Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 784 - 645: Final Battle 2_1

Chapter 784: Chapter 645: Final Battle 2_1

As the Zhengtong Emperor and the Jingtai Emperor were engulfed in fierce battle, Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshan, could not help but look over in astonishment.

At this moment, his feelings were indescribable. He was shocked by the drastic changes in heaven and earth triggered by their fight to the death, but he was even more surprised by the insanity of the True Emperor Zhengtong who was willing to risk everything, and the resolve of the Jingtai Emperor to sacrifice his own life.

Initially, Yu Zhanshi took some delight in their misfortune, but as soon as the thought emerged, it was immediately suppressed.

Yu Zhanshi shook his head, thinking what does it matter if these two wound each other?

It is not the same as a year ago. He, Yu Zhanshi, was accused of treason, and there was no way he could profit from it.

Even if the Jingtai Emperor and the Zhengtong Emperor perish here, the one to inherit the throne was most likely to be Prince Yi, Yu Jianshen, or that Imperial Grandson of unknown origin—

Then suddenly, Yu Zhanshi’s divine consciousness stirred, turning his gaze to the Qianqing Palace.

He wondered what would happen to the world if this Imperial Grandson also died?

The Zhengtong Emperor, who had launched a rebellion to restore his reign, had slain the Jingtai Emperor who upheld the dynasty and saved the world. Could his descendant be the ruler of the Jin Dynasty?

Yu Zhanshi’s heart thumped heavily, a murderous intent filled his eyes. However, just as he was about to take further action, he sensed a highly dangerous aura quickly approaching.

Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi instinctively raised the giant black shield in his hands to defend himself, but in the next instant, he was blown away as if by a prehistoric beast. The unparalleled fist force sent him sliding back for over twenty yards, taking him all the way to the palace wall.

In the following moments, wave after wave of this punch force continued to bombard his giant shield, ignoring part of his Dragon Qi-empowered shield and directly penetrating his body.

This couple dozen punches felt like a hammering through a mountain, his organs quaking with each hit.

After three hundred punches, Yu Zhanshi felt as if his body was about to be pulverized into a paste.

When he looked up, all he saw was a flash of lightning and he couldn’t even lock onto the figure’s aura.

Yu Zhanshi could hardly believe it. Even though his position as Prince Xiang was revoked by the Jingtai Emperor and his access to Dragon Qi had greatly diminished, he still had two Immortal Artifacts and a cultivation at the False Heavenly Position, placing him as a heavenly tier in power.

But at this moment, he was completely powerless under this person’s onslaught!

Blood was already spilling from the corner of Yu Zhanshi’s mouth, but his eyes were desperately fixed on the individual ahead, trying to sense and lock onto their position.

In the end, his pupils dilated, a look of disbelief gradually filling his eyes.

He had sensed that the other’s aura had not reached the Heavenly Tier, not even the False Heavenly Position!

"Are you the Blood Hand Butcher, Jiang Hanyun of Iron-blooded Shura?"

Yu Zhanshi was aware of this woman, the daughter of Jiang Yunqi, and aside from Li Xuan, one of the most distinguished talents in the Liudao Division.

But he never knew that her fighting prowess could reach such a domineering level!

"Boom!"

Another punch landed on Yu Zhanshi’s gigantic black shield, and the force of this punch was nearly twice as devastating as the previous ones.

Blood flowed from Yu Zhanshi’s face and orifices, and his internal condition was even worse, with signs of collapse appearing in his body’s meridians and blood vessels.

"And you’re quite the killjoy – your whole family is full of them!"

Jiang Hanyun let out an angry hum, finally revealing herself before Yu Zhanshi. She glared at Yu Zhanshi with fiery anger and disdain.

She actually wanted to confront those Darkdragon Guards, but her opponent was torn apart by the Dragon Qi unleashed by the Jingtai Emperor.

Jiang Hanyun had no choice but to select Prince Xiang Yu Zhanshi as her opponent.

Seeing that he had entered the main entrance of Qianqing Palace alongside the Zhengtong Emperor, his body wrapped in raging Dragon Qi and his Zhenyuan filling the earth and skies, she thought he’d put up a good fight, but he was a total disappointment.

But in Yu Zhanshi’s eyes, a glimmer of happiness flashed.

At that moment, three blue-green lights, like shooting stars, were fired in the direction of Jiang Hanyun.

These were from the heavenly tier ’Time-light Blade’, Fan Lingxi, under Yu Zhanshi’s command.

After hiding for one hundred and fifty years, this blade art master had made a huge breakthrough. Stepping up from the realm of time-light sequence, he had begun to touch the realm of temporal order.

Shortly after, a giant stone hand rose from the ground, reaching for Jiang Hanyun. The palm exuded an immense suction force, firmly dragging Jiang Hanyun’s figure toward it.

This was the work of a heavenly-tier spellcaster who had mastered exceptional earth magic, also enticed into service by Yu Zhanshi.

However, at this moment, Yu Zhanshi saw a look of disdain in Jiang Hanyun’s eyes.

"Such petty earth magnetism magic, and you dare show off in front of me?"

Jiang Hanyun stood motionless, with the gigantic hand grabbing at nothing but thin air.

Because all it managed to grasp was a cluster of chaotic thunder and lightning.

The three Time-light Blades also failed to catch their target, striking at empty spots.

"Li Xuan and I, we have the power to master all things in the universe! The so-called cause and effect are included in it!"

When Jiang Hanyun appeared once again in front of Yu Zhanshi, her entire being brimmed with the force of thunderbolts.

