Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 1: Arrival at Zhongtian!
The battle between Iron Cloud and Great Zhao has come to an end. The Great Zhao army has been completely annihilated, and not a single one of the ten great Tiger Generals survived. Diwu Qingrou is missing. Iron Cloud's dominance over the world is now unstoppable!
In Zhongzhou, Great Zhao, Yin Wufa and Yin Wutian received a secret directive from Diwu Qingrou and immediately began their purge. They first executed all of the royal family members, then slaughtered the ministers one by one, and finally beheaded their long-suspected enemy, Cheng Yunhe.
Every upper echelon in Great Zhao perished at their hands without exception.
Afterward, these two brothers, along with the remnants of the Golden Horse Knights Hall in Zhongzhou, vanished into the mountains. It is said that from then on, no one ever saw these two throne holders again!
Iron Dragon City and Wu Kuangyun rallied a million-strong army, heading south to sweep across the land.
Iron Cloud's ruler, Tie Butian, set off back to Iron Cloud City and immediately sought the hand of Wu Yunliang from Sky Tower. After receiving her consent, Tie Butian, in accordance with the etiquette of the empress dowager, married Wu Qianqian as the empress of Iron Cloud!
The speed of these actions astonished everyone. At the wedding, the officials of Iron Cloud finally understood: although the bride was exceptionally beautiful, she seemed a bit plump around the waist...
No wonder His Majesty was so anxious; it turned out that Miss Wu was already pregnant...
Thus, all the ministers congratulated, their faces filled with joy: the unification of Iron Cloud was imminent, and the ruler of the nation already had an heir! It was truly a double happiness.
The only unexpected thing was that Chu King of Hell had not come to congratulate them, merely sending gifts instead.
After Tie Butian's grand wedding, Miss Rakshasa, Wu Qianqian, disappeared from Butian Pavilion and entered the East Palace as the empress. This may have displeased Chu Imperial Seat, leading him to assign increasingly difficult tasks, and his methods became more ruthless...
Tie Butian also issued a decree: Butian Pavilion would be incorporated into the national apparatus, establishing a separate supervisory department. This department would be responsible for all officials, and once any crimes were discovered, Chu Imperial Seat would have full authority to handle them!
Thus, Butian Pavilion transformed from darkness to light, wielding immense power. The infamous reputation of Chu Imperial Seat spread across the seven seas and nine provinces in an instant!
The expeditionary army from Iron Dragon City achieved victory after victory, sweeping through like a tide, almost encountering no resistance, charging forward with high spirits...
In just half a year, Iron Cloud's million-strong army reached Zhongzhou of Great Zhao, and Great Zhao fell!
Wu Kuangyun continued to lead the army south to attack Nothingness. Iron Dragon City marched north to sweep away the prairie wolves.
At this moment, Tie Butian suddenly announced to the world that Empress Wu Qianqian had successfully given birth to a son; Tie Butian was overjoyed and personally named him 'Tie Yang'! He expressed: hoping the child would grow up to be as straight and towering as a poplar, standing tall and proud!
After Tie Yang's full moon celebration, Tie Butian officially named him the crown prince; the next ruler had been decided! The entire nation rejoiced...
But all this was just a prelude...
On that day, Chu Yang came alone to the place where the great battle against the Golden Horse Knights Hall had taken place, wandering for a long time. Finally, he sighed deeply and with a swing of his sword, leveled an entire mountain wall, carving a few large characters with the tip of his blade before leaving.
"Sweet Sweet! Little Sweet..."
Just these five words. Chu Yang sighed sadly, a plethora of thoughts swirling in his mind.
At a misty mountain pass, Chu Yang, dressed in black, plunged into the mist.