Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 971 - Tense Situation

She was the princess of the Holy Spirit Ancient Nation, yet a guard dared to act arrogant before her. Their boldness simply knew no bounds. This was already a very obvious provocation of her authority.

For them to act like this, her father, the sovereign, must be in very bad condition. The thought made Zhuge Mingyue even more anxious.

Yet, as her command fell, the soldiers remained still—none obeyed.

Chen Fan and the others’ expressions became very ugly.

Fortunately, they had followed Zhuge Mingyue back to the Holy Spirit Ancient Nation. If they had let her return alone, even as the princess, she wouldn’t have been able to take a single step in the current climate.

The guards' defiance was blatant—an open disregard for Zhuge Mingyue’s authority. It went to show how tense the current situation of the Holy Spirit Ancient Nation was.

Yan Weiyi made his move. “A bunch of servants dares defy their master, bite its owner? You should be killed!”

An incomparably terrifying and chilling killing intent surged out of him. With a shake of his palm, a divine light erupted.

That guard officer’s expression changed drastically. He thrust his spear, unleashing dazzling golden light.

Puchi...

A sharp, black sword pierced the guard’s glabella. Immediately, the other guards’ faces sank, and they unleashed powerful auras.

These guards turned out to all be Manifestation realm experts.

But in Yan Weiyi’s eyes, they were nothing. His figure flickered; within moments, bloody holes appeared in these guards’ glabellas; they were all wiped out.

Naturally, the commotion drew the attention of the guards in the vicinity. Cold auras erupted from them one after another.

“These people disrespected their superior and should be killed. If anyone else dares block my path, they will be killed without mercy!” Zhuge Mingyue’s icy gaze swept across the guards, making them tremble.

As her voice fell, Chen Fan and the others strolled forth. This time, no one dared to block them.

Soon, someone descended. Seeing the corpses on the ground, their faces turned ashen.

These guards’ cultivation levels weren’t low. The leader was in the sixth-level Manifestation realm, yet he had been killed in one move.

“Who are these people Princess Mingyue brought back? They’re actually this unbridled!” Some guards felt a chill in their trembling hearts.

“I heard that she went to the eastern continent and joined the True Martial Academy. These people must be her senior brothers and sisters, all disciples of the academy.”

Many people’s faces changed.

The True Martial Academy was one of the nine overlord class forces on the Tianwu Continent.

“The internal power struggle is about to escalate. Prince Jing’s son entered the Sun Moon Divine Sect and received their full support. With the sovereign gravely ill and Prince Jing coveting power backed by the sect, the winds are in his favor. But now that Princess Mingyue has returned along with the disciples of the True Martial Academy. I wonder if it will bring about a new change.”

“That’s right. Both the Sun Moon Divine Sect and the True Martial Academy are overlord class forces. I’m afraid she hasn’t returned just to visit the sovereign. Her clash with Prince Jing is inevitable.”

“You can’t put it that way. So what if she brought along her senior brothers and sister? What can they do? The True Martial Academy is in the eastern continent, so its influence here is limited. And Prince Jing is an apex expert in the Greater Legendary realm. Now that the sovereign is gravely ill, Prince Jing is the strongest. Whatever waves rise, he can simply quell it.”

“Enough—focus on your duties. Family ties mean nothing in the struggle for imperial power; it’s a cruel game. We are not qualified to interfere. You saw what happened to those guards.”

“......”

Chen Fan and the others pressed forward.

The imperial grounds were extremely imposing and magnificent, lined with grand mansions belonging to various princes.

Each mansion occupied hundreds of kilometers of land. The gazes of powerful figures occasionally swept toward the group, allowing Chen Fan to gain a clear understanding of the Holy Spirit Ancient Nation’s strength.

Even if each prince’s mansion only had one Legendary realm apex expert, the nation’s status as a superpower was unquestionable.

At last, the grand imperial palace loomed ahead, its towering golden walls gleaming like solid gold. A group emerged from within the palace, wearing smiles on their faces.

“Princess Mingyue, why didn’t you inform us of your return?” said the expert leading the group with a smile.

However, Zhuge Mingyue’s expression was especially cold. He was from the Prince Han Mansion—an uncle from her clan. That they appeared here meant only one thing: the palace was already under their control. Prince Han and Prince Jing were extremely close.

“I’m going to see my father,” Zhuge Mingyue said indifferently.

Prince Han looked at the people around Zhuge Mingyue and smiled. “It’s a great honor to welcome such outstanding talents from the True Martial Academy. Please, rest in the imperial palace.”

The group ignored him, advancing openly without the slightest attempt at concealment. Given the Holy Spirit Ancient Nation’s strength, they had likely received word long ago and were only acting now.

While few outside the nation knew of Zhuge Mingyue’s entry into the True Martial Academy, it was no secret within the imperial family.

Thus, Prince Han quickly deduced that Chen Fan and the others were probably Zhuge Mingyue’s senior brothers and sisters. However, he remained unaware that Zhuge Mingyue had joined the Peerless Peak.

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Chen Fan and the others strode through the air and stepped into the imperial palace.

The imposing and vast imperial palace was full of armored soldiers everywhere, fully prepared for combat, reflecting the tense atmosphere.

Zhuge Mingyue was concerned about her father and headed straight toward the sovereign’s ancient palace hall like a gust of wind.

1. The princes mentioned are not children of the sovereign but his brothers. Prince, as in Prince of the First Rank, according to the Qing dynasty’s system. ☜