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Soon, Emperor Xia led a group of court officials to the city tower, gazing at the distant northern army.

When the ministers saw the Northern King again, they were filled with endless emotions.

They all misjudged him back then. They always thought the Northern King was just a good-for-nothing, but they never expected that he would develop the Northern Kingdom into such a powerful nation in just a few years.

Not only did they defeat the barbarians in the north, but they also routed the army of the Great Wu Dynasty, forcing the Great Wu Dynasty to sign a peace treaty. In the end, they even led their army to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.

A few years ago, who could have imagined that the Northern King would achieve such success?

Some ministers regretted not cultivating a good relationship with the Northern King back then. If they had, they wouldn't be so terrified now that the Northern King's army is at their gates.

At this moment, the Xia Emperor shouted from the city wall, "You unfilial son, are you trying to rebel?!"

Lu Chen did not immediately answer Emperor Xia's question. Upon seeing Empress Xia, Lu Chen dismounted and bowed to Emperor Xia on the city wall, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

Although Lu Chen came to seize the throne, Emperor Xia was, in name, his biological father. Even though he had no feelings for Emperor Xia, he still had to observe the proper etiquette.

Moreover, Lu Chen had a feeling that if he were to kill his father and seize power now, his children might follow suit in the future, which would set a bad example for them.

Of course, despite these concerns, Lu Chen still intends to fight for the throne.

The Xia Emperor sneered, "You unfilial son, now that you're leading troops to besiege the capital, why bother pretending to bow to me!"

After performing the salute, Lu Chen declared loudly, "There are treacherous ministers around Father Emperor who not only instigated him to commit heinous acts but also held him hostage, ordering the entire realm. Now, your son has led troops here, determined to eliminate these treacherous ministers, restore Father Emperor's freedom, and revitalize the imperial dignity!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Emperor Xia burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, a treacherous minister? How laughable!"

"I only have loyal ministers by my side, and I have never had any so-called treacherous ministers. If you want to rebel, at least come up with a decent reason."

"Fine, since you have already embarked on the path of rebellion, then I have no choice but to disregard our father-son relationship."

As they spoke, all the archers on the city wall stepped forward, each holding a cloud-piercing bow and arrows.

Emperor Xia raised his hand and waved it forward. In an instant, countless arrows pierced the clouds and flew towards the army outside.

The Northern army immediately changed formation, with soldiers holding shields blocking the way. However, before the arrows could even touch the Northern soldiers, they were held in mid-air by a powerful force.

This scene immediately caused panic among the ministers.

What kind of power is this that can intercept so many arrows?

Celestial beings?

Yes! They must be celestial beings!

Only extraordinary talents possess such abilities!

They had long heard that the celestial beings from Xuan Yue Palace had gone to the Northern Kingdom, and now it seemed that the rumor was true!

The celestial beings of Xuan Yue Palace actually sided with the Northern Kingdom!

This is terrible!

With the help of the celestial beings, wouldn't it be easy for the Northern King to seize the throne?

For a moment, almost all the ministers on the city wall began to think about how they should surrender after the Northern King entered the capital.

However, unlike his ministers, Emperor Xia did not panic upon seeing this scene; instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

He was waiting for that celestial being to appear; once he dealt with that celestial being, the war would end quickly.

Just then, the northern soldiers suddenly began to retreat, leaving only a few behind.

Seeing this, the people on the city wall were stunned again. What was going on?

Why did the northern soldiers retreat?

Don't they want to attack the city?

Why are you retreating so soon?

Soon, a woman with bare feet, wearing a blue dress and white hair walked in front of Lu Chen and the others.

When the woman appeared, the people on the city wall were momentarily stunned by her beauty.

What a beautiful woman!

This woman is not like an ordinary person from this world!

Everyone instantly realized that this was the celestial being from the Xuan Yue Palace!

Upon seeing Yun Xianxian appear, Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou, both wearing cloaks, came to Emperor Xia's side.

