149: Emperor Yuan's shock, anger, and arrangements

Great Yuan Dynasty, Dadu.

Golden roofs reflect the sun, red walls like blood.

Under the setting sun, the Yuan Imperial Palace remained as dazzling as it had been for hundreds or thousands of years.

And if nothing unexpected happened, the Yuan Imperial Palace would continue to shine, even more brilliantly, until it became the true center of the Nine Provinces!

Yuan Imperial Palace, Daming Hall.

Wearing a Pingtian Crown and a dragon robe, the majestic Yuan Emperor, Yuan Jingyi, sat upon the Coiled Dragon Gilded Throne atop nine golden steps, his eyes, which seemed to contain the vast starry sky, looking down at a burly man in black armor slowly pacing forward.

"Your Majesty!"

The burly man in black armor bowed slightly to the Yuan Emperor and spoke respectfully:

"The cause of death for Black and White Impermanence and Marquis of Chu Zhuang, Chen Heng has been investigated clearly."

"Speak!"

Atop the gilded throne, the Yuan Emperor spoke indifferently.

"Yes!"

The burly man nodded and then said:

"After this humble official's personal investigation in the Martial Province, it was found that the three of them likely died at the hands of the same saber master. Judging by the traces of the fight at the scene, that saber master's strength is extremely formidable."

"He first arrived outside the secret chamber of our Great Yuan Dynasty's secret branch in Anyang Prefecture City. With a flick of his finger, he killed Wang Long, a Second-Rank Martial Artist of our Great Yuan Dynasty who should have finished reporting intelligence and was about to leave, and then formally entered the secret chamber."

"Immediately within the secret chamber, that saber master likely exchanged a move with Black and White Impermanence. After easily wounding them severely, he frightened Black and White Impermanence and the Marquis of Chu Zhuang into fleeing immediately."

"Among them, Marquis of Chu Zhuang, Chen Heng could not escape in time and was slain by a single strike from the saber master before he could even leave the secret chamber."

"While Black and White Impermanence managed to exit the secret chamber, they were quickly caught. The saber master first followed up on their previous injuries to sever their hands and then decapitated them."

"Finally, combining all the information, this humble official concludes that this person's strength is extremely high, likely being a powerhouse in at least the top ten or even the top five of the Earth Rankings."

"Furthermore, he likely possesses an incredible Divine Weapon that even exceeds the High Grade Innate level."

"Otherwise, even if his strength could truly enter the top five of the Earth Rankings, it would be impossible for him to sever Black and White Impermanence's hands—which are comparable to Low Grade Innate Divine Weapons—with just two strikes, let alone kill Black and White Impermanence so easily."

"And for someone with only Earth Ranking strength but possessing a weapon exceeding a High Grade Innate Divine Weapon, this humble official speculates there should be only one person in the entire Nine Provinces continent. That person is..."

Speaking to this point, the burly man in black armor paused slightly, not daring to voice the answer he suspected.

"Speak!"

From the gilded throne, the Yuan Emperor suddenly spoke. His tone remained calm, but listening closely, one could hear a slight tremor within it.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the burly man in black armor nodded gently and took a deep breath before slowly speaking:

"That person is... is... Heavenly Mountain Sect, Lin Yi!"

*Crack!*

As soon as the burly man finished speaking, atop the nine steps, the Yuan Emperor suddenly exerted force with his hand, crushing the dragon-head armrest of the Coiled Dragon Gilded Throne into a pile of gold dust.

"Heavenly Mountain Sect, Lin Yi!"

The Yuan Emperor gritted his teeth, his eyes like a river of stars flowing with endless sharp light.

Heavenly Mountain Sect's Lin Yi—how could he not know this name?

Because of this damn thing, over a year ago, he was almost slapped to death by the enraged Great Ancestor. It was only after the Second Ancestor pleaded for mercy that he barely escaped with his life.

Afterward, the two Old Ancestors handed the task of dealing with Lin Yi to him and informed him of certain restrictive rules for doing so.

The Yuan Emperor had been waiting in the Yuan Imperial Palace for the day Lin Yi would reappear.

But he hadn't expected that when Lin Yi finally did appear, it would be with such world-shaking force!

In just over a year, he had not only leaped from a mere First-Rank Martial Artist with combat power at most near the Middle Stage of the ordinary Innate True Essence Realm to a top ten or even top five existence on the Earth Rankings, but he had also actually obtained a true Divine Weapon!

"A Divine Weapon!"

This was a supreme treasure that even he, the Yuan Emperor, craved immensely but could never obtain.

Yet now, it had actually been obtained by Lin Yi, someone who was like an ant in his eyes.

And after obtaining it, his strength had increased so much that the Yuan Emperor couldn't help but feel a deep sense of jealousy toward Lin Yi.

"King Chenyi!"

At this thought, the Yuan Emperor took a deep breath, barely calming his infinite jealousy toward Lin Yi, and then said:

"Since Lin Yi has appeared, then you shall follow the original plan, and arrange for people to deal with him!"

"Now that he has come out of seclusion, I suspect he will not stop at just killing our Great Yuan Dynasty's Black and White Impermanence and a Marquis of Chu Zhuang. Next, he will certainly strike at our Great Yuan Dynasty's experts and the secret branches we have established in various places again."

"Among them, the highest probability should be the branch in the Martial Province where he currently is."

"Therefore, after you withdraw, first spare no expense to gather top-tier experts from the Earth Rankings across the Nine Provinces, and then arrange for them to wait patiently in an ordinary branch within the Martial Province."

"Wait until Lin Yi arrives and... kill him in one strike!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

The burly man in black armor nodded heavily, bowed slightly, and then withdrew from the palace, immediately setting out to recruit experts.

While the burly man in black armor, King Chenyi, was recruiting experts.

On the other side, after killing Black and White Impermanence and the others, Lin Yi was in no hurry to act. Instead, he waited silently at the Wanxiang Tower headquarters.

After waiting for more than ten days in one breath, he finally saw the Old Ancestor Yan Hui again, who had arrived at Wanxiang Tower after finishing his collection of resources and treasures.