34 Another accomplice?

The fight continued for an hour both parties received their opposition blow, but Tian Xiulan armor blocks some of it. But Duke Tian Dong doesn't have any armor on, and he has more injuries than Tian Xiulan.

Duke Tian Dong send a palm strike at Tian Xiulan who also do the same. He retreats back to catch his breath because his spirits qi pool can't sustain his stamina. This fight, Tian Xiulan didn't fight to end him but to capture him for further interrogation because Duke Tian Dong seems to know more than he let off about the upper realm.

But, It's just three breaths that Dule Tian Dong is able to rest, Tian Xiulan assaults him with another series of palm strike, punch and kick. He quickly raised his guard and defend himself.

[Her unique physique is crazy! It seems like she has infinite spirits qi to throw on me!] Duke Tian Dong think in frustration as he got struck at his chest and send him to slam on the floor.

He slowly got up and

"Because I already had achieved my goal, and I want to leave a way out for all of you before I depart to the upper world. But you all FORCED MY HAND!!" At this moment the intense sacred flame explodes from Duke Tian Dong body. The heat from the fire quickly vaporizes the marble floor that he stood on.

"Phoenix Flame!! So you're the descendant of Feng Dynasty! Is this the reason why you want the throne?" Tian Xiulan said with a solemn face.

The Feng Dynasty is the founder of the Great Phoenix empire. Their oppression and cruelty led them to their downfall. All of the sects, many prominent clans and the people within The Great Phoenix empire had risen up to resist their tyranny, result in the destruction of the Feng dynasty. The thorn goes to the most contributed and the most respected clan which is the Tian clan at that time.

If Duke Tian Dong is the descendant of the Feng dynasty, then It could explain all of his motives.

"Hah! Girl, If you think that I care about a long-dead dynasty of mine, then you are wrong. What I aiming for is more than a little empire in this lower realm and the grudge of some people that I didn't even know." Disdainfully said Duke Tian Dong to his ignorant opponent.

"What do you mean?" Asked Tian Xiu Lan as she brings the white sword [Bai Lan] from her storage ring.

"It's mean that if your empire didn't have a key to my salvation. I wouldn't want to bother with your empire."

"Heh! Liar" Mockingly said Tian Xiulan to Duke Tian Dong that is chuckling at the answer from his opponent.

"Believe what you will, Girl. Now let me out, and I'll stop bothering you and your empire. Or else I'll burn down this palace." Said Duke Tian Dong as he releases more fire from his body.

"Heh, I dare you to try!!" The white sword Bai Lan unleashed from its sheath before Tian Xiulan injects her massive flow of spirits qi into the sword.

The air and space around the sword shook as the void of space appear around the sword blade, the influx of white-purple energy around the edge represent nothingness as if the sword can cut the space itself.

"What!! Impossible!" Duke Tian Dong exclaim in disbelief, his eye went wide from the unbelievable scene in front of him, but quickly replaced with the determination to get the sword in Bai Lan hand. Yes, a determination not greed that many cultivators would show when they saw the great treasure belongs in the hand of others.

The fight continued, but this time Duke Tian Dong didn't even have the chance to retaliate and his sacred flame all turn into nothingness when it touches the void energy around the sword or the void shield that in create to protect its master.

Duke Tian Dong starts to think about how to get out of this situation. He wants to use his teleportation jade to get out, but the palace had the teleportation interference formation installed within the throne room to prevent the assassin from escaping in case they try to assassinate some important figure within the throne room. This formation had installed all over the palace except the servant quarters.

He can only use his sacred fire to attack and didn't dare to use any of his body parts to strike. He continues to retreat until his back slammed at the ceiling. But this time the ceiling caved in and destroyed by the sheer force of his body.

"What!? The formation had stopped!?" Exclaimed in disbelief but Tian Xiulan quickly recovered and swung at Duke Tian Dong leg to prevent him from leaving.

But it's too late, Duke Tian Dong increase the intensities of his flame and burn the ceiling above him all the way to the outside. He flew through the big hole that he had burnt to the outside, brought his teleportation jade out and crushed it.

The blue light wrap around Duke Tian Dong body as Tian Xiulan ferociously followed to strike at him with her sword. But Duke Tian Dong body had vanished before the sword pierced through the empty space that used to had his body.

She looked around the palace from the sky and saw that the east section wall of the inner palace had been destroyed by someone. She flew down toward the ruined wall and checked at the debris with her spiritual sense.

[Someone had destroyed a section of the structure enhancement formation and caused it to malfunction] She thought and look around with caution, but she didn't see anything strange.

"Guards!!" Shouted TIan Xiulan, In a short moment, more than 20 royal guards in full armor run to her.

"Yes! Your Highness!!"

"Someone in this palace had colluded with the rebel. Find them!"

"Ha!!" All royal guard accept their command and disperse to find the culprit.

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The Great Phoenix empire capital - VIP Lounge of the luxurious hotel 1 kilometer away from the palace

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In the private luxury room at the open balcony of the hotel highest floor. 3 people are watching in the direction of the palace. Two people stood beside a man in late teens who sitting on the wheelchair. One is an obese man but has a strong muscle behind that fat. One is an androgynous figure that has a lovely face that mixed with a little bit of masculinity in their eyes.

"As expected of my master. To hit that wall with the little slingshot and destroyed it in the process." Praised the androgynous to their master that sat on a wheelchair.

"Young master, Is it ok to do this? I mean… Why did you destroy that wall section."

Young master on a wheelchair smiled with ease and kept the slingshot in his storage ring before answer in a lazy manner.

"To prepared for both of your mission in the northern tribes."

Both of his subordinate tilting their head in confusion.

The young master didn't say anything, he brings two storage ring and gives it to both of his subordinates.

"All of the mission detail and the equipment that both of you need is in these storage ring. I grant both of you the independence of your action, and you can abandon the mission anytime if you find it's too dangerous to continue. Anyway, be careful out there." Smiled at both of his subordinates. He pats both of their arm like a family.

Both of them looked at each other and kneeled.

"Yes! young master/master, We will not fail you!" Said in unison, His subordinate then walked out of the room.

After both of his subordinate went out. The young master on a wheelchair turns to look at the palace once again.

"I'm sorry Lan'er, But Duke Tian Dong can't die yet." He smiled and drive his wheelchair into the room.