"Emperor Venerable, are you really willing to accept us?" The clan leader asked again, both excited and incredulous.

His mind had halted; the Giant Race had never had a Great Emperor, and now, a Great Emperor was willing to take them in.

That meant that from now on, the Giant Race would have the protection of a Great Emperor!

"Yes." Chen Lan nodded lightly.

Seeing this, the clan leader kowtowed continuously: "Thank you, Emperor Venerable, thank you for accepting us. From now on, the Giant Race will never betray you. I swear by the Heavenly Dao, if I betray you, I will be shattered to pieces, my Divine Soul destroyed, unable to enter reincarnation ever again!"

Rumble!

Suddenly, the sound of thunder erupted above, which was an unprecedented phenomenon in the homeland of the Giant Race. How could there be thunder?

Only the clan leader knew that the Heavenly Dao Oath had taken effect!

"Emperor Venerable, please set a Soul Brand for me to show my loyalty," the clan leader said, pressing his forehead to the ground to demonstrate his loyalty.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lan was slightly taken aback, not expecting such a request.

However, he did not refuse. With a point of his finger, the clan leader's body trembled instantly, his eyes flashed with purple light, transforming from vacant to spirited, and he shouted with utmost loyalty: "Master!"

"Yes." Chen Lan nodded, "You go and inform the others, I want to stay here alone for a while."

"Yes!" The clan leader smiled, excited and enthusiastic as he exited, closing the stone door to prevent anyone from disturbing his master.

After the clan leader left, Chen Lan glanced around and quickly found several ancient texts about arrays. He casually picked up a book and prepared to flip through it.

Suddenly, he trembled sharply and looked at a bookshelf, from which an envelope quickly flew out, landing in front of him.

"To Chen Lan"

Seeing these three words, his pupils contracted.

The envelope, which he had just sensed, appeared there suddenly. He had clearly probed it with his Divine Sense and found nothing unusual; how could an envelope suddenly appear?

Moreover, it was addressed to him!

The other party knew he was here!

His Divine Sense revealed nothing unusual. Who left him this letter?

Without pondering further, Chen Lan took the envelope, opened it, and the simple sentence inside caused his pupils to contract slightly.

[The Blue Star Array is a relic from ancient immortals used to protect humanity. The true focus is the Talisman.]

The other party knew about the Blue Star Array and the Talisman and understood the array's purpose!

Now, they came to remind him that the array was not the focus—the focus was that Talisman.

"Who are you, where are you, why not tell me everything?" Chen Lan murmured to the void, seeking answers.

After a few minutes, the air remained quiet, with no further occurrences, nor did such an envelope appear again.

Chen Lan frowned, wondering why the other party refrained from speaking fully—were they unable to say, or did they not dare?

Swoosh!

The envelope ignited, turning into a stream of black smoke, vanishing into ash.

Since he had read it, the evidence was destroyed.

After this brief interlude, Chen Lan put the ancient text on arrays back, intending to look at it later and first examine the ancient texts concerning Talismans.

...

Ninja Empire.

"Sasuke!"

"Where does it hurt!"

Two youngsters lay on the ground, reaching out to one another before finally drawing their last breath, losing their lives.

In the sky above, two figures stood towering in the sky.

"The Ninja Empire is annihilated." Number 2 spoke in a deep voice as they gazed at the ruins below.

After a night of fighting, the Ninja Empire had become a wasteland, houses destroyed, life scorned, countless ninjas perished on this land, along with countless demon fiends and those from Konoha Village.

Those two youngsters just now were the last to live, but also the last to die.

"If we had acted earlier, could we have stopped it?" Sadako asked beside Number 2.

Sadako now had increasingly human-like wisdom, speaking not with naivety but with steadiness and calmness, prone to thought.

"Master said the affairs of the Ninja Empire are none of our business, especially since those people betrayed their country, leading to this outcome." Number 2 spoke deeply.

Last night, ninjas from Konoha Village brought countless demon fiends to attack the natives, and a great war loomed.

After a night's battle, both sides suffered innumerable casualties. However, one young man contained an immensely powerful force, easily reversing the situation.

In the end, it was Number 2 who intervened, with his Quasi-Saint might, annihilating them all.

Nevertheless, the Ninja Empire met its end, as the surviving ninjas were scarce, perhaps less than a hundred.

"Should we tell Master?" Sadako asked.

"I've already informed Master, and he said it doesn't matter," Number 2 replied gravely.

"Then where do we go now?"

"Master instructed us to go to the Xiao Yao Sect; someone will receive us there."

"Alright."

Then, Number 2 took Sadako to the Xiao Yao Sect.

Now that the Ninja Empire was gone, there was no need to stay here.

...

Before long, the news of the Ninja Empire's destruction spread throughout the streets and alleys of Huaxia; everyone knew.

Internet forums were filled with posts about the Ninja Empire's demise, but instead of sadness or mourning, Huaxia people expressed joy.

"Hahaha, sorry, just thought of something happy. Why didn't this happen sooner?"

"I'm too lazy to even scramble for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, so happy now that this country is finally gone. I've been waiting for this so long."

"Why so sudden? A pity I couldn't witness it firsthand; what a life regret."

"I knew it, last night there was intense fighting there. I even saw a black Nine-Tails Fox wreaking havoc on the Ninja Empire's territory, with various Ninjutsu flying around, and finally, it was all slain by someone."

"All the ninjas are dead? No way, that's too incredible. We should really thank the other party."

No one dreamed that the Ninja Empire would fall so quickly.

Coincidentally, it happened when Huaxia was busiest these past few days. Had it occurred later, they might have rescued them. Who knew it would align with the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures manifestation.

...

Elsewhere, Li Long was with other disciples searching for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Suddenly, he received a satellite call and was dumbfounded upon picking it up.

"What the heck? The Ninja Empire is destroyed?"

Beside him, Daoist Qingfeng, Yan Yu, Li Zhen, and others froze, looking at Li Long in shock.

What did they hear? While searching for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the Ninja Empire had been annihilated? This was too sudden.

They had promised to protect the other party since it was their vassal state.

Now with its destruction unknown to them, how could they explain this?

"Only about a hundred people are left in the Ninja Empire?"

Upon hearing this, they sighed in relief.

No need to explain now—not when everyone is gone. What explanation could there be?

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