Meanwhile.
Many cultivators living in the capital of Dong Sang Country suddenly opened their eyes.
Without exception.
Their eyes flickered with deep shock as they felt that terrifying aura.
It filled their hearts with intense fear and unease.
Because imperial law stipulated that cultivators could not arbitrarily release their aura to affect the lives of mortals, and violations would result in severe punishment.
However.
That aura just now truly existed in everyone's hearts.
The Imperial Guards in the city also felt that unparalleled aura. The commander of the Imperial Guards immediately mobilized them and flew towards the direction from which the aura emanated.
Although the Imperial Guards were only responsible for the safety of the royal family, they would not stand idly by if cultivators caused slaughter within the city.
Moreover, that powerful aura originated from the Third Prince's mansion.
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"Did that aura come from the Crown Prince's mansion?" Ye Chen's expression on the observation platform in the palace was more solemn than ever before.
He had also felt that aura.
It was so powerful that it made him almost suffocated.
His subordinate said nervously, "Yes, it seems a master has broken into the Third Prince's mansion."
Ye Chen's heart trembled violently. "Who on earth dares to be so brazen, to break into the Crown Prince's mansion? Does he not know the consequences of provoking imperial power?"
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"Benefactor Chen, I am late, please forgive me!" Wu Qiong appeared beside Chen Nan and raised the tree branch in his hand, directly severing the handcuffs and shackles on Chen Nan.
Benefactor?
Wu Mou?
These two simple appellations made Chen Nan instantly guess the other party's identity.
As expected.
He must be Wu Yue's father.
However.
This man's strength was even more formidable than he had imagined.
Although he possessed the peak realm of a Divine Venerate, his strength far surpassed it.
"Who exactly are you? Why are you releasing the prisoner this prince has captured? Do you know what the consequences of trespassing into the Crown Prince's mansion are?" Wen Zhiyuan was full of anger. Although the other party's strength was immense, in Dong Sang Country, he feared only one person, and that was his father, Wen Zhongjing.
As for everyone else, regardless of their cultivation level.
He did not take them seriously.
The Black Dragon Guards stood on high alert, drawing their long swords. Huang Nan even shouted angrily, "I advise you to surrender your weapons quickly and do not resist imperial power."
Wu Qiong clenched his fist from a distance.
Huang Nan instantly let out a heart-rending scream.
His body levitated unnaturally, as if grasped by an invisible hand. His body erupted with the cracking sound of bones.
"You want to suppress me with imperial power?" Wu Qiong sneered. "The imperial power that you regard as lofty and inviolable is nothing but a dispensable existence to me."
As he spoke, his eyes narrowed, and Huang Nan exploded into a mist of blood.
Wen Zhiyuan was stunned.
He had never imagined that the other party would be so audacious, not only killing Huang Nan but also disregarding imperial authority.
Just then.
The commander of the Imperial Guards, leading hundreds of elite Imperial Guards, descended from the sky. Seeing him, Wen Zhiyuan, who was filled with fear and unease, quickly said, "Commander Du, you are here at the right time."
"This person disregards the law. Killing the soldiers in my mansion is one thing, but he even scoffs at imperial power. He must be dismembered and quartered, only then can others be deterred."
Commander Du produced a black banner and looked at Wu Qiong with a blank expression, saying, "I don't know who you are, but I advise you one thing: if you don't want to die, surrender immediately!"
Crack!
Wu Qiong slapped out with his hand, directly sending Commander Du flying backward more than ten meters, spitting blood.
"You want to kill Wu Mou?"
"Overestimating your own abilities."
"You are not qualified to speak to this young master." He looked towards the direction of the imperial palace, his voice like thunder, echoing beneath the sky. "Who is the Emperor of Dong Sang Country? If you don't want a change of dynasty, appear before this young master within half an incense stick's time!"
Boom!
His words were like a clap of thunder, making countless commoners and cultivators shudder.
No one had expected him to utter the words "change of dynasty."
After all, imperial power was the supreme and fearsome existence in the hearts of the common people.
And Wu Qiong seemed to be above imperial power.
Otherwise, he would not have said such a thing.
Chen Nan's heart trembled.
This fellow actually disdained imperial authority.
Could he be from the Ancient God Clan?
Yes.
It must be so.
Only the Ancient God Clan could be above imperial power and possess the qualification to bring about a change of dynasty in a country.
This.
He really hadn't expected to encounter a member of the Ancient God Clan in this manner.
"Benefactor Chen, don't worry, I will seek justice for you. No matter who it is, I will make them pay a heavy price." Wu Qiong said with a smile, then his tone shifted. "Benefactor Chen, you are also a cultivator, aren't you?"
Chen Nan nodded. "Yes."
Wu Qiong spread his right hand, and a black jade ring appeared in his palm. He smiled and said, "This is a token of my clan. You saved my wife and daughter, and you are Wu Qiong's benefactor. This ring is for you as thanks for your help to my wife and daughter."
Chen Nan's eyes lit up, but he still said, "I can accept the ring, but I need to state one thing beforehand. I saved Little Yue Yue and her mother simply because I pitied them. I did not intend to gain any benefits by helping them."
Wu Qiong laughed heartily. "Not necessarily. At the very least, while saving them, you gained immense satisfaction in your heart, defending justice and righteousness."
He also liked to draw his sword to help those in need.
Chen Nan hadn't expected the other party to be such a man of character. He no longer stood on ceremony and immediately took the ring and put it on his hand.
The moment he put it on.
He clearly felt a mysterious power surge into his body, breaking through the suppression on his cultivation caused by the forbidden area, and instantly restoring his cultivation to its peak state.
"Peak Divine Venerate realm?" Wu Qiong was greatly surprised. "I truly didn't expect Benefactor Chen to have reached this cultivation at such a young age. It is truly admirable!"
"May I know which country Benefactor Chen hails from? And in which famous mountain or cave dwelling do you cultivate?"
Just as Chen Nan was about to speak.
He heard the cry of a crane.
A white crane flew in from the distance, carrying a middle-aged man in golden dragon robes, his face filled with panic. Although he exuded an aura of kingship, his eyes were filled with deep fear at this moment.
Before the white crane could land, his figure hastily landed on the ground. To everyone's disbelief, he knelt before Wu Qiong, trembling, "This old servant, Wen Zhongjing, did not know of the divine being's arrival. I beg the divine being to punish me!"
Boom!
Seeing the high and mighty Emperor of Dong Sang Country kneeling before Wu Qiong, even calling him a divine being and begging for punishment.
Wen Zhiyuan, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and the hundreds of elite Imperial Guards were all dumbfounded.
Who exactly was this man, to make the Emperor kneel voluntarily?
And what was the "divine being" the Emperor spoke of?