Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1353: Chapter 541: The Emperor’s Heroic Sacrifice

Da Hong Imperial Palace, outside Lanxin Hall.

Awaiting the summons from his father king, Second Prince Yang Shao along with eleven high-ranking officials, were the first to sense the anomaly and rush out.

But the moment they dashed out of Lanxin Hall, Second Prince Yang Shao and the eleven officials were left dumbfounded.

Star Domain Gate.

Outside Lanxin Hall, a Star Domain Gate had opened out of thin air.

These Star Domain Gates usually only randomly appear every three years during the Star Tide, but at other times, they rarely manifest in the mortal realm.

Naturally, it’s only rarely.

On exceptionally rare occasions, they do appear, but for a Star Gate to open directly within the imperial palace is truly unprecedented in history.

However, Second Prince Yang Shao and the eleven officials were dumbfounded not because of this.

It was because among the hundreds of aliens rushing out from this Star Domain Gate, there were seven at the Eighth Tier!

Eighth Tier Star Domain!

This was actually a Star Gate from an Eighth Tier Star Domain, which was the real reason for their shock.

Eighth Tier Star Domains are recorded in history, but very few have seen them, akin to legends.

No one expected that today a Star Gate from an Eighth Tier Star Domain would open right in the imperial palace.

In the instant Second Prince Yang Shao and the eleven officials rushed out, the hundreds of aliens emerging from the Star Gate charged at them like ravenous beasts.

Second Prince Yang Shao himself only possessed a cultivation level at the Sixth Tier Ninth Layer Peak, and the strongest among the eleven officials was at the Seventh Tier Late Period, no match for over a hundred aliens whose weakest was at the Seventh Tier.

Without hesitation, Second Prince Yang Shao and the high-ranking officials turned and fled.

This is the imperial palace, the core capital city of Da Hong; not only are experts abound, but the world’s most powerful Tianyang Star Hall can be notified within three to five breaths.

By then, this damned group of aliens would surely be exterminated.

Now, they needed to delay time.

In an instant, various life-saving treasures were deployed.

Second Prince Yang Shao even in the first instance took out the life-saving Transferring Emblem, personally bestowed by the Tianyang Star Lord, a Sixth Tier Upper space shifting life-saving emblem.

But just as he was about to use it, a vast invisible wave dispersed, preventing him from activating the Transferring Emblem.

In that moment of delay, Second Prince Yang Shao was grasped by an Eighth Tier alien, and was torn into pieces in an instant, his flesh devoured amidst the falling rain of blood by the Eighth Tier alien.

As for the Primordial Spirit that just fled, it was shattered by another alien’s Star Skill.

The fate of the other eleven high-ranking officials was similar to that of Second Prince Yang Shao; they wanted to use their life-saving treasures but found the space shifting emblem unusable.

Quick thinkers in their final moments turned their gaze towards the core hall of the palace.

Such Star Power vibrations specifically restricting space shifting emblems wouldn’t be used by aliens.

They had realized a certain conspiracy, but it was already too late.

In the next moment, they turned into food for the aliens rushing from within the Eighth Tier Star Domain Gate.

Meanwhile, from all directions of the palace, countless streaks of light soared, and arrays arose from all sides of the palace.

At the same moment, from Lezheng Hall two kilometers away, Da Hong Emperor and the Inner Court Grand Steward Wei Zhong gazed towards Lanxin Pavilion.

"Will they hold for more than two breaths?"

"Probably not."

"In the Eighth Tier Star Domain, the Sect Hierarch casually dispatched seven at the Eighth Tier and over a hundred at the Seventh Tier; the Sect Hierarch’s power is truly remarkable.

It seems, it’s wise of me not to use the passage arranged by the Sect Hierarch for retreat," said Da Hong Emperor.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Not only can I not retreat through the passage arranged by the Sect Hierarch, but after leaving this time, I must reach the Ninth Tier before returning to the Blood God Sect. Luckily, the resources for the Ninth Tier breakthrough have been accumulated over the years through the Thousand Star Token."

"Your Majesty has great foresight."

Just as they finished speaking, Grand Steward Wei Zhong suddenly said, "Your Majesty, it seems to be about time."

"Good, it’s time for us to emerge! I will act; you just observe the progression."

"Understood."

In the next moment, Da Hong Emperor’s mournful shout echoed throughout the imperial palace, "Shao’er!"

"Damnable aliens, return my son’s life!"

The terrifying starlight and sound of fury resounded in the sky above Da Hong Imperial Palace as the Da Hong Emperor already wielded the National Guardian Tao Artifact Flame Dragon Axe against the group of Eighth Tier aliens.

With one strike, amidst the dragon roar, the Flame Dragon Axe swept through like a fiery dragon, blood rain filling the sky in an instant.

That one strike directly dismembered an alien at the Early Period of Eighth Tier.

In the next moment, a group of Eighth Tier and Seventh Tier aliens swarmed to besiege Da Hong Emperor, a fierce battle commenced.

At the same time, inside and outside the palace, four at the Eighth Tier simultaneously rushed to assist.

These were all the Eighth Tier experts in Da Hong Changle City.

Over thirty at the Seventh Tier also without hesitation immediately charged into Da Hong Imperial Palace, engaging in a blood battle with the Eighth Tier aliens.

But the situation was much more severe than imagined.

After Da Hong Emperor slaughtered one Eighth Tier alien, he was entangled in the bloody battle.

And from this suddenly appeared Eighth Tier Star Domain Gate, an endless stream of aliens continuously emerged.

Each alien was slain, yet the numbers grew, and Da Hong’s elite started to face casualties.

As for the original eleven high-ranking officials, their bodies had long since vanished.

Many Sixth and Fifth Tier Forbidden Army had already begun to line up and enter the battle, arrays of all directions commenced activation.