124: Life and death moment

The palace was swaying precariously, on the verge of collapse.

A Thunder Attribute Domain covered the entire area. Lu Yuan looked up at Mu Zhenxiao, who had emerged from the coffin in the sky.

"Royal Father, save me!"

Mu Yaoling said.

Mu Zhenxiao, who had just woken up, did not answer his daughter, but instead looked at the empty garden.

"Where are the heaven and earth spirit treasures prepared for His Majesty?"

Mu Zhenxiao's voice was deep and powerful.

Among the many Princes of the Great Shun Dynasty, only he shared the same father and mother as His Majesty.

These heaven and earth spirit treasures were extremely important; only by absorbing them after His Majesty woke up could he fully recover his strength.

Hearing Mu Zhenxiao's interrogation, Mu Yaoling felt extremely guilty.

"The... the heaven and earth spirit treasures were stolen," Mu Yaoling said.

Of the seventy heaven and earth spirit treasures, fifty were taken by Nine Vipers and Feng Shi, leaving only twenty now.

Upon hearing this news, Mu Zhenxiao flew into a rage.

"Useless trash! What good are you?"

It seems the relationship between this father and daughter isn't great.

Lu Yuan knew there was no way to threaten Mu Zhenxiao using Mu Yaoling.

A Saint Realm powerhouse!

Han Junchen felt despair; a powerhouse of this level was far beyond what they could defeat.

"It's my fault, it's all my fault!" Han Junchen said remorsefully.

If he had known, he wouldn't have let Lu Yuan come to save him. Who could have imagined that a Prince of the Great Shun Dynasty was sleeping here!

Chu Wushe's expression was also grim.

Lu Yeli and Ke Yueyao shook their heads. The two of them were currently no different from ordinary people.

They could only recover their spiritual power after seven days.

Moreover, even if they recovered, what difference would it make? They could fight in the Transcendent Realm, but facing the Saint Realm, they could only wait obediently for death.

"That is..."

Lu Yeli noticed Lu Yuan taking out a bottle containing golden liquid from his storage ring.

"dragon blood!"

Mu Zhenxiao narrowed his eyes, recognizing immediately that the bottle in Lu Yuan's hand contained dragon blood!

And it weighed more than a pound.

And His Majesty possessed both Gold and Fire Attributes. If he offered this pound of dragon blood to His Majesty... perhaps it could make up for his past mistakes!

"Give it to me!" Mu Zhenxiao's tone brooked no argument.

Lu Yuan ignored Mu Zhenxiao's words, opened the bottle, and prepared to consume it.

The only solution now was to consume the dragon blood, causing his realm to surge like Chu Wushe's, giving him a chance to defeat the Saint Realm Mu Zhenxiao!

"Bastard! How dare you lowly commoners disobey This King's words!" Mu Zhenxiao said coldly.

In the Great Shun Dynasty, his status was second only to His Majesty; he was literally above one person and below ten thousand.

His Majesty's words were an Imperial Decree, and his words were a Royal Decree!

A streak of heavenly lightning descended, heading straight for Lu Yuan!

"Royal Father, you..." Mu Yaoling was stunned.

How powerful was a casual strike from a Saint Realm expert? This heavenly lightning was enough to wipe out everyone present.

Including herself, the biological daughter of Mu Zhenxiao!

"He wants to kill even me?" Mu Yaoling felt utterly desolate, realizing that in Mu Zhenxiao's eyes, she was nothing more than a tool.

Bang—

The moment the heavenly lightning struck, a golden light enveloped Lu Yuan.

"Hmm?"

Mu Zhenxiao looked around. The powerful oppressive feeling made it hard for him to breathe.

He had only experienced this feeling on one person before he fell asleep.

That was the Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty, his biological elder brother.

Clearly, the newcomer was not the Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty!

Crackle, crackle—

Mu Zhenxiao's Thunder Attribute Domain shattered like a mirror, and a Bronze Ancient Sword floated in the air.

"The Supreme Alliance Leader is here!" Chu Wushe recognized the Bronze Ancient Sword.

It was the Supreme Alliance Leader's personal sword!

"Hiding your head and showing your tail! If you have the guts, come out and fight This King!" Mu Zhenxiao pretended to be calm.

"Aren't you the ones hiding your heads and showing your tails?"

A calm and gentle voice came from all directions.

The Bronze Ancient Sword stabbed toward Mu Zhenxiao. There was none of the dazzling Spirit Skills one might imagine, only a simple, unadorned sword strike.

Mu Zhenxiao, a four-star Saint Realm expert of the Thunder Attribute, lowered his head to look at the sword wound piercing his heart.

