At the beginning of the chaos erupting here, even more terrifying soul power fluctuations also emanated from the building complex deep within the palace, immediately followed by a sharp dragon roar.
The hollow night sky was filled with soul power auras of various colors, reflecting colorful lights above. For a moment, the buildings near the center were directly destroyed by a powerful surge of soul power. Amid the sky full of firelight, a giant dragon covered entirely in blood-colored scales flew out from the ruins. Standing on the dragon's head was a middle-aged man with a gloomy face.
The middle-aged man's complexion was deathly pale, with a trace of blood still at the corner of his mouth. Beneath his feet, nine soul rings slowly revolved, emitting a strange blood-colored halo.
What was unexpected was that the middle-aged man's ninth soul ring was actually blood-red, meaning his ninth soul ring was a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Roar—
The blood-colored giant dragon threw its head back and let out an angry roar. An invisible fluctuation spread from the dragon's body. The corpses lying on the ground seemed to be pulled by a strange force; the remaining soul power and even the blood within their bodies were slowly drained, then frantically poured into the blood-colored dragon's body.
You Mengchu walked out calmly from a pile of ruins. With a single step, she arrived at the top of one of the palaces, her gaze ice-cold as she stared at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man roughly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes toward You Mengchu were filled with intense vigilance. In that instant just now, if he hadn't erupted with his full power temporarily, he would have already fallen under the opponent's strike.
Moreover, he felt a heavy oppression from her, which meant that whether in soul power or martial soul attributes, the other party was superior to him. Being targeted by such a powerhouse was undoubtedly a massive disaster for him.
As blood and soul power continuously poured into his body, the middle-aged man threw his head back and roared. His upper garments exploded into pieces inch by inch. Pieces of dragon scales slowly crawled up his exposed skin. Strange and bloody patterns spread across his face. The giant dragon beneath him seemed to sense the change and began to shake violently.
You Mengchu raised an eyebrow. She could feel the soul power within the opponent surging dramatically. In a short time, it broke through the ninety-fifth level barrier and entered the ninety-sixth level, and it was still rising continuously.
Clearly, the opponent must have used some method to greatly increase his combat strength in a short period, and this method was definitely not anything good…
"To be able to force this seat to use the Blood Refining Technique hidden at the bottom of the box, you are still the first one in the entire Sun Moon Empire…"
The middle-aged man roared again. Waves of blood-colored ripples spread toward the surroundings. His voice was hoarse and low, like the piercing noise of mechanical friction, extremely unpleasant to the ear.
"Hmph…"
You Mengchu let out a disdainful soft snort, then spoke loudly:
"Using external force to forcibly elevate one's own strength. But unfortunately, you encountered me, which also dooms your resistance to be futile. Today, you should obediently go and die…"
As she spoke, You Mengchu's figure instantly disappeared from her original spot. In the next moment, she had already arrived in front of the middle-aged man. Her fair fist was tightly clenched, and the next instant, it slammed directly into the middle-aged man's chest.
This was a massive gap in soul power level, as well as an overwhelming suppression in attributes. No matter how this battle was fought, the middle-aged man did not seem to have any chance of victory.
The middle-aged man naturally understood this truth. Having reached his current position through slaughter and devouring, his scheming mind was naturally not so simple. After being punched back over a hundred meters by You Mengchu and smashing countless buildings, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The hatred and resentment in his eyes had almost condensed into something tangible.
"How can this stinking woman's strength be so strong? When did the Sun Moon Empire produce such a young female powerhouse? Damn it, this time I've really run into big trouble…"
The middle-aged man barely climbed up from the ground, then waved his hand. A blood-colored long halberd suddenly appeared in his grasp.
"Eighth Soul Skill! Blood-colored Hell! Descend!"
The middle-aged man brandished the blood-colored long halberd. The eighth soul ring beneath his feet lit up. In an instant, the surrounding heaven and earth seemed to be swallowed by endless blood color. Upon seeing this, Shen Hanyu actually became slightly interested. In this so-called Blood-colored Hell, he sensed a familiar flavor. The cold killing intent within it was somewhat similar to the Killing God Domain, except that the focus of both sides was different, and there was also a huge gap in essence.
