I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 139 The Expired Crown Prince Delivers His Head, the Entire Southern Region Returns to the Mysterious RealmOutside the main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion, a dense crowd knelt in the square.

Seventeen city lords, wearing green official robes, held golden seals in their hands, their heads buried low, not daring to even breathe loudly. Behind them followed their respective civil and military officials, each looking deathly pale and trembling all over. Just yesterday, they were defending their cities to the death, clamoring to restore the Qingyun Dynasty, but today they had brought all their belongings to surrender, fearing that if they were a step late, they would be trampled flat by the Xuan Armor Army.

General Black Tiger carried his great saber, pacing back and forth in front of them with a look of disdain on his face: ”I say, everyone, what were you doing earlier? When Qingyun Lie was still alive, you all patted your chests and swore to serve him to the death. Now that he’s dead and the tea has gone cold, you run faster than rabbits. If I were you, I would have found a piece of tofu and smashed my head against it long ago.”

The leading City Lord of Qingyang City smiled obsequiously and said flatteringly: ”General, you are joking! We have long seen through the corruption of the Qingyun Dynasty, but we were just suffering from having no opportunity to submit to Great Xuan! Now that Emperor Xuan has followed the will of Heaven and unified the Southern Region, we naturally support it with both hands! It is our great fortune to be able to serve Great Xuan!”

”Exactly, exactly!” the city lord next to him chimed in, ”Emperor Xuan is benevolent and treats the people well; we have long yearned for this! Previously, we were all coerced by Qingyun Lie. We beg Your Majesty to look into the truth!”

The group chattered, expressing their loyalty, wishing they could tear out their hearts to show Emperor Cao Xukun. Just then, a sharp piercing sound suddenly came from the sky!

Rolling black clouds pressed down from the horizon, countless black battle flags loomed in the clouds, and a gloomy and terrifying aura swept across the entire scene. A young man in black dragon robes, stepping on a black phoenix, with hundreds of black-clad cultivators, hovered in mid-air, his posing skills maxed out to the underworld level.

”Who dares to submit to the fake Great Xuan Dynasty! Whoever does is a traitor to my Qingyun Dynasty!”

The man’s voice was sharp and piercing, like nails scratching across glass, ”I am the last Crown Prince of the Qingyun Dynasty, the final Son of Destiny of Qingyun ordained by the Heavenly Dao, Qingyun Lin! By the order of Crown Prince Ling Chen of the Central Dynasty, I have come to restore the Qingyun Dynasty!”

He swung the Black Dragon Sword in his hand violently, pointing at the city lords on the ground and roaring sternly: ”You traitors! How dare you betray the ancestral foundation and surrender to wild cultivators from the mortal realm! Today, I shall act on behalf of Heaven, execute you all by a thousand cuts, and implicate your nine generations!”

”Anyone who turns over a new leaf now will be forgiven! Follow me to kill Emperor Cao Xukun, restore the Qingyun Dynasty, and in the future, everyone will be a founding hero! Being enfeoffed as kings and prime ministers is just around the corner! If you remain stubborn, once the million-strong army of the Central Dynasty arrives, I will surely make your souls scatter, never to be reincarnated!”

The black-clad cultivators behind him raised their long swords in unison and shouted: ”Crown Prince is invincible! Restore the Qingyun Dynasty! Kill Emperor Cao Xukun!”

The black baleful aura soared into the sky, looking somewhat intimidating.

The city lords in the square were pale with fear, shrinking their necks and retreating. Many were feeling anxious in their hearts; after all, the Central Dynasty was the number one power in the Immortal World. If they really sent a million-strong army, could Great Xuan stop them?

General Black Tiger sneered and spat: ”I thought it was some remarkable figure, turns out it’s just an expired crown prince hiding in a rat hole. Qingyun Lie is already dead and cold, what are you still jumping around for? Bringing these few hundred crooked melons and split dates, and you dare to talk about restoring the Qingyun Dynasty? I think you’ve got water in your brain.”

”Presumptuous! You crude martial artist from the mortal realm, how dare you insult this Crown Prince!” Qingyun Lin was furious, ”I am the Son of Destiny of Qingyun ordained by the Heavenly Dao! With the Central Dynasty backing me, and the blessing of the Heavenly Dao! Emperor Cao Xukun is just a thief who stole luck; he will be devoured by the Heavenly Dao sooner or later!”

”Oh? Is that so?”

A calm yet highly penetrating voice came from the main hall. Emperor Cao Xukun walked out slowly, his black dragon robe fluttering without wind, the pressure of the late Golden Immortal stage quietly spreading. He did not look at Qingyun Lin in mid-air, but just scanned the city lords on the ground casually, his tone calm: ”I will give you a choice now: either go with him, or stay and submit to Great Xuan. Choose.”

All the city lords kowtowed in unison, shouting loudly: ”We are willing to submit to Great Xuan! We swear to serve Emperor Xuan to the death! We have no other intentions!”

Just kidding, following this expired crown prince was purely seeking death. Emperor Cao Xukun could destroy a Great Luo Golden Immortal in one move, so why fear a mere early-stage Golden Immortal?

Qingyun Lin’s face turned liver-colored instantly, pointing at the city lords and roaring: ”You traitors! You will regret this! The Central Dynasty will not let you off!”

”The Central Dynasty?” Emperor Cao Xukun finally raised his eyes to look at him, a playful smile curling at the corner of his mouth, ”If Crown Prince Ling Chen really valued you, he wouldn’t have sent only these few hundred pieces of trash. He is just using you as cannon fodder to test my depth. Do you really think you are someone important?”

