602: Chapter 602 He Became Emperor!

"Bang!"

The teacup in Wasunoko Ruozhi's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

She sat frozen in her seat as if struck by lightning.

"Impossible!"

"Those were five Golden Core experts and over a hundred Heavenly First Realm Experts..."

"How could they all be dead?"

The attendant lay prostrate on the ground, forehead pressed tightly against the floor, not daring to look up.

"The... the hotel staff said they saw monsters..."

"Many, many monsters..."

"It was those monsters that killed everyone..."

"Monsters?" The old minister stood up abruptly, his expression changing drastically. "What monsters?"

The attendant's body shook even more violently.

"The legendary monsters from the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons have all appeared."

"Leading them was a nine-tailed fox..."

Nine-tailed fox.

These words fell in the hall like three nails, driven deep into the hearts of everyone present.

A nine-tailed fox?

Isn't that Tamamo-no-Mae?

Baka-yaro!

All the monsters have submitted to that fox spirit; how are they supposed to play this now?

One must know.

The Hundred Ghosts are a source of power for Wa, and if they are gone...

Then they are truly half-crippled!

And now.

The Yin Yang Society has also been completely wiped out, so there is no longer any powerful force left in Wa.

Even with artillery, even with the Emperors Gate.

But artillery fire cannot stop assassinations.

And the Emperors Gate is far away in the Kunlun Ruins.

How can they still play???

"It's over..."

The old minister slumped onto the ground. "It's all over..."

The ministers in the hall looked ashen-faced.

They had thought that with the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates taking action, Ye Chen would surely die.

But who could have imagined that Ye Chen wouldn't even need to lift a finger? Tamamo-no-Mae summoned a group of monsters and wiped out their confidence...

"Your Majesty, what... what should we do?"

A middle-aged minister crawled to the center of the hall on his knees, his voice full of sobbing. "Will that Ye Chen find out that we leaked the news? Will he come back to kill us?"

Wasunoko Ruozhi's expression became even uglier.

She also wanted to know what to do.

But she didn't know.

She racked her brains but couldn't think of any solution.

Her only hope was...

That Aoi Ono handled things cleanly and didn't let Ye Chen and the others trace it back to her.

Otherwise...

"Boom!!!"

A loud explosion came from outside the hall without any warning.

So much so.

That the entire hall was shaking.

Wasunoko Ruozhi stood up abruptly, her face changing drastically. "What's going on?"

Before her voice even landed, the hall doors were blown open by a massive force.

The two heavy wooden doors shattered like paper, wood chips flying everywhere.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a figure strode in.

Her Mamian skirt fluttered in the wind, and nine snow-white tails swayed gently behind her. A faint smile hung on her breathtakingly beautiful face.

It was indeed Daji.

But the most terrifying thing was...

Behind her, a dense crowd of monsters followed!

The Hundred Ghosts had gathered in the Main Hall of the Imperial Palace.

The temperature inside the hall plummeted.

Witnessing this scene.

Several faint-hearted ministers passed out from fear immediately.

The rest weren't much better, slumping on the ground, trembling all over, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Wasunoko Ruozhi stood at the head of the hall, watching Daji approach step by step, her legs turning to jelly.

She wanted to run.

But her legs wouldn't obey her; they felt like they were filled with lead, unable to move an inch.

The next second.

Daji walked up to her and looked down at her from above.

"Little girl, you are very dishonest."

"The Master letting you live was already the greatest mercy shown to you."

"Yet you turned around and bit the Master."

"Tell me... are you looking for death?"

Wasunoko Ruozhi's face filled with terror.

"M-My Lady, what... what are you saying? I... I don't understand..."

"Don't understand?"

Daji smiled sweetly. "Then let me ask you, you were the one who notified the people from the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates, weren't you?"

Wasunoko Ruozhi's face turned completely pale. "I... I didn't... Please investigate clearly, Lady Daji!"

Daji sighed and shook her head.

"You won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

She raised her right hand and flicked her index finger gently.

A crimson light shot out from her fingertip and entered the body of a minister standing beside Wasunoko Ruozhi.

The minister's body froze suddenly, then began to burn from the inside out.

That was Demon fire!

Demon fire gushed out from the minister's seven orifices, burning his body to ashes before he could even scream.

It took less than a breath's time.

