My queen is rebelling!

Chapter 204: Thousand Miles of Frozen Ice, Ten Thousand Miles of Snow — The Continent's Youngest Legend is Born!

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Everyone felt their vision turn white, followed by being enveloped in a burst of fiery light. When the light dissipated, a shocking scene appeared before their eyes:

In the sky, a sun like a blazing fire slowly rose, and after that, a dark and cold moon closely followed!

The sun and moon appeared together!

Vast and mysterious forces of law began to surround Adelle, and a terrifying aura soared into the sky!

Prince Quentin, Joren, Mamen, including Princess Violet and Archduke Ferdinand watching the show from the sidelines, simultaneously had a thought that horrified them—

Legend, this is a sign of breaking through to Legend!

...

In a distant and unknown mysterious region, a shadowy figure on an ice-blue throne suddenly stood up and looked towards the northwest of the human continent.

After a long while, he gritted his teeth and made an extremely angry voice:

"Damn it, if I had known his influence on you was so great, I should have had Lothian kill him directly, cutting off your thoughts!"

"Don't try to be attentive here. I told you before, move, move, there's no other way besides moving. Don't bother me again!"

Lothian nodded slightly and continued to ask:

"May I ask, where are we moving to?"

The shadowy figure was so angry that he laughed and said:

"Why don't you go ask the [God of Prophecy], Madura? He knows more than I do!

Is it because you see that I'm the only woman in the Chief God Council and think I'm easy to bully?"

Lothian repeatedly said he wouldn't dare and disappeared from the spot.

...

In the Central Empire, Empress Xenia Klein was completely silent. Even from far away in the Central Empire, she seemed to be able to feel the powerful aura surrounding Adelle.

Legend, she has already broken through to Legend!

The scene of her lifelong rival's crushing defeat to Adelle at the Noble Martial Arts Festival seven years ago was still vivid in her mind.

In these seven years, she had worked hard to cultivate, just wanting to desperately catch up with her, so that one day she could come before her and defeat her severely, making up for the trauma in her heart.

But Xenia now realized that these seven years had not only failed to shorten the gap between the two, but had instead made her even further away from Adelle.

The other party had actually become a Legend!

A bitter smile appeared on Xenia's lips. Was she destined to be forever suppressed by her in this lifetime?

Soon, Xenia saw Cohen standing not far away in the picture.

The bitterness at the corner of her mouth gradually disappeared, and she narrowed her eyes slightly, and said in a low voice:

"This Empress can't suppress you, but there are people who can!"

Also in the Central Empire, Heisenberg had received a message from Joren. At this moment, he was also using secret means to pay attention to the scene happening in Effie.

Adelle has broken through to Legend!

Heisenberg increasingly felt that the prophecy was absolutely correct. Queen Effie was definitely the only candidate who could suppress Her Majesty the Empress in the future!

As long as the conflict between the two can be aroused, then his plan will be considered a great success.

Heisenberg was now considering whether to also dispatch a saint from the Central Empire to encircle and suppress the Second Elder of the Golden Wing Family?

As long as that king is killed and Queen Effie's hatred is drawn to the Central Empire, then his plan will succeed!

Thinking this way, Chief Heisenberg sent the latest instructions to Joren.

In the Eastern Empire, Prince Shazor's lips were pursed into a straight line, and the expression on his face was indescribably complicated.

Queen Effie has entered Legend!

A Legend at less than thirty years old!

A hint of regret faintly rose in his heart. Was his plan against Effie not rational enough?

Would provoking such a woman with such strong talent create an unknown and powerful enemy for himself?

He sighed deeply. It was too late to say anything now. Her husband was assassinated by his men. The two had already formed a deep blood feud. Even if Shazor wanted to make peace now, given Adelle's attitude of protecting her husband, it was probably impossible.

Then there is only to completely destroy you!

A trace of blood appeared in Prince Shazor's eyes!

...

The perspective returns to Emerald Lake.

