Chen Qing was right. When the third round began, a group of expressionless Four Saints Guard stepped forward and coldly invited them all to watch the competition inside the palace. Faced with nearly ten thousand Transcendent soldiers, the leaders of several factions were now powerless to resist.
Even Chen Qing knew that if they fought head-on, unless the woman from the Divine Martial Guild could unleash all her power, they would all die here!
The group was escorted into the palace with expressionless faces. Chen Baifeng sensed his surroundings and whispered, " King of Qin Highness, these Four Saints Guard are no ordinary people. Each of them doesn't seem like a living person, but the energy within them is even stronger than that of the Yaksha Captain in the South Sea. There are tens of thousands of such beings. Tell me, with this kind of power, why would Cloud Capital need to resort to these petty tricks?"
" Lord Chen has clearly already seen through it, so why bother testing a junior like me?"
"I dare not address you as an elder before Your Highness, the Prince of King of Qin." Chen Baifeng touched his breath and whispered, "These Four Saints Guard must have fatal flaws, making them unsuitable as true soldiers to be sent out to attack cities. Even within this city, I feel they have significant flaws."
" Lord Chen has keen insight," Chen Qing replied with a smile via telepathy.
He sensed something was wrong the moment he saw the Four Saints Guard. His current cultivation level was already very close to that of Dragon King Level, so he could naturally tell what kind of aquatic creature these Four Saints Guard were. Judging by their energy alone, each of these guys was at the level of Ghost General. If ten of them were taken out individually, they could probably defeat Murong Yunji and force her to flee.
In this version, such a force is practically an invincible army. If it could be used in a direct battle, the combined forces of all other factions wouldn't be enough to defeat it.
In this situation, the other party chose to resort to conspiracy. Without a doubt, these so-called Four Saints Guard must have some limitations.
He also noticed that although the eyes of these Four Saints Guard carried the elemental light of the Four Saints, the depths of their pupils were crimson. If he wasn't mistaken, the true forms of these Four Saints Guard were humans controlled by the Ancient Demon, and most likely, they were even Ancient Demon that had already gone out of control!
As for why the out-of-control Ancient Demon could be transformed into the obedient Four Saints Guard, that remains unknown. The things in the Warlock Dynasty are the latest research from Pu Yunchuan's memories. In other words, they are things from his own memories, things that did not exist in this world before, and were created based on his own memories.
" Your Lord King of Qin." Chen Baifeng looked at the main hall in front of him. If he was not mistaken, this was the Heaven and Earth Hall. Looking at the most magnificent palace ever built in the history of the human race, Chen Baifeng felt extremely uneasy.
"I feel that our time is running out. The people from the Celestial Master Mansion invited us here not simply to trap us, but I have a feeling that they have some other conspiracy. If we don't figure it out quickly, I'm afraid something very bad will happen later."
Chen Qing nodded in agreement. He acknowledged what the other party said. Although on the surface, the purpose of gathering them was to facilitate the use of spies embedded in various forces and to usurp their spoils, if that were the case, why would there be any real need for a Celestial Master Selection?
On the first day everyone enters the city, just keep them under control with the Four Saints Guard. Why make such a big fuss and hold such a formal Celestial Master Assembly?
Their purpose is by no means simple.
Chen Qing felt that, in particular, their attitude towards Ziyue was more enthusiastic than she had imagined.
Why does it seem that the old celestial master often showed deference towards Ziyue Ziyue, an experimental subject being used for research?
He felt the same way as Chen Baifeng: the Celestial Master Mansion was plotting something enormous!
"The momentum is in their hands now, we can't act rashly." Chen Qing reassured Chen Baifeng. Chen Qing had observed Chen Baifeng's behavior. Perhaps this person wasn't as shrewd as Liu Yu, but his calm and composed nature made him someone who could discuss important matters. Now that they were all in the same boat, he didn't want the other party to act impulsively.
"We don't know the details of the Four Saints Guard, nor do we know how they will attack. If we act rashly, we will definitely suffer losses. To find out more information, we must disrupt their rhythm."
"How can things get chaotic?" Chen Baifeng frowned. Now all forces were being manipulated by the other side. His own South Sea was in dire straits, and Chen Qing's Jiangnan was also in dire straits. He guessed that it was very likely that something had also happened to His Majesty. The rhythm was completely in the other side's hands. It was already good enough that they themselves were not in chaos, let alone waiting for the other side to make things chaotic.
"Let's see His Majesty first," Chen Qing said, gazing at the entrance of the Qian Palace. "I don't think His Majesty will easily let the other side usurp his power in this final hurdle. The variable might lie with His Majesty!"
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"So that's how it is. You have an older sister? Then who exactly is the ruler of the Central Plains? The aura of destiny you possess is undeniable, and it was the key reason I chose to cooperate with you. Now you're telling me that there's another person on the throne?"
"We are twins, bound together by fate, through thick and thin!" the emperor laughed. "My empire is her empire!"
King Xiang remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I always thought your feelings were for the Empress. When she died, your grief didn't seem feigned. It seems you're a better actor than I thought."
"It wasn't an act at all." The emperor looked out of the palace, sensing the aura approaching from afar, and his mind drifted back to various past events.
His twin sister was his only companion through thick and thin, enduring the worst circumstances with unwavering forbearance. To this day, no one knows that the most formidable woman in the Xiao Household is actually her.
A person of exceptional talent, enduring humiliation and hardship for so many years, even willing to secretly cooperate with his younger brother who became emperor—what level of forbearance and trust this demonstrates!
No one in this world trusts each other more than the two of them.
But this doesn't mean his feelings for the Empress were fake.
In those hopeless days, a gentle and innocent woman approached me without reservation, offering me tenderness as gentle as water.
That was during my most desperate and ignored time; that was when my feelings were at their purest.
She never imagined she would become an empress. From the moment she met him, her affection for him was pure and simple. How precious was this to someone like him who had to bear the weight of darkness?
But to cover his tracks and for the sake of his grand plan, he had no choice but to watch helplessly as the Thousand-Faced Fox killed her!
How could a mere demon infiltrate the palace and possibly kill the Empress right under his nose?
Moreover, she died such a tragic death.
He could hear her agonizing cries before she died.
I could also sense that she was waiting for me to save her before she died.
"You seem a bit agitated." King Xiang frowned. "Did I say something wrong?"
The emperor remained silent for a moment upon hearing this, the warmth in his eyes fading, and he shook his head slightly. "No, you're right, I am indeed quite good at acting."
" The Celestial Master Mansion's purpose is not simple. This third trial must contain hidden secrets. If we don't take action, we might all perish here. If we act now, even at the cost of damaging my own essence, I'm confident I can get you out of here."
"No need." The emperor shook his head. "If we can think of this, so can Chen Qing. He won't just sit idly by and wait to die."
"You're placing your hopes on a stranger?"
"It's not a reliance, it's an affirmation!" The emperor grinned. "He and I are the same kind of people, both of us who don't mind the trouble and would rather spend time preparing countless backup plans. My capital will not be lost, nor will his Jiangnan!"