Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Seeing that Si Yuhua was killed before she could even self-destruct, Zou Yangping's face turned even paler.

Clearly, these three celestial beings were all stronger than him, and he and Si Yuhua were no match for them.

Suddenly, Zou Yangping remembered something and stopped, saying, "I surrender! Don't kill me! From now on, I will follow Your Majesty's lead. If Your Majesty commands me to go east, I will never go west!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Xianxian and the other two seemed to show no change in expression.

Zou Yangping glanced at the expressions of the three men. They were all very calm, as if they didn't care at all whether he surrendered or not.

Seeing their expressions, Zou Yangping felt a chill in his heart. Were they really determined to kill him?

I am, after all, a celestial being!

How many celestial beings are there in this world?

If we keep him, he can create more value for the Xia Emperor.

At this moment, Xia Tianyuan said, "Sect Leader Zou, to His Majesty, you are more valuable in death than in life."

Upon hearing this, Zou Yangping's face instantly darkened. "Since you're unwilling to let me go, I'll take you all down with me, even if it means we both perish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zou Yangping, just like Si Yuhua had done before, gathered all his spiritual power into his dantian, preparing to self-destruct his dantian and perish together with Xia Tianyuan and the other two.

However, Xia Tianyuan and the other two did not show any change in expression. They seemed not to be afraid of Zou Yangping's self-destruction of his dantian at all.

Seeing that their expressions remained unchanged, still as indifferent as before, Zou Yangping was very disappointed.

Although he said he was willing to fight to the death, deep down he didn't actually want to die. He was just threatening the three of them, trying to force them to give in and spare his life.

Zou Yangping was puzzled. Why were these three people not afraid of death at all? Did they think they were capable of stopping him from self-destructing before he could?

Driven to desperation, Zou Yangping roared, "Don't push your luck! I'll self-destruct right now!"

Zou Yangping realized that he could not escape. Since these three were determined to kill him, then they would die together!

Immediately, Zou Yangping prepared to self-destruct, but just as he was about to gather all his spiritual power into his dantian...

Li Qingrou and Yun Xianxian attacked simultaneously, unleashing countless sword energies that flew towards Zou Yangping in an instant. Meanwhile, numerous ice spikes rained down from the sky, and in a mere moment, Zou Yangping was pierced through by the ice spikes and sword energies.

Like Si Yuhua, Zou Yangping ultimately failed to detonate his dantian. In fact, he could have done so if he wanted to, but since he hadn't gathered all his spiritual power into his dantian, the detonation wouldn't have been very powerful and wouldn't have caused much damage.

As Zou Yangping's body slowly fell to the ground, their task was considered complete.

at the same time.

Yancheng.

The disciples of those sects were about to rush into Yan City to carry out their plan of burning, killing, and looting, but before they even got close to the city, a strange formation appeared in the sky above it.

Before the people from those sects could react, the formation suddenly emitted countless beams of light, and then the people from those sects were pierced through their bodies by the light emitted from the formation.

Some people were so frightened that they hurriedly ran away, but the light emitted by the formation was very fast, and it could reach them in the blink of an eye. The people from those sects had already approached the gates of Yancheng, and it was too late to escape at this point.

Soon, the gates of Yan City were littered with corpses, all of them belonging to various sects and forces.

At this moment, Wu Ming had no idea what was happening outside the city gate, but after seeing the formation in the sky, he vaguely felt a sense of unease.

Just then, a disciple of the Heavenly Martial Sect appeared behind Wu Ming. "Your Highness, good news!"

Upon hearing the voice, Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He said somewhat unhappily, "Why are you so late? I thought something had happened outside."

The disciple smiled and said, "We encountered some obstacles earlier, which caused a delay, but all obstacles have now been cleared, and everyone in the palace is under our control. Your Highness can now lead your people directly to the palace."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming was overjoyed. He immediately confirmed, "Yancheng has already been occupied by you?"

The Tianwu Sect disciple said, "Yes, Your Highness, the Celestial Being in Yan City has been killed in battle, and we have completely taken control of Yan City."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming burst into laughter, then said, "Good, good, good! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I wonder what Lu Chen's expression will be when he returns and sees everything in Yancheng, hahaha!"

"Let's go! We'll head to the palace now. I want to see just how beautiful Lu Chen's wives and concubines really are."

Immediately afterwards, Wu Ming led his group of Wu family members directly out of the Wu Mansion.

Wu He also sensed the commotion outside, and he asked his servant, "What's going on outside?"

The servant quickly replied, "Your Highness, the Second Prince, along with some members of the Wu family royal family, left the residence directly."

Upon hearing this, Wu He frowned.

He looked up again at the gradually dissipating formation in the sky and couldn't help but wonder if those sects had really taken down Yan City.

If that's the case, wouldn't my position be extremely awkward once Wu Ming becomes the emperor supported by those sects?

wrong……

Is Yancheng really that easy to take down?

Could there be a trap involved?

Wu He then said to his servants, "Send someone out to inquire, and bring them back immediately if there is any news."

Wu He always felt there was something wrong. He didn't believe that Lu Chen hadn't left any backup plan. Lu Chen had Zhuge Chongguang by his side. Even if Lu Chen was brainless, was Zhuge Chongguang brainless too?

Zhuge Chongguang would definitely persuade Lu Chen to keep some backup plans, or rather, trump cards. Wu He felt that if Wu Ming and the others ran out now, they would likely only face certain death.

Wu Ming was unaware that his death was already on a countdown.

Before long, Wu Ming arrived at the palace gate in a carriage. There were no guards or even a single person watching over the palace, as if the palace had truly been captured.

Wu Ming stepped down from the carriage, and upon seeing this scene, he smiled and said, "From this day forward, this will be my royal palace!"

At this moment, a servant beside him said obsequiously, "Your Majesty, you should now refer to yourself as '朕' (Zhen, the imperial "I").

Wu Ming instantly realized, "Oh right, Yan City has now been occupied, and from now on I am the ruler of Great Xia! Hahahaha!"

"Let's go in and see what my beloved concubines look like!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Ming led the group of Wu family members into the palace. However, just as they entered the palace gates, some soldiers carrying muskets quickly appeared and surrounded them.

Upon seeing these soldiers, Wu Ming was stunned. Wasn't it said that the palace had already been occupied? How come there are still soldiers from the Great Xia? (End of Chapter)