Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1092 - 1092 0641 The Dagger Revealed at the End of

Chapter 1092: Chapter 0641: The Dagger Revealed at the End of the Map_2 Chapter 1092: Chapter 0641: The Dagger Revealed at the End of the Map_2 Just as Emperor Yonghe’s hand was about to grasp him, several runes suddenly emerged on Emperor Bahuang’s body, blocking Emperor Yonghe’s hand. At the same time, Emperor Bahuang urged Li Xiangyun, saying, “What are you dawdling for? Hurry and take me away.”

Li Xiangyun also realized that something was amiss at this point, and he quickly protected Emperor Bahuang, wrapping his arm around him and hurriedly heading towards the outside of the great hall.

Seeing Emperor Bahuang and Li Xiangyun, this pair of master and servant, departing in such a hurry, especially the caution evident in Emperor Bahuang’s eyes, Emperor Yonghe guessed something. He snorted coldly and said, “Emperor Bahuang, today is a joyful day for me. Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor have presented their declarations of allegiance, becoming my vassals. I invited you here to share in the joy, but you disrespect me like this, disregarding my attempts to keep you, insisting on leaving. You are putting me in a difficult position. I will give you one last chance to return to your seat and continue to drink and make merry with me. If you can amuse me, I will naturally let you leave. If you remain obstinate and insist on leaving, then don’t blame me for turning hostile.”

Emperor Bahuang continued pretending to be confused, not stopping his steps at all, and relentlessly headed towards the outside of the main hall. As he walked, he said, “Emperor Yonghe, I am truly sorry. I’ve had too much to drink, and my head is splitting with pain. I really cannot continue to keep you company with the Spiritual Wine. Next time, next time for sure, I will drink heartily with you.”

Emperor Wenzhi, who had not understood what was happening until now, also sensed that something was up at this moment. He stood up and said, “Emperor Yonghe, the wine is endless. Today, Emperor Bahuang and I have come over to congratulate you, and we have already had quite a bit to drink. The gesture has been made. If you’re not satisfied with the drinking, you can come over to my Wenzhi Palace later. I have some treasured stocks there, not inferior to the imperial wine in your palace. When the time comes, I’ll take out all those treasures, and we can drink to our hearts’ content. Alright, it’s getting late today; I won’t bother you any further, farewell.”

While bowing towards Emperor Yonghe, Emperor Wenzhi gave a meaningful glance to his two personal guards. These guards were absolutely loyal to Emperor Wenzhi; they didn’t need any words, understanding his intentions just from the look in his eyes. Immediately, one to the left and one to the right, they surrounded Emperor Wenzhi in the middle, and the three of them strode briskly towards the outside of the main hall.

Emperor Bahuang wanted to leave, and so did Emperor Wenzhi. Even if Emperor Yonghe didn’t know how their plot had been revealed, he could guess that Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi might have realized something. At this point, it was impossible to continue the charade and to try to keep these two princes any longer.

Emperor Yonghe laughed loudly and said, “Originally, I wanted to have a nice talk with you, but I didn’t expect you to be so disrespectful, forcing me to use force. Don’t blame me for being rude; you’ve brought this on yourselves through your lack of discernment.”

Emperor Wenzhi thought that Emperor Yonghe, having received the submission of Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor, was overly confident and thus intended to take advantage of the situation today to force him and Emperor Bahuang to submit as well, making them swear fealty just like Emperor Jianwu had done.

Emperor Wenzhi said, “Emperor Yonghe, do not treat us like Emperor Jianwu, thinking that we are as weak and easily bullied as Emperor Jianwu is.”

Emperor Yonghe said, “I can’t be bothered to argue with you. If you have any sense, stay put. Whatever the matter is, we can negotiate. But if you insist on leaving, then you’re forcing me to act. If anyone gets hurt or dies, don’t regret it later, and don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”

With those words from Emperor Yonghe, the confrontation with Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi had escalated beyond repair. Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi could not wait for Emperor Yonghe to make the first move; simultaneously they shouted, “Break out!”

In an instant, Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi, along with their personal guards, promptly drew their weapons, held them in their hands, and activated their armor. This boosted their defenses, and they all charged out of the main hall together.

“Overestimating yourselves!”

Emperor Yonghe’s mouth curled into a sneer as he casually cast a spirit rune. Instantaneously, brightness surged, and countless runes began to float around, swiftly forming an Array that enveloped the main hall. “This is an Array I’ve assembled with great effort. If you can burst out from this Array, then you truly are formidable,” he said.

Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi wasted no words, maintaining the same posture as before and continuing to charge out of the great hall.

Emperor Yonghe had immense confidence in his Array, so much so that he didn’t even bother to move. In his view, stopping Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi would be a trivial matter with this Array at his disposal. However, he soon realized he had been overly confident, or rather, he had underestimated Emperor Bahuang.

The weapon in Emperor Bahuang’s hand was a long sword. With a flick of his wrist, without any elaborate movements, a long sword beam shot out from the sword, piercing straight into the Array.

This Array, which had drained a significant amount of Emperor Yonghe’s efforts and countless precious materials, seemed unbreakable to him, assuring that Emperor Bahuang and his group couldn’t escape. But when the sword beam struck the Array, it failed to hold up for long. In a mere instant, the Array was pierced with a hole. The hole wasn’t very large, yet it was enough for Emperor Bahuang and the others to squeeze through and escape.

Emperor Yonghe’s face drained of color. By the time he thought of blocking Emperor Bahuang and preventing their departure, it was already too late; they had wriggled out through the hole, leaving the great hall, and without hindrance, they swiftly fled into the outside.

Once outside the great hall, Emperor Bahuang realized that the entire hall had been encircled, and without exception, all the encirclers were Gold Core Realm cultivators. What surprised Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi even more were the three people standing opposite the main entrance of the hall—two familiar faces: Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor, who were not the most central figures there, flanking the man in the middle. The one they had never met, yet whose face they knew all too well, was Qi Tian, the Chief Worshipper of Jianwu Palace.

Seeing Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi emerge from the great hall, Emperor Jianwu’s face bore a hint of mocking amusement. “Gentlemen, why the rush to leave so soon?” he asked.

Emperor Bahuang said, “Jianwu, Huoyang, what’s the meaning of this? Surrounding us with so many people—are you really content being Yonghe’s lapdogs?”

Emperor Jianwu replied, “I have no wishes except to capture you both. What are you waiting for? Attack!”

Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi knew that no amount of words would help at this point. Emperor Wenzhi’s eyes immediately turned red with fury. He glared at Qi Tian, wishing he could charge at him and cut him a thousand times over, but he knew this wasn’t the time to settle scores. He immediately signaled to his two personal guards, “Don’t waste time, break out now.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Emperor Bahuang, Emperor Wenzhi, and their three personal guards charged forward.

With two emperors and three guards, none of them were weak. Especially Emperor Bahuang and Li Xiangyun—like tigers descending a mountain, they seemed unstoppable. The Gold Core Realm experts, who had been ordered by Emperor Jianwu to attack, were numerous but had no advantage. Those who got close to Emperor Bahuang and Li Xiangyun had no chance of gaining any upper hand. Just one or, at most, two exchanges were enough for them to be injured by Emperor Bahuang or Li Xiangyun. The less fortunate would sustain severe injuries, and without prompt medical attention, they would indeed sacrifice their lives here today.