Could it be that ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian is truly Emperor Fuxi?

Half a day had passed, and Wu Wang's mind was still incessantly replaying the scenes projected by Senior Emperor Yan of Shennong.

That old Daoist in the Ascending Immortal Realm paced in circles under a tree, found a clay-yellow Treasure Bead, seemed as if there were two or three shadows conversing within his body, and finally, the phantom of Emperor Fuxi emerged...

This situation was bizarre at every turn.

Wu Wang tried to analyze it several times, even taking the stance of it all being a conspiracy of Emperor Shun, but could not fathom any motive for Emperor Shun to act this way.

In this place, the Heaven Palace had no absolute advantage. Otherwise, they wouldn't possibly be arranging a large army in the Eastern Wilderness, ready to support their retreat at any time.

Both sides continued to infiltrate and monitor each other. Any disturbance in Heaven and Earth would immediately raise the alert on both sides, making any attempt at a surprise attack extremely difficult.

He couldn't see through it, couldn't understand it.

Even during the intense and detailed discussions of tactics, Wu Wang took out the 'legacy' left by ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian and examined it carefully.

He looked so intently that his blood boiled and his breathing grew heavy, yet it was all about very proper Autumn Palace paintings.

There was not a single hidden message inside!

Not only did he waste precious time, but Wu Wang also nearly got caught by others for not studying the war situation seriously, squatting under the table, neglecting his duties!

With a critical eye, Wu Wang carefully reviewed these paintings again and turned over every item gifted by Sanxian Daoist but found no valuable clues.

The military order from Emperor Yan of Shennong was issued, demanding a swift and decisive battle without regard to casualties. The matter was beyond Wu Wang's capacity for further consideration.

Time was too pressing to formulate a fully refined battle plan and tactics.

Wu Wang wracked his brains, searched his memory, and continuously absorbed suggestions from others. He analyzed the current situation and pulled out all the military strategies and tactics he knew from his previous life, managing to establish a rough main attack plan and several backup tactics within four hours.

This was much harder than coaxing Jingwei back on the deserted island.

In a great war, what mattered were resources, human lives, the ability to enforce orders, and to be united in spirit.

Wu Wang was confident in the morale of the Human Domain and the fighting spirit of the Human Domain cultivators, and whether they would stand their ground in key battles.

However, whether the various Military Families would understand the commands of the central army was indeed uncertain.

He pondered for a while, gathered a few Pavilion Masters for a brief consultation, and then called the seven members of the 'Military Advisor Group' together.

The seven members of this Military Advisor Group were not only battle-hardened, but each also possessed a deep background.

Just like the deliberation of the Seven-Day Sun Ritual in the Northern Wilderness, when the seven strongest tribes were secretly aligned, the overall situation in the Northern Wilderness remained stable without major turbulence.

The same principle could be applied to the Human Domain.

Shortly after, Wu Wang called the generals together again.

"Gentlemen!"

In the tent among the clouds.

Wu Wang stood, the sword bestowed by the Yan Emperor held behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the people below as he declared solemnly, "The Human Emperor has ordered us to expel the forces of the Heaven Palace in the shortest possible time!

I do not wish to conceal anything!

This peculiar battle situation in the Southeastern Region is due to the contingency plan left by Emperor Fuxi, which the Heavenly Emperor intends to erase.

This concerns the life and death of the Human Domain!

This concerns whether there will be another dark chaos!

Whatever you hold dear in your hearts at this moment, whether it is devotion to your family and country or the tranquility of your own land, you must all rouse your spirits! Look!

This battle is about the fate of the Human Domain. Without the Human Domain, what is left for any family!"

All the elders and generals fixed their eyes on Wu Wang, gathering their energy and showing grave expressions.

Xiao Jian Daoist called out loudly, "We will follow His Majesty's command and fight for the Human Domain! Even if the Dao collapses and I perish, I shall not regret. May the fire ignited by my soul illuminate the dark sky!"

A general bellowed with rage, "Fight for the Human Domain!"

The generals roared in unison, their voices shaking the clouds!

"Fight for the Human Domain!"