The high platform... it can no longer be considered a high platform.

Due to the giant ice-type magic circle hidden by Adelle in the venue, everyone has now evacuated the venue, each looking for a safe place to pay attention to the development of the situation.

Archduke Ferdinand, Princess Violet, and others who were neutral found a high ground and watched the phenomenon of Adelle breaking through to Legend.

Archduke Ferdinand asked in a dry voice:

"How old is Queen Effie this year?"

Princess Violet looked at Prince Airo and Prince Seran beside her.

Prince Airo said in a deep voice:

"Four years ago... no, it should be five years ago. When she married the King of Effie, I went on behalf of the Windwhisper Kingdom. I heard people say that she was about ten years older than the King.

The King of Effie should be seventeen years old this year, almost eighteen years old."

Princess Violet said with emotion:

"That is to say, Queen Effie is at most no more than twenty-eight years old?

A Legend at twenty-eight years old!

This king is sixty-eight years old this year, and relying on the empire's massive resources, he has not yet touched the threshold of Legend. This Queen Effie is really... alas, the only shortcoming on her body is probably marrying the king of a small duchy!"

Behind Princess Violet, Prince Airo and Prince Seran nodded in agreement.

Cohen looked at his queen sister who directly broke into Legend, and a sourness rose in his heart for some reason.

If he hadn't heard that he was in danger, his sister wouldn't have broken through to Legend so quickly, at least she would have shaped her Legend manifestation more perfectly before breaking through.

He couldn't help but regret silently, why was he still fishing? It would be better to directly expose his identity?

Seemingly noticing what Cohen was thinking, Isabella couldn't help but hold Cohen's hand and said softly:

"The enemies hidden in the dark are the most terrifying. We must bring all those people out!

I think Adelle must have also estimated today's situation, she should have enough confidence to decide to break through to Legend."

Cohen squeezed Isabella's hand and said in a low voice:

"Isabella, thank you!"

In the sky, countless people's eyes were focused on Queen Effie who was breaking through to Legend.

At this moment, she was already surrounded by the vast power of law. As time passed, scenes appeared in the sky:

At the beginning of the picture, a pink and jade-like girl's figure appeared. In the expectant eyes of everyone, she reached out and pressed on an ancient magic stone. Instantly, an ice-blue light shone on the sky, illuminating Angus's excited face—In the southern border of Effie, the Angrian family has produced a Favored One!

The picture suddenly changed. Under the magic lamp, a beautiful girl gently waved her staff, and the moisture in the air quickly condensed, forming a huge snowstorm vortex—Adelle is fourteen years old, breaks through to Silver, and masters the advanced ice-type spell: Blizzard!

The picture changed again, the grand event of the continent, the scene of the Noble Martial Arts Festival, the final of the Silver group, a young girl whose appearance and temperament were no less than Adelle's was shivering from the cold, and didn't even have the strength to hold up her long sword. In just three rounds, this princess from the Central Empire's royal family, who also had an undefeated record, was defeated cleanly by Adelle, completely shattering her pride and self-esteem—Adelle is twenty years old, ravages the Imperial Princess, and wins the title of "Strongest Silver" on the continent!

The last picture, Emerald Lake, Legend and Saint confront each other, golden blood mist permeates, and golden light and shadow are sprinkled under the sky—Adelle is twenty-six years old, destroys Ninth Tier with a flip of her hand, and suppresses the audience!

The picture shattered, and endless forces of law surged, beginning to condense the Legend Domain and manifestation!

Measuring the strength and potential of a Legend-tier transcendent is very simple. The larger the area covered by the Legend Domain, the more complex the formed manifestation, indicating a deeper understanding and application of the rules, which also represents endless potential!

"It's snowing?"

Someone shouted, and everyone looked up. A crystal snowflake fell from the sky.

More and more snowflakes fell, like stardust falling into the mortal world. Mysterious runes were engraved on the hexagonal crystal petals, and each line shone with a faint blue light. This is not a snowflake, but the condensation of the ultimate ice attribute magic!

