Chapter 154: Those Who Do Not Surrender Shall Be Put to Death! (1)

Chapter 9: Those Who Do Not Surrender Shall Die!

The Third Senior Brother finally understood. It turned out that his utter physical exhaustion and weakness were caused by none other than himself—he had crippled himself with his own hands!

"Despicable scoundrel, you lied to me!" the Third Senior Brother cried out in a grief-stricken and hateful voice, tears welling up with nowhere to flow.

Consumed by grief and hatred, he realized there was no medicine for regret in this world. As he lay limply and powerlessly on the ground, no amount of screaming or shouting could alter the ironclad rule that victors are honored while the defeated are condemned.

High up in the sky, four figures watched the scene below in astonishment.

"Eldest Miss, why is that man so foolish?" Changqing asked with a strange expression.

"It's not foolishness," the young woman shook her head.

"Oh?"

"It is because he has only just stepped into the Qi Realm, and lacks a complete understanding of his own Qi meridians. A cultivator who has spent years in the Qi Realm would have known the truth the very moment they touched their meridians. Yet he was repeatedly misled by Yanchuan, and even went so far as to sever his own meridians! Heh! Incredible!" the woman said with a peculiar look.

"So his mind was thrown into chaos, which is why he fell right into Yanchuan's trap?" Changqing nodded.

"Indeed. But more importantly, it's Yanchuan's discernment. How on earth did he see through the man's cultivation level?" the woman mused.

"Even the Eldest Miss doesn't know?" Changqing asked in surprise.

The woman shook her head.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"It seems I won't need to make a move after all!" the Dugu Sword King looked down at the scene below with a strange look in his eyes.

"Master, why is my Imperial Uncle so... so...?" Yan Wudi frowned.

"Formidable? Ha, indeed formidable. I suppose he must have learned it from Yan Tao. Back in the day, Yan Tao was truly a man of peerless talent. If not for that incident, sigh!" The Dugu Sword King let out a soft sigh.

Down below.

"Liar!" the Third Senior Brother wailed in grief and hatred.

Unfortunately, no one pitied him.

"Third Senior Brother!" Liu Gang cried out in alarm.

"Clang!"

Huo Guang swept his spear through the air, blocking Liu Gang's path.

"Emperor of Yan, let's end this here for today. We will be taking our leave!" the Crown Prince of Chu said with a slight stutter.

"That's right, Emperor of Yan. As for the cities from earlier, I suppose we'll let them be. Farewell!" the Crown Prince of Han immediately chimed in.

...

As the might of the Brocade-Clad Guards was fully displayed, the various crown princes retreated one after another.

What was the point of fighting any longer? Even a Qi Realm expert had crashed and burned here, so fighting was utterly out of the question!

The officers and soldiers of the Yan State finally felt a surge of pride and elation, their eyes blazing with brilliant light as they looked toward Yanchuan.

Before the Emperor of Yan could speak, Yanchuan suddenly raised his head.

"Leave? Today, no one is leaving!" Yanchuan declared in an overbearing tone.

No one was leaving?

At these words, everyone froze abruptly, casting astonished glances at Yanchuan.

"Hmm?" The Emperor of Yan narrowed his eyes, a trace of incomprehension flashing across his face.

"Yanchuan, what do you mean by this? We have already given up the cities we won in the wager. What else could you possibly want?" the Crown Prince of Chu shouted.

"Yanchuan, do you intend to tear up the alliance and provoke a war among the five nations?"

"Yanchuan, if you dare to harm a single hair on my head, the armies of the Wei State will trample Yanjing to the ground!"

...

The various crown princes hurled reproaches and warnings one after another.

"Humph!" Yanchuan let out a cold snort.

The cold snort carried overwhelming majesty, instantly drowning out the angry clamor of everyone present.

"If it weren't for dealing with this Qi Realm fool, do you think I would have wasted my breath on you? You dared to humiliate Great Yan—today, none of you shall leave alive!" Yanchuan shouted.

Upon hearing Yanchuan's words, the Third Senior Brother suffered not only unprecedented physical and mental defeat, but also a devastating blow to his very soul. A Qi Realm fool? Am I a Qi Realm fool? The Third Senior Brother felt as though a thousand arrows had pierced his heart.

"Yanchuan, what on earth do you want to do?" the Crown Prince of Chu screamed in panic.