Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 280 - 278: Xia Feng’s Return and the Forceful Suppression of the Rebellion
The Martial Sovereign of Great Xia was naturally overjoyed. Even though he had previously suspected that something as formidable as the Emperor’s Son couldn’t possibly have met with misfortune.
But the legends of the Endless Sea have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s said that in the depths of the Endless Sea, there are sea beasts sealed away that even the Divine Domain can’t handle.
There’s even a legend suggesting that the current division of the Celestial Essence Continent into four parts was due to those sea beasts causing havoc underwater in the past.
Xia Feng had heard these tales at first but never took them to heart. Previously, when he saw the ancient ruins underwater, his suspicion about the authenticity of these legends grew.
On the other side, the Martial Sovereign of the Beiman was utterly panicked, no longer capable of focusing on the battle.
The first Khan, Moerkedo, was adamant that Xia Feng could never return intact from that place.
Moreover, the secret medicine was something they had personally witnessed the emissary bring to and place on Xia Feng.
Just a touch of it to the skin meant that within ten years, if Xia Feng ventured onto the sea, it would be a certain death.
But what did they see now?
Through the Divine Sense, they saw a living, breathing Xia Feng.
Not to mention how he managed to survive under the hands of those demigod-level sea beasts, or whether he obtained any so-called treasure.
Just considering this current scene, how were they to extricate themselves?
Xia Feng’s face was calm. If someone familiar with him were present, they would see that he was already extremely angry.
Back then, he gave the Beiman a path to survival. Even though he had sensed a few times that the Beiman harbored some schemes, Xia Feng never thought much of it.
He merely thought that removing the leaders, in time, the subordinates would naturally submit.
But he never expected that these leaders would feign submission while hiding malicious intents.
Even though it was still daytime, the sky above suddenly darkened.
It didn’t seem like the clouds obscured it; rather, it was as if night suddenly fell.
A massive shadow began to inch by inch engulf the sun, and eventually, those in battle could no longer focus on fighting.
Everyone was nervously watching the sudden apparition of the Heavenly Dog Devours the Moon in the sky.
This so-called Heavenly Dog was, of course, conjured by Xia Feng, a meteor drawn by the Star Power, veiling the light in the sky.
Then, tiny star lights flickered out in the pitch-black night sky.
The Martial Sovereign of Great Xia wielded his blade to continue attacking the Beiman Martial Sovereign, who had to counterattack while vigilantly guarding against unexpected occurrences in the sky.
Xia Feng gently closed his eyes, and the Divine Fire Platform within him, carrying the Star Power, brightened considerably, seemingly flickering a bit.
After communicating with his Divine Sense, the stars in the sky seemed to shine a tad brighter.
Then, with the mutation of heaven and earth, the stars above, trailing fiery light, plummeted to the battleground below.
As Xia Feng was only just familiarizing himself with the Star Power, he didn’t select any excessively large or complex stars, merely pulling down some smaller fragments.
Looking at the ground with its scattered fires and the silver Star Power spreading everywhere, he vaguely guessed that even at the Martial God level, mastering Star Power would be quite challenging.
No one else had the leisure to observe these. Instead, they frantically shouted to dodge the stars, some even invoking cries of celestial punishment or judgment.
After all, in a regular fight, even if a Martial Sovereign or a demigod acted, causing heavenly phenomena wouldn’t be so terrifying.
At most, it might summon a clump of clouds above, then using that cloud to amplify the scale of the battle.
But Xia Feng, with one move, obscured the sun, then drew stars down from the void.
The Martial Sovereigns, who hadn’t even touched the edges of the Martial God domain, were so frightened by such a display that even their breathing seemed to stop.
Were it not for the fact that the attack chased only the Beiman’s Martial Sovereign, both sides’ armies might have completely lost their morale.
Even so, the soldiers were greatly frightened, and the Beiman cavalry, who previously resisted stubbornly, dismounted one after another, kneeling on the ground to beg for divine forgiveness.
Xia Feng didn’t have any intentions to deal with them further but merely controlled the Star Power to eliminate the Beiman’s Martial Sovereign and then made no further moves.
Feng Yu rushed in the direction indicated by the Divine Sense to the Taihang Mountain Range. "Emperor’s Son, you’ve returned? Are you okay?"
At that time, with so many demigod and Martial Sovereign-level sea beasts surrounding them, Feng Yu was nearly scared to death and even contemplated plans to cover their retreat.
However, it seemed the Emperor’s Son was cursed, for despite his fierce assault on the surrounding sea beasts to distract them for the Emperor’s Son, it never worked.
Luckily, the Emperor’s Son was incredibly strong, managing to fight his way out of that situation.
Xia Feng turned to see Feng Yu’s bright eyes, unsure what he thought of, but nodded.
"I’m fine, but what is the current situation?"
Upon mentioning this, Feng Yu’s face filled with anger. After leading the Celestial Wind Empire to surrender, he never thought of rebelling.
He completely considered himself part of Great Xia, for being a Great Xia person was wonderful; there was no worry of financial hardship.
Thus, he was particularly furious at Beiman’s treachery. "Emperor’s Son, you have no idea, that bastard Beiman Khan, what was his name... Moerkedo..."
Xia Feng interrupted him: "Moerkedo."
"Oh, yes, Moerkedo. He reneged his promise. Not long after you left, he had the last Khan lead troops to encircle us."
"Great Xia, stationed in Da Li was unprepared and was caught completely off guard."
Xia Feng’s expression darkened. Even if he left, with Chen Hongyu and Gu Sha present, such failure shouldn’t have occurred.
There’s no way they couldn’t handle a mere Beiman; something must have happened that he wasn’t aware of.
The Da Li Province Capital had already been cleansed ruthlessly by Xia Feng once before, and the city itself had only recently been rebuilt.
As a result, after Beiman’s sudden attack, when he counterattacked, quite a few parts of the city were ruined again, necessitating yet another period of reconstruction.
The battlefield fell into silence; no one dared to move, and no one spoke.
The darkness that veiled the sun slowly faded, revealing the sun’s original hue, and the earth was restored to brightness.
Xia Feng, with a cold expression, flew in the direction of the Da Li Province Capital, then stood in mid-air.
The Beiman cavalry who had surrendered, upon seeing him, were filled with both fear and panic, kneeling in his direction.
"Spare us, War God, spare us, Emperor’s Son. It was all the Khan’s orders, we dared not disobey."
Xia Feng, with narrowed eyes, looked at the crowd, his presence more daunting than the sudden nightfall earlier.
Even the soldiers of both Da Li and Great Xia knelt with them, most showing expressions of guilt.
Gu Sha Grand General hastily arrived, kneeling with a grim expression. "I failed to live up to the Emperor’s Son’s expectations and couldn’t defend the Da Li Province Capital. I beg the Emperor’s Son for punishment."
Xia Feng remained silent, merely lowering his gaze thoughtfully onto Gu Sha, who began to sweat profusely from his back.
He then spoke indifferently: "Victory and defeat are common in warfare. Stand up and report the details of this event later."
