I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

Holding the Tiger Soul Blade, Chu Tianyuan's voice boomed like a bell, the rolling sound waves reverberating throughout every street and alley around the Prince's Mansion. The domineering aura that had been dormant for many years made countless people who were secretly watching feel a chill in their hearts.

Inside the Prince's mansion, the air was thick with the stench of blood, and the place was a scene of utter devastation.

Princess Lu Wuyan's face was ashen, and she collapsed to the ground, trembling as she looked at the severed limbs scattered all over the ground.

In the midst of this oppressive silence, a sinister and eerie voice, like the hiss of a venomous snake, rang out, breaking the deadlock.

"Hehehe... As expected of the mighty Prince of Zhenbei, who commands respect throughout the Great Qian Dynasty, even at such an advanced age, his old bones are still so robust!"

Before he finished speaking, the entire ground began to tremble violently!

Rumble! Rumble!

The sound was deep and dense, like ten thousand horses galloping or an earth dragon turning over. Amidst this violent tremor, the walls of the Prince's mansion began to show jagged cracks.

"What happened?"

"Was there an earthquake?"

Everyone present paled and looked around in horror.

The next second, burly figures suddenly appeared on the rooftops and high walls surrounding the Prince's Mansion.

They grew in number, densely packed, and in an instant, they completely surrounded the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.

These men were all eight feet tall, with bulging muscles. They wore only simple animal skins, and their exposed skin was covered with various ferocious totems. They held long knives, giant axes, and other rough weapons, and their whole bodies exuded a primitive and savage aura.

Their eyes were filled with bloodlust and brutality, like wild beasts eyeing their prey.

"Barbarians...barbarians!"

From the crowd, someone let out a terrified scream.

These two words seemed to possess boundless magic, instantly turning the faces of all the people of Daqian present deathly pale.

Barbarians!

The Great Qian Dynasty's sworn enemy!

For centuries, they have entrenched themselves in the harsh, cold lands beyond the northern border, like a leech, always thinking of raiding southwards. Countless soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty have shed their blood on the battlefields to resist the barbarians.

"Barbarians... how could they be here? And so many of them!" Crown Prince Lu Yuan's face turned deathly pale, and he exclaimed in shock.

Chu Feng's eyes also turned extremely cold at this moment, and an overwhelming hatred and killing intent surged uncontrollably from his body!

Barbarians!

His father and his two uncles, the pillars of the previous generation of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, all perished in the great battle against the barbarians!

This is a blood feud!

Chu Tianyuan narrowed his cloudy old eyes slightly as he surveyed the thousands of barbarian warriors around him. Instead of showing fear, he uttered a statement that baffled everyone: "Interesting, truly interesting... In the capital, right under the emperor's nose, so many elite barbarian warriors have appeared so quietly."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan, who was standing to the side, trembled violently. He seemed to have thought of something extremely terrifying, and his lips began to tremble.

Crown Princess Su Youwei, who was beside him, noticed his unusual behavior and quickly asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"The capital... the capital is the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty. It is guarded by the Nine Gates Imperial Guard, the Imperial City Guard, and the Imperial Bodyguards. Not even a fly can get in. How could... how could so many barbarian elites be allowed to infiltrate the city?" Lu Yuan's voice trembled with fear.

Upon hearing this, Su Youwei frowned, her eyes flickering for a few seconds. Suddenly, the intelligent girl realized something and said in disbelief, "Could it be...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Yuan covered her lips, preventing her from saying anything.

Clearly, only one person in the entire capital could allow the elite barbarian tribes, the sworn enemies of the Great Qian Dynasty, to enter the capital—that person was the high and mighty Emperor Qian.

The purpose behind Emperor Qianlong's actions is self-evident.

Use someone else to do your dirty work!

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan suddenly regretted coming to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion today, and his face turned extremely ugly.

Just then, ten figures slowly emerged from the barbarian ranks.

