528: Chapter 528 Are you questioning me?

In Shuntian Prefecture, within the Great Ming's Imperial Court Discussion Hall, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive, and everyone was silent...

The four powerful princes—Prince Rui, Prince Lu, Prince Ding, and Prince Gong—had somewhat playful expressions on their faces. They had been confined to the hall by the Emperor Ming this time, unable to lead troops into battle, thereby missing a great opportunity to seize military power and achieve merit. Of course, based on the news they subsequently received, this so-called great opportunity was actually a huge pit. If they had gone, not only would they likely have failed to achieve any merit, but they might have even lost their lives!

Because the Sea Race was too powerful!

Any single race could produce Spirit Beasts with cultivation levels above Martial King, and in significant numbers. Then, over a dozen races united to attack the Ming's Shanhai Pass and Linhai City. Such strength was completely beyond what the Ming's current power could withstand.

Therefore, the four of them stopped vying to lead troops into battle. They were just waiting for news of a rout from the front lines, and then they would see how they should flee. Yes, they were truly already considering how to escape and whether they would have a chance to make a comeback in the future.

However, to their surprise, Shanhai Pass not only repelled the first Sea Race attack but also defeated them when facing an even larger force in the second wave, driving them back into the sea!

The battlefield at Linhai City was also victorious. Although the specific details were unknown, some videos sent back showed that several Sea Race powerhouses had indeed been severely wounded, making them afraid to continue and choosing to retreat.

This greatly surprised the four powerful princes, while also leaving them deeply puzzled. How exactly did the Ming Army defeat such a powerful Sea Race?

Could it be because of those so-called ultimate weapons newly developed by the Tiangong Group? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

With their discernment, they weren't so blind as to miss this. Those ultimate weapons couldn't even threaten a single Martial King, so how could they have taken down so many of the enemy's Martial Kings?

Thus, the four of them actually attributed the success to Prince An and Sabado. Especially in the Battle of Linhai City, it must have been due to their intervention that the Sea Race powerhouses were severely wounded, leading to victory.

However, the Sea Race forces at Shanhai Pass were even stronger. What did Xu Yanran rely on to defeat them? Luck alone was absolutely impossible. The Sea Race was not that stupid; on the contrary, their current strategic intelligence was definitely not much inferior to the Human Race...

Therefore, the Battle of Shanhai Pass was a battle that deeply puzzled everyone.

And the subsequent scene of the Sea Race's main force attacking the Nanyue Base was the primary reason why the entire Imperial Court Hall fell into complete silence and oppression!

Even the Emperor Ming stopped speaking. He hid himself deep in the shadows; no one could see his expression at this moment, nor did they know what he was thinking...

The light screen in the hall continuously played the video message received two days ago. The surging Sea Race army and the black mass of Sea Fowl covering the entire sky brought a chilling sense of slaughter that almost permeated through the light screen into the Ming court. Everyone felt that doomsday was approaching!

The faces of the six Grand Secretaries were pale. They hadn't expected the Sea Race to be so powerful now—powerful to the point of causing such despair. With the Sea Race's current strength, even if the Ming developed for another hundred years, they wouldn't be able to cultivate so many super experts!

Indeed, in the video, they saw dozens of Martial Kings, over ten Martial Saints, several Martial Gods, and even a top expert suspected to be a Heavenly God!

Such a powerful force was enough to crush the entire Blue Star; how could the mere Ming possibly resist?!

"It's over, it's over, it's over, it's completely over..." Everyone lamented in their hearts. Even the four powerful princes began to feel despair. In their view, if this Sea Race force were allowed to drive straight in, they would probably reach Shuntian Prefecture in less than three days. By then, even if they wanted to flee, they wouldn't know where to go, because there was simply nowhere to hide!

In the future, the Ming would surely become a vassal state of the Sea Race. All Ming people could become slaves to the Sea Race, or even end up as food in their bellies. How tragic...

Before, they had been constantly preoccupied with internal strife. Who could have known that the Sea Race had quietly developed to such heights? Why had they bothered?

In the face of absolute strength, all power, money, and beauty would leave them. This superficial vanity would eventually vanish into thin air, and what likely awaited them was an endless abyss...

Footsteps suddenly rang out, and everyone looked back in unison!

Wu Zhen, the Eunuch Wu, was seen jogging in from outside. His face was beaming with an excited smile, yet he was suppressing the urge to shout out loud. He made his way to the Emperor Ming, knelt down with a "thud," and presented a report with both hands, shouting loudly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Great congratulations, Your Majesty!! Southern Yue has won! Southern Yue has won!!!"

"Southern Yue has won?!" Zhu Zhenxiang's long-suppressed voice rang out in disbelief. He took the report with trembling hands and slowly opened it. After reading it carefully, his whole body began to shake. He suddenly stood up with a start, laughed toward the sky several times, and shouted, "Heaven blesses the Ming! Heaven blesses the Ming!! Heaven blesses the Ming!!!"

"Did they really win?"

"That's impossible, right?"

"Looking at His Majesty's expression, it doesn't seem like he's acting..."

"How is that possible? Anyway, I don't believe it..."

"Indeed, I'm just waiting to live or die with the Ming..."

The officials below the dais were whispering and murmuring to each other, rarely failing to immediately sing praises. The main reason was that this news was too shocking. How could Southern Yue have defeated such a powerful Sea Race army?

Even if they could win, it had only been two days. Could a victory be achieved so quickly? That was a powerful Sea Race with a suspected Heavenly God!

After laughing for a while, Zhu Zhenxiang noticed that the atmosphere in the hall wasn't quite right. He looked at the expressions of those below and immediately understood the reason. He sneered, "Are you questioning me?"

"We wouldn't dare! We wouldn't dare at all!!!" The officials were startled and hurriedly responded.

"Haha, Little Wu, show them the video footage!" Zhu Zhenxiang laughed.

"This servant obeys the imperial decree!" Wu Zhen took the message slip from the Emperor Ming's hand and quickly moved to the side to place it into a device. With a "swish," the image on the hall's light screen began to change. Everyone looked over in unison and immediately gasped!

On the screen, countless Sea Race members were landing, wave after wave, an endless and inexhaustible stream...

After a long time, Jiuying appeared on the screen leading dozens of super powerhouses. A powerful Aura enveloped the hall through the light screen, causing everyone's breath to hitch, and even their breathing became labored...

"This... can they still be defeated?" Prince Ding said in disbelief.

"Heavenly God?! That monster is very likely a Hea... Heavenly God!!!" Prince Lu cried out in alarm.

"Those surrounding him are all experts above the Martial King level!" Prince Gong nodded.

"Indeed... there are at least several Martial Gods!!! I can feel the matchless, powerful Aura emanating from them..." Prince Rui lamented.

At this moment, they couldn't believe that Southern Yue could truly defeat such a powerful Sea Race...

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