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Chapter 467: Martial Might Dominates the World, The True Martial Saint! (8k3) (Part 2)
Chapter 467: Martial Might Dominates the World, The True Martial Saint! (8k3) (Part 2)
It constantly emits a sense of oppression, maintaining the operation of the Void Formation.
The Heaven and Earth Cauldron!
This is the symbol of the Great Xuan's thousand-year rule and the foundation of the Ji family's supreme imperial authority, ruling over the world.
Ever since Emperor Xuan Ji Hao forged the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, successive Emperors Xuan have continuously collected various resources from the world, refining the cauldron through the earth pulse. There have also been generations of Heaven and Man Masters from the Ji family, guarding and studying the cauldron day and night.
No other Spirit Armament has received such treatment. One could even say that the Heaven and Earth Cauldron is a Divine Armament forged by the Great Xuan over a thousand years. The saying that it suppresses the national fortune is not an exaggeration, as it is precisely because the cauldron suppresses the Nine Dragon Earth Pulse that the entire area around the Jade Capital has been blessed with favorable weather and is free from natural disasters.
Chen Mu's gaze only glances at the Heaven and Earth Cauldron before turning towards Ji Xuanfei. At this moment, Ji Xuanfei, in his tattered dragon robe, has already stepped onto the Jade Square, rushing towards the Heaven and Earth Cauldron.
In his eyes, there is only the Heaven and Earth Cauldron.
Having exhausted all his trump cards and displayed all his killing moves, he is still swept away by Chen Mu. The entire Imperial City cannot stop Chen Mu's steps, so the only thing that can save him is this—only this symbol of the Great Xuan's thousand-year national fortune, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron!
Swoosh!
At this moment, Chen Mu's gaze is indifferent, and he doesn't pay attention to the Heaven and Earth Cauldron or the group of Ji family elders standing by its side. He just raises the Heaven and Earth Blade in his hand and slashes towards Ji Xuanfei's back with a single stroke!
Although the Void Formation still suppresses this piece of heaven and earth, at this moment, the distance between Chen Mu and Ji Xuanfei is only ten zhang. Even under the suppression of the Void Formation, it cannot stop Chen Mu's strike!
"Heaven and Earth as One!"
As Chen Mu slashes out with his blade, he shows no mercy and no hesitation. As he strikes, it's as if the sky is sinking, the earth is surging, and heaven and earth are collapsing. The light of the Eight Aspects is extinguished within, converging into a single point of blade light.
This point of blade light tears through the void, leaving a white line visible to the naked eye, and heads straight for Ji Xuanfei's back, aiming to kill him with a single strike!
"Save me!"
Ji Xuanfei senses the killing intent behind him and feels the sharp blade light that seems capable of splitting apart heaven and earth's yin and yang. He is almost scared out of his wits. Although he has stepped into the Jade Square, he doesn't feel safe at all, and he shouts towards the group by the Heaven and Earth Cauldron.
Around the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, the group of Ji family elders all stand up, their expressions solemn. They look at Chen Mu, who has arrived at the Jade Square, and their eyes don't show too much anger. Instead, they frown as they look at Ji Xuanfei.
Embarrassing!
Some of the elders' eyes even reveal a deep sense of displeasure.
The King guards the national gate, and the ruler dies for the state. The Imperial City has fallen to this point, and it's all because of Ji Xuanfei, the new Emperor Xuan of the Great Xuan. His handling of affairs has been inappropriate, leading to this situation. Now, the Imperial City is in ruins, and Ji Xuanfei, the current Emperor Xuan, instead of standing before the Hall of Supreme Authority with the court, has come here seeking a chance to survive. This truly shames the generations of Emperors Xuan!
In the 169th chapter, there is no mistake!
Duke Dongping, Ji Yongheng, stands by the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, witnessing this scene and Ji Xuanfei's plea for help. He finally sighs, raising his right hand.
Hum!
In an instant, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron violently trembles, and a brilliant eight-colored light screen suddenly bursts forth, sweeping across a thousand zhang and enveloping Ji Xuanfei within.
Just as the next moment arrived, the sliver of sword light Chen Mu had unleashed struck the light barrier.
The entire world fell suddenly still!
Crack!
Immediately after, a sound akin to ice breaking could be heard. The beam of Heaven and Earth Light emitted by the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, under Chen Mu's sword slash, suddenly developed a myriad of cracks, and then exploded.
The sword beam tore through the Heaven and Earth Light, continuing its advance, its glow dimming slightly. At this moment, Prince Hanzhao let out a loud roar, suddenly turning around and swinging his arms to strike a punch, unleashing his full power.
Boom!!!
The sword beam, weakened by the light barrier of the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, failed to tear Prince Hanzhao apart, but it still shattered his arms, breaking them at the center, with bone fragments piercing through the flesh.
