Chapter 218 - Below the Heaven Rank, I Am Invincible

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

At the Eldest Princess’s residence, the Third Prince met Su Wen once more.

Looking at the Third Prince who was as beautiful as a flower in front of him, Su Wen laughed in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.

“Is there a reason for your visit, Your Highness?” Su Wen said coldly, “I haven’t forgetten your generous gift the last time!”

The Third Prince suddenly knelt in front of Su Wen!

“I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Mister Su, I beg you. Please let me go. Please be magnanimous and help me recover. I promise that I will help Eldest Sister ascend the throne and follow your lead from now on!”

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears.

At first glance, she looked frail and pitiful.

To a man, this was too painful to watch.

In fact, he felt that everyone’s gazes toward him were very strange.

In the past two days, even the Third Prince’s son had been looking at him strangely!

But he could not voice his bitterness!

What could he do? What should he do?

So what if he had Royal authority and wealth?!

Without the dignity of a man, the Third Prince realized that it was all nonsense.

He only had one thought, and that was to become a normal person, a normal man.

Su Wen shook his head. “I’m sorry, Third Prince, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Sir Su, I beg of you! Take it as me begging you!” The Third Prince kowtowed continuously as he wailed, “I can give you everything I can, including my wife and sister from last time. Also, if you really like mature women, even my wives and concubines can serve you in front of your bed. I only ask that you help me recover!”

This guy had obviously already been driven crazy.

All kinds of conditions were being offered.

Perhaps he had really thought it through. In any case, he wouldn’t be able to do anything to his concubines if he didn’t recover…

Su Wen smiled bitterly. “I really can’t help you. Your Highness, you should calm down… accept reality… and continue to move forward.”

“How… how can I look forward to this state?” The Third Prince’s face was filled with agony.

Su Wen smiled. “Find a suitable husband…”

The Third Prince bit his lower lip and looked at Su Wen. “If you like it, I can do it too! I only ask that you help me change back.”

Um…

Su Wen rolled his eyes and sneered. “Stop dreaming. I can’t help you! You better go do what you need to do.”

At this moment, Xiang Feiyan also walked in. She looked at the Third Prince kneeling on the ground and said with a smile, “Third Sister, what are you doing here? Why are you kneeling? Quickly get up!”

As she spoke, she went forward to help the Third Prince, nay, Princess up.

Hearing this, the Third Prince felt bitter.

The bitterness in his heart was worse than eating a Chinese Goldthread.

(TL Note: Coptis chinensis, a type of herb used in Chinese medicines that’s particularly bitter.)

No one would be able to tolerate such a difference in gender.

Eh… maybe Wang Ruoyu from Yan Country could accept it…

However, the Third Prince would definitely not accept it!

The Third Prince left the Eldest Princess’s residence in a daze.

He boarded the carriage… and returned home forlornly.

The court gradually became clear. The Eldest Princess, Xiang Feiyan, and the Fourth Prince, Xiang Chun, became the two with the greatest support.

In the following days, many people began to approach Xiang Feiyan with the intention of going under her banner.

Many officials even took the initiative to show their loyalty. It could be said that her residence was now like a marketplace.

Xiang Chun was not to be outdone. He had a certain amount of power in the court to begin with.

Most importantly, Xiang Feiyan’s reputation was not good. Her relationship with Su Wen had spread throughout the capital and to top it off, she was a woman.

Thus, many ministers were unwilling to accept her ascension.

Some of the important ministers of the six departments even began to lean towards Xiang Chun.

As for this fellow, after the incident between the Third Prince and the Crown Prince, he grew even more cautious.

He did not give any opportunity for himself to be harmed.

Time dragged on…

In the royal palace, Emperor Chu’s eyes darkened.

“You’re already like a lamp without oil. No matter how strong the True Qi is, it can’t extend your lifespan indefinitely. You shouldn’t be able to hold on much longer. Aren’t you going to make a decision?” After the young man helped Emperor Chu infuse more True Qi, he spoke indifferently.

Emperor Chu’s gaze was a little dazed. “I ascended the throne at the age of 37 and have been in power for 35 years… The Great Chu territory has expanded by a third… I want to hand over this foundation to a reliable person…”

“Now, only Feiyan and Xiang Chun are left. I can’t see the outcome of the battle between the two of them… Then let them snatch it… After I die, I will issue a decree that whoever obtains the Royal Jade Seal and personally writes the edict and sends it to the Bright Harmony Hall to be stored for a day and night, the throne will belong to them… no matter what methods they use…”

The young man sneered, “You’re still more inclined towards Xiang Chun…”

These words were true. Although Xiang Feiyan had some support in the court, she did not have any connections in the army.

