Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Declaration of War!!

 

After the veiled woman and others led Ye Tianming into the time-space tunnel, all the Divine Guard warriors, including the veiled woman herself, had unprecedentedly grave expressions.

Because they clearly understood what they were doing—their current actions were undoubtedly invading the Guanxuan Universe, equivalent to declaring war against it.

The Guanxuan Universe!

Since the Guanxuan Sword Master led numerous civilizations in that battle to ascend to heaven, the Guanxuan Universe had undoubtedly become the supreme hegemon of the entire universe. Although the Guanxuan Sword Master had retired, he wasn’t dead. Therefore, being hostile toward the Guanxuan Universe was undeniably an extremely risky endeavor.

The Divine Guard commander was named Zhou Yuan. At this moment, his expression was solemn, with worry in the depths of his eyes. He knew well the terrifying power of the Guanxuan Universe. His concerns weren’t just whether they could escape the Guanxuan Universe alive, but also about the Ancient Civilization, as this could potentially trigger a civilization war!

If a civilization war broke out, countless people would die. Most importantly, although the Ancient Civilization was powerful, the Guanxuan Universe was even stronger! Moreover, the Guanxuan Universe had two behemoths: the Immortal Treasure Pavilion and the Sword Sect.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan suddenly received a message in his consciousness. Soon, his expression became extremely grim. He had received news that all the super powers and sects in the Guanxuan Universe had begun to encircle and hunt them down.

Zhou Yuan glanced at the silent Ye Tianming beside him, then appeared next to the veiled woman. He whispered, “Princess Qi…”

The veiled woman’s name was Nan Tianqi, the daughter of the Ancient Civilization’s leader and the strongest competitor for the position of heir apparent. Within the Ancient Civilization, her status was extremely high and her power immense, on par with the current number one genius of the Ancient Civilization, Nan Tiansi.

Nan Tianqi’s face remained expressionless, her gaze calm, but she clearly understood their current predicament. Moreover, she saw further than Zhou Yuan, knowing that the biggest issue now was the Ancient Civilization’s attitude. If the Ancient Civilization didn’t want to create conflict with the Guanxuan Universe, then all of them would become sacrifices.

So, would the Ancient Civilization dare to go to war with the Guanxuan Universe?

Would they dare?

Nan Tianqi slowly closed her eyes. She couldn’t be certain, after all, she wasn’t the leader of the Ancient Civilization, and there were many factions within it, especially considering her greatest competitor: Nan Tiansi, the most prodigious super genius in the Ancient Civilization’s history.

If he were to stand against her now, she would die without a burial place!

Going to war with the Guanxuan Universe…

Throughout the entire universe, except for the unknown True World, who would dare?

After all, the Guanxuan Sword Master of the past was too invincible!

And then there was the Yang family… those top-tier powerhouses of the older generation in the Yang family, any one of them could devastate the entire universe!

She had originally planned to forcibly rescue Ye Tianming, at most offending the Guanxuan Universe but not escalating to a civilization war. But she hadn’t expected things to develop to this point… the Guanxuan Universe now seemed determined to kill Ye Tianming at all costs.

Nan Tianqi said softly, “Wait.”

Zhou Yuan nodded slightly. He didn’t think too much about it; a soldier’s duty was to obey orders. Although he didn’t understand why this legendary Princess Qi, known for her unparalleled wisdom, would oppose the Guanxuan Universe for this young man, he knew she must have her reasons. All he could do was follow orders.

Ancient Civilization.

By now, the Ancient Civilization had also learned about the events in the Guanxuan Universe. The entire Ancient Civilization was shocked—how did Princess Qi’s visit to the Guanxuan Universe turn into a war with them?

Everyone was bewildered.

In a certain part of the galaxy, deep within this stellar region, stood a majestic hall ninety thousand zhang tall, like a giant pillar connecting heaven and earth, supporting the entire cosmic universe, extremely magnificent and spectacular. Around it, stars orbited and the Milky Way cascaded, creating a brilliant scene.

The Ancient Divine Hall!

