The Second Prince's Residence.

At this moment, the second prince, Hua Yu, asked Mr. Yang with a look of urgency, "Mr. Yang, how are the preparations going here?"

With a confident expression, Mr. Yang replied with certainty, "Please rest assured, Second Prince, my dear friend has now become an inner disciple of the Northern Rock Sect."

"Moreover, several fellow disciples have come with him to help. Each of them possesses unfathomable strength, having already reached the level of a god-level expert. If everything goes smoothly, Your Highness, in four days, you will surely be able to ascend the throne without any problem."

Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the Crown Prince's residence was rather somber.

At this very moment, the eldest prince was tightly clutching a mysterious talisman in his hand.

The origin of this talisman is quite remarkable.

Back when the eldest prince was still guarding the frontier fortress, he once rescued a god-level expert who was seriously injured and on the verge of death by chance.

To repay the eldest prince for saving his life, that god-level expert specially gifted him this talisman, offered to help him once, and promised that as long as the eldest prince burned the talisman, he would immediately sense the eldest prince's summons.

It seems there is no other way but to ask that mysterious figure for help.

With that thought in mind, he didn't hesitate to set the precious talisman on fire, watching it turn to ashes in the raging flames. He waited quietly, silently praying that the powerful being would appear as soon as possible.

After the talisman burned out, he turned around, faced the door, and issued an order in a dignified and firm voice: "Pass down my decree, instructing the entire army to prepare. Four days later, everyone will march with me into the royal tomb!"

Upon hearing this command, the guards standing outside the door immediately straightened up and loudly replied, "Yes, sir!"

Then he quickly turned and left to carry out the eldest prince's orders.

Time flies, and four days have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the atmosphere before the magnificent and imposing Mausoleum of the Great Hua Kingdom was exceptionally solemn and dignified. King Hua Qi of the Great Hua Kingdom had only recently been laid to rest in this enormous tomb.

At this moment, on the spacious plaza outside the mausoleum, the princes, the many nobles of the Great Hua Dynasty, the ministers, and the heads of the eight great families have all arrived at the scene.

After seeing that most of the people had arrived, Chief Minister Zhang, standing in the crowd, realized that with the old king gone, the Great Hua Dynasty needed a new king to take charge. With all the powerful nobles and aristocratic families present, it was the perfect time to announce the royal decree. He then carefully took out the royal decree, a symbol of supreme power and authority, from his robes.

Just as he was about to unfold the document and read it aloud again to the public, a discordant voice suddenly rang out.

At this moment, the second prince interrupted him without any politeness: "Lord Zhang, please wait a moment!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince, who was waiting for the royal decree to be read, was instantly enraged. He turned around abruptly, glared fiercely at the second prince who was competing with him, and shouted angrily: "Second prince! When will you ever stop? You have questioned this royal decree and my fact that I have become the new king without any basis, once and twice!"

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare to take action against you?" These words immediately plunged the entire square into a tense atmosphere.

"To this day, the cause of my father's death has not been determined, and that Eunuch Wei also died mysteriously two days ago! At this moment, why are you so eager to ascend the throne? Could it be that you have something to hide?" the second prince then said with a questioning look on his face.

"Stop spouting nonsense and spreading rumors! Guards, seize this second prince who's talking gibberish!"

The eldest prince glared angrily and shouted loudly.

Before he finished speaking, a group of armored soldiers surged forward like a tidal wave, completely surrounding the royal tomb in the blink of an eye. Remarkably, this group of armored soldiers included not only elite troops directly under the royal family, but also forces from powerful clans such as the Huang, Du, and Zheng families.

Just then, a large number of people from the Bai, Qin, and Cheng families arrived at the scene at breakneck speed.

On the vast, boundless battlefield, two armies stood facing each other like a surging torrent, the atmosphere so tense it was suffocating.

In an instant, with a command given, soldiers from both sides charged forward like a tidal wave, shouting as they went.

One side shouted "Kill the traitor!" while the other side roared "Kill the rebellious ministers and traitors!" The deafening shouts of killing soared into the sky.

The battle quickly escalated from the very beginning, with swords flashing and clashes flying, and shouts of battle and screams of agony rising and falling.

Although the eldest prince's army was numerous, it was unable to defeat the second prince's forces in one fell swoop when faced with the powerful aura of the Bai family and other Saint-level patriarchs.

Just as the battle reached a stalemate, the eldest prince swept his cold gaze across the three patriarchs of the Du, Huang, and Zheng families, and gave them a subtle wink.

Upon receiving the signal, the three patriarchs jumped into the battle without hesitation.

When the patriarchs of the Du family and two other Saint-level experts joined the battle, the already thrilling battlefield situation instantly underwent a dramatic change.

At this moment, the eldest prince's lips curled into a faint smile. His gaze was fixed intently ahead, his eyes gleaming with the anticipation of victory. In his eyes, victory was already within reach, almost within his grasp.

However, at this critical moment, a figure appeared like a ghost on the smoke-filled battlefield.

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