376: You are not worthy of ruling the Dawu Dynasty.

If the Great Wu Crown Prince’s initial unfairness towards Xiang Zizhen only made Xiao Shi feel anger and disappointment… then the Great Wu Crown Prince’s current action of using Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect members to lure him into the Great Wu Dynasty had already ignited Xiao Shi’s murderous intent!

Xiao Shi was inherently a person with a strong killing nature.

Though he wouldn't kill indiscriminately,

he never showed mercy to those who meticulously plotted to harm him.

Even if he was the Great Wu Crown Prince!

It could be said that the moment the Great Wu Crown Prince made this move, he had already entered Xiao Shi’s kill list.

However, Xiao Shi also knew that

killing the Great Wu Crown Prince would be extremely difficult.

The Dao Lords within the Great Wu Dynasty alone were an insurmountable mountain for him.

Especially the Imperial Guard.

Their duty was to protect the Great Wu Crown Prince’s safety.

Even if they were preoccupied by the petrified face, once they sensed the Great Wu Crown Prince was in danger, they would undoubtedly choose to abandon their fight against the petrified face and rescue the Great Wu Crown Prince first.

Therefore, even though Xiao Shi had already developed a murderous intent earlier,

he had hidden it very well.

Without revealing a trace.

Until this moment… when he noticed the situation above and knew that these Dao Lords, in their fight against the petrified face, no longer had the spare attention to attend to other matters, the killing intent in his eyes finally flashed forth.

He saw a sliver of opportunity!

…Hiss!

The Crimson Refining Battle Armor on the Crimson Refining Corpse suddenly switched from defensive to combat mode.

The entirely crimson-gold armor instantly turned scarlet, and with a bang, it disintegrated into countless scarlet armor plates.

These scarlet armor plates all converged on the Crimson Refining Corpse’s arm, and also swallowed the Crimson Refining Corpse Blade tightly held in the Crimson Refining Corpse’s hand, merging with it.

This transformed the Crimson Refining Corpse’s entire right arm into a monstrous and terrifying scarlet giant blade.

Along with it, the aura emanating from the Crimson Refining Corpse also became wild, and its eyes glowed with a scarlet hue.

There was also a roar, like a wild beast gone mad,

erupting from the Crimson Refining Corpse’s mouth.

All the Crimson Refining Corpses simultaneously raised their scarlet giant blades, formed from their arms, and slashed downwards with immense force.

Boom!!

Under the tremendous roar,

the Saints in front of these Crimson Refining Corpses were all instantly cut in half after a flash of scarlet blade light.

Even if they tried their best to resist,

they were completely unable to block the terrifying slash unleashed by the Crimson Refining Corpses.

It could be seen… that the shattered bodies of these Saints desperately tried to reassemble.

Normally, with the vitality of a Saint, even if they were cut into pieces, their flesh and blood fragments would reassemble and recover.

But under the wound-stopping effect of the Crimson Refining Corpse Blade, the Saints’ flesh and blood continuously twisted and struggled, completely unable to reassemble and recover.

When Xiao Shi first encountered the Crimson Refining Corpse Blade, he had already felt its terror.

This wound-stopping ability had an extremely powerful restraining effect on both Martial Demon Realm cultivators and Saints.

After all, whether it was a Martial Demon Realm cultivator or a Saint,

their vitality was incredibly tenacious.

Possessing astonishing healing and recovery abilities.

Even if their bodies were blasted apart, they might not die immediately.

They would still reassemble and recover.

But the Crimson Refining Corpse Blade’s wound-stopping ability prevented their injuries from healing.

This rendered the shattered bodies of these Saints unable to reassemble. At the same time, besides its wound-stopping effect, the Crimson Refining Corpse Blade also possessed a soul-annihilating effect.

Causing the souls contained within their flesh and blood to continuously dissipate, instantly leading to their complete death.

The Great Wu Crown Prince’s face was grim.

He had never expected that even Saints, with the enhancement of their own domains, were no match for Xiao Shi’s Crimson Refining Corpses.

These Crimson Refining Corpses not only possessed powerful killing abilities,

but they were also dead bodies.

Ordinary attacks landing on them caused very limited damage.

The same was true for the other two Evil Energy Users.

The Evil Energy Users’ bodies were sturdy, like divine weapons.

Even the powerful attacks of these Saints could hardly cause much damage.

After a period of fighting,

the Saints on their side could only destroy the ice mirrors.

They were completely unable to cause much impact on the Crimson Refining Corpses, who were the main force.

This couldn’t help but cause some anxiety and irritation in the Great Wu Crown Prince’s heart.

He knew that if this continued… the Saints on his side would inevitably be defeated one by one.

And the death of every Saint was an immense loss for their Great Wu Dynasty.

It would directly affect the fortune of their Great Wu Dynasty.

