warships are not something we lords can even dream of.

However, if we take the lead and make a significant contribution, we might still be able to obtain one.”

Upon receiving the news, Daimyo Mori Kojiro, with similar ideas to the others, immediately gathered his men to prepare for an attack on the people from the Celestial Empire.

Three days later, Kojiro Mori gathered a large number of samurai, military ships, and other troops, and charged menacingly toward the warship where Li Shu and his men were.

Powerful auras burst forth, then merged into a vast, overwhelming force that pressed down upon Li Shu and his companions.

Even the sea, which used to be turbulent, was calmed down, becoming as smooth as a mirror, with only the passing of ships creating streaks in the water.

Seeing this, Li Shu couldn't help but smile. It wasn't for nothing that he had waited so long; he had finally managed to gather these Japanese people together.

"fire!"

"Boom boom boom"

In an instant, the sea was engulfed in a hail of cannon fire. The Japanese samurai army's formations held out for only a moment before being torn apart and destroyed by the continuous barrage of artillery fire.

Without the support and protection of the military forces, most of the Japanese sampans and warships were destroyed in an instant and slowly sank into the sea.

On the shore, watching all this, Kojiro Mori staggered for a moment, his face turning deathly pale.

"It's over, it's over."

In order to capture the Celestial Empire's steel warships, he basically mobilized all the forces of the Mori family.

This single act destroyed most of the territory, which sealed the fate of the Mori clan.

Moreover, the battle is not over yet.

Looking at the towering flames that illuminated half the sky, Li Shu felt no emotion whatsoever, and simply ordered his men to launch wave after wave of attacks.

Looking at the cannons firing shells and the Japanese fleet that was almost completely destroyed in a short time, Zhang Xianzhong's mouth gaped open, revealing an expression of disbelief.

How can this be?

Even when he was still in China, he knew that the life-saving weapons of that time were formidable.

However, it was definitely far from reaching the level it is today.

Unconsciously, Zhang Xianzhong's gaze toward those cannons was filled with a burning desire, as if he wished he could pull them back to his Great Western Kingdom right now.

With such powerful firearms, he was confident that he could lead the Daisai army to sweep across the entire Japanese kingdom.

At the same time, he became even more disdainful of the dynasty.

It's not that I look down on his strength and power, but rather that I dislike his spirit.

You say you possess such powerful firearms, so why did you only issue a reprimand in response to Japan's provocations?

If it were him, he would definitely send a large army to wipe out Japan.

A few moments later, all the Japanese ships on the sea were completely destroyed.

Li Shu coldly looked towards the shore, at the place where the dragon's fortune manifested.

That was where Kojiro Mori was.

Due to the inherent national conditions of Japan, the emperor was merely a puppet, with military and political power controlled by the shogunate daimyo.

Therefore, in addition to the dragon of destiny manifesting as the national fortune, the shogun and various daimyo also possessed slightly inferior fortune.

For example, the current Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, possesses a dragon aura no less powerful than that of the Emperor, and the various daimyo also possess the fortune of a dragon. When Li Shu looked over, Mori Kojiro felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of impending death gripping his heart.

However, just when he thought he was about to die this time.

However, they discovered that Li Shu had not given the order to attack with those terrifying firearms. Instead, one of the men on his side took out a bright yellow scroll and slowly unfurled it.

Li Shu looked at the imperial edict in front of him and couldn't help but frown slightly.

On the bright yellow brocade, lines of black text appeared.

A strange power assaulted my mind, countless chaotic thoughts rising and falling, as if countless eerie whispers were murmuring in my ear.
At this moment, Li Shu felt a wave of dizziness and a feeling of nausea.

However, in the next instant, the positions of Zhenhai General and Jinghai Marquis in his mind trembled, and a pure spiritual power instantly spread, dispelling all the discomfort in his heart.

"Hoo~!"

Li Shu looked at the imperial edict with apprehension, took a deep breath, and solemnly read its contents.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: There is now a country called Japan, which defies the rule of our kingdom and provokes our superior nation."
It should be banished to the most evil place in the world.

As Li Shu read out the imperial edict, boundless golden light instantly burst forth, its majestic aura spreading across the sky and earth.

Standing beside Li Shu, Zhang Xianzhong felt an immense force suddenly press down on him. His internal energy instantly became chaotic, and his entire body rippled with crimson waves, evaporating large swaths of blood mist, which were then instantly dissolved.

If it weren't for the fact that at this moment, the dragon energy within his body also suddenly burst forth with a radiant light, slightly halting the purification and dissolution of the dragon energy of the Celestial Empire's national destiny.

It seems that in the blink of an eye, his blood shadow clone, condensed through evil methods, will be purified and erased by the national fortune dragon energy carried by the imperial edict.

