General Xue’s reply was concise and calm.

Yet the pride of once being the strongest Divine General in the world was vividly displayed.

Even Guan Shier understood, this was the pride of the First Divine General of that era—an attitude that deemed even the significant battles like the annihilation of Chen, the expedition against the grasslands, worthless in General Xue’s eyes.

In his view, there was only the final battle that would inevitably decide the fate of the world.

Before that, all wars were merely prologues.

Guan Shier could only manufacture the means to enable General Xue to appear in his most powerful state in this world, while casually asking, "So, doesn’t General Xue plan to meet Mr. Xue Daoyong?"

General Xue replied, "Meet for what?"

Guan Shier was taken aback, "Hmm?"

General Xue lazily propped his chin and said, "Thinking about it, if I were to live a lifetime and then see an ancestor from hundreds of years ago emerge to make me acknowledge them, I wouldn’t be interested either."

"A person lives for a hundred years, their grandchildren might still remember, but for great-grandchildren, it’s harder. If a few more generations pass, not just the person’s character and experiences, even their name would be barely known."

"At this moment, to me, the Xue Family is merely a world with slight blood relations, a stranger’s world. If I go, neither I nor they will feel comfortable. It’s better for both parties to forget, they know of me, but don’t need to meet me; I know of them, but don’t need to meet them either."

"Thus, it makes one feel comfortable and truly carefree."

Guan Shier looked at General Xue at this moment, realizing that this sharp-tongued fellow did possess the aura that once made him the world’s foremost. General Xue crossed his arms before him, gazing into the distant heavens.

"The battle to destroy the Turkic grasslands...?"

He recalled the time when he rose to fame, with the Red Emperor encircled by the Turkic army, he used the Breaking Cloud Sky-shattering Bow to kill the Turkic Khan at the time. But even so, the Turkic forces merely retreated.

In the five hundred years since, they remain active.

This era aims to completely annihilate the Turkic forces and end this eight-century enmity...

Ha, truly exhilarating.

Wonder whether it’s Li Guanyi or Jiang Su who would lead.

General Xue squinted, unsure what kind of regret he felt reflecting on his glory, pondering over the nearby man’s existence or what emotions stirred in imagining the distant grassland battles.

He simply held his palm as if raising a cup towards the far distance.

"Stronger than us, Chen Baxian."

"Time to drink."

...

Flags flutter fiercely, resembling clouds falling from the sky, landing on the earth.

It’s a clear winter night, sky void of clouds, a bright moon hangs high, illuminating surroundings, earth decked in silver white. The army of Prince Qin has reached outside the Five Great Lotus Pond Volcanoes.

Amidst this snow-covered world, hidden is the fiery Primordial Qi. Li Guanyi stands amidst the white snow, a fire leaping onto his shoulder.

It was the Little Qilin.

It shook its body, undeterred by the cold of the far north, eyes wide, staring at the distant solemn volcano, "Hmm?? This breath, such rich Fire Essence Qi..."

"Smells like it must taste delicious!"

"A good fruit!"

Li Guanyi stroked Fire Qilin’s head, saying, "Even at this moment, you think about your good fruits." He too, gazes at the volcano beyond the Grassland Great Khan’s final lines.

The Five Great Lotus Pond Volcanoes, like Flame Mountain in the Western Regions, are places where rich Primordial Qi gathers, and where Mr. Siming once sealed Martial Arts Legend, Qingpao Changsheng, Zhang Ziyong.

It’s also a place—where one may forge and temper, completing Jiuli’s ultimate creation, a Warlord-class Divine Weapon that can break all other Divine Weapons—the Jiuli Divine Weapon Gold Iron.

As if sensing the fiery essence from afar, Li Guanyi heard the light ringing of weapons beside him, a surge of Military School’s murderous aura arose— 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

On this day, amidst the gathering of Heaven and Earth Fire Essence Qi, and at the pinnacle of warfare, the Jiuli Divine Weapon Gold Iron emanated golden patterns.

A stream of light converged.

A sudden change arose.