Chapter 272: Beheading the Emperor

Chapter 272: Beheading the Emperor

King Weiwu and the others saw the head of Prince Zijing, his eyes wide open in death. They all felt like needles were pricking their backs; a chill shot up from their tailbones to their spines, and goosebumps rose all over them.

"Empress Zhou Wu, you little girl, are you trying to threaten Me with this brat's head?" King Zhou Wu sneered. He did not take these childish tactics seriously at all.

"Your father used deceit to snatch the throne from Me."

"Today, you little girl, you attempt to intimidate Me with such despicable means."

"Do you think I am a coward afraid of death?"

Empress Mingyue remained silent, instead casting her gaze upon King Weiwu, the royal kin, and the Aristocratic Families. "Do you all know your crimes?"

Gulp! King Weiwu swallowed hard, then braced himself and shouted angrily, "This throne should have been inherited by Our Emperor. Your lineage usurped the power; everyone has the right to punish you. Today, this King swears to die loyal to Our Emperor!"

The Patriarch of the Wu Clan, the Yuan Family Head, and other prominent figures all shouted angrily,

"The Mingyue Dynasty shall honor Our Emperor as supreme!"

"We follow Our Emperor and have no second thoughts."

"Our Emperor is here; traitor Empress Zhou Wu, why don't you kneel and confess your crimes!?"

They had already cut off their own retreat.

At this point, they could only go down this path to the end.

In their view, Empress Zhou Wu must be at the end of her rope.

Otherwise, why would she only appear now?

To let Prince Zijing entangle her for so long, causing countless casualties within Mingyue Imperial City.

If she truly had the means, why would it come to this?

Not to mention, the current King Zhou Wu had already attained the Dao of the Emperor.

He was a true Emperor; even if Empress Zhou Wu was formidable, she could at most stand on equal footing with him.

At worst, they would split the Mingyue Dynasty in two, and they would simply follow King Zhou Wu.

Empress Zhou Wu looked around, observing the tragic state of Mingyue Imperial City, and felt a sense of sorrow in her heart.

King Zhou Wu was powerful and overbearing; he raised his hand and grabbed towards Empress Zhou Wu. "Little niece, let Uncle show you some 'affection'!"

Swish!

As Empress Mingyue raised her hand, a wind blade swept up by Nether Qi rippled with the sound of the Dao.

The speed was too fast to track.

In the next breath, King Zhou Wu's arm had been severed from his shoulder.

"Considering your royal Bloodline, I spared your life and sealed you within the Forbidden Land of Shanwai Mountain. Today, you broke the Seal and, taking advantage of My absence from the palace, slaughtered the common people. Even ten thousand deaths would not be enough to atone for your crimes. You must be executed!"

A cold glint bloomed in Empress Mingyue's beautiful eyes.

King Zhou Wu was furious. "We are both Emperors; what can you do to me? Today, I will fight you for three days and three nights!"

Monstrous blood energy, along with the fist imprint, blasted out.

The heavens and earth changed color, and the firmament wailed.

Puchi!

As Empress Mingyue raised her hand, Nether Qi flashed by.

King Zhou Wu's punching motion stopped abruptly. While maintaining his charge, his head, wearing the royal crown, fell straight from his neck.

It hit the ground, creating a deep pit.

The monstrous blood energy, blown away by the Nether Qi, scattered and vanished.

After the Nether Qi dissipated, King Zhou Wu's massive body, along with his soul, was completely gone.

Only a huge corpse, devoid of any fluctuation of Origin Qi, lay collapsed in the Imperial City like a great mountain.

Hiss, hiss...

Everyone who witnessed this scene gasped in cold air.

Beheading an Emperor with a flick of a finger!

Even the Double-Pupil Woman and the experts of the Celestial God Clan looked on with shock.

Such strength was rare even among the Celestial God Clan!

"We won!"

"We won!"

"Long live the Empress! Long live the Empress!"

"..."

Within Mingyue Imperial City, the common people who had luckily escaped disaster cheered and leaped for joy, bowing down to Empress Mingyue, weeping with joy.

Seeing this, Qin Xuan finally felt at ease.

