Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Not a Threat to Lord Chu, but a Sincere Sentiment

「White-Red Empire, Defense Command Headquarters.」

The director was slumped in his chair, drenched in sweat, looking as if his soul had left his body.

He seemed to have lost all strength, unable to even lift a finger.

His unfocused gaze drifted listlessly toward the giant screen in front, which was broadcasting a live feed of the scene.

The plan to sacrifice Xinwudao City,

to entomb Chu He in this land forever, had utterly failed.

The director had no faith at all,

that Vishnu of the White Elephant Empire, the only one left, could possibly make a difference against Chu He.

Chu He’s appearance in the White-Red Empire this time revealed another astonishing leap in his power.

The last time Vishnu fought Chu He, he had been crushed and lost two arms.

The director was certain that this time,

Vishnu couldn’t possibly deliver a miracle for the people of Blue Star watching the battle unfold on the livestream.

His subordinates shot him glances—some gloating, others tinged with pity.

Anyone could guess the director’s fate. Even if the higher-ups in the White-Red Empire didn’t punish him,

the public would surely find his home and unleash their fury upon him.

"Wait!"

The director’s eyes suddenly lit up. He shot up from his chair and asked, "What about Yumizakura? Isn’t she one of our White-Red Empire’s three great Deities?

Why did both Yoshitsune and the Kappa make it, but not Yumizakura?

It’s all Yumizakura’s fault!

Otherwise, if our three great Deities had attacked together, we would have easily overwhelmed him!"

"We sent the notice to all three of them—Yumizakura, Yoshitsune, and the Kappa,

and they all confirmed they would be there.

But now we’ve lost contact with Yumizakura. Could she have been intercepted and killed en route?"

an intelligence analyst mused aloud.

"Intercepted? Intercepted, my ass!

She must have gotten scared of Chu He’s power and run away.

Otherwise, how could everyone else be fine while only she got ’intercepted’?"

The director sneered. "Launch an investigation into Yumizakura immediately.

It’s even possible she’s been in secret contact with Chu He all along.

Otherwise, why would Chu He have shown up in Xinwudao City today to go on a killing spree?

And why would he have been so calm, even when facing a joint plan by the Lighthouse Empire and us, the White-Red Empire, that was designed to kill him for sure?

There’s only one explanation: our plan was leaked ahead of time."

All the staff in the command headquarters fell silent.

Anyone could see that the director was trying to make Yumizakura the scapegoat for everything.

’But she’s one of the White-Red Empire’s Deities. Would she really take the fall for this?’

’Even if she didn’t show up today, no one in the entire White-Red Empire would dare to blame her.’

Still, they could understand his thinking.

He was backed into a corner and had to try anything to save himself.

...

"I am willing to guarantee that the White Elephant Empire will never offend the Great Xia Empire again.

Furthermore, the White Elephant Empire is willing to form an alliance with the Great Xia Empire,

to jointly resist the Lighthouse Empire’s influence across all of Blue Star." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After a brief silence, Vishnu stared at Chu He and spoke.

Vishnu’s words caused a huge uproar.

"Is Vishnu chickening out?"

"That’s not right. How can Deities feel fear?"

"Where’d the people from the White Elephant Empire go? How come you’re not bragging in the livestream chat anymore? Your precious Vishnu is so afraid of dying he probably wishes he could kneel and beg for mercy before our Great Xia Empire’s Chu He."

In the livestream chat, countless viewers who held a grudge against the White Elephant Empire immediately launched a barrage of sharp attacks.

The viewers from the White Elephant Empire fell silent. They wanted to argue,

but anyone with eyes could see that Vishnu was clearly showing fear in the face of Chu He.

Why else would he proactively back down and make such promises?

"An ant dares to presume it can bargain with me."

After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm,

Chu He could draw upon the power of the world at will to enhance his own abilities.

For instance, by drawing on this power, Chu He lifted his foot and practically teleported a great distance,

appearing directly in front of Vishnu.

Wrapping Thunderbolt Power within his True Sun Fire, Chu He slammed the attack directly into Vishnu’s body.

The two terrifyingly powerful forces erupted inside Vishnu’s body in an instant.

Vishnu didn’t even have time to react before he was blown to smithereens.

Chu He snatched the Supreme Divine Power from the remains and sealed it away.

The Divine Power within Chu He’s body was already ample, so he planned to use this new Supreme Divine Power for other purposes.

He had dismantled the entire plot against him with such ease.

’It seems Chu He isn’t just the strongest human on Blue Star anymore. He might not have a single worthy opponent left on the entire planet.’

"Give me a break. The truly terrifying ones are still hiding in the shadows."

The viewers in the livestream, having witnessed the entire event, were left breathless.

’You’ve been hiding for so long. Aren’t you coming out?’ Chu He’s gaze suddenly fixed on a particular spot.

The spot was empty. There was nothing there.

"Who is Chu He talking to?"

"Didn’t he already take care of everyone?"

"Could there be an enemy lurking where we can’t see?"

The viewers in the livestream chat were completely baffled.

But they also knew that a person of Chu He’s realm and power

would never do something so strange without a reason.

Perhaps fearing a sudden attack from Chu He, or perhaps simply bored of hiding,

the air in that spot began to ripple. Visible concentric waves spread out,

and from them emerged a slender, bewitching figure. A fluffy tail swayed back and forth behind her.

"You must be that Yumizakura from the White-Red Empire, right?"

Chu He asked calmly.

Legend had it that this Yumizakura originally came from the Great Xia Empire.

In the dawn of time, when the world was primordial chaos, a mass of rising yin energy coalesced and took the form of a demon fox.

After countless ages, the demon fox attained an Undying Body.

Its body was covered in golden fur, and its long tail had split into nine separate tails.

People called it the Golden-Haired, White-Faced, Nine-Tailed Fox.

Later, the nine-tailed fox transformed into a young maiden and boarded the ship of Yamada no Asomi, an envoy returning to the White-Red Empire from the Great Xia Empire.

Upon arriving in the White-Red Empire, she disguised herself as an abandoned infant and was adopted by a Samurai.

Her vast knowledge and peerless beauty earned her the title of the most brilliant and beautiful woman in the White-Red Empire.

She wore a gorgeous, iridescent robe, its sleeves dancing lightly in the wind.

Her skin was like lustrous jade, and her eyebrows were like distant, dark-inked mountains. The look in her eyes shifted,

holding both a fox’s cunning and charm, yet losing none of its elegance and mystery.

"That would be me."

Yumizakura replied, blinking innocently. "I had no intention of confronting you, Lord Chu. Otherwise, I would have struck from the shadows long ago. In terms of strength, I am far above all of them.

I’m not saying this to threaten you, Lord Chu, but merely speaking from the heart."