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After the dust settled, all that remained where Emperor Xia had stood was a gun emitting black smoke. Seeing that his father in this world hadn't even left behind a complete corpse, Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh.

In Lu Chen's mind, it was difficult for him to judge what the Xia Emperor had done right or wrong in his life, because many of the things the Xia Emperor had done were also things he wanted to do.

For example, eliminating powerful clans or reducing the power of regional princes.

If he were in the position of Emperor Xia, he might make the same decision as Emperor Xia, so to a certain extent it can be said that he and Emperor Xia were the same kind of person.

However, he did not have any fatherly affection for Emperor Xia. If Emperor Xia had had a fatherly affection for him, they might not have ended up fighting each other.

But there's no point in thinking about these things now. With the Xia Emperor gone, he needs to deal with the next steps as soon as possible.

Lu Chen then made a gesture to the army behind him, and the next moment, Xuan Yuan Chen led the army to approach the city walls of the capital.

Looking at the vast army in the distance, all the ministers and princes on the city wall were stunned.

Now that Emperor Xia is dead, they have lost their leader. Although some princes do not want Lu Chen to become emperor and want to resist, they have also seen what happened just now.

Even though the Xia Emperor had become a Celestial Being, he was still suppressed by four Celestial Beings. Now, the Northern King has four Celestial Beings by his side, plus such a powerful army under his command.

No matter how hard they struggle, they can no longer be a match for the Northern King.

The soldiers on the city wall had lost all will to defend. It didn't matter to them who the emperor was; after all, it was the Lu family who would be emperor, so why should they risk their lives?

At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on the Imperial Advisor Situ Ce and the Prime Minister Lin Gaoyuan.

Without the emperor, only the two of them are left in charge.

Situ Ce glanced at the princes behind him and then said, "His Majesty was bewitched by the demonic sect, which ultimately led to his demonic possession. If it weren't for Prince Bei, the entire capital would probably have been reduced to rubble. Since Prince Bei has made such a great contribution, this old minister suggests that Prince Bei be made emperor. I wonder if any of you princes have any other opinions?"

Upon hearing this, the princes looked at each other.

What other ideas could they possibly have?

What other ideas do you dare to have?

The Northern King has four celestial beings by his side!

Although they were very unwilling, what could they use to compete with the Northern King for the throne?

The Northern King could easily send out a single celestial being and wipe out all the forces behind them.

The appearance of celestial beings is enough to overcome all conspiracies and tricks, and the political landscape of the Great Xia will undergo tremendous changes.

At this time, what the princes were most worried about was that once their ninth brother ascended the throne, he would start a major purge.

Although most of these princes had never provoked Lu Chen, they were, after all, the sons of the Xia Emperor, and to a certain extent, they also had the right to inherit the throne.

Throughout history, the princes who rose to power through rebellion were most worried about the other princes.

If Lu Chen was able to rise to power through rebellion, then the other princes could use the same method.

This isn't about whether someone has the ability to rebel; rather, the very identity of a prince poses a threat to the throne. Even if some princes are unwilling to rebel, some ministers will still support a particular prince and push him out as their spokesperson.

The Eighth Prince was a typical example.

Therefore, the best solution is to kill or imprison all these princes.

The princes on the city wall were filled with fear at the thought of their possible fate.

However, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and put Lu Chen on the throne. If they stood up to oppose it at this time, they would only face the fate of losing their heads.

At this moment, the Sixth Prince stepped forward and said, "I agree with the Imperial Advisor's proposal!"

"Since Ninth Brother went to the Northern Kingdom, he has developed and strengthened the Northern Kingdom in a very short period of time, and his own strength has also risen above the Grandmaster level."

"A ruler like Ninth Brother, who is both literate and martial, will surely lead Great Xia to become even stronger in the future."

As soon as the Ninth Prince finished speaking, the Second Prince immediately added, "I also agree with the Imperial Advisor's proposal."

Subsequently, the other princes also spoke up in agreement. Seeing that the princes had no other ideas, Situ Ce turned his attention to the ministers.

At this moment, Lin Gaoyuan said, "I also agree with the Grand Preceptor's words. A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the Northern King is the best candidate now."

Seeing that Lin Gaoyuan had agreed, the other ministers also expressed their support for the Northern King to ascend the throne as the new emperor.

Naturally, many people were unwilling to let Lu Chen become emperor. Judging from what Lu Chen had done in the Northern Kingdom, once he ascended the throne, he might bring the Northern Kingdom's system to the Great Xia, and the interests of these ministers would inevitably be harmed.

But there's no other way. Now is not the time to consider our own interests, but to consider whether we can survive.

Seeing that the court officials had all agreed to let Lu Chen ascend the throne, Situ Ce said, "Now that you have all made your decision, let us open the city gates and welcome the new emperor!"

