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Anyone with the surname Li can be called king!

All members of the royal Family have the opportunity to inherit the Succession, and this Red Dragon Emperor, known as Emperor Gaozu of Han, had an exceptionally large number of descendants.

Even the candidates for Crown Prince of the Succession totaled nine, charmingly named the Nine Dragon Sons. Since I became Emperor by slaying the Red Dragon in my dream, I should also have Nine Dragon Sons.

And today, Li Xie, the youngest among the nine Crown Prince candidates, was in a fit of rage.

"Useless! All useless!"

"Ahhhhh! This is infuriating, infuriating!" He roared, directly grabbing the head of a nearby maidservant.

"Your Highness..."

Bang!

The next moment, the maidservant's head exploded like a watermelon, red and white splattering everywhere, sickening to behold.

A trace of blood splattered on his face, and he actually showed a morbid flush.

His emotions barely stabilized.

"Your Highness... this matter with the Hua Xu Family was just an accident..."

"No one expected the Su Family to be so strong. The Hua Xu Family once offended the Su Family, so their annihilation is only natural!"

A strategist said to Li Xie.

"What nonsense about 'only natural'!"

"Do you know that my eight brothers are enlisting officials in the imperial court, each backed by various high-ranking officials?"

"And me? Although I have received some favor from Father Emperor, I still have no one behind me. If this continues, let alone the position of Succession, even the candidacy will soon be taken from me."

"It was so difficult to subdue the Hua Xu Family, hoping to use them to enter the military... But now!"

"Useless! All useless!"

Li Xie's face was filled with rage. He angrily trampled on the maidservant's corpse, letting blood splatter everywhere.

"Good! Everyone bullies me, everyone looks down on me, even a Family from the Northern Wilderness looks down on me!"

"Someone! Send my personal guards to exterminate the Su Family!" Li Xie roared as if possessed by a madness.

However, upon hearing his words, the strategists quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.

"Your Highness, calm down!"

"Your Highness, that Su Family is an ancient Imperial Family. Even the one from Heavenly Dao Mountain shows them immense respect, remaining silent even when their marriage alliance was ruined!"

"Your Highness, now that a taboo has appeared in the Northern Wilderness, all living beings in the world are in panic. The Su Family annihilated the taboo, so everyone in the world owes the Su Family a debt of Karma!"

"That's right! Your Highness, the Su Family cannot be easily provoked. Moreover, that First Emperor who restored the Emperors Road is also a member of the Su Family. He is connected to the Emperors Road. If you anger Your Majesty because of this, it would truly be more loss than gain!"

The strategists painstakingly advised the young prince, as if coaxing a child.

Currently, the Su Family's reputation is not only spreading in the Northern Wilderness but also has considerable renown throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

When the Hua Xu Family colluded with the taboo, Flame Han immediately issued a statement and erased all honors related to the Hua Xu Family.

And the Su Family's eradication of the taboo, such a great Karma, meant that all races in the heavens owed the Su Family a debt of gratitude.

And now, their young prince was acting as if he had cerebellar atrophy. Everyone else was completely disassociating themselves from the Hua Xu Family, yet he still wanted to offend an Imperial Family because of a Family connected to a taboo.

If it weren't for the generous rewards he offered, these strategists would have long since quit...

Li Xie's mind might indeed not have been clear, but listening to the persuasion of those around him, he gradually calmed down.

Then, he sat down, still sulking.

"Hmph! I cannot swallow this anger. Qingyun, use your Heaven-Gazing technique to pinpoint the Su Family. If there are any changes, report them to me immediately!"

"I am not to be trifled with!" the young prince said arrogantly.

As his voice fell, a man in a Daoist robe stood up: "As Your Highness wishes."

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, hundreds of skilled Warlock walked in.

Each of them formed hand seals and used secret arts.

Attempting to locate the Su Family.

However, the instant the secret arts began to stir...

Buzz!

A terrifying aura erupted.

Formless, intangible...

That power slowly rippled, and wherever it passed, all beings lost their color.

The bodies of the Warlock twisted and annihilated in an illogical, absurd manner, like a child's grotesque drawing.

"Ahhhhh!"

"No! My magic, my magic is destroying me!"

"No! Don't!"

They let out wails, but in an instant, it was as if a mute button had been pressed.

They even lost the right to wail.

Qingyun, who was leading them, was annihilated in an instant. Every part of his body was completely erased by an invisible force.

As if he had never existed.

This bizarre scene instantly filled everyone with terror.

Li Xie was so frightened that he fell to the ground, his face deathly pale.

"Guards! Guards!"

He screamed in terror.

Two figures radiating extremely strong Dao rhyme energy shot out from the shadows.

Fish Dragon Guard, the personal guards of the Red Dragon Emperor. Each of them was a Prodigy with the title of 'invincible among peers'.

Their status and position were higher than many ministers, and they were the true confidants of the Red Dragon Emperor.

Unexpectedly, they would be here protecting a useless prince.

Even many strategists were momentarily stunned.

Behind these two Fish Dragon Guard, two illusory figures of gods appeared.

Powerful auras erupted without restraint.

They were clearly two True God experts.

"Hiss! The Red Dragon Emperor's favoritism towards the young prince is actually so profound!"

"Although I don't know what happened, with the Fish Dragon Guard here, everything is stable!"

"It seems this one truly has the qualifications to contend for the Succession!"

The strategists' minds became active.

However, the next moment...

An extremely indifferent voice sounded: "The mortal world is defiled again..."

The next moment...

An incomprehensible Great Dao slowly floated, then...

A gentle breeze passed...

The bodies of the two True God experts froze. With that gentle breeze, they turned into specks of dust, slowly dissipating, their Divine Souls completely extinguished...

At this moment, Li Xie's arrogance and the dignity of the imperial Family all became so fragile.

The strategists frantically fled.

However, as they ran, they continuously turned into dust and dispersed, like swept-away filth.

"You... who exactly are you!"

"You!!! How dare you, no, you cannot kill me!"

"I am! I am Li..." Li Xie's voice was filled with terror, trembling uncontrollably.

But before he could finish his sentence, the next moment... his body suddenly scattered to the ground, vanishing into thin air...

At this moment, the entire council hall was empty.

The dignified prince of the Yan Han Divine Kingdom was annihilated just like that!

Only a pair of eyes, seemingly watching something from afar, existed in the ethereal realm.

"Such a thing will not happen a second time."

"On my behalf, apologize to the Su Clan Leader." An old voice slowly sounded.

"Mortal ants who provoke the Exalted One, those who covet the Exalted One's majesty, shall all be purged!" The abandoned voice was ethereal and majestic.

Within its tranquility, there was an unimaginable reality...