On Xiang Yue Summit, Lin Jianlong stood in the cool breeze, gazing at the dazzling golden light in the distance with tears brimming in his eyes.

"Your Majesty... why must you do this?"

He knew that Di Xuanji had sacrificed her blood soul to the Xuanyuan Sword to unleash its ultimate power and vanquish a formidable enemy.

Suddenly, a wisp of golden light drifted over and entered the space between Lin Jianlong's brows. He felt a piercing pain in his brain, and he squeezed his eyes shut.

Within his Spiritual Ocean, Lin Jianlong could hardly believe his eyes as he looked at Di Xuanji's blurry figure.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

Di Xuanji said, "This is a strand of my Divine Sense. It won't last long, so I will be brief."

"Long Shuai, I have a task for you."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Di Xuanji continued, "We face an enemy so powerful that they are beyond our imagination, capable of destroying the world with a mere wave of a hand. Right now, our only hope for victory is the King of the Nation."

...

A moment later, back on Xiang Yue Summit, everyone was gathered together.

Lin Jianlong's eyes were red. He slowly surveyed the crowd before him and said, "Her Majesty has gathered the Dragon Qi of the entire nation to suppress the enemy who calls themself a 'Celestial Being,' sealing and immobilizing them."

"But this suppression won't last long. Once the Dragon Qi is exhausted, the Celestial Being will break free. No one can imagine what they will do then."

"Her Majesty's meaning is that during this period of suppression, we must find a way to awaken the King of the Nation on the altar."

"Because the King of the Nation is our only hope for victory!"

At this moment, Master Ping spoke up. "Even from this distance, I can feel that powerful and mysterious aura. If I'm not mistaken... that so-called Celestial Being is likely at the Heavenly Emperor Level."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shaken.

Zhang Yi looked at Master Ping and asked, "Is a Heavenly Emperor stronger than a Great Emperor?"

Master Ping replied, "A Heavenly Emperor isn't necessarily stronger than a Great Emperor."

"Let me put it this way... the pinnacle of the Path of Humanity is the Great Emperor; the pinnacle of the Path of Heaven is the Heavenly Emperor; and the pinnacle of the Divine Way is the Divine Emperor."

"As for true Great Emperors of the Human Race, besides those few from prehistoric times and Luo Xiu, I've honestly never heard of any others," Master Ping continued.

"Furthermore, Luo Xiu only ever called himself the 'Azure Emperor,' never a Great Emperor. This shows he understood what the title of a true Great Emperor represents."

"As for those like the Profound Emperor and the Red Emperor who have just stepped into the Emperor Realm yet dare to call themselves Great Emperors... heh, they are truly ignorant."

"In any case, to get back to the point... given the state of this world, that Celestial Being could destroy it with a wave of their hand!"

"Just as the Empress of the Human Race said, the only one who can handle him is Luo Xiu—and it must be Luo Xiu at his peak!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the crowd turned grim.

Lei Luan said, "But given the Azure Emperor's current state... how are we supposed to awaken him?"

Xia Chan added, "I also just tried to get closer. Henghai Province is now completely covered and suppressed by Dragon Qi. It's impossible for any of us to get near."

Zhang Yi muttered softly, "My Spirit Martial Markings could probably sneak in slowly, but it would only be the markings."

At that, Lin Jianlong said, "Her Majesty previously sent a Divine Sense Communication to me. She said that she left an opening directly above the altar. We can enter that gap by dropping vertically from a high altitude, which will allow us to approach Luo Xiu."

Master Ping suddenly sighed. "If that's the case, I think I understand her intentions, even if she didn't state them explicitly."

Everyone turned to look at him.

Master Ping paused for a moment before saying, "Continue the blood sacrifice. Let Luo Xiu forge a true Divine Soul and obtain supreme Divine Power!"

"In this way, the Celestial Being can be annihilated!"

At these words, everyone was visibly shaken, their bodies gradually turning rigid.

Lin Xiyue's eyes reddened. "I'll be part of the blood sacrifice," she said, her voice trembling. "As long as it can save him and save Hua Country!"

She added, "But now that everyone has regained consciousness, who would willingly sacrifice their life for a blood sacrifice?"

"I will!" Kuang Pi was the first to step forward. "As long as it saves my brother, I, Kuang Pi, will have no regrets even if I die a thousand times!"

Then Xiao Luanzi stood up. "Count me in! The boss gave me this life in the first place!"

Following that, Zhang Yi also stepped forward. "As a Valkyrie of Hua Country, it is my duty! Besides... Yueyue and Qian Qing have already..."

Lin Jianlong stepped forward then, his determined gaze sweeping over the others. "None of you will go. You are all high-level combatants. Considering there may be unforeseen developments, all of you need to stay alive."

He spoke in a tone that brooked no argument. "From this moment on, you are to do nothing but rest. Focus on recovering and getting back into peak condition!"

Zhang Yi asked anxiously, "If we don't go, who will?"

Lin Jianlong took a deep breath, then turned and flew down the mountain.

"I'll find a way."

...

...

Outside Henghai Province, at the Hulao Mountain Base.

Rain poured down, churning the ground into bloody mud.

Amidst the torrent, Lin Jianlong stood on a high platform, surveying the dense ranks of Hua Country soldiers below.

Though they were covered in wounds and utterly exhausted, the soldiers still stood as straight as spears, their fighting spirit undiminished, their blood still hot!

"Brothers! Warriors! Heroic sons and daughters of Hua Country! We have reached the final moment that will determine our very survival!"

He stretched out his hand, pointing toward the provincial capital, his voice grave. "A person calling themself a Celestial Being has descended upon our homeland, and they intend to destroy it!"

"He sees all life as ants, and he intends to destroy our homes, our descendants, our friends, and our relatives! He wants to subvert our faith and threaten our motherland and our people! Tell me, can we tolerate this?"

"Never!" the crowd roared in unison.

Lin Jianlong continued, "Her Majesty has sacrificed herself. The Medic Immortal has sacrificed himself. Countless heroes have sacrificed their lives..."

"For our motherland and our people, they gave their lives without a second thought."

"And now, our only hope for victory is the King of the Nation!"

"But right now, the King of the Nation is trapped by the enemy. We need to awaken him, so he can vanquish our foe!"

"The way to awaken him is through the sacrifice of our lives and blood..."

"In truth, I don't know for certain what the King of the Nation will do after he is awakened. But I believe that he will be our protector—the King of the Nation who guards Hua Country and this world!"

"Therefore, I am willing to take that gamble! To stake my life on it!"

...

...

Through the downpour, the soldiers marched with heavy but firm steps, their boots sinking into the blood-soaked mud as they boarded the few remaining transport warplanes.

Every footstep was powerful and resonant, as if the very heavens and earth shook with them!

Lin Jianlong watched the orderly lines boarding the planes, tears welling in his fierce, tiger-like eyes as his body trembled.

Those soldiers were all heroes, willingly going to their deaths as a blood sacrifice.

"So long as a flying general guards Dragon City's pass, no barbarian horde will cross the Yin Mountains."

"Today, countless souls of Yan Huang ascend to the heavens to slay the Celestial Being!"

"Warriors, move out—!"

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