Tyrant!!!

Chapter 19: Tyrant!!!

Qian Renxue had replaced the current eldest prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe.

If Xu Nian'an were in Qian Renxue's position, he would not hesitate to use his connections to take down the other princes.

Rumor had it that the second prince in the palace had suddenly fallen ill and was bedridden.

If he were Qian Renxue, Xu Nian'an would take advantage of this Hunting Forest event to eliminate another problem.

The third prince, Xue Luochuan.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, it's bad, it's terrible!"

Whoosh~

Just as Xu Nian'an pulled back the carriage curtain, he was met with the sight of a panicked Xu Fu.

"What is the problem?"

Xu Nian'an asked with a frown. When he saw Xu Fu's trembling finger pointing toward a Heaven Dou banner soaked in blood not far away, his pupils constricted sharply.

As expected, Qian Renxue was certainly no saint.

The only prince from the Heaven Dou Empire participating in this hunt was the third prince, Xue Luochuan.

With the Heaven Dou banner lying there and corpses strewn about in every direction, Xu Nian'an didn't even need to think to know what had happened.

Thud~!!!

Stepping onto the solid ground, Xu Nian'an narrowed his eyes.

A thick, pungent scent of blood wafted into his nose.

"Your Majesty... now... what should we do now?"

Looking at the flustered Xu Fu, Xu Nian'an cast a light glance at him.

"A man without roots is still a man without roots."

"Since everyone is already dead, what are you afraid of?"

"Are you afraid that this debt will be pinned on my Great Ming Kingdom?"

With that, Xu Nian'an quickened his pace and soon arrived at the center of the scene.

A large number of eunuchs and guards lay on the ground, their faces frozen in terror with wide-open eyes. Not far away, Xu Nian'an saw the corpse of Xue Luochuan.

Xu Nian'an wrinkled his nose. Having killed people himself and seen many corpses, he was somewhat immune to the sight, but he still frowned in disgust.

He slowly pulled on a pair of gloves.

He gently lifted Xue Luochuan's head, whose eyes were still wide open in death. There was a thin line of blood across his neck—a single sword strike to the throat.

Beyond that, a long spear was plunged into his chest.

Two fatal wounds; it seemed they were terrified the target wouldn't die.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we should leave. It's bad luck, and we should report this to the Heaven Dou Empire as soon as possible."

"A hunting event, and the third prince is gone. The Heaven Dou Empire is going to be in total chaos."

Swish, swish, swish~~!!!

"Who goes there~!"

Just as Xu Nian'an was lost in thought, the sound of projectiles cutting through the air suddenly erupted from the forest.

Xu Nian'an turned his head, and in an instant, a sharp blade grew larger and larger in his vision.

Xu Nian'an's pupils constricted violently as he saw seven soul rings—white, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black—slowly rising from the attacker.

Not only that, but countless masked men appeared from all directions in the forest.

Each one held a sharp weapon, their eyes filled with killing intent.

Damn... I was careless!

ROAR~!!!!

The next instant, a dragon's roar that pierced the heavens resounded, and an incredibly powerful pressure instantly radiated from the carriage.

Bang~ bang~!

With Xu Nian'an at the center, over twenty assassins were suddenly forced to the ground by the overwhelming pressure.

Boom~ bang~!!!

The next moment, a massive explosion echoed over the Hunting Forest. After the blast, the giant character "Ming" suddenly appeared in the sky.

Inside the Great Ming King's camp.

The three thousand Imperial Guards protecting the camp moved in an instant.

"Giddy up~!"

"Hurry, find His Majesty within ten minutes!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter~!!!

Seeing the Imperial Guard of the Great Ming Kingdom move, ignoring the etiquette of the Heaven Dou Empire entirely and charging into the Hunting Forest, the people from the other kingdoms and the armies of the two great empires could no longer sit still.

Xue Qinghe's eyes narrowed sharply at the sight.

"Heaven Dou Royal Knights!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter!

"Present!"

