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On the very night that Lingwei Sect was destroyed, Feng Xiuyuan arrived at the Eastern King's Mansion...

At that time, the Eastern King was still puzzled and did not understand the purpose of the Ancestor's visit.

"You only saw the surface of the destruction of the Lingwei Sect in the East Sea!"

"This incident has shown me a huge crisis!"

The Eastern King instantly tensed up; if he could make even Feng Xiuyuan feel threatened, then this matter was certainly not simple.

Then Feng Xiuyuan analyzed it for him.

"Now we both know that there's no stopping your imperial brother from completely taking control of the Heavenly Punishment Division!"

"He was very smart; he rejected the Wang family's offer of allegiance immediately!"

"In this way, the other princes will no longer need to stop him from taking control of the Heavenly Punishment Division."

The Eastern King understood this; he and his princes had already grasped it during their previous collective discussion.

Within the rules, no one can stop Niou from taking control of the Heavenly Punishment Division.

Everyone is aware of the current situation of the remaining branches of the Heavenly Punishment Division that they have not yet taken control of.

None of the department heads are at the Grandmaster level; how can such strength withstand the pressure from headquarters?

"My child, I am not afraid that the Heavenly Punishment Bureau is controlled by the King of Benevolence."

"As long as everyone follows the rules, he'll at most just disgust us."

"But with the destruction of the Lingwei Sect today, I believe they must have seen an opportunity to wipe out our martial arts forces!"

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"Ancestor, are you saying that the Heavenly Punishment Division is going to join forces with the Underworld to target our martial arts forces?"

The Eastern King found it hard to believe that the Heavenly Punishment Division would have such audacity.

"That's right, this is our biggest crisis."

"You're well aware of the Netherworld's power. On the surface, there's an invincible expert at the Shattered Realm. Only the Ancestor himself can defeat such a powerful figure!"

"But who can guarantee that there aren't powerful figures like our ancestor in the underworld?"

Throughout countless years of the desolate world, in every cycle of reincarnation, there have been surviving experts at the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Given the mysterious origins of the Underworld, everyone now believes that it is highly likely that the Underworld has its own Dragon Transformation Realm.

"The underworld is powerful enough to dare offend our Duke's Mansion."

"If the Heavenly Punishment Division secretly places an order with them, who would know!"

At this moment, the hair on the back of the Eastern King stood on end!

Yes, the underworld is a killer force!

If the Prince of Ren placed an order with them, how many of the Duke's Jianghu forces would still be able to survive?

"Ancestor, what should we do?"

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"The only solution now is for the imperial court to intervene and resolve the issue of the underworld!"

"Only the Great Xia Dynasty has the power to deal with this force!"

"Therefore, we need to exaggerate the threat posed by the underworld, so that your father will realize that the underworld is indeed a scourge."

"Only in this way can we have a chance to resolve our crisis!"

At this point, Feng Xiuyuan suddenly smiled slightly.

"Moreover, if you stand up, Niou will definitely come out to oppose you."

"Then, you can use that opportunity to accuse him of colluding with the underworld!"

"At that point, I'm afraid the other princes will have to seriously consider your proposal!"

"No prince wants to see the Underworld colluding with King Ren!"

A prince who controls the Heavenly Punishment Bureau, plus the infamous Underworld.

It will definitely keep the other princes up at night!

What, in the future, I'll become the Emperor of Great Xia, and you'll become the Emperor of the Jianghu of Great Xia?

...

Thus, the scene in the imperial court today came to be.

What the Eastern King didn't expect was that the Benevolent King didn't object; instead, it was Grand Tutor Xing Wudi who was the first to jump out and oppose it.

At this moment, Xing Wudi's opposition caught the Eastern King somewhat off guard!

This completely disrupted his plans, and he now hated that old geezer to the core!

Xing Wudi's opposition at least represents the large group behind him.

At this moment, Xia Zhaoyan saw that it was almost time for him to make his appearance!

They then arrived at the center of the main hall, and suddenly, the two sides who had been arguing stopped instantly.

The Xia Emperor on the dragon throne suddenly had a glint in his eyes!

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"Speak!" A single, concise word, yet everyone sensed the impatience within it.

Some people are full of questions: Is His Majesty really looking forward to Prince Ni's report?

"Father, let matters of the martial world be settled within the martial world."

"Some people, because their gang was so weak, had their entire family wiped out, and then they clamored for the imperial court to step in and deal with their enemies."

"I'd like to ask the Eastern King, are you a prince of the Great Xia royal family, or a prince of the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion?"

hiss! !

The familiar gasps echoed through the hall once more, and even Xing Wudi, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Everyone knew you were going to make a big move when you stepped forward, but no one expected you to go this far!

Shrimp and pork heart!

Look at the Eastern King right now, he's so angry about your words that he's practically spitting fire, and he's starting to shake!

"presumptuous!!"

The Eastern King went berserk, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Xia Zhaoyan.

"How dare you insult this king!!"

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"It's not so much an insult as it is something that puzzles me, Dong Wang."

"Lingwei Sect was a Jianghu force; once it was destroyed, it was destroyed. We can only blame their weakness."

"But as a prince, you always consider the interests of the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion, even dragging the imperial court into it."

"You are utterly despicable!"

Niou, stop using your supernatural powers!

Look how angry you've made the Eastern King almost collapse! Every word you say is like stabbing right into his lungs.

Is the power struggle among the princes this year really that exciting?

If we had known that King Ni was so powerful, we should have jointly rejected his title of King Ni and let him join the struggle for the throne.

Without the participation of the Benevolent King in the struggle for the throne, it was as if the Great Xia had lost its three northern states!

Just then, Xia Zhaoyan bowed and looked at Emperor Xia.

"Father, actually I have other matters to report today."

"Nowadays, local governments often get involved in martial arts battles, just like the Lingwei Sect incident the other day."

"A governor of a prefecture is abusing his power for personal gain, using official authority to rescue a martial arts force—this is treating the laws and regulations of the imperial court like a joke!"

"Your Majesty, I humbly request that you issue an order prohibiting any official from participating in battles between martial arts factions!"

"Otherwise, I fear that if things continue like this, our Great Xia will sooner or later become someone's personal henchman!"

Oh! !

Everyone immediately realized that the King's main purpose today was to cut off the influence of the various forces in the martial arts world through the imperial court.

To be honest, this suggestion really hit the nail on the head for many princes.

They had their own officials and their own underworld influence in various places.

In the past, the two sides helped each other, and the imperial court turned a blind eye.

Although it's against the rules, the rules are made by others.

But if King Ren comes out to oppose this today, then this is a big problem!

With the Benevolent King in charge of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau, anyone who dares to abuse their power for personal gain will face the judgment of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau.

At this moment, the Eastern King knew that if he were to accuse the Benevolent King of colluding with the Underworld again, it would probably be of little use.

Because from the very beginning, his plans were unintentionally disrupted by Xing Wudi.

Most importantly, Niou did not publicly plead for the underworld!

They used this opportunity to their advantage, directly targeting the misuse of public resources for private purposes!