In these few days, Qin Huaiyu didn't come to find Yang Dingtian.
Of course, Yang Dingtian didn't go to find Qin Huaiyu either.
Both sides were in a stalemate.
Yang Dingtian didn't even appear in these few days.
For the first three days, he had been healing.
For the next five days, Yang Dingtian had been cultivating, as if Qin Huaiyu's threat didn't exist.
Moreover, there was no news from Dongfang Bingling.
The entire Cloud Sky City was in a strange silence.
Moreover, because of the departure of a large number of warriors, the fervent support for Yang Dingtian in Cloud Sky City had gradually faded.
Then, Yang Yan and Qin Huaiyu carried out a large number of shifts among the warriors in Cloud Sky City. They transferred a large number of warriors who supported Yang Dingtian to somewhere far away and spread the news of Yang Dingtian's scandals in advance. Suddenly, the voices of support for Yang Dingtian in Cloud Sky City disappeared.
Throughout the entire process, Yang Dingtian's side didn't do anything to stop them.
The three to four thousand warriors under Yang Dingtian's command gradually felt this solemn atmosphere. Suddenly, the joy gradually faded away, and the silence and preparation for war gradually gathered.
In the end, these three to four thousand warriors even entered a state of battle readiness.
They took turns sleeping every day. Even when they slept, they didn't take off their armor and placed their weapons in places where they could easily reach them.
In this dangerous atmosphere, time passed day by day.
Although many people didn't know that after Yang Dingtian obtained victory in the Grand Martial Competition, the situation became even more dangerous.
On the night before the enthronement ceremony, Qin Huaiyu finally made a big move.
An army of close to ten thousand people rushed over from all directions.
Although this army raised Cloud Sky City's flag and wore Cloud Sky City's armor, this army had almost nothing to do with Cloud Sky City.
It was the armed forces of the Northwest Qin City that had long been hidden in Cloud Sky City's territory. In the past one and a half years, Cloud Sky City's thousand miles of territory had been infiltrated by the Northwest Qin City.
Without a doubt, Qin Huaiyu had already revealed his true intentions.
Even though there were hundreds of experts from the Tiandō League, and even if Yang Dingtian had more than 3,000 Samurai and four Honorable Martial Artists, his chances of turning the tables were zero.
However, in order to create an imposing aura, Qin Huaiyu still mobilized nearly ten thousand warriors to surround and suppress Yang Dingtian's army of three thousand.
…
After completing the absolute suppression, Qin Huaiyu finally spoke again.
On the night before the enthronement ceremony, Yang Dingtian, who was meditating, welcomed his first guest.
Yang Dingtian would never have thought that this guest would actually be Ximen Ju, who had changed beyond recognition!
At this moment, Ximen Ju was truly beyond recognition. The skin of his entire body was completely burnt.
There were only seven holes left on his face.
His nose, ears, and lips were completely burned.
As for his eyes, only two terrifying holes remained.
He really looked like a devil that had crawled out from hell.
Even Yang Dingtian was startled by it.
Although the original Ximen Ju couldn't be considered handsome, his current appearance was truly enough to scare people to death.
After Ximen Ju entered, he didn't reveal any hatred towards Yang Dingtian. He only glanced at him indifferently.
However, with just this glance, Yang Dingtian could feel that under his indifferent gaze, there seemed to be terrifying magma. Furthermore, it was that kind of black-red magma.
It looked calm and peaceful, but once the magma erupted, it would destroy everything.
"Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony. You still have one last chance." Ximen Ju said coldly, "Either you hand over the soul sword or you lose all standing and reputation and die without a burial place.
Not only you, but also Ximen, Yanyan, Yang Peipei, and everyone who follows you will all die without a burial place. "
Yang Dingtian shrugged his shoulders and ignored him.
"I don't have enough patience. You have to give me an answer.
Will you choose to compromise or bathe Cloud Heaven City in blood tomorrow? "Ximen Ju asked.
Yang Dingtian stared at Ximen Ju and said slowly, "You go and tell Qin Huaiyu to stop dreaming!"
Ximen Ju looked at Yang Dingtian for a long time before saying coldly, "Then, you can wait for tomorrow to bathe Cloud Heaven City in blood."
After saying that, Ximen Ju left immediately!
His departure was undoubtedly the beginning of tomorrow's bloody prelude!
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The next day, the sun had risen!
Cloud Heaven City was newly decorated. There were silk banners everywhere and javelin-like warriors everywhere.
Cloud Heaven City's grand ceremony was hung with golden decorations.
The golden throne in the grand ceremony was also polished.
This golden throne of the City Lord hadn't been occupied for close to two years.