He wanted to resist, but in the face of absolute strength, even wiggling a finger was a luxury!

Imperial Capital, Headquarters of the Seven Alliances and One Hall.

Heavenly Sword Hall.

Li Qingcang, thin and with eyes sharp as swords, gazed toward the direction of the Rock Forest.

Before this, he hadn't noticed the battle in the Rock Forest.

Not until the Saint Realm expert Mu Zhenxiao woke up!

"Insta-killed..." Han Junchen stared at Mu Zhenxiao, who had been so arrogant and held such a transcendent status in the Great Shun Dynasty.

The Supreme Alliance Leader hadn't even appeared in person, yet he instantly killed Mu Zhenxiao with a single sword strike.

However, thinking that it was the Supreme Alliance Leader, Han Junchen felt it was only natural.

Among the Alliance Leaders and Hall Masters of the Seven Alliances and One Hall, the Supreme Alliance Leader, who oversaw five alliances, was publicly recognized as the strongest!

"In your father's eyes, your safety is worthless."

Confirming that Mu Zhenxiao was utterly dead, Lu Yuan put away the dragon blood.

Standing in front of Mu Yaoling, Lu Yuan looked at this County Princess of the Great Shun Dynasty.

Mu Yaoling did not answer Lu Yuan. She slumped on the ground, staring blankly at Mu Zhenxiao's corpse.

"Father only had the Great Shun Dynasty and His Majesty in his eyes. I..." Mu Yaoling gave a self-mocking smile.

She had originally thought her father cared about her safety, but who would have expected him to try to kill even her.

Ignoring the lamenting Mu Yaoling, Lu Yuan summoned several Void-Splitting Soldiers.

"Return to the Imperial Capital!"

...Pengcheng, City Center Hospital.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of medicine, and nurses hurried down the corridor.

A chill spread through the room. Tang Jinghui, lying on the hospital bed, was barely clinging to life.

Many people stood around the bed: Vice Principal, Fu Jingjie, and several instructors of Pengcheng University.

"Where is Lu Yuan?"

The Vice Principal inquired.

"His phone hasn't connected. He might be in the No Mans Land," Fu Jingjie shook his head.

It was impossible for a phone not to connect within Huaxia territory; only the No Mans Land lacked signal.

The Vice Principal sighed.

This meant that Lu Yuan would not be able to see Tang Jinghui one last time.

Tang Jinghui was alone, having never married or had children.

Lu Yuan and Fu Jingjie were among the few people he cared about.

"It's fine that he didn't come. At least he won't have to see me die in front of him." Tang Jinghui's voice was weak, and every breath was excruciatingly painful.

"Jingjie, after I die, you must take good care of Lu Yuan. You are now a Wind-Rending Alliance Elder with a brilliant future, but Lu Yuan..."

Tang Jinghui was sweating profusely from the pain, and speaking was extremely difficult.

"Teacher, please rest assured, I will take good care of Junior Brother Lu Yuan. Please stop talking now." Fu Jingjie couldn't bear to watch.

"Mm."

Hearing Fu Jingjie's promise, Tang Jinghui sat on the hospital bed, quietly awaiting the arrival of death.

"So what exactly happened?"

Outside the ward, Fu Jingjie vigorously rubbed his face.

He clearly remembered that the cold poison in his teacher's body could last for another three months.

But in the evening, his condition suddenly worsened, he collapsed on the street, and was rushed to the City Center Hospital for emergency rescue.

If even the Alliance Leader of the Wood Element Alliance couldn't cure this cold poison, how could the City Center Hospital?

At this moment, Tang Jinghui could lose his breath the next second and become a cold corpse!

"I don't know the exact situation either. I only heard that Jinghui went to the Hengsheng Headquarters, and then he ended up like this."

The Vice Principal said.

Fu Jingjie's face darkened; hearing the word Prosperous (Hengsheng) filled him with rage.

Why has Xing Wenan been targeting Teacher? What exactly does he want?!

These two once went through life and death together; they had a friendship that transcended life itself.

Yet now it had come to this!

Outside the City Center Hospital, a man wearing armor inlaid with nine serpent heads landed smoothly from high altitude.

"Master will be back soon. Go to the High-Speed Rail Station to welcome Master."

The ugly-looking monster flapped its wings and flew toward the Pengcheng High-Speed Rail Station.

Watching the monster disappear into the darkness, Nine Vipers walked into the hospital and asked for Tang Jinghui's ward number.

The nurse looked at the strangely dressed Nine Vipers with a peculiar expression.

"Top floor, Ward 3."

"Thank you."

Nine Vipers strode rapidly toward the top floor!