514: Better to be a broken piece of jade than a whole piece of tile

"Hmph, Ye Xiaoying, do you really think that breaking through to the Carefree Heaven Realm allows you to be arrogant and presumptuous in front of Us?"

"Ignorance. Today, you will pay the price for your foolishness. Seize him for Us! Do not kill him. We want him to personally watch the Ye family be executed right before his eyes."

"This is the consequence of opposing Us." Emperor Taian wore a sinister grin, his words filled with contempt for Ye Xiaoying.

"Hmph, better to be a broken jade than a whole tile! Even if I, Ye Xiaoying, die today, I will make you pay the price." Ye Xiaoying glared angrily at Emperor Taian.

"Hmph, presumptuous! Seize Ye Xiaoying for Us." Emperor Taian coldly snorted and gave the order.

Grand Eunuch Jin Xian held his orchid fingers, looked at Ye Xiaoying, and revealed a strange smile at the corner of his mouth. His figure instantly transformed into a stream of light rushing toward Ye Xiaoying.

Ye Xiaoying's eyes narrowed, filled with Battle Intent.

Having just achieved a Breakthrough to the Carefree Heaven Realm, he also wanted to see the gap between himself and these veteran Carefree Heaven Realm Masters.

"Then come..."

Ye Xiaoying roared, unleashing terrifying power throughout his body, directly confronting Grand Eunuch Jin Xian.

"Boom..."

The two forces collided, erupting with terrifying destructive power, instantly destroying the surrounding buildings.

After a single strike, Ye Xiaoying's body flew backward, while Grand Eunuch Jin Xian merely swayed slightly. From this, the difference in strength between the two was immediately apparent.

Although Ye Xiaoying also possessed the strength of the Carefree Heaven Realm, it was normal that he was not a match for Grand Eunuch Jin Xian, having just achieved the Breakthrough.

Ye Xiaoying knew that he couldn't kill Emperor Taian today. The only person who could resolve the current situation was the instigator, Duan Zhengchun.

"You bastard kid, how long are you going to watch the show? Do you really want me to die here before you show up?" Ye Xiaoying cursed angrily.

Ye Xiaoying's action instantly stunned Grand Eunuch Jin Xian.

Then, a cold sneer appeared on his face, and the Wind Snow Sword suddenly materialized in his hand, thrusting straight toward Ye Xiaoying's throat.

Facing this strike from Grand Eunuch Jin Xian, Ye Xiaoying showed no intention of dodging and simply stood there.

Grand Eunuch Jin Xian looked at Ye Xiaoying, who had given up resisting, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"He truly is trash, giving up after just one strike."

Just as the Wind Snow Sword was about to pierce Ye Xiaoying, an invisible force suddenly appeared, blocking the space in front of Ye Xiaoying.

Grand Eunuch Jin Xian's Wind Snow Sword was stopped.

This scene instantly caused the expressions of everyone present to change.

They had all seen from the previous clash that Ye Xiaoying was no match for Grand Eunuch Jin Xian. What was happening now?

Seeing this scene, Ye Xiaoying immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You bastard kid, after watching the show for so long, you finally came out."

"The mess you made, you clean up. I'm done." Ye Xiaoying grumbled.

"Oh dear, General Ye, weren't you just trying to verify your own strength? Do you know how weak you are now?"

"It's just the Carefree Heaven Realm. When you meet a true Master, you still won't cut it."

As the voice fell, two figures suddenly appeared beside Ye Xiaoying: Duan Zhengchun and Ye Ruoyi.

Ye Ruoyi quickly rushed to her father's side, anxiously checking his condition.

"Father, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. See, aren't I perfectly alright?" Ye Xiaoying laughed and patted his daughter's hand.

Seeing the sudden appearance of Duan Zhengchun, Grand Eunuch Jin Xian's expression changed. He retreated, his eyes fixed on Duan Zhengchun.

He hadn't even noticed how Duan Zhengchun appeared just now; it was as if he had suddenly materialized, or perhaps had been there all along.

