434: Anger, accountability

“Flesh stripping, Soul sacrifice… Myriad Souls Banner!” Su Xiaobai suddenly remembered what caused this scene.

Immediately, he clenched his fists, his nails digging deeply into his flesh, and an extreme Killing Intent flashed in his eyes.

“How dare they?”

The Myriad Souls Banner was known as an evil weapon, a weapon detested by all spirits. It sacrificed Souls, ensuring that those who entered the banner would never enter Reincarnation, which was even more cruel than directly killing them.

“Bastards!!!”

Beside them, the Empress immediately went berserk, her beautiful hair flying, and her powerful pressure directly crushed the surrounding Void Realm layer by layer, creating spatial cracks that could not heal for a long time.

Her towering chest rose and fell violently, a sign of extreme anger.

“Your Majesty!”

Suddenly, three figures rushed over from a distance.

They were none other than Lin Tiantian, First Supreme Emperor, and Fourth Supreme Emperor.

Behind the three, a group of elites followed, moving at their maximum speed.

After realizing they had fallen into a trap, the three had rushed back as fast as they could.

However, they couldn't determine the location of the Rolling Pig Yao King, so they could only search blindly until they felt a terrifying aura coming from this direction, which made them rush over.

Unexpectedly, it was the aura emanating from the Empress.

“Your Majesty!”

The elites who followed behind them saw the Empress and knelt down in unison to salute.

The Empress's gaze suddenly turned to Lin Tiantian and the other two, and then, without a word, she unleashed a powerful palm strike forward.

Roar!!!

As her palm struck out, a giant Golden Dragon claw condensed in the air, mercilessly striking the three of them.

“Pfft!”

The three took a heavy blow, their Qi and blood churning within them, and they spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as their bodies flew backward.

But they had no complaints, instead lowering their heads with expressions of guilt, because they had also seen the city of death below, filled with countless skeletons.

This was all due to their negligence.

The elites kneeling on the ground were startled by the Empress's sudden move, not daring to breathe, unclear why the Empress had suddenly become so enraged.

“What use are you to me?!”

The Empress's voice was angry and cold. Facing her two Old Ancestors and the sister who had once taken a blow for her, she showed no mercy.

“Five entire cities, tens of millions of common people's lives, their flesh was absorbed into the Myriad Souls Banner, their Souls sacrificed, never to enter Reincarnation!”

“I told you to guard the border, is this how you guard it?!”

The Empress's eyes were filled with Killing Intent, and the pressure of a Second Realm Late Stage instantly swept across the entire area. The terrifying imperial aura made it difficult for everyone to breathe.

She was clearly truly enraged!

Even the three who were also in the Second Realm felt their bodies stiffen, and even their breathing became extremely difficult.

Even Su Xiaobai, who knew the Empress best, had never seen her so angry.

At this moment, the elites who had followed behind noticed that the city below was completely silent, with skeletons everywhere, their deaths tragic, like a human purgatory.

Everyone immediately froze in place.

What… exactly happened here?

“Wife, Cui'er, my wife and daughter are still inside! I want to go back!”

A sudden voice rang out, and a middle-aged man, like a madman, rushed into the city.

Everyone wanted to speak but held back, eventually showing a hint of regret and sympathy in their eyes.

The middle-aged man flew down rapidly, accurately finding the location of his home, and entered his once familiar house.

Clang!

He eagerly opened the door, “Wife, Cui'er, are you alright?”

Immediately, his pupils shrank sharply.

What greeted him were two skeletons, one large and one small. The skeletons were dressed in women's clothes, the larger one holding the smaller one, looking like a mother and daughter.

Thud!

The middle-aged man knelt on the ground with a blank expression.

“No!!!”

Inside the room, a heart-wrenching roar echoed, audible even to those in the sky.

Everyone closed their eyes, a hint of sadness in their gaze.

No wonder Your Majesty was so angry. The entire city had no survivors, their flesh and Souls all sacrificed, never to enter Reincarnation. How cruel was this?

“What Your Majesty says is true, this subordinate and others are guilty and are willing to accept punishment!” First Supreme Emperor stepped forward and cupped his hands, his aged face filled with guilt and self-reproach.

“However, the main responsibility for this matter lies with this Old Ancestor. It was this Old Ancestor who failed to detect the Yao Race's scheme in the first instance, causing tens of millions of common people to perish in the Yellow Springs.”

“This Old Ancestor is to blame and is willing to die. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish!”

He bowed deeply.

He had once been an emperor and had led an era of prosperity. He knew the principle of taking from the people and using for the people, and he knew what tens of millions of common people meant to Great Zhou.