Yu Changqing said, "Your Majesty, we will kill the Northern King for you. Please seize the opportunity to eliminate the Celestial Being of Xuan Yue Palace. If the Celestial Being of Xuan Yue Palace is not killed, all our efforts will be in vain."

Emperor Xia calmly said, "I don't need your reminders, I know what to do."

Hearing their conversation, the minister standing nearby was stunned once again.

From what they're saying, the Xia Emperor was able to kill the celestial beings?

How is that possible?

Celestials are like immortals in people's eyes. How could an ordinary person possibly kill an immortal?

Who are these people in black robes? Why haven't they heard of them before?

The ministers were filled with questions, but they were clear on one point: the Xia Emperor had been hiding his true strength, and he had a trump card up his sleeve, which was extremely powerful and made him unafraid of any celestial being.

Suddenly, people remembered the rumors from some time ago that there was a divine weapon in the palace that could kill celestial beings. People had previously thought it was just a rumor.

It now seems that the Xia Emperor probably did indeed possess a divine weapon capable of killing celestial beings.

So, it's still uncertain who will win this war.

Just then, the black-robed man beside Emperor Xia jumped down from the city wall and headed straight for Lu Chen in the distance.

At the same time, Emperor Xia also ordered someone to bring over that evil divine weapon.

The shadow guards quickly carried a box emitting black energy to Emperor Xia. Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the box, the ministers on the city wall couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Ignoring the reactions of his ministers, Emperor Xia opened the box directly.

The moment the box was opened, black energy burst forth, engulfing the entire city tower. The ministers were all enveloped by this black energy, and the ministers and soldiers on the tower immediately panicked, wondering what was about to happen.

But in the end nothing happened.

At this moment, Lu Chen, who was far away, also saw the black mist bursting out from the city wall. Every cell in his body trembled at that moment. Lu Chen frowned. It seemed that the divine weapon had been taken out.

Just then, Yun Xianxian controlled her life-size puppet to fly into the air.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Xia's eyes instantly flashed with a sharp light—a perfect opportunity!

Emperor Xia then gripped the divine weapon tightly and aimed it at Yun Xianxian in the sky.

As Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou approached Lu Chen, they launched an attack, sending sword energies straight at Lu Chen. However, Lu Chen did not dodge; instead, he raised his hand and swung his sword.

A thousand waves!

Countless sword energies rushed forward, colliding with each other and kicking up clouds of dust.

The ministers on the city wall were stunned once again upon seeing this.

The power that Lu Chen just released definitely surpassed that of a Grandmaster. In particular, the sword energy that Lu Chen released was able to cause such a commotion, which means that Lu Chen has at least the strength of a Grandmaster.

The Northern King is actually a Grandmaster!!!

When the Northern King went to the Northern Kingdom, he was someone who had never practiced martial arts. No matter how talented he was, it was impossible for him to become a grandmaster in just a few years.

You should know that some people practice martial arts their whole lives and may not even become a grandmaster.

How did the Northern King manage to do that?!

At this moment, Emperor Xia on the city wall was also slightly stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses. For him, it didn't matter what strength Lu Chen had, because Lu Chen would die soon.

Just then, the appearance of Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou caught Yun Xianxian's attention, and Yun Xianxian instantly released the pressure of a celestial being.

The next moment, everyone present felt like they couldn't breathe.

People were sweating profusely, and some even lost their balance and knelt on the ground.

At this moment, some people on the city wall suddenly realized that Emperor Xia seemed to be completely unaffected. Logically speaking, even a Grandmaster like Emperor Xia should not be able to withstand this level of pressure, but Emperor Xia was able to resist the pressure so easily.

People soon realized that Emperor Xia's true strength was not that of a Grandmaster, and it was even possible that he was not a Great Grandmaster, but rather above the Great Grandmaster level.

People suddenly realized that Emperor Xia had indeed been hiding his true strength!

