A month later, in Shenfeng's capital, the sea of fortune overhead had doubled in size once again. A proclamation was currently being issued in court.0

"The heart of governance lies in its people. The Shenfeng Empire prioritizes its citizens over all else, suppressing all chaos so that order and peace may reign. Meanwhile, six neighboring empires have been abusing their people and fomenting evil. They have repeatedly sent spies into Shenfeng and have gathered troops in preparation for an invasion. For their provocation and in self-defense, the Shenfeng Empire formally declares war on all six empires along with their subsidiary forces in hopes of vanquishing evil and saving the world."0

The proclamation spread throughout Shenfeng, then all over. The twenty Immortal cities and countless ordinary cities of Shenfeng received the news near-immediately.0

In the past, the people might have resented such a war, but over the last three months, they had changed their stance. The sweeping reforms over Shenfeng had been...0