Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 165 Threatening the Emperor to Protect the Family, Castrating the Brothers Dai Mubai

"This Dark Demon Evil God Tiger truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier soul beast, as it has actually enabled my Nine Ghost Cat to evolve and acquire additional attribute abilities."

"And this black bead, it doesn't seem like an ordinary object. I even feel a little out of control. I've only ever felt a similar power in the Asura Demon Sword in the City of Slaughter. I'll show it to my teacher when we get back to the academy."

Star Luo Empire, Imperial Capital.

Zhu Zhuqing, dressed in a black and gold bodysuit, rested for a while and felt the power that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had brought her. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

She paid a heavy price for slaying the Dark Demon God Tiger, suffering multiple injuries.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed high intelligence, but unfortunately, the more intelligent it was, the easier it was to discern her soul power level. Initially, it treated her as an ordinary level 60 Soul Emperor, not only unaware of what it was facing but also wanting to toy with Zhu Zhuqing and devour her, since a young girl's flesh was tender.

However, having been trained by her teacher Su Ran to be a true assassin and killer, she knew that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was not easy to deal with. She would not let the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger test her move by move and deplete her soul power. As long as she seized the opportunity, she would use her most powerful killing move.

After all, the teacher said that the principle for an assassin is to strike unexpectedly and kill with one blow.

In particular, their teacher had taught them strategies for dealing with the Dark Demon God Tiger:
It is not advisable to fight for a long time. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has multiple combat skills that are no weaker than the eighth soul skill of a Soul Douluo powerhouse. It combines movement, defense, attribute attack, and domain. If it cannot be killed instantly, or if it is overwhelmed by the strength of a Super Douluo, it may be caught in a tough battle.

Therefore, the moment the Dark Demon God Tiger underestimated its opponent and pounced, Zhu Zhuqing, relying on the instantaneous suppression effect of the Ten Kings of Hell and the Creation Heavenly Demon Great Art, plus the restriction of the Killing Demon-Suppressing Domain, used her top-level movement technique to cross the Yellow Springs and graze past it. She decisively took out the Soul-Splitting Sky-Shattering Gun and fired three shots at the Dark Demon God Tiger's left brain, left abdomen, and left buttock.

Forced to the point that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger didn't even have time to use the Evil God's Protection and Evil Wind Blade skills, he could only directly activate the Arena of Life and Death to save his life, but in the end he was still killed by the last two bullets of the Sky Collapse Gun.

The seventh soul skill that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger gave her—Nine Netherworld Evil Body—also brought her a huge boost, stimulating the dark attribute of the Nine Ghost Cat to its best state.

In this capital city that once caused her sorrow, Zhu Zhuqing was no longer afraid or timid, but truly felt what her teacher had told her—the feeling of taking control of her own destiny.

Zhu Mansion.

The Royal Knights stood in formation at the front, and a majestic General Xingluo, clad in white tiger armor, stood on the steps of the mansion, looking down at the entire Zhu family and shouting:

"Zhu Yuan, do you know your crime?"

Zhu Yuan, father of Zhu Zhuqing, head of the Zhu family, patriarch of the Spirit Cat Clan, and an eight-ring Soul Douluo powerhouse.

However, Zhu Yuan dared not act rashly towards this White Tiger General, simply because this White Tiger General was the general guarding the capital, one of the two commanders of the capital's knights, and also a member of the Star Luo royal family, with a soul power of up to level 86.

Zhu Yuan bowed respectfully and said:
"General Dai Chengfeng, our Zhu family has always been loyal to the royal family. This time, my daughter has gone against the grain and escaped from Xingluo. This was not our Zhu family's intention. We believe His Majesty will give our Zhu family justice."

"This wasn't your intention? Three living people escaped from your Zhu family, and all of them avoided the patrolling knights. Without someone with expertise behind the scenes, it would be impossible to do that, wouldn't it?"

"General, my three daughters are all top-tier agility-type soul masters. We were not on guard beforehand, and who would have thought they would dare to sneak out and defy the imperial marriage? Our Zhu family will definitely cooperate with the royal family to capture these three rebellious daughters and marry them to the prince."

"Bring her back? What are you going to use to catch her? The wedding day is fast approaching, and the imperial cavalry sent to pursue her haven't returned yet, not even a whisper of them. It's like they've vanished. What a fine daughter you, the Zhu family, have raised! She defied the imperial decree and murdered a member of the royal family. Her crime deserves death!"

Dai Chengfeng waved his hand, and a golden imperial edict, carved with white tiger stripes, was unfurled. He snorted:
"I, General Dai Chengfeng of the White Tiger Army, hereby proclaim the Emperor's decree!"

"The Zhu family has failed in educating their daughters, disobeying the Emperor's will and damaging the royal family's reputation. Their crimes warrant the extermination of their entire clan. However, considering that the Zhu family's patriarch was a meritorious official of the empire, the Zhu family is only stripped of their titles, all their property is confiscated, and their entire clan is reduced to commoners. The male descendants will serve twenty years of forced labor, and the female descendants will be sent to the palace as slaves. The head of the Zhu family and his wife will be sent to a cold prison to suffer the ten most cruel tortures and will be imprisoned in a dark dungeon forever as a warning to others!"

"Master Zhu, please accept the imperial decree."

Dai Chengfeng said coldly.

When he finished reading, the Zhu family members and relatives behind him were already wailing and cursing Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuyu, and Zhu Zhuqing, who had not returned home for many years.

This imperial edict undoubtedly stripped the Zhu family of all honors and benefits, plunging the Spirit Cat Clan into despair.