On the contrary, the Fourth Brother had quite a few troops in the army, and they had already been mobilized near the capital.

This rule was extremely disadvantageous to Xiang Feiyan.

Emperor Chu’s eyes became dimmer and dimmer as he panted heavily… He said in a low voice, “Feiyan… in the end, she’s still a woman. I still can’t make up my mind… If a woman ascends to the throne, she might be the start of my Great Chu disaster. However, these past few days, Feiyan’s performance has suited my heart… Even at this time, I’m still uncertain… Then give her a chance. If she can’t win… then don’t blame me…”

At this moment, the young man placed his hand on his body again. After another infusion, Emperor Chu’s complexion slightly improved.

“Fourth Grandpa! I really envy you people… long lives… so good…”

Disappointment flashed across the fourth grandfather’s eyes as he said indifferently, “It’s not what you think. It doesn’t feel good to always see people around you leave…”

In the Eldest Princess’s residence, Su Wen was lying in his room.

“Your Highness! Your Highness! Someone from the palace sent news!”

A maid’s urgent shout came from outside.

“Huuu!”

Su Wen and the Eldest Princess stopped their actions and lifted the blanket, drenched in sweat.

Su Wen rushed to the door like an arrow.

He was naked, but he didn’t care. He pulled open the door and shouted, “Who is it? Where is he?”

“He has already left. He said that the news is confidential and doesn’t dare to pass it on to others. Furthermore, he cannot leave for too long. He must return immediately.”

As he spoke, he handed the note over. Su Wen took it and read it carefully!

The maidservant kept stealing glances at Su Wen’s naked body.

Hiss… no wonder he had that name… and no wonder Her Highness…

After Su Wen saw this, his expression turned solemn.

On it, the words of Emperor Chu were written clearly!

“Old Su, what a good move!” Su Wen finally felt the benefits of Su Changqing. This seemingly unintentional scheme gave him the most important information!

After some thought, Su Wen turned to look at Xiang Feiyan and shouted, “Let’s go! Put on your clothes and enter the palace!”

Xiang Feiyan also stood up immediately.

She ran to Su Wen’s side and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong?”

Su Wen passed the note to her and said, “Take a look at yourself. Your father is going to die!”

“What?”

Xiang Feiyan immediately took the note from Su Wen.

After reading it, she frowned and said, “Father hasn’t returned to the heavens yet. Should we enter the palace now? Is it appropriate?”

Su Wen coldly said, “It’s suitable! Of course it’s suitable, it’s the most suitable! At this moment, do you think he will kill you even if he knows that you have spies by his side? No! He won’t do anything! Taking the initiative is the most important thing now.”

At this point, Su Wen’s eyes were sharp as he analyzed, “If others transfer people into the palace first and surround the palace with an army, even I will find it difficult to charge in! This way, we will occupy our positions first while I guard the entrance of the Clear Harmony Palace Hall. No matter how many troops there are, they won’t be able to kill their way in!”

Xiang Feiyan looked at the domineering Su Wen with admiration.

However, she was still a little suspicious. “Is there really no problem? If he really sends people to attack, just you… I’m afraid…”

Su Wen laughed maniacally. “Don’t worry! Under the Heaven Rank, I am invincible!”

In the palace, Emperor Chu’s consciousness was already blurry.

But he was still alive… he was still holding onto his last breath.

He kept recalling the past, having experienced too much glory.

In this world, there were too few people who could understand life and death…

“Your Majesty! The Eldest Princess brought Xiang Sheng and some guards into the palace…”

Emperor Chu struggled to open his eyes, which were filled with turbidity.

“Hehe… I didn’t expect… she has people in this hall… my daughter… not bad… not bad…”

Emperor Chu said softly, “Fourth grandfather, send me off. Pass the decree.”

That young man came to his side and lowered his head. “Have you thought it through?”

“What’s the point of continuing to reminisce…?” Emperor Chu looked more carefree. “Thank you for your help during this period of time.”

The young man shook his head and said, “We’re family. It’s only right.”

He placed his fingers on Emperor Chu’s neck.

In an instant, the Emperor breathed his last.

