Published: February 10, 2025
Outside the Royal City, on a small plain, the Temple of Dawn demonstrated what an army is and what efficiency means in front of the posthumous children.
In a very short time, they set up their camp, and the obstacles that the posthumous children had created, such as digging trenches, seemed like mere child's play to them.
Beyond the mountains, there were also some troops from the Temple of Dawn clearing out those posthumous children who had received notifications or had previously escaped pursuit, pinning their hopes on the Royal City. Unfortunately, these people missed the best opportunity; fleeing here not only meant they couldn't enter the Royal City for shelter, but they also ran into the main force of the enemy.
Once everything was cleared, all the logistics sub-bases would converge here to establish a single main base. To wait for these matters to finish, the army of the Temple of Dawn did not immediately lay siege after arriving here.
They were not in a hurry; to them, it was just a matter of letting these posthumous children live a few more days.
At the center of the camp, the three giants of the Temple of Dawn were convening their subordinates and other commanders to discuss the imminent siege. Although they were confident of victory, they remained cautious in the face of the posthumous child royal city, which even their ancestors had never breached.
Furthermore, previous attacks from mysterious forces had left them with psychological shadows, forcing the three commanders to take the situation seriously.
They came here to exterminate the posthumous children, not to achieve a pyrrhic victory.
The commander of the Order of the Radiant Knights, Nan Jin, was assigning tasks, acting as the overall commander for the first wave of attacks, responsible for the initial assault.
After only a few words, a melodious and deep horn sounded from outside. The people in the tent paused and looked towards the direction of the Royal City.
"Welcoming horn."
Zai Li, who was quite familiar with the posthumous children, immediately spoke the name of the horn.
Facing the confused gazes of others, Zai Li explained, "The welcoming horn is only sounded at one time, during the king zun's inauguration ceremony or at a funeral."
"The difference is that for the inauguration ceremony, ninety-eight pairs are used, while for a funeral, one hundred pairs are used."
Some people with slightly weaker abilities or less sensitivity couldn’t discern how many pairs of horns were involved, but Zai Li listened for a while and said, "Ninety-eight pairs means a new king zun has been inaugurated."
Rong Zhi scoffed, "We’ve killed the king zuns outside; I’ve heard that they’re having internal issues too. Crane Flame was consumed by internal strife; is there even a king zun left in the posthumous child royal city?"
"Bringing out a new king zun at this time? It must be for show."
The others also wore expressions full of disdain; among the most powerful king zuns of the posthumous children, two were already dead. Now their overall strength had completely fallen behind the Temple of Dawn, and the newly emerged king zun was at most level seven, not enough to make a significant impact.
"How about we make a bet and see who can take down this new king zun?" a robust man clad in full black armor laughed, as his troops would participate in the first wave of the attack, clearly intending to take the lead.
"Let’s bet then; this new king zun likely won’t be the first to enter the battlefield. Shang Lie, you might be underestimating the situation."
Laughter erupted, filled with mockery towards the king zun.
But at that moment, the previously dim mountains suddenly lit up, and a terrifying energy erupted from the posthumous child royal city!
The three highest-ranking commanders dashed out of their tent, looking towards the opposite side. They saw a thick beam of light shooting straight up from deep within the posthumous child royal city, instantly reaching the top of the mountain and without any obstruction, directly penetrating the thick mountains above.