188: Please, my father, pass the throne to me.

Gu Changsheng had long predicted that his trip to the royal city would not be smooth. Before heading there, he secretly contacted trustworthy city lords, asking them to come and provide support.

However, he originally estimated that at most, only half would come to his aid.

Who would have thought, the proportion reached nearly eighty or ninety percent.

"A new King..."

Yun Liu's expression froze.

This was a path she had never even imagined.

Suddenly, the Void Realm, shrouded in swirling clouds, echoed with a sharp, piercing cry.

A Strange Beast, a six-winged flying serpent tens of meters long, roared into view, with a person standing on its massive head.

It was none other than the First Prince, Yun Du.

"It would have been fine if you had just stayed outside the city for a month... But you had to stir up such a huge commotion... Yun Liu, you truly deserve to die!"

The six-winged flying serpent's fleshy wings vibrated violently, and countless wind blades materialized from the Void Realm, whistling towards them.

"Annihilation Slash!"

The white bone greatsword in Yun Liu's hand burned with a pale bone-fire cold flame, sweeping away the incoming wind blades with an overwhelming sword momentum. Immediately after, her sword tilted, and an boundless sharpness pierced through the fleshy wings. The six-winged flying serpent let out a mournful cry, and putrid blood gurgled from its wound.

"It really is you..."

A hint of apprehension appeared in Yun Liu's eyes.

Although her talent was astounding, breaking through to the Fourth Stage in a century, comparable to a Profound Cave Grand Witch.

Yet, she was still young.

The First Prince, Yun Du, on the other hand, was already over three hundred years old. Coupled with his status as the legitimate eldest son and the massive resources invested in him, his cultivation had long reached the Middle Stage of the Fourth Stage.

"Yun Du, Father King is old, and the Dynasty's foundation will be yours sooner or later.

Why must you still conspire, disregarding human ethics!"

Yun Liu coldly shouted.

"Why?"

Yun Du froze, then a hint of mockery appeared on his face: "Naturally, it's because of your existence.

The moment you were born, the sky was filled with brilliant auspicious light, and purple Qi came from the east.

The Grand Priest declared you to be the Son of Destiny, and the royal nobility, seeing your astonishing talent, secretly invested and bet on you.

In their eyes, where was I, the first in line to the Dynasty's succession?

If you must blame... blame your sword for being too strong!

It's all because of you... Yun Liu..."

Yun Du appeared to go mad, countless fleshy tumors erupted from his body, and his eyes gradually turned into crimson vertical pupils, swelling in the blink of an eye to become a black-scaled great serpent hundreds of meters long.

"The remnant of the Nightmare Ring Serpent—the Abhorrent Serpent... You really did release the monster suppressed beneath the spirit-iron mine..."

"Indeed... The Abhorrent Serpent heard my inner thoughts, it can help me achieve everything I desire... And what I paid was merely to release it, to coexist with it, and I can also enjoy a long Lifespan.

Die!"

Roar!

The black-scaled great serpent's body moved, its long tail sweeping through the Void Realm, transforming into a whip-like blur. Yun Liu and the other person were struck heavily, their afterimages flying ten li away, smashing countless buildings.

Pfft—

Yun Liu suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Excruciating pain spread throughout her body, rendering her almost unable to move, at least seven or eight of her ribs were broken.

Gu Changsheng was not faring well either.

The Abhorrent Serpent's strike, comparable to the Late Stage of the Profound Cave, would have turned the two of them into a bloody pulp if he hadn't forcefully blocked it with a secret technique.

At this moment, he was covered in blood, his aura plummeting to rock bottom.

In his Soul Sea, the Magic Power crystals burned, and a milky-white healing power emerged from his body, instantly restoring both of them.

"This is bad... The Abhorrent Serpent was already the most powerful among the Nightmare Ring Serpent remnants... Late Stage of the Fourth Stage... Even our ancestor, before breaking through to the Fifth Stage, could only barely suppress it with the Iron Buddha Army and Strange Beast Formations.

This serpent, once freed, is almost impossible to stop."

Yun Liu said with difficulty.

"Not necessarily... We still have a glimmer of hope..."

Gu Changsheng grinned.

Just now, that drop of golden Bloodline extracted from his body was finally completely digested. His body was as if plated with a layer of gold leaf, his bones and muscles undergoing earth-shattering changes, becoming denser and more robust.

"Thirty breaths... Help me buy thirty breaths of time... I can summon an Immortal from another world to descend and suppress everything."

"Alright, let's go all out."

Yun Liu had no retreat. A fierce glint appeared in her eyes, and her body suddenly ignited with blood flames.

