429: Chapter 429 Imperial Advisor! Open the door quickly!

Dead silence.

Outside the main gate of the imperial palace, thousands of Great Zhou Imperial Guards stared at the headless corpse of the Imperial Guard Commander on the tower.

They listened to the sound of dripping blood carried on the wind.

Everyone's Brain completely shut down at this moment, and the blood in their bodies felt as if it had frozen solid.

Instant kill!

They hadn't even seen how he had attacked!

An early-stage Tier 5 Imperial Guard Commander, on the most heavily guarded wall of the imperial palace, had actually been killed from a hundred paces away, his head blasted apart by nothing more than a glance?!

A rain of blood mixed with bone fragments splattered heavily against the thick city wall.

The few deputy commanders who had been splattered with warm Brains on their faces felt their Legs go weak, and they collapsed directly onto the moss-covered brick surface.

Their faces were drained of all color, and they couldn't even hold onto their sabers, which clattered to the ground with a series of metallic thuds.

Above and below the city wall, the thousands of Imperial Guards who had originally been aggressive and ready for battle were now so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

No one dared to take a deep breath, let alone draw their bows, fire arrows, or wave banners to charge.

In this world where supernatural beings reign supreme, human wave tactics are nothing more than a laughable statistic when faced with a true top-tier powerhouse.

When absolute strength displays such an overwhelming, undisputed dominance, any will to resist crumbles in an instant.

Jiang You stood outside the main gate of the imperial palace, slowly withdrawing the radiance of his Eye of Tianshu.

His hands were still casually shoved into the pockets of his black trench coat, and his deep, ghostly blue eyes swept over the silent city wall like ancient, frigid pools.

"The sinner has been executed."

Jiang You's cold voice, laced with vigorous blood energy, felt like an invisible heavy hammer, striking precisely at the Heart of every Imperial Guard, causing their blood to churn:

"Do you still intend to follow these rebels to your deaths?"

Once these words were spoken, there was truly no movement left on the city wall.

The soldiers who had originally been holding spears and heavy crossbows released their weapons as if they had been electrocuted, and they all lowered their heads deeply, terrified of meeting those ghostly blue eyes.

No one wanted to follow in the footsteps of that commander, having their head looked at and turned into a rotten watermelon from a hundred paces away.

Seeing that no one dared to speak up, Jiang You couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath.

He slightly raised his eyelids, and within his eyes, that deep blue light suddenly flared once more!

"Boom!"

A ghostly blue beam of spatial energy, ten times thicker than before, shot out with a destructive aura that swept away everything in its path, slamming solidly into the two-foot-thick main gate of the imperial palace.

The indestructible palace gate, faced with such terrifying spatial shredding power, was like paper; it instantly exploded into a sky full of flying wood chips and copper debris!

The massive roar shook half of the imperial capital.

Amidst the swirling dust and smoke, Jiang You's expression remained calm and composed.

He turned his head to glance at The Fourth Princess, who was still stunned behind him, and then strode calmly into the royal forbidden zone that symbolized the highest power of Great Zhou.

On both sides of the road, hundreds of Imperial Guard soldiers stood in two rows.

They gripped their weapons, but could only watch helplessly as this man in a black trench coat walked past, bringing with him the rebel they had once been ordered to surround and annihilate.

Not a single person dared to step forward to block him; in fact, many retreated in fear as Jiang You approached, voluntarily clearing a wide path.

That cold and ruthless method, that bottomless strength, had completely shattered the courage of these Great Zhou elites.

...

Meanwhile, deep within the Great Zhou imperial palace, in front of the secluded palace belonging to Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan.

New Emperor Jiang Hantian was pacing back and forth frantically on the white jade steps like an ant on a hot pan.

The dragon robe on his body looked somewhat disheveled, his forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and his face was as pale as a dead man's.

Just a moment ago, an urgent battle report had arrived from the front, one that had scared the soul out of him!

That fourth imperial sister of his, who was supposed to have died at the Princesss Mansion, had actually returned alive!

Not only that, but she had brought along an unfathomably powerful expert in black!

The eunuch who brought the news had been so scared he wet his pants, stammering that the expert in black hadn't even lifted a hand; standing a hundred meters away, he had just glared, and the Tier 5 Imperial Guard Commander guarding the gate had had his head blasted apart, and he had even shattered the city gate in one move!

Killing a Tier 5 expert with a single glare?

The moment New Emperor Jiang Hantian heard this news, his Heart almost stopped beating.

The imperial city defense line he was so proud of, and the high-level experts he had recruited with heavy bounties, were simply a huge joke in front of such a monster!

The Fourth Princess already possessed extraordinary talent and held an Innate Divine Ability, and now she had found such a god of slaughter to be her backer.

New Emperor Jiang Hantian knew that he had truly kicked an iron plate this time.

"Imperial Preceptor! Only the Imperial Preceptor can save me!"

New Emperor Jiang Hantian pinned all his hopes on this mysterious big shot at the peak of Tier 6.

As soon as he received the news, he scrambled and crawled all the way to the front of this palace.

However, he had been waiting here anxiously for a long time, and his voice was hoarse from shouting, yet there was still no movement inside.

"Imperial Preceptor! Please open the door! Those two have already broken into the imperial palace!" New Emperor Jiang Hantian stomped his feet in anxiety, throwing himself against the door and pounding on it frantically, tears almost streaming down his face.

Just when he was about to give up in despair.

"Creeeak—" The heavy vermilion doors of the palace were suddenly pushed open from the inside.

New Emperor Jiang Hantian was overjoyed, as if he had seen a savior descend, and hurriedly rushed forward: "Imperial Preceptor, you have finally decided to come out..."

However, before he could finish his sentence, New Emperor Jiang Hantian's voice choked in his throat.

He widened his eyes, staring blankly at the figure walking out from the door, a row of question marks popping up on his forehead.

He saw that this Great Zhou Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan, who always liked to wear a leather jacket and had a face full of flab, had actually changed into a dark blue eunuch's uniform!

Not only that, but this eunuch's outfit looked tight and ridiculous on his fat body.

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan even had a eunuch's hat perched crookedly on his head, and in his hand, he was carrying a tattered, patched-up bundle. His eyes were flustered, looking exactly like a petty thief preparing to pack up and run away during the chaos.

As soon as Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan stepped out, just as he was about to slip away, he ran head-on into the stunned New Emperor Jiang Hantian.

"Imperial Preceptor?" New Emperor Jiang Hantian was completely bewildered, pointing at Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan's eunuch attire, "What are you doing? The enemy has already broken into my imperial palace, why are you dressed like this?!"

Imperial Preceptor Wen Wangshan had been caught red-handed, and his old face flushed red for a rare moment.

But he reacted with lightning speed, immediately putting on an inscrutable expression. He glanced nervously toward the direction of the imperial palace gate, swallowed hard, and hurriedly explained:

"Well, Hantian. You don't understand. Just now, I was observing the celestial phenomena at night and suddenly felt signs of my cultivation loosening; I had quite a realization!"

"This is the perfect opportunity for a breakthrough! I must leave now to find some famous mountain or great river to go into seclusion for a few decades. When my divine ability is complete and I am invincible in the world, I will return to help you retake the throne!"

"You hold the line here for now, I'm off!"