After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

A bloody storm swept across the wasteland.

Xiao Bai killed the group of powerful individuals who had come to investigate.

She knelt by the pit, her small hand raised menacingly. The sheer force generated by the wave of her arm crushed them, including some who were Martial Emperors.

"This is terrifying, it's a monster, a monster..."

Liu Longyue stared in horror at the powerful figures whose flesh and bones were exploding. She suddenly felt a pang of fear for the people of the Ancient Palace and the Northern Martial Arts. With such a little monster protecting Chen Futu, who could possibly defeat him?

Perhaps we'd only have a chance if we invited the patriarch of the ancient temple to come over?

The powerful figures hidden in the shadows sensed the danger, and none of them dared to cross the line. They all looked at the depths of the wasteland with awe.

Xiao Bai punched a hole tens of meters long in that place, with dense golden and red lightning crackling around it.

[Please seal Little White as soon as possible, host!]

The system issued another warning.

Chen Futu gave a wry smile and told Guanxing and Liu Longyue to stay put and not get close. The little white dog was extremely dangerous now and didn't recognize anyone except its master.

The landscape deep in the wilderness has been utterly destroyed.

Xiao Bai knelt on the ground, pounding his fists and whimpering, "It hurts so much! You all should die!"

"noob!"

Chen Futu shouted, and Xiaobai retracted her raised fist. Her eyes glowed with a golden-red aura. Instead of coming over, she took off running.

"Stop right there! Where are you going?!"

"Leave me alone!" Little White said, and disappeared in an instant.

"Oops."

Chen Futu had a bad feeling, so he quickly told Guan Xing and Liu Longyue to go back to Xindu first, as he was going to chase after Xiaobai.

"Your Majesty, please be careful."

"Don't worry, she won't hurt me."

Chen Futu unleashed a swift meteor-like pursuit of Xiaobai's trail, while system notifications echoed continuously in his mind.

Xiao Bai was killing people. She was heading for those powerful individuals. Her senses were extremely sharp. As long as the martial arts experts were within her perception range, except for Chen Futu, they were all killed by her. When Chen Futu chased after them, he saw many mutilated corpses. Without exception, they were all smashed to pieces by a single punch.

Most of them are martial artists or martial arts masters, but there are also a few martial arts grandmasters.

It wasn't until the third day that Chen Futu finally met Xiaobai at a bandit stronghold.

She slaughtered the bandits in the mountain stronghold. When Chen Futu arrived, the ground was littered with corpses. She sat on the tiger-skin seat of the mountain king, gnawing on roasted meat, her life force almost gone.

Without any hesitation, Chen Futu grabbed the jade talisman and put it around her neck. Only then did her violent aura subside. She then raised her blood-stained face and asked blankly, "Big brother, how come Silly Girl is here?"

Chen Futu was speechless. He looked around the mountain stronghold again and found that many poor girls were imprisoned in the dungeon.

Xiao Bai accidentally did a good deed. These bandits, who had committed all sorts of evil deeds, died at Xiao Bai's hands, which was considered to have settled a karmic debt. As for the martial arts experts that Xiao Bai had killed along the way, Liu Longyue would have to step in to make compensation.

Before leaving, Chen Futu set fire to the mountain stronghold and sent the women back to the nearby county town.

Surprisingly, they weren't afraid of Xiaobai; instead, they were full of admiration and gratitude, and even addressed Chen Futu as their benefactor.

A few days later, Chen Futu took Xiaobai back to Xindu.

Liu Longyue became obedient and handed over the imperial seal, which represented imperial power. "Your Majesty, I am guilty, but I must remind you that Beiwu may submit, but you will have to bear the consequences yourself."

The Beiwu Ancestral Temple is related to a major secret. If an outsider takes over the throne, it could have unpredictable consequences, and the things suppressed within the temple might escape.

"I know. I will arrange for someone to come and manage Beiwu. You should pack your things and return to the capital with me soon."

"Here."