The "snowflakes" came in overwhelmingly, and wherever they went, mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests were all covered by this white tide.

Endless cold instantly swept through the entire Florencia, and the range continued to expand, affecting Effiein, the northwestern countries, the Lost Lands, the Dwarf Clan Alliance... until the entire northwestern continent was covered in ice and snow!

Thousands of miles of icebound land, ten thousand miles of snow!

This was Adelle's legendary domain, "Icebound"!

Just breaking through, the formed legendary domain reflected half of the continent, and the people of the entire Northwest Continent were deeply shocked by this scene!

Endless power of rules began to rapidly gather at the core of the domain, a sign of condensing concrete objects!

As time passed, an ice and snow crown slowly emerged, as if carved from millennia-old cold crystal, each edge reflecting a biting cold light, freezing the surrounding air.

When the crown hovered above Adelle's head, the air in the entire venue seemed to solidify, and an unparalleled majesty spread like a tide.

Ice Crown!

Adelle's legendary concrete object!

While everyone was still immersed in the shock of Queen Effiein's breakthrough to legend, suddenly, the light on the Ice Crown suddenly intensified, and a ghostly blue cold light surged out like a raging ice tide.

The target was the three legendary transcendent beings of "Black Tomb" led by Mammon.

Everyone was taken aback. Having just broken through to legend, was she going to directly face three veteran legendary figures with unstable aura?

But soon, this surprise was replaced by shock.

Mammon and the other two only felt that the surrounding air seemed to be instantly evacuated, replaced by endless cold and stagnation.

Their bodies were as if imprisoned by a huge ice-sealed mausoleum, unable to move at all.

The ground beneath their feet was quickly covered by ice, and the solid ice meandered up along their legs, and the ice light weaved into a dim prison around the three of them, and the cold aura seemed to freeze their souls as well.

The space seemed to be distorted and deformed under this powerful ice-sealing force.

Everything happened in a flash. Adelle's attack was clean and neat. After everyone reacted, the three legendary figures of Black Tomb had turned into three lifelike ice sculptures!

Everyone looked at this shocking scene and felt a sense of disbelief.

Could a transcendent who had just broken through to legend restrict three veteran legends with just one blow?

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would dare to believe it?

Jolun of the Central Empire and Prince Quentin of the Eastern Region Empire couldn't help but take a few steps back when they saw this, and the legends around them tightly protected the two behind them, their bodies surging with magic, looking at Queen Effiein like an ice queen as if facing a great enemy.

What a powerful rule power!

What a deep rule comprehension!

Having just broken through to legend, could she evolve the rules to such an extent?

Although the two did not know what kind of rule power Queen Effiein possessed, they were sure of one thing, the rule power she mastered was absolutely high-level and could suppress the rules mastered by the three of Black Tomb.

This was the suppression of lower-level rules by higher-level rules!

What a strong woman!

A woman in her late twenties actually froze the three councilors of "Black Tomb" with one move. This matter will definitely shake the entire continent after it spreads.

Perhaps even those reclusive demigods will be alarmed.

This level of rules has exceeded human cognition!

Jolun and the other two looked at Mammon and the other two who were trying their best to condense magic power in the ice sculpture, wanting to break through the cage, and a thoughtful look appeared in their eyes.

Should we rescue the three of Black Tomb?

Jolun and Prince Quentin looked at each other and quickly made the same choice!

Wait and see!

They couldn't wait for Black Tomb and the other three to fight Adelle as fiercely as possible, so they could explore the bottom line of this new legend.

Just as Jolun and the other two were making their own calculations, suddenly, everyone present felt an aura that made their souls tremble!

Saint?

No, when they saw a scepter appearing in Adelle's hand, everyone was shocked at the same time, it was a Holy Artifact!

It was the Holy Artifact passed down from generation to generation by the Effiein royal family—Ice-Sorrow!

