The heaven-sacrifice ceremony has not officially begun yet, and the red sun hanging high in the clear sky is emitting dazzling light.
At this moment, almost all the distinguished members of the royal family have arrived at the bottom level of the Temple of Heaven, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
The gauze curtain of the dragon chariot was raised, and Xu Tianran looked through the window. Wherever he looked, there were dense crowds.
Although the royal family used various means to block the news and prevent the scandal from being known to the public, the truth slowly spread in Mingdu.
It was not the third prince and the fifth prince who competed with His Highness, but the sudden appearance of Prince Xu Sheng, which aroused everyone's surprise. The old emperor passed away so suddenly, but the royal family chose to keep the funeral simple, which is really unreasonable.
Xu Tianran looked down coldly at the millions of people under the altar without saying a word, his deep expression hiding his inner turmoil.
Next to him, Orange was wearing a luxurious yellow palace dress and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, everything is ready. All awaiting your order."
Xu Tianran said in a deep voice: "Orange, if there are no accidents, we have two chances."
"The first opportunity is during the competition. If there is a martial arts competition, I can justifiably kill the traitor on the stage."
Orange said solemnly: "Your Highness, with the Beidi Douluo here, I'm afraid he won't just sit idly by."
Xu Tianran said coldly: "Even if they cannot be killed on the spot, they must be severely injured. With Mr. Kong here, they will never dare to deny their credit in front of the millions of people in our Mingdu."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand slightly, and a golden long sword suddenly appeared in his hand. The sword was also decorated with purple patterns, exuding heavy majesty.
With the long sword in his hand, Xu Tianran's body suddenly felt like a self-centered emperor.
Although his lower body was disabled and most of his cultivation was forcibly improved by taking drugs, Xu Tianran was, after all, a powerful Titled Douluo and a powerful soul engineer. At the same time, his martial spirit is the Purple Sky-Destroying Dragon with destructive attributes.
Faced with the temptation of the throne, the prince, whom almost no one has seen take action, will naturally no longer hide his strength, but will use all his trump cards. Even if he leaves behind hidden dangers, he will definitely win.
Orange did not respond, but stood beside Xu Tianran with a solemn expression. They had considered all possibilities, and this time only success was allowed and failure was not allowed.
"If I fail in the big competition, I only have one chance left."
Xu Tianran put down his sword and continued to speak coldly.
"No matter what the outcome is, tonight, I want them to die."
As soon as the word "death" came out, chill instantly filled the small space in the dragon chariot.
Xu Tianran said no more, but turned his eyes again to the crowd gathered under the altar, his eyes calm.
He has been operating as the prince for a long time, using many ruthless methods and staining his hands with blood in order to achieve that supreme position. No matter who suddenly breaks out, no matter how strong the person is, all he can do is crush the opponent.
It was not only Xu Tianran who had no way out, but also the oranges around him.
This is a game with no exit options. Among all the players who end up, there is only one winner.
Suddenly, Xu Tianran asked: "Orange, look at the people of Mingdu, what do you see in their eyes?"
Looking in the direction he was facing, the orange heads were densely packed and pointed upward, just like the densely packed pulp of oranges after peeling off the skin. There are eyes on each tiny piece of fruit, looking up at it with special eyes.
Orange smiled and said: "Your Highness, I have seen my awe and admiration for you."
"Yes, just awe."
Xu Tianran nodded slightly, but his tone sounded dissatisfied, and his tone increased in the next sentence.
"But this awe is not enough."
Xu Tianran narrowed his eyes slightly and felt a chill.
"Orange, do you know why this is?"
Of course Orange understood what Xu Tianran was thinking at the moment, but did not answer.
Xu Tianran did not give her time to answer, but immediately said in a deep voice: "Because I am still the prince, not the emperor of the sun and the moon. The only reason they respect me is because I am the prince of my father. "
"The only person they fear is the person sitting on the throne. Whoever wins will be the one they fear. As for the loser, they will be no different from the dead immediately."
After saying that, he turned to Orange and said coldly: "A prince who has not succeeded is just a prince after all. As long as he is strong enough, the prince who is about to succeed can also be pulled down by others."
Orange said: "His Highness will definitely sweep away everything and become the new emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire."
Xu Tianran's eyes opened slightly and he corrected in a deep voice: "Wrong, I want more than just the Sun and Moon Empire."
"I want the whole continent!"
In the last moments before the ceremony, not only Xu Tianran, but also other members of the royal family and ministers were also worried.
The third prince and the fifth prince were naturally anxious.
There is no enmity between them and Huo Yuhao, and Xu Tianran will definitely find an opportunity to liquidate them after he succeeds to the throne, so he can only place all his hopes on Huo Yuhao.
At this moment, the third prince looked at Xu Tianran's dragon chariot with a pale face.
During this period, they had been trying to contact the Northern Alliance, but the third prince was horrified to find that the men he sent to the palace lost contact shortly after leaving the palace. It seemed that he probably died at the hands of Xu Tianran.
The third prince's teeth were almost broken. Xu Tianran's character is like this, vicious and insidious, leaving almost no way for others to survive.
He could only hope for Huo Yuhao who had not yet arrived.
Except for the two princes, several princes also had serious expressions, but they were not so scared.
They have high seniority and control a lot of resources. They are confident and confident that no matter who succeeds to the throne, they will not be easily touched.
As for Princess Xu Tianzhen, she seems to be the one who cares least about who gets the throne.
From childhood to adulthood, all the royal brothers and uncles were extremely fond of her.
Among the ministers, Jing Hongchen was different from other ministers in being nervous and dignified, and there was a little sadness in his old eyes.
Xu Tianran had already signaled him to secretly gather the masters of Mingdetang, and at the same time mobilize all the powerful powers that were usually sealed to disable the soul guidance device, waiting for the order to launch a surprise attack.
