The magic prohibitions within the palace, with their imposing aura, were shattered layer by layer, appearing overwhelmingly fragile under Chu Xisheng’s Sword Energy onslaught.

The thousand-zhang-long Sword Energy advanced irresistibly, reaching the front of the Yanying Hall in a blink.

Emperor Jianyuan’s face was like black iron, his eyes shadowed, and the twelve Red Dragons surrounding him began to roar in unison.

He let out a dismissive snort, filled with disdain: "A mere traitor dares to challenge the might of the Emperor!"

Instantly, countless strands of golden Dragon Qi began to gather into swords before the Yanying Hall.

As the Vigorous Force collided, a destructive wave of air and scattering Gang Wind spread in all directions, sweeping away everything around.

The solid ground inside the Imperial Palace also suddenly cracked, countless spider-web-like fissures spreading in all directions, swiftly encompassing the entire Imperial City.

"The techniques of Tongtian, Zhi Tian, Yutian, and Heavenly Capture? I also know them!"

Outside the palace, Chu Xisheng coldly chuckled. As he raised his hand to grasp, nearly a third of the Dragon Qi surrounding Emperor Jianyuan was forcibly torn away by him.

—These four Heavenly Rules Powers are precisely the essence of the Emperor’s Sword!

Though Chu Xisheng hadn’t focused on this aspect, his newly condensed Bloodline Power, ’Chaos True Origin,’ could extract these four Heavenly Rules Powers from within himself.

Especially one month after the Enlightenment at Lishan, his Chaos True Origin had already advanced to the Eighth Rank.

Moreover, his abilities had significantly evolved, allowing him not only to extract two Martial Intent Heavenly Rules beneath the Eighteen Layers from Chaos, but also to elevate all Martial Intent Heavenly Rules beneath the twenty-three layers by one realm.

And the Star Authority Seal in Chu Xisheng’s hand inherently possessed the techniques of Tongtian and Heavenly Capture.

Bang!

As twelve Red Dragons appeared behind Chu Xisheng, his Sword Energy and Sword Intent increased in intensity once more, forcibly pressing the distant Yanying Hall down by half a foot!

At this moment, even though First and Second Grade experts of the Daning Dynasty were appearing one after another around him, their faces pale, they dared not approach or even step out of the Imperial City Array’s defense.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to expel Chu Xisheng or encircle and kill him.

Two Upper Tier Inner Palace experts had already set an example.

They charged out of the Imperial City, but the instant they stepped out, they were pulverized into blood dust by Chu Xisheng’s formidable Sword Intent!

The many civil officials led by Grand Tutor ’Crown of Literature and Extreme of Martial Arts’ Ding Cangsheng also stood at a distance.

They looked at the upheaval outside the Imperial City, at Chu Xisheng suspended in the air outside the gates, their expressions exceptionally heavy.

Among them were ministers who were truly loyal and devoted to Emperor Jianyuan and the Daning Dynasty, yet these truly passionate and loyal individuals were all cut down by the reflected force from Chu Xisheng the moment they attempted to strike him!

The Sword Energy, like slabs of silver mirror, instilled deep fear.

"It seems you, dog Emperor, have utterly lost the people’s loyalty."

Chu Xisheng looked at the Dragon Qi he had forcefully captured, a slight smile breaking on his face, the sarcasm in his eyes growing stronger: "If you can’t even retain the hearts of the people and your men, how do you intend to rule the world? Besides, the leader of the Divine Continent Clan has the title of Human Emperor, not some so-called Son of Heaven?"

At this moment, his forceful seizure of Emperor Jianyuan’s Dragon Qi indeed relied on the connection with the Divine Contract Stele and the secret technique link between the two, but also because the hearts of many people inside and outside Wang’an City had begun to turn towards him.

And even those imperial guards practicing the Emperor’s Secret Technique showed much diminished loyalty to Emperor Jianyuan.

Emperor Jianyuan’s face turned even grimmer.

He knew that what Chu Xisheng said was true.

The soldiers and common people inside and outside Wang’an City no longer showed the loyalty and affection they once did.

Some opportunists, seeing Chu Xisheng’s power, had even begun harboring thoughts of betrayal!

But this shouldn’t have been a problem.

Public sentiment in Daning had indeed experienced some fluctuations due to his recent policy of issuing Ten Big Coins to increase taxes for military campaigns, a natural occurrence.

As long as he quelled the rebellion led by Chu Xisheng, completed the Yin Yang Body, broke the Divine Sealing for Diwa, and established achievements surpassing those of all previous Human Emperors, he could naturally restore the people’s belief once again.

However, everything had changed because of this upstart!

"Boom!"

In that instant, the Yanying Hall sank another half foot, and the Emperor’s Sword condensed by Emperor Jianyuan began to show thin cracks, on the verge of shattering under the intense pressure of Chu Xisheng’s Sword Energy.

"Chu Xisheng, you are insolent!"

Chu Ming’s eyes were blood-red; she coldly shouted, suddenly unsheathing her sword, attempting to relieve some of Emperor Jianyuan’s burden.

But just as her Sword Intent began to rise, her entire body was flung backward by an overwhelming Sword Intent, crashing into the back wall of the Yanying Hall. Her entire being embedded into the wall, she felt as though her body was nearly crushed into blood pulp by Chu Xisheng’s power!

Chu Ming’s internal organs were already shattered, and blood gushed from all her orifices.

Terror and disbelief filled her eyes.

Previously, her battles with Chu Xisheng had only exposed her to the horror of the Heaven Slaying Blade.

Yet now, Chu Ming witnessed Chu Xisheng’s Divine Intent Touch Death Blade.

It was truly a Supreme Blade capable of slaying gods.

The unique environment of Wang’an City pushed that guy’s ’Divine Intent Blade Heart’ to its limits.

Chu Ming was completely unable to reflect it.

Her Divine Intent Blade Heart indeed could withstand the mental assault of Chu Xisheng’s Sword Intent, but it couldn’t defend against the enormous Sword Energy and Heavenly Rules Power generated from Chu Xisheng’s overwhelming Sword Intent.

It was brute force, unreasonable and unstoppable.

In a corner of the hall, Wan Qi Luohou also let out a muffled grunt, blood mist spraying from his body.