Chapter 573 - 572: Annihilation

Chapter 573: Chapter 572: Annihilation

When Yi Tianyun repeated his words, no one dared to laugh. No one thought he was lying anymore. ’Two Imperial Influences... just vanished at his hands like that?’

Although the empires still had many forces that hadn’t been mobilized, their Great Emperors and numerous Grand Generals were dead. Even if the empires weren’t completely annihilated, they likely wouldn’t dare make a move for at least several decades.

With so many of their experts dead, who could they possibly bully? They could probably only contend with some third-grade factions. If they mobilized carelessly, another empire might seize the opportunity to strike while they were weak, launching a vicious assault to occupy their Imperial City.

Wars between empires were incredibly fierce. The moment one side showed weakness, the other would invade without hesitation. It meant a vast amount of resources and a huge swath of territory—who wouldn’t want that?

"He... he really wiped out two Imperial Influences?"

They stared at Yi Tianyun in terror. Before, they had dismissed his words as lies, as a joke. Now, they sounded utterly terrifying. He could effortlessly toy with two Spirit King Stage experts, to say nothing of the remaining forces of the two empires.

Recalling Yi Tianyun’s previous statements, a chill ran down everyone’s spine. ’It wasn’t a lie at all. It’s real! It’s not that the two empires were slow to arrive—they couldn’t come because Yi Tianyun had already annihilated them.’

All the cultivators in the Celestial Dragon Imperial City couldn’t help but shudder. They had previously thought Yi Tianyun was speaking nonsense, that his bluffs were too outlandish to be believable.

Now, as they replayed his words in their minds, their backs were drenched in sweat. They never imagined their Prince was so terrifying! He hadn’t even used the Celestial Dragon Treasure, yet he had his enemies completely under his control.

Emperor Xiao and the other Great Emperor’s pupils contracted. They were sick with regret. ’It seems he wasn’t lying from the very beginning. We were the ones who treated him like a fool!’

"He really destroyed two Great Empires..."

For most of the invaders, it was as if a basin of ice water had been dumped over their heads, chilling them to the bone.

"Run! Run!"

A cultivator shrieked, spun around, and fled. His panic was infectious, and the other cultivators quickly followed suit, turning to escape. With their Great Emperors under the enemy’s control and their morale at rock bottom, the slaughter of so many Void Spirit Stage experts had left the remaining cultivators as no threat at all.

So why wouldn’t they run? They immediately turned tail and fled, wishing they could sprout extra legs.

"Trying to escape? You’ll have to ask my permission first!" Yi Tianyun scoffed. With a wave of his hand, the two captive Great Emperors charged forward, unleashing a frenzied barrage of attacks upon their own men.

However, their numbers were simply too great. The invaders had brought tens of thousands of cultivators, and they were quite spread out. It was impossible for the two Great Emperors to annihilate all of them.

The next moment, innumerable Demon Beasts materialized from thin air. The instant they appeared, they charged forward, tearing ferociously into the fleeing army. The horde of fierce and brutal Demon Beasts relentlessly cut them down.

Although he had given many Demon Beasts to the Celestial Cloud Mansion as pets, he still had several hundred with him, making for a truly insane spectacle. The weakest of these Demon Beasts were at the Core Formation Stage; the remaining cultivators were no match for them at all.

Even those with slightly higher cultivation levels were scared witless by this bizarre Demon Technique. They had lost all will to fight.

A scene of utter massacre unfolded before everyone’s eyes. The enemy was powerless to resist and was slaughtered with ease. All the while, Yi Tianyun simply floated in the air, not needing to lift a finger, letting his puppets and beasts do the work.

"I... I am a minister of the Celestial Dragon Empire! I... I am willing to surrender..."

"Me... me too! I am also a minister of the Celestial Dragon Empire! I’ll surrender! I’ll willingly accept any punishment..."

One by one, the traitors fell to their knees, truly sick to their stomachs with regret. They had all been certain the Celestial Dragon Empire was doomed. Who would have thought that the return of a single Prince would lead to the instant annihilation of their new masters?

This terrifying power was enough to make anyone’s blood run cold. Who still possessed the will to resist? Certainly not them.

"Accept punishment? Then your punishment is death!" Yi Tianyun’s eyes turned cold. With a wave of his hand, the Demon Beasts charged forward and trampled the traitors into a bloody paste.

Their fate was sealed the moment they chose to betray the Empire. Even if he gave them a chance to start anew, they would only choose betrayal again the next time. It was better to just kill them. Yi Tianyun despised traitors above all else, so their end was inevitable.

From the moment they rebelled, death was their only path.

In their dying moments, they were filled with regret. They regretted their decision to betray the Empire... More importantly, it wasn’t just their own lives. Their families would likely suffer the same fate.

Ren Long and the others watched, their gazes flickering, but they said nothing. They would have done the same in his place. No empire could afford to be lenient with traitors.

"Ding! Successfully killed a Spirit Pill Stage Cultivator. Gained experience..."

"Ding! Successfully killed a Core Formation Stage Cultivator..."

A series of notifications popped up, but the experience wasn’t from the enemies being slain before him. It was coming from the Celestial Cloud Mansion. Ren Liangchen and the others were resisting an invasion, and the attackers were clearly cultivators from the Four Great Empires.

’So that’s it. They want to swallow both of us at once. What a huge appetite...’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes grew cold. He had suspected they might send a force to his home base, and he was right.

If all their forces had come here to the Imperial City, the Celestial Cloud Mansion would have fallen for sure.

Besides, their main force traveled much slower. By the time they arrived, it would have been too late anyway, so there was no point. ’Thank goodness I came back when I did. If I had returned any later, everything would have been different.’

He had always been on guard against the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom, never imagining that the empires of the Mortal Realm would launch an all-out assault against him!

’I thought it would be safer here, but it seems nowhere is safe...’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes flickered. ’Looks like I’ll have to drastically increase my power. Otherwise, I won’t be able to stay here in peace.’

He’d be constantly on guard against the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom, only for his home to be destroyed not by them, but by these empires right here! The thought was so frustrating it was almost laughable. To be so vigilant against one enemy, only to be backstabbed by another.

After all, thinking about it, it was extremely difficult for Spirit King Stage experts to ascend from the lower realms, but there were no such restrictions here in the Mortal Realm. If a Great Empire had a few Spirit Kings of its own, then they would truly be finished.

’First, I’ll finish things here. Then I’ll let every empire know that my Celestial Cloud Mansion is not to be trifled with!’

Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned cold as he continued to direct his horde of Demon Beasts to charge. Emperor Xiao and the other captive Great Emperor slaughtered relentlessly. In an instant, the entire area was stained red with blood.

Many cultivators from the Celestial Dragon Imperial City rushed out to join the fray. The enemy’s morale was shattered; there was no need to fear a counterattack. Seizing the chance to kick their enemies while they were down, they moved to annihilate the invaders and vent their long-suppressed rage.

After being suppressed for so long and called cowards hiding in their shells, who wouldn’t be furious? The fall of so many of their cities had only added fuel to their fire!