96: During the coup d'état, Kaneki appears!

Within the Imperial Palace.

Lan Ji and her entourage arrived at the palace, only to find Shura Venerable's residence empty.

Only Shura Venerable's spiritual power remained, leaving eight large characters in mid-air!

“If you wish to kill me, come to the Xiang Residence.”

These eight striking characters displayed in mid-air were undoubtedly provoking Lan Ji and the others.

“Heh…”

“Fine. Since we’re together, it saves us an extra trip.”

“Let’s go.”

“To the Xiang Residence!” Lan Ji commanded.

Nie Ming tore open a large space with a pull of his palm, his domineering spiritual power carrying everyone towards the Xiang Residence.

………

North City Gate.

As the largest of the Imperial City's four main gates.

Atop the city gate, a man clad in Black Wolf Armor stood on the city tower, accompanied by many soldiers and generals in wolf armor standing beside him.

This person was none other than the commander of one of the Imperial Dynasty's four great armies, the Black Wolf Army, Wolf Venerable.

At the same time, he was also one of the individuals secretly developed by the Empress, and the one who had leaked the border defense map.

Simultaneously, outside the city gate, dense figures swept in, all clad in battle armor, with a heaven-shaking Aura, advancing like fierce Dragons.

Upon seeing this, Wolf Venerable sneered, releasing his War Venerable Body to stand in the sky, his Venerable Realm might reverberating to halt the advance of the two great armies outside the city.

The soldiers of the Black Wolf Army on the city tower also had their spiritual arrows ready.

“Wolf Venerable!”

“Are you and the Heavenly Wolf Army rebelling?!”

In the sky outside the city, the two commanders of the Knife Bone Army and the Seven Kill Army, upon receiving news of the Empress's rebellion, immediately led their armies to enter the city.

However, at this moment, they were both blocked by Wolf Venerable at the North Gate, and immediately roared their questions.

“Rebelling?”

“That’s too much of a false accusation.”

“I am under the Empress’s command to guard the North Gate!”

“Tonight, no matter who it is, no one is allowed to step half a step into the city from the North Gate!”

“Knife Bone, Seven Kill, for old times' sake, withdraw your troops.”

“You cannot enter the Imperial City tonight!”

Wolf Venerable shouted at them.

“Wolf Venerable!”

“Do you know the consequences of what you are doing?!”

“You are colluding with the Empress, working in cahoots, are you not afraid of Your Majesty’s punishment?!” Knife Bone Venerable furiously rebuked him from the sky outside the city.

“Your Majesty… Heh heh heh.”

“After tonight, everything in this Great Xia may not necessarily be decided by Your Majesty!”

“Alright, you two stop talking nonsense.”

“If you don’t withdraw your troops back to your station, then just stay here and waste time, I have all the time in the world to accompany you!”

“But if you want to enter the city, no way!”

Wolf Venerable spoke with a mocking look in his eyes.

“You!!”

Knife Bone Venerable and Seven Kill Venerable both looked furious at this moment.

Although they had a numerical advantage, the North City Gate was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Black Wolf Army was best at using Black Wolf Arrows. From a high vantage point, if their two great armies wanted to capture it, they would inevitably pay a heavy price!

Just as the two commanders were still deliberating…

Swoosh!!

Suddenly, a Black Wolf Army general next to Wolf Venerable directly pierced through Wolf Venerable's heart pulse, ignoring his defenses. That powerful force instantly crushed his internal organs.

“You… you are…”

Wolf Venerable's face was filled with extreme horror, the phantom of his War Venerable Body was on the verge of collapsing, and he tried to gather his strength to resist.

But he found that the power of the person in front of him was so immense that it forcibly suppressed all the Venerable power within his entire body's meridians.

“Your Majesty has decreed.”

“Wolf Venerable, commander of the Black Wolf Army, leaked border defenses, colluded with others, and harmed the Imperial Dynasty. His crime is unforgivable!”

“Now, he shall be judged by the Shadow Guard!”

“No mercy!”

The voice, appearance, and figure of this general changed as he spoke.

