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

After the dragon of Japan's national destiny was pinned under the claws of the golden dragon of China's national destiny, it immediately began to struggle violently.

However, as golden light burst forth and rapidly spread across it, runes of rules materialized, instantly transforming into a cage of rules that firmly bound it.

Immediately afterwards, the golden dragon of the Celestial Empire roared, and endless golden light converged as its claws pressed down forcefully.

"Kaka!"

Instantly, the body of the Japanese national destiny dragon emitted a series of cracking sounds as it could no longer bear the strain, and golden cracks spread across its body.

"boom!"

Immediately afterward, the dragon of Japan's national destiny suddenly exploded, turning into endless golden fragments.

At its core is a dragon ball, and one can vaguely see a seal inside.

After its body exploded, the seal began to vibrate slightly. The dragon ball instantly shone with golden light and unleashed a terrifying suction force, drawing countless golden fragments towards the center.

But at that very moment, the golden dragon representing the destiny of the Celestial Empire, manifested by the imperial edict, suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled forcefully.

In an instant, an extremely terrifying suction force erupted, and the golden fragments that were originally converging towards the Dragon Ball instantly changed direction and poured into His mouth.

Even the most crucial Dragon Ball, amidst a violent tremor, flew towards the dragon's mouth and was ultimately swallowed whole.

The endless flow of dragon energy instantly eroded and assimilated it, and the endless rules flowed back and were seized by the dynasty.

After all the fragments of the golden dragon representing national fortune shattered and the dragon ball was devoured, Japan's national fortune instantly dimmed.

The rules governing the nation's destiny began to shake violently, causing numerous other rules to tremble as well. A violent earthquake struck Japan instantly, with cities and houses collapsing everywhere, and the earth even cracking open with fissures.

Even under the influence of national destiny and the energy of heaven and earth, Mount Fuji, where cherry blossoms still bloom in profusion, is experiencing violent tremors.

"boom!"

Finally, with a deafening roar, a pillar of crimson magma erupted and shot straight into the sky, then transformed into a rain of fire that showered down in all directions, destroying countless buildings and fields, and claiming the lives of countless people.

As a result, Japan's national fortunes have declined further, becoming extremely bleak.

As the golden dragon of national fortune was devoured and the nation's fortune declined, Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shogun of Edo, and many other daimyo all coughed up blood, their bodies instantly weakening, and their life force declining at a visible rate.

In the end, they all slumped in their seats, half-dead, their hair turned completely white, looking like they were about to die.

In particular, Emperor Go-Yangcheng's power, which had been close to the realm of supernatural powers, plummeted to the bottom in an instant, his life force dissipated, and he was dead beyond any doubt.

As the rulers of a nation, they are connected to the Golden Dragon of the nation's destiny. While receiving the blessing of the Golden Dragon's power, they also become bound by life and death.

Their deaths dealt a heavy blow to the nation's destiny. If successors cannot be selected as soon as possible to take over the nation's destiny, the nation's fate will be in grave danger.

Then the golden dragon of national fortune will collapse and dissipate, scattering among capable individuals within the territory. Under the influence of national fortune, it will drive the overall trend, reunify all parties, and elect a new ruler.

If the golden dragon of national destiny collapses, then the ruler of the country will be instantly severely injured and die on the spot.

Originally, Tokugawa Iemitsu and the others were also destined to die.

However, in the end, they all merged their own dragon of destiny into the dragon of Japan's national destiny.

Naturally, the bulk of the backlash from this power fell on Emperor Go-Yōsei.

Therefore, Emperor Goyojo died instantly, while Tokugawa Iemitsu and his men only suffered severe injuries and did not die on the spot.

Meanwhile, the now even stronger Heavenly Dynasty's Golden Dragon of Fortune suddenly showered a dazzling golden light upon Li Shu and his companions, transforming it into dragon-shaped marks between their brows.

Li Shu touched his brow, lost in thought.

It turns out that one doesn't necessarily have to destroy a country to receive the blessing of the dragon. Instead, one only needs to devour the national fortune beast, or rather, the dragon's energy, to receive the feedback from the golden dragon of national fortune.

Suddenly, the way he looked at Zhang Xianzhong beside him began to look strange.

He still remembered that there was an imperial edict inside the Jiaolong.

As the General of Zhenhai, the commander and captain of the Jiaolong fleet, he could mobilize its forces.

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Noticing Li Shu's gaze, Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly, sensing that he was thinking something unpleasant.

"hehe."

Li Shu smiled gently, withdrew his gaze, and looked back towards the direction of Japan.

It's not the time to think about these things yet.

After the divine dragon bestowed its blessing, the golden dragon of the Celestial Empire's destiny let out a roar, circled once, and then swooped down toward the imperial edict. During this process, its body rapidly shrank and eventually disappeared into the imperial edict.

In the next instant, the imperial edict accelerated rapidly, quickly reaching the skies above Edo. A vast, rolling, dark gray mist engulfed the heavens and the earth in an instant.

Japan's national destiny was shaken once again. While struggling to resist the gray-black fog, it once again gathered and evolved dragon energy, manifesting the golden dragon of national destiny.

With feedback from the Dragon of Fortune, Tokugawa Iemitsu and his companions' power quickly stabilized and even recovered somewhat.

It only takes three to five months of rest to recover most of the body, but the depleted life essence will not be so easy to recover.

The golden dragon representing the nation's destiny, which gathered in Kyoto, became listless, its movements mechanical and sluggish.

Because Emperor Go-Yōzei had already died, and no new emperor had been chosen.

When the nation's destiny is without a master, it will naturally become mechanical and stagnant, only acting on instinct.

