Chapter 52: Slaying a Land Immortal

The Great Song, Imperial Palace, Great Qing Hall, within the Zichen Hall.

"You! You! You..."

Prime Minister Cai Jing raised his finger, pointing at Li Li Li Zhangsheng, wanting to speak, yet unable to utter a single word.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

He widened his eyes, watching Zhao Ji’s head, splattered with fresh blood, roll down and stop directly at his feet; he was instantly dumbfounded, his mind completely blank.

The Emperor of the Great Song, the monarch he served... was dead?!

He had not expected that Li Li Li Zhangsheng would actually dare to kill Zhao Ji!

This was the supreme Emperor of the Great Song!

To think...

More importantly, Li Li Li Zhangsheng had brazenly charged into the imperial palace and, in front of all the civil and military officials, beheaded Zhao Ji, separating his head from his body!

From ancient times until now, when had such a thing ever happened: a monarch of a nation, within his own palace, during his own morning court, being executed on the spot?!

When had it ever happened?!

Never!

And yet now, this scene had truly and vividly occurred.

It had happened right in front of Prime Minister Cai Jing, under his very nose.

"I..."

Prime Minister Cai Jing closed his eyes in agony.

"Your... Your Majesty?!"

"You! You have such immense audacity!" ===== CHAPTER 99 =====

"You actually killed His Majesty?! You are courting death!"

"High treason! This is high treason!"

"..."

The civil and military officials were all shocked; they had not expected that Li Li Li Zhangsheng would truly dare to strike, that he would actually dare to... commit regicide?!

Among them were many experts, but the treacherous officials were more worried about their own lives; as for the loyal officials, they did not believe Li Li Li Zhangsheng would truly take action and execute Zhao Ji.

They even thought Li Li Li Zhangsheng would propose some conditions, reach an agreement with both sides, and then leave on his own.

The reason they did not intervene, choosing instead to watch the show, was because they were dissatisfied with Zhao Ji and wanted Li Li Li Zhangsheng to teach him a lesson; they truly had not expected Li Li Li Zhangsheng to be bold to such an extent, piercing the very heavens and executing Zhao Ji on the spot.

Of course, whether they intervened or not was ultimately irrelevant.

After all, even a Land Immortal, suppressing the air with a Law Domain, could not stop Li Li Li Zhangsheng, let alone them.

"Eh?!"

"He actually broke my Law Domain?!"

Just then, a voice of surprise rang out, and the Land Immortal outside the hall finally appeared.

A feminine-looking man dressed in a crimson robe, his face as cold as water, appeared; wherever he passed, the temperature dropped by over ten degrees.

This feminine man walked into the hall, saw the headless corpse wearing the dragon robe lying on the dragon throne, and was first shocked, then filled with immense rage.

"Audacious!"

"You... you actually killed the Song Emperor?!"

This Land Immortal was also stunned, never having imagined that someone would truly, in broad daylight, kill an emperor.

Of course, more importantly, this Land Immortal had not expected that even after he had taken action, Li Li Li Zhangsheng would still dare to strike?!

He was a Land Immortal!

To dare to strike after he had appeared... did this person not want to live?!

He had already suppressed the hall with his Law Domain, thinking it was foolproof, yet he had not expected that someone could break through his suppression and kill the Great Song Emperor Zhao Ji!

Boom!

A vast aura descended, causing the entire imperial palace to tremble.

This was the wrath of a Land Immortal!

Li Li Li Zhangsheng’s actions had thoroughly enraged the Land Immortal before him.

"And who are you?!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng stood unmoved; instead of fleeing, he asked with interest.

"I am the Great Song’s foundational guardian, a Land Immortal, the Sunflower Ancestor!"

The Sunflower Ancestor spoke, his feminine voice laced with a chilling intent.

"Great courage! Truly great courage!"

"After killing the Song Emperor, not only did you not flee, but you dare to face me directly!"

"And under my pressure, you are completely unaffected!"

"Tsk tsk tsk! Wang Wang Wang Chongyang is truly lucky to have received a disciple like you!"

"A Grandmaster at eight, a Heaven-Man at nine... truly a prodigy of the world!"

"If given the opportunity and time, you might truly be able to suppress an entire era!"

"What a pity! Truly a pity! It is a pity you encountered me!"

"If I kill a prodigy like you, Wang Wang Wang Chongyang will surely be in great pain, the world will surely lose its luster... and I will surely be very happy!"

He was expressionless, flicking his orchid-shaped fingers, yet his tone was filled with complex emotions, as if he were praising Li Li Li Zhangsheng, yet also viewing him like a beautiful work of art.

"Just by you?!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng did not get angry; he lifted his gaze slightly and said coldly.

"Hmph! No wonder you dared to take action and kill the Song Emperor on the spot!"

"It seems you are truly... arrogant! You do not know how to value your life!"

"Die!"

The Sunflower Ancestor did not say more. With a boom, a massive crimson sunflower bloomed from the void, resembling the great sun. Its terrifying aura caused the temperature of the entire hall to rise by dozens of degrees as it headed toward Li Li Li Zhangsheng.

This was the Sunflower Law Domain, intended to completely suppress Li Li Li Zhangsheng!

