Chapter 869: Stay Away from the "Actor Emperor" Immediately!

Most of these children were starving and cold, tortured by flight and plight until their spirits had almost collapsed. They began to pray to the magnificent divine pillar, asking to leave this place early and return home safely.

But a large portion of the children did not kneel.

Those who could be attracted by the Ancient Imperial Treasury basically had their own special traits, and their character was not bad. Even after experiencing the trek through the Gray Realm and the baptism of wind and snow, they could still persist.

"Is this the power of this treasury..." the boy in hempen clothes muttered to himself, looking at this shocking scene.

Just as they were still immersed in the grandeur of the imperial might, a loud explosion came from the distance, and the howling wind swept across in an instant, almost knocking them to the ground on the spot!

The divine pillar that had been sacred and magnificent a second ago shattered in the next, and three indescribable, terrifying auras shot into the sky one after another, only to disappear without a trace after a moment...

The miracle of the treasury's descent... was shattered??

This thought appeared in the minds of all the children, and they all stood frozen in place.

A moment later,

lines of golden text appeared frantically before everyone's eyes!

【Four hundred and seventy Emperors issue a warning to you!】

【Stay away from the "Actor Emperor" immediately!】

【Stay away from the "Actor Emperor" immediately!!】

【Stay away from the "Actor Emperor" immediately!!!】

Whether it was the boy in hempen clothes, Zhu Zhong, Wu Qiong, or those who were seeing the golden text for the first time, everyone was stunned for a moment... They looked at each other in confusion.

"Did you see that?"

"I saw it... what are these words?"

"The Emperors sent a warning? Stay away from the 'Actor Emperor'?"

"Who is the 'Actor Emperor'?"

“……”

Those seeing the text for the first time didn't yet understand the seriousness of the matter, but the expressions of the boy in hempen clothes and the others changed immediately!

One had to know that before this, these texts only prompted them about gaining the Emperors' attention, and the tone was very flat... But this time, it not only appeared indiscriminately before everyone, but even repeated 【Stay away from the "Actor Emperor" immediately!】 three times!

This wasn't a child's play; it was the treasury solemnly issuing a warning to them!

"Run!!"

Seeing that everyone was still unresponsive, the boy in hempen clothes shouted, grabbed Ah Qian, and took the lead in running away from the direction where the divine pillar had fallen.

At this time, most people hadn't reacted yet. After all, nothing had happened around them, only the vast white wind and snow. The boy in hempen clothes shouting abruptly and running away was undoubtedly a bit unusual.

But Han Dong and the other boys from the Second District only hesitated for a moment before immediately running after him.

"What are you waiting for?! Run!"

Wu Qiong also shouted immediately, leading a large group of people to follow closely... And then, Zhu Zhong also reacted. After gritting his teeth, he led everyone to start running wildly in the snow for no apparent reason!

……

Ancient Imperial Treasury, third layer, "Flying Dragon in the Sky."

Pale golden, blurry figures walked out of the imperial palaces of various dynasties, frowning and overlooking the void below, their lips parting without making a sound, as if they were communicating.

Finally, several figures stepped out of their respective imperial palaces, their figures piercing through the barrier of "Flying Dragon in the Sky" and drifting down to the second layer, "Leaping in the Abyss"...

The chaotic battlefield was partitioned here, but with the appearance of these pale golden figures, the corresponding battlefields and armies in history were extracted.

With a wave of their arms, dense masses of troops were detached from the wars of various different dynasties, stepping on the void and beginning to gallop toward the snowy plain of the third layer!

……

Fragments of golden imperial might drifted silently, mixed in the wind and snow.

Three figures stood in a deep pit of melted ice and snow. After a long silence, they finally let out a long sigh of relief...

"Red Heart! You've ruined us this time!" Jian Changsheng said with displeasure.

"You were the one who conferred the title on me, which triggered the change in the treasury. You can't escape responsibility."

"Then... what about me?" Sun Bumian shrugged innocently.

"Neither of us can escape responsibility, and you can't either!"

Sun Bumian: ...

Chen Ling was about to say something more when he suddenly seemed to sense something and looked up at the void above his head... In a trance, he seemed to be able to see golden figures descending to the lower world, bringing vast, galloping armies and attacking this snowy plain!

"They've started hunting us down," Chen Ling said in a low voice.

"No... why? We didn't do anything when we just came in, why are they chasing us?" Jian Changsheng was indignant. "Haven't you already been recognized by the treasury?"

"Recognition by the treasury doesn't mean recognition by the Emperors throughout history," Chen Ling said calmly.

"In the cognition of these traditional feudal Emperors, my existence is a heresy. If they don't kill me, they won't be at peace."

"Then what should we do now?"

"They're hunting me, so I'll hunt the new Emperors they've prepared."

Chen Ling's eyes narrowed, and a cold light flashed in them. "There are too many Emperor remnants, and their rank is too high; I can't go up, and I can't kill them all... But as long as I cut off the path to the throne for their new Emperors, the Imperial Divine Path can be considered ruined."

Jian Changsheng immediately gave a thumbs up:

"Ruthless enough. As expected of you, Red Heart 6!"

Those Emperors were already crossing the barrier of "Leaping in the Abyss" and should arrive at this layer soon. Chen Ling didn't waste time and immediately followed the remaining footprints on the ground to find the approximate location of those candidates.

He had better kill Ying Fu before the Emperors' pursuit arrived!

"Go!"

The figure in the bright red opera robe, clutching a bone-cleaving knife, darted out into the wind and snow!

Jian Changsheng and Sun Bumian followed closely behind. The three figures, like arrows released from a bow, quickly traversed the distance that the hemp-clad youth and his group had taken hours to cover, disappearing at the edge of the horizon.

……

The hemp-clad youth was running, drenched in sweat.

In this frigid environment, the sweat froze into ice the moment it emerged. He sprinted through the snow with A-Qian, his cheeks already frozen bright red.

But the hemp-clad youth’s stamina was ultimately weaker, and having not eaten a single bite of the flatbread earlier, he was already incredibly weak from hunger. Zhu Zhong and several other robust figures soon overtook him, sprinting forward with all their might.

During this, Zhu Zhong even glared at him fiercely. The hemp-clad youth’s physical limits were undeniable, and Zhu Zhong seemed to have sensed something was wrong... but with survival being the priority, he had no time to deal with this guy.

Just then,

Three figures whistled through the air above them!

BOOM—!!!

The leading figure plummeted from the sky, crashing directly in front of the group and sealing their path. A terrifying shockwave rippled outward, forcing everyone to stumble to a halt.

Amidst the swirling snow, a vibrant, vermilion figure stood holding a bone-cleaving knife, like a demon god, standing at the very apex of everyone’s fear...

The bright red opera robe fluttered in the wind as a voice rang out calmly:

"Who is Ying Fu?"