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Moreover, once the dynasty's fortune is depleted, it will be like a dam with an ant hole, continuously leaking away until it is completely exhausted!
Therefore, the dynastic fortune accumulated in the Imperial Seal directly determines the duration of absolute shielding.
Of course, no emperor would use the absolute shielding power of the Imperial Seal unless it was a matter of life and death.
Because the dynasty's fortune determines its rise and fall. From the early days of a dynasty, when everything was in ruins, to its flourishing and expansion, the dynasty's fortune accumulates more and more.
Now, if absolute shielding is used, the dynasty's fortune will be exhausted, which is equivalent to the end of the dynasty!
Throughout history, at every dynastic change, the last emperor has relied on the absolute shielding power of the Imperial Seal to save his life.
Although they knew this would deplete the dynasty's fortune, they had no choice but to use it to save their lives. Moreover, everyone has a sliver of hope, expecting the dynasty's fortune to slowly accumulate again.
Without exception, every emperor who used absolute shielding became the last emperor of his dynasty!
But now, like the last emperor of every dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shundi doesn't believe in this superstition and prioritizes saving his own life.
Since the Yuan Dynasty had only been established for a little over seventy years, its dynastic fortune was not strong, and it could only maintain absolute shielding for three days.
But that's enough!
Three days is enough time for the loyalist army stationed outside the city to come to the rescue!
"Hahaha! You dog slave, you actually dare to plot to usurp the throne! Let me tell you, I am the true Son of Heaven, protected by the Imperial Seal of the State. No matter how capable you are, you can forget about surviving under the iron hooves of my Mongol army!"
Emperor Yuan Shun laughed wildly as he walked down the steps. The protective shield of the absolute screen around him grew larger and larger, looking like an inverted bowl that kept getting bigger!
"The world is shifting!"
Luo Chen frowned slightly, genuinely surprised by the power of the Imperial Seal. He then tried using the Qiankun Great Shift technique, which he had cultivated to the fourth level, to see if it would work.
The immense force immediately surged towards the absolutely shielded protective barrier. Strong air convection rolled in from both sides of the barrier, but the barrier remained completely still!
Luo Chen shook his head, thinking to himself that even the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth was ineffective against this absolute shield.
"Hahaha! You dog slave, you think you can compete with me for women? If you take all the daughters of these high-ranking officials, won't my future concubines be cut off!"
As they spoke, Emperor Yuan Shundi had already walked to the square in front of the palace and arrived in the middle of these ladies from noble families. The protective shield around them had spread very far, covering a large part of them.
"Holy crap! You idiot, are you trying to steal my woman?"
Luo Chen was taken aback, never expecting that even in this predicament, Emperor Yuan Shun would still have to worry about whether his harem would run out of resources!
"You dog of a servant, how could I be trying to steal your women? These women are mine to begin with! You think you can take them away? Dream on!"
Having said that, the absolute protective shield surrounding Emperor Yuan Shun instantly expanded, completely enveloping the entire plaza in front of the palace and encompassing all the young ladies from noble families! All of this, witnessed by Luo Chen, caused a wicked smile to creep onto his lips...
Chapter Ninety-One: The Awesome Demon King's Enslavement Order
"Idiot, if your lousy shield were truly impenetrable, then your Great Yuan would never have been able to conquer the country from the Great Song!"
Luo Chen sneered. Although he didn't know what was so magical about the Imperial Seal, he could at least see that the shielding effect must have a duration.
Just like the Moon Demon's primary attribute, Cold Moon Refraction, which he equipped was so powerful that it could only be used once a day.
"Hahaha! What good will it do to tell you! The absolute shielding of the Imperial Seal does have a certain duration, but with the accumulated fortune of our Great Yuan Dynasty over the past seventy years, it's enough to last for more than three days! And the army outside the city that came to the aid of the emperor will only take half a day to enter the imperial city. You can just wait to die!"
Emperor Yuan Shun was already overconfident. Faced with such a terrifyingly powerful expert as Luo Chen, the only thing he could think of was to mobilize the army to suppress him!
Emperor Yuan Shun touched the top of the Imperial Seal of the State with his palm, and then a golden light suddenly shot up and shot directly into the sky, like a thunderbolt from the heavens!
This golden light was a signal to the 100,000 loyalist troops stationed outside the city. Once someone saw this signal, they would immediately notify the loyalist general and bring the army to protect the emperor!
At this moment, the conspicuous golden beam of light naturally caught the eye of the loyal general in the military camp outside the city. He flung his hand away, threw down the wine jar in his hand, and immediately took out the tiger tally to issue an order!
In the imperial city, in the square in front of the palace, the few remaining members of the Imperial Guard, under the orders of Emperor Yuan Shundi, charged towards Luo Chen.
However, these people were no match for Luo Chen and were quickly drawn into the pet hunting grounds.
Upon hearing of the change in the square in front of the palace, the high-ranking officials and nobles hurriedly came to the square from their resting side halls. They were all fat and chubby, and their flesh jiggled as they ran!
