Good news from his hometown filled Zheng Ya with joy, and he became so overjoyed that he exposed his hiding place, which led to the Emperor Emeritus's carefully planned attack.
Twelve Nascent Soul cultivators were lurking nearby, their plan to use the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Yin's retreat as a pretext for advance. Meanwhile, a hidden interdimensional being returned to the palace to make things difficult for Emperor Chengping and capture Prince Rong, staging a dramatic ambush.
Beforehand, all Nascent Soul cultivators evacuated the capital city through unofficial routes, which could not reassure the interdimensional traveler and allow him to take a desperate gamble and infiltrate the palace to seek a counterattack.
If the retired emperor and Empress Yin hadn't been at odds and spent some time arguing in the outskirts of the capital, thus delaying the ambush, the twelve Nascent Soul cultivators hiding nearby would likely have discovered Zheng Ya and taken action to kill him when he appeared and spoke to Emperor Chengping.
After all, it's impossible for Daiyu to monitor everyone in Kyoto while piloting a starship, especially since monitoring cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage involves too many uncertainties.
For example, the twelve Nascent Soul cultivators in front of us all retreated to the outskirts of the capital and dispersed to set up defenses on the periphery. In the process of setting up a net to catch the transmigrators, they used illusion and bewitching spells to conceal their true forms and release substitute puppets to set up the formation in place of their true forms. They then broke away and sneaked into the palace to set up an ambush to kill the transmigrators.
None of these escape scenes were detected by the spaceship.
Even though Zheng Ya possessed three types of supernatural abilities and his perception surpassed that of cultivators at the three major realms, he still couldn't sense the existence of the twelve Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
So much so that if I get excited and expose myself, I'll be met with their coordinated attack, which would be dangerous?
Amidst his excitement, Zheng Ya sensed danger and hastily activated his time-accelerating spiritual technique, followed by a time-freezing spiritual technique, unleashing a barrage of attacks to clash with the combined assault of the twelve Nascent Soul stage cultivators: "Sizzle!"
Time could not freeze the powerful attack of twelve Nascent Soul cultivators who were arrayed together to unleash their devastating attack.
It was probably because their cultivation level was far superior to Zheng Ya's, and they were unleashing powerful attacks from a formation, which ordinary spells and spiritual techniques could not counter, rendering their counterattacks ineffective.
No, the magic has not completely failed.
After all, the Time-Freezing Technique was of a high grade. Even though Zheng Ya's cultivation level was low and he couldn't compare with the twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, the Time Freezing he used actually slowed down their powerful attacks for a split second.
It was just a momentary pause, a delay of a mere microsecond.
But that was enough for Zheng Ya. Seizing the opportunity, he stepped forward and activated his spacetime teleportation, instantly stepping out of the opponent's attack range: "Boom!"
The palace next to the Star-Picking Tower was destroyed, instantly turning into dust.
And left a deep pit more than 300 meters in diameter on the foundation of the palace.
The eunuchs and palace maids who used to work in the palace died and left nothing behind as the palace turned to dust.
This made Emperor Chengping's heart leap into his throat. He subconsciously clenched his fists, his mouth went dry, and his eyes turned red. He hoped that nothing bad would happen to Zheng Ya.
Prince Rong was already terrified. The Emperor Emeritus laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Zheng Ya, I have finally killed you, you bastard. You've finally met your match!"
"Now that you're dead, who in this world can stop me?"
"Is that so?" Zheng Ya appeared a hundred meters above him, mocking him. He would not have bothered to do this if it weren't to appease Emperor Chengping, create momentum, and seek resources and spiritual energy income.
In fact, being the sixth brother in the shadows is the most lucrative!
Unfortunately, Zheng Ya's innate talent did not allow him to keep a low profile and develop his skills cautiously.
Zheng Ya had no choice but to speak out, which made Emperor Chengping look up and shed tears of joy. "You're alright, that's wonderful!"
But when it came to Prince Rong, it was like swallowing a fly. Looking up at Zheng Ya felt like having a fishbone stuck in his throat, and he shivered with pain.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor Emeritus paused for a moment, his initial elation turning to rage. He drew his sword and charged upwards, shouting, "Zheng Ya, you little thief, die! Kill him!"