Then, led by Situ Ce, all the court officials and several princes came down from the city wall.

Soon, the city gates of the capital slowly opened.

Situ Ce led his officials to the city gate and lined up in several rows to welcome Lu Chen into the city.

Lu Chen did not immediately lead his troops to the city gate. He stood still, his gaze still fixed on the evil divine weapon.

That divine weapon is so evil that we must find a way to deal with it. If it falls into the hands of the Demonic Sect or other people, it will pose a huge threat to them.

After all, it's a weapon capable of killing Celestials. He now has four Celestials by his side, so he can't let this weapon threaten their lives.

At this moment, Lu Chen walked towards the divine weapon and then said to the system in his mind, "System, can you identify what kind of weapon this is?"

The next moment, a system interface appeared in front of Lu Chen.

[God-Slaying Spear: From a high-level martial arts world, it requires a large amount of spiritual power to use; it is an Earth-rank spiritual weapon.]

Lu Chen was stunned when he saw the system introduction in front of him.

Earth-rank weapon?

That's it?

He thought this weapon was incredibly powerful.

However, to be fair, this weapon is indeed quite powerful in such a low-level world.

Of course, it wouldn't be impressive enough if placed in a cultivation world.

Lu Chen continued, "How can we seal this magical artifact?"

[If the host does not use it, it will be sealed away.]

This……

Lu Chen wanted to know how to destroy this thing, since even when Emperor Xia self-destructed, he hadn't destroyed the artifact. Obviously, it wasn't so easy to destroy.

Just as Lu Chen was about to continue questioning the system, Yun Xianxian walked directly to the God-Slaying Spear.

She then said to Lu Chen, "This magical artifact is rather evil; you should entrust it to me to keep safe."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was taken aback; he instantly saw through Yun Xianxian's little scheme.

Yun Xianxian wasn't trying to keep it for herself; she clearly wanted to keep this Earth-rank spiritual artifact for herself.

A low-grade spiritual weapon might not be much in the world of cultivation, but in this world it is capable of killing celestial beings. How could he easily hand it over to someone else?

Lu Chen quickly said, "There's no need to trouble Master. This Earth-rank spiritual artifact is too dangerous. I'd better seal it away to prevent anyone from using it in the future."

Upon hearing Lu Chen say that the spiritual artifact was an Earth-rank artifact, Yun Xianxian frowned slightly. It seemed that she couldn't be fooled this time. This wicked disciple really did know that it was an Earth-rank artifact.

Yun Xianxian said coldly, "Since you want it, then take it. However, I must remind you that Emperor Xia went mad under the influence of this magical artifact. If you want to use it, be careful that you don't go mad as well."

Upon hearing what Yun Xianxian said, Lu Chen realized what was going on.

"Yes, even Emperor Xia was affected by this magical artifact. If I were to come into contact with it, would I also be affected?"

This is really a hot potato.

If I give it to someone else, I'm afraid they might use it to attack me.

Keeping it might affect one's mind and easily lead to mental instability.

Just when Lu Chen didn't know what to do...

A system notification sound suddenly rang out.

[This is an unclaimed spiritual artifact. The host only needs to refine it and make it recognize him as its master, then there's no need to worry about it turning against you.]

Upon hearing the system notification, Lu Chen's eyes lit up. It turned out that this magical artifact had not yet recognized a master, which was why it was turning against its user.

But how should he refine it?

[The host can remove the magazine from the God-Slaying Spear, drip a drop of blood into it, and then refine it with spiritual power.]

This……

Lu Chen then walked up to the God-Slaying Spear, squatted down, and reached out to it.

Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Chaoge and the others panicked. Xuanyuan Chaoge immediately exclaimed, "Your Majesty, no!"

They had just witnessed Emperor Xia go mad from using the God-Slaying Spear. This weapon was far too evil, and they didn't want to see Lu Chen suffer the same fate as Emperor Xia.

Lu Chen said calmly, "It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

Lu Chen then picked up the God-Slaying Spear. When Lu Chen touched the God-Slaying Spear, he did not feel any discomfort.

Lu Chen then looked at the gun and found that the God-Slaying Gun was indeed very similar to modern firearms, except that the God-Slaying Gun had some special patterns on its body, which should be patterns of spiritual energy flow.

Lu Chen looked at the God-Slaying Gun from left to right, his gaze finally settling on the magazine underneath.

Logically speaking, this god-slaying gun uses spiritual power, so how come it has a magazine?

Out of curiosity, Lu Chen tried to remove the magazine, but when he pressed the magazine removal button, the magazine still wouldn't fall out.

For regular firearms, you can easily remove the magazine by simply pressing the magazine release switch.

