Five days later!
Before the Imperial Palace on Planet Longyang.
Millions of powerhouses stood before the Imperial Palace. Among them, fifty thousand exuded the aura of the Venerable realm. This was nearly ninety percent of the Longyang Empire's military might. Hovering in the void was the Emperor, Long Baye, at the peak of the ninth-tier Venerable realm.
"Enter the Immortal Boat, and march towards the Loulan Empire!"
Long Baye's majestic voice boomed. In the next moment, over a million people entered the Immortal Boat. This was the first time in hundreds of years that Long Baye had deployed an Immortal Boat on such a large scale.
"Depart!"
Long Bayu stood at the apex of the Immortal Boat, his monstrous aura surging. He was no longer at the peak of the eighth-tier Venerable realm, but had now entered the extreme peak of the eighth-tier Venerable realm, a mere step away from the ninth-tier Venerable realm.
The Loulan Empire's crimes were beyond enumeration. This time, Loulan must be annihilated!
A quarter of an hour later.
The Immortal Boat had already sped towards the Loulan Empire. At this moment, inside a room within the Immortal Boat.
"Brother, you were looking for me."
Long Bayu entered the room and looked at Long Baye, whose brows were furrowed, and asked.
"Mm."
Long Baye looked at the territorial map of the Loulan Empire. "This war is to avenge the Scarlet Flame Throne, and also to probe the depths of the Loulan Empire. If we can destroy the Loulan Empire in one fell swoop, that would be even better."
"By the way, how did that Thunder King respond?"
Long Baye thought of the young man who had repeatedly given him miracles and asked the First Throne, Long Bayu.
"This..."
Upon hearing the words of Emperor Longyang, Long Bayu recalled Ye Xuan's previous response. His gaze then turned towards the direction of the Loulan Empire, and he sighed deeply. "Brother, I think... there might be someone who can fill the position of the Scarlet Flame Throne."
"I feel that after this battle, the Thunder King will definitely bring us another surprise. Perhaps after this battle, the Thunder King will have sufficient ability to take a seat among the Twelve Thrones of our Longyang Empire!"
"Oh!?"
Hearing Long Bayu's words, Long Baye's eyes also flashed with a brilliant light. "If that were truly the case, it would be a fortunate event for our Longyang Empire. The glory of the Heaven-Breaking Thunder King from a hundred thousand years ago, will it once again shine brilliantly upon this Ye Xuan?"
"It truly makes one anticipate it!!"
After the brothers discussed for a while, Long Baye looked towards Loulan again. "Bayu, go back and rest. Even by Immortal Boat, it will likely take three days to reach the Loulan Empire."
"Three days later, I want to see what confidence the Loulan Empire has to openly kill my Scarlet Flame Throne!!"
..........
The Immortal Boat departed. At the top of the Imperial Palace.
An elder in a long robe gazed towards the Loulan Empire, a hint of worry in his eyes. "The Ten Great Super Empires are currently in a period of turmoil. I hope this battle will not lead to any major incidents!"
With a faint sigh, the elder in the long robe vanished as if he had never appeared!
This elder was none other than Long Baye's father, the previous Emperor of the Longyang Empire, Long Aotian.
At the same time, at the Zhao family, the maternal clan of the First Prince.
Inside the grand hall.
*Swish!*
A figure appeared in the hall, moving as fast as a ghost. Then, an old man appeared in the midst. This person was the current patriarch of the Zhao family, Zhao Tianchou.
"Father!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Zhao Yuntai bowed. "You are out of seclusion."
"Mm."
Hearing his son's words, Zhao Tianchou gave a soft hum. However, he had no choice but to end his seclusion. After all, Long Baye had left Planet Longyang, taking with him over ninety percent of the experts. This was an excellent opportunity for them to make their move.
Such an opportunity would not come again for hundreds, or even thousands, of years!!
"Father's aura is much stronger. It seems your cultivation has made some progress."
