The emperor steadied himself, forcing down the panic in his heart. His gaze shifted between Xiao Ruobai and Fang Hanyu, his tone carrying a hint of probing.
"You two... is there some misunderstanding? I have never provoked you. Could it be that my useless, rebellious sons offended you in the secret realm?"
As he spoke, his hand resting by his side quietly reached for the dragon-patterned jade pendant at his waist. That was the core switch of the imperial palace's protective array. As long as spiritual energy was injected, the spiritual energy of the entire imperial palace would condense into a wall of bronze and iron.
By then, no matter how strong the two were, it could buy him time to escape.
But as his fingertips repeatedly pressed down, the jade pendant remained dead silent, without even a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation. Cold sweat instantly slid down his temples, soaking the collar of his dragon robe.
On the distant palace wall, Gu Changge's movement of lightly fanning his folding fan paused slightly, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes.
"With this broken array of yours, you dare to show off?"
He flicked his finger, and a trace of imperceptible spiritual energy tore through the air. A soft "crack" suddenly came from the ground below the imperial palace. The protective array runes hidden beneath the bricks instantly shattered, and the jade pendant at the emperor's waist also cracked open.
Seeing this, the emperor's expression changed drastically, and the last shred of confidence in his heart completely dissipated.
"Misunderstanding?"
Xiao Ruobai had already taken all of this in. He sneered, the Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd spinning in his palm. Golden battle qi tore through the air, pointing straight at the emperor's face.
"Back then, my father, Xiao Zhan, guarded the Northern Border for you for twenty years, but in the end, he ended up with the charge of 'treason' and was hunted to death by your Shadow Guards. Is this a misunderstanding?"
The emperor's eyes were full of disbelief.
"You... you are Xiao Zhan's son? Xiao Ruobai?"
He had clearly ordered to cut the weeds and dig up the roots back then. How could he have let Xiao Ruobai survive and grow to such a level?
Shadow Guard listened from the side, feeling a chill all over his body. He finally understood why the two of them wanted to break into the palace. How could a single sentence of "misunderstanding" resolve the blood feud of the General's Manor?
He subconsciously took another half step back, and even his hand resting on his hidden weapon dropped. At this moment, he only had one thought in his heart: It's over. The Great Yan Imperial Family is completely over.
Yan Hong and Yan Lie were also stunned. Although they were in seclusion back then, they had also heard of the General's Manor's affairs. They just didn't expect that Xiao Zhan's son was actually still alive and had become a powerhouse capable of contending with the Celestial Realm.
The two looked at each other and both saw hesitation in the other's eyes. If they were fighting for the imperial family's unjust case, they actually felt a trace of wavering in their hearts.
The emperor quickly recovered, squeezing out an ugly smile on his face, his tone carrying the intention of wooing.
"Worthy Nephew Ruobai, regarding the matter back then... it is true that I listened to slander and wrongly blamed General Xiao! I can compensate you. The title of the General's Manor will be returned to you, and the military power of the Northern Border will also belong to you. As long as you are willing to stop, whatever you want, I can give it to you!"
At this moment, he no longer had the majesty of an emperor. His mind was filled with how to save his life. Xiao Ruobai was able to display such strength in the secret realm, and with a ferocious bird assisting him, he was definitely not someone he could contend with. Only by wooing could there be a glimmer of hope for survival.
"Compensate?"
The killing intent in Xiao Ruobai's eyes grew stronger, and the golden battle qi surged, almost igniting the surrounding air.
"The lives of my parents, the lives of over three hundred people in the General's Manor, what will you use to compensate?!"
Before his voice had faded, Xiao Ruobai violently lifted his halberd and charged forward. The golden battle qi condensed into a light blade about a zhang long, slashing straight at the emperor with a sharp whistle that tore through the air.
Fang Hanyu also moved at the same time. The Absolute Beginning Sword left its sheath, and chaotic sword qi entangled Yan Hong and Yan Lie like a silver ribbon.
