Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The matter of exploring the ancient tomb on the Border Town side has been discussed and a date has been set.

Far away in the imperial palace's secret chamber in the Great Qian Imperial City, the Emperor finally received news about Border Town.

Due to the distance, the information was relatively delayed; news from ten days ago has only now reached the Imperial City.

He had been in seclusion in the secret chamber, sealing off his own essence, energy, and spirit, in order to lock in his life force as much as possible, hoping to live a few more years.

However, after receiving the news from Border Town, he was immediately angered, causing his essence, energy, and spirit to fluctuate violently. A mouthful of old blood rushed straight to his throat, and he couldn't restrain himself, spitting it out directly.

The blood sprayed far, landing on the floor of the secret chamber, staining a large area red.

His wrinkled old face twitched, and his turbid eyes held an incomparably cold killing intent. His withered body trembled constantly, his head of dry white hair was disheveled, and his whole body was filled with baleful aura, making him look terrifying.

The eunuch who came to report the news was so frightened by the Emperor's appearance that he felt ice-cold all over. He felt cold air pouring into his bones, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he lowered his head in fear, not daring to breathe.

"Is this news reliable?"

The Emperor took a deep breath, trying his best to restrain the anger and violent energy in his heart, his voice low and slightly hoarse.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the news is reliable. This was witnessed personally in Border Town by people from the academy…"

The eunuch placed his hands in front of him, bowed his head, and answered cautiously.

"Bastard! Bastard!"

The Emperor, who had been trying to suppress his anger, finally couldn't contain the violent energy in his heart. His head of white hair exploded, like a mad old lion, and he suddenly stood up. With a flick of his sleeve, violent true energy surged out, shattering everything in the secret chamber.

The surging true energy raged back and forth in the limited space of the secret chamber, impacting the eunuch, who was at the Half-Step Hegemon Saint realm, so hard that his entire body was pressed against the wall. He tried his best to resist the impact of the true energy, but still felt his internal organs shaking, as if they had shifted, and his blood was roiling.

He was shocked.

Even though the Emperor's physical condition had deteriorated to this extent, the true energy released in his rage still possessed terrifying power, which even a Half-Step Hegemon Saint in his prime would find difficult to withstand.

"The Emperor is indeed a Half-Step Hegemon Saint powerhouse in the legendary realm!"

The eunuch was horrified in his heart. Cultivators with high talent growth were truly terrifying. Within the same realm, they could crush those with low growth without any suspense.

He didn't dare to speak, and could only silently endure, his blood rushing in reverse, about to flow out of his mouth and nose.

At this moment, the Emperor finally calmed down from his berserk state.

"Your Majesty."

The eunuch immediately stepped forward.

"Gao Gonggong, immediately go to the Royal Academy and have the Dean come to see me in the Imperial Study!"

"This old servant obeys!"

Gao Gonggong quickly retreated from the secret chamber and then hurried away.

The Emperor narrowed his eyes, his face, covered with wrinkles like old tree bark, was full of gloom, and he walked towards the Imperial Study.

He didn't wait long in the Imperial Study before Gao Gonggong led an old man with white hair and beard in a hurried manner.

"This subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"

"Beloved minister, you may dispense with the formalities. Gao Gonggong, grant him a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Dean of the Royal Academy sat down on the chair that Gao Gonggong had brought.

"Your Majesty summoned this subject, is it for the matter of Border Town?"

"That's right, it's for this matter." The Emperor's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a cold voice, his anger rising, "In my life, I have made countless calculations, but I have only failed twice. The first was my promising good son, Prince Ning, and the second is this Yue Wu Xie!"

"Your Majesty…"

The Dean of the Royal Academy hesitated, not knowing how to respond.

He could hear from the Emperor's tone that the Emperor felt a sense of shame about this matter.

A dignified monarch, holding the power of life and death, high above, ruling civil and military officials for tens of thousands of years, and knowing countless people, was now being schemed against by a young man.

"That Yue Wu Xie has played me, you, and Prince Ning for fools, and we are like puppets in his hands! I, Prince Ning, and Princess Anning have all lost to him!"

"Your Majesty, that brat Yue does indeed have some strategies. He was able to achieve this, and it can also be said that he stumbled upon it by mistake. If it weren't for Your Majesty's physical condition, you wouldn't have chosen this method to gamble, and you wouldn't have believed it so easily. It was all a last resort. In terms of strategy, that brat Yue is ten thousand miles away from Your Majesty!"

