1782 Yan Yating

Before Long Huan stood a tall man with a muscular build and a square face. His hair and beard were cut to perfection and his black robes slowly undulated toward the bottom.

Whisker looked at the man and recognized him the moment he saw him. Just as soon, he realized what was happening outside as his senses saw the commotion.

Several of the soldiers had arrived on the grounds outside the building and were now fighting the other cultivators.

Immediately, Whisker took back the fighting puppets and stopped them from attacking just about anyone.

The puppets flew back inside, arriving next to Whisker, who was now staring at the newly arrived figure in black.

"Senior Yan!" Long Huan spoke out in surprise.

Yan Yating had arrived with the Oathbreakers.

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Alex watched as several hundreds of strong soldiers joined the mix of the battle, wearing black robes, and started fighting against the Empire's soldiers.

The Emperor was very much confused about what was happening at first, but Alex understood more than just anyone else. After all, it was he who had called the Oathbreakers.

Long ago when Alex had first made a pact with the Oathbreakers, in return for giving them all the pills he could, they had to come help when it was time to kill the Emperor.

He had received a single-use talisman from them all this time, so when it was obvious that he would have to fight the Dragon Emperor, he made use of that talisman and called the Oathbreakers.

Alex understood at the time that because the Oathbreakers could not use the teleportation formation, as they were all living a life in hiding, they would take some time to get here.

Thankfully, he had stalled the Emperor's army long enough that they had a chance to arrive.

And what a moment they had arrived in.

Hannah was starting to get worried that Long Huan would get captured or hurt because of what she was seeing with the displays on the Newsboard. Everyone could see that time was of the essence.

She had wanted to go help him herself, but she understood that if she left at that moment, all their effort would effectively be gone as Alex would be alone on the battlefield and would then be forced to run away.

As such, she had to stay behind.

There were others that she wanted to go help Long Huan, but everyone was busy.

Zhou Linfan was surrounded by many strong soldiers. The elders were fighting against strong opponents. Her Uncle was busy defending the teleportation building. And, her mother was down below dealing with the teleportation formation.

There was no one that could have helped Long Huan at the moment.

That was why when she finally saw him getting help, she let out a loud breath of sigh.

"He's safe," Alex told his sister. "Let's focus on our job now."

"Yes," Hannah said and went back to fighting the Emperor again, redoubling their effort.

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All the people around the continent who had been watching the Newsboards were waiting to see what happened to the person that they were almost absolutely sure was the second prince.

The loud explosive noises and the constantly shaking images from the other side let the people know that the prince was in a dangerous place.

More than once, he looked away with a worried face. Until a large explosion filled the room with dust. When the dust settled, they could see the second place smiling widely as he spoke about someone called 'Senior Yan'.

Nobody knew who Senior Yan was. Many tried to, but few came to the right conclusion.

That was until Yan Yating himself stepped into the image and the world saw exactly who he was.

Many people didn't recognize him. The juniors, especially the players, had no way of recognizing him at all.

However, the older generation knew him well. They knew him very well.

This was a man who had once shaken the empire. Known as a heaven's genius, he had crushed many strong fighters from a young age, becoming a well-known figure in the Empire.

He had become extremely famous after singlehandedly crushing an entire sect that had taken offense to him and had started coming after him.

His fame had dwindled once he joined the army of the Empire and busied himself with his duties and training. However, even then, his name would occasionally shake the empire.

The last time something of him had sent people into shock was over 5000 years ago when he had come to become one of the three heads of the Head Legion.

That was when Yan Yating had been appointed as the War Head of the entire army, the person that everyone was to rely on during times of war.

Yan Yating had done a fantastic job with the war against the Western Continent and his fame had grown there too. But he was a man who never sought the limelight once entering the army, so his name slowly faded into becoming just one of the many.

However, those who remembered the past knew for a fact in the entire continent, aside from the Emperor himself, this was the strongest man alive.

And what surprised these old men the most was that Yan Yating was alive. After all, there had been news that the man had somehow died during some accident along with a lot of soldiers.

No one knew the details, only that people had died.

However, seeing that the man was clearly alive caused those old men and women to become very much confused.

"Listen to His Highness," Yan Yating's voice flowed through the image in front of every Newsboard all around the Empire. "The Emperor you all revere is not one that deserves your reverence. He is a coward and a hypocrite who has done such heinous things that it is a surprise it has taken this long for it to come out."

"Everything you have heard today, from what His Majesty Alex has said to what His Highness, the second Prince has said, they are all true."

"I, and many others like me, were forced to swear an oath to hide the truth from you. However, now that the truth is out, nothing stops me from attesting to the truth."

"I and my fellow brethren could not serve under such an emperor, so we vowed to fight against him."

"We are the Oathbreakers, and today we have come to fight for what we believe."

"Long Tiankong is not my Emperor. Long Tiankong should not be your Emperor either. My fellow friends, you have all heard of everything that man has done. If you stand by and do nothing after hearing everything, you will be just as responsible for everything horrible as he is."

"Rise up! Fight against the tyrant. Fight against the man that killed your true ruler."

"Rise and fight, just like we will be."

Yan Yating looked toward Long Huan. "Let's go. Those with a heart will hear our call."

Long Huan nodded and looked at the image one last time.

"Please, we need your help," he said and took a deep bow. The image blinked out, and silence filled the entirety of the Empire.

And in that silence burned a fire hot enough to scorch the skies.