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Chapter 1059: The Emperor's Son's Three Thousand Guards

Jiang Ding moved to another place to hide.

It is still the Magic Stone Realm, home to a race called the Skeleton Blood Vine Monster.

The Skeleton Blood Vine Monster is ranked sixth in the nine-level system of the Horned Demon Emperor's slave clan, and is allowed to possess the peak Nascent Soul level of strength, which is their peak general-level realm.

Yes, monks of the Horned Demon Emperor clan can be promoted at will, as strength is related to status, but this is not the case for the slave clan.

Any slave cultivator who wants to advance to a realm above the foundation-building stage must report to the local lord, obtain the local lord's permission, register, and then be promoted.

Otherwise, it would be an illegal promotion.

Illegal promotion is a capital crime in the Horned Demon Emperor clan. Any Horned Demon Emperor clan monk and any Slave clan monk can kill illegally promoted monks, and must kill them. It is a mandatory obligation and can be exchanged for merit.

Of course, for the same thing, the merits of the monks of the Horned Demon Emperor clan and the monks of the Nu clan are very different.

This is a matter of course and needs no further explanation.

Jiang Ding lurked in the soul of the Skeleton Blood Vine Demon Chief, silently watching the development of the situation.

At this moment, the nine great Daoists also began to lurk. They would transform into various kings, participate in the fight for the Emperor's sons, and subtly change the situation of the war in order to achieve the strategic goals required by the Nine Spirit Realm.

As for their identities, Jiang Ding did not ask, he did not want to know.

The Flame Stone Star Region is now in turmoil, with various forces appearing on the scene. Many emperors are looking here, drooling over the crown of the Emperor's Son.

This is actually the tradition of the Horned Demon Emperor clan.

Since ancient times, no matter which emperor's crown it was, it belonged to the entire Horned Demon Emperor clan. All emperors' sons were eligible to compete for it, and only the strongest emperor's son could obtain the crown.

Of course, there are also some princes who are arrogant and hope to obtain the crown of ancient princes and do not participate in the competition.

The crown of the emperor's son belongs to the entire race, this is an axiom.

The past of the Horned Demon Emperor, justice.

That was during the era when the Horned Demon Emperor clan was struggling to rise to power. It was indeed the case in those very distant years.

As the Horned Demon Emperor Clan became the absolute ruler of the Horned Underworld, foreign enemies gradually died out and could no longer affect the hegemony of the Horned Demon Emperor Clan, and many things began to change.

For example, this emperor’s crown.

Nominally it belongs to the entire Horned Demon Clan. Any son of the emperor, even those who are not, can fight for it, as long as they are a member of the Horned Demon Clan.

In fact, the crown of the Emperor's son has long been limited to the heirs to the throne of the emperor.

If the emperor were more powerful, he could even designate an heir and no longer care about the imperial traditions. Those who dared to offend would often disappear quietly.

Jiang Ding gradually learned about the development of the matter through Jiuda Daozi's channels.

The ancient emperor Cang Yan spoke up and restricted the emperor's sons outside the Cang Yan star sea from competing for the emperor's crown. This caused dissatisfaction among many emperors, but they were helpless.

After a series of operations.

In the end, only the Emperor's son Cangkong and the two sons of Emperor Yanshi were qualified to compete for the crown of the Emperor's son.

The other heirs were unable to come or gave up the fight for the crown of the Emperor's Son due to various accidents, coincidences, and reasons.

The war for succession to the emperor's son in the Flame Stone Star Region thus broke out.

The brother and sister Emperor Cangkong and Emperor Yanliu each recruited soldiers and horses, recruited strong men, and trained the imperial army and the slave army. As time went by, the entire star field was covered by gunpowder smoke, which gradually affected everyone.

The two princes each have their own advantages.

It goes without saying that the Emperor Yanliu's brothers and sisters have the advantage of home field. This star field is the place where Emperor Yanshi became enlightened. There are countless powerful slaves and slave armies who are born to be their slaves. They are used to obeying their orders and will not betray easily. In fact, betrayal is a taboo for the slaves.