Emperor Xia glanced at Yun Xianxian in the sky. He was eager to use the divine weapon in his hand, but his biggest worry was that the other party could dodge it. He would wait until Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou had diverted Yun Xianxian's attention before using it.

Ideally, Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou, those two old fogies, could be on the same side as the Celestial Beings of Xuan Yue Palace, so that he could deal with all three of them at the same time.

At that moment, Yu Changqing leaped up, countless sword lights swirling around his body. The next instant, those sword lights shot straight towards Yun Xianxian in the sky.

The puppet "Yun Xianxian" remained expressionless, but slowly raised her hand. The next moment, ice spikes formed around "Yun Xianxian's" body.

Just as the sword lights were about to touch Yun Xianxian's body, all the ice spikes suddenly shot out, and in the blink of an eye, the ice spikes and the sword lights were completely neutralized.

Yu Changqing felt something was off. For some reason, he felt that the aura emanating from the "Yun Xianxian" in the sky was somewhat unstable and didn't seem like the Yun Xianxian they usually saw.

Yu Changqing couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Yun Xianxian's injuries had worsened? That's why her aura was unstable?

Realizing this possibility, Yu Changqing immediately said to Fu Hongchou, "Her injuries haven't healed yet, her strength is unstable, and she can't attend to anything else. You must go and kill the Northern King immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Hongchou didn't say a word. His body transformed into a blur and headed straight for Lu Chen.

Just as Fu Hongchou was about to reach Lu Chen's side, Yun Xianxian turned her head towards Lu Chen, as if she had been distracted.

Seeing this, Emperor Xia immediately felt that an opportunity had come. Although Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou, those two old fogies, were not standing with the celestial beings of Xuan Yue Palace, they were still so close. Emperor Xia believed that once he activated his divine weapon, even if he couldn't kill Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou, he might be able to seriously injure them.

Thinking of this, Emperor Xia immediately raised the evil divine weapon in his hand and aimed it at "Cloud Fairy" in the sky.

At that moment, Yu Changqing, who was still in the air, felt a strong sense of crisis. He seemed to understand something and quickly turned his head to look. Sure enough, he found that Xia Huang wanted to take advantage of the fact that he and Yun Xianxian were standing on the same line and then eliminate them both.

Yu Changqing quickly dodged, and just as he moved, a black beam of light shot out from the divine weapon in Emperor Xia's hand.

The beam of light was incredibly fast. Even though Yu Changqing had sensed the danger beforehand, he was still injured by the black beam of light, and one of his arms instantly vaporized.

The "Cloud Fairy" in the sky fared even worse; the black light struck her chest directly, instantly destroying her body and turning her into dust.

Yu Changqing, who had fallen to the ground, was furious. He turned back and glared viciously at Emperor Xia on the city wall.

Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou had long realized that the Xia Emperor might launch a sneak attack on them, so they had been on guard. However, they did not expect that they would still underestimate the power of that divine weapon.

When that black light was released, the world changed color, as if night had fallen. Dark clouds instantly covered the sky, and the thick clouds drew closer and closer to the ground, as if the sky were about to collapse.

Seeing Yun Xianxian's body instantly blasted into ashes, Emperor Xia laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, so what if I'm a celestial being! In Great Xia, I am the one who rules over everything!"

The ministers nearby, as if waking from a dream, immediately bowed to the Emperor and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on eliminating such a formidable enemy!"

"With the Celestials gone from Xuan Yue Palace, our Great Xia will be free from internal troubles!"

"Your Majesty is truly the Son of Heaven!"

……

Hearing people's praise, Emperor Xia became even more arrogant.

He immediately picked up the divine weapon in his hand, leaped down from the city wall, and headed straight for Lu Chen.

Now that the Celestial Being of Xuan Yue Palace is dead, that wicked son is no longer a threat. Since Fu Hongchou failed to kill Lu Chen earlier, he will personally deal with this scourge.

He had wanted to do this for a long time, and he was now very certain that Lu Chen could not be his own bloodline; he was a bastard.

