"Martial Saint?!"
Li Siyuan sensed a dangerous aura from the old man.
The emperor's uncle, Zhou Yulong, the guardian of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
"My dear friend, you have crossed the line. The struggle for the throne is an internal affair of the royal family. You should not interfere."
Zhou Yulong shook his head and sighed.
"You shouldn't have encouraged your rebellious son to seize power, you shouldn't have killed Long Qianchi, and you certainly shouldn't have killed anyone in the royal family."
Li Siyuan shrugged and said nonchalantly, "It has already happened."
"Since you were able to kill Long Qianchi by yourself, I think you are not far away from that step."
Zhou Yulong said calmly, "Whether it's killing a member of the royal family or forcing the emperor to abdicate, you've committed an unforgivable crime worthy of death. However, considering how hard it is for you to learn martial arts, it would be a pity to kill you. I can give you a chance to live. You must swear allegiance to the royal family and not betray or have second thoughts."
Li Siyuan shook his head and refused, "Swearing allegiance to the royal family is not an option!"
He is not used to being a dog for others!
When he was weak, he could choose to endure in order to save his life. Now he is a Martial Saint. Although he still cannot compete with the entire Great Zhou Kingdom on his own, it is more than enough to protect himself.
Seeing that Li Siyuan refused without hesitation, Zhou Yulong did not get angry. He said confidently, "Don't be so hasty to refuse. I know you have already touched the threshold of Martial Saint. Breaking through to Martial Saint is only a matter of time. But with my guidance, I guarantee that you will become a Martial Saint within three years."
Because Li Siyuan could restrain his aura, Zhou Yulong didn't know that Li Siyuan was also a Martial Saint.
"I still refuse."
Li Siyuan remained unmoved.
"Why do you have to do this?"
Zhou Yulong sighed, "I already know your background. You entered the palace at the age of ten, and three years ago, your martial arts test was only at the first level of acquired cultivation. I believe you deliberately concealed your own cultivation back then. You knew how to hide your shortcomings and endure at such a young age, so you must have been smart. Why are you so stupid now?"
"You entered the palace to learn martial arts at the age of ten, and by the age of nineteen you were already able to kill Long Qianchi, who was at the peak of the ninth level of the innate realm. Your talent is not inferior to that of the God of War Li Mutian. The only difference between you and Li Mutian is that Li Mutian knows when to advance and when to retreat, while you..."
Zhou Yulong took a few steps forward, his expression suddenly cold, "You don't know what's good for you!"
Just as he was about to strike and kill Li Siyuan, his pupils shrank and a figure rapidly grew larger.
The figure was as fast as a startled wild goose, passing by and leaving behind a series of afterimages.
Driven by the Martial Saint's intuition of danger, Zhou Yulong hurriedly raised his palm, circulated his true energy, and resisted forward.
"Bang~"
An invisible wave of air exploded where the two men clashed.
The energy spreads everywhere!
The people around were blown back uncontrollably by this gust of air.
“Ka-ka-ka…”
The floor tiles under Li Siyuan and Zhou Yulong's feet suddenly shattered into pieces.
"Bang~"
Another invisible air wave exploded, like thunder out of nowhere, dull and explosive.
The powerful energy rushed out and both of them retreated at the same time.
As soon as Li Siyuan landed on the ground, he did not stop. He suddenly exerted force with his feet and sank his body. He actually stepped on the floor tiles and broke them, and stepped into the mud.
"Bang~"
As the mud flew, Li Siyuan's figure was like a cheetah that had been accumulating strength for a long time and suddenly attacked, or like an eagle swooping down!
With a sweep, it came directly in front of Zhou Yulong.
At this time, Zhou Yulong had not yet stood still and his reaction became extremely slow. Looking at Li Siyuan who was approaching rapidly, he was shocked and regretful.
He never imagined that Li Siyuan's cultivation was not at the peak of the ninth level of the innate realm, but at the same level as his martial arts saint.
A martial arts saint who is less than twenty years old, it’s scary to think about it!
Logically speaking, even if Li Siyuan was also a martial saint, he would not be afraid, and would not fall into such a passive situation now.
Just because he was careless and didn't dodge!
After a hard fight, he was at a disadvantage. It was useless to regret it now.
Taking advantage of Zhou Yulong's unstable body, Li Siyuan formed his hands into claws, and under the sunlight, the claws shone silver.
At some point, Li Siyuan actually started wearing the Tiancan gloves!
A flash of silver light.
Zhou Yulong only felt his arms sink.
“Puff!”
“Puff!”
Zhou Yulong flew backwards into the air.
While in the air, Zhou Yulong seemed to see Li Siyuan tearing something off his body.
As soon as it landed.
Severe pain in both arms!
The body was stained red with blood.
When Zhou Yulong looked over, he found that his left and right arms had been removed by Li Siyuan.
“Ah~”
Zhou Yulong screamed in pain and almost fainted.
Although Zhou Yulong is a martial saint and his physical strength far exceeds that of ordinary people, he lost both arms and lost a lot of blood. If he is not treated in time, his life is in danger.
silence!
Deathly silence!
Apart from Zhou Yulong's screams, everyone else at the scene fell into an eerie silence.
The battle between Li Siyuan and Zhou Yulong lasted only three breaths, which was faster than anyone expected.
And the result was beyond everyone's expectations.
The Great Zhou Kingdom's guardian, Zhou Yulong, a martial arts master, was defeated?
And it was a crushing defeat!
Looking at the severed arm that Li Siyuan was holding in his left and right hands, everyone present shuddered.
The Emperor of Great Zhou, who was being supported by someone, felt as if the sky had fallen when he saw this scene. An abnormal blush suddenly appeared on his pale face. With a puff, he spat out a mouthful of blood, closed his eyes, and fainted.
The Emperor of the Great Zhou fainted, and the people around him were in a panic.
But more people still looked at the man in the field with awe, who was covered in blood and looked like a god of death.
Li Siyuan was naturally not injured. The blood on his body was splashed when Zhou Yulong's arms were torn off.
“Huh~”
Li Siyuan was quite surprised that Zhou Yulong was killed in a flash, but now was not the time to do that. He calmed the surging true energy in his body and threw his arms to the ground, dropping Zhou Yulong's two broken arms.
He stared directly at Zhou Yulong, who was no longer able to fight. "You have been defeated, but I will not kill you. Your arms are broken. Now I have to take the broken arms and reattach them. With the help of some spiritual medicine, even if you can reattach your arms, your fighting power will plummet and you will no longer be at your peak."
"Zhou Tiance is my disciple. Do you have any objection to him becoming the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom?"
"Ahem... In today's battle, I'm no match for you. I admit defeat." Zhou Yulong's face turned pale as he said submissively, "The victor is king and the loser is a bandit. Zhou Tiance will succeed to the throne. I have no objection!"
"Okay, then let's issue an imperial edict to the world to appoint Zhou Tiance as the crown prince!"
Given the current situation, it would be no problem to directly let Li Siyuan ascend the throne and become emperor, but Li Siyuan needs to complete the tasks given by the system, so the process of Zhou Tiance becoming the crown prince is inevitable.
Zhou Tiance listened to the conversation between the old man and the young man in the field. While he was ecstatic, he also felt a sense of unreality.
The Emperor of Great Zhou fell unconscious, Li Siyuan and Zhou Yulong reached an agreement, and the outcome was decided!
Unless someone can kill Li Siyuan, it is a foregone conclusion that Zhou Tiance will become the next emperor of the Great Zhou.
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