The Demon Prince

At a single command!

Qin Zhenyue has already made the first move!

Crimson true energy enveloped the spear's aura; with a single thrust, the golden brick beneath Li Xuansi's feet shattered!

"Give me your life!!"

Qin Zhenyue's Saintly Ruler Technique had reached its peak, and a murderous aura swept across the entire hall.

Although he was only at the peak of the ninth rank, he still managed to display the power of a grandmaster.

Furthermore, he felt that the bottleneck in his Saintly Monarch Technique had loosened somewhat, because he hadn't felt such intense killing intent for a very long time!

The aura of killing and ruthlessness is most suited to a wise ruler.

Li Xuansi met the attack head-on, and with a loud boom, the two unleashed their full auras, causing the gold bricks to shatter continuously.

Qin Zhenyue retreated seven steps, blood flowing down the shaft of his spear, but his killing intent remained undiminished.

Xiao Junlin, along with those eight children and tens of thousands of children on the border, all died because of this "wise king"!

Today, Li Xuansi must die!

"Die!" He raised his spear and fought again. Li Xuansi was forced to retreat several steps by the intense killing intent. The Sage King's Technique was still too domineering.

Meanwhile, the elite soldiers of the Imperial Guard and the Dragon Martial Army had already surrounded and attacked, with Gu Zhou wielding double halberds to block Li Xuansi's retreat.

Qin Zhenyue fought with increasing ferocity, directly confronting Li Xuansi's frontal tactics.

Li Xuansi had already unleashed his full aura, and his peak Grandmaster-level power caused everyone's blood and qi to surge.

He struck repeatedly with both palms, each time repelling one or two people, but for every one person repelled, more Imperial Guards would fill the gap.

"Form ranks!"

Gu Zhou roared, and the Imperial Guards and Dragon Warriors quickly dispersed. Heavy shields slammed to the ground, the shields fitting together seamlessly, with spears protruding from the gaps, layer upon layer.

Li Xuansi shattered three heavy shields with a single palm strike, and six more were immediately added from behind. The Imperial Guards did not fight him alone, but instead continuously compressed the space around him.

No matter where he was about to rush, someone would block his way. Qin Zhenyue was like a madman. He had already taken a palm strike from him and was bleeding from his mouth and nose, but he still did not retreat.

Military generals are indeed all reckless brutes!

He forced Qin Zhenyue back with another palm strike, and in the process, broke Qin Zhenyue's spear!

"Xiao Junlin's life is the life of the soldiers of the Northern Border!" Qin Zhenyue's killing intent soared to the sky. After taking a palm strike, not only did his power not diminish, but it was as if his bloodlust had been completely ignited.

He threw away the spear that Li Xuansi had bent, and as if he were truly possessed by a mountain lord, he charged forward with his bare hands!

Li Xuansi's brows twitched. If he possessed the Saintly Profound Skill, he would have no fear of the Saintly Emperor's killing intent.

His only option now is to parry, otherwise it would be troublesome if Qin Zhenyue traded injuries for injuries.

But just as he looked ahead, Gu Zhou's halberd pierced his shoulder, blood staining his python robe.

Li Xuansi, in pain, roared and swung his palm, sending Gu Zhou flying. Qin Zhenyue seized the opportunity and delivered another close-range punch!

Li Xuansi staggered back a few steps, his internal energy and blood in disarray.

He was indeed at the peak of the Grandmaster level, but he underestimated the strength of the two old men and the Imperial Guards, and he didn't want to prolong the fight...

Qin Zhenyue fought as if he had no way out, but he dared not expend all his strength on these people; he had to leave.

Perhaps Lu Ya will return soon. After all, Lu Ya is a Grandmaster, and his strength is no weaker than his. Moreover, with the Star Gazing Technique in hand, who can stop him?

Li Xuansi glanced at the palace gate, which was only thirty steps away.

Normally, he could rush out in the blink of an eye, but now, these thirty steps were separated by shield-and-sword formations and Qin Zhenyue and others.

"Get out of here!"

Li Xuansi clapped his hands together, as if a dragon's roar was heard, and golden true energy condensed into a phantom, crashing into the army formation in front.

Dozens of imperial guards were sent flying backward, coughing up blood. The blockade finally broke open, and he leaped out, already more than ten steps away!

But a hand reached out from the side and pressed down on the true energy phantom, causing the dragon-shaped phantom to shatter on the spot!

He was astonished, and glancing to the side, his eyes trembled.

Li Chengqian made a move?

Li Chengqian still looked sick, but at this moment, after the Holy Dragon Technique was activated, his powerful blood and qi were surging and rising within his body, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

Li Xuansi was stunned: "Impossible!"