The Emperor of a generation had fallen.

Immediately after, the young man walked out and took out the royal edict that the late Emperor Chu had drafted. He recited it in a clear voice, “The Emperor of Great Chu’s last decree: I have already passed away, and the throne has yet to be decided.

All princes and the Eldest Princess in the capital can enter the palace and seize the Royal Jade Seal. They will then write an edict and place it in the Bright Harmony Hall. If they can keep it there for a day and night, they can ascend to the throne!”

His voice spread throughout the entire Great Chu Imperial Capital, and everyone could clearly hear it.

In an instant, the capital erupted!

No one expected Emperor Chu to resort to such a method in the end.

Although they were all princes, many of them knew very well that they had no way of competing.

The moment the voice sounded, the Fourth was jolted awake from his dream.

When he heard this, he was overjoyed!

“Hahaha! The throne is mine! That Xiang Feiyan doesn’t have any military authority. How can she ensure that the edict is placed in the Bright Harmony Hall for a day and night?”

“Men, quickly gather the troops and enter the palace!”

On the other side, the Third Prince had also heard the news.

A look of surprise appeared on his face!

One had to know that this meant that he also had a chance!

Many of his subordinates were still loyal to him.

However, his expression immediately darkened.

With his current state, even if he ascended the throne and became an emperor, he would still become the laughing stock of everyone, right?

After pondering for a moment…

The Third Prince made up his mind!

He would summon his old troops! Go to the palace to seize the throne!

No matter what, he was already a laughing stock. Since that was the case, he would become the Emperor of Great Chu and kill everyone who dared to mock him!

In an instant, the capital of Great Chu was filled with soldiers.

In the palace, Su Wen and Xiang Feiyan, who had arrived earlier, had already obtained the Royal Seal and were rushing to the Bright Harmony Hall.

They also brought Xiang Sheng, Xue Qianxun, and Zhao Jin.

The reason was very simple. If they were to die, they would die together.

Otherwise, if these people stayed outside, they would become Su Wen and Xiang Feiyan’s weakness once they were captured.

After entering, Su Wen saw a young man standing there.

Beside him was the memorial tablet of the ancestors of Great Chu.

The young man introduced himself, “My name is Xiang Ding. According to seniority, you should call me Fourth Great-Grandfather. I am currently the Heaven Rank expert maintaining the palace.”

He looked at Xiang Feiyan and continued, “You have to think carefully. Once the royal decree is placed down, you have to stay in this hall. If this brat can’t guard the door, all of you will die!”

He chose to ignore Zhao Jin and Xue Qianxun.

In his eyes, these two people were better than nothing.

Xiang Feiyan nodded.

At this point, there was no other choice.

Xiang Ding looked at Su Wen and smiled. “Are you very confident?”

Su Wen smiled. “Of course.”

“It might be an army of thousands!”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m invincible below Heaven Rank,” Su Wen said with a smile.

Xiang Ding laughed wildly. “Hahaha! Good kid, you have a heroic spirit. Even when I was in the 9th Grade of Earth Rank, I didn’t dare to say such words!”

As he spoke, his voice spread far and wide. “Xiang Feiyan has finished drawing up the decree and has sent it to the Bright Harmony Hall! The decree will take effect in 24 hours!”

Su Wen turned around and pushed open the door before walking out.

Xiang Sheng was a little worried. He looked at Xiang Feiyan. “Mother, will Master be alright?”

Xiang Feiyan smiled. “Don’t worry, your master is big and strong! There’s definitely no problem!”

She was confident in Su Wen, not because of their special relationship.

However, she knew very well that Su Wen was an extremely smart person.

From the time he helped her obtain Emperor Chu’s trust and helped her become the only princess who had the qualifications to compete for the throne, including obtaining insider information from the palace. It could be seen that Su Wen was definitely not a rash person.

Since he had chosen to stand there himself, he must have a certain amount of confidence.

No one would take a path of certain death!

Hence, Xiang Feiyan believed that Su Wen definitely had a way.

At this moment, Su Wen had already stepped out of the hall.

He sat cross-legged at the entrance of said palace hall.

Soon, hurried footsteps could be heard.

An unexpected youth appeared before Su Wen.

The 15th Prince!

Behind him was a large group of Royal Guards.

“Who are you? Get out of the way! That Xiang Feiyan is only a woman, how can she ascend to the throne?”

The 15th Prince snapped.

