Ling Yun asked:

"You must know some inside information about why the emperor is arresting children, right?"

Zhao Zhengyang nodded, and said with deep sorrow:

"It was all the Empress's instigation. Ten years ago, when Father Emperor was hunting, he happened to meet the Empress and was captivated by her beauty. Despite the opposition of the court officials, he made her Empress."

For the past ten years, the Emperor has spent his days loitering in the Empress's palace, neglecting state affairs. Several upright ministers who submitted memorials to the Emperor have all been executed along with their entire families.

Sigh~

Ling Yun could see that Zhao Zhengyang truly loved his country and its people, and then smiled and said:

"Ten princes? That's a nine out of ten chance of death!"

Previously, when A Bao released his divine sense, he saw that the other nine princes were leading teams to capture children.

They didn't care about ordinary people; they only cared about obeying the emperor's orders and pleasing him.

Only Zhao Zhengyang is stopping such perverse actions, which means he will surely be punished by the emperor in the future.

Zhao Zhengyang's willingness to risk his life to stop this demonstrates his integrity and sense of righteousness.

"Nine deaths and one life?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhengyang was immediately alarmed. He instantly understood Ling Yun's meaning: he was to kill the nine princes.

Soon, Zhao Zhengyang's expression hardened, and he nodded, saying:

"Thank you all for your help, esteemed immortal masters!"

Immediately, A Bao and his companions set out to kill the nine princes in various locations.

Ling Yun then waved his hand, ordering all the servants of the Great Zhao Imperial Sacrifices to remain in place.

After doing all this, Ling Yun took Zhao Zhengyang to the palace.

At this moment, inside the main hall of the palace, a group of civil and military officials knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

The beautiful empress lay delicately in the emperor's arms.

With a snap!

The emperor slammed his fist on the table and roared:

"In more than a month, you haven't even caught 100 million children. What are you doing? You have three days to catch the last 10 million children."

I don't care what methods you use, if you fail to rectify the situation, your entire family will be executed!

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials all trembled with fear.

Aside from warriors, the Zhao state has a population of over 10 billion civilians. However, in recent years, the Zhao state has been plagued by frequent natural disasters, and the people are struggling to make ends meet. They can barely feed themselves, let alone have the mood to have children.

If they cannot gather ten million children, they can only capture children from martial arts and cultivator families, which is tantamount to playing with fire and getting burned.

If the martial artists and cultivators rebel, the Zhao royal family will be in grave danger.

Just then, several figures entered the main hall; it was Ling Yun and his group.

Enraged, Zhao Zhengyang threw the heads of nine princes in front of the emperor and said coldly:

"Father, abdicate!"

Hiss~

Upon witnessing this scene, all the civil and military officials gasped in shock, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly insignificant third prince killed nine princes and even tried to force the emperor to abdicate.

When did he become so brave?!

However, all the civil and military officials were overjoyed. They knew the Third Prince's character all too well and considered him a good candidate for emperor.

Furthermore, if the third prince ascends the throne, the capture of children will end.

The emperor flew into a rage and pointed at Zhao Zhengyang, coldly shouting:

"How dare you! This is treason! Guards, execute him on the spot!"

However, the Imperial Guards outside the main hall dared not move, because A Bao and Yan Ruyu were watching them with their swords drawn.

The next moment!

As Shangguan Hong stepped in front of the emperor, preparing to kill the dog emperor, the empress, who had been silent all along, suddenly let out a soft laugh.

That laugh made Shangguan Hong's ears ring and his eyes become glazed.

Seeing this, Xiao Yanran rushed forward with her knife. The Empress suddenly looked at her, which instantly stunned Xiao Yanran.

Bang!

The Empress sent the two flying with a single palm strike.

At this moment, the empress exuded a powerful demonic aura, her brows brimming with alluring charm, captivating all who beheld her.

She is a demon whose true form is a red fox.

Seeing this, Ling Yao drew her short sword and was about to rush over when Ling Yun pulled her back and held her in his arms.

He looked at the little white fox.

"It's always me who comes in the clutch!"

The little white fox proudly held its tail high, and gracefully walked to the queen with small, quick steps, saying in a crisp voice:

"You audacious empress, kneel down!"

Upon seeing the little white fox's seven-colored eyes, the queen instantly felt the suppression from her bloodline, uncontrollably revealing her true form, and kneeling trembling before the little white fox.

I didn't dare say a word!

Hiss~

Upon seeing this scene, both civil and military officials gasped in shock, for they had suspected the Empress of being a vixen years ago.

I never expected her to be such a vixen.

Then, Ling Yun looked at the civil and military officials and said coldly:

"Now that the Third Prince has inherited the throne, who's in favor and who's opposed!"

The next moment!

All the civil and military officials knelt before Zhao Zhengyang, shouting with utmost respect:

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor!"

The old emperor had already been beheaded by Shangguan Hong.

At this moment, Zhao Zhengyang felt like he was dreaming. Had he really become the emperor?

Ling Yun walked up to the red fox and asked:

"What is the purpose of this cowardly old emperor arresting children? And where are the children now?"

"I'll talk! I'll talk! Don't kill me!" the red fox cried out hastily.

"It was my master's order. My master is the head of the Nangong family. The Nangong family is no longer human; they have all been possessed by demons."

My master is the Devouring Black Fox!

Devour the Black Fox!

Ling Yun and the others felt a chill in their hearts. That Devouring Black Fox must be one of the Devouring Black Foxes that destroyed the Nine Heavens Fox back then.

The red fox continued:

"My master was a remnant soul who emerged from a secret realm ten years ago and possessed the body of the head of the Nangong family."

He asked us to gather 100 million children in order to collect enough virgin blood.

The children are all in a secret location belonging to the Nangong family.

Ling Yun frowned; the boy's blood essence contained powerful innate energy.

The innate Qi is a primordial Qi of the same level as the Primordial Purple Qi and the Chaos Qi.

Everyone is born with innate energy, which gradually weakens as they grow.

The innate energy is most abundant during childhood.

The Devouring Black Fox wanted to gather enough innate energy to repair its remnant soul and restore its original realm.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhengyang immediately roared in anger:

"Master Ling, I, Your Highness... I immediately order the Imperial Household Department to apprehend the Nangong family!"

The civil and military officials all showed expressions of anger, realizing that they would actually want to harm 100 million children for their own selfish desires.

This represents an entire generation of people from the Zhao state.

Ling Yun waved his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Although the Devouring Black Fox is a remnant soul, its strength is still unimaginable. In the past, the Offering Division was not even enough to fill its teeth."

You only need to handle the aftermath of this matter. Now, prepare for your coronation ceremony!

After saying this, Ling Yun ordered Shangguan Hong to kill the Red Fox, and then led A Bao and the others to the Nangong family.

Then they sealed off the entire area within a thousand miles.

At this moment, the little white fox said angrily:

"Brother Lingyun, I want to kill the Devouring Black Fox with my own hands to avenge my parents and my people!"

Ling Yun affectionately patted the little white fox's head and said with a smile:

"good!"

Immediately, Ling Yun unleashed a terrifying aura and shouted towards the Nangong family manor:

"You fiend, reveal yourself at once!"