Li Chengqian's current aura is also approaching the peak of a grandmaster, and his blood and qi are even more abundant than before he fell into a coma!

"How did you recover so quickly?"

Li Xuansi could not believe it:

"How could your Holy Dragon Technique be nearly on par with mine?"

Li Xuansi was only one step away from the ninth level of the Sacred Dragon Technique, but his elder brother, who was old and had been in a coma for more than ten days, not only did not regress in his cultivation, but actually caught up with him.

How could he possibly accept this!

Li Chengqian raised his hand, revealing his imposing presence. Bright yellow true energy transformed into a dragon-shaped phantom, coiling around his hand.

"Xingyue worked tirelessly to gather dragon energy for me. My awakening is thanks to him."

"My divine dragon's achievements have improved, and that is also thanks to him."

Upon receiving this not-so-unexpected answer, Li Xuansi was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood!

It's Xiao Xingyue again!

The Emperor's elder brother's premature awakening was due to Xiao Xingyue; the Northern Army's entry into the capital was also due to Xiao Xingyue; Zhang Erhe's defection was also related to Xiao Xingyue!

His grand plan, built up over decades, was completely ruined by this remnant of the Xiao family!

"Xiao Xingyue!"

Li Xuansi was furious!

Xiao Xingyue quietly positioned a large number of imperial guards in front of him, and even through the protective shields, he still spoke in his usual arrogant tone:

"Stop shouting, it was me who did it."

Upon receiving the response, Li Xuansi grew even more furious, and his defenses crumbled somewhat:

"You wretched creature, I will kill you first!"

Li Xuansi unleashed his full power of true energy, intending to rush straight towards Xiao Xingyue.

Zhao Yuanbao and Xuanming, the two protectors, were already poised to strike.

However, Li Xuansi could only break through the first layer of the shield formation and could not advance any further.

Because of the Imperial Guard's expert encirclement and attack, Qin Zhenyue, a reckless man, fought recklessly. Li Chengqian's Holy Dragon True Qi seemed to have a bloodline suppression effect, and he was already standing beside him. The two brothers, one going forward and the other guarding the rear, were in completely different directions and had completely different fates.

He swung his palm back, which Li Chengqian caught steadily, but Qin Zhenyue's ferocious aura had already struck, and he punched him in the back!

Bang! He stumbled!

With just a stumble and a loss of balance, everyone around seized the opportunity.

As Li Chengqian suppressed Qin Zhenyue with his Sacred Dragon True Qi, Qin Zhenyue seized the opportunity to attack again. The Imperial Guards' weapons pressed down on him, simultaneously blocking his vital points.

His hair was disheveled, and his python robe was stained with blood. His aura as a peak Grandmaster was still surging, but he could no longer break through the suppression of the crowd.

He knelt at Li Chengqian's feet.

hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall again. The old general from the North, clad in blood-stained heavy armor, entered the hall with his sword drawn and knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, the 40,000 rebel troops outside the palace gates have been captured by the Zhenbei Army."

The sixteen guards of the Southern Army have returned to their camps, the traitorous general Wei Changgeng of the Northern Army has been beheaded, and all major roads in the capital have been sealed off.

The rebellion has been quelled!

Upon hearing that the rebellion had been quelled, Li Xuansi's shoulders slumped.

The 40,000 men outside were gone, Lu Ya did not appear, and his cronies in the court were all kneeling on the ground begging for mercy... His power was completely gone!

"Brother Emperor."

Li Xuansi sat there, making a final struggle, tilting his head to the side:

"My father left a will, and I voluntarily stepped down to avoid fratricide within the royal family. My father granted me the right to be spared death. That will is still in the Imperial Clan Court. You cannot kill me."

Li Chengqian looked at his seventh brother:

"Your father granted you pardon because he remembered your past concessions, not because he wanted you to murder loyal officials or collude with foreign powers."

Li Xuansi sneered:

"The will left no restrictions, Your Majesty. Do you intend to disobey the late Emperor's dying wish? Do you want to bear the infamy of cruelly murdering your own brothers?"

Li Chengqian simply stared silently at Li Xuansi, his dragon aura condensing in his palm:

Your crimes are too numerous to count.

If I were to spare your life because of a death-exempt edict, would I be able to face the heroic souls who guarded the nation's borders?

How can he face the entire Xiao family? How can he face the people of the world?

Li Xuansi finally panicked: "Brother, wait a moment..."

Li Chengqian's palm had already landed, Li Xuansi's chest collapsed, his dragon energy dissipated completely, blood gushed from his throat, and he then collapsed in the main hall.