Now, with the deaths of several Saints, the Great Wu Crown Prince clearly felt that the fortune of the entire Great Wu Dynasty had once again decreased to a certain extent.

The Great Wu Dynasty’s fortune was already very low now… if all these Saints were lost here, the consequences would be unimaginable!

He absolutely could not allow any more Saints to die.

Thinking of this,

the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eyes suddenly sharpened.

He stared directly at Xiao Shi.

He could see that these Crimson Refining Corpses were all controlled by Xiao Shi.

The best method now was to directly eliminate Xiao Shi, the chess player, and then these Crimson Refining Corpses, acting as chess pieces, would naturally cease their actions.

“Since you’re courting death…”

A murderous glint suddenly appeared in the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eyes.

From beginning to end,

he only wanted to confine Xiao Shi within the Great Wu Dynasty and did not intend to kill him.

After all, his goal was to incorporate the Fifth Domain into his Great Wu Dynasty.

If Xiao Shi were killed,

then the Fifth Domain would instantly become an ownerless domain.

It would require someone to reoccupy it.

This would undoubtedly give the three Half-God Heavenly Kings an opportunity to exploit.

But now, with the resistance Xiao Shi was putting up, if he didn’t act to kill him, all of their Saints might be lost here.

In the current situation where no Dao Lord could suppress them,

given the power of these Crimson Refining Corpses, the only way to deal with them was to start with Xiao Shi.

Then there was only one choice left… kill!

A chilling murderous intent emanated from the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eyes.

He raised his hand and grabbed one of his Saints.

He directly pulled this Saint out of the battle.

And gave the other party a jade slip.

“You must immediately use this jade slip to teleport to the Fifth Domain. The moment the Fifth Domain becomes an ownerless domain, you immediately crush the jade slip, teleport into it, and occupy it. You must be fast!”

The Great Wu Crown Prince solemnly instructed.

He had to prevent the Fifth Domain from being taken by the three Half-God Heavenly Kings after he killed Xiao Shi.

He needed to send someone there in advance to occupy it as quickly as possible.

Upon hearing the Great Wu Crown Prince’s command,

the Saint immediately understood his intention.

“Yes, Your Highness!”

He respectfully nodded.

The jade slip the Great Wu Crown Prince gave him could bypass the Half-God barrier outside the Fifth Domain, allowing him to enter it. Therefore, he didn’t have to worry about being blocked by the outside Half-God barrier and being unable to enter.

Immediately, the Saint used the jade slip to leave the Imperial Domain and quickly rushed towards Xiao Shi’s Fifth Domain.

After giving his instructions,

the Great Wu Crown Prince’s gaze, filled with surging killing intent, completely focused on Xiao Shi.

He was not worried about being unable to kill Xiao Shi.

Although he knew Xiao Shi was quite extraordinary,

within the Imperial Domain, Xiao Shi had always been under his suppression.

Under this suppression,

no matter how powerful Xiao Shi was, it would be useless.

The Great Wu Crown Prince immediately raised his right hand.

Palm facing upwards.

Streams of powerful Imperial Domain aura instantly converged towards the Great Wu Crown Prince’s raised right hand at an astonishing speed, continuously gathering in his hand.

Slowly forming a sword.

This was the Great Wu Crown Prince’s Imperial Sword!

It was formed by the power of the Imperial Domain and the fortune of the Great Wu Dynasty.

This sword was brilliant, dazzling and eye-piercing.

Capable of slaying Saints!

The Great Wu Crown Prince’s killing intent was chilling.

The moment he conjured this Imperial Sword, he clearly perceived a look of panic on Xiao Shi’s face in the distance, as if he wanted to flee.

The Great Wu Crown Prince immediately pressed down on Xiao Shi with his other left hand.

This created a stronger suppression,

making it difficult for Xiao Shi’s body to move, preventing him from escaping under the suppression.

Following that, the Great Wu Crown Prince’s figure flashed.

As if teleporting,

he appeared before Xiao Shi.

Even to prevent Xiao Shi from summoning the Crimson Refining Corpses for rescue,

after the Great Wu Crown Prince teleported in front of Xiao Shi,

he directly used the power of the Imperial Domain to form a barrier, enveloping himself and Xiao Shi within it.

Everyone else was blocked outside the barrier.

Even if Xiao Shi’s Crimson Refining Corpses wanted to break through the barrier, it would take them a considerable amount of time, and that time would be enough for the Great Wu Crown Prince to complete the kill.

“I offered you a way to live, but you refused, insisting on choosing death.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince floated in the air, holding the Imperial Sword in his right hand, looking down coldly at Xiao Shi, who was suppressed below him, in a condescending manner.

“Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant your wish.”

As he spoke,

the Imperial Sword in the Great Wu Crown Prince’s hand erupted with a brilliant golden radiance.

