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The Prince Is Dead?

At this moment, on the grand hall of the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty, all the civil and military officials have been summoned to the hall.

There were some murmurs on the field, and the two old men standing in the first row on the left and right sides were emitting the aura of Law Manifestation Realm.

One of them was the National Teacher Wang Yuexing, with the cultivation of Law Manifestation Realm Late Stage, currently the third strongest in the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty.

The other person was Zuo Xuanqi, the Left Minister of the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty, with the cultivation of Law Manifestation Realm Peak. Without a doubt, he was the number one person in the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty.

But at this moment, all of them were wearing white mourning clothes and had a gloomy expression on their faces because of the death of the Heavenly Evolution Emperor.

Prime Minister Zhang Lin stood behind the National Teacher, his eyes looking outside the hall, silent.

Clatter...

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came in, and the eyes of the civil and military officials all turned towards the sound.

They saw the Second Prince Dongfang Xin, dressed in mourning clothes, walking into the hall under the gaze of everyone, and sitting on the dragon seat at the top.

"This..."

Some officials were puzzled to see Dongfang Xin sitting on the throne, but they hesitated to speak.

The eyes of the Left Minister glanced deeply at Dongfang Xin, then swept over the National Teacher and the Prime Minister. Then he also remained silent, waiting to see what Dongfang Xin would say.

"Great Dream Dynasty, together with Blood Shadow Tower and Evil Moon Palace, used conspiracy and tricks to massacre my father, the Emperor, on the border battlefield, and annihilated all the million lions of my Heavenly Evolution Dynasty!"

"And not long ago, Blood Shadow Tower even sent assassins to infiltrate the Crown Prince's Palace and secretly attack my elder brother. When he was discovered, my elder brother was already beyond saving. I deeply feel the pain."

"They killed my father first, then my elder brother. This grudge, my Heavenly Evolution Dynasty will never share the heavens with them!"

"But the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. If the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty falls into chaos because of this, it will only play into their hands."

"Therefore, I, Dongfang Xin, hereby declare that from today onwards, I will take over the position of the Heavenly Evolution Emperor. I wonder if you all have any objections?"

Dongfang Xin sat on the dragon seat, his face showing a sorrowful expression as he spoke.

"What?!"

"The Crown Prince is dead!"

Many officials in the hall were deeply shocked to hear this news.

The Left Minister and the Grand General of the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty, Tie Poyun, both narrowed their eyes and glanced deeply at Dongfang Xin.

How could they not understand that the Blood Shadow Tower had no reason or motive to assassinate the Crown Prince? They even wished for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne, so how could they kill him?

And now, Dongfang Xin announced the death of the Crown Prince. Anyone with a discerning eye could guess who the real culprit was.

"But the palace is heavily guarded, and there are the Imperial Guards protecting it. How did the assassins from the Blood Shadow Tower manage to infiltrate the Crown Prince's Palace without a sound?"

An official raised his doubts.

Huang Liquan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards, stood in the hall and explained, "The infiltrator was a killer of the Law Manifestation Realm, too powerful for our Imperial Guards to handle. Fortunately, the Prime Minister arrived in time and repelled him."

"What?!"

"The Blood Shadow Tower sent a Law Manifestation-level assassin. Isn't that a top-tier killer?!"

Many officials were shocked to hear this. The Blood Shadow Tower was a top assassin force, and their assassins were ranked as bronze, silver, gold, and ace.

The cultivation of a bronze-ranked assassin was at least at the Profound Heaven Realm, while a silver-ranked assassin was at least at the peak of the Wandering Dragon Realm.

As for gold-ranked assassins, their minimum requirement was the peak of the Celestial Human Realm, but most of them were already at the Law Manifestation Realm.

As for the ace assassins, the Blood Shadow Tower only had two of them, their leader and deputy leader.

And the Blood Shadow Tower only had a dozen or so gold-ranked assassins, each of them with a notorious reputation in the Northern Domain.

And now, a gold-ranked assassin had infiltrated the palace of their Heavenly Evolution Dynasty to assassinate the Crown Prince. This was truly astonishing.

To kill a useless prince, the Blood Shadow Tower actually dispatched a gold medal assassin. If it's true, it's really absurd.

"Ah, although I repelled him, I was still a step too late. It's a pity for His Royal Highness the prince, so young..." Prime Minister Zhang Lin's face also showed a hint of sadness.

"The Emperor and the prince died one after another. This is an insult to our Heavenly Evolution Dynasty."

"Now, only the Second Prince can inherit the throne, restore order, and send troops to the Great Dream Dynasty to avenge the Emperor!"

Iron Cold immediately spoke solemnly.

"You're right. Now only the Second Prince can stabilize the situation of the empire!"

"The Second Prince is a young genius of our Heavenly Evolution Dynasty, and he is also under the tutelage of the dominant power, the Wind and Cloud Sect."

"Led by the Second Prince, I believe that our Heavenly Evolution Dynasty will definitely be able to break through the Great Dream Imperial City and avenge the Emperor and the prince!"

"Please let the Second Prince ascend the throne and take charge of the situation!"

"Please let the Second Prince ascend the throne..."

For a while, many officials spoke in unison as if they had discussed it beforehand, and then they all bowed down to Dongfang Xin.

Some officials who were still in a daze also looked at the situation in front of them and followed suit, bowing down and making requests.

The Left Prime Minister, the National Teacher, and the Grand General Iron Poyun were the three highest-ranking officials and were exempt from the ritual of kneeling. They were the only ones standing straight on the field.

Seeing that the officials had already done so, Dongfang Xin also pretended, sighed, and said, "Alright."

"Since you all have no objections, I will accept the position of the Emperor of the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty!"

Dongfang Xin then took out the founding jade seal of the Heavenly Evolution Dynasty and held it high in front of him.

"Our Emperor ten thousand..."

"Wait!"

"It's too early to shout 'our Emperor ten thousand years' now!"

Just as the civil and military officials were about to pay their respects to Dongfang Xin, a familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the hall.

The officials were a little confused and immediately turned their heads to look, and then everyone's expressions changed drastically.

They saw Dongfang Yuan with a solemn expression, leading four Divine Execution Guards, striding into the hall.

The Left Prime Minister and Iron Poyun looked at each other and saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes.

As for Dongfang Xin, his pupils suddenly contracted, and a trace of shock and embarrassment flashed across his face.

Including Prime Minister Zhang Lin and Iron Cold, when they saw that Dongfang Yuan was not dead and appeared here, their faces instantly darkened.

"Damn it!"

"This damn woman actually dares to play tricks on me!"

Deep inside Dongfang Xin's heart, there was an infinite killing intent. If possible, he would drag that woman out of hell and give her a few hard slaps!

He had solemnly declared that Dongfang Yuan was dead, and now she was standing here alive.

And besides anger, Dongfang Xin's heart also had some doubts.

He had sent two people to the prince's palace to collect Dongfang Yuan's body. Even if Dongfang Yuan didn't die, they wouldn't have let him come here.

What's going on? Could it be that those two lieutenants betrayed him?

"Prince... Your Highness! You're not dead?!"

"This... Second Prince, Prime Minister, what's going on?"

"Didn't you say that the prince was killed by the assassins of the Blood Shadow Tower? What's happening now?"

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