The Bloodline Power of the Nightmare Ring Serpent within her burned frantically, her aura climbing steadily.

Visible wrinkles appeared on her face.

Unlike before, this time she poured all her strength, burning her Bloodline. Even if she survived, her Lifespan would be greatly diminished.

Boom—

Like a sharp sword, Yun Liu's body transformed into a bloody light, shooting into the sky, engaging in a fierce battle with the mountain-sized Abhorrent Serpent.

The Void Realm trembled continuously, as if the entire world was about to be shattered.

Gu Changsheng, meanwhile, pulled out a brown porcelain bottle, removed the stopper, and a strong smell of fresh blood assailed his nostrils.

"Last time, my body's strength wasn't enough, and the main body's descent ultimately failed... This time, it should be enough.

If it fails..."

Gu Changsheng gave a self-deprecating laugh.

The resources invested in the early stages would be for naught.

Most importantly, he didn't know how long it would take to find the next Soul resonance partner.

Whoosh la la—

Blood dripped from the rim of the bottle onto the ground. Gu Changsheng raised his right foot, using his foot as a brush to draw a bizarre pattern.

"Visitor from another world... Great main body... At this moment, I use my true spirit as an anchor point to illuminate the path to this world for you... Descend!"

Gu Changsheng's body suddenly convulsed, his eyes rolled back, and the surrounding Strange Beast patterns transformed into a hazy blood-red light, continuously pouring into his ears, nose, and mouth.

The Void Realm trembled, and a layer of azure light gradually covered his body, slowly solidifying.

Whoosh—

Gu Changsheng opened his eyes, stretched his fingers, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Finally... I have descended... What a wondrous feeling. This body carries all my power, and even my personal Magic Treasure can be brought across realms, yet a trace of my true spirit remains in the main body.

In that case, even if I am slain during this descent, I have a chance to revive... Interesting."

Gu Changsheng's gaze shifted, looking towards the continuous struggle between the person and the serpent, and Evil Qi appeared in his eyes.

"A rich golden Strange Beast bone aura... Very good, another step closer to the Supreme Bone..."

Whoosh—

A massive amount of black Qi poured into a profound Yellow Mountain, and immediately the Yellow Springs Mountain grew against the wind, becoming as large as a mountain. The clear yellow Yellow Springs encircling its edges transformed into ribbons, entangling the Abhorrent Serpent.

"Damn it, what is this!"

A look of shock flashed in the Abhorrent Serpent's enormous snake eyes. Its originally tough and thick black scales were rapidly corroded and damaged, and a continuous stream of Nether Qi infiltrated its body.

"Immortal..."

Yun Liu gasped for breath, looking at Gu Changsheng in his azure robes.

This appearance was exactly as she remembered.

"You really appeared..."

A line of clear tears flowed down her cheeks.

In the Void Realm, the Yellow Springs Mountain pressed down, casting a hazy profound light, forcing the Abhorrent Serpent to shrink continuously and sink into the ground.

"No!"

From deep underground came the First Prince's unwilling roar.

Gu Changsheng's figure flickered, arriving before Yun Liu.

"I have already suppressed this serpent underground; it cannot cause any more trouble.

Now, it's time to do something else."

"Something else..." Yun Liu's expression froze, and a conjecture appeared in her mind.

"Naturally, it's to welcome the new King."

...Royal Palace.

The guards along the way were filled with terror, retreating repeatedly, and numerous corpses lay scattered on the ground.

Clang—

The palace gate exploded, and figures appeared in the rolling smoke and dust.

"You... Yun Liu, are you truly rebelling!"

The white-haired Gui Ren King trembled all over, collapsing to the ground.

Yun Liu was covered in blood, her face cold, her eyes suddenly sharpened, and she threw the white bone greatsword in her hand. It sliced through the Void Realm, heading directly for the Gui Ren King's head.

"Ah!"

The Gui Ren King screamed, closing his eyes tightly, but the expected pain did not come.

He looked up and saw the sword blade embedded straight into the throne behind him, less than an inch from his scalp.

Yun Liu knelt on one knee, cupped her fists, and said: "Father King, please immediately abdicate and pass the throne to me!"

"You..." The Gui Ren King's words caught in his throat.

Suddenly, urgent footsteps came from outside the door, and rows of armored city lords entered the main hall.

They were drenched in blood, their Evil Qi soaring to the sky, and they knelt on one knee behind Yun Liu, shouting in unison: "We request the Gui Ren King to abdicate!"

"You all..."

The Gui Ren King extended a trembling finger, but ultimately, it fell powerlessly.