This fellow was originally not fighting for the position of Crown Prince, but his uncle was the commander of the Royal Guards. Once this rule was announced, he immediately had an idea.

He immediately led the 3,000 Royal Guards to the entrance of Bright Harmony Hall to contend for the throne!

Su Wen laughed loudly. “I’m your god brother-in-law.”

“Kill this bastard!”

The 15th Prince commanded!

Immediately, a large group of soldiers charged forward.

“Army Formation, Imperial Clan Assault, activate!”

A man led the group to charge forward. He was precisely the uncle of the 15th Prince, the commander of the Royal Guards!

He was also a 9th Grade Earth Rank expert!

Of course, before knowing Su Wen’s true strength, he would not easily step forward.

Seeing the people rushing over, Su Wen’s lips curled up slightly as he muttered, “Don’t blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for following the wrong person.”

He raised his hands and pointed his ten fingers forward!

“Ten Fingers Rapid Burst!”

Whoosh!

Golden Qi burst forth.

The beams shot straight into the group of guards

Bang!

In the next second, the Holy Flames ignited and exploded.

Golden-red flames shone brightly in the night sky, looking extremely beautiful.

However, this gorgeous flame brought with it a hellish temperature!

The consecutive bursts of Holy Flames instantly swallowed countless lives.

The violent nature of the flames completely ignited the front of the Bright Harmony Hall.

The Royal Guards roared and wailed, but it was useless.

The flames continued to burn on their bodies, slowly claiming their lives.

The raging flames were akin to a great barrier that separated everyone from the palace hall.

Hundreds of people died in that one move, and for those that were left…

They were left looking at the miserable state of their comrades in front of them and smelling the burnt smell of their flesh. Who would still dare rush forward?

All of them stopped in their tracks.

Fear rose in their hearts!

Su Wen’s Emotional Value began to increase.

“Attack! All of you f*cking attack! Whoever doesn’t attack, I’ll chop off their heads! He can’t use this kind of attack more than a few times! Just charge over!” The leader of the Royal Guards roared.

He quickly rushed forward, pulled out his sword, and chopped off the head of a royal guard who was frozen at his spot.

At this moment, the raging flames parted and Su Wen walked out from the flames.

The surrounding Holy Flames were like excited fairies in front of him.

However, in the eyes of the soldiers, this person was like a devil from hell.

The smile on Su Wen’s face made them feel even more terrified.

The leader of the Royal Guards gritted his teeth and shouted, “Follow me!”

He knew that if he didn’t charge now, no one would!

“Kill!”

As expected, he shouted loudly, increasing the morale of the soldiers. Everyone gritted their teeth and rushed forward with him!

However, just as he was halfway there, he suddenly realized that Su Wen had appeared in front of him in an instant.

Only then did Su Wen’s voice then come drifting over.

“You’re too slow.” Su Wen threw a punch.

The fist connected directly with his chest.

A huge pillar of fire shot out through his back from his chest.

No one expected that he would not be able to withstand a single move from Su Wen.

“He’s a Heaven Rank expert!”

Suddenly, someone shouted and everyone looked at Su Wen in fear!

Everyone knew that the difference between Heaven Rank experts and ordinary people was like the difference between an ocean and a lake.

In the next second, Su Wen appeared in front of the 15th Prince and grabbed his head with a smile. “You deserve to die!”

Bang!

Flames burst forth, igniting his body.

Su Wen released his grip.

The 15th Prince continued to howl and struggle, but he was unable to extinguish the flames. Furthermore, no one dared to come forward to help him. Finally, he was burnt to a crisp.

Actually, Su Wen did not need to do this. He could kill him in one move!

However, Su Wen wanted the Emotional Value of these soldiers.

He wanted them to feel fear!

As expected, with this move, the Emotional Value increased rapidly. It was unknown who shouted, but the Royal Guards scattered!

Their boss was already dead, so what was the point of fighting!

Su Wen sat back down at his spot.

Emperor Chu was already dead. Su Wen was very sure that under such circumstances, a Heaven Rank expert would definitely not stop him from killing the princes.

In the courtyard, the fragrance of meat filled the air. The scene was extremely terrifying.

Back in the Bright Harmony Hall, Xiang Sheng gulped.

This was the first time he saw Su Wen seriously attack. He was too powerful!

His strength was too frightening.

