The envoy of the East Xuan Empire had not yet arrived, but their daunting aura had already dispersed and rippled through the heart of Dawu City.
Outside Wu City, hundreds of figures soared into the sky, clearly demonstrating the strength of the East Xuan Empire!
This was a provocative act.
Wu City was effectively Chu Yuan's capital in the East Xuan region, the secondary capital of Dawu.
Anyone who arrived in the capital was not allowed to fly, they had to walk into the city. This was the East Xuan Empire's envoy deliberately testing the strength of Dawu.
If it weren't for Chu Yuan's domination of the Four Prefectures, their actions would be even more outrageous, with no prior announcements.
But Chu Yuan was not going to indulge them.
He waved his hand, and from within the heaven and earth furnace, he released a power capable of suppressing everything, pressing down on them like a sky dome.
Boom! The space between heaven and earth was collapsing. The group originally wanted to break through directly, but after only a few seconds, they found this force too hard to resist. Their faces turned pale, and they descended, obediently walking into the city.
"This Dawu is more formidable than we thought, their national strength is profound like a domineering flame of conquest!"
The faces of this group were gloomy.
A few dozen minutes later, under the guidance of the guards, they arrived at the martial arts arena.
"Hmph! This Dawu is so brazen, they didn't even offer us a proper reception. Instead, we had to walk, is this their attitude now that they've claimed hegemony over the edge of the Four Prefectures?"
"Yes, when we meet the Lord of Dawu, I would like to see how mysterious and formidable he is. Can he compare with our Divine King of East Xuan Empire!"
"He's merely the Sovereign of these peripheral Four Prefectures. If it weren't for their strange equipment when they conquered Cangshan Prefecture, I wouldn't pay them any attention."
The faces of the envoys from the East Xuan Empire were very unhappy because Dawu had neither received them in their palace nor brought them to a martial arts ground.
"The Great Wu Dynasty is currently hosting a military competition, and His Majesty is at the martial arts ground. If you want to see His Majesty, you must go to the martial arts ground."
Due to the sudden arrival of the envoy from the East Xuan Empire, the on-going competition was temporarily halted. All eyes focused on the hundreds of people who had entered the martial arts ground.
"This must be the Martial Emperor!"
The main envoy of the East Xuan Empire was a middle-aged man with firm expressions on his face. A great power emanated from his body. He was a Divine King!
A Divine King envoy shed light on the East Xuan Empire's seriousness towards Dawu.
He looked at Chu Yuan seated on the throne, and in his eyes, an ancient and majestic figure emerged, overlapping with Chu Yuan. Even the Divine King of the East Xuan Empire didn't have this ancient Saint King's will.
"What is the purpose of this visit from the envoy of the East Xuan Empire?"
Chu Yuan sat on the throne, unmoving, with an overpowering presence.
"Upon hearing that the Great Wu Dynasty has claimed hegemony over the Four Prefectures, as the Imperial Dynasty of East Xuan domain, I am Su Han, the envoy of East Xuan Empire. I have come to visit the Martial Emperor and get a glimpse of the newly rising dynasty in the East Xuan realm. The name of the Martial Emperor has resonated profoundly."
This Divine King also put away his contempt, glanced around, and said, "It's indeed a fortunate day today to coincidentally come across the martial competition of Dawu. I do want to participate. In the martial world, martial arts hold respect. If you don't mind, my subordinates would like to test their mettle against yours."
He actually suggested this during the military competition of Dawu.
East Xuan Empire is a genuinely six-star Empire, having stood upright in the East Xuan region for tens of thousands of years, its strength is formidable.
"I welcome anyone to compete with Dawu." Chu Yuan said: "Since Envoy Su wants to compete, as the host, I would like to know how you wish to proceed."
"In that case, we'll follow the regular competition format."
This Su Han glanced around and said, "Gu Shun, test the strength of Dawu. Remember, friendship first, competition second. Exude the prestige of our East Xuan Empire, but also be mindful of your actions."