A living person had vanished into nothingness right before everyone's eyes.

Everyone was so terrified by this scene that they were speechless.

Wasunoko Ruozhi was shaking like a leaf.

"I... I'll talk..."

She fell to her knees with a thud, her forehead hitting the Tatami mat hard.

"It... it was Aoi Ono's suggestion to notify the Emperors Gate..."

"I was bewitched by him and lost my mind..."

"Please... please spare my life, My Lady!"

"I... I won't ever do it again..."

She cried hysterically, her forehead banging against the floor, completely losing her imperial dignity.

Daji looked down at the weeping Wasunoko Ruozhi kneeling on the ground, her smile gradually fading.

"If saying 'I won't do it again' worked after making a mistake, then what's the point of prisons? What's the point of laws?"

Her voice was soft, yet it felt like a cold blade cutting through the hearts of everyone present.

"Therefore..."

"Your chances have been used up."

Wasunoko Ruozhi looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with terror.

"No... please no..."

"I am the Emperor... I am the Emperor of Wa... You cannot..."

Before she could finish.

Daji's right hand was already pressed against the top of her head.

A crimson light flashed from her palm.

Wasunoko Ruozhi's body stiffened, and her pupils suddenly dilated.

Then.

Her body began to turn to ash, inch by inch, starting from the top of her head.

It was as if she were being consumed by an invisible fire.

For a moment.

The 126th Emperor of Wa, Wasunoko Ruozhi, turned into a pile of ashes scattered on the Tatami before she could even scream.

All the ministers froze in place like stone statues.

No one spoke.

No one moved.

No one even dared to breathe.

Until...

"Your Majesty!!!"

An old minister finally came to his senses and threw himself in front of the pile of ashes, wailing loudly.

The other ministers also began to cry.

Their crying was as miserable as if their own mothers had died.

But no one was being sincere.

They cried because of fear.

Because they were afraid that the next one to turn into ash would be themselves.

Daji stood at the head of the hall with her hands behind her back, looking down at the ministers kneeling all over the floor.

"Stop crying."

The crying stopped abruptly.

All the ministers looked up in unison, their eyes blurred with tears as they stared at her in terror.

Daji's gaze swept across the room as she spoke calmly.

"Who is Aoi Ono?"

Several ministers' bodies shook, and they instinctively glanced at each other.

The next second.

A middle-aged minister raised his hand tremblingly: "R-Reporting to Lady Daji, A-Aoi-kun did not attend the court today..."

Daji raised an eyebrow: "Did not attend court?"

"Y-Yes..."

The middle-aged minister swallowed hard, "H-He hasn't returned since he left the palace last night..."

Daji nodded and didn't press further.

She turned around, walked to the throne at the head of the hall, and ran her hand over the chair that symbolized the highest power in Wa.

Then.

She turned around and sat down.

Her nine tails spread out behind her like a snow-white fan, making her breathtaking face look even more demonic.

"From today onwards, I am the Emperor of Wa."

She leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, and scanned the ministers kneeling on the floor.

"Do you have any objections?"

As soon as she said this, the hall erupted in a commotion.

The ministers looked at each other, their expressions quite a sight.

Shock.

Fear.

Anger.

Unwillingness.

And deep humiliation.

A monster as the Emperor?

In the thousand-year history of Wa, there has never been such an absurd thing!

That is the throne of Wa!

It's a seat that only descendants of Amaterasu are allowed to occupy!

And now, a fox spirit is actually going to sit on it?

If word of this gets out, where will Wa's dignity go?

A gray-haired old minister trembled all over, his lips quivering several times as if he wanted to say something.

But when he saw Daji's eyes, the words at the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down.

Finally.

He kowtowed heavily.

"W-We have no objections!"

Seeing this, the other ministers also kowtowed one after another.

"We have no objections!"

"We shall follow Lady Daji's orders!"

"Long live Lady Daji! Long live, long live!"

...

Their voices were uneven.

But every word was filled with fear.

Daji nodded with satisfaction, the corners of her mouth curving up slightly in an innocent smile.

"That's more like it."

"Then... to demonstrate your loyalty, I need you to do one thing."

All the ministers looked up in unison, their eyes full of apprehension.

Daji spoke one word at a time.

"Go and fetch me Aoi Ono's head."