Villain: Capture The Loli Sword Spirit At The Beginning

Chapter 168 Persuading To Surrender!

The Divine Sword Dynasty, the Imperial Palace.

Ran Xueyan stepped through the teleportation gate and arrived here. Following her familiar memory, she turned left and right and quickly arrived at the place where the emperor and ministers handled state affairs.

The ruler of the Divine Sword Dynasty sat on the dragon throne, and the spacious court that used to be filled with people was now crowded with the elderly, weak, women, and children.

They listened to the rumbling sound outside, their faces filled with fear.

This was the safest place in the Divine Sword Dynasty. The palace was built on the foundation of countless deceased powerful individuals' life-bound spirit swords, creating an extremely fierce and terrifying sword formation.

Unfortunately, Gu Lingxiao was still able to forcefully tear through space and send Ran Xueyan here.

"Xueyan? How did you... come here?"

Ran Xueyan did not answer, her gaze sweeping over everyone present.

She wore a spiritual power mask on her face, making it impossible to see her expression clearly.

"Father, look at my cultivation level."

"Cultivation level? You... have reached the Sword Emperor realm!" Ran Xueyan's father, Ran Wangcheng, exclaimed. His thick eyebrows and large eyes were filled with surprise. He quickly walked down from the dragon throne and grabbed Ran Xueyan's wrist. "How... did you achieve this?"

"It was the power given to me by that person."

"Who is that person?" Ran Wangcheng had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Father, you don't need to know so much for now. You just need to know that it's better to submit to that person than to resist stubbornly."

"What?!"

Everyone present looked at Ran Xueyan in shock.

The princess of the Divine Sword Dynasty had actually joined someone else?

Ran Wangcheng was furious.

To say such things in front of so many people, didn't it just prove that he, Ran Wangcheng, had failed to educate his daughter?

"Father, make a choice. Submit or let these people die?"

After speaking, she imitated Gu Lingxiao's actions and made a grabbing motion with her hand.

The empress, dressed in a phoenix robe, was held in Ran Xueyan's hand.

Her face turned red, and her hands kept slapping Ran Xueyan's hands.

But her strength was completely unable to contend with Ran Xueyan. In Ran Xueyan's hands, she appeared particularly powerless.

"How... how... did you become like this?"

Ran Wangcheng pointed at Ran Xueyan with a trembling finger, his face filled with anger and disappointment.

"Father, as the ruler of a country, I think you should understand very well that there is no perfect solution in the world. To protect a part of the people, often requires sacrificing another part. If the Divine Sword Dynasty resists desperately, the outcome is a dead end. Instead of that, it's better to surrender early."

Ran Xueyan's movements became stronger and stronger, and the empress struggled more and more.

No one could see Ran Xueyan's expression through the spiritual power mask.

"Hehe, well said. It's nothing more than wanting to gain favor with your master."

"So what? Father, look, I haven't achieved any merits yet, but he has given me the power of the Sword Emperor realm. What if I really achieve some merits?"

"Xueyan, if their power is really as strong as you say, then there is no need for them to send you to persuade us to surrender. And by doing so, there are only two possibilities: either their strength is not as strong as you imagine, or they are playing with you."

Ran Wangcheng gradually calmed down and stared at the spiritual power mask on Ran Xueyan's face.

After all, he was the ruler of a divine dynasty. After experiencing the initial shock and anger, he regained his rational thinking.

"I won't say much to you, Father. Since you are unwilling to surrender, then... I will find another willing ruler of a divine dynasty."

Ran Xueyan quickly scanned the people present again.

Her mother was among them.

But she didn't dare to look.

"Nonsense!"

Ran Wangcheng couldn't bear it any longer and made a move, summoning his life-bound spirit sword and slashing towards Ran Xueyan.

"Father, in your usual governance, you neglected cultivation. Now, you are just one step away from the Sword Emperor realm. You are not my opponent."

Ran Xueyan let go of the empress and calmly summoned her own life-bound spirit sword.

After obtaining the power of the Sword Emperor realm, Ran Wangcheng couldn't defeat her.

After a few moves, Ran Xueyan's sword edge reached Ran Wangcheng's neck.

Her hand was trembling.

Ran Wangcheng felt the chilling coldness on his neck, which was unbelievable.

The rest of the people were also in disbelief.

Ran Wangcheng, who was usually majestic and domineering, was actually defeated by Ran Xueyan like this.

"Is there anyone who wants to surrender?"

Ran Xueyan sheathed her sword and looked at the others as if nothing had happened.

No one spoke.

But Ran Xueyan gradually figured out what would be more appropriate to do.

With a swift motion, she killed a respected old minister who was usually highly regarded.

Panic instantly spread throughout the palace.

"Forget to mention one thing. If you don't surrender, I will sell your families to the land of fireworks for entertainment, regardless of gender. If you want to protect them, make the right choice."

The cold voice was like the voice of death.

Finally, someone couldn't bear the pressure and, under the complex gazes of the crowd, expressed their willingness to surrender.

Then, one by one, whether it was genuine or not, they all started surrendering.

There were several thousand people in the palace, and more than half of them made this decision.

"Well, for those who don't surrender, kill them all."

Beside Ran Xueyan, a teleportation gate opened.

Gu Lingxiao's voice sounded like a demonic whisper in Ran Xueyan's ear.

"The first one, let's start with your father."

Ran Xueyan looked at Ran Wangcheng upon hearing this.

Whether it was an illusion or not, she seemed to see a fleeting encouragement in Ran Wangcheng's eyes.

But when she looked again, all that remained in Ran Wangcheng's eyes was anger and disappointment.

"I never expected that you would actually join the enemy. I, Ran Wangcheng, don't have a daughter like you!"

Ran Xueyan remained silent, trembling as she raised her own long sword.

The icy blade once again aimed at Ran Wangcheng's neck.

Swoosh~

The long sword pierced through Ran Wangcheng's neck, and his body collapsed to the ground.

"Very good, continue."

Gu Lingxiao seemed very satisfied.

Ran Xueyan's body was shaking, step by step, she walked towards the others who hadn't surrendered.

To outsiders, it seemed like she willingly killed her own father under Gu Lingxiao's command.

But Ran Xueyan knew that she didn't kill him.

During the process of nurturing her own spiritual sword, Ran Wangcheng had helped her.

Just now, Ran Wangcheng used the faint connection between himself and Ran Xueyan's spiritual sword to make her sword stab him.

She didn't see it wrong.

That look was encouragement.

After calming down, her father, based on his understanding of her, guessed her thoughts.

And when she couldn't make a decisive move, he made the decision for her.

"Now that you've made up your mind, go and give it a try."

In a daze, she seemed to hear Ran Wangcheng saying this to her.

Ran Xueyan held her own spiritual sword and killed those who refused to surrender one by one.

Only by killing these stubborn people could she later protect more of them.

This was her way of considering the overall situation.

"You did a great job."

Looking at the palace filled with corpses, Gu Lingxiao lightly applauded.

It wasn't until she heard these words that Ran Xueyan reluctantly regained consciousness from her dazed state.

Unknowingly, those who were unwilling to surrender in the palace had all died.