380: The End of the Dawu Dynasty

Hiss!!!

When Xiao Shi’s black finger pierced into the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eye, a sound like sulfuric acid corrosion immediately emanated from the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eye, and large plumes of black smoke continuously billowed out from it.

This caused the Great Wu Crown Prince to let out an incomparably shrill scream.

Scarlet blood continuously flowed and dripped through the gaps of Xiao Shi’s fingers.

Xiao Shi’s gaze was as cold as a blade.

Since the power within him currently couldn't kill the Great Wu Crown Prince, he decided to use this power to plunder the Great Wu Crown Prince’s left eye, which stored numerous fortunes of the Great Wu Dynasty!

Without these fortunes of the Great Wu Dynasty, killing the Great Wu Crown Prince would naturally be as easy as flipping a hand!

The Great Wu Crown Prince also realized Xiao Shi’s intention.

He urgently wanted to release all the fortunes stored in his left eye before Xiao Shi could dig it out.

However, with the black power solidifying in Xiao Shi’s palm, even if he tried with all his might, he couldn't do it.

Pfft!

Xiao Shi pulled back the finger he had plunged into the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eye socket.

He directly yanked the Great Wu Crown Prince’s golden eyeball out of its socket, alive.

Large gushes of blood erupted from the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eye socket like a fountain.

At the end of the golden eyeball, broken blood vessels twisted and writhed like earthworms.

The indescribable agony made the Great Wu Crown Prince let out a shrill scream that seemed inhuman.

His entire body was sent flying backward.

Xiao Shi looked down at the golden eyeball in his hand.

His eyes gleamed with excitement.

He had now, in effect, plundered the fortunes of the Great Wu Dynasty; holding this eyeball was equivalent to controlling the fortunes of the entire Great Wu Dynasty!

At the same time, his hand, covered by black power, also began to dissipate.

Because this power was far beyond what his current cultivation realm could control, he would pay a certain price after using it.

The price was that his hand, covered by black power, would completely dissipate along with the black power.

Xiao Shi didn't care about this.

After all, what was here was merely a clone, so even if he lost a hand now, it wouldn't have much impact.

He directly placed this golden eyeball into the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree’s storage space.

Handing it over to his main body.

After all this was done, his gaze continued to lock onto the Great Wu Crown Prince.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Although the power lent to him by the existence in the black coffin could only be used once, and he no longer possessed the previous black power, the Great Wu Crown Prince now also lacked the protection of the Great Wu Dynasty’s fortunes and was severely wounded!

Even without this black power, Xiao Shi could easily kill him.

“Today, I will kill you!”

Xiao Shi moved.

Causing bursts of air to explode.

He charged towards the Great Wu Crown Prince with astonishing speed... The moment Xiao Shi dug out the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eyeball, which stored numerous fortunes, from his eye socket, the eyes of the three Imperial Guards simultaneously showed anxiety.

As Imperial Guards, their most important duty was to protect the Great Wu Crown Prince’s safety.

Although they hadn't had time to communicate with the Great Wu Crown Prince before, upon seeing him condense and seal all the fortunes of the Great Wu Dynasty into his left eye, they understood his thoughts and intentions.

Even if the Great Wu Crown Prince’s method carried some risks, and even if successful, it would cause damage to the Imperial Domain, under the current circumstances, it was indeed the most suitable approach.

As long as the Great Wu Crown Prince had the protection of the Great Wu Dynasty’s fortunes, his safety would be guaranteed for a short period.

Xiao Shi would inevitably be unable to kill him.

But now, with the Great Wu Crown Prince’s fortune-sealed eyeball dug out by Xiao Shi, and without the protection of fortunes, it would no longer be difficult for Xiao Shi to eliminate him.

This immediately made the three Imperial Guards anxious!

Because all this happened too quickly, they had not yet recovered enough to suppress Xiao Shi. Even seeing the Great Wu Crown Prince in danger, they found it difficult to rescue him, and their hearts were burning with anxiety.

The three exchanged glances.

A look of determination appeared in all their eyes.

Their three figures flashed simultaneously, appearing directly beside Cheng Riyou.

Under Cheng Riyou’s bewildered and astonished gaze, they raised their hands and struck him with their palms.

Boom!!

Cheng Riyou’s body trembled.

He felt numerous powerful forces continuously and inexhaustibly transmit from the three men’s palms, surging into his body.

This caused Cheng Riyou’s body to instantly swell and bulge.

His skin was covered with cracks.

His eyes also bulged due to these converging forces, with every single blood vessel within them clearly visible.

Cheng Riyou’s expression was pained.

