In the world of martial arts, there is a vast fantasy world.

Chapter 359 The War Begins

"The Sage of Carefree is not weak." Shen Xing shook his head, not as optimistic as the Supreme Dragon Sage.

The Worry-Free Saint was, after all, a peak Saint, and he possessed the accumulated resources of the Taiyan Sect Holy Land over hundreds of thousands of years. His martial arts skills were by no means weak, and he also possessed several eighth-grade divine weapons.

If a real fight were to break out, even Tai Luo Long Sheng, who is outside the secret realm, might not be a match for Wu You Sheng Ren.

Of course, overall, Tai Luo Long Sheng still has a greater advantage.

The strength of the dragon race, and their subtle advantage in realm, are evident here.

"Probably 60 or 40." Tai Luo Long Sheng clearly had a deeper understanding. "Unfortunately, I was determined to die back then, and all my divine weapons were damaged in the great battle. Otherwise, it would have been at least 80 or 20."

With his extensive experience, even a quick glance or brief interaction would be enough for him to gauge the probability of victory from the Sage of No Worries.

"Sixty-four is already quite good." Shen Xing nodded, then looked at Hong Hao. "I will continue my seclusion to take the final step. During this time, you will be in charge of all diplomatic affairs. If it is a matter of confrontation, you will discuss it with Tai Luo Long Sheng."

"Okay!" Hong Hao nodded.

Over the past two hundred years, forty or fifty members of parliament have come here one after another.

But the only person who has been involved in management all along is this Councilor Hong Hao.

The other councilors also obeyed the arrangements, but most of the tasks were delegated to their subordinates, and they were more engrossed in their own martial arts.

This is a major characteristic of martial arts civilization, and neither the Human Federation nor this world can escape it.

Fortunately, there is Hong Hao. He may not be as outstanding as councilors like Ji Long in terms of martial arts talent, but he does have a deep affection for the Human Federation. Otherwise, he would not have been assigned to defend the Academy's home planet.

It could be said that, since arriving in this world, this person has been the most excited of all the councilors.

The entire Federation of Humanity is also the biggest beneficiary.

Under such circumstances, Shen Xing was naturally at ease entrusting the affairs of the Federal Holy Land to him.

After giving instructions and making arrangements, and carrying out the transportation as usual, Shen Xing resumed his cultivation.

He was indeed only one step away from solving the problem, and he was absolutely confident that once he took that step, everything would be resolved.

But even he wasn't entirely confident about the time needed for this final step.

Time accelerated again.

The appearance of Tai Luo Long Sheng caused a huge uproar throughout the world, attracting the attention of countless holy lands and even spreading to the next generation.

The legends of the dragon race are simply too deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Although the dragon race has been gone for a full ten thousand years, the power of the dragon race can still be seen from the traces left behind. Not to mention that there are demonic beasts with dragon bloodlines all over the world. For ten thousand years, countless martial artists, like Ji Long in the past, have been searching for the dragon race all over the world.

And now, the dragons have reappeared!

Even a saint who knows about the great war ten thousand years ago can't help but wonder if this is a sign that the dragon race is about to return. Is this Tai Luo Saint Dragon just returning ahead of time to explore the current situation of this world for the dragon race?

Some even speculate that the secret realm sealed off by Wenren Dasheng might have been the last means of communication left behind by the Dragon Clan, which is why Wenren Dasheng treated it with such care at that time!

Whether this speculation is true or not, at least at this moment, it does seem to have a slight possibility.

Even when Hong Hao discovered this trend, he intentionally or unintentionally promoted it.

For example, release more dragon-related pills, martial arts techniques, and even rare resources.

Further promote the claim that "Young Master Shen" possesses the Dragon Emperor's Dragon Vein.

Or perhaps it's a gradual unfolding of the glorious history of the dragon race from ten thousand years ago.

All these actions and statements seem to be a concerted effort to build momentum for the return of the dragons!

It must be said that these methods have clearly played a certain role.

Even though many sages suspected that this was just a smokescreen released by the Federation Holy Land, and even the Taiyan Sect had been claiming this all along, many people were unwilling to gamble on the matter of the Dragon Clan and their own path to immortality, even if there was only the slightest possibility.