These ten people exuded an especially terrifying aura. With each step they took, the ground trembled slightly. The tangible, malevolent energy emanating from them even made the air thicken.

"Ten...Grandmasters at the peak!"

A sharp-eyed martial artist cried out in alarm, his voice filled with despair.

Ten top experts who are just one step away from entering the Finger Profound Realm!

This force is enough to sweep away any power in the capital!

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, a particularly tall, middle-aged barbarian man with a hideous scar on his face stepped out from behind the ten men.

He simply stood there, yet he exuded an overwhelming sense of power, as if he were the master of this world.

The Tiger Soul Blade in Chu Tianyuan's hand hummed slightly. He stared at the middle-aged man and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth; his smile was cruel and tyrannical.

"King Zhenbei, you may not recognize me, but I do recognize you. Let me introduce myself: I am the Great General of the Barbarian Tribe, Manzhan!"

Barbarian War!

Upon hearing this name, Chu Tianyuan's pupils suddenly contracted into dangerous pinpoints!

Looking at Chu Tianyuan's appearance, Man Zhan's smile became even more smug and cruel. He stuck out his tongue and licked his chapped lips, slowly saying, "It seems you should already know who I am."

"That's right. Half a month ago, your 200,000 Zhenbei Army perished in my ambush. Of course, your two good-for-nothing sons also died at my hands."

"I must say, they're pretty tough. They screamed horribly as I chopped them down with my axe... Hehehe!"

"You...you're...asking for death!"

boom!!!

The moment Man Zhan finished speaking, Chu Tianyuan completely went berserk!

An indescribable, terrifying rage and killing intent erupted from his aged body! His eyes were bloodshot, veins bulged, and he resembled an enraged dragon whose scales had been touched!

"ah!!!"

Chu Tianyuan let out a deafening roar, and the Tiger Soul Blade in his hand transformed into a blood-red blade of light that split the heavens and the earth, carrying endless killing intent, and slashed down at Man Zhan!

This strike was the culmination of his life's military exploits, his lifelong cultivation, and his boundless rage!

This strike is to avenge my son!

Faced with this earth-shattering strike, Man Zhan's smile remained unchanged, instead showing a hint of contempt.

"How dare a grain of rice compete with the bright moon for light?"

He slowly raised his right hand and seemingly casually threw a punch.

A mysterious aura, seemingly capable of drawing upon the power of heaven and earth, suddenly erupted from his fist!

Pointing to the Mysterious Realm!

boom--!!!

The fist and the blade collided violently, unleashing a deafening roar.

A violent energy shockwave swept outwards in all directions, tearing up the ground inside the palace and instantly turning countless tables, chairs, and furnishings into dust.

puff!

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, Chu Tianyuan's figure was struck as if by a heavy blow, and he was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground, creating a large crater.

"grandfather!"

"Your Highness!"

Chu Feng, Chu Qingge, and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they rushed over immediately.

"Cough cough..." Chu Tianyuan struggled to get up. He clutched his chest, blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth, his face was as pale as paper, and his breath was weak.

He lost.

He was defeated in a single move!

Man Zhan withdrew his fist, looking down at Chu Tianyuan with a playful, cat-and-mouse expression in his eyes.

"Prince Zhenbei, you are old. This world is no longer your era!"

"Today, every single member of your Zhenbei Prince's Mansion will die!"

despair!

An endless despair gripped the hearts of everyone in the Prince's Palace.

Even the Prince of Zhenbei is no match for them, so who else can withstand them?

Upon seeing this, Princess Lu Wuyan and the Fourth Prince Lu Ling revealed a mixture of elation and malice on their faces, as if they had survived a calamity.

However, just as the barbarian warriors were about to give the order to raze the entire palace to the ground, the barbarian warriors were about to give the order.

A rough, cold snort, filled with boundless iron-blooded aura, suddenly came from outside the Prince's Mansion, resounding through the sky.

"Hmph! My Zhenbei Army isn't all dead yet! If you want to touch the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, you'd better ask the swords in our hands first!"