Su Chen and Ji Ningbing walked down the street as passersby repeatedly glanced at them.
A woman exclaimed, "Those two make such a perfect match."
Hearing this, Ji Ningbing blushed and stole a glance at Su Chen. Seeing his calm expression, she felt a little disappointed for some reason.
The two made their way deep into the imperial palace without anyone stopping them. After all, Ji Ningbing was the third princess. Who would dare stop her?
Soon, they arrived at a grand hall. It was vast, and many people in official robes stood inside. They studied Su Chen curiously, their eyes flashing with sharp light. No one knew what they were thinking.
At the far end of the hall sat a middle-aged man on a dragon throne, dressed in dragon robes and wearing an imperial crown. Though he was already middle-aged, his features were still handsome.
This man was Ji Yunzhou, the current emperor of the Great Xia Empire!
Ji Yunzhou looked at Su Chen and smiled. "You must be Su Chen?"
Su Chen nodded without speaking.
Ji Yunzhou smiled faintly. "Impressive. So young, yet you have an extraordinary bearing and a graceful manner."
After praising him, he asked, "What did you come to see me about?"
Su Chen said calmly, "To break off the engagement."
He was blunt and did not beat around the bush.
At those words, the entire hall suddenly fell silent. Only faint breathing could be heard.
Everyone frowned deeply, their expressions turning somewhat ugly. But none of them spoke; instead, they looked at Ji Yunzhou.
Ji Yunzhou stared at Su Chen and said in a deep voice, "Why?"
Su Chen said indifferently, "I'm only informing you."
With that, he turned and walked away.
"How dare you!"
Seeing Su Chen give him no face at all, Ji Yunzhou flew into a rage. A terrifying dragon's might surged from him, and he reached out to grasp at Su Chen from afar.
Boom!
A phantom dragon claw suddenly appeared above Su Chen's head, and a terrifying dragon Qi instantly locked onto him. At that very moment, the claw lunged down to seize him!
Ji Ningbing's expression immediately changed.
It's over!
Imperial Father really is courting death!
Everyone in the hall was also stunned.
Su Chen stopped and looked at the dragon claw reaching for him. His gaze remained calm, but the temperature around him began to plummet. He raised his right hand and pointed a finger.
Bang!
An explosive report rang through the hall, and heaven and earth began to tremble violently. The dragon claw and dragon's might shattered in an instant!
At that very moment, a terrifying spear intent suddenly spread throughout heaven and earth!
The next moment!
Before everyone's eyes, a purple spear shot across the sky. It transformed into a thunder dragon and hurtled toward Su Chen!
Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back, the fierce wind whipping his robes. Suddenly, he vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was above the thunder dragon. Expressionless, he drove a fist down!
Bang!
A terrifying shock wave swept through heaven and earth. The entire hall collapsed with a crash, and everyone retreated rapidly, staring at Su Chen in disbelief.
This young man is terrifying!
Just one punch!
He shattered that terrifying attack with just one punch!
A middle-aged man now stood beside Ji Yunzhou. He was the one who had thrown the spear at Su Chen.
Ji Yunzhou's personal bodyguard, Zhou Wei!
Both Ji Yunzhou and Zhou Wei wore unusually grave expressions, for they had realized that they had still underestimated the young man's strength.
At that moment, the furious Ji Yunzhou suddenly came to his senses. Recalling Su Chen's identity, his expression turned ugly.
During his long reign as emperor, he had grown accustomed to everyone treating him with respect. Thus, Su Chen's arrogant attitude had enraged him.
Now that he had come to his senses, a wave of regret welled up in his heart.
I acted rashly!
Though he regretted it, as the emperor of Great Xia, he naturally could not apologize to Su Chen.
He stared at Su Chen and said in a deep voice, "Young man, you're far too arrogant."
Su Chen said nothing. With his hands behind his back, he remained as calm as a still pool of water.
Seeing this, Ji Yunzhou's face darkened. He knew the matter could not be settled peacefully. His gaze suddenly turned cold, and he commanded, "Kill him!"
Zhou Wei did not hesitate. A spear appeared in his hand, and at that very moment, a terrifying spear intent surged from his body, filling all of heaven and earth in an instant!
The peak of the ninth level of the Saint King Realm!
The next moment!
Spear intent tens of thousands of zhang long illuminated heaven and earth. Zhou Wei suddenly appeared before Su Chen and thrust his spear, its powerful force tearing through everything!
Everyone stared fixedly at Su Chen.
They did not believe he could withstand the thrust!
Ji Ningbing clutched her dress tightly, worry appearing in her eyes. She did not want anything to happen to Su Chen.
Su Chen's demeanor was as placid as water. No matter when or where, he remained cool and composed. He slowly raised his right hand and clenched it!
Bang!
An explosive report rang out, and wave after wave rose between heaven and earth like tsunamis. The terrifying shock waves seemed capable of devouring everything!
The instant Zhou Wei's spear touched Su Chen, it turned to ash. Zhou Wei himself was caught in Su Chen's iron grip by the neck.
At that moment, everyone froze as though struck by five thunderbolts.
One hand!
With just one hand, he had subdued a powerhouse at the peak of the ninth level of the Saint King Realm!
How was that possible?!
Outrageous!
Everyone looked on in disbelief, their eyes filled with deep apprehension.
Terrifying!
At that moment, all they could think of Su Chen was how terrifying he was!
"Roar!"
Just then, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out from the sky. The next moment, an extremely terrifying dragon's might erupted from Ji Yunzhou!
Strands of national fortune Qi began to gather, and in mere moments, a gigantic dragon formed from national fortune floated in the void.
The dragon blotted out the sky and sun, turning all of heaven and earth black!
The dragon stared at Su Chen, its eyes flashing with savagery. Suddenly, it opened its jaws and unleashed a stream of deep crimson dragon breath. The moment it appeared, heaven and earth fell silent!
Bang!
Su Chen crushed Zhou Wei's neck, then looked at the dragon breath surging toward him.
"Perish!"
At that single word, the terrifying dragon breath suddenly shattered!
Everyone was dumbfounded. In the instant they stood there in shock, another word rang out.
"Disperse!"
Bang!
At that word, the dragon in the void suddenly turned illusory. Strands of national fortune flew from its body and dissipated into heaven and earth.
The dragon seemed unwilling to accept it. It roared, then vanished completely.
At that moment, everyone stopped breathing. Their expressions froze, and their legs trembled uncontrollably. As fear filled their hearts, they could no longer remain standing and collapsed to the ground.
They stared at Su Chen, the fear in their eyes almost overflowing.
What manner of existence was he?
Was he even human?
With only two words, he had made the dragon formed from the entire Great Xia Empire's national fortune dissipate on its own!
Wasn't this... way too overpowered?