Chapter 732 - - 546 Fight for the Human Race_1

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You to be emperor?

The air in the imperial study seemed to have stopped flowing.

The astonished expressions of the two Golden Core offerings were frozen on their faces as they looked at Duge, their eyes filled with confusion. Bringing a True Immortal to pressure the palace and usurp the throne, could things get this outrageous?

He wasn’t even a prince!

Without Dragon Qi, even if he secured the throne, wouldn’t he lack the protection of fate?

“Immortal, what are you saying?” New Moon Country’s Emperor He Yan raised his head, looking at Duge in bewilderment, feeling as though he was dreaming.

“You heard me correctly. I am here on the orders of the South Peak Emperor to assume the role of emperor of New Moon Country,” Duge said, displaying the Token of the South Peak Emperor. “He Yan, your governance has led to widespread resentment among the people of New Moon Country, offending both gods and men. You must abdicate immediately and cede the throne to me.”

Having learned of the benefits of the Dragon Vein, Duge’s initial plan was to bewitch a prince and, with the prince’s power, to seize a throne for himself.

But as chance would have it, he progressed step by step to the Unity Realm Stage, where his personal power almost signified the pinnacle of the Mortal Realm. Using an army to seize the throne would be putting the cart before the horse.

He Yan finally understood what was happening. He gave Duge a cold look, stood up, and was no longer polite: “Immortal, are you certain this is the South Peak Emperor’s command?”

“Of course,” Duge said impassively.

“Is there an imperial edict from the South Peak Emperor?” He Yan scoffed.

“No need for an edict,” Duge said.

“Ha ha,” He Yan looked at Duge and scolded, “Where did this thief come from, daring to impersonate the name of the South Peak Emperor to deceive and defraud? Are you unaware that the South Peak Emperor governs spirits and gods, while I, appointed by heaven, wield power over the Mortal Realm’s dynasties? Our positions are on a par; what right does he have to make me abdicate in your favor?”

“If you don’t abdicate, then die!”

Duge reached out, and his Dark God Power wrapped around He Yan’s neck, lifting him into the air.

He Yan had been confident, but upon being lifted by Duge, his face turned to shock in an instant. Right after that, he began to struggle to breathe; blood rushed to his face, which turned red instantly.

He reached out, trying to pry the Dark God Power from his throat but to no avail. He could only struggle ceaselessly, his breathing becoming more and more labored.

Seeing Duge grasp He Yan, Xu Jinghui and Lou Zhen’s expressions changed drastically, and they instinctively stepped back.

But feeling their own cultivation levels remain unaffected, both were simultaneously stunned.

They weren’t the only ones shocked; the two cultivators who didn’t dare to move for fear of combat trembled as they watched Duge capture the emperor from afar, eyes filled with shock. One of them couldn’t believe it, saying, “How… how is this possible?”

“Release… release me… spare my life!” He Yan struggled to raise a hand, squeezing out a few words from his throat.

Duge released his Dark God Power.

Thud!

The old Emperor He Yan fell to the ground, covering his throat, coughing a few times before looking at Duge with a face full of terror: “Why… why weren’t you countered by the Dragon Vein?”

Indeed!

Why weren’t you countered by the Dragon Vein?

The two Golden Core offerings asked themselves the same question in their minds.

In the Mortal Realm, humans have their own fate, which gives rise to the Dragon Vein. The Dragon Vein nurtures emperors, who wield the fate of both their realm and their country, protected by the Dragon Vein. Although cultivators have immense combat power, once they lay hands on an emperor, they would be countered by the fate of the Mortal Realm.

Karmic retribution is something nearly no immortal can bear, the backlash of the Mortal Realm’s fate.

Under the counter of fate, cultivators who directly attacked emperors, as well as a sequence of people related to them, would face complications in their cultivation…

This was the Mortal Realm’s mechanism for self-preservation.

That’s also why when Duge acted against He Yan, Xu Jinghui and others panicked and checked their own cultivation levels.

Because I don’t belong to this world!

Duge looked at He Yan, a smile in his eyes: “Why wasn’t I countered? He Yan, have you wondered how Prince Duan died days ago? If Emperor Dong Hua hadn’t found a way to resist the Dragon Vein’s counter, how could he have acted against you?”

A huge frame-up was thus thrown onto the head of Emperor Dong Hua by Duge.

“…” He Yan was shaken to the core, the involvement of Emperor Dong Hua behind this matter left him in disarray, “Why would Emperor Dong Hua, so high above, deign to interfere in the Mortal Realm?”

“Want to know?” Duge looked at He Yan with a teasing smile, “They say ignorance is bliss. Knowing nothing, you could have remained an idle prince. But once everything becomes clear, you can only be an enlightened ghost. And perhaps, not even a ghost…”

The two Golden Core offerings’ expressions changed dramatically, inwardly groaning at how they unwittingly became entangled in the plots of these formidable figures.

The opponent was unafraid even of the Dragon Vein’s counter; killing two Golden Core cultivators would be but a flick of the fingers…

“…” He Yan’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, and facing Duge’s gaze, he bowed his head as if he had aged a decade in a moment, his lips trembling, “I abdicate.”

“The wise adapt,” Duge said with a smile, nodding, “Summon the civil and military officials. In two days, New Moon Country will hold the abdication ceremony. Then, I will formally ascend to the throne and take control of New Moon.”

“Two days?” He Yan was surprised, “Immortal, isn’t this rather hasty?”

“Better to hit the mark than to choose the day. One day to prepare, one to ascend, two days is already quite slow,” Duge said. “Why, is there a problem?”

“No problem,” He Yan replied with bitterness.

He had never imagined that one day he would lose his throne in such a manner.

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