That was not just tens of millions of lives, but also the Foundation of Great Zhou, and the relatives and friends of countless people!

The Yao Race, in front of the three of them, sacrificed the common people of five entire cities in less than half a day. That was a provocation and insult to the entire Great Zhou!

And all of this was due to their negligence.

“Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Eldest Brother. If he hadn't reminded us in time, we would still be caught in the Yao Race's scheme now. We are the ones who truly need to bear the responsibility!”

Second Supreme Emperor rushed forward anxiously, pleading for First Supreme Emperor.

Lin Tiantian hesitated for a moment, then also stepped out, her head held high, “I won't argue. A mistake is a mistake. If you want to kill me, then kill me!”

“Good, since you wish to die, I shall grant your wish!”

The Empress raised her hand, and a golden war halberd appeared in her hand, as if she was about to chop off the heads of the three in the next moment.

“Your Majesty, you cannot!”

“Although Lin Lord and the other two made a mistake, their crime does not warrant death!”

“That's right, the Supreme Emperors discovered that something was wrong and immediately rushed back without stopping. They have already made their greatest efforts!”

The elites below, seeing that the Empress was actually going to kill the three, immediately tried to dissuade her.

They had followed the three all the way and had seen the anxious expressions on their faces, knowing that they had truly done their best.

Moreover, those were three Second Realm experts! If the Empress killed them, what a huge loss that would be for the entire Human Race!

But the Empress seemed to not hear them, the Killing Intent in her eyes not diminishing in the slightest.

But at this moment, a large hand gently patted her shoulder.

“Your Majesty, calm your anger,” Su Xiaobai's voice came. “The two Supreme Emperors and Lin Lord have already done their best. The Yao Race was clearly prepared this time.”

“Not only did they use the Myriad Souls Banner to absorb the common people's flesh in the shortest time possible, but they also had a backup plan that could detect our movements. As soon as we arrived, it retreated.”

“This was clearly planned long ago. Even if the two Supreme Emperors and Lin Lord hadn't been diverted, it would have had other ways to infiltrate Great Zhou.”

Su Xiaobai comforted her, while also giving a look to the three, motioning them not to speak.

The Empress was truly enraged now. Although it was impossible for her to actually kill them, if no one tried to persuade her, a severe beating would definitely not be avoided.

A hint of gratitude appeared in the eyes of the three.

As expected, under Su Xiaobai's persuasion, the Empress took a deep breath, her heaving chest slowly calmed down, and her anger gradually subsided.

But her gaze remained icy cold.

“Hmph! If Commander Su and the generals hadn't pleaded for you today, it wouldn't be too much for each of you to commit suicide as an apology!” She flicked her sleeve.

“What Your Majesty says is true! Thank you, Commander Su!”

The three said sincerely.

The elites outside also let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, First Supreme Emperor and the other two naturally knew that this was a tactic by the Empress to appease the soldiers who had lost their loved ones.

If she showed an indifferent attitude, the soldiers would surely harbor resentment and lose trust in the imperial court.

However, the Killing Intent that the Empress had just exuded truly made them shiver, as if she was really going to kill them.

But while horrified, they couldn't help but feel a hint of excitement, because from the pressure the Empress had just exuded, she had clearly reached the Second Realm Late Stage!

One must know that the Empress was extremely young, at her Peak, unlike First Supreme Emperor, who was a Second Realm Late Stage whose vitality was depleted and who might pass away if he exerted himself too much.

That was genuine top-tier combat power!

Moreover, the Empress's strength could not be described as that of an ordinary Second Realm Late Stage. If given time, she could completely reach the level of Moye Chen back then.

Compared to the two Supreme Emperors who were pleasantly surprised by the Empress's strength, Lin Tiantian curiously sized up Su Xiaobai.

“Is he Su Xiaobai?”

Because she had been guarding the border, she had never returned to the Ghost Gate Demon Sect until now, so she had never met Su Xiaobai, but she knew that he had succeeded as the new Holy Monarch of the Ghost Gate Demon Sect.

This was their first meeting.

“What is his relationship with Lin Yao? How dare he put his hand on her shoulder, and the key is that Lin Yao didn't resist! If this were before, that person's hand would have been chopped off long ago!”

“This is not normal, the relationship between these two is definitely not normal!”

A strong Soul of gossip emerged in her eyes.

If Lin Yao's anger wasn't so strong right now, fearing she would be severely beaten, she would have to interrogate her thoroughly.

[PS: I'm in the dark room again, a small ban every month, a big ban every three months.

Sigh… I'm used to it.

Because I'm banned and have no traffic, I can only ask for some gifts from everyone, Arigato! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)]