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Chapter 1165: Chapter 468 The Northern Expedition Ends_2 Chapter 1165: Chapter 468 The Northern Expedition Ends_2 Yes, the main force was still nearly a hundred Inborns.

The severe gap in high-end combat power becomes more pronounced on the battlefield, especially in smaller scale battles.

After pressing onward until reaching below Five Goat City.

The city gates of the Xu State Imperial Capital remained open, and pedestrians inside and outside the city moved about unobstructed.

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This is the deep rear area, with a large army at the front and another stationed within the city.

So, even though they had just suffered a terrible defeat which unsettled many hearts, the residents of Five Goat City, before the Chu army’s arrival, had little worry about their own safety.

Peace and tranquility still prevailed here.

However, this tranquility was soon shattered.

With just a single charge, to the shock of the defenders and pedestrians, the Chu army knocked them aside and charged straight into Five Goat City.

Lu Yuan led the charge into Five Goat City, first splitting off several Inborns.

Groups of three to five Inborns each took a few thousand troops under their command to seize various city gates and important government offices within the city.

Then he led the remaining main force along the city’s main thoroughfare, heading straight for the imperial palace.

Capture the leader first to capture the thieves.

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The detached armies seized key locations within the city to stabilize the internal situation and seal off the city so that Xu people inside couldn’t escape.

The decisive battle lay with Lu Yuan’s troops.

Just by capturing or killing Emperor Xu and taking the imperial palace, the people of the entire Five Goat City, and even the entire Xu State, would become headless flies, no longer united.

Then, using Five Goat City as a base, they would dispatch Inborn Grandmasters to take absolute martial control of the surrounding prefectures and counties.

Lu Yuan would no longer need to act personally as, without the capital, Xu State would crumble on its own.

They just had to wait for the follow-up forces to arrive, and the entirety of Xu State would be easily taken.

With such an absolute advantage in high-end combat power, annihilating a large nation appeared so simple.

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Destroy the deities if they stand in your way, slay the Buddhas if they obstruct.

Although Lu Yuan hurried after his arrival to reduce the losses this war would cause…

in truth, once he entered the battlefield, he put aside his kindness and raised the butcher’s knife.

In the midst of battle, there are no young, no old, no women, no children, no commoners—there is only friend and foe.

Any trace of mercy could become a fatal flaw that leads to one’s own death.

This was a lesson he had learned through several painful experiences since he first led an army.

So, on his way to the imperial palace, regardless of who stood before him, anyone who dared to block the way faced death.

With such decisive and ruthless action, it wasn’t long before Lu Yuan cut through the entire city, reaching the outskirts of the imperial palace.

His arrival was so swift that, even as he approached, the palace gates were still closed, and the Forbidden Army Guards, responsible for their defense, were still complacent and unaware of the turmoil within the city.

The transmission of messages can be slow and delayed.

When your speed exceeds the pace at which news spreads, the outcome is an enemy that unknowingly opens its arms to you.

A pillar of Great Solar Divine Fire erupted, as Lu Yuan blasted open the shut palace gates, reducing dozens of nearby Xu Army Guards to ashes in the process.

The army poured in, and the quiet palace became noisy and chaotic as the day of bloodshed began.

Meanwhile, Emperor Xu, deep within the palace, remained utterly oblivious to everything happening in the city and to the startling changes within the imperial palace.

He was lying in the arms of his favored consort, using her warm embrace to soothe the terror-induced exhaustion that had severely strained his mind and body these past days.

So, when the great doors burst open…

and Lu Yuan, led by the guiding eunuch, charged into the bedchamber, the Xu Heavenly Son’s disturbed and irate expression…

changed to one of shock and terror upon seeing the sudden arrival of the Chu soldiers.

His emotions fluctuated so wildly that, compounded with his advanced age, he died instantly.

Witnessing the emperor’s death, which even with his experience Lu Yuan found utterly preposterous, he was speechless.

He hadn’t expected…

that the man he had planned to capture alive would die of fright on the spot.

He had intended to use Emperor Xu’s authority to command the surrender of Xu State’s military forces across the land.

Now it seemed that plan was unlikely to succeed.

But it also wasn’t a problem.

With Five Goat City taken and Emperor Xu dead, the core of Xu State was now under Chu control—the enemy was essentially brain-dead.

Dealing with such an opponent wasn’t difficult; it would just require a bit more effort.

Lu Yuan waved to have the consort, who was screaming in fear at the death of the Heavenly Son and the arrival of the Chu troops, dragged away for custody.

After taking over the palace, he quickly issued orders.

“Detain all concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, and guards within the palace.

Send people to seal off the treasury within the palace and the storehouses throughout the city.

Thoroughly investigate those who stir up trouble during the turmoil.

Anyone who dares transgress shall be executed without mercy.”

The palace had fallen, and Five Goat City was in hand.

Now that the strategic goal had been achieved, swiftly restoring order to the city was of utmost importance.

The entire city, including its citizens and Xu State’s resources, now belonged to Lu Yuan.

He had no fondness for those who sought to profit from the chaos—such actions were essentially taking advantage of his situation.

Such scoundrels, even if taken to Chu State, would be nothing but trouble.

There was no need to keep them around.

For Lu Yuan, it was a matter of eliminating them one by one—no mercy was to be shown.

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