Chapter 408 - 383: Slaying the Emperor, Seizing the Throne, The New Strongest_1

After the arrival of the Double-headed White Tiger, a humongous python came soaring through the clouds from the southern side.

Subsequently, figures arrived from all directions continuously.

Before long, at the peak of the mountain, there were nine figures standing with varied appearances.

They all came from the Nine Great Immortal Ruins, each with an astonishing aura. The weakest among them had reached the Sixth Rotation of the Yuan God, and the strongest few have achieved the Seventh Transformation of Primordial Spirit.

The nine distinct ’immortals’ stood silent, quietly waiting.

"They’re here."

Suddenly, the gaze of the Purple Da Peng shifted towards the northern side.

Two rainbow lights approached swiftly, arriving at the peak in the next moment. As the rainbow lights gathered, two figures were revealed.

One was an extremely beautiful woman, enveloping infinite temptation all over her, it was indeed the Saint Envoy Yinyue from the Spirit Sect.

And the other was a tall figure, shrouded in a large black robe, even his head was covered with a hood.

From their positions, it was clear that the Saint Envoy Yinyue stood behind the robed man, implying that the robed man was leading them.

The masters of the Nine Great Immortal Ruins showed a hint of confusion. It was the Purple Da Peng who spoke first, "Could it be the Sect Hierarch?"

"Indeed, it’s me."

The black-robed man removed his hood, revealing a pale face, it was the Hierarch of the Spirit Sect.

"We pay our respects to the Hierarch."

The masters from the Nine Great Immortal Ruins all bowed together.

If outsiders were present, they would surely be astounded.

The people from the Nine Great Immortal Ruins were actually meeting the upper echelons of the Spirit Sect, moreover, they were also showing great reverence to the Hierarch respectedly. This would shatter everyone’s understanding.

Since ancient times, Immortals and Demons have always been incompatible.

It is widely known, Immortals can restrain Demons.

Immortal Bones can suppress Martial Spirits.

Furthermore, from the clues found in several ruins, Immortals and Demons had an astonishing war more than five thousand years ago in the prehistoric era, leading to a slay or get slain scenario.

How was Tongtian Immortal Ruins ruined?

Isn’t it said that there were two supremely powerful Immortal Demons fighting, which brought down Tongtian Peak, turning the number one Immortal Ruin under heaven into ruins.

Once a Martial Spirit turns wicked and becomes a demon, it turns into a Spirit Demon, which has thousands of connections to the ancient demon.

But how could the Spirit Sect and the Immortal Ruins come together?

The Hierarch of the Spirit Sect nodded slightly and said, "The Nine Great Immortals have called you all here, could it be to push forward the plan of the Lifeblood Sword?"

The nine immortals nodded collectively.

"Indeed, it’s time, the Lifeblood Sword’s sword embryo has been refined, and the number of high-level members who have escaped the trap is sufficient, there is indeed no need to delay further. However, I would like to confirm, how many forces have you all taken control of?" the Hierarch asked.

"Us from the Immortal Ruins have been setting it up for thousands of years. Now, we have four feudal princes under full obedience to us, may I know how many feudal princes does the Hierarch have under control?" the Purple Da Peng asked.

"Apart from the Prime Minister of Da Chu, Zhou Yuandao, our Spirit Sect controls two other feudal princes," replied the Sect Hierarch.

"Two feudal princes plus those under our control make it six feudal princes. Wouldn’t that be too few? What will happen if the other feudal princes do not comply?" the one who spoke was a golden lion, with its entire body like a golden flame burning. From a distance, it looked like a golden sun.

This was the Golden Lion from the Golden Sun Immortal Ruins, incomparably powerful, on par with the Purple Wing Immortal Ruins, ranking within the top two among the Nine Great Immortal Ruins.

"Don’t worry, as long as the plan is initiated, the Mansion of King Ming and Youwang Manor will surely be the first ones to get trapped. As they are the royal bloodline of the Da Chu Dynasty, there are some things they cannot refrain from doing."

"Firstly, we have the Mansion of King Ming and Youwang Manor, followed by the six feudal princes under our control creating a ripple effect. The other feudal princes will have no choice but to get involved. It will be an unstoppable tide, no one can resist it."

