Records of the Human Emperor Side Story Chapter 40: The Sage Emperor of the Great Tang!

Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr

Bang!

As Li Taiyi's voice rang out, a golden sword radiating a light countless times brighter than the sun erupted out of the void, cleaving apart time and space and instantly destroying the giant dragon that Li Xuantu had summoned.

"Aaaah!"

With a plaintive scream and a shower of blood, a disheveled figure plunged out from the giant dragon.

As he fell, the armor on his body shattered into pieces.

Bang!

Li Xuantu slammed into the ground, and thus, the battle ended.

Boom!

Cheers erupted across the palace. The eyes of Gao Lishi, Wang Jiuling, Wang Haibin, and Abusi, as well as Zhangchou Jianqiong and Zhang Shougui, shone brightly with joy.

"Succeeded! His Highness really succeeded!"

In this coup, First Prince Li Xuantu had had the upper hand, but in the end, they had snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and had succeeded.

Li Taiyi heard the roaring cheers and faintly smiled.

The battle was over, and he had succeeded in minimizing the losses from this conflict.

But before Li Taiyi had time to bask in the joy, he had a strange sensation.

"Who's there?"

Li Taiyi suddenly turned his head, his body erupting with Stellar Energy as he thrust out his palm behind him.

Boom!

A dark figure had shot out of the shadows, thrusting a sword at Li Taiyi.

Fist met sword, and the enormous strength pushd Li Taiyi back several feet. At the same time, that ghostly figure borrowed the force to flip backward.

"Li Chengyi!"

Upon seeing who it was, Li Taiyi fiercely shuddered.

He had never imagined that the one trying to attack him from behind would be Second Prince Li Chengyi.

Li Taiyi and Li Xuantu were the only ones fighting for the throne tonight. Li Chengyi had already been ruled out, and at the start of the strife, he had disappeared, becoming essentially nonexistent.

But to everyone's surprise, not only had he not disappeared, he had been hiding nearby. Moreover, that attack just now proved that Li Chengyi was clearly different from the rumors and had been hiding a terrifying cultivation.

"First Brother, Third

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