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“Your Majesty!!”
“Your Majesty Su Mian, you??”
“Elder Sister Su Mian.”
Great General Yue Fei, Dongzi, and Su Wanyang looked at in shock at the master of Central, who was not behaving like her usual self. No one could have imagined that Dream In A Millennium Su Mian, the ruler of Central, would collude with Xiang Yu to eliminate the Star Marquis and overthrow her own regime.
“So…that Xiang Yu killed so many Star Marquis, yet the Central Star Field showed no activity, was because you deliberately suppressed the information?” Dongzi calmed down and coldly glared at Su Mian.
“Elder Sister, why would you do such a thing?” Su Wanyang was unable to accept that her best friend could instantly change into the black hand behind the curtain, responsible for fracturing Central.
“Your Majesty Mian, although it can be said that Star World is yours to rule, that you exploited Xiang Yu to wantonly massacre the Star Marquis is going a bit too far.” Liu Che Liu Hongyu wrinkled her brow, a bit unfamiliar with the girl in front of her.
Son Of Heaven Liu Xiu remained indifferent. Nothing could stir a ripple in the girl’s heart, but similarly, Liu Houxiu also threw Su Mian a glance of confusion towards her actions and conduct.
Su Mian had no intentions to answer them at all. Her gaze swept across the entire place. That extremely apathetic expression for the first time demonstrated the majesty of Central’s master.
“This Palace requires the Star Marquis’ seals. Please return them, everyone.” The girl flatly said. “This Palace’s request is not going a bit too far, is it.” Back when the Purple Rose Star Emperor invested the Sixteen Star Marquis, he distributed to the sixteen Star Marquis Seal Purple Rose Qi that he had cultivated. The Star Marquis Seal had long already integrated into a Star Marquis’ Star Name. To take the seal would undoubtedly also take the Star Marquis’ power.
“Your Majesty, is this a violation of the Purple Rose Star Emperor’s promise from back then?” Li Shimin calmly said.
Su Mian faintly smiled, “Father Emperor’s promise belongs to the previous Star Era. This Star Era is This Palace’s decision.”
“Your Majesty is honestly not very wise. We can negotiate about the Star Marquis Seal, yet Your Majesty planned to exterminate the Star Marquis. This method is truly vicious, and it disillusions the million Star Names.”
“Your Majesty Mian, could you tell us for what purpose you schemed this retrieval of the seals?” Liu Hongyu asked. She did not believe Dream In A Millennium did so merely to consolidate power. There were too many methods to collect power, and killing the Star Marquis was obviously the most foolish. Su Mian was cold and calculating, quite shrewd. It was impossible that she did not understand this.
“This Palace has her own thoughts. Star Marquis, please return your seals to This Palace.” Su Mian said.
Son Of Heaven Liu Xiu waved her hand. Her disposition was for simplicity, and her relationship with Su Mian was not bad; she did not care about the seal very much.
“Many thanks, Sister Houxiu.” Su Mian took the seal and expressed her thanks.
Qilin Martial Emperor Liu Hongyu wrinkled her brow. She did not care very much about the seal either. After cultivating to a Realm like hers, the Star Marquis Seal already was unable to provide any breakthroughs, but she was not very happy with Su Mian’s means.
Li Liangyi slowly and confidently drank her wine, her bearing graceful and gentle, somewhat disdainful in intent.
“Liangyi, if you are unwilling, This Palace can only join hands with Xiang Yu to make things difficult for you.”
Of the Sixteen Star Marquis, only Li Liangyi was left. If Su Mian and Xiang Yu worked together, they did not need to fear the Lingyan Pavilion officials at all. This was why she dared to completely reveal her objective.
The Lingyan Pavilion officials glanced at one another. “That Your Majesty would do such a thing truly makes Me terrified.” Three Arrows Set Heavenly Mountain Xue Rengui, who seemed to have been meditating, opened her eyes. The woman’s appearance was simple, like a statue of Buddha. Her expression was impassive, but it was also without reverence for authority.
“This Palace knows that you Star Marquis are deeply dissatisfied that This Palace can rule Star World despite not being a Star Name, that you have always desired to overthrow Me. This time, This Palace is but fulfilling your wish. Li Liangyi, hand over your Star marquis Seal. This Palace does not wish to be ruler of Central.”
Everyone was stunned to hear these words.
“Just what is Her Majesty Su Mian planning? Why would she take the seals if she does not want to rule?” Ganjiang and Moye did not understand.
“She wants to go to Maiden Mountain.” Chen Mo muttered, having already realized what the girl was thinking.
“Maiden Mountain?”
“Don’t tell me that the sixteen seals are able to go to Maiden Mountain?”
Chen Mo’s gaze looked at the calm Li Liangyi, then to the nonchalant Xiang Yu, a faint feeling of foreboding in his heart.