Coincidentally, at that moment, Xue Yunrou from afar was channeling a massive thunder snake, thick as a barrel, from the sky.

Instantly, Jiang Hanyun wielded the power that was potent enough to obliterate the heavenly level, making it her own, and then her punch, charged with impending momentum, ferociously crashed onto the black shield of Yu Zhanshi.

Astonishing rumbling echoed across the battlefield, shaking the four corners of the earth.

Yu Zhanshi, Prince Xiang, stood his ground and then his head exploded into a cloud of blood and bone fragments.

At that moment, Jiang Hanyun’s figure transformed again into a thunderbolt, traveling swiftly toward the source of the flying dagger.

Despite her disappointment in Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi, her upcoming two opponents sparked her interest again.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yunqi was now standing before Empress Sun.

His pair of Huajis hanging by his side, behind him was a mess of blood and flesh.

Looking at the remains of the ’Darkdragon Guard’, Empress Sun felt a wave of deep astonishment.

Even though the Darkdragon Guards had their Dragon Qi taken away by the Jingtai Emperor, reducing their combat power, they still barely reached the middle heavenly level.

Yet in such a short time, Jiang Yunqi had slain the Darkdragon Guard!

"Xuanchenzi, you may treat your wounds now."

Jiang Yunqi, his eyes stern, looked at Empress Sun, "I will handle Her Highness the Empress."

At this moment, Xuanchenzi was already covered in wounds.

Empress Sun differed from Cao Jixiang, she was a true heavenly tier. She mastered Wind Style to the extent of tearing the dimensions of the void, rendering Xuanchenzi’s Shensu rather ineffective.

Xuanchenzi had anticipated this, knowing full well he wasn’t a match for Empress Sun, yet he had no choice but to fight. This was because in the Qianqing Palace, there wasn’t anyone else capable of engaging in battle.

Sure enough, less than a moment into the duel, Xuanchenzi was gradually driven into a corner by Empress Sun.

Luckily, Jiang Yunqi was able to free his hands and arrived just in time.

"Interesting!" Empress Sun noticed the few Golden Needles inserted in Jiang Yunqi’s head, so she felt slightly relieved.

Although Jiang Yunqi did manage to kill the Darkdragon Guard, he had clearly paid a hefty price.

However, his combat power was still beyond her capacity to match.

Within the deep depths of Empress Sun’s eyes, a mysterious light flickered, "It seems that Dr. Jiang is also on the verge of death? But what I don’t understand is, someone like you, who should be out of the earthly concerns, has chosen to involve himself in these worldly struggles. You have sided with us in the Yu family’s grudges, risking your life, what do you get out of it? For the Marquis of Guanjun? But he is flirtatious and may not be a good match for your daughter in the future."

To this, Jiang Yunqi remained expressionless, "Does the Empress know, that since the third year of Jingtai, the business of my Jiangnan Medical Hall has been booming day by day, far exceeding that of the Zhengtong Era? Especially after the seventh year of Jingtai, the doctors employed by my Medical Hall have reached a hundred."

Empress Sun was momentarily flabbergasted, her eyes staring strangely at Jiang Yunqi, wondering what this had to do with her questions? It felt completely unrelated.

"It’s because of the Emperor and his cabinet’s tax reforms, lessening the burden of the people. Gradually, the populace became prosperous, so they had spare money for health care."

Jiang Yunqi gave a slight smile, "You should know, in previous years, most people would rather suffer from illness until death than coming to my Medical Hall. I can still clearly recall when I was young, I witnessed an elder being tormented by abdominal pain."

"He endured agonizing pain, howling for two days, and then he chose to drown himself in the sea, so as not to be a burden on his family. His was not a terminal illness. A couple of doses of medicine from any doctor would have cured him."

His words worked Empress Sun’s eyebrows into a frown, her feelings swept with a wave of annoyance.

She still could not fathom what Jiang Yunqi was driving at. Or was it that he had been greatly depleted and was merely trying to stall for time with his words?

"The Empress is a person of high status, maybe she cannot comprehend the anguish of commoners. Yet in the thirteen years of Jingtai Emperor ascending the throne, he managed to drive away powerful enemies, nurture millions of people, surpassing Zhengtong by far."

Jiang Yunqi shook his head slightly, "In short, I believe that under the rule of Jingtai Emperor and Princess Changle, the country and the people are far better off than under you and your son’s rule. If I, Jiang, can contribute to this cause, I would consider it an honor."

At that moment, his body was already brimming with thunderbolts.

"Audacious!" Empress Sun’s aura became icy, "You better think this through, given your current state, you might not be able to win against me. Moreover, to commit regicide against the reigning empress, you would not be able to bear such a crime!"

However, Jiang Yunqi looked unperturbed: "Let’s fight first before talking! Speaking of which, the Empress and I had a skirmish a year ago, but unfortunately, it ended prematurely —"

With that, Jiang Yunqi’s entire body exploded into a cluster of thunderbolts.

His figure appeared before Empress Sun without any warning.

With each swing of Jiang Yunqi’s Huaji, Empress Sun vanished into a fierce wind.

She didn’t dare confront the power of Jiang Yunqi’s Huaji head-on. Therefore, she had made up her mind from the beginning to adopt a hit-and-run combat strategy.

However, what came next made Empress Sun’s heart race, turning it icy cold.

At that moment, she realized that even the ’wind’ was frozen under Jiang Yunqi’s Huaji attack.

Not just the wind, but even the surrounding time-space continuum froze at this moment!