Published at 19th of December 2025 7:44 am

Chapter 1728: Battle Of Lanshan (1)

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Celestial River of Death.

A character flew back. After focusing on the character for a bit, Su Yu smiled, "Done."

"Did Marquis Lanshan agree?"

Grandstar was surprised, "She agreed without even meeting you?"

Su Yu laughed and said, "That's not surprising. If she's still willing to fight for humanity, she will naturally agree since I'm the current human lord. But if she's only fighting for a specific person instead of humanity, meeting me won't change anything."

Grandstar said, "At times, I truly can't understand you humans."

Su Yu said, "It's not that complicated. Your race is probably not around anymore. Otherwise, you would understand that at times, the well-being of your race as a whole supercedes everything."

"Fine." Grandstar asked, "What's next for us?"

Su Yu looked up, inhaled deeply, and said, "Kill. We kill some death spirits. When Marquis Lanshan first turns on him, the East Heavenly King might not set off personally. But if we kill the experts he sends after her here, he will have no choice but to come.

"I only hope that Marquis Lanshan can actually reach this place. It's much harder for us to go there instead. After all, that's East Heavenly King's home ground with countless death sovereigns. We won't be a match for them there."

It was very hard for death sovereigns to cross the Celestial River of Death. Thus, they would be fine starting the battle here above the river.

"Fine."

The three guardians said nothing else. The only thing they could do now was wait. If Marquis Lanshan couldn't even reach them, the plan would fail. She had to arrive with enough experts in pursuit for the plan to work.

***

East Heavenly Palace.

Marquis Lanshan was still staring at the painting hanging in the hall. That was a dark painting, but an indistinct map of the Human Realm could be seen on it. As she stood there looking at the painting, the noise from outside the hall grew louder and louder.

Finally, a furious voice rang out, "Lanshan, keep your people in check!"

Marquis Lanshan continued looking at the painting. Eventually, she moved to take the painting, but she ultimately gave up on that idea.

In her hand was a tiny token. Slowly, she stepped out of Lanshan Hall before moving toward the nearby Darkmoon Hall. Darkmoon Marquis was an expert of the nether race, also an ancient marquis like her. After dying, she had entered the East Heavenly Palace.

She had been hostile toward Marquis Lanshan since the very beginning. Back when humanity was in power, she did not dare to provoke Marquis Lanshan. But things had evidently changed.

Marquis Lanshan was a human marquis who had died during the human conquest. In fact, she had only received her title posthumously. During the conquest, such titles did not exist. She was born in a place called Lanshan in the Human Realm. Due to the long passage of time, that place no longer existed.

Due to the sheer amount of time she had been dead for, it was likely that almost everyone had forgotten about her. But she was one of the 360 human marquises. And one of the small number of female human marquises.

In truth, of the 360 marquises, a decent number of them were actually posthumous appointments.

As Marquis Lanshan sank into a recollection of the past, numerous figures appeared in her mind. The carefree and unruly Culture King. The valiant and mighty Martial King. The treacherous and crafty Radiant King. The gloomy and stiff Control King. The aggressive Battle King. The talkative Devote King.

That was an amazing era.

A hot-blooded era.

She once slaughtered the many enemies of humanity. She once roamed a battlefield of countless soldiers, cutting off the heads of enemy leaders, and winning the cheers of countless soldiers.

But now, she was tired.

Humanity had declined.

Nine epochs. One defeat after another. Weaker and weaker. More and more humans would die in each epoch, yet the number of human death spirits she could gather had declined as well. Some had been secretly killed by the other marquises before she could do anything, while some had simply not awakened. Humanity, the previous overlord of the Myriad Realms, had lost the Death Realm as well.

With all those thoughts in her mind, she arrived before a different hall. There, Yusheng and several other human death sovereigns were being forced to kneel on the ground by a powerful death spirit.

With one leg on Yusheng's head, Darkmoon Marquis looked at Marquis Lanshan and said, "Lanshan, your people are getting too brazen. The heavenly king gave them that task out of respect for them. How dare you instigate these bugs to cause trouble?"

Darkmoon Marquis sneered and said, "Is this your way of protesting against your previous punishment? Are you holding a grudge toward the heavenly king?"

Darkmoon Marquis laughed and continued, "Lanshan, are you still living in the past?"

Marquis Lanshan merely stared at Darkmoon Marquis silently. After a long while, she said expressionlessly, "Release them. Darkmoon, humanity might have declined, but the one to eventually conquer the world will either be the immortals, devils, divines, or even dragons, but not the nethers. Alive, you were a dog of these races. Dead, you are still their dog. You must have gotten addicted to serving them."

Darkmoon Marquis' eyes turned frosty as she asked, "Lanshan, is this a provocation?"

With perfect calm and nonchalance, Marquis Lanshan said, "Provocation? Not at all. You are unworthy of being provoked."

Fury filled Darkmoon Marquis' eyes.

No matter what, a death spirit was a death spirit. It was too easy for a death spirit to lose control over their temper. In her fury, Darkmoon Marquis stepped harder on Yusheng's head, wiping the floor with Yusheng's face, and said, "Lanshan, wake up. This is not the ancient past. This is the East Heavenly Palace."

She sneered and asked, "Have you forgotten the pain of having your dao body lashed? Shall I report this to the heavenly king and have your death blood extracted as well?"

"Do you even have a brain?" Slowly, Marquis Lanshan stepped forward as she said, "He would have killed me long ago if he really had the courage to do so. Humanity might be weaker currently, but we have more than one marquis left in the four heavenly domains. The East Heavenly King does not have the courage to kill me as the experts of my race are still out there. He has the courage to kill a few in the chaos of battle, but when things are calm, he doesn't have the courage to kill me. Your words are meaningless."

