529: Chapter 529 The Regretful Elders

Emperor Ming looked coldly at his four sons who were lost in doubt, saying nothing, but his disappointment in them had reached its peak!

One had to know that these four were piled up using the entire Great Ming's Cultivation resources. Could their talent really be higher than other Geniuses?

No! They were merely lucky to be born into the imperial family, having endless resources to Cultivate from a young age. Even a pig, like that stupid pig Prince Fu, could be piled up to at least a Martial Ancestor!

And since these four had relatively decent talent and the added bonus of some Xuanhuang Bloodline, it wasn't actually difficult for them to reach the Martial Commander Realm. Yet, the fame of the so-called "Great Ming Famous Swords" was achieved at the cost of how many Great Ming soldiers' blood and corpses, they did not know!

They were not ashamed but proud, always referring to themselves as "this Prince" or "this Commander," styling themselves as the "Great Ming Famous Swords" and throwing their weight around everywhere. Little did they know that many super clans had secretly cultivated several Martial Kings. If the royal family didn't have the super Genius Prince An guarding it, the Zhu family's empire would likely have been unstable long ago...

However, when Great Ming faced a major crisis, the four of them were completely incapable of being brought to the table; they didn't even have the qualifications to lead troops into battle. They lacked any self-awareness regarding this point and still thought about coming to beg Emperor Ming for military power!

Emperor Ming was filled with emotion. If not for the sudden emergence of Long Yuan during this crisis, Great Ming would likely have collapsed, even with the help of Prince An and other Martial Kings!

Who would have thought that the son he looked down upon the most would actually Cultivate a Long Yuan, who was countless times more of a Genius than Prince An? Oh wait, looking at the information, Long Yuan wasn't actually cultivated by Prince Fu. His growth barely consumed any of Great Ming's resources, yet Great Ming owed him a huge favor!

That's right, the reason Great Ming was able to survive this disaster was entirely thanks to Long Yuan. After Emperor Ming understood the top-secret information from various battlefields, he was very clear on this point. It was Long Yuan who saved Great Ming from the brink of collapse, saved the people of Great Ming, and saved everyone in this imperial court!

"It is fortunate that Long Yuan is my direct grandson. If it were someone else, I wouldn't know how to repay such a debt of gratitude..." Emperor Ming sighed inwardly.

The images on the light screen continued to play. When the Nine Infants arranged the battle plan and countless Sea Clan members infiltrated the Nanyue River to enter the interior, everyone in the court was shocked!

This Sea Clan leader, despite holding such a huge advantage, had actually used such cunning strategies. This was meant to drive Great Ming to a desperate situation...

"It's over. Once the Sea Clan enters the interior and erupts from the belly of Great Ming, what can we use to stop them?" The Imperial Preceptor Tang Zhenyuan cried out in disbelief.

"Indeed, with such a powerful Sea Clan army, I really cannot imagine what Nanyue Base could possibly use to win?!" Fu Changqing, the Hall Master of the Martial Hero Hall, echoed.

"Brother Fu, don't get excited! Didn't His Majesty say we won? Nanyue Base must have its own tricks!" interjected Su Zhibai, the Hall Master of the Imperial College Hall.

Fu Changqing glared at him and said fiercely, "Do you understand Nanyue Base? Their highest combat power is only at the Martial Commander level!!!"

"What?! How is that possible?!" Su Zhibai's expression froze, and he said in shock.

"You spend all day discussing the world with the students of the Imperial College Hall, but you only care about literary matters. How could you possibly know the combat power situation of each base?" Fu Changqing mocked.

"This... We don't just care about literary matters; we care about all affairs in the world. At the very least, I know that Nanyue Base is being led by Zhu Deyuan, the ninth son of Prince Fu, and his combat power is rumored to have already surpassed the Martial Commander level!" Su Zhibai countered.

"Even if he is a Martial King, so what? Didn't you see that the Sea Clan leader is very likely a Heavenly God?"

"A Heavenly God?! Impossible, absolutely impossible..." Su Zhibai's face changed drastically, and he muttered anxiously.

Lin Wangchuan, the Hall Master of the Hanlin Hall standing to the side, quickly covered his mouth and gave a look, saying, "Stop talking! Everyone is watching!"

Su Zhibai realized and simply stayed silent, but his mind was in turmoil. He felt that the news brought back by Wu Zhen was likely fake, and that Emperor Ming only said it was true to stabilize everyone's state of mind...

As countless Sea Clan members submerged into the Nanyue River, and more Sea Clan members emerged outside the eight coastal cities, a terrifying murderous intent almost drowned the entire imperial court. No one believed that Nanyue Base could really turn the tables and defeat the Sea Clan, because this was absolutely an impossible task!

At this moment, the information screen suddenly changed, pointing towards the sky, where a black line was slowly appearing...

"No way? Is that... Sea Fowl?!" Fang Qihe, the Hall Master of the Wenhua Hall, opened his eyes wide and cried out in disbelief.

"That's right, it is Sea Fowl!!!" Ye Haoran, the Hall Master of the Zhongji Hall beside him, gritted his teeth and roared lowly.

Seeing that black line slowly reveal its true form, everyone in the court couldn't help but tremble violently. Those were overwhelming, powerful Sea Fowl!

Their numbers were incalculable, and at this moment, they already covered the entire sky. Everywhere one looked, there were terrifying Sea Fowl of various kinds, including Frigatebirds, Albatrosses, Seagulls, Sea Eagles, Sea Falcons...

The leaders of each tribe seemed to have at least the cultivation Realm of a Martial King. They disdained to take human form and instead flew over in their original forms, leading their subordinates. Their target was the Great Ming territory ahead!

"Thump," "Thump," "Thump"...

Many officials with lower cultivation were unable to withstand the pressure brought by such a vast number of Sea Fowl and collapsed to the ground one after another...

Watching this scene, Fang Qihe seemed to think of something, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely interesting. As the head advisor to Prince Gong, he naturally had his own information channels. Recently, he had actually been feeling extremely regretful, which was that he had defected to Prince Gong too early!

According to the information he gathered, Long Yuan had huge potential, and it was very likely that even Emperor Ming had already turned to him. If Nanyue Base really defeated the Sea Clan this time, then the momentum of Long Yuan's rise would be unstoppable. He would definitely be relied upon by Emperor Ming. In such a situation, it was very likely that Emperor Ming would bypass the son generation and directly select Long Yuan to take his position!!!

Thinking of this, Fang Qihe stared fixedly at this group of Sea Fowl. He felt that if Long Yuan could even take down a Sea Fowl tribe with this kind of strength, then the future of Great Ming would undoubtedly belong to him!

"Long Yuan can still take down the main force of the Sea Clan and the Sea Fowl tribe in such a desperate situation. What kind of power does he rely on? Should I find a way to leave Prince Gong as soon as possible and defect to him?" Fang Qihe's thoughts raced, and his expression changed...

In fact, the other three cabinet ministers who had connections to those four powerful princes in the court were also not ordinary people. Like Fang Qihe, they had long since learned of quite a bit of information about the battlefield through their own channels. They kept this information to themselves and did not pass it on to Prince Rui and the others. Therefore, Prince Rui and the others were watching very nervously, but Fang Qihe, Fu Changqing, Ye Haoran, and Chu Canghai were secretly turning different thoughts in their hearts. Their ideas were actually almost the same, and that was the word "regret"...