Ancient heritage, Cao Xing’s trump card.

Following a flash of cold light, the loud laughter came to an abrupt end.

The head of this Grand Duke of the kingdom flew off on the spot.

In an instant! The crowd watching the projected images shuddered!

They also recovered from the killing intent released by this Duke.

It seemed as if they were trying to dispel the fear in their hearts, or perhaps to hide their shame and anger.

They shouted loudly.

"Good! Well executed!"

"Well done!"

Immediately, throughout the entire main city, a chorus of applause and cheers erupted!

Several Watchers heroes walked over, dragged the Duke's corpse away, and threw it directly into the blood pool.

"Gurgle—gurgle—"

When the hero-level Duke's corpse was absorbed, bursts of blood bubbles emerged from the blood pool.

Before long, it began to boil completely!

Intense blood energy surged forth continuously.

Even a glowing doorway had faintly emerged within it.

Seeing this scene, the Watchers elders on the scene also had expressions of excitement in their eyes!

Because they knew that the opening of the planar gate meant the Blood Legion would soon descend!

The next step was to purge these corrupt systems and let blood spread across the entire continent!

At the same time, the Watchers leader sat up from the throne at the right moment.

He spoke slowly.

The voice was not loud, yet it could be heard clearly by everyone.

"All residents living in the Velen Kingdom, please remember this."

"People are born equal!"

"No one is born a slave, a beast, or a tool to be exploited by others!"

"In the face of oppression, we should rise up and resist, not live on in cowardly submission."

"The kingdom trials of these past few days are just the first act. Starting today, more nobles and criminals will be sanctioned and tried!"

"Follow me, and we will create a world of complete equality and freedom!"

Below, the eyes of the residents of the entire Saier Main City were already filled with fanaticism.

They shouted excitedly: "Equality! Freedom!"

"Equality! Freedom!"

"We are willing to follow the Watchers!"

The commoners became increasingly fanatical.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just about right.

The Watchers leader beckoned again.

The next moment, a figure wearing black royal robes with disheveled hair was held in mid-air by a special force.

At this moment, those commoners also saw this figure.

Their pupils constricted violently in an instant!

Because this person was none other than the King who ruled the entire Velen Kingdom and stood at the pinnacle of power.

For a moment, everyone appeared both fearful and extremely excited!

Because they knew that the one to be executed next was the existence at the very pinnacle of the kingdom's power!

The Watchers proceeded to read out the King's crimes.

"King Velen: Zevelin Donchi."

"Knowing full well that the Church of Light was an evil cult, he still collaborated with them and secretly sent a large number of commoners as sacrifices to the God of Light, committing countless blood debts."

"Furthermore, Zevelin condoned the royal family members under him in committing crimes and killing the innocent indiscriminately."

"Seventy-two years ago—"

As each crime was recounted, the eyes of the commoners turned red.

They shouted in unison: "Kill him! Kill him!"

"Execute the King! Execute the King!"

The sky-piercing shouts of killing passed through the main city's barrier and soared into the clouds!

Meanwhile, the Watchers leader asked: "Zevelin, do you have anything else you want to say?"

At this moment, there was a look of desolation in King Velen's eyes.

In the past, he stood here, enjoying endless praise and adoration.

All the subjects of the kingdom would kneel before him when they saw him.

Yet now, like a stray dog with a broken spine, he was subjected to the accusations and insults of his own people.

After a moment, he sighed and then spoke slowly.

"I, Zevelin Donchi, in the nine hundred-plus years since establishing the Velen Kingdom, admit that while I haven't achieved any great feats, I have been worthy of the citizens of this kingdom."

"Over nine hundred years ago, you had no idea what those days were like."

"Those guys who claimed to be righteous, who claimed to be the guardians of the human race, summoned a group of crazy and evil beings and overthrew the ancient Andong Kingdom."

"They thought that by doing this, everyone would be able to live a good life."

"However, you don't know that without order, it only leads to more commoners dying and more families being broken."

"Including my own relatives, my parents, who died in the chaos they created with their own hands."

"Compared to that time, the number of people who died from accidents in the kingdom over nine hundred years is not even close to the slaughter you Watchers committed during that period!"

"Come to think of it, you Watchers are even more hateful than us dirty nobles, and you are the ones who should be judged!"

The old King's words were resounding, causing the millions of commoners in the city to gradually fall silent.

The Legendary Watcher holding the large blade shouted: "Shut up!"

The Watchers leader appeared very calm and waved his hand, "Let him speak."

King Velen, as if having nothing left to lose, shouted excitedly: "I built the Velen Kingdom with my own hands, from chaos to order, established various laws, and built city after city!"

"I gave more commoners a place to live, so they wouldn't freeze to death or be bitten to death by wild beasts, allowing more people to survive."

"And what have you Watchers done?"

"You have done nothing!"

"You just came out, shouted some slogans, and then walked away, satisfying your so-called sense of justice."

After he finished venting, the citizens of the entire main city gradually quieted down.

At the same time, they looked at the figure sitting on the throne with puzzled expressions.

Only then did the Watchers leader speak indifferently: "A thousand years ago, we were almost successful."

