252: The world is in chaos

Originally, the Human Rebellion Quelling Army, under forced march conditions, could have reached the Imperial City in two days and two nights. However, due to the interference of That Lord behind the scenes, the Human Rebellion Quelling Army took four days to arrive and set up camp forty li outside the Imperial City.

Yet, the danger was far from over.

When Ye Kong and his group arrived, Ye Kong noticed that many units were already stationed there. He didn't know if they had come to assist the Emperor under imperial decree or if they were enemies gathered there planning a rebellion.

Ye Kong dispatched a soldier to enter the city and communicate with the Emperor.

However, when the soldier reached ten li outside the Imperial City, a company was already stationed there, having moved closer.

The soldier from Xiandeng Camp had just entered the area when he was immediately intercepted by this group of people.

"What 'thousand' are you talking about?"

These people wore large hoods and had curved sabers at their waists. They appeared to be private soldiers from noble families in more remote regions.

The Xiandeng Death Soldiers, stopped by this group, naturally remained neither humble nor arrogant, saying, "I am from the Human Rebellion Quelling Army. Our commanding General is General Who Suppresses Rebellion Ye Kong. We need to meet the Emperor in the Imperial City. Please do not obstruct us."

Upon hearing this, the company's men narrowed their eyes, staring at the Xiandeng Death Soldiers with great vigilance.

The hooded soldiers exchanged a few words, then finally said, "The Emperor is gravely ill and is not seeing anyone! Please return."

The Xiandeng Death Soldiers frowned and asked, "We, the Human Rebellion Quelling Army, were recalled by the Emperor. How can you say he's not seeing anyone? And who are you people?"

The hooded man stepped forward, his hand moving to the curved saber at his waist, and looked at the Xiandeng Death Soldiers with a contemptuous gaze, saying, "I said the Emperor isn't seeing anyone. Do you not understand? Get lost!"

The Xiandeng Death Soldiers immediately reached for their sabers, drawing them halfway, and the hooded men also immediately drew their sabers.

The hooded man standing in front of the Xiandeng Death Soldiers gripped the hilt of his saber tightly, his hand trembling slightly.

But he still feigned an indifferent expression on his Face.

"What, you want to fight?"

The hooded man glared menacingly at the Xiandeng Death Soldiers, adopting a fierce posture.

The Xiandeng Death Soldiers also gripped the hilt of their sabers tightly. If he was fast enough, drawing his saber could take the life of the person in front of him.

However, after some internal deliberation, the Xiandeng Death Soldiers slowly returned his saber to its sheath.

The hooded man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you don't dare to fight, then get lost!"

The Xiandeng Death Soldiers remained expressionless, slowly took two steps back, turned, and left.

Now was not the time for impulsive actions. He had to immediately report the situation here to General Ye.

Ye Kong quickly received the report from the Xiandeng Death Soldiers.

Wen Gan and Liu Che were both in the tent, discussing the current situation together.

Ye Kong said, "The outskirts of the Imperial City's gates have actually been controlled by people from other noble families. It seems the Emperor is indeed gravely ill; otherwise, how could he allow such a situation to occur?"

Wen Gan and Liu Che both nodded, sighing.

Liu Che said, "Now, outside the Imperial City, undercurrents are surging. Various noble families have already dispatched their forces to station here. Soon, there will inevitably be a great chaos, a bloodbath."

Ye Kong thought carefully and said, "How about I use the power of Void Law to directly teleport into the Imperial City and meet with the Emperor?"

Liu Che shook his head and said, "General Ye, the Imperial City is different from other cities. To prevent Alien God from attacking the Imperial City, the Emperor has added many Divine-Grade magic arrays to the Imperial City, including resistance effects against Void Law."

"The purpose is to prevent Alien God from directly tearing open the Void Realm and entering the Imperial City."

"If an Alien God appears outside the city, the Emperor would still have enough time to react."

Ye Kong thought again and said, "In that case, how about I sneak in alone tonight? With my skills, no one should be able to stop me."

Wen Gan and Liu Che exchanged glances and both nodded.

Wen Gan then added, "General Ye, I also learned that another unit is stationed outside our Imperial City Army."

"It's the Zhenyuan Battalion, which was previously dispatched to the Northern Frontier. They must have also returned to the Imperial City this time by imperial decree. How about I go and discuss a rendezvous with them to jointly protect the Imperial City?"

Ye Kong nodded.

"Good, tonight we'll split up. The main camp will be guarded by General Liu Che."

Liu Che said, "Don't worry, both of you; I will definitely hold the main camp. However, undercurrents are surging now, and we don't know when the enemy will make their move, so we must be careful and cautious."

As night fell.

Ye Kong directly opened a Void Realm gate in the camp and stepped through it.

Wen Gan, meanwhile, went out to find the Imperial City Army's Zhenyuan Battalion.

Ye Kong ran through the Void Realm's galaxy and soon encountered a barrier that had appeared out of nowhere.

This barrier actually stood directly in the Void Realm. It was indeed worthy of being the Emperor's magic array.

Ye Kong could only open another Void Realm gate near this barrier and exit.

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Kong emerged, he saw the Imperial City's walls.

Ye Kong reached out and touched the city wall.

There was no reaction.

Could it be that the Imperial City's walls had no defenses at all?

Ye Kong glanced at the towering city wall, no longer hesitated, stepped onto it, and quickly scaled it in a few movements.

With his Qi concealed, the defenders on the city wall did not see Ye Kong.

But this made Ye Kong feel very uneasy.

This was the Imperial City; could its defenses really be so weak?

He flipped over the wall and entered the interior of the Imperial City.

As soon as Ye Kong landed, he suddenly heard a roar, followed by the release of over ten powerful auras in quick succession.

What's going on? Have I been discovered?

Ye Kong looked left and right, but there was no one there.

Wait a minute, could it be?

The Imperial City's walls suddenly lit up, and countless soldiers surged onto the city walls.

Those were the Imperial City Army.

Outside the city, countless soldiers charged towards the Imperial City.

"Kill!"

The shouts of killing shook the heavens. Ye Kong felt a bad premonition and immediately climbed back onto the city wall.

"Who's there!"

The soldiers on the city wall were startled by the person who suddenly appeared, but upon closer inspection, it was Ye Kong.

"General Who Suppresses Rebellion Ye Kong, why are you here?"

Ye Kong had no time to answer him and immediately lay down by the edge of the city wall to look outside the city.

Countless fires, countless soldiers, in various styles of clothing, all surged towards the Imperial City's gates.

Indeed, the enemy had made their move!

And it had to be tonight!

Just as Ye Kong was about to look for the enemy's position, a beam of light suddenly shot towards him.

Ye Kong quickly unleashed his Asura Killing Qi, spread his arms in front of him, and immediately blocked the light, causing a huge explosion.

Immediately following were countless beams of light striking the city wall!

The city wall's Divine-Grade magic array activated, raising a barrier to protect the soldiers on the city wall.

Looking from afar, it was actually over a hundred Martial Saints jointly launching light cannon attacks.

Explosions were continuous, and then a God appeared.

He raised his hand, and powerful Divine-Grade energy was released. A Divine-Grade light cannon blasted towards the Imperial City gate, causing a massive explosion, and the red light of the crumbling city gate illuminated the sky!