"emission!"
The lieutenant of the Dragon Army stood upright and shouted loudly. Immediately, the Fire Dragon Cannons once again spewed out golden and flaming fire.
The red-hot shells arrived instantly and exploded on the shield wall in front of the Shenlong Palace. The dazzling flames and explosions blew away countless figures. The extremely high-temperature gold liquid splashed by the shattered shells instantly penetrated the bodies of the Shuolong guards, evaporating their bodies and armor.
When the smoke cleared, the ground and the walls of the Shenlong Hall were covered with debris and cooled metal particles, a mess.
Faced with the broken shield formation, the Golden Dragon Armored Army did not show any joy, but remained calm in reloading and prepared for battle.
Sure enough, during the reloading period, the Shuolong guards outside the Shenlong Palace took out black and white crossbows to fight back. These crossbows had octagonal compasses on them. As the light flowed and rotated, the crossbow strings were automatically wound, and sharp "Moon-piercing Wu Hooks" were pressed into the muzzles of the crossbows.
With the sound of drizzle breaking through the air, these crossbows left black afterimages and shot into the formation of the Dragon-Bite Golden Armor Army. The Dragon-Bite Golden Shield that could originally withstand the full-strength attack of a sixth-level transcendent was like thin paper and easily penetrated in the dark drizzle. The Dragon-Bite Golden Armor Army on the mountain road and the plank road also fell in large numbers in the black rain, and many rolled down the cliff and fell into the vast sea of clouds.
The shouts of killing were deafening. After this round of crossbow black rain, the fire seal dragon cannon protecting the rear was once again loaded and ready to be fired.
As the blazing, dazzling flames lit up again and the patterns on the gun barrels lit up and spread one after another, a loud shout interrupted the increasingly brutal battlefield.
"Stop! Everyone stop! I am Xiao Yubing, Princess of the Dynasty, holding the Emperor's Phoenix Fire Edict!"
In the battlefield filled with smoke and flames, a woman in a black dress with a phoenix pattern walked out of the gate of Shenlong Palace, holding high a golden and red scroll of imperial edict, and walked step by step towards the open space in front of the palace. Outside the Shenlong Palace, the Shuolong guards who were originally defending also made way one by one after seeing the imperial edict, parting like a tide.
Although they were still unsure of the authenticity of the edict, now that the gates of the Shenlong Palace were open, the soldiers of the Shenlong Army no longer had any reason to continue firing, so they stopped and waited for orders.
"Lord Si Ji?" A young lieutenant in golden armor came to the platform on the top of the mountain and asked the general who was in command there.
"I understand. Stop first."
"Yes, sir."
Not long after, protected by a group of soldiers holding heavy shields, a dozen ministers and nobles slowly came to the front of the hall and stopped.
"Princess Xiao Yubing, where is the Emperor?" A minister in a purple-red robe stepped forward and asked the princess with a vigilant look.
"The emperor is unwell and in critical condition, so I am issuing this edict to show the world." The princess said as she stepped forward. The Phoenix Fire Edict in her hand exuded a chilling aura of burning fire, which frightened the soldiers who were watching and almost wanted to surrender.
Phoenix Fire Edict, a fierce destiny.
Even though the edict had not been unfolded, the aura it exuded already indicated its authenticity, which shocked and puzzled the ministers and generals in front of the Shenlong Palace.
Why did His Majesty the Emperor still not come out at this time? Could it be that...
No one dared to think any further, so they all bowed and saluted, then slowly knelt down.
When Xiao Yubing walked into the formation of the Julong Jinjia Army with the imperial edict in hand, no one was standing and everyone knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, the princess breathed a sigh of relief.
But when she slowly put down the edict and prepared to open it to announce it, a crossbow shot from the direction of Shenlong Palace. It was like a stream of light, and went straight into her back, causing a flower of blood to splatter.
"Cough..." Xiao Yubing covered his chest and staggered forward a few steps, with blood dripping all the way.
"Protect the princess."
Immediately, the lieutenant in the Dragon Army discovered something was wrong and called out urgently. Then the soldiers who had been lying on the ground quickly stood up and set up the shield wall again.
"Who is so rude!" The general wearing tiger-bite golden armor stepped forward and blocked the way in front of the hall.
"It's me, Li Jingfang, the Winter Official!"
As he spoke, a minister in a white dress with silver embroidery walked out of the Shenlong Palace. He was the one who had dissuaded Prince Zhaolong before.
At first, everyone present wanted to scold the minister who had launched a sneak attack, but the figure slowly rising from behind Li Jingfang forced everyone to shut up. Two imperial doctors supported the dragon bed and carefully carried the emperor out of the hall.
"How is His Majesty?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty has decided to make Prince Zhaolong the emperor, the successor to the throne and inherit the mandate of heaven!" As he said this, the minister took a big step forward, turned around, bowed, saluted the unconscious emperor, and then stood up.
After this extremely sudden imperial decree was spoken, everyone present was shocked and couldn't believe it.
Although Prince Zhaolong was favored, it was clear to all discerning people that the young prince had no foundation in the court and was completely unable to compete with his two older brothers. If he was to be forced to become king, the two kings' factions in the court would have to be eliminated. However, the world was already unstable and chaotic, and such a fierce purge and suppression would lead to chaos if one was not careful.
"How is this possible?" Several supporters of King Dai and King Huainan's expressions changed drastically, looking stunned.
"Why not, haha." After saying that, the minister strode forward towards the crowd, his target pointing directly at Xiao Yubing who was injured and lying on the ground.
After a short period of emergency treatment, Xiao Yubing covered his chest and slowly stood up with a hoarse voice, "No, he forged the imperial edict... cough cough, it's not real..." Before he finished speaking, he vomited another mouthful of blood.
"Give it to me, you rebellious princess!" The minister who had been extremely respectful in the hall before was now extremely cold and snatched the imperial edict back.
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