When Jun Changxiao appeared in the palace hall, Empress Lingping and Tuo Ling were all stunned!
How did he get in here!
How did he enter so silently and soundlessly!
Were all the various experts lurking in the forbidden palace and the generals and soldiers guarding day and night blind?
“Thud!”
“Thud!”
Just then, several Void Crossing Realm Soul Clan martial artists flew in with various flashy entrances, then collapsed heavily wounded before Jun Changxiao.
Empress Lingping and Tuo Ling released their spiritual sense and discovered that people lay fallen all along the path outside.
So that’s how it was—they’d been directly steamrolled all the way to the high ground!
“Step, step, step.”
The three Hall Masters, dressed in black robes and wearing masks, walked in and stood behind Jun Changxiao, looking exactly like the most professional bodyguards.
“Lingping.”
Empress Rose walked in and said, “Your era ended thousands of years ago.”
Empress Lingping said furiously, “My era—you stole it from me!”
Empress Rose looked toward Tuo Ling and said coldly, “Since the first Empress took the throne, she decreed that the capable shall rule. I defeated her fair and square—what’s wrong with that?”
She had once been Empress Lingping’s guard. Later, as her position and strength rose, she initiated a battle for the imperial throne according to Soul Clan regulations, ultimately winning victory and gaining recognition from civil and military officials to become the fourth generation Empress.
The procedure was correct.
What wrong had been done?
“Hmph.”
Tuo Ling said indifferently, “Though you defeated the Empress, the Nine Hall Masters were absent. Without their recognition, you don’t deserve to inherit the Empress’s position.”
This seized upon the reason that the Nine Hall Masters were absent, stubbornly denying Empress Rose’s authority.
Empress Rose laughed.
She had obtained the Soul Clan’s realm through her own strength, and over thousands of years had always worked diligently, all to make the clan stronger, yet because she hadn’t gained recognition from the ancient Hall, all her efforts were denied.
Ridiculous!
Truly ridiculous!
“She just lacks the legitimate procedure to inherit the imperial throne, doesn’t she?” Jun Changxiao, who had remained silent until now, snapped his fingers and said, “Today I’ll give you that legitimate procedure.”
The three Hall Masters behind him tore off the masks on their faces, revealing their true appearances.
Seeing this, Empress Lingping immediately said with delight, “Three Hall Masters, when did you return!”
However, her smile quickly froze, because the three of them standing before Empress Rose meant they were opposing her!
Tuo Ling’s expression also turned ugly.
“Lingping.”
The Third Hall Master said, “We already know what happened. According to the first Empress’s decree, since you lost, you should accept defeat gracefully and yield the throne to her, rather than harboring resentment and plotting to usurp the throne again.”
“These years under Empress Rose’s governance, the Soul Clan’s overall strength has increased dramatically. Even without our nine’s recognition, having the people’s recognition is sufficient.” The Fourth Hall Master said indifferently.
“You all…”
Empress Lingping’s face twisted as she said, “Are you supporting her?”
The Nine Hall Masters had once pushed her onto the Empress’s throne, and now they wanted to push her down from it—what pain this was.
“Hmph.”
Tuo Ling could still maintain absolute calm and said, “Your Majesty, the Nine Hall Masters have been trapped in the Starfall Continent—how could they suddenly appear? In this humble servant’s view, these three must be imposters!”
“Whoosh!”
The Fifth Hall Master raised his hand, gathering terrifying energy into a palm strike and directly grabbed the other party before him.
“If I remember correctly, you should be called Tuo Ling. When this Hall Master went to the Starfall Continent, you were just a small gatekeeper in the imperial palace, weren’t you?”
Horror flashed in Tuo Ling’s eyes.
Though he was a Spirit Fusion Realm powerhouse, before this person he seemed like a mere ant!
Return to Origin Realm!
This was definitely Return to Origin Realm!
In other words, these three truly were the Hall Masters of the ancient Hall!
Thinking of the torture he’d suffered in the Tianyuan Soul Suppressing Tower, the Fifth Hall Master’s fury exploded. He grabbed Tuo Ling’s head and violently smashed it against the ground while roaring, “When this Hall Master sat in the Hall, you were still wearing split-crotch pants, yet you dare be so presumptuous!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
After several bombardments, this Spirit Fusion Realm powerhouse turned into mush.
“Thud.”
Empress Lingping collapsed onto the throne she’d dreamed about day and night.