"Who is Your Excellency? Are you here to help the rebel Ye Xiaoying?" Grand Eunuch Jin Xian stared nervously at Duan Zhengchun.

"Oh, the Wind Snow Sword. This must be Grand Eunuch Jin Xian, one of the Five Grand Eunuchs beside Emperor Taian, right?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Grand Eunuch Jin Xian with a smile.

"That's right, it is Us. Who is Your Excellency? Trespassing into the Imperial Palace and colluding with a rebel is punishable by beheading."

"If Your Excellency is sensible, you should leave immediately. Otherwise, don't blame the sword in Our hand for being merciless." Grand Eunuch Jin Xian said coldly.

"Don't be careless, he is Duan Zhengchun, the Reliant King of Dali."

Just as Grand Eunuch Jin Xian finished speaking, a voice rang out. It was Grand Eunuch Jin Yan speaking from behind him.

Hearing "Duan Zhengchun, the Reliant King of Dali," Grand Eunuch Jin Xian's expression changed, and he instinctively stepped back a few paces.

This made his expression instantly turn even uglier.

Emperor Taian was furious enough to devour someone whole. He hadn't expected Duan Zhengchun to actually dare appear in Tianqi City, much less dare to show up in front of him.

Did he not know that there were several Carefree Heaven Realm Masters by his side, plus a Sword Guardian secretly protecting him?

Who gave him the courage? Did he really think he was stronger than Eternal Life Li back in the day? Even Eternal Life Li wouldn't dare do anything to Us.

You, a mere Prince Kaoshan of Dali, dare to be so arrogant.

"Duan Zhengchun, you have immense nerve! You dare to break into Our presence. Do you truly believe yourself to be invincible?" Emperor Taian looked grimly at Duan Zhengchun.

Duan Zhengchun squinted at Emperor Taian, the corner of his mouth curving slightly upward.

"What? Is there somewhere here I shouldn't come? This King truly didn't know, so I came to see for myself."

"And now that I see it, it's nothing special."

"I, this King, have arrived. What can you do to me?"

"You... insolent! Guards! Seize this ignorant fool!" Emperor Taian trembled with rage, pointing furiously at Duan Zhengchun.

A rush of footsteps sounded.

A group of Imperial Guards appeared, immediately surrounding Duan Zhengchun.

Duan Zhengchun glanced sideways at the surrounding Imperial Guards, who were merely Acquired Realm practitioners, and sneered internally.

This Emperor Taian is truly speechless. The people in the original work had morals and didn't want to fall out with him.

Nor did they want the people of Northern Li to suffer because of this matter.

That's why Emperor Taian was allowed to sit on the throne for so long. Otherwise, the grass on his grave would already be three meters high.

"Emperor Taian, aren't you looking down on people too much? Sending these small fries to capture this King? I think you just want them to die."

"These are just Acquired Martial Artists; attacking is suicide."

"How about you come instead? After all, you are the strongest Master here, aren't you?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Emperor Taian with a smile.

Duan Zhengchun's words caused the expressions of everyone present to change.

Emperor Taian was the strongest among them? How could this be? Forget the surrounding Imperial Guards.

Even the Five Grand Eunuchs wore expressions of shock.

They had followed Emperor Taian for so long. Although Emperor Taian practiced martial arts, he was only in the Vajra Mortal Realm, which corresponds to the Innate Realm among Martial Artists.

How could he be the strongest among them? They knew that the strongest among them were in the Carefree Heaven Realm.

If Emperor Taian was the strongest among them, wouldn't that mean his strength was already close to the Divine Roaming Profound Realm?

Emperor Taian's expression also changed. He hadn't expected Duan Zhengchun to see through his strength with a single glance. That was correct; his current strength had reached the Great Carefree Realm, infinitely close to the Half-Step Shenyou Realm.

It was true that he was the strongest among them, but he had always hidden it well and had never been discovered.