Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 143 Gentlemen, retreat three thousand miles! Great Qin! The wind rises!

On a mysterious island in the East China Sea, beneath the Fengbo Pavilion. 🐼♡ ❻9şĤǗＸ.ⓒόⓂ 🍮♪

A white-haired, god-like figure in a long black robe, with eyes gleaming with golden light, sat upright on a futon, playing chess alone.

On the chessboard, the pieces are arranged in a row, black and white pieces interlocking, indicating that the game has reached its most intense moment.

Just then, a hand appeared outside the chessboard, picked up a white piece, and said, "Fellow Daoist knows me, and I know you, my friend."

Shen Heibao picked up a black chess piece and placed it on the board, his voice leisurely, "Fellow Daoist, it is not yet time for you to emerge into the world. If you insist on standing out at this time, you will suffer great misfortune!"

The player holding the white chess piece sighed, "I didn't want this either! But I can't just watch the entire East Sea perish! Among the gods of mountains and rivers, the sea god cannot be missing, otherwise, chaos will ensue!"

Shen Heibao stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. How great can chaos be in the world? Can it be greater than the great flood during the time of King Yu?"

"Back then, King Yu killed Xiangliu and beheaded Zhiwuqi, subduing the eight hundred wild and strange creatures that roamed the seas, thus bringing peace to the four seas."

"Now that the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas are all dead, what great trouble could there be? As for the snakes of the Weak Water, the sheep of Mount Kui, and the ox of Mount Qiu, how much trouble could they cause? Could they compare to the time of King Yu?"

"It's not so much that chaos will erupt across the four seas, but rather that chaos will erupt in the Heavenly Court!"

"Without the support of the Righteous God of Mountains and Rivers, does the Heavenly Court still deserve to be called the Heavenly Court?"

"Isn't that right, Zhang Bairen?"

Shen Heibao placed a piece, which put down a piece that put down a piece that was superior to the white piece.

Shen Heibao didn't look up at his opponent, but stared intently at the chessboard, as if to him, there was no one sitting opposite him at all.

The player holding the white pieces spoke calmly, "The Heavenly Court is an inevitable trend, unstoppable. Neither Master Meng, nor you, Shen Heibao, nor the Seven Kingdoms can stop it! The trend is irreversible! The Heavenly Court will surely be established!"

"The overall trend?" Shen Heibao asked. "It's irreversible, but it can be changed!"

"It's just like the grand scheme of the Investiture of the Gods in the past, which stated that after the Investiture of the Gods, the celestial beings would rule the human world."

"This overall trend hasn't been reversed, but the changes have been so drastic that even the celestial beings themselves dare not recognize it. It's like the collapse of the supercontinent—did the celestial beings foresee that?"

"No!"

"Brother Zhang, stop talking about 'great power' all the time. 'Great power' means establishing a Heavenly Court, but it doesn't mean I'm promising you a Heavenly Court as powerful as Donghuang Taiyi or Donghuang Dijun!"

The white piece fell, suppressing the black piece's head. "Fellow Daoist Shen is mistaken! Now that the Human King is gone, if the Heavenly Court is to be established, it will surely be the number one in the Three Realms. With its powerful aura, the fake Heavenly Court of Donghuang Taiyi and Donghuang Dijun is not worthy of being compared with the new Heavenly Court."

Shen Heibao looked at Bai Zi, who was standing above him, and said, "Having ideals is good, but arrogance is not."

"Without the faith accumulated during the old Heavenly Court era, could you have easily gained the support of the Mountain and River Gods?"

"Brother Zhang, don't say you only need to eat the second bun when you're full."

"You've survived so many tribulations, can't you even see this much?"

"How come your knowledge is even less than that of the coachman who drives the teacher's carriage!"

The white piece landed on the board, causing it to tremble. The white player said, "Shen Heibao, I don't have time to waste with you! My bottom line is clear: don't annihilate the entire kingdom! Sweep away all its strongholds! The kingdom cannot be lost!"

