7: Chapter 7 Agree

Upon hearing Emperor Xuande's words.

Eunuch Gui had no choice but to brace himself and step forward.

His master had given a death order; if he hesitated, he didn't know if he would die now, but there would certainly be no good outcome for him in the future!

In fact.

Emperor Xuande couldn't be blamed for giving such an order, because he hadn't sensed Ji Gang's terror at all.

Of course.

The main reason was that Wang Chen and Ji Gang had deliberately hidden their cultivation, and another reason was that his own cultivation was too low.

Originally, his cultivation talent was decent; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the Emperor.

However, after ascending the throne, all his energy was focused on state affairs, leaving him no time to Cultivate.

This resulted in his cultivation being only at the Grandmaster Realm even now!

As for why Eunuch Gui could sense Ji Gang's terror, it was because he had reached the Peak of the Great Grandmaster level; his five senses were extremely sharp, giving him an instinctive perception of danger.

Seeing that Emperor Xuande's face had already darkened and that he had issued an order to take them dead or alive, Eunuch Gui no longer hesitated.

Gritting his teeth, his figure suddenly blurred, turning into an afterimage. His five fingers formed a claw, and with a shrill whistle that tore through the air, he lunged straight for Wang Chen's throat!

His idea was simple: capture the leader to capture the followers!

However.

Midway through his attack, it was as if he had slammed into an invisible copper wall and iron bastion!

Ji Gang didn't even move his feet; he simply lifted his eyelids slightly and glanced at Eunuch Gui.

"Hum!"

An unimaginably vast and terrifying pressure descended like a physical force!

Within this pressure, there seemed to be an infinite aura of slaughter, piercingly cold, as if it could freeze a person's Soul!

"Puff!"

Eunuch Gui's advancing figure was as if struck by a ten-thousand-ton hammer, flying backward even faster than he had come, then slamming violently into a pillar in the Imperial Study.

"Wah!"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Eunuch Gui collapsed like limp mud, his aura withered to the extreme, his eyes filled with terror.

"Hea... Celestial Realm?!!"

"What?!"

Emperor Xuande was also stunned. He watched as his strongest guard, Eunuch Gui at the Peak of the Great Grandmaster level, was actually insta-killed by the opponent's mere gaze!

Celestial Realm?

A Celestial Realm expert was actually following Wang Chen!

How was this possible?

How could that trash son of his, that playboy who only knew how to frequent brothels, command a Celestial Realm expert?!

Wang Chen looked at Emperor Xuande, who had fallen into a state of questioning his life, and spoke at the right moment.

"If Imperial Father has calmed down, then we can talk business!"

Emperor Xuande's face was livid, and his chest was heaving violently, but he was the Emperor after all; he quickly forced himself to calm down.

He stared fixedly at Wang Chen and asked in a cold voice: "You... what do you want to talk about?"

"It's simple!"

Wang Chen leaned forward slightly, looking directly into Emperor Xuande's eyes, and said word by word.

"Being this Emperor is too tiring for you, and you aren't doing a good enough job! So, you should give up this position."

"You... you want to usurp the throne?"

Even though Emperor Xuande had already guessed it in his heart, hearing it with his own ears still filled him with anger and even a hint of absurdity.

"Just you? A Body Tempering Realm trash? Even if you managed to find a Celestial Realm expert to help you, do you think you can sit firmly on this throne? The court officials won't submit to you, your brothers won't submit to you, and the Imperial Old Ancestors won't allow it!!"

"Body Tempering Realm?"

A playful smile curled at the corner of Wang Chen's mouth, and then he asked very seriously.

"Imperial Father, have you all ever considered that the Body Tempering Realm was just the Realm I wanted you to see?"

After saying that.

He directly released his aura at the Peak of the Celestial Realm.

"Boom..."

A terrifying aura, even more vast and profound than the pressure Ji Gang had just released—as if merging with the entire world—erupted from Wang Chen's body!

In an instant.

The entire Imperial Study was enveloped by the terrifying aura. The desks and chairs moved without wind, all letting out groans as they were overwhelmed.

Wang Chen sat there, appearing to be the center of this space, a deity holding the power of life and death!

"This... this aura... it's... the Peak... of the Celestial Realm?"

Eunuch Gui, paralyzed on the ground, felt it most clearly. After spitting out another mouthful of blood, his eyes were filled with extreme horror and absurdity!

The Fifth Prince... that legendary trash, was actually at the Peak of the Celestial Realm?

Is there some mistake...

Is this still the world I live in?

This is countless times more bizarre than the sun rising from the west...

Emperor Xuande was even more struck as if by lightning, retreating several steps until his back hit the Dragon Desk before stopping.

His face was pale, his fingers trembled as he pointed at Wang Chen, and his lips quivered, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The aura emanating from Wang Chen was too terrifying, countless times stronger than what he had felt from the Imperial Old Ancestors! Before this aura, he felt as small as a speck of dust!

"Surprised? Happy?"

Wang Chen slowly withdrew his aura, and the Imperial Study instantly returned to calm, but his words struck Emperor Xuande's heart like a heavy hammer.

Surprised?

It was a damn big surprise!

Happy?

It was a damn big 'happy' surprise!

"Does Imperial Father think I am qualified now? If the court officials don't submit, I will replace them with a group of obedient ones. If my brothers don't submit, I don't mind sending them on their way. As for the Imperial Old Ancestors..."

Wang Chen's voice had not yet trailed off.

Outside the Imperial Study, in the night sky, there were suddenly several extremely subtle yet powerful energy fluctuations.

Along with a crisp sound of a sword chime, though it quickly returned to silence.

Immediately after.

A figure walked into the Imperial Study as if no one else were there.

The figure walked straight to Wang Chen's side and then bowed to him.

"Your Highness, this subordinate has already 'exchanged pointers' with the three Old Ancestors of the Imperial Dynasty! They stated that it is truly the luck of the Imperial Dynasty that such a world-shaking talent could emerge from the Imperial Family."

"They support Your Highness's ascension and have announced that, as of this moment, they are preparing to go to the ancestral lands for secluded meditation. Unless it is a major matter concerning the survival of the Imperial Dynasty, they will no longer interfere in mundane affairs."

Ge Nie spoke nonchalantly, but Emperor Xuande and Eunuch Gui could imagine what those brief energy fluctuations and the sword chime meant.

The three Celestial Realm Old Ancestors of the Imperial Family probably couldn't even last a moment under this green-robed swordsman before being completely defeated!

What 'going to the ancestral lands for secluded meditation'...

It was all just an excuse!

Now it's over.

Even his last reliance was gone!

Emperor Xuande felt as if all the strength in his body had been instantly drained; he stumbled backward and finally slumped onto the Dragon Chair behind him.

His face was full of bitterness and confusion, which finally turned into a long sigh.

He knew that everything was already decided.

Before absolute strength, all resistance was futile.

"I... understand."

Emperor Xuande seemed to age ten years in an instant. He looked at Wang Chen with complex eyes—at this son he had never valued.

"With such cultivation, if the Imperial Dynasty is handed to you, perhaps... it can truly welcome a resurgence! At tomorrow's morning court, I will issue an edict to abdicate the throne to you."