The Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty's imperial city was the center of Great Zhou's power. All the dynasty's civil and military ministers lived in the imperial city!
The imperial city was also the most prosperous city in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, and its martial strength was likewise the greatest in the dynasty.
Here,
the Qi Realm counted for nothing at all. Only upon reaching the Spirit Sea Realm could one be considered a strong warrior.
The Spirit Sea Realm was common in the imperial city. As for the Spirit Gathering Realm, it rarely appeared within everyone's line of sight.
Not to mention the King Wu of the Sixth Realm!
The Sixth Realm was also known as the Martial King Realm.
It was said that everyone beneath a Martial King was nothing more than an ant. The Body Refining Realm mainly tempered the body's internal organs, flesh, skin, sinews, and bones, as well as refined the blood.
It was merely the most basic tempering of the body.
The Qi Condensation Realm only meant that one had developed internal force.
The Qi Realm allowed one to project spirit energy externally and assault all the body's acupoints.
The Spirit Sea Realm involved opening up a larger Dantian Qi Sea. Upon reaching the Spirit Gathering Realm, one condensed the spirit soul, increased one's mental strength, and gave birth to Spiritual Sense.
Only by increasing one's mental strength and condensing one's spirit soul could one qualify to comprehend the power of an attribute.
Upon reaching the Martial King Realm, one truly set foot on the martial path and began comprehending the attribute powers between heaven and earth.
The spirit energy attacks released by those beneath the Martial King Realm usually did not possess attribute power. They were merely pure spirit energy.
The true starting point of the martial path was, in fact, the Martial King Realm.
At that moment, the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty was peaceful for the members of the imperial family. These princes and princesses possessed noble statuses, enjoyed the finest lives, and had countless cultivation resources at their disposal.
In one of the great halls of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace,
the Lord of Great Zhou wore a golden dragon robe and sat in the principal seat, watching the beautiful palace maids dancing gracefully before him. From time to time, he nodded in satisfaction, a faint smile curling his lips.
"Not bad. I bestow a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones upon each of you."
The Lord of Great Zhou spoke blandly, his voice echoing through the great hall with a unique magnetism.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's gracious reward."
The group of palace maids slowly bowed and spoke in unison.
The Lord of Great Zhou wore a faint smile, but in the next instant, that smile suddenly froze. His gaze turned sharp as he looked toward the hall's exterior.
Boom!
A wave of pressure suddenly enveloped half the imperial palace!
Among those in half the imperial palace were eunuchs, maids, guards, Spirit Sea Realm warriors, and even Spirit Gathering Realm experts.
Thud, thud, thud!
A group of palace maids and eunuchs with low cultivation levels could not withstand the pressure. Their knees buckled, and they dropped directly to the ground. Cold sweat poured from them, their minds trembling, their faces filled with terror.
Even the Spirit Sea Realm experts found it difficult to endure the pressure. One after another, they fell to their knees with a thud.
The palace's only five Spirit Gathering Realm experts felt their minds tremble. They sensed a mental force carrying an invincible aura as it charged straight toward them!
After merely one breath, they could no longer resist. With a thud, they all fell to their knees as well.
That was because they had resisted the pressure, causing it to deliberately target them!
They grunted, and a trace of blood leaked from the corners of their mouths.
Their hearts were filled with terror. Could such pressure come from a Martial King of the Sixth Realm?
But if it was a Martial King, who could it be?
The Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty did not border any other top-tier forces, and they had never heard of it having any major friction with one.
Then why had this person pressured the imperial palace? What did he intend to do?
"Zhou Wuyang, are you still not coming out?"
At that moment, an extremely pleasant male voice rang out. Judging by the sound and tone, the speaker was likely not very old.
The hearts of everyone in the imperial palace trembled. The other party had directly called the Lord of Great Zhou by his personal name...
Inside the great hall,
the Lord of Great Zhou, Zhou Wuyang, wore a shocked expression. He was far too familiar with that voice!
Ye Wuchen!
Hadn't Ye Wuchen's Dantian Qi Sea been crippled by an expert from beyond the domain? Yet now, Ye Wuchen's voice contained spirit energy fluctuations, and even mental strength. This meant that Ye Wuchen was at the Spirit Gathering Realm!
Zhou Wuyang clenched his fists tightly, an unease flashing through his heart.