The main hall was deathly silent.

Li Chengqian closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, only imperial majesty remained:

"Zhang Erhe".

"Your subject is here."

Li Chengqian immediately issued an imperial edict:

"The traitorous generals, including Wei Changgeng, had their homes confiscated and were executed."

Those who were close associates of the Seven Wise Kings were sentenced to death; those who participated in the private raising of troops were handed over to the Three Judicial Offices for joint trial; and those who were coerced by the kings but did not participate in the rebellion were dismissed from their posts and stripped of their titles.

The remaining individuals will be thoroughly investigated according to the roster.

The officials whose names were called collapsed to the ground, crying out for their innocence and begging for mercy, but the imperial guards did not give them a chance to continue their explanations. They dragged them up and walked out of the palace.

After dealing with the rebels, Li Chengqian rewarded those who had contributed to suppressing the rebellion, including Qin Zhenyue, who was given an additional title.

When it was Xiao Xingyue's turn, Li Chengqian was already sitting on the dragon throne, his imposing demeanor softened considerably.

"Xingyue."

"Your subject is here."

What do you want?

Xiao Xingyue stood perfectly upright:

"As a subject of the Great Xia, it is my duty to serve the court."

"Your Majesty's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. I should not ask for anything in return for saving Your Majesty's life. As long as Great Xia is at peace and Your Majesty is healthy, I will be content."

All the officials looked at him. They would believe it if someone else said it, but when Prince Xiao said it, well...

Li Chengqian was amused and laughed, then jokingly scolded:

"You talk a good game, but I think you want too much and are afraid that if you say it, I won't agree."

Xiao Xingyue smiled:

"Father is wise."

After jokingly scolding him, Li Chengqian became serious:

"The entire family of King Xiao Junlin of Zhen is loyal and valiant. His heir, Xiao Xingyue, saved the king and quelled the rebellion, making great contributions to the country. He is hereby granted permission to inherit the title of King of Zhen. The formal investiture ceremony will be held after the birth of an heir in the royal palace."

He bestowed upon the Prince's Palace a royal retinue, a personal guard, a thousand acres of fertile land, as well as gold, silver, timber, and three hundred craftsmen, for the expansion of the Prince's Palace.

The court officials all turned their heads in surprise. A title of King of Zhen, with a personal guard? This reward is too generous!

Everyone looked at Xiao Xingyue with envy, and some people glanced at the princesses in the royal procession and immediately understood.

The Prince's Mansion has a child? For the sake of the Xiao family and the royal lineage, His Majesty has even written the encouragement of childbirth into the imperial edict?

After the court session ended, Xiao Xingyue listened to congratulations from various court officials along the way.

Back at the palace, he had just sat down in his study, and before the tea was even served, the door opened, revealing the six princesses.

Xiao Xingyue looked around:

"What are you doing here? Father has already awakened, there's no need to continue this dual cultivation, is there?"

Li Wangshu closed the door behind her and nodded obediently, "My husband is right."

Li Shunhua crossed her arms over her chest:

"My grandfather asked me to pass on the Holy Ruler Technique to you. Cultivation requires the fusion of Qi and blood, so there's no time to lose."

Li Miaoqing stood with her hands behind her back, holding a medical book in her hand:

"I still have a few questions about human anatomy that I'd like to explore myself."

"Huh?" Xiao Xingyue was taken aback.

Li Lingxi also had her hands behind her back, holding a mechanism in her hand:

"I made this recently. It's installed under the bed, and the bed can rise and fall on its own, so you can lie down comfortably."

"You've misused your mechanical skills, haven't you?" Xiao Xingyue was taken aback again.

"Shouldn't mechanical arts be used to benefit the people of Great Xia?"

"Why waste your breath on him?" Li Taiping stepped forward and ripped open Xiao Xingyue's collar.

"Li Taiping, you're here again?"

"It is my duty to ensure the continuation of the Xia royal family and the Xiao family line."

Li Wanwan leaned against the other side, her slender hands already entwined around Xiao Xingyue:

"Brother Xingyue, Father said that you can only officially inherit the title of King of Zhenwang once the Prince's Mansion has an heir."

We're also here to help you become the king of the town.

"Exactly, don't be ungrateful."

Li Lingxi has already started installing the mechanisms.

Six princesses surrounded and attacked Xiao Xingyue. Knowing he couldn't escape, he could only tear off his battle-damaged robes:

"I'm going to take on ten!"

Seeing the six men's arrogant gazes and fierce demeanor, he, being a capable man, changed his words:

"Six will do."

The conflict began.