Chapter 534: Defeat

"You... how is it possible..."

Jialete's voice trembled; the scene before him completely overturned his understanding.

He had clearly watched with his own eyes as Luoning was pierced by his thunder and turned into nothingness, yet the opponent had descended from the sky like a ghost, completely unscathed?

Clone techniques, he had indeed heard of them.

But he had never heard of any clone technique that could fight him for so many rounds without dissipating.

Luoning chuckled, his eyes full of amusement: "Jialete, in the past, I only thought that although you were conceited, arrogant, and petty, you at least still had a bottom line and knew how to uphold the face and honor of the Auduin Royal Family. Now it seems I thought too highly of you."

"His Majesty has ruled the Kingdom for so many years, balancing all factions and allowing the Kingdom to avoid war and move toward prosperity. Yet you, for your own selfishness and desires, not only abandoned your status as a human and colluded with alien races, but even turned your sword against your father and took his life."

"Shut up, you traitor who betrayed the King, shut up!"

Jialete grew anxious; his Thunder Battle Qi stimulated his body's vitality, pushing his movement speed to the maximum as his greatsword slashed fiercely toward Luoning.

The latter did not dodge or evade, and did not even use a weapon.

Luoning slowly raised his hand, Extreme Origin Power covering his palm to form a powerful protective air shield.

With a loud clang, Jialete's greatsword struck Luoning's palm.

Although the protective air shield trembled, it did not collapse because of it.

Luoning gripped his palm, firmly holding the greatsword, then raised his leg and kicked the opponent away.

"Someone like you who murders his own father, betrays his own country, slaughters loyal Knights, and becomes a lackey of the Demon God is not fit to be the Crown Prince of the Auduin Kingdom, nor fit to inherit the throne!"

Luoning's voice echoed throughout the entire plaza, but people's thoughts were still stuck on that last strike.

Jialete himself was a Blazing Sun Knight, and with the Flame Seal activated, he dared to claim he was invincible beneath the Legendary rank.

Yet such a powerful Jialete could not even take a single strike from Luoning.

Then what level was Luoning at?

"He has become stronger again!"

Feilunsi was unwilling to believe it.

He had previously noticed that whenever Luoning's title or territory expanded, this person would suddenly grow stronger.

Now it seemed that, just as he had expected, this time Luoning had become the Conqueror Duke and obtained territories like Watchtower and Miwu City, and his strength had increased once more.

Feilunsi did not know the logic behind it, and in his current situation, he had no time to figure it out.

"What should we do?" Andeliya asked nervously.

He had lived for seventy or eighty years and had not stepped into a dangerous situation for Along time; today counted as one.

"It's fine, with Selandier here, we still have hope!"

Compared to their nervousness, the moods of the other nobles and officials who had rushed over were quite spectacular.

Since Luoning dared to say such things, did it mean he was going to depose Jialete and vie for the throne?

They were very curious: would Luoning claim the throne under a different surname, or would he support his wife or future offspring to become King while he himself governed the country as Regent?

"Luoning, what do you mean by saying this? Being loyal to the Auduin Family is the responsibility and duty of us vassals!"

Viscount Mailun of Screaming Island stepped out to accuse him: "Although you do not like His Highness the Crown Prince, you have no right to accuse and slander His Highness. According to the law, you should be sentenced to hanging!"

Luoning looked over, cold light flashing in his eyes.

He did not say much else and directly cast an instant Level 6 Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven magic to attack the opponent.

"You dare!"

Mailun was in a great panic; it was already too late for him to take out a scroll to resist.

Watching as the fire dragon was about to swallow him, Selandier flashed to the front, his hands supporting a thick Sighing Wall to block the fire dragon outside.

A huge boom and tremor accompanied by a violent shockwave swept in all directions, causing the weaker nobles and Knights nearby to fall to the ground one after another.

Mailun had lingering fears: "Luoning, you are crazy, you actually dare to openly attack a Kingdom noble!"

Luoning sneered: "Over these years, Screaming Island has supported pirate groups to rob the merchant ships of many nobles; does Viscount Mailun think everyone doesn't know? Heh, I haven't settled the score with you for ordering Partridge to attack Jiliu Island yet. For this alone, I can declare war on you and the Fleming Family behind you!"

"You, you, you..."

Mailun was trembling with rage; generally speaking, there was a tacit understanding not to mention the things he had done, and he had not expected Luoning to speak of them openly.

"This is slander!"

Jialete propped himself up from the ground and stood up; he was panting heavily, the anger in his heart already suppressed to the limit.

He had originally thought that by advancing to Blazing Sun and obtaining the Flame Seal, he could crush Luoning, but he had not expected such a result.

"I don't believe it!"

He suddenly roared and launched a charge at Luoning once again.

Luoning dodged, and at the same time punched the opponent in the face.

Bang!

Jialete was sent flying.

But just then, Luoning chased after him and threw another punch at the opponent's landing spot.

"This punch is for your father, His Majesty Bruno, who died an unjust death!"

Jialete, in the air, did not have time to adjust his posture and was sent flying again.

Luoning followed suit and caught up again.

"This punch is for your sister, my wife Blanche!"

"This punch is for Philemon and those other loyal, respectable Knights who died unjustly under your hands!"

"This punch is for Weilisi and the other nobles and Knights who died because of your rashness in the Battle of Miwu City!"

"The last punch, for my Wushan Family, and also for myself..."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Jialete did not stop while in the air, and only after the last punch ended did he smash into the floor.

At this moment, his face was already swollen high, completely devoid of the heroic bearing a Crown Prince should have.

The strength of Luoning's fists would not be fatal, but this series of actions ground Jialete's dignity into the dirt repeatedly.

The Flame Seal between the Crown Prince's brows flashed frantically, and dense patterns spread across his entire body, causing his aura to climb steadily.

"Go to hell!"

Accompanied by his angry roar, a giant phantom composed entirely of lightning appeared behind him.

This phantom brandished its massive fists, carrying its master's fury, and raised its fists to smash violently toward Luoning.

At this moment, the heavens and earth seemed to be replaced by a sea of purple, with boundless lightning rampaging all around!

Those exquisite and expensive buildings were all torn into fragments by the lightning and flew everywhere; some Knights who did not manage to dodge in time were also turned into charred remains under the lightning's assault.

Luoning swung the Liuyan Sword in his hand forward, and Heaven Fire Scorches the Plains transformed into sky-filling flames that completely enveloped the purple Thunder, subsequently swallowing and crushing it with force, thereby defeating Jialete and the lightning phantom behind him.

Rumble—

The violent collision sounded like a thunderclap; everyone endured the impact of this clash, feeling as if they were lonely boats in the middle of the ocean, ready to be capsized by any single wave.

"Too strong!"

"How could Luoning be this strong!"

"With strength like this, even if there were dozens or hundreds of Knight Orders, they would be unable to do anything to him!"

Everyone's hearts trembled; from today on, they would recognize Luoning anew and understand his power and terror.

At the same time, a question arose in their hearts: if Luoning truly replaced the Aoduoyin family, what should they do?

The fierce shockwave only gradually dissipated after Along time, leaving behind a devastated plaza and the Aoduoyin Dadian, which had been smashed into ruins.

This sacred place, which symbolized power and status, would also cease to exist after today.

Along with it, Jialete also disappeared; he must have been buried beneath the ruins.

"The Crown Prince... is dead?" (End of chapter)