The mighty force made the sand on the desert surface bounce and roll continuously.
The yellow sand filled the sky, and the sand grains hitting one's face felt as painful as knife cuts.
Gu Yuan frowned tightly and quickly raised his hand to shield me from the raging sand in front until the black mist within the sandstorm surrounded us completely.
A quicksand pit appeared beneath Jun He and Long Lin, enveloping their bodies and gradually making them disappear into the yellow sand.
The sky - filling yellow sand suddenly subsided. In the thick, dark smoke, a neat line of black - blue knights emerged.
They were all dressed uniformly in black - blue armors, looking heroic standing in the yellow sand.
The Heavenly Emperor hovered in the air. With a turn of his body, he too put on the same armor as the black - blue knights.
"You really are one step ahead in schemes," I said, looking at these black - blue cavalrymen with a hint of disdain in my eyes, truly impressed by the underhanded tricks of this Heavenly Emperor.
"Hahaha, I've always been a god, the supreme one. No one can shake my position, neither in the past nor today."
After the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, he spread out his right hand, and an Excalibur Chixiao appeared in it. This Excalibur Chixiao was a symbol of the Heavenly Emperor's position, just like the jade seal of a human emperor, a royal token.
Only by possessing this could one truly be regarded as the ruler of the Celestial Realm. I once read an ancient book in Gu Yuan's room in the Misty Abyss.
It was recorded that this Excalibur Chixiao held the power of life and death. Ten thousand years ago, before the current Heavenly Emperor was about to ascend the throne, because he didn't have the Excalibur Chixiao, many celestial beings raised objections.
Many who were dissatisfied with the Heavenly Emperor wanted to make trouble on the day of his enthronement.
But on that day, when the celestial beings raised their doubts, this Excalibur Chixiao suddenly appeared, silencing all the critics.
However, none of those who raised objections survived. They all became the souls under this sword.
Later, this Excalibur Chixiao was always kept by the Heavenly Emperor and hadn't appeared for ten thousand years.
Unexpectedly, today he took out this sword to kill his own son. It was really extremely ironic.
"These black - blue knights are a team I secretly trained. They have a very powerful formation, and their abilities are enough to shake the heavens and the earth. But compared to the Twelve Constellations of the Snake - Scale Spirit, they are a bit inferior. I've secretly trained them all these years just for this day."
"For ten thousand years, I've been on tenterhooks, fearing that the Snake - Scale Spirit would reappear. I've always had these black - blue knights secretly investigate the secret to break the Twelve Constellations. Finally... fortune favors the brave. I finally found out that to break the Twelve Constellations of the Snake - Scale Spirit, it's the blood of the Dragon Clan. As long as a member of the Dragon Clan sacrifices their life and drains all their blood to spread to the eye of the Twelve - Constellation formation, then the Twelve Constellations will be broken... Hahaha..."
"Now... Long Lin has been defeated, the Twelve Constellations have been broken, and the soldiers Xi Nv left for you are almost gone. What else do you have to fight me with?"
"You old fox... You deserve to die!" I was so angry that I stamped my feet. I really wanted to rush up and tear this old guy to pieces and throw him into the blood pool to feed the blood worms.
As soon as I took a step forward, a long spear flew towards me from the black - blue knights. Gu Yuan was quick - eyed and quickly grabbed my arm. The spear was thrust obliquely in front of me, blocking my way.
Gu Yuan gave me a look, signaling me not to act rashly. I admitted that I was really impulsive just now, but I was really too angry. I even had the heart to fight him to the death.
The Heavenly Emperor hooked his arm lightly, and the long spear flew back into the black - blue knight's hand.
"Girl... You're still too young to kill me."
The more he talked, the more crazy he became. His blood - red eyes were full of greedy desires.
This kind of person was extremely selfish. In order to stabilize his position as the Heavenly Emperor, he resorted to any means.
He not only schemed against everyone in the world but also his own relatives, sacrificing their lives to pave the way for himself.
Do all Heavenly Emperors have to be so cruel?
Hearing this, Gu Yuan's cold eyes were filled with hatred. I could very well understand his feelings. Anyone would not want to have such a father.
Gu Yuan didn't even want to say a word to him. His eyes were full of hostility as he stared directly at the Heavenly Emperor, as if waiting for the Heavenly Emperor's crazy act at this moment.
"Black - blue knights, listen up..." The Heavenly Emperor raised the Excalibur Chixiao in his hand and gave an order to the black - blue knights.
The black - blue knights responded immediately upon receiving the order. Their voices were like the loudest bugles in the army, full of momentum.
"Today, the rebellious son Long Yuan has rebelled. I'll lead the battle myself to boost your morale. If anyone of you can bring me their two heads, I'll confer him the title of the First God of War in the Three Realms."
After the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, the black - blue knights let out another resounding shout full of momentum.
The Heavenly Emperor held the Excalibur Chixiao in his hand and raised it high above his head, summoning thunderbolts.
Suddenly, the sky was overcast with dark clouds, and strong winds howled. As several thunderbolts struck the desert, it began to pour.
The black - blue knights were baptized by the heavy rain, exuding a strong aura of killing. They had just boosted their morale and let out shouts of battle, and then came a series of tragic howls.
The rain hit the desert, raising white mists that gradually dissipated. The blood pool that had been covered by the desert was dyed red again with fresh blood.
Gu Yuan stopped me and quickly retreated until he pulled me to another high ground and then stopped.
I looked down from the high ground. The blood pool was already filled with corpses. Those black - blue knights, although seemingly wearing the same armor, seemed to be killing each other.
But if you looked closely, those black - blue knights with short swords in their hands all had a snake - like pattern on their chests.
I couldn't help but curl my lips and said to Gu Yuan, "How about it? How's my arrangement?"
Gu Yuan glanced at me sideways and finally showed a relaxed smile after so many days.
"Not bad. You deserve praise."
"But you're still more strategic. I couldn't have come up with such a method on my own."
However, at this moment, the Heavenly Emperor was stunned. Holding the Excalibur Chixiao, he stood on another high ground, hardly believing his own eyes.
These black - blue knights seemed to be his confidants and were under his command. But now they were so vulnerable, and there were so many traitors among them.
"Long Yuan... You... You rebellious son, what on earth have you done?" The Heavenly Emperor was now furious. Holding the Excalibur Chixiao, he pointed it directly at Gu Yuan's nose and cursed.
Gu Yuan's eyes were cold. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked at the already - furious Heavenly Emperor across with disdain.
He scoffed and said, "It's nothing. I'm just treating him as he treated others."