Chapter 1577: Five Dragons Grabbing SunS To Suppress A Teacher

“Today, a man named Yinghu of Chu commits treason and intends to rebel. In the name of the Emperor of Chu, I deprive him of his destiny. The heavens will not bless him, his power will be taken away, and the earth will not protect him.”

Emperor Jing Run declared loudly while holding the jade seal.

Chu Yinghu was the Chief Libationist’s true name. It was just that most people only knew his title and not his name these days.

After Emperor Jing Run declared this, the jade seal burst into golden light, and the five dragons roared in anger. The words, “Mandated by Heaven, eternally blessed with longevity and prosperity” also transformed into a saber and a sword.

The next moment, the five dragons took to the sky carrying the sword or the saber.

The saber was named “Sever Destiny”. It could sever one’s heavenly destiny.

The sword was named “Deprive Power”. It could deprive one’s earthly power.

If a human was favored by heaven and earth from the moment they were born, then they were destined to enjoy a great life with no obstacles. On the contrary, one who was born loathed by heaven and earth would have to fight for their life just to travel an inch further.

As the ruler of a nation, Emperor Jing Run could wield the jade seal to act as a temporary, limited representative of the heavens. Within a certain range, he could sever one’s destiny and deprive them of their power, causing them to be loathed by heaven and earth.

Of course, Emperor Jing Run wasn’t expecting to kill the Chief Libationist this way. That was plainly unrealistic. All he wanted was to suppress the Chief Libationist’s strength and create a chance for the Ghost Ancestor of Mount Mang to kill him.

“A gentleman needs neither heaven nor earth to stand tall in the world...”

However, the Chief Libationist merely scoffed at the incoming dragons and declared, “So get lost!”

It was like a thunderclap. The saber and sword broke at the same time, and the five dragons dissolved into nothing.

A muffled grunt escaped Emperor Jing Run’s throat, and his right hand, the hand holding the jade seal, shivered a little. Blue veins bulged on the back of his hand as he slowly lowered the jade seal.

After the jade seal descended, the Will of the Empire gathered, and the Will of the Dragon converged. As the power of the realm took form, five mighty golden dragons appeared in the nine heavens and burst through the clouds on the wind.

If a tiger was compatible with the wind, then a dragon was compatible with the clouds. As the golden dragons flew, countless clouds flooded in from every direction and formed five suns. Each golden dragon caught a sun in its mouth.

The next moment, the five dragons carrying a sun each descended from the sky and landed on the east, west, south, north, and center of the imperial palace.

Rumble!

There was a terrible rumble, and the entire palace began shaking violently. As invisible, divine air of power spread everywhere, the buildings, the fake mountains, and even the water were covered in a sheen of dignified, noble gold.

In the sky, the clouds stood wide and tall like mountain ranges. There looked like coiling divine dragons oppressing heaven and earth with their aura.

For a time, everyone in the imperial palace felt like they were wearing chains and carrying a mountain on their backs. They could not even breathe properly, much less move.

Of course, this did not apply to Emperor Jing Run or the Ghost Ancestor of Mount Mang.

“The legendary Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction...”

The Chief Libationist muttered while feeling the heavy pressure and shackles bearing down on his person. “You prepared this for me?”

“It is as you think.” Emperor Jing Run smiled. “One should prepare an umbrella before it rains. You are a heartless man who stands too high up in the sky. I knew it was only a matter of time before you and I clashed against one another. Therefore, I thought it prudent to prepare for that day.”

“Me? Heartless?” The Chief Libationist lifted his eyebrows. “Explain.”

“The bigger the love, the more ruthless the man,” Emperor Jing Run replied smilingly. “What you truly love is the people of this world; not Chu, not me. For the sake of the people, you can sacrifice me and even the state of Chu. If you think of it that way, are you not heartless?”

“If you are heartless toward me, then why should I hold back against you? That is why I have purposely prepared this Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction for you. Do you like it?”

“Your foresight and planning have always been impressive!”

The Chief Libationist sighed. “If only you had applied your intelligence in the right way. The realm would have prospered, and the people would have flourished.”

The Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction was a restriction specifically created by an ancient monarch to deal with his enemies.

There was a saying that went something like this, “A warrior was someone who violated a taboo with brute strength.” Since ancient times, countless warriors had become drunk on their power and willfully ignored rules and regulations, abused the people, and broke the law. Some even dared to invade the inviolable sanctuary that was the imperial palace to slay its monarch. To say that they were treasonous and rebellious would be an understatement.

Cautioned by the unfortunate examples set by his predecessors, an ancient monarch called Son of Heaven Zhou gathered the strength of the four seas and assembled the wisdom of the world to invent the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction. It was made precisely to secure the palace and suppress uninvited warriors.

It was different from the Earth Connecting Heaven Commanding Great Restriction that spanned the entire imperial capital. The Earth Connecting Heaven Commanding Great Restriction only borrowed the earthly qi from the ground and the Will of the Dragon within the range of the capital to suppress martial elites or uninvited warriors.