Shen Heibao chuckled and said, "Zhang Bairen, then I might as well reveal my trump card to you! Today, the entire world will be utterly wiped out! Ao Jia and the other four Dragon Kings, along with the vast majority of their dragon sons and grandsons, will all be eliminated! You can't stop it! Even the celestial beings can't stop it! I'm telling you!"

The white chess player laughed, "With my clone stationed at the East Sea Dragon Palace, I don't believe Qin Feng would dare send troops to attack!"

Shen Heibao said, "How could you be so stupid!"

"Do you think that by guarding the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, you can protect the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas?"

"Alright, I'll give you a sneak peek at the driver's plan!"

"Driver, this time you've played a double game."

"Qin Feng knows he can't take down the East Sea Dragon Palace, so his main goal this time is to eliminate all the fighting force in the East Sea. Not a single one of his million-strong army will survive, and the other three seas—Northwest and South—will be wiped out as well!"

"Then he will build a new East Sea Dragon Palace here and set up a new East Sea government office, which will report directly to the kings of the seven kingdoms."

"And at this point, what meaning does this Crystal Palace you're guarding still hold? All the dragon princes and grandsons are dead; what legitimacy remains?"

"When the time comes, your government office in the East Sea will be nothing but a sham, and it will soon be suppressed by the new East Sea government! The era of the Four Dragon Kings will be over!"

The white chess player said, "Yu the Great's treasury is located in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea. Within Yu the Great's treasury lies the Sea-Stabilizing Needle. With the Sea-Stabilizing Needle present, the destiny resides in the Crystal Palace of the East Sea, and the East Sea is the legitimate successor!"

Shen Heibao chuckled and said, "A dignified god like you actually needs a human king's artifact to maintain order? You gods are truly pathetic!"

"Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed if word gets out?"

"To be honest, I'm too ashamed to utter the words 'Yu the Great's Treasure'!"

"If you're going to talk about anything, you should talk about the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, or the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, not Yu the Great's Treasure!"

The white player said, "No matter what you say, as long as the Yu King's Treasure Trove remains in my hands, you can't do anything to me! You are destined to lose!"

"Then!" Shen Heibao twirled a chess piece, "Is it possible that the East Sea could maintain its state of conflict until the seven kingdoms have finished their great struggle and elected a new king? The new king could then declare that King Yu's divine artifacts are outdated and issue new ones, wouldn't the East Sea completely vanish?"

The white player angrily retorted, "How dare you! I'll go stop the war across the four seas right now, and let's see who can stop me!"

The white player was about to leave his seat when Shen Heibao calmly said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

The white player actually sat back down. "Your prediction won't last long! When the time comes, I'll be able to break free from your shackles!"

Shen Heibao leisurely opened his phone, "With this one sentence, no one below the patriarch can stop me! Not to mention you, even if those old geezers who are causing trouble behind your back come here, they'll have to obediently accept my 'Fellow Daoist, please wait.'"

"Don't be so arrogant! Your seniority is far lower than mine! By all accounts, I inherited my master's position. My master is Shen Gongbao, a true disciple of the founding master, and he's on the same level as those old fogies behind you!"

"I am my master's mount, so in that sense, I'm a generation older than you!"

"I'll show you something interesting!"

On the screen was the battlefield beneath Jianye City in Aolai Kingdom.

Qin Feng and the other prodigies had been fighting the East Sea army for several hours.

The battlefield has reached a stalemate, and it can even be said that Qin Feng and his group have fallen into a disadvantageous position!

The East Sea army, numbering over a million, has lost more than two-fifths of its total strength, but the remaining three-fifths still maintain their formation. Under the influence of this powerful defensive formation, even geniuses like Qin Feng find it difficult to inflict widespread casualties on them.

Beneath the walls of Jianye, blood flowed and oars flew.

A true bloodbath.

Blood seeped through the array of the seven kingdoms' elite troops. Everyone saw that the blood had submerged the array of the seven kingdoms' elite troops. The array remained motionless, as if it had not seen anything, allowing the blood to engulf it.

