Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up

Chapter 649 - 552: Assault on the Royal Court

Zhao Yi discovered that the Defensive Array was divided into several layers, half of which were to prevent someone from sneaking in, and the other half were Blinding Techniques to obscure the internal manor to prevent peeping. Generally, cultivators found such structures quite troublesome, but for Zhao Yi, it was not a problem at all since the New World was his creation.

Easily infiltrating inside, Zhao Yi knew why there were many Arrays deployed here. A black aura hovered over a building inside the manor, and within this black aura, one could see some exotic beasts appearing and disappearing. Zhao Yi frowned. To think such things existed under the nose of the Royal Palace.

How many evil places are there in other parts of the New World? It’s hard to say!

Zhao Yi didn’t think much and directly flashed into the main hall. At this moment, over a hundred cultivators were gathered in the main hall, all with extremely high cultivation levels. They were wearing the same clothes, kowtowing and worshiping, and the target of their worship was an exotic beast statue!

"Master, who would have thought that such things appeared in the New World! This is a Devouring Beast! It can devour entire worlds and cosmos! Once it reaches its full potential, it can devour the cosmos!"

The Nine Dragon Jade Seal explained the origin of the statue to Zhao Yi.

"I didn’t expect it to be so powerful, but I’ve never heard of such a thing?"

"Indeed, because the last appearance of this thing was thirty thousand years ago. At that time, major cosmos formed an alliance to fight the Devouring Beast, sacrificing one-third of the cosmos. Another third of the cosmos sacrificed lives to seal the Devouring Beast, narrowly avoiding cosmic annihilation! That was an even more tragic event than the current Law Cosmos extinction!"

"I never expected such a thing to have happened. Presumably, the Law Cosmos participated back then as well, otherwise, how could you know about this event."

"Yes, back then, many Heavenly Dao Wills from the Law Cosmos participated in that battle. Many worlds disappeared completely, losing the chance of rebirth. They were magnificent!"

At this moment, someone interrupted their conversation!

"Tonight, we gather here! Our goal is to rebel against the ruler of the New World, Zhao Yi! It is he who has trapped us in this prison-like place, it is he who has bound us! We will seize the Royal Palace, eliminate him and his minions!"

"Eliminate Zhao Yi! Eliminate Zhao Yi!"

Zhao Yi was speechless upon hearing the chants; he never thought that as the master of the New World, he would be resented by everyone.

"Master, don’t be sad, they’ve just been bewitched by the Devouring Beast, which is why they’re acting this way."

"Didn’t you say the Devouring Beast was sealed? Why is it still like this?"

"The Devouring Beast is not dead, for it is the source of death. Even though it was sealed, its power still exists, and it will beguile people from every cosmos, every world, and the New World is no exception!"

"I see! I understand now!"

After hearing the explanation, Zhao Yi felt a bit better, yet a weight still remained. To Zhao Yi, the New World was not yet strong, and the Divine Tree, this enemy, had not been dealt with. Now a greater threat had arrived. The path to defeating the Divine Tree was visible, but defeating the Devouring Beast was a complete mystery to Zhao Yi!

"Thank you all for electing me as the leader this time. I have already formulated a detailed plan. In two days, it will be the perfect time to attack because Linglong will be out on an inspection, and there is also an informant in the Royal Palace now!"

The voice woke Zhao Yi, and he recognized the speaker on stage as a Captain of the Guard from the Royal Palace!

Who would have thought that even a person like that would be corrupted!

Zhao Yi sighed at the strength of such an evil power.

"Master, do you think we should show ourselves and take down this den first?"

"Didn’t you hear him say there’s still an informant in the Royal Palace? If we attack here now, the informant will either flee or hide, causing even more harm! We need to let him act!"

Zhao Yi was very calm; to him, although handling the Devouring Beast might be tricky now, dealing with these people was a piece of cake!

"In two days, at midnight, which is when our powers are strongest, everyone will split into four teams to attack the Royal Palace from four directions. Once we’ve seized the four gates, we will begin sealing to form a Magic Array. As soon as the Array is formed, the entire Royal Palace will be under our control!"

After the captain finished his introduction, the leader made some additional remarks.

"Meanwhile, four small teams will hold the gates of the Capital City. Other teams will support you then, forming a Magic Array just the same, thus bringing the Capital City under our control too!"

"But there are still many in the Capital City who support Zhao Yi and Linglong, and our numbers seem too thin against them!"

Facing the followers’ doubts, the leader did not panic and provided no clear answer, only smiling mysteriously.

"At that time, I have a clever plan, and with the protection of the Evil God, we will succeed in everything!"

"Success! Success!"

The followers once again raised their arms and shouted passionately!

Zhao Yi quietly withdrew.

After leaving the manor, Zhao Yi did not return to the Royal Palace but spent a full quarter of an hour on a nearby mountaintop, where the cool breeze cleared much of his gloomy mood.

Royal Palace.

"To think there’s such a thing! I was careless! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

After Zhao Yi’s report, Linglong was utterly shocked. She felt she had lost face before Zhao Yi and was unfit for any major position.

Previously, a principal had killed someone, which could still be explained, but she hadn’t discovered such a large evil organization.

No explanation could remedy this!

"Alright, now is not the time for guilt. The priority is to be prepared."

The room fell silent.

"What is your plan, Your Majesty?"

"The guards in the Royal Palace clearly can’t be trusted, and the city patrols are also unreliable. If they dare to attack the four gates of the Capital City, it proves that there are informants too."

Zhao Yi’s brain raced, and a flash of insight allowed him to find reliable people!

"Issue an order tomorrow that calls for an inspection tour. Take several hundred outstanding student cultivators with you for them to gain experience!"

"You’re suggesting having the students confront them!"

Linglong was somewhat worried, as the students’ combat abilities were much weaker than the guards and those cultivators, doing so would be sending them to their deaths.

"The reason I need people is not that I can’t kill these individuals, but because there are too many for me to capture alone."

"I understand what you mean, you want the students to surround them while you take charge of capturing and killing!"

A glint of murderous intention flashed in Linglong’s eyes, and Zhao Yi nodded with a smile.

The next day, an order from Lady Linglong made the students very excited. They eagerly signed up, hoping to follow her and gain experience.

After all, getting some recognition now might make future promotions smoother!

Due to everyone’s enthusiasm and fierce competition, nobody wanted to miss the opportunity, causing the number to exceed one thousand five instead.

When the matter was reported to Linglong, she was secretly delighted and directly raised the number to two thousand, which allowed the various principals to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet doubts lingered in their hearts as to why Linglong would undertake such a troublesome task.

Two thousand people accompanying the investigation team, what a scene ...