The Hierarch of the Spirit Sect was confident, as if everything was under control.

"Good, then we should fully initiate the plan. Once the Lifeblood Sword is refined, this world will still belong to our Immortal Clan," the Purple Da Peng said, his eyes glowing with fiery passion.

The other immortals felt the same way.

The Hierarch of the Spirit Sect wore a smile on his face, while Saint Envoy Yinyue stood behind, not saying a word.

...

A piece of news spread across every corner of Da Chu at hurricane speed, anyone who heard the news was dumbfounded.

The Royal Clan of Da Chu had been annihilated.

The perpetrator was the Prime Minister of Da Chu, Zhou Yuandao.

The Emperor of Da Chu, including the Empress, the concubines, the princes and princesses, and the relatives of the emperor, adding up to thousands of people, were slaughtered by Zhou Yuandao overnight.

At the same time, Zhou Yuandao announced to the world, crowning himself as Emperor and renaming the country to Zhou Dynasty.

"This day has finally come, Zhou Yuandao eventually couldn’t control it any longer, assassinating the Emperor to usurp the throne."

"The Emperor of Da Chu is just a puppet, the power had long fallen into Zhou Yuandao’s hands, why would he do such a thing?"

"You don’t know it yet, being the prime minister, regardless of how much power you possess, you’re still the prime minister. Only by ascending the throne as Emperor, founding a dynasty can you have supreme power, becoming famous in history."

"But by doing this, isn’t he afraid of provoking public anger? The feudal princes of the world won’t agree to this."

The entire Da Chu was discussing this matter.

Lu Yan was also shocked when he received the news.

The Da Chu Dynasty had long ceased to exist in reality. Five hundred years ago, after experiencing the Rebellion of the Eight Princes and the Asura Sect’s Rebellion, the strength of the royal family of Da Chu declined drastically, they no longer had control over the world.

The feudal princes divided the country for their own rulership, the royal decree of the royal family could not extend beyond the central five states, it was virtually inoperative.

Furthermore, more than three hundred years ago, the Da Chu royal family was hollowed out by Prime Minister Zhou Yuandao.

Zhou Yuandao held great power, the central five states had completely fallen into Zhou Yuandao’s hands.

But in name, this world still belonged to Da Chu.

Even though the feudal princes had become self-reliant, they were still nominally subjects of Da Chu, no one dared to proclaim themselves emperor, at most they dared to proclaim themselves as kings.

The reason for this was, naturally, fear of becoming a target of public criticism.

But now, the royal family of the Da Chu Dynasty has been wiped out. Zhou Yuandao has crowned himself the Emperor, effectively announcing the end of the Da Chu Dynasty.

An era has come to an end.

"Zhou Yuandao, why would he suddenly do this? Isn’t he afraid of becoming a common enemy, and being besieged by all the feudal lords in the world?"

Lu Yan’s expression was serious, constantly pondering, feeling that this event was somewhat strange and came too abruptly.

He was not the only one who felt this way.

Zhou Yuandao, although controlling the central five provinces, commanding millions of soldiers, and having a bevy of strong supporters, personally represented the Seventh Transformation of Primordial Spirit, and was listed among the top powers in the world two hundred years ago.

But even so, he couldn’t withstand a siege by all the lords of the world, could he?

Could it be that Zhou Yuandao has made a breakthrough and reached the Eighth Turn Primordial Spirit, He Dao?

Before the heat of Zhou Yuandao’s self-proclamation as Emperor dissipated, another worldwide attention-grabbing news spread.

That was the announcement of the Strongest in the World list.

Half a month after the news of Zhou Yuandao’s self-proclamation as Emperor spread, the World Bank announced the new Strongest in the World list.

Apart from Zhuo Kunsheng and Wushen Tong, who have already fallen, there were three old top powers knocked off the list.

There were five new faces on the Strongest in the World list.

Two of them were Chu Tianjiao and Lu Yan.

The other three new faces were all from major feudal princes.

The Strongest in the World list only covers human martial artists, excluding the Spirit Sect and Fairy Ruins.