At this moment, even the most foolish person would understand.

fake!

The Seven Kingdoms' Array is fake!

It is a phantom created by a more powerful projection technology never seen before!

The real Seven Kingdoms' secret forces are not here!

The city of Jianye before us is an empty city!

What are we waiting for!

The mighty army of the East Sea marched straight towards Jianye City. As the endless demon soldiers poured into Jianye City like a flood, they did not entangle with them. Even someone as strong as Qin Feng could not stop the demon army's offensive.

As the densely packed demon army stormed into Jianye City, even Mozi Daojun's spaceship was placed across the city gate, yet it was still difficult to stop them.

Seeing thousands of demon soldiers storming into Jianye City, Mozi made up his mind to block the spaceship at the entrance and desperately intercept it.

In the middle of the battlefield, the black and gold "Wu De" ship soared into the sky, laughing loudly, "Gentlemen! Thank you for your help today. Tomorrow, at the Ruyi Tower in Xianyang, I, Qin Feng, will certainly host a grand banquet to entertain you all! Today's matter is settled. Gentlemen, retreat three thousand miles!"

The many exceptionally talented individuals, who were ready to fight to the death, were puzzled when they saw that the main character had asked them to retreat three thousand miles.

But some reacted quickly, such as [Haoran Zhenxian], who said, "Today's killing was exhilarating! Brother Qin, see you again in Xianyang! Let's retreat!"

The crowd quickly realized that Qin Feng's retreat must have been part of a dirty trick; there was no way this kid hadn't made arrangements!

"Get out of here!"

The Mo family swordsman mounted his lean horse, declaring, "The world of martial arts is not far away; we'll meet again someday!"

Above their heads, the long plumes of smoke from the Mo Family Daoist's ship soared into the sky and disappeared from sight.

The elegant mecha of the "Sword Immortal" was riddled with cracks, and twelve of its plasma sword chambers had exploded. Wang Xu yelled at Qin Feng, "I'm putting this loss on your head!"

Qin Feng patted his chest, "Sure! Back on the third floor of Heavenly Street, you name what you want to do, we'll do it!"

The group of extraordinary experts vanished in an instant, their movements as light and shadow transformed, and the vast army of the East Sea completely occupied Jianye City.

Shen Heibao and the chess player watched the scene on the screen. Zhang Bairen laughed and said, "Qin Feng was defeated and fled. With the Aolai Kingdom's base destroyed, they are no longer able to conquer Zhuolu. Lord Shen, you must be disappointed!"

Holding a chess piece, Shen Heibao asked, "Is it possible that the Foundation's base isn't located in Jianye City, Aolai Kingdom?"

Zhang Bairen said, "Impossible! How could they not be in Jianye City! Qin Feng and the others used all their trump cards, risking their lives to protect the base, right? This is impossible!"

Shen Heibao laughed, "Guess!"

Zhang Bairen vaguely sensed something was wrong and stared intently at the screen. Soon, the first batch of East Sea Allied Forces stormed into Jianye City and entered the city's core warehouse. Immediately afterward, bad news spread throughout the Four Seas Allied Forces.

"A ghost town! There are no Foundation base facilities inside!"

"It's fake, it's all fake! These vehicles and facilities are projections! Exactly the same as the projections outside the city!"

"This is a 4D projection! Qin Feng tricked us; there are no Foundation facilities here at all!"

This situation made Zhang Bairen completely uneasy. "Impossible. If the elite forces of the seven kingdoms are not in Jianye, then it can only mean that the other three seas..."

On the faster screen, three messages came from the scouts of the Four Seas Alliance and were transmitted to the Four Seas Alliance.

"The Foundation's [God of War] Meng Yi led a mixed force of elites from seven nations in a surprise attack on the North Sea Dragon Palace. All the Dragon Palace's offspring were slaughtered, and the Dragon Palace was sunk by a planet-destroying cannon!"

