Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 312 - 313: The Victor Becomes King, the Vanquished Become Bandits

Chapter 312: Chapter 313: The Victor Becomes King, the Vanquished Become Bandits

"Heh heh!"

At this moment, Lin Fan started to laugh.

Afterwards, everyone saw Lin Fan taking steps forward, and heard him speak indifferently: "Even if you are a Saint Ascension level expert, now that you’ve entered my array, it’s impossible for you to retreat!"

While speaking, Lin Fan casually waved his hand, solidifying the array around the middle-aged man.

No matter how the middle-aged man tried to break through, the trapping array firmly held him, making it impossible for him to move.

"You... you..."

The middle-aged man looked at Lin Fan in horror and said, "Is this trapping array set by you?"

Lin Fan nodded.

The middle-aged man asked, "How can you wield the power of the True Dragon? How did you manage that?"

"Heh heh!"

Lin Fan smiled slightly, then continued to speak lightly, "Regarding that, I think there’s no need for me to explain to you, right?"

To tell the truth, even Lin Fan himself was surprised that he could wield the power of the True Dragon, because after cultivating the Dragon Soul in the Dragon Washing Pool, he was able to utilize some of the True Dragon’s power through the Dragon Soul.

Even Lin Fan did not expect that, and for him, it was indeed a pleasant surprise.

Naturally, the True Dragon power that Lin Fan could wield was scarce.

Boom boom boom...

At this moment, the middle-aged man inside the array continued to attack the trapping array.

He planned to break the trapping array with sheer brute force.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

The bystanders felt somewhat sympathy for the middle-aged man.

At the same time, they also felt somewhat relieved, thankful that they were not trapped inside the trapping array, or else it would have been troublesome.

At this moment, the expression on the Second Prince’s face was extremely ugly.

Originally, the Second Prince thought that his sudden move would catch Song Jing off guard, and it would also allow him to easily kill Song Jing.

Now, the Imperial City was entirely under Song Jing’s control; if he could kill Song Jing afterward, he could effortlessly control the Imperial City and subsequently inherit the Imperial Throne easily.

However...

He never expected such a situation to arise!

The Second Prince looked towards Lin Fan.

He could naturally tell that Lin Fan was the main culprit behind all this. If they could deal with Lin Fan, everything else would be easy to solve.

Then, the Second Prince secretly ordered two of his subordinates to make a move against Lin Fan in secret, hoping to take control of Lin Fan if possible, or at least, they must completely kill Lin Fan if they were unable to control him.

After receiving the order, those two subordinates also prepared to make their move without any hesitation.

However, Lin Fan was just as alert to this situation.

"Heh..."

Before the two men had a chance to strike, Lin Fan suddenly laughed and said, "You two, if you don’t want to end up in the trapping array, you’d better behave yourselves, otherwise... heh heh..."

Lin Fan did not finish his sentence, but the threat was evident.

The two men dared not move.

Likewise, no one else dared to make a move.

With just one sentence, Lin Fan subdued many experts on the Second Prince’s side. Although they wanted to kill Lin Fan desperately, they truly did not dare to provoke him.

Lin Fan did not say much else. He just looked towards the Second Prince, his eyes carrying a trace of coldness.

"Ugh!"

Feeling the coldness in Lin Fan’s eyes, the Second Prince grunted, feeling as if a heavy hammer had struck directly at his heart, causing immense discomfort.

At this moment, the middle-aged man inside the trapping array stopped attacking.

He clearly understood that the trapping array was too formidable; no matter how he attacked, it was futile, so he simply gave up.

"What’s the matter? You’re not attacking anymore?"

Lin Fan looked at the gasping middle-aged man and asked with a chuckle.

"Kill or flay, your will dictates!" the middle-aged man coldly said, "As a prisoner captured alive, I only ask for a quick death!"

Lin Fan said, "If you surrender, you could be spared!"

"Surrender?"

The middle-aged man burst out laughing loudly, saying, "I have never known how to write the word ’surrender’, heh heh..."

As he spoke, a fierce aura suddenly erupted from the middle-aged man, and his eyes turned blood red, resembling a bloodthirsty beast.

"Not good!"

Someone next to the Second Prince was startled, saying, "Lord Zhao is about to self-destruct..."

Bang!

At that moment, a loud explosion sounded as the middle-aged man in the trapping array self-destructed, attempting to use the energy from the explosion to break open the trapping array and perish together with Lin Fan.

Alas, the power of the trapping array completely exceeded his imagination.

Even though he exploded his body and released tremendous energy, he was still unable to break through the trapping array set up by Lin Fan, which merely trembled slightly and weakened a bit.

