Chapter 257.2 - I Became the Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory

With the Beggar Sect’s powerful investigative abilities, Elder Qian found an Innate from the Great Yan Dynasty the next day.

The man had just killed a Great Hong official, and his blade was still bloody.

However, when he saw Elder Qian, he became alert: “Who are you?”

“The one to send you on your way!” Elder Qian didn’t waste words and immediately activated the Xuanxiao Child Sword.

The Xuanxiao Child Sword was connected to the Xuanxiao Divine Sword, allowing its power to be transferred and giving him the ability to fight a Grandmaster.

After one strike, the man indeed embarked on a journey, but it was the road to the underworld.

“Death at His Majesty’s divine sword is an honor!” Elder Qian sheathed his sword and then moved on to the next location to continue slaying Innates from other nations.

In less than a week, Elder Qian had killed more than sixty percent of the experts.

The remaining ones sensed danger and secretly fled back to their own countries.

In the Great Yan Dynasty, the Great Yan Emperor was thunderously angry: “Great Hong has some nerve to have killed five of our Innates!”

Each Innate was a pillar of the nation. The Great Yan Dynasty only had a little over twenty Innates, and the loss of five was a severe blow.

After venting his anger, the Great Yan Emperor calmed down: “Could it be that Dugu Yifang has returned?”

In his mind, the only one capable of silently killing Innates was a Grandmaster.

“Report to Your Majesty, it seems unlikely!”

Li Yuanfang analyzed. “If Dugu Yifang had really returned, they would likely announce it to calm the public and deter other nations! But now, they are still searching intensely, which indicates that Dugu Yifang has not returned!”

“Then how did our men die?” the Great Yan Emperor asked.

“I suspect they might have a trump card against Innates!” Li Yuanfang said.

“A trump card against Innates?” the Great Yan Emperor frowned.

“It could be some divine weapon, or perhaps a hidden Half-Step Grandmaster… The Great Hong Dynasty is far more powerful than we understand! The strength they conceal in the shadows is not to be underestimated! Therefore, Your Majesty, we should eliminate the threat before Dugu Yifang returns!”

“Yuanfang, you are right!”

The Great Yan Emperor summoned their nation’s Grandmaster.

“Senior Murong, the situation is as follows…”

After explaining the situation, the Great Yan Emperor earnestly said, “I implore you to make a trip to Great Hong! If they have a divine weapon, seize it! If they have a Half-Step Grandmaster, slay them!”

The Great Yan Grandmaster nodded, “Your Majesty, rest assured, I will return shortly!”

“Wait, they killed five of our Innates in Great Hong. When you strike, kill five of theirs too!”

“Your Majesty, I’ll gift you two more, haha!”

Having received his orders, the Great Yan Grandmaster forcefully stormed into the Great Hong imperial palace and captured the Great Hong Emperor.

The Great Hong Emperor was extremely panicked, “Who… who are you? What do you want to do?”

The Great Yan Grandmaster shouted, “Was it you who ordered the killing of Great Yan’s Innate experts? Come clean! How did you do it? If you don’t explain yourself, don’t blame me for being unkind!”

The Great Hong Emperor was flustered, “What are you talking about? I have no idea what you’re saying!”

“Still playing dumb?”

The Great Yan Grandmaster slapped him across the face, “Your acting is quite real, but you can’t fool me. Confess everything now, or I’ll get violent!”

Clutching his reddened face, The Great Hong Emperor said, “I really don’t know anything. What do you want me to say?”

Another slap from the Great Yan Grandmaster, “Still stubborn at this point? It seems I must teach you a lesson!”

With those words, he raised his hand again.

“Slap,” “Slap…”

The Great Hong Emperor was beaten to tears, “What exactly do you want me to say? I really don’t know!”

“Typical of an Emperor, hard-hearted and tight-lipped! Cruel to others, even crueler to yourself! You won’t speak even after being beaten like this… It’s fine if you don’t confess. I’ll find out myself!”

Then, while dragging the Great Hong Emperor, the Great Yan Grandmaster searched the imperial palace, turning it upside down.

During this process, he encountered many Innates, all of whom he killed with a single slap.

In the end, finding nothing, the Great Yan Grandmaster tossed the Great Hong Emperor aside like trash and left, shaking his head.

Nursing his swollen face, the Great Hong Emperor was filled with grief and indignation.

This damned Great Yan Grandmaster!

He had the audacity to barge into my imperial palace, ransack my home, kill my people, and slap me in the face…

What heinous sins have I committed to deserve this torment?

I cannot swallow this humiliation!

Just you wait!

When Senior Dugu returns, you’ll get what’s coming to you!

Just then, another figure descended from the sky, looking down at him, “Are you the Emperor of Great Hong?”

“Who are you, and what do you want?” The Great Hong Emperor felt a surge of foreboding.

“You should know what I want! Tell me, what methods did you use to kill the Grandmaster of Great Liang? If you don’t come clean, don’t blame me for being unkind!” the person shouted loudly.

The Great Hong Emperor: “…”

Subsequently, due to the Great Hong Emperor’s stubbornness, he was brutally beaten once again.

His imperial palace was searched yet another time.

And his people were killed once more.

After these two bouts of turmoil, the imperial palace was essentially destroyed, and the experts within the imperial palace were almost entirely wiped out.

His face, too, was beaten until it swelled up like a pig’s head.

The Great Hong Emperor not only lost face but also became the laughingstock of the world.

As a result, the national power of the Great Hong Dynasty was greatly damaged.

Standing amidst the ruins, looking at the few scattered people around him, the Great Hong Emperor, on the verge of collapse, vomited blood in grief and anger: “What sins have I committed!”

TLN: If you were wondering why the Grandmasters don’t just instantly kill the Emperor, it’s probably because of the rivers and lakes moral code or whatever it is that makes them beat up but not kill ordinary people with no cultivation unless there is a big enough justification.

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