Prince Hanzhao himself was sent flying backward with a thud, spewing a large mouthful of blood as he drew an arc in the air and crashed heavily into the ground dozens of feet away, shattering the pristine white jade tiles.
"Sir Chen Mu, let this be enough."
Ji Yongheng lowered his hand and gazed at Chen Mu from afar, speaking slowly, "Prince Hanzhao is no longer fit to hold the throne of Emperor Xuan. We will depose him and choose a new ruler. All forces with past grievances against you can be dealt with by you. I hope you will stop here, giving the Ji Family some face, and not continue further."
The Imperial Family of Great Xuan is the Ji Family, but the Ji Family is not the Imperial Family. Over a thousand years of development, the Ji Family has become the foremost noble family in Jade Capital, with the Imperial Family merely being the main lineage controlling the court. The many branches of the Ji Family are not of the same lineage as the Imperial Family.
The Ji Family, with a thousand years of development, has its own set of rules.
Non-main lineage blood descendants cannot inherit the throne unless all main lineage blood descendants are deceased.
The main lineage can inherit the throne and ascend to the Supreme Sovereign, but they cannot control the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, nor can they serve as the Ji Family patriarch or interfere with the internal affairs of the Ji Family outside the main lineage. In return, the Ji Family cannot interfere with national affairs, the court, the harem, or the various affairs of the main lineage, and must support the current Emperor Xuan.
The current Ji Family patriarch,
is Ji Yongheng.
At this moment, Ji Yongheng sighed inwardly, vaguely feeling that the decision to choose Prince Hanzhao as the new ruler might have been a mistake, but there was nothing he could do now. He could not sit idly by and watch Chen Mu kill the emperor in front of the Heaven and Earth Cauldron.
"Cough, cough..."
Prince Hanzhao struggled to support himself, coughing up blood continuously. His eyes, when looking at Chen Mu, still held a trace of fear. With the light barrier of the Heaven and Earth Cauldron and the suppression of the Void Formation, he had almost died under Chen Mu's sword. Without this suppression, even though he had reached the Blood Replacement Realm, he would have been extinguished with a single finger from Chen Mu!
Chen Mu ignored Prince Hanzhao and turned his gaze to Ji Yongheng, standing beside the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, saying indifferently:
"Who are you?"
"I am Ji Yongheng, the Ji Family patriarch."
Ji Yongheng was concise, even omitting his title as Duke of Dongping.
"The Ji Family..."
Chen Mu muttered, his gaze casually sweeping over Ji Yongheng and the others.
He had heard that the Imperial Family was the main lineage, while the Ji Family was made up of the branches, and they did not interfere with each other. However, this was not important to him. Whether it was the Ji Family or the Imperial Family, he did not care. He only cared about the person he needed to deal with.
"He must die."
Chen Mu spoke calmly, "I also need the thousand-year treasury of the Great Xuan court and the Ji Family. Hand them over, and I will spare your lives. Otherwise, we will all die today."
"Arrogant!"
Hearing Chen Mu's words, everyone present was stunned, and one of the Ji Family elders was visibly enraged.
Ji Yongheng also frowned, staring at Chen Mu and speaking sternly, "Sir, you have experienced the might of the Heaven and Earth Cauldron. This cauldron suppresses the capital's earth pulse and cannot be moved lightly. We do not wish to fight to the death with you, but if you continue to be so aggressive, we will not hesitate to fight, even if it means the destruction of the entire capital!"
Chen Mu's demands were impossible to accept!
Killing Prince Hanzhao could be debated, as the current state of the capital and the Imperial City, due to Prince Hanzhao's actions, had already led Ji Yongheng and the Ji Family elders to decide to depose him and choose a new ruler. Deposing Prince Hanzhao meant not just his throne but also his martial arts cultivation and everything else, reducing him to a cripple. Whether a cripple lived or died was not important, but having them depose him themselves and having Chen Mu publicly kill the emperor before the entire world were two very different matters in terms of face.
This matter could be debated.
But Chen Mu's intention to seize the thousand-year treasury of the Ji Family and the Great Xuan court was something Ji Yongheng and all the Ji Family elders could not tolerate, an impossible condition to accept!
For this, they were willing to fully mobilize the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, even if it meant the destruction of the entire Jade Capital and the capital, to fight Chen Mu to the death, and they would not back down even if it meant mutual destruction!
"Then let's fight."
Chen Mu stood before the Jade Square, his gaze fixed on the massive Heaven and Earth Cauldron and the Ji Family elders beside it, speaking indifferently.
He had never come to the Central Region with the intention of solving problems peacefully. The only way to resolve matters was through force.
"..."
Ji Yongheng's brows furrowed tightly.
He did not want to engage in a bloody battle with Chen Mu, mainly because the cost of mobilizing the Heaven and Earth Cauldron was too great. The cauldron, which suppressed the earth pulse, was the most important part of the capital. Normally, it only activated the Void Formation, which had little impact. However, if it were truly moved, the consequences would be catastrophic.
