Chapter 40: Chapter 40 The Rise of Tang
The colossal figure amidst the mist was none other than Xia Chuan. With a casual motion, he hurled a boulder, crushing countless soldiers of the Thunder Kingdom. In passing, he obliterated the kingdom's lord and, upon crossing the ancient bronze door, re-entered the miniature world.
His goal was simple: retrieve the boulder and seize the world prop—the Hammer of Thor—from the Lord of the Thunder Kingdom. After all, this was a prize he was destined to claim.
Boom~~
With a slight push, Xia Chuan moved the boulder aside and effortlessly discovered the Hammer of Thor, placing it upon himself.
Initially, Xia Chuan had planned to leave after claiming the hammer. However, upon seeing the multitude of believers kneeling in reverence, his mind shifted.
"The desecrator shall perish, and the Thunder Kingdom shall be destroyed."
With this divine decree, Xia Chuan's voice rang through the air.
For him, acquiring the Hammer of Thor was only a secondary goal. The primary aim was to obliterate the Thunder Kingdom, harvest its billions of souls, and swell the ranks of his own followers.
Whoosh!
With a final utterance, he vanished through the ancient bronze door, leaving the place in an instant.
"The will of the gods decrees the fall of the Thunder Kingdom."
Li Xiao, hearing these words and witnessing Xia Chuan's departure, rose to his feet. Drawing his long sword, he bellowed, his body brimming with imperial power.
It was clear he had received the ancient gods' decree to destroy the Thunder Kingdom. This divine sanction from the ancient deities made the destruction of the kingdom inevitable.
The Lord of the Thunder Kingdom, along with many generals and elites, had been crushed beneath a mountain of rock. Though the Thunder Kingdom spanned vast lands, no one could stand against the might of Tang's soldiers.
Indeed, the Kingdom of Tang was poised to enact the legend of the snake swallowing the elephant. If successful, Tang would rise to an empire, boasting tens of billions of people and an expanse of more than ten million square kilometers.
A burning ambition flickered in his eyes.
"Destroy the Thunder Kingdom! Annihilate the Thunder Kingdom!"
The soldiers of Tang roared in unison. Never before had they felt such confidence. Behind them stood the primordial gods, ready to descend upon a mountain at any moment, slaying millions.
With the ancient gods' protection, they were invincible—no one could stand in their way.
The roar was deafening, shaking the earth as though a small earthquake had struck, filling all with dread.
"Now then," Li Xiao sneered, "Do you wish to surrender... or die?"
He approached the remaining millions of soldiers from the Thunder Kingdom.
Standing above them, despite their numbers surpassing those of Tang's, Li Xiao remained unfazed. The soldiers of Tang were no match for the elite forces of the Thunder Kingdom in a fair fight, yet the soldiers of the Thunder Kingdom quaked in fear before the primordial gods, their courage shattered.
"Are we still going to fight? Should we really push this to the bitter end?"
"How can this be? This isn't a battle—it's a slaughter by the enemy."
"Did you not see? Tang's forces are protected by ancient gods. They are all believers, wielding supernatural powers. How could we possibly fight them?"
"Exactly. Even the kingdom's lord, wielding Thor's Hammer, along with ten extraordinary warriors and many diamond warriors, were obliterated by a single mountain of stone. How can we hope to win?"
"Indeed, it's not about loyalty anymore. Serving the Primordial Gods is an honor."
"Yes, if we continue to resist, do you know what awaits us? Not only will we die, but our families in the Thunder Kingdom will perish with us."
"Indeed. If the Lord God summons dozens of stone mountains, even with our kingdom's population, we won't survive."
"There's no point in continuing this fight. The kingdom's lord is dead, and we are not traitors."
"In that case, we surrender."
A wave of murmurs spread through the ranks, and soon, all the soldiers chose to submit to the Kingdom of Tang.
Wow~~
In an instant, millions of soldiers from the Thunder Kingdom cast aside their weapons, signaling their surrender to Tang and their willingness to become prisoners, to serve the Kingdom of Tang.
"Well."
Li Xiao's heart swelled with ecstasy, his joy immeasurable.
The current strength of Tang could barely muster 20 to 30 million soldiers, most of whom were common folk with little combat experience. Even if they conquered the entire Thunder Kingdom, there wouldn't be enough troops to defend its vast cities.
But now, with these newly acquired soldiers from the Thunder Kingdom, Tang's military power had grown exponentially. With them, Tang had more than enough strength to occupy every inch of the Thunder Kingdom.
"Send the orders immediately. Thunder Kingdom must fall."
Li Xiao's voice was firm as he issued the command without hesitation.
He knew that soldiers were swift, and time was of the essence. They had to seize the entirety of the Thunder Kingdom before word of the disaster could spread.
Once the kingdom had been claimed, no other nations would have the time to react, even if they heard of the fall of Thunder.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The soldiers roared in unison, their excitement palpable.
For them, conquering foreign lands was a tremendous honor, a glory reserved for those who expanded the empire. They hadn't expended much effort in the recent battles, yet now, they were ready to seize their moment and prove their worth.
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