"This array is so strong!"

Everyone was extremely shocked.

They knew well that the energy released by a Saint Ascension-level expert through self-explosion was terrifying, but it still couldn’t break Lin Fan’s trapping array.

Terrifying indeed!

The face of Second Prince turned uglier.

Even his body began to shake, he opened his mouth wanting to say something, but alas, in the end, he said nothing.

Second Prince knew that his situation was hopeless now!

Second Prince looked towards Lin Fan, his eyes filled with hatred.

At this moment, Second Prince’s hatred towards Lin Fan had reached a terrifying level; if hateful gazes could kill, he wished he could kill Lin Fan with his look.

Originally, he had been biding his time, ready to seize the Imperial Throne at the last moment.

But, it was because of this person that all his plans were ruined.

"If there’s a chance, I will certainly kill you!"

Second Prince said bitterly.

"Heh!"

Lin Fan laughed and waved his hand, "I know you hate me, and I know you want to kill me, but alas, you no longer have that chance."

Second Prince didn’t continue speaking with Lin Fan. He slowly turned to look at Song Jing and said, "Five, congratulations."

Song Jing also responded, "Second Brother, thank you for yielding!"

"Haha!"

Second Prince suddenly burst into loud laughter, "However, Five, although you have won in our struggle, whether you can have the last laugh is still uncertain. Remember, with the massive army pressing at the borders, if they break through, our entire Imperial City will be destroyed unless you gain the recognition of the True Dragon and its power to resist the invading army!"

Here, Second Prince paused for a moment before continuing, "But, Five, earning the True Dragon’s recognition takes time. In this time, our Imperial City could be destroyed ten times over!"

Song Jing replied coldly, "Second Brother, it seems you wish for the destruction of our Imperial City, don’t you?"

"Ha!"

Second Prince loudly laughed again, "That’s not it, but I’m merely stating a fact!"

"This, you need not worry about, Second Brother, heh heh!" Song Jing coldly remarked.

"Haha!"

Second Prince laughed again loudly, "A winner is a king and a loser a bandit; if heaven does not bless me, what can I say? Haha, haha... Ridiculous, truly ridiculous, utterly ludicrous!"

"Pfft!"

At the end, Second Prince spurted out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Then, his body slowly fell, with the life rapidly draining from him.

It turned out that at that moment, Second Prince had severed his own meridians and died.

The Civil and Military Ministers, witnessing this, couldn’t help but sigh.

Most of them thought that with Second Prince’s appearance, Song Jing was sure to lose, given the powerful influence of Second Prince.

Who would have thought that the outcome would be completely beyond their expectations?

And the cause of all these events was just a Cultivator with a merely Earth Martial Level of cultivation?

Everyone looked towards Lin Fan, eyes filled with apprehension.

They knew very well, although Lin Fan’s cultivation was weak, he was truly terrifying, very terrifying, managing to overturn the entire kingdom with just one person’s power?

"Are you all not quickly paying homage to the new ruler?" At this moment, Bai Paoyi suddenly raised his voice.

All of the Civil and Military Ministers finally snapped out of their trance, hastily kneeling down and loudly saying, "We greet Your Majesty, long live, long live, long eternal life!"

Song Jing was somewhat excited, saying, "All rise!"

Here, Song Jing paused for a moment, calming his emotions before continuing, "Originally, succession is a major event under heaven and should be well-prepared, but currently, the situation in our Dasong Dynasty is not optimistic, with enemies around us, we really don’t have much time to prepare!"

"So, under this urgent situation, we’ll keep everything simple!"

"I now declare that from now on, I am the Emperor of the Dasong Dynasty, I inherit the Imperial Throne!"

"Alright everyone, if there’s anything that needs to be reported, do it quickly. If there are no other matters, then everyone may leave. I still have important affairs to attend to!"

No one came forward!

Because everyone knew, under the current circumstances, the most important task was for Song Jing to gain the recognition of the True Dragon. All other affairs could be set aside, so even if some ministers had matters to attend to, in such a situation they naturally wouldn’t report it.

"Adjourn!"

Song Jing declared.

The Civil and Military Ministers slowly exited.

Of course, Bai Paoyi and Lin Fan remained behind.

After the Civil and Military Ministers had all left, Song Jing asked Bai Paoyi, "General, how is the preparation going?"

Bai Paoyi replied, "Hmm, everything is almost ready. Your Majesty, you can enter the True Dragon Hall to obtain the recognition of the True Dragon at any time. Once Your Majesty has gained this recognition, dealing with the invaders from outside will be quite easy!"