Chapter 1019: Right and Wrong, Success and Failure, All Come to Naught in the End
The great war had not completely ended.
There were still some remnants that had not been completely swept away.
Chu Yuan commanded the army, with the posture of a cosmic overlord, in clearing the remaining enemies, he advanced triumphantly toward the territorial location of the Feathered Divine Dynasty, steamrolling his way through.
Previously, among the three dynasties, the Feathered Divine Dynasty occupied the largest territory.
But now, quibbling over the size of territories had lost its meaning, as the entire universe belonged to the Divine Martial Dynasty. No one could stop their sovereignty.
As the Divine Martial Dynasty advanced through their campaign, there was no worthy resistance left within the Feathered territories. Countless people trembled with fear, surrendering with raised hands, awaiting the judgment of the Divine Martial Dynasty.
Some people were lamenting the fall of Feathered, unwilling to defect to Divine Martial; entire cities chose self-destruction.
These incidents occurred mostly in the core territories of the Feathered Divine Dynasty.
A lament.
The struggle for dominance in the universe was this cruel, a new sovereign would establish a new order, eradicating the troubles left behind by the old one.
"The battle for supremacy is about to draw to its close; get ready to welcome the new era of Divine Martial, the future sovereign of nine cosmic cycles."
This was a consensus held by many; those who had been paying attention in secret had now pledged allegiance to Divine Martial.
"Feathered Divine Capital!"
The Feathered Divine Capital was vast, but now devoid of divine radiance, the entire city was dimmed, without a single soul remaining, far from its once flourishing state, now eerily silent, filled with dense resentment.
"The people of the Feathered Divine Capital had long fled, and the Feathered Emperor was not present; he had abandoned the Divine Capital, offering no resistance, and had already admitted to his defeat. The Feathered Divine Dynasty has collapsed."
The War God stated.
The Feathered Emperor had withdrawn decisively, knowing that to hold his ground would mean certain death. With his supreme lifespan being infinite, he could afford to wait. It had to be said that such a person, who dared to acknowledge his failure, had made the wisest decision.
Well, if the Feathered Emperor did not hold on, they would not need to force an assault.
"Enter the Feathered Divine City."
Chu Yuan entered the Feathered Divine Capital and arrived at the Feathered Divine Hall, which was empty, not even a chair was left behind.
With a wave of Chu Yuan's hand, a Divine Seat materialized as if conjured from creation itself, and he sat at the very top of the Feathered Divine Hall, the nerve center of the Feathered Divine Dynasty which he had now breached and occupied.
"Your Majesty, within Feathered Divine Capital, the Feathered Emperor did not leave us any resources, and the territories of the Feathered Divine Dynasty have also been occupied by our Divine Martial. The Feathered Divine Dynasty has perished!"
The War God reported.
"Ding! Host completes a side mission, receives ten million Destiny Points, an eighth-level blueprint for a Dimensional Warship, a Supreme Divine Tool advancement card, Divine Abilities fruit x4096, a Supreme God Healing Potion x1, Supreme Domains x2, a Reviver x1, blueprints for a Destruction War Sabre x1, a Wind Fury Fan x1, and a chance for a random drawing of three thousand Great Dao abilities x1, a random drawing chance x1."
"Ding! Current main quest released, seize control of the cycles of heaven and earth!"
"The great war is far from over, even a unified universe means little, the hardest is controlling the cycles of life and death in the cosmos."
Chu Yuan spoke as he looked down upon the masses and stood up, "Attack the Mysterious Divine Dynasty!"
With the collapse of the Feathered Divine Dynasty, there was still the Mysterious Divine Dynasty left to be swept clean.
The army immediately marched towards the Mysterious Divine Dynasty.
While Chu Yuan started to examine the rewards from the mission.
The Dimensional Warship, superior to the Universe Battleship, possessed the capability to traverse the deep voids of the cosmos, or the dimensions, and its formidable power was the true weapon of war, almost indestructible even to immortals.
The Reviver, from Supreme Triple Heaven, was a woman dressed in a holy white robe, commanding the resurrection of all things, specialized in healing abilities.
The blueprint for the Destruction War Sabre, was a gleaming silver-white, reflecting a cold brilliance, a sharp weapon to be equipped to the troops.
