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Chapter 287 - 253: People’s Resentment, Emperor Dragon Qi, Military Evil Qi

If Qing Country were established, it would surely be crushed by Emperor Yuanwu. It couldn’t possibly last long before being annihilated by the Great Zhou Court.

However, the Blood Demon Sect did it anyway.

「The scene changed.」

「The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Martial Country.」

The Imperial Palace was located in the very center of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s territory. It was independent of Kyushu and could be considered the tenth state, also known as Huang Province.

In the center of Huang Province stood an exceptionally majestic Imperial Palace.

With the Imperial Palace at its center, four Imperial Guard Cities were built to the east, south, west, and north. Each of these Imperial Guard Cities housed a large number of troops and soldiers to protect the Imperial Palace.

Furthermore, stationed within the Imperial Palace itself was the Yuanwu Forbidden Army. The Yuanwu Forbidden Army answered only to Emperor Yuanwu, and could only be mobilized with his Emperor’s Hand Order accompanied by a Holy Decree.

When news of the Qing Province rebels brazenly attempting to establish their own country reached the Imperial Palace, it sent shockwaves through the Court. Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di, was enraged.

Thus, Zhou Di issued twelve consecutive Holy Decrees. The Yuanwu Army was dispatched, the Eight States Alliance Army took action, and National Guardian General Hong Dingtian personally led the Yuanwu Army straight for Qing Province.

Clearly, Zhou Di intended to extinguish this flame of rebellion with thunderous force, letting the entire world know that the realm still belonged to Great Zhou.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!

However, almost two months after the Yuanwu Army had departed, a terrifying battle erupted inside the Imperial Palace.

A Five-Clawed Golden Dragon of overwhelming might appeared. Emperor Dragon Qi surged from it, suppressing all worldly techniques. Any path, any Magic Gate—all were suppressed. Anyone who stepped foot inside the Imperial Palace and faced the Emperor Dragon Qi would be rendered powerless, no different from an ordinary person.

Therefore, the Emperor was protected by the Emperor Dragon Qi. No demon or spirit could bewitch him, because the Emperor Dragon Qi would suppress them and force them back into their true forms the moment they drew near.

"Blood Demon!"

BOOM!

An enraged roar echoed in all directions. Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di’s, furious shout reverberated throughout the entire Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty!"

"This is bad!"

"..."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Immediately, the Grand National Master of Great Zhou, the Chief Eunuch, and other top experts rushed over.

ROAR!!!

A boundless aura of blood surged into the sky, accompanied by an endless miasma of resentment.

"This is..."

"The people’s grievances..."

*Hiss...*

Everyone who arrived stared with wide eyes, utterly horrified and stunned. They couldn’t help but stop in their tracks, watching the scene in absolute shock.

Evidently, the source of the Emperor Dragon Qi was the people of the realm. Without its people, there is no country, and certainly no Dynasty.

Now, Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di, in his pursuit of the Undying Immortal Dao, had caused the Emperor Dragon Qi to backlash. This in turn threw the Great Zhou Martial Country into chaos, allowing all sorts of demons to flourish while the National Fortune could no longer protect the populace.

Since then, the people of the Great Zhou Martial Country had been displaced and left to starve. Skeletons littered the roads, and some even resorted to trading their children for food. All manner of human tragedies had come to pass.

As a result, the people of the realm had generated an endless tide of grievances.

One could say that this tide of grievances might be harmless to mighty experts of other paths. At most, it would feel like a rather cold gust of wind.

However, the tide of grievances generated by the people was the bane of Emperor Dragon Qi. These grievances could annihilate the Emperor Dragon Qi, causing it to scatter and lose all of its Mighty Power.

This was just as the saying goes: "The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up."

"This... this..."

Grand National Master True Immortal Daoist looked shocked. With his immortal bearing, he truly resembled a genuine immortal who had descended to the mortal realm, possessing an extraordinary air. Yet even he was stunned by the sight of such immense public grievance.

"How in the world did the Blood Demon Sect manage this?"

True Immortal Daoist couldn’t help but say, "Grievances are formless and intangible. I’ve never heard of any method capable of gathering them."

Shocking.

Truly shocking.

