Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor-Chapter 940 - 939 King Qinghong

Long Wind Empire, founded eight hundred and thirty-two years ago, though with many generals and soldiers, had somewhat unstable foundations due to the passage of time.

Moreover, ever since the founding of the Long Wind Empire, it has nearly effortlessly annexed dozens and even hundreds of small neighboring countries, plundering countless resources.

This was a common occurrence in the Archaic Era; battles between nations never ceased.

However, the Long Wind Empire, despite its unstable foundations, devoured like a fierce tiger. Though it ultimately succeeded, it was like killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, severely damaging its own strength.

Therefore, some neighboring empires set their sights on the Long Wind Empire.

These include the Ming’an Empire, Chenyuan Empire, Fenghao Empire, and the Moon God Empire.

Besides these Four Great Empires, there were other nations similarly filled with covetousness and greed towards the Long Wind Empire, yet they dared not make a move. The Long Wind Empire was much stronger than them. Only if the Four Great Empires first took action would they have a chance to follow and gain some advantage.

The strength of the Long Wind Empire was comparable to the Four Great Empires, but the Four Great Empires had been established for at least ten thousand years, with much deeper roots than the Long Wind Empire. Through various means, they first sought to disintegrate it internally. In less than a few months, over a dozen generals of the Long Wind Empire who controlled territories had defected.

Their defection caused a tremor in the morale of the people. They took with them countless officers and soldiers, dealing a blow to the overall strength of the Long Wind Empire.

At such a critical moment, the Four Great Empires added insult to injury by directly launching an attack, deploying millions of soldiers to besiege the Long Wind Empire.

Currently, the Long Wind Empire is retreating steadily, having lost twenty-two cities to the Four Great Empires, nearly half of the Long Wind Empire.

The Long Wind Empire has retreated to the central region. Once the outer cities fall again, the Four Great Empires will directly invade the Imperial City, and if the Imperial City is captured, the Long Wind Empire will completely vanish from the annals of history.

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What Su Han had just heard was the debate among those senior officials, who appeared like weak scholars, and the burly, murderous leaders.

The senior officials advocated continued retreat, stabilizing military morale, and consolidating the foundations of the Long Wind Empire.

In their words, a gentleman’s revenge takes ten years; as long as the green hills remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood.

On the other hand, the leaders mostly advocated for an attack, to prevent the Four Great Empires from seeing the decline of the Long Wind Empire. If the Long Wind Empire could achieve some victories in the war, not much, just one battle, it could stabilize the morale of the army, arouse their fervor, and temporarily suppress the Four Great Empires, making them cautious.

Regarding their debate, Su Han frowned slightly.

From the memories that surged in his mind, Su Han understood the current situation of the Long Wind Empire.

In fact, whether to continue retreating or to attack as a means of defense, both were feasible. According to Qinghong’s thoughts, he intended to apply to Emperor Changming for the Commander’s Seal to wage a battle with the Four Great Empires.

At present, the Four Great Empires were pressing forward step by step, suffocating the Long Wind Empire, and secretly sending people to win over the Long Wind Empire’s generals. If they continued retreating like this, those generals could lose confidence and be drawn away by the Four Great Empires, turning the Long Wind Empire into an empty shell.

By then, it would not be far from destruction.

Su Han frowned a bit, not pondering too much on this issue; his mind was still recalling the Primeval Era, wondering if Little Qing had resurrected before he lost consciousness.

For him, everything was merely an experience, indifferent to the survival of the Long Wind Empire, as it had no relation to him.

"Why am I made to experience these things?" Su Han wondered in his heart.

"General Qinghong."

At this moment, Emperor Changming, sitting atop the throne, suddenly spoke: "Seeing you frown like this, you seem to have some considerations. The senior officials and leaders have been arguing for so long without conclusion; what are your thoughts, General Qinghong?"

Regarding Qinghong, who is now Su Han, Emperor Changming was clearly very respectful.

The founding emperor of the Long Wind Empire was not him, but his father, Emperor Long Wind, and the name of the Long Wind Empire was derived from his father’s name.

Qinghong initially assisted the founding of the Long Wind Empire, helping to establish it, and has been with the empire since.

Among the Five Great Generals at the nation’s founding, two have been poached by the Four Great Empires. Of the remaining three, one is elderly and seeing a decline in cultivation base.

Another has been in seclusion since, yet to emerge.

In other words, among the original five founding generals, only Qinghong remains.

But Qinghong is not without injury. Over the years, through numerous battles and conflicts with formidable adversaries, Qinghong’s body has suffered many injuries with various hidden maladies lingering. Even the Primordial Spirit has been severely damaged, rendering his strength much diminished compared to his peak; what remains is merely a title, Qinghong King. Even the surrounding leaders regard Su Han with much less reverence.

Emperor Changming’s respect might be more precisely termed ’gratitude.’

Such is the military; no matter how many achievements one has, perhaps some will still remember you, but as time goes on and with the military’s updates and changes, prowess that can’t keep pace with the times will ultimately lead to being forgotten.

Su Han naturally sensed Qinghong’s injuries, but what shocked him more was the potential strength Qinghong once wielded.

Qinghong’s body was riddled with numerous injuries, his Primordial Spirit even slightly lacking; clearly, without some Holy Artifact for healing, he could never recover on his own.

Despite this, Su Han still felt a terrifying power emanating from Qinghong’s body. Affixed to Qinghong now, Su Han had a sensation that a punch could shatter mountains and seas!

"To suffer such severe injuries and yet possess this level of power—what terrifying strength must he have held at his peak?" Su Han took a deep breath.

"Injuries..."

Thinking this, Su Han’s eyes suddenly brightened.

Isn’t it just injuries? This is the Desolate Antiquity Era, far inferior to the Primeval Era, yet the fruits he obtained from the Primeval Era were sufficient to easily heal these injuries!

At this thinking, Su Han suddenly recalled that his was merely a soul attached to Qinghong, missing his physical body, and therefore his Space Ring...

He suddenly looked down at his finger and saw a dark ring glittering with light, which made Su Han sigh in relief.

It was indeed his Space Ring!