"I am General Gu Shun!"
A burly man stepped forward, his contemptuous eyes sweeping over the crowd, "Who will fight with me?"
This Gu Shun had reached the third level of the Divine Transition.
"Commander Feng, you compete with him." Chu Yuan said.
"Your servant obeys."
A frigid Zhu Fengfeng walked out, her face expressionless as she looked at Gu Shun, coldly stating, "Leader of the Great Wu, Zhu Fengfeng."
"First Tier of Godly Perception?"
Gu Shun sensed Zhu Fengfeng's level; a surge of anger flared on his face as he said in a deep voice, "You are merely sending out a first-tier Godly Perception to fight me. This isn't right. You should send out someone with greater strength; otherwise, it just implies you aren't taking this competition seriously."
He assumed that Chu Yuan sending out Zhu Fengfeng was an intentional insult towards him.
Hearing Gu Shun's words, the corners of the mouths of everyone on Chu Yuan's side with Godly Perception twitched harshly.
Zhu Fengfeng might be only a First-tier Godly Perceiver, but they had already seen how ruthlessly hard-handed she was in the indoor fights just now.
"Commander Feng is enough,"
Chu Yuan said, "You can give it your all."
"Good!" Gu Shun's heart was also filled with anger. "Although my level is higher than yours and you're a woman, I won't hold back when I start. Don't blame me if you get injured, I don't mind ruining a beautiful flower!"
The competition with the Eastern Xuan Imperial Dynasty had begun.
The Great Wu side began to boil with excitement.
The previous fights were only internal affairs, stopping with a touch; while now they were competing with Eastern Xuan Imperial Dynasty and it was more exciting and thrilling.
"Mountain Shaking Fist!"
With a step from Gu Shun, the power of the third-tier Godly Perception exploded out. The space in front of him distorted drastically, a cruel smile appeared on his face as he started fiercely.
"Undying Nirvana, Power of the Ninth Turn!"
An incredibly bright Nirvana Fire soared into the sky, forming an image of the Undying Divine Phoenix.
The Great Nirvana Technique! The power of post-Nirvana flame enveloped Gu Shun in an instant, and a heart-wrenching scream kept echoing out.
With a single move, a man made of fire appeared on the stage.
"Undying Divine Phoenix!"
Su Han cried out, "We concede, we concede!"
Hearing Chu Yuan's voice, Zhu Fengfeng slowly dissipated the power of the Nirvana Fire only to see Gu Shun's whole body was burned and bloody.
If it wasn't for the competition, he would already be dead beyond death.
Those from Great Wu were alright, after all, they had witnessed Zhu Fengfeng's ruthlessness beforehand.
However, the people from the Eastern Xuan Imperial Dynasty were dumbfounded. They could not accept that Zhu Fengfeng defeated Gu Shun with just one move.
The woman in red standing before their eyes looked cold, yet fought with an unimaginable ruthlessness.
"Who else wants to test their skills?"
Zhu Fengfeng glanced towards the Eastern Xuan envoy.
Coming from the strongest Imperial dynasty of the Eastern Xuan region, they could no longer tolerate being provoked by Zhu Fengfeng . Another Godly Perception practitioner stepped forward, stronger than Gu Shun.
However, his strength is negligible before Zhu Fengfeng, he was only on stage a few moments before his body caught fire and had to be carried off the stage, under Su Han's desperate intervention.
Su Han's expression was extremely dark.
He proposed this competition partly to cripple Great Wu, and partly to test the true strength of Great Wu.
Who could have expected, the competitors he sent, lost miserably, defeated over and over by a competitor with just First-tier Godly Perception. It seemed more like the Great Wu were bullying them, rather than them intimidating the Great Wu.
"If no one comes up, even a Fourth-tier or a Fifth-tier Godly Perceiver can have a go."
Zhu Fengfeng was like a haughty Undying Phoenix, standing coldly on the competition stage, her phoenix-like eyes gazing at the envoy from Eastern Xuan.