But Jing Hongchen already knew in his heart that Xu Tianran had no chance of winning. Xu Tianran could not win in front of Huo Yuhao, who had a huge information gap.
His sorrow is for himself.
Huo Yuhao could obviously end Xu Tianran's status as prince in advance, but he had to wait until today for the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, which had only one purpose. Because of this, he, an outsider, could legitimately inherit the throne under the witness of everyone.
Jing Hongchen couldn't help but smile bitterly. He always claimed to be loyal, but in the end he became a traitor and a traitor.
Millions of people gathered together, and no one dared to make a noise, but everyone's subtle breathing gathered together to make a loud sound.
Suddenly, from one direction in the crowd, even the sound of breathing was almost inaudible.
"finally come."
Xu Tianran frowned and looked at the official road blocked by soldiers in the distance.
On the broad avenue, four figures appeared there at some unknown time. The leader was a tall dark young man, a black-haired young man wearing sunglasses, and two men in black robes. It was Huo Yuhao who was imitating Xu Sheng, who was imitating Saint. The spiritual body of the son and the two ice and snow emperors.
"That Beidi Douluo must be in the dark, and all the high-altitude detection soul guides remain in operation."
Xu Tianran maintained the highest level of vigilance against the Beidi Douluo who did not appear, and gave instructions to a communication soul guide. Now that there are no clouds in the sky, we can better detect the opponent's ambush.
The unknown is always the scariest thing, let alone an unknown Extreme Douluo expert.
Suddenly, there were many shadows under Huo Yuhao's feet, intersecting hundreds of times in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, several people on the official road had disappeared. Accompanied by gusts of cold wind, he appeared on the bottom floor of the altar, less than twenty meters away from Xu Tianran's dragon chariot.
Orange couldn't help but widen his eyes and sighed inwardly: "What a fast speed."
Xu Tianran was not too surprised. He, a titled Douluo, could still see this speed clearly.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's maverick appearance, he did not speak. A subordinate outside the dragon chariot pointed in Huo Yuhao's direction and shouted: "As a member of the royal family, on such a solemn occasion, it would be too unreasonable to travel in such a simple way." I take the gift of the royal family of the sun and moon seriously.”
Other members of the royal family were all dressed in gorgeous royal attire and accessories. There were also noble dragon chariots symbolizing the majesty of the royal family in the traveling procession. Those with lower status also had large carriages, and their entourage ranged from more than ten to as many as one hundred and eighty. On Huo Yuhao's side, there were only four figures.
Huo Yuhao looked at the subordinate who shouted to him, sneered, and said rudely: "Unlike the prince, I have very good legs and feet. I don't need anyone else to serve me when I go out."
The subordinate was immediately stunned. Unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao used this remark to ridicule Xu Tianran's disability.
Judging from his appearance, he should be a civil servant. He could only attack Huo Yuhao from the perspective of etiquette, but Huo Yuhao did not accept this trick.
Xu Tianran, who was in the dragon chariot, looked unhappy.
The civil servant wanted to continue quoting royal etiquette to criticize Huo Yuhao, but he saw the black-haired young man suddenly walking towards him, holding a beautifully wrapped package in his hand.
"You...this is..."
"This is a gift for His Highness the Crown Prince. I hope you will deliver it to him on my behalf."
The civil servant took the package and scolded: "Who knows what is in this package of yours? If it is a soul-guided bomb, wouldn't it be a plot against His Highness?"
Huo Yuhao said coldly: "If I want to deal with him, I don't need this method."
Just as the civil servant was about to continue arguing, he heard Orange's cold voice coming from the dragon chariot: "Bring it in, Orange will thank you on His Highness' behalf."
The civil servant then respectfully walked to the dragon chariot holding the package and presented it carefully.
Although they are life-and-death opponents, both parties are still talking about etiquette.
There was a protective shield around Xu Tianran, so he was not worried about being attacked by a bomb, and he did not believe that the other party would use such childish methods. But he was also very confused as to what gift Huo Yuhao would give him.
"Orange, open it." He ordered calmly.
Orange nodded slightly and opened the exquisite package with both hands deftly. This package is rectangular in shape, and feels a little hard across the package, as if it is made of some kind of metal.
As the outer packaging of the package was opened layer by layer, the long items inside were finally revealed.
After seeing this object for the first time, Xu Tianran was stunned for a moment, and then a strong murderous aura erupted from his whole body.
Orange was also shocked. This gift was not a bomb, but it made Xu Tianran even more angry than the bomb.
It turns out that this long object is actually a flying board, with a lifelike purple dragon carved on it. The dragon's claws are sharp and the scales are protruding, showing its majesty.
In the middle of the flying board, there are also written a few large characters with flying dragons and phoenixes - "Present to: Prince Xu Tianran".
Xu Tianran immediately grabbed the flying board from Orange's hand, held it tightly in his right hand, and with a surge of soul power, the flying board turned directly into a ball of metal fragments under the destructive attribute of the Zihuang Tianslayer Dragon.
After doing this, Xu Tianran looked back outside the dragon chariot, staring directly at Huo Yuhao with ferocious eyes, like a majestic beast that had been provoked.
"Xu Sheng's" eyes were full of playful ridicule and contempt.
No one in the Ming Dynasty knows that Prince Xu Tianran has no legs. Is there a second meaning in giving him a flying soul guide that can only be used by stepping on it with both feet?
Orange couldn't help but shudder. After following Xu Tianran for so many years, this was the first time for her to see someone dare to humiliate Xu Tianran in person. What happened today seems to be more than just a happy ending.
I started coding when I got home. I haven’t eaten yet. I’m going to sleep after eating...
(End of chapter)