Darkmoon Marquis' expression changed.

"What are you talking about?"

Marquis Lanshan said, "Nothing much. I'm saying that the East Heavenly King only has the courage to punish me, not kill me. Do you understand now? What is wrong with your brain? Do you think complaining to him about me would work? How laughable. Remove your leg from Yusheng's head or you will come to understand how regret feels like."

"Regret?" Darkmoon Marquis laughed and said, "Lanshan, are you feeling confident after the deaths of Qishan and the others?"

At this point, some new auras were starting to surge around them. The other marquises were enjoying the show.

Marquis Lanshan's people was being punished by Darkmoon Marquis. Earlier, Marquis Lanshan was punished by the heavenly king. The deaths of Marquis Qishan and the others had angered the heavenly king. Now that a conflict had erupted between the two, the heavenly king would definitely side with Darkmoon, not Lanshan.

Could Marquis Lanshan swallow this? The Daofuses were not the only ones enjoying the show. Even the death sovereigns were watching curiously. How interesting. Things had been calm for too many years. Was something fun finally happening?

However, Marquis Lanshan did not have the advantage here. If she escalated the matter too much, the heavenly king might punish her.

***

Darkmoon Marquis continued stepping on Yusheng, who was struggling violently. He roared with desperation, but he was unable to break free. He was only an Eternal, while a Daofuse was stepping on him. The Daofuse was even suppressing him with the power of law. He was completely helpless.

All around them, more than ten death sovereigns under Darkmoon Marquis were suppressing the rest of his companions.

"Wow, are you still struggling?"

With a sneer, Darkmoon Marquis released more death qi to strengthen the suppression.

Yusheng was no weakling. To qualify as the leader of the vanguard force, he was naturally no weakling. In fact, he was an eighth-stage Eternal. Alas, the person stepping on him was a marquis.

Darkmoon Marquis started throwing provocative glances at Lanshan. She was clearly trying to provoke Lanshan into attacking. The moment Lanshan attacked, she would be punished by the heavenly king regardless of who the troublemaker was.

Looking at Yusheng and the other suppressed human death sovereigns, Lanshan sighed and started stepping forward. At that, Darkmoon Marquis frowned and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

Marquis Lanshan ignored her and looked at Yusheng. With a sigh, she said, "This is all my fault."

"Lord!" Yusheng growled like a beast and said, "No! We were the ones who had embarassed you! One day, I will kill this bastard with my own hands!"

"Damn you!"

Darkmoon Marquis put more strength onto her leg, pushing Yusheng's head harder against the ground. The head started cracking. But seeing that, Marquis Lanshan became even calmer than before. With a sigh, she continued forward.

Seeing that Marquis Lanshan was still approaching, Darkmoon Marquis asked, "What are you doing? Stay away from me!"

Marquis Lanshan asked calmly, "Without the courage to kill me, what's the point of barking so loud? Do you have the courage to kill me? I'm standing right in front of you. Do you dare to kill me? Do you think nobody in the four heavenly domains will avenge me after my death? Do you think the East Heavenly King will protect you? How idiotic."

Step by step, she approached Darkmoon Marquis. A smile formed on her face as she said, "I'm right here. Come on. Kill me."

Darkmoon Marquis gnashed her teeth. She was furious. She really wanted to kill Marquis Lanshan. But Marquis Lanshan was right. Yes. Humanity was the weaker party in the four heavenly domains. But there were still some human marquises around.

Killing Lanshan for no good reason would result in a reprisal from these human marquises. She could complain to the heavenly king and had Lanshan punished, but she couldn't kill Lanshan herself. In any case, it wasn't like she was strong enough to kill Lanshan even if Lanshan was currently injured.

The pressure from the approaching Marquis Lanshan gave Darkmoon Marquis the urge to retreat, but her ego did not allow her to do that. She continued stepping on Yusheng. How could she bow and step back? How could she show her fear? Too many people were watching.

And thus, Darkmoon Marquis resisted her uneasiness and stayed as Marquis Lanshan approached. She wasn't afraid that Marquis Lanshan would do anything to her. After all, this was the East Heavenly Palace. Marquis Lanshan was all alone here.

Unless Marquis Lanshan was ready to die, she wouldn't do anything stupid. Marquis Lanshan was aware of Darkmoon Marquis' true thoughts. Thus, she continued walking forward.

Ten meters, five meters, three meters...

And finally, they were standing face to face.

With her taller figure, Marquis Lanshan looked down at Darkmoon Marquis from above and said, "Since you don't dare to kill me, why are you barking so much here?"

Darkmoon Marquis gnashed her teeth and said, "What about you? Aren't you scared as well? Why are you acting like you're so tough? What can you even do? This will be the final epoch for humanity!"

"I don't know if humanity would be wiped out this epoch..." She placed her hands on Darkmoon Marquis' shoulders.

Darkmoon Marquis wanted to step back, but again, her ego stopped her. She gnashed her teeth and said, "Try attacking if you dare!"

Suddenly, Marquis Lanshan laughed. How idiotic. She had foreseen this. Of all the marquises, Darkmoon Marquis was the easiest to kill. Just look at how Darkmoon Marquis was refusing to step back even when she didn't have the courage to attack. She might sound tough, but inwardly, she was still a coward. Sure enough, some things would never change.

Marquis Lanshan raised her hand, carressed Darkmoon Marquis' face, and said, "Prior to your death, you were quite good looking. How did you turn into this after dying? I heard that you were killed by Marquis Tianchang. And Marquis Tianchang had the habit of granting his opponents painful deaths. Did your...overly painful death changed you?"

That further provoked Darkmoon Marquis' anger. She glared at Marquis Lanshan with boundless fury in her eyes. She really wanted to kill Marquis Lanshan with her own hands.

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