"Hmm, beloved minister, you speak with reason."

The Emperor stroked his white beard and nodded slightly, quite enjoying such words.

Although he was well aware that the Dean of the Royal Academy was flattering him, that didn't stop him from liking to hear such words.

Especially after being deceived by a young cultivator, in a state of extreme imbalance, he especially needed such words to comfort his angry and violent emotions.

"Beloved minister, you immediately send someone to Azure Cloud and take down the entire Azure Cloud for me! At that time, we won't have to worry about Yue Wu Xie not surrendering!"

"This…" The Dean of the Royal Academy showed an embarrassed expression and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Azure Cloud has long been deserted."

"What did you say?" The Emperor's wrinkled old face trembled non-stop, and he said in a cold voice, "The tens of thousands of people in Azure Cloud have all left?"

"Your Majesty, all the people of Azure Cloud have left, and even the graves of the sect's deceased members throughout the generations have been moved away…"

Boom!

As soon as the Dean of the Royal Academy finished speaking, with a loud noise, the table in front of the Emperor shattered into pieces, and wood chips splattered all over the ground.

His chest heaved violently, and a trace of blood溢出 from the corner of his mouth. He was so angry that he almost spat out blood again.

Yue Wu Xie!

That brat was too hateful, making it difficult for him to vent his anger, and he could only hold it back in his heart!

Not only did he let the people of Azure Cloud leave early, but he also had the people of Azure Cloud move away the graves of the deceased members throughout the generations. There wasn't even a hair left in the entire Azure Cloud.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger and protect your dragon body!"

The Dean of the Royal Academy saw that the Emperor's mouth was already bleeding, and couldn't help but feel extremely worried.

The Emperor's body was already in poor condition, and this would probably accelerate its deterioration…

The atmosphere in the Imperial Study was very oppressive. After a long time, the Emperor took a heavy breath and said, "Beloved minister, Yue Wu Xie must not be kept! His performance is too terrifying. He is now standing on Prince Ning's side and has become my opponent. If we give him some more time, my empire will not be secure!"

"Your Majesty, that Yue Wu Xie offended the Haihe race in Border Town, killing several young masters of the Haihe race on the street. The Haihe race will definitely not let it go. On the battlefield, he killed millions of the Wuan army. Wuan hates him to the bone! This time entering the ancient tomb, whether it is the Haihe race or the Wuan Dynasty, they will definitely try their best to kill him!"

"Beloved minister, you are right, that is indeed the case, but I cannot place my hopes on others, so we must also be fully prepared to kill Yue Wu Xie! In this way, you let several of the academy's foundation experts go in person, hide their identities and real age, pretend to be young people, and avoid attracting attention. After entering the ancient tomb, look for opportunities to assassinate Yue Wu Xie!"

"Remember, do not confront him head-on! Even if the foundation experts go, it is impossible to kill him head-on. Only when the Haihe race or Wuan's experts restrain the Blood鬃 Lion Dog Beast King will be the best opportunity!"

"This subject obeys!"

The Dean of the Royal Academy had long wanted to take action against Jun Wu Xie, but he just hadn't said it proactively.

So much time had passed, but every time he thought of kneeling to see that brat off, he still felt a deep sense of shame, as if ten thousand arrows were piercing his heart, making him feel suffocated.

"By the way, where did the entire Azure Cloud sect run off to?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the information we have obtained, they went in the direction of Border Town. According to the time, they should have arrived in Border Town by now."

Hearing this, the Emperor's eyes flashed with cold light: "When the ancient tomb opens, after Yue Wu Xie enters the ancient tomb, you must not only look for opportunities to kill him in the ancient tomb, but also look for opportunities to attack Azure Cloud outside. It is best to capture the people of True Martial Peak alive, in case things fail in the ancient tomb. You must grasp both ends to ensure that everything is foolproof, and with chips in hand, you will not be flustered!"

"Your Majesty is wise, this subject has remembered it."

The Emperor nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Beloved minister, who exactly is supporting Wuan behind the scenes? Have you found any clues?"