He felt his entire body was about to explode from the surging power.

This was precisely the three Imperial Guards pouring all the power they had just recovered into Cheng Riyou’s body.

Just as they had previously converged all their Daos onto Chen Yuan.

However, at that time, Chen Yuan had the blessings of the Great Wu Dynasty’s fortunes and the protection of the eye of imperial judgment, a demigod-level forbidden treasure, so even with the convergence of their several Daos, he could withstand it.

He would not explode and die.

Now, when it came to Cheng Riyou, he clearly couldn't bear it.

This was still because the three Imperial Guards’ power had only recovered a small portion.

If they were at their peak, under the convergence of their power, Cheng Riyou would surely explode and die on the spot.

Even so, Cheng Riyou was currently in a state of near-death; his body could collapse and shatter at any moment.

“Now only you can rescue His Highness; the survival of the Great Wu Dynasty is in your hands!!”

The three Imperial Guards spoke simultaneously.

Their words also carried a power that could influence his will, amplifying a person’s inner loyalty and faith.

Cheng Riyou’s breathing instantly became rapid.

His loyalty to the Great Wu Dynasty at this moment surpassed everything else.

Even if it meant dying for the Great Wu Dynasty, he would not hesitate.

Under normal circumstances, although Cheng Riyou was loyal to the Great Wu Dynasty, he would certainly be unwilling to die for it.

But now, after being influenced by the Imperial Guards’ impact on his will, he didn’t hesitate at all.

Even though he knew he could die at any moment in this state, he didn’t think about how to save himself.

Only one thought remained in his mind: no matter what, he could not let Xiao Shi harm the Great Wu Crown Prince.

Boom!!

Immediately, Cheng Riyou charged towards Xiao Shi at his fastest speed, disregarding his own life.

This was also the only way the three Imperial Guards could think of to rescue the Great Wu Crown Prince.

They knew that the power they had recovered now was not enough to suppress Xiao Shi. To stop Xiao Shi, they could only concentrate all their power onto one person.

By combining the strength of the three of them, they could gather enough power to suppress Xiao Shi.

However, by doing so, the person bearing the combined power of the three, even if they didn't die, their body would suffer severe damage, and even their own foundation would be destroyed.

After all, an ordinary person’s physical body can only accommodate one type of Dao.

Once multiple Daos appear within the body, there will be a crisis of explosion and death due to being unable to bear it!

Now, to rescue the Great Wu Crown Prince, they could only choose to sacrifice Cheng Riyou… Swish!

Xiao Shi’s figure flashed out of thin air, appearing directly in front of the Great Wu Crown Prince.

At this moment, the Great Wu Crown Prince was lying on the ground, face down, his body faintly twitching, completely without any ability to resist.

In such a state, it would be effortless for Xiao Shi to kill him.

But just as Xiao Shi was about to act, a huge sense of crisis suddenly surged within his mind.

This sense of crisis originated from the tianji plate!

Even though Xiao Shi was only a clone here, the tianji plate still conveyed a warning of crisis when the clone faced danger.

A scene instantly flashed through Xiao Shi’s mind.

As his attack fell, just inches away from the Great Wu Crown Prince, boom!

A massive figure, swollen all over and already on the verge of collapsing, suddenly tore through the air and appeared out of nowhere in front of him.

Before his attack could touch the Great Wu Crown Prince, this colossal figure punched through his chest first, and with the twisting and rotating force carried by the punch, directly pulverized his body into fragments.

After foreseeing his own crisis, Xiao Shi decisively abandoned the attack.

He immediately retreated at his fastest speed.

Boom!!

Almost the instant he retreated, a massive figure crashed heavily onto his previous position, transforming into the colossal Cheng Riyou.

Xiao Shi looked at Cheng Riyou in front of him with a solemn expression.

Although Cheng Riyou was currently on the verge of exploding, he still gave Xiao Shi an incredibly dangerous and strong intuition.

This made Xiao Shi clearly realize that he was not his opponent.

Cheng Riyou was, after all, a Dao Master.

If Chen Yuan hadn't drained the power of these several Dao Masters earlier, Xiao Shi wouldn't even have had the chance to dig out the Great Wu Crown Prince’s eye.

And now, they had clearly chosen to sacrifice Cheng Riyou, this Dao Master, to save the Great Wu Crown Prince.

“Ruthless enough.”

Xiao Shi glanced at the three Imperial Guards in the distance.

He hadn’t expected them to resort to such extreme measures to stop him.

However, Cheng Riyou’s condition was very poor now.

Terrifying powers rising from Cheng Riyou caused the cracks on his body to continuously increase, and he could explode at any moment.

