My son is about to break through.

Xia Huang raised his head with difficulty and met Gu Yang's cold eyes. An endless chill suddenly surged in his heart.

The other party really dared to kill me!
This was the thought that popped into Xia Huang’s mind, followed by panic.

It's not that he is not afraid of death.

But he doesn't think anyone dares to do anything to him.

After all, he is the second elder of the ancient Xia family. If anyone attacks him, he will be the enemy of the entire ancient Xia family.

In Xia Huang's opinion, let alone the Shenwu Empire, even other imperial clans would never dare to act in this way.

They are both members of the imperial family.

There is also a gap.

The ancient Xia family is the oldest imperial family in the Eastern Region and one of the oldest imperial families in the entire ancient world.

The foundation among them is incomparable to that of other imperial clans.

If the Xia family did not have sufficient foundation, it would not have been possible for it to have been passed down from ancient times to the present day and survived many catastrophes.

and so.

From the beginning.

Xia Huang didn't think that the Shenwu Dynasty would dare to do anything to him, and this was also the confidence he had to face a saint head-on.

Even if this saint also has the identity of an emperor of an imperial dynasty, it is the same.

however.

What Xia Huang could never have expected was that Gu Yang did not play according to the rules at all. It seemed as if the other party had no fear of the majesty of the ancient imperial family and attacked him without any scruples.

Facing the current life-and-death crisis, Xia Huang felt only fear in his heart.

"Your Majesty, calm down... This old man..."

When Xia Huang was about to say something, he saw Gu Yang pointing his finger directly at his forehead.

"boom!"

Xia Huang only felt his soul shaken violently, as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart. His soul, which was comparable to that of a semi-saint, was destroyed on the spot in an instant.

As his soul perished, the divine light in Xia Huang's eyes dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His body remained in a kneeling position, but there was no movement at all.

Subsequently.

Gu Yang restrained his breath, and a figure appeared in the hall without him noticing.

“Your Majesty, if we kill the people of the ancient Xia family, there will probably be a lot of trouble in the future. According to the information collected by the Jinyiwei, the ancient Xia family has had six emperors in total.

There are even rumors that the Xia family has an ancient emperor who has sealed himself off from the world, waiting for the opportunity to enter the immortal world! "

Gu Yi glanced at Xia Huang's body on the ground with an unchanged expression. Then he withdrew his gaze and truthfully reported some information about the ancient Xia family.

As one of the three imperial clans, the Jinyiwei naturally could not turn a blind eye to the ancient Xia family.

Long before this.

Gu Yi was secretly investigating information about the ancient Xia family.

Unfortunately.

The influence of the ancient Xia family is spread everywhere, and its foundation is even stronger. Even though the members of the Jinyiwei were born as secret guards and are fearless of death, it is difficult for them to find out too much information.

Hearing Gu Yi's words, Gu Yang looked calm.

“The Shenwu Dynasty wants to unify the Eastern Region, so it cannot avoid the three major imperial clans. Although the three major imperial clans seem to be indifferent to the world, they are actually detached from it, and they are about to become the uncrowned kings of the Eastern Region.

Whether it is the Xia family, the ancient Zhou family, or the Dongxuan Holy Land, it is impossible for them to sit back and watch the Shenwu Dynasty unify the entire Eastern Region.

Since both sides are destined to fight, why bother pretending to be friendly? "

Whether Xia Huang is killed or not, both sides are destined to stand on opposite sides. Since this is the case, Gu Yang cannot be merciful.

Kill a Xia Huang.

This will allow the ancient Xia family to lose a semi-saint.

This can also be regarded as a disguised way of weakening the strength of the ancient Xia family.

Although a semi-saint is nothing, but in today's Dharma-Ending Age, if a semi-saint is thrown into the battlefield, it can cause quite a stir.

Or don't do it.

Or do it to the extreme.

This is the truth that Gu Yang learned from Gu Qingfeng.

He looked at Xia Huang's body with slightly cold eyes.

"Send someone to deliver the things to the Xia family. It will be a gift from our Shenwu Dynasty to the ancient Xia family!"

"Yes--"

-

Five days later.

A Jinyiwei found someone from the ancient Xia family and handed a box to the other party, leaving a message saying that this was a gift from the Shenwu Emperor to the ancient Xia family. Then he left, leaving the person from the Xia family standing there in a daze, seemingly unable to react.

at this time.

Many people who were familiar with the Xia family cultivators in front of them spoke up.

"The Shenwu Dynasty is now famous in the Eastern Region, but I didn't expect that they would have to bow to Xia Tian. The Taikoo Xia Family, to which Brother Xia Yan belongs, is indeed an ancient imperial family!"

"Open it quickly and see what the Shenwu Dynasty has sent!"

The others all spoke one after another, flattering him, making Xia Yan unable to stop smiling.

