Chapter 45: The Imperial Might
"You are here." Zhou An, wearing the mask of Taizu and a full set of Qianyuan dragon armor, flew to Xingtai.
Seeing Emperor Taizu appear, Shangguan Yu and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward to kneel down.
Zhou An raised his hand, and officials including Shangguan Yu quickly stood up and left.
"Are you Emperor Qianyuan? You are wearing a mask, are you afraid to show your true face to people?" a Taoist priest said with a mocking tone.
"No wonder you are the only ones here. You ascetics actually learn the art of speaking from the common people?" Zhou An walked up to these tied up ascetics and glanced at them.
Seeing their fellow practitioners coming, these people had some hope in their eyes, and some disciples from small sects behind them hurriedly asked for help from the people around them.
"The crimes committed by these people are enough to exterminate all nine generations of their clan. Considering that you have fought against the evil for the people and have done a great service to the people, I can give you another chance. If you leave now, I will forgive you for your past mistakes." Zhou An said calmly.
"What a joke! Even if that shameless monster Hua Wu Yue shows up in person this time, we will still kill him. What's more, you are just an emperor. Even if you get the cultivation method, do you think you can compete with the entire righteous path?" A fat Taoist priest snorted.
"You have disrespected the emperor's way so much that it is not unjust for you to be beheaded here."
After Zhou An finished speaking, the true energy in his body surged, and the true dragon energy and innate true energy combined to actually attract the power of heaven, forming a golden dragon over a hundred meters long hanging in the sky.
Zhou An was suspended above the dragon's head, and the imperial might he released was terrifying. Ordinary people could not withstand such power, and they all kneeled down and kowtowed instinctively.
The faces of the monks present changed drastically when they saw this scene. The disciples didn’t know what this meant, but the predecessors in front knew.
To put it bluntly, it represents the way of heaven, the way of heaven that belongs to the emperor. That is why there is the saying of the true emperor.
Generally, only the founding emperor will have such a strong dragon aura. Because of this, the founding emperor will have so many extraordinary people to help him and will have various adventures.
Looking at such majestic imperial power, the seniors who had been speaking in sarcastic tones just now were speechless, with complicated expressions. They looked at the kneeling monks below and showed hesitation.
Zhou An raised his hand and performed the Emperor's Sword Technique. The Emperor's Sword turned into a red sword light and flew out, combining with the true dragon's energy. The sword energy turned into a red dragon circling in the sky.
Zhou An pointed at the people below, and a red dragon swooped down. These kneeling monks were beheaded one by one by the sword light.
The seniors in the sky watched with gritted teeth, and no one dared to take action. The thing that cultivators fear most is acting against heaven. At this moment, the true dragon aura of Emperor Qianyuan is so strong. If they dare to attack and take on such cause and effect, they will definitely encounter unimaginable disasters and even implicate their sects.
Under everyone's watchful eyes and complicated expressions, all the monks kneeling on the execution ground were beheaded.
The golden dragon approached the seniors, and Zhou An on the dragon head said calmly: "Your cultivation is still shallow, and you haven't even figured out what cultivation is, so how can you survive the heavenly tribulation?
The heavenly tribulation sent down by Heaven is not only a test of one's skills and cultivation, but more of a test of Heaven's Way and one's heart of Tao. If one cannot even comprehend these, how dare one establish a sect and mislead the younger generation?
Go back and think carefully about why none of the great masters of the time have come, but all of you half-baked people have come."
This made the seniors in front of him blush, but they really couldn't find anything to refute. They were too embarrassed to stay and flew away on their swords.
Everyone thought that Hua Wu Yue and Zheng Dao would engage in a rare battle, but no one expected it to end in this way.
The golden dragon retracted into Zhou An's body, and the Emperor's Sword returned to its sheath. Zhou An floated down to the execution platform, and Shangguan Yu and others hurried over and knelt beside him awaiting orders.
"Return their bodies to their respective sects. If no one claims them, bury them outside the city. Everything must be done according to the imperial decree." After Zhou An finished speaking, he flew away on his sword.
