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Seeing that Si Yuhua had been killed before he could self-destruct, Zou Yangping's complexion turned even paler.

Clearly, the prowess of these three Celestials was beyond his own; he and Si Yuhua stood no chance against the three of them.

Suddenly thinking of something, Zou Yangping ceased his actions and said, "I surrender! Don't kill me! From now on, I will follow His Majesty's orders without question. If His Majesty tells me to go east, I will never go west!"

Hearing these words, the expressions of Yun Xianxian and the others seemed unchanged.

Zou Yangping glanced at the three people's faces, all of which were extremely calm, as if they didn't care whether he surrendered or not.

Seeing their expressions, Zou Yangping's heart immediately cooled by half, wondering if they were determined to kill him after all.

After all, he was a Celestial!

How many Celestials were there in the world?

If they kept him alive, he could create more value for the Sum Emperor.

At this moment, Xia Tianyuan said, "Zou Sect Master, to His Majesty, you are more valuable dead than alive."

Upon hearing these words, Zou Yangping's face instantly darkened, "If you are unwilling to spare me, even if I must drag you down with me in a fight to the death, I will not go alone!"

As he finished speaking, Zou Yangping, like Si Yuhua before him, started to concentrate all his Spiritual Power into his Dantian, preparing to self-destruct and perish together with Xia Tianyuan and the others.

Yet the expressions on the faces of Xia Tianyuan and his companions remained unchanged; they seemed to have no fear of Zou Yangping's self-destruction.

Seeing that their expressions remained the same, still indifferent like before, Zou Yangping was deeply disappointed.

Though he spoke of a fight to the death, deep down he truly did not wish to die; he was merely threatening the three of them, trying to force them to give in and spare his life.
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Zou Yangping was puzzled; why were these three not afraid of death at all? Could it be that they believed they had the ability to stop his self-destruction before he could execute it?

Now driven into a corner, Zou Yangping shouted, "Do not push me too far! I will self-destruct right now!"

Zou Yangping also realized he could not escape. Since these three were bent on killing him, they might as well die together!

Immediately, Zou Yangping prepared to self-destruct, but just as he was about to gather all his Spiritual Power into his Dantian,

Li Qingrou and Yun Xianxian acted simultaneously, sending countless streams of Sword Qi instantly flying towards Zou Yangping, while numerous ice spears fell from the sky. In just an instant, Zou Yangping was pierced by both the ice spears and Sword Qi.

Like Si Yuhua, Zou Yangping never got the chance to self-destruct his Dantian. In truth, if he had wanted to self-destruct, he still could have; however, without concentrating all his Spiritual Power into his Dantian, the explosion wouldn't have been very powerful nor caused much damage.

As Zou Yangping's body slowly fell to the ground, their task there was also considered complete.

Meanwhile,

In Yan County,

The disciples from the various Sects had been planning to charge into Yan County to carry out their plans of looting and pillaging. But before they could get close to Yan County, a strange Formation appeared in the sky above the city.

Before the people from the Sects could react, the Formation suddenly fired countless beams of light. Then, the bodies of the Sects' members were pierced by the light from the Formation.

Some were so frightened they immediately fled, yet the rays from the Formation were so fast that they reached their targets in the blink of an eye. These Sect members had already approached the gates of Yan County, and by this point, it was too late to escape.

Soon, the dead bodies lay strewn all around the entrance to Yan County, all belonging to members of the major Sects.

At this moment, Wu Ming was still unaware of what had happened outside the city gates, but after seeing the formation in the sky, he faintly sensed a hint of unease.

Just then, a disciple of the Tian Wu Sect appeared behind Wu Ming, "Your Highness, good news!"

Relieved by the arrival of this voice, Wu Ming spoke with some displeasure, "Why have you come so late? I thought something had happened outside."

The disciple said with a smile, "We encountered some obstacles just now, so there was some delay, but now all the obstacles have been cleared, and all the people in the Imperial Palace are under our control. Your Highness can lead the people directly to the Imperial Palace now."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming was overjoyed, and he immediately confirmed, "Yan County has been taken by you?"

The Tian Wu Sect disciple replied, "Yes, Your Highness, the Celestial of Yan County has died in battle, and we now fully control Yan County."

Laughing heartily at this news, Wu Ming then said, "Very good, very good! I indeed did not misjudge you. I wonder what kind of expression Lu Chen will have when he returns to see everything in Yan County, hahaha!"

"Let's go! We will head to the Imperial Palace now, I want to see just how beautiful Lu Chen's wives and concubines really are."

Immediately after, Wu Ming led a group of Wu Family's people directly out of the Wu Residence.

Wuhe also sensed the commotion outside and asked a servant, "What is happening outside?"

The servant hastily replied, "Your Highness, the Second Prince, along with some Imperial Family Members of the Wu Family, has left the residence directly."

Upon hearing this, Wuhe furrowed his brows.

Looking up again at the formation in the sky that was gradually dissipating, he couldn't help thinking, could it be that those Sect forces have really taken down Yan County?

If that were the case, if Wu Ming became the Emperor supported by those Sects, wouldn't his own position be extremely awkward?

No, that can't be right...

Could Yan County really have fallen so easily?

Could there be some deceit at play here?

Wuhe then instructed the servant, "Send someone out to gather information, and come back immediately with any news."

Wuhe always felt something was amiss; he didn't believe that Lu Chen had left no contingency plans. After all, there was Zhuge Zhongguang by Lu Chen's side - even if Lu Chen wasn't that smart, was Zhuge Zhongguang not either?

Zhuge Zhongguang would surely have advised Lu Chen to keep some moves in reserve, or even some trump cards. Wuhe felt that Wu Ming and his group rushing out now would likely be facing nothing but a dead end.

Wu Ming didn't realize that his countdown to death had already begun.

Not long after, Wu Ming arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Palace in a horse-drawn carriage. There were no guards at the gates of the Imperial Palace, not even a single sentry, as if the Imperial Palace had indeed been captured.

Stepping down from the carriage, Wu Ming saw this scene and said with a laugh, "From this day forth, this will be this King's Imperial Palace!"

At this moment, a flattery-seeking servant said, "Your Majesty, you should refer to yourself as 'We' now."

Wu Ming immediately realized, "Oh right, now that Yan County has been occupied, hereafter 'We' will be the ruler of Great Sum! Hahaha!"

"Let's go, let's see what 'Our' beloved consorts look like!"

As the words fell, Wu Ming led a group of the Royal Family Members of the Wu Family further into the Imperial Palace. However, as they entered the palace gates, soldiers armed with muskets quickly appeared and surrounded them all.

Seeing these soldiers, Wu Ming was suddenly stunned. Wasn't it said that the Imperial Palace had been captured? Why were there still soldiers of Great Sum?