Zheng Ya's puppet body had been observing the facial expressions of the Emperor Emeritus and others, and could more or less discern their sinister intentions.
However, Zheng Ya did not have enough spiritual energy to guide the demon dragon into the East Sea and save the people of the capital. But Zheng Ya felt that he had enough spiritual energy to activate his time-accelerating ability, escape the killing formation set up by the Emperor Emeritus, and then return the demon dragon to them to deal with.
Below, the Emperor Emeritus transmitted his voice to the various high-ranking officials who were setting up the array. The officials appeared and scattered in all directions. Emperor Chengping secretly asked, "Father, shall I activate the sealing array in the capital?"
"Hmm, has the Emperor repaired the Heaven-Sealing Array that secured the capital?" The Emperor Emeritus asked unexpectedly via telepathy.
The Heaven-Sealing Array is a remnant array plate from the ruins of the former capital of the Immortal Dynasty. When intact, it was used as a great array for attacking and defending the capital and possessed the power to annihilate experts in the Ascension Realm.
Unfortunately, it was already incomplete, and was destroyed in the fight against the demonic dragon ten years ago.
Emperor Chengping replied with delight via telepathy: "Father, it is impossible to repair the Heaven-Sealing Array, but your son has ordered people to repair a portion of the array's capabilities, and the sealing array's ability can be activated temporarily?"
"Alright, you must immediately return to the capital and activate the sealing formation. Seize the opportunity to assist the various enshrined masters in imprisoning the immortal masters, causing them to be devoured by the demonic dragon, and then imprisoning the demonic dragon in return. Make the various enshrined masters bear the wrath of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect. Remember this!" The Emperor Emeritus noticed his escape and the hidden reason behind his cowardice, but he didn't care.
Emperor Chengping apologized and then flew towards the capital, stepping on his magic sword.
Master Tianyuan warned with concern, "Your Majesty, will the Emperor seize this opportunity to rebel?"
"Haha, even the emperor has deserted in the face of battle, do you think he has the guts to murder me?" The retired emperor replied disdainfully via telepathy, exuding supreme confidence.
In fact, the retired emperor did not believe that Emperor Chengping had repaired the sealing array.
Even Master Tianyuan didn't believe it, selectively assuming that Emperor Chengping was just making excuses to leave: "Your Majesty, the Emperor's choice to leave at this time suggests he's somewhat afraid of the situation and wants Your Majesty to bear all the blame."
Originally, I shouldn't have interfered in His Majesty's family affairs, but at this crucial moment, I'm afraid..."
"Alright, I know what I'm doing. Let's wait and see, and prepare for the final suppression of the demonic dragon!" The retired emperor didn't want to admit that he had been tricked by the emperor and that he secretly harbored a plan to take the throne.
But now that things have come to this, there's no going back; there's no going back.
Master Tianyuan, being cautious, deliberately withdrew from beside the Emperor Emeritus to the rooftop on the left rear side, gazing up at the battle in the sky, poised to engage.
The retired emperor sensed that his distance from him was equivalent to his distance from a trap, and his heart pounded with anxiety, but he maintained his imperial dignity and did not move.
Zheng Ya realized that the Emperor Emeritus's plan was complete. He sent a telepathic message to his puppet doppelganger and returned to the Viscount's residence, leaving the Emperor Emeritus and the Imperial Guards on guard in the center of Guiyuan Street.
Wu Wei had already deployed a drone and, sensing that the Emperor Emeritus's formation was complete, called Zheng Ya again to warn him: "Zheng Ya, if you don't leave now, it will be too late..."
"Shut up! How can a master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect desert his post and become a laughingstock?" Zheng Ya retorted forcefully, though he was actually extremely anxious inside.
Although Zheng Ya could easily escape the dragon's pursuit by choosing to flee, he would be branded as a coward who deserted his post and disregarded the lives of the people, making it difficult for him to live a decent life.
The process of leading the demonic dragon into the East Sea was hampered by insufficient spiritual energy to convert into supernatural abilities.
Unwittingly trapped in a stalemate, Zheng Ya actually hoped that the retired emperor's men would get involved so he could seize the opportunity to slip away and shift the blame.
Wu Wei was so angry her teeth ached. She dismounted, stamped her foot, and said coquettishly, "Zheng Ya, you will pay the price for your arrogance..."