Jolun and Prince Quentin felt their scalps go numb, and they quickly ordered the legends around them to rescue the three of Black Tomb!

It was okay to let the people of Black Tomb rush to the front to test Effiein's strength, but they couldn't just watch the three legends of Black Tomb die here.

When the two saw Adelle take out the Holy Artifact, they knew that this Queen Effiein had already developed murderous intentions!

They had also heard of Adelle's deeds. When she was at the Gold rank, she could use the Holy Artifact to unleash strength no less than that of a Legendary rank.

Now that Adelle was already a legend, the Holy Artifact would only emit more terrifying power in her hands!

They had to take action.

However, before they could act, Cohen led his 5,000-strong Orc army, as well as Prince Haug and Elder Emilia, to surround them.

Jolun and Prince Quentin's expressions changed suddenly. In the few minutes of delay, Adelle raised her jade arm high, and the scepter in her hand instantly emitted a great ice light.

As if gathering the cold power of the Arctic Abyss for thousands of years, an extremely cold frost aura surged out like a raging ice river.

Wherever it went, the space was drastically distorted by the power of frost, and the shocking and majestic aura made everyone's souls tremble.

With a bang, Mammon, who was at the forefront, suddenly exploded the ice sculpture that imprisoned him, his face turned pale, and then he ignored the two behind him and quickly fled to Jolun and Prince Quentin's side.

But the fourth and fifth councilors of Black Tomb behind him did not have such good luck. The legendary bodies of the two legendary transcendent beings were easily penetrated in front of the power of the Holy Artifact, like fragile glass.

Immediately afterwards, two vast domains suddenly lit up in the dark sky, each with a dagger and a coffin suspended above the domain.

Legendary Domain!

The legendary domain of Black Tomb's two councilors was actually beaten out of their bodies by Adelle's attack!

At the legendary level, they can be regarded as immortal existences. Even if their bodies are smashed to pieces, as long as the legendary domain is still there, they can be infinitely resurrected!

The legendary domain was originally the embodiment of the supreme majesty and strength of legendary transcendent beings, but now it seemed so fragile in the face of Adelle's fierce offensive!

The two councilors looked at the scene in front of them in horror, and felt a breath of death enveloping their whole bodies.

Adelle's eyes had been completely covered by ice-blue color, and with a wave of her bare hand, the ice and snow crown suspended above her head suddenly burst out with a touch of azure halo.

This halo merged with the aura of the Holy Artifact, and issued a earth-shattering blow, directly rushing towards the legendary domain of Black Tomb's two councilors!

The power of frost poured in, instantly freezing all the vitality and vitality in the domain. The domain space, which was originally full of the power of rules, was quickly covered by ice and snow, and the core of the entire domain exploded like a spider web.

The two legendary councilors horrifiedly discovered that their connection with the legendary domain was cut off, the source of power and magic was exhausted, and before they could react, the ice edges condensed from the ultimate ice attribute poured down like a rainstorm, and the entire legendary domain was pierced with thousands of holes.

The bodies of the two were also shattered into powder under the erosion of the ice cold and dissipated into the biting cold wind.

Then, there was a deafening loud noise, the earth trembled, the sun and moon lost their light, as if it was the end of the world.

Like Jin Worning Dupont's self-explosion before, everyone heard more noisy and terrifying wailing and murmurs in their ears!

Two more legends have fallen!

For the first time in a hundred years on the Human Continent, three legends have fallen here!

In the distant sky, three blood-like glows surged out, lying across the vast sky, as thick as coagulated blood that will never dissipate, as if to bring the entire world into the shroud of this sea of blood!

......

Emerald Lake, Adelle, floating above the void, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and her breath instantly wilted a lot.

Cohen felt a pang of heartache when he saw this.

Even so, everyone still did not dare to look directly at this Queen Effiein who brazenly slaughtered two peers as soon as she entered transcendence.

