Only to see Zong Shiyuan silently half kneeling, his face ashen white. He gritted his teeth and didn't say anything to beg for mercy.
Zong Shou only felt his head hurt. He really didn't know how to deal with this uncle of his.
In the last life, Zong Shiyuan actually didn't do much bad things to Zong Shou. Based on what he knew, Zong Shiyuan at that time was controlled by someone and couldn't control himself.
After all, in name, he was Zong Shou's only living relative. Killing him with one knife was satisfying. However, Zong Weiran who hid in the Oblivion Ocean would return one day. At that time, who knows what his cheap father would think about this matter.
This era emphasized the word filial piety, and one had to consider the views of others.
After hesitating for a moment, Zong Shou's tightly frowned brows relaxed.
Actually, he didn't need to worry. He just needed to uphold the word 'fair'. Then no matter who it was, they wouldn't be able to interfere. Even if Zong Weiran returned, he couldn't be blamed.
"I heard that you personally led the Sky Fox Xue Family over? Uncle, don't you know the reason why father rejected the Xue Family? Don't you know that you are leading a wolf into the house? "
Zong Shiyuan's expression twisted, instinctively wanting to explain. However, moments later, he calmed down. A thread of blood seeped out from the corner of his lips.
Zong Shou's brows furrowed. Looking at the situation, there seemed to be something hidden? Did he fall for the Xue Family's illusionary mist heart bewitching technique which was why he was like that?
However, he didn't care much about this matter and didn't pity him. If Zong Weiran didn't have such thoughts. Even if it was the Xue Family's illusionary mist heart bewitching technique, it wouldn't cause him to have such ambitions.
Taking in a deep breath, Zong Shou made a decision, "Colluding with the enemy and plotting for the throne, that is a sin. You are my uncle, so I can let you off. Today, I will remove you from your position as the right pillar general … "
He waved his sword and sliced down. Zong Shiyuan instinctively wanted to dodge. However, just as his body moved slightly, he stopped once more, his face filled with sadness. He only felt a sharp intent pressing down on him from the side. It was as if he would harm Zong Shou if he made the slightest move. They would immediately attack and kill him on the spot!
This junior called Zong Yuan had actually grown to such a terrifying level.
At this very moment, he had lost all hope. Even if Zong Shou killed him on the spot, he would have no complaints.
When the sword light reached the top of his head, it suddenly changed its trajectory and slashed to the side. With an explosion of blood, Zong Shiyuan's left arm was completely severed! In just half a breath, an intense pain struck into Zong Shiyuan's will. For a moment, he was drenched in cold sweat, but he still forcefully supported his body and straightened his back.
Only then did Zong Shou finish his sentence, "— Demote him to a commoner, and punish him with a broken arm! Are you convinced? "
His eyes were filled with shock. That sword just now did have some probing elements.
However, Zong Shiyuan's reaction was beyond his expectations. This person seemed to be willing to die.
He originally wanted to say that his cultivation would be destroyed, but he changed it to demote him to a commoner. This Zong Shiyuan was different from that Zong Hao.
He only felt his heart relax. Today's matter was half completed. The only one left was that Zong Shi.
It was also at this moment that everyone in the area dropped to their knees. First, it was Hu Qianqiu and Qiu Wei. Next, it was Hu Zhongyuan and Zong Gang. Then, everyone nearby bowed towards Zong Shou. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers all knelt on the ground.
"We welcome the prince back to the city, to continue the great work of the late ruler …"
If this was before he entered the city, Zong Shou would definitely be pumped up by such a scene, his blood boiling and he would be filled with pride.
At this moment, he just laughed, his emotions were really calm. His heart was filled with self-mocking intent. It was impossible for someone like him to be a good Demon King.
Just as he was about to wave his hand to ask them to rise. Shortly after, he felt his soul ocean explode.
Who knows if it was a warning sign or something, but his soul ocean whirlpool and dantian were boiling. It was like it was filled with joy, but also like it was filled with fear and rejection.
Anyways, he felt threads of energy gathering in his body.
However, Zong Shou's expression was really weird.
"This energy, is it the so called emperor path energy?"
The so called emperor path energy was actually gathered from the thoughts of the people and the strength of the country. When it reached a certain level, it would gather into a physical form, and then the king energy would be added to the body …
This thing had many benefits. With this king path energy protecting the body, anyone who wanted to assassinate him would have to pay a huge price.
If one could use it well, using the strength of the country, even a person who didn't cultivate would be able to kill those high grade martial cultivators and spirit masters.
However, there were naturally many disadvantages. Restricted by heaven and earth, one's lifespan would decrease. Be it martial or spiritual cultivation, there would be obstructions.
This was why the so called king path martial arts didn't cultivate the mind, soul, and soul, only focusing on the strength of the martial path. If the country was strong and the people were safe, the army was strong, one could go up against the experts of the world.
Like the Lu family which occupied 800 small worlds, the head of the family wouldn't be at a disadvantage even if he fought with saint realm experts.
