Chapter 538: Chapter 535: Ascension to Emperor! Empress and Imperial Consorts
Why did she suddenly face this situation?!
The princess was quite at a loss.
Ding Ling frowned.
Li Qiushui was already intimidated by Ding Ling, upon seeing this, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately said:
"Hero Ding, I will definitely cooperate well with you. Please spare my son’s life, I will do anything you ask, as will Qinglu, she will surely serve you well."
She glanced at the princess, her eyes cold:
"Qinglu, if you don’t serve Hero Ding well..."
"Enough."
Ding Ling interrupted Li Qiushui.
He said:
"If the emperor wants to live, he must abdicate voluntarily to me."
"No problem."
Li Qiushui said resolutely.
She clearly saw through the current situation.
Even ten thousand elites couldn’t stop Ding Ling; although Western Xia was not small in the West, how could it possibly withstand the exceptionally high combat power and extraordinarily talented Ding Ling?
In the secret passage, Ding Ling flipped through the secret manual, and scenes of Great Perfection were deeply imprinted in Li Qiushui’s mind, astonishing her greatly.
"Go and prepare."
Ding Ling resolved the emperor’s dilemma.
The emperor nodded submissively, yet was scared out of his wits.
Even though he had made preparations and gathered the most martial-skilled guards in the palace within the Imperial Study to protect himself, they were of no use at all, and Ding Ling easily finished off all the guards!
Recalling the scene of a general with blood bursting into the Imperial Palace and shouting loudly.
The emperor only felt as if he had fallen instantly into a sinister and chilling abyss ice cave.
Earlier he thought the general’s report was somewhat exaggerated.
But now it seemed quite likely to be true.
Ten thousand strong army.
And thousands of elite defense army at the city gates.
Over ten thousand Imperial Palace death warriors!
All were easily slaughtered by Ding Ling!
Ding Ling’s actions were too swift, from his breach into the Imperial City, then the Imperial Palace, to capturing Li Qiushui and mastering all the secret manuals, drinking all the wine.
It didn’t take long.
Just because his current power was so high, his eyesight so strong, far surpassing the past! So reading and drinking speed was beyond imagination.
Precisely because of this.
The emperor didn’t even have time to deploy more forces to protect himself.
Of course.
It was also because Ding Ling was too ruthless in his killing.
The emperor couldn’t find many masters to protect him, by the time he had just finished deploying, Ding Ling had arrived, and witnessed with his own eyes how his mother, revered like a divine being, groveled before Ding Ling, the impact of this scene was ten times more intense than Ding Ling instantaneously killing guards!
What kind of person was Li Qiushui?
Nobody knew better than the emperor; he also greatly feared her and dared not disobey or disregard her orders.
But now such a formidable woman was utterly submissive and humble before Ding Ling!
The emperor, to spare his own life, was indeed intimidated by Ding Ling’s actions and solemnly expressed full cooperation.
In the blink of an eye.
A day passed.
The next day.
The news that Emperor Li Qianshun of Western Xia would abdicate in favor of Ding Ling spread across every corner of the Imperial City.
Natives were astonished, players in uproar.
"Whoa! Ding Ling finally became emperor!"
"I knew he was going to start with the three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two consorts! This Celestial Dragon World has too many beauties, Ding Ling seems to want to capture all the beauties in one fell swoop!"
"So true. He has this ability. Yesterday, I was among the city wall guards, witnessing Ding Ling instantly kill hundreds of elite guards in a single move! It almost scared me to death! Too terrifying."
"You call that terrifying? You didn’t participate in the battle where ten thousand elite surrounded Ding Ling, that was truly terrifying..."
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Players discussed fervently.
From yesterday to today, through their embellishment, viral-like terror spread.
Almost everyone in the Imperial City knew about Ding Ling’s deeds in the Lower Realm, in this realm, and fear and reverence for Ding Ling penetrated deep into their bones.
Don’t believe it?
The crushed ten thousand elites were clear proof!
These elites now obey Ding Ling’s orders, during the search for Murong Bo and Ding Chunqiu, they had contacted some natives, detailing Ding Ling’s astonishingly high combat power.
One spreads to ten, ten to a hundred.
Naturally, everyone knew.
Initially, the persuasion of players was insufficient.
But all the natives said so.
Then no one disbelieved.
Especially some people who went to inspect the scene firsthand, after witnessing the battlefield’s brutality, were shocked and, upon returning, immediately canceled activities such as intercepting, assassinating, or poisoning Ding Ling.
Of course.
Some still refused to accept fate, they infiltrated the Imperial Kitchen that same day, attempting to poison Ding Ling’s food to kill him.
However, what sort of person was Ding Ling?
He ate the poisoned food without changing his expression.
As the suspect gleefully returned to report the situation to his master.
Helian Tieshu followed tightly behind and swept away the nine clans of these officials!
The charge: Poisoning the New Emperor!
Ding Ling acted decisively and straightforwardly, whenever concrete evidence of plots against him emerged, execution of the nine clans followed!
In just over three days.
Western Xia eradicated over ten prominent families!
Causing political upheaval, increasing dissatisfaction, with over a thousand assassination teams conducting activities such as poisoning, assassination, shooting, and burning against Ding Ling that very night.
To no avail, Ding Ling was immune to all poisons!
Even the Intoxicating Bee could not harm him! Other poisons couldn’t affect him at all.
As for shooting?
Once Star Shifting was activated, arrows shot at him automatically rebounded back!
In a moment.
All assassins perished!
The next day.
Ding Ling ordered an investigation into the assassins’ backgrounds.
Once clues were found, he immediately eradicated the three clans of a Western Xia prince!
