Chapter 2095: Parading Through the Streets for Public Display

Bai Feng, Feng Hong Xiu, and Elder Withered Glory also teamed up to assault Jin Hu, leaving him unable to spare any part of his body for Murong Lin.

Lei Ming turned into a gigantic thunder‑dragon beast; with a roar, another thunder‑dragon clone sprang from her body and slapped Murong Lin.

The other Eighth Realm Martial Cultivators also struck together, attacking Murong Lin and his companions.

Without the other Seventh Realm Martial Cultivators intervening, Murong Lin and his group could not hold out.

Murong Lin could only use a Defense Artifact to shield himself, resisting Lei Ming's assault.

Ye Liuyun's other Seventh Realm Martial Cultivators, seeing this, also attacked Murong Lin.

Soon, the other Eighth Realm Martial Cultivators also stepped in, jointly assaulting Murong Lin's defense.

Murong Lin's defense did not hold long before it was breached.

The massive clash of Eighth and Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators immediately alarmed the entire Royal City.

"Damn! It's really breaking out!"

Administrator Li Minghao of the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance in the Royal City had been monitoring the Royal Palace; when the fight erupted, he instantly realized a major incident was brewing!

Moreover, by sensing the aura, he judged that there were Ninth Realm strongmen present, clearly not from their side.

"Quick! All Martial Cultivators above Seventh Realm within the Alliance, march to the Royal Palace and rescue Murong Lin!"

Li Minghao gathered troops while pulling out a Transmission Talisman to report to the Grand Elder of the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.

"What?

How did it come to a fight?"

The Grand Elder had not expected this.

But he lacked the full picture; sending men now would be too late, so he could only have Li Minghao investigate further before deciding how to act.

Li Minghao immediately led his men to charge toward the Royal Palace.

Ye Liuyun had already prepared for a full‑scale slaughter today, so he had instructed the soldiers that the gates need not be guarded.

The Martial Cultivators rushed into the Royal Palace, but before they could reach the Grand Hall, they were blocked by the strongmen of Red Luan Pavilion.

The people of Red Luan Pavilion were easy to spot: all women, all dressed in uniform red robes.

Feng Hong Xiu promptly informed Ye Liuyun so that his Martial Cultivators would not mistakenly harm the Red Luan Pavilion members.

These Martial Cultivators fought fiercely inside the Royal Palace, causing the entire city to pause their activities and watch, unaware of what was happening.

"What's going on?

I heard a dragon's roar! Could it be the Dragon Clan fighting inside the Royal Palace?"

"Surely no one is trying to seize the throne while the dynasty is unstable?"

"Why did members of the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance and Red Luan Pavilion also come?

Who is actually fighting whom?"

Everyone was wildly speculating.

Zhang Yun Peng struck without mercy, slashing Han Jian to death; Jin Hu was also surrounded and severely wounded.

Long Nv employed the Frenzied Dragon Technique, tearing Jin Hu in two, and the Nascent Core was instantly devoured by her.

After the battle on this side essentially ended, Long Nv cleared the way, and Ye Liuyun ordered Feng Hong Xiu to lead Martial Cultivators above the Eighth Realm to support Red Luan Pavilion.

Soon, all the troops from the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance were annihilated.

Ye Liuyun placed Slave Seals on several severely injured Eighth Realm Martial Cultivators and kept them.

The rest were all slain.

Lei Ming, holding the badly beaten Murong Lin, asked Ye Liuyun how to handle him.

Ye Liuyun first notified the experts he had dispatched, urging them to act faster.

Now that the mask has been torn off, there's no need for any restraint.

"Uncooperative forces are to be killed outright!"

Then he summoned Yu Xiaofeng, ordering him to inform Pei Yong to mobilize armies from everywhere and completely purge the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance's guilds!

For Murong Lin, Ye Liuyun instructed Lei Ming to excavate Murong Lin's Nascent Core on the spot.

"You dare?

I am the legitimate son of the Murong family! The Murong family will not let you off!"

Murong Lin continued to threaten Ye Liuyun.