Zhao Yuntai felt his father's strengthened aura and said with a hint of joy on his face.
"Heh heh, that's right~"
Hearing his son mention his cultivation, Zhao Tianchou's mood improved considerably. "Although I haven't entered the Void Ancestor realm, I am already at the half-step Void Ancestor. It will take less than half a year to become a Void Ancestor at most!"
"Mm!?"
"That's wonderful!!"
Zhao Yuntai's expression became overjoyed upon hearing this. "If Father can enter the Void Ancestor realm, then it will be only a matter of time before our Zhao family replaces the Long family."
"Replace the Long family?"
Hearing his son's words, Zhao Tianchou shook his head slightly. "Yuntai, the Imperial lineage is not as simple as you think."
"As it stands, it's time for you to know some things."
Following that, Zhao Tianchou spoke of his grandfather, Zhao Wanjun, and the Zhao family's strongest ancestor, Zhao Wutian. This story left Zhao Yuntai stunned.
"Father, what are you saying??"
"My great-grandfather is still alive, and our Zhao family has more than one Void Ancestor expert. This!?"
Undoubtedly, Zhao Yuntai was greatly shocked at this moment, as this matter far exceeded his understanding.
The Void Ancestor realm, and more than one?
He never imagined that their Zhao family was so extraordinary!
"Even so, we still don't make a move against the Long family. Father, could it be that the Long family is also not simple??"
Zhao Yuntai was not foolish. Their Zhao family had numerous experts in the Void Ancestor realm. The Long family's lineage was even older than theirs, so their foundation was likely no weaker than theirs.
"Indeed!"
Zhao Tianchou did not deny anything but solemnly added, "You should know about the tremors in the back mountain a while ago. Old Ancestor Wutian speculated that it might be a probing from the Long lineage.
"And within the Long lineage, there must be existences comparable to Old Ancestor Wutian!"
Upon hearing his father's explanation, Zhao Yuntai instantly felt that everything was different from what he had imagined.
"Then, Father, what should we do?"
Clearly, Zhao Yuntai, who knew that things were far more complicated than he had imagined, asked his father with a puzzled look. Since his father was out of seclusion, he must have thought of all the countermeasures.
"Heh heh, this matter is simple."
Zhao Tianchou chuckled. The death of the Scarlet Flame Throne was actually a scheme laid by the Loulan Empire and the Lanling Empire, intended to provoke Long Baye with an open plot and force him out of Planet Longyang.
Speaking of which, Zhao Tianchou then looked in the direction of the Loulan Empire. "Long Baye's thinking is ultimately too naive. Does he really think he can destroy the Loulan Empire with this move?"
"If Long Baye dies in the Loulan Empire in this battle, then it will be our opportunity to act."
"Heh heh, the Ten Great Super Empires are ultimately far inferior to the various forces within the Milky Way Empire."
Zhao Yuntai was somewhat bewildered upon hearing his father's words, clearly not understanding the current situation.
"How would Long Baye know that the Loulan Empire had long ago cooperated with the First Prince of the Milky Way Empire? With this million-strong army, it would be good if they could return alive."
Zhao Tianchou sneered, looking towards Planet Loulan. What he had to do now was wait for the opportune moment, the moment when the world descended into chaos. At that time, it would be the Zhao family's chance to achieve their ultimate victory.
Once this plan was accomplished, their Zhao family would usher in an unprecedented era of prosperity!
"Yuntai!"
"Issue an order. The Zhao family is to be on full alert and await the opportunity to act!!"
Zhao Tianchou let out a deep sigh, withdrew his gaze, and a murderous aura surged in his eyes.
"Yes, Father!!"
Zhao Yuntai bowed upon hearing this and then passed this message to his sister, Zhao Lingyun, who was 'imprisoned' in the Imperial Palace, so that she could cooperate from the inside and annihilate the Longyang Empire in one fell swoop.