Chapter 136: Sudden Change

  "The imperial edict arrived, and the Wu Ding clan received it."

  At that moment when they heard this voice, the hearts of all the Udumbara clan people were cheering: The royal family has finally arrived, my Udumbara is saved.

  At that moment, everyone was drawn to the sound, and as they looked around, only Xu Hua became even more violent, completely disregarding Akatsuki's attack, enduring one blow after another at the cost of coughing up blood, with eyes gleaming like a knife, legs swift as wind, fists crashing down like waves, pounding Akatsuki relentlessly.

  "Ah!" Chi Yan roared, his face twisted in rage, his complexion pale, as Xu Hua's iron fist pierced through his chest, blood gushing out. At the same time, Wu Ding Shi's four ancestors were drawn to this scene, and at that moment, Xi Chu Jian Zong, Gui Jian Huang Liu Yidao, and Yuan Ling Xuan simultaneously made their move against him.

  "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

  In the sky, three silver-white lights appeared, like white hemp and lightning, carrying the strongest offensive momentum of the three people towards Wu Ding Shi's fourth ancestor. This series of events was really too sudden, when Wu Ding Shi's fourth ancestor realized it, he had no time to dodge, and could only mobilize his whole body's aura to form a layer of aura mask on his body surface.

  Boom!

  The first slash struck the ancestral aura shield of Wu Ding's fourth ancestor, and the entire aura shield was broken open in an instant. The opening continued to expand, and finally the aura shield shook like a silver snake, and then disappeared into nothingness. The slash that cut through the aura shield also cut through the internal spiritual armor, but its power had been weakened by the aura shield, and it did not cause any actual harm to Wu Ding's fourth ancestor, and was completely neutralized by the spiritual armor.

  Clang, clang!

  The second slash struck the Lingqi's armor with a loud "clang" sound, and in that instant, the armor began to shatter, emitting a "crashing" sound. The powerful force carried by the knife instantly invaded Wu Ding Shi's fourth ancestor, and he was immediately injured.

  Hurry up!

  The last stroke of the sword flashed by, so fast that it was dazzling to the eyes, as if it had never appeared before. The fourth ancestor of the Wudeng clan suddenly split into two halves, with a large amount of blood splashing out, instantly dyeing half of the sky red.

  Those drops of bright red blood were still suspended in mid-air, causing people's hearts to tremble with fear. This was a living being, and yet it had become the remnants of a powerful warrior that would soon disperse into nothingness.

  "Ah! Old Fourth!!!" "Young Fourth!!"

  The second and third ancestors of the Wu Ding clan, as well as Tai Ye San Ye, saw this scene and their hearts were all trembling. This was a clansman who had accompanied them for many years. In the most difficult times, he did not die, but at the moment when dawn broke, he became a speck of dust in the world, which was too cruel for his loved ones.

  "Ah, I'm going to kill you!"

  The second and third ancestors of the Wu Ding clan were completely filled with rage at this moment, and for an instant, they seemed to care about nothing. To hell with whatever kind of people, even if there were more clansmen, none could compare to the brothers who had accompanied them for many years!

  The Third Ancestor wanted to abandon Luo Yu and kill Xu Hua, but Luo Yu wouldn't let him have his way. As a result, Luo Yu ended up badly injured, with the violent and unbridled aura causing him to be repeatedly wounded. The First Ancestor blocked Luo Cheng, while the Second Ancestor was about to kill Xu Hua, when Xichu Jianzong, Yan Lingxuan, and Liu Yidao rushed over together.

  Under the gaze of Chi Yan's terror, three sword edges covered him, and Chi Yan became Wu Zun not long after. He didn't even get to enter the spiritual device, and under the three violent whip-like strikes, he was instantly cut into countless pieces by the sharp sword energy and knife energy, without even having a chance to let out a miserable cry.

  Four people saw the Second Ancestor approaching, and were about to rush forward with a swift and deadly strike, when three middle-aged men in purple robes arrived on the scene. The three of them joined forces and launched a massive palm print attack at the four people from the Western Chu Sword Sect.

  That faintly crimson giant palm had just burst out with a powerful aura, spreading in all directions. The martial artists under the late Wu Emperor's rule retreated one after another. Everyone stopped what they were doing, even Luo Cheng, who was fighting against Wudang Taigong, retreated to the side. Under this palm strike, only Xi Chu Jian Zong, Yan Ling Xuan, Liu Yidao, and Xu Hua could truly feel the power of this palm. Xu Hua was even pressed so hard that his face turned red, almost unable to breathe.

  "So strong!"

  It was everyone's instantaneous reaction, just as the palm was about to fall, Yuan Lingxuan and Xichu Jianzong both made their move. 'Whoosh, whoosh' Two more sword lights fiercely struck the giant palm. 'Boom, boom' A violent vibration sound was emitted, the entire giant palm rippled with energy waves like a stormy sea under the impact of the two sword lights. However, these two powerful attacks were unable to block the palm, but they did weaken it by 90%.

  At this moment, Liu Yidao's true energy is exhausted and he cannot launch his strongest attack. Luo Cheng, Bei Chengtang, Feng Tian Shuang, Niu Shi Laozu, and Mingyang Zong Laozu are also unable to arrive in time to provide assistance. Xichu Jianzong and Yuan Lingxuan are also unable to launch another attack.

  "Is this how I'm going to die? What a pity that I couldn't have a battle with Brother Xu!" At this moment, in the instant of feeling death, Yuan Lingxuan's only regret was that he couldn't fight with Xu Hua, which shows his madness for fighting.