"Good!"

Wu Wang sheathed his Longsword, and immediately an Immortal Soldier stepped forward and pulled two curtains inscribed with formations to the left and the right, dividing the great tent into an inner and outer section.

Wu Wang declared firmly,

"I don't know and do not wish to know what the rules of the Human Domain were before.

From this battle onward, whether we can achieve a decisive victory hinges on our ability to accumulate advantages and transform them into a decisive strike!

Therefore, here we establish the War Department of the Human Domain. Pavilion Master, Vice Pavilion Master, and the seven military advisors shall join. Those of you who are confident in taking up the role of a military advisor, step forward now!"

The spirits of the gathered commanders were lifted, and a few scholarly-looking cultivators took half a step forward, only to step back again.

Wu Wang also waited, already prepared in his heart.

Establishing the 'temporary War Department' had been a strategy he had readied on his way here.

Firstly, it was to enhance the efficiency of formulating tactics. Secondly, it was to isolate it from external probes, ensuring the secrecy of the devised tactics. This would prevent them from being known by the Heaven Palace at the source and also allow for the deployment of deceptive maneuvers to confuse the enemy. Thirdly, it was to exclude those so-called powerful figures of the Human Domain, allowing individuals to earn their right to speak through true merit rather than status or fame.

Just like at this moment, when seeing the Pavilion Masters standing before the screen, several hesitant elders decisively returned to their original positions.

Liu Baiyi said to a few beside him, "Come in to prepare."

"Hold on."

Wu Wang suddenly spoke up and stood out again.

"Master Liu, there is one more thing."

Liu Baiyi made a welcoming gesture.

Wu Wang performed a sword salute, turned to the group of Human Domain experts who had walked farther than him on the path of Cultivation, and declared loudly:

"With the Emperor's permission, today I hereby decree the six cuts of the War Department!

Those who do not honor the orders issued here, behead!

Those who disclose the orders without reason, behead!

Those who are sluggish in the army, sabotage our battle efforts for personal reasons, behead!

Those who seek personal gain under the guise of the battle, behead!

Those who commit adultery, loot, and bully others under the power of the Human Domain, behead!

Those who falsify military intelligence, delay strategic opportunities, or collude with the enemy, behead!

This decree of six cuts serves as the first military order, to be proclaimed throughout all divisions, without negligence!"

As Wu Wang's voice fell, an air of grim resolution filled the tent. His eyes, with a trace of coldness, swept across the faces of the crowd. He then turned and entered behind the screen.

He did not know what impact his actions today might have on the Human Domain in the future.

He simply felt that the institutions within the Human Domain were too lax, and the strength of the cultivators could not be effectively unified and utilized.

After today, whether the future held brilliance or tumultuous waves... first, they had to defeat the Earth God and contend with the Heaven Palace at least once.

Liu Baiyi's voice could be heard calling out loudly from within the tent, "Have you all remembered?"

"We have remembered!"

"Pavilion Master, we shall relay the order immediately!"

"The Human Domain must win this war!"

Liu Baiyi shouted, "Divisions, take command!"

With that, he waved his hand grandly, and many shadows surged out of the tent, carrying the decree of the six cuts of the War Department beyond the clouds, spreading it throughout the divisions of the Human Domain's troops.

Inside the screen, several elders had gathered around the 'Sand Platform.'

The Whistling Snake voluntarily retreated a few steps to another corner, closed its eyes in deep focus, waiting for the next command from its master.

Wu Wang, without any false modesty or courtesy, used his Longsword as a stick and pointed its Scabbard into the center of the 'Sand Platform,' creating slight ripples. "War Order Number Two.

As we previously strategized, the Right Army will move first. In the shortest time, seize this location to show the posture of an aggressive advance, and observe how the Heaven Palace reacts.

The Central Army will beat the drums to appear ready for a strong assault, and all divisions will distribute double the usual Spirit Stones and Elixirs.

The Left Army should feign support for the Central Army to draw their attention to a potential battleground where a major war could erupt."

"Understood!"

"Send the orders separately, with brief intervals between them!" Wu Wang added.