As for the Wind Fury Fan, it was a top-notch Supreme Divine Tool, a single flick could create a fiery storm surge, capable of shifting entire starfields.
"Ding! Through a random drawing, the host obtains the Great Void Technique from the three thousand Great Dao Divine Abilities."
"Great Void Technique!"
Chu Yuan's gaze flashed.
Previously, he had control over the Great Severance Art, but that was a ferocious killing Divine Ability. However, the Great Void Art was different; it was a true mastery over the power of the void, moving across distances with ease, and when combined with the Void Gate, it would unleash unrivalled control.
The army advanced through the universe and soon arrived within the Feathered Divine Dynasty.
Inside the Feathered Divine Capital.
Unlike the Divine Martial Capital, there were many people here.
"Divine Martial Emperor, you've come."
In the Divine Capital, the voice of the ancient Feathered Emperor resonated. He had not left; instead, he stayed within the Divine Capital, donning his imperial robes, his eyes bright and piercing as he gazed at Chu Yuan with indescribable calmness.
"The Divine Martial Emperor has already left."
Chu Yuan declared.
He appeared, standing off against the ancient Feathered Emperor.
"I know, he ran."
The ancient Feathered Emperor remained calm, as if seeing through everything: "I cannot leave, I have already lost three times, defeated by the Heavenly Emperor, defeated by gods, defeated by you. There is a saying, 'three strikes and you're out.' This third defeat is also my last."
At this moment, he was extremely weary.
He had battled through three eras, in each of which he had to maintain his vigilance, confronting numerous formidable enemies of the universe. After this defeat, he no longer intended to flee, accepting everything with calm indifference.
"I don't want to run anymore, nor do I wish to fight. I'm waiting here for you, for this is my final battle, belonging to my Feathered Dynasty's last brilliance."
The ancient Feathered Emperor stated.
"Your final battle, I shall grant you a battle of ultimate brilliance."
Though adversaries, Chu Yuan gave the ancient Feathered Emperor his final respect.
"The last battle it is. After this battle, my Feathered existence will be no more in this world."
The ancient Feathered Emperor was neither sad nor joyful, "Though I am your enemy, I know that after you unify the universe, you won't make things difficult for the people of the Feathered Divine Dynasty, because you are the hegemon of the universe, the one to unify all heavens. I am at ease with that."
"All living beings within the entire universe are my subjects."
Chu Yuan said.
"Then come!"
The ancient Feathered Emperor shone brightly, unleashing his most formidable combat strength for the last time, just as he said he was tired, no longer having the heart to avoid the cycles of nine universes, nor to strive for the position of universe overlord.
Three defeats had shattered his spirit.
He didn't wish to pledge allegiance to Chu Yuan, that was his pride; thus, dying in battle was his best end.
He was not worried that after his death, the people of the Feathered Divine Dynasty would suffer retaliation; he knew that the Divine Martial was not that sort of person.
The battle was fierce, and though the ancient Feathered Emperor fought desperately, his defeat was inevitable. Eventually, Chu Yuan struck him forcefully in the chest with a palm.
"Defeated."
The ancient Feathered Emperor said calmly. He sat back on his imperial throne, leaning against it, looking nothing like the overlord who once dominated the skies but rather like an old man in the twilight of his life.
"My Feathered life has been one of constant battle and pride. It seemed as though the overlord's position was within reach, yet it was actually far away. If I hadn't fought against the Heavenly Emperor and had chosen to be a peaceful Supreme, my end would not be like this. But I have no regrets; this is my pride."
The ancient Feathered Emperor stated, "What I pursued in this life was boundless strength."
Chu Yuan listened to his final words.
"Divine Martial, my conquest is over, but yours is not. What does it matter to rule the cycles of nine universes? Through the ages, countless cycles of universes have passed, and no one has ever truly controlled the cycles of heaven and earth, nor that even vaster cosmos!"
The ancient Feathered Emperor continued, "It seems I will not see this, haha, but I hope you can achieve it because then my loss to you won't have been in vain, since you will have completed an unprecedented feat."
"Right and wrong, success and failure, all become empty upon reflection; in this life, I, the Emperor, have no regrets!"
The ancient Feathered Emperor transformed into light, dissipating into points of light and vanished.
Chu Yuan gave him the greatest respect, bidding farewell to this Divine Emperor.