Mythical Three Kingdoms: Martial Arts Reach Divine Ranks, I Alone Rule the World

"This feeling..."

Emperor Liu Hong looked down at his hands, feeling the surging power coursing through his meridians, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Good! Great!"

"I feel as if I have returned to my youth. I am worthy of the imperial blood in my ancestor's veins."

"A small vial of imperial blood has already restored my imperial health. If I were to be continuously supplied with the blood of my imperial ancestors, wouldn't I be in dire need of it...?"

As they were talking, an unusual flush appeared on Emperor Liu Hong's face.

"puff!"

next moment.

A large spurt of blood suddenly erupted from Emperor Liu Hong's mouth, staining the dragon bed and the imperial seal he held in his arms.

Then, it was as if it triggered a chain reaction.

The imperial dragon energy that had previously entered Liu Hong's body after he drank the blood of the imperial way transformed into wisps of rising energy and returned to the Imperial Seal of the State.

Not only that.

Even the imperial dragon energy that Liu Hong, as the Son of Heaven, originally possessed was "absorbed" into the Imperial Seal of the State.

Without the complementary power of the imperial dragon energy within his body, the imperial blood that Emperor Liu Hong drank seemed to undergo some kind of mutation within this Han emperor, instantly transforming into a violent energy that erupted within him.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"..."

Muffled thuds came one after another from Emperor Liu Hong's body.

Wisps of blood mist appeared on Emperor Liu Hong's body, turning him into a blood-soaked figure.

The once vibrant life force within Emperor Liu Hong was now rapidly diminishing and disappearing, like a funnel full of holes.

The sudden turn of events caught the Emperor and Empress He, who were still in their bedchamber, off guard. The Emperor's tutor, Wang Yue, and the eunuch, Zhao Yu, were also caught off guard.

By the time they realized what was happening...

Emperor Liu Hong coughed up another mouthful of blood and lay back stiffly on his dragon bed, his fate unknown.

Compared to his previous pale complexion, Liu Hong was now so weak that he could barely breathe, and the rise and fall of his chest was almost gone.

"The imperial physician! Summon the imperial physician immediately!"

"Hurry up! What are you all standing there for? If anything happens to His Majesty, you will all die!"

The middle-aged eunuch Zhao Yu panicked and roared at the palace servants guarding his bedchamber.

He didn't understand.

Just when His Majesty was developing in a positive direction after consuming the Blood of the Emperor, how could such a sudden change occur?

The eunuch Zhao Yu, having lost his composure, panicked.

Upon arriving at the dragon bed, he disregarded any cost and channeled the imperial dragon energy within his body into Emperor Liu Hong's body, attempting to calm the raging energy erupting from Liu Hong's imperial blood and sustain his life.

During the intensive care of Emperor Liu Hong, the eunuch Zhao Yu suddenly spotted the small jade bottle used to hold the emperor's blood.

Did Zhang Mu tamper with the imperial blood in the bottle?

The thought flashed through the mind of the eunuch Zhao Yu, filling him with murderous intent and making his gaze toward Empress He cold.

"Zhao Yu, calm down!"

Imperial tutor Wang Yue noticed the eunuch Zhao Yu's unusual behavior and advised, "Let's wait until the imperial physician arrives before discussing anything else."

As he spoke, Wang Yue's figure vanished from the spot.

After a dozen or so breaths.

When Wang Yue reappeared, he had brought back the imperial physician who usually treated Emperor Liu Hong.

The moment the imperial physician saw Emperor Liu Hong's physical condition, without needing Wang Yue and the eunuch Zhao Yu in the palace to explain, he saw that Emperor Liu Hong was barely breathing.

Without further ado, the imperial physician immediately began treating Liu Hong.

Empress He of the Han Dynasty did not step forward. She seemed to be in a daze, standing there dumbfounded the whole time.

Or.

She stared blankly at the small jade bottle on the dragon bed, which was now empty.

Her husband, Liu Hong, only met with misfortune after drinking the Imperial Blood given to him by Zhang Mu, making it hard for her not to believe that Zhang Mu hadn't tampered with the Imperial Blood.

At the same time, Empress He felt a deep sense of relief.

Fortunately, her husband, Liu Hong, had already verified it.

Otherwise, she dared not even think about what she would do if her son Liu Bian were to suffer any mishap after drinking the bottle of imperial blood she had left behind.

An anger welled up in the heart of Empress He.

She never imagined that after making such a huge sacrifice, she would be rewarded with Zhang Mu's "betrayal" and "scheming" after he had taken advantage of her.

If it weren't for the fact that now is not the right time...

She genuinely wanted Wang Yue to take her back to Bingzhou so she could find Zhang Mu and get some answers.

"This is utterly outrageous!"

Just as Empress He was pondering how to seek justice from Zhang Mu...

Before the imperial bed, the imperial physician, who had painstakingly stabilized Emperor Liu Hong's life with numerous medical techniques, let out a furious rebuke after learning what had happened from the eunuch Zhao Yu.

Even though the blood of the emperor has been refined and its malevolent energy removed, its essence remains the blood of the emperor.

"How domineering is the imperial bloodline!"

"Given His Majesty's already weakened health, how can he possibly withstand it?"

"Even martial arts practitioners with strong physiques need to slowly guide strands of the royal blood into their bodies to gradually refine it before it is refined into a elixir. But you..."

The imperial physician glared at the eunuch Zhao Yu, annoyed, "He actually allowed His Majesty to swallow it directly."

"Royal blood is a great tonic for His Majesty..."

"But if one cannot bear it, it is no different from poison!"

The imperial physician's explanation startled the emperor and empress, He Shi, who were present.

She never imagined that what would harm her husband Liu Hong was his own impatience.

"Imperial blood is too powerful; does it need to be refined slowly?"

Empress He secretly remembered the imperial physician's words, lest her son Liu Bian suffer the same fate as her husband Liu Hong on the imperial bed.

"Imperial physician, is there any way to save him?"

Empress He stepped forward and asked the eunuch Zhao Yu what he was thinking.

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician shook his head sadly.

"His Majesty's health was already precarious, and now, with the energy of the royal blood surging out of control within his body, he is on the verge of exhaustion."

"unless……"

The imperial physician paused, and a glimmer of hope rose in the heart of the eunuch Zhao Yu.

He asked anxiously, "Imperial physician, unless what?"

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician sighed.

"The one who tied the knot must untie it. What Your Majesty has suffered can be considered an injury to the imperial path. Unless an unparalleled imperial expert personally intervenes to eliminate the remaining imperial blood in Your Majesty's body and the hidden dangers caused by the raging imperial blood."

"but."

"Even resolving these two issues will only ensure His Majesty's survival. If we want His Majesty to fully awaken..."

"We must also replenish His Majesty's imperial aura, which was lost due to today's events."

"Physical illnesses are easy to cure, but mental illnesses are difficult to cure."

"The loss of His Majesty's own imperial dragon aura has damaged his own vital energy and spirit."

"Furthermore, His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and his vital energy is mysteriously connected to the fate of the dynasty, making him a thousand times more difficult to cure than ordinary people."

As he spoke, the imperial physician hesitated for a moment, and finally looked at the imperial tutor, Wang Yue.

"The Imperial Tutor must have heard of the Yin-Yang lineage's method of seizing fortune and prolonging life!"

"The best course of action now."

"The plan is to find a member of His Majesty's Liu clan who possesses profound fortune and is capable of cultivating the Imperial Dragon Qi, and to transfer the Imperial Dragon Qi of the same lineage into His Majesty's body to replenish His Majesty's essence, energy, and spirit."