Chapter 1946: Alang

"Lord Xu Yang, we shall meet again!" The Martial Gods bowed and cupped their hands towards Xu Yang. Such a display of respect was something even the empire's true old emperor had never received.

After all, for those who had reached the Martial God level, worldly power was merely fleeting smoke. Even high and mighty mortal emperors were just ordinary people to them.

However, the profound respect shown by so many Martial Gods towards Xu Yang, emanating from their hearts, was sufficient proof of his elevated status throughout the empire. He had clearly ascended to the level of a faith figure for the empire's countless citizens.

All good things must come to an end, and Xu Yang was unsure when he would next meet the Martial God-level experts of the Cloud Dragon Sky Sect after this farewell.

Nevertheless, this sense of returning home was undoubtedly filled with honor for the Martial God-level experts of the Cloud Dragon Sky Sect. There was no need for any sadness. Instead, it was the girl in red and Lan Ling'er who were truly reluctant to part with Xu Yang.

Yet, they clearly understood that Xu Yang's next endeavors meant he couldn't take more people with him, so they could only bid him a temporary, reluctant farewell.

Watching the large contingent depart, sweeping across the land on horseback, Xu Yang finally let out a long breath of relief. With over a dozen Martial God-level experts personally escorting the empire's 100,000 troops, there was no way they would encounter any danger.

Furthermore, with companions like Long Kun and Xiao Hua personally overseeing them, even the boldest members of the Dark Force disciple team would likely not dare to provoke this group easily.

With no more worries, a great weight was lifted from Xu Yang's mind. He took only the fake old emperor, who looked like a lost dog, and soared through the sky on a sword, speeding towards the border of the Star Scar Empire.

The border battlefield between the two empires was a vast wasteland.

This area, stretching horizontally, was remarkably vast. Thousands of meters away, one could vaguely discern the towering walls and iron fortifications of the Star Scar Empire's periphery.

Although led personally by Xu Yang, the fake emperor, perched atop the divine sword, remained trembling with fear.

"I say, Your Excellency, you're not planning to just charge into the Star Scar Empire's camp with just me, are you? The Star Scar Empire is not like ours; they have stable cities nearby as their rear strongholds in this border area. You can't really intend for just the two of us to break in, can you? We'll surely be shot full of arrows by their archers and turn into a sieve!"

Xu Yang stood behind the fake emperor, one hand resting on his shoulder, his expression as calm as ever, a faint smile on his face.

"Don't worry," he replied. "Before you've served your purpose, even if you wish to die, I won't let you. How could a few mere archers possibly stop me, Xu Yang?"

His words were incredibly domineering, and Xu Yang possessed sufficient power to back such a claim.

Beneath Xu Yang and the fake emperor's feet was the Ling Xu Divine Artifact, transformed into a massive greatsword, perfectly capable of carrying two people for extended flight.

Before long, hundreds of archers from the direction of the Star Scar Empire began to lock onto Xu Yang and the fake emperor as their targets. Countless arrows rained down. Even before these arrows reached them, the already terrified fake emperor began to shriek, baring his teeth.

"Oh my heavens, quick, save me! Otherwise, my body will surely become a target!"

The fake emperor cried out desperately, but soon, dozens of arrows shot towards his position inexplicably shattered into dust about three meters from his body.

Little did he know, Xu Yang had long since deployed an incredibly powerful psionic aura, a shield of mental energy, several meters around his body.

With the power of this aura acting as a shield, no matter how sharp these arrows were, they absolutely could not harm Xu Yang or the fake emperor in the slightest.

"Halt immediately, you up ahead! This is the territory of the Star Scar Empire! No outsiders are permitted to trespass, or they will be killed without mercy!"

The leading general's shout was completely ignored by Xu Yang. From approximately a hundred meters away from the towering city gate, Xu Yang began to condense his formidable sword technique.

Behind him, a purple halo, the Eternal Sword Radiance, swiftly emerged. The main body of this sword radiance was a full three meters tall. One could only imagine the effect of such potent sword energy striking the enormous city gate.

Soon, a thunderous crash echoed as the massive sword radiance behind Xu Yang struck the city gate's surface with immense force, directly shattering the colossal gate into splinters.

Afterward, the two brazenly flew into the city, unconcerned.

"General, those two have broken in! The one leading them is incredibly powerful; he shattered our city gate with a single strike. Our numbers are simply insufficient to stop them."

Facing the soldier's report, the general's face turned ashen, and his brow furrowed.

"There's nothing we can do; they must be two Martial God-level experts. Quickly report the situation here to Her Imperial Majesty. We must dispatch a team of warriors to stop this powerful invasion."

Not long after, a firework emitting colorful light suddenly shot into the sky from the city wall. This was precisely the signal released by Star Scar Empire soldiers when foreign enemies invaded.

At that very moment, inside the city lord's manor, the young man with golden paint on his face, who had previously interacted with Xu Yang and his companions, suddenly stood up. There was no trace of anxiety on his face, as he knew full well that Xu Yang was arriving with his "trophy."

"Young Master, should we two go out and investigate the situation first?"

The man with the golden face paint burst into laughter.

"Why bother with such an unnecessary step? Apart from that fellow Xu Yang, there shouldn't be a second person in the neighboring empire with such cultivation and audacity to dare invade our Star Scar Empire without any troops or retinue."

"Let's go. Since he's come to us, we should fulfill our duties as hosts. A-Lang, go see Her Imperial Majesty immediately and tell them to prepare to receive guests. If everything goes smoothly, the conflict between the two empires will end ahead of schedule because of this man named Xu Yang."

The Martial God-level expert named A-Lang immediately set off, while A-Hu, standing on the Young Master's other side, followed the Young Master, swiftly moving in the direction of Xu Yang's invasion.

"Hahahaha, Your Excellency truly is impetuous, directly breaking into our imperial capital in such a manner. If we hadn't known your purpose in advance, we would truly have been startled by such a display."