Chapter 13 - The fight for the throne
The succession to the throne was a great competition between all the princes' strengths. After the previous emperor gave the order to abdicate, all the princes began a great competition without any rules, other than the strong experts of the Dou Huang class and above, all the experts could choose to belong to one side. The victor was the king, the loser was the thief, the loser was the king, the loser was the loser was killed, this was the only rule for the Long family to inherit the throne for the past ten thousand years.
Every prince that came to fight for the throne would at least have the support of a top-notch or first-rate family; otherwise, he wouldn't be worthy of participating.
Today was the last day of the year in Braveheart Continent. It was commonly known as "The Age Divide", which was a holiday for all countries in Braveheart Continent. This was a chance and a challenge for the large and small aristocratic families. As long as the princes supported by their families could bring some people to obtain the Dragon Seal from the ancestral hall of the Long's, then their families could enter the top families with Dragon Seal, and the top families could keep their position for a hundred years, and if they failed, the whole family would perish. However, due to the tough nature of the imperial city's royal clan, every family would have to rely on a prince to fight for their position.
The Crown Prince, Long Zhan, and all of his supporters were sitting in the main hall, the atmosphere was a little tense and depressing. Long Zhan sat high up in the main seat, looking at the big families supporting him, his heart was filled with excitement and nervousness, speaking the truth, he had been preparing for this for more than ten years, and tonight, he was going to be the final target. As long as he succeeded tonight, he would be the emperor of the entire Mad Dragon Empire, the owner of the billions of people.
In the last competition for the throne, the two great families were powerful supporters of the old emperor. For the past ten thousand years, the five great families had always been in a similar situation, with very few failures, so they had always been the evergreen tree of the "Mad Dragon Empire", maintaining their position at the peak of the Mad Dragon Empire. This time, if nothing went wrong, they had the confidence to succeed.
The Zhang Family was one of the top ten aristocratic families, not only because they possessed great military power and wealth, but also because the previous Empress was from the Zhang Family. The current Crown Princess was also a daughter of the Zhang Family.
The Zhang Clan Head, Zhang Pengfei, was the brother of the previous Empress and was currently at the 9 star Dou Huang level. He was in charge of the government affairs of the empire and was in charge of the rise and fall of all the officials in the empire. Zhang Pengfei was very satisfied with the current status and prestige of the Zhang Family and himself. In this competition for the throne, the Zhang Family and several other families had sent out 90% of their mid-level and low-level warriors, 10 of them were king level, 500 of them were Dou Ling level, and 500 of them were Grand Dou Shi level;
In the past few months of continuous raids, the various princes had lost soldiers, everyone was trying their best to deplete their resources, basically meeting the requirements of the Long's of the imperial city. Now, there were only 4 king level warriors behind Crown Prince Long Zhan, and less than 100 Dou Ling warriors.
As everyone was discussing in low voices, a Dou Ling Warrior came in to report from outside the hall: "It's time, the decisive battle begins." Everyone stopped their discussions. Long Zhan stood up, took a deep breath, and spat out two words. "Let's go."
Everyone stood up and replied, "Yes."
Long Zhan led the group out of the great hall, and then, groups after groups of low level practitioners walked out. They followed behind Long Zhan and the rest as they rushed out of the crown prince's residence.
At this time, countless experts from various families were being led by their princes towards the ancestral hall of the Long's in the imperial city.
With the arrival of the Crown Prince Long Zhan's men, the Second and Third Princes began to surround the people of the Crown Prince. The slaughter was cruel, the screams on the battlefield and the battle between the experts caused the number of people on the battlefield to decrease, and there were corpses and limbs everywhere.
After four hours of slaughter, the number of people on the Second Prince's side was not many anymore. The Second Prince clenched his teeth and gave up, leading his men out of the battlefield, while the Third Prince was still unwilling to give up, now that there was still an hour of time, he had a chance to rush into the Ancestral Temple and seize the Dragon Seal. But, if his men still had a chance to survive during this last hour, then his life would be in danger, if not, and the slaughter would continue, within the time of one breath, the number of people on the Second Prince would be reduced by thirty percent.
Long Zhan stood with the blade, and only had more than twenty subordinates left. At the moment, the entire battlefield only had him on his side, his face was filled with joy, and the subordinates behind him were all overjoyed as well, looking at the corpses on the ground, everyone's faces revealed a look as though they had survived a disaster. Long Zhan looked in the direction of the Long's's Ancestral Temple, and his eyes couldn't help but burn with a fire, there was the symbol of the highest authority, the "Dragon Seal", representing the entire empire. Long Zhan knew that he had won, but it would also be very difficult for him to win.
The battle for the throne was finally settled.
The various powers within the capital began to report back to their respective organizations. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …