Jianchen did not show any mercy. With a flick of his finger, rays of purple and green Sword Qi shot out from his fingertips and killed all the Great Saint Master guards. Only three Earth Saint Master guards managed to survive this round of attacks.
"Your Majesty, run! We'll hold him back!" The three Earth Saint Master guards were not afraid at all. They immediately threw themselves at Jianchen and used their bodies to block Jianchen, giving the King time to escape.
The King of the Pingyang Kingdom looked at the dead guards with a pained expression. He did not choose to run because he knew that he could not escape at all. It would be a waste of energy.
"Stop!" The King of Pingyang Kingdom suddenly spoke to stop the three guards who were rushing forward. His voice was so weak that it sounded as if he was lacking in strength. Afterwards, he looked at Jian Chen in agony and said, "I've already been forced to such a state by you. It's impossible for me to escape. Can you tell me who you are? Even if I die, at least let me die in peace."
Jianchen looked at the King of the Pingyang Kingdom expressionlessly and said, "Who I am is not important. You only need to know that I am from the Kingdom of Gesun."
"Just as I expected, you really are from the Kingdom of Gesun." The King of the Pingyang Kingdom let out a long sigh. He looked at Jianchen with a complicated expression and said, "It seems that this King's decision to attack the Kingdom of Gesun with the other three kingdoms was a mistake. I thought that this matter was in the bag, but I did not expect that there was a powerful expert hidden in the Kingdom of Gesun. He actually broke into the Palace of the Pingyang Kingdom alone and forced this King to this point. Sigh …" The King of the Pingyang Kingdom became very depressed. At this moment, he seemed to have aged a lot and became listless.
"This King is now your prisoner. This King is willing to cooperate with you to make any decision that I can accept. You can kill me or torture me as you wish, but this King begs you to forgive these guards beside me. They are all innocent." The King looked at Jianchen with a pleading expression.
"Your Majesty, our mission is to protect Your Majesty's safety. The three of us are not afraid of death." The three guards were moved by the king's words. They all knelt down on one knee and spoke in impassioned tones. They had already disregarded life and death.
The King shook his head and said, "This war started because all the sins are on This King, so the consequences should be borne by This King. It has nothing to do with you. Besides, all of you have your own families and children to take care of."
Upon hearing the words' family 'and' children ', the expressions of the three guards immediately became complicated. Their eyes were faintly glistening with tears.
The look in Jianchen's eyes became a little complicated, and the light in his eyes flickered. The King mentioned family and children.
Jianchen couldn't help but think of his family in Changyang Prefecture.
The King looked at Jianchen with pleading eyes and said, "This is all my fault. This King will immediately order the Pingyang Kingdom to withdraw their troops. I only hope that you can forgive these three guards of mine."
Jianchen's gaze swept across the three guards. The three of them were pale. Previously, when they blocked Jianchen's Sword Qi attack, they had already suffered some injuries. Jianchen hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he agreed to the King's suggestion and said, "I can forgive them. However, if the three of them dare to do anything that will harm the Kingdom of Gesun in the future, they can't blame me for being cruel."
The King let out a sigh of relief. These thirty guards had already followed him for twenty years, and had always been silently protecting him.
Although they were master and servant, the relationship between them was very deep. The King also didn't want to see all of his guards die in front of his eyes. This was because he knew how strong Jianchen was. If even a Heaven Saint Master couldn't stop him, how could three mere Earth Saint Masters be able to stop him? They would only be throwing their lives away.
Jianchen didn't kill the King of Pingyang Kingdom. He grabbed the King's shoulder and left, leaving behind the three guards who were lucky enough to survive standing there with a sorrowful expression.
"Your Majesty!" The three guards' eyes were filled with hot tears as they watched the King's figure disappear into the distance. Although they wanted to rush forward and save the King, they simply didn't have the ability to do so.
After capturing the King of Pingyang Kingdom, Jianchen quickly left the underground maze and reappeared in front of the majestic hall. Now, the hall was filled with people wearing helmets and armors. Every single one of them was a high-ranking person. There were even a few old men who were high-ranking generals.
Seeing Jianchen walk out of the hole, all the generals in the hall immediately became nervous. Many of them had already taken out their Saint Weapons, planning to stop Jianchen even if they had to risk their lives. This was because they had already sent out a message, and soon, the experts stationed at the border of the stronghold would return.
However, when an old man wearing a purple-gold dragon robe walked out of the cave, everyone's expression changed drastically. With their shrewdness, they didn't need to think to know that His Majesty had been captured by the other party.
Looking at the high ranking officials and a large number of elite soldiers in the hall, the captured King looked up to the sky and sighed. He then quickly ordered all the soldiers to retreat. Without Jianchen's order, the King immediately issued an imperial edict to withdraw the army gathered at the northern border of the Kingdom of Gesun.