"Sword Control! Break the Law! Slash!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng was naturally fearless. With a light shout, a cyan brilliance erupted from his dantian, carrying the power to break laws. It slashed through the Sunflower Ancestor’s Law Domain, and his figure moved a thousand miles in an instant, rushing into the high sky.

"What sword is this?! It can actually break my Law Domain?!"

The Sunflower Ancestor was incredibly shocked. Although Zhao Ji’s death had made him sense his Law Domain being broken, only when he saw Li Li Li Zhangsheng take action did he realize that his Law Domain hadn't just been broken—it was completely unable to stop him!

"Even without the Sunflower Law Domain, I can still execute you!"

"Little beast! I will show you what a true Land Immortal is!"

"Just how vast the gap is between a Heaven-Man and a Land Immortal!"

The Sunflower Ancestor chuckled and charged straight at Li Li Li Zhangsheng. His voice was not loud, but the feminine tone pierced the ears of everyone present like a needle into their minds.

"The Sunflower Ancestor has taken action! That little beast Li Li Li Zhangsheng is doomed!"

"Damn little beast! To actually execute His Majesty?! Simply treasonous! He deserves to die!"

"Good! Good! That little beast is finally going to die! Regardless of anything else, the Sunflower Ancestor is a Land Immortal. A nine-year-old Heaven-Man is indeed a supreme prodigy and very shocking, but he must die!"

"..."

At this moment, the civil and military officials seemed to have forgotten everything that had just happened, all uniting in hatred and berating Li Li Li Zhangsheng.

"Is he... really doomed?!"

Prime Minister Cai Jing remained silent, a strange premonition in his heart; he felt that Li Li Li Zhangsheng might very well... not die!

"Is this... a sonic technique?!"

Hearing the Sunflower Ancestor’s feminine voice, a surge of fire seemed to permeate Li Li Li Zhangsheng’s body, and various illusions appeared in his eyes, as if he were about to suffer from qi deviation.

Supreme Heavenly Demon Dao!

Within Li Li Li Zhangsheng’s mind, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons appeared faintly—the Supreme Heavenly Demon, formless, lawless, and boundless. It directly suppressed that feminine voice. No matter how piercing, how jarring to the mind, or how filled with illusions that voice was, he remained unmoved.

"Sunflower Divine Needles!"

Just then, the Sunflower Ancestor waved his large hand gently. Spiritual energy gathered, the power of the sunflower emerged, turning the void into reality, transforming into ten thousand divine needles that covered Li Li Li Zhangsheng!

Ancient Dragon-Elephant Scripture!

Li Li Li Zhangsheng responded calmly. Behind him, a martial arts intent emerged: a dragon and an elephant intertwined, emitting an ancient aura. The dragon’s roar shook, the elephant’s roar bellowed, and those ten thousand Sunflower Divine Needles shattered one by one, dissipating into spiritual energy.

"How is this possible?!"

"What kind of cultivation technique is this, to manifest such a terrifying martial arts intent?!"

"My martial arts intent has already materialized, yet it cannot do anything to this illusory martial arts intent?!"

The Sunflower Ancestor was truly shocked this time. He looked at Li Li Li Zhangsheng with unprecedented gravity, no longer harboring any contempt.

Li Li Li Zhangsheng had committed treason and killed the Song Emperor; the Sunflower Ancestor had thought this was due to his arrogance and recklessness!

Li Li Li Zhangsheng had broken his Sunflower Law Domain; the Sunflower Ancestor had initially thought it was luck. But now, Li Li Li Zhangsheng had once again shattered his Sunflower Divine Needles, finally causing the Sunflower Ancestor to take him seriously, realizing this was not an accident, but strength!

After all, once or twice could be an accident, but the third time absolutely was not!

In a short moment, Li Li Li Zhangsheng and the Sunflower Ancestor had exchanged hundreds of blows. The terrifying aura caused the void to tremble and the heavens and earth to shake, as if they were about to flip the entire imperial city upside down.

"What is going on?! This sound... is it thundering?!"

"Thunder?! In broad daylight, under a clear sky, why is it thundering?!"

"..."

The clash between Li Li Li Zhangsheng and the Sunflower Ancestor sounded like thunder, startling the commoners of the Great Song capital, Lin'an City, who thought they were hallucinating or that it was about to rain.

"Thunder... wait! No! This tremor of heaven and earth... this is a supreme expert taking action!"

"Hiss! What on earth is happening?! Why are they fighting above the imperial city? Are they not afraid of the wrath of the Great Song’s experts?!"

"Such a terrifying aura... could it be two Land Immortals?!"

"..."

Many Heaven-Man realm martial artists reacted one after another; this was not thunder, but supreme experts taking action—very likely... two Land Immortals!

"A nine-year-old Heaven-Man, actually exchanging hundreds of blows with me?!"

"This record is enough to make countless prodigies of the world lose their luster! It is enough to be recorded in the annals of the martial arts world!"

"You are worthy of being an eight-year-old Grandmaster and a nine-year-old Heaven-Man!"

"But... this is the end!"

The more they fought, the more the Sunflower Ancestor was alarmed. He discovered that Li Li Li Zhangsheng’s strength was rapidly increasing, rising to a point where a sense of fear began to emerge in his own heart. ===== CHAPTER 100 =====