If no new emperor ascends the throne for a long period of time, this golden dragon of national fortune will collapse and be drawn in by other dragons of fortune, transforming into endless dragon energy that merges into it.

This time, the golden dragon representing national fortune, along with other dragons representing destiny, no longer fights against the gray-black mist, nor does it stop its expansion.

Instead, it hovered fearfully over Edo, Kyoto, and the castles of various daimyo, barely offering protection to these places.

This time, the imperial edict finally did not provoke a backlash.

About a day later, the entire territory of Japan was shrouded in a gray-black fog, cutting off outside surveillance. Countless demons and monsters bred and ravaged within it, causing thousands or even tens of thousands of deaths every now and then.

Another half day passed, and the gray-black fog gradually dissipated. "Roar~!"

With each roar of a dragon, the golden dragons of national destiny manifested in the Western Kingdom to the west, the Shun Kingdom to the northwest, and the Joseon Dynasty, all looking towards the direction of Japan.

Because of the collapse of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune and the rapid decline of the nation's fortune, the gray-black fog has thinned, and they are finally able to glimpse the scene through the perspective of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune.

At the same time, they also mobilized the national fortune and dragon energy, projecting the scenes seen by the golden dragon of national fortune into the palaces of various countries.

Li Shu glanced at the soldiers behind him, seeing the curious yet somewhat helpless expressions on their faces, and couldn't help but laugh as he gave the order.

"All soldiers, listen to my command and form ranks!"

"Yes!"

The order was relayed to all four warships, and the soldiers responded with a resounding roar.

"Boom boom boom"

In an instant, bursts of power and momentum erupted, intertwined and connected through military aura, and a military formation with Li Shu at its core rapidly evolved and took shape.

A cyan dragon swiftly materialized, casting a cyan divine light that enveloped all the soldiers, including the steel warships.

Then, the blue dragon looked towards the direction of Japan.

Furthermore, all the scenes they witnessed were reflected in the minds of Li Shu and the others.

The entire territory of Japan was shrouded in a thin layer of eerie gray-black aura.

Although the eerie gray-black aura was no longer as corrosive as before, it did not affect the sunlight.

However, it still has a great impact on people, generating negative emotions and making them irritable and violent.

Countless demons and monsters roam the mountains and cities, and people often lose their lives.

Even after a human dies, they cannot find peace. If they are not dealt with immediately, they will turn into nearly immortal ghosts.

It can only be completely eradicated by killing it along with all those who know of its existence.

In just one day, more than 20% of the entire Japanese population had died.

By the time everything stabilizes and reaches a new equilibrium, at least 20-30% will probably still die.

That is to say, of the more than 20 million people, at least half will die, reaching tens of millions.

Japan became a veritable land of death and evil, a veritable demon realm.

Moreover, most of them are easily angered, violent, and bloodthirsty.

Only in Kyoto, Edo, and the castles where the various daimyo resided could people's emotions remain relatively stable.

However, it is also constantly being eroded by the eerie gray and black aura.

If the nation's destiny and dragon energy are ever damaged, it will immediately be eroded by the dark and sinister energy, turning these cities into cradles for the birth of demons and monsters.

Seeing the tragic state of Japan, everyone couldn't help but gasp in horror.

Who says that the emperors of the Celestial Empire were so benevolent that they were almost weak?

In their eyes, there is nothing more ruthless than this.

With just one imperial edict, Japan was nearly destroyed, and the number of people who died as a result was likely in the tens of millions.

Not to mention Wang Dahu, who was so feared by the Western Regions that he was called the Blood Tiger, even all the generals of the Celestial Dynasty combined probably wouldn't amount to half the number of people the dynasty killed this time.

In an instant, everyone who could see these things fell silent, and the palaces of various countries became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Meanwhile, Tokugawa Iemitsu and the other daimyo were filled with deep regret.

Why do you think they're provoking the Emperor of the Celestial Empire?
Isn't it just submission, isn't it just acknowledging someone as a vassal and paying tribute?

That's not a big deal.

To be honest, which country surrounding China has never been a vassal state of China?
Isn't it normal to submit to foreign powers and pay tribute?

This time it was really bad; we almost lost our country and our people.

Even now, things aren't much better.

In the end, who knows what will become of Japan?

After a long, long time, everyone gradually came to their senses.

At this moment, everyone had only one thought: they must never offend the Celestial Empire, and they must never offend the Celestial Empire's emperor.

Immediately, the emperors of all the countries who could see this place all began to withdraw their gazes, fearing that they might displease their dynasties and cause them to suffer the same fate.

Their entire population wouldn't be enough for such a blow; it would truly mean the destruction of their nation and the extermination of their people.

Immediately, they issued orders to prepare tributes such as jewels and gold, which they intended to offer to the Celestial Empire.

Ideally, the emperor of the Celestial Empire would recognize their throne and bestow some kind of title upon them.

Seeing that the matter was over, Li Shu, who was equally shocked, also withdrew his troops. After taking one last deep look at the Japanese, he commanded the warships to turn around and return to port.

All that remains is a devastated Japanese territory, ravaged by demons and monsters.

When they passed Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Kingdom again, Li Shu finally couldn't hold back any longer. He looked intently at Zhang Xianzhong and said with a smile:

"Chief Zhang, look, I have another imperial edict here. I wish to devour some of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune to replenish my strength. Is that possible?"

Looking at Li Shu's smiling face, Zhang Xianzhong felt a chill run down his spine.

By devouring some of the nation's destiny golden dragons, his life was intertwined with those dragons; Li Shu was trying to kill him. (End of Chapter)