Chapter 268

The news of Emperor Li Chen's personal expedition spread quickly, and the disciples of the entire Ethereal Immortal Alliance responded one after another.

Because of the Sea Clan's attack, this Sword Discussion Assembly had been turned into a bloodbath; their hatred for the Sea Clan had long been deep in their bones, and now with Emperor Li Chen personally leading the team, their morale was even higher.

In just half a day, more than forty thousand sword cultivators had gathered and followed Li Chen in a grand manner toward the coastal region in the east of the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

The strength of this team was terrifying to the extreme.

The pressure of the Harmonious Meridian Array alone caused the heavens and earth to shake and the wind and clouds to change color.

Li Chen rode on a spirited white horse, feeling the majestic sword intent behind him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart; as expected of the east of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, the foundation was indeed deep.

If he had waited a few more days, he estimated he could have gathered more than one hundred thousand sword cultivators.

These one hundred thousand were all elites; if they were just counting heads, they could reach a million.

Li Chen, who was forced to work, led this team to support the east of the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

Just as the team was halfway there, a manager of the Ethereal Immortal Alliance hurried over and reported with a serious face: "Your Majesty, we just received news that the Fourth Group Army in the east of the May Tian Ce Dynasty has been beaten back steadily, and the coastal defense line is in jeopardy!"

"What?" Li Chen frowned, feeling very puzzled.

As the Emperor of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, he naturally knew the strength of the Fourth Group Army.

This army was specifically established to guard against the Sea Clan; it was well-equipped and well-trained, and even if the Sea Clan were stronger, they could never easily defeat them on land.

Such an abnormal situation made Li Chen feel that something was wrong.

At this time, Mo Mo Wulei stepped forward and suggested in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Fourth Group Army is powerful, and logically speaking, it shouldn't be so incompetent. Perhaps something went wrong in Qingqiucheng, causing them to be unable to command normally. Why don't we go to Qingqiucheng to check first?"

Mo Mo Wulei was Li Yu's 'ally', so he must know something.

Li Chen nodded, feeling it made sense, and ordered: "The whole army turn around and head to Qingqiucheng!"

Forty thousand sword cultivators marched toward Qingqiucheng in a grand manner.

When they arrived at Qingqiucheng, they found that it was heavily guarded, with the city walls full of fully armed soldiers, showing no signs of being attacked at all.

That was strange; Qingqiucheng was clearly safe and sound, so why would the Fourth Group Army be beaten back steadily?

Li Chen's doubts deepened, but to know the specific situation, he had to enter the city first.

In fact, in order for the Sea Clan's plan to attack the May Tian Ce Dynasty to be implemented smoothly, they really had set up an ambush nearby.

After the Third Prince, Li Yu, led the main force away from Qingqiucheng, the ambush troops would move out to deal a heavy blow to the Fourth Group Army.

But Li Yu had the heart of a usurper and deliberately hid his strength, only sending some weak troops to fight, while the main force remained in the city, waiting for Li Chen to lead the army from the Imperial Capital.

That elite Sea Clan army ambushed halfway could only wait in vain, but they never waited for their target.

Perhaps by the time they waited for the target, the target had already 'spoiled'.

Li Chen's sudden arrival completely disrupted everyone's plans, including Li Chen's own plan; he hadn't expected to come to this place either.

At this moment, the Third Prince, Li Yu, was practicing in the courtyard; this was his daily homework.

A deputy general suddenly ran in at the entrance, making Li Yu unhappy.

Li Yu was about to reprimand him, because he hated being disturbed when he was practicing.

But the deputy general said hurriedly: "Your Highness, something is wrong; His Majesty has already arrived near Qingqiucheng."

This sentence scared Li Yu quite a bit; the messenger sent to the Imperial Capital had just left, so how could Li Chen have arrived? Could Li Chen teleport?

"Hurry and stop him at the city gate; wait for me to go over." Li Yu quickly gave instructions.

"It's too late; initially, ten thousand sword cultivators entered the city, led by the He He Zongzhu of the Heaven-Crying Sword Graveyard, Mo Mo Wulei, and the city guards didn't stop them, but no one expected His Majesty to be in this team." The deputy general's tone was somewhat helpless. It came too suddenly, and the Heaven-Crying Sword Graveyard was Li Yu's backer, so they really couldn't stop them.

