“Tian Nu!” Long Chuanfeng’s expression soured as he uttered coldly.
Heaven-battler heard the king call out him by his real name in an unhappy manner and realized that he was acting impetuously.
“I was wrong.” He had nothing but respect for the old king and quickly got on his knees while raising the decree with both hands.
“Rise.” The king shook his head, aware of the guy’s temperament - someone who dared to attack the Grand Chancellor’s mansion all alone.
“Xue Su, what do you think about this decree?” He asked.
Winged Marquis was calmer and took a look: “Written half a year ago so before the Emeritus Emperor’s return, the same with the empress. However, the emperor didn’t make it official, how strange.”
“She knew that this decree wouldn’t have been enough to expel him.” Long Chuanfeng said: “The position can only be decided by the elders in the sacred ground, not the emperor.”
He paused for a bit before adding: “Of course, it’s a different story for the empress.”
“Then it’s even more confusing. The emperor is smart enough to know that it wasn’t possible. Why did she still write it and didn’t send it out?” Winged Marquis asked.
“Just think about the consequence of making it public.” Chuanfeng smiled.
“A rift between the king and the emperor is a big deal. The court would be lost in turmoil because of instability.” Winged Marquis said.
Long Chuanfeng shook his head and replied: “The reason for the removal is due to the death of Princess Yue. Feng Feiyun didn’t marry a royal princess so he couldn’t become a Divine King. This is rather reasonable but the underlying problem is that those two don’t get along. The old men in the royal clan would take interest in this and come out, resulting in unrest. Therefore, there’s only one way to prevent this.”
“Let the young king marry another princess…” Winged Marquis frowned and contemplated: “Hmm, no, the princesses have entered the royal sacred ground by now. According to the rules, those who have gone inside can’t come back out.”
“Yes, the royal sacred ground is the biggest secret of the dynasty, only the emperors and Divine Kings can come and go as they please.” Chuanfeng smiled.
“I get it now…” Winged Marquis’ eyes became larger.
“What?!” Heaven-battler Marquis still didn’t have a clue.
“There is only one way to solve this, letting the young king and the emperor marry each other. That will stabilize the court and prevent the king from losing his position. This is the emperor’s real goal.” Winged Marquis revealed.
“An emperor can’t directly say certain things and only a few officials will understand their intention. That’s why you were incorrect for chastising her earlier. Perhaps she really wants to marry Feng Feiyun, the words just can’t come out from her given her status.” The king smiled.
“This is part of being an emperor.” Winged Marquis said.
“No wonder why she didn’t announce it, so she was bashful, afraid of others figuring out her intention, haha, I guess I shouldn’t hold anything against her then.” Heaven-battler looked up at the delicate figure on top of the wall and started laughing. Understanding the emperor’s weak point made him feel quite good.
The two marquises stopped worrying about this issue so Jin’s morale remained acceptable.
However, Long Chuanfeng didn’t feel the same way. He knew that the biggest problem was between Feng Feiyun and the empress - truly a headache.
***
Meanwhile, Feiyun was ma.s.sacring the cultivators from Solar using his two Dominating Armaments. Their camp was painted red and became empty.
The other powers were scared out of their mind and kept a distance.
“Little brat, you’re pus.h.i.+ng it!” The sect master of Solar activated a formation consisting of thirty-six fiery oceans, eventually creating a single pillar of flames in the middle.
This was a formation left behind by an ancestor from their sect at the Enlightened Being realm - G.o.dfire Formation. It could wound other Enlightened Beings.
“I’ll lend you a hand! Myriad Laws Harmonization, True Form Fusion!” The turtle shouted.
Feiyun felt a layer surrounding his body. His back suddenly had a heavy sh.e.l.l with the toughness of divine metal. It looked old and simple, full of stains and spots.
His skin became as white as jade with a glow moving around it.
The two have fused into one. They have done so back when he was at the early G.o.d Base level.
The turtle said that it was comparable to the weakest defense of a Giant. This was due to Feiyun’s cultivation.
Now, he was at the late stage of the ninth level of Heaven’s Mandate. This was thousands of times stronger than before.
“Haha, the strongest defense in this dynasty, forever unbeatable! Who dares to fight me now!” The turtle’s voice came from inside Feiyun’s body. It bellowed with pride.
Feiyun looked at his own form and couldn’t muster a smile.
G.o.dd.a.m.n it, I’m a turtle warrior now? He thought that the turtle was purposely messing with him.
“Boom!” All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The sect master’s fiery pillar struck and sent him flying.
He fell dozens of miles away, creating a large pit.
“Haha, you’re still too young, Feng Feiyun. An ancient sect isn’t so easily destroyed!” Solar Sect Master stood in the center of the oceans and laughed.
Feiyun leaped out of the pit, still covered in the same white glow and without a single wound. His clothes were a bit unsightly now but he admitted that this defense was mighty indeed.
“I was distracted earlier, let’s get started for real.” Feng Feiyun held the pot with his left and the sun his right, flying towards Solar Sect Master.
“Impossible!” The sect master was scared out of his mind. That attack earlier was enough to injure an Enlightened Being yet there wasn’t a single wound on Feiyun.
He attacked again with his formation. Another beam shot out of the oceans with more force this time around.
However, Feiyun seemed to be indestructible on top of being impossibly fast. The grand formation couldn't hurt him at all.
“Keke, evil spirit, here’s your food.” He opened the top of the stone coffin and threw the sect master inside.
Terrible screams and shaking came from within before silence resumed.
A sect master has fallen just like that.
Feiyun easily subdued the grand formation and stood on top of the coffin in the center. He still had both artifacts ready and shouted: “Come through me if you want to kill Supreme.”
He glanced over at the G.o.ddess. Unfortunately, she still didn’t show any sign of grat.i.tude.
He wasn’t disappointed at all because they were strangers. It was fine for her to distrust him. No one was nice for no reason.
However, he was confident that by using Nangong Hongyan’s six blood drops, the memories and soul seals inside would return her to him.
Nonetheless, her eyes seemed to be strange. It wasn’t a gaze towards a stranger.
He used his phoenix gaze before and confirmed that this wasn’t someone else pretending to be her. Very few things in this world could fool his phoenix gaze.
Hongyan had done plenty for him so he felt that he could do anything for her as well.
He was a love fool in his previous life. This still didn’t change in his current life.
“Feng Feiyun, hand over the trigram and embryo. I’ll spare you then.” A gigantic figure as tall as the clouds appeared. One could faintly see a claw or a head inside the clouds.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” Its steps caused the ground to tremble.
“King of Abnormality, huh?” Feiyun smiled.
This was a top lord with a monstrous aura. Everyone stayed the h.e.l.l away from it because it was large enough to stomp them to death.
Next came G.o.dfiend from Yin. It had three heads and six eyes. It didn’t want to team up with the king against Feiyun because that would be despicable.
It focused on Supreme instead: “Just a few years old and you think you can defend Jin? I will devour your faith power today to strengthen myself.”
At the same time, the king activated its power and became engulfed in flames. It swung its claw down and burned the sky.
Feiyun didn’t dare to underestimate the creature and used his ancient coffin. The evil runes on the surface became resplendent. It exuded a power far more terrible than the king’s.