Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 219 Emperor Tongtian (1000 extra monthly tickets)

Chapter 219: Chapter 219 Emperor Tongtian (1000 extra monthly tickets)

The current Martial Emperor, who ascended to the throne at twenty-three and ruled for twenty years, was therefore forty-three years old.

Yet the Royal Grand Tributor, who had topped the heavenly ranking, had been doing so for more than a full cycle of sixty years.

Logically speaking, these two should not be the same person.

But Zhong Shenxiu was absolutely certain of his judgment.

Although the opponent was dressed in a dragon robe and appeared middle-aged in looks and Qi-Blood, the spirit of a Great Grandmaster emanated unmistakably from him.

Even more, the opponent, like himself, had already touched the threshold of transcending the world, also a top-notch expert who was half a step from shattering the void!

Zhong Shenxiu pressed his brow, feeling a stab of pain in his temples.

The inspiration caught those originally blurry images, which became increasingly clear.

It was still this palace, but there were two main characters.

One was the Martial Emperor in front of him, who was crawling on the ground with an extremely terrified expression.

Behind him was a very aged corpse.

The opponent’s face was layered with wrinkles like old tree bark, limbs skinny as kindling; he definitely looked over a hundred years old.

Even if someone said he was two hundred, Zhong Shenxiu would believe it.

"Don’t... let me go..."

The Emperor crawled on the ground, crying and wailing, showing none of the demeanor of an Emperor, or rather, he was merely a mediocre ruler, or even a negligent one!

He seemed terrified of the old corpse behind him.

Or rather, the entity beneath the skin!

Crack!

From the back of the neck of the old corpse, a sharp tearing sound was heard.

Though the corpse was extremely old, the sound of ripping was jarringly harsh, like tearing through a metallic body.

Zhong Shenxiu felt a chill in his heart, knowing this Martial Artist had cultivated his body to the Vajra Unbreakable Realm, physically comparable to the Stone Buddha Unbreakable Divine Power!

And beneath that fleshy shell, crawling out from the crevices, was...

A pale monster!

It had limbs like a crab, but its main body was a large brain pitted with fissures.

It looked like a grotesque fusion of a facehugger and a brain!

Its limbs moved in sequence, rapidly, akin to a spider, quickly approaching the Emperor from the wall.

"No... I am the Emperor... I..."

The Emperor collapsed into a puddle of mush, terrified, as the monster reached his back and effortlessly tore open his spine, extracting a clump of brain, and then, like a hermit crab, it burrowed inside.

Considering the Emperor’s near-mad state, it must have been not only fear but also the influence of the Great Grandmaster’s spirit.

After the monster took over the Emperor’s body nestling itself in, the wound on his spine healed quickly, leaving only a red line.

’The Emperor’ began to slowly rise, continuously moving his limbs as if familiarizing himself with a new toy.

His gaze gradually revealed a disdain for the world, piercing through the barrier of time and space. Two figures overlapped, looking down from high above at all living beings, gazing at Zhong Shenxiu with a voice full of authority and resolve, "I am the nation!"

He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, as if his words were destined to come true.

"I finally understand... why the current Martial Emperor suddenly made up his mind..."

Zhong Shenxiu sighed.

In reality, the more one was an emperor, the more selfish they became, often harboring the thought of not caring about the deluge after their demise.

By now, the Wu Dynasty had accumulated a millennium of misdeeds, surely beyond redemption, no matter how wise the emperor or his ministers were.

Why would the Martial Emperor take such a desperate gamble?

Although it seemed that the royal court hid a great strength, even occupying nearly half the world’s power, they dared not rashly move against both the righteous and demonic factions, fearing breaking everything, as the emperors still regarded the world as their own property.

The more rigid the imperial governance, the less the royal family desired change. Why not enjoy the imperial authority peacefully and leave the troubles for their descendants?

Of course, the original reason was that the Martial Emperor had been replaced by another person!

"Even though you are the Royal Grand Tributor, does the court and the imperial family really willingly forfeit an emperor? You seized the emperor’s body using an Immortality Technique, right? Turning your own brain into a monster and then seizing the longevity of a blood descendant? You are not only the Royal Grand Tributor but also the Great Wu Ancestor—Emperor Tongtian!"

Zhong Shenxiu stated confidently.

Organ transplants definitely cause rejection reactions; hence, blood relatives are the best.

This Royal Grand Tributor was definitely an old ancestor of the royal family, surviving by preying on the lives of his descendants.

Seeing his last body was nearly two hundred years old, before that, the victims were probably not just one.

And the surname of the Great Wu Dynasty’s imperial family was ’Emperor’, with the very first Great Wu Ancestor having titled himself—Emperor Tongtian!

"You are very smart..."

A nostalgic look appeared in the Royal Grand Tributor’s eyes, "Emperor Tongtian? I haven’t used that name for a long time... Five hundred years ago, I was the Heavenly Emperor Sword, three hundred years ago, I was the Blood Demon, two hundred years ago, I was the Qingping Wanderer, and a century ago, I started using the title of Royal Grand Tributor, wandering the Jianghu..."

"Still, I have a few doubts; even if you are Emperor Tongtian, can you make the royal Grandmasters die for you?"

Zhong Shenxiu gazed into Emperor Tongtian’s eyes, which shimmered with a purple glow, suddenly understanding, "Unless... you secretly influenced them. Although the Ten Thousand Slaves Divine Skill of the Five Poison Sect is a secretly transmitted skill, even the ’Eccentric Figures’ come from the Heavenly Stele. You naturally possess similar Cultivation Techniques!"

"Correct!"

Emperor Tongtian appeared very interested in the conversation, "Rest assured, I have already given orders, and no one will disturb us... After years of planning, today I must thank you for ending those three for me... My ’True Dragon Eye’ and the ’Ten Thousand Slave Divine Eye’ each have their own strengths. Although they can’t completely erase a Grandmaster’s personality to enslave them, they can subtly enhance certain beliefs... The Grandmasters originally belonged to the court and had a belief in loyalty, although not strong. I have intensified this belief, shifting their efforts for the court to dying for the court!"

Zhong Shenxiu nodded in understanding.

The True Dragon Eye, this kind of secret technique, couldn’t change a Grandmaster’s beliefs, such as the Saint Monk and the Undying Evil Emperor who were determined to oppose the court.

But if a Grandmaster had a faint sense of loyalty in their heart, it could be subtly influenced to amplify this belief by tenfold or a hundredfold.

Ultimately, it shifted from casually exerting effort for the court to being willing to sacrifice their lives to complete the court’s tasks.

In some respects, this was an even more sinister technique than the Ten Thousand Slave Divine Eye!

"So... one last question."

Zhong Shenxiu’s gaze fixed on Emperor Tongtian, "With your martial skills, you could have cleaned out the other seven major forces long ago; why wait until now? Moreover... From your actions, you seem intent on having the court and the independent Grandmasters perish together..."

Had this individual acted sooner, not to mention others, but the Saint Monk would surely have been the first to be killed, avoiding dragging others down with him.

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