The Beiliang army smoothly entered the imperial capital, marching towards the imperial palace. Citizens followed along to watch the commotion, all mistakenly believing the situation was settled and the court could not stop the mighty Beiliang forces.
At that moment, Qin Yun, who was waiting in the imperial palace, also received news of the Beiliang army's entry into the city.
"What?!"
"Are you saying King Wu's million strong army is now under the control of the Crown Prince of Bei Liang?"
Qin Yun's face was filled with disbelief as he spoke in a low voice.
"Yes... Yes... Your Majesty..."
The scout who had returned from the city gates trembled as he replied.
Qin Yun's expression immediately became solemn.
It seemed King Wu's fortunes had already declined.
To be able to kill such a pinnacle Great Yuan Realm expert like King Wu, Beiliang's strength was exceptional.
Qin Yun sneered at this thought.
"Everyone, follow me in punishing these traitorous rebels!"
With a wave of his hand, a treasured sword appeared in Qin Yun's palm.
An enormous aura permeated out and the black clouds above the imperial palace suddenly erupted with thick lightning.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Countless imperial guards responded in a deafening roar.
At this time, the advancing Bei Liang army also heard the deafening shouts.
Li Beixiong immediately halted the troops, his expression grave as he looked up at the red walls and golden tiles of the imperial palace.
Above the palace.
He sensed a familiar, terrifying battle intent.
Li Luo looked at the heavy dark clouds above the imperial palace, a strange look flashing in his eyes.
"Heh heh..."
"Father, it seems the court is not as simple as it appears to the world..."
Li Beixiong nodded slightly.
He had indeed underestimated the court before.
He didn't expect they still had an ace up their sleeve.
"I wonder if this battle intent belongs to the imperial guards stationed in the capital, or some other army."
Li Beixiong murmured.
Li Luo just smiled slightly, not bothered whether the astonishing battle intent belonged to the imperial guards or not.
With their current strength, they could handle any sudden situations.
At this moment, the surrounding commoners also sensed something was off.
The imperial palace today seemed very different from usual!
Boom--
"Beiliang King, you have raised troops in rebellion, committed great treason. Do you know your crimes?!"
At this moment, a terrifying aura erupted from the imperial palace.
Qin Yun's voice echoed across the imperial capital, heard loud and clear by all.
But just as Qin Yun's words fell--
Countless imperial guards clad in golden armor surged out from the palace, flooding the skies.
Even in the void, imperial guards stood densely packed.
Bathed in sunlight, the guards' faint golden glow from their golden armor made them look like celestial soldiers and generals.
In the void, Qin Yun also wore golden battle armor. Sword in hand, he looked down with Eunuch Wei at his side upon the Beiliang troops.
"Gasp... Is that... Is that the current Emperor?!"
"And these imperial guards... What is going on?!"
"Why do these imperial guards feel even more terrifying than the Beiliang Iron Cavalry..."
"..."
The commoners who had come to watch were all shocked by the endless ranks of imperial guards.
They had thought the court was in chaos.
They didn't expect the Emperor to be so prepared...
"Your Majesty, you hid your depth well, tricking us all!"
"I didn't think your cultivation was at the peak of the Great Yuan Realm..."
Li Beixiong looked up at Qin Yun, his eyes narrowed, his expression solemn.
As a peak Great Yuan Realm cultivator himself, he could naturally discern Qin Yun's strength from the aura he emitted.
Not only that, aside from Qin Yun being a peak Great Yuan Realm expert,
Li Beixiong and Li Luo also noticed Eunuch Wei at Qin Yun's side was another peak Great Yuan Realm master.
Additionally, the few dozen imperial guards around Qin Yun all had Spirit Sea Realm cultivations.
"Heh heh..."
"My son, did you hear that? This dog actually dares threaten us!"
"Insolent!"
"Beiliang King, it seems you want to refuse the toast and drink the forfeit!"
"Since it's like this, I shall act for Heaven today and exterminate you traitorous rebels!"
Hearing Li Beixiong publicly call him a dog thing before the people, Qin Yun's expression immediately turned sinister as killing intent surged wildly.
"Kill!"
Boom--
As Qin Yun's voice fell, the imperial guards roared as one.
Under the manipulation of the golden aura from Qin Yun,
The imperial guards were all shrouded in a golden aura.
The golden auras of the five hundred thousand guards converged above their heads, instantly forming a golden ocean that covered the entire imperial capital.
"Roar!"
Next, an earth-shattering ancient dragon's cry rang out between heaven and earth.
Many looked up in shock.
Before their stunned gazes,
An illusory giant golden dragon several hundred meters long soared out from the golden ocean.
The moment this enormous illusory gold dragon appeared.
Bolstered by the tremendous aura of the imperial guards, it transformed from illusion to reality.
Its dragon horns, beard, scales, and claws could all be seen clearly.
"Heavens... A dragon... His Majesty actually summoned a real dragon!"
"No! That's not a real dragon... It's the military soul conjured from the imperial guards' auras!"
"Gasp... The Beiliang Iron Cavalry is in trouble now..."
"Such a terrifying military soul... Can the Beiliang Iron Cavalry handle it..."
"Who knows..."
"..."
At this moment, all the citizens in the capital were shocked as they watched the giant golden dragon circle in the sky, worried for the Beiliang troops.
Li Beixiong also gazed at the massive military soul dragon in the void and gave a cold snort, disdainfully saying:
"Surname Qin, not bad!"
"So you secretly trained the imperial guards to this level..."
"But don't forget, my Beiliang Iron Cavalry followed me and your late father to unite the realm. They are an army that walked out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!"
"Boom--"
As Li Beixiong's voice fell, a bloody aura suddenly appeared behind him, exuding a terrifying deathly qi.
That ghastly scene of corpses and bones reappeared.
The Beiliang army behind him also released their killing intent in unison, shrouding themselves in a bloody qi.
The previously golden-shrouded sky now took on a bloody tinge.
Above the Beiliang Iron Cavalry, a bloody ocean suddenly formed.
Before everyone's horrified eyes,
An illusory dragon several hundred meters long conjured from the bloody ocean, roaring at the golden dragon.
At this moment, seeing the Beiliang Iron Cavalry's military soul, Qin Yun's expression completely darkened.
The Beiliang Iron Cavalry's military soul felt even more powerful than his dragon military soul.
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
