Chapter 328: The Great Jing Immortal Dynasty (16)

Those terrifying figures were actually scheming against Heavenly Martial Emperor!

Nan Hongsang struggled to raise her head. She watched the powerful beings celebrate their victory with smug expressions. Was she merely a pawn in their game?

Nan Hongsang smiled bitterly. The current situation was dire beyond words.

Zhuge Yao believed that as long as the Heavenly Martial Emperor was still alive, he could save the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty. But Nan Hongsang knew better. Even if Heavenly Martial Emperor were still alive, he could not reverse the tide of this war.

Facing the judgmental gazes around her, Nan Hongsang seemed to abandon all resistance. She leaned against her broken spear and carefully placed the last piece of Worry-Free Pastry into her mouth.

Worry-free… worry-free…

Nan Hongsang thought back to her first meeting with Su Chen. Ever since the time she had accidentally pushed him into the river, causing the powerless Su Chen to fall gravely ill, she had kept coming back. She was never particularly fond of Worry-Free Pastries. She simply wanted to close the distance with that lonely figure.

Yet even now, she could not abandon the convictions in her heart. She had witnessed too many human tragedies, seen her people reduced to livestock—or worse than livestock. She could not forsake her beliefs for the sake of love.

"I only hope that when my husband hears of my death, he will not grieve… May he marry a good woman and live out his remaining days in peace, free from the world's scorn."

Nan Hongsang savored the soft, sticky sweetness of the pastry.

The powerful beings watched her actions. Just as they prepared to suppress and erase her, the entire world suddenly shook violently.

A towering figure rose from the abyss, radiating overwhelming Emperor pressure.

"That is…"

The surviving beings of Purple Sun Heavenly Province looked on in disbelief. The long-vanished Heavenly Martial Emperor had appeared!

They erupted into cheers. With his arrival, countless foreign experts turned to nothingness in an instant.

Heavenly Martial Emperor raised one hand, intending to tear open the barriers. From the vast chaos beyond came a majestic voice.

"Heavenly Martial Emperor, you have finally shown yourself!"

"As expected, you were gravely wounded and forced into hiding."

Eight terrifying figures emerged from the boundless chaos and surrounded Heavenly Martial Emperor. It was clear they had been waiting for this very moment.

A broken sword filled with annihilating aura sliced through an entire world. A battle capable of destroying everything engulfed the battlefield.

"You dared to scheme against me?" Heavenly Martial Emperor said. "None of you have the courage to do so on your own! Let the true mastermind step forward. I want to see who has betrayed the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty!"

Heavenly Martial Emperor looked at the eight figures. Each one possessed Emperor Lord-level strength, yet he did not seem to regard them at all. Even though he knew he had fallen into a trap, he showed no fear. Even heavily injured, he still carried an unmatched bearing.

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As his words fell, a ninth figure appeared faintly behind the eight. It was a young man in white robes, as pure as white jade. Before the figure fully materialized, a familiar yet strange voice caused Heavenly Martial Emperor's pupils to contract sharply.

"Father… it is time for you to abdicate. You have grown muddle-headed. Your son had no choice but to resort to this measure—for the safety of the human race and to preserve its final spark."

The surviving beings of Purple Sun Heavenly Province stared at the newcomer in fury. Rage flooded their minds.

"It's you… Why did you betray me?"

The Heavenly Martial Emperor's expression changed drastically. His face turned deathly pale, his eyes burning with fury yet laced with a trace of desolation.

Even when surrounded by eight powerhouses of the same realm, he had not lost his composure. But as that figure fully materialized, his last shred of hope crumbled into dust.

The Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor... the current Crown Prince.

The Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor spoke calmly, "Father, your methods have been far too aggressive. You have offended too many supreme clans. If this continues, our Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty will eventually face reckoning. Why not submit to the supreme clans while we still can? Even if it means becoming their servants, we can at least preserve the final embers of the human race."

The Heavenly Martial Emperor stared in disbelief. "So... you were the one who handed over the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty's killing arrays to them?"

The Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor nodded. "I revealed the flaws in the Great Jing killing arrays to the supreme clans. I also spread the news of your mortal wounding and death across the heavens. I concealed all information from the various realms, so even while you were in seclusion recovering from your injuries, you remained unaware of what was happening outside."

"Today, you will fall here. Under my control, the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty will only grow stronger, more prosperous, and enjoy eternal peace."

The Heavenly Martial Emperor roared in rage, "This Emperor has dominated the world for eighty million years. How could I have raised a beast like you!"

With a furious shout, he charged straight at the son he had once cherished most, showing no mercy.

A surge of power erupted from the Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor, rivaling that of the Heavenly Martial Emperor himself. The two terrifying auras collided violently.

Seeing the shock on his father's face, the Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor said, "Father, what good did supporting the Wisdom Divine Cult and nurturing Nan Hongsang do? True prosperity and longevity come only from submitting to a True Immortal. Your stubbornness defies the survival laws of the Heavenly Gang Immortal Domain. Opposing an Immortal Monarch will bring only ruin, and the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty will sink deeper into the abyss."

"The power of Lord Immortal is beyond your imagination. A single blessing allowed this son to surpass you. We can never contend against him."

Multiple auras locked onto the Heavenly Martial Emperor.

As the brutal battle drew to its grim conclusion, the Heavenly Martial Emperor let out a bitter laugh. "You will face heavenly retribution. You will die in the most miserable way imaginable..."

The Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor severed the Heavenly Martial Emperor's head, gouged out one of his eyes, and then obliterated the rest of the body with a single palm strike.

"No need for Father to worry about me," he said. "You are the loser now. I will make sure you watch as the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty flourishes and prospers under my rule."

The Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor plucked out one of his own eyes and placed the Heavenly Martial Emperor's eye into the empty socket. He then tore open a spatial rift, turned toward Nan Hongsang with a faint smile, and said, "Without you, I could not have plotted against Father so easily. As repayment, I will personally send my ninety-ninth brother to accompany you on the road to the Yellow Springs, so you won't be lonely."

At that moment, the Benevolent and Virtuous Great Emperor was no different from a devil.

...

Inside the Heavenly Capital.

Su Chen watched as the national fortune of the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty dissipated. The father he had met only once had fallen... Even the True Self, the Lord of Great Wisdom, had gone silent.

"Hongsang is in danger, and my true self is unreliable."

As the Human Emperor, Su Chen took a light step forward.

The entire Heavenly Capital trembled.

Countless eyes turned toward the scene in shock.

The entire fortune of the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty had converged upon a single person. Even the most terrifying heavenly tribulation could not stop that figure.

"Is that... the Ninety-Ninth Prince?"