Jolun and Prince Quentin only felt a dryness in their throats. They glanced at Mammon, who was already in a daze not far away, and remained silent.

The development of the situation had completely exceeded their expectations. They absolutely could not have imagined before they came that dealing with a small principality would actually cost the lives of three legends and two thousand elite-level troops!

And they don't even have the advantage at the moment!

Inconceivable!

Jolun and Prince Quentin looked at Mammon, who had recovered, and the former coughed lightly and said:

"Boss Mammon, what do you say, do you want to take that step?"

Mammon's voice returned to calm. He didn't seem to have changed his mentality because of the fall of two colleagues. He said lightly:

"Saying that we didn't contribute, we have already lost two legends."

"I'm done with this," I don't care what happens next. We, Black Tomb, were only here to cooperate. Now look, your Legend ranks are all fine, but we've already lost two people.

Do what you want, I can't call for reinforcements anyway. If you think we should stop here today, I'm heading home."

Mamen's response greatly exceeded Joren and Quentin's expectations.

Joren thought to himself, 'Seriously? Black Tomb has already lost two Legend ranks, and you're not even reacting?'

Look at Prince Quentin of the Eastern Empire, he was ready to avenge the deaths of just two thousand soldiers. Why are you people from Black Tomb so heartless?

Well, it seems that humanity doesn't exist among a group of thugs with no bottom line.

Mamen's lukewarm attitude immediately put Joren and Prince Quentin on the spot.

Retreat?

Are you kidding me? The two great empires joined forces and couldn't even defeat a duchy. If word of this gets out, how will they ever show their faces on the continent again?

Besides, now that they've broken the Five Nations Agreement, they have to get something out of this, or they won't be able to explain themselves when they return.

Prince Quentin stared intently at Joren, his meaning was clear.

We, the Eastern Empire and Black Tomb, have each lost the equivalent of two Legend-rank combatants' worth of power, and you, the Central Empire, the strongest human nation, haven't even broken a sweat.

At the very least, you should go up there and put on a show.

Even if you can't defeat them in one blow, you should at least force them to reveal more of their cards. They're already treating Effie as an equal opponent.

A ruthless queen who killed two Legend ranks immediately after entering the Legend rank, plus a mysterious and unfathomable Lord of Shadows. These two working together are truly not to be underestimated.

Seemingly seeing through Prince Quentin's thoughts, Mamen also turned his head and stared at Joren without moving.

Joren immediately felt immense pressure. Mamen said gloomily:

"I advise you to hurry, or else when Queen Effie recovers her aura, who knows which Legend rank she'll target next.

Don't forget, right now she's just a crazy woman who wants to save her husband."

Joren thought, 'Isn't it because you Black Tomb sent a Saint to capture her husband that she's so furious?'

However, seeing their indifferent gazes, Joren didn't say anything more. He sighed softly, made a gesture, and a shocking aura rose from afar.

A thick cloud surged in the sky, and a magnificent floating warship slowly emerged from the clouds like an ancient behemoth.

The huge metal hull shone with a cold luster, and the mysterious runes engraved on the hull flowed with a faint light.

As it approached, the air was violently stirred, making a muffled whistling sound, as if thousands of troops were galloping.

The magic engines on both sides of the ship spewed out dazzling beams of energy, and the blue and white light danced in the sky like lightning snakes, accompanied by deafening roars, as if the sky was roaring in pain.

On the warship, five thousand solemn-looking, armored imperial soldiers were neatly lined up. With a roar from the leading general, they let out an earth-shattering shout.

The Central Empire's "Elite" army—the Holy Radiance Fleet!

Now that they've torn off all pretenses, Joren has lost his patience and directly sent out a floating fleet with five thousand elite soldiers hidden in Effie's neighboring country.

The shadow of the giant ship shrouded one side of the battlefield, and its huge body made Cohen's orc army look like ants.

The shocking aura made everyone's expression change in horror.

A floating warship plus five thousand elite soldiers, the appearance of this force directly reversed the balance of power between the two sides of the battlefield.