”You lie!” Qingyun Lin roared hysterically, ”Crown Prince Ling Chen said that as long as I can hold you back, he will immediately send a million-strong army! By then, you will have no place to be buried!”

”Is that so? Then I would like to see how he saves you.” Emperor Cao Xukun said indifferently, ”I give you three seconds: either get out of the Southern Region, or die.”

”Big talk!” Qingyun Lin raised his Black Dragon Sword violently, his whole body erupting with black baleful aura, ”Today I will let you see the final trump card of the Qingyun Dynasty! Black Phoenix World-Extinguishing Array!”

Following his order, the hundreds of black-clad cultivators behind him quickly formed a formation. Countless black runes gathered together, forming a giant black phoenix phantom, emitting a shrill cry, carrying the power to destroy the world, and lunged fiercely at Emperor Cao Xukun.

This was the ultimate national protection array of the Qingyun Dynasty. It had once used this array to repel three invasions by the Central Dynasty. Qingyun Lin thought that by relying on this array, he could turn the tables.

However, Emperor Cao Xukun just raised his hand casually.

A streak of golden Chaos Spiritual Power was unleashed, instantly piercing through the chest of the black phoenix.

”Crack—!”

The giant phoenix phantom shattered instantly, turning into countless black fragments that dissipated into the air. The black-clad cultivators forming the array spat out blood one after another, flying backward, and fell to the ground unable to move.

”Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!” Qingyun Lin’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, ”My Black Phoenix World-Extinguishing Array! That is the strongest array of the Qingyun Dynasty! How could it be broken by you in one move!”

”You call this trashy array the strongest?” Emperor Cao Xukun sneered, ”The array that my Prince Cao Feng molded out of mud is stronger than this.”

His figure flashed, and he appeared in front of Qingyun Lin instantly. Before Qingyun Lin could react, Emperor Cao Xukun extended a finger and tapped it lightly on his brow.

”Puff—!”

Qingyun Lin spat out a large mouthful of black blood, the Qingyun Dragon Vein in his body shattered instantly, and his early-stage Golden Immortal cultivation base vanished into thin air. He fell from the back of the black phoenix, crashing heavily to the ground, lying there like a pile of mud, unable to move.

”Ah—! My Dragon Vein! My cultivation!” Qingyun Lin let out a shrill scream, ”Crown Prince Ling Chen! Save me! Crown Prince Ling Chen!”

”Stop shouting, Crown Prince Ling Chen cannot hear you.” Emperor Cao Xukun said indifferently, ”Even if he heard, he wouldn’t come to save you. A useless piece of cannon fodder, if you die, you die.”

He turned to General Black Tiger and instructed: ”Drag him down and lock him up with Yao Tiansheng. Let them reflect on what is destiny and what is strength.”

”As you command!” General Black Tiger immediately stepped forward, dragging the like-a-dead-dog Qingyun Lin away.

After resolving the last clown, Emperor Cao Xukun looked at everyone in the square, his voice like a bell, spreading throughout the entire Qingyun City:

”From today on, the Qingyun Dynasty is completely destroyed! The entire Southern Region is officially annexed into the Great Xuan Dynasty!”

”Abolish all exorbitant taxes of the Qingyun Dynasty, treat all the people equally! Any cultivators or officials willing to submit will be forgiven and employed according to their talents!”

”Starting today, rename the Southern Region to Qingyun Province, with the provincial capital set in Qingyun City! General Black Tiger shall be the Great General of Qingyun Province, commanding 300,000 Xuan Armor Army to guard the Southern Region! Su Yaoer will concurrently serve as the Dean of the Imperial Medical Academy of Qingyun Province, in charge of all medicinal affairs in the province!”

”We obey the decree! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!”

All officials, soldiers, and people knelt down in unison, the mountain-shaking shouts echoing through the clouds.

The news spread like it had wings, quickly covering the entire Southern Region. Those remaining forces hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, after hearing the news that Qingyun Lin had been crippled, no longer dared to hold any lucky chances, and one after another walked out of the mountains and forests to Qingyun City to surrender.

Within a short three days, the last scattered resistance in the Southern Region was completely cleared.

The ten-thousand-mile Southern Region, seventy-two cities, and tens of millions of people were all incorporated into the territory of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

In the study of the City Lord’s Mansion, Emperor Cao Xukun stood in front of the giant map of the Immortal World, his fingers gently tracing the territory of the Southern Region. Su Yaoer walked over with a cup of tea and said softly: ”Your Majesty, the handover work of all the cities has been completed, the people are living and working in peace, and the cultivators are also practicing with peace of mind. The Southern Region is finally at peace.”

Emperor Cao Xukun took the teacup, a satisfied smile curling at the corner of his mouth: ”Yes, it is peaceful. But this is just the beginning.”

His finger moved towards the east of the map, where a colorful territory lay, which was the Baihua Dynasty of the Eastern Region.

”The next target, the Baihua Dynasty of the Eastern Region.”

Just then, a cold system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host has pacified the entire Southern Region, completing the epic achievement: Annexation of the Qingyun Dynasty!]

[Rewards are about to be distributed. Please hold the enthronement ceremony tomorrow to formally establish the orthodox status of the Great Xuan Immortal World branch!]

[The ultimate reward will be unlocked at that time: Medicine Dao Luck Blessing, cultivation base breakthrough to the peak of Golden Immortal!]

A gleam of light flashed in Emperor Cao Xukun’s eyes.