Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 320: Time to Send You on Your Way

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Time to Send You on Your Way

On the vast, boundless square, a massive golden statue soared into the sky, standing firm between heaven and earth. The statue wore a golden crown and a Nine-clawed Golden Dragon Robe, emanating an aura of authority without anger, its face slightly lowered as if it oversaw the land beneath the skies of the Imperial City.

This golden statue was a monument to the founding Emperor of the Heavenly Mist Empire, Jin Wei, which had stood piercing the sky for thousands of years.

Beneath the golden statue stood about a dozen figures, looking like mere ants in comparison, all kneeling before it. Among these figures, the one at the center was Emperor Jin Xuan of the Heavenly Mist Empire, who had fled here pursued by Shi Feng.

From among the crowd, faint cries could be heard.

Shi Feng walked slowly towards the group. Here, including Jin Xuan himself, all were completely under his control, unable to cause any further disturbance.

"Wuu wuu! Father Emperor, please run, if you don’t escape now, by the time Mad Demon Shi Feng arrives, our Jin Family will be truly doomed."

"Yes, Father Emperor, please run! Your sons will hold the fort here. As long as you live and as long as the Dragon Flame Earth Fire exists, our Jin Family will have a chance to rise again, vanquish the Mad Demon, and reclaim the world."

"Father Emperor, I am the Crown Prince! Please, take me and flee together. As long as we survive, this world will still belong to our Jin Family in the future!" The young man who spoke last, also dressed in a Dragon Robe and wearing a golden crown, was none other than Jin Rui Crown Prince, whom Shi Feng had once seen in the Yunlai Empire.

This group of fourteen, except for Emperor Jin Xuan, consisted of young men and youths, all sons of Jin Xuan.

"Jin Rui! How could you be so cowardly and afraid to die! It’s disgraceful for someone born to be Crown Prince!" At that moment, a young man not much different in age from Jin Rui shouted angrily at him.

"How dare you! Jin You, what kind of attitude is this? Absolutely insolent, daring to speak to the Crown Prince in such a manner."

"Hmph! Crown Prince! Jin Rui, you still remember that you are the Crown Prince!"

"What do you mean by that, Jin You!"

Emperor Jin Xuan, with his head bowed as if indifferent to the arguing and persuading of his sons, continuously muttered under his breath, "It’s over! It’s all over!"

"My Jin family’s empire that lasted thousands of years, to think that it would perish under my rule, Jin Xuan! How glorious and honorable was it when our ancestors conquered the lands to establish this vast domain, and yet I, Jin Xuan, have become a monarch of a ruined nation. I, Jin Xuan, have dishonored the legacy of the Jin Family’s ancestors. I, Jin Xuan, deserve to die!" Jin Xuan spoke increasingly agitatedly, his expression turning desolate. The once-majestic Emperor of Heavenly Mist suddenly seemed to have aged a decade.

"Father Emperor!" Hearing Jin Xuan’s words, even the arguing Jin Rui and Jin You immediately stopped their voices and looked towards Jin Xuan, joined by the other thirteen princes shouting in unison.

"Thud..thud..thud.." Suddenly, a series of dull footsteps echoed across the square, one after another, as if heavily stamping on their hearts.

Apart from Jin Xuan, the thirteen princes stood simultaneously, turned around, and looked towards the black silhouette approaching step by step.

"Shi Feng! It’s me! Do you remember me? I’m Jin Rui. Back then, through Long Xing’s introduction in the Yunlai Empire, we met once." Seeing Shi Feng, Jin Rui hurriedly called out.

Crown Prince Jin Rui from that day, who once looked down on everyone, had dismissed Shi Feng without a second thought. Now, seeing Shi Feng, he was full of eagerness, stuttering as he spoke.

Hearing Jin Rui’s words, the other twelve princes all looked towards him, remembering that not long ago, Jin Rui had visited the Yunlai Empire.

Could it be that Jin Rui had made an acquaintance with this person? If that was truly the case...

One by one, the princes looked with hopeful eyes towards the approaching cold-faced youth, hoping to see a glimmer of hope in his expression.

However, they saw the cold-faced youth smirk coldly after hearing Jin Rui’s words, a mocking, derisive smile filled with contempt as he scoffed, "Jin Rui? Who is he to matter!"

"Shi Feng, you!" Shi Feng’s mocking, disdainful words made Jin Rui’s face burn with pain, as if he had warmly approached only to be harshly slapped across the face by the other, losing all dignity in front of these princes.

"Shi Feng, what you mean is.."

Jin Rui was about to continue, but Jin You, full of disdain, interrupted him, "Enough Jin Rui, stop embarrassing yourself!"

"Jin You, you!" Jin Rui yelled angrily at Jin You. Just yesterday, he, Jin Rui, stood high above, second only to the Emperor, never having faced such humiliation!

"Enough! All of you, shut up!" Just then, Jin Xuan, still kneeling before the golden statue, issued a dull, commanding shout. The power of the Emperor still present, his shout immediately silenced the two quarreling sons.

Jin Xuan, slowly rising from his kneeling position, turned around to face the slowly approaching black-clad youth, clenched his teeth tightly, and enunciated harshly, "Shi! Feng!"

Shi Feng heard Jin Xuan’s call and continued to walk forward step by step. At this moment, all of Jin Xuan’s sons instinctively moved to protect him.

"You all! Get out of my way!" Seeing his sons blocking his path, Jin Xuan roared angrily, "Do you think that with you people protecting me, we will be safe? Do you think that means I won’t have to die, or that you won’t have to die? You all are useless, utterly useless! How did I end up having such useless offspring!

All you ever do is scheme against each other, constantly eyeing my imperial throne. But what use is all that! Even if we survive today, sooner or later, the empire founded by our ancestors will fall because of you!"

"Father Emperor!"

"Father Emperor!"

"Father Emperor!"

The princes cried out in grief after hearing Jin Xuan’s words.

"Alright, your time is up. It’s time for me to send you brothers and father on your way!" Shi Feng spoke languidly, feeling the sadness in the air, which utterly failed to affect him. Jin Xuan, after all, had harbored killing intentions towards him, desiring his death, therefore he could not allow him nor his sons to continue living.