417: Chapter 417 Originally, this trump card was saved to deal with Jiang You.

"I knew it. With the pathetic abilities of that beast, New Emperor Jiang Hantian, how could he possibly have killed the late Emperor!"

Jiang Luohai let out a cold snort. His robes billowed without wind, and the pressure belonging to a Tier 6 Divine Ability user exploded outward. "You must be the accomplice hiding behind him! The chaos in Great Zhou was all orchestrated by you, wasn't it!"

Facing Jiang Luohai's stern questioning, Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan merely picked his ear with an indifferent expression.

A mocking sneer tugged at the corner of his mouth as he carelessly spread his hands. "Old man, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want."

"Everyone in Great Zhou knows that the late Emperor was killed by The Fourth Princess. That's an official proclamation stamped with the Imperial Seal. What does that have to do with an outsider like me?"

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan dusted off his leather jacket, his tone full of mockery. "I just happened to like the new Emperor, so I took the job of Imperial Preceptor as a convenience."

"You glib-tongued madman!"

Jiang Luohai laughed in extreme anger, murderous intent baring itself in his eyes. "How dare you run wild in the territory of my Jiang Imperial Clan! You truly have a death wish! Today, I will take your head to offer as a sacrifice to the late Emperor's soul!"

Before the words died away, Jiang Luohai violently formed an ancient seal in front of his chest.

"Acquired Divine Ability: Thousand Willow Wind Body!"

Boom!

Jiang Luohai's originally hunched body instantly became illusory, as if he had melted into the airflow within the grand hall.

The next second, he raised his hand and waved it.

"Ssh! Ssh!"

Two terrifying, semi-transparent cyan wind blades, several zhang long, carrying a sharp whistling sound that tore through space, crossed into a cross shape and hurtled towards Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan's face with incredible speed, aiming to shred him to pieces!

Wherever the wind blades passed, the hard marble floor tiles were sliced open like tofu, leaving deep gullies, and the pillars in the hall were sliced in half!

However, facing this thunderous, lethal strike, Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan didn't even make a move to dodge.

He stood where he was, a flicker of cold evaluation flashing in his fleshy eyes.

"Acquired Divine Ability?" Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan quickly calculated the combat system of the Great Zhou world in his mind. "According to Blue Star's rating standards, at most, it's just an SS-rank Supernatural Ability."

"And the blood energy fluctuations on this old thing... Tier 6 late stage? He's actually a minor realm lower than me?"

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan sneered disdainfully and shook his head.

"With just this bit of foundation, you dare to shout at me?"

"Transform Demonic Soul, Activate!" Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan let out a low roar, and the crystal of the watch on his wrist was instantly shattered by a violent force.

In an instant, a thick, foul-smelling, ink-green black mist, as if crawled out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, erupted crazily from his pores without warning!

This black mist, carrying a nauseating corrosiveness, instantly condensed into the phantom of a hideous evil ghost in front of Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan.

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan didn't even raise his hand; he just let the evil ghost phantom open its bloody mouth and let out a silent roar.

"Bang! Bang!"

The two fierce, unparalleled cyan wind blades, the moment they hit the ink-green black mist, were like eggs hitting a copper wall and iron fortress.

They couldn't even hold on for a second before being crushed by the demonic energy amidst a teeth-aching sound of corrosion, turning into scattered breezes that ruffled Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan's short hair.

"What?"

In mid-air, Jiang Luohai, who had just revealed his true form, felt his pupils constrict violently, his heart shaken.

He stared fixedly at the rolling ink-green demonic energy, sensing the cultivation foundation the other party had completely unleashed, and a deep chill shot straight up his spine to the back of his head.

"Tier 6 Peak Perfection?!" Jiang Luohai exclaimed in shock, his calm old face finally revealing undisguised horror. "How is this possible! When did such a terrifying monster appear within Great Zhou!"

Jiang Luohai's heart sank to rock bottom.

He was in big trouble!

The opponent not only had a cultivation level a full minor realm higher than his, but the effortless way he broke the wind blades proved that the Divine Ability he mastered was at least at the Acquired level, and might even have touched the threshold of the Innate level!

And his own "Thousand Willow Wind Body" had its main advantage in ghostly movement and extreme speed.

Now, facing such a strong opponent who was covered in poison and had a higher cultivation realm, he had absolutely no chance of winning in close-quarters combat.

If he really kept fighting, he would sooner or later lose his old life here!

"Who on earth are you!" Jiang Luohai retreated violently, opening up distance, and shouted sternly, "If you think you can run wild in my Jiang Imperial Clan by yourself, your Tier 6 peak cultivation alone is not enough to swallow the foundation of Great Zhou!"

While speaking, Jiang Luohai's left hand suddenly reached into his sleeve and pulled out a blood-colored jade tablet carved with nine coiled dragons. Without a moment's hesitation, he squeezed his fingers, crushing the jade tablet on the spot!

"Crack!" A crisp shattering sound echoed in the Imperial Study.

The next instant, in the forbidden area in the deepest part of the palace, which was covered in mist all year round, three terrifying auras like awakened ancient fierce beasts roared and broke through the clouds!

In just three breaths of time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The towering dome of the Imperial Study was violently smashed, and tiles fell like raindrops.

Three sturdy figures clad in heavy, dark gold dragon-scaled armor, their faces tightly covered by metal masks, descended amidst the dust, like three pillars of the sea, landing heavily in front of Jiang Luohai!

Two Tier 6 mid-stage! One Tier 6 early-stage!

These three experts, exuding an aura of iron-blooded slaughter, made no movements, just standing there quietly. Their three intertwined, massive blood energies forcefully pushed back Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan's monstrous demonic energy.

This was the true final trump card of the Great Zhou Imperial Clan!

The highest combat power responsible for guarding the Imperial Mausoleum, taking orders only from the Jiang family ancestors: The Longwu Secret Guards commanders!

Jiang Luohai stood behind the three Secret Guards, his confidence finally restored a bit.

He didn't believe that a siege by four Tier 6 Divine Ability users couldn't take down this unidentified madman!

Facing the desperate situation that had instantly turned into one versus four.

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan merely stretched his neck, causing a crisp sound of grinding bones. On his face, there was not a hint of panic, but rather a bloodthirsty sneer that made people's hair stand on end.

"Heh... As expected of the foundation of a feudal dynasty, you really managed to summon four Tier 6 experts... This trump card was originally intended for that mad dog, Jiang You."

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan looked at the four Tier 6 experts in front of him, his eyes becoming as pitiful as if looking at dead people.

"But since you are in such a hurry to die, I'll take you natives first to practice my moves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the airflow in the grand hall suddenly stilled.

An extremely pungent smell of blood permeated the air without warning.

Just as the three Longwu Secret Guards were preparing to draw their blades and charge.

No one noticed that on the smooth marble floor tiles at the feet of the Secret Guard standing on the far left, who possessed Tier 6 early-stage cultivation, a pool of dark red, viscous blood had seeped out from somewhere!

That pool of blood was like a slime with an independent life.

In the instant that no one noticed, the blood suddenly rolled upwards!

"Whoosh!" Like a bloody maw, that pool of viscous blood instantly completely engulfed the Tier 6 early-stage Secret Guard from his feet to his head!