Chapter 2905: Heart-Piercing, Bone-Stabbing

"You and I will lead the remaining troops out of the city! We absolutely cannot let the Heavenly Demons set a single foot into Panlong Ancient City!" Ling Jinbao decided on the spot, "We're not waiting for the Shen army anymore, Earth Mother, sever the Ancient City immediately, let's go right now!"

Panlong Ancient City itself is merely ruins; without the Secret Realm's blessing, it is insufficient to defend against the enemy. Not to mention, the Jialou Heavenly Decree's divine authority is currently accumulating energy; it will grow with time, becoming stronger the longer the battle lasts. They had already sensed in the fight just now that the Heavenly Demons' assault on the city had noticeably intensified.

And the Great Expansion Heavenly Pearl's energy was originally already near bottom; how much longer can it hold out?

Therefore, once the Secret Realm shatters, if they don't want the Heavenly Demons to lay a finger on the Ancient City, the Earth Mother can only take it and flee.

"Alright." At this critical juncture, the Earth Mother didn't say much either.

It was also grieving, but complying with Jiuyou's dying wish and preserving the Great Square Pot was the foremost priority right now.

Otherwise, Jiuyou's sacrifice, the sacrifice of everyone here, would all have been meaningless.

Bao Chihai took two steps out, then suddenly looked back: "You must escape! After escaping, don't show your face for a short while."

The Earth Mother nodded: "I know."

Thus Ling Jinbao rallied the remaining garrison, and once more charged out to kill. At this moment of life and death for the Earth Mother Plains and the Panlong Ruins, they didn't speak any generous, impassioned heroic words either; they divided tasks, led troops, and killed their way out the city gate.

There wasn't even time to properly bid farewell to the Earth Mother.

Everyone carried wounds; they were all survivors of the last great city defense battle. They also all understood that luck wouldn't look after them twice.

This trip out of the city, there was no returning.

But as the Emperor Lord said while alive, what's so terrible about it? It's nothing more than a death.

As long as they can live up to the Emperor Lord's dying will and leave a single spark of fire for the mortal world.

The Earth Mother must succeed in taking Panlong City and escaping; only then will their sacrifice be worth it.

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At dawn, the Shen Capital.

King of Shen, He Chuanhua, had already sat withered in the Imperial Study for a night, occasionally getting up to pace a couple steps, then returning to the mirror before the desk to look a couple more times.

He had always been diligent, but the thick stack of official documents on his desk, he hadn't even touched a single one tonight.

Earlier He Yue contacted him, not only saying that the pursuit of his son's killer met with a setback and Heavenly Demons laid an ambush in the wilds, but also mentioning that his elder brother sent people to receive him into the Trapped Dragon Cave, and a Great Heavenly Demon invaded the Earth Mother Plains.

With He Chuanhua's caliber of mind, hearing this his heart went *ka-ching* with a start, and he understood everything.

A trap! This is a trap set for the Crown Prince!

The Heavenly Demons wanted to lure and kill the Nine Nether Great Emperor, but always struggled to grasp his weakness, so they used He Yue as bait.

But He Chuanhua didn't even have time to be angry; he was more worried about He Yue's safety. The opponent is a Great Heavenly Demon on par with Naluo Heaven after all!

The youngest son has become more and more promising in recent years, but ultimately he is still human, not at the Immortal level. He Chuanhua could only pin his hopes on the Nine Nether Great Emperor being able to properly protect his younger brother.

But the He brothers were fighting inside the Panlong Secret Realm, communication inside and out was inconvenient, so He Chuanhua could only sit here, waiting bitterly moment by moment.

This was truly the most unbearable night of his life.

A few crisp bird calls came from the garden outside the window; day had broken.

He Chuanhua rubbed his eyes, pushed open the window wanting to get some air. Not far off came hurried, flustered footsteps, and he saw a palace servant rush into the garden.

These palace servants had all undergone strict training, especially this old palace servant who had always been known for steadiness; he would never be so undignified and discourteous, unless...

He Chuanhua's heart pounded wildly, and he asked sternly: "What is it!"

The palace servant hadn't yet run close to the Imperial Study, but hearing this one shout, he knelt right there on the spot:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's soul lamp has gone out, gone out!"