An elite army with a floating warship is like having a mobile combat fortress, enough to unleash devastating combat power.

As long as they hold back Effie's Legend ranks, the floating warship can easily turn the entire Florence into dust!

Prince Quentin and Mamen were also shocked by Joren's grand gesture, secretly wondering what Effie meant to Heisenberg that he even sent out a strategic weapon like a floating warship.

On the observation team's side, Duke Ferdinand's face had turned ashen.

Floating warship!

That bastard, Heisenberg, that deranged butcher!

He even secretly dispatched a floating warship. What does he want to do? Rebel?

Duke Roland said coldly:

"What a Central Empire!

You actually dare to secretly bring a floating warship to our Northwest Continent. You truly deserve to be the strongest human nation!"

Prince Violet, Prince Ai Luo, and Prince Seran's expressions also instantly became ugly. Prince Violet took a deep breath, looked at the two behind him, and said in a low voice:

"Prepare to take action. I absolutely cannot watch the Central Empire's floating warship flaunt its power in the Northwest Continent!"

Prince Ai Luo and Prince Seran nodded at the same time, also showing determination.

The Central Empire actually sent out a floating warship. Their reach is too long!

The Central Empire, Cenise clenched her jade hand tightly, her knuckles turned white, and anger filled her heart.

They even sent out a floating fleet. Their intentions are sinister!

Joren ignored everyone's thoughts and said in a cold voice:

"Surrender. If you don't want Florence to be destroyed in a war, surrender is your only way out!"

Cohen looked at the floating warship, his face showing no fear. He smiled lightly and said to Joren:

"To use a floating warship, you need a joint warrant from your Empress and the Council of Nobles. Does Young Master Joren have one?

Does the Empress know?"

A trace of surprise flashed quickly in Joren's pupils. The activation method of the floating warship is a core secret of the Central Empire's upper echelons. Why does the other party know so clearly?

Of course, they were hiding it from the Empress. Everyone on this floating warship, from the captain to the crew, was personally selected and promoted by Chief Heisenberg.

Although nominally belonging to the Central Empire's royal army sequence, it is actually Heisenberg's private army.

Chief Heisenberg secretly mobilized this fleet, originally as a secret trump card to be used to deliver the final blow. He didn't expect the situation to develop to this point, and he had to send out the floating warship to be sure of victory.

Joren concealed the emotions in his heart and said stiffly:

"Your Excellency, you should consider your own situation. I'll give you one minute to consider!"

Cohen's voice was unhurried, and he didn't take Joren's threat to heart at all. He said:

"Young Master Joren, if you mobilize the Empire's floating fleet without the Central Empire's Empress's warrant, and even cause the entire fleet to be annihilated, what punishment will you receive?"

Cohen paused for a moment, then continued:

"Let me guess, for example, the matter of you wholeheartedly wanting to become the Empress's consort… isn't it going to be completely ruined!"

A hint of murderous intent suddenly appeared on Joren's face. He waved his hand and shouted angrily:

"It seems you don't even want a minute. Everyone, get ready…"

Before Joren could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an even louder roar. At the same time, an unusual shadow began to appear on the horizon. Soon, the outline of the shadow gradually became clear, like a towering behemoth, rudely breaking into the battlefield.

Another floating warship!

And it's one size larger than the Holy Radiance Fleet in Joren's hands!

The unfamiliar warship seemed to soar through the air like a sea beast. The main body of the ship resembled the outline of a huge whale, cast from the deep-sea fine iron of a deep blue hue, indestructible. It was densely covered with metal scales arranged neatly like fish scales, each engraved with delicate wave patterns.

At the stern, a huge fishtail device condensed from pure water elements swayed from side to side. Each sway stirred up circles of blue magical ripples, erupting with a magnificent aura.

Soon, someone judged who was coming from the direction and unique shape of this floating warship.

Navigator!

The Navigator Planck from the Mysterious Oasis, one of the five major oases of the Lost Land!

