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The Great Wu Empire was one of the top-level empires of this vast continent. It was a flourishing nation that contained countless Yuan Masters. In comparison, the Great Zhou Empire was akin to a dwarf before a giant.
History[]
The Wu Clan initially followed at Zhou's side when they waged war all over. They were loyal and devoted vassals. When Great Zhou established a country, Wu Clan gained the hereditary title of King Wu, allowing them to enjoy an endless amount of privilege and power. And so in the next hundred years, the Wu Clan guarded the Great Zhou’s borders, intimidating anyone who saw them.
However, the Wu Clan rebelled 15 years ago (before the real timeline of the story). The current King Wu, Wu Xuan, had a breakthrough to the Divine Palace Realm, and even the numerous conferred kings had been enticed to their side. In the short period of less than a year, the Zhou Empire was utterly defeated, and could only escape towards the south, to their ancestral land.
It had been said that since the Wu clan’s foundations were weak, sufficient destiny was needed for them to establish a country, allow their line to continue, and awe everyone with their power. With regard to all this, Zhou Yuan's saint dragon blessing was the ideal.
On the day Zhou Yuan was born, King Wu entered the city and threatened the Zhou with the lives of hundreds and millions of Great Zhou citizens. Zhou Qing tried to fight back Wu Xuan on the Great Zhou Mountain but was cut off one arm. He was spared because King Wu was afraid that someone might destroy the Saint Dragon Blessing if Zhou Qing died. King Wu then made a pledge with the ancestor that the Wu Empire would not step in the Zhou's ancestral land for 100 years, but he later broke this promise after 17 years.
King Wu seized Zhou Yuan's destiny and granted it to his son and daughter, who were supposedly to be born 3 years ago but delayed by Wu Xuan in order for his children to have the same birthday as Zhou Yuan. Legend mentioned that those who have same birthday could steal each other's destiny. Henceforth, Great Wu was protected by the dragon and phoenix, allowing their country to prosper. Meanwhile, forcibly taking away the saint dragon blessing naturally gave rise to intense resentment. Wu Xuan purposely sealed this resentment in Zhou Yuan's body, thus creating the Dragon’s Resentment Poison. It continuously strengthened itself by devouring the owner's essence blood until a certain day where it would finally mature then erupt and completely devour his life force. This was Wu Xuan's indirect method to get rid of the Zhou Clan's successor to prevent future troubles.
There was a total of 3 prophecies for the Great Wu Empire:
- Python and sparrow swallow the dragon, and the Great Wu will rise and flourish (Novel & Manhua: 1)
- The phoenix must not see the dragon (Novel: 115 & Manhua: 77)
- Dragon and phoenix clash, and only the devourer will live! (Novel: 707)