Divine Brilliance

Whilst speaking, the corner of Zong Hao’s eyes looked right at Hu Qianqiu and Qiu Wei who were seated at the elevated section. Not only him, but the other people in the hall did so too.

They all knew that who the monster king would be depended on the 2 of them.

One of them was in charge of 600 thousand troops of Gantian mountain, many of his disciples were in the army with many trusted right-hand men. The other was the race leader of the iron tiger race, not only controlling the 100 thousand elite of the iron tiger race but was also the leader of the many tiger races. Within Gantian Mountain he was the expert only weaker than Zong Weiran. A famous general in Donglin who had never lost before when he led troops to war.

If these 2 people didn’t speak, even if the people in the hall joint hands and decided on a monster king, there would still be a chance that it would be overturned.

The debating noises in the hall filled the year. Chai Yuan was a little impatient, frowning, “Hu Qianqiu, you should speak too. You are the clearest about what is happening with the prince. Since that is the case, do you still want him to ascend the throne?”

Hu Qianqiu smiled, casually saying, “So what if I do? Gantian Mountain belongs to the ruler and even if he died, only his son can take over. What Zong Shi and Zong Yang, where did these trash come from. I don’t recognize them. To actually dare to fight with the prince. If they weren’t the same race as the ruler, I would slap them to death. Old Qiu are my words correct?”

When he spat out those words, the entire hall was totally silent. Before this everyone knew that Hu Qianqiu might personally take care of Zong Shou and might still support him.

However, this was the first time he made it clear to everyone.

Qiu Wei’s eyes lit up, he smiled, “That’s right! You cannot be more right, even if Gantian Mountain falls it should fall in the prince’s hands. If you are not the son of the spring then you should just scram. What right do you have to inherit the throne?”

Ling Fakong frowned, only to feel his head hurt. The current situation was undoubtedly the worst possible one.

Looking around the hall, everyone in the hall still keep silent. However, a portion of them was smiling, evidently agreeing with what Qiu Wei said. Ling Fakong wasn’t surprised at all, sighing, “The 2 of you are not helping the prince, you are harming him. In this chaotic world, the strong are respected. The prince cannot cultivate, so how would the people look up and follow him? Even if we go all out to support him if others want to harm the prince, what can we do?”

Hu Qianqiu scoffed coldly. If one spoke about how the strong are respected, how many in this world could beat the prince in the future?

The last person who told the prince that the strong was respected, the Xuan Mountain City lord had been defeated badly and was nearly beaten up by the prince.

Following which Ling Fakong shook his head, “Even if we don’t discuss that, the prince might not be able to inherit the position of Gantian Mountain ruler. Saying a word of truth, Blazing Flame Mountain and Yunxia Mountain have started to build a city at the entrance to Ruohai Straits. The Cloud Ocean is also locked down by the thousand warships of Taoyun City so the prince might not be able to return back to Gantian Mountain. What brother Qianqiu might not know is that not long ago the prince had led 4 thousand elite of Xuan Mountain City and enter the Ruohai Straits. Isn’t he asking to die? Even if that Xiong Kui and Feng Yu didn’t kill him and released him, such a person doesn’t have the right to inherit Gantian Mountain. Who knows if he would become a controlled puppet and will have any trade with both Yunxia and Blazing Flame Mountain…”

With those words said, the few people sat at the lowered portion of the hall, be it Zong Shi Zong Yang or Zong Ming Zong Hao they all smiled.

The rest of the people were deep in thought.

Hu Qianqiu’s face turned slightly green. Just as he was about to speak, he saw several red shadows at the corner of his eye which suddenly pierced in from outside the gates. His brows furrowed as he held one of the red swift birds in his hand.

Looking at the letter within the tube, he was totally startled. Following which he blinked his eyes in disbelief, only to see the words on the paper remain the same.

Then he looked around at the hall. Apart from Qiu Wei who was the same at him, filled with shock and happiness. The other few people who received the message, their faces turned green and white. The only similarity was that their eyes were filled with disbelief.

…At first glance, one really couldn’t believe it. Killing 4 generals, using 3 thousand iron cavalry to trample over the formation of 400 thousand, wasn’t this too exaggerated. His first feeling was that his stupid son was making up stories to bluff him. That kid who thinks he was smart was becoming dumber and dumber, not even knowing how to lie. When he returns he would definitely give him a good beating.

But, when he saw the expressions of the people in the hall, he had a bit of confidence. If his son was wrong, it was impossible that the scouts and spies sent out by the others would be wrong too.

It was actually true. The 400 thousand alliance army of Yunxia and Blazing Flame Mountain had actually lost! They lost to the prince!

Hu Qianqiu could only feel an insuppressible joy rush up in his heart. He couldn’t help but burst out laughing, his voice was so loud that it caused the windows of the hall to start shaking. Numerous dust fell down, and even the 50 thousand Gantian Mountain soldiers outside on the drill field were surprised and didn’t know what was going on.