The Ancient Civilization was the earliest known ancient civilization era below the True World. Throughout the Ancient Civilization’s long history, two super geniuses had emerged. One was the founding ancestor of the Ancient Civilization, who established it and elevated it to a new height. Later, he built this Ancient Divine Hall. It was said that the civilization’s founder believed the Ancient Civilization wasn’t the earliest civilization, and that there must have been other unknown civilizations before it. Thus, he gathered all the power of the Ancient Civilization at that time to create this Ancient Divine Hall to communicate with previous civilizations.

No one knew if he succeeded, but he later mysteriously disappeared from the highest level of the Ancient Divine Hall and hasn’t appeared since.

The other super genius of the Ancient Civilization was equally terrifying, no less than the civilization’s founder—Divine Sangmei.

This Divine Sangmei had no interest in exploring the past, but was very interested in the heavenly path. Later, in the battle to ascend to heaven, she joined forces with the Guanxuan Sword Master to break into the True World.

In the assembly hall, all the top powerhouses of the Ancient Civilization had gathered. At the main seat at the top of the hall sat a middle-aged man wearing a long robe. This was the current leader of the Ancient Civilization, Nan Yuan. Below him on both sides were over a thousand top powerhouses and authority figures of the Ancient Civilization.

Upon learning about the situation in the Guanxuan Universe, Nan Yuan immediately summoned all the domain lords and elders of the Ancient Civilization’s council.

“Too rash.”

At this moment, an elder suddenly stepped forward, breaking the silence in the hall. “Princess Qi’s actions are equivalent to declaring war on the Guanxuan Universe. How could she do something so rash?”

His tone contained undisguised anger. If not for Nan Tianqi’s status, he might have directly cursed her.

After this elder spoke, the hall returned to silence.

Going to war with the Guanxuan Universe!

The Ancient Civilization was indeed powerful, but that was the Guanxuan Universe! In the past battle to ascend to heaven, the power displayed by the Guanxuan Sword Master was truly terrifying. Going to war with the Guanxuan Universe? This was truly too risky.

At this point, another elder stepped forward from the opposite side. “Princess Qi would never act so rashly. Her actions must have deep meaning…”

After speaking, he looked toward the leader, Nan Yuan.

Everyone in the hall also turned to look at Nan Yuan. Nan Yuan extended a finger and lightly tapped, instantly sending a message into everyone’s consciousness.

At this moment, an old man suddenly frowned. “To oppose the Guanxuan Universe for a young man of unknown origin, this…”

Another elder said, “This young man is not ordinary.”

The elder who spoke first immediately replied, “No matter how extraordinary, it’s not worth going to war with the Guanxuan Universe for him. This would be a civilization war, truly not worth it.”

Someone suddenly said, “Discussing this now is meaningless. Let’s talk about solutions.”

After a moment of silence in the hall, an old man said, “There are only two choices. First, sacrifice Princess Qi and the others, then apologize to the Guanxuan Universe, saying this was all Princess Qi’s personal action, unrelated to our Ancient Civilization. Second, fully support Princess Qi and go to war with the Guanxuan Universe.”

The hall suddenly fell into dead silence again.

Sacrifice Princess Qi?

They dared not say this, after all, Princess Qi was the leader’s daughter. Moreover, doing so would be equivalent to bowing to the Guanxuan Universe. Although the Ancient Civilization feared the Guanxuan Universe, they had never openly submitted. If they were to submit now, the Ancient Civilization would be considered inferior in the future.

Thinking of this, everyone found it hard to accept.

But going to war with the Guanxuan Universe?

They naturally understood what war with the Guanxuan Universe meant—the Guanxuan Universe had the Guanxuan Sword Master as its foundation.

At this moment, everyone was torn.

Neither retreat nor advance seemed viable.

“Fight!”

Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

Everyone turned to look and saw a man striding in. He wore a blue robe that, though not luxurious, was clean and neat, without a speck of dust. As he walked in with large strides, there was a sharp aura about him that covered the surroundings.

Nan Tiansi!

On par with Nan Tianqi, he was the most prodigious person in the Ancient Civilization’s history. Of course, this referred to his youth; whether his final achievements could surpass Divine Sangmei and the civilization’s founder would require time to prove.

After entering the hall, Nan Tiansi looked around. “Why not fight?”

Everyone was stunned.

Nan Tiansi continued, “Everyone, our Ancient Civilization will eventually have to fight the Guanxuan Universe. Do you admit this?”

Everyone remained silent.

