The elder was about sixty years old.
Disheveled hair, unkempt appearance, hollow eyes devoid of spirit, complexion as pale as wax, with exceptionally weak breath.
“See the Emperor!” When they saw the elder, the forty or fifty loyalists all kneeled down simultaneously.
However, the elder seemed as if he hadn’t heard the voices of the crowd at all, showing no reaction whatsoever.
At the same time, Billy released his spiritual power to probe the elder’s body, furrowing his brows involuntarily.
Then, he looked at Desmond Henderson and said, “Was your father’s Dantian destroyed?”
“Yes!” Desmond Henderson nodded with a pained expression.
Pointing at Chaim Henderson not far away, he gritted his teeth and said, “According to the guards over there, it was done by people he sent!”
“The Emperor’s Dantian was destroyed?!”
Hearing this, the forty or fifty loyalists exclaimed in sorrow, each with an extremely sad expression on their faces.
“Ivy, help him check his condition!” Billy frowned again and said to Ivy.
“Okay!” Ivy responded and walked towards Kyan Henderson.
“There are still a few Chaim’s accomplices that escaped in the imperial city. I’ll go deal with them. You handle things on this side of the palace.” Billy then turned to Desmond Henderson and said.
“Thank you, Mr Billy!” Desmond Henderson bowed in response.
“Mom, you stay here with Aunt Edie and Harleen. Casey and I will be back soon!” Billy then turned to Stephanie Stuart.
“Billy, let me accompany you!” Stephanie Stuart said.
“No need, I can handle it!” Billy smiled.
“Well then, take care!” Stephanie Stuart didn’t insist further.
After that, Billy and Casey flew towards the palace gates.
What happened next was not much of a suspense.
After learning about Chaim Henderson’s situation, those first-rank Sacred Realm and half-step Sacred Realm individuals didn’t even care about their wealth anymore and hurriedly fled with their families out of the city.
However, they were occasionally ambushed by Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, and others along the way, which delayed them significantly.
Just as they were about to reach the city gates, Billy and Casey were already waiting at the gate.
With Billy’s current strength, killing first-rank Sacred Realm individuals was already easy.
As for the other family members, Billy didn’t take their lives but only disabled their cultivation, allowing them to leave.
About an hour later, Billy returned to the palace with Casey and the others.
Thus, the turmoil in the Sheardal Empire’s palace came to an end.
However, after this incident, the overall strength of the Sheardal Empire plummeted, with only two first-rank Sacred Realm experts remaining.
“How is it, can you handle it?” Ten minutes later, in a hall, Billy looked at Desmond Henderson and asked.
“Although it’s difficult, with Uncle Kian and Uncle Jamie helping, the problem isn’t too big!” Desmond Henderson nodded in response.
He naturally understood what Billy was referring to.
With his father’s Dantian destroyed, even if his injuries could be healed, he could only give advice in the future. The rest would depend on him alone.
And for the past four or five years, he had been wandering outside, with shallow roots in the palace. It was obviously not easy to control the entire palace.
“What’s the situation with the sects in the imperial city?” Billy asked again.
In a royal city, besides the palace, the sects held the main power.
Now that the strength of the palace had greatly declined, the sects would naturally have some thoughts.
Although there weren’t super sects in Sheardal Imperial City and the strongest was only a first-rank Sacred Realm man, for the crumbling palace, it would be no good if the sects harbored rebellious intentions.
“It’s okay!” Desmond Henderson replied, “The number one sect in the imperial city has a good relationship with Uncle Kian, so they shouldn’t take advantage of the situation.”
“That’s good!” Billy nodded and continued, “Wricester and Ukhada, my people should have already taken control. You should send someone to take over as soon as possible!”
“Hmm?” Desmond Henderson slightly paused after hearing Billy’s words, then stood up and bowed, “Thank you again, Mr Billy!”
He was just thinking about this matter a moment ago! The remnants of Pablo Henderson, although the palace has been cleaned up, there are still many loyalists of his in Wricester and Ukhada. Although the people of the two cities dare not come directly to the imperial city, if they cause trouble in other state capitals, it would also be a headache for the palace.
Two hours later, under Ivy’s treatment, Kyan Henderson’s injuries had improved significantly, but there was no possibility of recovery for his dantian.
Shortly after bidding farewell to Desmond Henderson, Billy and the others rushed to the valley a hundred kilometers away with more than a dozen carriages.
Originally, Billy had no intention of taking anything from the underground treasury there, but Desmond Henderson insisted repeatedly, and he didn’t refuse in the end.
As for whether the Sheardal Empire will be annexed by the other three empires in the future, it’s hard to say at this point. Even if there is such a possibility, for now, there is no better way, they can only take it step by step.
Before parting, Billy informed Desmond Henderson that if he needed help, he could send a message to him anytime.
Six days later, Billy and his group returned to Skydragon City. This time, they made quite a harvest, with more than a dozen carriages filled with various treasures, the value of which was comparable to the total contents of the existing warehouse in Extreme City.
With these items, the soon-to-be-established guard army of Skydragon City would have enough resources for cultivation.
In the next half month, Billy and his group stayed indoors to cultivate martial arts in the ‘Gathering Spirit Array’.
After more than ten days, including Billy and Stephanie Stuart, everyone broke through without any suspense. With the help of the old man in his body, Billy, who was originally at the late ninth-rank Divine Realm, officially stepped into the half-step Sacred Realm after these days of cultivation.
Stephanie Stuart was no exception. With the help of the Gathering Spirit Array and a large amount of cultivation resources, she smoothly broke through to the half-step Sacred Realm.
Casey and Edie Fennimore both advanced to the late eighth-rank Divine Realm, and it wouldn’t be long before they reached the ninth-rank. Harleen and Ivy broke through to the late seventh-rank, while Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, and others reached the sixth-rank.
Among them, Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, Bob, and Ian Blade have glimpsed the dawn of the seventh-rank. It is worth mentioning that Judge, Soul Chaser, and Alex Long, with the help of the Gathering Spirit Array and Billy, directly broke through two levels and also reached the sixth-rank.
Sol Stuart also broke through one level in these days and entered the sixth-rank Divine Realm. With this, the strength of Skydragon City has once again increased by several levels!
At noon on this day half a month later, Marquise Thompson and Isaac Herring returned to Skydragon City with hundreds of people. This trip resulted in some casualties, but fortunately, it wasn’t severe.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, another half month had passed, and the guard army of Skydragon City was officially established. With a total of one hundred thousand people, Billy selected five thousand to form the Dark Guards, while the rest were divided into four guard corps.
In the following days, Billy personally took charge of training the Dark Guards. He aimed to mold this team into something similar to the Blood Guards of the Western Frontier, making the name ‘Skydragon Dark Guard’ resonate throughout the entire Forbidden Ruins Space!