"Marquis Dongwen, why haven't you made your move yet!"
Xu Yangshu roared in fury.
An attack of terrifying power erupted from the city wall and hurtled straight toward Xi Yang.
This sudden turn of events.
Made Xi Yang's expression shift slightly.
Marquis Dongwen—Fu Qing!
"Die!"
Enraged, Xi Yang loosened the fingers holding the sword's tip and flicked it. A tremendous force traveled down the blade, driving Xu Yangshu back step after step.
Immediately afterward.
He thrust out a palm, meeting Fu Qing's attack head-on.
The two palms collided.
Fu Qing was instantly sent flying.
Only then.
Did the other ministers finally react.
"Marquis Jianhua, you dare rebel? You're courting death!" one minister bellowed in fury. The sword at his waist swept from its sheath, unleashing pure sword qi.
"Get lost!"
Xu Yangshu slashed, instantly annihilating the incoming sword qi. Then he struck with his left palm, sending the minister stumbling backward and coughing blood.
As a marquis who ruled a prefecture.
Xu Yangshu was also at Sainthood Peak.
As for the ministers, although some were Heavenly Human Realm experts, those of that caliber had already joined the battle.
Of those remaining, the strongest were only at divine martial peak.
The gulf between them was simply insurmountable.
The situation atop the city wall changed in an instant.
Within a single breath, Marquis Jianhua Xu Yangshu and Marquis Dongwen Fu Qing had launched successive assassination attempts, catching everyone off guard.
Fortunately.
Neither had brought many soldiers to aid the throne, instead coming in person.
Thus.
Their assassination attempts did not cause much chaos among the armies fighting below.
Seeing that his attempt to assassinate Xi Yang had failed, Xu Yangshu stepped into the air and fled the city wall.
Elsewhere, Fu Qing did the same.
The rebellion of two marquises was a