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The Dragon Chancellor’s move completely exposed his identity. This was exactly the effect Yi Tianyun wanted. Although everyone knew the Dragon Chancellor might have a connection to the Netherworld Empire, no one knew just how deep that connection ran. From the looks of it now, the connection was extremely deep; he was undoubtedly a spy.

Knowing this might have seemed meaningless, but at least it confirmed the Dragon Chancellor wasn’t being coerced—he was a master spy. It wasn’t that the Celestial Dragon Empire was unfair; it was simply this spy who had come to sow discord.

This caused the commanders on the Dragon Chancellor’s side to waver. Many had chosen to follow the Dragon Chancellor largely out of dissatisfaction with the Ren Family’s current state, hoping he would change everything. They never expected him to be a spy, which meant they were truly fighting for the Netherworld Empire, not the Celestial Dragon Empire.

The two were entirely different. They could accept cooperating with the Netherworld Empire, but they would never accept being ruled by it.

They had originally imagined inviting the Netherworld Empire for help, offering them some reward afterward, and the Celestial Dragon Empire would still be their own. Now, it seemed they had been too naive. Soon, "Celestial Dragon" would be replaced with "Netherworld."

Instantly, many of the commanders stopped and ceased their attacks.

"Dragon Chancellor, you deceived us! You... you’re actually from the Netherworld Empire! What happened to rebuilding the Celestial Dragon Empire?!"

"That’s right, you actually deceived us! And to think we trusted you so much, believed that as someone from the Celestial Dragon Empire, you wanted to change the status quo. It was all bullshit! You’re just a spy for the Netherworld Empire!"

"I... I’m not fighting anymore! I surrender! I surrender!"

Just one exposure was enough to make several commanders want to surrender, but what greeted them was a massive Netherworld Divine Palm. It came crashing down with the speed of lightning, striking his own commanders.

BOOM!

The commanders who chose to surrender were sent flying by the blast. Their attacker was none other than the Dragon Chancellor. He watched them with a cold expression, having eliminated a portion of these would-be traitors in the blink of an eye.

The Dragon Chancellor himself hadn’t expected to be forced to use this move so soon. The power of the Celestial Thunder just now had been too strong, making him feel a sense of crisis. If he hadn’t chosen his strongest attack, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand that blow at all.

Who knew that this very move would expose him, letting everyone on his side know he was a spy.

"We’re all in the same boat now. Surrender and you die! Do you really think they’ll take you back if you surrender?" The Dragon Chancellor flew to one side, regulating the aura within his body as he stared at them coldly.

The Dragon Chancellor’s words struck a nerve. So what if they surrendered? Could they expect to be given important positions again? Of course not. They would never be trusted with important roles again; they might even be put under surveillance.

Those who have rebelled once can never be given important roles again, much less be trusted.

To put it bluntly, it was all over. If they could betray their side once, they could do it again. Thus, they would never be entrusted with important roles.

His words were like a bucket of cold water poured over them, chilling them to the bone. It seemed surrendering was meaningless.

"Lay down your weapons and surrender, and I will not hold it against you in the slightest!" Ren Long’s voice boomed across the area. He spoke powerfully, "You were merely led astray! I know that in your hearts, you still fight for the Celestial Dragon Empire! Therefore, as long as you choose to surrender, I will not hold anything against you and will sincerely welcome your return!"

Ren Long, of course, wouldn’t pass up this opportunity. How could he not be pleased at the chance to weaken their forces so easily? He was truly willing to accept their surrender, though entrusting them with important roles again was out of the question. He would, however, grant them some authority and not cast them out completely. This was a necessary tactic to keep them from feeling cornered and rebelling again.

Ren Long’s words brought a flicker of joy to the hearts of the many commanders who wanted to surrender. Ren Long was still considered very credible. A glimmer of hope immediately lit up their eyes; they were still willing to surrender.

"Anyone who surrenders, I’ll kill them myself!" The Dragon Chancellor’s icy voice echoed across the battlefield, chilling the hearts of those who wanted to surrender and making them dare not utter a word.

"Don’t worry. The first one to die will be you."

Yi Tianyun had already drawn his bowstring to its limit. He aimed at the Dragon Chancellor and unleashed the Fury of Ice. A thick Ice Arrow shot forth, blasting toward its target in an instant. The berserk power was not hidden in the slightest, reaching sixty million Combat Power as it pierced through the air. The entire Ice Divine Bow hummed, having been pushed to its absolute limit.

Tiny cracks had appeared on the Ice Divine Bow. If he continued to use it like this, it would surely be destroyed. Sixty million Combat Power was its absolute limit. Any higher, and the weapon would not be able to withstand it; he would need a higher-grade Ice Divine Bow.

Still, sixty million Combat Power was an absolutely heaven-defying amount.

The Dragon Chancellor’s expression changed. He once again threw out a swift palm strike, his power erupting to its peak. He channeled the Netherworld Divine Technique and the Netherworld Divine Palm, sending a fierce blow straight at the arrow. His Combat Power exploded to over fifty-seven million, which was his peak strength.

SWISH! The arrow instantly pierced the massive palm, passing through it in a flash and slamming into the Dragon Chancellor’s body.

BOOM!

The Dragon Chancellor grunted as he was sent flying. A large part of his body was Frozen, but he quickly released his domineering Celestial Dragon Power, trying to shatter the ice. Just then, however, his expression changed, and his face turned dark.

"Dragon Slayer Poison!"

The Dragon Chancellor’s face fell. He never imagined his opponent would have Dragon Slayer Poison!

Yi Tianyun knew this attack wouldn’t be enough to kill the Dragon Chancellor in one hit. If the Dragon Chancellor could be killed that easily, he wouldn’t be the Dragon Chancellor. That’s why he had used the Dragon Slayer Poison. He had obtained a lot of it before and had infused it into the Ice Arrow. Upon impact, the potent poison immediately seeped in and began to furiously suppress the Dragon Chancellor’s power.

At that moment, a pillar of light suddenly blasted toward him from behind, attempting to envelop him. It all happened so suddenly that no one was sure what had happened.

At some unknown point, the National Preceptor had appeared behind Yi Tianyun and launched a perfect sneak attack. Far in the distance, the "National Preceptor" floating in the air watched with a cold expression. There were two National Preceptors!

However, Yi Tianyun vanished on the spot. The next moment, he reappeared behind the National Preceptor. The Red Dragon Divine Spear was in his hand, and he thrust it fiercely forward.

SHLICK!

The Red Dragon Divine Spear pierced through the National Preceptor’s body, hoisting him into the air on its tip.

"You people and your constant sneak attacks. I almost fell for it," Yi Tianyun said, looking coldly at the National Preceptor impaled on his spear. ’That really was sudden. If not for my Instant Teleportation, I would’ve been hit.’