Even though the Taiyan Holy Land and some other holy lands with a tough stance have repeatedly gathered people and contacted many other holy lands, demonstrating their unwavering opposition, there are still very few who will come to their aid.

On the contrary, the federal government is actively trying to win over as many people as possible and bind them to their side.

For the past two or three decades, the entire "anti-federal" camp has seemed to be in a state of suppression.

However, everyone knows that this is just a facade.

Some deeper-seated interests cannot be changed so easily. In fact, even this level of suppression cannot change the determination of some people. It can be seen that a real war has long been inevitable.

Finally, fifty years after the Great Sage Xue Weiguo ascended to heaven, the Taiyan Holy Land did something that shocked the entire Central Ruins.

—The Sage of Worry-Free personally led dozens of powerful Saint Realm experts to attack the secret realm barrier that the Great Sage Wenren had sealed off in the Yuan family territory two hundred years ago.

With several Rank 8 divine weapons in hand, even with Rank 8 inscriptions, and even though Wenren Caifeng had already fully ascended to the Great Sage realm at that time, the barrier she left behind could not possibly withstand this lineup.

The Federal Holy Land, upon learning of this situation, did not take any action.

It's as if they don't care about anything at all.

However, when the barrier was broken, the secret realm opened, and everyone rushed in, what awaited them was the maniacal laughter of the Tai Luo Dragon Saint: "How dare you juniors trespass into my Dragon Clan's secret realm?"

Outside the secret realm, Tai Luo Long Sheng was indeed only a half-crippled quasi-Great Saint, far inferior in strength to those like Xue Weiguo who could quickly reach the Great Saint realm. However, even Ji Long himself did not dare to forcibly trespass into this secret realm belonging to the Dragon Clan!

This was a battle of saints that had never occurred in ten thousand years. More than twenty saints entered the secret realm, but only a dozen or so managed to come out successfully. A total of six saints perished in the secret realm!

Such a horrific tragedy has shocked the world!

Even though the secret realm was severely damaged, all the resources within it had already been emptied, and the most valuable Dragon Emperor's legacy had already been recorded by Shen Xing.

Even if the secret realm is completely destroyed, there is nothing to regret.

The anti-Federal forces suffered heavy losses in this battle!

However, the two sides completely broke off relations this time and entered the real war stage. In the first month after returning, the Worry-Free Saint publicly announced that the anti-Federal camp was officially established, actively winning over allies, recruiting martial artists, and preparing war resources.

These actions created a strong atmosphere of war throughout the entire Central Ruins region.

The scale of this war may not be comparable to the Dragon War ten thousand years ago, but its significance to the world is no less.

A sage is someone who currently stands at the pinnacle of the world.

Each one possesses earth-shattering power.

This war actually began with the fall of six saints and even covered all the holy lands in the entire Central Ruins!

With a scale of this, no one could escape it; it was a catastrophe for the Central Ruins!

However, in such a world, no matter how unwilling and fearful the warriors at the bottom may be, they cannot resist as long as the saints above decide to start a war.

Only the Federation, at this time, is still able to give some consideration to the martial artists at the bottom.

He ordered the strongest warriors in his own camp to travel to various regions under his control and bring back many martial arts prodigies, including their families, to the rear for protection.

War will inevitably ravage mortals, but all they can do is protect the prodigies.

This approach has further enhanced the sense of belonging among the lower-level martial artists in the Federal Holy Land.

Conversely, the anti-Federal camp was not unaware that the Federal Holy Land was laying the groundwork for its future domination of the entire Central Ruins.

However, in their view, as long as they can completely suppress the Federal Holy Land, even after this generation of martial artists dies, the next generation of martial artists will still stand firmly on their side.

If one does not attain sainthood, one will remain an ant in the end.

In just ten thousand years, everything from ten thousand years ago will become meaningless.

Just like the dragons of today, how many people in the world truly understand how glorious the dragons were in the past?

Small-scale conflicts broke out in various parts of the Central Ruins.

The martial artists on both sides, regardless of their level, no longer followed any rules.

