It's You — From Today Onward, Great Yu Shall Change Its Master
It’s You — From Today Onward, Great Yu Shall Change Its Master
At the summit of the Imperial Capital, countless gazes converged upon this place. Everyone watching felt incomparably stirred.
“Today, I have come to take your life.”
The principal party of the appointed duel, Yu Tianzheng, finally appeared. Cold lightning flashed in his eyes, his hair whipped wildly about, and a world-suppressing aura rose and fell around him, filling every inch of the surrounding void.
He strode through the empty air, charging forward with meteoric steps. The sheer terror of his momentum made the space in all eight directions tremble.
Every Cultivator and living being felt a wave of dread, their very souls seeming to waver, shaking with fear.
This heaven-toppling, earth-collapsing aura was in no way inferior to that of Emperor Yu.
In the eyes of certain ancient existences, Yu Tianzheng’s strength was definitely a cut above Emperor Yu’s.
After all, a large part of how Emperor Yu had reached his current level relied upon the Fortuity and faith of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty, as well as the uniqueness of the Imperial Capital.
Were it a fair fight, Emperor Yu would absolutely be no match for Yu Tianzheng.
“You truly dared to come. Disrupting the order of my Great Yu — even if the blood of my imperial family flows in your veins, you shall not be spared today.”
Emperor Yu had not expected Yu Tianzheng to actually dare show himself. A trace of coldness surfaced on his face. Above his head, the phenomena of a Son of Heaven emerged — nine dragons soaring into the sky, a Celestial Phoenix paying homage — supremely noble beyond words.
He pressed forward, billions of strands of imperial dragon qi coiling around him, emitting a terrifying momentum that could sunder mountains and rivers, as though a peerless True Dragon were about to awaken here.
“Then by all means, try. Back then you used vile and venomous means to seize my throne. Today, it is time to settle the account.”
Yu Tianzheng spoke coldly, killing intent and frigid chill spreading from his body.
A golden long saber swept down horizontally, like a torrential golden rain pouring across everything, blotting out all — overwhelmingly domineering.
In a mere instant, countless runes and Principles of Dao interwove and erupted here, bursting forth with dazzling, resplendent light, surging and boundless.
Were it not for the powerful Array Patterns engraved around the Great Yu Imperial Capital, the aftershocks of this battle alone would have reduced this place to a scorched wasteland of utter annihilation.
“You court death.” Emperor Yu said indifferently.
In terms of appearance, the two were extremely similar — apart from their differing temperaments, they were nearly impossible to tell apart.
Yet now they fought to the death here, to settle the grudge from centuries past. Whether Emperor Yu or Yu Tianzheng, both sought to slay the other.
Boom!
Endless radiance collided and interwove, brilliant and terrifying, as though great stars were falling from beyond the heavens and detonating here, seeking to pulverize everything.
At this moment, both Emperor Yu and Yu Tianzheng were moved by genuine killing intent, determined to swiftly suppress and slay the other.
“You were my defeated subordinate once before. Even having seized the throne through vile schemes, you remain nothing but a clown.”
Yu Tianzheng spoke coldly. Golden blood qi surged skyward, like a peerless Human Emperor. His golden heavenly saber, condensed from endless runes, gleamed with piercing sharpness.
Every slash made heaven and earth tremble, as though about to explode. Terrifying energy surged forth like a vast ocean, threatening to burst this place apart.
“Words are useless. Today, I shall slay you right here.”
Emperor Yu’s expression was deep and calm. With imperial dragon qi upon his body, he stood inherently invincible. An unending stream of energy poured toward him, transforming into all manner of divine weapons — giant cauldrons, divine bells, heavenly halberds — all slaughtering toward Yu Tianzheng in unison.
This was a truly world-shaking battle. Though neither had stepped into the realm of True Daoist, the fluctuations of their clash did not belong to Cultivators of that level at all.
The place descended into utter chaos. The surrounding Cultivators and beings could not even see what was happening — apart from True Daoists, no one else was even qualified to spectate.
The Great Yu Imperial Capital was extremely special. Were this any other place, fluctuations of this magnitude would have long since spread beyond the domain, shattering countless stars.
“No wonder Yu Tianzheng had such audacity, daring to come here alone to challenge Emperor Yu.”
