Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 1266 - 1256: The Emptiness of Having No Rival

The Thunder God walked out of the grand hall and flew straight to the Transmission Array.

The Emperor of the Great Dragon hurriedly followed behind.

The two of them used the Transmission Array to return to Dragon City of the Great Dragon Empire.

The Thunder God said to the Emperor of the Great Dragon with a hint of indifference:

"I’m leaving. You don’t need to look for me anymore. This is the last time I’ll do anything for the Great Dragon Empire."

The Emperor of the Great Dragon was taken aback and respectfully said:

"Thank you, Uncle. If possible, this nephew would still like to visit you every year or every few months, just like before."

"There’s no need. My time is near, and I will soon die. I will wander in my remaining days, and wherever I die will be where I rest. There’s no need to force matters back to the root,

sigh, since ancient times, who has not died?"

With that, his figure flashed, and he drifted away.

The Emperor of the Great Dragon sighed, returned to the royal palace, and summoned Long Aotian and Long Ba, among others.

"Withdraw the troops!"

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian was startled and said:

"Father, why withdraw the troops? Aren’t we going to attack the Flying Leopard Empire and capture Yang Xiao for revenge?"

The Emperor of the Great Dragon said indifferently:

"The Flying Leopard Emperor has already been killed by your Thunder God grandfather. He exchanged his life for Yang Xiao’s. We promised the Flying Leopard Emperor to withdraw the troops immediately."

"What? The Flying Leopard Emperor is dead?"

Long Aotian and Long Ba looked at the Emperor of the Great Dragon in shock.

"Father, this is a great opportunity. Just as the Flying Leopard Emperor is dead and the empire is leaderless, we should march on and annihilate the Flying Leopard Empire to fulfill your long-cherished wish!"

The Emperor of the Great Dragon glanced at Long Aotian, sighed, and said:

"My greatest reliance on attacking the Flying Leopard Empire this time was your Thunder God grandfather. Unfortunately, he doesn’t wish to help me destroy the Flying Leopard Empire,

With our current strength, even if we take the Flying Leopard Empire, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and the national fortune will suffer greatly,

Don’t forget, that sly White Elephant Emperor has been watching intently, waiting to take advantage. I don’t want to make efforts only for him to benefit, let it go,

with the death of the Flying Leopard Emperor, Wanyan He can’t handle such a task, their national power will decline for sure, we’ll find another opportunity in the future."

Long Aotian, somewhat unwilling, muttered:

"Thunder God grandfather is something else. With his high cultivation, why is he unwilling to help us? Since he already killed the Flying Leopard Emperor, what’s the harm in helping us a few more times?"

The Chief of Guards, Long Ba, also nodded.

The Emperor of the Great Dragon looked at Long Aotian and said:

"Aotian, how old is your youngest son this year?"

Long Aotian, puzzled by his father’s sudden question, said:

"He’s 6 years old, why?"

"Hehe, I’m just asking. If your son and someone else fought over a toy, would you step in to help him educate the other 6 or 7-year-old child and help him get the toy back?"

Long Aotian laughed and said:

"Kids fighting at five or six, what business does an adult have intervening? Wouldn’t that be a joke?"

Saying this, Long Aotian suddenly realized, looking at the Emperor of the Great Dragon,

"Father, do you mean that in Thunder God grandfather’s eyes, our struggle with the Flying Leopard Empire is just a childish squabble over toys? So he disdains to intervene!"

The Emperor of the Great Dragon nodded,

"Your Thunder God grandfather has lived a life of earth-shattering deeds, a legendary figure on the Witch Star Continent, known to all. With his cultivation, he’s just a step away from breaking through to Saint Level Supreme,

To put it bluntly, if he made a move, he could sweep across the Witch Star Continent in an instant,

but his rivals have long since passed away, and facing us juniors who are weak, where would he find interest or a sense of accomplishment?"

After saying this, he sighed again,

"I didn’t understand before, but today, when the Flying Leopard Emperor was killed by the Thunder God, I suddenly realized that everything I once fought for had lost its meaning,

I suddenly understood that many times, what we fight for isn’t our goal. The sense of accomplishment comes from defeating the rivals who once stood shoulder to shoulder with us,

I fought with the Flying Leopard Emperor my whole life, only to find in the end that it was just a desire to defeat and conquer him. Once he died, I felt a sense of loss inside,

having no rival is even more depressing than having no friend!"

Long Aotian and Long Ba nodded slightly, somewhat understanding the Emperor of the Great Dragon.

"Both of you go and withdraw the troops at the border, remain vigilant, monitor the movements of the Flying Leopard Empire, if they seek revenge, we will naturally fight back, if they also withdraw the troops, this matter will be ended for now."

"Yes, Father!"

Long Aotian and Long Ba left the royal palace.

The Emperor of the Great Dragon sighed, stood up, and walked towards the distant sleeping quarters.

The death of the Flying Leopard Emperor suddenly left him without a rival, a deep sense of loss in his heart.

