“Give the order: attack the Blackwater Empire!!”
“A-Attack another power?!”
The ministers of the Divine Dragon Empire were utterly astonished by the Divine Dragon Empress’s command.
Although the Divine Dragon Empire had often clashed with other powers before, they had never launched attacks on other powers as frequently as they were doing now.
Such frequent mobilization of their massive army was seen by many as a bad thing.
After all, constantly moving such large forces was a huge drain on the Divine Dragon Empire’s resources.
Not to mention, attacking other powers could easily provoke people who shouldn’t be provoked.
Because of this, as soon as the Divine Dragon Empress spoke these words, objections were immediately raised.
“Your Majesty, we already mobilized the Grand Army before. To do so again now, isn’t that a bit too frequent?”
“Yes, Your Majesty! The Blackwater Empire is different from the Five Great Powers. Their strength far surpasses that of the Five Great Powers. It’s possible they have hidden masters among them. If we’re not careful, our Divine Dragon Empire could easily suffer losses!!”
“Your Majesty, I do not know why you are so frequently mobilizing the army to attack other powers. But for the sake of safety, I implore Your Majesty to reconsider carefully. Once a war starts, it becomes a fight to the death!!”
Conquering the Five Great Powers had indeed brought benefits to the people of the Divine Dragon Empire.
However, although they had gained benefits, they were on edge.
Because the way these benefits came about was truly nerve-wracking.
Directly attacking the Five Great Powers was something never done before.
Even other powerful powers wouldn’t directly attack the Five Great Powers.
By doing such a thing, others could immediately sense that the Divine Dragon Empire possessed a strong aggressive nature.
Especially now, with the Divine Dragon Empire also wanting to attack the Blackwater Empire, this point was driven home even further.
Once other powers sensed this aggressiveness, once they perceived the Divine Dragon Empire as a threat, they might very well join forces to deal with the Divine Dragon Empire together.
That would be the time when the Divine Dragon Empire faced true danger.
Therefore, they hoped the Divine Dragon Empress would not be so impulsive, not attack the Blackwater Empire now.
If she truly wanted to attack the Blackwater Empire, it should at least be delayed for a while.
To others, this argument seemed perfectly reasonable.
But the Divine Dragon Empress dismissed it instantly.
“No, we must attack the Blackwater Empire!”
“Our Divine Dragon Empire urgently lacks resources. Not only do I need to break through, but our Imperial Clan Chief also needs to break through to the Supreme realm. Without sufficient resources, how is a breakthrough to the Supreme realm possible?”
“Therefore, attacking the Blackwater Empire is of utmost urgency. Moreover, our primary objective is to seize their resources!!”
Imperial Clan Chief Liu Ning had indeed entered seclusion, but whether he would break through to the Supreme realm or not, no one knew. The Divine Dragon Empress simply didn’t want to overly expose Ye Wushuang’s existence, so she had to let Imperial Clan Chief Liu Ning take the spotlight… or the blame.
Upon hearing this, others actually found it a bit unreasonable.
After all, the Divine Dragon Empire was already so powerful. Even if Imperial Clan Chief Liu Ning needed to break through, the Divine Dragon Empire’s own resources should be sufficient to support his breakthrough.
But then again, they didn’t understand much about the intricacies of breaking through to the Supreme realm, nor were they fully aware of Imperial Clan Chief Liu Ning’s specific situation.
In the end, after some hesitation, they chose to keep quiet.
However, after the Divine Dragon Empress confirmed this order, some ministers couldn’t help but mutter:
“I hope our Divine Dragon Empire doesn’t provoke too many powers this time. Otherwise, we’ll be in big trouble!!”
Once the Divine Dragon Empire became the target of everyone’s animosity, given its current strength, it wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure.
In their perception, although the Divine Dragon Empress was very strong, she wasn’t strong enough to rest easy and act without restraint.
The Divine Dragon Empress was well aware of their thoughts.
But for the sake of resources, she wouldn’t consider these concerns at all.
Not to mention, the current Divine Dragon Empress had already mastered the ‘Lie’ Character Secret Art. Her confidence was on a completely different level compared to before.
Thus, the Divine Dragon Empire’s Grand Army was quickly mobilized once again.
This time, it was still fifty million troops.
The difference was, last time it was fifty million troops against the Five Great Powers; this time, it was fifty million troops marching on the Blackwater Empire.
Such a massive army, once it appeared at the Blackwater Empire’s border, threw the people of the Blackwater Empire into panic.
“What does the Divine Dragon Empire intend to do? Start a war with our Blackwater Empire??”
“That can’t be, can it? Our Blackwater Empire controls forty major worlds. Within the realm of our kingdom, there are over twenty Supreme realm experts. Although not all belong to our royal family, they are still not a force the Divine Dragon Empire can afford to provoke!!”
“Has the Divine Dragon Empress gone mad? Attacking other powers so frequently lately, has she lost her mind??”
The people of the Blackwater Empire couldn’t comprehend the Divine Dragon Empress’s military mobilization.
After all, their Blackwater Empire not only controlled forty major worlds, but the Blackwater Royal Family alone boasted ten Supreme realm experts.
Adding in the Supreme realm experts from other cultivation sects and powers within the kingdom, the total number of Supreme realm experts in the entire Blackwater Empire definitely reached thirty.
Such a large number of Supreme realm experts was absolutely not something a newly established, less established power like the Divine Dragon Empire could match.
Perhaps given ten thousand years for the Divine Dragon Empire to develop properly, they might accumulate enough foundation. But currently, the Divine Dragon Empire likely had at most five Supreme realm experts.
Under these circumstances, where did the Divine Dragon Empress get the confidence to provoke their Blackwater Empire?
The people of the Blackwater Empire couldn’t figure it out.
But when they learned that the Divine Dragon Empress was personally leading the campaign, they still took it very seriously.
After all, the Divine Dragon Empress in the past had once annihilated twenty Supreme realm experts.
Therefore, the Blackwater Empire not only mobilized one hundred million troops but also assembled thirty Supreme realm experts.
When these Supreme realm experts and the massive army appeared at the border, the entire battlefield fell silent.
The pressure emanating from the Blackwater Empire’s Supreme realm experts and army was simply overwhelming.
It was at this moment that the people of the Divine Dragon Empire witnessed what a truly well-established deeply rooted power was really like.
Many felt that those Supreme realm experts alone were enough to wipe out their fifty-million-strong army.
Not to mention, the enemy also had a hundred million troops.
If it weren’t for the presence of the Divine Dragon Empress on their side, many soldiers would likely have lost their nerve on the spot, their legs turning to jelly.
However, even though the Divine Dragon Empire’s soldiers didn’t collapse, their faces turned pale.
They believed that, given their current strength, they likely weren’t a match for the Blackwater Empire.
On the Divine Dragon Empire’s side, the only one seemingly unaffected was probably the Divine Dragon Empress.
Even facing so many powerful experts, the Divine Dragon Empress’s expression remained as calm as ever.