"What's there not to dare? I've already killed them! Didn't you see?"

Ye Liuyun waved his hand disdainfully.

Lei Ming then acted on the spot, digging out Murong Lin's Nascent Core.

"Dare to threaten my little brother, you're really fed up with life!"

Lei Ming moved swiftly, extracting the Nascent Core and brandishing it before Murong Lin's eyes.

Murong Lin, in pain and shock, upon seeing his own Nascent Core,

Ye Liuyun also directly handed Murong Lin over to Yu Xiaofeng: "Have someone take him around the streets to put him on display."

Ye Liuyun handed Murong Lin over to Yu Xiaofeng, saying, "Arrange for someone to parade him through the streets for public display.

Let him himself broadcast that the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance sent people to kill me!

Since we have already acted, at least we can stand on moral ground.

Hang the bodies of these Martial Cultivators outside the city gates to dry!"

Yu Xiaofeng immediately dispatched people to handle it, moving all the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance corpses away.

Later, Ye Liuyun called in Xuan Yuan Ling, having her immediately take over the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance's guild.

Ye Liuyun now fully controls only half of the Eastern Region's cities.

Yet even these guilds are enough to shake the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance's foundation.

【61】 Each city's guild hoards massive amounts of resources and capital.

Ye Liuyun spent not a single penny; it was outright robbery!

The Royal City Business Association was the first to be looted! Afterwards, Xuan Yuan Ling immediately moved in and reopened under a new sign.

Zhang Yun Peng and other martial cultivators were also sent by Ye Liuyun to protect Xuan Yuan Ling.

Murong Lin, too, only under Yu Xiaofeng's arrangement, paraded through the streets each day for public display.

He didn't really want to go, but he lacked any backbone; Yu Xiaofeng applied a little punishment, and he couldn't bear it, so he obediently complied.

Thus, he didn't even need to sign a Divine Soul Contract; he would simply follow Yu Xiaofeng's instructions and tell everyone that the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance had sent people to assassinate Ye Liuyun in a plot to seize the Eastern Dynasty.

For a time, the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance became infamous, with everyone calling for its beating.

Murong Lin also became a laughingstock of the Murong Family and a disgrace to the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.

Many martial cultivators said the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance brought it upon itself!

At the same time, Ye Liuyun sought aid from the Dragon Clan, Chaotic Beast Mountain, and Red Luan Pavilion to guard against retaliation from the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance.

Each of these major powers sent two Ninth Realm experts to help Ye Liuyun defend the Royal City.

The Red Luan Pavilion in Ye Liuyun's occupied territory also fully cooperated with him, seizing resources from the Ten Thousand Merchants Association's business houses.

For a time, all the business houses of the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance in Ye Liuyun's controlled area fell; their martial cultivators were all killed, and their resources were completely looted.

Moreover, all of this happened overnight—the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance was replaced by a Spirit Cloud Business Association, and business continued as usual.

Although there would certainly be some chaos at first, basically everything could be handled.

After the experts of the Dragon Clan and other major forces arrived, the elder of the Profound Heaven Sect then returned to the Profound Heaven Sect.

Ye Liuyun also kept his word; to show gratitude to Wu Kun and his disciple, he sent them a large amount of resources.

This made Wu Kun and Liu Xing so happy they could hardly close their mouths.

Of course, he also didn't stint on giving medicinal herbs to his own master, Jin Qing Song.

The Withered Glory Elder and Bai Feng, although both were controlled by Ye Liuyun with a Slave Seal, he still gave them considerable resources and even let them bring back a lot for the Profound Heaven Sect.

In a short time, the Ten Thousand Merchants Alliance was also caught off guard by all these changes.

Murong Changfeng had no choice but to personally take up the commander's seal once again.

"What on earth happened?"

"Half of our business houses have all been looted?"

"Lin'er went to the Royal City, so how did he end up fighting Ye Liuyun and being humiliated in the street?"

"Who can explain this clearly to me?"

As soon as Murong Changfeng appeared, he began asking the remaining elders about the situation.