Chapter 397

Inside the Star Patrol Guard camp.

The great battle above Great Chen Dachen Wan Yi was raging, and Grand Commander Director Pei Ze, who was playing chess with Old Gongfeng, was already distracted, his great dragon being surrounded continuously!

"Grand Commander, your great dragon is about to be slaughtered by me!" Old Gongfeng dropped a piece absent-mindedly and said leisurely.

But the moment Old Gongfeng dropped the piece, a terrifying thunder light suddenly rang out from the palace.

Thunder light thicker than an adult's waist exploded above the palace instantly; within the thunder, the contained brilliant heavenly might directly caused the Grand Commander and Old Gongfeng, who were playing chess, to shudder at the same time.

It also caused the Star Patrol Guard generals waiting in all directions to shudder!

What is this?

The next moment, Old Gongfeng couldn't sit still.

Something happened to the palace!

And something big happened!

The terrifying thunder fluctuations just now, even if sensed from afar, had reached the seventh-tier peak, or even exceeded the seventh tier.

The distance was quite far, so it couldn't be sensed clearly.

There was definitely an expert who had gone to assassinate His Majesty.

This was nine times out of ten the National Master's trump card.

In an instant, Old Gongfeng understood a lot.

In an instant, Old Gongfeng knew that he had to return.

But the moment Old Gongfeng's star power surged, Grand Commander Director Pei Ze's star light surged, the Zhai Xing Lou behind him appeared, and his large hand pressed onto Old Gongfeng's shoulder like a mountain!

He pressed Old Gongfeng, who wanted to leave, firmly onto the seat.

"Old Gongfeng, with the imperial order before us, play three games of chess; within three games, no one is allowed to leave the Star Patrol Guard camp!"

Old Gongfeng's Zhai Xing Lou suddenly appeared behind him, his eyes wide open as he wanted to struggle to stand up, while roaring angrily, "Grand Commander, there is a change in the palace!"

"I only obey the imperial order!" To suppress Old Gongfeng, Director Pei Ze's Zhai Xing Lou had already fully appeared.

The next moment, Old Gongfeng's eighty-four-layer Zhai Xing Lou behind him appeared in every detail, star power bloomed like an explosion, and even though Grand Commander Director Pei Ze suppressed him with all his might, Old Gongfeng still stood up bit by bit.

"Grand Commander Pei!" Old Gongfeng roared!

"The imperial order is before us!" Director Pei Ze shouted angrily.

The star power storm rose again, forcing the generals in all directions to retreat continuously!

"Grand Commander Pei, you can't suppress me!" Old Gongfeng shouted, "Don't force me to use secret techniques!"

Hearing this, Director Pei Ze sneered, "Old Gongfeng, you have cultivated for I don't know how many years; I can't suppress you! But you forgot, this is the Star Patrol Guard camp.

Your mistake is that you shouldn't have entered my Star Patrol Guard camp!"

The next instant, Grand Commander Director Pei Ze waved his hand and said, "The imperial order is before us, generals, obey the order, set up the array, and help me suppress this person!"

"Obey the order!"

Amidst hundreds of angry roars, the Star Patrol Guard generals, who had long been stifled to the extreme, each took their places in an instant, set up the great array, and star power merged and outputted layer by layer, finally projecting onto Grand Commander Director Pei Ze's body.

Grand Commander Director Pei Ze's free right hand, carrying the star power gathered by hundreds of generals, pressed down fiercely.

Boom!

Old Gongfeng, who had just half-stood up, was instantly pressed back into the seat as Grand Commander Director Pei Ze's palm fell!

Old Gongfeng's eyes were about to split, and he roared, "Grand Commander!"

"The imperial order is before us, as you said, Old Gongfeng!" Director Pei Ze sneered.

Old Gongfeng was speechless and even more helpless now.

He felt like he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

"Grand Commander Pei, don't you want to help the National Master in the battle?" Old Gongfeng changed his method.

Director Pei Ze alone, he could naturally overthrow with secret techniques, but with hundreds of Star Patrol Guard generals added, even if he doubled the power of his secret techniques, it wouldn't work.

"The imperial order is before us!" Director Pei Ze sneered again.

The more Old Gongfeng had suppressed him before, the more depressed he was being countered now.

And at this very moment, the brilliance of the National Jade Seal above the palace had dissipated, and the National Jade Seal had disappeared.

Old Gongfeng was anxious to death.

In just one or two breaths, a circle of blisters had already appeared at the corner of his mouth from anxiety!

