Chapter 166

Everyone drew their swords one after another.

Luo Tian swept his gaze over the crowd, his brows furrowing even tighter.

"Master, you don't need to make a move, I'll do it!"

At this moment, the Jin Peng King spoke up.

The next instant, he moved directly.

A few breaths later, except for the three of them, everyone else had turned into corpses and lay on the ground.

"This... this..." Gu Ye Yu Ning still couldn't react even now.

Luo Tian looked at her and said, "Tell me, Princess, how did you end up like this? Theoretically, shouldn't the imperial guards be directly under the control of the royal family? How did even they become the Divine Martial King's people?"

Gu Ye Yu Ning finally came back to her senses a little, and hearing Luo Tian's words, she said helplessly, "Originally, the imperial guards were indeed under the control of our royal family, but during the time I was away seeking help from the Guiyuan Sect, the imperial guards underwent a huge change. The original commander of the imperial guards died mysteriously, and the subsequent commanders all became the Divine Martial King's people."

Luo Tian frowned and said, "The Divine Martial King again."

Gu Ye Yu Ning suddenly said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Young Master Luo Tian, please follow me into the palace. To deal with the Divine Martial King, we must plan carefully."

Gu Ye Yu Ning knew that the Divine Martial King's strength was too great, and his influence was too vast.

Wanting to deal with him was not something that could be done in a day or two.

However, Luo Tian shook his head and said, "Forget about planning carefully or not carefully, just do it! Let's start with the imperial guards. Where is the imperial guard command center? How many people are inside?"

Gu Ye Yu Ning was stunned for a moment, then said, "This... it's inside the palace walls, there are about five thousand people there now."

"Take me there," Luo Tian said.

Gu Ye Yu Ning frowned and said, "Young Master Luo Tian, the current commander of the imperial guards, Mo Nanchou, is a confidant of the Divine Martial King and has the strength of the 5th Stage of the Mystic Penetration Realm. Plus, the five thousand imperial guards are also quite strong. We should wait for Sect Master Ling Xuzi and the others to arrive."

However, Luo Tian ignored her. He looked toward a certain place inside the palace walls and said, "Oh, found it!"

The next instant, he grabbed the Jin Peng King and Gu Ye Yu Ning and disappeared from the spot.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the three of them arrived in a courtyard.

"Hm? This is..." Gu Ye Yu Ning was stunned, not understanding at all what had happened.

The Jin Peng King, however, was already used to it.

"Who is it?"

At this moment, the sudden appearance of the three also attracted the attention of the guards.

After a shout, the other imperial guards were also alarmed.

"Everyone, put down your weapons, it's me!" Gu Ye Yu Ning immediately shouted loudly.

"Princess?" A leader of the imperial guards frowned, then whispered a few words to the people around him.

The imperial guard immediately ran away, and not long after, a person walked out from the nearby camp.

"Yo, Princess, didn't I tell you to stay in your own palace and not run around? Why did you come to me now? Could it be that you intend to rebel?" The man said with a sneer.

The Princess rebelling?

Hearing this, Gu Ye Yu Ning was so angry her face turned blue.

And the man's face instantly froze, and he said, "Get back to your palace. Before the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, if you dare to come out again, I will break your legs! Tch, if it weren't for the Young Master's early instructions, I would have already crippled you, you little bitch. You actually dare to oppose the Divine Martial King? You don't know what's good for you!"

"You..." Gu Ye Yu Ning's eyes were red, and she was on the verge of tears.

Just then, Luo Tian beside her waved his hand, signaling her to step back, and then said to the man, "Hey, are you one of the Divine Martial King's people?"

"Hm?" The man seemed to have just noticed Luo Tian's existence, nodded and said, "I am Mo Nanchou, one of the four great generals under the Divine Martial King. Who are you? From the Guiyuan Sect?"

Luo Tian looked at him, nodded and said, "I'll give you a chance: kneel, swear, and pledge loyalty to her!"

As he spoke, Luo Tian pointed at Gu Ye Yu Ning.

Mo Nanchou was stunned upon hearing this, then laughed and said, "Did I hear that right? You want me to pledge loyalty to this little bitch? I..."

However, he had only just finished speaking.

Bang!

The next instant, his entire body turned into a mist of blood.

The one who attacked was naturally Luo Tian.

"What? Commander Mo?"

"Lord Mo!"

The surrounding imperial guards were all shocked at the sight.

They hadn't even seen clearly how Mo Nanchou had died.

At this moment, Luo Tian swept his gaze over the entire field and shouted loudly, "I'll only say this once: those who want to live, kneel and swear loyalty within three breaths! Otherwise, die!"

As soon as the words were out, the thousands of imperial guards around looked at each other in dismay.

Suddenly, one person shouted loudly, "Everyone, don't be afraid! He is just one person. Even if he is strong, can he deal with five thousand of us imperial guards?"

"That's right, don't be afraid of him! Everyone attack together and avenge Lord Mo!"

With these few people taking the lead, the surrounding imperial guards all became restless.

Only a very small number of people silently put down their weapons and knelt on one knee.

Just then, the person who had spoken first suddenly froze.

Because he discovered that in front of him, he didn't know when, an extra nail was floating before his eyes.

And the others who hadn't knelt were the same.

"What is this?" Someone was stunned for a moment and wanted to use their weapon to touch it.

But the next instant...

Swish, swish, swish...

These nails directly ignored their defenses and flew into everyone's heads.

No screams, no wails.

In just an instant, more than four thousand imperial guards were all killed.

"This..." Watching this scene, Gu Ye Yu Ning panicked.

What kind of method was this?

At this moment, Luo Tian waved his hand, and countless Soul-Suppressing Nails dissipated into the air.

This was naturally the marvelous use of his soul power.

"Very good, it seems there are still some clear-headed ones among the imperial guards. I don't know if you did it out of fear or loyalty to the royal family, but you chose correctly. Get up, all of you, and follow me to crusade against the Divine Martial King," Luo Tian said.

"This... yes!"

This group of imperial guards had luckily escaped with their lives, and they were already dumbfounded.

At this moment, Gu Ye Yu Ning also came back to her senses. She looked at Luo Tian and said anxiously, "Young Master Luo Tian, although the imperial guards' strength is not bad, it is far inferior to the Divine Martial King's Divine Martial Guards. Moreover, there are too few of them; it's simply not enough to crusade against the Divine Martial King."

Luo Tian glanced at her and said, "I know they aren't enough."

Gu Ye Yu Ning was stunned and said, "Then why did you let them go?"

Luo Tian clapped his hands and said, "I let them go not to fight, but to clean up the battlefield."

"Ah?" Gu Ye Yu Ning was confused.

Luo Tian sneered, "In a while, the Divine Martial King's Mansion is going to become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. If I don't find someone to clean it up, how can that work?"