As expected, Empress Mingyue dared to set up this trap because she had a backup plan and could resolve it.

However, this method, even when seen by Qin Xuan, made his scalp tingle.

Beheading an Emperor with a flick of a finger.

It was simply incredibly awesome!

"Since when did it become the turn of you people from the Ziyang Empire to spy here in the territory of the Mingyue Dynasty?"

"With wolfish ambitions, get out of My sight!"

Empress Mingyue let out an angry shout, causing the heavens and earth to change color, and monstrous Nether Qi surged up from the Imperial City.

It was like a blood phoenix from beyond the heavens, covering the entire Mingyue Imperial Palace, wailing mournfully.

As its wings closed, the Nether Qi transformed into a wind blade stretching for tens of thousands of feet; wherever it passed, space collapsed inch by inch.

It surged directly towards the space far away where a mysterious person was hiding.

Boom—the violent humming sound caused the entire Imperial City to shake, moving mountains and shaking the seas.

In that hidden space, a large amount of golden Emperor blood fell.

As that hidden figure disappeared, an angry cold snort came, "Empress Zhou Wu, I will remember this grudge!"

Thump!

King Weiwu's knees went weak, and he fell to the ground, bowing his head. "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

The mysterious person who sat on the mountain watching the tigers fight, whose words could it be other than Great Emperor Ziyang of the Ziyang Empire?

Instantly killing Prince Zijing at the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm!

Beheading an Emperor with a flick of a finger!

Forcing back a Great Emperor who had attained the Dao for nearly ten thousand years with a single move.

This strength had already transcended into sainthood.

How could she be trapped in prison as the rumors said?

Who spread these rumors?

At this moment, King Weiwu had the urge to tear the person who spread the rumors into pieces.

"Your Majesty!"

The Yuan Family Head, the Patriarch of the Wu Clan, and everyone else knelt before Empress Mingyue, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

Panic, like endless cold, swept over their bodies.

It was as if they had fallen into an ice cave, wrapped in endless ice, and someone had poured a basin of cold water over them at this moment.

They were chilled to the bone!

Empress Mingyue didn't even look at these people, but turned to look at Qin Xuan, praising him, "Master Qin, you have rendered meritorious service in killing the rebels. I confer upon you the title of King Qin and appoint you as the Duke of the Nation!"

"The matter of eliminating the rebels is to be handled entirely by the Duke of the Nation."

She then looked at Ning Waner and said in a deep voice, "The reconstruction of Mingyue Imperial City will be carried out by Ning Waner, assisting the Duke of the Nation."

Having said this, Empress Mingyue's figure disappeared.

"Wow, Qin Xuan, you are now the King Qin of the Mingyue Dynasty, on equal footing with the King of the Underworld. Moreover, you are the only Duke personally conferred by Her Majesty the Empress since her ascension. Your status is noble, and your power is monstrous!"

Su Youyu hugged Qin Xuan's arm. "From now on, you cannot shake me off. I have decided to cling to your thigh!"

After returning to Mingyue Imperial City, she had experienced too many things.

She had already understood a golden rule: the most dangerous place is the safest place.

No matter how much she racked her brains, she could not avoid danger.

However, as long as she stayed by Qin Xuan's side, no matter how bad the situation was, in the end, everything would turn out all right.

She had set her heart on Qin Xuan; she would cling to his thigh and would not let go no matter what.

Elder Yu Jue and Scarlet Thorn exchanged glances in the crowd, understanding each other's intentions, and silently took the members of Hidden Kill within Mingyue Imperial City away.

They began to execute Qin Xuan's orders, infiltrating the major forces within the Hongmeng Continent, becoming the eyes that could provide Qin Xuan with the most critical and detailed intelligence!

"Truly, heroes come from the youth."

"At such a young age, you have already been ranked as a Duke of Mingyue. The Celestial God Clan hereby congratulates King Qin."

The expert from the Celestial God Clan was pale, clearly still recovering from the shock of King Zhou Wu being suppressed.

He bowed to Qin Xuan with a humble attitude, showing no airs of a Peak Quasi-Emperor Realm expert.

Luo Xianxian grumbled angrily in a low voice, "I'm convinced, really convinced. Ever since I arrived at this Mingyue Dynasty, I haven't encountered a single thing that went smoothly."

