Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

This Dragon Ball has quite a history. It is said that when Han Gaozu killed the white snake, he found it inside the snake’s belly. It has always been a significant treasure of the Inner Court.

Afterwards, when the Han family’s kingdom fell, it was acquired by Qian Taizu.

Upon obtaining it, he used the Dragon Ball to create this sanctuary for his descendants.

This sanctuary employs the National Fortune defense system, which Taizu understood well. If the nation survives and the monarch is assassinated, there can still be rescue. But if the nation falls, saving the monarch becomes unnecessary.

So the idea at the time was that as long as there is National Fortune, this pagoda would be very difficult to breach.

At this moment, Liu Futong arrived at the Inner Court, carrying the head of the National Guardian General. The Inner Court was already in chaos, especially when the rebels had infiltrated. The female members of the Royal Family were terrified, unsure of what to do now that the rebels had broken in.

Many had already prepared to commit suicide, as historically, those within the Imperial Palace rarely met a good end once it was breached.

Most would become playthings of the rebel army.

Hence, many of the bravest prepared to take their own lives. Meanwhile, some lacked the courage and found places to hide, resigning to their fate should the enemy break through, accepting to be exploited.

However, Liu Futong was no fool. Seeing a group of his subordinates restless, he shouted, ”There is a responsibility for every grievance and a debtor for every debt; harm should not come to the family members. Only kill the Emperor; we are the rebel army!”

Under Liu Futong’s restraint, these soldiers didn’t dare to cause too much commotion, so the women of the Royal Family remained unharmed.

Actually, Liu Futong didn’t want to restrain them, but don’t forget, they hadn’t stormed into the Imperial City; they had ambushed it. If the Living Buddha made a move and the Military Department reacted, they might be targeted!

So at this time, causing trouble was nearly equivalent to seeking death, and Liu Futong didn’t want his subordinates to seek their own demise.

Of course, if these subordinates seized some treasures from the Royal Family along the way, he wouldn’t mind. But causing harm to women would lead them to a point of no return.

At this moment, Liu Futong took the lead, casually grabbing a eunuch, and asked, ”Speak, where is the Emperor?”

The eunuch trembled under Liu Futong’s imposing manner, ”Ance... Ancestral Temple!”

Upon hearing this, Liu Futong followed the direction the eunuch pointed, immediately leading his men to the Ancestral Temple.

Soon, the group arrived at the Ancestral Temple. They saw it had already entered the Absolute Defense state, with the entire six-story pagoda shielded by iron plates.

Witnessing this scene, Liu Futong’s gaze sharpened. Today, he was only separated from the Emperor of the Daqian by an iron plate. There was no need to say anything further; today, he must smash this iron plate to pieces. Surely, they didn’t think a simple iron plate could stop him.

Thinking this, Liu Futong extended his hand, and in the next moment, boundless Earth Yellow Gang Qi condensed on his body. He then unleashed a Hand Technique towards the towering pagoda before him.

Boom!

The immense Earth Yellow handprint directly struck the pagoda before him, with enough power to split mountains and crack stones. Even a palm-thick iron plate could be shattered with one strike.

But when Liu Futong struck the pagoda with his hand, as soon as the Earth Yellow force touched the pagoda, suddenly, the pagoda began to emanate a dazzling light, followed by the sound of a dragon’s roar spiraling into the sky.

Aoooo...

The next moment, they saw a giant white dragon spiraling in the sky, with its body coiling around the pagoda. The Earth Yellow handprint striking the dragon had no effect whatsoever.

It directly dissipated.

Daqian Destiny!

Seeing the white dragon before him, Liu Futong frowned. Although he was already mentally prepared, seeing that he couldn’t strike down this white dragon was intensely frustrating.

After all, the Emperor of Daqian and himself were merely separated by a wall, possibly the closest he had ever been to achieving his lifelong goal, with little chance of seizing this opportunity again.

Understanding this, Liu Futong decided to give it another try, gritting his teeth, ”Today’s victory or defeat, hinges on this one move.”

With those words, Liu Futong directly activated the Gang Qi within him. In the next moment, boundless Gang Qi connected heaven and earth, and behind him, his Martial Arts Illusion appeared—a terrifying Earth Yellow Qilin.

Liu Futong brought forth all his power from the Melting God Fourth Transformation Low-level stage.

Some might wonder why the Melting God Fourth Transformation is divided into high, middle, and low levels?

Actually, it is determined based on the number of Dao Fruits fused and the degree of fusion. To put it simply, advancing from Melting God Zero Transformation to the First Transformation requires one Dao Fruit; the First Turn to the Second Turn requires two Dao Fruits; the Second Turn to the Third Transformation requires four Dao Fruits.

From the Third Transformation to the Fourth Transformation requires eight Dao Fruits, and from the Fourth Transformation to the Fifth Transformation requires sixteen Dao Fruits.

So, what if the sixteen Dao Fruits required for the Fourth to Fifth Transformation aren’t fully collected? Suppose one has an extra Dao Fruit in hand?

At this point, some would choose to save it, whereas others might opt to consume it directly. This means they are just fifteen Dao Fruits short of reaching the Fifth Transformation. Moreover, the extra Dao Fruit can provide them with certain power.

Thus, the division of power stages arose.

The shift from Fourth to Fifth Transformation is marked by four Dao Fruits as a boundary line. That is, after entering the Fourth Transformation, those who have fused less than four Dao Fruits are classified as Low-level.

Eight are regarded as Middle Rank, twelve as High-level, until sixteen represent the Fifth Transformation.

Consequently, Liu Futong, who fused an additional Dao Fruit post-Fourth Transformation, is classified as Fourth Transformation Low-level.