NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10: Massacre !
Carnage in the Grand Dream Dynasty
"A… Heavenly Realm powerhouse?! How could the Grand Dream Dynasty provoke such a being?"
"Boom! Boom!"
"The palace! The palace is collapsing!"
"It's a god of slaughter! Run! RUN!! AHH!!"
Within moments, the entire territory of the Grand Dream Dynasty was plunged into chaos. Every official tied to the dynasty, along with their families, generals, and soldiers was subjected to a brutal massacre.
Jiang HuanYu unleashed his Heavenly Realm power, summoning a thousand-meter-tall Dharma Manifestation that stood towering above the Grand Dream Dynasty's palace. With a single motion, he reduced the entire palace to rubble.
His strikes, like divine judgment, locked onto every official in the imperial city. Each attack obliterated entire residences, leaving no survivors.
The remaining 200,000 imperial soldiers, stationed within the city, were annihilated in one fell swoop by Jiang HuanYu's overwhelming power. Their bodies were shattered, leaving behind only a battlefield littered with fragmented remains.
In less than half the time it would take to burn a stick of incense, every official and soldier left in the Grand Dream Dynasty was dead. Jiang HuanYu didn't spare a single life.
Blood flowed like rivers throughout the imperial city. A faint mist of crimson lingered in the air, so thick that even the atmosphere reeked of iron.
The ordinary citizens, terrified, hid in their homes, hoping to avoid the wrath of the overwhelming force. Most of them were low-level cultivators or mortals; against the might of a Heavenly Realm cultivator, all they could do was pray not to be caught in the crossfire.
While Jiang HuanYu's actions were ruthless, he refrained from harming innocents. Those who stayed hidden in their homes were largely spared.
Xiao Qingli in the Treasury
Meanwhile, within the Grand Dream Dynasty's treasury, Xiao Qingli moved with determination. She had strapped over ten storage bags to her waist, all filled with the dynasty's most precious resources.
The shelves, once laden with countless treasures, were now two-thirds empty. Yet Xiao Qingli showed no signs of stopping, continuously transferring items into her spatial ring.
"How dare they use me as a bargaining chip for their petty schemes? Mere Earth Realm cultivators… they're ignorant of their place in the grand scheme of things!"
"Once I've taken all the Grand Dream Dynasty's resources and trained for a decade, both the Grand Dream Dynasty and the Blood Shadow Tower will meet their end!"
Xiao Qingli's face was resolute as she emptied shelf after shelf.
Before long, her spatial ring reached full capacity. Turning to survey the treasury, she saw that only a few shelves remained untouched, holding relatively mundane items like lower-grade spiritual stones, pills, and basic spiritual tools.
"Good enough," she muttered.
"These resources will sustain me for over a decade."
She smirked at the thought of Xiao Tianding's reaction upon returning to find his treasury looted.
"Let's see how furious that old fox becomes when he realizes his vault has been emptied," she mused with satisfaction.
After securing her loot, Xiao Qingli headed to the treasury's entrance.
The Ruins of the Palace
As Xiao Qingli stepped out of the treasury, laden with her storage bags, she froze in shock at the scene before her.
"W-what…?"
The once-grand palace grounds were now a wasteland of rubble and destruction. The towering walls, exquisite structures, and flourishing gardens were all reduced to debris.
Everywhere she looked, there was nothing but ruin and chaos.
"Just half an hour ago, this was still a palace… what happened?" Xiao Qingli muttered, her brows furrowing deeply.
She stood amidst the ruins, trying to process the stark contrast between the palace she had entered and the wasteland she now saw.
Her confusion turned to alarm as she noticed a figure approaching from the side.
"Who's there?!" she called out, her tone sharp and defensive.
The figure stepped into view, it was Jiang HuanYu.
The Encounter
Jiang HuanYu halted a few paces away, his gaze fixed on Xiao Qingli.
"Indeed, only someone who once stood at the pinnacle of the world could exude such a presence. Not to mention the looks, your aura alone surpasses that of countless women," Jiang HuanYu thought to himself, admiring her demeanor.
Xiao Qingli was renowned as the most beautiful woman in the Grand Dream Dynasty, and her beauty had attracted the attention of even the Blood Shadow Tower's young master.
Jiang HuanYu gave a slight smile and introduced himself:
"I am Jiang HuanYu."
Xiao Qingli's eyes narrowed.
"Jiang HuanYu? The Crown Prince of the Jiang Dynasty? What are you doing here?"
Although she had heard of Jiang HuanYu, she couldn't fathom why the Jiang Crown Prince would appear in the Grand Dream Dynasty's palace, let alone amid such destruction.
"Correction," Jiang HuanYu replied calmly.
"I am now the emperor of the Jiang Dynasty. The title of Crown Prince is a thing of the past."
"As for why I'm here, there are two reasons:
"First, to destroy the Grand Dream Dynasty.
"Second, to find you."
His voice carried a natural confidence that seemed unshakable.
Xiao Qingli's Reaction
"To destroy the Grand Dream Dynasty? You?" Xiao Qingli asked skeptically.
Although the ruined palace around her told a different story, she still found it hard to believe that Jiang HuanYu alone could obliterate the Grand Dream Dynasty.
Before she could voice further doubts, she felt the immense pressure of Jiang HuanYu's Heavenly Realm aura.
Her expression changed dramatically.
"Y-you're a Heavenly Realm cultivator!"
The undeniable aura left no room for doubt, shocking Xiao Qingli to her core.
A cultivator in his early twenties, already at the Heavenly Realm, was an impossibility in the Northern Domain.
Jiang HuanYu spread his arms and smiled faintly.
"With my power, eradicating the Grand Dream Dynasty doesn't seem too difficult, does it?"
Xiao Qingli's frown deepened. "Then… why have you sought me out? I'm also a part of the Grand Dream Dynasty. Why haven't you killed me?"
Her tone was cautious, and suspicion flickered in her eyes. It seemed to her that Jiang HuanYu knew more about her than he was letting on.