However, the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction could gather the Will of the Empire and bring together the Will of the Dragon of the entire Chu to suppress a single location.

To put it in simpler terms, the Earth Connecting Heaven Commanding Great Restriction could only borrow the power of a land, but the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction could borrow the power of a nation. The difference and gap between the two restrictions should be obvious.

Resisting the Earth Connecting Heaven Commanding Great Restriction was like trying to fight against a land alone. But the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction? It was like fighting against an entire nation alone.

A single piece of land could be drained and made barren one way or another. But a nation? The effort was on a whole different level.

Therefore, the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction was almost inexhaustible. Not only that, it would only grow stronger as more and more Will of the Empire and Will of the Dragon flowed into that specific location.

Because of this, few people save for the ones bearing the Will of the Dragon and protected by the Will of the Empire could withdraw from the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction unscathed.

Ten thousand years ago, during the reign of the Longwu Emperor of the State of Wei, the supreme overlord of the Dark Ways, the Red Star Dark Overlord of the Six Ways of the Dark, had a fallout with the imperial court. In response, he assembled a force of ten thousand disciples including three hundred Truemen, seventy two Half-Sages, and thirty six Sages to invade Wei and overturn the Longwu Emperor.

At the time, Wei was weak and incapable of stopping the Red Star Dark Overlord’s forces. The Red Star Dark Overlord was able to invade all the way to the imperial palace without resistance. At a critical moment, the Longwu Emperor activated the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction and personally led three thousand Profound Armsmen to battle against the Red Star Dark Overlord’s forces.

Incredibly, they were able to overcome both the numerical and the qualitative disadvantage and slay all seventy two Half-Sages and thirty six Sages. Only the Red Star Dark Overlord was able to escape while sustaining heavy injuries, and it wasn't long before he succumbed to it.

During the beginning of the reign of the Yingwu Emperor of the You Dynasty, the Yingwu Emperor sensed that the

jianghu

was becoming an unignorable source of unrest and disturbance. So, he mustered his armies and personally led the charge to tear down the sects and unite the

jianghu

under his banner.

Having gotten used to a lawless and anarchial life, the

jianghu

warriors were unwilling to submit as a matter of course. However, they could not hope to defeat thousands and thousands of soldiers either. So, the grand champion of the orthodox way at the time, the Swan Trueman, and the lord of the Dark Ways, Fickle Heavenly Evil, joined hands and invaded the imperial palace together. They were going to threaten the Yingwu Emperor into a compromise.

At the time, both the Swan Trueman and Fickle Heavenly Evil were champions on the Heavenly Champions Ranking. In fact, the Swan Trueman was unofficially rated as the number one champion on the Heavenly Champions Ranking. They called him the Swan Who Soared The Blue Firmament; the One Who Swallowed All Qi.

As for Fickle Heavenly Evil, the

jianghu

thought him to be the unofficial number two on the Heavenly Champions Ranking. They called him the Natural Born Demonheart; the Invincible One Matched Only By Himself.

Naturally, the imperial elites were unable to stop them. They were able to invade all the way to the imperial hall where the Yingwu Emperor sat.

The Yingwu Emperor merely scoffed at their threats, however. “You think mice like you have the right to speak with me?” That was all he said before he engaged the duo in a great battle. The battle lasted three days and nights under the effects of the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction. In the end, it was the Yingwu Emperor who slew Fickle Heavenly Evil and heavily injured the Swan Trueman, cementing his victory and reputation. The

jianghu

was quelled after that.

These were just two of many more examples where the monarch had overturned impossible odds thanks to the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction. Because of this, the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction was regarded as the greatest profound restriction of the kings of the Human Way. It was very much feared by the people of the

jianghu

.

Unfortunately, the Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction was lost after the You Dynasty was split into the four empires. All that was left behind were incomplete pieces and instructions.

Because of this, the Chief Libationist truly did not expect Emperor Jing Run to restore the long lost Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction. He even managed to establish it right under his nose without him noticing!

The Five Dragons Grabbing Suns Profound Restriction was a restriction that could gather the power of the entire realm after all. It was as potent as it was difficult to build. Its construction cost countless manpower, materials, priceless treasures, and most of all, time.

To think he lived next door in the Jixia Academy and even styled himself as the number one stream of the world, and he never noticed a thing from the start until now.

Sure, it was partially because he let his guard down around his student, but this also proved just how meticulous and cunning Emperor Jing Run was. The depths of his mind truly were unfathomable.

If only he set his intelligent mind to govern his realm and people instead of scheming against his own. Chu would have been in an infinitely better state than it was now.

Unfortunately, the curse of a person of unparalleled intelligence was that they usually became crooked in mind as well. In the end, they only harmed everyone and themselves.