Within the hall, all the race leaders, as well as the generals who had the rights to attend the meeting, also didn’t know what was going on, looking right at Hu Qianqiu who had burst out in a maniacal laugh.

Although they didn’t know what had happened, from the complicated expressions on the faces of Zong Ming, Zong Hao, and Ling Fakong, they knew that something must have occurred. And it was most likely it was beneficial to the prince.

That laughter lasted for long, until Qiu Wei frowned in impatience, secretly kicking Hu Qianqiu. Then he stopped. However, his mouth was still open, like it was unable to close as he smiled standing up, “A joyous matter! My Gantian Mountain has an unparalleled general talent. A few hours ago Zong Yuan led 3 thousand Xuan Mountain City cavalry to break through 50 thousand Yunxia Mountain cavalry, breaking 7 successive formations and killing 4 Xuanwu ancestors, killing the Yunxia Mountain prince Feng Yu. The Gantian Mountain black fox iron cavalry rushed over in time to kill 45 spirit masters, capturing Xiong Kui alive. The 14 mind stone mines in the Ruohai Straits are safe…”

When his words landed, the entire hall was in a commotion. Then, outside the hall, were loud cheers.

Be it inside or outside, it was a commotion as they all spread the message and discussed. They were either delighted or depressed, or some felt honored. Many different emotions.

Zong Shi and Zong Yang weren’t able to look at the message brought by the red swift bird, their faces now were ashen white, looking at Ling Fakong, Zong Ming and Zong Hao with questioning eyes. Only to see that these few peoples’ faces had sunken did they lower their head slightly.

Especially Zong Hao whose face was devoid of blood, his body slightly shaking. His hands were tightly clenched, his eyes filled with viciousness and regret.

Hu Qianqiu smiled and snuck looks at the few of them before scoffing to himself. He decided to sprinkle salt on their wounds, saying loudly, “I also have one matter I would like all of you to know! Zong Yuan not only slew 4 Xuanwu ancestors in a row, but he also comprehended the maniac lightning spear sense. In just one or two years we will definitely have one more Xuanwu ancestor, an unparalleled general! I heard that when this kid swore loyalty to the prince it caused a heavenly phenomenon, causing lightning to gather!”

The hall which had slightly quietened down was now in an uproar.

Pretty much everyone exchanged glances with one another, their eyes filled with shock and loss.

“This Zong Yuan actually really followed the prince?”

“That’s not surprising after all the prince is the direct line of the ruler, the orthodoxy of Gantian Mountain. Look at how Zong Hao and Zong Yang do things, do they look like rulers?”

“Blood oath heaven phenomenon… it is said that only people with destiny given by the heavens could cause that. Tens of thousands of years and this happened only tens of times. Those people all became successful, all legends. To have this unparalleled general talent work for him, did the prince similarly inherit a destiny from the heavens?”

“Sigh, that Zong Hao spent so much effort to raise him, so many years, but he was easily taken in by others. Such a talent actually fell into the ends of another for free…”

“To think he said that Zong Yuan’s cultivation would not proceed and he wouldn’t live past a few more years. What a slap to the face!”

Blood seeped out of Zong Hao’s mouth. Zong Yuan suddenly rose up. The sudden betrayal made him feel really uncomfortable. He also couldn’t take the words and mockery coming from all around. The look of pity also caused the fury in his heart to burn. However, there was nothing he could do about it.

In the end, he heavily scoffed, waving his sleeves, his face totally green as he walked out of the hall.

There was a vicious look in his eyes like a storm was gathering.

Hu Qianqiu noticed it but didn’t care, scoffing in disdain.

For Zong Yuan to comprehend the maniac lightning spear since then his future cultivation would have no worries. To break through to Xuanwu ancestor realm in 1-2 years wasn’t a dream.

So what if that Zong Hao was angry and frustrated? Ascended ancestors couldn’t attack, and with his ability, he couldn’t handle Zong Yuan either.

He smiled and looked on at the few people within the hall.

That Ling Fakong’s expression changed continuously for a moment before he calmed down and stood up, “Brother Hu, the meeting today should end here how about that? We can leave!”

Then, he didn’t even wait for Hu Qianqiu to agree before he directly walked out of the gate of the halls. Following him, Zong Ming’s face was also green.

Chai Yuan was in deep thought. It took a long time before he stood up. He wanted to say something to Hu Qianqiu but stopped, sighing to himself. His expression was deep in thought as he turned around and left.

The hall instantly quietened down. Half of them still sat quietly in the hall. Although they were happy, they didn’t say anything, looking on solemnly.

Hu Qianqiu gave a smile that didn’t look like a smile as he looked at Zong Shiyuan, “Shiyuan, forget about that Zong Shi and Zong Yuan. Since they wanted to fight with the prince, they have no way out. You are his uncle, the ruler also treats you like his right-hand man. You really want to see this monster king position fall to the hands of others?”