The news of Chu Tianjiao’s breakthrough, unbeknownst to when it was leaked, was found out by the World Bank. Therefore, Chu Tianjiao’s ranking was quite high, ranking in the top six.

As for Lu Yan, he was just a regular among the strongest in the world.

Lu Yan’s accession to the Strongest in the World list was within many people’s expectations.

However, Chu Tianjiao’s breakthrough to the Seventh Transformation of Primordial Spirit was beyond many people’s expectations and shocked many.

But everyone’s attention was drawn by one name.

Zhou Yuandao.

Ranked first in the Strongest in the World list.

Zhou Yuandao, who had just usurped the throne and proclaimed himself Emperor, has now ascended to the throne of the first on the Strongest in the World list.

Many people were even more certain that Zhou Yuandao might have indeed broken through and achieved the Eighth Turn Primordial Spirit, He Dao.

Not long after the announcement of the Strongest in the World list, another piece of news came out.

Zhou Yuandao led his troops northward and broke into one of the eighteen strongest feudal lord territories, the Hong Family’s territory. In just over a month, he wiped out the Hong Family. The family head of the Hong family was killed, and a top power in the world fell.

The three provinces of the Hong Family had all fallen into Zhou Yuandao’s hands.

Therefore, the territories occupied by Zhou Yuandao reached eight provinces, and among them, several central provinces were originally rich in resources and had many high-level Blood Land Veins.

With the land of eight provinces, Zhou Yuandao’s strength has reached an astonishing level.

What was most surprising was that in this annihilation of the Hong Family, Zhou Yuandao did not act personally. Someone else did, and that person was also a Seventh Transformation Primordial Spirit.

Beneath Zhou Yuandao’s command, there was another top expert with a Seventh Turn Primordial Spirit, who had evaded the eyes and ears of the World Bank and was not listed in the Strongest in the World list.

Everyone was shocked.

Could it be that Zhou Yuandao has the capability to sweep the world?

...

"Traitor Zhou Yuandao, who murdered the emperor and usurped the throne, committed heinous crimes. He deserves the punishment of everyone. I, Chu Tianming, am willing to lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers under the command of King Ming’s mansion to the imperial capital to fight against him. Even if I die without regret, I hope that those with aspirations in the world will lend me a hand."

Soon, the Mansion of King Ming issued a letter of declaration against the rebels, within which, eighteen crimes committed by Zhou Yuandao were listed.

The news spread rapidly like the wind.

Soon after, Youwang Manor was the first to stand out in response to King Ming’s mansion’s call. King Youwang himself declared that he was willing to lead his army to the imperial capital to fight the rebels.

"The situation has completely spiraled."

Upon receiving the news, Lu Yan remained silent for a long time.

The reaction of King Ming’s mansion and Youwang Manor was expected by him.

After all, King Ming and King Youwang are of the Da Chu royal bloodline.

The laws implemented in their territories were almost identical to those of the Da Chu dynasty.

Especially the King Ming, who had always been carrying the banner of restoring Da Chu.

The rise of King Ming was closely related to this banner.

And now, with the extermination of tens of thousands of people from the Da Chu royal family and Zhou Yuandao’s self-proclamation as emperor, King Ming, whether willing or not, has to stand up against the rebels.

If King Ming’s mansion remains indifferent at this time, then how would the people of the world view him?

How would the ministers, generals, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers of King Ming’s mansion view him?

The same goes for Youwang Manor.

"I wonder what the other feudal princes will choose...Will they choose to fight against Zhou Yuandao together, or will they play it safe and stay out of it?"

"What should our Martial Alliance choose?"

Lu Yan pondered.

He immediately ordered a meeting of the high-level members of the Martial Alliance for consultation.

Although his strength was unparalleled in the Martial Alliance, he might not necessarily surpass other people in terms of strategy and understanding of the general trend of the world.

Shortly, the high-level members of the Martial Alliance gathered together.

"Chief, the latest news."

Li Quan arrived a little late, carrying a letter, and ran in like an arrow.

Lu Yan reached out to the air, and the letter in Li Quan’s hand fell into Lu Yan’s hand.

As he opened it and read, Lu Yan’s heart jolted sharply.