He knew everything about what had recently happened to the Ye Family.
Ye Wuchen's son, Ye Hao, had killed a Sword Cultivator at the fifth level of the Spirit Sea Realm with a single punch. Moreover, Ye Hao was only seventeen years old!!!
He was even more outstanding than Ye Wuchen had been back then.
Bang!
Boom!
Suddenly, an enormous wave of spirit energy blasted directly toward this great hall, which occupied five mu of land. The hall was like fragile glass, shattering with a thunderous crash!
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
The palace maids screamed in fright, covering their heads.
Within the time of two breaths, the entire great hall had become a pile of ruins.
The crowd then looked toward the sky in horror, only to see two tall, handsome men floating there!
One was a youth, while the other was a mature young man brimming with masculine charm.
They wore white robes accented with traces of red, giving the two of them a great deal more flair.
The Lord of Great Zhou, Zhou Wuyang, flew up at that moment, wanting to stand at an equal height with Ye Wuchen and his son.
But before he could fly up,
Ye Wuchen shouted coldly, "Get back down!"
The cold shout contained powerful spirit energy fluctuations and mental force directed at the soul. It crashed down upon Zhou Wuyang.
Thud!
Zhou Wuyang's body fell directly to the ground, looking extremely disheveled.
The eunuchs, palace maids, guard commanders, and the others could only kneel on the ground and tremble. Shock appeared on their faces. Their lord had actually been humiliated like this!
Zhou Wuyang's face was gloomy. His fists clenched tightly as he glared at Ye Wuchen in the sky. "What do you want?"
Ye Wuchen's eyes were calm and unruffled. He flipped his hand into a palm and pressed it slightly downward. A vast wave of spirit energy descended upon Zhou Wuyang like the firmament collapsing.
Boom!
Zhou Wuyang's body was pressed flat against the ground. A pit in the shape of a "da" character formed beneath him. Zhou Wuyang's arms were spread wide, his legs split apart, his face covered in dust, and his entire person was in a wretched state.
Zhou Wuyang gnashed his teeth in fury, but did not make a sound.
For the sake of an emperor's dignity, even if he was injured and even if he was crushed beneath someone's power, he would not utter a cry of pain. He did his best to stand up, his body straight as he raised his head to look up at Ye Wuchen in the sky.
He was the Lord of Great Zhou. If his backbone bent, his dignity would be trampled into the mud.
Ye Wuchen's expression was flat as he looked down at Zhou Wuyang. He spoke indifferently, "Do you still remember how you came to the Ye Family every year and mocked me?"
Zhou Wuyang said nothing.
Bang!
Ye Wuchen flicked his sleeve, and a vast wave of spirit energy sent Zhou Wuyang tumbling to the ground.
Then his body rapidly descended, and he planted one foot on Zhou Wuyang's head.
His foot ground back and forth across Zhou Wuyang's face, twisting his features out of shape.
"Every year you came to the Ye Family, you would tell me how you had humiliated Qingxue. Do you know how badly I wanted to tear you limb from limb?"
A fierce killing intent burst from Ye Wuchen's eyes!
Qiao Qingxue!
She was a friend he had met after leaving East Moon City back then.
Qiao Qingxue had liked him, but he had always treated Qiao Qingxue like a younger sister.
At that time, Zhou Wuyang was not yet the Lord of Great Zhou. He was merely a prince of Great Zhou, with a noble status.
Zhou Wuyang liked Qiao Qingxue, and Qiao Qingxue liked him. Jealousy arose in Zhou Wuyang's heart, and he targeted Ye Wuchen again and again!
Yet each time, Ye Wuchen had managed to turn danger into safety. Moreover, because his martial comprehension was extraordinarily high, his cultivation speed had been astonishingly fast. In the later stages, Zhou Wuyang had not been his match at all and had been humiliated by him many times.
Until Ye Wuchen's power declined and an expert from beyond the domain crippled his cultivation, Zhou Wuyang used the imperial family's power to forcibly take Qiao Qingxue into his harem!
Qiao Qingxue had originally wanted to die, but Zhou Wuyang threatened her, saying that if she did not obey, he, Zhou Wuyang, would kill Ye Wuchen!
Every time Zhou Wuyang came to the Ye Family, he would tell Ye Wuchen how obedient Qiao Qingxue was, saying that before Zhou Wuyang, she was like a dog!
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