You Mengchu watched indifferently as the surrounding scene was gradually swallowed by blood color. Skeletons crawled out one after another from blood pools bubbling with blood below, then let out roars toward her.
Several energy beams shot toward her from various directions within the blood color, then transformed into blood-colored dragon heads in the air, roaring as they charged at You Mengchu.
Golden light bloomed in You Mengchu's hand. A strange long sword engraved with brilliant golden patterns suddenly appeared in her grasp. The sword's body emitted a faint golden light overall, but its hilt was unusually long. From a distance, it looked somewhat like a long spear.
Streams of golden sword light were swung out by You Mengchu. After slaying all the blood-colored dragon heads, her gaze shifted to the countless blood-colored skeletons below.
On these skeletons, she sensed the spiritual power of many people, and even countless souls letting out painful wails. Just as she was pondering, a human skeleton suddenly leaped up and charged straight at her.
You Mengchu slashed it apart with a single sword. She then discovered with some surprise that this was actually the skeleton of a Title Douluo. The remaining aura of its owner from when it was alive still lingered on it, gradually dissipating into the world after leaving the control of the Blood-colored Hell.
Looking at the terrifying number of skeletons below, You Mengchu frowned slightly. Then, the soul power around her circulated. Dots of golden light flickered on the blade of the golden long sword. In the next moment, You Mengchu erupted with her full ninety-eighth level soul power. With a single sword strike, she sliced open the Blood-colored Hell that had almost covered the entire sky from above. This sword light also continued onward, slaying the soldiers who were installing attack-type soul guidance devices in the rear, then pushed all the way horizontally, nearly destroying more than half of the palace.
Moreover, within the blood mist high in the sky, the middle-aged man spat out another large mouthful of blood. The soul power around him began to leak rapidly, and his entire aura quickly declined.
"How can she be this strong…"
The middle-aged man half-knelt on the ground. There was still a clear sword wound on his chest. Through the blurred flesh, even white bone could be seen. The dragon scales that had been attached to him were destroyed. His eyes were filled with confusion and disbelief, as if he still hadn't reacted to how he, who had been pushing everything horizontally, could lose so miserably here.
You Mengchu slowly landed, then holding her long sword, she slowly walked in front of him.
The middle-aged man raised his head somewhat dazedly, only to see You Mengchu's eyes as calm as still water.
Having reached his current position, he could naturally perceive the true gap between the two sides very clearly. It was a genuine bottomless abyss. Even if he used the Blood Refining Technique again, in the opponent's eyes it would probably be nothing more than a laughable toy.
"Kill me. My skill is inferior; I have nothing to say…"
The middle-aged man coughed out another mouthful of blood, then said calmly.
"In your next life, be a better person. Or rather, become stronger, and don't lose to others…"
You Mengchu said indifferently. In the next moment, brilliant sword light flashed across. Blood slid along the sword's edge. The light in the middle-aged man's eyes slowly faded. Then, his head slowly fell down. The cut was incredibly smooth, but in the next instant, blood erupted violently, and the life aura within the middle-aged man completely disappeared.
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On the other side, Shen Liuyu had effortlessly dealt with all the other evil soul masters. Blood slowly slid down from the high platform, leaving trails behind, like the final brilliance after fireworks fell, both an ending and a brand new beginning.
The view returned to the initial palace area. After a round of "brotherly kindness and sisterly filial piety" through physical exchange, Xu Yuexuan's right hand, which had transformed into a dragon claw, was stained with blood. It then directly pierced through the chest of the handsome young man in front of her. Threads of blood dripped down. Xu Yuexuan withdrew her hand. Under the other party's gaze filled with disbelief, Xu Yuexuan coldly watched him take his last breath. Then, the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back and slid directly down her delicate and beautiful face.
Turning back to look at this palace that was now a scene of devastation, Xu Yuexuan's mood was extremely complicated. The Ming Capital's imperial palace, from its initial construction until now, has stood for several thousand years. It had witnessed the rise and decline of the Sun Moon Empire, condensing almost the entire empire's glory and symbol. Yet at this moment, nearly sixty percent of its area had already turned into ruins.