The Emperor's expression was solemn. The situation was very serious now. The difficulties in front of him were not only Prince Ning and Yue Wu Xie, but also the Wuan Dynasty, which was suspected of being supported by a mysterious force behind the scenes.

In the past, he thought that with the help of the talisman masters of the Four Realms, he did not regard Wuan as a major concern, but now it was different. The dream of cooperation with the talisman masters had been shattered, and everything had to start all over again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have not yet found the exact result of this matter, so we have not reported it to you. According to the information we currently have, it is analyzed that the force behind the Wuan Dynasty may be from Hanzhou… the Seven Kill Tower!"

"What?"

The Emperor was shocked and stood up on the spot, his expression extremely gloomy: "Hanzhou's top sect—the Seven Kill Tower! It is said that it is a sect that cultivates assassination techniques and trains assassins! I didn't expect that the force behind the Wuan Dynasty would be them! Why would the Seven Kill Tower help Wuan? They are letting Wuan attack my Great Qian, provoking a war between the two countries, which means that there must be something they want within the territory of my Great Qian!"

"Your Majesty, if the Wuan Dynasty is really supported by the Seven Kill Tower, I'm afraid we have to send someone to Hanzhou. Otherwise, even if that Yue and Prince Ning die in the future, the crisis will still not be resolved. Facing the Wuan army supported by the Seven Kill Tower, it will be difficult for us to resist even if we exhaust all our resources…"

"Beloved minister, what is the use of sending someone to Hanzhou?"

"Your Majesty, this subject believes that since the Seven Kill Tower covets something within our Great Qian territory, and we cannot contend with the Seven Kill Tower, why not send someone to Hanzhou to seek an audience with the people of the other top sects in Hanzhou and inform them of the news…"

"Inciting tigers to fight each other sounds simple, but it's very difficult to execute. What kind of existence are those top sects in Hanzhou? Would they even meet with people sent by our Dagan?"

"But Your Majesty, we still have to try..."

"There's no need for you to say more, my dear minister. The plan to incite tigers won't work, but tigers will fight each other on their own. So, we don't need to do anything; we just need to wait quietly. When Dagan presents a situation where it can't resist the Wuan army, those tigers lurking behind the scenes will inevitably appear."

"Your Majesty, this humble servant is foolish and doesn't understand..."

"My dear minister, if the Seven Killings Tower covets something within Dagan's territory, why don't they come personally? Why go through the Wuan Dynasty and make such a big detour?"

Upon hearing this, the Dean of the Royal Academy suddenly understood and said, "This humble servant overlooked that point. The Seven Killings Tower must have an unavoidable reason for doing this. That reason is likely that there are other forces eyeing what they covet. They are wary of each other and restrain each other, and they are unwilling to directly engage in fighting, so they chose a proxy war. The Wuan Dynasty and our Dagan are the proxies they secretly selected! It's just that the people preparing to support our Dagan haven't reached the time to appear yet?"

"Correct, that's exactly it." The Emperor nodded, stroked his beard, and revealed a thoughtful expression. "No matter what the final outcome is, it will surely have a far-reaching impact on our Dagan. The top forces in Hanzhou naturally look down on Qingzhou's territory and power, so they won't covet our land. However, if they participate, it's foreseeable that Dagan's dignity will be swept away. Anyway, I don't have many days left to live. For the sake of the country's stability, losing face is losing face. I will lose this face, and the Crown Prince's dignity must be preserved!"

"Gao Gonggong, convey my decree to withdraw the Crown Prince's regency power and punish him with confinement. Without my decree, he is not allowed to step out of the Crown Prince's residence even half a step! Order the Talisman Armor Guards to guard him well, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch quickly retreated.

"Your Majesty, you have truly exhausted your efforts for the sake of the country, and you have put so much thought into the Crown Prince."

The Master of the Royal Academy said this.

"My dear minister, go, prepare quickly, don't delay. I will wait for your good news in the palace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. This humble servant takes his leave!"

The Dean of the Royal Academy exited the Imperial Study and rushed back to the academy.

"Who will win and who will lose in the future? What will be the fate of this Dagan? It seems difficult to predict. But no matter what, I can't give up. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I am willing to bet everything and gamble with all the chips!"

The Emperor muttered to himself, with an indescribable madness in his eyes.

As an Emperor, the ruler of a country, the supreme being, how could he admit defeat?

How could he be willing to fail?