Several elders immediately replied, each taking a Jade Talisman to write down the message, having it reviewed by others, and confirming its accuracy. Then they promptly took out communication Jade Talismans and messaging Jade Talismans, dispatching messengers to relay these orders.

Before long, the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth suddenly boiled.

Aboard the 'Sand Platform,' a large array of Liu Guang lit up, indicating that the Left Army of the Human Domain had received their orders to attack, pressing forward with the full force of their assault like a rainbow!

Wu Wang's Daoist heart was also pounding.

He adjusted his breathing a few times, silently recited the Clear Heart mantra of his Primordial Spirit, and his spiritual mind was already fully extended.

The Sand Platform showed that a wall of iron had appeared right in front of the streaming Liu Guang.

An elder's expression changed dramatically, "The Divine Guards of the Heaven Palace have already been mobilized? So quickly!"

"This was never a sneak attack," Wu Wang said softly. "Everyone, prepare for a tough battle. We must obey the Emperor's orders, but we can't just recklessly sacrifice the lives of our soldiers."

Everyone nodded, and more Jade Talismans were passed around. The array of Jade Talismans placed to the side emitted voices of different timbres, male, female, old, and young.

They waited as the Sand Platform showed the sky full of Liu Guang crashing into the iron wall.

The Liu Guang flickered, occasionally dimming and going out. Gaps began to appear in the iron wall.

Images inexplicably emerged in Wu Wang's mind, and the Flame Emperor's Order began to emit a faint milky white glow around him.

That was...

The will of all beings.

The will of the Human Domain.

The intense desire of the beings of the Human Domain before their sacrifice.

Wu Wang's face paled, and he immediately stepped back, pulling Liu Baiyi to the main position where he had been standing, and began to meditate cross-legged in front of everyone.

Liu Baiyi seemed to have expected this and said, "Don't interfere; this is a trial he must go through."

The others nodded and continued to direct various battle situations according to the plan previously established by Wu Wang.

In Wu Wang's heart, indistinct figures began to appear. These figures looked confused as they bowed to Wu Wang. Those in plain clothes greeted him with a clasped fist, whereas those in Battle Armor knelt on one knee.

Then, their forms dissolved, turning into points of light that merged into the Flame Emperor's Order.

Wu Wang's Daoist heart was flooded with layers of awareness— the heat of fire, unyieldingness, fury, warmth— all of which surrounded and enveloped him, making the stars in the sky seem a bit dim.

Wu Wang saw it.

Following his military order, countless streams of Liu Guang, disregarding their lives, charged northward, igniting a massive war between heaven and earth.

The Heaven Palace arranged a defensive stance, while the Human Domain cultivators and the Immortal Soldiers formed various battle formations. They first traded blows from a distance, then charged forward into melee.

From the Heaven Palace side, divine bows resonated and strange beasts roared. The power of heaven and earth repelled the Human Domain cultivators.

From the Human Domain side, Immortal Light circulated, Liu Guang shot in all directions, either as battle formations of hundreds that turned into Huge beasts lunging forward, or cultivators in groups hurling Magic treasures and Spirit Talismans.

Then, bowstrings broke, Huge beasts disintegrated, and the blood of strange beasts splattered across the vault of heaven.

Countless figures fell like dumplings. It was indistinguishable whether they belonged to the Heaven Palace or were creatures that had grown in the Human Domain, as their Divine Souls dissipated on this battlefield.

The iron wall constructed by the Divine Guards of the Heaven Palace couldn't withstand the recklessly fierce charge of the Human Domain and collapsed in moments.

The Human Domain's Left Army immediately opened up the situation, advancing hundreds of miles towards the enemy's Central Army, but then promptly retreated dozens of miles in an extremely short time, occupying favorable terrain and forming a defensive stance.

At the same time, the Central Army, the Right Army...

Across half of the Southeastern Region, the sounds of drums and horns from this battle could be heard.

And in this magnificent Great Wilderness World, to the southeast, chaos now reigned.

Within the Central Army's main tent in the Human Domain, nearly half of the experts had already left, tasked with providing reinforcement.

