Chapter 232

Li Miao glanced at Ji Tianrui.

"Sect Leader Ji, don't hide it anymore, right? I can't handle him alone."

"If you hide it any longer, you'll be hiding in the grave."

Ji Tianrui smiled sweetly.

"That's true."

After saying that, she lifted her hand and slowly reached toward the top of her collarbone.

Psh.

With a light sound, her fingers had already avoided the bones, reached into the upper part of her chest cavity, and then slowly pulled out, pinching two bugs and throwing them on the ground.

Psh.

Ji Tianrui stepped on those two bugs, and with a psh sound, a pool of pus and blood exploded on the ground.

At the same time, Ji Tianrui's long hair instantly turned silver-white and draped down.

"Now that's more like it."

Li Miao raised his eyebrows.

On the night the Jianwen Emperor was released, Li Miao had been eating melons outside the Xiaoling Mausoleum the whole time. Although he didn't see the situation inside the tomb, even if he only took one look from afar, he knew Ji Tianrui's general level was about the same as Yun Zelin's.

Yun Zelin had intercepted Ji Tianrui's plan halfway; not to mention Lan Lechuan, Zuo Lishan was clearly just a casual move of hers. It seemed unreasonable for Ji Tianrui to only have this level.

At this moment, Ji Tianrui finally revealed her true level.

Union of three paths, two paths perfect.

At the same time, Li Miao also understood what Ji Tianrui meant by "I also have a similar method to your technique of switching realms in the middle of a battle."

In short, Ji Tianrui's realm is "hot-swappable."

The Miao King developed bugs that could store realms, and Ji Tianrui carried it forward.

At this moment, inside Ji Tianrui's body, who knows how many bugs were stored, clinging to her internal organs. There were Vajra, Jiezi, and Sumeru. And what she did just now was to step on the bugs that were "not perfect," and instead activate the bugs that stored "perfect" realms.

Li Miao can regress realms, Ji Tianrui can change bugs.

Although the essence of the two people's methods is different, the performance is exactly the same, and even the realm is similar.

"Sect Leader Ji, since you can change bugs, why not just change to three perfect ones? Why do you have to be on par with me?"

Li Miao walked slowly toward the Emperor.

"The union of three paths is not so easy to bear. I don't have bugs that store the Nature cultivation realm; Nature and Life are not combined, and two perfect paths are already the limit without triggering the five decays of Heaven and Man."

"Of course, if it comes to fighting for my life, I naturally won't be stingy."

Ji Tianrui walked side by side with Li Miao and said with a light laugh.

This illusion here is different from the one the Jianwen Emperor used to pull others in before. Because of the struggle between two "Jizhao" realms, this illusion does not only exist within the mind, but is half-true and half-false.

The plaza is still that plaza, and Li Miao and the others are also real physical bodies; it's just that the scene has changed.

The half controlled by the Jianwen Emperor is the home field; the half controlled by the Emperor is the away field.

Now, Li Miao and Ji Tianrui are going to take the initiative to step into the "away field" and engage the Emperor!

This might be the most peak Heaven-Man level struggle in the entire world in nearly a hundred years!

Swish!

Swish!

With two loud sounds like thunder, the ground cracked!

Li Miao and Ji Tianrui had already appeared on both sides of the Emperor!

Iron Punishment Battle Post—one blade!

Ming Sect direct inheritance—Great Nine Heavens Palm!

The palm blade cut diagonally, from bottom to top; the palm wind was vast, from top to bottom!

The Emperor's indifferent gaze swept over, and both fists struck out!

Bang! Bang!

With two muffled sounds, they actually caught the attacks of the two! The intertwined arms trembled constantly, true energy attacked each other along the meridians, and for a time, it was hard to tell who was superior!

The Jianwen Emperor in the distance had a solemn expression.

He had personally experienced how strong Li Miao was; but Ji Tianrui suddenly bringing out strength on par with Li Miao was something he had not expected.

He remembered the act of sweeping her to the wall with one palm because of her "rudeness" when he was just awakened by Ji Tianrui, and a lingering fear could not help but arise in his heart.

If he had dealt a lethal blow at that time, with his state of being at the end of his rope, he might have really died at the hands of Ji Tianrui, who had brought out her true ability!

And the Emperor being able to fight these two to a draw while struggling with him in mind was even more shocking!

This is the "dual cultivation of Nature and Life" that has not appeared in the world for over a hundred years!

This is the perfect "union of four paths"!

The life-and-death struggle had begun, and the Jianwen Emperor had no time to think more, fully activating "Jizhao," and the illusion of the Hall of Supreme Harmony rolled toward that sea of corpses and blood.

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Zhu Shoujing was gradually unable to hold on.

The Emperor did not kill him, perhaps because he did not want to waste time on him, or perhaps because he did not want him to die too happily, wanting to wait until everything was settled before slowly dealing with him.

But the other Heaven-Man level experts of the Xiaoling Guards had all died, and the few Heaven-Man level experts of the Ming Sect did not know where they had gone; even with soldiers rushing forward to block the retainers' pursuit of him without fear of death, by this moment, he was already covered in wounds and panting, no longer able to support himself.

His left-hand blade was inserted into the neck of a retainer's corpse in the distance, and his weapon was only the broken blade in his right hand.

He barely managed to lift his head and look at the subordinate who was supporting him.

"Let's go."

"Commander!"

"Let the brothers scatter into the forest of Mount Tianshou; do not gather, do not take the main road, save as many as you can."

Zhu Shoujing pushed his subordinate away.

"Go."

"Today's matter is my fault. Struggling left and right, wanting to fight for a way to live for the brothers, but I didn't expect to walk into a dead end after all."

"We no longer have Heaven-Man level experts on our side, and the Imperial Guards are more numerous than us to begin with; after I die, those retainers will charge and kill, and I fear not a single brother will be able to escape."

"Go!"

Zhu Shoujing walked forward slowly.

"I will cover for you all."

Swish, swish, swish!

With a few light sounds, several retainers had already arrived in front of Zhu Shoujing.

The little eunuch walked out from behind the several retainers, looked Zhu Shoujing up and down, and said coldly.

"Lord Zhu, are you still thinking about letting the Xiaoling Guards escape?"

"Don't even think about it."

"The Heaven-Man level thieves of the Ming Sect don't know where they went, and your Heaven-Man level experts have already had their heads taken by His Majesty. In your current state, even if you risk your life, you can only drag down three retainers for the time of a cup of tea."

"On the imperial court's side, there are no fewer than ten retainers here."

He said slowly.

"When this dynasty was founded, the Taizu Emperor established the Twelve Guards, with the Embroidered Uniform Guard as the head. At that time, the Embroidered Uniform Guard still had quite a few Heaven-Man level inheritances."

"But after the Chengzu Emperor, the Embroidered Uniform Guard stood on the wrong side, standing opposite the Renzong Emperor. The Embroidered Uniform Guard was therefore completely crippled and had no Heaven-Man level inheritance. Since then, the close guards with Heaven-Man level inheritance were only the Xiaoling Guards."

"The Renzong Emperor was wise."

The little eunuch said slowly.

"Heroes use martial arts to violate prohibitions. Heaven-Man level inheritance should not have appeared outside the palace at all, even if it remained among the close guards, it was always a threat."

"It is enough for us eunuchs to hold the Heaven-Man level inheritance. You external officials ultimately have your own calculations."

"Today, this servant will clear up this unfinished business for the Renzong Emperor!"

(End of Chapter)