Chapter 1442: Monetary Offensive (Second update, requesting everything)

Li Zhangsheng was not at all tempted by the Xuan Empress's allure. Firstly, in terms of charm, Ning Bizhen was not inferior to the Xuan Empress; secondly, the Xuan Empress was too old—at least to Li Zhangsheng, that was the case. The Xuan Empress's age could make her the grandmother of his grandmother's grandmother's grandmother; how could that not be off-putting? Thirdly, the Xuan Empress was vicious in heart, a true femme fatale. Keeping such a person as a subordinate, one would have to worry about being backstabbed one day.

Just think of the Baisheng King, who was backstabbed by the Xuan Empress while competing for the Emperor rank. That alone was enough, but the Xuan Empress did not even spare her own close kin. The Kun King and the Mingcang King would rather join Li Zhangsheng's team than continue following the Xuan Empress; her vicious heart was evident.

A Heavenly Dao Oath is effective, but there are always loopholes that can be exploited. Taking a step back, even if there were no loopholes, there are special treasures that can exempt one from a Heavenly Dao Oath. As one of the Three Sovereigns, the Xuan Empress likely possesses such a treasure.

Naturally, Li Zhangsheng could not keep the Xuan Empress by his side. Who knows when she might deliver a backstab? Just thinking about it made one shudder. It was better to kill her; that would end all troubles.

Thus, Li Zhangsheng directly ignored the Xuan Empress's proposal and continued to destroy the remaining treasures.

Knowing she could not outrun him, the Xuan Empress did not continue the futile pursuit. Her expression was gloomy and uncertain, her thoughts racing as she desperately pondered whether there were any other methods to save her life.

Crack—

Misfortunes never come singly. Before the Xuan Empress could come up with a countermeasure, the Dragon-Phoenix Resonating Ruler, which was clashing with the Biluohuangquan Twin Swords, saw its cracks spread to the limit. It could no longer hold on and snapped directly into two pieces.

The Baisheng King's Dao-Achieving Item, the Dragon-Phoenix Resonating Ruler, was crushed head-on by the Biluohuangquan Twin Swords, which also came from the Baisheng King. It gave one an ironic sense of evil failing to prevail over good.

With the obstruction gone, the Biluohuangquan Twin Swords returned to Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea.

Continuously utilizing multiple Strange Treasures, even Li Zhangsheng, who possessed a Superior Quality Nine Apertures Dingyuan Pearl, felt the strain, especially since he still had to maintain the consumption of the Ziwei Star Banner.

Just as Li Zhangsheng was about to destroy all the treasures, the Xuan Empress no longer held any thoughts of luck.

It was then that the Xuan Empress made a decision that surprised everyone.

"Since I won't be needing them anymore, then let them be scattered!"

While speaking, the Xuan Empress chose to shatter her Space Ring.

Due to the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, the space within the area was abnormally solidified, which directly resulted in not even a trace of spatial fluctuation being produced after the Space Ring shattered.

Coupled with the special effects of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, all the items in the Space Ring did not drift away into the dimensional space, but instead appeared all at once within the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, piling up into a large heap with a clatter.

This meant that within the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array, even if one self-destructed spatial items, these items would ultimately only return to reality.

Possessing the inheritance of the Ancient Xuan Empress, it was impossible for the Xuan Empress not to know this, but Li Zhangsheng could not fathom her intentions.

Just then, the Xuan Empress waved her sleeves forcefully, and countless treasures flew in all directions, scattering into every corner of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Forbidden Array.

Whether it was the Dragon Clan or the Great Dragon race, they were notoriously greedy. At this moment, including the Four Seas Dragon Kings, everyone stared intently at these treasures.

The treasures that the Xuan Empress could carry with her were, needless to say, all of high grade and exquisite quality. This was undoubtedly a huge temptation for them.

Among them, the Four Seas Dragon Kings were experienced and had higher resistance to treasures; crucially, they did not want to make such a selective error at this time.

However, very few of their dragon descendants could resist the temptation, and they began to scramble for them one by one.

This was simply a monetary offensive, though for the Xuan Empress, who was at the end of her rope, it was actually not very effective.

As for the Great Dragon race under Li Zhangsheng, it would be a lie to say they were not tempted, but the aura of the Dragon-Slaying Platform was still present. They knew very well that once they joined the ranks of those scrambling for treasures, they would definitely end up on the Dragon-Slaying Platform.

Treasures could be collected slowly later, but one only had one life. Therefore, most of the dragons forcibly resisted the temptation; only a few dragons with insufficient willpower had red Longyan as they went to scramble for the treasures.

As for the Great Dragon race under the Xuan Empress, they had already suffered heavy losses, and only two or three hundred were left that could still fly. They were willing but lacked the strength to scramble for treasures.

"Four Dragon Kings, please restrain your subordinates!"

Li Zhangsheng frowned, his tone carrying strong dissatisfaction.

It was not that he felt sorry for these treasures, but Li Zhangsheng always felt that things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

To avoid letting the Xuan Empress escape, Li Zhangsheng naturally had to be as cautious as possible.

The Four Seas Dragon Kings felt a chill in their hearts. They did not want to offend Li Zhangsheng; after all, given the combat power Li Zhangsheng had displayed, they truly dared not offend him.

Under the powerful restraint of the Four Seas Dragon Kings, their dragon descendants had to temporarily give up the idea of scrambling for treasures. As for the treasures already in their pockets, they should not expect them to spit them back out.

At this moment, the Xuan Empress had another Demon Pet killed. Her face became even paler, and the situation was already extremely unfavorable for her.

What was even more fatal was that after a fierce battle, Wendi and Wudi successfully took down Tuidi.

This was mainly because Tuidi's Demon Pets no longer had any Bloodline or blood to burn; how could they continue to resist?

Following Li Zhangsheng's instructions, Wendi and Wudi did not kill Tuidi; instead, they had to maintain the vitality of Tuidi's Life-Bound Demon Pet to preserve Tuidi's life as much as possible.

Tuidi represented an Emperor rank and was still of great use to Li Zhangsheng. Killing him now might benefit others, as other factions surely still had top-tier Double-Character Kings; it was better to keep Tuidi alive for now.

After the madness, Tuidi finally regained control of his body. His expression was ferocious, his eyes vicious, staring fixedly at the Xuan Empress, the hatred in his eyes seemingly wanting to burst out of his sockets.

If it weren't for the Xuan Empress, he might not have lost the hope of survival. After all, he was an Emperor, and he did not have much of a grudge against Li Zhangsheng and the others; if he surrendered, there would always be a chance to live.

Now it was different. Tuidi knew very well that he was completely finished, with no chance of survival, because he could guess the intention behind Wendi and Wudi sparing his life.

Tuidi did not beg, because he knew very well that saying anything now was useless. It was better to preserve his last shred of dignity. Now he only had one thought: he wanted to watch that vicious woman fall with his own eyes, preferably with her soul scattered and her body destroyed.

If possible, Tuidi expressed that he would also like to see her bones ground to dust.

As for whether he regretted his initial decision, Tuidi knew that even if he regretted it, it was useless; there was no need to dwell on this question.

Under Tuidi's gaze, the Xuan Empress's remaining Demon Pets did not hold out for long before being quickly slaughtered. Next, it would be the turn of the Xuan Empress and her Five-Colored Divine Ox.

(End of this chapter)