"When we were preparing to consolidate our power, the Human Empire sent a Demigod-level powerhouse to end our plan."

"And we were forced to retreat, which led to the rampage of blood."

"Of course, I am not trying to justify anything for myself; failure is failure."

"However, what I want to say is that this time, we will not fail again."

"When blood cleanses everything, we will rebuild a new order."

"Starting with your Velen Kingdom as the starting point, and then spreading to the entire continent, until we completely overthrow the Human Empire!"

Hearing this, a mocking expression appeared in King Velen's eyes.

"Is that so? I am looking forward to the day you succeed."

"Come on! Kill me!"

"As long as you absorb the energy from my body, you should be able to open the Blood Portal, right?"

King Velen was ready to die at this moment.

The Watchers leader looked at the elder beside him.

This Legendary powerhouse slowly raised the large blade in his hand, with a special divine power imbued on the blade.

Executing a Legendary creature naturally could not be as casual as executing those heroes and masters; it required pouring out all one's strength to kill it in one blow.

"Hum!"

The large blade, imbued with divine power, emitted a metallic vibration, carrying the momentum to slash and annihilate everything!

Just as he held the large blade high in his hand, preparing to carry out the execution.

All the Legendary Watchers on the scene, as well as the leader, seemed to have sensed something.

In the sky, a faint sense of crisis was vaguely coming.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, everyone looked up at the sky.

Then they saw a heaven-shaking sword aura falling straight down!

And in an instant, it cut through the barrier covering the entire main city, and then headed straight for the Watchers leader!

Seeing this scene, all the Legendary Watchers on the scene were shocked and furious!

"Audacious!"

"Leader! Watch out!"

However, facing that sword aura, the Watchers leader remained sitting on that ancient throne, not even moving his body.

"Swish!"

The terrifying sword aura hit his body, and the throne was instantly slashed into powder.

Including the ground beneath him, which was also slashed into a crack stretching over a thousand meters!

However, when all the fluctuations dissipated, the Watchers leader appeared to be completely unharmed.

Even his sleeves were not damaged.

He slowly stood up, shook his sleeves, and then said indifferently:

"I am the guardian of the human race. I have inherited the will of the Ancient Human Emperor; your sword aura cannot hurt me."

This scene was nothing short of a miracle!

Facing such a terrifying sword aura, he stood there completely unharmed, as if some powerful existence was truly shielding him!

The eyes of these Legendary beings on the scene once again showed fanaticism!

They shouted loudly: "Watching over all living beings, the leader of the human race!"

"Watching over all living beings, the leader of the human race!"

And just at this moment, a burst of old, mocking laughter came from above.

"Hehe—you merely borrowed divine power to block this sword strike of mine, yet you dare claim to be the successor of the ancient Human Emperor. Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue when the wind blows so hard?"

A figure appeared in the sky; it was none other than the Ice Crystal King!

At that moment, millions of eyes looked up simultaneously.

When they saw who it was, one of the Watchers elders' expressions instantly turned cold.

This Watchers elder was the very same Legendary who had failed to rescue Tasid in the Eternal Frost Main City last time, only to be driven away by a few strikes of the old king's sword!

"Old guy, you actually came here!"

"How did you know about our operation?"

Facing his interrogation, the old king chuckled, "You Watchers are making such a huge scene judging these nobles in King Velen's main city; with such a massive operation, you didn't really think you could keep it from leaking, did you?"

Hearing this, a look of slight confusion appeared in the eyes of the Watchers present.

After all, they had been preparing for this operation for a long time.

And the restrictive barrier covering the entire main city had eliminated any possibility of information leaking out.

Therefore, they were somewhat skeptical of the old king's statement.

But now was not the time to dwell on such things.

That Watchers Legendary stared at the Ice Crystal King, looking displeased as he said, "It seems you really have gone mad, daring to come here alone to oppose so many of us Legendaries!"

"This time, you won't be able to escape even with wings!"

"Once we finish you off, the Ice Crystal Kingdom will also meet its end!"

The old king glanced at him indifferently and said, "Do you think I'm as stupid as you?"

"Everyone, come out!"

As his words fell, powerful auras emerged from various areas!

Like masters of life, or perhaps creatures from another dimension, six figures obscured the sky.

They were the Yōulán Queen, the Gray Mist King, the Kunad War King, and three other Legendary powerhouses!

"Hum!"

The auras of the seven Legendary powerhouses erupted simultaneously, and the terrifying pressure caused millions of civilians below to involuntarily kneel.

Even the restrictive barrier was pressured into cracking under this momentum!

"Crack! Crackle!"

Before the Watchers could reinforce the barrier, a burst of gray mist surged from the cracks.

Then, the barrier covering the entire main city shattered completely!

Everyone saw the sky above again, as well as the seven Legendary powerhouses!

At this moment, not only the Watchers elders but even the Watchers leader gazed upward with some surprise.

He muttered, "The Ice Crystal Kingdom, the Orchid Kingdom, the Gray Mist Kingdom, the Kunad War Kingdom—"

"Interesting. The four of you kingdoms attacking together—are you prepared to fight us to the death?"

"You have some courage, but your strength is still lacking."

