Chapter 287: Take Someone Else

Ye Liuyun faced the tens of thousands of Imperial Guard and over a hundred thousand defending troops before him, showing no fear at all.

The Great Zhou King looked at the young boy before him and calmly said, "I didn't expect that a once‑tiny youth could possess such skill!"

Seeing him avoid the point, Ye Liuyun drew the Demon Slaying Sword and swung a slash at him! "No time for idle talk!"

"Bold!" the elder beside the Great Zhou King, a Fifth Layer Golden Core cultivator, hurried to intervene.

But the moment he moved, his Soul was pulled by Ye Liuyun into the Thunder Fire Domain and handed over to Mingshe to deal with.

Two Imperial Guard Leaders behind the Great Zhou King immediately acted, trying to intercept Ye Liuyun's slash. Though they saw that Ye Liuyun's realm was clearly below the Golden Core stage, the slash only hesitated briefly under their block and then resumed its descent.

Both of them were Second Layer Golden Core cultivators, utterly unable to stop Ye Liuyun's slash.

At that moment, a pressure of Heavenly Gang Realm emanated from deep within the Royal Palace.

"Which youngster dares to run amok in my Great Zhou Imperial Family?" As the words fell, a white Technique shot out of the palace and instantly nullified Ye Liuyun's slash.

An elder of the Heavenly Gang Realm dressed in plain robes appeared beside the Great Zhou King.

"Grandfather!" the Great Zhou King respectfully saluted the elder.

Seeing a Heavenly Gang Realm strongman appear, those on the Imperial Family side breathed a sigh of relief. One Heavenly Gang Realm strongman is not even a match for hundreds of Holy Realm beasts.

But on Ye Liuyun's side, some Ye Clan youths showed a hint of fear. This overwhelming pressure exceeded their comprehension and was beyond anything they could resist.

Ye Liuyun barked coldly, "Today the Great Zhou King's seat must be taken by someone else; anyone who blocks me dies!"

"Ha ha ha!" a burst of laughter rang from afar, and another Heavenly Gang Realm pressure shot toward them from a distance!

The Heavenly Gang strongman wore a blood‑stained robe; he was a Heavenly Gang Realm strongman of the Blood Demon Sect! "You brat, being allowed to face me personally is a privilege for you!"

"Is that so?" Before the foe could approach, Ye Liuyun flicked a Golden Light from his Storage Ring and lunged at him.

The Great Zhou King's grandfather instantly spotted that Ye Liuyun had thrown a Skeleton Puppet of the Heavenly Gang Realm. He had no time for further thought—first capture the king, then deal with Ye Liuyun.

"Do you think I don't exist?" he said, slapping a palm toward Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun produced the Nine Dragons Mountain‑flipping Seal and met the palm head‑on.

"Boom—" a deafening crash rang as the Nine Dragons Mountain‑flipping Seal blocked the elder's strike, hovering unmoving in the air.

"This… how is this possible? That kid actually possesses such a treasure!" the elder exclaimed.

Meanwhile, the Skeleton Puppet extended a claw, thrusting straight into the blood‑robed elder's body and crushing his heart.

That Blood Demon Sect elder was only a First Layer Heavenly Gang cultivator, nowhere near a match for a Sixth Layer Skeleton Puppet of the same realm.

The Skeleton Puppet swung its arm, hurling the blood‑robed elder aside before charging at the Great Zhou King's grandfather. Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil instantly gazed upon it and absorbed the elder's Soul.

Seeing the Skeleton Puppet rush forward, the elder let out a long sigh, "Great Zhou is doomed! No need to resist further!"

He then leapt toward the Skeleton Puppet! With a "pop" sound, everyone saw a golden skeletal claw emerge from the elder's body, still clutching a beating heart.

The skeletal hand then closed, crushing the heart, and with another shock the elder's entire body was torn apart.

Ye Liuyun also raised the Demon Slaying Sword and ordered the beast army forward.

"Rebels, be killed without mercy!"

Behind him, the beast army—two hundred Holy Realm beasts at the front, three thousand Sea Transformation beasts behind, and finally over five thousand True Essence beasts—charged straight toward the city wall.

Below the city, more than a hundred thousand soldiers dared not move under this pressure.

A few Golden Core elite guards and elders on the wall rushed out, only to be instantly devoured by the beasts.

Only then did the Great Zhou King realize that the boy before him possessed power far beyond his expectations.

"We surrender. Will you spare our Imperial Family?" he asked Ye Liuyun.

"It's too late! Atone for your crimes! Your Great Zhou Imperial Family has ruled for years—how you treated the common folk and loyal ministers, you know well! People like you don't deserve to live after the deaths of tens of thousands of Golden Armor Guards!" Ye Liuyun replied coldly.

He then commanded the beasts, "Kill! Slaughter the Royal Palace completely!"

Heavenly Luck King heard this and felt a shudder; the once‑tiny youth had become so decisive in killing—truly he had grown too fast!

Behind him, Songtao and the former palace guards, who had known Ye Liuyun before, were astonished that he had risen to a level they now looked up to.

At this moment, the disciples of the Lingyun Pavilion of the Holy Martial Academy finally arrived. They had set out four days later than Heavenly Luck King's party, arriving just now.

Ye Liuyun loudly declared, "From now on, Heavenly Luck King shall rule the Great Zhou Dynasty. I think you all know his character. Afterwards, each of you generals, go report to him."

Outside the city, a hundred thousand troops stood stunned, even yielding a path for the beast army. Especially after the thousands of Holy Martial Academy disciples arrived, they lost any will to resist.

Now the situation was set; even if they fought desperately, they could not alter the Great Zhou Dynasty's doomed fate. They no longer needed to sacrifice themselves.

The Great Zhou King on the wall was torn apart and devoured by several beasts. Their Souls were all taken by Ye Liuyun without a single omission.

Even the Great Prince hidden in the underground palace was located by Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense, and the beasts were commanded to eliminate him.

After everyone waited quietly for an hour, a beast inside the palace let out a thunderous roar, shaking the entire space.

"Move! Occupy the Royal City!" Immediately, Ye Liuyun led Heavenly Luck King, the Golden Armor Guard, the Ye Clan members, and the Holy Martial Academy disciples to take the city. The Ye Clan and the disciples were to maintain order, while the Golden Armor Guard began clearing the Royal Palace and arranging guards.

Ye Liuyun used his Divine Sense to locate the Imperial Family's Treasure Vault, ordered the Iron Army to take half the resources, and left the rest for Heavenly Luck King.

Ye Liuyun smiled at Heavenly Luck King, "Prince! We have finally avenged the Golden Armor Guard's grievance! From now on the entire Great Zhou Dynasty is yours! I'm no administrator, handle the affairs yourself. If any danger arises, use the Transmission Talisman to contact me; after all, I am still your Holy Son!"

Heavenly Luck King exclaimed excitedly, "Alright! I really didn't misjudge you! The great grievance of the Golden Armor Guard"

"Prince, you needn't be formal with me! If gratitude is to be spoken, it should be me thanking you for recognizing my talent!" Ye Liuyun said with a modest smile.

Heavenly Luck King and the palace guards, seeing Ye Liuyun's immense power yet not becoming arrogant, were even more impressed that he did not claim the throne himself but handed it to Heavenly Luck King.

Only Heavenly Luck King knew that Ye Liuyun's goal was never this tiny Great Zhou Dynasty; if he didn't become its king, Ye Liuyun would hand it over to someone else.

If an ignorant person were to govern, the people would ultimately suffer; that's why he accepted without hesitation.