Quelling the Rebellion

Following Prince Jin, everyone knew there was no turning back now, and they shouted, "Kill!"

Li Qing Shan knew this was Prince Jin's last stand and immediately yelled, "Protect the Emperor!"

A grandmaster-level expert immediately charged towards the Emperor, but the moment he arrived, he was repelled by a black long saber.

It was Li Qing Shan who had struck. At this moment, a purplish-black mist suddenly seeped out from under his armor, a sign that the Demon Slayer Blade had reached its pinnacle.

The grandmaster's sword suddenly unsheathed itself by three inches, the blade reflecting the golden Sanskrit characters swirling in Li Qing Shan's pupils—it was actually the lost Buddhist technique, "Vajra's Wrathful Gaze"!

The attacking grandmaster exclaimed, "Buddhist and demonic dual aspects? You want to cultivate the Asura Body?"

The grandmaster didn't dwell too much on his surprise. As long as he held back Li Qing Shan, the Emperor would still die with their current manpower. Once the Emperor was dead, their grand plan could succeed; the advantage was on their side.

The rebel army following Prince Jin shouted and charged, one soldier being particularly enthusiastic: "Kill! Today is the day to achieve glory! Charge!"

His voice was incredibly fierce, but his figure was constantly moving closer to Prince Jin, who was currently hacking and slashing.

Finding an opportunity, he swung his sword towards Prince Jin's throat—it was Li Chen Zhou, who had switched into rebel armor halfway through.

Prince Jin, caught up in the battle, didn't notice his own man approaching. He suddenly realized the danger and dodged, the long sword narrowly missing his neck, leaving a bloody superficial wound.

Having narrowly escaped, Prince Jin turned his head in disbelief, discovering that someone had attacked him. Already deranged, he became even more enraged: "Who dares to assassinate this Prince? Do you take me for a nobody?"

Li Chen Zhou was slightly moved; this Prince Jin was actually a formidable expert.

The situation was already set. As long as they could withstand Prince Jin's attacks for a while, the overall situation would be settled. Liu Xian, the Captain of the Eastern Depot, seeing Li Chen Zhou soloing the boss, immediately turned around and stepped forward, wanting to grab a share of the credit.

"Young Lord, I'm here to help you!" The slender voice shouted loudly, becoming shrill, giving Li Chen Zhou goosebumps all over.

Prince Jin stood in the ranks of the rebels, his eyes fixed on Li Chen Zhou with a sinister gaze, and roared: "Li Chen Zhou, I didn't expect you to still be alive. Today, none of you will live!" With that, he retreated and waved his hand, and the rebels launched another fierce attack.

Li Chen Zhou circulated the Golden Bell Shield technique, his body radiating golden light, like a war god, repelling the attacking rebels one by one.

But the rebels were numerous, wave after wave, and he gradually felt overwhelmed.

Just then, the system prompt sounded again:

"Ding, emergency mission issued: Defeat Prince Jin within half an hour, reward: a Heaven-Rank weapon."

Li Chen Zhou gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "I'll risk it all!"

Li Chen Zhou activated his max-level Golden Bell Shield to its full extent. The flawless state of the max-level Golden Bell Shield was demonstrated at this moment.

The rebels' weapons shattered upon hitting Li Chen Zhou's body, due to the counter-force of the Golden Bell Shield.

Through the weapons, the counter-force sent all the attackers flying. Those flying were greeted by Liu Xian's sword, and everyone was instantly cut in two in mid-air. Liu Xian walked towards Prince Jin on the road paved with corpses.

Liu Xian, who had cultivated the Dark Yin Sword Canon, made ruthless moves, full of strangeness. Coordinating with Li Chen Zhou, he was soon about to approach Prince Jin.

At this time, a Jianghu expert under Prince Jin shouted, "This is the highest realm of the Golden Bell Shield, the Flawless State! Your Highness, retreat quickly, I'll hold him back!"

Prince Jin retreated, and the rebels directly adopted a human-wave tactic, squeezing Li Chen Zhou tightly, preventing him from advancing an inch.

At this moment,

"Ding, side mission completed, Prince Jin retreats, reward: a Heaven-Rank demonic weapon, the Blood Demon Blade. Do you want to extract it?"

Li Chen Zhou fully unleashed his ten years of internal energy, pushing everyone away: "Extract."

