Chapter 1099: Decision (2/2)

“War Emperor, didn’t you say that there is no free lunch in this world?” Evil-eyed more or less had a grudge towards Li Qiye, so he spoke with some annoyance.

Li Qiye smiled and said: “Yes, there is no free lunch in this world, but that depends on the parties. I am asking you to borrow the sword to show my respect. If I didn’t respect you, do you think I would need to ask?”

Evil-eyed scowled and didn’t want to speak further. He threw his imperial sword at Li Qiye and coldly uttered: “Take it then, no need to thank me.”

“Thank you then.” Li Qiye leisurely smiled after catching the sword.

Evil-eyed snorted. He was very annoyed, but there was no point in talking since he couldn’t beat War Emperor.

“War Emperor, will you also be going with us on the Expedition Path?” Erudite was curious.

Li Qiye gently sighed and shook his head: “No, I will not enter the path. At that time, I will pass down my imperial portal and momentum to Zhan Qi. He will be the Kingdom of Emperors’ new ruler!”

“I still have a lot of unfinished business in this vast mundane world.” Li Qiye slowly said: “This is where I envy the three of you. Completely carefree without emotions and restraints, you can leave at a moment’s notice.”

The emperors had no comment about Li Qiye not going because he was going to pass down his imperial momentum to his general, Zhan Qi. With this legacy, Zhan Qi would be as powerful as War Emperor, so it was essentially the same.

After a while, Triumphant spoke: “There is something that I don’t know if I should ask or not.”

“Who knows if we will meet each other again? So there’s no need to be reserved.” Li Qiye nodded.

Triumphant contemplated his wording before speaking: “In the Imperial Border, there is a rumor. It states that back then, you, War Emperor, walked through the Expedition Path by yourself. Is this true?” 1

“Oh? About that.” Li Qiye smiled: “It doesn’t matter if it is true or not. In short, I will not let the children of the Kingdom of Emperors perish in vain. After all, they have followed me from one generation to the next.”

Li Qiye stared at the emperors to stress his point: “However, this does not mean that the path will be flat. Who knows what the result of the expedition will be? In other words, each person might see something different, it might vary depending on the generation as well.”

“One must prepare for the worst before going.” He said: “Whether it is fate or a natural progression, in short, everyone will have to gamble it all. Only by walking forward without fear will you be able to reach the other shore.”

“The other shore…” Erudite suddenly felt a strange sadness: “Who knows what is waiting for us on the other side… What kind of world will it be? The Imperial Lord left along with all the other great emperors, and now it is our turn.”

For millions of years, ever since the Imperial Lord entered the Expedition Path, all of his powerful generals followed right after him. Along the river of time, one empire embarked on this journey after another.

Today, emperors like Triumphant, Erudite, and Evil-eyed were only little characters during the Imperial Lord’s era. Among them, one used to be a foot soldier while another was a captain, and now, they finally became Imperial Kings.

Nevertheless, they still had to face the same choice as their predecessors — embarking on the Expedition Path.

Li Qiye said: “No matter what is waiting for us on the other side, it will be the closing of a curtain, an end.”

If there were other options, he wouldn’t let the Kingdom of Emperors enter the path. There were too many uncertainties in this decision.

However, there was no other way. If he could take imperial soldiers out of the Lesser Imperial Devil World, he would have done so long ago for his millions of troops.

Rather than waiting to become the cannon fodder of the plateau, he would rather let them take a gamble and enter the path. Perhaps there was still hope.

On the other hand, being tied to the war chariot of the Buddhist Funeral Plateau had an easily predictable end. Regardless of the ultimate outcome, cannon fodder would not have a good ending.

“Okay, there is nothing worth remembering here anyway, let us go for it.” In the end, even Evil-eyed Emperor said this.

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