As the direct descendant of the Xia family, those who can play with him are all of high status. Plus, Xia Yan has always been boastful, so naturally he can't hold back after hearing everyone's flattery.

"Since you want to see it, then I will open your eyes and let you understand that even though my ancient Xia family has not appeared in the world for a long time, the empire will have to bow down when hearing the name of my Xia family..."

As Xia Yan spoke, he suddenly opened the box. Immediately afterwards, a strong smell of blood wafted to everyone's face, and a hideous head stained with blood came into view.

The moment he saw the head, Xia Yan's face suddenly changed, and shock and anger appeared in his eyes.

"Second Elder!!!"

When other people saw this scene, the atmosphere instantly turned cold.

The second elder of the Xia family!
Not only was he killed, but his head was also chopped off and sent to the Xia family. This was no longer a simple provocation, but a slap in the face of the entire Xia family.

No one expected that a new dynasty would dare to do this.

soon.

The box containing Xia Huang's head appeared in the Xia family's main hall. Xia Chunqiu and many other elders of the Xia family looked at the head with wide-open eyes. An emotion called anger spread in the hall.

"The Shenwu Dynasty killed the second elder of my Xia family, and they must pay the price with blood. I propose that we immediately send troops to the Shenwu Dynasty to exterminate the entire Shenwu Gu family!!"

"Let's fight. Since the Shenwu Dynasty dares to declare war, then my Xia family should take over. It will also let the world see that the ancient Xia family will never allow others to bully us!"

One by one the elders spoke up, and some elders who were not in favor of war now advocated a war.

no way.

The moment Xia Huang's head was delivered to the Xia family, this battle was doomed to be inevitable.

The honor of the ancient Xia family must not be desecrated!

If they turn a blind eye to this matter, they will be speechless when facing the ancestors of the Xia family even in the afterlife.

Listening to what everyone said, Xia Chunqiu remained silent. After a while, he raised his hand, and the noisy scene suddenly quieted down.

Xia Chunqiu's stern eyes swept across each person, and finally fell on Xia Huang's head again, speaking word by word.

"Pass the order down, the ancient Xia family officially declares war on the Shenwu Dynasty!"

"Let all the cultivators in the clan prepare for a battle. All the forces affiliated with the Xia family must obey the imperial edict and make no mistakes!"

"Next, I will go and ask the ancestor for help and wait for the ancestor to make the final decision!" As soon as these words came out.

There was murderous intent in the eyes of everyone in the Xia family.

Although Xia Chunqiu said that he wanted to ask the ancestor to make the final decision, everyone could understand that this battle was inevitable.

Again.

When Xia Huang's head was delivered to the Xia family, this battle was inevitable.

Asking the ancestor for instructions was just to deal with Gu Qingfeng.

After all, in the entire Shenwu Dynasty, the only person worthy of the ancient Xia family's fear is the ancestor of the Gu family.

A half emperor.

No matter where it is placed, it should not be underestimated.

……

Half an hour later.

In the Xia family’s forbidden area.

In front of an ancient city of life, Xia Chunqiu bowed and spoke loudly.

"Xia Chunqiu, the 13,600th Patriarch of the Xia Family, requests to see the Thirteenth Ancestor!"

The words fell.

The Ancient City of Life suddenly shook, and a terrifying pressure suddenly spread out, making Xia Chunqiu suddenly feel an extremely terrible pressure, causing his blood, qi and soul to tremble all over his body, as if he could not bear such a breath.

at the same time.

An ancient, hoarse and overbearing voice came into Xia Chunqiu's mind.

"What's the matter?"

When these two simple words sounded in Xia Chunqiu's mind, it was like a thunderclap, making his sea of ​​consciousness turbulent.

“Reporting to the Thirteenth Ancestor, there is a new dynasty in the East Region that is trying to unify the East Region and become a Divine Dynasty. I sent the second elder of my clan to dissuade them, but the second elder was brutally killed and his head was sent back to the Xia Family.

The Xia family cannot ignore such a great humiliation, so I ask the Thirteenth Ancestor to help the Xia family destroy the Shenwu Dynasty!"

Half a while.

Just then, the ancient city of life saw the rhythm of Tao flowing, and an ancient shadow suddenly appeared in front of Xia Chunqiu. The terrifying pressure even made it difficult for the latter to look directly at it.

"When did the Xia family fall to such a state that a newly-promoted dynasty would need to wake up this emperor to intervene?
If I am not mistaken, we are now in the Dharma Ending Age... The time has not come yet. Do you know how great a sin it is to rashly wake me up?"

The thirteenth ancestor of the Xia family uttered a cold voice, and the terrifying pressure suddenly surged, causing Xia Chunqiu's body to tremble violently. His throat suddenly felt sweet, as if blood was about to spurt out, but he quickly suppressed it.

