Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Just as the Patriarch of the Saint Bone Zheng Family had ordered...

To ensure absolute success, they were to assassinate the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect within the Dragon Flame Royal Capital.

At that moment, Li Wumian’s disciple, Ren Hui, asked from the side, ”Master, why did Patriarch Zheng choose to make his move inside the Royal Capital?”

With a sinister smile, Li Wumian said coldly, ”It’s to warn Yin Ye, of course. It’s a warning to everyone that this is the fate of anyone who dares to help Dragon Flame Academy. At the same time, it paves the way for the Beast Flame Academy’s dominance.”

”The Celestial King Academy naturally wants to be the master of the Beast Flame Academy. They first have to give the Six Great Flame Countries some benefits.”

”Killing Fan Jinhua and a few young people from Azure Flame will appease the Six Great Flame Countries.”

Ren Hui understood at once. ’Patriarch Zheng really is a cunning old fox,’ he thought in admiration.

There was another reason Li Wumian hadn’t mentioned...

Yin Ye had also taken precautions, sending a squad of his Jilong troops to escort Fan Jinhua and his group. Killing them outside the city would have been difficult. Only after they entered the Royal Capital would Marquis Jilong’s soldiers withdraw.

The troops of a marquis couldn’t just march into the Royal Capital, of course; they were just a small squad of guards.

Meanwhile, two hundred meters from the city gate, Fan Jinhua and his group were stunned.

Tan An looked at the young master before him in confusion and shot back, ”Are you talking to me? When did I glare at you?”

SNAP! The young master slammed his folding fan shut and strode toward Fan Jinhua’s group. ”You just glared at me,” he said. ”Do you have any fucking idea whose territory this is? Get on your knees and apologize to me. Now.”

Fan Jinhua and the others were completely baffled.

Just then, one of the guards from Jilong Marquis’s Mansion who had escorted them stepped forward to block the young master. ”We are with Marquis Jilong. Don’t cause trouble...”

The Jilong guard had barely finished speaking... SMACK!

The young master slapped the guard hard across the face, roaring, ”A lowly slave like you? Get the hell out of my way.”

After speaking, he charged right at the guard.

The guard, having been slapped for no reason, was instantly enraged. When he saw the young master charge, he shoved him back.

He sent the young master sprawling to the ground.

The next moment... AARGH!

The moment the young master hit the ground, he let out a bloodcurdling scream.

And at that very moment, a sinister smile touched Li Wumian’s lips from within the crowd as he flicked a thin needle from his finger.

In an instant, it silently struck the back of the young master’s head...

The scream stopped abruptly. The young master’s eyes widened in disbelief as he died on the spot.

As he died, he couldn’t understand at all...

’My employer clearly said I just had to pretend to be pushed down and scream like I was seriously hurt. So why am I actually dying?’

That’s right, this young master was, of course, a fake.

He was just a small-time ruffian Li Wumian had hired. But if they wanted to kill Fan Jinhua and his people—especially with Marquis Jilong, Yin Ye, backing them—how could a feigned injury be enough? No, someone had to die right here in the street.

This way, after they killed Fan Jinhua, Marquis Jilong wouldn’t be able to find any major fault with their actions.

On the street...

The crowd gathered around. Seeing the young master fall silent after being pushed, a few of his lackeys immediately rushed forward.

Then came their frantic screams, ”Young Master! The Young Master is dead!”

At these words, Fan Jinhua and his group froze, utterly bewildered.

The guard from the Jilong Marquis’s Mansion was dumbfounded. He shook his head frantically. ”Impossible! I only gave him a light push. How could he be dead?”

The lackeys snapped their heads up, their eyes glinting with a sharp, piercing light.

Then, they immediately roared, ”Murder! Someone has committed murder in the Dragon Flame Royal Capital!”

The words had just left their mouths... WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

In an instant, dozens of figures shot out from the crowd, all dressed in green martial arts uniforms.

Their eyes wide, they roared at Fan Jinhua’s group, ”How dare you! You dare to kill our Young Master... Die!”

In that instant, the dozens of masters charged directly toward Fan Jinhua and the guards of Marquis Jilong.

At this moment, Fan Jinhua was still in a daze...

But when he saw the dozens of figures bursting forward with killing intent, his jaw dropped. ’They’re all masters at the Innate Seventh and Eighth Layers!’

Neither Tan An and the others, nor Marquis Jilong’s squad of guards, could possibly defeat them.

’People are going to die...’

”ROAR...”

Fan Jinhua’s Heavenly Destiny Tiger Roar Bone erupted with a roar. His entire body blazed with the True Qi of the Transformation Realm as a great saber materialized in his hand. Leaping high into the air, he unleashed a barrage of blade-light slashes that spun like Wind-Fire Wheels.

In an instant, he forced the dozens of Innate Masters back a step.

At the same time, Marquis Jilong’s guards and Tan An’s group snapped out of their daze, hurriedly erupting with True Qi to defend themselves.

Luo Wendeng quickly shouted, ”What are you doing? We are with Marquis Jilong!”

But it was useless. After being pushed back, the dozens of Innate Masters immediately charged forward again. Their orders were to end this quickly.

They had to kill them all before the Royal Capital City Gate guards arrived.

...

On a street leading to the Dragon Flame Royal Capital City Gate, four people were walking.

They were Lu Chao, Cheng Yunsu, and the Jiang Family Siblings, Jiang Yi and Jiang Yu. After spending eight days at Dragon Flame Academy, Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu had decided to take a stroll through the streets and meet Fan Jinhua and the others.

The Jiang Family Siblings were naturally acting as their guides.

Suddenly, a violent tremor ran through Lu Chao’s entire body...

”The Heavenly Destiny Tiger Roar Bone... Master Fan and the others are in danger!”

”You two, notify Elder Sun and the Marquis immediately! Xiao Su’er, find a place to hide first.”

With that, Lu Chao flickered and shot forward. From his position, he could see the light from Fan Jinhua’s saber.

A bone-deep chill spread through him. ’Marquis Jilong underestimated how low the Celestial King Academy would stoop. They’re actually committing murder right in front of the Royal Capital’s gate... So this is the Celestial King Academy. So this is the Saint Bone Zheng Family.’

To act so brazenly within the Royal Capital showed just how terrifying the power of the Celestial King Academy and its backer, the Saint Bone Zheng Family, truly was.

Clearly, they were confident they could appease the Dragon Flame King’s wrath.

Lu Chao was close to Fan Jinhua’s group. He instantly saw a dense crowd of onlookers backing away and the gleam of Fan Jinhua’s saber as he frantically held off the combined assault of dozens of attackers.

Luo Wendeng, Tan An, and the others had formed a defensive formation with the guards, struggling to block the Innate Masters who slipped past Fan Jinhua.

The situation was critical!

And just at that moment...

The few lackeys who had been cradling the young master’s body, feigning grief, suddenly looked up. Their expressions were sinister as they hissed, ”Kill!”

These men were not, of course, the so-called young master’s lackeys.

They had also been sent by Li Wumian. If the dozens of attackers couldn’t kill Fan Jinhua’s group quickly enough, they were to launch a sneak attack.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...

With a ringing of steel, the men suddenly drew Soft Swords from their waists. They stayed low to the ground, lunging straight for Luo Wendeng and his group.

The sudden attack made Fan Jinhua’s face turn to horror. ”Watch out...!”

Luo Wendeng and the guards reacted, but it was too late. The tips of the Soft Swords were already inches from their faces.