Chapter 883: 467: Dominating the World with Martial Might, That Is a Martial Saint! (8k3)_4
Chapter 883: Chapter 467: Dominating the World with Martial Might, That Is a Martial Saint! (8k3)_4
Prince Dongping, Ji Yongheng, stood beside the Qiankun Cauldron, watching as Chen Mu swung his blade towards Ji Xuanfei, hearing Ji Xuanfei’s cry for help. He sighed deeply and slowly raised his right hand.
Buzz!!!
In an instant, the Qiankun Cauldron trembled violently, and then a brilliant eight-color light curtain blossomed, extending over a thousand feet, sweeping across the White Jade Plaza and enveloping Ji Xuanfei.
At the next moment, the blade light from Chen Mu’s swing arrived, clashing against the light curtain.
The entire world abruptly fell silent!
Crack!
Immediately following was the sound of ice shattering. The ray of Qiankun light emitted by the Qiankun Cauldron, under Chen Mu’s blade, suddenly became riddled with dense cracks and then exploded.
The blade energy tore through the Qiankun light, continuing forward. Although dimmed, Ji Xuanfei turned with a roar, flailing his arms to deliver a full-force punch, pouring all his strength into one strike.
Boom!!!
The weakened blade light, having passed through the Qiankun Cauldron’s light curtain, still failed to tear Ji Xuanfei apart instantly but managed to shatter his arms, snapping them centrally. Bleached bone spikes protruded through bloody flesh.
His entire body was violently knocked backward, vomiting a large mouthful of blood midair, forming an arc before landing heavily dozens of feet away, smashing a pristine piece of white jade into fragments.
“Master Chen Mu, let it end here.”
Ji Yongheng lowered his hand, gazing at Chen Mu from afar, speaking slowly: “Ji Xuanfei is no longer fit to be Emperor Xuan. We will depose him and select a new sovereign. All forces with old grudges against you shall be handed over to you for disposal. Please, stop here. Give the Ji family some face and do not continue.”
The Da Xuan Royal Family belongs to the Ji family, but the Ji family is not the entire Royal Family. After over a thousand years of development, the Ji family is the foremost family in the Jade Capital. The Royal Family is merely the main bloodline controlling the court, while other branches do not hold the same status.
The Ji family, developed over a millennium, also has its own rules.
Those not of the main royal bloodline cannot inherit the throne, unless all main bloodline heirs perish.
The main royal bloodline can inherit the throne, ascend to sovereignty, but cannot control the Qiankun Cauldron, cannot serve as head of the Ji family, and cannot interfere in internal affairs beyond the main royal bloodline. Correspondingly, the Ji family shall not meddle in state politics, the former and latter palace affairs, or many matters of the main royal bloodline, and must support the current Emperor Xuan.
The current head of the Ji family,
is Ji Yongheng.
At this moment, Ji Yongheng sighed in his heart, vaguely feeling that choosing Ji Xuanfei as the new sovereign might have been a mistake, but now there was no option. He couldn’t just sit by while Chen Mu committed regicide before the Qiankun Cauldron.
“Cough, cough…”
Ji Xuanfei was now struggling to support himself, blood constantly gushing from his mouth. Fear lingered in his eyes as he looked at Chen Mu. Despite the Qiankun Cauldron’s light blocking and the Effortless Formation’s suppression, he nearly died under Chen Mu’s blade. Without the suppression, despite having reached the Blood Exchange Realm, he would be crushed in a single move by Chen Mu!
Ignoring Ji Xuanfei, Chen Mu then focused his gaze on Ji Yongheng standing by the Qiankun Cauldron and spoke indifferently:
“Who are you?”
“I am Ji Yongheng, head of the Ji family.”
Ji Yongheng’s words were brief, even omitting his title of ‘Prince Dongping.’
“The Ji family…”
Chen Mu muttered, his gaze casually sweeping over the crowd including Ji Yongheng.
He had heard that the Royal Family was the main branch lineage, while the Ji family was numerous branches, mutually non-interfering. But such things did not matter to him. Be it Ji family or Royal Family, he cared for neither. He only cared about the person he had to eliminate.
“He must die.”
Chen Mu spoke calmly, “I also demand the millennial treasury of the Da Xuan Dynasty and the Ji family. Hand it over. Spare yourselves, or we all depart today.”
“Arrogant!”
Upon hearing Chen Mu’s words, everyone present was stunned. One of the Ji family elders was especially outraged.
Ji Yongheng also frowned, staring at Chen Mu, speaking heavily: “Sir, you have experienced some of the Qiankun Cauldron’s power. However, this cauldron stabilizes the capital’s veins and cannot be moved lightly. We don’t wish to fight to mutual destruction, but if you press on, we would rather see the capital and its living beings devastated than back down!”
Chen Mu’s terms were impossible to accept!
There could be arguments about killing Ji Xuanfei, given that he had caused the capital and the Imperial City to reach this state. Ji Yongheng and many Ji family elders had already decided to depose Ji Xuanfei and select a new sovereign.
Ji Xuanfei, now at the Blood Exchange Realm, losing his throne meant losing everything, including his martial cultivation. After that, he would be a cripple. Whether a cripple lived or died didn’t matter, but it must be done by them, not Chen Mu publicly committing regicide in front of all.
This could be argued.
But Chen Mu also aimed to seize the Ji family’s and the Da Xuan Dynasty’s millennial treasuries, which was completely unacceptable to Ji Yongheng and all Ji family elders—a condition they could not tolerate!
For this, they wouldn’t hesitate to fully mobilize the Qiankun Cauldron, risking the devastation of the entire Jade Capital and the demise of all beings, to fight Chen Mu to the death, with no retreat possible!
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com