Eastern Capital Divine Capital.
The Great Wu Empire respected the east and abandoned the original Shang Dynasty's Tianjing. It established the Divine Capital as the capital to rule over the world to show its legitimacy.
The Divine Capital had been built by expending the entire country's efforts. The city walls were over 100 feet tall, and they were majestic and awe-inspiring. There was a great flow of people inside, and the residences were arranged according to the different markets. They were neat and tidy like vegetable fields.
The various government offices, the Divine Constable Gate, the Six Divisions, the Temple of Heaven, and other buildings were scattered about.
The grandest was naturally the Grand Wu Imperial Palace!
The palace was six hundred and sixty-six zhang long and three hundred and thirty-three zhang wide. The surrounding walls were ninety-nine zhang high, and there was a moat outside the palace that was thirteen zhang wide.
The palace was divided into four gates. The eastern gate was the most important, with the Gate of Divine Force. After entering, it was the outer court's Hall of Sun, Hall of Middle Sun, and Hall of Minor Sun, collectively known as the Three Great Halls.
Past the three main halls was the inner court's Qian Yang Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace …
The first three halls and the last three palaces were the most important parts of the Imperial Palace. The first three halls were for ceremonies and court discussions, while the last three palaces were for the Emperor and Empress.
In addition, there were also the East and West Palaces, the Imperial Garden, the Grand Scholar Hall, and other buildings. Each of them was extremely luxurious. The roofs were covered with five-colored glazed tiles, and there were carvings of auspicious beasts at both ends.
…
December 25th.
In a restaurant outside the Divine Force Gate.
Li Qinghe, the Hidden Dragon, carried the wine pot and looked at the Imperial Palace from afar, murmuring to himself, "The glazed tiles have no way to the sky, the fish in the Golden River have a voice, the world has infinite painters, but a sad scene cannot be painted …"
As he muttered to himself, he poured wine into his mouth.
Even though it was freezing cold, it couldn't do anything to him.
Li Qinghe was really sad.
"The first day of the first month, the banquet of the world, the eight great celestial beings, forever suppressing the pugilistic world … Hehe … Such a grand occasion, but I can only be a supporting character …"
Recently, the martial arts world of Jianghu was in turmoil. Even the Heaven List of Great Grandmasters changed three times in a day. Who would care about a new grandmaster?
Coupled with the fact that the sects had sealed their mountains and closed their doors, the originally lively and noisy Jianghu was now silent.
Li Qinghe was no fool either. He naturally sensed the aura of an impending storm and understood that the Eastern Capital Divine Capital was currently the eye of the storm.
However, he still came without hesitation.
Even if he would be affected and implicated … even if he were to be smashed to pieces in the storm, so what?
The gathering of the Eight Celestials was something that every martial artist wanted to watch, even if they were just spectators!
"Xun Liu Yi … Although I can't compare to you, wait for me on the Heaven Roll. I, the Hidden Dragon, will not let anyone take advantage of me."
Even though he was devastated, Li Qinghe was still that arrogant young man!
He laughed heartily and tossed the wine pot away. Out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to see more figures.
Some of them were grandmasters whose names shook the Jianghu, and some were unknown rookies. But at this moment, for the same reason and the same belief, they had all gathered here.
He even saw Duan Mingyu, the Dual Master of Zither and Sword, and the Iron Arhat, Jing Fan … These two people's sects had already been sealed. If they still dared to come out at this moment, it was no different from announcing that they had voluntarily left their sects.
They paid such a huge price just to witness the grand event that only happened once in a hundred years in the world of martial artists!
"I wonder if the imperial court's plan will go smoothly … Will the eight devas obediently accept the title? In any case, I don't believe that … At least, with the Undying Evil Emperor's arrogance, he will not wag his tail at the imperial court … "
As Li Qinghe thought about it, he suddenly felt the battle intent in his body surging. "There are still a few days until the first of January. Just in time for me to challenge all the grandmasters and fight for the Earth Roll!"
Although he saw Duan Mingyu, this person had broken through later than him, so Li Qinghe ignored him and focused his attention on the Iron Arhat.
"My battle for the Earth Roll has begun!"
He took a deep breath and was about to challenge the Iron Luohan to a duel in front of the Imperial Palace. Suddenly, a great fear came out of nowhere and filled his heart.
Li Qinghe's body stiffened as he turned his head mechanically.
