“We pledge allegiance to the Fuyao Empress!”
“Please spare our lives!”
On the other side, Huang Fu gritted his teeth and roared, “Traitors! How dare you betray Her Majesty the Empress! The Imperial Court is invincible!”
“Ji Fuyao, even if you can contend with an Ancestral Artifact! My Imperial Court has already contacted our Supreme Old Ancestors! When they descend, killing you will be as easy as slaughtering a chicken!”
“I don’t know how you came from the Southern Wilds to the Northern Plains! But this grudge… Her Majesty the Empress will avenge me!”
He didn’t even finish his sentence before Huang Fu was instantly encased in ice.
With a flick of Ji Fuyao’s will, the ice sculpture shattered into countless bloody fragments, raining down from the sky. He was utterly, irrevocably dead.
The Imperial Court’s Ancestral Artifact, the Ancient Barren Broken Sword, crumbled into a myriad of shimmering fragments, scattering like dust. The Ancestral Artifact had been utterly shattered by the Heaven-Burning Spear!
A profound silence descended upon the heavens and earth. All eyes turned skyward, fixed on Ji Fuyao’s breathtaking figure. She was simply invincible! Such combat prowess defied the very heavens!
At that moment, every soldier of the Ice Flame Army and Black Flame Army dropped their spirit weapons, falling to their knees and begging for mercy.
Ji Fuyao’s eyes glinted as she recalled the Heaven-Burning Spear.
This battle, however, had exposed a weakness in the Fuyao Imperial Guard. Beyond her, there was a severe lack of top-tier combatants. The Imperial Guard needed to absorb more powerful cultivators! This campaign wasn’t just about annihilating the Northern Plains Imperial Court; it was also about expanding her own forces.
With that thought, Ji Fuyao calmly stated, “Swear your oaths.”
At her words, a wave of ecstatic relief washed over them. Every single one immediately swore a Heavenly Dao Oath. Boom! Boom! Boom! Deep within the void, faint thunder rumbled, signifying the Heavenly Dao Oath’s establishment.
“Greetings, Fuyao Empress!”
“Greetings, Fuyao Empress!”
Everyone prostrated themselves before Ji Fuyao.
Ji Fuyao calmly waved her hand. “Rise.”
Ji Fuyao then returned to Fengcang City to cultivate, while Wang Man and the others began clearing the battlefield.
The spoils of this battle were immense! They had acquired a vast amount of cultivation resources: over a hundred High-star Emperor Weapons, Half-step Supreme Weapons, Quasi-Dao Supreme Spirit Weapons, along with countless high-tier pills, Talismans, Array Disks, and a significant quantity of Star Stones.
Furthermore, the strength of their Imperial Guard had soared! They had gained over a dozen new Quasi-Dao Supremes and more than twenty Half-step Supremes!
Chen Bing and the others, utterly astonished, questioned Wang Man, “I can’t believe Her Majesty the Empress actually hails from the Southern Wilds?”
Wang Man chuckled. “We all are from the Southern Wilds.”
Chen Bing and the others looked on in disbelief.
“It seems Supreme Huang Chao’s prophecy was true! Indeed, an expert of the Path of Spirit Fire has come to overthrow the Imperial Court!”
“For years, the Imperial Court has continuously suppressed those with great fortune in the Northern Plains, calling it ‘Dragon Slaying’! But they could only slay the dragons of the Northern Plains! True dragons cannot be slain, for they come from beyond the Domain Gate!”
Everyone grew incredibly excited.
The powerful cultivators who had just pledged allegiance to Ji Fuyao asked, “The Imperial Court still has Supreme Old Ancestors descending. How should we deal with them when they arrive?”
Wang Man calmly replied, “Her Majesty the Empress’s Master will handle it.”
Several hours later, after clearing the battlefield, everyone returned to Fengcang City.
A middle-aged man reported to Ji Fuyao, “Fuyao Empress, the Ice Flame Army’s withdrawal from the Fire Alliance headquarters was actually a ruse to let them search for Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance! They must have already made their move.”
“Now, the Ice Frost Empress is determined to acquire Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance! She must have also acted!”