The sun and moon will also attack those below them, and the mountains and seas will even slaughter warriors in the lower three realms. Even those in the Spirit Realm are nothing more than cannon fodder in such battles.

In just ten years, countless martial artists have perished!

"This can't go on." Hong Hao was quite angry in the face of this situation. "If we continue fighting like this, it will take at least several thousand years for the Central Ruins to recover."

"Only a few thousand years ago." Although Tai Luo Shenglong was not only unaware of the history of the Federation Holy Land, he still found it difficult to empathize until this point in time.

Ultimately, given the importance the Federation Holy Land has shown to lower-level martial artists, and even to the entire Central Ruins, it's not surprising that the anti-Federal faction would choose such methods.

Even wars between saints are actually quite similar to wars between mortals.

The goal is to exploit their weaknesses.

"This war must be resolved quickly," Hong Hao said in a deep voice. "We can't wait for Shen Xing. Let's strike first and directly attack the sects of the Taiyan Holy Land! Let's bring the war back to its original level!"

Indeed, this war appears to be a war between two factions, but in reality, the core conflict is between two holy sites.

Federal Holy Land, and Taiyan Sect Holy Land!

Or to put it another way, it refers to the dozens of saints in the Federation and the Taiyan Holy Land!

If the Taiyan Sect can be wiped out and completely destroyed, then the so-called anti-Federation camp will only have one outcome: defeat and disbandment.

From this perspective, the Federal Holy Land has an advantage—to date, no one knows where the Federal Holy Land's true headquarters is.

At this moment, Tai Luo Long Sheng saw that Hong Hao seemed to have made a decision. Instead of stopping him, he also seemed extremely expectant.

In his view, the Federal Holy Land could not possibly lose!

Even if we lose, so what?

As long as everyone retreats, when Shen Xing's era arrives, he can easily fight back.

They are now in an invincible position!

Given this situation, we should have higher aspirations for this war!

"Alright!" Tai Luo Sheng Long stood up immediately, looking at Hong Hao with anticipation, even excitement, and said, "So, are you planning to use that?"

"That's right!" Hong Hao nodded heavily.

"That" naturally refers to the Human Federation's ultimate weapon in the field of technology!

Star Destroyer Cannon!

Even though the Federation of Humanity has been researching martial arts technology for two thousand years, it has achieved leapfrog development in the last two hundred years.

However, to this day, the Star Destroyer remains the most destructive attack weapon possessed by the Federation of Humanity!

Even a sage would find it difficult to withstand an energy impact of this magnitude!

This ultimate weapon, which uses antimatter energy technology at its core and can completely destroy an asteroid with just one shot, may not be that useful against a saint, but it is truly invincible when used to destroy a sect!

"Alright!" Tai Luo Long Sheng shouted excitedly again, "Then let's bring out the Star Destroyer and show it to me!"

After learning of the existence of this ultimate weapon, he wanted to see it more than once.

Even if there are videos, or even holographic projections that look almost identical to the real scene, for a saint like him, none of these can compare to seeing it with his own eyes!

Tai Luo Long Sheng even had a premonition.

Perhaps, I can find my own martial arts path in this power that is unrelated to vital energy or martial arts, yet is just as devastating!

That's definitely not weak!

Having made the decision, Hong Hao acted swiftly.

The technical principle of the planet-destroying cannon is not actually complicated; it mainly involves the crazy accumulation of energy levels. The Human Federation government actually has quite a few of them and can produce them at any time.

They had already moved three gates here long ago, when they first owned their first piece of land in this world.

Seven more were subsequently moved, bringing the total number of planet-destroying cannons in Zhongxu to ten!

Five of them were deployed at the main base for defense, while the remaining five were installed on five brand-new "Martial Arts Battleships".

Yes, martial arts battleship.

This is one of the greatest achievements of the Human Federation in the past two hundred years.

By integrating martial arts inscription technology, grand formation technology, and secret realm technology into warship technology, the warships built fully combine the advantages of both, which has become the established direction for warship development and has even begun to eliminate previous warship styles.

And now, it is the first official appearance of the Martial Arts Warship in both worlds!

(End of this chapter)