But just as he was about to use the Imperial Sword in his hand to slay Xiao Shi,

suddenly… Xiao Shi, who had been lowering his head, abruptly looked up, the panic on his face vanishing at this moment, replaced by a smile curving up at the corners of his mouth.

“Finally, I’ve waited for you to get close.”

As his words came out,

the Great Wu Crown Prince instinctively froze.

For some reason, a bad premonition arose in his heart.

But he was very puzzled by this sudden premonition.

Now, the opponent was already suppressed by him, and he had also conjured the Imperial Sword. No matter what other methods the opponent had, they shouldn’t be effective.

“I refuse to believe it!”

The Great Wu Crown Prince roared lowly.

He directly slashed down at Xiao Shi with the Imperial Sword in his hand.

Boom!

The sword light illuminated the sky, and golden sword energy raged, like a roaring golden dragon, emitting a deep, air-shattering thud as it fiercely struck down towards Xiao Shi.

A feeling of unavoidable doom

emerged from Xiao Shi’s mind the instant the Great Wu Crown Prince slashed down with the Imperial Sword.

This sword… it seemed that no matter what method, what means, what item he used, he couldn’t avoid it.

He would definitely be struck!

This was an unavoidable sword, one that would definitely hit!

It even contained rules!!

However, even though Xiao Shi was facing such a terrifying sword, his expression showed no panic, still maintaining the upward curve of his lips, a smile with a hint of sinister charm.

He had been waiting for the Great Wu Crown Prince to get close!

He knew.

Only when the opponent personally approached would he have a chance to kill him!

Boom!!

In an instant,

the descending Imperial Sword had already reached Xiao Shi’s front.

But just as this Imperial Sword was about to strike Xiao Shi,

a black mask suddenly appeared on Xiao Shi’s face.

Following that, thick shoulder pads clasped onto his shoulders, an ornate belt wrapped around his waist, and battle boots appeared on his feet!

Aside from the Martial Emperor’s Royal Robe and the martial emperor’s cloak,

four pieces of Emperor’s Armor instantly appeared on him!

And when these four pieces of Emperor’s Armor appeared,

a wisp of Martial Emperor’s aura immediately formed from the martial emperor mask, and with the coordination of the Martial Emperor Belt, this Martial Emperor’s aura was directly amplified beyond its original foundation.

Causing the entire Martial Emperor’s aura to transform from illusory to substantial.

Thus forming wisps of golden mist, rising from various parts of Xiao Shi’s body.

At the same time,

the entire descending Imperial Sword, which was already less than three inches away from Xiao Shi, abruptly paused from its high-speed state the moment the Martial Emperor’s aura emanated from Xiao Shi’s body.

Not only that,

the suppression Xiao Shi was subjected to also completely dissipated the moment these Martial Emperor auras appeared on his body.

In the Great Wu Crown Prince’s horrified and terrified gaze,

Xiao Shi raised his finger.

Pressing it against the tip of the Imperial Sword in front of him.

He said in a deep voice,

“Disperse!”

The entire Imperial Sword vibrated with a rumble.

It actually shattered and disintegrated inch by inch at Xiao Shi’s command.

“Don’t disperse!!”

The Great Wu Crown Prince let out a sharp roar.

However, he was shocked to discover that Xiao Shi’s words now held more authority than his own.

The entire Imperial Sword disintegrated directly in front of him.

The Great Wu Crown Prince’s body trembled.

His entire face was contorted with extreme rage.

He knew.

Within the entire Great Wu Dynasty, the only one who could make the Imperial Sword dissipate was the Martial Emperor!

The reason the opponent could make the Imperial Sword dissipate was clearly because the Martial Emperor’s aura formed by the martial emperor mask gave the opponent partial authority of the Martial Emperor within the Imperial Domain.

Thus, with a single command, the Imperial Sword dissipated.

“Emperor’s Armor!!!”

“He actually… actually has Emperor’s Armor!!!”

The Great Wu Crown Prince’s body trembled even more violently.

At this moment, Xiao Shi was surrounded by layers of golden mist, and in terms of aura, he was not inferior to the Great Wu Crown Prince at all.

Even his pupils reflected a golden glow.

It even gave people an illusion.

As if he was the Great Wu Crown Prince!

“I once heard… that the Martial Emperor had three sons: one died, one was crippled, and one went missing.”

“You must be the crippled one, right?”

As Xiao Shi spoke,

he raised his hand.

Mimicking the Great Wu Crown Prince from before, he turned his palm upwards.

Buzz!

Streams of aura rapidly gathered in his palm.

And directly formed an even larger Imperial Sword!!

He held the Imperial Sword in one hand, slowly floated up, and looked down with disdain at the Great Wu Crown Prince.

“I’ve always wondered, where exactly were you crippled back then?”

“Now I know, your brain must have been crippled!”

“The Great Wu Dynasty, in the hands of a brain-dead person like you, will only continue to decline. You… are not worthy of wielding the Great Wu Dynasty.”