At this time, “Eternal Divine Warrior” Li Liangyi finally made a move. A golden seal appeared out of thin air. The woman sipped her tea and smiled: “Since Your Majesty wants it, please come take it yourself.”
Su Mian seemingly smiled.
Earthly Qi blew past. The external projection Empress Tu arrived in front of Li Liangyi with one step and reached out towards the seal. Li Liangyi’s eyes shifted, and a golden dragon flew out of the seal. This golden dragon seemed a hundred zhang long, filled with imperial power. Su Mian already knew that Li Liangyi would not simply hand it over to her. Earthly Qi covered and rolled up the golden dragon. The boundless Earthly Qi continuously shrunk, while the golden dragon enlarged at times and shrank at others. The two were using Star Energy to battle.
Su Mian’s Star Energy seized the advantage, and very quickly, it had compressed this enormous golden dragon specter to the size of a worm.
Li Liangyi’s eyes narrowed. The cup in her hand shattered, and she pressed her hand against the table. A palmprint descended from the sky towards Empress Tu like Five Finger Mountain. That palmprint was like the legendary Sakyamuni Buddha’s palm, intending to crush Empress Tu.
Earthly Qi surged into the heavens to stop the Buddha’s palm.
Although Empress Tu was Su Mian’s projection, the equivalent of her magic energy, it was still a bit inferior against Star Energy. “Eternal Divine Warrior” Li Shimin cultivated Buddhism to a “Set Down The Knife” Realm.
This was not the so-called Mercy Realm, rather, it was a genuine way of killing, a merciless way of killing of “meet ancestors, kill ancestors; meet Buddha, kill Buddha; meet family, kill family.” Set down the knife, become Buddha on the spot. Kill to the extreme, such that gods and Buddhas would scream, then give charity and mercy, this was Buddha.
The terrifying killing intent of Buddha’s Five Finger Mountain pinched Empress Tu to pulverize her. Su Mian’s Divine Intent moved, and Purple Rose True Qi unfolded and covered the Buddha’s palm. The Purple Rose True Qi swirled, and it immediately ripped apart Five Finger Mountain.
Li Shimin’s hand pressed again, and an enormous specter of Buddha appeared. If it could be said that the palm was merely a fraction of her power, then this gargantuan Buddha phantom was like a true divine spirit descended. Even if Empress Tu’s “Earthly Qi” possessed formidable defensive capabilities, it could not withstand this.
Su Mian’s expression immediately became a bit unsightly. “As expected of ‘Eternal Divine Warrior’ Li Shimin. If the Sun And Moon True Dragon or the Buddha-killing Ghost joined hands with you, This Palace honestly would feel this troublesome.” Dream In A Millennium waved her hand, and Purple Rose True Qi became an array.
“Xiang Yu!!”
With Xiang Yu’s assistance, even Li Shimin was dead for sure.
How could she have expected that “Hegemon King” Xiang Yu would remain unconcerned. She leisurely sat at the banquet. The Five Elements Great Generals also sat with her, as if they were watching a show.
Su Mian was stunned.
A sneer formed on the corner of Li Shimin’s mouth. The Buddha specter seized the chance to crush Empress Tu. Su Mian had no choice but to urge on her magic energy, unleashing Earthly Qi, breaking Empress Tu free of this attack. This also led to a mishap in Su Mian’s battle for Li Shimin’s seal.
Empress Tu appeared behind Su Mian, her expression a bit haggard.
“Xiang Yu, what are you doing, why do you not act against Li Shimin. If you kill her, Star World will henceforth be yours to rule. Have you forgotten our arrangement?” Su Mian growled.
Xiang Yu showed a derisive grin but did not reply.
Li SHimin rose from her seat at this time. The woman’s tall figure was immediately full of Buddhist-light, honestly like the Buddha. “It seems Your Majesty is unable to take this seal of Ours.” Li Liangyi retrieved the Star Marquis Seal and gently cupped her fist.
The Lingyan Pavilion officials at this time were all on their feet, their blades drawn, glaring at Su Mian.
How could Su Mian not understand what had happened by now, “Xiang Yu, what bargain did you make with Li Shimin, that you would actually betray This Palace. Can it be you have forgotten that just as This Palace was able to lift the seal on you, so, too, can This Palace seal your Star Name once again?”
Back then, her father had sealed Xiang Yu. While Su Mian used a trick to release the seal, she had left a backup.
“This Hegemon King has no interest in ruling Central. I merely want to see the Purple Rose Star Emperor’s daughter become the target of public criticism, to completely lose standing, to forever confine the Su family’s name to history.” Xiang Yu beamed widely, very honest.
“Do not believe This Palace does not dare seal you.” Su Mian roared.
Xiang Yu was indifferent.
Li Shimin turned the tables and called for Su Mian to abdicate: “Lord Dongzi, now that Her Majesty Su Mian colluded with others to harm Star World and attempt to destroy the million Star Names, this current head of Central must be done away with. What do you feel, Lord Dongzi?”