The Ten Cruelest Tortures in a Cold Prison? Imprisoned in a Dark Jail?
That's where the Star Luo Empire punishes those who commit heinous crimes against the nation. Over the past hundred years, only a handful of people have been arrested there, but it's said that those who were arrested either died or went mad.

"Your Majesty, does Your Majesty really intend to treat our Zhu clan this way? Our Zhu clan has had three generations of meritorious officials who have been loyal to their duties and have always placed the will of Heaven above all else. They have never dared to be negligent in the slightest. Our ancestor, Empress Youming, was Your Majesty's great-aunt. Are you going to erase the merits of our entire clan just because she is a rebellious daughter?"

"I want to go to the palace to see His Majesty in person!"

Zhu Yuan's hands were trembling, and he dared not accept the imperial edict in front of him.

He had considered the possibility that His Majesty would be furious and demote the Zhu family's titles because of this, but he dared not imagine that the entire Zhu clan would have to pay such a heavy price.

"This is His Majesty's intention."

"Accept the decree, Zhu Yuan. If you accept the decree now, at least most of your Zhu family members will still be alive."

Dai Chengfeng said calmly, but with a wave of his hand, the main knight team behind him let out a deep shout, their martial spirits manifesting, and seven spirit rings appeared on their bodies, making them extremely intimidating.

Following the main royal knight, there were dozens of Soul King and Soul Emperor knights at levels fifty and sixty. Such a lineup was simply beyond the Zhu family's ability to contend with alone.

This is also where the royal family's wisdom lies. If they were to exterminate nine generations of the Zhu clan, then the entire Zhu clan would fight to the death. However, if they only severely punish a small number of direct descendants, then most of the Zhu clan's soul masters would not choose to fight to the death.

Zhu Yuan clearly understood this as well, and felt extremely sad. For the sake of his clan, he dared not look at his soul power of over eighty levels. How tragic!

But at that very moment, outside the Zhu residence, a woman wielding a black musket, holding a middle-aged man dressed in a white tiger imperial robe hostage, slowly appeared. Accompanied by the chilling aura of the Nine Yin, she actually forced back more than ten Soul Emperor realm knights, and walked right up to Dai Chengfeng in full view of everyone:

"With the Star Luo Emperor here, who dares to be insolent?"

Upon seeing the man in the yellow robe clearly, Dai Chengfeng rubbed his eyes in disbelief and exclaimed in shock:

"His Majesty!"

"How dare you take His Majesty hostage! Guards!"

"Wait! Dai Chengfeng, are you trying to rebel?"

The middle-aged man in the yellow robe felt the black Heaven-Shattering Cannon at his waist poke him. Cold sweat poured down the Star Luo Emperor's forehead. He quickly produced a new imperial edict and issued the order:
"I have wronged the Zhu clan. The Zhu family has committed no crime. After all, the Zhu clan and the royal family have been allies for centuries. We have reconciled, and I have just drafted an edict to announce this to the world. The Zhu family is not only innocent, but I will also reward them! This is my new decree."

"what?!"

"The Zhu clan is pardoned, but the prince's character is flawed, so the engagement is dissolved... The Zhu clan's fiefdom?!"

"A fiefdom spanning a hundred li from Longxing City?!"

"A fiefdom is a privilege reserved only for kings!"

When Dai Chengfeng read out the contents of the imperial edict, he was greatly shocked. The entire Zhu clan stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing girl.

Only a noblewoman standing next to Zhu Yuan hobbled over to the girl's side:

"Zhu Qing, you are my Zhu Qing!"

"Zhuqing, are you injured?"

"Yeah, it's just a minor injury."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, glanced indifferently at the entire Zhu family, and coldly said:
"Take all the valuables you need and give up what you need to give up. That's all I can do. You either disperse to Longxing City as soon as possible or fend for yourselves. Otherwise, I can't protect you."

This time, her surprise attack on the palace, her coercion of the emperor to protect her family, and her castration of the prince to vent her anger were all extremely risky and already intolerable to the royal family.

Longxing City is located on the border of the Star Luo Empire, less than two hundred miles from the Heaven Dou Empire, and not far from Wuhun City.

Once Emperor Xingluo returns to the palace and realizes what's happening, he will gather a large army to besiege the Zhu family. Even if he has the Soul-Splitting Sky-Shattering Cannon, he will not be able to protect the entire family.

However, on the borders of the empire, the clansmen could either advance to enjoy fiefdoms or retreat to the Heaven Dou Empire and Martial Soul City to save their lives.

The so-called imperial power, wealth, and influence that the Zhu clan desired were things she couldn't protect, nor did she want to. The only thing she could do was leave them a glimmer of hope.

……

Meanwhile, in the palace, in the White Tiger Hall, the ground was covered in blood, and more than ten generals' corpses lay scattered about. Among them were even two generals at the Soul Douluo level, whose flesh and bones had been shattered by a single spear thrust, leaving huge holes in their bodies.

"Zhuqing, no, no!"

Davis and Dai Mubai lay half-dead on the tiger steps, but they couldn't help but gasp when they recalled the terrifying scene just now.

Their lower bodies were covered in blood!

Only two minor officials, each holding a knife, knelt beside him, trembling and sobbing.

In their minds, there was only the terrifying image of Zhu Zhuqing, alone, storming into the White Tiger Palace to annul the engagement, shooting the empire's level 88 general to death with a single shot, forcing the eunuch to castrate the prince, and then kidnapping the Star Luo Emperor from the palace:
"What...what kind of divine artifact is that thing in her hand?!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, you are absolutely terrifying!"

"If I can't marry you, you'll interfere if I marry your sister?!"

"Oh, my brother, you've ruined me!"

(End of this chapter)