"Fighting is pointless. Why don't we call it quits?"
"If you want to return to your homeland, I'll send you there. If you'd rather stay, you're welcome to join us."
Qin Yi slowly descended from the sky, stopping forty meters in front of Yasuo. He stood perfectly straight as nine stars shone around him. At the same time, a powerful aura erupted from his body, shaking the surrounding space and filling the area with overwhelming pressure.
"Can you send me back to my homeland?" Yasuo's eyes narrowed as he stared directly at Qin Yi.
If Qin Yi could truly send him home, that was undoubtedly more important than anything else.
"Chengdui and I belong to the same race. We can travel to any world, you should already know that," Qin Yi spoke calmly. "Sending you back to your homeland isn't difficult."
He paused, a dazzling light flashing in his eyes as his aura exploded outward, covering an area of ten thousand meters.
"This battle is over. Chengdu has been defeated, and the Nie Kingdom has become part of Qin's Nation. So, you should all put down your weapons."
Those final words made the soldiers of the Nie Kingdom tremble, their faces going blank with despair.
As residents of the King's World, they naturally understood what the defeat of their King meant. It meant the destruction of everything. It meant their entire world would vanish, and they would never be able to return. It was an unbearable blow, enough to drive anyone to despair.
"King Qin... you just said that the Nie Kingdom has become your territory. Does that mean... the Nie Kingdom still exists?" one of the senior officials of the Nie Kingdom asked in a trembling voice, suddenly realizing what Qin Yi had said.
Qin Yi turned toward the Shinigami of the Nie Kingdom. "Of course it still exists. Even King Chengdui is not dead, he has simply become one of my subjects. In other words, from this moment onward, all of you are my people."
His calm voice spread across the battlefield, leaving everyone stunned.
The Nie Kingdom had become part of Qin's Nation? Was King Chengdui still alive? And without even realizing it, they had all become citizens of Qin's Nation?
It was hard to believe, but the information flashing within their minds soon gave them a clear answer.
It was all true.
'Clang!'
The first weapon hit the ground. Then came another, and another, until countless weapons were being discarded.
The Nie Kingdom soldiers, who had been ready to fight to the death moments ago, now wore expressions that were part relief and part disappointment.
There was no doubt about it, the war was over.
Yasuo's expression grew complicated as he looked at Qin Yi and slowly sheathed his sword. All the soldiers behind him had given up, so what point was there in continuing to fight? Besides, he had never been a citizen of Qin's Nation in the first place.
"So, what do I have to do for you to send me back to my homeland?"
Hearing this, Qin Yi smiled. "Join Qin's Nation, and I'll personally send you back."
"Nothing else? I only have to join your nation? Is it that simple?" Yasuo asked curiously.
To be honest, he was quite interested in Qin's Nation. After Chengdui had taken him away from his homeland and shown him the vastness of the worlds beyond, his curiosity had only grown stronger. The Major World was fascinating to anyone.
"You don't have to do anything else," Qin Yi answered firmly. "If you want to go back, I can send you there right now."
Yasuo was stunned, then shook his head. "I'll join your nation. But I want to see the world you come from first!"
A smile appeared on Qin Yi's face. "Of course. Qin's Nation welcomes you!"
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And with that, the war came to an end. The Soul Society and the Nie Kingdom were now officially part of Qin's Nation.
The entire nation celebrated, decorated with lanterns as its people rejoiced over their victory.
This was the first time Qin's Nation had launched a cross-world war against another King. They had gone through countless dangers along the way, and the risks had been enormous.
Take King Chengdui, for example. If Yasuo hadn't been so powerful that Chengdui was forced to use his Imprisonment talent, Qin Yi might never have found an opportunity to defeat him. That terrifying talent inherited through the King's bloodline could imprison any kind of power and even seal an opponent across realms. No matter how powerful Qin Yi's King of Hell was, it was useless against a sealing force of that level.
If Qin Yi had been sealed by Chengdui, the consequences were obvious. This victory could be called inevitable, yet at the same time, it had also been a matter of chance.
Qin Yi then ordered his forces to restore order throughout the entire world and withdraw the army. He also instructed the Parliamentary Institute to quickly prepare a complete report on the war, including all gains, losses, and lessons learned.
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At the same time, deep within the Underworld Realm of Qin's Nation, a figure slowly climbed out of the white sand. He looked around at the desolate, lonely desert, completely bewildered.
"Why... am I still alive?"
His muttering voice drifted away with the wind and sand. The confused face that emerged from the desert still carried traces of its former ferocity.
It was King Chengdui.
King Chengdui had not died. Although Aizen had cut off his head, in the moment before his death, Chengdui had already chosen to submit to Qin Yi.
The powerful laws of the King's World had transformed him into a citizen of Qin's Nation, and after dying, he had been resurrected in the Underworld Realm.
This was the true strength of the Three Realms.
A stable cycle and a simple, orderly framework had already begun to take shape. Whether Qin's Nation was waging cross-world wars or defending itself from outside enemies, this complete system gave it an enormous advantage over the chaotic systems of other Kings.
King Chengdui gradually came to his senses. He looked around at the endless Underworld Realm, which resembled the desolate Hueco Mundo of the Shinigami Realm, and remained silent for a long time.
"Qin's Nation... Qin Yi..."
He quietly repeated those words, unable to speak for a while. At last, he understood exactly where he had lost.
That young King was better than him.
Both of them had climbed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, tempered by countless worlds. Yet there was no denying that Qin Yi was stronger.
This realm might look desolate and lifeless, but it could resurrect soldiers and citizens who had died in battle. Just this one ability was enough to put Chengdui completely out of Qin Yi's league. In a prolonged war, his national power would eventually be drained away. Once that happened, his own King's power would weaken and dry up, making death unavoidable.
"He understands so much more than I do..."
Everything Qin Yi had done after entering the Shinigami Realm, every step he had taken, and everything Chengdui had seen and experienced here left him with the same profound realization.
The Underworld Realm stretched endlessly in every direction, and Chengdui couldn't tell which way to go. Relying on instinct, he simply started walking forward.
Along the way, many Qin's Nation soldiers who had recently been resurrected looked at him with surprise and awe. Chengdui ignored them and continued walking in silence.
Eventually, he arrived before a gigantic tower that seemed to reach the heavens. It pierced through the clouds of this realm, its upper half completely hidden from sight.
Chengdui stopped.
"This... seems to be a National Protection Artifact! A Divine Nation Treasure!"
He was stunned as a sense of despair rose within him. He had never imagined that Qin Yi had developed something like this within his King's World.
"This divine artifact, together with the Underworld Realm and the other realms of Qin's Nation, forms the passage out of here. Once I leave this place, I'll arrive in Qin's Nation," Chengdui immediately realized.
He let out a long sigh and was about to take a step forward.
But at that moment, accompanied by the metallic clanging of the tower gate, a figure walked out.
Chengdui's pupils instantly contracted.
"Aizen!"
(End of Chapter)
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