In the blitzkrieg of the First Army of Noxus, the Harbor Theater completely fell in five days.

And when the follow-up troops on Ionia's side were about to rush to the harbor theater, the Noxian First Army and the six major legions had already turned their guns and confronted Ionia's army in the Maya Mountains.

Although in terms of troops, the Ionian side has an absolute advantage after the mobilization of the whole country.

However, there are six legions on the Noxus side, and if conservative tactics are adopted, it can be delayed for as long as three to six months.

At that time, the second increase in troops of the Noxian Empire had already arrived, and even if the army of Lockus was assembled quickly, the third increase might be soon.

The war leaders on both sides were well aware of this, so although the war continued, it was a small-scale local battle.

Procrastination is of course very advantageous for the Noxian Empire, but Ionia also needs time to mobilize for war.

The biggest advantage of fighting on the ground is that in terms of material supply and troop deployment, as long as the royal family frees up enough time to integrate the forces of the major military regions, it is completely possible to make up an army of more than 500,000.

For various reasons, the harbor war, which was originally in full swing, slowed down the pace of the war due to various reasons, with the tacit understanding of both sides.

And the situation has also changed from a hard-fought war to various intrigues, among which King Charlison's physical condition has been greatly troubled by the Noxian Empire.

In the past half a month, King Charlison's physical condition has been declining, and the news of his life span has disappeared. In just three days, it spread to all the towns of Ionia.

For this matter, the Noxian Empire even used more than a hundred spies planted in important departments of Ionia.

Although the Ionian royal family also reacted quickly, and almost all of the more than 100 spies who were secretly fueling the flames were arrested, the rumors that had been spread for a long time could not be concealed.

For a time, the civilians in the major towns were panicked, and even the army had a lot of commotion.

Because King Charleson is indeed getting older, and even in the days when the Gulf Theater was in full swing, he once fainted because of staying up late.

Therefore, it is impossible to attend the major important occasions to refute the rumors in person, which is equivalent to proving the authenticity of the rumors from the side.

And that's not the most important thing, since King Charleson has no children under his knees. If Charleson really fell ill and fought for the throne, it was completely inevitable that there would be a civil strife, and if Ionia really broke out at this critical moment, it would be absolutely deadly.

It is precisely because of this that Li Qing attaches so much importance to this trip to the Ice and Fire Tomb.

Recalling a series of things that have happened in the past half a month, even a generation powerhouse like Li Qing is uneasy at this moment.

If you don't get the dragon core this time, and you can't refine the kind of elixir that can prolong life according to the ancient pill recipe, then Ionia will probably become a defeated country.

Thinking of the brutal rule of the Noxian Empire, thinking of the small countries that were once annexed by Noxus, and the fate of those civilians who were reduced to slaves, Li Qing secretly clenched his fists.

If it weren't for the Ice and Fire Tomb's self-destruct formation, he would have invited the Three Shadows of the Balanced Sect, Berserk Heart-Kenan, Shadow Fists-Akali, and Twilight Eyes-Shen, to break in together.

Just when Li Qing was in a daze, the space on the stone tablet of the Ice and Fire Tomb fluctuated and became more and more violent.

The silver light flickered, and in an instant, three people appeared in front of the stone tablet.

As soon as these three people appeared, the eyes of dozens of large and small forces in the field were all focused on them, and these three ordinary geniuses of the Oudi family suddenly felt a tingling in their scalps, and they couldn't wait to get back into the ice and fire tomb.

But fortunately, the next moment they appeared, more than a dozen figures appeared in front of the stone tablet of the Ice and Fire Tomb.

Then, as if there was a chain reaction, a figure appeared in front of the stone tablet one after another.

Looking at these geniuses who appeared, Li Qing's eyes couldn't help but show satisfaction, he knew very well that when these people first entered, the vast majority of them were only second-order martial artists, and only a small number of them had reached the third-order martial generals.

And now, among these people who came out, almost all of them were promoted to third-order martial generals, and even the top ones were already fourth-order martial sects. And those, the leader of the team has become a fifth-order martial king.

You know, it's only a one-month change, and that's a horrible thing.

The elders of the major forces, seeing that the geniuses in their own families had made such great progress in their strength, although they had already been mentally prepared in their hearts, they still had a look of joy that could not be concealed.

And seeing this scene, Li Qing also secretly sighed, this is definitely a cradle for genius!

This is the contribution that a god-level powerhouse can make to the country, even if he has natal skills and is a respected hero, but without taking that step, he cannot be comparable to those god-level powerhouses.

During this period of time when Li Qing sighed, two or three hundred people had gathered in front of the stone stele, and some forces were ready to lead them back to the various forces after seeing that all the members had come out.

But before they could take two steps, they felt as if an invisible wall was blocking them.

"Wait!" Li Qing stood in mid-air out of thin air and said slowly. There was an unmistakable majesty in his voice.

When these geniuses saw this scene, and then looked at the family elders in the distance, who didn't dare to approach, they also felt a little nervous in their hearts.

However, none of these geniuses in the field dared to oppose anything, and they all stood there obediently.

In front of the towering stone monument, silver light constantly flashed, and every time the silver light flashed, a person would appear.

Soon, these silver flashes became more and more dense, and some geniuses of first-class forces also appeared.

Seeing the geniuses of these first-class forces, the faces of the elders who came from all the forces became a little solemn.

Especially the Great Elder of the Elixir Pavilion, Marcus, and the Holy Medicine Hall Master Vic, their faces were even more nervous.

Maybe those second- and third-rate forces are not qualified to participate in the battle for the dragon core, but these first-rate forces must have participated. In other words, they can now know the answers they want from these people's mouths.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Lawrence of Williamsburg! Did anyone get the dragon core this time around? Li Qing's mental power locked onto Lawrence and asked slowly.

If someone listens carefully, they will find that there is a hint of tremor in Li Qing's voice. (To be continued.) )