You flew non-stop toward the capital.

Two months later, you once again set foot in the capital's territory.

The capital's architectural layout remained unchanged from the last simulation, still consisting of the outer city, inner city, and imperial city—three layers of city walls nested within each other.

Another thing that hadn't changed was the prohibition against flying within the imperial city boundaries.

But this rule clearly didn't apply to you, as you could take flight anywhere at any time.

At this moment, within the palace city, the weather was clear and bright, with skies as blue as if freshly washed.

Everything appeared harmonious and stable.

Suddenly, you materialized abruptly above the palace city.

You stood with hands behind your back, robes fluttering in the wind.

You calmly looked down at the palace city beneath your feet, your immense aura suddenly spreading out like a massive dark cloud enveloping the entire palace complex.

Three Ultimate Grandmasters from the Li imperial clan immediately rose from the palace grounds.

All three looked grave, with one dark-faced man showing clear anger: "Which sect does Your Excellency belong to? Don't you know flying is forbidden within the imperial city boundaries?!"

You spoke calmly: "Which hall is Li Anlong in?"

The dark-faced man didn't answer at all, his tone full of threat: "Your Excellency must leave immediately! Otherwise, you'll never leave!!"

You glanced sideways at him.

Simultaneously, a blinding white light abruptly expanded in his vision.

"Ah! You!!"

The dark-faced man's face filled with terror as Source Power surged out wildly, desperately throwing a punch to meet the attack.

Crack—

The sound of shattered bone and flesh echoed as the dark-faced man's right arm was split in half, hanging limply from his shoulder.

"Ah——!!"

The dark-faced man screamed in both shock and terror.

The other two Ultimate Grandmasters, startled by your sudden attack, quickly protected the dark-faced man as they retreated dozens of meters, all three looking at you with horror.

The dark-faced man frantically took out pills and swallowed them, temporarily stopping the bleeding from his shattered arm.

You asked again: "Which hall is Li Anlong in?"

Clutching his right arm, the dark-faced man said with venomous expression: "I'd rather die than tell you!"

Zheng—

The person to the dark-faced man's right was directly cleaved in half, falling to the ground and staining the palace city with blood.

The dark-faced man's face twitched, but he forcibly overcame his fear: "I'd rather die than tell you!"

Bang!

The person to his left exploded right before his eyes.

"Where is Li Anlong?" your tone turned icy.

The dark-faced man laughed coldly and fiercely: "I'd rather die than tell you!!"

You nodded, moving your hand as if to finish him with one strike.

"But!" the dark-faced man suddenly spoke up, his expression determined, "But if I'm not dead, I can tell you!"

You glanced at the dark-faced man, surprised that this guy would risk his life just to make a joke.

The originally resolute expression on the dark-faced man's face transformed into a sincere smile: "Hehe, let me show you the way, Your Excellency, right this way!"

The dark-faced man led you above the Fengtian Hall, the tall palace majestic and magnificent.

"Great hero, Li Anlong is inside. You can go in now!"

You turned to look at him and smiled: "I should go in?"

"Yes!"

Your Soul Awakening Blade suddenly swung down toward the dark-faced man. Unable to dodge in time, he immediately met his end.

You turned back to look at Fengtian Hall and directly swung a blade strike that blotted out the sky toward it.

Boom—

The palace shattered, bricks and tiles flying everywhere, raising endless clouds of dust.

"Audacious!!"

"How dare you offend the imperial presence!"

From the collapsed Fengtian Hall, over twenty Ultimate Grandmasters flew out, their hearts filled with fury as they charged at you with full force.

You knew these twenty-plus Ultimate Grandmasters were all currently in the imperial city, with others distributed throughout other parts of Great Qian.

You laughed coldly, your Soul Awakening Blade glowing brilliantly as you calmly responded, killing three Ultimate Grandmasters in the blink of an eye.

Despite over twenty people besieging you, they couldn't gain any advantage, and the remaining Ultimate Grandmasters grew more apprehensive the longer they fought.

At that moment, a deep and authoritative voice resounded through the skies.

The twenty-plus Ultimate Grandmasters, who had long wanted to retreat, quickly withdrew.

Li Anlong, dressed in imperial yellow robes, slowly rose into the sky and spoke gradually: "Your Excellency, exactly what..."

"You think you can retreat just because you want to? Did I agree?! Die!!" Ignoring Li Anlong completely, you charged toward the retreating Ultimate Grandmasters.

You chased after the twenty-plus people, cutting them down wildly.

Li Anlong was stunned—this was the first time since becoming emperor that someone had ignored his words. He thought you had guts.

You chased the twenty-plus people for several blocks, with blade light flashing fiercely and screams echoing continuously as Ultimate Grandmasters kept falling.

Li Anlong could no longer maintain his composed demeanor.

Source Power suddenly surged out around him.

Woo-hoo—

A dragon's roar echoed through the clouds.

A massive five-clawed golden dragon rushed out from within him, attacking you with overwhelming might.

But what greeted the five-clawed golden dragon was an even more immense blade.

The five-clawed golden dragon instantly seemed as insignificant as a small loach by comparison.

Boom—

A sky-shaking explosion echoed.

The aftershocks of the collision made the entire palace city shake twice.

Finally, the smoke in the air gradually dispersed.

The remaining Ultimate Grandmasters urgently looked toward Li Anlong, and what they saw shook them to their core.

They saw Li Anlong held casually in your hand like a dead dog, barely breathing.

"Your Majesty!!"

The Ultimate Grandmasters cried out in terror.

Some of the most shocked and angry Ultimate Grandmasters shouted: "Who exactly are you?!"

You alone fought over twenty Ultimate Grandmasters as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Even Li Anlong, a supreme Ultimate Grandmaster, couldn't withstand a single move from you.

Having lived so many years, they never knew such a monstrous genius existed.

They were both anxious and fearful, but didn't dare approach.

You glanced at these dozen or so Ultimate Grandmasters and directly descended toward the ground below.

These dozen people looked at each other, only able to follow from a distance.

You landed on the square before the collapsed Fengtian Hall and casually threw Li Anlong to the ground.

You had sealed the Source Power within Li Anlong, crushed his internal organs, and twisted his knees and elbows backward to ensure he couldn't escape.

The dozen or so Ultimate Grandmasters also landed on the ground, watching you from afar, unsure what this ruthless person intended to do.

As the fighting subsided, the capital garrison troops finally arrived belatedly, pretentiously surrounding you.

Only then did the imperial concubines, noble ladies, palace maids, and eunuchs dare to peek out cautiously to see what was happening.

But everyone who looked saw Li Anlong's miserable state, and they all gasped in shock.

They could hardly believe it was their exalted emperor lying there.

Some fell to their knees in terror, muttering that the sky was falling.

Some wept helplessly, not knowing what to do.

The square suddenly became lively.

Li Anlong, his dignity gone, asked weakly: "You... who exactly are you... Could you be from Jin Yue Nation..."

You smiled slightly: "You shouldn't have cut me in half!"

"I... I cut you in half?" The confusion in Li Anlong's eyes was genuine.

You smiled again: "You also shouldn't have eaten people."

"I ate people too??" Li Anlong almost lost his composure.

But after thinking for a moment, Li Anlong understood—this was a case of "give a dog a bad name and hang him."

Li Anlong had often used this tactic himself, never expecting it would be applied to him.

Lying on the ground, Li Anlong forcefully swallowed a mouthful of blood and asked: "Are you going to kill me?"

Your smile was bright: "I don't know."