However, based on what Zong Shou knew, to form the emperor path energy, one had to rule over hundreds of millions of people. Moreover, one had to have the foundations of the dynasty and the hearts of the people.
Although Gantian Mountain City had 5 provinces of land, most of them were subordinate cities. There were only 10 cities directly under them. Over 80 million people. Moreover, they had only built the city for 10 years, so most of them shouldn't be loyal. Moreover, he was the prince, and his current situation was still at a time when the country was in doubt.
Just based on this little bit of capital, how did he manage to gather this troublesome 'King Dao Energy'?
This thing might be something that others wished for. However, to him, it was pretty much a poison.
Heaven and earth had their own laws. Although the emperor path energy was strong, it naturally had many restrictions on the person who had it.
What Zong Shou cared about was the pinnacle of the martial path. However, he wasn't interested in having any achievements in king path martial arts.
Originally, he was planning to get the monster king position and then search for the secret treasures in his memory to solve this problem. Or if he didn't have enough time, he would choose a talent from the Zong family to give up the position.
However, he didn't expect that this thing would come so quickly.
However, after this energy gathered, it couldn't be dissipated. It stubbornly wrapped around and directly drilled into his body. No matter how the true qi and soul power in his body tried to chase it out, it couldn't be chased away. In the end, it was slowly showing signs of merging with his physical body.
Just as his face was covered in cold sweat and he was crying out in pain. Zong Shou suddenly had an idea and looked towards his soul ocean at the illusionary spirit sword floating at the center of the whirlpool.
"I forgot! I still have a second soul! "
The second soul was the incarnation of his soul and was also a part of his body and soul. If he used it to absorb the king path energy, he would most probably succeed.
However, when such a thought rose up, he couldn't help but feel pained. This illusionary spirit sword was something he spent so much effort to form. To raise it to such a level, he spent a lot of effort, using soul power to temper it and occasionally injecting runes in.
However, at this moment, sacrificing this illusionary spirit sword was better than letting the king path energy taint his body and soul.
Without hesitation, following Zong Shou's thoughts, the one origin sword swam around his body and absorbed some of the energy.
In just a moment, the sword body of the one origin sword became extremely solid. It was already incomparably condensed and gradually turned into a bright yellow color.
One could even clearly feel the vast amount of Power contained within the sword body.
Zong Shou wasn't happy but worried instead. This change messed up all his future plans.
He didn't know what to do with this second primordial spirit that should be renamed 'Sovereign Dao Origin Sword' in the future. Using this illusionary spirit sword to block it wasn't a long term plan.
Fortunately, there were only a few strands of the bright yellow aura that had condensed. He absorbed all of it.
Zong Shou frowned, looking towards Zong Yuan in deep thought. The only thing he could think of now was this change.
… The battle of Ruohai Straits was for the strength of the country. Thousands of troops stepped on the formation to threaten Yunxia and Blazing Flame City such that they wouldn't be able to cause problems in the short term.
However, just one more unparalleled general seed, his reputation increased and he won over some people's hearts. How could he make his strength of the country strong to such an extent? Before ascending to the throne, he had gathered up a thread of emperor path energy, how weird!
In the next instance, Zong Shou comprehended something, his face changing between green and white.
Could it be because of him?
The strength of a country involved prestige, talents, people's livelihood, military strength, etc. If one more Zong Yuan could make Gantian Mountain's military strength flourish, then what about him? In terms of formations, he asked himself whether he was above Zong Yuan.
Although Zong Yuan was an unparalleled general seed, after all, he was still young and couldn't compare to the commanding skills that he had trained in the future through thousands of battles.
At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself in front of everyone.
… He had calculated everything, but he had missed out on his own factors.
Instantly, he was dejected, totally lacking the high spirits from before.
The position of Daemon King was simply a huge trap. Damn it, this was just too much of a trap. Luckily, he had this one origin sword which could replace his main body, which was why he had a chance of salvaging the situation.
The people around didn't notice anything. Zong Shou not only didn't show any joy, but his expression was dark. They all thought that Zong Shou was feeling sad about what happened today.
They couldn't help but be moved. Zong Shou was decisive in killing, vicious and merciless, which made one respect him.
However, at this moment, looking at his pained and pitiful expression, it was obvious that he wasn't a bloodthirsty person, which made one feel more at ease.
Even Zong Shiyuan, who had his arm cut off, had his eyes wavering, showing a look of regret.
Hu Qianqiu was a rough person and didn't have so many emotions. He was a little impatient, raising his head, "The country can't be without a ruler for a day! Prince, please head to Chongzheng Hall to ascend to the throne and take over as monster king! "
Only then did Zong Shou come back to his senses, looking at the Gantian Mountain peak, following which he broke out into a laugh. This matter was already set in stone, and no matter how much he struggled, it was useless. At most, he would think of a way in the future. Now, it was best if he settled all the important matters.
He only felt that with this last step completed, he had totally solved one of Zong Shou's wishes …
With the heart barrier removed, even if his cultivation didn't improve by a small amount. In the future, his cultivation would be able to cut off this burden. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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