Within the War Department, debates were endless, but the orders were being transmitted to the frontline with great efficiency.

Wu Wang sat there quietly, surrounded by small fiery Azure Dragons. His body was beginning to show golden Scales, and those flames emanated from them.

His Dao body was getting stronger. His Dao Realm was being continually elevated by the Dao of Fire, and at this moment, it was nearing the mid-stage of the True Immortal Realm.

Senior, is this the Flame Emperor's Order? Wu Wang murmured to himself in the depths of his heart, his expression complex as he watched shadows after shadows dissipate and merge into the Flame Emperor's Order on his Immortal Platform.

Hmm, Shen Nong responded internally.

But immediately following, Shen Nong transmitted in a low tone:

Wu Wang, there's no need for you to feel too much pressure. I'll use all my strength and won't let the same events that happened to me fall upon any of the young generation in the Human Domain.

Senior… Wu Wang sighed softly internally, snapping out of his daze.

I will help you defeat the Heaven Palace, he resolved.

Shen Nong did not respond.

What Wu Wang did not know at this moment was that the Flying Shuttle of the Annihilation Sect had already been sent near the main camp of the central army, and the group was hurrying towards this location.

It was not that Shen Nong lacked the confidence to protect Lin Suqing and the others. It was simply that this matter could not be known in detail by too many people.

It concerned Emperor Fuxi and must be handled with utmost care.

「Northwest of the Southeastern Region.」

Shen Nong, Elder Red Rose, and another elder closely followed from outside the periphery. Shen Nong's gaze was fixed on Sanxian Daoist's figure while the two elders looked around vigilantly.

The aura around Sanxian Daoist was becoming richer, as if the solitary soul within him was gradually awakening.

Shen Nong's eyes, however, revealed a trace of hesitation, because he sensed...

Wu Wang, His Majesty's Divine Soul seems to be somewhat fragmented. There appear to be three wills within ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian's body, Shen Nong transmitted.

Wu Wang, who was currently enveloped by the will of all beings, pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

He looked towards the Sand Platform in front of him, shielded himself with starlight, temporarily blocked out the Dao of Fire, and hurriedly stepped forward.

The great battle had erupted in full scale, and the strategy of feint attacks he had devised before was enormously effective. The Heaven Palace was being steadily pushed back, and the left, center, and right armies of the Human Domain were constantly changing positions, leaving the Heaven Palace unable to predict where the next fierce assault would come from.

Your Majesty, where is Senior Sanxian's current position? Wu Wang hurriedly asked Shen Nong internally.

Shen Nong pondered for a moment, and it was unknown what the Human Emperor did, but immediately, small white dots appeared on the Sand Platform. These dots rapidly moved within the territory under Heaven Palace's control and continually changed directions.

Yet they maintained a distance of a thousand miles from various battlefields.

Does the lingering soul of Emperor Fuxi also need the will of all beings to replenish itself? Wu Wang wondered.

Allow me to sense it more carefully, Shen Nong thought, closing his eyes to concentrate. He soon opened them again, his gaze showing hesitation for the first time.

"Do not concern yourself too much with this matter," Shen Nong transmitted, "act quickly, try to avoid excessive casualties."

Wu Wang acknowledged.

Indeed, the old senior still valued human life above all else.

Suddenly, he chuckled, dispersing the comprehension of the Dao of Fire from his Daoist heart, his gaze burning as he stared at the Sand Platform in front of him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot focus only on the present.

All our current tactical steps are within the enemy's calculations. The Earth God truly lives up to his reputation.

Without the element of surprise, how can we achieve victory?"

Liu Baiyi immediately asked, "How shall we create surprise?"

"Gather the masters for a sneak attack on the Eastern Wilderness. Strike quickly and retreat right away, and move three hundred mountains to block the army of the Hundred Races, who cannot fly!"

Wu Wang's Scabbard tapped on the northernmost part of the 'Sand Platform'.

"This time, we need to confront the Sun Goddess directly, to see if the Heavenly Emperor and the Heaven Palace will panic."

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