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The Great Court Assembly decided to exterminate Great Wu, and Great Xia soon published a declaration of war against Great Wu in the official gazette.

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples; the various forces of the great dynasties were extremely agitated upon learning that Great Xia would wage war against Great Wu next.

Some were delighted, while others were terrified.

If Great Wu were to be extinguished, the powers within Great Xia were sure to profit, so they were all very excited.

The situation was different for the Great Wu Dynasty, however. No one knew what their fate would be should the nation fall.

At the same time, not only the people of the Great Wu Dynasty were panicked, but the common folk of Great Jue and the Great Qian Dynasty were equally fearful.

People had long been aware of Lu Chen's ambition; even before he became the Great Xia Emperor, he had revealed his desire to unify the world under one rule.

Now that Lu Chen controlled all of Great Xia's resources, it was natural for him to begin realizing his ambition. Clearly, Great Xia's plan would not end with just the elimination of Great Wu.

Once Great Wu fell, Great Jue and Great Qian would be next.

Great Wu Dynasty.

In the royal court.

Today's court assembly was dead silent, the hall was eerily quiet; even the sound of people's breathing could be heard.

The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive. Sweat beaded on the foreheads of some of the ministers as the Martial Emperor sat on the Dragon Throne, his gaze coldly sweeping over the ministers in the hall.

After what seemed like an eternity, the Martial Emperor finally spoke, "My dear ministers, have you all seen the declaration of war from the North Country?"

Hearing this, the assembly of ministers still dared not utter a word.

Although they had long anticipated that Lu Chen would seek to dominate the world and that they would inevitably face this war, they had not expected it to arrive so soon.

Most importantly, Great Xia already had four Celestials, while Great Wu was completely unprepared.

Setting aside the combat strength of Great Xia's military forces, the mere presence of those four Celestials was enough to annihilate the entire Great Wu.

Now without Celestial champions of their own, Great Wu was no match for Great Xia.

The ministers of Great Wu had no idea what to do, as they had always been the ones to attack others; this was the first time they were on the receiving end.

Seeing the silent ministers in the hall, the Martial Emperor's anger flared. They were all useless, always chattering away in court, but now, when it mattered most, no one spoke up.

The Martial Emperor continued, "Before long, Great Xia will send troops to attack Great Wu. What solutions do you, my ministers, propose?"

Upon these words, the hall remained in dead silence, the ministers looking at each other, but none speaking out.

Solutions?

What solutions could there be?

They had long known of Lu Chen's ambition. Lu Chen aimed for nothing less than total unification. Now that the declaration of war had been made, it was clear they would not rest until Great Wu was destroyed.

Anything they said now was pointless. Either Great Wu would muster its military might to hold off Great Xia's assault, or it would simply surrender.

But judging by the strengths of both parties, even if Great Wu did manage to field its troops against Great Xia, it was doubtful they could hold out for long.

Great Wu had already experienced the combat prowess of Great Xia's new army, and the focus wasn't even on Great Xia's new troops.

What they were most concerned about was Great Xia's Celestials. No one knew if Great Xia would send Celestials directly to the Capital City. Just one Celestial in the Capital could potentially annihilate the entire city.

If Great Xia desired a swift and decisive victory, they might very well send Celestials straight to the Capital.

The ministers in the grand hall are already thinking about how to surrender to Great Xia; they have no desire to accompany the Great Wu Dynasty to its grave.

This is a war with no chance of victory.

But even though they already harbor thoughts of surrendering, they can't possibly bring it up directly in front of the Martial Emperor.

Everyone knows what kind of person the Martial Emperor is; he will never surrender, and anyone who suggests surrender at this time might not even finish speaking before being killed by the Martial Emperor himself.

Since they cannot fight and the Martial Emperor will never agree to surrender, they choose to say nothing at all.

Seeing that the ministers still had not spoken, the Martial Emperor's piercing gaze fell directly on the Minister of War, "Chen, what do you think we should do next?"

Hearing this, the Minister of War was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled as he said, "Your Majesty, the most pressing matter is to summon the army to resist the soldiers of Great Xia invading our court."

Although he said this, the Minister of War was speaking for the Martial Emperor to hear.

Given the Martial Emperor's personality, he would definitely resist to the end; with the Great Wu Dynasty about to be destroyed, flattering the Martial Emperor now wouldn't hurt.

After hearing the Minister of War, the Martial Emperor fell silent for a moment. He was no fool; he could see that no one in the court, civilian or military, truly wanted to resist Great Xia.

After all, the strength of a Celestial was evident. Even with the power of a Grandmaster, they could not resist a Celestial.

Moreover, the Great Wu Dynasty didn't have many Grandmasters to begin with; with so few Grandmasters, how could they possibly defeat the Great Xia Dynasty?

Although the Martial Emperor was well aware that Great Wu was about to fall, his heart was filled with reluctance.

He should have been the one to unify the world, not the Sum Emperor. He could not surrender; even if he had to fight to the last moment, he would defend Great Wu's territory.

Just then, a tremendous pressure suddenly filled the grand hall, and some of the weaker ministers were pressed to the ground by this force.

Even the Martial Emperor himself was immobilized by this pressure; the sudden onset caused chaos in the hall.

After a moment, two elders, accompanied by dozens of Grandmaster martial artists, walked into the grand hall.

Feeling the martial might emanating from these people, the entire court was stunned.

So many Grandmasters...

What force is this, and how could they have so many Grandmasters?

Coming to his senses, a minister quickly exclaimed, "Protect the emperor! There are assassins, protect the emperor!!!"

As people prepared to escort the Martial Emperor to safety, an even stronger pressure descended, instantly restraining the Imperial Guards who had entered the hall so that they could not move.

It didn't take long for people to understand what was happening.

Celestials!

It must be Celestials!

Even the leader of the Imperial Guard, a Grandmaster himself, was suppressed, unable to move; this meant that someone among the newcomers far surpassed the strength of a Grandmaster.

Only Celestials could exert such pressure!

Thinking of Celestials, people immediately thought of the Celestials of Great Xia, the only known Celestials to them.

At that moment, Xia Tianyuan addressed the Martial Emperor on the Dragon Throne, "By the order of the Sum Emperor, I have come to remind His Majesty that if the Great Martial Royal Family surrenders within one month, the royal lineage can survive. If you choose to stubbornly resist, you alone shall bear the consequences!"

Feeling the pressure from the Celestial, the Martial Emperor's heart was filled with reluctance; he never imagined that he would face such a day.

Ever since his ascension to the throne, he was always the one demanding others to surrender with the stance of a conqueror, and yet today, someone was demanding his surrender.