The people of the various powers and orthodoxies all watched intently, feeling that Yu Tianzheng could not be underestimated.
Gu Changge seemed to smile faintly. “It seems there will be a good show to watch shortly.”
The ancient existence of Sky Emperor Mountain, puzzled, asked, “What does Young Master Changge mean by that? Although this Yu Tianzheng’s strength is not simple, within the Great Yu Imperial Capital, even a True Daoist would be bound hand and foot, unable to exert their true power.”
“He is absolutely no match for Emperor Yu.”
“Is that so?”
Gu Changge watched it all, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth the entire time.
Beside him, Yin Mei brought him tea. He took a light sip and sighed leisurely, “Truly a case of diamond cutting diamond.”
“Does Gongzi think there will be an upset in this battle?” Yin Mei laughed softly, massaging his shoulders.
Gu Changge shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the several ancient existences nearby. “Naturally, there will be no upset.”
Having set up this scheme and drawn so many powers and orthodoxies into it, how could he possibly allow any accident to occur?
“It’s the end of the world! The world is ending!”
The summit of the Imperial Capital was a blaze of splendor, as though it would shatter the very dome of heaven. Many minor Cultivators had never witnessed such a grand spectacle; frightened pale, they could not help crying out in alarm.
The sight at this moment was truly too horrifying. Yu Tianzheng’s hair danced wildly, his methods astonishing — he directly wielded the stars in the sky as weapons.
Sheet after sheet of starlight blanketed the heavens and earth, and the entire firmament became a sea of stars.
All the blazing light finally converged into a single river, pouring into the crown of his head, then blasting toward Emperor Yu before him — its might toppling the heavens.
Emperor Yu’s expression shifted slightly. The secret treasure he had sacrificed was nearly unable to withstand it, emitting kacha kacha sounds.
But he was no ordinary man either. Dragon qi surged around his body as though about to condense into form. He opened his mouth and roared, shattering all tangible things.
All the starlight crumbled before him, reduced entirely to ash.
“Yu Tianzheng is remarkable — truly great ambition. Before even stepping into that realm, he already treats celestial bodies like the stars of the heavens as weapons within his grasp. Truly astounding.”
An ancient existence marveled, feeling that if Yu Tianzheng were allowed to grow a while longer, he could absolutely step into the realm of True Daoist and become a peerless existence among them.
Compared to him, Emperor Yu relied far too much on the dragon qi of this place — too much dependence on external things.
“Why should Your Majesty need to act personally? Since they are traitors, it falls to us to suppress and slay them.”
Just as Emperor Yu and Yu Tianzheng fought their deathmatch, several cold voices suddenly rang out from the surrounding darkness.
Several blurry figures appeared, clad in black robes, their entire bodies seemingly concealed within dark mist, impossible to see clearly.
They strode forward like emissaries hidden in the depths of the Nether, exuding heaven-startling killing intent.
Even True Daoists felt a slight chill of fear, their souls trembling faintly, sensing that these figures were far from simple, their origins deeply mysterious.
“Yu Tianyong! You actually arranged for people to hide in the dark — but this truly is your shameless style!”
Seeing this scene, Yu Tianzheng, in the midst of his great battle with Emperor Yu, changed expression. He had not expected Emperor Yu to be so treacherous, indeed breaking his word by dispatching so many experts to lie in wait in the shadows.
The countless surrounding Cultivators were also in an uproar, utterly shocked. Clearly, none had expected that at such a critical juncture, someone would strike to sabotage this appointed duel.
However, this was the Imperial Capital of Great Yu, so they dared not say much.
“So His Majesty had such a trump card arranged all along. It seems victory is assured — we worried needlessly.”
The many ministers of Great Yu were somewhat startled, then came to a realization, believing these were people arranged by His Majesty Emperor Yu to ensure absolute success.
Although doing so was somewhat damaging to his prestige, as long as Yu Tianzheng could be killed, who would dare say anything?
“It seems this old servant worried needlessly. His Majesty had arrangements for this all along.”
The old eunuch who had always followed by Emperor Yu’s side breathed a sigh of relief. For this matter, he had even made a special trip deep into the ancestral grounds to consult several old Imperial Ancestors.