When they saw that their daughters were protected by Emperor Yuan Shundi, a relaxed expression immediately appeared on their faces.
However, at that moment, Luo Chen's voice reached their ears: "You scoundrels, you've fattened up so much, you must not be up to any good! Since you have so much meat, go and be my Little Gold's food!"
Having said that, Luo Chen leaped into the midst of these dignitaries and began lashing them fiercely with his hunting whip.
It has to be said that, since these people are all fat and big-eared, smoking them is really cool and refreshing, and the crackling sound makes the Demon King's blood boil!
In the pet hunting grounds, the golden lion beast was overjoyed to see these "chubby lumps of meat" suddenly appear. Looking at these "lumps of meat," they were slow-moving but had a lot of meat, so it was clear that they would taste great!
Soon, there was no one else in the entire square except for Luo Chen.
Inside that absolutely shielded protective barrier were Emperor Yuan Shundi and nearly a thousand ladies from prominent families.
When these young ladies from prominent families saw that their family members and relatives had all been whipped and their skin torn open by Luo Chen, and then disappeared, many of them were so frightened that they began to sob.
As the saying goes, a woman's crying is like a continuous drizzle. If you feel it for a short while, you will feel soothed. But if it lasts too long, it will always make you feel gloomy.
At this moment, at least half of the nearly one thousand young ladies from prominent families were weeping and wailing, the sounds of which, when amplified, were like ten thousand bees buzzing in Emperor Yuan Shundi's ear.
At this moment, Emperor Yuan Shundi was on the verge of collapse!
"Shut up, all of you! No crying allowed!"
The sound made his head spin, and Emperor Yuan Shundi immediately roared.
These women are used to being pampered and spoiled. Now that they have lost their loved ones, how can they not cry?
Even if you are an emperor, you cannot make a crying woman stop immediately.
Ten thousand bees continued buzzing—this irritating sound made Emperor Yuan Shundi want to die!
Suddenly, he flew into a rage and roared, "Damn it! If you cry again, I'll execute you all on the spot!"
After saying this, Emperor Yuan Shundi went straight to grab a young lady from a prominent family who was standing next to him, intending to rape her in front of all the women!
Luo Chen took one look and thought, "Damn it, they want to steal my woman? This is outrageous!"
The women I want to enslave are not to be forced into anything, not even touched!
Instantly, a square, jade-white Demon King's Slavery Token appeared in Luo Chen's hand, which he quickly threw out.
The Demon King's Enslavement Order instantly appeared above the absolute shield, and a jade-white beam of light appeared, descending instantly and directly approaching the shield!
The sudden scene startled Emperor Yuan Shun for a moment, but then he laughed arrogantly: "You dog slave! No matter what you use, nothing can penetrate the absolute shield of the Imperial Seal!"
Emperor Yuan Shundi was extremely confident in the absolute shielding defense capability! This was a truth derived from practice by successive dynasties!
But as soon as he finished speaking, the jade-white beam of light in the sky pierced through the absolute shield and entered it, enveloping the young lady in it!
It was at this moment that Emperor Yuan Shundi's fat hand reached out and grabbed the fair hand of this young lady from a prominent family.
Bang! With a dull thud, Emperor Yuan Shun felt a sharp pain in his wrist, as if his bones were being torn apart, and his face turned deathly pale!
He looked down at his wrist, and upon seeing it, his face turned a deep purple with fright!
Not only him, but the young ladies around him also immediately changed their expressions and screamed in horror.
Because at this moment, where was Emperor Yuan Shundi's hand? Only a bloody, mangled severed wrist remained!
"Heh heh, you want to steal my woman? You think you're even qualified!" Luo Chen stared coldly at Emperor Yuan Shun and burst into wild laughter.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! My hand! My hand!"
Emperor Yuan Shundi, as an emperor, had never suffered even the slightest injury. But now that he had suddenly lost an arm, he immediately screamed like a pig being slaughtered and rolled on the ground in pain!
The howling continued into the night… Suddenly, the city gates swung open, and the loyalist army poured in!
Chapter 92 You are also a member of the Wanyan family?
Thirty miles from the Yuan capital, the allied forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang's resistance army were setting up camp here.
Suddenly a burly bearded man came running up excitedly, shouting, "Great news!"
"What's wrong, Xu Da? What good news is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise as he was discussing military matters with Chen Youliang.
"Generals, this is truly a piece of great news! The Mongol army stationed outside the city to support the emperor has suddenly and urgently returned to the capital. Moreover, they left in a great hurry, taking only light weapons and equipment for the rapid march, without even taking cooking utensils!"
Xu Da excitedly rubbed his two large, gourd-shaped hands together as he gave his report.
"Oh? So something happened in their capital city that requires mobilizing the army to suppress it! Could it be a rebellion?"
Chen Youliang slapped his leg and shouted excitedly.