The north wind howled and dark clouds rolled, forming a funnel.
At the end of the long street, where heaven and earth met, a figure was slowly walking into the palace!
He was wearing a white robe and a Shura Mask. His entire person was like a black abyss, emitting a terrifying and ominous aura.
With every step he took, it was as if he was stepping on the hearts of every martial artist.
"Third on the Heaven Roll, the Undying Evil Emperor!"
Li Qinghe murmured and said the name, "Why is he here so early?"
Unknowingly, there were no longer any irrelevant people around, only a group of martial artists remained. Looking at the demon-like figure walking slowly towards them, they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at him directly.
"Could it be … the Undying Evil Emperor is going to clash with the imperial court? Is he really not afraid of death … the imperial court even has the Holy Monk … "
Li Qinghe's eyes lit up. As for challenging the Earth Roll? He had even forgotten about it …
Even if he was the first on the Earth Roll, how could it compare to a battle on the Heaven Roll?
"Rumble!
Thud thud! "
The sound of footsteps overlapped and golden threads appeared from all directions. When the threads came closer, it could be seen that they were an army of martial artists wearing golden scale armor.
The Great Wu Dynasty had five Dragon Armies. Among them, the Black, Green, White, and Red Armies guarded the four directions. The Golden Dragon Army was the noblest and was the color of the Imperial Family. Hence, they were the Imperial Family's personal army responsible for guarding the Imperial City. This Golden Dragon Army was also known as the Golden Scale Army!
Just the golden scale armor on their bodies was expensive. It was made of meteoric iron and five metals. It was impenetrable and very light.
When worn by a Blood Transformation Realm cultivator, they would be able to kill their way through an army of ten thousand.
Although there were only a thousand people in the Golden Scale Army, each of them had a heavy aura. It seemed that the weakest of them had reached the threshold of the Blood Transformation Realm. Li Qinghe's eyelids twitched when he saw that the leader of the small team was a grandmaster.
He understood that this was the top army of the Great Wu Dynasty. Even a small team could easily surround and kill him.
If the entire Golden Scale Army moved out, the Qingyuan Sect would probably be crushed like an egg.
Even the weaker forces among the Eight Major Forces might not be able to withstand it.
This was because the leader of the Golden Scale Army was a grandmaster!
Blood-robed Marquis!
"Undying Evil Emperor, you are early!"
Above the Gate of Divine Force, a grandmaster walked out from the Golden Scale Army. His voice was slow but spread in all directions, "Also … how noble is the title of 'Emperor'? How can a country bumpkin like you obtain it? Why don't you go to this title and respectfully apologize to the imperial court? "
In fact, the Blood Marquis had already felt the murderous intent of the Undying Evil Emperor. He knew that no matter what, the Undying Evil Emperor would not retreat. Today, there was only a battle!
Since the Evil King Sect would not rest until one of them was dead, it was not a big deal to provoke the other party.
"Today … I will kill!"
Chung Shen-soo took a step forward. Every step he took seemed to step on the hearts of the martial artists present, creating an inexplicable and strange pressure.
A thousand Golden Scale Army soldiers could not stop a single person!
The foreheads of the Golden Scale Army's grandmasters were covered in cold sweat. They wanted to order the soldiers to step forward, but found that they could not speak. Their chests were even depressed, as if they were stuffed with cotton.
Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, the cotton gradually became heavy, as if it had turned into steel.
Chung Shen-soo came to the Gate of Divine Force and took a step forward. He seemed to be riding the wind and was about to land on top of the city wall.
"How dare you!"
Under the mighty power of a grandmaster, group attacks were useless. The only one who could react was the Blood Marquis.
The man roared and his body was filled with blood light. A long blood-red rainbow suddenly appeared, carrying with it the will of depravity and corrosion. It was about to rush to the front of Chung Shen-soo and force him to retreat from the gate.
A layer of greyish-white stone skin appeared on Chung Shen-soo's body, carrying with it an unchanging and tyrannical aura. He took a heavy step forward.
Bam!
Like a huge wave hitting a reef, the sky was filled with blood light.
Chung Shen-soo took a step forward and stood on top of the Gate of Divine Force.
At the same time, all the Golden Scale Army soldiers were vomiting blood, some even died immediately!
The Evil Emperor had stepped into the imperial palace!
Dominating the world!
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