*Hiss...*

Suddenly, the Forbidden Army Leader’s pupils shrank as he came to a realization. "So that’s it... That’s it! No wonder rebels suddenly appeared in Qing Province and even dared to declare themselves a new country."

"From the very beginning, the Blood Demon Sect’s goal was to provoke Your Majesty, to make Your Majesty dispatch the Yuanwu Army and send Grand General Hong Dingtian to annihilate the rebels."

"The people’s grievances counter the Emperor Dragon Qi, but Grand General Hong Dingtian is the National Guardian General of the Great Zhou Martial Country. He can control the Military Evil Qi of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s army."

"That way, the Military Evil Qi would be able to resist this tide of grievances."

"But now, Grand General Hong Dingtian has already been sent away. Distant water can’t put out a nearby fire."

"From the very beginning, the Blood Demon Sect was after Your Majesty!!!"

ROAR!!!

At this moment, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon let out a series of mournful wails. Amidst the endless tide of grievances, the Emperor Dragon Qi was constantly decaying, constantly weakening.

"This..."

"I can’t believe..."

"I can use Taoist Skills."

"I can use Immortal Techniques too!"

"The suppressive power of the Emperor Dragon Qi is gone."

"..."

All around, looks of horror appeared on the faces of Grand National Master True Immortal Daoist and the other experts. They realized they could now use various forms of Magic and Secret Techniques within the Imperial Palace.

The suppressive power was gone.

Therefore, there was only one possibility.

The endless tide of grievances had completely overwhelmed Emperor Yuanwu’s Emperor Dragon Qi, causing its suppressive power to disappear.

"Your Majesty!"

"Demon!"

"Die now!"

"..."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Without hesitation, True Immortal Daoist, the Chief Eunuch, the Forbidden Army Leader, and the other top experts of the Imperial City transformed into streaks of light. Unleashing terrifying power, they shot toward the depths of the Imperial Palace.

RUMBLE!!!

However, the Blood Demon Sect had long been prepared. One after another, dark, demonic figures shot out—they were the Supreme Elders from the Blood Demon Sect’s headquarters.

They blocked True Immortal Daoist, the Chief Eunuch, the Forbidden Army Leader, and the other top experts of the Imperial City, preventing them from rescuing Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di.

"Emperor Yuanwu."

VMM! VMM! VMM!!!

In the center of the battlefield, many of the Imperial Palace’s buildings had been reduced to ruins. Numerous Palace Maids and eunuchs had died, and many Consorts, unable to escape in time, perished in the aftershocks.

Of course, none of that was what was most important.

Because, in a large crater amid the ruins, stood a middle-aged man clad in a golden Dragon Robe. His features were stern and majestic, exuding an aura of authority without being angry. His mere presence was enough to inspire awe and reverence.

He was the Emperor of the Great Zhou Martial Country, Emperor Yuanwu ’Zhou Di’—the fatuous ruler who brazenly sought to cultivate the Undying Immortal Dao.

However, there was no trace of a fatuous ruler’s decadence about him. There was only majesty and dominance, befitting the emperor of a Dynasty.

"Today is the day you die."

BOOM!

The Blood Demon Sect Leader appeared. He had the appearance of a young man with flowing white hair. Looking down from on high, he manifested a ten-thousand-zhang Blood Demon that loomed over Zhou Di.

"Blood Demon Divine Punishment!"

CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!!!

Without the slightest hesitation, the Blood Demon Sect Leader roared and unleashed his strongest technique. A terrifying Divine Power erupted as crimson lightning descended from the sky, seemingly tearing through the Void and the heavens.

"Your Majesty!"

"No!!"

"It’s over..."

"..."

Horror.

Terror.

Utter dread.

True Immortal Daoist and the others turned pale with fright.

It must be understood that the Emperor was protected by the Emperor Dragon Qi, and the Emperor Dragon Qi was so tyrannical that it isolated him from all techniques. As a result, an Emperor could not practice Cultivation and had only the hundred-year Lifespan of an ordinary person.

Now, the endless tide of grievances had submerged Zhou Di’s Emperor Dragon Qi. Having lost its protection, Zhou Di was, in fact, just an ordinary middle-aged man.

Facing the Blood Demon Sect Leader’s terrifying Divine Power, he had no path but death.