Furthermore, this Cloud Heaven Hall's door hadn't been opened for over a year.
Ever since Ximen Wuya was no longer around, Cloud Heaven City's meeting location was chosen to be at the Elders' Hall.
Today, Cloud Heaven Hall finally opened again.
Every inch of space inside was covered with soft carpets.
On both sides of the grand ceremony, there were hundreds of seats for the various forces of the Northwest Continent.
On both sides of the golden throne of the City Lord, there were dozens of the most noble seats.
These were for the leaders of the various sects of the Tiandō League, so the seats weren't below the City Lord's golden throne.
At this moment, all the seats in the grand hall were already filled.
The plaza outside had long been renovated.
Rows of warriors stood on the plaza like nails. They were densely packed and there were more than 20,000 of them.
Among them, 3,000 warriors were Yang Dingtian's personal army.
10,000 warriors were Cloud Heaven City's warriors, but they were carrying Cloud Heaven City's flag.
There were also 10,000 warriors from the Tiandō League's Northwest Branch.
More than 20,000 warriors had bright armor, sharp weapons, and fluttering flags. They looked mighty and majestic.
On the surface, it looked like Yang Yan and the others had made extreme preparations for this ascension ceremony.
All the specifications were at the highest, even far surpassing Ximen Wuya's ascension ceremony twenty years ago.
However, Yang Dingtian knew that this was to elevate Yang Dingtian to the highest point and then throw him down.
Let Yang Dingtian reach heaven first, then step into hell.
The specifications and scene in front of him were no less than the ascension ceremony of a country's king.
Even with Cloud Heaven City's forces, they didn't have the ability to hold such a grand ceremony.
Just the gold bricks in the grand hall alone were not enough for Cloud Heaven City's treasury. Only the Northwest Qin City had such monstrous gold.
… …
"The successor of Cloud Heaven City, Yang Dingtian, has arrived!"
Following a loud shout.
A gilded carriage drove into the plaza.
Yang Dingtian and Yanyan wore the most luxurious clothes and sat in the carriage.
Then, the carriage passed by rows of soldiers.
Before entering the grand hall, Yang Dingtian had to inspect the warriors in the plaza.
Of course, the funny thing was …
Out of the 20,000 soldiers, only 3,000 of them belonged to him.
The other 20,000 were all enemies. They were all here to kill him.
Yang Dingtian didn't wave at them, didn't say anything, and didn't even stand up.
He just expressionlessly passed by the rows of soldiers.
And the 20,000 soldiers looked at Yang Dingtian with cold and murderous gazes.
Even their hands were holding the hilts of their swords, ready to draw their swords and fight at any time.
Soon, Yang Dingtian's carriage drove to the center of the plaza. Here was Yang Dingtian's 3,000 soldiers.
When he entered the field of vision of the 3,000 soldiers, Yang Dingtian clearly felt his body heat up.
Because countless blazing and resolute gazes were focused on Yang Dingtian's face.
Yang Dingtian's 3,000 soldiers were completely surrounded in the center of the plaza.
They were all filled with the will to fight to the death.
Even their hands were directly holding the hilts of their swords.
Suddenly, Yang Dingtian stood up from the carriage and used his profound qi to fix the carriage to the ground.
Yang Dingtian suddenly drew his Golden Soul Sword as he looked at his army of over 3,000 soldiers.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Kill!"
Yang Dingtian's 3,000 soldiers let out an earth-shaking roar.
Immediately, the VIPs in the hall revealed a trace of sarcasm.
Of course, looking at the soul sword in Yang Dingtian's hand, their eyes were filled with greed.
"Courting death …" Qin Huaiyu said coldly.
… …
After staring at his army for a few seconds, Yang Dingtian sat back in the carriage.
Then, the gilded carriage followed the central axis of the plaza and drove towards the Yunxiao Hall.
At the bottom of the stairs, the carriage stopped.
In front, there were thirty-nine steps.
On both sides of the stairs, spear wielding warriors stood upright like nails.
In the middle of the steps, there was a carpet sewn with gold threads.
Yang Dingtian held the sword hilt in one hand and Yanyan in the other, walking up step by step.
Soon, the thirty-nine steps were finished.
Yang Dingtian walked into the Yunxiao Hall and did not stop at all. He did not care about anyone's gaze and directly walked towards the City Lord's golden throne.
Soon, Yang Dingtian arrived in front of the City Lord's golden throne.
The City Lord's golden throne was very big, like a big couch. It was enough for Yang Dingtian and Yanyan to sit down.
Of course, Ximen and Yanyan only had the opportunity to sit on this golden throne during the enthronement ceremony. At any other time, this golden throne only belonged to the City Lord of Cloud Sky City.
This golden throne was personally created by the first City Lord of Cloud Sky City, Yang Yunxiao, and had been passed down for more than four hundred years.
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"The new City Lord swears!"
Suddenly, Yang Yan held up a huge sword made of pure gold with both hands.
Of course, this huge sword did not have any battle value. It was only the City Lord's sword.
Yang Dingtian placed his right hand on the huge golden sword.
Yang Dingtian said loudly, "In the name of the two suns and moons, and the chaos below, the new City Lord of Cloud Sky City, Yang Dingtian, swears!"
Yang Dingtian followed Yang Yan and said word by word, "In the name of the two suns and moons, and the chaos below, the new City Lord of Cloud Sky City, Yang Dingtian, swears!
"From today onwards, I will lead Cloud Sky City to be forever loyal to the Tiandō League, to the justice of Heaven and Earth, to the faith of Yin and Yang, to the two suns and moons, and to the God of Chaos."
Yang Dingtian repeated, "From today onwards, I will lead Cloud Sky City to be forever loyal to the Tiandō League, to the justice of Heaven and Earth, to the faith of Yin and Yang, to the two suns and moons, and to the God of Chaos."
"From today onwards, I will lead Cloud Sky City to be forever the enemy of Evil ways, to be irreconcilable with Evil ways, to draw a clear line between us and Evil ways, and to eliminate Evil ways as our responsibility." When Yang Yan recited this oath, his eyes revealed a strange smile.
Qin Huaiyu, on the other hand, took out an Image Jade from his sleeve.
It contained the image of Yang Dingtian and Dugu Aoshuang from the Myriad Snow Palace getting married. It was irrefutable evidence.
Yang Dingtian's gaze turned cold. He increased the pressure on the huge golden sword and slowly said, "From today onwards, I will lead Cloud Sky City to be forever the enemy of Evil ways, to be irreconcilable with Evil ways, to draw a clear line between us and Evil ways, and to eliminate Evil ways as our responsibility."
"From today onwards, I will lead Cloud Sky City to engage in an endless battle and struggle against all forces of Evil ways. I will never compromise or give up.
If I violate this oath, let me die with ten thousand swords pierced through my heart. Let my nine generations be exterminated! "Yang Yan said word by word. His eyes were filled with incomparable killing intent.
In fact, Yang Dingtian could already feel an ice-cold chill permeating through the grand hall.
Everyone in the Tiandō League narrowed their eyes at the same time.
Yang Dingtian's eyes focused. Without a doubt, the oath of the City Lord didn't have the last few sentences.
What about dying with ten thousand swords pierced through his heart? What about exterminating his nine generations? Those weren't part of the original oath.
Qin Huaiyu and Yang Dingtian had already made up their minds. Not only were they going to kill Yang Dingtian, but they were also going to kill Madam Ximen, Ximen Yanyan, Mu Liancheng, Mu Lianyi, and everyone else who was related to Yang Dingtian. They were going to completely exterminate them!
Furthermore, Qin Huaiyu's gaze towards Yang Dingtian had turned especially cold.
Now that things had developed to this stage, even if Yang Dingtian was willing to hand over the soul sword, there was no turning back.
Ximen Ju had already said that last night was Yang Dingtian's last chance to compromise.
Yang Dingtian said word by word in a loud voice, "From today onwards, I will lead Cloud Sky City to engage in an endless battle and struggle against all forces of Evil ways. I will never compromise or give up.
If I violate this oath, let me die with ten thousand swords pierced through my heart. Let my nine generations be exterminated! "
After finishing the oath, Qin Huaiyu's face was filled with absolute killing intent. He took out another Mirror Jade from his sleeve.
The arrow had left the bow and couldn't be retrieved.
"Bring out the City Lord Golden Seal!" Yang Yan shouted.
Instantly, four warriors carried a jade box over.
Then, the four Cloud Sky City Elders took out their keys and opened the jade box.
Yang Yan spat out the Cloud Sky City Lord Golden Seal.
This nearly square foot Golden Seal represented the highest authority of the Cloud Sky City Lord.
Although it was called a Golden Seal, the golden color was actually translucent and sparkling.
This was because this Golden Seal was carved from a special and precious crystal. Then, powerful Xuan Qi was used to deeply inject the gold into the crystal. Hence, this Golden Seal revealed a special golden color.
"City Lord, receive the seal!" Yang Yan presented the Golden Seal with both hands.
Once Yang Dingtian received the seal, everything would be set in stone. Yang Dingtian would truly become the Cloud Sky City Lord. No one would be able to change that.
