The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 857 A Clumsy Monkey Show
Chu Ze's expression froze, a flash of panic crossing his eyes, but he quickly smiled slyly: "If you want to break through my carefully laid ambush, you'll have to trade your life for it. You really think you're some immortal god..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Xiong Ying suddenly raised his finger and pointed, unleashing a golden bolt of lightning that surged like a raging river, striking Chu Ze with deadly ferocity. Chu Ze gritted his teeth and activated his protective jade pendant, instantly unleashing a semi-transparent talismanic shield that clashed head-on with the lightning.

"Boom—!" With a huge roar, Chu Ze and his protective shield were blasted back dozens of steps. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face was pale, but his eyes were still ruthless.

"As expected, your condition is not without flaws, hahahahaha!" Chu Ze wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his nauseating laughter filling the wounded soldiers around him with terror.

"Have you laughed enough?" Zhu Xiong Ying said coldly, his eyes piercing Chu Ze's face like knives. "Then shut up, because if you don't shut up, you won't have a mouth anymore."

The next moment, Chu Ze suddenly sensed an endless golden light behind him, like a new sun rising, so intense that it almost burned through his skin. He turned his head sharply and saw that the True Dragon Jade was already suspended in mid-air, almost breaking free from Zhu Xiong Ying's control, radiating a demonic light that was half blue and half purple.

"Tsk..." Zhu Xiong Ying finally revealed a meaningful sneer, "So it was you. You're not going to hold back anymore, are you?"

The True Dragon Jade emitted a piercing buzz, as if it possessed its own consciousness. Zhu Xiong Ying laughed even harder, but in the next instant, he raised his hand without hesitation and grabbed the True Dragon Jade, squeezing it tightly into his palm. The eerie blue-purple light emanating from it made his face look like that of a god or ghost.

He sneered, "Still want to turn the world upside down? Today I'll show everyone that even if the world changes, the power will still be in my hands!"

Just as the eerie blue-purple light surged like a dragon dancing wildly, Zhu Xiong Ying suddenly let out a low laugh, as if he had seen through everything in front of him. "Noisy!" As soon as he finished speaking, the True Dragon Jade in his palm trembled violently and even let out a few defiant shrieks. However, these shrieks were swallowed up by the even more intense golden light in his palm in an instant.

"Chu Ze," Zhu Xiong Ying slowly spoke, his voice as cold as dragon scales brushing against metal, "You think you can challenge me with this piece of junk? You're ridiculously naive."

Chu Ze's face turned deathly pale. He stared intently at Zhu Xiong Ying's palm. At that moment, the True Dragon Jade suddenly merged with Zhu Xiong Ying's aura, becoming quiet like a subdued divine beast. Yet, it still emitted a chilling blue-purple light, seemingly waiting for an opportunity to retaliate. Chu Ze swallowed hard, then forced a ferocious smile: "You dare to control it? Heh, then wait to be devoured!"

Zhu Xiong Ying slowly turned his head, his gaze coldly locking onto him, "Backlash? Against me? Do you think I'm not powerful enough to split mountains and seas?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Xiong Ying's aura suddenly swept over him like a storm. He clenched his fingers, and the True Dragon Jade emitted a sharp whistle. Streams of blue-purple energy, as if they were alive, were forced off the jade platform, twisting and struggling in the air, desperately trying to escape. But Zhu Xiong Ying's cold smile concealed a chilling killing intent. "You have betrayed your master, yet you dare to jump around in front of me?"

Immediately, he waved his hand, and countless golden runes bloomed from his palm like lotus flowers, instantly engulfing the blue-purple spiritual energy. In that instant, the golden light and the blue-purple light collided, creating a fierce flame like the sun and moon shining together. The surrounding soldiers couldn't help but cover their heads and lie down, feeling their souls being torn apart.

Chu Ze was forced back by the intense light, but he suddenly cackled, "Fine, I don't care if you're courting death, but do you really think you can suppress this True Dragon Jade? It's just that the Xuan Yuan power in your body is too chaotic, which is why you can barely suppress it... Hehe, if you have the guts, keep trying, maybe you can really make yourself explode into a ball of golden light!" Zhu Xiong Ying laughed instead of getting angry, his smile as cold as snow on a deep winter night, "Self-harm? Are you talking about yourself?"

Just then, the golden light and blue-purple spiritual energy within the True Dragon Jade surged once more. In an instant, everyone's senses seemed to be pulled into another dimension. The vortex of heaven and earth before their eyes jumped and changed wildly, as if dragged into an unknown realm by the True Dragon Jade, which was about to shatter.

"Insolence!" Zhu Xiong Ying roared coldly, his voice booming like a golden bell. "I have said that my authority shall never be violated!"

He suddenly took a step forward, transforming into a dazzling golden light that pierced the sky, crashing straight into the center of the shifting spatial vortex. All the golden runes he had created flowed back into his body like a tidal wave. He spread his arms, revealing an unparalleled aura. The blue and purple spiritual energy, like defeated soldiers kneeling in submission, let out a few final, mournful cries before being forcefully crushed by him!

Chu Ze's eyes were filled with horror. He knew that his move had reached its limit, but the next moment, Zhu Xiong Ying didn't even give him a chance to catch his breath. He flashed in front of Chu Ze in an instant, his five fingers like hooks, grabbing Chu Ze's shoulder. The immense power directly pressed down on Chu Ze, causing half of his body to go limp, and even his bones made a terrifying creaking sound.

"A mere brat dares to challenge the heavens?" Zhu Xiong Ying looked down at him, his voice cold and disdainful. "The True Dragon Jade is nothing more than something I casually possessed. Even it has been suppressed by me. You, a mere clown, why don't you kneel down and beg for death?"

Chu Ze's ruthless smile finally shattered completely. He tried to speak, but the pressure was too much, and he coughed up blood. Zhu Xiong Ying watched his panicked and trembling appearance with a cold smile, as if he were watching a clumsy monkey show.

But at that very moment, the heavens and earth emitted a deep hum, as if something was being awakened and slowly waking up from the distant void.

A cunning glint flashed in Zhu Xiong Ying's eyes, as if he had anticipated this scene. He released Chu Ze, then raised his hand and grabbed at the air. The golden light swept over again, pulling Chu Ze backward in terror.

"Oh?" Zhu Xiong Ying's lips curled up slightly. "It seems that I have finally found a henchman of the person behind the scenes."

A chilling killing intent ripped through the air. From the depths of the golden light, what seemed to be the will of some ancient being, carrying an abyss-like darkness, slowly emerged from the void. Chu Ze, barely managing to lift his head in the brief moment of his escape from death, only glanced at it twice before his whole body trembled so much that he could barely speak, "No... how could it be it... it shouldn't be it!"

Zhu Xiong Ying merely stretched out a finger, his tone nonchalant, "What's there to be afraid of? What kind of scoundrels dare to block my view of the sky? I'll crush them all!"

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the silence, and the thing from the void finally descended—it was…

(End of this chapter)