Chapter 676: Qin Zhenjiang Makes His Move

The moment the Regent's voice fell, the atmosphere on this viewing platform instantly tightened, and the surrounding drumbeats seemed to fall silent at this moment, the previous celebratory mood instantly dropping to freezing point.

Because the Regent's words had already revealed his ambition—he wanted to replace the young king to complete this coronation ceremony and inherit the Guardian Grand Formation!

"Impudence!"

The Eldest Princess was the first to coldly rebuke, her pretty face covered in frost, her eyes brimming with killing intent: "Gong Yuan, you want to commit treason?! You want to defy the ancestral teachings of the Gong family?!"

A commotion arose on the viewing platform, and then many of the Baohuang Sect members also showed anger on their faces, shouting in unison: "Regent, stop your nonsense! Our Great Xia already has a Wang Ting sovereign, how can we casually change the person to inherit the Guardian Grand Formation?!"

Those old ministers also spoke out one after another. Although they felt shock and anger at the sudden turn of events involving Gong Gong Jingyao, this Regent was even more treasonous, actually daring to say outright that he would replace the young king!

"I agree with the Regent's words. The Guardian Grand Formation is no trivial matter. It is a treasure for protecting the nation that the late emperors of Great Xia spent countless resources and heartfelt effort to build. If this power cannot be controlled, once Great Xia encounters a crisis in the future, who will be able to resist?!"

"The one who controls the Guardian Grand Formation should be the king of Great Xia!"

"......"

But at the same time, those who supported the Regent also stepped forward without hesitation. Among them, the most eye-catching was Zhong Zhong Jie, the Governor of the Three Commanderies. As the Regent's number one subordinate, he naturally understood that at this moment he must wholeheartedly and firmly support the Regent.

Moreover, once the Regent ascended to power, he too would be able to advance further.

For the sake of his own future prospects, today he must push the Regent onto that position at all costs.

"Are you all trying to rebel?!"

From the Eldest Princess's camp, that Steward Qin also walked out with a gloomy expression. Majestic phase power swept out from within his body, his robes flapping loudly. At the same time, he directly waved his hand, and as his gesture fell, elite soldiers immediately appeared atop the high walls surrounding this Bai Yu plaza, holding powerful crossbows flowing with strange light, locking onto this side.

The commotion on the viewing platform intensified. The leaders of other various forces also showed wary expressions, while powerful phase powers rose up one after another. Today's coronation ceremony had already begun to shift toward the worst situation, so they too had to be cautious.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this chaotic situation, the Regent let out a cold snort. His gaze shot toward that Steward Qin like lightning, and his own terrifying phase power erupted like a volcano. That pressure hovered over this space like a giant beast, while the void behind him shattered, and five Marquis Platforms floated unsteadily amidst phase power as vast as the ocean.

The moment the five Marquis Platforms were revealed, even the void trembled along with them.

The Regent once again displayed his strength as a fifth-rank Marquis.

This caused the people in the Eldest Princess's camp to all change color slightly, a look of wariness appearing in their eyes.

And on the viewing platform, the people from the two super forces, the Holy Mystic Star Academy and the Golden Dragon Treasure House, frowned as they watched this chaotic scene. In fact, neither Vice Dean Su Xin nor Yu Yu Hongxi wanted to see Great Xia fall into chaos, because that would bring no benefit to either of them.

But this kind of struggle for the throne, they had no way to intervene, so for now they could only wait and see.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, the Eldest Princess still restrained her emotions, quickly regaining her usual composure, and stepped forward: "General Qin, as a pillar of Great Xia, now that Great Xia is about to fall into chaos, do you not intend to say something?"

The moment she spoke, she drew many gazes toward Qin Zhenjiang on the viewing platform, who had never moved.

Qin Zhenjiang sat there like a burly giant beast, his entire body emanating an aura of iron and blood. Hearing the Eldest Princess's voice, he finally raised his head, glanced at the young king on the Heaven Worship Platform who was already on the verge of collapse, paused briefly, then slowly said: "What does Your Highness want me to say?"

The Eldest Princess stared at Qin Zhenjiang, then suddenly took out a golden scroll from the spatial orb on her wrist, saying: "I have here the edict left by my father before his passing, which contains words entrusting General Qin. Do you want to hear it?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhenjiang's expression finally shifted. He was an old retainer of the late king, and had always held deep respect for the late king. Hearing this now, he immediately dropped to one knee.

Seeing this, the Eldest Princess opened the scroll and read a passage in her clear, cold voice: "I command General Qin Zhenjiang to protect the young sovereign and safeguard the peace of our Great Xia!"

Gaze after gaze turned toward Qin Zhenjiang. As a frontier general commanding a great army, the latter held a position and power of great importance within Great Xia. His choice would also have no small impact on the overall situation.

In fact, no one knew whether the so-called edict in the Eldest Princess's hand was real or not, but now that the Eldest Princess had proclaimed it publicly, this forced Qin Zhenjiang to take a side.

