Ghost Emperor Attacks, Underworld Gains Fame!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please uphold justice for your subjects' younger brothers."

Spirit Consort clutched Azure Emperor's leg and wailed, just like Ling Xuntian.

The entire hall was filled with the heartbroken cries of the father and son.

They didn't notice Azure Emperor's expression growing colder by the second.

Beside Azure Emperor, Lu Chen saw the coldness on his face and then looked at Spirit Consort, secretly curling his lips.

This Spirit Consort was a foolish woman.

In front of so many people, she embarrassed Azure Emperor along with her father.

What kind of idiotic brain would do such a thing?

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the Ling family patriarch and Her Ladyship Spirit Consort, I implore Your Majesty to rule in favor of the Ling family."

At this moment, a man in his sixties stepped forward from below.

He was Ouyang Hao, the patriarch of one of the four great aristocratic families.

Ouyang Hao stood up, cupped his hands towards Azure Emperor, and openly declared his support for the Ling family.

Seeing this, a look of disdain flashed in Azure Emperor's eyes.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen felt his lamb shank tasted even better.

Excellent, an excellent opportunity.

He would use this chance to see which forces in the entire Great Qian Divine Dynasty were allied with the Ling family.

Then he could settle the score!

The wailing continued, while Azure Emperor kept his eyes half-closed.

Next, representatives from the Taixu Sword Sect, Tanyang Sect, and Haoran Academy, three of the four great sects, and the Western Sima Family from the four great aristocratic families, even envoys from the Great Zhou Empire and the Great Chu Dynasty surrounding Great Qian, stepped forward to support the Ling family.

Suddenly, the situation had placed Azure Emperor on the spot, like being roasted on a fire.

Deep within Azure Emperor's eyes, flames began to burn fiercely.

At this moment, Lu Chen wiped his mouth.

It's about time. Those who were going to show themselves have basically all revealed themselves.

Time to reel them in.

Then, Lu Chen reached into his embrace and gently caressed the Emperor's Jade Pendant he carried.

At this moment, Azure Emperor spoke.

"All of you may rise. Elder Ling is my father-in-law, and we are all family. I should naturally help with this matter. If there were assassins today, I would certainly not stand idly by."

As his voice fell, Ling Xuntian and Spirit Consort immediately stopped crying.

Behind them, the eyes of the various forces supporting the Ling family revealed smiles of success.

On the surface, this was an act of support.

But in reality, it had escalated into a form of pressure from the aristocratic families and sects upon Azure Emperor.

A move to secure their own interests.

As far as they could see, they had succeeded.

Compared to previous years, Azure Emperor had become indecisive and weak.

He was even backing down.

Since that was the case, their actions as sects and aristocratic families could become even bolder.

However, just as Azure Emperor finished speaking, a red piece of paper abruptly appeared in front of Spirit Consort.

The moment the red paper appeared, Spirit Consort froze.

Snapping back to reality, Spirit Consort shrieked hysterically.

"Your Majesty, save me! An assassin is coming to kill my brothers! Your Majesty, save my brothers!"

Spirit Consort's hysterical scream echoed throughout Tianyuan Hall.

Instantly, everyone in Tianyuan Hall's expressions changed drastically. Even Azure Emperor involuntarily stood up, his gaze sweeping around the hall.

However, at this critical juncture, a dense aura of Yin energy suddenly permeated the air next to Ling Baijian, who was trembling.

Along with this Yin energy, Emperor Fengdu descended without anyone noticing.

"It's him! Your Majesty, please save this old subject's son!"

Ling Xuntian's eyes widened at this sight. He shouted hysterically.

"Insolent wretches! How dare you act so brazenly within my imperial palace!"

Upon seeing Emperor Fengdu, Azure Emperor was inwardly shocked beyond measure.

As a powerful cultivator in the Heavenly Human Realm, Azure Emperor could tell with a single glance that Emperor Fengdu was not a Land Immortal Realm expert as Ling Xuntian claimed.

This Emperor Fengdu was a Heavenly Human Realm expert.

At this moment, the Azure Emperor's expression was also extremely solemn.

Then, the Azure Emperor vanished from his spot and charged towards Emperor Fengdu.

"Heh heh heh, what a lively scene. You must be the Azure Emperor."

Emperor Fengdu spoke with a hoarse voice.

Facing the Azure Emperor who instantly appeared before him, Emperor Fengdu didn't have time to kill Ling Baijian before he had to block the Azure Emperor's attack.

In an instant, the Azure Emperor and Emperor Fengdu began to fight.

On the scene, the onlookers were utterly shocked as they watched the two battle.

They were too powerful; the immense pressure even made those at the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm and half-step Land Immortal Realm struggle to breathe.

Ling Xuntian, seeing that Emperor Fengdu and the Azure Emperor had begun fighting, let out a sigh of relief, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

This move was the right one.

Using the Azure Emperor as a pawn had indeed saved his son's life.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was completely focused on the Azure Emperor and Emperor Fengdu locked in combat.

They didn't notice at all that beside Ling Baijian, a dense aura of Yin energy reappeared.

Accompanying this dense Yin energy, a middle-aged man dressed as a simple farmer, holding a hoe, materialized out of thin air.

Puchi...

"Ah..."

With a puchi sound, the hoe pierced directly through Ling Baijian's heart.

Instantly, Ling Baijian's scream echoed through Tianyuan Hall.

"My son!"

"Fifth Brother..."

Ling Xuntian and Spirit Consort's expressions changed drastically upon seeing this.

At this moment, Emperor Fengdu, who had been fighting the Azure Emperor, let out a sinister laugh.

"Azure Emperor, and everyone present, what kind of imbecile would think that my Underworld organization only has me, this Emperor?"

"The person who needed to die is dead, and I'm off. Bye-bye, everyone."

Emperor Fengdu's voice was filled with mockery. He then broke free from the Azure Emperor and vanished from his spot.

Only Emperor Fengdu's sinister laughter echoed at the scene.

"Heh heh heh, perfect, this occasion is quite lively. I'll make an announcement: The assassin organization, the Underworld, is now officially open for business. No matter who you want dead, even a strong individual in the Land Immortal Realm, as long as you can afford it, the Underworld will kill them..."

"As for how to contact my Underworld organization, just go to the foot of Yangji Mountain in the east of the Underworld, at the fork in the road, and the third large tree from the left. You can contact my Underworld there."

"As for why my Underworld kills people, if you want revenge, don't get your hopes up. We in the Underworld take money to do jobs. The people we kill are not people we personally want dead, but someone else entirely, heh heh heh..."

At the scene, only Emperor Fengdu's voice echoed; he himself was nowhere to be seen.

By the time Emperor Fengdu's voice completely faded, the scene fell into dead silence.

Only Ling Baijian's corpse remained, along with Ling Xuntian's roar and Spirit Consort's weeping.

The Azure Emperor stood in place, frowning slightly. He saw a strange black jade pendant appear where Emperor Fengdu had vanished.

The Azure Emperor walked towards it and bent down to pick it up.

On the front of this token, the words "Death-summoning Talisman" were written, and on the back, the words "Underworld" were written.

"To think the Azure Emperor of the Great Qian Divine Dynasty would allow his own subjects to be assassinated before his very eyes. How laughable!"

However, just then, a low, disdainful voice came from within the crowd.