Who didn’t know the ambition of the Guanxuan Universe’s young master to unify the entire universe?

Nan Tiansi continued, “Since we’ll have to fight sooner or later, why not take this opportunity to start now?”

An elder said gravely, “It’s too early to fight now… and Princess Qi’s actions are too rash, not even consulting with us before…”

“Not rash!”

Nan Tiansi directly interrupted the elder’s words. He looked around at everyone, “My sister’s thinking is simple. We will eventually fight the Guanxuan Universe, and who is our greatest future enemy? Is it the Guanxuan Universe? No, it’s Yang Jia. This person is even more prodigious than his father, the Guanxuan Sword Master, was in his day. Yet that young man called Ye Tianming was able to defeat Yang Jia in the Ten Thousand States Competition. What does this mean? It means that the destined one of this generation might not be Yang Jia!!”

Defeated Yang Jia!

At this moment, everyone realized the significance of this fact. Yes! That young man had defeated Yang Jia!!

Nan Tiansi continued, “Little Qi realized this point, so she’s willing to do whatever it takes to save that young man. And the Guanxuan Universe is willing to do whatever it takes to kill him for the same reason—they won’t allow anyone to compete with Yang Jia for this generation’s destiny and fortune. They want to create another Guanxuan Sword Master…”

Saying this, he smiled, “Little Qi isn’t rash, but courageous. Worthy of being my sister, haha!”

Everyone looked at him with bitter smiles.

These siblings were all prodigious, and while they competed for the position of heir apparent, their relationship seemed quite good. Especially this time, everyone had expected Nan Tiansi to take advantage of the situation to completely eliminate Nan Tianqi as a threat, but unexpectedly, he stood up to support her.

Someone said, “But that young man has no connection to our Ancient Civilization…”

Nan Yuan, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, “Little Qi has sent word that she and that young man are now engaged.”

Everyone was stunned.

Engaged?

That meant the young man was now half a member of the Ancient Civilization.

At this, everyone fell silent.

Nan Tiansi smiled, then looked up at Nan Yuan. “Father, I am willing to personally lead a rescue mission.”

After staring at Nan Tiansi for a moment, Nan Yuan said, “From this moment on, you may command all members of our Ancient Civilization.”

Nan Tiansi blinked. “Including my younger brothers and sisters?”

Nan Yuan nodded. “Of course.”

Nan Tiansi immediately turned to leave. “From this moment, our Ancient Civilization enters level one war readiness. All those above the Path-Breaking realm, stand by… All those in seclusion, come out and stand by. All those abroad, above the Path-Breaking realm, immediately head to the Guanxuan Universe to provide support… Order Nan Tianqing to immediately visit various civilization eras and persuade them to send troops to the Guanxuan Universe for support…”

Pausing briefly, he added, “Immediately release all prisoners from the Ancient God Purgatory and tell them to go to the Guanxuan Universe. If they rescue the young man called Ye Tianming and Little Qi, all their crimes will be pardoned… Issue a universal bounty—any mercenary or individual willing to go to the Guanxuan Universe for rescue will be rewarded with one hundred million cosmic crystals by our Ancient Civilization. For each death, compensation of one million cosmic crystals…”

He issued dozens of orders in succession. As he walked out the door,His voice suddenly thundered across heaven and earth, “Open all external Ancient God channels, issue a command to the entire universe, our Ancient Civilization declares war on the Guanxuan Universe!”

Direct declaration of war!

If they’re going to fight, they might as well fight spectacularly, letting all universe civilizations know their attitude and determination. This way, other universe civilizations will know which side to take!

Outside, an old man appeared beside Nantiansi. The old man whispered, “Your Highness, we could actually take this opportunity to eliminate Qi Highness, our biggest hidden threat…”

Nantiansi slowly closed his eyes, “Elder Gu, normally when it’s just us, we can argue however we want, but when facing external enemies, we should present a united front. Especially since little Qi is fighting for our Ancient Civilization’s national fortune this time. In this situation, how could I, Nantiansi, hold her back?”

Elder Gu nodded slightly without saying anything more.

Nantiansi suddenly opened his eyes, “Actually, little Qi doesn’t need to place all her hopes on that youth called Ye Tianming…”

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, “Am I, Nantiansi, inferior to that Yang Jia?”