"Leaving? Without my consent, you dare to disregard my presence!"
Upon seeing the choices they made, Chu Yuan's eyes glowed with murderous intent as he suddenly spoke out.
"Oh? Changed your mind? Ready for granting territories, indemnities and marriage?"
Lin Ye stopped in his tracks, mockingly glanced at Chu Yuan on the throne.
"I've prepared a gift for your Great Emperor."
Chu Yuan's voice rang out in a cold tone.
"What gift?" Lin Ye was somewhat baffled for a moment.
"Your head."
Since the moment Chu Yuan heard Lin Ye's demand for Princess Chenxi's hand in marriage, a strong murderous intent stirred within him. Being lenient was not an option, nor was taking them hostage, as it would be a waste of resources.
To kill them was the only way!
If a battle was inevitable, it was better to strike first.
"My head?" Lin Ye snapped back, "Ha-ha, Emperor of the Great Wu Dynasty, planning to kill this prince, isn't this a blatant provocation, a declaration of war!"
"Killing you will be enough."
Whoosh!
Chu Yuan abruptly rose from his throne and descended, his overwhelming imperial presence burst forth like a tsunami, subduing everyone present.
"Hmpf! I heard your level is merely at the ten Meridian Infusion stage." Lin Ye snorted contemptuously.
Boom!
Like a volcanic eruption, Chu Yuan unleashed his cultivation level, surprisingly reaching the eighth Soul Refinement stage.
"Eight-stage Soul Refinement!"
Shangguan Qingyun and Li Yun's faces changed upon sensing this. They clearly remembered that a few days ago, Chu Yuan was merely at the Meridian Infusion stage. To reach the eighth Soul Refinement stage in such a short period was beyond belief.
"Eight-stage Soul Refinement, you hid your true strength!" Lin Ye was shocked. "But as a ninth-stage Soul Refinement, even that is still not enough!"
"Enough, it's more than enough!"
As Chu Yuan spoke, his hands surged with powerful lightning, forming a giant hand of thunder that lunged towards Lin Ye.
"Dragon in the Deep!"
Lin Ye roared lowly, harbouring malicious intentions in his heart. Despite their significant cultivation gap, Chu Yuan dared to strike him first. If he could seize this opportunity to kill the Great Wu Emperor, the Great Wu Dynasty would instantly be plunged into absolute chaos.
Beyond Chu Yuan, there was no one left in the Great Wu Dynasty suitable for the throne.
Instantly, his formidable spirit broke free, like a furious dragon, charging forward with ferocity.
The Great Thunder Technique!
The moment Chu Yuan made his move, he displayed his absolute power. With his mastery over the Great Thunder and Great Devouring Techniques, his title of Thunder Controller made his thunder divine abilities even more powerful, instantly tearing apart the Dragon in the Deep.
Bang!
Lin Ye was blown backwards, caught off guard by Chu Yuan's unexpected upper hand.
As if a raging sea was surging within, Lin Ye was surprised. Despite his significant advantage, he didn't have the upper hand. He could never have anticipated Chu Yuan possessing the Emperor Sword, which raised his level by one stage.
"You're seeking death!"
Lin Ye stomped fiercely on the floor, releasing a formidable aura, his clothing split apart. He clenched his hands, forming a pair of dragon claws that could crush anything in its path.
Chu Yuan, on the move, had the Great Thunder in his left hand and the Great Origin in his right, the two divine abilities combined, his power now completely surpassed Lin Ye.
"Great Heavenly Dragon Technique!"
Feeling Chu Yuan's murderous intent, Lin Ye let loose the most potent divine ability of the Great Hidden Empire, the Great Heavenly Dragon Technique. His spirit completely embodied a heavenly dragon, attaching itself to him, harnessing the Technique's full power.
The Great Hidden Dynasty's secret technique, the Great Heavenly Dragon Technique, one of the three thousand Great Daos.
What makes the Great Hidden Dynasty more potent than the Great Music, Great Sheng and Great Cure, it's not just their national power, but also the Great Heavenly Dragon Technique. It makes the rulers of the Hidden Dynasty, even though limited by their divine abilities, more effective than the rulers of the three empires.
"Emperor blesses the humans! My heart creates a new era!"
The immortal emperor's power spread like an eternal brilliance.
Chu Yuan's hands had directly gripped onto Lin Ye's body.
Tear!
A ripping sound echoed out, followed by a frightening spectacle that stunned all the courtiers. Lin Ye, who looked like a heavenly dragon, was torn in half. Even his body was torn apart in a bloodbath, as if he had been torn apart by five horses.
A Ninth-stage Soul Refinement expert, Lin ye, was torn apart by Chu Yuan on the court in full view of all the courtiers.
The rest of the Great Hidden Dynasty's envoys, on witnessing this scene, trembled in fear. The Great Wu Emperor was not a weak sheep, but a ferocious tiger. Even the seventh prince, a genius, was torn apart by him in a few moves.
They were terrified and roared, "Great Wu Emperor, you are provoking a war between two countries. This is a humiliation, a grave insult, War, we must go to war!"
Drip, Drip!
Chu Yuan's hands were still dripping with fresh blood, his face without any expression said, "Since a war between two countries is inevitable, let the war begin. Wu guards, kill them, leave no one alive."
When the "leave no one alive" order was given.
Inside the Divine Martial Hall, hundreds of fierce guards in golden armor surged from all sides, beheading all the envoys, their bodies piling up.
There were two formidable forces in the Great Wu Dynasty that answered directly to the Emperor.
The first was the Divine Martial Troop.
And the second was the Wu Guards.
The Divine Martial Troop embarked on campaigns with the king, while the Wu Guards were stationed within the Royal Palace to protect the Imperial City. Chu Yuan's years of resilience was primarily due to the support of the Wu Guards.
That's why, despite the General holding military power, he was still wary of Chu Yuan's influence because of the presence of the Wu Guards.
"Eunuch Wei."
Upon hearing Chu Yuan's voice, Eunuch Wei promptly brought a basin of water for Chu Yuan to wash his hands.
"Ding! Host completed choice three, awarding one hundred Destiny Points!"
"Ding! Event complete, additional reward one thousand Destiny Points, awarding a random draw."
Following the pleasing sound of the system prompts, Chu Yuan was taken by surprise.
On completion of the event, this was what surprised Chu Yuan the most.
"It seems that each choice isn't easy, I can consider the entire event from the court meeting to the beheading of the envoy group as one complete event. If I hadn't attended the court, or met the envoys or chosen to kill the envoys, it wouldn't have been a completed event and wouldn't qualify for the additional rewards."
Chu Yuan was contemplating the Destiny Choice System, thanks to his wisdom, he could understand some of it.
Each event linked to the other, and every choice was an essential part of the whole, affecting the subsequent rewards.
"To exterminate the Hidden Dynasty within three years, with the imminent multinational alliance being the biggest event. The rewards are unknown, but given the generosity of the system I'm bound to get something good, and there are smaller parallel events within the bigger event, all capable of rewarding me handsomely."
Previously, Chu Yuan was wondering how to acquire more Destiny Points, but now there were additional rewards upon the completion of each event.
One thousand Destiny Points were more than the combined total of all the choices made throughout the entire event.
Checking his Destiny Points balance, he found that he had a whopping one thousand two hundred points, enough to elevate his level to the tenth Soul Refinement stage.
However, what piqued Chu Yuan's interest the most was that he had received another random draw. Last time, he drew the Great Devouring Technique, and now he was keen to see what rewards lay in store.
A product of the system is bound to be an excellent reward and is not likely to disappoint.