378: The empress arrives and shocks the three uncles!

“Greetings, Your Majesty!”

Upon seeing the Empress appear, everyone immediately prostrated themselves.

At this moment, the Empress was clad in a golden dragon robe, her aura like a dragon, and behind her was an imposing phantom figure.

She pressed her hand down.

A void claw, imbued with golden dragon scales, pierced through the barrier and struck the center of the battle between Guo Feng and the others.

Instantly, dragon qi surged!

Thunder permeated the air!

“Ah?”

“Quickly retreat!”

It was the Empress’s first move, but at that instant, Guo Feng felt an extreme sense of danger.

Perhaps it wasn’t the Empress’s true power.

But!

That was the power the Empress could control!

He knew the Empress had arrived, so he immediately gathered the ten Phantom Spirits behind him.

He retreated rapidly with Qin Tian.

Similarly, Zhao Xing was also startled by this strike from the Empress, and he immediately retracted his flaming spear.

He retreated several hundred meters.

Then, the three of them immediately cupped their hands towards the Empress: “Greetings, Your Majesty (Empress)!”

“Marquis Shenwei, retract the barrier.”

The Empress said indifferently.

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Marquis Shenwei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and with a wave of his hand, he quickly retracted the barrier.

The Empress glanced at Guo Feng faintly, her heart also filled with shock.

Originally, she had informants.

She also knew that Guo Feng had a conflict with Imperial Relative Zhao Xing.

Indeed, as Zhao Xing said, as the Empress, she couldn't possibly intervene for Guo Feng in every matter.

She was not a nanny.

If Guo Feng suffered a loss today, he should bear it himself.

However, she had never expected Guo Feng to display such heaven-defying methods.

And terrifying speed of improvement!

Moreover, the battle between Guo Feng and the three of them, if not stopped soon, would affect innocent bystanders.

She then looked at Imperial Relative and said, “Imperial Relative, Guo Feng, as Wind King, and my personally appointed Imperial Envoy, is fully responsible for confiscating the remnants of the Grand Manager.”

“Zhao Yushu’s unauthorized interference has already committed a grave error.”

“He is a dissolute and ignorant person.”

Her gaze sharpened, “Could it be that you, Imperial Relative, are also ignorant?”

“This subject would not dare.”

Imperial Relative Zhao Xing hurriedly lowered his head and bowed, a hint of forbearance flashing in his eyes.

He also had many methods he hadn't used yet.

However, he would not act rashly unless absolutely necessary.

The Empress said coldly, “Imperial Relative, return to your residence. Zhao Yushu, go to the Prison Punishment Division yourself and receive the thousand-lash punishment; no substitute is allowed.”

“Yes.”

Zhao Xing could only bow, perform a salute, then glanced at Guo Feng, “Wind King, heroes emerge from the young; we will speak again later!”

After he finished speaking, he stepped away.

Although Zhao Yushu had been taken out of the barrier by Marquis Shenwei earlier, he was still in a very sorry state.

And when the Empress spoke, she had already lifted the seal on his body.

He was very unconvinced.

However, the majesty and strength displayed by his cousin made him dare not say more.

He could only bow: “Yes!”

Then, he flew directly towards the Prison Punishment Division.

“Guo Feng, I truly didn’t expect you to be able to withstand Imperial Relative for so long. You are very impressive.”

The Empress now turned her gaze to Guo Feng, showing an expression of admiration.

Guo Feng smiled calmly, “If you hadn’t come, I could have fought for even longer.”

“Heh, you should continue to work hard. With your rate of improvement, catching up to him is only a matter of time; there’s no need to take this risk.”

The Empress waved her hand, “Alright. You all continue! Of the cash spirit stones confiscated this time, you take half to distribute yourself, and the rest will all be handed over to the national treasury.”

She paused, “As for the Grand Manager’s void treasure vault, it’s yours.”

“Ah, alright!”