Seeing Xiao Bai's fighting strength, Liu Longyue lost the will to resist. In addition, she had been betrayed by the Ancient Palace and no longer wanted to risk her life. Even if the world collapsed and the heavens and earth shattered in the future, it would have nothing to do with her.

A day later, Liu Longyue issued an imperial edict stating that Beiwu had submitted to Daxia and that she was pregnant with the Holy Emperor's bloodline and would soon be going to the capital to prepare for childbirth. Therefore, all the people of Beiwu would be under the Holy Emperor's rule, and Daxia officials would take over the country. After the merger, they would become Daxia prefectures and counties.

When the news was released, the people of Xindu cheered with joy.

Yes, they don't like Beiwu. Beiwu is not the legitimate successor of the Central Plains; Daxia is.

The city was filled with cheers of "Long live the Holy Emperor!" which angered Liu Longyue, who cursed the people as ingrates.

Subsequently, Chen Futu used the Imperial Seal to shatter the Northern Martial Altar, causing the national fortune bound to the ancient temple in the Northern Martial to dissipate and begin to merge with the fortune of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Ding!

[The Northern Wu has been detected as having submitted; the Great Xia's national fortune has increased by 50%.]

The next trachoma outbreak has been postponed by six months.

[Please, host, head south as soon as possible to subdue the Southern Qian and its many vassal kings and rebel leaders, and unify the Central Plains.]

"You think this is about laying eggs?"

Chen Futu rolled his eyes. Severing the connection between Beiwu and the Ancient Palace would not be tolerated by the Ancient Palace; the next battle would be a decisive one between the two sides.

Chen Futu waited in Xindu for two days, but the ancient palace did not take any action. It seemed that it was shocked by Xiaobai's combat power and dared not make any rash moves.

Before leaving, Chen Futu left an avatar in Xindu to oversee the situation and handed over Liu Longyue's seal to him. In Xindu, he could use the Imperial Seal Technique to mobilize the nation's fortune into the seal. Even though it wasn't in the capital, Xindu was a place where the dynasty's fortune converged. With 80% of his main body's combat power, he could easily hold off a Qingyun Realm expert unless the opponent deployed two Qingyun Realm experts, which would be tantamount to a decisive battle. The Ancient Palace would not easily make a move unless they were fully prepared to deal with Xiaobai.

Several days later, the group returned to the capital.

Chen Futu immediately convened a court meeting to explain the current situation.

Zhuge Liang exclaimed in surprise, "The Northern Wu has actually submitted! In that case, the unification of the Central Plains is just around the corner!"

Zhang Liang looked worried. The submission of Beiwu meant a full-scale war with Gudian. Zhang Sanfeng was not present, and there was also a division of forces in the Western Regions. The remaining manpower was barely enough to suppress Shayan. If more people were sent to support them, it would be a do-or-die battle. If they could defeat Gudian, that would be fine, but if they could not, Lizhou would be completely finished.

"Therefore, I plan to mobilize the army to the south to deploy defenses and stabilize the border first."

Chen Futu gave the order that Guan Yu and Ma Chao had completed their life-and-death tribulation and reached the Martial Emperor level.

The two men, along with Zhang Liang, led their troops and 100,000 soldiers south to guard Xindu and the southern defenses.

Just to be on the safe side, Chen Futu sent Xuanyuan Lie along with Li Yuanba to ensure everything went smoothly.

As news of Beiwu's submission spread throughout the capital, the people were overjoyed. They also longed for the unification of the Central Plains, believing that the territory under the Holy Emperor's rule would surpass all ages and become an immortal dynasty.

Meanwhile, Liu Longyue entered the palace and paid her respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress.

Chen Futu did not bestow an imperial title upon her, wanting to see Qin Liangyu's opinion.

Upon hearing that Liu Longyue was pregnant, the old lady's attitude softened considerably. The old lady had no other thoughts but to hold more grandchildren.

"Sister, it's been a long time. Now that you've taken my place, are you comfortable in your new position?"

Liu Longyue bowed to Qin Liangyu, her tone sarcastic and unsettling.