Chapter 600 Xia, Shang, Zhou (2/2)

Zujia continued, ”Yinshang can be without Zujia, but it cannot be without Tianyi. You were waiting for me to say precisely this, were you not?”

All throughout, Zujia's expression did not change. It was as if he was not talking about himself.

Without so much as a sigh, Tianyi slowly disappeared.

Having walked to this particular point, words of consolation were merely excess talk for them. Zujia did not need consoling. It was not a must for Tianyi to become the one who secured a big win. Nevertheless, Yinshang needed it.

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Yinshang could not be without Tianyi, nor could Xiliang be without Shen Lian.

Shen Lian secluded himself for exactly nine years. The new him produced an exquisite feeling in the girls of Xiliang who were created from the Zimu River. It was as if one sentence or one look from Shen Lian could cause them to consecrate themselves to him. Chen Jing was no exception. As a result, no one objected to Shen Lian taking the position of the monarch, and when he changed the official name of the nation to Zhou, no one objected as well.

This time Shen Lian really did establish a nation. He called himself King Wen of Zhou. The Zhou Kingdom was now a completely independent nation. It does not bow to any other power but instead was an imperial order to the whole world.

It was truly a very frightening event. Even if it was better than Yinshang, nominally it was still the subject of Xia Kingdom's rule. The Zhou Kingdom today was no more than a pellet of land compared to Xia, and yet Zhou dared to take on a stance that demonstrated it to be on an equal footing with Xia.

If Shen Lian was not of such fame, one would think that all the people of Zhou kingdom went mad.

The lessons learned from the mistakes of the Eastern Barbarians were not that long ago. Furthermore, Zhou Kingdom would not necessarily be able to find someone such as Meixi who was able to eliminate the fury from Emperor Xia.

As of today, however, the nation that was most terrified were the neighbors of Zhou Kingdom, especially Kong Sang that had completely surrendered. These nations were at a loss as to what actions they should take. After all, they would have to face an attack from the Xia Kingdom if they subdued the Zhou Kingdom. Would that not be a similar pit to fall into? Even if they did not subdue Zhou, Zhou was a force not to be trifled with.

Before the rest of the world could digest the news of Zhou Kingdom's formation, another piece of news followed. Tianyi of Yinshang announced that he would sever all ties with the Xia Kingdom, calling himself King Tang.

The East had King Tang of Shang, the West had King Wen of Zhou. It was precisely these two which the Netherworld still accepted as two of the Three Saints. At present, all the cultivators who possess knowledge and experience could sense that the Xia Kingdom was genuinely far from being in prime condition.

This time, things were different. It was not like the time of armed rebellion by Yunyang and his Dongyi Coalition, where pacification could be done at will.

Yinshang had a firm power. Tianyi represented the endless number of cultivators that were behind him. His foundation was deep. This was certainly not like Yunyang who merely relied on his righteousness and identity as the Son of the White Emperor to be on equal terms. It was absolutely impossible for the Xia Kingdom to pacify Yinshang within a short amount of time.

In the Court of Xia Kingdom, Emperor Xia coldly laughed, ”There is a King Tang and a King Wen. I kid you not we could have both Tang and Wen. What do you think? Which of them should we go up against first?”

”My king, our front line points out that neither Yinshang nor Western Zhou is a match for the Xia Kingdom. The only concern that your humble servant has is if the both of them decide to cooperate.” The person who said this was none other than Lei Hong. During the past few years, Lei Nuo lost the special generosity accorded to him by the Emperor. Since Lei Hong was Lei Nuo's father, the former was slowly conferred a greater position, with added importance attached to that position.