Seeing Orion's questioning gaze, Ying Yi turned to the scouts with a cold stare. "Tell him everything you just told me."
The scouts, intimidated by the presence of a powerful Half-Emperor, recounted their story. Orion listened and a sinister smile spread across his face.
"So, these forces sent their ancestors to attack me, and now they've sent people to find me," Orion said. "How convenient." He then ordered Ying Yi to have the Shadow Guards execute the scouts. "None of them are innocent. They sided with the Zhou royal family and lost their ancestors and their promised rewards. This is what they deserve."
Ying Yi nodded and the Shadow Guards, without hesitation, drew their swords and killed the scouts.
[Ding! The host's subordinates killed eight Martial Kings and twenty-three Martial Kings... gaining a total of 123,000 Luck Points!]
Orion was pleased with the luck points, but the encounter had also given him a new target. The forces that had sided against him would not be spared. "Anyone who offends me will be punished, no matter how far away they are," he muttered to himself.
He knew he couldn't deal with them now, as he had to focus on conquering the Great Zhou Dynasty. But he also knew that hate, like love, could bridge great distances. He silently called upon Emperor Xuhuang.
Emperor Xuhuang appeared before Orion and bowed respectfully. "My lord," he said.
"Xuhuang," Orion began, "I apologize for disturbing your recovery. I have a question for you. How many people can you teleport over a long distance, and how far can you go?"
"Thanks to your elixir, my injuries are healed," Xuhuang replied. "If I'm alone, I can instantly teleport to any corner of the Dongzhou Continent. But if I'm teleporting a group of 100,000 people, it would take five or six jumps to cross the continent."
"A hundred thousand people? Five or six jumps? That's more than enough!" Orion laughed. He was confident in Xuhuang's abilities, knowing the Void Emperor was a master of his craft.
"Now, I just need more troops," Orion said with a meaningful smile. He turned his attention to his account, which held over 100 million luck points. He had been wanting to do a lottery draw, and now was the perfect time.
"System, open the lottery interface! I'll try an Emperor-level lottery first!" he commanded.
[Ding! The host chooses the Emperor-level lottery, and the system draws...][Ding! The lottery is successful! Congratulations to the host for getting the exclusive guard, the ultimate emperor, the unparalleled emperor!]
A figure materialized from the distorted void. It was an old man, and he bowed before Orion. "Old and unparalleled, I am here to serve you, my lord!"
Orion was taken aback. He had expected another powerful warrior, but instead, the system had given him an old man. Despite the man's frail appearance and white hair, Orion helped him up. He couldn't help but wonder if the Wushuang Emperor was still capable of fighting.