"The Foundation's Zhao Kuo led a mixed force of elites from seven kingdoms in a surprise attack on the West Sea Dragon Palace. All the palace's territories were wiped out, and the palace itself was razed to the ground! Former subordinates of the Water God Gonggong defected to Zhao Kuo, willing to follow him in overthrowing the Four Seas Dragon Lords!"

"The Foundation's Lord Xinling led an elite force from seven kingdoms in a surprise attack on the Dragon Palace of the South Sea. Encountering resistance, they were met with the appearance of the Weak Water Serpent. The Weak Water Serpent's army, in conjunction with the Foundation's forces, suppressed the South Sea, wiping out all the dragon princes and grandsons. The Weak Water Serpent King crushed the Dragon Palace, avenging its grievances!"

"The three detachments are now heading towards the East China Sea, which is in grave danger."

On the screen, the Allied Forces of the Four Seas panicked instantly, turning around and heading back towards the East China Sea.

At that moment, a new message suddenly emerged from within the allied forces. The demon soldier at the head of the ranks shouted, "Abandon the East Sea and advance towards Zhuolu!"

"Relocate to Zhuolu to conserve our strength!"

"Quickly, get to Zhuolu!"

In an instant, the remnants of the Four Seas army on the screen marched in a mighty force towards the Haihe River, going upstream with the current towards Zhuolu.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Bairen laughed out loud, "Qin Feng must have laid an ambush on the way back to the East Sea. In this way, the East Sea army will surely be wiped out by Qin Feng on the way back!"

"However, now that the East Sea army has shifted to other waterways and entered Zhuolu, it has preserved the majority of its strength. Lord Shen, what are your thoughts on this?"

Shen Heibao looked at the army that was moving like the wind on the screen and said calmly, "After all, the Four Seas Dragon Kings were former ministers of the Human King. It is normal to leave them a way out."

Zhang Bairen said smugly, "Leave a sliver of hope? It's clearly because you can't eliminate the threat completely! You really know how to pat yourself on the back."

Shen Heibao laughed heartily, "Me, trying to flatter us? Zhang Bairen, open a map of the East China Sea and see if there are any Dragon Clan forces left there. In this battle, we can seize the initiative on the Zhuolu battlefield and wipe out any potential threats from the East China Sea. And yet you're laughing like this. What, can't you even tell the difference between winning and losing?"

Zhang Bairen stood up and said, "You have experts in this game, and we also have experts on our side. The Battle of Zhuolu has only just begun, and it's still uncertain who will emerge victorious. Next time, I'll set up a game and invite you, Shen Jun, to participate. Please don't refuse!"

Shen Heibao said, "Of course, I hope your scheme comes soon!"

Beyond the chessboard, the two transformed into black and white light, dissipating into the world.

At this moment, on the continent of Arad, in the treehouse within the Elven Defense Line.

Qin Feng returned looking exhausted and recounted the situation of the Four Seas Alliance in detail.

Sun Bin calmly read aloud, "Pang Juan has made his move."

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, "Grandmaster Pang Juan... he's already made his move?"

Sun Bin said, "Preserving the vast majority of the strength of the four seas is the only key to turning a major defeat into a minor one. I don't believe such a delicate opportunity could be found without Pang Juan!"

Qin Feng stamped his foot and said, "What a miscalculation! If I had known this would happen, I would have arranged for all the Wei infantry and Han crossbowmen waiting behind to enter the defensive perimeter and wipe out the Four Seas Allied Forces all at once!"

"They can't eat it all," a small green sapling on the windowsill chimed in. "After all, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas have ruled the four seas for a long time and have done many meritorious deeds for them; they are destined for greatness!"

"Destiny is predetermined; no matter what you arrange, you cannot eradicate the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas!"

"At most, you can defeat the dragons of the four seas, but you cannot kill them all! This is the fate of heaven and earth!"

Qin Feng looked at the Ginseng Fruit Tree Ancestor, "According to the Ancestor's intentions, the Four Seas must still be the Four Seas of the Dragon Clan? Is there no way to change it?"