Amid her surging emotions, Xu Yuexuan suddenly felt relieved.
Perhaps starting from today, the entire Sun Moon Empire would enter a brand new era. This was both destruction and an alternative rebirth. Maybe years later, everyone would feel fortunate for today's change. Of course, the problems that needed to be solved right now were not these.
A large number of people had already gathered outside the imperial palace. Some were imperial officials, some were soul masters and soul mentor powerhouses, and others were ordinary citizens of the empire. At some unknown time, the defensive array outside the palace had been activated. Coupled with the extremely intense fighting inside the palace, no one had dared to break in and check the situation until now.
Xu Yuexuan led everyone all the way to a distinctive palace. After pushing open the heavy hall doors, several skeletons came into view.
Most of these skeletons had died miserably, with limbs scattered everywhere. One even had its head missing, its location unknown.
Xu Yuexuan knelt expressionlessly and kowtowed three times. The skeletons before her were the ancestors of her Sun Moon Empire, former imperial worshippers, and blood-related relatives of hers. In the rear of the hall, there were also many more skeletons. From a jade pendant scattered among them, Xu Yuexuan determined their identities, they were her brothers and sisters. It was a pity that they were now separated by life and death…
A sense of decay and destruction arose. An irrepressible sorrow surged within Xu Yuexuan. For a moment, everyone could only comfortingly pat her shoulder, truly not knowing how to console her.
Fortunately, after remaining silent for a while, Xu Yuexuan regained her composure. Members of the imperial family had always been cold-blooded. There was little genuine affection between most brothers and sisters. For the so-called power and throne, they could abandon everything. Even if they couldn't do something as despicable as the eldest prince colluding with evil soul masters, there was no true affection between non-identical siblings anyway.
However, fortunately, in the imperial dungeon, everyone discovered two surviving princes and one princess. It was just that all three had some of their origin extracted. Most of their future cultivation path had been blocked. For the rest of their lives, even with the help of pills, reaching the Soul King realm would already be the limit.
Xu Yuexuan remained silent for a moment, then made her decision.
After this turmoil, most of the remaining imperial bloodline in Ming Capital had been slaughtered. The current imperial family urgently needed more fresh blood. These three would be supported by the empire for the rest of their lives, and their task would be to leave behind a sufficient imperial bloodline for the empire, passing down the Sun and Moon martial souls. As for the Purple Glow Extinguishing Heaven Dragon, Xu Yuexuan looked at her own reflection on the glass and already had a plan.
Shen Hanyu watched all this indifferently. Then he led everyone to the highest great hall in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. This place had once been the imperial court of the Sun Moon Empire. The imperial throne above, carved with symbols of the three martial souls, had once been the goal that countless people longed for. Yet now it was stained with blood, lacking a trace of its former majesty and instead carrying a desolate feeling.
"Starting from today, this position belongs to you. You will be the rightful new emperor of the Sun Moon Empire. Except in special circumstances, your Xu family will still be the imperial clan passed down through generations of the Sun Moon Empire…"
Shen Hanyu said softly. These words were clearly directed at Xu Yuexuan.
A pale smile appeared on Xu Yuexuan's face. Then she similarly said softly:
"Everything has proceeded according to your expectations. Outside, I am the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire. Inside, I, as well as the entire empire, belong to you…"
Snow Emperor's expression changed slightly. The implications of Xu Yuexuan's words were far too suggestive. After the matter with Shen Xinru, an inexplicable sense of tension surged in her heart. It wasn't that she was worried about her position as the big sister being shaken, nor was it fear that Shen Hanyu would devote less affection to her. She simply wanted to monopolize Shen Hanyu…
Shen Hanyu didn't say much else. Xu Yuexuan was the emperor he had supported. In the future, she was destined to control the entire Sun Moon Empire. Perhaps faith was useless to him, but he still very much enjoyed this feeling of controlling the life and death of hundreds of millions.
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The night sky gradually faded. The morning sun in the east had already revealed its first light. Just like this already rotten empire, everything was about to welcome a brilliant new life. The horn of destiny had already sounded. The cowards who dared not charge forward would eventually be abandoned by the era…
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