<h4>Chapter 1231 An Empty City</h4>
Trantor: Aran
However, the loss suffered by the Sun n was notrge.
The n was already well prepared when the attack began. Layer afteryer of Emperor-level enchantments were set up within the Sun''s ns mansion and ancestral home, which had been operating for tens of thousands of years. With the vast number of booby traps and guards waiting for their enemies to arrive, even the elites of the Sky-reaching, Demonic Feather and Lofty Mountain race made little progress over thest ten days. They could only advance inch by inch, and if one made a detailed calction, one would realize that the losses suffered by the three ns during their forceful siege were evenrger than those of the Sun n.
During thest seven days of their attack, thebined army of these three ns could not even break through the defense of the Sun n mansion; it only seeded after the intervention of two fake Emperors.
"Kill, we have to destroy the Sun n at all costs."
A huge being whose entire body was enveloped in a faint ck vapor roared in the void. It directed thebined army of three ns in a ferocious attack on the Sun ancestral temple like a ze of wildfire,pletely unworried about the number of their own soldiers that would perish if they did so. From its voice, it was evident that themander was already getting frustrated.
It was a fake Emperor from the Sky-reaching n.
He was the person who directed the attack that broke through the defences of the Sun n mansion, eventually forcing all of the Sun n into theirst ancestral temple.
The situation of this battle was far more insane and bloody than the one in the number one military brothel.
The soldiers of thebined army were nearly ovee by bloodlust and their bodies were ground to bloody pulp as they forced their way into the barriers set up by the Sun n. Many of the enchantments were eventually overwhelmed by the sheer amount of flesh and bone of the enemy soldiers.
Thest ancestral temple of the Sun n was about to copse.
Faint Majestic Power permeated the temple, protecting thest surviving ground of the Sun n. Many of the n members wore expressions of rage and grief as they stood in the temple. At the beginning of the battle, a few of them regretted joining the new Emperor''s side, but now, there was no longer any point in thinking about such matters. The only thing they could do now was to stay together and make ast stand for the survival of their n. At the very least, they had to y a few more enemies before they themselves perished.
All of the Sun n members infused their yuan qi into the central hub of the defensive barrier to rece the already depleted power from the origin crystal. A few n members even fainted from exhaustion by doing so.
The Sun n was at the brink of destruction.
The old lord of the n, who was standing at the center of the ancestral temple, acted again. He channeled his Emperor qi, but his life force was nearly spent. Even if he forced himself to fight, he could not possiblyst for much longer.
"Old Lord, please leave with the lifeline of our n; stop trying to protect us. As long as a few of us survive, we can rise again some day. We are willing to sacrifice our lives and bodies to protect this ancestral temple."
Many n members urged the old lord to stop protecting them earnestly and leave with a few dozen of the n''s more talented individuals. Using his strength as a Martial Emperor to ensure that the crucial bloodline of his n survived was probably the smartest move he could make at the moment.
However, the old lord of the Sun n did not show any indication as to whether he epted their proposal or not.
He kept his eyes shut as he released his Emperor qir to shield the entire temple. Evidently, he had no ns to leave.
"Old Lord..."
"Please act decisively, my Lord."
"Are you really nning to sacrifice your life here?"
Many of them felt indignant and emotional.
They could not understand his decision.
After a while longer, the Lord of the Sun n, whose eyes were still shut, suddenly opened his mouth and spewed out a mouthful of blood. His body was trembling violently and countless wisps of bloody mist spurted out from his body. His Emperor qi was starting to dissipate—it was the sign of an Emperor''s impending death.
"Old Lord!"
All of the surviving Sun n members were greatly shocked.
A smile appeared on the lips of the old lord, however, as he slowly opened his eyes. "Finally... I''ve not let myself down... the final one has also be true... Very good. In this way, I''ve done my part," he muttered to himself.
Unexpectedly, he waspletely unworried about the fate of his own n; it even seemed like a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders. Evidently, he had been focusing his mind on apletely different issue and had not even heard what the other n members had been telling him all this while.
Boom!
The attacks outside the temple grew increasingly violent; even the core power-channeling hub at the center of the ancestral temple was near copse. Hundreds of Sun n experts, who had channeled their own yuan qi into the hub, were sent flying backward as they spewed outrge mouthfuls of blood.
It was time for the death of the Sun n.
All of the n members prepared themselves to fight to the death.
"After my passing, all matters of our family will be handled by Sun Yi. He has been holding onto the post of shadow elder for so many years now; it''s about time for him to take up some real responsibility. He has a good rtionship with the new Emperor, and that''ll serve as the basis for the continued survival of our n. All of you must remember that our n cannot turn against the new Emperor no matter the circumstance. The prosperity of our n lies upon him," the old Lord of the Sun n said.
Everyone was speechless. They were about to be destroyed, yet here their leader was speaking about the continued prosperity of their n. Could the old lord have finally turned senile?
He spoke up again, however, "Haha, His Majesty has arrived. What a right timing to make an entrance."
His eyes shone with a never before seen radiance as he cast his gaze upon the gates of the ancestral temple.
They opened at this moment.
Ye Qingyu, dressed in white as usual, walked slowly through the gates. Outside the temple, mes were burning and piles of corpses were strewn over the blood soaked ground, but it waspletely silent. It was only then that the survivors of the Sun n noticed how the rming battle cries outside had vanished some time ago, having been since reced by a deathly silence.
