Chapter 43: Unequal Treaty 【Seeking Flowers, Monthly Tickets, and Reviews】
Countless beings from both realms were stunned by the words of the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor.
This Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor was actually backing down?
In reality, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty had no choice but to back down.
To suppress Ye Xuan, the Yanlei Battle Staff needed to fully awaken, regaining its Emperor’s might.
However, doing so would cause the Yanlei Battle Staff to fall from a Daoist Emperor Artifact to a mere Emperor Artifact.
At that time, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty would become a juicy target for countless super-powerful forces!
Of course, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty wouldn’t be destroyed, but they would likely become a regular imperial dynasty, far removed from the Central State.
To push the Yanlei Xian Dynasty from its peak for a temporary victory, the price was simply too high!
Even though an Eighth-Heavens old Quasi-Emperor and a First-Heavens Quasi-Emperor had already died at Tianjue Pass.
“Alright, as long as you fulfill our three conditions!”
At the ruins of Tianjue Pass, Ye Xuan’s voice resounded throughout the wasteland, seemingly inviting all the living beings of the Wasteland World to bear witness.
“Please speak.”
The Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor’s tone was inexplicably resentful.
Unfortunately, the situation was more powerful than him!
“First, compensate our Ye Family with an Immortal Medicine and a hundred pounds of Celestial Gold!”
As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor’s face changed drastically.
The Ye Family was demanding an outrageous price!
“Second, hand over Tianjue Pass to our Ye Family and guarantee that from now on, our South Ridge Trading Company will be able to travel freely within the Yanlei Xian Dynasty!”
“Third, exempt our Ye Family from taxes and reduce the taxes of the South Ridge Trading Company to the same level as the Central State’s Trading Companies!”
“Fourth, grant the Ye Family’s disciples the most favored nation treatment!”
These four unequal treaties from Ye Xuan startled everyone, including the Ye Family, and almost drove the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor insane.
The Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor’s face turned ashen, and the knuckles of his hand holding the Yanlei Battle Staff turned white, as if he might explode at any moment.
Ultimately, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor could only nod in defeat.
Compared to a Daoist Emperor Artifact, everything else was insignificant!
As the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperor nodded, everyone’s expressions changed instantly.
“No way, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty actually agreed to such outrageous conditions?”
“What else could they do? Continue fighting? Not to mention whether the fully awakened Yanlei Battle Staff could actually defeat Ye Xuan, even if it could, do you think a Quasi-Emperor wielding an Emperor Artifact would be able to escape if the Daoist Emperor Artifact could only awaken for a short time?”
“And don’t forget, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty isn’t the only one with a Daoist Emperor Artifact. The Ye Family also has a Daoist Emperor Artifact, the Suppressing Heaven Tower.”
“Tsk tsk, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty really fell for it this time.”
“Actually, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty is fine. I wonder what the Qingqiu Fox Emperor from the far north and the Golden Horn Quasi-Emperor who has disappeared are thinking?”
What were they thinking?
They were, of course, panicking!
The Qingqiu Fox Emperor was already inwardly lamenting.
If he had known Ye Xuan was this strong...
Then he should have taken Su Mei’er!
That was the Fox Clan’s trump card Daoist Emperor Artifact!
If they lost the You Su Fox Clan’s royal bloodline, then the Fox Clan, which was already struggling to revive due to the extremely difficult conditions of using the Daoist Emperor Artifact, would be utterly destroyed!
The Qingqiu Fox Emperor couldn’t help but repeatedly blame the Ancient Fox Emperor in his heart. Why did they make the Daoist Emperor Artifact require the royal bloodline of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, Tushan Fox Clan, and You Su Fox Clan to be used?
To fully awaken it, they needed to sacrifice a Quasi-Emperor from each of the three clans, or three Great Saints from each clan!
If it weren’t for this setting, the Fox Clan would definitely be one of the super-powerful forces, not the current imperial dynasty.
If they lost the royal bloodline of the You Su Fox Clan, then this Daoist Emperor Artifact wouldn’t even be able to be activated!
If outsiders knew this secret, the Fox Clan wouldn’t even be able to maintain their current status as an imperial dynasty!
Therefore, they must find the royal bloodline of the You Su Fox Clan no matter what!
They must make her reproduce, even if they treated her as a mere breeding machine!
“It seems like I won’t be able to get through this without paying a heavy price.”
The Qingqiu Fox Emperor furrowed his brow, considering what the Qingqiu Fox Clan, or rather the entire Fox Clan, could offer to sway Ye Xuan.
As for direct confrontation?
That option was already rejected by the Qingqiu Fox Emperor.
The other panicking Quasi-Emperor was naturally the Golden Horn Quasi-Emperor.
Originally, when the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Daoist Emperor Artifact was close to fully awakening, he was about to applaud.
But he didn’t expect that Ye Xuan actually had an Emperor Artifact.
The moment the Emperor Ding appeared, the Golden Horn Quasi-Emperor immediately realized that something was terribly wrong.
Any super-powerful force would consider their Daoist Emperor Artifact their lifeblood and would never easily fully awaken it.
As he expected, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty cowered.
“Damn it!”
The Golden Horn Quasi-Emperor cursed under his breath, hiding his figure even deeper…
In the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s capital, the Yanlei Emperor, Lei Zhong, was also closely watching the situation.
At this moment, Lei Zhong was sweating profusely, his face pale, lacking any semblance of a Saint’s bearing.
“Your Majesty, what, what should we do?”
Beside Lei Zhong, a seductive woman with a charming aura, her face also pale, asked.
“What to do? You, you bitch! It’s all your fault!”
“Die!”
Lei Zhong, at the peak of Saint realm, instantly erupted with his aura, shattering the seductive woman into dust.
With the seductive woman’s death, Lei Zhong was as if he had been drained of all his energy, collapsing onto his imperial throne.
A Great Saint suddenly appeared before Lei Zhong, looking at the Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s Emperor, no, the former Emperor, with a somber expression.
“Great Saint Lei Ming, I wonder what brings you here?”
Great Saint Lei Ming’s expression was complex, but he finally sighed and then roared, his voice echoing through the entire Yanlei Xian Dynasty’s capital!
“Lei Zhong! Because of your decision, our Yanlei Xian Dynasty lost an Eighth-Heavens Quasi-Emperor and a First-Heavens Quasi-Emperor! The Emperor’s Will within the Daoist Emperor Artifact even suffered a significant loss!”
“Do you know your crime!”
Instantly, everyone in the entire Yanlei Emperor City looked towards the Yanlei Imperial Palace, their expressions complex.
The Yanlei Emperor, Lei Zhong, was definitely a wise and benevolent ruler, but...
In the Lei Yan Imperial Palace, Lei Zhong sighed and nodded.
“I know my fault.”
“I never thought that I, who spent my life striving for excellence, would end up failing because of a woman.”
Great Saint Lei Ming nodded.
“You’ve made such a huge mistake that even turning you into ashes won’t make up for it.”
Lei Zhong’s expression was dull, and he didn’t object.
Indeed, losing an Eighth-Heavens old Quasi-Emperor, a First-Heavens young Quasi-Emperor, and a significant loss of the already limited Emperor’s Will within the Daoist Emperor Artifact, the Yanlei Xian Dynasty had been severely damaged.
“But now, after discussion with the ancestors of the Forbidden Zone, they have decided to give you a chance to redeem yourself.”
Instantly, Lei Zhong’s eyes lit up!
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