Tuo Ling had been her helper in regaining the imperial throne, but now he’d been easily crushed by the Fifth Hall Master. She herself would probably be forced to abdicate again.
“You.”
Jun Changxiao raised his hand and pointed at her, saying, “Stop sitting up there.”
Helping Empress Rose reclaim her lost throne was a super elite mission, but with the assistance of three Hall Masters, it became even simpler than simple mode!
…
How strong Empress Lingping was no longer mattered, because no matter how strong, she couldn’t be stronger than the three Hall Masters. So after Tuo Ling fell, she could only be forced to leave the throne she’d just sat on for a few days.
“Whoosh!”
Empress Rose donned once again the imperial robes representing supreme authority and sat on the Empress’s throne like Dongfang Bubai.
“Long live the Empress!”
In the great hall, civil and military officials all knelt down together.
These fence-sitters had pledged allegiance to Empress Rose again after Empress Lingping lost power.
If not for the fact that she needed large numbers of people to stabilize the situation after reclaiming the throne, Empress Rose would have long since killed those who needed killing and imprisoned those who needed imprisoning.
…
Over the Empress’s City, dark clouds gathered.
An elderly man stood at a window and sighed, “The tides have turned again.”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
On the streets, large groups of soldiers appeared at major intersections, then posted proclamations that Empress Rose had regained imperial power.
In just a few days, the Soul Clan’s top position had changed hands back and forth, completely bewildering the citizens.
“I heard that the Empress who was abducted by Ye Xingchen got help from a martial artist named Jun Changxiao and reclaimed her throne from Empress Lingping!”
“What about that Ye Xingchen?”
“Need you ask? He was definitely killed.”
When the proclamations were posted throughout the Soul Clan continent, martial artists all discussed Empress Rose’s reclamation of the throne, and the names Jun Changxiao and Ye Xingchen became hot topics.
In short.
A Niu took the blame for abducting the Empress.
Jun Changxiao gained the honor of rescuing the Empress and helping her return to power.
This would surely be recorded in history, and the two names would be widely mentioned and discussed by future generations.
Children all aspired to be the loyal and righteous Jun Changxiao, not the utterly immoral Ye Xingchen. It even formed a unique linguistic culture—for example… “You’re a Ye Xingchen, your whole family are Ye Xingchens!”
“Sigh.”
The System sighed, “Never seen a sect master who screws over his disciple like this!”
Jun Changxiao, sitting atop the palace hall, said with confusion, “That woman has reclaimed her throne, so why hasn’t the side mission completed yet?”
The System said, “Side Mission Two is connected to Side Mission One, and Side Mission One should also be connected to Side Mission Two, so I guess the host must complete them simultaneously.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao’s lips twitched, then he jumped down and entered the bedchamber with its large bed. Looking at Empress Rose, who was buried in handling affairs, he said indifferently, “I helped you reclaim everything you lost. You must give me a position equal to yours.”
Empress Rose looked up and smiled charmingly, “An equal position would only be Prince Regent. Do you want me to marry you, or do you want to marry me?”
“Please!”
Jun Changxiao roared, “Isn’t it supposed to be men marry women, women marry into the man’s family!”
“Same meaning.”
“Like hell it’s the same!”
Empress Rose put down the memorial in her hands, lazily leaning on the desk, her jade hand supporting her face. She blinked and smiled, “If you become Prince Regent, I can consider marrying you.”
That seductive blink could charm a person to death.
“Nice try.”
Jun Changxiao sat in a nearby chair and said irritably, “You create a new position equal to Empress for me, like Grand State Preceptor or Grand Protector.”
“No.”
Empress Rose said, “Only Prince Regent, only by marrying me.”
“You…”
“I’ve already decided.”
Empress Rose said, “Tomorrow I’ll announce to the world that we’ll choose a day for the wedding.”
Jun Changxiao said with a cold face, “Sorry, I won’t marry you.”
The System said, “Host can first go through the motions with her. After completing the side mission and receiving the rewards, you can just walk away!”
“Damn!”
Jun Changxiao roared, “This is too soap opera-ish!”
The System said, “Those who accomplish great things don’t sweat the small stuff. Moreover, by marrying this woman, wouldn’t all the Soul Clan continent’s martial resources be within easy reach?”
“This…”
Jun Changxiao fell into deep thought, then looked toward you in the camera and said, “What should I do? Waiting online, very urgent!”
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