In the end, the old Imperial Ancestors had all said that this was an internal matter of the imperial family, and it was improper for them to interfere and break the rules of the imperial house.
Whether Yu Tianzheng or Emperor Yu, both were their descendants, with their blood flowing in their veins.
As for who became the sovereign, to them it was all the same — it would not affect their status or position in the slightest.
“Hm?”
However, Emperor Yu, currently battling Yu Tianzheng, furrowed his brow at this moment, also somewhat perplexed.
Though he was somewhat unscrupulous in his methods, dealing with a mere Yu Tianzheng hardly required going to such lengths.
Moreover, he had full confidence in his own strength, so he had not arranged for anyone else to hide in the dark.
In his view, this must have been arranged by several of the imperial family’s old ancestors, worried that something might happen to him.
Thus, he quickly cast the matter from his mind and focused on dealing with Yu Tianzheng.
The several black-robed figures who had suddenly appeared instantly swept forward, joining the battle, making the already chaotic scene even more indistinct.
It was also at this moment that heaven and earth dimmed. A hazy great fog drifted in from nowhere, shrouding and submerging that place, even beginning to swallow this area whole.
All the Cultivators and living beings changed expression, sensing something was wrong. Their entire bodies went cold as they retreated toward the distance.
“What happened?”
“Where did this fog come from? Is someone making a move?”
Many were shocked and bewildered.
In the pavilion at the highest point, the many ancient existences snorted coldly, reaching out with great hands to dispel this fog.
But the next moment, sword light stabbed out from within the fog — incomparably dazzling and soul-seizing — directly shattering their great hands and actually slashing toward this place!
“Such gall!”
Someone’s expression changed, utterly enraged, their gaze ice-cold, killing intent stirred. None had expected someone to strike at this juncture.
But what horrified them even more was that the target of this sword light was none other than Gu Changge at the side!
“Gongzi!” Yin Mei cried out in alarm, her small face draining of color, turning somewhat pale.
“Not good — someone is moving against the heavily injured Gu Changge!”
“The Great Yu Celestial Dynasty truly has gall, daring to do this before everyone’s eyes!”
The many ancient existences were shocked. Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined someone would truly be so audacious, heedless of consequences, seeking to kill the heavily injured Gu Changge.
Their first reaction was that this was the doing of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty. After all, those black-robed men sought to kill not only Yu Tianzheng, but Gu Changge as well.
If something happened to Gu Changge, they might all be implicated, drawing fire onto themselves.
“They actually dare to move against me?”
Gu Changge raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly quite surprised as well. With a sweep of his sleeve, the void before him trembled and blurred — and immediately after, the sword light that had slashed up to him shattered inch by inch.
This was a vast and mighty force, an exquisite application of the laws of space, capable of severing mountains and rivers, splitting heaven and earth.
“These people have truly gone mad, caring nothing for the consequences.”
“Mad — they’ve all gone mad.” The expressions of several ancient existences were all ugly, feeling that matters had become troublesome. After all, no one could clear themselves of suspicion.
Who could guarantee that the power behind them had not struck at Gu Changge?
At once, some figures vanished from where they stood, piercing directly into the great fog ahead, intending to capture those black-robed men and interrogate them about their origins.
This sudden turn of events was truly too shocking. Many Cultivators’ faces remained pale, deeply shaken with lingering fear.
“They actually moved against the heavily injured Young Master Changge. Do they truly intend to strangle him at this time?”
“Tonight’s events will absolutely shake the entire Beyond. Unimaginable.” The many Cultivators were horrified, sensing that a great event was about to unfold.
This great fog had swept in from nowhere, incomparably dense, and contained terrifying laws that could deceive a Cultivator’s five senses.
Many people instantly could not see the scene before them and could only retreat into the distance.
“I would very much like to see who dares to strike at me.”
Gu Changge’s face also seemed to carry some coldness. He gazed in the direction where the several black-robed men had vanished, a strange glint flashing through his eyes. Then, from atop the pavilion, he stepped out, swiftly giving chase and disappearing into the great fog.
Clang!
At the summit of the imperial dynasty, all was now chaos. Though Emperor Yu was shocked, he had no attention to spare for what was happening around him.