A long saber with a scarlet blade appeared in Li Chen Zhou's hand. The blade of this saber was not sharp, but covered with tiny serrated barbs. The blade was covered with cracks, and faint blood-colored light could be seen moving between the cracks.

Li Chen Zhou directly swung the saber, and the weapons of the soldiers blocking the way were directly cut off. With another slash, the violent saber energy directly tore a huge gash in their bodies, and the saber energy began a massacre.

Anyone who watched carefully would notice that the blood in the air was constantly gathering towards the blade, and through the blade, it slowly entered Li Chen Zhou's body to replenish him.

At this time, several Jianghu experts turned around and began to besiege Li Chen Zhou.

Li Qing Shan, who was fighting the grandmaster, also revealed disbelief on his face, which was a mixture of Buddha-light and demonic energy. It was as if he was seeing this son of his for the first time.

As soon as Liu Xian's Dark Yin Sword Canon swordsmanship was unleashed, only sword shadows flickered, like ghosts shuttling back and forth. The sword moves were strange and tricky, and the speed was extremely fast. Every sword thrust seemed to come from an unbelievable angle, making it impossible to defend against.

The two cooperated with each other, as if entering an uninhabited land.

Li Chen Zhou turned to Liu Xian and said, "Eunuch Liu, this is not the way. Help me break through; we must capture the leader to defeat the army."

Liu Xian shrieked, "Alright..." The Dark Yin Sword Technique reappeared with divine might, the sword shadows becoming even denser, forcing the Jianghu experts besieging Li Chen Zhou back a few steps like a storm.

Li Chen Zhou broke out again. With Liu Xian's help, he directly broke through the encirclement and killed his way towards Prince Jin.

Prince Jin's guards stepped forward to block him, but they were directly swept away by the Heaven-Rank demonic weapon Blood Demon Blade, their weapons broken and all of them spitting blood as they flew out.

Li Chen Zhou waved again, the Blood Demon Blade absorbing the blood on the ground, gathering and solidifying it, and unleashing a full-force slash, forming a huge blood-colored saber energy. Prince Jin waved his sword to block it, but the sword was cut off by the saber energy. Prince Jin condensed his internal energy to resist with all his might, but was eventually blasted away.

The current Tai Xuan Hall was full of blood, which showed the combat bonus of the Blood Demon Blade. The impact of overusing the Blood Demon Blade on Li Chen Zhou was also very great.

Prince Jin was sent flying and fell to the ground, his clothes soaked in blood. He wanted to stand up again, but Li Chen Zhou stepped forward and kicked him over.

Li Chen Zhou stepped on Prince Jin, pointed his long saber, and shouted, "Prince Jin has been captured! Why don't you surrender?"

The Jianghu experts under Prince Jin, who were confronting the top experts of the palace, heard that Prince Jin had been captured and fled in all directions.

The leading man in black looked at Prince Jin, who was being trampled on, and cursed, "Waste."

He then looked at Li Chen Zhou and sneered: "The Li Family really knows how to hide. We will definitely meet again." With that, he took advantage of the chaos and disappeared into the darkness.

Li Chen Zhou did not chase after the man in black. At this moment, stabilizing the situation in the palace was the most important thing, and the rest would naturally be taken care of. He turned to look at the Emperor, knelt on one knee, and rested the Blood Demon Blade on the ground. "Your Majesty, the traitor has been captured, and the palace is temporarily safe."

"Ding, detecting that Prince Jin has been captured, mission completed, reward: a randomly drawn cultivation technique."

"Ding, do you want to start the draw?"

Li Chen Zhou: "Don't draw for now."

The Emperor looked at Prince Jin, who had been captured before him, his eyes filled with complex emotions. Finally, he waved his hand and said, "Take him away. My lords, you have worked hard. You may all withdraw as well. I am weary today; we shall speak of this tomorrow."

Subsequently, the Capital City garrison finally arrived, quickly clearing the battlefield and rounding up the remaining rebels.

Li Chen Zhou, led by Li Qing Shan, slowly walked out of the Tai Xuan Hall.

After this fierce battle, he was exhausted, but his eyes were fixed on Li Qing Shan's figure before him. He had truly underestimated his own old man.

This old bastard was so strong, yet he planned to sacrifice himself. He was simply unfit to be a father. He'd have to check if the old man had any illegitimate children and kill one to vent his anger.