Urban Carefree Warrior God Chapter 560 561: Azure Seas and Blue Skies, The King Returns

Xue Dingshan cowered on the ground, trembling violently. He could feel Chen Yang's eyes still on him, his gaze so piercingly cold it seed to freeze him solid. He pressed his forehead tightly to the ground. Although his heart felt as if it would burst, he dared not make the slightest move.

"General Xue, surprised?" Su Ling patted Xue Dingshan's shoulder and grinned maliciously. "To be honest, I was surprised too. But this is definitely well-deserved."

"If you want to bla soone, bla yourself for being too arrogant. Wouldn't it have been better to just stay ho and wait quietly for the news?"

"You actually thought you could trample all over my Boss. Ask yourself, how can you possibly compare to him?"

At this, Su Ling said coldly, "Even if my Boss were a commoner, it wouldn't be your place to trample on him! Who the hell do you think you are?!"

Su Ling was truly infuriated. He wished he could cleave such a smug, small-minded man in two with a single sword strike. Utterly disgusting!

Chen Yang said nothing and turned to leave.

On the dike, Chen Yang took Qin Qiu's hand. "Honey, would you co with to the Elders' Court?"

"Okay." Qin Qiu nodded obediently. In this life, wherever you go, I will follow.

"Sir, I'll lead the way," Chen Feng said, gesturing for the Forbidden Guards to get in their vehicles.

The convoy had been gone for so ti before Xue Dingshan, still kneeling alone by the river, finally stood and gasped for air. He felt a wave of lingering fear, coupled with the unexpected sense of having survived a calamity.

But on second thought, isn't this just proof that he didn't put in his eyes at all?

"Damn it!" Gazing in the direction where Chen Yang and the others had departed, Xue Dingshan clenched his jaw and said coldly, "Those damned old fools are so unreliable!"

"Pah!" Having lost so much face, how could he not resent those old n?

"You're nothing but a wet-behind-the-ears brat! In terms of seniority, I'm leagues ahead of you. So you won a few lucky battles? I refuse to submit to you!"

"I believe there must be many others who are just as dissatisfied."

Xue Dingshan started walking back the way he had co. "I'd like to see just how long you can survive, you so-called War God of the State forcibly installed by the Elders' Court."

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「The Elders' Court.」

From early in the morning, this highest administrative office of the Martial Departnt was already filled with a festive atmosphere.

A large red carpet stretched from inside the courtyard all the way to the road outside the gates.

Qiu Yu, Commander of the Forbidden Guards, stood ramrod straight beside the gate like a sentinel's spear, imposing and silent.

When the convoy stopped at the entrance, Qiu Yu imdiately strode forward, halting two ters away. His fierce, tiger-like eyes occasionally flashed with joy.

The mont Chen Yang stepped out of the car, the Python Sparrow Devouring Dragon cloak billowed in the wind.

Qiu Yu snapped his hand to his forehead in a crisp, respectful salute. "The Commander of the Forbidden Guards greets the War God of the State!"

Chen Yang gave a slight nod and entered through the gates.

On both sides of the gate, the Forbidden Guards stood tall and proud with spears in hand, their resolute eyes tracking Chen Yang's every move.

"The Forbidden Guards greet the War God of the State!" the shout of hundreds of n thundered, rolling and echoing up to the heavens.

Not far ahead, in the very center of the square, stood the three Elders of the Elders' Court.

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. He clenched his right hand into a fist, brought it to his forehead, and fixed his deep gaze on the two banners. "As long as our blood runs hot, our loyal souls will endure! Today, I don my armor anew and swear this vow: so long as I, Chen Yang, stand, the borders will know no chaos!"

Under the blue sky, the battle flags fluttered in the wind. Today, they bore witness to the return of a king—the man who once vowed to defend this ancient land with his own strength, now ascending to even greater heights.

When he finished speaking, Chen Yang found himself standing before the three Elders.

Jin Zheng and Wu Xing grinned broadly, their faces full of appreciation and approval.

The Great Elder, however, looked sowhat uneasy. Noticing Chen Yang's gaze was fixed solely on him, he couldn't help but complain, "Alright, you've all played the part of the good guys. Now this kid is going to hold a grudge against ."

"Haha!" Jin Zheng stroked his sparse beard and laughed heartily. "Chen Yang, we had to keep you in the dark about this operation. Otherwise, there was no way we could've hidden it from the eight hundred thousand good n of Hanyun Valley."

"If we couldn't hide it from them, we couldn't hide it from the prying eyes of those with ulterior motives, and this great matter would never have been accomplished," Wu Xing nodded in agreent. "The Great Elder played the role of the villain perfectly this ti. He even negotiated with those people, contributing far more than we did."

"At least you two have so conscience," the Great Elder grumbled, stroking his own beard. Then, with his hands behind his back, he spoke aningfully, "We paved the way for this prosperous era with countless bones and blood. How could we let it be usurped by so ungrateful wretches?"

"Ultimately, I was only able to accomplish this because of the wise leadership from above."

Wu Xing and Jin Zheng nodded in succession. At their level, the complexity of the interwoven factions was simply staggering. They had to be particularly wary of those who had officially stepped down but still refused to relinquish power; even the Elders' Court had to tread carefully around them.

If they hadn't planned ahead and made the bold move to depose the Zhennan Prince to lull their enemies into a false sense of security, the position of War God of the State would have already fallen into their hands. At that point, with the Martial Departnt's supre Commander under their control, even the Elders' Court would have been unable to mobilize the Martial Guard. The re thought of such a scenario was enough to send a chill down one's spine.

"One day, I will hunt down and kill every last one of them," Chen Yang said dispassionately, now understanding the full picture.

The three Elders were stunned at first. They exchanged glances, and each saw a flicker of horror and intense anticipation in the others' eyes.

So things just had to be done.

"Your subordinate, Yang Hu, greets the War God of the State!" Yang Hu stepped out from the side, walked up to Chen Yang, and saluted respectfully.

Chen Yang let out a laugh and slapped him on the forehead.

THWACK.

Despite the dull thud, Yang Hu didn't move an inch. But from the subtle change in his expression, one could tell it hurt.

It hurt a lot.

"You broke through?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.

"Hehe!" Yang Hu could no longer maintain his composure. He rubbed his forehead and grinned. "Thirteenth Rank, Thousand-Faced Yama."

"You could say this was a case of a breakthrough after long accumulation." Chen Yang nodded, not overly surprised. Yang Hu had been stuck at the Tenth Rank for several years. It was only natural for him to break through now, given the recent changes in his state of mind.

"Boss, conflict has broken out again on the Hanyun Valley border," Yang Hu said, his smile vanishing as his expression turned serious. "The Barbarian Military Guards, who had previously retreated thirty li, have now advanced right to the border and are continuously engaging in small-scale harassnt."

"Without you as the Zhennan Prince, these Barbarians have grown bold again," Jin Zheng remarked.

Chen Yang looked toward Hanyun Valley, his eyes narrowing. "How about we push the border out another hundred li?"

Jin Zheng, Yang Hu, and everyone else could only stare, utterly speechless.

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