Some of the old ministers of the Baohuang Sect had subtle shifts in expression. Although the earlier sudden turn of events involving the young king had made these old ministers somewhat angry at the Eldest Princess, now this move of hers made them secretly admire her, because they knew best that this General, who had been stationed at the border for years, had never shown particular closeness to either the Eldest Princess or the Regent. But only these old ministers knew that this great general, who gave no one face, was exceptionally loyal to the late king. Now that the Eldest Princess had produced that edict of unknown authenticity, it was likely to hit this great general's weak spot.

Moreover, he would never entertain any doubts about the edict's authenticity.

Under the many gazes, Qin Zhenjiang's rugged face showed little ripples. He was silent for a few seconds, then struck his chest with one hand and said: "I obey the late king's edict."

Then he stood up, his tiger-like eyes looking toward the Regent's side, and said: "I ask the Regent to prioritize the peace and stability of Great Xia, and not to incite turmoil."

A buzz.

Low murmurs of surprise rose. Qin Zhenjiang's words had already made his choice clear. Facing the Eldest Princess's edict of unknown authenticity, he ultimately chose to uphold the legitimate young king.

"General Qin, your choice disappoints this king greatly," the Regent said calmly.

"Do you think that this king, who cannot control the Guardian Grand Formation, can protect the peace of Great Xia?" He pointed at Gong Gong Jingyao on the Heaven Worship Platform, who had already transformed into a young girl's appearance and looked somewhat panicked, and asked.

Qin Zhenjiang said calmly: "The peace of Great Xia lies with people, not with formations. If all of Great Xia is united in purpose, its strength may not be much weaker than a single Guardian Grand Formation."

"A great general who has seen so much slaughter and conquest actually speaks such naive and innocent words." The Regent shook his head, saying with some disappointment. "Since the General does not agree with my actions, then let me first test how far your 'White Tiger Army-Breaking Diagram' has been cultivated after all these years."

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A glint of cold, sinister intent flashed in his eyes. Qin Zhenjiang's taking of sides undoubtedly restored some confidence to the Eldest Princess's camp, which had just been in some disarray. So now he had to strike forcefully, to forcefully suppress all instability.

"Since the Regent has such a request, how could I dare not comply?!"

But Qin Zhenjiang was even fiercer. Having now chosen his side, he naturally no longer feared the Regent. With a long howl, his figure directly stepped into the air. As the void behind him trembled, four massive Marquis Platforms, each like a mountain range, were revealed, breathing in the energy of heaven and earth.

He had clearly already stepped into the realm of a fourth-rank Marquis.

The moment Qin Zhenjiang struck, he had no intention of holding back. With a thought, vast energy surged forth from the four Marquis Platforms. This vast energy condensed in the void, and in the blink of an eye transformed into a white giant tiger approximately a thousand zhang in size.

The white giant tiger emanated a special aura of warfare. Its roar seemed to carry with it an army of a thousand soldiers, filled with the sounds of howling and the horns of charge.

Qin Zhenjiang clenched his five fingers tightly and slowly thrust out a punch. As this punch was thrust forward, heaven and earth seemed to be swept by the aura of warfare. Faintly, one could seemingly see countless armies charging through the void, their majestic momentum unstoppable.

"White Tiger Army-Breaking Diagram, Myriad Army Fist."

As the punch was thrown, the sounds of warfare and slaughter rang through heaven and earth. The white tiger pounced forth, like the commander of ten thousand armies, carrying with it an army of ten thousand, and with a majestic momentum, charged directly toward where the Regent stood.

Wherever it passed, the void continuously shattered.

This punch caused the expressions of many Marquis-level powerhouses present to change drastically.

Even Zhu Zhu Qinghuo, the Master of the Extreme Flame Prefecture, who was also a fourth-rank Marquis, grew solemn.

"This Qin Zhenjiang has been cultivating the aura of warfare at the border for so many years, and has finally cultivated his 'White Tiger Army-Breaking Diagram' to the 'Realm of Ten Thousand Armies.'"

"A punch like ten thousand armies, capable of suppressing all enemies."

"The might of this punch is comparable to a Spirit Manifestation-grade Marquis Art!"

This punch—Zhu Zhu Qinghuo knew that if he took it head-on, he would surely be injured. Qin Zhenjiang's punch was originally only a Spirit Connection-grade Marquis Art, but under Qin Zhenjiang's years of derivation and immersion, it had reached great completion.

But unfortunately...

What Qin Zhenjiang faced was not him, but the even more unfathomable Regent.

Under the watchful gazes of the many top-tier powerhouses present, the Regent's expression remained as placid as an ancient well. He extended his palm, and as it reached out, that hand seemed to grow boundless and vast, covering the entire firmament. At the same time, between his fingers, the shadows of towering mountains and rivers appeared one after another.

That palm seemed to transform into a stretch of mountains and rivers bearing down upon them.

On the viewing stands, the many top-tier Marquis-tier powerhouses of Great Xia were shaken at heart upon seeing this, and they too recognized this vast and overwhelming palm strike.

It was one of the Palace Clan's most top-tier Marquis techniques.

Derivation God-tier Marquis technique, Great Mountain River Palm!