“Thirteenth Ancestor, calm down. Although the Shenwu Dynasty is a new dynasty, it has a strong man who is comparable to a half-emperor in charge.

Not long ago, the demon clan invaded, and six demon kings fought their way into the Eastern Region. However, four of them were killed by the ancestor of the Shenwu Emperor Dynasty, and the remaining two demon kings were also severely injured and returned.

If not for this, I would never dare to disturb the Thirteenth Ancestor's retreat!"

Xia Chunqiu told everything truthfully in one breath, fearing that if he was a little slow, he would be slapped to death by the angry old ancestor in front of him.

After a while.

The ancient city of life suddenly collapsed, many Taoist rhymes dissipated, and the huge forbidden area seemed to be shaking violently.

A tall and domineering figure walked out of the Ancient City of Life. With just one seemingly simple step, he came directly in front of Xia Chunqiu.

"A half-emperor in the Dharma Ending Age... Interesting. I want to see how powerful this half-emperor is. How dare he target my ancient Xia family!"

Only at this moment did Xia Chunqiu truly see the appearance of the thirteenth ancestor of the Xia family in front of him.

He was in his middle age, with a stern face, brow bones as if cut by a knife, thick eyebrows, and pupils of eyes with a faint golden color, which contained endless majesty, making it difficult for people to look directly at him. He was wearing a red robe, and even if he stood there motionless, he had a terrifying aura of eternal oppression.

This is the thirteenth ancestor of the Xia family!

Xia Tianjun!
A half-emperor from the ancient times.

……

soon.

The news that the second elder of the ancient Xia family had died and his head had been sent back to the Xia family, and that the thirteenth ancestor of the Xia family, Xia Tianjun, had awakened, swept across the Eastern Region and even the entire ancient world like a hurricane.

Many cultivators are unfamiliar with the name Xia Tianjun.

But only some forces with ancient origins truly understand what these three words represent.

"Xia Tianjun is not dead yet!"

“I heard that he was an almighty warrior of the Xia family who was closest to a great emperor in the ancient times. He once faced a great emperor and did not lose. He possessed a perfected Heavenly Dao Body and his strength was extremely terrifying!”

"If this person shows up, I'm afraid that the ancestor of the Shenwu Gu family may not be able to be his opponent!"

As long as they are aware of how terrifying Xia Tianjun is, these forces are not optimistic that the Shenwu Dynasty can win.

It is undeniable.

The ancestor of the Shenwu Gu family was indeed extremely powerful. He had many outstanding achievements and even killed several demon kings.

But so what?
Xia Tianjun, the 13th ancestor of the Xia family, has been famous since the ancient times. He is extremely powerful and has a miraculous record of facing the emperor without losing.

With such an existence, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a great emperor.

No matter how powerful the ancestor of the Shenwu Gu family is, he can never be a match for Xia Tianjun.

and so.

The moment they learned that the ancient Xia family had declared war on the Shenwu Dynasty, in the eyes of most forces, the Shenwu Dynasty was imminently destroyed.

at the same time.

Many forces affiliated with the Shenwu Dynasty became restless after learning of this, and many were even filled with fear.

"The ancient Xia family... I heard that the Thirteenth Ancestor was the best in the ancient times and once competed with the Great Emperor. I think if Lord Xia took action, would the Shenwu Dynasty have a chance of winning?"

In Prince Nan’s mansion, Nangong Zhu had an unpleasant look on his face.

Now that the Taixuan Dynasty has surrendered to the Shenwu Dynasty, he naturally does not want anything unexpected to happen to the Shenwu Dynasty.

Simultaneously.

Nangong Zhu also felt helpless.

If he had known earlier that the Taikoo Xia family was going to take action, he would never have surrendered to the Shenwu Dynasty so easily.

But it's too late to say anything now.

The ancient Xia family took action.

The thirteenth ancestor of the Xia family even woke up.

This made Nangong Zhu feel a little scared.

In front of him.

Nangong Chuan shook his head slightly, his expression solemn.

“The strength of Xia Family’s Thirteenth Ancestor, Xia Tianjun, is beyond doubt, but the strength of the one from the Shenwu Gu Family is still unknown to this day.

If the two fight, the Shenwu Dynasty will not necessarily be defeated.

However, matters of this level are no longer something that my Nangong family can interfere with.

Now that my Nangong clan has been granted the title of Southern King, we are completely tied to the Shenwu Dynasty. If the Shenwu Dynasty fails, the fate of the Nangong clan will not be any better!"

After hearing Nangong Chuan's words, Nangong Zhu and other high-ranking members of the Nangong clan looked increasingly uglier.

But just as Nangong Chuan said.

It's too late to say anything now.

The Nangong family is completely tied to the Shenwu Dynasty. They will rise and fall together. All they can do now is to pray that the Shenwu Dynasty can win. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous. (End of this chapter)