198: Three conditions

"Master~"

"Master!"

Two pleasant female voices rang out; it was Su Xiaowu and Su Xiaojiu, who had returned victorious.

The four little fox maidens looked very similar, yet had slight differences, and their personalities were completely distinct.

By this time, the battle had lasted for quite a while, and the commotion from the fighting was very loud, causing celestial phenomena that most Emperor Realm and above experts in Ancient Domain had probably perceived.

As the few people gathered, the corpses of Beichen Yuanding, Beichen Yuankun, and Ancient Heaven appeared before Mu Wuchen.

All three were severely injured and already dead.

As the system's voice sounded, 15,000 Destiny Points were deducted, and the three deceased individuals reopened their eyes.

However, they were no longer members of the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan, but Mu Wuchen's puppets.

After becoming puppets, the strength of all three declined significantly; Ancient Heaven's strength, in particular, could not even reach the Emperor Realm Middle Stage, only the Emperor Realm Early Stage, which slightly disappointed Mu Wuchen.

After all, the difference in strength between each level of the Emperor Realm was still very significant.

Fortunately, Beichen Yuanding and Beichen Yuankun had relatively good strength; even after becoming puppets, their strength still reached the Emperor Realm Middle Stage.

Mu Wuchen estimated that even across the entire Ancient Domain, there wouldn't be many individuals whose strength could surpass these three.

Perhaps only the clan leaders and ancestral figures of a few major families could firmly suppress them.

"Spread the word that the four Emperor Realm experts of the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan attempted to ambush a Xiao Family's guest but failed, and have been executed by the Ancient Domain Xiao Clan!"

Mu Wuchen pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly turning cold.

"Tell the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan that if they wish to linger in the Ancient Domain, they must agree to several conditions!"

"First, Beichen Family Ancestor Beichen Shou, Clan Leader Northern Star Yuan Yi, and Gu Clan Leader Ancient Youming must cripple their cultivation!"

"Second, the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan shall be removed from the Five Great Families, acknowledge the Ancient Domain Xiao Clan as their sovereign, and surrender ninety percent of their industries!"

"Third, I want Beichen Lintian to kneel before me and personally admit that her Human Emperor status is fake!"

"If they refuse, there will be no need for the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan to exist."

Hearing Mu Wuchen's words, the expressions of the four little fox maidens below slightly solemnized; they immediately nodded in agreement, then turned and left to deliver the messages.

Mu Wuchen looked at the Decapitated City below, his expression calm and unruffled.

During the Emperor Realm battle, startled by the aftermath of the fighting, the people below had long since fled in all directions.

But Mu Wuchen didn't care; they were the best witnesses to this battle, and soon, news of this place would spread throughout the entire Ancient Domain.

The reason Mu Wuchen didn't intend to annihilate the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan entirely was due to his own considerations.

Leaving them one-tenth of their industries would give the people of these two families something to consider; although they would lose their current dominant position, they would still be top families with no worries for ten thousand years.

Keeping them would make it much easier for the Xiao Family to control the entire Ancient Domain.

A lingering, non-threatening Beichen Family and Gu Clan was clearly better than two families with no retreat, forced to perish together.

As for crippling the Beichen Family's ancestor and the two clan leaders, it was naturally a leverage point; with the Xiao Family controlling their lives, controlling the two families would be much easier.

As for Beichen Lintian, Mu Wuchen had basically confirmed that she was the Son of Destiny.

To become the Contemporary Human Emperor, one must possess an invincible heart, stand above humanity, and not yield to anyone.

The third condition Mu Wuchen proposed was to cripple her Human Emperor heart!

At that time, her Human Emperor's inheritance would collapse on its own.

These three conditions, seemingly harsh, actually offered the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan a path to survival, in exchange for the fastest possible unification of the Ancient Domain.

He had been in the Ancient Domain for quite some time, and he couldn't stay here forever.

During this period, he had searched throughout the Xiao Family's territory but had not found any Son of Destiny, so he would leave once everything was stable.

He still had to go to other immortal realms, to stronger immortal realms, to find more Sons of Destiny...

...

Thump thump thump.

In the main hall of the Beichen Family, urgent footsteps sounded.

With a creak, the main door was opened.

Everyone inside looked towards the entrance.

They had been waiting here for quite some time.

Seeing the arrival, Beichen Family's ancestor Beichen Shou's brows furrowed slightly.

"Why is it you? Where are Beichen Yuanding and Beichen Yuankun?"

The person who arrived was named Bei Chen Shu; this person was not in the Emperor Realm, but at the peak of the Heavenly King, and also Northern Star Yuan Yi's butler.

Logically speaking, the ones who went to ambush the Xiao Family's expert should have been Beichen Yuanding and Beichen Yuankun, along with the two from the Gu Clan, but at this moment, none of them were seen.

Hearing the question, Bei Chen Shu suddenly knelt down with a thud.

His body trembled violently, and his eyes still held a look of terror, yet he remained silent.

Seeing Bei Chen Shu's appearance, Beichen Shou snorted coldly.

"Hmph, hurry up and speak, what kind of decorum is this, being so flustered!"

Bei Chen Shu dared not get up, he shuffled on his knees to Beichen Shou's front, extended both hands, and handed Beichen Shou a scroll.

"An-ancestor..."

"You, you..."

"You'd better see for yourself..."

Ultimately, Bei Chen Shu could not bring himself to speak the news.

He was a Heavenly King, a renowned existence even throughout the entire Ancient Domain.

But in this matter, he didn't even have the courage to speak...

Seeing Bei Chen Shu's demeanor, everyone present seemed to sense that something was amiss.

Could it be that the four from the Beichen Family and the Gu Clan failed and were too ashamed to come here?

That shouldn't be...

Until now, they had not considered that all four of them would perish.

After all, if the few of them wanted to escape with all their might, even the Xiao Family's strongest on the surface, Xiao Clan Leader Xiao Qian, would probably find it difficult to kill them all.

"Beichen Yuanding and the others failed to kill that person from the Xiao Family?"

Beichen Shou picked up the scroll and slowly spoke to Bei Chen Shu.

Bei Chen Shu just lowered his head, remaining silent.

Seeing him not speak, Beichen Shou's eyes also darkened, and his words grew colder.

"Could it be that not only did that person escape, but he also killed one of them in retaliation?"

Everyone else present also showed a change in expression.

If that were the case, the situation would be too dire.

Three Emperor Realm Middle Stage, one Emperor Realm Early Stage, all went to besiege one person, not only failing to capture the opponent but also having one of them killed in retaliation...

Then the remaining three must be too ashamed to come here to see them...

This was already the worst result he could imagine...

The hall suddenly became eerily quiet...

Beichen Shou snorted coldly again and opened the scroll.

Boom!

However, the moment the scroll was opened, a powerful aura of a Half-Step Supreme suddenly surged into the sky, pressing down on everyone present!