Chapter 902: Those Who Obey Live, Those Who Defy Die
"Sacred Emperor, well said!"
Pain True Person and Sigh True Person came to stand on either side of Huangji Wuyu, their profound energy surging, their eyes clearly carrying a resolve to die.
With the Sacred Emperor's personal declaration, all the true persons, elders, and disciples of Huangji Sacred Domain left their seats and stood in orderly formation behind Huangji Wuyu. Huangji Wuyu's words had undoubtedly ignited the fire of their dignity—yes, they were the Huangji Sacred Domain, the Tian Xuan overlord standing proud for ten thousand years; how could they stoop to become another's slaves! Better to be destroyed in glory than to exist in humiliation.
"Hehehehe, Huangji Wuyu, it seems you are dead set on being the first one to disobey." Xuanyuan Wentian showed no disappointment or anger; his light laughter carried a demonic chill.
"Xuanyuan Wentian! You want to become the supreme ruler of the world? Given your current strength, I, Huangji Wuyu, have no choice but to concede! But wanting us to become slaves under your command... a pipe dream!" Huangji Wuyu ground his teeth. His hands clenched tight, profound energy swirling around him, poised to strike.
He, Qu Fengyi, and Ye Meixie had already experienced Xuanyuan Wentian's terror and understood better than anyone how powerful Xuanyuan Wentian had become. Since these words had been spoken, he did not plan to survive this day—even if he was Huangji Wuyu.
"Hmph, this Huangji Sacred Domain is at least respectable. I wonder how the Supreme Sea Palace and Sun Moon Divine Palace will choose." Yun Che muttered from behind the clouds.
"Good, very good. You've set a rather fine example for me." Xuanyuan Wentian finished speaking with a smile, but then suddenly turned his gaze toward the Sun Moon Divine Palace on the other side: "Huangji Sacred Domain has chosen to oppose me. So, Ye Meixie, what about you?"
"Oh, no need to answer hastily." Xuanyuan Wentian half-squinted his eyes and gently pushed his right arm backward—toward the direction of Huangji Sacred Domain.
"Be careful!!"
Huangji Wuyu had been on high alert, watching Xuanyuan Wentian's every move. The moment Xuanyuan Wentian turned his palm, he let out a loud roar.
The void exploded. A pitch-black hand stretched out from a spatial rift, expanding to a hundred zhang in width in the blink of an eye, suddenly descending upon Huangji Sacred Domain.
Boom!!
Black light exploded. The Sea God Platform shuddered violently. Of the more than two thousand Huangji Sacred Domain members present, nearly a third were engulfed by the pitch-black demonic claw. Amid earth-shattering screams, six hundred Sacred Domain disciples, just like Ancient Wood True Person before, turned into black dust in an instant. Twelve Sacred Domain elders were thrown out of the black light, rolling and struggling on the ground before falling completely silent.
Even the several true persons who tried to rush forward to help were forced to retreat in panic as they approached the exploding black light, their faces filled with immense terror.
With a backhanded palm strike, Xuanyuan Wentian had sliced off a third of Huangji Sacred Domain's force. He finally turned around slowly: "Come, let me see how many have died."
"Xu... yuan... Wentian!!"
Huangji Wuyu's fury erupted completely. With a low roar, his clothes bulged violently. His hands crossed as he charged straight at Xuanyuan Wentian, a massive profound formation spinning rapidly before him.
"Huangji Xuanji Formation!" Yun Che muttered from his hidden observation. Xia Yuanba had said that within Huangji Sacred Domain, only the Sacred Emperor Huangji Wuyu could execute this profound formation to its grand perfection.
Xuanyuan Wentian sneered coldly, directly extended his palm, and grabbed hold of the Huangji Xuanji Formation. Intense golden and black light burst forth. With a screech, the Huangji Xuanji Formation twisted violently. Huangji Wuyu's entire body trembled violently, tumbling backward several times, but he roared in midair, twisted his form, and suddenly enlarged the Huangji Xuanji Formation, casting it down upon Xuanyuan Wentian.
"Heh, overestimating yourself."
