Marquis of Chu, from This Day Forth, I Shall Call Myself Sovereign!

Chapter 516: Marquis of Chu, from This Day Forth, I Shall Call Myself Sovereign! "Defying the imperial decree?"

"Heh..."

A disdainful chuckle came from deep within the royal court.

Everyone turned toward the sound.

They saw a figure clad in black slowly emerge from a palace deep within the royal court, his hands clasped behind his back.

He gazed at the invisible Divine Mansion pressure sweeping toward him, powerful enough to grind an ordinary Innate Cultivator into dust.

A trace of contempt appeared in his indifferent eyes.

He made no move. Just as the old eunuch's pressure was about to reach Li Xinge...

"Hum!"

Space seemed to freeze for an instant.

Then an even stronger, more domineering pressure erupted from the black-clad figure, surging back like a primordial beast awakening from its slumber.

The two waves of Divine Mansion pressure collided.

"Boom!"

Visible ripples spread in every direction from the point of collision.

The hard bluestone slabs paving the square shattered as though struck by an invisible sledgehammer. Cracks spread inch by inch, sending crushed stone and dust flying.

The armored soldiers within the royal court and the Dragon Tiger Imperial Guard standing in orderly ranks seemed to suffer a heavy blow. Their neat formations lurched violently, and many were thrown to the ground, blood spilling from their mouths.

Although the Innate Cultivators remained on their feet, their chests tightened and the blood within their bodies churned. Their eyes filled with horror as they looked at the two men.

Was this the power of a Divine Mansion Great Expert?

Even the aftershocks of their clashing pressure were this terrifying?

The black-clad figure was none other than Li Xinge.

Every step he took left a deep footprint in the hard ground, with spiderweb cracks spreading wildly outward.

And with every step,