Chapter 840: 345: Son of Heaven vs. Commoner

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Chapter 840: Chapter 345: Son of Heaven vs. Commoner Layers of golden Vigorous Origin were forming in front of Emperor Jianyuan, overlapping and blocking between the two people. “I have heard a saying: when the emperor sees the people as grass, the people see the emperor as a bandit. The country knows not of the people, the people know not of the country.” Li Changsheng raised his head, looking at the nine Red Dragons, each tens of meters long, agile in shape, covered in scale armor, entwined with golden energy, and exuding immense Divine Might: “Nine Dragon Divine Sky Guard and Emperor’s Secret Technique, these are Your Majesty’s reliance, aren’t they?” “My reliance is the Emperor’s Sword!” Emperor Jianyuan raised his hand in a gesture and pulled out the long sword entwined by the Nine Dragons. At this moment, countless illusionary dragon shadows condensed on the sword blade: “My sword, with Yanxi Stone City as the edge, Qi Dai as the ridge, Jin Wei as the spine, Zhou Song as the guard, Han Weei as the cover; enveloping the four barbarians, wrapping the four seasons, circling Bohai, carrying Changshan. Dominating the world, controlled by Five Elements, measured by punishment and virtue; opened by Yin Yang, held by spring and autumn, moving through autumn and winter with no obstacle ahead, lifted with none above, pressed with none below, moving with no side, breaking through floating clouds above, cutting through earth’s chronicles below!” Li Changsheng felt the entire earth’s vein of Wang’an City had already converged beneath Emperor Jianyuan’s feet. The Qi Blood Essence of hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Guards in the entire Capital City was concentrated in Emperor Jianyuan through the Emperor’s Secret Technique. Making Emperor Jianyuan’s aura ascend to the limit. Also making those nine Red Dragons all the more aggressive, surging with sky-high force; rendering the suppressing force of the red-golden Jade Seal even more grand and overwhelming, like mountains. Li Changsheng chuckled silently: “Your Majesty’s aura is indeed grand, yet funnily, this sword is not enough to straighten the dukes, nor enough to subdue the common people. Your Majesty thinks that your Emperor’s Sword can suppress the world, but it is actually incapable of withstanding a single blow.” Emperor Jianyuan’s brow slightly furrowed as he saw Li Changsheng daringly approaching with the Divine Illusion Sword in hand, resisting the overwhelming red flames, walking against the pressure of the red-golden Jade Seal. He advanced three meters with every step, seemingly unaffected, and behind him, once again, the massive golden balance appeared. “Your Majesty wishes to use your Emperor’s Sword to oppress the world, but if your sword itself is riddled with cracks, how can it win the heart of the people? Yet my sword for the common folk, usually used with a simple stroke, can slash the neck, sever below, fight roosters, and dogs, almost useless for national affairs. Yet when a lone man is angry, it can overthrow two bodies, blood splattering five steps, the world in mourning!” Upon hearing the words ‘the world in mourning’, Emperor Jianyuan’s pupils momentarily dilated: “Audacious!” His long sword swung down, seemingly wielding the entire landscape, infusing the proud words ‘Daning’ into the sword. Using the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas of thirty-eight states as the edge, a million troops as the point, the ruling ministers as the spine! I am the world! Li Changsheng’s Divine Illusion Sword also slashed diagonally at this moment. His sword form was ordinary, just a simple chop, like a child playing with a sword, laughably ridiculous. “Clank!” In that moment, the brilliance of the entire world dimmed for an instant, the Sun that had just risen seemed to disappear for a moment, and the ground throughout the Palace City cracked loudly, Spirit Stones and runes buried in various places were exploding inch by inch. The over ten thousand Forbidden Guards close to Emperor Jianyuan spat blood from their mouths and noses, then weakly fell to the ground. The Twelve-Stripe Flat Heaven Crown atop Emperor Jianyuan’s head exploded, and his face gradually showed a look of panic. The Qi Blood Essence he had gathered using the Emperor’s Secret Technique was breaking apart; the Emperor’s Sword in his hand also showed countless cracks. The nine Red Dragons behind him were also showing signs of destruction. “Twenty years ago, when I came to the Capital City, Your Majesty was not as vulnerable as today.” Li Changsheng said with a hint of pity: “My sword, though capable of disrupting the balance of all things in the world, must find an opening. At that time, Your Majesty was impressive and loved by the people, respected by all at court. Thus, even though Your Majesty’s power was not beyond super-grade, it made me exceedingly apprehensive. And now—” He raised his head again, looking at the nine Red Dragons behind Emperor Jianyuan that were in the process of collapsing: “In the past, the Grand Ancestor of Daning inherited Fire, subdued five Red Dragons, and founded Daning. Later, he crafted the Divine Artifact ‘Five Dragons Divine Guardian’, trapping the five Red Dragons in the Grand Ancestor’s Tomb. As long as these Red Dragons remained, future emperors could harness the power of the Red Dragons, possessing First Grade Divine Power. Then, three generations of Daning emperors captured more Red Dragons, enhancing the ‘Five Dragons Divine Guardian’ to ‘Nine Dragons’, strengthening the power of the Emperor of Daning to approach super-grade. But the high has regrets; the power of the Nine Dragons is difficult to coordinate as one. By Your Majesty’s reign, the power still felt insufficient, and you directly slaughtered all nine Red Dragons, extracting their Qi Blood Essence. You also used unknown secret techniques to step into First Grade using the body of a Human Emperor.” Li Changsheng then laughed, filled with boundless irony: “But what use is all this power? You cannot calm the resentment of the Nine True Dragons, nor reconcile the True Essence Qi Blood within your body. Even your personal army no longer holds the same loyalty and affection as before.” Emperor Jianyuan wanted to speak, but he spewed a large amount of blood from his mouth and nose, his skin cracked inch by inch, dripping with blood. “Power that cannot be freely utilized is of what benefit? It’s like a sword wielded by a child, is that truly a sword? Your Majesty’s attempt to seize ‘Wanxiang’ and ‘Guiyi’ for yourself using secret techniques was a good strategy, but it failed to grasp the essence, unable to make the Ten Thousand Streams converge as one, nor produce Ten Thousand from one.” As Li Changsheng spoke, he had already pointed toward the center of Emperor Jianyuan’s forehead: “Since Your Majesty is unwilling to give justice to the Formless Divine Sect, I shall take it myself! What a pity—”

Chapter 840: 345: Son of Heaven vs. Commoner

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