Deep within the Hunting Forest, Xu Nian'an lifted his gaze. His eyes were already cold and filled with killing intent, though deep within them also lurked a profound sense of terror.

He had almost died. Almost, almost, he had almost died.

To die in this godforsaken forest.

This was his humiliation, and someone had to bear the consequences for this matter.

If others died, Xu Nian'an did not care.

But if his own life was threatened—

"You... want to... kill me!!!!"

Xu Nian'an's roar, filled with murderous intent, echoed throughout the forest.

Facing the overwhelming pressure, the Soul Saint who had been the first to attack Xu Nian'an struggled to lift his head.

Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter!

At that moment, the sound of rapid hoofbeats rang out, and the three thousand Imperial Guards of the Great Ming Kingdom arrived first.

Following them were the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Bala Kingdom... countless people converged on the scene.

When they saw the blood-stained Heaven Dou banner and the Heaven Dou Third Prince, Xue Luochuan, with a long spear pierced through his chest, their pupils contracted violently.

"Kill you?"

The Imperial Guards hoisted the Soul Saint up; under the immense pressure, even a Soul Saint could not move a muscle.

Hum~

A dragon-patterned longsword flew from Xu Nian'an's hand.

Squelch~

Xu Nian'an casually flicked the man's black mask away with his sword, and a chunk of flesh flew off along with it.

Blood gushed out instantly.

On the man's neck, Xu Nian'an saw the mark of a wolf—the national emblem of the Galloping Wolf Kingdom.

"So what if I kill you?"

"I've only killed a few of you, and you're already acting like the world is ending."

"Do you know that my Galloping Wolf Kingdom's 170,000-strong army and over thirty tribes have been forced by your Heaven Dou Empire... by your Great Ming Kingdom, to hide everywhere and sleep on the ground for a month, struggling even to find a warm meal?"

"The brave men of the Galloping Wolf Kingdom joined the army, leaving behind only women, the elderly, and children... 170,000 Galloping Wolf soldiers died on the battlefield, and their families can barely even survive!"

At this, the Soul Saint's eyes turned bloodshot, his eyes wide enough to split.

"Tyrant!"

"Tyrant, do you even know how many families you've destroyed!"

"Do you know!!!!"

Xu Nian'an's face twisted with mounting rage.

"You dog, don't think that just because you're loud, you're in the right."

"Isn't all of this something you brought upon yourselves?"

"Inciting Li Xingyao to split Tianxing, killing my fath... how dare a mere land of barbarians!"

"How dare you criticize the achievements of this King!"

As he said this, Xu Nian'an suddenly looked up.

The killing intent in his eyes had already materialized into something tangible.

"Tyrant—I like that name."

"I will let you see exactly what a... tyrant is!"

Swish, swish, swish~

Hearing Xu Nian'an's words, countless people widened their eyes in shock.

"What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do!!!"

The Galloping Wolf Soul Saint panicked, looking at Xu Nian'an with a terrified expression.

"Pass down my order: those who offend the Great Ming Kingdom shall have their cities slaughtered and their nation razed!"

"I had originally intended to spare your lives, to let you raise cattle, sheep, and horses under the governance of the Great Ming Kingdom."

"But, if a dog cannot be tamed, can it not be slaughtered and boiled?"

"No, you cannot do this, you cannot do this! You will be struck down by heaven, you tyrant, you—!"

Squelch!

Before the words could even finish, Xu Nian'an raised his hand and brought his sword down, instantly severing the man's head.

As the scalding blood splattered across his face, Xu Nian'an felt no fear, no disgust; instead, his heart burned with a surge of fervor.

It was not excitement; it was... rage.

Damn them, they all deserved to die. Anyone who defied his will deserved to... die!

Within the Imperial Guard, upon hearing Xu Nian'an's command, a soldier did not hesitate for a moment, immediately dispatching an urgent eight-hundred-li express messenger toward the Galloping Wolf Kingdom, which was currently occupied by the Great Ming Kingdom.