Xu Tianran's imperial decree quickly spread throughout the entire Ming Capital, including the imperial palace.
The Royal Soul Engineer Legion rushed into the city and immediately sealed off the imperial city. The Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion followed close behind. Hundreds of Soul Tool cannon towers awakened from their dormancy, their dark muzzles aimed at every passageway within and outside the palace.
The Ming Capital Imperial Guards split into several teams and began searching the streets one by one.
The stated purpose of this search was to hunt down Evil Soul Masters hiding within the city.
But those who were truly taken away were not limited to Evil Soul Masters.
Imperial clansmen, key Military Headquarters officials, and Empire nobles—anyone who had openly supported Xu Tianyao and later displayed hostility toward Xu Tianran—was all included on this purge list.
The moment an elderly prince of the Imperial Clan Court opened the gates of his residence, dozens of Soul Tool beams came roaring toward him. His protective Soul Power lasted only a moment before shattering beneath the concentrated barrage.
Within the estate, many powerful experts had not even had time to take flight before they were precisely targeted by the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion's top-grade military Soul Tools and blasted to death on the spot.
"By His Majesty's imperial decree, purge the Evil Soul Masters and eliminate the traitors!"
The icy voices of the Imperial Guards echoed through the streets of Ming Capital.
Those powerful figures dragged out of their residences had little chance to defend themselves. Xu Tianran knew exactly what they had done and how much evidence they had left behind. He held irrefutable proof of their crimes.
In less than half a night, several hundred nobles and officials in Ming Capital were executed.
Only now did those who