"Grand Commander, let me leave, and I will owe you a big favor, how about that?" Old Gongfeng was trying soft tactics since hard ones didn't work.

If it were usual times, the favor of this eighth-tier Old Gongfeng would be a priceless treasure.

But now, it wouldn't work.

Now was the time to choose sides!

Grand Commander Pei, who held a high position, understood that choosing sides determined not just personal life and death, but the survival of the family!

Since he had made his choice, he couldn't have any hesitation; he had to be incomparably firm!

The moment Grand Commander Pei shook his head, Old Gongfeng was almost in despair.

"Grand Commander Pei, I owe you a big favor, I will kneel to you, how about that!" The situation was urgent, and Old Gongfeng had already lost his composure.

And during this time, inside the palace, the aura fluctuated even more.

Suddenly, Old Gongfeng saw Emperor Qian'an fly high into the air, and suddenly, a golden long spear pierced through Emperor Qian'an's Seven-Star Spirit Armor, pierced through Emperor Qian'an's protective starlight, and the next moment, Emperor Qian'an was taken down to the ground by an invisible large hand.

Bang!

A jade tablet in Old Gongfeng's bosom suddenly shattered into pieces.

That was the Blood-Refining Heart Tablet that Emperor Qian'an had refined with essence blood; no matter what the situation, he could use it to warn him.

But now it was shattered.

It meant that Emperor Qian'an had... passed away!

"Your Majesty!"

Old Gongfeng's star power collapsed, the Zhai Xing Lou behind him turned into dots of starlight, and his whole person slumped to the ground; two old tears instantly flowed from his dim, yellow eyes.

Seeing this, Director Pei Ze was suspicious and uncertain.

Was this a trick played by Old Gongfeng?

Or was Emperor Qian'an really...

A thousand miles away from Dachen Wan Yi, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun was flying at high speed.

Forty breaths, at most forty breaths, and he would be able to arrive outside Dachen Wan Yi City to watch this rare grand scene!

The three top eighth-tier experts of the current era were fighting fiercely above Dachen Wan Yi; such an opportunity was too rare.

It was hard to encounter once in decades.

Not to mention picking up benefits, just watching the battle was of countless benefits to an existence like him.

If he were lucky, he might have a moment of enlightenment, and perhaps the opportunity to break through to the ninth tier would come.

Since breaking through to the eighth tier, battles between experts of the same tier had become fewer and fewer!

Bang!

With a light sound, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun suddenly heard a crisp cracking sound.

What had shattered?

The Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's heart sank into his Sumeru space.

Inside the Sumeru space, a blood-colored jade tablet had already shattered into pieces.

Who was this blood-colored jade tablet connected to?

After glancing at the fragments, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's pupils shrank suddenly, and his expression changed drastically!

During the Nine-Star Tide, he had been invited by Emperor Qian'an to visit the Great Chen Palace once.

Emperor Qian'an had the intention of inviting him to take charge of Great Chen to contend with Cheng Yuexiao.

They had communicated subtly, but had said the timing wasn't clear yet.

At that time, they had agreed on a special way to contact each other.

On the spot, he had refined a Blood-Refining Heart Tablet with essence blood and handed it to him.

This Blood-Refining Heart Tablet could not only be used for communication in emergencies, but could also determine location, and had many wonderful uses.

At that time, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun thought it was for Emperor Qian'an to contact him in an emergency.

But this Emperor Qian'an's Blood-Refining Heart Tablet had shattered!

This was another side effect of the Blood-Refining Heart Tablet: the refiner died, and this Blood-Refining Heart Tablet would completely collapse!

At this time, the shattering of Emperor Qian'an's Blood-Refining Heart Tablet meant that Emperor Qian'an was dead!

Emperor Qian'an, Gao Ye, had actually fallen!

A monarch of a country, just died like this?

Wasn't the Great Chen National Master, Cheng Yuexiao, fighting fiercely with the two Palace Masters of the Sumeru and Wood Spirit Palaces?

The mastermind behind this was still Emperor Qian'an, Gao Ye!

How could Emperor Qian'an, Gao Ye, have died?

How did this happen?

Even though the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun was well-informed, he was stunned at this moment.

How could it turn out like this!

But in just an instant, countless thoughts flashed through the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's mind.

Emperor Qian'an, Gao Ye, was dead.

The monarch of Great Chen was gone.

The possibilities for operation here were just too great.

He could indirectly obtain countless benefits!