Amidst their defense of the Qian Kun Ding, relying on the cauldron's body, they fear no one, not even Chen Mu. However, it's impossible for the Ji family to guard their forbidden grounds at all times. Chen Mu, having conquered the Imperial City's forbidden grounds, now roams the Jade Capital with impunity, as if it were his own backyard. If he were to slaughter the Ji family members at will, they would have no means to stop him!
But to hand over the Ji family and the Great Xuan Court's thousand-year-old treasure would be equally unacceptable!
"Forget it."
Ji Yongheng witnessed the nearby clan elders, their eyes filled with fury, glaring at Chen Mu. He sighed softly and said, "In this world, things must be resolved through action. If you wish to witness the might of the Qian Kun Ding... then let's fight!"
As the head of the Ji family and a master of the Huan Xue Jing realm, he had no choice but to face this crisis head-on. Chen Mu, having swept through the Jade Capital with an invincible momentum, now looked down upon everything and everyone, feeling invincible. A battle was inevitable, and he wouldn't back down.
Humm!
In the next instant, Ji Yongheng's entire body erupted with a grand and surging aura, instantly connecting with the Qian Kun Ding.
Not just him, but all the other clan elders acted simultaneously, releasing their auras towards the Qian Kun Ding. The cauldron, glowing with light, trembled as its intricate patterns seemed to shine brilliantly, subtly radiating endless Qian Kun mysteries.
"Cough, cough..."
Ji Xuanfei, witnessing this scene, moved back slightly with difficulty.
Qian Kun Ding.
This was the Ji family's heirloom treasure and the Imperial Court's tool for suppressing the world. Even the current Emperor Xuan didn't know the true might of the Qian Kun Ding, as it had never been awakened in a thousand years!
The Void Formation alone was enough to showcase the Imperial Court's authority. As for the cauldron's true power, not even the clan elders present, including the clan leader Duke Dongping Wang Ji Yongheng, had ever truly witnessed it!
Humm! In the next instant, Chen Mu's eyebrows twitched as the overwhelming aura suppressing him suddenly vanished.
The Void Formation completely disappeared without a trace, and all the formation's power was retracted. The spiritual light on the Qian Kun Ding gradually condensed into a single ancient, black giant cauldron, seemingly devoid of any mysteries.
"..."
Chen Mu, focusing on the Qian Kun Ding, could clearly see its mysterious changes. His eyes shone with understanding, and he felt that these Qian Kun mysteries could benefit him.
However, before Chen Mu could investigate further, the Qian Kun Ding, which had suppressed the Great Xuan Court's national fortune for a thousand years without moving an inch, finally trembled violently and moved!
As if in response to the Qian Kun Ding's movement, the entire Jade Capital seemed to shake, causing the ground beneath everyone to tremble. Some commoners nearly lost their balance in the tremor!
Even Ji Yongheng and the numerous clan elders stiffened, their faces flushed, and their eyes revealed shock. Even they felt an indescribable strain!
At this moment, the Qian Kun Ding, fully awakened and mobilized, required the combined might of numerous Huan Xue Jing masters. It was still incredibly challenging, feeling like moving a mountain, vast and mighty. The tremors in the earth's pulse were felt by all.
"Ding Town Qian Kun!"
Ji Yongheng's body trembled, and he let out a long howl, his body radiating light. He knew they couldn't delay, for the Qian Kun Ding's power was not to be underestimated. Even with their combined might and the earth's pulse fully activated, it was still difficult to control. A single misstep could cause the earth's pulse and the Qian Kun Ding to run amok, instantly tearing the world apart!
At this moment, feeling the pressure from the Qian Kun Ding, Chen Mu's gaze turned solemn. Since arriving in the Jade Capital, this was the first time he truly felt pressure, stemming from the Qian Kun Ding and the entire capital's earth pulse!
Humm.
In the next instant, the massive Qian Kun Ding rose, pressing down towards Chen Mu.
The descent seemed slow, but when it landed, the entire area beneath it was sealed, as if the Qian Kun had been suppressed. It came with overwhelming force, leaving no room for evasion.
This was the Qian Kun principle Chen Mu was most familiar with, but now it was used to suppress him. This was the first time he truly faced the might of the Qian Kun principle. Although he had killed Ji Yongzhao, Ji Yongzhao had used a soul-stealing evil art and hadn't utilized the Qian Kun power. His Qian Kun martial body had been directly shattered by Chen Mu.
"Bring it on!"
Chen Mu, feeling the pressure from the Qian Kun realm, had his martial blood boiling. Experiencing the might of the Qian Kun Ding, he showed no sign of retreat. He raised one hand to the sky and the other towards the ground, forming a seal in front of him. With a grand gesture, he welcomed the strike from the Qian Kun Ding.
Tian Di Lun Yin, the seal of heaven and earth!
(End of Chapter)
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