Even so, it only slightly slowed down the rate at which the body dissipated.

Even their spiritual consciousness underwent intense purification and dissolution.

"Ah~!"

The mental anguish caused Zhang Xianzhong to let out a low growl in an instant.

He had considered using the Blood Shadow Clone to reclaim the spiritual consciousness he had inherited.

However, the golden light formed by the surrounding dragon energy isolated the inside from the outside at this moment, making it impossible for his spirit and consciousness to detach, and he could only endure the pain.

Seemingly noticing that something was wrong with him, Li Shu's voice suddenly entered his mind.

"Ah~, sorry, I almost forgot, the national fortune of my Celestial Empire is the most effective at suppressing evil forces."
I completely forgot to block you out.
Please bear with me, Chief Zhang.

Watching Li Shu calmly read out the imperial edict, and hearing the voice in his mind, Zhang Xianzhong felt nothing but mockery and couldn't help but roar inwardly.

Now that you've already discovered it, why don't you move your power away?
Are you taking revenge for someone else's personal grudge?

Didn't we have some conflicts before, and I deliberately showed off my power and methods? Is it necessary to target me like this at every turn?
In fact, if that were all, Li Shu might not have specifically targeted him.

Although the Celestial Empire, having occupied the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time, focused most of its attention on its own development, it had almost forgotten about Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who had fled overseas.

However, when they met again, his actions in China quickly came to mind for Li Shu.

In Fengyang, they carried out a large-scale massacre of innocent people, including the elderly, women, children, and even infants and pregnant women.

Although Fengyang was still under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

However, they now belong to the Celestial Empire.

Li Shu naturally had no good impression of Zhang Xianzhong.

Moreover, the dynasty had once said that if Zhang Xianzhong were captured, he would be executed in accordance with the law.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Xianzhong had already established a state overseas, and hadn't been quick enough to submit, and hadn't been in a hostile relationship with Japan, Li Shu might even have attacked the Great Western Kingdom.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Li Shu did not consider Zhang Xianzhong and the Great Western Kingdom as friends.

However, there is always a sense of kinship among fellow Chinese.

However, even so, some punishment and teasing along the way are still unavoidable.

Until they saw Zhang Xianzhong's blood shadow clone, which had turned pale red and was extremely ethereal, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

Only then did Li Shu have a thought, and through the imperial edict in his hand, he manipulated the surrounding national fortune and dragon energy to avoid Zhang Xianzhong.

"Hoo~!"

Without the suppression and dissolution of the dragon's aura of national destiny, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but exhale a long breath of turbid air.

After regaining his composure, Zhang Xianzhong's gaze towards Li Shu flickered.

However, regardless of Zhang Xianzhong's inner thoughts, Li Shu continued to read the imperial edict. His voice was powerful and resounding, and with the blessing of the dragon's aura, it spread throughout the entire country of Japan and the surrounding area for thousands of miles.

Everyone who heard the sound looked in this direction.

"Accusation? Punishment?"

In Edo, Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu looked at the vast expanse of golden light in the southwest, his brows furrowing slightly, yet also finding the situation somewhat absurd.

What led to the description of Japan as an extremely evil place?

Heh, so what if you turn this place into a hellish abyss?

In this world, you can't just say whatever you want.

They have many bad reputations, but they still live their lives.

In Kyoto, the 105th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Go-Yosei, also looked southwest, muttering to himself.

"Isn't this emperor of the Celestial Empire a little too benevolent and weak?"

They thought they could use this to curb the Tokugawa family and even weaken the power of the various daimyo.
Unexpectedly, he just came to read an imperial edict.

On the shore ahead of Li Shu and the others, Kojiro Mori, who had been waiting to die, suddenly perked up after hearing the contents of the imperial edict.

This general from the Celestial Empire, surely he won't attack again?

According to the etiquette and manners of the Celestial Empire, these generals should not disobey the orders of the Celestial Emperor.

So, his life should be saved.

Unconsciously, a look of joy appeared on his face, and even his gaze toward Li Shu was tinged with mockery.

If you're so capable, then come and try.

Let's see if you dare disobey your emperor's orders.

Yes, if Li Shu could know what he was thinking, he would definitely tell him loudly.

There's a saying in China: "When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders."

At the same time, the dynasty did not impose various restrictions on these border generals as other dynasties did.

The dynasty even granted them the right to wage war, requiring only a report afterward.

In short, all border generals who provoke the Celestial Empire have the right and the obligation to fight back fiercely.

Besides, there were other daimyo lords from Japan, the neighboring Daisai Kingdom, and Zhang Xianzhong standing next to Li Shu.

Those who could also hear the sounds, including Li Zicheng and his followers from the Shun dynasty, all looked in this direction, their expressions shifting uncertainly. (End of Chapter)