74: Chapter 74 The Mysterious Man Arrives, and the Empress's Imperial Edict!

As Zhou Yuxuan's voice trailed off, a gloomy Soul Summoning Banner suddenly appeared in his hand.

In an instant, the Northern Liang soldiers present saw the Soul Summoning Banner surrounded by treasure light and felt the chilling, gloomy aura radiating from it, each of them wearing a look of terror.

"W-what is this Magical Artifact? Why did the surrounding temperature drop so much the moment it appeared!"

"You blind fools, this is a Spirit Treasure, and a very evil one at that! Soldiers, listen to my command! I do not believe that he can slaughter our entire army of three hundred thousand from Northern Liang!"

"..." At this moment, with the appearance of the Soul Summoning Banner, many generals could no longer sit still; they brandished their longswords and commanded the crowd.

However, unexpectedly, the response was lackluster.

Those who reacted were soldiers under these generals, all of whom enjoyed high-level resources.

The reason they resisted was simply to fight for their own interests.

As for those who originally had average treatment, after hearing Zhou Yuxuan's words, their hearts began to waver, and they no longer had their previous impulsiveness.

"Oh? It seems there are still quite a few patriotic soldiers in Northern Liang!"

"Since that is the case, for those of you who want to resist the Great Shang Dynasty and seek justice for your Prince, this Young Lord cannot let you live!"

Zhou Yuxuan swept a cold gaze over the crowd.

At this moment, out of the three hundred thousand troops, only twenty or thirty thousand still wanted to seek justice for the Prince of Northern Liang.

Judging by their equipment and complexion, these people were likely the elite of Northern Liang.

However, even if they were elites, Zhou Yuxuan would not let them go just because of that.

In the next second, before these generals could react, Zhou Yuxuan injected all his internal Qi into the Soul Summoning Banner, activating this evil Spirit Treasure.

"Ah!!!" "What is happening? Why is my Physical Body decaying?"

"Damn it! Such an evil Magical Artifact, give me back my blood and Qi!"

At this moment, among the tens of thousands who wanted to resist, as the Soul Summoning Banner was activated, their blood and Qi were constantly draining away.

Some soldiers with strong cultivation were still struggling to hold on, but their faces already looked extremely aged.

As for the soldiers with weaker cultivation, their bodies had already turned into skeletons, and the Divine Soul within them was forcibly harvested by the Soul Summoning Banner.

Seeing this bloody scene, those rebels were shocked and scrambled to kneel and beg for mercy.

As for those soldiers who were wavering and did not participate in the resistance, seeing this scene, they all felt secretly relieved.

Hong She, who was hiding in the corner, also saw this scene.

She already knew the outcome of this matter; the goal of relying on the three hundred thousand Northern Liang troops to cause harm to Zhou Yuxuan had apparently failed completely.

However, the news of her master's death could not be erased from her heart.

"It seems I have no choice but to make a sacrifice!" After a long while, Hong She finally came back to her senses, her gaze towards the Princess's Mansion becoming increasingly firm. She then turned and walked towards Wutong Court.

At this moment, in the Zhenbei Princes Mansion. After tasting the forbidden fruit with Zhou Yuxuan, Pei Nanya's temperament had changed drastically.

She, who originally appeared noble and peerlessly elegant, was now so cold.

"Such an evil aura. Since the ancient era, there are actually still demons causing trouble in this world?"

Pei Nanya's cold voice echoed throughout the empty Zhenbei Princes Mansion.

Having now awakened all the memories of the Ancient Flower Goddess, she felt disgusted after sensing the evil aura permeating the air.

As the Reincarnation of the Ancient Flower Goddess, she naturally knew what major events had occurred in the distant, ancient past.

This evil aura belonged to an evil existence that had persecuted the Human Race for millions of years in the ancient era; she naturally hated the person emitting this aura.

"Sigh! The evil god has emerged now, but my cultivation has not fully recovered. It seems I must first go to restore my cultivation!" Pei Nanya said indifferently.

Immediately after, she began searching for the Prince of Northern Liang. After all, Northern Liang was a power in its own right, and the cultivation resources it possessed must be significant. And since the Prince of Northern Liang was her husband in name, it would not be excessive for her to take some cultivation resources.

However, just as Pei Nanya was indulging in pleasant thoughts, she saw the corpse of the Prince of Northern Liang in the reception hall of the mansion.

"Dead? What a pity!" Pei Nanya said, still coldly.

"It seems I have no choice but to find the man who caused my Awakening." Mentioning Zhou Yuxuan, a trace of killing intent could not help but flash in Pei Nanya's beautiful eyes.

She had imagined every way she might awaken her memories, but she never thought she would awaken the memories of her previous life in such a humiliating way.

Soon, carrying intense killing intent, she headed towards the Princess's Mansion.

At this moment, in front of the Princess's Mansion, tens of thousands of soldiers had turned into dry bones, and their Divine Soul had also been harvested by Zhou Yuxuan into the Soul Summoning Banner.

Immediately after, he put away this evil Magic Treasure and looked at the remaining Northern Liang soldiers, whose eyes were full of terror.

He spoke indifferently: "The traitors have been killed. If anyone else wants to seek justice for the Prince of Northern Liang, you are welcome to come find this Young Lord!"

"If you do not wish to seek justice, you may all return to your posts. Before long, the imperial court will send new generals to take over."

Zhou Yuxuan's words rang in the ears of everyone in Zhenbei City.

The Northern Liang soldiers who had flooded into the city, blocking it completely, soon exited Zhenbei City in an orderly fashion.

Soon, after they left, the common people who had been hiding in their houses not daring to make a sound came out of their rooms one after another and began to cheer loudly.

Zhou Yuxuan ignored the crowd's cheers.

He first let the twenty-two people who followed him leave, and only then did he return to the Princess's Mansion.

"Young Lord!" Just as he landed, Jin Qiaoer, Ye Bingmeng, and Qingniao came before him and said respectfully.

"En! Are you all alright?" Zhou Yuxuan asked with concern.

At this moment, Qingniao, after being disciplined by Jin Qiaoer and Ye Bingmeng, had become much more obedient, and there was no longer any hatred for him in her eyes.

"Thank you for your concern, Young Lord!" Hearing these words of concern, the three were overjoyed and said repeatedly.

"Young Master Zhou, now that the Prince of Northern Suppression is dead, the Northern Liang army is just a mob. I wonder what plans you have?" As soon as Donghuang Qing appeared, she spoke directly with burning eyes.

Although tens of thousands of the three hundred thousand Northern Liang troops had been killed, there were still two hundred and twenty thousand left. As long as she used them well, she still had a chance to topple Empress Donghuang Baiqing.

At this moment, just as Zhou Yuxuan was about to answer, suddenly, a huge teleportation formation appeared in the sky above the Princess's Mansion.

After the formation disappeared, a hot-bodied female general wearing blood-red armor appeared in the sky.

She held a golden scroll in her hand. She then slowly unfolded it and read the content: "Your Majesty has a decree..."