Xiang Ding also shook his head and sighed. “This kid is so strong! Even when I was at the ninth rank, I was probably far inferior to him. If he can break through to the Heaven Rank, his future will be limitless.”

As time passed, the temperature in the air slowly dissipated.

Finally, Xiang Chun approached.

He brought more people and more experts along with him.

The moment he entered the courtyard, he frowned. The situation in front of him was too tragic.

There were charred corpses strewn everywhere.

Su Wen sat in front of the courtyard and looked at Xiang Chun, who was surrounded by experts.

“Hello everyone, my name is Su Daqiang. I’m big and strong!” Su Wen greeted with a smile.

Xiang Chun looked at Su Wen and said in a deep voice, “Su Daqiang, if you surrender now, I will guarantee you glory and wealth! Behind me, there are tens of thousands of troops. If each one of them spit, they will drown you!”

Su Wen smiled. “You can try!”

“Kill!”

Under his command, the soldiers immediately charged forward!

The same scene repeated itself!

Su Wen raised his fingers again. “Ten Fingers Rapid Burst!”

However, this time, the situation changed.

The moment Su Wen attacked, those experts flew out at the same time! One of them rushed towards Su Wen and used their True Qi to block the attack!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Continuous explosions occurred!

The Holy Flames burned, but they were stopped by these people.

“Golden Solar Flame Blast!”

Whoosh!

The golden light shone out from the Holy Flames. His vision was clearly blocked by the flames, but the golden light accurately hit its target, and a 9th Grade Earth Rank’s head exploded.

And this was only the beginning. The golden light pierced straight through and forcefully charged out a hundred meters.

Bang!

Then, it exploded again.

Everyone along the way that was pierced through burst into flames as well.

The wails sounded again.

Holy flames surged in Su Wen’s eyes.

Under the activation of the Pupils of the Vermillion Bird, the flames would not obstruct Su Wen’s vision at all.

At this time, he also moved!

He charged straight towards Xiang Chun!

“Kill!”

With a loud roar, the soldiers charged forward without any regard for their lives!

Xiang Chun’s subordinates also rushed towards Su Wen.

“Hahaha!” Su Wen laughed maniacally as his fingers turned into fists!

“Great Solar Supreme Policy —— Nine Glorious Raging Flames Fist!”

A raging holy flame started burning from Su Wen’s arms, but it did not harm him at all.

Su Wen punched out!

The Holy Flames that were wrapped around him expanded in the wind.

The diameter of his fist instantly expanded to four to five meters.

All the soldiers along the way were severely injured by the fist and flames! They would die the moment they came into contact with them!

BAM!

His fist flew out dozens of meters and exploded.

The range of that explosion was much larger than the Sunburst Spirit Finger!

Broken limbs, flesh and blood…

The slaughter and battle had begun!

Although the soldiers knew that they were no match, they could only fight with their lives!

Those experts also used their ultimate techniques!

However, at this moment…

An additional armor appeared on Su Wen’s body!

Die Yi appeared again!

Su Wen was even more unrestrained with the presence of the armor.

Kill, kill, kill!

He knew that this was the only way forward for him!

Su Wen constantly shifted around the battlefield, stepping on the Star Positions to recover his True Qi energy.

More and more people were killed.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, red battle armor. It was as if a war god descended into this world.

“Charge, charge, charge! All of you, attack! He’s only one person!” The Fourth Prince roared at the top of his lungs.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

“Men! Attack the Bright Harmony Halll! Kill Xiang Feiyan first!”

Seeing how powerful Su Wen was, he decided to change his modus operandi.

Several figures charged straight for the Bright Harmony Hall at his command!

However, just as they moved, a red light flashed past!

It was Su Wen! He latched onto a head with each hand.

When his arms pulled back…

Bang!

Two heads were like watermelons, bursting into blood blossoms in mid air. Red and white brain matter scattered everywhere.

When Su Wen activated his True Qi, body, and movement techniques at full force, his speed was too fast for anyone to keep up with.

In an instant, he caught up to them and killed them all!

Seeing Su Wen’s ferocity… fear rose in the hearts of those experts.

It was too terrifying.

A 9th Grade Earth Rank expert was like a chicken in his hands.

If this wasn’t a Heaven Rank expert, then what was?

After all, not everyone had seen a Heaven Rank expert before.

Humans were like this. Who would be willing to risk their lives for a throne they were not going to sit on?

Especially when facing an opponent that was powerful to the point of despair?

Some experts already had the intention to retreat!