The magazine of this god-slaying gun didn't seem to be easy to remove. Lu Chen then tried to pull it out, but after pulling for a long time, he still couldn't get the magazine out.

At that moment, the black mist on the God-Slaying Spear burst forth, becoming even thicker, as if it were enraged.

Lu Chen chuckled. Was this God-Slaying Spear venting its anger on him?

It's truly a magical artifact; it's so intelligent that it even knows how to get angry.

Lu Chen did not give up. He refused to believe that he could not remove the magazine from the God-Slaying Gun.

Lu Chen continued to pull hard on the magazine of the God-Slaying Spear. He gathered all his spiritual power in his hands, then stepped on the gun barrel with both feet and pulled on the magazine with both hands, as if he were pulling up a radish.

Seeing this, everyone was stunned, not knowing what Lu Chen was doing. Even Yun Xianxian didn't understand what Lu Chen was doing.

Unable to contain herself any longer, Yun Xianxian asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Lu Chen did not answer Yun Xianxian's question immediately; he was now focusing all his attention on his hands.

After a short while, Lu Chen finally managed to pull out the magazine.

The moment Lu Chen pulled out the magazine, the God-Slaying Gun seemed to wilt, and the black aura on the gun body instantly dwindled to just a wisp.

Lu Chen then looked at the magazine. The magazine of the Godslayer Gun was very special; it was not like the magazines of ordinary firearms.

The magazine is also engraved with many strange patterns, and two gems that emit red light are inlaid in the middle of the magazine.

Without hesitation, Lu Chen bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood into the magazine.

The next moment, the red gem shone brightly, so bright that Lu Chen couldn't open his eyes.

After the red light faded, Lu Chen reloaded the magazine into the Godslayer Gun.

The God-Slaying Spear emitted a dazzling red light, and then the entire spear was completely renewed, with all the black aura emanating from it disappearing completely.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen infused the God-Slaying Spear with spiritual power, attempting to refine it and make it recognize him as its master.

This time, the God-Slaying Spear did not resist. As Lu Chen poured in a large amount of spiritual power, the patterns on the God-Slaying Spear emitted a blue light.

Gradually, the body of the God-Slaying Spear changed color, from its original blackish-red to silver-white.

At that moment, a system notification sounded in Lu Chen's mind.

[Congratulations, host, on subduing the Earth-Rank Spiritual Weapon, the God-Slaying Spear]

Upon hearing the system notification, Lu Chen chuckled. What was there to congratulate him about? There was no system reward.

The next moment, Lu Chen felt as if the God-Slaying Spear had become connected to his consciousness. With a thought, the God-Slaying Spear shrank instantly.

Seeing this scene, Yun Xianxian felt very sad.

This wicked disciple actually refined a low-grade spiritual artifact!

How did he know the method of refining?

To refine ordinary spiritual artifacts, all you need to do is drip blood and then infuse them with spiritual power. However, spiritual artifacts of Earth Rank or above require special refining methods.

If you can't find the right refining method, you can't refine a spiritual weapon. But Lu Chen seemed to know what this spiritual weapon was, and he easily found the refining method and refined it directly.

This is troublesome. This wicked disciple has acquired a low-grade spiritual artifact capable of killing celestial beings. Who knows how arrogant he will become in the future? This guy might even threaten his master to serve him.

No, she has to get back to Xuan Yue Palace right away!

Thinking of this, Yun Xianxian waved her hand, and a jade bead emitting blue light flew out of the dust and landed in Yun Xianxian's hand.

Seeing that Yun Xianxian had taken the jade bead, Lu Chen asked curiously, "Master, is that jade bead a sacred object of the Xuan Yue Palace?"

Yun Xianxian said calmly, "You could say that."

Yun Xianxian continued, "Now that Emperor Xia is dead and the sacred artifact has returned to my hands, we should go back as well."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

"Master, aren't you going to stay with me any longer to help me recover my strength?"

Hearing this, Yun Xianxian snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. What, you want to wait until you become emperor and then take me into your harem?"

"I won't waste any more words with you. Rongrong can stay by your side a little longer. I'll be leaving now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Xianxian's body vanished from the spot.

Yun Xianxian kept Chen Wanrong because Chen Wanrong was the palace master of Xuan Yue Palace, and Xuan Yue Palace would definitely make some gesture after Lu Chen became emperor.

Seeing Yun Xianxian run away, Lu Chen sighed slightly. It seemed that breaking down the fairy's defenses was not an easy task.

Let's take it slow, let's declare ourselves emperor first.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen looked towards the city gate of the capital.

Seeing the court officials standing respectfully, waiting for him to enter the city, he muttered to himself, "The day I return to the capital will be the day I rule the world. It seems my boast has come true..." (End of Chapter)