"That's right! Old Chen! It seems that Heaven is truly against the Yuan Dynasty! Haha, since even Heaven is on our side, if we don't attack now, when will we?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's two toad-like eyes were as big as eggs, as if he saw the hope of victory.
At the same time, he secretly gave Xu Da a signal, indicating that Xu Da should act according to the previous plan. As soon as Yuan Dadu was captured, he should immediately lead his elite troops to kill Chen Youliang!
Chen Youliang, of course, saw all of this. He sneered inwardly, thinking, "We're all the same. You want to kill me? I'll kill you first! After we take the Yuan capital, we'll see who can outsmart whom!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang, those two cunning old foxes, exchanged a smile and then returned to their respective camps to mobilize their armies!
Yuan Dynasty Imperial City, the square in front of the palace...
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Your subject, Wanyan Kanglie, arrived late to rescue you. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
General Wanyan Kanglie, the loyalist general, knelt down in the direction of Emperor Yuan Shundi, who was inside the absolutely shielded protective barrier.
"Your Majesty, we are late in coming to your rescue! Please punish us!"
One hundred thousand imperial guards, fully armored, arrived and knelt from the square in front of the palace all the way to the Meridian Gate! They were densely packed, a sea of people, creating an extremely impressive spectacle!
As soon as Wanyan Kanglie entered, he saw Luo Chen, but he glanced at Luo Chen's cultivation level and found that it was only at the early stage of Qi Condensation Realm, so he didn't take Luo Chen seriously at all!
As the number one fierce general and the number one warrior of the Yuan Dynasty, his strength had already reached the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm!
He didn't take Luo Chen, who was only at the early stage of Qi Condensation, seriously at all.
Therefore, Wanyan Kanglie completely ignored Luo Chen and first apologized to Emperor Yuan Shundi!
"Wanyan Kanglie, kill this man immediately! My hand! My hand!"
Emperor Yuan Shundi held his severed hand and wailed in pain.
He thought painfully that he would never be able to play happily with the concubines again. He used to be able to have both hands and be strong, but now he only had one hand left, and half of the fun was gone!
Upon closer inspection, Wanyan Kanglie was shocked to discover that Emperor Yuan Shundi's wrist was broken. He then glared at Luo Chen and roared, "You audacious madman, prepare to die!"
Enraged, Wanyan Kanglie immediately drew his crescent-shaped blade, and with a leap of his two legs as thick as stone pillars, he jumped directly in front of Luo Chen, unleashing a powerful burst of blade energy towards Luo Chen!
"The world is shifting!"
Luo Chen silently recited the mantra and directly used his right hand to block the blade's true energy.
The fourth level of the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth is no joke; when Yang Caotian used it, he could even transform the flying petals of the Saintess Scattering Flowers Formation.
It should be noted that the Saintess Scattering Flowers Formation also possesses the strength of the mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm, and its power is even greater than that of a single attack from a mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm cultivator.
Therefore, Luo Chen used the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to easily absorb Wanyan Kanglie's sword energy into his body, and then released it out suddenly from his left hand after a series of shifts.
Swish!
A surge of powerful internal energy slashed fiercely at Wanyan Kanglie, heading straight for his chest!
"What! This Desert Blade Qi is my ancestral sword technique, how could you possibly know it! Could it be that you are also a member of my Wanyan family?"
Seeing that Luo Chen had also released his sword aura, Wanyan Kanglie was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. He immediately expended his own energy and released another burst of sword aura, which canceled out Luo Chen's attack!
"That's right, I am indeed a member of the Wanyan family. You really have good judgment!"
After the attack, Luo Chen stood with his hands behind his back, and the Demon King's Elementary Cloak behind him moved without wind, making him look very imposing!
"What! You're really from my Wanyan family? I never imagined that besides my father and me, there would be a third person in my Wanyan family who has cultivated such a powerful Desert Blade Qi! Who exactly are you!"
Wanyan Kanglie was extremely excited. If it weren't for the fact that Luo Chen was there to assassinate Emperor Yuan Shundi, he probably would have rushed forward already.
"That's right! Because you are all my only descendants, I am your long-lost grandfather! You unfilial descendants, hurry up and kowtow to your grandfather!"
Luo Chen remained calm and spoke with an air of seriousness, truly boasting without batting an eye.
"you wanna die!"
Realizing that Luo Chen was playing him, Wanyan Kanglie was furious and immediately raised his hand to unleash another desert blade aura, heading straight for Luo Chen!
"The world is shifting!"
Luo Chen silently shouted in his heart and used the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to move the desert blade energy back.
Speaking of which, this Qiankun Great Shift is truly amazing. When used, it only consumes a tiny bit of internal energy to shift back a move like the Desert Blade Qi, which consumes a huge amount of internal energy.
No wonder Yang Xiao was able to fight against the combined might of all the Ming Cult's powerful members with only the first level of the beginner-level Qiankun Great Shift.