Philip slowly withdrew his hand, his face slightly pale.

The powerful figures watching from a distance trembled and began to retreat, fearful of being swept up in this tide of destruction.

This battle had completely shattered their understanding of the world.

Two hours... It only took two hours!

An Overlord Rank force that had stood for tens of thousands of years had crumbled before the Empire's might!

Even a Divine Envoy of the 6th level was killed on the spot!

This was simply horrifying!

With the Stellar Merchants' Guild gone, how long could these other forces hold against the Empire's advancing soldiers?

Philip sensed the movements of these people, but he paid them no mind.

His gaze turned toward the direction of Paris City, his heart filled with awe.

The long years of the Eura Continent had finally brought forth this unparalleled Emperor!

...

At the Goldflow Empire's Border, Frontline of the War

"For the Empire!"

"For the end of this bloody fate!"

The thunderous roars erupted along the border.

The Crossbridge Empire's army, like a black iron flood, crossed the border between the two nations.

The soldiers from the Empire's border provinces burned with not only the desire for battle but also the yearning for peace.

Many of them had grown up under the shadow of war, witnessing their homes burned and their families torn apart.

They despised war, yet they also longed for it!

They longed for a complete war to finally end their long suffering!

"End it all! Let the laws of the Empire be the only guiding principle!"

"Kill! Let this land forever echo with the Empire's triumphant songs!"

The knights' charge and the soldiers' resounding oaths intertwined.

Iron hooves shattered the barriers of the old era, charging madly toward the Goldflow Empire.

At nearly the same time.

On the border of the Selene Empire, the Empire's flag rose high.

Empress Elizabeth's army, following the agreed-upon route, steadily advanced toward the northeastern region of the Goldflow Empire.

Their target was the prosperous port kingdom—Goldflow Bay!

...

Above Goldflow Bay, Royal City

Tina led a thousand Stellar Rank Imperial warriors to the city's doorstep.

However, five Sage Rank auras and over forty Stellar Rank auras erupted from deep within the Royal Palace, representing the last reserves of the Goldflow Empire.

Emperor Gregga's face twisted as he raised his scepter high.

"By the name of Gregga, I call upon the will of the Empire!"

Boom!

Invisible forces gathered from every corner of the vast Empire, transforming into a gigantic dragon made of golden light!

Gregga's own aura surged wildly with the support of this power!

The attacks from the thousand Stellar Rank Imperial warriors seemed weak in comparison to this dragon, which embodied the will of an entire nation.

Tina swung her dual swords, Void Swordsmanship and Moonlight Sword Dance interwoven. She fought against five Sage Rank opponents, appearing intense but holding back, not using her full power.

She was waiting!

Her gaze swept over the faint figures in the clouds in the distance.

Those were people from the Selene Empire.

In the clouds above.

Catherine Bernard, her silver hair like snow and her deep eyes piercing through space, silently observed Tina's battle.

"This general of the Crossbridge Empire has perfectly integrated the laws of space into her swordsmanship. Although she hasn't ignited the God Fire, she already possesses the battle power of a Sage Rank peak."

"Where did Aurek find such talents?"

A Sage Rank belonging to the Bernard family whispered.

Catherine gently shook her head, her voice calm, as if seeing through everything.

"She's not showing her full strength; she is holding back."

"Is she testing Her Majesty's methods?"

"Her intent is clear."

Catherine's gaze swept over the colossal Imperial dragon below.

"However, since Her Majesty has already reached an agreement with the Crossbridge Empire to take this half of the territory, we should at least show some sincerity."

Before her words had fully settled, Catherine's figure disappeared from the clouds.

In the next moment.

She appeared behind a Goldflow Empire Sage Rank like a ghost.

Without any visible movement from her, the Holy Light Shield of the Sage Rank warrior shattered like foam.

In the blink of an eye, he lost all vitality and fell from the sky.

"Catherine!"

Gregga's pupils contracted as he recognized this Bernard Duke.

This was a legendary female duke and a Divine Envoy of the 6th level, an extraordinarily powerful being!

Seeing her appearance, he understood that the Goldflow Empire was beyond salvation.

In a fit of fear and despair, he let out a beast-like roar, channeling all the Empire's power into the dragon!

The golden dragon let out a deafening roar and charged toward Catherine, its crushing force overwhelming everything in its path.

Gregga, too, wrapped himself in immense power, joining the dragon in launching the final, desperate attack.

This was his all-or-nothing strike!

While Tina fought her opponents, she split her attention to observe this decisive confrontation.

Catherine remained calm in the face of the overwhelming assault.

She raised her hand, and a long sword appeared in her grip, as sleek as a swimming silver serpent.

As magic energy surged into the blade, it erupted with an aura of divine might that was enough to make anyone's heart tremble.

The brilliant scales on the blade quickly expanded, enveloping Goldflow Bay and the surrounding ten or so provinces in an oppressive aura of power.

"An artifact!"

Tina's eyes narrowed.

The aura emanating from this sword far surpassed that of the Ordon Theocracy's Book of Radiant Light, and it was even more aggressive than the ancient beast-skin drums of the God Beasts!

Catherine swung the sword.

A cold, silver sword light flashed like lightning, tearing through the sky.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

The golden dragon, which had been imbued with the power of the Goldflow Empire over thousands of years, silently disintegrated in the sword light.

The sword light followed through and swallowed Gregga's frantic figure.

The Emperor fell, and the Empire's power shattered!

The remaining Goldflow Empire forces tried to flee, but they were firmly blocked by the Stellar Rank warriors led by Tina.

The Sage Rank warriors under Bernard's command joined the fray, quickly clearing out the remaining enemies.

Tina no longer held back, expanding her Sword Domain and instantly killing two Sage Rank opponents.

The resistance in the Royal City collapsed swiftly with the Emperor's fall and the demise of the Empire's peak powers.

Many noble ministers either committed suicide in allegiance to their country or kneeled in surrender...

The Royal Palace was breached, signaling the end of the Goldflow Empire's reign.

Outside the city, the vast territories were quickly purged by the coordinated efforts of the Empire's soldiers, and the remaining resistance was swiftly eliminated.

The elite forces led by Rand and Banquet began fully taking control of the newly acquired territories.

Philip guided the Imperial forces to take over the prosperous northwestern provinces of the Goldflow Empire, marching toward the southeastern gates of the Pood Empire.

On the star chart, the stars representing the Pood Empire flickered violently, signaling unrest and panic.

...

In the White Palace of the Pood Empire.

"Your Majesty!"

"The capital of the Goldflow Empire has fallen, and the Stellar Merchants' Guild has been destroyed!"

"The main force of the Crossbridge Empire's army is now stationed on our southeastern border!"

A chief guard nearly tumbled into the hall.

Will looked at the military map, which now showed vast blackened territories, his mind utterly shattered.

Most of the Pood Empire's borders were now fully exposed to the advancing forces of the Crossbridge Empire.

"How could it be this fast?!"

"What about the foundation of the Stellar Merchants' Guild? What happened to Gregga's imperial support?!"

He growled, his voice filled with incomprehensible fear.

The fall of the Goldflow Empire came so swiftly that it felt like he was staring directly at his own demise!

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