Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 197 Announcement by Young Master

Chapter 197: Chapter 197 Announcement by Young Master

"You two fools!" Elder Changqing, hearing the dialogue nearby, pointed with his Azure Dragon Great Saber towards the two men and angrily said, "Young Master Feng intervened, dealing with the tyrant Long Ao on our behalf, essentially saving the lives of everyone present. Yet, you two jealous villains, not only do you not appreciate Young Master Feng’s life-saving grace, but you even doubt his character!"

"That’s also normal, who knows if Shi Feng will turn out to be just like Long Ao?" one of them retorted.

"Exactly! If Shi Feng, after absorbing Long Ao, becomes even stronger, then our lives are also at risk. What shall we do then?"

"Hahaha!" Hearing their words, Elder Changqing laughed heartily, looking up towards the sky: "Marquis Wujiang Liu Fa, Marquis Qingg Ming Da! You two are truly fools among fools. If Young Master Feng wanted to kill you two ungrateful wretches, even without absorbing Long Ao’s blood, and decided to come over now, would you two be able to block him? Would any of us be able to stop him?"

Elder Changqing’s statement was key. They had only thought about how Shi Feng might continue to grow stronger, but even if Shi Feng now were just like Long Ao, demanding their lives, could they resist? They had been unable to withstand Long Ao just moments ago, let alone Shi Feng who had defeated Long Ao.

"Agh!" On the other side, Shi Feng placed his right hand on Long Ao’s face, which was covered in dense demon patterns. Under a powerful suction force, Long Ao’s face contorted in ferocity, his body’s demon blood reversed its course, gushing from his facial orifices, and converged towards the palm of Shi Feng.

Emperor Long Ao of the Yunlai Empire, a nefarious and murderous Three-star Martial Ancestor, tormented living beings, and his tyranny led the world’s lords to rebel. Leading a grand army to attack, he ultimately collapsed outside the north of Imperial City, turning into a dry, black corpse.

"Sigh!" From a distance, Long Chen gazed at Long Ao’s shriveled corpse and heaved a deep sigh. From the day Long Ao began his tyranny, he’d already embarked on this irreversible path.

Having absorbed Long Ao’s Power of Death, Soul Power, and blood, Shi Feng’s body suddenly lit up with two streaks of white light, falling from the One-star Martial Emperor Realm, stepping into the Two-star and then immediately into the Three-star.

"Look quickly! That Evil Demon killed Long Ao and advanced two ranks in succession!"

"The Bloodthirsty Demon Art, truly perverted! After killing Long Ao, it advanced two more ranks, and now probably no other formidable person in the Yunlai Empire could contend with this Evil Demon!"

"After this battle, I’m afraid the Yunlai Empire might bear the surname Shi!"

"This Evil Demon also cultivates the Bloodthirsty Demon Art. Let’s hope he doesn’t follow in Long Ao’s footsteps. Otherwise, who in the world could stop him?" While some people expressed their concerns.

As the great battle drew to a close, ten thousand corpses, suspended within the Void by the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses, dropped like dumplings to the ground, including the Dark Evil. Once the Dark Evil hit the ground, it immediately sank back into the depths of the earth.

Shi Feng looked towards the location of the various lords and flew breaking through the space, arriving above them in the blink of an eye and, with an authoritative tone, declared, "From now on, I announce that the tyrant Long Ao is dead, and the Imperial Throne shall be succeeded by Prince Chenn Long Chen!"

"Young Master Feng!" Long Chen raised his head to look at Shi Feng, his face filled with gratitude. Up until now, Shi Feng had still remembered the promise he once made. At this moment, even if Shi Feng himself ascended to the throne, with such overpowering strength, these people would likely have no choice but to willingly hand over military power.

"Prince Chenn succeeding the throne?" Some murmured to the people next to them.

After a while, suddenly someone loudly said, "I disagree!"

"It’s Wei Chengnan, General Hu Wei, Wei Chengnan," people nearby said as they looked toward the middle-aged general standing atop a Flying Demon Beast, shooting sidelong glances.

"Long Ao’s tyranny, his massacre of the commoners, the Long Family no longer deserves to hold the Imperial Throne," Wei Chengnan proclaimed loudly.

As soon as Wei Chengnan finished speaking, someone hastily agreed, "Yes! Exactly! The Long Family shouldn’t hold the Imperial Throne anymore. Everyone has seen Long Ao’s tyranny for themselves. Prince Chenn is the son of the tyrant Long Ao, who knows if Prince Chenn, once crowned, would become another Long Ao." This person was none other than Marquis Wujiang, Liu Fa, who had previously spoken ill of Shi Feng.

Following Liu Fa’s words, Marquis Qingg, Ming Da, who also disliked Shi Feng, added, "Marquis Wujiang is right, the Long Family doesn’t deserve the Imperial Throne."

"So, in your eyes, who should ascend to the throne?" Shi Feng’s expression turned cold as he scanned the faces of these men, his words icy.

"Now the world is in great chaos, heroes rise together. It’s an irreversible situation, as they say, ’destroy before establishing.’ Stability can only be achieved if we return to our respective stations and compete for dominance with our own capabilities, eliminating the inferior. Only a sovereign who arises in such a manner can ensure a stable empire," said Wei Chengnan.

"Exactly! General Wei is right!"

"I also support General Wei’s suggestion, it should indeed be so!"

Liu Fa and Ming Da quickly expressed their concurrence upon hearing Wei Chengnan’s words.

"I too think this strategy is very good."

"It indeed should be so!"

Subsequently, many other lords began expressing their agreement.

Long Ao’s tyranny had caused great chaos; these men had harbored ulterior motives all along. Marching to the Imperial City to wage war against Long Ao was just the beginning; they had planned it even before deploying their troops. They intended to first dethrone Long Ao, then compete with other heroes across the world. Little did they expect that Long Ao, once thought to be a dying flame, would turn out so anomalously strong, nearly causing the situation to spiral out of control.

"Hmph! Vying for the Empire again?" Shi Feng scoffed when he heard their discussion. "Vying for the Empire again and causing the people to suffer, is that it? Have you ever considered how many soldiers will have to sacrifice their lives, how many innocent people will die? How is your conduct any different from Long Ao’s?"

"Throughout the ages, dynastic changes have always happened this way; war is inherently brutal," Wei Chengnan said, who believed that those sacrificed in war were different from the commoners slaughtered by Long Ao.

"A bunch of scum, completely disregarding other people’s lives for your own selfish desires, I can’t be bothered to waste more words on you. I give you half an hour to hand over your Commander’s Seal. Afterwards, follow Long Chen’s orders, or become the spirits under my sword!" Shi Feng bellowed toward the people below, his words brash and domineering.

"Hand... hand over the Commander’s Seal! That means giving up all military power, how can this be! These are all our troops!" Marquis Wujiang, Liu Fa, quickly retorted after hearing Shi Feng’s words.

Marquis Qingg, Ming Da, also hastily agreed, "Yes! We absolutely can’t surrender our military power! Everyone, don’t hand it over. Once we give up our military power, our lives will be completely in their hands! How is that any different from being killed right now?"

"You two scum, I’ve disliked you for a long time!" Shi Feng said coldly, reaching out both hands, forming claws, and making a sweeping gesture toward the crowd below.