Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

Holding the inextinguishable flame, Murong Ke walked step by step toward Wanyan Wo.

Wanyan Wo hurriedly asked, "Prince Murong, what exactly do you want to do?"

"I told you, as long as you hand over the Unextinguishable Flame, you can go wherever you want."

Wanyan Wo shook his head: "I'm sorry, the Unextinguishing Fire is no longer with me."

"Not on you?"

Murong Ke's expression darkened slightly.

Wanyan Wo turned around and pointed: "A mutiny occurred in the capital. I left in too much of a hurry and didn't have time to take it with me."

"How could you possibly lose such an important treasure?"

Murong Ke's face grew increasingly cold.

Under the glow of the inextinguishable fire, Wanyan Wo seemed to see countless tentacles writhing in Murong Ke's pupils, and his cheeks turned as pale as a ghost.

"I'm sorry, Prince Murong, the reason the fire isn't extinguished is truly not my fault."

He immediately turned his face away, then rode past Murong Ke.

In the instant they passed each other, Murong Ke suddenly raised his hand and slapped Wanyan Wo on the back.

boom--

At the critical moment, Lou Ao, who had been hiding in the shadows, stepped forward and blocked Murong Ke for Wanyan Wo, forcing him back several steps with a single palm strike.

"Middle stage of immortality?"

Murong Ke gave a cold shout, immediately withdrew the undying flame from his palm, and then stood coldly in the darkness.

“Lou Ao, you…”

"Your Highness, please leave quickly. The late king instructed us before his death that you must be safely escorted to Jinling."

Lou Ao paused, and a powerful aura emanated from him.

Just as Wanyan Wo nodded and was about to leave, he suddenly heard a sinister laugh in the air.

Lou Ao frowned and immediately shouted to Wanyan Wo, "Third Prince, leave immediately!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a black figure suddenly sprang up from behind Murong Ke, rushing towards Lou Ao in a free-moving manner.

"Heart-Shattering Palm!"

Lou Ao roared angrily and slapped out with his palm.

In the instant they clashed, their combined power surged for hundreds of feet, causing the surrounding area to tremble.

"Not bad, hehehehe—"

The newcomer exerted all his strength, causing Lou Ao to stagger back more than ten steps.

“Lou Ao, you…”

Just as Wanyan Wo was about to speak, Lou Ao, who had stopped his retreat, raised his hand to stop him.

Standing before Wanyan Wo was a man also dressed in black robes, but with a yaksha mask covering his face, exuding a dense aura of death.

"Third Prince, why wouldn't you listen to me when I told you to leave? Now it'll be difficult for you to leave!"

"Lou Ao, why do you say that?"

"Do you know who stands before you? He is none other than Wei Shuyu, the Great Yan War God who should have died on the border of Bingzhou ten years ago!"

"what!"

Wanyan Wo was incredulous.

Wei Shuyu?

Didn't he die outside Fengsui Fortress back then, at the hands of Shen Lang?

Why am I in a place like this now...?

Just as he was wondering what was going on, Wei Shuyu let out a strange laugh.

"Hehehe, all fresh ingredients."

As he spoke, his neck tilted at a 90-degree angle, and a dark, ghostly light emanated from the visor of his mask.

"I understand!"

Wanyan Wo suddenly shouted.

"Like the tens of thousands of people in Yizhou City, he was turned into a living dead, which is why..."

"Third Prince, you didn't have to die, but it seems you know a bit too much."

But Murong Ke spread his hands, revealing two inextinguishable flames in his palms.

"kill!"

With a cold snort, Lou Ao launched the first attack.

But the next moment, a blue light flashed before his eyes.

"Ah~"

Immediately following was a piercing scream.

Lou Ao was completely consumed by the inextinguishable fire.

"This……"

Wanyan Wo never expected that someone as strong as Lou Ao could not even last a single round against the relentless onslaught of the Unquenchable Fire, and he was filled with intense fear.

"I'll ask you one last time, are you going to hand over the fire extinguisher or not?"

"The Unextinguishable Fire... is truly not in my hands. I already handed it over to... Shen Lang..."

Upon hearing this, Murong Ke fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

"This person is now yours to enjoy."

After retracting the Unquenchable Flame, he turned and disappeared into the darkness.

"Thanks, hehehe..."

Upon receiving the order, Wei Shuyu's smiling mouth beneath his mask instantly sprang forth a barbed tongue, which fiercely lunged at Wanyan Wo.

"Ah~"

After a scream and the sound of chewing, Wanyan Wo was reduced to a skeleton.

Murong Ke remained motionless, his gaze fixed on the direction of Chu.

"Shen Lang, this is truly a tricky problem."

"Second Prince, what should we do next?"

"The war between the Great Yan and Goguryeo is about to begin. I thought the Jin Dynasty could hold out for a little longer."

It was truly unexpected that the State of Chu could bring down the Great Jin with such minimal effort.

Now that the Jin dynasty has fallen, we must take over Haixi and Jianzhou as quickly as possible, while Jingzhou and Tongzhou will be ceded to the Chu state.

"Isn't this too lenient on the State of Chu?"

"The State of Chu is currently in a period of revival. After the bloody battle with the State of Tianlang, the strength of our Great Yan has declined significantly. Cooperating with them is a decision we have no other choice."

Murong Ke clutched his chest, a bead of cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

"My time is running out. I don't know if I can gather the seven eternal flames before I die, and then see my Great Yan become the overlord of the world."

……

Three days later, Yue Fei led his army to Shangjing. Looking at the Jin officials kneeling all over the gate and the Jin soldiers bowing to greet him, he felt a mix of emotions.

He thought it would take several years, but unexpectedly, in less than four months, he actually fought his way from south to north and successfully destroyed the Jin Dynasty.

With this intense sense of unreality, Yue Fei forced himself to remain calm and accepted the list handed over by Hasa and others, thus successfully entering the capital city.

"Is the royal army here?"

"We're really saved! Waaaaaah..."

Those Song people who had been abducted and enslaved in Jin territory wept with emotion upon seeing the Song army enter the city.

Yue Fei was also moved to tears. He slowly took off his military cap and bowed to the people.

At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of what Shen Lang had told him before the expedition.

Upon entering the palace, Hassa revealed his identity.

"General Yue, I am an unofficial member of the Northern Garrison of the Jingwei Commandery, under the command of Commander Lu Can..."

"General Yue, what should we do now?"

After listening, Yue Fei said directly, "Thank you for your efforts during this period. The Jingwei Division has already informed me that your share of the reward will be delivered on schedule."

Upon hearing this, Hassa was overjoyed: "Then can I use that money to buy a large ranch?"

Yue Fei nodded: "This is your reward money, and you have the right to decide how to handle it. However, before that, you must cooperate with the management of the order in the capital."

"Please rest assured, General Yue, we will cooperate fully."

Yue Fei took a deep breath and remained silent for a long time before continuing to give orders.

"Inform Staff Officer Lin that the capital has fallen and that I will eliminate the remaining resistance forces as quickly as possible."

……

At the same time as the Jin Kingdom fell, in the Weiyang Palace in Jinling City, Jiang Mengxuan received intelligence from Ban Dingyuan about the Taiji Kingdom and immediately discussed relevant countermeasures with Shen Lang.

After several discussions, Shen Lang decided to personally visit the Cloud Kingdom.

He wanted to see for himself what this "locust kingdom" in another world was really like.