The audience looked at Cohen in shock, and thousands of thoughts surged in their hearts.

Who exactly is this Lord of Shadows?

He can even attract aid from the Lost Land?

The Navigator Planck, leading three thousand elite Blue Sails, clearly joined Cohen's camp. For a time, the situation on the field changed again.

Joren, Prince Quentin, and Mamen all felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts!

It was always like this. Every time they were determined to send out a force capable of delivering a decisive blow, this "Lord of Shadows" could always come up with corresponding countermeasures.

It was as if the other side's trump cards were endless, one after another, giving the three of them the illusion that they were fighting against some empire?

Divine-Demonic Equipment, Beastman Legions, Dragon-Riding Warriors, and now even floating battleships have appeared. Could it be that if this continues, this "Lord of Shadows" will even summon a Saint?

The three of them instantly exchanged opinions. No, this can't go on!

This "Lord of Shadows" is definitely the heir to some extremely powerful force. His endless stream of trump cards has made the two great empires feel a sense of trepidation.

If this continues, even if they succeed in conquering Effien in the end, it will definitely be a pyrrhic victory.

Before the three of them could discuss a countermeasure, Cohen's voice attracted everyone's attention:

"Young Master Cholon, you gave me a minute earlier. I'm a pretty easygoing person, so how about this, I'll give you three minutes to take your people and get out of Effien, and I can let bygones be bygones.

Otherwise, none of the people who showed up here today will be able to leave!"

Cholon's face turned cold. As the nephew of Heisenberg, the chief of the Central Empire's Noble院, and as the top three in line to inherit the Wertheimer family,

even the heirs of the great empires treated him with courtesy. When had he ever been humiliated like this in public?

Cholon sneered:

"No need to wait. I refuse!

I'd like to see how you plan to make sure none of my people can leave!"

Cohen was not surprised by Cholon's answer. He chuckled, clapped his hands, and a loud bugle call rang out from all directions.

A rumbling sound of marching troops struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.

Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, only to feel their eyes go dark.

Another five thousand elite-level troops!

Another Beastman Legion!

Another five thousand sets of Divine-Demonic Equipment!

Cholon and the others turned pale with shock at the same time!

Grand Duke Ferdinand and Prince Violet stood up at the same time!

Empress Senice and Prince Shazor also looked at the scene before them with shock in their eyes.

Ten thousand elite-level troops?

Even most of the kingdoms on the entire Human Continent don't have this many "elite-level" troops, right?

Without Divine-Demonic Equipment, and only relying on the soldiers' physical bodies to withstand the battle formations, maintaining ten thousand "elite-level" troops year-round would definitely be a huge burden on the national treasury.

Therefore, most kingdoms only have a few thousand elite-level troops, existing as strategic weapons, and rarely used in normal times.

Even for the five great empires that possess Divine-Demonic Equipment and are not limited by the soldiers' physical fitness, ten thousand elite-level troops would definitely be worth the sum of an entire military region.

Divine-Demonic Equipment is not ordinary magic-level equipment. Just finding a suitable smith to forge it is not an easy task.

And the precious raw materials for Divine-Demonic Equipment are also very rare.

Back then, Saxon of the Kingdom of Ceylon was tricked by Cohen into buying fake blueprints, and he still hasn't noticed anything wrong, because even now, they haven't started forging them yet.

That's because they haven't been able to find a suitable craftsman for a long time, and they lack some precious raw materials.

Seeing the five thousand Beastman Legion that the other side had sent out again, Cholon, Prince Quentin, and Mammon exchanged glances, all seeing a hint of panic in each other's eyes.

Just what is the identity of this "Lord of Shadows"?

Where did he get so many Divine-Demonic Equipment?

Could this kid be the illegitimate son of a god?

Could it be that I have provoked some unpredictable enemy for the forces behind me!

Cholon said in a deep voice:

"We can't continue this. This 'Lord of Shadows' has too much backing. Before we completely investigate his background, we can't act rashly!"