First, she owed Qin Xuan a gambling debt, and then King Zhou Wu destroyed all her treasures.

If the Mingyue Dynasty were about to be overturned, that would be one thing, but the key was that Empress Mingyue beheaded an Emperor with a flick of a finger, clearly possessing that strength.

Why did she only arrive at the very end?

Did she think she had too many good things on her and wanted to intentionally deplete them?

"Qin Xuan, I will come to find you again!"

Before leaving, Luo Xianxian left behind a forceful statement before shattering space and leaving with the experts of her clan.

The sounds of pleasantries gradually died down, and the Double-Pupil Woman walked lightly towards Qin Xuan.

Looking at this Quasi-Emperor Realm expert who had once made him rack his brains to deal with, Qin Xuan smiled and bowed, "Greetings, Palace Master of the Double-Pupil Palace."

"Previously, I always felt that the matter was suspicious. Seeing you today, I discovered that your mind indeed exceeds that of ordinary people."

The Double-Pupil Woman's double pupils were exceptionally enchanting, as if she wanted to see through Qin Xuan's background, but she could not do so.

She could only shake her head and give up.

Qin Xuan sighed helplessly, "It can be considered an Opportunity."

He knew that the Double-Pupil Woman had a hidden meaning in her words, which was nothing more than the fact that she had previously intended to kill him.

It just so happened that he had become bound to the Shangguan Family.

Whoever it was, they would feel suspicious, let alone a Peak Quasi-Emperor Realm expert like the Double-Pupil Woman.

This time, when King Zhou Wu ascended the throne again, even the Double-Pupil Woman probably felt that she had no chance of survival, yet he was confident, clearly having guessed that Empress Mingyue would return at her Peak.

With the two matters intertwined, if the Double-Pupil Woman still didn't think he had deliberately approached the Shangguan Family, then her tens of thousands of years of life could be said to have been wasted.

However, the die was cast, and many things could no longer be changed.

Even if the Double-Pupil Woman had resentment in her heart, she could only set it aside for the time being.

The Double-Pupil Woman turned and left. Before disappearing, she whispered, "Xiao Si is in seclusion at the Double-Pupil Palace and is in the midst of a Breakthrough, unable to get away. But as for Yingying, I can no longer restrain her; perhaps she will come to find you soon."

Qin Xuan responded, "I will take good care of her."

He had felt somewhat uncomfortable not finding the Shangguan sisters at the Yaochi Sacred Land.

Reuniting in the Mingyue Dynasty naturally brought joy to his heart.

After handling his private affairs, Qin Xuan's gaze finally fell upon King Weiwu and the others, his eyes tightening slightly.

The air was filled with a thick smell of blood, terrifyingly quiet.

Whenever Qin Xuan's gaze fixed on them, King Weiwu and the others all lowered their heads.

Ning Waner stepped forward and whispered through voice transmission, "Qin Xuan, I know you are very angry and want to kill people, but since Her Majesty did not take action herself, she already has thoughts on how to handle this matter."

"Now that Mingyue Imperial City has just experienced the flames of war, the losses are significant, and the number of affected common people is countless. In this critical moment where manpower is lacking, these powerful Aristocratic Families and royal kin are indispensable."

"They need to atone for their crimes through meritorious service, and more importantly, they need to use their power to manage the Mingyue Dynasty and recover from destruction."

"You can kill a portion of them to serve as a warning to others, but for the most part, you need to give them a chance to redeem themselves."

She also felt that King Weiwu and the others were unforgivable.

They were already rebels.

However, the Mingyue Dynasty was vast, and the Empress alone could not mobilize this behemoth.

What the Empress wanted to do was to tame these rebels.

These rebels were the core strength under her rule.

Just at this moment, inside the ancient prison-suppressing tower, in the God-Demon Realm, the Alchemist Emperor, who was refining a Medicinal Pill, suddenly laughed out loud, "It's done, it's done, I have finally refined it!"

"Qin Xuan, come out here! I have refined the swallowing heaven blood pill. With this great pill, even with your monstrous Physique, you will be able to ascend to the level of a Saint!"