"Your... Your Majesty?"
A few elders of the Sun n recognized Ye Qingyu and eximed in surprise.
Everyone had believed the new Emperor to be dead after they heard the vicious promations of thebined army. They had lost all hope; but now, at their moment of utter despair, he appeared like a savior before the very gates of their temple.
"We''re saved!"
"We''re saved!"
After the huge shock that they felt initially, all of the Sun n members entered a state of wild joy and ecstasy. Seeing one''s hopes turn true at their most moment would always hit one the hardest.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
All of them came to their senses and knelt down as they greeted Ye Qingyu in the most formal manner. Even those who had some misgivings about him taking up the Immortal Domain training spot of their n were entirely convinced by him at that moment.
Ye Qingyu nodded and arrived before the sovereignof Sun n in a single step. The old lord regained some spirit as a Ye Qingyu infused some Emperor qi into him. Unexpectedly, his condition even improved.
"I seemed to have arrived toote."
Ye Qingyu felt immensely guilty.
In reality, both the sovereign of the Sun n and him had already predicted that today''s situation would happen. Earlier on, the Lord had reminded Ye Qingyu to be wary of his own people, and the new Emperor had left Royal City in haste because he wanted those who were plotting behind him to reveal themselves automatically, besides going to the aid of the Unmoving City of Darkness. It had been the suggestion of the Sun n''s sovereign.
However, both of them did not expect the schemers to be so powerful. Three great Lords of the Sky-reaching n showed themselves, and Ye Qingyu was nearly unable to contain the situation.
Ye Qingyu had secretlymunicated with the sovereign of the Sun n, the moment he returned to Royal City. The sovereign told Ye Qingyu that the situation was not really bad for his n; it was for this reason that he took so long to turn up to the n''s rescue, after he settled the matter of the city walls—even when he knew that the n had been attacked and was in a possibly precarious situation.
Now, however, Ye Qingyu realized with one look that the sovereign of the Sun n had been forcibly trying to hold the fort, and he was already close to death. The situation was far worse than how he had described it to be.
"Leave us, all of you. Tidy up what you can; both his Majesty and I have some matters to discuss in detail," the sovereign of the Sun n said to his n members.
"Yes, my Lord."
The n members dared not dally around and hurriedly got up before exiting their ancestral temple in an orderly manner.
The mental state of the n members were entirely different from the despair and gloom that enveloped their very thoughts earlier on. They were rejoicing now. The new Emperor had returned, and the future of their n was settled. Their n had stood by the new Emperor''s side consecutively for a few times now; even if their old lord really perished due to the battle, it was not hard to imagine the rise of their n from now on.
The gloom was finally over.
The n members believed that the glory days of their family wouldst for an incredibly long time as they saw how much respect the new Emperor orded their old lord.
The doors of the ancestral temple shut slowly.
Only Ye Qingyu and the old sovereign of the Sun n were left in the great hall.
The old lord took out a piece of divine jade from his shirt and ced it in Ye Qingyu''s hand. "The unrest in Royal City this time has been driven by a few Emperor ns. Aside from the Sky-reaching n, the Lofty Mountain n, the Dark Feather n and the Dark Yellow n, dozens of other Emperor ns were also behind it. I spent all of my effort to deduce and analyze with the leads they leaked out and stored a list of all people involved in this piece of divine jade. You can use it to follow up on this matter some other day. I know you have a mind to cast away all of the dark clouds and make the skies bright again, Your Majesty, as well as restoring order and a good atmosphere to the Dark Realm. This will take great willpower and ambition. I used to have the same thinking when I turned Emperor in the past; unfortunately the forces that were against me were too strong, and Icked the will to push through. I only felt guilty over the recent years, when I began to feel my age catching up with me. The effects of your n will be felt over the next few generations, but these Emperor ns are up to no good. They''ve created and plotted the huge amount of bloodshed in this realm; if you want to aplish your goals, Your Majesty, you''ve to first crush and suppress them. This uprising is a great excuse for you to do so," he said with a smile.
The old sovereign had spent all of his effort in casting a premonition, at the possible expense of his own n, to gather this name list.
Ye Qingyu felt grateful, and he could also sense the feeling of regret in the sovereign''s voice.
To be honest, no one except this aging old lord in the entire Royal City could give Ye Qingyu a sense of closeness and respect. Even the extremely loyal Lin Xuan was iparable in stature to the sovereign of the Sun n. He had once harbored the same intentions as Ye Qingyu and tried his best, but ended up failing. Now, he was cing all of his hopes on Ye Qingyu, and it was an unselfish dream. Not for the sake of his own n, but rather the betterment of the lives of all beings in the Dark Realm.
"Now, Royal City is an empty city. The residences of therger Emperor ns are empty, and the sovereigns who have hidden themselves in the dark have left. They are still lying patiently in wait; they do not want to risk a head-on confrontation with a Martial Emperor in his prime like yourself," the old sovereign of the Sun n said. "Royal City is in your pocket now, and the day where you unite the entire Dark Realm is near—it''s just a matter of time. You have to remember, however, that these hidden sovereigns are very terrifying and insane. They''ll do anything to aplish their goals, and they''re lying in the dark like venomous snakes. They can strike even after hundreds of thousands of yearster, so you can never afford to let your guard down."