Chapter 24: Reborn as a Marquis from Among Enemies (The End)

"Woo-woo--"
The horns sounded like thunder, echoing throughout the capital and resounding in all directions.
A million-strong army of warriors besieged the city.
The generals of the Tianfeng Kingdom, witnessing this scene, felt a surge of despair.
The Eight Marquises possessed far too many powerful warriors.
Their hidden legion trump cards were in no way inferior to the King's four major legions.
However, the four major legions had now become three, the Xuanwu Army easily absorbed into Su Chen's ranks.
Inside the Royal Palace
"Your Majesty, I have just received news that the Marquis of Jinghai, the Marquis of Moyuan, the Marquis of Xuanbing... the eight marquises have besieged the city, intending to..."
A high-ranking official of the Tianfeng Kingdom stood trembling beside the King.
Before he could finish speaking, King Tianfeng interrupted him.
"You intend to kill me and take my place, is that it?"
King Tianfeng sneered. "I should have taken a gamble and killed this brat back in the capital. If it weren't for the old fogies of the main branch vouching for him, would I have allowed this scourge to live until now?"
The high-ranking official broke out in a cold sweat.
King Tianfeng continued, "Those guys in the main branch wanted to recruit Feng Chen to their side, to make him like the founding emperor, to protect my Feng clan. How could they know that Feng Chen was a wolf in sheep's clothing, wanting to overthrow my main branch, and even take my head?"
"I originally only wanted to kill Feng Chen quietly, but I didn't expect him to escape with his life time and time again."
"However, if he thinks he can overthrow my main branch so easily, he's being far too delusional!"
King Tianfeng's expression remained calm, showing no panic despite the approaching enemy.
At this moment, his cultivation level was no longer concealed.
Half-step... Profound Realm!
......
Within the vast and mighty army.
Su Chen frowned.
He sensed an unprecedentedly terrifying energy in the capital.
“At least a peak ninth-level Spirit Soul Realm expert!”
The capital indeed harbored an old monster.
However, he wasn't afraid.
He slightly bowed to the old man beside him: “I'll trouble you with the rest, Grandfather.”
Marquis Jinghai nodded.
Then, Marquis Jinghai transformed into a giant tens of feet tall, clad in golden armor, powerful and domineering, directly unleashing a high-grade spiritual weapon recorded in the Spirit Communication Technique, slamming his fist into the formation.
“Boom!”
A deafening sound echoed, the immense commotion causing countless runes to rain down like light.
Within the capital, countless people instantly turned into a blood mist.
The entire capital was stained crimson.
The once impregnable formation suddenly developed a hole.
This scene greatly excited the Eight Marquis Alliance.
But for the people of the capital, it felt as if the sky had fallen.
In the blink of an eye, the formation was broken.
The Marquis of Jinghai... was already infinitely close to the Profound Realm!
Just then, a golden figure emerged from the capital.
"With your strength, you think you can replace me, purge the court of corrupt officials, and quell the national crisis? Do you think I'm a weak and incompetent ruler?"
The hoarse voice was filled with domineering power, resounding throughout the surroundings and shaking everyone in the Eight Marquis Alliance.
Su Chen's expression turned solemn.
This king was truly cunning.
He had silently cultivated to the half-step Profound Realm.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Jinghai was also at the half-step Profound Realm.
A surge of killing intent, a terrifying aura, vast as an ocean, stretched for tens of thousands of meters.
"Feng Yu, so what if you conceal your cultivation? Today, I, the Marquis, will demand an explanation for Chen'er!"
Marquis Jinghai roared, charging directly at King Tianfeng.
The clash between two half-step Profound Realm cultivators was enough to destroy the heavens and the earth in an instant.
This was a power that ordinary Spirit Soul Realm cultivators could only dream of.
The Profound Realm was enough to be crowned a king.
The two were like kings of heaven and earth.
Even if they were only half-step.
"Kill!"
Taking advantage of the clash between King Tianfeng and Marquis Jinghai, Su Chen led his army directly into the capital, and the Feng Clan's main branch also dispatched powerful figures.
"Feng Chen, as long as you retreat, I can guarantee that nothing like this will ever happen again, and no one will ever secretly attack you again!"
An elder of the Feng Clan's main branch still wanted to persuade Su Chen.
Su Chen merely sneered. They'd already rebelled, yet they still surrendered? Were they just courting death?
Countless experts joined the battle.
Spirit Pattern Realm cultivators were like ants, dying in droves.
Spirit Sea Realm cultivators were merely larger ants.
Only the Spirit Soul Realm was the main battlefield.
Su Chen directly engaged a Spirit Soul Realm elder from the Feng Clan's main branch in fierce combat.
This was his first time fighting at the Spirit Soul Realm level.
His opponent was strong; Su Chen couldn't escape unscathed. Finally, the Master of the Soaring Spear intervened, helping Su Chen kill the Feng Clan elder.
In the sky, the battle between King Tianfeng and Marquis Jinghai continued.
Su Chen directly stormed into the Feng Clan's ancestral land, intending to slaughter the entire main branch of the Feng Clan.
Heads rolled, blood flowed freely.
Even high-ranking officials in the court were not spared by Su Chen.
He trampled the bones of nobles and officials throughout the celestial streets.
After this battle, the order of the Tianfeng Kingdom completely collapsed.
The other lords thought Su Chen might have gone mad.
But inwardly, they were ecstatic, wishing Su Chen would kill them all.
That way, even if Su Chen became the head of the main branch and ascended the throne, he wouldn't be able to control them.
This world would usher in utter chaos.
Only Su Chen knew he wasn't mad.
His eyes were bloodshot.
As long as these important officials in the court lived,
he couldn't be at peace.
What the world would ultimately become was no longer Su Chen's concern.
Just as Su Chen was about to wipe out the entire Feng clan's main branch,
the sky changed.
Dark clouds gathered, a heavy, oppressive mass.
A coffin flew from the depths of the Feng clan's main branch into the air... Then, without warning, the coffin opened, and an old man stepped out.
The old man's face was ashen, his eyes sunken, cloudy and dull, devoid of any color, as if the flame of his life might be extinguished at any moment.
The sounds of battle instantly ceased.
Only the old man's weak breathing remained.
His withered, bony hand reached forward.
Su Chen sensed an unprecedented crisis.
Boom!
An ancient artifact from a marquis's mansion exploded out of thin air.
With another flick of his finger, another Spirit Soul Realm expert exploded like fireworks.
Su Chen's hair stood on end.
Soon, he was surrounded by nothing.
Everyone was dead.
Including the Master of the Soaring Spear.
"Transcendent Realm... This is the ancestor of the Feng Clan, Feng Tianxing, he's not dead yet!"
Su Chen was drenched in cold sweat, his heart filled with immense resentment.
He was so close, just one step away!
The Transcendent Realm cultivators are supposed to live for at most eight hundred years.
Now, almost a thousand years have passed since the founding of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom.
This old fellow has lived for over a thousand years?
There's no time for Su Chen to think further. Seeing the situation was dire, Marquis Jinghai abandoned his fight with King Tianfeng and tried to escape with Su Chen.
"Chen'er, run!"
Before Marquis Jinghai even got close to Su Chen, the gaunt old man gently squeezed his hand.
Marquis Jinghai's body instantly twisted, and then... he was crushed.
King Tianfeng arrived hastily. Seeing the corpses scattered across the main branch, he glared at Su Chen with bloodshot eyes: "You have such a cruel heart... I will make you wish you were dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen laboriously raised his arm and raised his middle finger.
A deafening roar echoed through the heavens and earth.
Finally, all was silent.