"Kill!" The twelve Nascent Soul Realm cultivators responded swiftly, maintaining their formation as if they were a single entity, and flashed into the air to surround and kill Zheng Ya.
The night sky was ablaze with light, a testament to the extraordinary power of their unleashed ultimate attack.
The noise from their bombardment of the palace had startled the people of Kyoto, who came out of their homes to look in the direction of the sound and were stunned by what they saw.
Aerial combat is something only immortals possess, a sight that is rarely seen even once in a hundred years!
Unwittingly offering up a large amount of spiritual energy, Zheng Ya accepted it all. Facing the pursuit of the Supreme Emperor and twelve Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, he shouted and retaliated: "Come on, then I'll teach you a lesson. I'll fight back."
Using his time-accelerating ability, he then froze time, stopping the opponent's devastating attack in an instant. Seizing the opportunity, he flashed to the Emperor Emeritus's left and delivered a slap: "Smack!"
"Ah!" The retired emperor was suddenly struck hard and was sent flying by the blow, spitting blood and screaming in agony.
This startled the twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, who then turned to attack Zheng Ya, only to be met with a counterattack from him, unleashing a barrage of powerful attacks: "Stop! Let me rob you first..."
With a whoosh, Zheng Ya ransacked the storage bags of the twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, and while they were still in shock and anger, he also took their magical artifacts.
"You little thief, how dare you..."
"You're asking for it. If you've got the guts, let's fight one-on-one..."
"Damn it, give me back my lifelong collection..."
The twelve Nascent Soul cultivators roared and gave chase, but they found nothing; they couldn't pinpoint Zheng Ya's location at all.
With a deafening crash, the Emperor Emeritus plummeted from the sky onto a palace building, smashing the southeast corner of the structure. He screamed in agony, "Ah, you little thief Zheng Ya, I'll kill you..."
"Little Biteng's retired emperor, I spared your life only because of Prince Rong and the resources you all contributed. Next time, you won't be so lucky!" Zheng Ya said, then vanished into thin air.
Emperor Chengping laughed until tears welled up in his eyes, understanding the emperor's protective implication, and warned the retired emperor not to act recklessly or he would lose his head.
The retired emperor and others were powerless and furious, unable to do anything.
When the Queen returned with her people, it was too late. She looked up at the sky with a heavy expression, lost in thought.
Zheng Ya stepped onto the isolated island overseas, interrupting Xie Baochai and her siblings' leisurely chat. He sat on the rocks, confidently savoring the good news from his family.
This made Daiyu feel a pang of sadness: "Sister must be very, very beautiful, right?"
And your children must be very outstanding; just a few words from them are enough to make you linger?
"Yes, yes, you've read that few words so many times!" Liu Yan'er added without a care in the world, almost making Daiyu break down and cry. Is this person sentimental or heartless?
Zheng Ya, immersed in the heartwarming letter from his family, was unaware of what was going on: "Don't talk nonsense. This is a letter from family members who are separated by countless galaxies. It is of great significance."
Good news from family is a comforting thing, secondly.
The important thing is that this marks a new milestone in our interplanetary navigation endeavor. Aren't you happy?
"Ah, I seem to have overlooked something?" Daiyu belatedly realized, and her bitter mood eased considerably.
Only the carefree Liu Yan'er clapped her hands in delight: "Great, great! Our interstellar navigation business has officially set sail!"
This is the absolute truth.
With the interstellar beacon accompanying the two realms to achieve information exchange and embark on a new journey, will time-space docking and character teleportation be far behind?
Because Blue Star lacks spirit stone resources, it cannot use crystals to set up arrays, nor can it possess spirit-level minerals to develop aerospace technology products, making it impossible to implement time-space travel with the Hongli Continent.
But this was precisely Zheng Ya's next plan. The spacetime virtual celestial array docking plan was about to be launched, which was why Zheng Ya did not kill the retired emperor and others.
If you can't win a head-on fight, it's not impossible to take someone's head by sneak attack. Everyone has moments of carelessness!
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