Even if the other prince accepts it, the entire slave tribe that betrayed their master must be liquidated and slaughtered after the war. From the very beginning, the slave tribes in various places had no choice but to follow their masters to fight.

If an outside prince of the emperor wants to compete for the crown of the prince of the emperor, he cannot bring a large number of slaves with him, because this is related to the fortune of a place. Outside creatures are not born with local fortune and are not recognized by the crown of the prince of the emperor.

However, this does not mean that the Emperor Cangkong has little hope.

In fact, in the battle for the Emperor's son in Jiaoming Territory, the possibility of the foreign Emperor's son winning is more than 70%.

The reason is simple. Since the foreign prince has the power to suppress the original emperor, he naturally has great confidence in this matter, otherwise he would not push it at all.

The son of Emperor Cangkong was born into the ancient Emperor Cangyan's family.

This means that he will have a powerful imperial guard by his side, and many kings of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan may be among this guard.

The Emperor's Son's Crown is condensed from the fortune of the star field and the fortune of the Horned Demon Emperor Clan. The participation of outside Horned Demon Emperor Clan monks will not be affected.

However, there was a tacit understanding among the emperors that the imperial guards were limited to three thousand people.

This is quite common and seems reasonable, because every prince of the emperor, even if he rises from the common people, must gather 3,000 guards from his own clan, even if it is just to make up the numbers, so that he can be called a prince of the emperor.

Many of the secret techniques and martial arts of the Horned Demon Emperor are related to the clan's royal guards. Without the Emperor's royal guards, there would be no Emperor's son.

However, although they are all imperial guards, there are huge differences between them: the guards of the Great Emperor's family, the guards of the Ancient Emperor's family, and the guards gathered by a civilian prince relying on his own reputation.

It is very likely that a royal guard of the ancient emperor's family can sweep away the entire civilian prince and his three thousand guards.

This is the confidence of Emperor Cangkong.

On September 9th of that year, the son of Emperor Cangkong brought three thousand guards to the Demon Vine World east of the Flame Stone Star Region and instantly defeated all the kings of the Horned Demon Emperor clan in this small world, including the king of the Flame Stone family, forcing them to surrender. Then he killed all the kings of the Nu clan, went on stage to offer sacrifices to the sky, and offered sacrifices to the ancestors of the Horned Demon Emperor clan and the ancient gods.

The Emperor of Cangkong issued a manifesto.

"...My name is in the sky... The title of the emperor's son has existed since ancient times, and the wise are chosen to be the heirs..."

"...If you surrender, I will certainly reward you with the title of king. We will live and die together, and share weal and woe..."

The moment the Son of the Emperor of the Sky took the stage to offer sacrifices to the ancestors and ancient gods, the manifesto formed an invisible wave that spread to the entire Flame Stone Sea of ​​Stars. Every word fell on every group of intelligent creatures in this star region, without any omission.

Even the Skeleton Blood Vine Demon Slave Clan in Jiang Ding heard the majestic voice.

"…If anyone comes to surrender…"

Jiang Ding pondered.

Those who come to surrender naturally refer to the cultivators of the Horned Demon Emperor Clan in the Flame Stone Star Region. Whoever can win the hearts of the cultivators of the Horned Demon Emperor Clan, obtain their surrender, and form a large army of the Emperor Clan will have more advantages.

“It’s a very high profile.”

Jiang Ding saw the contempt for the Nu tribe, including the Nu tribe king, in the Emperor Cangkong's manifesto and frowned slightly.

The newly emerged king-level strongmen who influence the situation must appear among the myriad races, rather than among the Horned Demon Emperor clan, because they know the inside of the Horned Demon Emperor clan, and it is impossible for so many unfamiliar strongmen to emerge.

The son of Emperor Cangkong does not seem to have the heart to accept the kings of all races.

The same is true of Emperor Yanliu's manifesto.

Unless one side is at the end of its rope.

(End of this chapter)