The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array rose from the ground with a "buzzing" sound.
This is a formation created by seventy-one cultivators who positioned themselves in the Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams positions. They then used their different spiritual roots to cultivate their magical power, forming a mutually reinforcing and harmonious array, combined with their divine senses to work together in harmony with heaven and earth, thus generating the power of the Demon-Sealing Array.
In an instant, the heavens and earth were drawn by the Demon-Sealing Array, rapidly losing their spiritual energy. This caused the demonic dragon, which had been flying with the spiritual energy in the air, to suddenly plummet. The demonic dragon swung its tail and froze the air, stabilizing its falling body.
The worst off was Zheng Ya, who was directly imprisoned in mid-air, dumbfounded. This was impossible?
Can't I activate the supernatural power within my body?
Even if I used my spiritual energy to activate the time acceleration ability, I couldn't do it. How could this be?
Could it be a demon-sealing formation that seals off heaven and earth, isolating supernatural abilities from roaming freely across the world?
That doesn't make sense either.
Whether it's the ability to accelerate time regardless of everything in the world, or the ability to travel through space and disappear into the void, they are both unhindered existences.
Furthermore, the ability to plan is a mysterious existence, so it's impossible for it to be imprisoned by the Demon-Sealing Array, right?
Could it be the overwhelming difference in cultivation level that makes the formation so captivating?
Zheng Ya, trapped in the Demon-Sealing Array's confined space, pondered his solution but found none. Then, he received a fragmented phone call from Wu Wei: "You...Demon-Sealing...die..."
"Roar!" The demonic dragon, which had been trapped in the Demon-Sealing Array for many years, unleashed its full power in hatred. Seizing the opportunity when Zheng Ya was imprisoned in the air by the Demon-Sealing Array, it swung its tail and flew up to bite.
Danger! Zheng Ya saw the demonic dragon open its enormous mouth, revealing a scarlet tongue and gleaming white teeth. A sudden, inexplicable chill ran through him; he was about to die…
Right now, the Emperor Emeritus seized the opportunity, leaping into the sky on his magic sword. As he controlled the flying sword to strike the demonic dragon's vital point, he shouted, "Immortal Master, be careful! Quickly dodge! I will kill you, you demonic dragon, but you must not harm the Immortal Master..."
"Shameless..." Wu Wei saw it clearly and cursed out loud, but then realized it was inappropriate and stopped herself. She wanted to help Zheng Ya, but it was too late.
Standing behind her, Liu Qingyun shook her head and smiled bitterly: "He's going to die, what will become of the princess?"
"Roar!" Sensing the danger posed by the magic sword, the demonic dragon unleashed its potential and flew to Zheng Ya's side, swallowing him whole. It then met the Emperor Emeritus's magic sword with a clang, piercing the dragon scales below the neck, scattering sparks but causing no serious injury.
With a sudden "whoosh," a second wave of demon-sealing and binding power descended upon the Emperor Emeritus. His face contorted with shock and rage, he tried to shout but couldn't, cursing inwardly, "You unfilial son, you traitor, how dare you..."
With a roar, the demonic dragon twisted its body and swallowed the Emperor Emeritus whole. In doing so, it diluted the binding power of the Demon-Sealing Array, then turned and fled into the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye!
With a deafening roar, the center of Guiyuan Street, where the retired emperor was originally located, was suddenly hit by a shockwave from an array attack, which annihilated the imperial guards protecting the retired emperor and sent blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The influence extended to a hundred meters away, where Master Tianyuan ran around shouting, "Amitabha Buddha, fellow Daoist, let's form a karmic connection..."
The formation's attacks relentlessly bombarded Tianyuan Shangren, causing casualties along the way.
This left the worshippers who had set up the formation to persecute the immortal master dumbfounded. What was going on?
The world had changed. Wu Wei, shocked, leaped onto the rooftop of a building on the street, gazing towards the capital. She smiled bitterly and said, "Well, this sixth brother is the biggest beneficiary. What a shrewd move to reap the benefits of others' misfortune..."
"Princess, do we still have a chance?" Liu Qingyun followed him onto the rooftop and asked sadly, her heart in turmoil.
The regime has changed, which means bloodshed and a massive purge...
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