"Gentlemen, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter. Please allow me to explain..."
Despite the excruciating pain in his chest and the churning of his Qi and Blood, Prince Jing struggled to speak and explain the details.
Although he had a fiery temper, he knew that the situation was beyond his control; the other side was too powerful, and a direct confrontation would only lead to his death.
However, before he could finish speaking, Li Shan frowned, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.
In the eyes of Great Grandmaster like him, the explanation of a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist was like the buzzing of flies—noisy and utterly worthless.
"Shut up! Who gave an ant like you the right to speak here?"
Li Shan snorted coldly, not even glancing at Prince Jing, but casually raised his withered right hand and lightly tapped the air with his index finger.
Laugh--!
A burst of condensed crimson True Qi, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, instantly Rift Cleave and shot straight toward Prince Jing's chest!
"Careful."
Xiao Xuan's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared fiercely.
"Puff!"
With a muffled thud, the crimson True Qi pierced through Prince Jing's chest without any hindrance, spraying a dazzling cloud of blood!
Prince Jing shuddered violently, coughing up blood, and collapsed backward to the ground, his fate unknown.
"Startling Wind!!!"
Seeing Xiao Jingfeng severely injured right before his eyes, Xiao Xuan felt a surge of heat rush to his head, and all his reason was instantly consumed by boundless anger and grief.
"You... you've gone too far!!!"
Xiao Xuan's eyes turned bloodshot, and he let out a beast-like roar as his inner True Qi erupted wildly without any restraint.
A powerful aura belonging to the Grandmaster Realm surged into the sky. He no longer cared that his opponent was Great Grandmaster; he had only one thought in his mind—revenge!
He moved like lightning, carrying a desperate and fierce momentum, and charged madly towards Li Shan, who still looked indifferent.
"Hmph, you overestimating ant, how dare you bark like a dog?"
Faced with Xiao Xuan's almost desperate attack, Li Shan's face didn't even show a ripple; he only let out a contemptuous snort from his nose.
He simply raised his right hand, which he had just used to channel his True Qi, and lightly pressed it down in mid-air towards Xiao Xuan, who was rushing towards him.
There was no earth-shattering sound, no dazzling light.
Only an invisible force, as heavy as a mountain and overwhelming, crashed down like swatting a fly!
"Bang!"
Xiao Xuan's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, as if he had crashed into an invisible wall of bronze and iron.
His attack, which concentrated all his strength, crumbled instantly in the face of that overwhelming force.
Immediately afterwards, he was struck as if by lightning; his chest caved in, and blood gushed from his mouth as if it were free.
His body was like a kite with a broken string, slammed by that enormous force and sent flying dozens of steps backward before crashing heavily onto the hard palace brick floor.
"Cough cough... Pfft!"
Xiao Xuan struggled to get up, but couldn't help spit out a mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs, his face turning deathly pale.
He did have the foundation of the Grandmaster Realm, and Li Shan didn't really kill him, so he barely managed to save his life, but he had completely lost his fighting ability.
Xiao Xuan lay on the cold ground, but he still glared at Li Shan and Li Feitian in front of the palace gate with a fierce and hateful expression.
That gaze was like that of a wounded wild beast, wanting to devour the two of them alive.
Feeling the deep hatred in Xiao Xuan's eyes, Li Feitian was not moved at all; on the contrary, he found it amusing.
He spurred his horse forward a few steps, looking down at the disheveled Xiao Xuan with a cruel and mocking smile.
"The anger of ants is always so laughable and pathetic."
Li Feitian's voice was calm, yet it conveyed a callous indifference that regarded human life as worthless.
"Whether you hate me or resent me, you'd better keep it to Young Master."
"Before Young Master finish dealing with Miss Hu's matter, if you dare to make any further moves, or displease Young Master..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the majestic Imperial Palace, over the terrified and furious Imperial Guards and the officials who had rushed to the scene, his tone as casual as if he were discussing the weather:
"Your tiny Wei Kingdom has no reason to continue existing."