Furthermore, Cheng Riyou couldn't fully control this power.

Xiao Shi considered that if he could hold on for a while, there might be a chance to outlast Cheng Riyou until his body couldn't sustain itself.

Then he could forcefully kill the Great Wu Crown Prince.

Of course, he also knew that holding on for a while in front of a Dao Master was not an easy task.

“I can only do my best!”

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

However, just as he was preparing to fight Cheng Riyou, and Cheng Riyou was also about to make his move, boom!!!

The entire Imperial Domain suddenly shook violently.

Everyone, at this moment, uncontrollably raised their heads, looking towards the sky.

Including Cheng Riyou, who was about to strike, also paused, raised his head, and looked up at the sky.

Xiao Shi also looked towards the sky.

Amidst the violent shaking of the entire Imperial Domain, a cracking sound came from the sky, and a gigantic rift suddenly appeared!

Under the cracking sounds, it spread, its length indescribable, probably more than one hundred thousand zhang!

Making it clearly visible to everyone in all areas of the Imperial Domain.

This rift was like a scar, permanently appearing in the Imperial Domain’s sky!

Not only that, accompanied by another loud bang, a second gigantic rift scar appeared in the sky!

Following closely was a third roar, and a third deep rift permeated the sky.

Through these three gigantic rifts, Xiao Shi could faintly see three figures outside the rifts, desperately bombarding them.

Even though the distance was too great, making them very blurry, he recognized these three figures at a glance… They were precisely the three demigod Heavenly Kings!

“Not good!”

“They’re coming in!!”

The three Imperial Guards were greatly alarmed.

They had never expected the three demigod Heavenly Kings to break through the Imperial Domain’s outer barrier so quickly.

Under normal circumstances, it would certainly take them a considerable amount of time to break through the Imperial Domain’s outer barrier.

However, these three demigod Heavenly Kings had clearly used some special means, which greatly accelerated their bombardment of the Imperial Domain’s barrier.

Especially now that the eyeball containing the fortunes of the Great Wu Dynasty had fallen into Xiao Shi’s hands, these fortunes of the Great Wu Dynasty were basically impossible to be released back into the Great Wu Dynasty again.

“It’s too late!”

The three Imperial Guards’ expressions changed drastically, and they quickly adjusted, no longer having Cheng Riyou suppress Xiao Shi, but immediately wanting to take the Great Wu Crown Prince away with Cheng Riyou.

They knew very well that whether they could suppress Xiao Shi now was no longer important.

The biggest problem at hand was the three demigod Heavenly Kings!

From the current situation, it was inevitable that these three demigod Heavenly Kings would enter the Imperial Domain.

They had to take the Great Wu Crown Prince away before the three demigod Heavenly Kings entered the Imperial Domain.

Otherwise, once the Great Wu Crown Prince fell into the hands of these three demigod Heavenly Kings, he would surely be in grave danger!

Xiao Shi looked at the gigantic rift appearing in the sky above the Imperial Domain.

He sighed in his heart, realizing that he was destined to be unable to personally kill the Great Wu Crown Prince this time.

However, even if he couldn't personally kill him, Xiao Shi would not let him escape.

“Since that’s the case…”

A fierce glint flashed in Xiao Shi’s eyes.

Terrifying powers wildly emanated and erupted from him.

As a result, Cheng Riyou and the three Imperial Guards in the distance, upon sensing the terrifying power emanating from Xiao Shi, all felt a heart-pounding and scalp-tingling sensation.

“You… what are you going to do!!”

The three Imperial Guards exclaimed simultaneously.

Xiao Shi grinned.

As the power filling his body continuously surged and churned, his body also began to shatter inch by inch, unable to bear this power.

Boom!!

In an instant, Xiao Shi’s entire body completely shattered and exploded, transforming into a golden phantom that, with extreme speed, instantly flew past Cheng Riyou in front.

Cheng Riyou instantly froze in place, his body motionless.

The next second, the flesh and blood on his body began to fall off in chunks, his bones melted, directly turning into a puddle of blood.

Instant death!

And the moment Cheng Riyou died, a branch emerged from underground, quickly sweeping through the blood that Cheng Riyou had turned into, as if carrying away something invisible to the naked eye… Swish!

It directly disappeared underground.

Almost the instant Xiao Shi finished all this, boom!!

The wrinkled sky, covered with three gigantic rifts, could no longer bear it, and with a thunderous sound, the entire sky was forcibly torn open.

The three demigod Heavenly Kings directly entered the Imperial Domain through the torn rift!

And their entry… also signaled the end of the Great Wu Dynasty era!