Chapter 1352 - 980: Smelting Reincarnation

Zhang Gaoqiu knelt on the ground, pleading with Zhang Chen.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at Zhang Gaoqiu, reached out his hand to stroke Zhang Gaoqiu’s head, as if caressing a puppy: "You want me to spare you?"

Zhang Gaoqiu frantically nodded: "Brother, we are all blood brothers, what’s a barrier that can’t be crossed? As long as you spare me, I will definitely serve you loyally. In the future, I will follow you wherever you go; if you tell me to go east, I will never go west. Please, spare me?"

Upon hearing Zhang Gaoqiu’s words, Zhang Chen patted his head: "I did consider sparing you for the sake of family, but when you were in power back then, you didn’t think of sparing me, did you? Besides, your father, brothers, and sisters are all waiting for you underground. A family should be united together, you should go down and reunite with your family soon. How could I bear to let you endure the pain of separation?"

Having finished speaking, Zhang Chen stood up and said to the guard beside him: "Do it! Send them off."

"Zhang Chen, you son of a bitch, you’re so cruel, the world won’t tolerate you, you’ll face retribution sooner or later." Seeing that Zhang Chen had shown no mercy and directly ordered the guard to kill him, Zhang Gaoqiu lost his composure in fear and cursed out loud.

"Do you want to die by a thousand cuts?" Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen’s words, Zhang Gaoqiu’s cursing halted, and he was as silent as a cicada in winter.

If he closed his mouth now, he could at least have a decent end, perhaps just getting his head chopped off. If he were to die by a thousand cuts, it would be better to just die by a single blade.

Why did ancient ministers thank the emperor for being granted a swift death?

Because many tortures are more terrifying than death.

Zhang Gaoqiu dared not curse anymore, and the ministers around dared not curse Zhang Chen either, kneeling there, begging for mercy.

But Zhang Gaoqiu wasn’t content to just die like this.

Seeing the executioner’s blade about to fall on his neck, the next moment, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle inside Zhang Gaoqiu was activated. This shuttle was not an ordinary treasure; it was a Twelfth Tier Innate Spiritual Treasure that had been heavily assaulted and had fallen. Not even the Dragon Qi within the royal city could suppress its power.

Witnessing Zhang Gaoqiu turning into a stream of light intending to escape, Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow:

"Hmm? Interesting!"

Then Zhang Chen silently summoned an extreme cold qi, freezing the power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle. The next moment, Zhang Gaoqiu was frozen into a block of ice, while the shuttle had already flown away, and Zhang Chen’s Cold Ice Qi hadn’t had time to freeze it.

"A bit of skill, but unfortunately not enough!" Zhang Chen waved dismissively: "Do it!"

As soon as he gave the order, Zhang Gaoqiu’s head was cut off, losing all vitality, and the enmity between the two ended there.

"Sir, I am innocent, I was just here at the Third Prince’s mansion to deliver a message, please have mercy!"

"Sir, I beg you, at home, I have an eighty-year-old mother above, and children waiting to be fed below, please, I beg you!"

"Sir, I am innocent!"

...

Everyone was pressed to the ground by the ferocious Imperial Guards, struggling and pleading, but Zhang Chen paid no attention. As the executioners’ blades rose and fell, heads rolled like balls, continuously tumbling on the ground.

In just a moment, the Third Prince’s mansion was completely slaughtered, not a single breathing soul left alive.

"Report to Sir, all men, women, and children in the Third Prince’s mansion have been executed, no survivors left. Please verify." An Imperial Guard approached and respectfully reported.

Zhang Chen utilized his Divine Techniques to carefully scan the Third Prince’s mansion, confirming no signs of life before nodding with satisfaction: "Well done! Let’s go back."

With those words, Zhang Chen turned and climbed into the carriage. Dugu Qiu gazed at Zhang Chen’s carriage as it slowly departed, standing motionless, a silent rift beginning to form between them.

Zhang Chen peered through the curtain seam of the carriage, seeing this, he shook his head internally; from today onwards, he and Dugu Qiu could never return to the past, a barrier had formed between them.

"For Dugu Qiu, the most important thing is always the Great Victory royal family." Zhang Chen silently closed his eyes, but he wasn’t too concerned about one Dugu Qiu. He had twelve Blood God Children, enough to command, and it wasn’t necessary to win over Dugu Qiu.

But Zhang Chen still acknowledged the kindness of Dugu Qiu’s assistance, though he had also saved Dugu Qiu’s life, so he hadn’t owed him anything!

As countless thoughts swirled in Zhang Chen’s mind, suddenly a frantic shout came from ahead. People and horses were thrown into chaos, and a piercing gleam targeted Zhang Chen’s carriage: "Zhang Chen, you wicked scoundrel! You dared to kill my husband, and I want your life in return!"

The young princess, Chai Wenji, wielded a precious sword as she chased from afar on the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle. As she passed by, people were thrown about, and anyone struck would turn into a mist of blood and vanish into the air.

Just as the young princess approached Zhang Chen’s carriage, the next moment saw an extreme coldness circulating. The princess, along with that shuttle, was directly frozen, turned into an ice sculpture, and suspended in mid-air.

"Even the Human King has to concede to me. How dare you come to trouble me?" Zhang Chen looked at the young princess, a smile of disdain showing in his eyes. The next moment, he blew a breath toward her, and the ice sculpture disintegrated into dust, dispersing into the air, leaving only the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle falling, which Zhang Chen captured in his hand.

This time, he was prepared, so the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle had no chance of escape!

After examining the shuttle for a moment, Zhang Chen smiled and said, "With sufficient Innate Qi, it could certainly be repaired."

As Zhang Chen spoke, he stored the demon-extinguishing shuttle in his sleeve. At that moment, a shout came from a distance: "Show mercy!"

It was Dugu Qiu catching up!

Earlier, the young princess had received a message from Zhang Gaoqiu, using the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle to travel to the Prince’s Mansion. After seeing Zhang Gaoqiu’s corpse, she immediately pursued Zhang Chen using the shuttle. When Dugu Qiu witnessed this, he knew that things were not in their favor. So, he quickly followed but without the capability to use divine power within the imperial city, how could mere flesh catch up with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon-Extinguishing Shuttle?

By the time he arrived, the young princess had already turned to dust.

"Where is the young princess?" Dugu Qiu blocked the carriage and inquired, while glancing around. He had clearly seen the young princess chasing after Zhang Chen, so how could she vanish in the blink of an eye?

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen chuckled lightly and pointed to the side at the blood-red powder, "The person you’re looking for is there!"

Not only was the young princess turned into powder by the extreme cold, but all her clothes and ornaments had also turned to powder.

"How dare you kill the young princess!" Dugu Qiu was shocked.

"I was just sitting in the carriage when someone suddenly attempted to assassinate me. Without time to think, I reacted and deployed a divine technique. Who knew she was so weak, unable to withstand even one strike, and directly turned to dust." Zhang Chen helplessly spread his hands.

Listening to Zhang Chen, Dugu Qiu was filled with anger. His eyes locked on Zhang Chen for a long while before saying, "Your actions are so tyrannical and unrestrained, with no tolerance for others. The Great Victory royal family will not stand idly by. You better hope you don’t regret it when calamity befalls you."

With that, Dugu Qiu turned and left, losing any desire to communicate with Zhang Chen further.

Watching Dugu Qiu’s retreating back, Zhang Chen couldn’t help but shake his head secretly. The discord between himself and the Great Victory royal family couldn’t be resolved. Even if he wasn’t so domineering and arrogant, the Great Victory royal family would certainly not spare him and would seize any opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

Zhang Chen drove the carriage back to his residence, where he found the Zhang Family members already all returned, gathered in the old house and discussing. Seeing Zhang Chen return, they all came forward with admiration.

"The Patriarch’s methods are impressive, forcing the Great Victory royal family to bow. Under the Patriarch’s leadership, the Zhang Family will surely enter an unprecedented era of glory." Zhang Gaqi eagerly approached.

But Zhang Chen was disinterested in Zhang Gaqi and the Zhang Family’s praises, dismissively saying, "Everyone should disperse. Manage the family business well, and don’t cause trouble. Now that Kyoto is in chaos, looters are everywhere, we must carefully guard the family assets and not let anyone plot against us."

"Patriarch, the Great Victory royal family is not to be trifled with. How confident are you in dealing with them?" Zhang Gaqi asked.

"Just take care of your tasks. The Great Victory royal family is not your concern."

After instructing thus, Zhang Chen ignored Zhang Gaqi and walked to the backyard, entered his own house, took out the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc, and summoned the reincarnation he had collected. Upon the meeting of the two, they flew out and embedded into the disc, completing the arrangement into a perfect Six Paths of Reincarnation.

When the Six Paths of Reincarnation were completed, the Great Thousand World Law trembled slightly, wanting to resonate with Zhang Chen’s Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc and incorporate it into the world’s rules. But how could Zhang Chen allow this to happen?

Zhang Chen directly suppressed the disc, looking up at the Great Thousand World: "You want it? But I cannot give it to you!"

He already knew the Great Thousand Worlds was a huge trap, with ancient beings planning to use soul fragments to crush the world’s laws. How could he destroy their eternal scheme?

Now standing on the opposing side of the Great Thousand Worlds, Zhang Chen would not allow the world’s laws to operate. He directly sent the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc into his own Small Thousand World.