Guo Feng was stunned for a moment. Previously, he had thought of secretly manipulating the accounts and concealing a portion of the income for himself.

Now, it was fine; the Empress had directly ordered it.

Then there was absolutely no need to hide anything.

He then cupped his hands, “Thank you, Empress.”

“Once you finish the confiscation, go to the Tianyan Lion Army, and you must depart by the day after tomorrow at the latest. Within one month, you must advance into Guo Wang City, otherwise, you will be held accountable!”

The Empress’s tone also became stern!

“Don’t worry!”

Guo Feng cupped his hands, “Within one month, I will definitely take down Duke Guo and occupy Guo Wang City!”

“I await your good news.”

After the Empress finished speaking, she took a step, turned, and disappeared.

“Wind King, you are truly amazing. Now, the entire Imperial Capital probably knows that you can rival Imperial Relative.”

Marquis Shenwei, after the Empress left, hurriedly walked over, cupped his hands, and said with an expression of awe.

And Ming Hao’s expression was also very solemn.

Previously, he had been somewhat unconvinced by Guo Feng.

But now, he was completely convinced.

Guo Feng was probably an existence he could never catch up to in his lifetime.

And Wang Shengzhi was excited; he had truly backed the right person this time.

Guo Feng smiled and waved at Marquis Shenwei: “Rivaling is rivaling, but this Imperial Relative should still have many methods he hasn’t used.”

“You are right.”

Qin Tian nodded at this moment, “Imperial Relative is currently at the Nine-Rank Ninth Layer Limit. According to the laws of the Chaotic Empire, once he reaches Tenth Rank, which is the quasi-Immortal Rank, he will inevitably be taken away.”

“Imperial Relative doesn’t want to leave right now; he’s looking for a way to avoid the laws of the Chaotic Empire, so he doesn’t dare to exert his full strength for fear of breaking through.”

“Secondly.”

He glanced in the direction the Empress had left, “It is rumored that this Imperial Relative also has a secret art of burning lifespan. Such power gained by sacrificing lifespan is extremely terrifying. He certainly won’t use it unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, while there are rumors about this trump card of his, it’s not necessarily true. If it truly exists, he would only use it on specific people.”

“Specific people?”

Guo Feng raised an eyebrow; he already understood who these so-called specific people were.

It must be the Empress, or the powerful individual behind the Empress!

He waved his hand, “Alright, you all first diligently confiscate the assets of the Grand Manager and the Eighth Chief Eunuch, recording every item in detail. Of the half of the cash spirit stones the Empress promised me, I will take half, and the rest will be equally divided among the four of you.”

As he spoke, he took out the three jade slips, “As for this so-called void treasure vault, Wang Shengzhi, you will go with me.”

“Yes.”

Wang Shengzhi nodded busily.

Subsequently, everyone dispersed.

Now, the Grand Manager Residence was largely destroyed, but there were still many things to attend to.

So, Marquis Shenwei and Ming Hao would be busy for a while.

Meanwhile, Guo Feng and Wang Shengzhi arrived at an open space.

He pieced the three jade slips together, and they immediately coalesced.

A dazzling light burst forth.

Then, the three jade slips spun continuously in the sky.

The light seemed to merge into the void.

Whoosh, whoosh…

Before long, the jade slips seemed to pull out a vortex-like teleportation array from the void.

“The passage is open, let’s go!”

Guo Feng took Wang Shengzhi and immediately rushed into this teleportation array.

A buzzing sound came to his ears.

The next moment, the scenery before his eyes changed, and he arrived at a plaza made entirely of jade stone.

He looked up and saw an ancient cave abode.

Its overall style was somewhat similar to the sect ruins in the Spirit Realm.

However, it looked more like an enormous mountain peak in the void.

The entrance to the cave abode was at a large mountain cave about dozens of meters wide.

It appeared ancient yet majestic.

And the main gate was wide open.

However, several figures quickly rushed out from within…