Prince Quentin nodded in agreement, saying:

"Indeed, it's not advisable to clash with him head-on again, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself when I return home."

Mammon coughed twice but didn't say anything.

Cholon didn't mind and continued:

"Gentlemen, our main purpose in coming here today is Effien, which has nothing to do with the Lord of Shadows!"

A meaningful look appeared in Prince Quentin's eyes, and he hesitated:

"You mean..."

Cholon lowered his voice:

"The Queen of Effien can win over the Lord of Shadows, why can't we?

We don't have any deep hatred with the Lord of Shadows..."

Speaking of this, Cholon stopped and looked at Mammon.

The latter sighed:

"After all, tricking him out of the dragon egg is just my personal grievance with him, and the destruction of the Northwest Branch is mainly due to the Pale Wings.

My instructions are to target Effien. If you are confident, I can temporarily put aside my hatred for the Lord of Shadows."

A hint of joy appeared in Cholon's eyes, and he said:

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Mammon. My plan is like this..."

After the three of them finished discussing, under the gaze of everyone, Cholon took the lead in speaking:

"Lord 'Lord of Shadows', the three of us have something we would like to discuss with you."

Calling him "Lord" again, and using polite forms of address.

Cholon's attitude suddenly surprised everyone present.

Not far away, Yadell, who had recovered her breath, looked at the scene before her, narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and her heart gradually sank.

She raised her eyes to look at a corner of the sky, at the three people still engaged in the Saint's battle, and murmured in a low voice:

"If I had known, I wouldn't have sent you out. This way, it's good to see you one last time."

At this moment, Yadell obviously realized what was about to happen and was already resigned to death!

Cohen looked at Cholon, who had suddenly become much more polite, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile:

"Young Master Cholon, what instructions do you have?

Are you going to give me a few minutes to consider something again?"

Cholon's smile was exceptionally gentle:

"I was impulsive just now. I apologize to you.

It's like this, we have discussed it and decided to make a deal with you."

"What deal?"

Cholon's voice suddenly became solemn:

"The territory of two countries, in exchange for you no longer interfering in anything in Effien!"

Two countries!

Cholon's words were like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing an uproar!

They actually wanted to use the territory of two countries to buy off Cohen!

Cohen's lips curled up slightly, and he said with a faint smile:

"That's interesting. Which two countries?"

The expression on Cholon's face relaxed a lot, and he said:

"The Duchy of Holy Oak and the Duchy of Silverfrost.

Our two great empires can raise a motion in the International League to abolish the Grand Dukes of these two countries and take over the territories of these two countries in the name of the International League.

Then you can become the lord of these two territories as a free man. As long as you are willing, we will handle all the procedures. How about it?"

After listening to Cholon's words, the scene fell into silence.

This is the Empire!

This is the high and mighty Empire that overlooks all living beings!

Ordinary small countries are like cakes waiting to be divided on the dining table in their eyes, without any right to speak or make decisions.

They can be traded back and forth like goods.

Among the representatives of the Northwest countries not far away, the Grand Dukes of the Duchy of Holy Oak and the Duchy of Silverfrost also personally attended this Northwest Regional Exchange Meeting.

After hearing Cholon's words, their eyes went dark and they almost fainted.

They looked pleadingly towards their backer, Prince Quentin from the Eastern Domain Empire.

But at this time, Quentin seemed to not see them at all, his face was cold, and his attitude was very clear.

The two Grand Dukes immediately felt as if their hearts had died and slumped in their seats.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Cohen.

Including Yadell and the Effien ministers, Cohen is now the most important ally of the entire Effien. If he chooses to compromise, the situation will deteriorate in an instant.

Cohen spoke in the eyes of the crowd:

"Okay... but I hope to exchange it for two countries."

Cholon didn't even think and asked directly:

"Which two?"

"The Central Empire and the Eastern Domain Empire!"