He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

While Xie Bai was still struggling with Atoris.

The expeditionary force's warships have arrived at a point 8,000 meters from the city and are waiting.

As an expeditionary fleet built by the empire at great expense.

The expeditionary force consisted of one Titan flagship, four main ships, and several escort and supply ships.

The most crucial of these was the Titan flagship – the Sword of Conquest.

The Empire has only two Titan flagships in total.

The other Titan flagship was the Golden Dragon.

Unfortunately, this Titan flagship, which symbolized imperial majesty, has been lost.

According to Orion's explanation, the Imperial Ship was buried with the late Emperor and its whereabouts are unknown.

Therefore, the current expeditionary fleet has become the strongest fleet in the empire.

at the same time.

Inside the Expeditionary Sword, Leon is talking to a man dressed in a grey vintage tailcoat.

"You said...you're a member of the Chaos Cult?"

Lyon tossed a gold coin into the air and glanced casually at the newcomer.

The person speaking with Lyon was Thanatos.

"Yes, I was sent by the Lord of Chaos to discuss some matters with you."

Upon hearing this, Lyon revealed a meaningful smile.

"Oh, but I remember our deal ended fifty years ago. What's the meaning of this, coming to negotiate with me again? Or are you really the Chaos Cult?"

Thanatos did not back down in the slightest when faced with the other party's cold and sharp gaze.

"If the commander-in-chief doesn't trust me, perhaps he can trust this."

With that, Thanatos took out two Chaos Seeds.

"This is……"

The moment Leon saw the two Chaos Seeds being taken out, his pupils dilated instantly.

"A demigod-level Chaos Seed... or two of them?"

Two demigod-level Chaos Seeds were no joke; they were a complete and utter shock.

"That's right, these two Chaos Seeds are a gift from the Master to you. I hope you can accept them."

"Ha, such a grand gesture, I can't accept it. Besides, I already have a Chaos Seed. Even if more come, my body probably can't handle it."

Just as Lyon was about to refuse the two Chaos Seeds, Thanatos added another sentence.

"If the commander-in-chief fails to defeat the Imperial Sword in the end, you might be able to implant these two Chaos Seeds into the hive and fight the Empire to the death."

Hearing this, Leon frowned.

"I've heard that the Imperial Sword is nothing more than a sword spirit. Are you implying that I can't defeat a mere unclaimed weapon?"

Thanatos smiled in response to Lyon's questioning.

"That's not entirely true, but as far as I know, that Imperial Sword inherited most of Atoris's power and is now wielding the Dawn Sword."

"Is your strength already on par with Atoris, or do you, General, believe you possess the power to defeat your father...?"

"Bang!"

Before Thanatos could finish speaking, Lyon slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"you!"

Thanatos shook his head as he watched Lyon point at him, his face flushed red.

"It seems the commander-in-chief doesn't have that kind of strength. Well, if you had the strength to defeat Atoris, you wouldn't have to be on expeditions all the time, watching him pass the throne to your elder brother."

Having said that, Thanatos turned and left.

Leon was left alone in the dark and gloomy conference room.

Watching Thanatos leave, and the two motionless Chaos Seeds on the table.

Lyon slumped into his seat, almost deflated.

"Damn it, not only do my father and the others look down on me, but now even this Chaos Cult, which I don't know where they came from, has started mocking me!"

Leon remained silent in his seat for a long time, then looked at the Chaos Seed that exuded an ominous aura beside him.

After some thought, Lyon decided to put it away for the time being.

Shortly afterward, a division commander pushed open the door and entered.

"General, we have the latest intelligence..."

Seeing Lyon's cold expression, the division commander instantly froze on the spot.

"Great...General?"

Upon hearing the noise, Lyon looked up at the division commander.

"What is it?"

After receiving Lyon's response, the division commander suppressed his startled expression and began to report using the materials in his hand.

"General, according to the latest news, the Empire immediately announced the return of the expeditionary force after holding the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, and the new emperor also announced that he would personally welcome you back to the country."

Upon hearing what followed, Leon couldn't help but show a hint of doubt.

"That useless older brother of mine, who was terrified of me to death, is now surprisingly welcoming me. Does he know he can't beat me, so he's starting to play the emotional card?"

Faced with Lyon's doubts, the division commander shook his head.

"I'm not entirely sure about that, but Commander, we have another important piece of intelligence."

"What?"

"Specific information about that Imperial Sword."

As he spoke, the division commander took out a report and a portrait.

Upon receiving the materials, Lyon was immediately drawn to the portrait.

"Are you sure the little girl in this portrait... is that the Sword of the Empire?"

Isn't it a bit too young?

Lyon felt that if he were to fight the other party, he would first be despised and bullied by the entire empire.

Looking at the portrait, Lyon sensed something strange again.

"Hiss... That's strange. The more I look at this portrait, the more it resembles my father?"

"General, this Imperial Sword is, after all, a sword spirit left behind by the late emperor. It's quite normal that it looks somewhat like the late emperor."

"That's true, but where did you get these portraits? Have you already sent people to infiltrate Kaloslan and observe the Sword of the Empire?"

"Uh... well, cough cough."

The division commander coughed slightly awkwardly, then changed the subject and spoke to Lyon.

"General, I suggest you take a look at our analysis of the Imperial Sword's combat strength."

"Alright."

Ignoring his teacher's somewhat awkward expression, Leon began to look at another report.

The Sword of the Empire inherited all of Atoris's power and could also mobilize the full power of the Sword of Dawn. Its strength was immense, almost equal to Atoris's. Furthermore… in short, its power was exceptionally formidable; it was absolutely impossible to contend with it.

"Huh?"

Lyon looked at his commander with a puzzled expression.

"Are you serious? Does that Imperial Sword really possess the strength of Father Emperor?"

"That's right, Commander. We have already sent an advance team to Kalos Sri Lanka, but the result was disastrous. Our advance team was shot down by that Imperial Sword with a single sword, and was almost completely wiped out."

"Hmm? Shot down in one strike? How many advance troops were sent?"

"A main ship and its supporting fleet."

"Bang!"

Lyon slammed his fist on the table again.

"What?! Say it again! How many fleets did you send?!"

"A main ship and its supporting..."

"Enough! You bunch of useless trash! You've wasted one of my flagships before the battle even started! I...!"

Halfway through his tirade, Leon suddenly lowered his hand, and after a few ferocious gestures, began pacing restlessly in place.

"Damn it, that seemingly frail Imperial Sword really is just like my father, capable of destroying an entire fleet of flagships with a single blow..."

Thinking of this, Leon touched his heart.

"No, perhaps. With the power of chaos, I might be able to clash with that Imperial Sword. Plus, with the Empire's most elite fleet at my disposal, that coward Orion might even back down a bit..."

At this moment, the division commander suddenly spoke up.

"General, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Leon looked at the division commander and waved her hand impatiently.

"If you're going to leave, then leave. I get annoyed just looking at you."

"Yes, Commander."

With that, the division commander left the meeting room.

Outside the conference room, Thanatos was waiting.