"Since you've all come together, I'll just finish you all off right here, saving me the trouble of having to split my forces to deal with you one by one later."

As he finished speaking, the Watchers leader slowly flew into the air, and a vast divine power gradually rose from his body.

Endless golden divine power illuminated the entire main city, and a king-like aura erupted from him!

Even more, everyone saw a golden humanoid phantom appear behind him!

The phantom radiated infinite golden light and power, and an ancient, majestic aura emanated from him.

Facing this aura, even the Legendary powerhouses couldn't help but have thoughts of worship and kneeling.

It was as if that was a true emperor, an emperor of the human race!

Including the Ice Crystal King, the expressions of the seven Legendary powerhouses became extremely serious.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the golden phantom behind the Watchers leader, a figure crept over, approaching the center of the square.

The target was none other than the blood pool covered by a barrier.

In the crowd, a Watchers elder spotted him and instantly shouted, "That guy is trying to get near the blood pool, stop him!"

Hearing this, the other Legendaries on the field reacted, and dozens of gazes instantly locked onto this person.

This figure was Cao Xing.

At this moment, he was still clutching a strange bag in his hand, seemingly preparing to do something.

But now that he had been discovered, he could only stop.

"Damn it, I wanted to sneak in and unleash another burst, but I actually got interrupted."

Among the Watchers Legendaries, one of them recognized him again.

"It's him! That S-rank Otherworld Lord!"

"He's the one who killed many of our Watchers heroes, and Elder Dark Crow also met with an accident because of assassinating this Otherworld Lord!"

At this moment, everyone knew his identity.

The Otherworld Lord who had wiped out the Church of Light and previously taken out many of their Watchers members!

The Watchers leader also cast his gaze over.

Come to think of it, although he had been paying attention to Cao Xing for a long time, this was his first official meeting with him.

After examining him for a moment, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

Just then, one of the Watchers Legendaries in the crowd moved.

A cold light flashed!

A gleaming broadsword instantly slashed toward Cao Xing!

The speed of this strike was too fast; when a Legendary powerhouse attacks, ordinary heroes have no chance to react—even Cao Xing felt as if he had been struck, a stinging pain coming from his back, as if he were about to be split in two by this blade.

At the critical moment, the Yōulán Queen flicked her finger, and an orchid flower suddenly appeared in mid-air.

With a "ding," the orchid deflected the blade.

The terrifying blade aura grazed Cao Xing's body and directly cleaved a crack several kilometers long through the entire main city.

Cao Xing escaped the crisis, a chill rising up his back.

He pointed at the sky and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, you Watchers are all so shameless!"

"Legendaries, one by one, coming to trick and ambush me, a weak Otherworld Lord!"

Meanwhile, the Watchers leader seemed to have no desire to waste more words.

He directly ordered, "I will deal with Eldon and Shia and the others."

"Two Legendaries, go and kill this Otherworld Lord, and leave his corpse behind."

He spoke as if announcing something very ordinary, having already sentenced Cao Xing to death in his heart.

The other Watchers Legendaries responded one after another, "Yes!"

As he finished speaking, two Legendaries charged toward Cao Xing at the same time!

And the golden-glowing Watchers leader, carrying an overwhelmingly powerful aura, enveloped all seven Legendaries, including the Ice Crystal King!

He was actually going to fight seven against one!

"Swish!"

The old king held a demigod artifact and was the first to slash a sword aura across.

However, the Watchers leader still didn't dodge or evade, taking the sword strike head-on.

Likewise, the sword aura was neutralized by the golden phantom behind him.

"Eldon, give up; your demigod artifact cannot hurt me."

He spoke as if he were announcing something that was taken for granted.

But the Ice Crystal King remained unmoved.

"How will we know if we don't try?"

His eyes burned with intense fighting spirit, as if he really wanted to have a go with a Demigod-level.

Below, Cao Xing remained completely unmoved in the face of the two incoming Legendaries.

Before their attacks could arrive, a gray mist enveloped him.

Then, Cao Xing vanished from the spot.

Seeing this, the Watchers leader commented, "The Gray Mist King possesses the Fog Master's inheritance; this ability is indeed not bad."

"But without reaching Demigod-level, they are ultimately just ants."

As he finished speaking, the golden light on his body flared intensely!

He directly beat the seven Legendaries, including the Ice Crystal King, into a steady retreat, facing defeat in the blink of an eye.

His Demigod-level combat power was fully revealed!

The other few Watchers Legendaries gradually closed in; with so many Legendary powerhouses plus one Demigod-level, the situation for the old king and the others was about to become extremely dangerous!

However, Cao Xing, who had just vanished, reappeared.

And he was one step closer to the blood pool.

He looked at the battle above and said in a low voice, "It's not just you who have a Demigod-level."

"Old Patriarch, come out!"

As his words fell, a weathered and vast aura suddenly rose from a corner of the palace!

The moment this aura appeared, it attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone looked in that direction simultaneously!

Then, a strange figure appeared and slowly walked toward them.

Its aura was also incomparably ancient; its body was covered in patches of gray scales, and as it moved, its tail swayed slightly behind it, resembling a lizard walking upright.