Ji Fuyao frowned slightly, gazing into the void. “I have a premonition that the ultimate battle between us and the Ice Frost Empress will erupt at Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance grounds!”
She resolved to head to Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance grounds. The reason was simple: his inheritance could elevate her Path of Spirit Fire, allowing her to break through to Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme!
With that thought, Ji Fuyao waved her hand. “To the Yunhan Mountain Range!” The Yunhan Mountain Range was precisely where Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance lay!
She was fully prepared for battle! This time, the terrifying Ice Frost Empress would undoubtedly lay a net of heaven and earth, but it didn’t matter. Unlike her previous perilous ventures when her strength was insufficient, now, she was invincible below the Supreme realm! And above the Supreme realm, her Master could annihilate with a mere flick of a finger!
“Move out!” In an instant, Ji Fuyao led her Imperial Guard, a mighty procession, towards the Yunhan Mountain Range.
…
Deep within the Yunhan Mountain Range, in a hidden underground realm, King General Su Yunxi and a host of powerful cultivators had arrived at Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance grounds.
A wisp of Supreme Huang Chao’s lingering will permeated the area; should any Imperial Court member step foot inside, the inheritance grounds would instantly collapse. This was why, for countless epochs, the Northern Plains Imperial Court had never managed to obtain this inheritance.
Outside the Imperial Court, powerful cultivators from the Fire Alliance and other factions had tried for endless years, yet none had met Supreme Huang Chao’s requirements!
Su Yunxi and the others looked up at the ancient stone gate marking the entrance to the secret realm. Engraved upon it were Supreme Huang Chao’s final, defiant verses:
“When the ninth month, eighth day arrives in later ages,
My flowers bloom, a hundred others die.
Heaven-reaching spirit fire burns the Imperial City,
The entire city clad in golden armor.”
Though it wasn’t their first time here, everyone still felt their hearts tremble.
Soon, Su Yunxi and the others activated their spirit arts, vibrant Dao patterns surging as the numerous Fire Alliance cultivators forcibly opened the stone gate.
Beyond the gate stood a statue of Supreme Huang Chao, majestic and imposing, yet etched with a look of defiance and melancholy.
Su Yunxi looked at her companions. “To forcibly obtain this inheritance, we’ll have to pay with our lives!”
Hearing this, the Fire Alliance cultivators wore expressions of sorrow. “Since it has come to this, we should burn ourselves for the cause!”
Boom! Boom! Boom! They immediately began to Burn their Souls!
Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance trial was incredibly brutal, the path littered with the bleached bones of those who had failed. The Fire Alliance cultivators pushed Su Yunxi forward, but more and more of them fell.
Half a day later, an elderly King General clutched his chest, burning his lifespan directly. He looked at Su Yunxi. “You must overthrow the Imperial Court! I hope my death serves a purpose!” He sacrificed himself, propelling Su Yunxi into the next trial.
A day later, another King General fell!
In the end, only Su Yunxi and a few heavily wounded Fire Alliance elders reached Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance stone.
The ancient inheritance stone radiated Supreme Huang Chao’s power, profound and obscure, containing a terrifying Path of Spirit Fire Dao rhyme. Inside the inheritance stone, there was even an Exotic Flame! However, after countless epochs of erosion, this Exotic Flame had weakened considerably, no longer comparable to the Extreme Cold Three Thousand Flames!
The remaining Fire Alliance members, incredibly excited, urged Su Yunxi, “King General, quickly refine it!”
Su Yunxi took down the inheritance stone, a faint smile playing on her lips. Suddenly, she struck, several divine lights shooting forth. Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! They pierced directly through the bodies of the elders.
The elders stared at Su Yunxi, utterly shocked. “King General, why… why is this?”
Su Yunxi sneered, “My Fire Alliance should never have opposed the Imperial Court in the first place!”
The elders’ faces twisted with regret. “You, you… Our entire Fire Alliance sacrificed so many for you, and you would betray the Fire Alliance, betray Supreme Huang Chao?”
Su Yunxi scoffed, “This isn’t betrayal; this is the choice of a smart person!”
The elders shrieked, “You Bitch!” “Damn you to hell!”