Dead?

Feng Wuji and Lin Yuehua stared intently at the two halves of the giant mosquito corpse in the ruins below, frozen in mid-air.

The Mosquito Beast that the Old Director had protected, even at the cost of offending the two Emperor Realm ancestors from the Xia and Xuanyuan Families, was dead just like that?

How was this possible?

’How could the Mosquito Beast, which the Old Director valued so highly, die so easily?’

"How did it end up in the Sakura Country?" Feng Wuji’s face was full of confusion.

Lin Yuehua shook her head with a wry smile, her gaze sweeping over the bombed-out ruins of the National Mansion below.

When she saw the rows of empty, opened shipping containers, she instantly understood. "It looks like... it was probably after the Sakura Country’s national treasury. It must have wanted to clean them out."

At her words, Feng Wuji also had a flash of realization.

Who didn’t know of this Mosquito Beast’s "glorious achievements"?

Wherever it went, it was known to strip a place clean.

Looking at the disastrous state of the Sakura national treasury now...

The two of them didn’t even have to guess. The majority of the Sakura Country’s wealth, accumulated over several centuries, had likely ended up in this mosquito’s stomach.

No wonder this Sakura Holy Emperor was so furious he was willing to risk everything to land a killing blow.

But new questions instantly surfaced in their minds.

Feng Wuji had fought side-by-side with Chu Sheng in the Northern Territory. He knew better than anyone just how absurdly powerful this mosquito was.

Back then, the two of them had joined forces and actually managed to slay a genuine Emperor Realm Alien Race member.

And not long ago, in Kyoto, the Mosquito Beast had killed several Half-Step Emperor Realm experts while only at the King Realm itself.

Sensing the Mosquito Beast’s "corpse," they could tell it had clearly reached the Emperor Realm Early Stage.

’Its Cultivation increased, but its strength actually decreased?’

’Killed by a mere Holy Emperor at the third level of the Life and Death Realm?’

’How is that possible?’

But the giant mosquito corpse was lying right there, and its aura was definitely that of the Mosquito Beast.

’Could it be...’

Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji exchanged a sudden glance, and then their gazes fell in unison on the Sakura Holy Emperor.

’The Mosquito Beast must have just finished draining the national treasury, leaving it greatly drained and defenseless. That must have been when this Holy Emperor seized the opportunity to kill it in a single strike!!!’

At this thought, they could no longer suppress the rage welling up inside them.

Setting aside the contributions this mosquito had made to Great Xia, just think of the immense pressure the Old Director had endured to protect it.

And now it had died on the Sakura Country’s soil, at the hands of someone like this. How could they possibly tolerate it?!!

"Sakura Holy Emperor, you’re courting death!"

Lin Yuehua’s face was as cold as ice as the pressure of her Emperor Realm Early Stage cultivation erupted without reservation.

Feng Wuji also prepared to summon his Power, ready to execute the Holy Emperor who had killed the Mosquito Beast on the spot!!!

But facing Lin Yuehua’s overwhelming, murderous intent, the Holy Emperor showed not a hint of fear.

In the past, faced with two genuine Emperor Realm experts, a Half-Step Emperor Realm like him would have long since been bowing and scraping in terror, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

But things were different now.

’The great mountain that had weighed down on our Sakura Country for centuries—Qin Yuan—is gone.’

’Those two Emperor Realm experts from Northern Europe have also fled.’

’The Emperor Realm experts within Great Xia are now at each other’s throats because of this mosquito, too busy to deal with anything else.’

’And behind me stand the incarnations of five genuine Sakura Ancient Gods!!!’

The Holy Emperor slowly raised his head and spoke in a strange, mocking tone, "Well, well, if it isn’t Great Xia’s General Feng Wuji and General Lin Yuehua. What a rare sight."

"Shouldn’t you be on your missions? What are you doing flying over my capital?"

"Could it be that you intend to trespass in the capital of my Great Sakura Empire and provoke a war between our nations?"

He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the mosquito corpse in the ruins below, and his laughter grew even more jarring. "Or perhaps... you came all this way specifically to collect the corpse of your precious little mosquito?"

"Oh, that’s right. I almost forgot. This little mosquito turned your Great Xia upside down and offended quite a few factions."

"Even those two Late Stage Emperor Realm ancestors from your Great Xia’s Noble Families fell out with the Military Department because of it."

"What’s the matter? Did the creature that ran rampant in your Great Xia become so fragile the moment it set foot in my Great Sakura Empire?"

"I only used a single sword strike, you know!"

"How ridiculous!"

"So many Emperor Realm experts in your Great Xia, and you were all thrown into disarray by this tiny mosquito."

"Tsk, tsk. What a pity. To think it died just like that at my hands."

"Tell me, is it because your Great Xia has gotten weak, or is it that..."

The Holy Emperor’s tone paused, the mockery on his face reaching its peak as he enunciated each word, "Or is it that your Great Xia was always this weak to begin with?"

"HAHAHA!!!"

The Holy Emperor’s voice echoed throughout Sakura’s capital, Kyoto, for all its citizens to hear.

"So that really is the Mosquito Beast that gave Great Xia so much trouble? It doesn’t look like much to me!"

"Well, look who took action! It was our great Lord Holy Emperor!"

"Heh, all this proves is that Great Xia is too weak. What a joke, the so-called ’Eastern Dragon’! They’re not even a match for one of Sakura’s pinky fingers!"

"Long live the Lord Holy Emperor! Long live the Great Sakura Empire!"

"Kill those two from Great Xia! Show them how powerful we are!"

"Courting death!" Lin Yuehua snorted, the Power of Law around her instantly surging as she prepared to execute him.

The Holy Emperor’s expression changed. Sensing a mortal crisis, he shouted without hesitation, "Lord Amaterasu, save me!!"

The moment his voice fell, the sky over the entire eastern capital, Tokyo, suddenly changed color.

The once-clear sky was instantly shrouded by a thick layer of black clouds. One after another, waves of terrifyingly immense Emperor Realm pressure erupted from deep beneath the National Mansion, like ancient beasts awakening!

Five figures appeared out of thin air like phantoms, materializing in front of the Holy Emperor and blocking the path between him and Lin Yuehua.

The middle-aged man in the lead simply raised his hand casually and suppressed Lin Yuehua’s Power of Law.

"Ancient Gods?!" Horror instantly filled the faces of Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji.

But when the Holy Emperor saw these five figures, his previous arrogance vanished without a trace. With a THUD, he fell to his knees in the void and began kowtowing furiously to the five of them.

"Lord Amaterasu! My Lords, the Ancient Gods! You’ve finally come out!"

"It was this Mosquito Beast from Great Xia! It infiltrated the national treasury and stole all the Spiritual Plants, Spirit Medicines, and Essence Blood prepared for you!"

"I don’t know what kind of vile trick it used, but it cleaned out almost all of the Spiritual Plants, Spirit Medicines, and Essence Blood, leaving nothing behind but a floor of ash!"

"All that’s left in the national treasury now are resources like Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts! I ask Lord Amaterasu to see the truth!"

The Holy Emperor kept his head bowed low as he spoke, his voice filled with terror and lingering fear.

Amaterasu, the one in the lead, frowned slightly at his words.

He ignored the kneeling Holy Emperor and instead unleashed his immense Emperor Realm Divine Thought, instantly sweeping it across the entire underground national treasury.

In a single moment, he had a crystal-clear understanding of the situation in the treasury.