  Xichu Sword Sect was much better than him, he himself was a strong martial artist, plus wearing the Lingzhu Nei armor, when opening the Qi shield, at most injured. Liu Yidao was much more miserable, his true energy was exhausted, and he didn't have the Lingzhu Nei armor, if this palm hit down, he would probably be the first to die. In this instant of touching death, he seemed to understand something again, his eyes revealed a hint of dullness, and he sighed in his heart: "What's the use of understanding now? Still going to die!"

  "Prince!" Ro Cheng, Luo Ou and the remaining 40 members of the Blood God Palace were all roaring in anger, their hearts burning with anxiety, wanting to rush forward, but they couldn't catch up. Luo Ou and Ro Cheng understood the prince's physical strength, but under this move, the two still had no idea whether the prince could continue or not.

  "It's good to die! It's good to die! If you don't die, how can you be worthy of my deceased Uding clan members?" The second and third ancestors of the Uding clan, as well as the great-grandfather, sneered one after another.

  Niu Clan's Ancestor and Mingyang Sect's Ancestor had a calm expression, but it was unknown what they were thinking in their hearts.

  "Not having avenged Little Ying, how can I die!" Xu Hua raised his head and looked at the blood-red palm print in the air, revealing a frantic posture. At this moment, he was like an invincible king who dominated the world, and at this moment, he stood like a giant in front of everyone.

  Whoosh!

  In an instant, Xu Hua tensed up his body and swung his fists at the blood-red palm print, charging forward. He seemed to be a moth flying into flames, and some people thought he was looking for death.

  At this moment, the three men in purple robes were also stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing coldly, "You don't know life from death."

  Boom!

  The entire crimson palm print exploded, and the powerful aura fragments scattered in all directions, stirring up waves of aura winds that charged towards the surroundings. Many people retreated once again, and many others raised their true energy shields or aura shields to block these impacts.

  "He's dead for sure!" "He must be dead, or else he wouldn't have died like this. Do you think he's a powerful martial artist?"

  "He's still dead, after all! Such an evil being, not from our own clan, is a threat no matter what! It's better that he's dead, I just don't know how that Blood Demon will react. Will it blame us few families?"

  Niu and Chen families, as well as most of the Mingyang Sect, thought that Xu Hua was already dead, and they couldn't help but feel a little pleased in their hearts. No matter what, Xu Hua wasn't one of them, and no one liked to see others do better than themselves.

  Liu Yidao and Yuan Lingxuan did not die, those scattered aura fragments at most only injured people, but did not kill them. Moreover, Chu Jianzong also lent a hand to help the two block all the scattered aura.

  The eyes of the three were fixed tightly on the sky, staring at the figure that was rushing up to the clouds, their hearts moving with this figure.

  Xuemo Luo rose into the air, wanting to go up and support the young master. No one stopped him, after all, no one thought Xu Hua could still be alive. Luo Rou and others were waiting, the blood-stained members of the Blood God Palace behind him were all holding their breath, they had accumulated all their anger, waiting for the final result.

  At this time, the middle one of the three men in purple robes suddenly had a yellow scroll appear in his hand, slowly unrolling it and looking down, saying: "The Udumbara clan receives the edict."

  "We have received your orders!" Lord Wu Ding, Second Ancestor, Third Ancestor and a few other direct descendants of the Wu Ding clan suddenly bowed deeply, lowering their heads.

  "I, the lonely one, recall the past merits of Wu Ding's ancestors and grant a new life to Wu Ding. All within my solitary state shall not disobey... Let it be so!"

  "We obey the edict!" Whether it was the Wuding clan, or the Niu, Chen, Mingyang, Banyue, Luosheng and other families, they all shouted in unison to obey the edict. After all, they were subjects of Shanguo and did not dare to disobey the imperial decree of the Holy One of Shanguo. However, Chengtang Valley, Baiguzhai, Yuanlingxuan, Baiqiutang, and Liu Yidao did not have this concern, as they were not considered people of Shanguo in the strict sense, or did not acknowledge themselves as people of Shanguo.

  After he finished reading, he handed the imperial edict to Wu Ding's father and immediately said, "Hand over the pardon plaque bestowed by Taizu!"

  The great ancestor of the Wu Ding clan reluctantly handed over a purple gold token with a large "exempt" character written on it. This token was given by the first emperor of Shan Guo to the first ancestor of the Wu Ding clan and had been passed down through generations, but today it would be taken back by the royal family of Shan Guo.

  "After handing over the token of pardon, Wu Ding's father looked up at the sky and sighed, saying: 'Ancestor, the descendants are unfilial!'"

  That man, after taking the pardon token, retreated and lined up with the other two, saying: "This matter is settled, you can follow us now! The royal family will naturally arrange another place for you, Uding. As for the ownership of Luocheng, it will be decided by the forces within Luocheng itself." Immediately after, the two men beside him said: "At this time, our country is in a state of turmoil, and every city lord in our country must gather some strong men from their city to go to the capital to participate in the great cause of resisting Yan. We hope you will soon determine the position of the city lord."

  "We're leaving!" The three of them took all the people of the Wuding clan and flew far away, they had no intention of interfering with the affairs inside Luocheng. This was also the consistent stance of the royal family. As for Xuhua, he had long been cast aside by them.

  After the people of the Wu Ding clan left with the royal family, Niu Shi Lao Zu and Ming Yang Zong Lao Zu let out a long sigh and said: "Although the Wu Ding clan has left, an even bigger trouble has come!"