If he could pin the blame for regicide firmly on Cheng Yuexiao, then Great Chen would be in complete chaos; at that time, Great Hong and Great Chu would have a reason to march into Great Chen, and the Tianyang Star Temple and Cangming Star Temple would cooperate synchronously.

Even if they pulled the Wood Spirit Palace and Sumeru Palace in to let them share Great Chen together.

But how much could they share?

The two palaces had strong battle strength, but too few secular troops.

Ultimately, they couldn't eat too many benefits.

At that time, most of the benefits would belong to the Tianyang Star Temple and Cangming Star Temple.

Also, Emperor Qian'an was dead!

Who was the regicide?

Who did the National Jade Seal belong to?

He had coveted the National Jade Seal for too long!

The Tianyang Star Temple also had a National Dao Artifact, but it was far from as strong as this one of Great Chen.

It was far worse.

Mainly because the Tianyang Star Temple, in order to control the Great Hong Emperor, had not blessed the National Dao Artifact.

But Great Chen's National Dao Artifact was truly strong.

Especially the National Jade Seal, which had been blessed generation after generation by the successive Star Lords of the Lingji Star Temple, and generation after generation by the successive Great Chen National Masters and Great Chen Emperors, to an outrageous degree.

This was also the reason why Cheng Yuexiao was only at the seventh tier back then, but could defend Great Chen Dachen Wan Yi with the Nine-Sheng Chime.

Great Chen's National Dao Artifact was the strongest among all countries!

Also, Emperor Qian'an was dead, so what about the treasures in Emperor Qian'an's personal Sumeru space?

A monarch of a country, every item in his Sumeru space was probably a supreme treasure, right?

Also, Emperor Qian'an was dead, so Great Chen's palace must be incomparably chaotic.

The palace treasury of Great Chen had even more countless treasures!

To be honest, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun really didn't look down on the treasuries of ordinary places. But he was extremely tempted by Great Chen's imperial treasury!

He had to fish in troubled waters!

In an instant, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun made a decision.

However, he was still far from Great Chen Dachen Wan Yi; thirty breaths of time were enough for the regicide to take everything away.

The next instant, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun took out a sixth-tier spatial jade tablet from his own Sumeru space.

This sixth-tier spatial jade tablet was a positioning movement emblem he had previously bought from the Sumeru Palace at a high price.

As long as he refined a spatial location in advance and then crushed this positioning movement jade tablet, he could arrive instantly within three thousand miles.

During the last Nine-Star Tide, when he went to the Great Chen Palace, Emperor Qian'an specifically mentioned this matter.

In order to appease Emperor Qian'an, and also to obtain benefits at a critical moment in the future, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun had refined the spatial beacon of the Great Chen Palace at that time.

Previously, when Great Chen Dachen Wan Yi had just had an incident, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun had also thought about using this.

But he didn't dare to use it.

If he had moved directly to the palace at that time, the aura of an eighth-tier peak expert appearing suddenly in the palace, if things went wrong, would have made him the target of everyone's fire.

Moreover, Emperor Qian'an was still there at that time.

The Great Chen Palace was not so easy to enter!

So he didn't use it.

But now, he had to use it!

He had to grab the benefits from Emperor Qian'an, Gao Ye, first, and then think of ways to plan the overall situation, pin the blame on Cheng Yuexiao, and share all of Great Chen!

The next instant, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun decisively crushed the directional movement emblem in his palm.

Spatial fluctuations flashed, and the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun disappeared instantly.

Great Chen Dachen Wan Yi!

Many people noticed the terrifying fluctuations that erupted in the palace.

The seven eighth-tier experts fighting in the sky also noticed it, but no one paid attention!

The eighth-tier peak opponents were right there; one moment of distraction was the difference between life and death.

The Wood Spirit Palace Master and the Sumeru Palace Master were cooperating with their four disciples, looking for an opportunity to kill Cheng Yuexiao.

But Cheng Yuexiao now had five-colored starlight covering his body; for some reason, his defense was outrageously strong, and after fighting for several breaths, they couldn't find an opportunity.

To prevent long delays, they had to act.

The Wood Spirit Palace Master and the Sumeru Palace Master instantly agreed through transmission: if there was no opportunity, they would create one.

There were too many variables!

And at this very moment, inside the Great Chen Star-Plucking Tower's main building, a ray of starlight suddenly rose into the sky; in the sky, a certain star suddenly lit up, and above the star, the power of stars from all directions could be vaguely seen gathering, and it was rapidly projecting a Zhai Xing Lou!

And the projection speed was very fast!

This scene directly shocked the Wood Spirit Palace Master and the Sumeru Palace Master!

Someone was breaking through to the eighth tier!

And, the breakthrough was already completed, and they were about to complete the final step!

Breaking through inside the Great Chen Star-Plucking Tower, it must be a Great Chen expert.

In an instant, the two thought of the same person: Peng Lao!

Since the great battle began, they hadn't seen that Peng Lao from Danxia Palace!

They couldn't drag it out anymore!

They had to fight!

They had to create an opportunity for the four disciples to surround and kill Cheng Yuexiao.

Or rather, they would create an opportunity, let the four disciples dare to attack with all their might, consume Cheng Yuexiao's power, and then the two of them would exert their strength to bombard and kill Cheng Yuexiao!

The next instant, the Sumeru Palace Master and the Wood Spirit Palace Master had Star Towers appear behind them; in the firmament, one star after another lit up simultaneously, and above each star, a Zhai Xing Lou phantom was projected.

In an instant, twenty or thirty stars lit up and projected Zhai Xing Lou phantoms.

At the same time, these stars that were triggered instantly descended with vast star power, falling into the two's inheritance treasures.

Boom!

The silver brilliance and thunder light mixed with the ink-green wood-type star power bombarded Cheng Yuexiao like three poisonous dragons.

Even though Cheng Yuexiao had Earth Core Earth Rhyme protecting his body, injecting five strands of Earth Core Earth Rhyme in an instant, the two Palace Masters didn't spare any cost to attack with all their might, which was too strong.

It directly shattered Cheng Yuexiao's defense, bombarding Cheng Yuexiao from the sky to the ground, causing him to spit out blood wildly.

Opportunity!

The next instant, the four eighth-tier experts—Zong Yan and Song Gui of the Sumeru Palace, and Wei Quan and Lu Shu of the Wood Spirit Palace—waited for the battle opportunity.

They instantly pounced like lightning, and at the same time, used their most proficient and strongest star techniques to bombard Cheng Yuexiao!

Strike while he's down!

At the same time, the Wood Spirit Palace Master and the Sumeru Palace Master again triggered the starlight in the sky, and again urged their inheritance treasures to bombard Cheng Yuexiao!

And at this very moment, the blood-colored true dragon phantoms trapping the Nine-Sheng Chime and the Great Chen Star-Plucking Tower's main building suddenly disintegrated inch by inch.

The connection between Cheng Yuexiao and these two supreme treasures instantly recovered!

Cheng Yuexiao was happy at first, but his heart darkened!

He already understood!

"Your Majesty, go well, I won't see you off!"

Sending him off silently, Cheng Yuexiao spread his five fingers.

The next instant, the Nine-Sheng Chime and the Star-Plucking Tower's main building simultaneously rose with terrifying brilliance!

"Go!"

The Nine-Sheng Chime instantly returned to Cheng Yuexiao's hand, and his five fingers brushed over it like flowing water.

Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang!

The Nine-Sheng Chime rang nine times in an instant, and with each ring, a circle of five-colored brilliance rippled out.

Like ripples, there were nine waves!

Under the five-colored ripples, the attacks of the four eighth-tier experts were dissolved one after another, and even the attacks of the two Palace Masters were blocked by one wave.

At the same time, the brilliance of the Star-Plucking Tower's main building also shone to the extreme at this moment.

The starlight like a great river torrent bombarded the Wood Spirit Palace Master endlessly.

In an instant, the battle situation reversed, and Cheng Yuexiao turned the tide from a desperate situation.

The Wood Spirit Palace Master and the Sumeru Palace Master's expressions changed drastically, and they simultaneously looked toward the palace.

"What is Emperor Qian'an doing? Did he fail? Or are the monarch and subject joining hands to harm us?" The Sumeru Palace Master was both shocked and angry!

"This won't work, we must retreat!"

And at this very moment, another eighth-tier peak aura suddenly rose inside the Great Chen Palace.

This made the Wood Spirit Palace Master and the Sumeru Palace Master instantly realize something was wrong.

A trap!

This was definitely a big trap!

There was even an eighth-tier peak expert participating, and Emperor Qian'an didn't tell them.

That meant he was pitting them!

They had to retreat!

Moreover, with the National Dao Artifact Nine-Sheng Chime and the Star-Plucking Tower's main building back under the Great Chen National Master, Cheng Yuexiao's control, they were in danger!

Cheng Yuexiao's home-field advantage had completely returned!