He gave a low shout, and light flashed between his brows, shooting out a golden miniature sword an inch long, which slashed straight down at Yu Tianzheng.
Peerlessly sharp, with ten thousand strands of Chaos dragon qi cascading down — utterly terrifying.
In the distance, Yu Tianzheng let out a long howl and activated the secret technique bestowed by Gu Changge, beginning to burn. His flesh, skin, bone, and blood all became brilliantly resplendent.
In particular, a fiery-red Star Bell flew out from between his brows, crashing toward the Dao Sword.
Blazing light erupted between the two, sweeping out in all directions.
The surrounding pavilions and palaces turned to calamity ash as though made of paper.
The great fog was dense, surging boundlessly.
Everyone had long since fled even farther away, fearing being caught in the fallout, deeply shaken.
Dong!
The sound of a great bell resounded through heaven and earth. The fiery-red bell’s body blazed with light, rapidly expanding to hover above Yu Tianzheng’s head, humming and trembling.
This Star Bell was a Quasi-Nirvana Grade Artifact, already beginning to birth and interweave Nirvana patterns — extremely terrifying.
On the opposite side, Emperor Yu stood wreathed in imperial qi, sword in hand. The Dao Sword that had flown from between his brows was dozens of zhang long, and he stood like an invincible Son of Heaven, divine might awe-inspiring.
This sword was forged from Chaos Divine Stone, naturally able to attract Chaos Energy. Runes were inscribed all over it, having gathered the Fortuity of Great Yu, and it had now transformed into a world-shaking Dao Sword that could cut through anything.
He gave a great roar, wielding the Chaos Dao Sword as he slashed forth, sweeping across all eight directions.
At this moment, his hair flew wildly, his eyes soul-seizing — truly like a Human Emperor whose aura could swallow the universe, the sun, and the moon.
Boom!
Yu Tianzheng was sent flying, coughing blood, nearly bursting apart. He could only meet the blow head-on. The great bell above his head was also divine material, forged from Celestial Silver essence — though inferior to the Chaos Dao Sword, it was still incomparably terrifying.
Now, activating the secret technique, his entire body was dyed red by crimson blood light, blazing and dazzling.
The two finally unleashed their most terrifying methods, instantly causing the void here to collapse into a vacuum.
Pfft!
Yu Tianzheng’s face turned deathly pale. Even relying on the Dao technique bestowed by Gu Changge, he was no match for the current Emperor Yu. The Quasi-Nirvana Grade Artifact cracked, horrifying fissures appearing upon it.
The Chaos Dao Sword was the Imperial Treasure of the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty — in certain respects, comparable to an Immortal Artifact.
Though not fully awakened, its might was vast and boundless, profound and unfathomable, impossible to resist.
“You should understand the gap between us now.”
Emperor Yu looked at him coldly, his entire body glowing. The Chaos Dao Sword was about to slash down and kill Yu Tianzheng.
Yu Tianzheng’s whole body was covered in blood, his breath feeble, already defeated — the very picture of a lamp running out of oil.
He laughed miserably. He had never imagined that even after staking everything, even after activating the secret technique bestowed by Gu Changge, he would still be defeated.
It was not that his strength was inferior to Emperor Yu’s — he had lost on the weapon.
But the next moment, his eyes suddenly went wide in disbelief, even doubting whether he was seeing things.
“Gu... Gongzi?”
Yu Tianzheng had been on the verge of despair, yet unexpectedly, not far away, a tall, slender figure was slowly walking over. Though within the great fog, he carried an air of transcendent otherworldliness.
He could not help crying out, hope reigniting in his heart.
“Truly a useless waste.”
Gu Changge looked at the defeated Yu Tianzheng and shook his head lightly, his gaze calm and rippleless, seemingly devoid of emotion.
“It’s you!”
“How are you here?!”
Watching Gu Changge walk toward this place, Emperor Yu’s expression also changed drastically at this moment, a trace of dread showing through, his earlier steady coldness gone.
He truly had never imagined that at such a critical juncture, Gu Changge would appear. Wasn’t he heavily injured, being assassinated?
Gu Changge had no intention of explaining anything to him. His eyes were deep and cold. “From today onward, Great Yu shall change its master.”