After the imperial edict was issued, the King turned his head to look at Jianchen and said, "Now, what do you want this King to do?" Jianchen's display of strength had completely made the King admit defeat. This was because the King was very clear that if he didn't cooperate, it would cause more people to be implicated. He might even do something like massacring the Royal Palace. This happened too many times in the Tianyuan Continent.
"Take me to the national treasury!" Jianchen said expressionlessly.
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed. Immediately, a weak old man said, "No, the national treasury is the source of our kingdom's financial resources. Once the national treasury is ransacked, we …"
"Pu!"
Before the old man could finish his words, Jianchen shot out an Azure Sword Qi and pierced through the old man's head. He fell to the ground and died on the spot.
"Prime Minister …"
Many officials and generals cried out in grief. Soon after, they looked at Jianchen with eyes full of anger.
"Grandfather!" Several young generals were filled with grief. They immediately took out their Saint Weapons. Their eyes flashed with hatred and anger. They shouted, "I'll kill you!" After saying that, they rushed towards Jianchen.
"No, all of you, retreat!" The king immediately called out, but unfortunately, it was already too late. Jian Chen did not hold back at all. He extended his finger and a few strands of Azulet sword Qi shot out, piercing the throats of the generals who had charged over. Blood dyed the hall.
"Retreat, all of you, retreat. Do not act rashly." The King shouted anxiously. These people in the main hall were all high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Ping Yang. They were the pillars of the kingdom and they couldn't afford to lose them. Otherwise, the Kingdom of Ping Yang would only exist in name. Then, as if he was afraid that Jianchen would kill everyone in the hall in anger, he hurriedly said, "This King will now take you to the national treasury. No one can stop us. Those who disobey will be beheaded!"
Afterwards, the King of the Pingyang Kingdom personally led the way to the national treasury. Behind the two of them, a large group of fully armed generals and elite soldiers followed closely behind. Every one of them had a nervous expression on their faces.
Soon, Jianchen was led by the King to the national treasury. The King ordered the guards to open the door and then walked in with Jianchen.
The national treasury of the Ping Yang Kingdom was built in the royal palace. It was a very large underground space. It was divided into several areas, storing different kinds of materials.
Jian Chen led the King of the Ping Yang Kingdom into the area where the Magic Nuclei were stored. This was a very spacious room. In the middle of the room, there were dozens of large wooden boxes that were one meter in length and width. They were emitting powerful energy waves. In the innermost part of the room, dozens of Space Belts were hanging on a metal rack.
Jianchen's divine sense directly penetrated the wooden boxes to observe the magic nuclei. He found that the magic nuclei in the wooden boxes were all first and second order magic nuclei. There were so many magic nuclei that it was impossible to calculate.
Jianchen came to the innermost area where dozens of spatial belts were hanging on the metal rack. He found that each belt was pasted with a note. On the note, the name and quantity of the magic nuclei were recorded.
"A total of five hundred third order magic nuclei."
"A total of six hundred and twenty-one third order magic nuclei."
"A total of one thousand third order magic nuclei."
"A total of seven hundred fourth order magic nuclei."
"A total of five hundred and thirty fourth order magic nuclei."
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The dozens of Spatial Belts contained Third Rank, Fourth Rank, and Fifth Rank Monster Cores. Each Spatial Belt contained at least five hundred Monster Cores. Among them, the Third Rank Monster Cores were the most numerous. Based on a rough estimate, there were at least sixty to seventy thousand Monster Cores. As for the Fourth Rank Monster Cores, there were relatively fewer, about ten thousand.
Looking at the number of magic nuclei marked on the spatial belts, even with Jianchen's calmness, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. The number of magic nuclei here had reached a frightening level. Jianchen was dumbfounded.
However, when he thought of the seven hundred million population of the Ping Yang Kingdom, he felt relieved. This was the treasury of the Ping Yang Kingdom. With the population of the Ping Yang Kingdom, throwing out this pile of magic nuclei wouldn't cause the slightest ripple. Perhaps, this batch of magic nuclei was the result of the Ping Yang Kingdom's savings over a few decades or even hundreds of years.
Jianchen put all the spatial belts filled with magic nuclei into his spatial ring. As for the dozens of first order and second order magic nuclei placed in the middle, he didn't let go of them either. Fortunately, he had several spatial rings on him. The space was large enough to store these things.
Seeing Jianchen take away all the magic nuclei, the King could only cry without tears. He sighed in his heart. After this disaster, even if the Ping Yang Kingdom didn't fall, its national strength would decline for a long time.
Next, Jianchen went to the treasury where the money was stored. He took away all the spatial belts and obtained a large amount of purple gold coins. Conservatively speaking, there were at least a hundred million purple gold coins. This was almost all the wealth of the Ping Yang Kingdom.
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