The patriarch said, "Hasn't the Four Seas Alliance already withdrawn from the Four Seas? They've already gone to Zhuolu!"

"This move by the opponent appears to be a strategic sacrifice to preserve their strength, but in reality, they've abandoned their core territory—a huge loss!"

"Once the Four Seas Dragon Clan escapes from the Four Seas, the destiny of the Four Seas will no longer belong to the Four Seas Dragon Clan. If this continues, the destiny of the East Sea Crystal Palace, which is not guarded by the Dragon Clan, will run out. At that time, the Four Seas will truly no longer belong to the Four Seas."

"From the perspective of the Four Seas Dragon Kings, they successfully escaped this time."

"But from the perspective of the Heavenly Realm, this wave of events in the Four Seas was a crushing defeat, because the Heavenly Realm would not allow the East Sea to be lost. Even if all the dragons died in the East Sea, they could not leave it, and they could not allow the East Sea's destiny to be exhausted! In their eyes, destiny is more important than anything else!"

Qin Feng listened to the ancestor's words, "In that case, I'm not at a loss! As the fate of the East Sea runs out, it will fall into my hands! At that time, the East Sea will be mine!"

"From this point on, we have the initiative to compete with the other families in Zhuolu!"

Sun Bin analyzed from the side, "No, there are two more benefits you haven't thought of."

Qin Feng said, "Please enlighten me, Ancestor."

Sun Bin said, "The allied forces from the East Sea fled hastily into Zhuolu. Although Zhuolu is large, it is all inhabited territory. As a result, a fourth power will be formed, in addition to the Li, Yang, and Ji families!"

"In Zhuolu now, the Li family and the Yang family are united, while the Ji family, though not showing its face, has had little contact with the two families. Add to that the Donghai family, and conflict between the three is inevitable!"

"When three forces face each other, a common situation in military strategy is formed. In a dynamic situation, various strategies can be used effectively. On the contrary, in a deadlock situation between two forces, there is little room for maneuver."

Qin Feng nodded. "That makes sense. As our patriarch said, our battle at Zhuolu will become easier in the future! What's the other benefit? Isn't it two benefits?"

Sun Bin said, "The East Sea Allied Forces set a bad precedent by entering Zhuolu. If they can't win, they will flee to the nearby blessed lands."

"Before this, these monsters had a very strict sense of territory, and they would rather die fighting than go to other places."

"Now that this stalemate has been broken, it will bring about a qualitative change in the Eighteen Blessed Lands!"

"The eighteen blessed lands will inevitably be suspicious of each other, and worried that the other will drag them down. This mutual suspicion and the feeling of being persecuted will lead to factionalism!"

"Either side with the Celestials, or side with the Seven Kingdoms!"

"And this is exactly the kind of stance the seven kingdoms need most!"

"At that time, we will turn Zhuolu into a wound that will bleed from the Eighteen Heavenly Paradises for a long time, and wipe out all those who stand on the side of the Celestials! Then the journey across the world will be complete."

Qin Feng slapped his thigh suddenly, "Our ancestor was right! In that case, Ancestor Pang Juan's move actually helped us and tricked the gods!"

Sun Bin sighed, "He's changed. His previous strategies never left anyone a way out, but now he's learned to do so. His strategizing skills are so much better than before!"

"I'm afraid I'm no match for him anymore!"

Qin Feng felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this. If even the patriarch said he couldn't defeat Pang Juan, then he was bound to get beaten up next!

The ancestral ginseng fruit tree chuckled, "Even if you can't outsmart him, you certainly have the ability to protect yourself! Occupying the East Sea and overlooking Zhuolu, you've already gained the upper hand. We'll discuss the rest later!"

Sun Bin nodded, "What the ancestor said is absolutely right. Even the wisest person can make a mistake. If even the will of Heaven cannot be determined, how can man possibly calculate everything?"

(End of this chapter)

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