"Farewell to Emperor Taizu." Shangguan Yu and others kowtowed and shouted loudly.
On a loft in the distance, Zhu Zihai of the Demon Suppression Division had a worried look on his face. Even though he had killed all those who knew about the situation, there was no guarantee that the Jinyiwei would find out. After all, the predecessor of the Jinyiwei was the Qingyiwei and the Xuanyiwei. These people were good at spying and tracking down, and it would be useless to the emperor if there was no evidence.
Once suspected by Emperor Qianyuan, he could easily kill himself. Now he didn't dare to go against Emperor Qianyuan.
After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, jumped off the balcony and flew away.
Zhou An, using the identity of Emperor Qianyuan, publicly demonstrated the power of the Imperial Book in order to intimidate all those in Qianjing with evil intentions. The evil people hiding in it no longer dared to openly test the palace.
Zhu Zihai had just walked into the lobby of the Demon Suppression Division and found that the atmosphere here was not right. He immediately turned around to leave. Hua Wu Yue appeared behind him and said in a cold voice: "Do you want to follow me by yourself, or do you want me to take you away?"
Zhu Zihai was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He was only at the third level of innate cultivation and was only using a low-grade spiritual treasure. How could he dare to challenge Hua Wu Yue?
He forced a smile and said, "Greetings to the Queen of Flowers. Please let me know if you have any instructions."
"Come with me. If you think you are faster than my magic sword, you can try to escape." Hua Wu Yue said as he walked outside.
Zhu Zihai had no choice but to follow.
When the two flew to the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons, Zhu Zihai was surprised, but also happy at the same time.
When they arrived at the main hall of Wan Yao City, they were even more shocked to see that the current emperor Zhou An was actually sitting with the King of Ten Thousand Demons.
When he saw the King of Ten Thousand Monsters, he immediately knelt down and called out, "Master."
The Ten Thousand Demon King glanced at him, pointed at Zhou An and said, "This is my elder brother. I heard that you have been disrespectful to my elder brother recently."
Zhu Zihai was so frightened when he heard this that his soul left his body. His whole body went limp and he didn't even have the strength to kneel.
Who is the King of Ten Thousand Demons? He is an old monster who has been practicing for thousands of years and commands all the demons. He is definitely one of the top powerful people in the world. Even the Zhengyi Sect does not dare to provoke him easily.
Zhu Zihai lay on the ground, his clothes soaked with sweat. Fear made his body tremble. He opened his mouth several times to beg for mercy, but no words came out.
The King of Ten Thousand Demons exhaled, and black smoke wrapped around Zhu Zihai's body. After a scream, the black smoke disappeared, and Zhu Zihai also disappeared.
"Brother, I didn't expect that you have become the emperor now. I heard that all the righteous, evil and demonic people have gathered in Qianjing. Do you want me to send someone to help you?" said the King of Ten Thousand Demons.
"That's what I meant, but this time I plan to help you through the triple heavenly tribulation. You can take a look at my method. When you successfully pass through the ninth heavenly tribulation, I want you to be the commander-in-chief of the Demon Suppression Division." Zhou An said.
"Oh! Okay, then I'll wait and see what magic method big brother has to deal with this heavenly tribulation." The King of Ten Thousand Demons was curious. If it was just a triple heavenly tribulation, he naturally would not take it seriously, but he wanted a different method.
"Prepare a mountain for me. I need half a month to meditate in seclusion. After half a month, I guarantee you will be surprised." Zhou An said.
"Big brother, you can use any mountain around here that you like. Even this City of Ten Thousand Monsters is at your disposal." The King of Ten Thousand Monsters said generously. For him, as long as he could survive the nine-fold heavenly tribulation, he could give up all other worldly possessions.
Zhou An nodded, walked out of the hall, flew to the top of a mountain several thousand meters away, found a place to sit cross-legged, and Hua Wu Yue and the King of Ten Thousand Demons stayed here waiting.
Hua Wu Yue was naturally guarding nearby, and the Ten Thousand Demons King did not want to miss a single thing, so he also sat on the top of the Ten Thousand Demons City and watched.
(End of this chapter)
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