Yang Dingtian took a step forward and placed his hand on the Golden Seal.
Instantly, the entire hall froze. Countless people's gazes were fixed on this Golden Seal.
At this moment, Qin Huaiyu, who was sneering, had already put the two Mirror Jades together.
As long as he injected Xuan Qi, the scene of Yang Dingtian and Gudu Aoshuang's marriage would appear in front of everyone.
Then, Yang Dingtian's reputation would be ruined and he would die without a burial ground.
Furthermore, all of Yang Dingtian's men would die without a burial ground today.
Fresh blood would completely wash Cloud Sky City!
Yang Dingtian reached out his hand and was about to pick up the Golden Seal.
At this moment, Qin Huaiyu revealed a sinister smile and shouted, "Wait!"
Qin Huaiyu's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap.
Furthermore, the sound of countless weapons clashing could be heard.
Countless martial artists couldn't control themselves and drew their swords.
Instantly, everyone's gazes gathered on Qin Huaiyu.
Qin Huaiyu came down from his seat and said loudly, "Before City Lord Yang Dingtian receives the Golden Seal, I want everyone to see something first."
After speaking, Qin Huaiyu came to the center of the hall and raised the two Mirror Jades high up.
At this moment, Ximen Ju was like a ghost as he quickly appeared behind Qin Huaiyu. They were inseparable, but his gaze was fixed on Yang Dingtian. His gaze was like a venomous snake's.
Qin Huaiyu looked at Ximen Ju with a gentle smile and said softly, "Brother-in-law, don't worry. He is about to die, so he won't dare to be rash."
Then, Qin Huaiyu matched the two Mirror Jades together.
Immediately after, a red Mystic Qi gushed out and was about to enter the Mirror Jades.
The scene of Yang Dingtian and Dugu Aoshuang's marriage was about to be displayed in front of everyone.
The slaughter was about to begin.
Yang Dingtian's reputation was about to be completely ruined.
Fresh blood was about to drown the entire Cloud Sky City.
The doomsday of Yang Dingtian and his thousands of followers was about to arrive!
"I will let everyone see clearly if Yang Dingtian is qualified to become the City Lord of Cloud Sky City." Qin Huaiyu sneered.
Then, a surge of Mystic Qi was injected into the Mirror Jades.
Yang Dingtian's Mystic Qi and Mystic Fire condensed. He held the Soul Sword in his hand and was about to pull it out.
In the plaza, all of Yang Dingtian's troops drew their swords in unison.
Twenty thousand enemy warriors in the plaza drew their swords in unison.
In an instant, the entire Cloud Sky City was filled with swords and sabers. Killing intent soared to the sky!
A great battle was about to erupt!
Ximen Ju's body burned fiercely, filled with a soaring battle intent!
… …
The moment of destruction was about to arrive.
At this moment, a charming and cold fragrance suddenly floated in the air.
Then, a peerlessly beautiful figure descended from the sky like a fairy from the nine heavens!
Dongfang Bingling, the world's number one beauty, the future leader of the Tiandō League, the only genius in the past four hundred years who had broken through to the Martial Saint Realm, a twenty-year-old Master Realm expert, had descended from the sky.
Like an immortal, Xiao Chen silently landed on the steps outside the Firmament Palace.
She stood quietly on the steps, not making any sound. Her beautiful eyes stared indifferently at Qin Huaiyu.
Suddenly, Qin Huaiyu's expression changed drastically. His body trembled and his face turned pale, without any trace of blood.
Dongfang Bingling did not say a word. She also did not need to say a word.
Her appearance here represented her absolute attitude.
If Yang Dingtian said that the Northwest Qin City was colluding with the Evil ways, no one would believe it and no one would care.
However, if Dongfang Bingling said it, it was the truth. There was no need for evidence.
Because everyone present had to make a decision. Would they stand on the side of the Yin-Yang School or the Northwest Qin City?
At that time, the Tiandō League would be torn apart.
Without a doubt, most of the Tiandō League forces would stand on the side of the Yin-Yang School. At that time, it would be an absolute nightmare for the Northwest Qin City.
Yang Dingtian looked at Qin Huaiyu and said indifferently, "Senior Brother Qin, what do you want everyone to see?"
Endless hatred and unwillingness appeared in Qin Huaiyu's eyes. Then, it quickly disappeared and was replaced by a smile. "Before City Lord Yang Dingtian obtains the golden seal, please accept this small gift of mine!"
Then, Qin Huaiyu handed over two pieces of Recovery Jade with both hands.
Yang Dingtian took them.
Everything was settled.
Dongfang Bingling had only appeared for a moment, but she had already resolved Yang Dingtian's biggest crisis!