Throughout his life, his greatest rival was the Flying Leopard Emperor. The two battled for a lifetime, neither able to conquer the other. He once imagined the most triumphant scene would be defeating the Flying Leopard Emperor, watching him kneel and plead for mercy.

With just a single move, the Thunder God obliterated the Flying Leopard Emperor, an enemy he had once struggled painstakingly to defeat. In front of a stronger opponent, it was nothing more than a casual Cultivation Technique.

The Emperor of Great Dragon suddenly felt his own insignificance, and at the same time, he realized he was getting old, losing the grand ambitions and intense desires of his youth.

"Alas, I never thought that the person who always motivated me to live positively and strive hard was my rival. If I had known, I wouldn’t have let him die."

Now he finally understood why the Thunder God, after helping him secure his throne, had retreated from his side and never helped him attack his opponents.

...

Wanyan He was at the border town leading the army, ready at any moment for a bloody battle with the army of the Great Dragon Empire on the other side.

Two generals hurried from Wentian City to the border town, finding Wanyan Kang and Wanyan He.

"Reporting to the Eldest Prince, the Flying Leopard Emperor, he, he—"

Wanyan He’s heart suddenly skipped a beat,

"What happened to Father?"

"The Flying Leopard Emperor is dead!"

"What?!"

Wanyan He cried out, feeling a buzzing in his brain, everything went black, and he fainted to the ground.

Several guards quickly held onto Wanyan He, pinching and slapping him, and fed him a Big Blood Pill.

Wanyan He groggily awoke, struggled to sit up, and asked the two generals from Wentian City:

"How did my father die?"

The two briefly recounted the events.

"Your Highness, before the Emperor died, he instructed us to immediately assist you in succeeding the throne and leading the country."

The two glanced at Wanyan Kang beside them and said,

"General Kang, we have already sent someone to the Flying Leopard Academy to invite Dean Xinghai to preside over this major affair."

The First War General Wanyan Kang sobbed twice, forcing out a few old tears, and said,

"During the Emperor’s life, he had already established the Eldest Prince’s qualifications as the heir to the throne. However, now we are at war with the Great Dragon Empire, and they have a terrifying figure like the Thunder God assisting them. If we leave the border, how will we control the entire situation?"

Just then, a guard came to report,

"Reporting to Your Highness, General Kang, tens of thousands of troops from the Great Dragon Empire stationed at the border have begun to retreat."

"What? They’ve retreated?"

Wanyan Kang was somewhat surprised.

The two generals from Wentian City said,

"The Flying Leopard Emperor and the Thunder God had an agreement: if he could withstand one strike, regardless of life or death, the Great Dragon Empire would withdraw their troops. It seems they have honored this promise."

Everyone looked at the Eldest Prince and said,

"Your Highness, what should we do now? Please give us your instructions."

At this moment, Wanyan He was heartbroken over his father’s death, but he also knew that the current situation was tense and delicate. It was not the time to indulge in grief.

Wanyan He suppressed his grief, took a deep breath, and said,

"Continue to monitor the direction of the opposing army. If they do indeed retreat, we will also pull back some of our troops. Let’s wait and see."

Wanyan Kang nodded and said,

"Your Highness, that would be wise. If they indeed retreat, we can leave later. At this time, we must not disrupt our stance."

That afternoon, the tens of thousands of advance troops urgently mobilized by the Great Dragon Empire to the border all withdrew.

Intelligence from Dragon City confirmed that the Emperor of Great Dragon had indeed ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Upon learning this news, Wanyan He finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the support of the generals, he arranged the matters at the border and, along with Wanyan Kang and others, returned to Leopard City with tens of thousands of guards.

At this moment, Leopard City was still blocking the news of the Flying Leopard Emperor’s death.

Wanyan He returned to the Royal Palace, where Liang Bao had already arrived with hundreds of personal guards to receive and ensure safety.

Seeing Liang Bao, Fan Chen, Xiao Gang, and others, Wanyan He’s tense heart eased somewhat.

With external and internal troubles, he couldn’t help but feel nervous; the situation happened too suddenly.

"Where is Yang Xiao?"

"Yang Xiao is still at the Imperial College. He probably doesn’t know what’s happened here yet."

"Fan Chen, urgently find Yang Xiao and bring him back immediately. This is my Imperial College Identity Jade. Take this to find the Elder at the Cultivation Hall."

Fan Chen took the Jade Token and left urgently.

The Royal Palace Hall had already been sealed off; no on-site personnel could leave to prevent the news from leaking. At this moment, as Wanyan He returned to the Royal Palace, dozens of generals in the hall breathed a sigh of relief as well.

Liang Bao’s elite Guard Team took over the security work around the Royal Palace Hall.

Wanyan He entered the Royal Palace Hall and saw that his father’s corpse was already preserved in a Jade Coffin. Immediately, he broke into tears, overwhelmed with grief.