Amid disdainful sneers, the black light on Xuanyuan Wentian's arm suddenly surged, instantly piercing through the Huangji Xuanji Formation. As the formation shattered, it heavily struck Huangji Wuyu's chest.
Pff—
Huangji Wuyu's profound energy scattered completely. He flew sideways, a massive spray of blood mist erupting from his mouth, shooting more than ten zhang high.
"Sacred Emperor!!"
Pain True Person and Sigh True Person leaped up to catch Huangji Wuyu. The moment they touched him, their entire bodies trembled violently... Having taken just one palm strike from Xuanyuan Wentian, Huangji Wuyu's injuries were already severe enough to threaten his life.
"Xuanyuan... Wentian..." Blood seeped from Huangji Wuyu's seven orifices. His profound energy was in total disarray, and even speaking became extremely difficult.
"Huangji Wuyu, I'll spare your life for now," Xuanyuan Wentian looked down at him. "Didn't you say you'd rather let Huangji Sacred Domain be destroyed? Very well. Before I send you to hell, I'll grant that wish. I'll let you watch with your own eyes as Huangji Sacred Domain completely vanishes from this world."
"In the world I control, anything that disobeys, no matter what it is, has no reason to continue existing."
"You..." Huangji Wuyu pointed his finger at Xuanyuan Wentian, blood gushing from his mouth again.
The atmosphere on the Sea God Platform suddenly became several times more oppressive. Everyone was drawing sharp breaths. Countless eyes trembled and shrank. Although they had heard that Xuanyuan Wentian had become terrifyingly powerful, witnessing it firsthand left them utterly shaken with fear.
With a casual palm strike, hundreds of Sacred Domain disciples and over a dozen Sacred Domain elders perished instantly, like cutting grass... but these were no weaklings; they were the most top-tier profound practitioners of the Tian Xuan Continent's sacred grounds! The Overlord Emperors and Emperor Lords that countless profound practitioners could only look up to their entire lives were no more than weeds before Xuanyuan Wentian.
The Sacred Emperor of Huangji Sacred Domain, recognized as the number one profound practitioner of Tian Xuan Continent, was severely injured after just two exchanges.
This was a power they could never have dreamed of.
"Xuanyuan Wentian, in the past, you could at least be mentioned in the same breath as our Sword Master. But now, the Sword Master has become the Heavenly Exalted. Do you still think you can compare with the Heavenly Exalted? Hmph! The Heavenly Exalted gave you a chance, yet you still dare to think of defying him—you're simply courting death!"
Xuanyuan Bo, the fourth elder of Tian Wei Sword Domain, sneered coldly. After the three sword attendants and the top three elders of Tian Wei Sword Domain had been wiped out by Mo Li, he had suddenly become the first elder, second only to the Sword Master and the Young Sword Master. Today was the Heavenly Exalted Conference, so of course he had to forcefully show off.
Xuanyuan Wentian indeed did not continue attacking Huangji Wuyu. Instead, he turned back to Sun Moon Divine Palace: "Ye Meixie, you can now answer me. From now on, will you obey me, or defy me?"
If Ye Meixie had still had a shred of hesitation before, Xuanyuan Wentian's two strikes just now had crushed that hesitation to death. He stepped forward and bowed to Xuanyuan Wentian: "Since our Sun Moon Divine Palace is named after the sun and moon, naturally, we revere the heavens as supreme. From now on, Ye Meixie and the Sun Moon Divine Palace will follow the Heavenly Exalted's commands."
"Ah... Heavenly Lord!?" Several people behind Ye Meixie cried out in alarm.
"Shut up!" Ye Meixie growled lowly. "Do you want the Sun Moon Divine Palace to disappear here and now?"
"..." Though those dissatisfied individuals still wore pained expressions, not a single one spoke again.
"Very good, Ye Meixie. You did not disappoint me." Xuanyuan Wentian laughed triumphantly. The way he looked at Ye Meixie was clearly like praising an obedient dog. He then turned his gaze toward Supreme Sea Palace: "Qu Fengyi, what about you?"