When Emperor Xia jumped down from the city wall, Lu Chen saw clearly the so-called divine weapon in Emperor Xia's hand. The divine weapon looked very much like an anti-tank sniper rifle, but judging from the black aura emanating from the gun, it was obviously not something from the purely technological world.

This must be a weapon that fell from some high-level martial arts world into this world. In that case, the metal building on Fengyin Island is very likely a spaceship that fell from another world into this world.

Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, Emperor Xia glared at him fiercely and said, "You unfilial son, what do you have to say now?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen snapped out of his daze. Instead of panicking, he smiled and said, "Father, I'm curious, where did you get that divine weapon?"

"You actually used a divine weapon that exudes an evil aura yourself. Does Father Emperor know what this means?"

Seeing that Lu Chen showed no panic whatsoever, and instead brought up the matter of the divine weapon in his possession, he sneered and said, "What does this have to do with a dying man like you?"

Lu Chen said directly, "Such an evil divine weapon, such a thick aura of blood—it's clearly something from the Demonic Sect. Father has indeed been bewitched by the Demonic Sect; he's actually using their artifacts!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the officials on the city wall immediately stirred up a commotion.

What? The Xia Emperor actually colluded with the Demonic Sect?

How is that possible?

No, if Emperor Xia didn't collude with the Demonic Cult, how do you explain the weapon in his hand? Anyone could sense the evil emanating from that weapon.

The ruler of a dignified dynasty actually colluded with the demonic sect. If other dynasties found out, they would surely be attacked by all of them!

The Xia Emperor coldly said, "Stop spreading these fallacies. Since you have nothing more to say, I will personally send you down to see your mother!"

At this point, Emperor Xia was about to attack Lu Chen, but Lu Chen loudly proclaimed, "Your Majesty has been controlled by the Demonic Sect. I ask all the ministers on the city wall to bear witness that everything I have done today is to restore Your Majesty's senses, and is all for the sake of our Great Xia!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Emperor Xia immediately felt uneasy.

Something's not right. All the Celestials of Xuan Yue Palace have been wiped out, so why isn't this wicked son panicking at all?

The weapons of the Northern Kingdom are indeed powerful, but surely not powerful enough to kill a pseudo-celestial being?

What exactly gave this unfilial son confidence?

Never mind, we must kill this bastard son immediately.

As long as this wicked son is killed, he can become a celestial being!

From now on, Great Xia will belong to him alone, and no one will dare to oppose him!

Thinking of this, Emperor Xia raised his hand, preparing to attack Lu Chen.

Just then, a powerful pressure suddenly descended from the sky, and everyone present was instantly overwhelmed by it, unable to breathe.

People were stunned.

Emperor Xia, Yu Changqing, and Fu Hongchou were also dumbfounded.

What's going on?

Is the immortal celestial being from Xuan Yue Palace already dead? Why is there still celestial pressure emanating from him?

Just as people were puzzled, a cold voice rang out behind Lu Chen.

"Elder Yu, Elder Fu, it's been a long time!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yu Changqing and Fu Hongchou felt a tremor in their hearts.

They stared wide-eyed at what was behind Lu Chen. At that moment, a black-haired woman dressed in a white dress, barefoot, and wearing a veil slowly walked in front of Lu Chen.

The next moment, the woman removed her veil, and as the veil fell to the ground, her hair slowly turned completely white.

Upon seeing Yun Xianxian's true appearance, Emperor Xia and the people on the city wall were stunned.

Wasn't she just killed?

How is she still alive?

Could it be that celestial beings are unkillable?

At this moment, the fear in Emperor Xia's heart was rising wildly. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. This woman had clearly turned to ashes, so why was she able to be resurrected?

He used the divine weapon once, and there's hardly any essence left in it, so it's very likely he can't use it a second time.

They had no chance of winning against the celestial beings.

No! They are not without a chance of winning!

Emperor Xia suddenly thought of something!

He immediately took out a jade bead from inside his clothes. (End of Chapter)