The capital of the Great Yun Dynasty.
"Human Emperor, the Great Han Kui Niu Legion has besieged the capital for three days. The other three major guard cities have all been razed to the ground. Outside the city walls, there are three Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouses, Li Wenzhong, Chen Qiu, and Li Shang. Each trebuchet capable of leveling the capital is arrayed before the army. The momentum is vast. We... we Great Yun truly cannot resist, Human Emperor!"
Inside the imperial palace hall, a civil official walked out weakly, his eyes devoid of hope.
On the second day of the Great Han Kui Niu Legion's advance into the capital, Qi Jiguang, employing the same strategy used to flatten Xinping County, implemented it on the other three guard cities. The four guard cities became scorched earth, causing hundreds of millions of Great Yun Dynasty citizens to lose hope of resistance and their reliance on their imperial dynasty.
"Human Emperor, my brother Zang and I will escort you to break through the encirclement. We can rally local forces in the northern part of our Great Yun Dynasty, and perhaps we can still fight!"
Two of the Great Yun Dynasty's top powerhouses, both at the fourth level of the Fusion Heaven Realm, spoke with solemn tones, their expressions not panicked. With their protection, it might still be possible to break through the Great Han's blockade. The capital had become an isolated city with no room for maneuver.
"Hmph, as the ruler of the Great Yun Dynasty, this is the lifeline of our Great Yun Dynasty. How can I abandon the city and flee!"
"I am old and no longer have the will to manage state affairs. Yun Han is my only surviving son, and he should be the ruler of the Great Yun Dynasty. You two shall escort him out of the city. With Yun Han here, Great Yun still has hope!"
The Great Yun Human Emperor looked at the flustered Yun Han. This calamity originated from Yun Han, but what could he do? He had only this one son left. How could he watch his throne fall into the hands of a collateral branch?
"Father Emperor!"
"Father Emperor!"
Yun Han immediately knelt on both knees. The ship that was Ying Zhong was destined to sink, and his Great Yun would undoubtedly be the first dynasty to be submerged by the flood.
"Go!"
"Go!"
The Great Yun Human Emperor roared angrily, his heart bleeding as he looked at the disappointing Yun Han. The ten-thousand-year foundation of Great Yun was being destroyed in his hands.
The two Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouses pulled Yun Han and walked out of the hall. All the civil and military officials were filled with despair.
"Great Yun Human Emperor!"
"Great Yun Human Emperor!"
...
Suddenly, shouts erupted from all directions of the capital. The immense roars echoed throughout the entire capital. Great Yun Dynasty warriors emerged from their houses, looking into the distance.
The soldiers on the city walls were in a state of panic. The Great Han Kui Niu Legion had loaded the trebuchets with densely packed fireballs.
All four guard cities had been flattened by these weapons, bringing a sense of suffocation to the soldiers guarding the city walls. They feared their annihilation once Qi Jiguang gave the order.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly, the void rumbled. Qi Jiguang, Li Wenzhong, Chen Qiu, and Li Shang appeared in the sky, hovering above the capital.
"Qi Jiguang!"
"That's Qi Jiguang!"
Great Yun Dynasty warriors were filled with panic. Although that figure was not a Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouse, the pressure he exuded was even greater than that of a Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouse. His mastery of commanding armies had played the entire dynasty like a fiddle.
With an army of 300,000, he had almost crushed the elite of the entire Great Yun Dynasty!
"That... that is!"
The two top Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouses who had just exited the hall were instantly sealed in front of the hall by Li Wenzhong.
A flicker of fear flashed in the eyes of the Great Yun Human Emperor. He paused for a moment, then rose and walked out of the hall. He knew that the Great Yun Dynasty was probably finished. Qi Jiguang wanted to give him a dignified exit; otherwise, there would not be shouts from all directions, but fireballs from all directions.
At this moment, the streets of the capital were filled with terrified citizens. Looking at the four figures in the sky, like death gods, they felt chills run down their spines.
Among them, the two in the middle were clad in dark blue armor. One was burly and filled with iron resolve, while the other was refined and possessed a scholarly air.
The two on the sides held swords, their gazes fixed on the imperial palace.
"Yun Mu!"
Qi Jiguang spoke softly, his tone filled with disdain. Yun Mu was the personal name of the current Great Yun Human Emperor.
A hint of anger flashed in Yun Mu's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. This was because the two Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouses in front of him stood motionless like statues, sweat soaking through their robes.
"Yun Mu, you participated in the enthronement ceremony of Ying Zhong, the Human Emperor, and attacked in unison against Zhang Liao, the commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion of our Great Han Dynasty!"
"You sought to kill Zhang Liao, commander of the Great Han Vermilion Bird Legion, and Li Bai, Secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Although your Great Yun was not the mastermind, you played an extremely important role in it!"
"Do you know your crime!"
"Presumptuous! How dare you call the Human Emperor by his name!"
A Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouse's rage flared. A minister's insult is a death sentence!
"You..."
"You seek death!!"
Under immense pressure, the Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouse's body trembled violently. He instantly broke free from the yuan force lockdown of Li Wenzhong, Chen Qiu, and Li Shang. In an instant, his physical body cracked, and blood splattered.
"Ahhhhh!!"
He broke free from the immense pressure, his hand forming a battle axe. This was the all-out attack of a warrior at the fourth level of the Fusion Heaven Realm. Even breaking free from the yuan force sealed by Li Wenzhong, a sixth-level Fusion Heaven Realm expert, and the two sword cultivators, came at a great cost.
"Ah!!"
Without hesitation, he unleashed an axe strike. This was his full-powered attack. After the axe light was unleashed, an immense power descended. A sword light directly sliced across his neck, and blood sprayed out, staining the hall.
Everyone followed the sword energy and saw Chen Qiu holding a long sword, his eyes fixed on the imperial palace hall, his long robes fluttering in the wind.
Li Wenzhong extended his right arm and clenched his fist, and a long saber materialized. This battle axe, a full-powered strike from a fourth-level Fusion Heaven Realm warrior, was not something that Chen Qiu or Li Shang could resist.
Chen Qiu's previous sword strike had only been effective because the fourth-level Fusion Heaven Realm warrior was already unable to resist, and he had struck a vital point, instantly slitting his throat. In his prime, he would not have been an opponent to a fourth-level Fusion Heaven Realm warrior.
"Boom!"
Li Wenzhong moved his wrist, and the saber slashed out, drawing a vast river of blood in the sky above the imperial palace. Within the river, waves of blood surged, crossing the heavens.
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!"
"Crack! Crack!!"
The saber strike directly shattered the axe light.
Li Wenzhong dispersed the saber and placed his hands behind his back.
Yun Mu's aged face became filled with sorrow. He took a deep breath, shed his imperial robe, and removed his crown.
The top powerhouses of the Great Yun Dynasty were no match for the Great Han generals. What could he do? He could not, for the sake of his lifelong reputation, refuse and drag the entire capital down with him.
If he did, he would be a sinner to countless citizens!