He wore a yellow robe, his face was cold, his figure was tall and imposing, and his eyes were as piercing as sharp knives, looking at Wolf Venerable in his hand without any emotion.

Upon seeing this face, Wolf Venerable's entire face was filled with terror!

“Jin… Jin Mu!!”

“How are you here?!”

Wolf Venerable was utterly terrified. He didn't understand why Jin Mu, the Grand Commander of the Shadow Guard, would be by his side!

“You can think about that question in the underworld.”

With that, Jin Mu acted mercilessly, and within his palm, a surging force, as if stars were exploding, burst forth.

“Ah!!”

Wolf Venerable's entire body emitted scorching flames from the inside out, and then, a generation's Black Wolf Army commander, instantly turned to dust, leaving no corpse behind.

“Commander!!”

The Black Wolf Army generals on the city tower were all panicking at this moment.

Their backbone was dead, and the one who killed him was the infamous Grand Commander of the Shadow Guard.

At this moment, those Black Wolf Army soldiers didn't know what to do.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Immediately after, a large wave of Shadow Guard suddenly arrived from a distance,

Led by the three great commanders (excluding Luo Feng), they suppressed all the important generals of the Black Wolf Army.

“First, detain them. After Your Majesty comes out, they will be dealt with.” Jin Mu ordered.

“Yes!!”

Xuan Feng and the other Shadow Guard immediately suppressed those generals.

Knife Bone Commander and Seven Kill Commander also flew onto the city tower at this moment: “Commander Jin.”

Jin Mu nodded and looked at them, saying, “Besides the Black Wolf Army, the Bonecrusher Army has also participated in the rebellion. They are stationed at the East City Gate.”

“Your armies will enter through the North City Gate and break them from within. The Venerables under the Ninth Prince will help you liberate the four city gates.”

Although they didn't know which Venerables were under the Ninth Prince, since Jin Mu said so, the two immediately responded, “Yes!!”

Of the four great armies, two had fallen into the Empress's hands.

No wonder she was so fearless.

Immediately, the North Gate opened, and the two great commanders led their armies into the city.

Chu Yun also sent Fire Spirit Woman, Murong Yin, and Array Venerable to the other three city gates to cooperate with the two great armies and reclaim control of all four city gates!

………

At the Xiang Residence's plaza, several figures stood, feeling the surging clashes and collapsing buildings echoing from all directions within the Imperial City. They remained unmoving, waiting for the Empress and her group.

Besides Shura Venerable and Meng Changzhong,

There were also Clan Chief Yun Buyi of the Yun Clan, Clan Chief Luo Xu of the Luo Clan, and Sect Master Qiu Ying of the Snow Sect.

All three were at the Peak of the Venerable Realm, and also the first echelon below the Heavenly Venerable Realm!

Not long after, a large spatial rift opened in the sky above the plaza.

The figures of Empress Lan Ji, Nie Ming, Xue Wuhun, Shangguan Ye, Chu Rong, Feng Tianzheng, and others slowly emerged from within, standing in the sky above the Xiang Residence.

“Shura, it’s truly been a long time.”

“I didn’t expect you’d pick such a good spot for yourself. The Feng Shui of this Prime Ministers Residence is excellent; it’s perfect for your tomb.”

Upon seeing Shura Venerable, Nie Ming immediately revealed a mocking smile.

Lan Ji's gaze swept over, and she wasn't surprised to see the Clan Chief of the Yun Clan and the others.

The intense battles between Venerables erupting in various streets within the city could not hide their Aura at all. She had known for a long time that the Emperor had also made preparations for this.

But what of it?

She had planned for so long; even if the Emperor had made preparations, it would only delay things for a little while.

It wouldn't change the outcome!

“Nie Ming, you truly are as foolish and arrogant as ever!”

“Five against five, what makes you think you can win?” Shura Venerable retorted with a smile.

“Is that so?”

“Shura, is your good sister not by your side?” Nie Ming suddenly smiled playfully.

Shura Venerable remained unmoved: “What do you mean?”