Chapter 1187: Chapter 1187

With Feather Heavenly King’s demise, a faction declared defeat, and the Heavenly God Clan forcefully settled near the Imperial Palace. Their intent was clear: to claim a share when the palace opened. Anyone daring to obstruct would end up like Feather Heavenly King.

Though many had heard of the strength of some top-tier races in the Heavenly Realm, hearing was one thing, seeing firsthand was another.

Upon witnessing it firsthand, everyone near the Imperial Palace was filled with dread towards Li Yi and his companions.

As the battle ended, the Divine General returned.

Li Yi secured this location without losing anyone, from here he could gaze at a distant Imperial Palace situated at the edge of the sea of clouds, absorbing the essence of heaven, earth, sun, and moon, boundlessly grand.

But surrounding it was an overwhelming killing intent, with faint Emperor’s might surging.

It was Hua Qing, in his peak, who set up this Killing Array, a restriction. Anyone approaching would be executed by the Heavenly Emperor’s Power, which was why despite the gathering of numerous Heavenly Kings, none dared to advance.

However, Li Yi noticed four Heavenly King Soldiers hovering at the four corners of the Imperial Palace, forming a new Grand Array, isolating this realm’s Spiritual Energy, continuously unleashing energy towards the palace.

Attempting to wear down the Grand Array near the palace, thus opening a safe passage leading directly inside the palace.

Though this method was slow, it was a very secure approach.

And judging by appearances, they had been setting up the array and attacking the palace for a long time, achieving significant results, seemingly breaking through quite a few arrays and restrictions, just one step away from breaching the palace.

"Without maintenance, Hua Qing, your palace won’t hold much longer. What Heavenly King Qinglan said was conservative; perhaps in less than twenty days, your last palace will be breached."

Li Yi observed briefly and concluded.

"I know of a path that leads safely into the palace; if you have the courage, you can act ahead." Hua Qing said.

He was the one who personally arranged the palace, so naturally knew the right path.

Li Yi glanced around: "At least a dozen Heavenly Kings are gathered here, with just Cold Mountain Heavenly King by my side. If I charge in , when the palace breaks, I fear I’ll be torn apart by these Heavenly Kings. The Heavenly God Royal Family’s identity is useful now, but if these Heavenly Kings are forced to desperation, no one will care who you are."

"Better wait until the palace is breached, and I blend in with the chaos. Besides, I’m waiting for support from Divine Might Heavenly King."

Even though he saw the palace, he remained calm, not losing his head.

He had long experienced the terrifying combat power of the Heavenly Kings.

Even the weakest Heavenly King could easily kill him.

"But speaking of which, Hua Qing, do you truly have no loyal subordinates? Perhaps I could impersonate you, deceive the enemy, and turn them into my aid."

Immediately, Li Yi’s gaze lingered on the distant Heavenly Kings, meanwhile, devising a favorable plan in his mind.

"Even Qinglan betrayed me, and my wife took ninety palaces away, I reckon Shadow Clothes Heavenly King is unreliable too. It’s unknown if the Imperial Palace Commander, Barbarian Stone Heavenly King, can be relied upon. If even he can’t be trusted, then it’s best not to count on it," Hua Qing said.

"Shadow Clothes Heavenly King and Barbarian Stone Heavenly King? Fine, I’ll remember, and seek a chance to approach them." Li Yi slightly nodded and said.

In the following days,

Li Yi did not take any action, nor did he confront any other Heavenly Kings.

They weren’t fools; if the Heavenly God Clan wished to kill the second Heavenly King, regardless of who, they would unite to oppose, avoiding being taken down one by one.

Li Yi’s inaction dispelled many people’s concerns.

At least it proved the Heavenly God Clan just wanted a share rather than monopolizing the entire palace. All Heavenly Kings could accept this scenario without objection.

Li Yi observed new Heavenly Kings arriving recently, bringing Heavenly Generals, all coming for the Imperial Palace, desiring the Heavenly Emperor’s legacy.

Although this is a barren area with few masters.

The allure of the palace still attracted over twenty Heavenly Kings one after another.

These Heavenly Kings were allies, lone fighters, or secretly scheming... but however they were active, they maintained one thing, which was keeping a distance from Li Yi’s Heavenly God Clan, and avoiding conflicts whenever possible.

The strength of the Heavenly God Clan destined them to be isolated.

Li Yi even found no opportunity to impersonate Emperor Hua Qing’s identity to contact his former subordinates.

"Send a Divine General to help me find two Heavenly Kings, one called Shadow Clothes Heavenly King, the other Barbarian Stone Heavenly King, confirm their position and casually inquire about their relationship with Heavenly King Qinglan. Just say that our Heavenly God Clan plans to take advantage and eliminate Heavenly King Qinglan." He finally decided to dispatch a guard to investigate.

A Divine General named Wu Jue immediately stepped forward, accepted the task, and went to investigate.

A Divine General appeared, immediately attracting the attention of many Heavenly Kings.

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Faced with the visit of the Divine General, the Heavenly Kings dared not be careless, and even chose to meet personally. But when they discovered that the Divine General of the Heavenly God Clan was actually looking for someone, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shadow Clothes Heavenly King and Barbarian Stone Heavenly King? Have these two offended the Heavenly God Clan?" The Heavenly Kings began to speculate.

However, Heavenly King Qinglan immediately became vigilant.

Because in her opinion, Shadow Clothes Heavenly King and Barbarian Stone Heavenly King, as well as herself, all have one thing in common, which is that they were once under the command of Emperor Hua Qing, and that member of the Heavenly God Royal Family had mentioned Emperor Hua Qing to her before.

"Could it be that this branch of the Heavenly God Clan is related to Hua Qing?" Heavenly King Qinglan couldn’t help but speculate whether Hua Qing had some connection with someone in the Heavenly God Clan and had left some words behind.

Have they come looking for it now?

"That old thing, even after dying for so many years, still can’t settle down, managing to stir up some matters." Heavenly King Qinglan cursed inwardly, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

She recalled that the member of the Heavenly God Royal Family had once specifically commented about her, saying that as the Emperor’s Concubine of Emperor Hua Qing, her actions were not quite righteous.

"Emperor Hua Qing is deceased, surely that member of the Heavenly God Royal Family wouldn’t come to settle accounts over past matters?" Heavenly King Qinglan began to feel anxious, sensing a crisis.

Her intuition told her that she couldn’t stay in this Emperor City and might need to immediately abandon everything, flee far away, and avoid this calamity.

But at the moment, the Imperial Palace was about to be opened.

If she fled just because of a vague intuition and feeling, wouldn’t that be somewhat foolish?

Besides, the final Imperial Palace might contain treasures and immense wealth left by Emperor Hua Qing. If she doesn’t share in them, what would her years of scheming mean?

After deliberating over and over.

Heavenly King Qinglan didn’t hesitate and immediately flew in another direction, not even bothering to hide her figure.

She went to the domain of another Heavenly King.

This Heavenly King’s name was Li Flame Heavenly King, a former Deputy Commander of the Emperor City Guard. Sixty years ago, he achieved the position of Heavenly King. Though he had not been long in the Breaking Realm, he had extraordinary potential, and his combat power had been increasing yearly. Now, he was no less than the old Heavenly Kings, and he was young and ambitious.

"Li Flame, something has happened." Upon rushing to the other’s palace, Heavenly King Qinglan shouted, "This branch of the Heavenly God Clan is searching for Shadow Clothes and Barbarian Stone. As soon as we met, they even directly pointed out my identity as an Emperor’s Concubine. They most likely have ties with the old ghost Hua Qing from the past."

"We can’t continue to sit by idly, we must make a decision. I suggest leaving here immediately, giving up the fight for the last Imperial Palace. We’ve already amassed considerable wealth over the years, there’s no need to risk it all for this last bite."

"Li Flame, I’m speaking to you, answer me."

"Qinglan, you’re too cautious, just a passing Heavenly King Clan can scare you ." In the next moment, a blazing Heavenly King’s power surged out from the depths of the palace.

A burly man with red hair and an unruly demeanor stepped out confidently, clad in Heavenly King Armor, slightly frowning at Heavenly King Qinglan’s behavior.

Indeed, being an Empress born, supported by Emperor Hua Qing into the Heavenly King position, proves inadequate. Facing a little trouble, she panics and immediately thinks of fleeing.

Where is there any hint of Heavenly King’s demeanor?

Or is it that staying by Emperor Hua Qing for so long, feeling the emperor’s might for too long, has become a heart demon?

Qinglan, however, angrily said, "Li Flame, do you understand the seriousness of the matter, that’s the Heavenly God Royal Family? Emperor Hua Qing encountered the Heavenly God Royal Family in the past, even he, as the Heavenly Emperor, dared not offend. Wait a minute, maybe that’s when he connected with the Heavenly God Royal Family...now they’ve come looking, if they know what we’ve done and use it as a pretext to settle accounts afterward, none of us will escape."

Li Fire Heavenly King coldly laughed, "Afraid now? It’s too late, I’ve set my sights on this Imperial Palace. Over the years, I’ve often browsed the records of the Heavenly Emperor’s daily life and discovered one thing. In Emperor Hua Qing’s palace, five hundred years ago, there was once a great momentum of yin and yang qi soaring into the sky, never seen since. I suspect it was a Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon, and it wasn’t taken by Emperor Hua Qing."

"Previously, the Empress took away ninety palaces, but there was definitely no Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon inside because at that time I was in Emperor City and didn’t sense the presence of a Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon. The only possibility is that the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon was placed in the last nine Imperial Palaces. Those nine palaces were Emperor Hua Qing’s private places, protected by the Heavenly Emperor’s power, and no one dared to venture there, not even the Empress could take the remaining nine Imperial Palaces."

"Over the years, the previous eight Imperial Palaces have been conquered one after another, uncovering numerous treasures, but no Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon has been seen. I’m sure that item is definitely placed in the last Imperial Palace. Now the Imperial Palace is about to be breached, and you’re being frightened away and giving up on the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon that’s almost in hand. How ridiculous is that?"

"I, Li Fire, rose from nothing, cutting through thorns and thistles to become what I am today. The Heavenly King Realm is not my limit. I aim to achieve the Heavenly Emperor Position, to reign over the Heavenly Realm, and this Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon is essential."

Li Fire Heavenly King made no attempt to hide his ambition.

"You’re about to give away everything we’ve painstakingly accumulated over the years. If my guess is right, then it’s all over." Heavenly King Qinglan said through gritted teeth.

"Qinglan, I understand you’re afraid of Emperor Hua Qing. It’s normal, after all, when you met him, you were just an insignificant cultivator, spending years alongside the Heavenly Emperor, naturally fearing the emperor’s might, but are you willing to live under Emperor Hua Qing’s shadow forever?"

Li Fire Heavenly King said, "If I acquire the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon, I will certainly leave this place and focus on cultivation. When I accomplish the Heavenly Emperor Position, you will be the Empress. By then, when I reign over the Emperor City, what will the Heavenly God Clan count for?"

He was very confident, believing that once he became the Heavenly Emperor, there would be nothing in the Heavenly Realm that could threaten him.

All past humiliations can be washed away, as it was due to the influence of Qinglan, the Emperor’s Concubine, that he achieved the position of Heavenly King, and no one will mention it again.

He wants to prove that he is capable of surpassing Emperor Hua Qing.