Hearing this, Tai Yi said to Xu Tian before him:
"Come on. Take me to see what the Divine Position Inheritance your Sun Moon Empire worships is like."
Tai Yi wasted no time. He stepped up to Xu Tian and took the Storage Ring holding the Soul Tools they had confiscated, in case anything unexpected happened.
Then he sent a strand of Soul Power into Xu Tian's body. If Xu Tian tried anything, he would die on the spot.
Xu Tian felt it happen, and desolation filled his heart. The most exalted man in the Sun Moon Empire was being treated like this.
But he dared not say a word. The fate of the entire empire now lay in the hands of the man before him.
As they headed toward the Hall of Ancestral Offerings in the palace, Tai Yi stopped before Xu Chenghuang, who had also been captured. Bi Ji held Xu Chenghuang so tightly that he could not move a muscle, but when Tai Yi brought Xu Tian over, he could plainly see the murderous intent in Xu Chenghuang's eyes.
Tai Yi smiled at Xu Chenghuang.
"You have remarkable talent—two top-tier Martial Souls. If I hadn't appeared, the Sun Moon Empire might truly have united this continent under your leadership one day. But none of that matters now."
Tai Yi had intended to execute him right there. In the end, though, he decided to bring him to the Hall of Ancestral Offerings instead.
With Bi Ji's help, the four of them flew toward the palace.
They soon arrived.
From above the Sun Moon Empire's palace, Tai Yi could see that the entire place had fallen into chaos. Everyone had seen Di Tian and the others sealing off Bright Capital.
Many people wanted to flee the palace and see