Destroy the country!
These two seemingly casual words, however, were like eternal ice, freezing the hearts of all the people of the Wei Kingdom who heard them.
They had never felt the shadow of death and national annihilation so close.
"Now,"
Li Feitian's smile vanished, his tone turned cold, and his voice carried an unquestionable command:
"Right now, find that Young Master named Zhang Yu and bring him here."
Xiao Xuan lay on the cold ground, the excruciating pain in his chest and the humiliation in his heart gnawing at him like venomous snakes.
Just as Xiao Xuan was torn between his inner Celestial Person and the overwhelming feelings of humiliation and despair that threatened to engulf him—
"Old Ancestor!"
Several shouts filled with shock and anger came from deep within the Imperial Palace.
The leader was none other than Emperor Xiao Zhengfeng!
Beside him stood Xiao Fenghua, whose face was also contorted with rage and whose aura was surging, along with several Imperial Family experts who had rushed to the scene upon hearing the news.
Seeing the tragic state of Prince Jing and Xiao Xuan, their eyes turned bloodshot, and they were filled with a desperate urge to fight.
"Stop! The opponent is Great Grandmaster!"
At this moment, Xiao Xuan, regaining his senses, immediately spoke up to stop them; rushing forward now would be tantamount to courting death.
Great Grandmaster?
Xiao Zhengfeng was shocked, but his Emperor dignity made him pretend to be calm.
He took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice to Li Feitian and Li Shan:
"Your Excellencies, I am Emperor Xiao Zhengfeng of the Wei Kingdom."
"I don't know where my Wei Kingdom has offended these two esteemed individuals, that they would resort to such a vicious act, harming my Imperial Family Prince and Old Ancestor?"
"Kneel down and answer!"
Li Shan remained indifferent, and his aura Great Grandmaster suddenly erupted.
Overwhelmed by the pressure, Xiao Zhengfeng, Xiao Fenghua, and the others all involuntarily knelt down on the ground.
In an instant, boundless shame and anger filled their minds; they wanted to resist, but to no avail.
Li Feitian sat upright on his horse, looking at Xiao Zhengfeng kneeling on the ground with great interest, his tone flippant:
"Emperor of the Wei Kingdom?"
"Heh, quite the airs, making this Young Master wait so long."
He was too lazy to answer Xiao Zhengfeng's question, and his tone suddenly turned cold:
"This Young Master has no interest in wasting time talking to you."
You have allowed the people of the country to desecrate the fairy Hu Qingxuan of the Medical Immortal Valley, making her a maid; this is an unforgivable crime.
I 'Young Master giving you one last chance—immediately, right now, go to the Heavenly Prison and bring that scoundrel Zhang Yu here, kneel before Young Master.
Otherwise..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping cruelly over Xiao Zhengfeng, Xiao Fenghua, and the assembled Imperial Family retainers and Imperial Guards, a cruel smile curving his lips.
"I will wipe out your entire Imperial Family!"
He practically roared out the last sentence, with naked cruelty and a madness that wanted to destroy everything.
"You...!"
Emperor Xiao Zhengfeng was so angry that he trembled all over. Since he ascended the throne, he had never suffered such a humiliation!
His son was critically injured and on the verge of death, his Old Ancestor was also critically injured and collapsed to the ground, and he himself was forced to kneel down.
Xiao Fenghua was in tears, staring at Li Feitian with hatred.
The severely injured Elder Xuan was also overcome with rage and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
Li Shan stepped forward again at just the right moment, and the terrifying pressure of the Great Grandmaster level crushed over Xiao Zhengfeng like a tangible object, making him feel breathless, as if a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders.
His withered face was expressionless, but his eyes, like those of a venomous snake, locked onto Xiao Zhengfeng, and he said hoarsely, "Emperor, your time is running out."
"I heard someone is looking for me?"
At that moment, a lazy voice suddenly came from all directions.