"Roar—"

The War Beast Tian Lu let out a roar, its Heaven and Earth Splitting bringing forth a fierce gust, a hammer striking the side of the Golden-eyed Silver Wolf's face, causing the giant wolf head to rise high.

"Whimper—"

The Golden-eyed Silver Wolf fell weakly, lying on the grass where black soil was turned, gently whimpering.

The prolonged battle finally reached its conclusion with the dual beast fight ending in the victory of the War Beast Tian Lu.

The massive weapon heavily struck the ground, scattering a large cloud of dirt. The War Beast Tian Lu seemed to celebrate its victory, howling towards the sky and unleashing an intimidating burst of Demon Essence.

"Where did this monster come from? I feel that even my Taiyin Jade Divine Saber couldn't break the monster's skin."

Yin Tianxia looked at the roaring War Beast Tian Lu, a rare expression of surprise appearing on his cold face.

As long as the War Beast Tian Lu is connected to Earth Qi, it's basically an Undying Body. In the original text, the reason it was slain wasn't primarily due to the weakness in its ears, but because there was a strand of Buddha Energy from Buddha Sword in its body, inherently restrained by it.

Otherwise, even if its head exploded, the War Beast Tian Lu could still repair itself.

But in this world where there's no Buddha Sword, while the War Beast Tian Lu is hard to call invincible, it is certainly the most resistant killer machine.

"I got it by accident as well, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning..." Qing Yu, cloaked in a bloody glow, said with a light smile.

Having vented its combat intentions, the War Beast Tian Lu once again picked up the Heaven and Earth Splitting, the heavy war hammer in its hand seeming weightless, emanating ferocious Demonic Qi.

"Boom—"

Step by step, with booming footsteps, the War Beast Tian Lu approached the Golden-eyed Silver Wolf, slowly lifted the Heaven and Earth Splitting.

"Bang—"

With a hammer strike down, the head shattered, and the Grassland Sacred Beast perished. This declared the complete annihilation of the Golden Wolf Han Court.

"Nation broken, tribe destroyed, the host has completely shattered the backbone of a people, causing the name of a long-standing tribe to utterly vanish in the dust of history, awarding five thousand Villain Points as encouragement."

The system's notification sounded simultaneously beside the ear, confirming the conclusion of this battle.

The Golden Wolf Khan, Golden-eyed Silver Wolf, and Great Shaman were all dead, the grassland was defeated without hope of resurgence. The grassland will henceforth be incorporated into Northern Zhou's territory, the grassland people will become slaves of Northern Zhou, serving until death.

After several decades or a hundred years, generations will pass, and the Wolf Clan that once ruled the grassland will completely cease to exist, leaving only Central Plains people standing on this land.

And the great difficulty of conquering the grassland also brought Qing Yu a harvest of up to fifty thousand Villain Points. After all, both the Golden Wolf Khan and Golden-eyed Silver Wolf had Supreme combat power, and there were strong warriors like Yueyejian assisting, not to mention other Divinity Realm figures.

Qing Yu thought fifty thousand points seemed a bit less, it should have been a hundred thousand at least.

"The grassland is vast, equivalent to the land of three provinces in the Central Plains. After this battle, Northern Zhou's territory will be the largest among the three dynasties. Northern Zhou has truly risen."

Looking at the distant cheering soldiers, Qing Yu slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, "The remnants of Shamanism and Great Snow Mountain Secret Sect should be left, and all their foundation belongs to you."

As sects and teachings that have passed down through generations, the foundation of Shamanism and Great Snow Mountain Secret Sect is undeniably rich, but compared to this actual territory and the heritage of Golden Wolf Han Court, this foundation seems somewhat meager.

Just right this time, the Demon Sect contributed a lot, so Qing Yu decided to hand over these two sects entirely to the Four Demonic Sects for handling, believing they would be satisfied with Qing Yu's arrangement.

"Alright," Yin Tianxia nodded indeed, "The headquarters of the Four Demonic Sects will also migrate into the grassland, from now on, our foundation will be connected with Northern Zhou, sharing weal and woe."

The newly established grassland, a territory comparable to the land of three provinces was an enormous piece of fat, so naturally the Four Demonic Sects wouldn't miss this opportunity. Moreover, this battle made Yin Tianxia and others recognize Northern Zhou's strength, letting them conceive the idea of completely uniting with Northern Zhou.

Thus, Daqian, Hou Qian, Northern Zhou three forces will also usher in real balance, Northern Zhou having the strength compared to the other two, even if somewhat insufficient, cannot be considered weak.

Apart from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the world now had another powerful coalition.

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A month later, the army that thoroughly swept the grassland returned to the Imperial Capital from Kuocang Pass, with Northern Zhou citizens lining the streets to welcome them, allowing the soldiers to feel the treatment befitting heroes.

The conquests of the grassland not only meant that Northern Zhou would have three new large provinces, but also that the wolves who have long harassed Northern Zhou were completely eradicated. Especially towns near the border, no longer afraid of invasions from grassland cavalry.

Under the enthusiasm of the citizens, the army was delayed half a month returning to the Imperial Capital, causing quite a bit of discontent among the court officials.

It was said that the Imperial Censorate submitted a memorial every day, criticizing the army's delay, speaking bluntly that Commander Xu Tiecheng and leading generals acted to buy hearts, fearing they might rely on their merits, breeding disloyal intentions.

If it were any other country, the Emperor encountering such a situation would have long harbored resentment, but in Northern Zhou, where the large and small forces are unified, Feng Jiwu trusted Xu Tiecheng extremely, or rather had a close bond with Qing Yu who controlled Xu Tiecheng, thus allowing the army to proceed leisurely.

By August nearing mid-month, Xu Tiecheng and others finally reached the Divine Capital, receiving rewards in the Taihe Palace.

"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Major General Xu Tiecheng of Kuocang Pass led troops to conquer the Golden Wolf Han Court, contributing to the nation and laboring for the people, now appointed as General of Cavalry, and rewarded with a pair of White Jade Ruyi, a thousand pieces of silk, ten thousand gold tael…"

A series of rewards for the apparent generals and meritorious soldiers. While secretly, the cooperation between Northern Zhou and the Four Demonic Sects became even closer. The Royal Tributor quietly left Divine Capital, border troops also began moving stealthily to prepare for receiving the Four Demonic Sects into Northern Zhou.

At the same time, within the Nine Heavens, a meeting was held again, discussing how to respond to the rise of Northern Zhou.

Within the Heavenly Vault, the clouds and mist covering the throne dispersed, several figures appeared successively, each sitting at their own throne.

In the center of the nine Heaven Pillars, the position of Jun Heaven remained suspended, as Sword God Nangong Duanjian was still in seclusion for healing and did not participate in this meeting.

The treatment equal to Jun Heaven Throne was given naturally to Cangtian's throne. The Golden Wolf Khan who occupied Cangtian's seat was killed by Qing Yu, the Nine Heavens naturally had to react.

If Qing Yu wasn't mistaken, this meeting not only discussed how to respond to Northern Zhou's rise but also announced Cangtian's death and the selection of the next Cangtian.

Once everyone was seated, Elder Shiming stood up, slowly glanced around, especially lingering at the position of Cangtian, and began to speak: "Gentlemen..."

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