The moment those last few words came out, He Chuanhua's vision went black.

*Crunch*—he actually crushed a piece of the window sill stone.

All palace servants and guards in the garden and outside the study knelt together, saying in unison:

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

At this time, they truly didn't know whether to say "calm your anger" or "condole yourself."

He Chuanhua's body swayed twice; the palace guards behind him moved to support him, but he flung his sleeve and shouted angrily:

"Scram! All of you scram out!"

The King's thunderous fury shook the heavens; everyone retreated cleanly in the blink of an eye, even the old palace servant who had served him for years was chased out.

He Chuanhua only felt his head dizzy, his temples swelling, nearly suffering a heart attack from rage.

But he ultimately had extremely deep reserves of composure; at this juncture he bit his tongue tip to forcibly collect his mind, and strode to the desk.

He attempted to contact the generals by He Yue's side.

Earlier he couldn't reach them because of the Secret Realm's obstruction; now he naturally couldn't care about that much anymore.

Once, no good.

Twice, still no good.

He tried seven or eight times in a row, switched seven or eight people, and suddenly an image appeared in the mirror.

This was a general under He Yue's command, named Mu Chuansheng.

"Mu Chuansheng, what's going on!" He Chuanhua asked first, "The Crown Prince..."

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was harmed by Jialou Heaven, all generals have gone out of the city to fight a bloody battle!" Mu Chuansheng had just received the Earth Mother's permission, rushed out of the Secret Realm and arrived at the Earth Mother Plains, to report the series of major events that had occurred to the sovereign, therefore he was able to converse with He Chuanhua, "Also—"

He Chuanhua asked head-on and face-to-face: "Why was Nine Nether unable to protect his life?"

The brothers clearly had deep affection; how could He Lingchuan let his younger brother come to harm!

Isn't the Nine Nether Great Emperor self-styled as the Reincarnated Dragon God, doesn't he have the ability to penetrate heaven and earth? He Yue exhausted himself for his Secret Realm, how could he sit by and watch Jialou Heaven commit atrocities!

"Bring him here!"

Mu Chuansheng didn't know how to utter the second piece of terrible news, swallowed his saliva, and stammered:

"Your Majesty, the Nine Nether Great Emperor also, also..."

He spoke to here, the ground violently shook, cutting off his remaining words.

He Chuanhua hurriedly pressed: "Also what? Speak!"

The Nine Nether Great Emperor was gravely wounded, and just now, he also—also passed away.

The eldest son is also dead? He Chunha saw stars, his chest ached sharply, and suddenly he spat out a mouthful of blood.

How could that be possible!

Is He Lingchuan that easy to kill? He himself in the past...

Naraku Tian in the past...

Wanting to deal with He Lingchuan—how could it be that simple!

What on earth happened!

The wooden transmission relay quickly and briefly reported what had occurred within the Secret Realm.

Upon hearing the names of the Sea Emperor Xuandu, Bai Zhan Tian, and Tong Ming Zhenjun, He Chunha felt a chill creep up his back bit by bit, his anger drowned by fear.

This is a true immortal and two great heavenly demons—his eldest son actually killed them all!

Moreover, there is also a Jia Lou Tian outside the Secret Realm.

With the Lingxu众 deploying such a luxurious lineup, what immortal would come and not also fall?

At this moment, He Chunha felt an empty hollowness in his heart, as if a large chunk had been gouged out.

The second son sacrificed himself, and the eldest son is also gone.

Yes, he once regarded his eldest son as an Offering to Naraku Tian. But, but that was already a distant past, times have changed, and everything is different now.

Go, go fight! He Chunha's voice, cold yet holding anger, said: For my son, seek justice!

The wooden transmission relay's image vanished from the mirror, and He Chunha turned to contact another military commander, Ji Shiyi.

At that time, He Yue led several thousand swift cavalry in pursuit of Zhao Shuo, while the remaining army was placed under Ji Shiyi's temporary command. Now, Ji Shiyi is also approaching Kunlong Moat.

The wrath of Shen Guo—He Chunha must make Jia Lou Tian truly experience it, no matter the cost!

He and the Lingxu众 heavenly demons are irreconcilable enemies!