The emperor hurriedly activated his Celestial Realm spiritual energy to resist, but the golden battle qi tore through his spiritual energy barrier like a hot knife through butter and ruthlessly crashed into his chest.
He flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the coiled dragon pillar of the main hall. A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, dyeing the golden dragon pattern on the pillar red.
He never expected that the cultivation base he had hidden for decades would be so vulnerable in front of Xiao Ruobai.
The emperor completely despaired. His legs went soft and he knelt on the ground, his voice carrying a hint of crying.
"I was wrong! I shouldn't have executed your entire family! I'll rehabilitate your General's Manor, give you military power, I'll give you the Great Yan Dynasty, I beg you to spare my life!"
"Spare you?"
Xiao Ruobai violently lifted his halberd, the tip of the halberd pressing against the emperor's throat. The golden battle qi cut his skin, seeping beads of blood.
"Before my father died, did you ever spare him? When everyone in the General's Manor fell into a pool of blood, did you ever spare them?"
The killing intent in his eyes churned, and his wrist violently exerted force. The Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd pierced through the emperor's throat, coming out from the back of his neck with boiling fresh blood!
The emperor's eyes widened, his mouth making a gurgling sound, but he could no longer say a single word. His body softly collapsed onto the steps, his bright yellow dragon robe instantly soaked in fresh blood.
At the same time, Fang Hanyu's chaotic sword qi had also shattered Yan Hong and Yan Lie's defenses. The two elderly figures fell to the ground in response, and the pressure of the Celestial Realm completely dissipated.
Seeing that the situation was lost, Shadow Guard turned around and wanted to escape through the side door, but he was targeted by Little Black on Xiao Ruobai's shoulder. A golden light tore through the air, directly piercing through his chest. Shadow Guard didn't even have time to let out a miserable shriek before stiffly falling into the pool of blood. His limbs twitched twice before he lost all signs of life.
Xiao Ruobai pulled out the Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd. The blood on the tip of the halberd dripped onto the ground, making a crisp sound.
He looked up towards the depths of the imperial palace. The cries and sounds of fleeing princes and princesses came from there. There was not a shred of hesitation in his eyes. Back then, they enjoyed the peace that the General's Manor had exchanged their lives for. Now, it was time to pay it back.
The princes, princesses, and concubines of the harem had already descended into chaos. The eldest prince grabbed a guard's arm and rushed towards the palace gate, but was bounced off when he crashed into the light curtain set up by Little Black, falling into the river of blood and unable to get up for a long time.
They tried everything they could to escape, but found that the entire imperial palace had long been sealed by an invisible barrier, and not even a bird could fly out.
Xiao Ruobai raised his hand, and the golden battle qi suddenly split into several sharp rays, tearing through the air like scythes reaping lives.
Miserable shrieks rang out one after another, and then quickly returned to silence. Dozens of corpses were quickly added to the palace path. The small river of blood converged and flowed down the steps towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony, dyeing the gold bricks inside the hall red.
Xiao Ruobai put away his halberd and stood still. Looking at the sea of blood in front of him, the killing intent in his eyes gradually faded, leaving only a trace of relief - Father, Mother, members of the General's Manor, Ruobai has avenged you.
At this time, a slight sound of rustling clothes came from the distant palace wall. Gu Changge slowly walked down the city wall. His moon-white robes were not stained with a single speck of blood. When his gaze fell on Xiao Ruobai, it carried a bit of gratification.
He watched his disciple grow from a wretched youth on the run into a powerhouse who could personally end a blood feud. A trace of imperceptible warmth flashed across his eyes.
But in the next second, Gu Changge frowned slightly and lightly raised his fingertips. Several pale cyan spiritual energies tore through the air like flowing light.
In just an instant, the imperial bloodlines scattered throughout the Great Yan Dynasty, whether they were princes holding military power, powerless collateral relatives, or even infants in swaddling clothes, all had their life force completely cut off by those several rays of spiritual energy.
There was no earth-shattering sound, nor the tragedy of rivers of blood, but it completely severed the last roots of the Great Yan Imperial Family.
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uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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