And there was that eighth-tier aura breaking through inside the Star-Plucking Tower!

The Sumeru Palace Master and the Wood Spirit Palace Master were also decisive people, and in an instant, they made a decision!

"Retreat!"

At the same time, they gave orders to their respective disciples.

Moreover, the two again urged their respective inheritance treasures to fully attack Cheng Yuexiao, creating time for the four disciples to retreat!

It was just that the two had thought well, but the Wood Spirit Palace Master was entangled by the torrent of starlight from the Star-Plucking Tower's main building, and even if he went all out and used his inheritance treasure, he could only barely hold on!

The next instant, the Nine-Sheng Chime's five-colored shooting star flew out, directly bombarding the Sumeru Palace Master, who was urging the stringless zither, causing him to retreat repeatedly.

The four eighth-tier experts of the two palaces, however, retreated rapidly.

"Coming when you want and leaving when you want, how could it be that easy?"

The National Master, Cheng Yuexiao, roared coldly, thunder light flashed, and he had already chased behind the Sumeru Palace's third disciple, Song Gui; the moment he caught up, he flicked his hand, and a pitch-black thunder light bombarded Song Gui.

It was also thunder light urged by eighth-tier Thunder Source, but the power erupted by the National Master and the power erupted by Xu Jin were worlds apart.

Moreover, the National Master, Cheng Yuexiao, was also angry.

In this thunder light, he directly injected five strands of Nine Heavens Lei Yun!

Boom!

The thunder light poured down, directly shattering the Sumeru Palace third disciple Song Gui's protective Seven-Star Spirit Treasure and protective starlight, but the moment Song Gui thought he could escape, five strands of Nine Heavens Lei Yun exploded simultaneously!

Brilliant heavenly might flashed past!

Boom!

Song Gui directly turned into ash!

With one strike, he killed an early eighth-tier expert in seconds!

"Gui'er!"

Watching this scene, the Sumeru Palace Master's eyes were about to split, his heart aching to the extreme!

That was the disciple he had cultivated like a son.

And just like that, he was gone!

Cheng Yuexiao killed the early eighth-tier Song Gui in seconds, but it scared the other three eighth-tier experts, Lu Shu, Zong Yan, and Wei Quan.

Seconds!

Was Cheng Yuexiao a monster?

Actually able to kill an expert of the same tier in one move?

They urged their star power like crazy.

Zong Yan directly crushed his life-saving spatial movement emblem and disappeared instantly.

Lu Shu and Wei Quan, the two Wood Spirit Palace disciples, urged thunder light like crazy, just wanting to escape Dachen Wan Yi.

Cheng Yuexiao was too terrifying!

But at this very moment, an eighth-tier aura suddenly broke out from the Star-Plucking Tower with starlight, and with a wave of his hand, a small mountain descended out of thin air within a thousand meters!

"Where are you running!"

It was Peng Lao, who had broken through to the eighth tier, coming out of seclusion!

And it was this strike that directly blocked the Wood Spirit Palace's second disciple, Wei Quan.

The National Master, Cheng Yuexiao, and Peng Lao had been partners for many years, and their battle tacit understanding was incomparable.

Almost the moment Peng Lao took action, the National Master, Cheng Yuexiao, had already turned into thunder light and chased behind the Wood Spirit Palace's second disciple, Wei Quan.

With a wave of his hand, the thunder light bombarded down instantly!

The pitch-black kind!

To welcome the enemy and treat the guests grandly, the National Master, Cheng Yuexiao, again injected eight strands of Nine Heavens Lei Yun.

Because this Wei Quan was also proficient in thunder-type star techniques!

Up to this point, the Nine Heavens Lei Yun he had accumulated had already been exhausted!

"Master, save..."

Boom!

The Wood Spirit Palace's second disciple, Wei Quan, watched in horror as the thunder light bombarded down, watching his Seven-Star Spirit Treasure's protective starlight shatter layer by layer, only managing to shout one cry for help before being turned into ash by the thunder light!

As for his two masters, one was being bombarded by the torrent of starlight from the Star-Plucking Tower's main building, and the other was being entangled to death by the Nine-Sheng Chime, with no one having the leisure to save him!

Pfft!

Watching his most valued second disciple die tragically, the Wood Spirit Palace Master felt blood surge to his heart, and a mouthful of blood suddenly sprayed out!

"Cheng Yuexiao, you dare to kill my disciple!" The Wood Spirit Palace Master roared!

(End of chapter)