The still stupefied Dong Zhongshu finally came to her senses and coldly said: “Those who misuse the land they reside on are seen as disloyal. Those who betray the lord that pays their salary are viewed as unjust. Your Majesty Su Mian, you must understand this logic. Despite your status as ruler of Central, you have behaved corruptly, fractured Star World, and murdered Star Marquis. This is truly injustice. Your Majesty, please issue an ‘edict of self-reproach’ and voluntarily abdicate.”
Su Mian raised her hand. Purple light suddenly wound around Dong Zhongshu’s neck and lifted her into the air.
Dong Zhongshu’s expression changed.
“Edict of self-reproach? This Palace wants only to retrieve the things Father Emperor left behind. There is no crime in that, yet, you would dismiss the Hundred Schools and revere only Confucianism only to leave your mark in history, Dongzi.” The purple light squeezed Dongzi’s neck, and the Master Of Heaven And Man fiercely struggled.
“Dongzi!!” Zhu Xi and Wang Anshi were alarmed.
A stern glint flickered in Su Mian’s eyes.
The purple light twisted, and Dong Zhongshu immediately stopped struggling. Her eyes dimmed, then her forehead’s Star Crest activated. A True Spirit flew out and towards the sacrificial altar. That altar was covered with a yellow cloth which concealed something.
When that True Spirit flew underneath the yellow cloth, Dong Zhongshu lost consciousness and collapsed onto the ground but like trash.
Zhu Xi saw that her lord’s True Spirit had actually been sucked away, her Star Energy completely gone.
“What is that.”
Everyone was shaken.
“Your Majesty, do you intend to kill us?” Li Shimin saw that Su Mian did not hesitate to “kill” Dong Zhongshu, and her expression slightly changed. The Dream In A Millennium in front of her was more decisive than she had thought.
“Hand over the seal!” Su Mian shouted. Her figure flickered, and she threw a palm.
“Hmph!” Li Shimin sneered.
“Three Arrows Set Heavenly Mountain” Xue Rengui opened her eyes. A chilling flame spurt forth from her eyes, and she instantly adopted an archer’s stance. The Star Weapon “Yi”1 appeared in her hands, and a light more intense and scorching than the sun was fired from the bowstring.
Earth Rank – Sunset!
The blazing arrow seemed to evaporate the Purple Forbidden Enclosure. Everyone felt a scalding pain on their skin, and the Supreme Palace Enclosure’s Star Names and cultivators were even more blinded by this glaring arrow-light.
Seizing the moment this sunlight arrow was loosed, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhangsun Wuji, Li Siye and the other Lingyan Pavilion officials attacked together, powerful killing intent charging straight at Su Mian.
“Seventy-two Outer Void Flying Immortals Swords!!”
Su Mian shouted.
Seventy-two purple swords appeared out of thin air and transformed into beautiful sword-spirit heavenly immortals, each one flickering with Nine Firmaments Sword-light. These sword-lights were boundless and eternal. The Realm of each of these sword-spirits surprisingly reached True Phoenix Ninth Stage.
“What???”
Li Jing and the others were suppressed by the Outer Void Flying Immortals Sword spirits.
Li Shimin rose, her Nine Star Star Weapon “Pan” slashing, repelling the sword-spirits. A sword-light with a Buddhist wail descended straight towards Su Mian’s head. The Star Energy of the “Eternal Divine Warrior” surged, and the Xuannü Realm peak Star Energy was sufficient frighten countless people.
This simple swordstroke seemed to split Heaven and Earth. So extremely terrifying it was that even Chen Mo did not dare meet it directly.
But Su Mian opened her hand. Purple light swirled in her pure white palm, and Pan’s edge was unable to cut any further. Primordial Star Energy circulated like a vortex in Su Mian’s palm, the spin completely trapping this attack.
Dream In A Millennium’s Star Energy far exceeded her imagination.
But Li Liangyi calmly smiled, as if she had a plan.
The sitting Xiang Yu also drank wine, “Back then, the Purple Rose Star Emperor dispelled This Hegemon King’s Feast at Hongmen, but this time, his daughter will not escape. This must be karma.”
Hm?
Out of the corner of her eye, Su Mian suddenly saw black smoke coil along the ground. A black-clothed woman charged out of the smoke.
“Su Mian, die!” That woman grinned maliciously, her fingers like a hook, unleashing a terrifying trail.
Earth Rank: Heaven And Earth Kill!!
Astonshingly, she was “Buddha-killing Ghost” Tuoba Tao!!
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- As in Hou Yi, the legendary archer. ↩
I feel like the author is trying to throw in too many twists at once. Having Su Xing’s daughter be the villain, conspiring with Xiang Yu to overthrow her own régime, and then having the Star Marquis and Dongzi also conspiring to take over is a bit too Byzantine for my head…
Yeah. This screams “rushed ending.”