Qu Fengyi was about to speak, but Zi Ji beside her stepped forward: "Xuanyuan Wentian! Our Supreme Sea Palace and Black Moon Merchant Guild have spent an entire ten thousand years building what we have today! Generations of us have worked hard to maintain the Supreme Sea Palace's majestic heavenly prestige and its name as a guardian—not so that some people can become dogs to a demon like you!"
"Courting death!" Ye Meixie turned his head and snarled viciously.
"Well said, Mr. Zi!" The remaining four venerables of Supreme Sea Palace all stepped forward. "We are not as despicable as some so-called Heavenly Lord. Rather than become someone's dog, we'd rather die a clean death here."
"You all shut up!"
What came to them first was not Xuanyuan Wentian's killing intent, but Qu Fengyi's furious reprimand. Under the incredulous gazes of Zi Ji and the four venerables, Qu Fengyi raised her hands to Xuanyuan Wentian and said: "Heavenly Exalted Xuanyuan, I have offered this Sea God Platform as the venue for your enfeoffment ceremony, which already demonstrates sufficient sincerity. From today onward, our Sea Palace will naturally follow the Heavenly Exalted's commands."
"You... you... what did you say?" Zi Ji's eyes bulged, filled with endless shock, disappointment, and heartache. "Have you... have you lost your mind? Our ten-thousand-year Sea Palace, how can it become another's slave... like this... how can we face the ancestors of the Sea Palace!"
"Letting the Sea Palace be utterly destroyed is what truly fails the ancestors!" Qu Fengyi said sharply. "I have personally experienced the power of Heavenly Exalted Xuanyuan. If he wants to destroy our ten-thousand-year Sea Palace, it would take no more than a day!"
"Better to be a hero for a day than a dog for ten thousand years!" Zi Ji was finally utterly disappointed. "Qu Fengyi, if you insist on this path, I, Zi Ji, will no longer recognize you as the Empress of the Sea Palace. Our marriage ends here and now!"
"You..." Qu Fengyi's face turned deathly pale. "Why must you be so stubborn! Is your dignity more important than the ten-thousand-year foundation of the Sea Palace!"
The Sea Palace crowd was completely dumbfounded, exchanging glances, not daring to speak. On one side was their Sea Palace Empress, on the other was Mr. Zi, whom everyone in the Sea Palace respected. For a moment, no one dared to say a word.
"Hmph, that woman Qu Fengyi!" Yun Che snorted softly. Although he had disdain for both Huangji Wuyu and Qu Fengyi, he never denied that Huangji Sacred Domain and Supreme Sea Palace counted as righteous factions. The twelve true persons gave off a righteous aura, and most of the Sea Palace members had given him a good impression. Huangji Wuyu today was at least somewhat respectable, but Qu Fengyi—the first time he met her, she seemed imposing... now she was becoming more and more detestable.
"Hahahaha... hahahaha..."
Watching the conflict erupt within Supreme Sea Palace, Xuanyuan Wentian threw his head back in laughter. He laughed heartily, because this scene gave him several dozen times more pleasure than if Sun Moon Divine Palace had obediently submitted.
"Qu Fengyi, in consideration of your sincerity in personally preparing this Heavenly Exalted Conference for me, I grant you time to handle your domestic affairs. However, you have only thirty breaths. If it is not settled after thirty breaths, then I will have to step in on your behalf."
Xuanyuan Wentian suddenly turned his body, facing Fenghuang God Sect. The moment his icy gaze fell, almost all the elders and disciples of Fenghuang God Sect retreated several steps in fright.
"Fenghuang God Sect, what about you?" Xuanyuan Wentian's mouth curled into a faint, low smile.
Feng Hengkong slowly stepped forward, his face showing no fear, but rather an unusual calm: "Our Fenghuang God Sect was blessed by the ancient gods and inherited divine bloodlines. We may be defeated, we may perish, but even if we burn our last drop of blood, we will never, ever become slaves!!"
With a rumble, flames exploded from Feng Hengkong's body. He said fiercely: "Xuanyuan Wentian, everyone in Fenghuang God Sect who is not afraid to die is already here! The people you have to kill today are quite a lot!!"
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[I couldn't come out with motion sickness, isn't that infuriating!]