The devouring giant palm's furious power almost enveloped the entire Yang Manor, swallowing all the endless spiritual energy of heaven and earth, fortifying its potency. Like a bright lamp in the night, it suddenly illuminated the entire camp.
"Who's there!"
Those shadow guards within the camp were still cultivating when they suddenly saw the giant palm descending. They had barely uttered a sound when dozens of buildings were destroyed instantly, with hundreds of shadow guards annihilated.
"Who is it!"
The sudden disaster did not cause the shadow guards to panic.
These well-trained people immediately saw more than two thousand figures emerge, with a man in a brocade robe leading the pack. He looked like a wealthy merchant, but he was the most powerful among them.
Divine Realm's seventh tier, the Shadow Guard's Commander!
"It is me."
Chu Yuan stood in the air with his hands behind his back, a radiant light like a long rainbow under his feet.
"You! You are! You are actually Emperor Dawu, Chu Yuan! How did you find us, and Lu Qianfu, you're here too. Damn it, even the former Emperor didn't know where we, the shadow guards, were hiding, but you discovered it!"
The Shadow Guard Commander was caught off guard. Only then did he take a clear look at Chu Yuan's face, his heart trembled fiercely.
He would have never imagined that their hiding place would be found by Chu Yuan, who also audaciously attacked.
However, being the Commander of the shadow guards at the seventh tier of the Divine Realm, he quickly composed himself, his eyes flashing with countless strategies.
"Indeed, it is me, Yang Xian, you have concealed yourself deeply. You are not only the Commander of the Shadow Guards but also the master of the Yang's commercial organization. The real mastermind behind the Yang's commercial organization is Shangguan Qingyun, you work for him to hide your identities."
In the past, Chu Yuan, as the Crown Prince, had conducted business on behalf of the royal family and remembered him, "This time, I issued a royal order to recruit brave warriors from the country, yet your Shadow Guards dared to intercept and kill those who responded. You're playing with fire."
"Hahaha, so our Majesty has learned of everything. I didn't expect you to know so much."
Yang Xian laughed heartily, seeing his secrets uncovered by Chu Yuan, he didn't bother to hide anymore, his eyes brimming with murderous intent, "But Majesty, instead of staying within the safety of the Royal Palace, you venture out to seek your own death."
He didn't panic at all.
As he spoke, he waved his hand and a jade pendant exploded in his hand. Immediately, a beam of light shot up into the sky, dazzling like fireworks, forming the shape of a butcher's knife.
"You want to send a message to Shangguan Qingyun and Li Yun?" Chu Yuan smiled.
"Correct, our Majesty, if you had stayed put inside the Royal Palace, we wouldn't have been able to touch you, but you shouldn't have risked coming here alone, thinking you would be safe under the protection of the Marquis Zhongyong."
Yang Xian became more excited as he spoke.
If he could take this opportunity to kill Chu Yuan, the Dawu Imperial family would have no one to inherit the throne and would be plunged into chaos.
At that time, they could devour all of Dawu's resources and easily establish their own country. As the Shadow Guard Commander, he could step into the spotlight and easily become a king.
"Yang Xian, you're getting ahead of yourself," Lu Qianfu smiled, "Do you think you can predict His Majesty's strategy?"
"What?"
Yang Xian was suddenly awakened, his face turning increasingly ugly: "My signal didn't get transmitted!"
"War Army Chessboard."
Yang Xian couldn't see it, but Chu Yuan could—the entire Yang Manor was encompassed by horizontal and vertical lines, covered by the War Army Chessboard's inherent domain. Unless someone with power beyond the realm of the divine attacked, this place would be completely sealed off.
"Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, send a grand gift to Shangguan Qingyun. Eliminate these Shadow Guards, without exception."
Although Chu Yuan smiled as he spoke, anyone could feel his ruthless determination.
"I underestimated you, what is this royal artifact? But even if I can't send out a message, I still have the shadow guards. There's still a chance!"
Yang Xian calmed down from his initial panic, "I'll handle the Marquis Zhongyong, you guys make your move, today we will assassinate Emperor Dawu!"
His voice echoed, and immediately over two thousand shadow guards surged with a cold murderous intent. They were all troops nurtured by Shangguan Qingyun and had no loyalty to the royal family. They paid no mind to Chu Yuan.
"Marquis Zhongyong, Lu Qianfu, let me test your strength!"
Yang Xian threw a punch, and his power at the seventh tier of the Divine Realm erupted, overwhelming Lu Qianfu with its ferocity. Although his realm was one tier lower than Lu Qianfu's, the gap was not insurmountable.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Assassinate the emperor!"
Among the over two thousand shadow guards, there were five to six high-ranking Divine Realm experts.
Suddenly, a tall and burly Divine Realm expert emerged, bearing down on Chu Yuan with his colossal power. His force shook heaven and earth, causing the ground of Yang Manor to split. If not for the War Army Chessboard's cover, the entire Imperial City would have been alerted.
Even if he was only at the first tier of the Divine Realm, in the Dawu Kingdom, he was capable enough to command tens of thousands of soldiers.
"A rebel who defies the monarch, die!" Instead of evading, Chu Yuan formed a seal with both hands and launched twelve spheres of light, "Great Thunder Technique, the Twelve Divine Destroys of Heaven!"
The Twelve Divine Destroys of Heaven was a martial art evolved from the Great Thunder Technique. Chu Yuan activated the title of Thunder Controller, and his power skyrocketed instantaneously.
"Original Spirit Realm?" The Divine Realm expert who attacked Chu Yuan scoffed, "The force you can muster in the Original Spirit Realm is but a tickling sensation to me. Emperor Dawu, you are too weak!"
He scoffed at him; the gap between the Original Spirit Realm and the Divine Realm was too vast.
But in the next moment, the Twelve Divine Destroys of Heaven exploded on his body. He couldn't even scream before he was reduced to ashes, and a wave of primordial power flowed into his body.
"What? Fang Bai was killed by him!"
Seeing this, Yang Xian was taken aback. This wasn't a fight, but a one-hit kill.
"Yang Xian, dare to be distracted while fighting me!"
Lu Qianfu shouted, thousands of sharp rays of light suddenly exploded on Yang Xian.
Boom! After killing Fang Bai with one move, Chu Yuan didn't stop. A devouring vortex appeared around him, spreading a wave of force around him. Wherever he went, screams resounded.
Countless pieces of human skin floated about, shattered into dust by the force.
Those Soul forging realm shadow guards who had just tried to approach Chu Yuan were immediately sucked dry by the Great Devouring Technique. Although those in the Original Spirit Realm could barely resist for a moment, it was to no avail. Only those at the Divine Realm level could ignore it.
In just over a dozen breaths, of the more than two thousand shadow guards, four to five hundred had been lost.
"Demon, he's the most brutal demon!"
The exceptionally elite shadow guards were also stunned. Those absorbed by Chu Yuan were reduced to human skin, with no skeleton remaining. Such terrible means should not be held by humans but the most fearful demons.
"My will is the will of heaven, those who defy it will die!"
While Chu Yuan watched hundreds of people being devoured by him, his face remained calm, as if he was perfectly suited for such slaughter, feeling deeply satisfied. He immediately covered his hands together: "Great Devouring Technique, Eye of Devouring!"