Hearing this, Li Yu led his personal guards and hurried to the Commander's Hall to issue orders, trying to stop Li Chen's arrival as much as possible.

When he stepped into the hall, the scene before him made his heart sink.

Li Chen was already sitting on the commander's platform, his expression indifferent.

If it were anyone else, sitting in this place would be treason, but Li Chen was the legitimate Emperor; in the territory of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, there was no place he couldn't sit. Since leaving the Imperial Capital last time, this was the first time Li Yu had seen Li Chen.

On the commander's platform, Li Chen's whole body was filled with divine might, purple energy permeated the air, and nine Sage Realm divine rings were slowly rotating behind him, with ten thousand feet of golden light, as if he were the master of the heavens and earth.

The terrifying energy fluctuations made the entire Commander's Hall tremble slightly, and even the air became viscous.

Li Yu only took one look and felt an invisible pressure rushing toward him, making even breathing difficult.

And what made him even more desperate was that his own backer, the He He Zongzhu of the Heaven-Crying Sword Graveyard, Mo Mo Wulei, was standing respectfully by Li Chen's side, just like a subordinate of Li Chen.

The Sect Masters of the other four major sword sects were also lined up in order, their expressions solemn, clearly having thoroughly surrendered to Li Chen's majesty.

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Li Yu thought: No wonder the Second Prince, Li Xian, knelt down directly when facing Li Chen alone in the Imperial Capital; if you don't kneel, are you waiting for death?

He then knelt down without hesitation, squeezed a hypocritical smile on his face, bowed, and said: "Your Majesty, why did you come personally?"

Li Chen glanced at him indifferently and said casually: "The Sea Clan invasion concerns the foundation of the country; how can I sit idly by? Third, since you are here, why haven't you led the army to support?"

Don't ask Li Chen how he knew; the deputy general next to him had already confessed.

Li Yu's face stiffened, and fine beads of sweat seeped out on his forehead.

The excuses he had prepared seemed pale and weak at this moment, and he could only laugh dryly: "Your humble minister was just preparing to send troops, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to come personally. Since that's the case, I am willing to set out with Your Majesty!"

Li Chen waved his hand and said indifferently: "No need. According to your memorial, you really want to be a vassal king, but you are busy with official business and can't get away. Now that I am here, you can rest assured and go be your vassal king; leave this place to me."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, stunning Li Yu; what kind of development was this?

A few days ago, I was still conspiring on how to deal with Li Chen, and today Li Chen 'dealt with' me?

It felt like Li Chen dealt with me in passing, without much effort.

Actually, his feeling was right; wasn't Li Chen just doing it in passing, or even going with the flow? He didn't spend any effort at all, including coming here, which was passive.

The hall was silent, and everyone held their breath, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Li Yu knelt on the ground, his face as pale as paper. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked by something, unable to make a sound.

With one sentence, Li Chen stripped Li Yu of his military power.

"Your minister obeys!"

Under various pressures, Li Yu finally said these three humiliating words.

Leaving Qingqiucheng, he would be nothing.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about fighting to the death, but the current matching mechanism was outrageous; he was a single Observing Heaven Realm expert matched against six Sage Realm experts on the other side; how could he fight?

Even if the army could obey his orders, there were tens of thousands of sect sword cultivators here, and the army couldn't play a role in city warfare.

Furthermore, if he harbored evil intentions, then in the next second, his head would fall to the ground; Li Yu was very sure of this.

He didn't understand why Mo Mo Wulei would turn against him, but Mo Mo Wulei felt that his turning against him was justified; you asked me to fight Li Chen, how could I fight?

Leaving the Commander's Hall, Li Yu's disappointment had reached its peak.

His fief was Prince Anxin City; after leaving Qingqiucheng, he was no longer the Third Prince, but the Prince of Prince Anxin.

Actually, he was still okay; at least he was still a prince, while the Second Prince, Li Xian, was still a wanted criminal.

Li Yu didn't know how he would face Li Xian later, but the same problem also appeared for Li Xian.

(End of chapter)