Jun Changxiao had decided to help Yu Feiya, but he was ultimately an outsider, so he thought of a method: support her in proclaiming herself emperor and appoint himself as Grand General. This way he’d have an excuse to beat down the various kingdoms.

Of course.

Dog Leftover was already being quite low-key, only deploying two hundred thousand Demon Delusion troops. The rest were all still in the warships; otherwise, they could have bloodbathed the entire realm.

Speaking of which, why did Jun Changxiao create so many warships? It was precisely to carry his large forces with him at all times.

When traveling away from home, you never knew when you might encounter trouble. Having more people definitely gave you an advantage.

One-on-one combat didn’t exist.

Either you alone fight all of us, or all of us fight you alone.

The emissaries from the various kingdoms were deeply shocked by the hundreds of thousands of troops, especially feeling that extremely powerful demonic energy, which frightened them to their very bones.

They’d seen armies of a million, but when had they ever seen two hundred thousand at the Core Formation Realm! And they were all mighty and valiant men of the steppes!

The one most shocked was naturally Yu Feiya, because the eleven warships suspended above the imperial city were exactly the same as depicted in the twenty-fourth diagram, with the only difference being the absence of ten thousand people bowing in worship!

“Father Emperor… this is real… Mister Jun can help my Azure Mist Empire rise!” Her emotions grew more and more agitated, until finally she covered her mouth, trying hard not to cry out loud.

Sitting on the imperial throne and appointing Jun Changxiao as Grand General were all pre-arranged. Yu Feiya was merely going through the motions, and had even doubted at one point whether this move might give the various kingdoms ammunition to threaten the imperial family.

But when the warships appeared, when the elite soldiers appeared, all doubts vanished into nothing.

He!

Could do it!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Just then, the Ten Thousand Ancient Sect disciples led by Li Qingyang flew out from the warships. They wore battle armor, their eyes cold and severe, as if they’d transformed into battle-hardened tiger generals!

“Seize all these calamitous traitors who bring ruin to the nation!” Jun Changxiao shouted angrily, immediately radiating the aura of a Grand General.

Not in the position, don’t seek the governance.

But in it, you must seek governance!

“Yes!”

The disciples received the order and rushed over.

“Let’s see who dares!”

A kingdom emissary stepped forward, fists clenched tight, violent fire-element power bursting forth, directly shattering his shirt and revealing perfect eight-pack abs.

“Tsk tsk!”

“Emissary Yang’s mastery of the Fire Cloud Physique has reached its peak!”

Someone exclaimed in admiration.

“Hmph!” Emissary Yang said coldly, “When has our Azure Mist Empire ever allowed a woman to ascend the throne? Today the princess defies our ancestors’ laws. I, Yang Zhi, absolutely will not—”

“Boom!”

The ground caved in, dust flying.

Ye Xingchen walked out with a proud expression, one hand dragging Emissary Yang by one foot like dragging a dead dog. He said, “Trash belongs in the trash heap.”

Night Emperor—still a man of few words and ruthless action!

Quiet!

Deathly quiet!

The emissaries all knew Yang Zhi’s strength, never imagining he’d be instantly defeated by a young man who looked somewhat cold and proud but whose strength seemed unimpressive!

Ye Xingchen had suppressed his realm aura; otherwise, with his current strength, he’d be one of the top experts in the entire Scarlet Prison Realm!

Jun Changxiao sat in the chair Xiao Zuiji had arranged, crossed his legs leisurely, and said indifferently, “If you cooperate, you can avoid physical suffering.”

“Boy!”

An emissary said angrily, “You must have used some method to control the princess. We, as subjects of the Azure Mist Empire, cannot allow you to act as you please!”

Jun Changxiao said, “To still have the face to call yourselves subjects of the Azure Mist Empire—truly laughable!”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Li Qingyang, Su Xiaomo, and the others had already flown over, each pair of eyes staring at one emissary, watching for their final stance.

“Gentlemen!”

A certain emissary shouted loudly, “Since the princess acts perversely against the natural order, we must stop her!”

With these words, the crowd responded.

Then, having given their stance, Li Qingyang and the others began the next step of the plan, directly launching violent attacks to capture them.

The various emissaries naturally wouldn’t submit without resistance. Their cultivation exploded forth, forming quite a mighty aura.

“…”

Li Qingyang and the others exchanged glances, their faces showing an expression of having intended to interact with them as ordinary people, only to be met with…

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

The core disciples stopped pretending. Their Truth-Seeking Realm cultivation fully released, directly overwhelming the martial dao aura of the various emissaries, pressing down until their faces changed dramatically in shock and some even coughed up blood on the spot.

These people’s strength wasn’t bad, but before the Ten Thousand Ancient Sect disciples, they were… weaklings.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

Under the terrifying pressure, the various emissaries all fell to their knees, suffering unbearably.

“Your Majesty.”

Jun Changxiao said, “The best way to deal with such people isn’t to persuade them to submit, but to directly make them kneel in submission.”

“…”

Yu Feiya fell silent.

She’d previously thought of using pill medicine power to win over talented people and revitalize the imperial family, but now understood that for her teacher, this was simply… a waste of time.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh”

Li Qingyang and the others each led large groups of soldiers departing from the imperial city, flying in all directions.

The emissaries were merely lackeys. Making them kneel in submission was useless; they had to make the heads of the kingdoms all come and kneel in submission.

“Your Majesty.”

Jun Changxiao poured himself a cup of tea and smiled: “Please wait one hour. The empire’s might will once again resound throughout the entire Scarlet Prison Realm.”

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