Chapter 1842: Slaying the Star Emperor

Although the Star Emperor was mediocre and unwilling to help anyone, this time, by joining forces with the Spirit Emperor to ambush the Mediocre Emperor and severely wound him, he had already violated the greater righteousness.

Originally, they had planned to find him after executing the chief culprit, but unexpectedly, he came on his own.

Just as everyone was secretly on guard, expecting a battle at any moment, they saw the Star Emperor kneel directly to the ground: "Your guilty subject, Chen Xing, pays respects to His Majesty the Mediocre Emperor. These are the leg bones and foot bones of the Ruthless One, which I have specially sought out to offer as an apology!"

With a flick of his wrist, two skeletons appeared before him, emanating a powerful aura.

They were precisely the remaining thigh bones and foot bones of the Ruthless One.

Unexpectedly, he had collected them.

"Seeing the Spirit Emperor slain, you've trimmed your sails?"

Fire Xu Ancient Saint snorted coldly.

He had always been hot-tempered and most despised this kind of character—whoever was stronger, they would cling to.

The Star Emperor dared not refute, gritting his teeth: "I am willing to accept any punishment!"

With the Spirit Emperor dead and himself severely wounded, if he did not come to beg for forgiveness, he would eventually be slain. It was better to make the first move.

"With such a commotion in the royal city, you never appeared. You must have been waiting to see the outcome, to side with whoever won, right?" Zhang Xuan said calmly, lifting his eyelids.

This fellow—calling him a weathercock was even an overstatement.

With such a disturbance in the royal city, nearly all buildings destroyed, as one of the three great emperors, it was impossible for him not to know.

In the end, he did not appear, only emerging after the Spirit Emperor was thoroughly killed... Clearly, he was waiting for the result.

If they had lost this time and the Spirit Emperor had won, he would likely have taken out the same treasures and come crawling to beg.

"I... have always been the weakest. Only by doing this can I preserve my life!"

The Star Emperor lowered his head.

The Mediocre Emperor shook his head, said nothing, and instead looked at Liu Yang: "What do you think should be done with him?"

Asking this was tantamount to a test.

"He colluded with the Spirit Emperor to ambush Your Majesty, disregarding the rules of the Spirit Clan. Even if Your Majesty could forgive him, the millions of clansmen could never forgive him..." Liu Yang shook his head, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes. "Otherwise, how can rules be established? How can order be maintained? My opinion is the same as with the Spirit Emperor—execute him directly!"

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.

If they did not make an example of him to warn the rest, in the future everyone would want to rebel. As an emperor, how could he still control the world?

How could he make all people submit?

"Please, Mediocre Emperor, spare my life! I... was also deceived by the Spirit Emperor..."

Unexpectedly, even offering the Ruthless One's leg bones would lead to death. The Star Emperor was startled, his face turning pale.

"As a Blood Rebirth powerhouse and one of the three great emperors, to be deceived by someone... Do you think anyone would believe such an excuse?"

Liu Yang shook his head.

An emperor who controls a clan—how could he be deceived by just anyone?

If that were the case, the state of mind cultivated over countless years would truly be worthless.

These were all excuses.

The real situation was simple: the Spirit Emperor had invited him to act, and he had been tempted... thinking that by killing the Mediocre Emperor, he could seize the other's power. And this was the result.

"Follow the orders of the new Mediocre Emperor!"

Seeing that his descendant was decisive in killing and not dragging things out, the Mediocre Emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been worried that the other would be like him, with too many scruples, ultimately leading the Spirit Clan to ruin. Since he was so resolute, he could be completely at ease.

"Please, both of you, make your move!"

Seeing his agreement, Liu Yang nodded, said no more, and looked up at Mo Ling Ancient Saint and Fire Xu Ancient Saint.

Boom!

Seeing that his fate was already decided, the Star Emperor's expression changed, and he turned to flee.

But before he could get far, a ball of flame fell from the sky, blocking his path. Then Fire Xu Ancient Saint and Mo Ling Ancient Saint struck together.

In less than ten minutes, he was slain on the spot.

Among the three emperors, the Star Emperor was the weakest. Having been injured at the Confucian Temple and not yet recovered, how could he be a match for the two of them together?

"Young master..."

Seeing that the Star Emperor was dead, the Yong Emperor looked over again: "I will have Yang Liu take control of the clan, cease hostilities with humanity, and live in peace. I hope the young master will show mercy..."

In truth, what worried him most was not the many emperors, but this young master.

He grew too fast and was too powerful. Given time, he would surely become another Master Kong.

If he truly wished to annihilate the Spirit Race, it would be but a snap of his fingers.

As long as he lived, with his past services, the young master would likely spare them. But if he died, his successor, weak in strength, might be directly killed...

Then it would truly be over.

Even if unwilling, he understood that as long as this young master lived, the Spirit Race dared not make any move; otherwise, they would surely die.

"Rest assured..."

Zhang Xuan said.

To be honest, this trip had already completely resolved the threat of the Spirit Race.

Having received his favor, Little Tribulation gathered lightning faster and with greater power. Henceforth, among the Spirit Race, strong cultivators at the ninth level of the Saint Domain would grow fewer and fewer, no longer able to contend with humanity.

Moreover, this new Spirit Emperor was his own student, obedient to his every word!

Since they were no cause for concern, there was no need to exterminate them.

Keeping them around would put pressure on the Master Teacher Hall, serving as a whetstone to help humanity produce more strong cultivators.

Otherwise, if things were too comfortable, the human race would gradually decline, which would be bad.

Perhaps this was also Master Kong's intention back then, which is why he didn't completely annihilate the alien spirit race.

Otherwise, with the ruthless one killed, no matter how strong the aliens were, they wouldn't have been a match. Why were they merely driven into the ancient battlefield and the seal reinforced, instead of being wiped out?

"Thank you, young master..."

Knowing that the young master's word was as good as gold and he wouldn't go back on it, Chen Yong breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to say, "Why don't you thank the young master for his mercy in sparing your lives!"

"Thank you!"

Liu Yang quickly knelt down.

"No need for these tricks. Tell me how to contact Luo Ruoxi and take me there!" Too lazy to bother with their thoughts, Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

With the matter of the alien spirit race settled, it was time to deal with his personal affairs.

"To contact the Spirit God, an altar must be set up on Qianye Mountain..." Chen Yong explained weakly.

"Thousand Leaf Mountain?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

This mountain, when they came, he had heard the other party mention once, was the most majestic peak of the Spirit Race, tens of thousands of meters tall, piercing the sky like a ladder connecting heaven and earth.

"Yes, this mountain is closest to the heavens. Only by performing the sacrifice here can one get closest to the gods..."

Chen Yonghuang explained, then instructed, "Yang Liu, I have already taught you the method of sacrifice. Take me and the young master along; I will preside over the final one..."

"Alright!"

With a reply, Liu Yang grabbed Chen Yonghuang and lifted him into the air. He turned to give an order to an Immortal Realm expert, and only after seeing the man vanish into the distance did he look at Zhang Xuan, full of respect: "Please!"

"Mm."

Without further ado, Zhang Xuan flew forward in the direction the other had indicated.

Mo Ling Ancient Sage and Huo Xu Ancient Sage hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed.