Chapter 679: Blood Sacrifice at Taihu Lake
But the eyes of the Golden Dragon King are clear and insightful, and his majesty makes people fear from the bottom of their hearts.
He also understood that the more he quibbled, the more miserable his fate would be.
So he looked around, and when he didn't see Du Heng, his eyes finally fell on Tie Chen who was sitting in the Taihu Water Palace.
Tiechen looked at him calmly, not feeling guilty, but calm and composed.
He stood tall and straight, holding his head high, looking heroic and majestic, and one could vaguely see the shadow of his father in him.
The Taihu God felt frustrated, yet still held onto a glimmer of hope. His voice trembled as he said, "Your Majesty, I acknowledge my guilt."
His straightforward confession was beyond Tiechen's expectations.
But the Golden Dragon King was not surprised and said, "Okay."
"Your sins are heinous, and you should be punished according to the laws of Heaven. However, considering that you have regained consciousness and helped the Sky Fox subdue the Five Passes, and have shown some signs of recovery, I will forgive you the suffering of returning to the abyss to refine your soul."
"While the suffering of soul refining in the Guixu Mountains can certainly be spared, you will still have to stand trial on the Dragon Slaying Platform for your crimes. Today, I will slay your true form and offer a blood sacrifice to Taihu Lake to appease its spirit."
The Golden Dragon King made the final decision, leaving no room for argument.
The Taihu God trembled all over, not knowing whether to cry or laugh, whether to curse to the heavens or kneel down and beg for mercy. In the end, he just stiffened up and slowly fell to the ground, crawling on his face, but he couldn't utter a word.
He could neither confess his guilt frankly and face death calmly, nor dare to defy the court, which would be a more serious crime.
King Golden Dragon knew that he could not say anything. If he had been more magnanimous, he would not have reached the point he is in today.
The Purple-robed Divine Lord gave the order, "Behead!"
With a loud bang, a ray of light pierced through the sky above the water palace, and a huge platform fell from the sky and landed in the Taihu Water Palace, causing the void to tremble and undercurrents to surge.
But with the Golden Dragon King sitting in charge, the altar that almost broke the void of the Water Palace was actually accommodated in this hall, creating a wonderful scene of containing the big in the small.
Gong Mengbi had practiced in the Vimalakirti Room and knew the value of this move. It was like stretching one corner of a cloth bag to fit something larger than the bag, without affecting the rest of the bag. It was truly amazing.
The tall platform was shrouded in skylight, and two huge dragon-locking pillars towered into the clouds. A dragon-breaking axe was hidden above the dragon-locking pillars. Its true shape could not be seen, and only a faint red glow was flashing.
The bloodstains on the altar are not real bloodstains, but the resentment and evil spirit of the real dragon that died under the dragon-slaying platform.
The entire hall was filled with a chilling murderous aura, especially for the Dragon God lineage, who felt almost uneasy and as if their backs were thorns.
Han Zhang and Ling Yi were no exception, and even Gong Mengbi could vaguely feel a little fear as if he had encountered his nemesis, not to mention the Taihu God.
Two tall figures of executioners appeared on the judge's platform. They were dressed like strong men, but they had hideous masks on their faces, so their true appearance could not be seen.
The two judges saluted the Golden Dragon King from a distance and called out, "Taihu God, the time has come!"
The old dragon collapsed to the ground, shaking violently. Two executioners approached, arrested him, and dragged him to the beheading platform.
The old dragon struggled violently, screaming miserably, "No! No! Spare my life!"
But he could neither break free from the shackles nor the executioner's rough hands, and was forcibly dragged to the dragon-locking pillar.
The two rusty dragon-locking pillars immediately became like ferocious beasts that smelled blood. The iron chains wrapped around the dragon-locking pillars flew, dragging the old dragon up and locking it in the void.
The old dragon screamed and uncontrollably transformed back into a real dragon, but his limbs and torso were all pierced by iron chains, and he was like a dried gecko, unable to move in the void.
The executioner shouted, "Evil Dragon Taihu God, behead!"
"cut!"
With a loud bang of thunder, divine thunder appeared in the void and hit the iron chain. In a flash of lightning, a huge stone axe fell from the sky. The red light of the stone axe and the purple light of the divine thunder intertwined, stinging people's eyes and hurting them.
In the blink of an eye, there was silence again.
The stone axe disappeared, the iron chain rattled, and the dragon flying in the air landed first, rolling twice on the ground, and then there was the heavy sound of the dragon's corpse hitting the ground.
The Golden Dragon King stood up and offered a sacrifice: "With this evil dragon's body, I will comfort the spirit of Taihu Lake."
The waves of Taihu Lake surged in the void of the Water Palace, and then rose and fell like a tide, washing over the Dragon-Slaying Platform, sweeping up the Taihu God with his terrified dragon head and bleeding corpse.
All the blood was washed away, and the body and magic power of the Taihu God were all dissolved in the water of Taihu Lake, turning into dragon essence, nourishing the Taihu water spirit to make up for its loss.
The roaring tide receded from the void, and the judge saluted the Golden Dragon King again. Then the skylight gradually darkened and the platform slowly dissipated.
The Taihu God disappeared in the vast lake, and no body was left.
All the civil and military officials in the hall, as well as important officials from the Yangtze River, kept quiet and did not dare to say a word.
The Golden Dragon King said, "Most of the ministers in this court are old ministers who have served under me. Today, I will have no choice but to personally execute one of them."
"The Taihu God has his own way of death. He should be beheaded according to the law. He has defied the laws of heaven and fallen into depravity. What about you? Are you clean?"
The Golden Dragon King looked around, his eyes as clear as a mirror, making people dare not look into his eyes.
"You should take today's events as a warning. When you return, wash your virtues in the Yangtze River, and then air them out in the sunlight."
"These are troubled times, and disaster is imminent. As yin and yang shift, heaven and earth will be struck by catastrophe, and even the Water Palace cannot escape it. If you cannot maintain integrity and continue to commit such evil deeds, don't blame my men for being ruthless."
The ministers were terrified and could only mumble in agreement: "We obey your order."
The whole hall was silent, and all the ministers shrank their necks and dared not say a word.
The Golden Dragon King sat back on the throne and said, "The Taihu God has brought this upon himself. Now that the throne is vacant, someone needs to fill it. Do you have any recommendations for candidates?"
At this moment, the stagnant water in the temple immediately came to life.
Several veteran Dragon Gods from the Dragon God sect exchanged a glance, then made up their minds. They stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the former Taihu Lake God, Tieji Dragon King, was rewarded for his meritorious service in battle and diligent defense of the land, earning him the right to inherit the throne. Unexpectedly, this beast plotted against him, using the pretext of caring for his former master's descendants to inherit the Taihu Lake throne."
"Now that the truth has been revealed, we believe the throne should be returned to his descendant, Tiechen."
Upon hearing this, King Golden Dragon turned his gaze to Tiechen, who quickly stood up and saluted.
The eyes of all the water gods fell on him, but he was not afraid. He straightened his back and looked very heroic.
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