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Setting up camp was by no ans a simple task.
Even for a force of over six thousand Heavy Armor magic knights, it took five days to complete their encampnt, which explains why it took six months of consecutive waiting before all the nobles could finally make their entrance.
And with the arrival of autumn that year, beneath a solemn autumn atmosphere, the King’s Great Council convened on the vast grounds!
The King’s Great Council, a eting initiated by each reigning king to consolidate his rule over all extraordinary beings in the nation, aid to strengthen bonds among these beings, allocate territories, divide the "cake," and coordinate the powers at hand for internal stability.
Of course, to maintain the king’s majesty, every King’s Great Council wouldn’t lack a show of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
This was not only a display of the king’s martial force, but also an opportunity to purge the unstable elents within his lands, so the King’s Great Council was not convened lightly, but once called, it signified severity.
Just like the nobles of the realm who were currently scheming against one another, devouring territories—behaviors that were far from normal.
Yet under this chaos, they occurred more often than not.
Therefore, it was ti for the king to make his move.
Otherwise, if things were to continue this way, the king’s realm would hardly know peace.
This ti at the King’s Great Council, anyone with clear sight knew that the king had set his sights on Li Ming, a re baron who even dared to kill a duke.
Although Li Ming called himself a marquis, it was a self-bestowed title that only had an effect on so familiar nobles near his territory.
For the king, a self-proclaid title was absolutely not a good thing—on the contrary, it was a blatant provocation, a desecration and insult to his authority.
Moreover, with the current chaos within the realm, the king wished to use a thorn to quell the disorder, and what better thorn than one who had too great a leap in class and still dared to disregard his majesty, proclaiming himself a marquis without his approval?
If in the future all nobles were to follow this example, then what use would they have for a king?
How could the king’s power be manifested?
So, after gaining a brief understanding of the military genius of this knightly family, the king did not hesitate to choose Li Ming as the monkey to be killed.
He wanted to use this Earl’s heir, whose power was rapidly increasing, to understand what heaven and earth were, why he was the king!
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As ti progressed, preparations on all fronts for the King’s Great Council were almost complete.
The high platform was built, filled with spectators, and on the important, vast land stood one figure who could fly by his own power—the King, in the realm of Sky Knights!
The King’s Great Council, naturally centered on the King, who, as the strongest, ought to suppress any unruly hearts by displaying his strength in the most potent way!
"All nobles under heaven are one family, and we should live in peace and friendship, but lately, continuous disputes and ceaseless battles have erupted among nobles over territorial claims. Such things should not happen on this land!"
With all extraordinary beings of the kingdom spectating, the King raised his voice passionately, his words filled with stern rebuke.
"I called today’s Royal Council eting precisely to address this issue; the conflict among the nobility must stop. The Earth is undergoing fusion, and there are still many unknowns out there waiting for us to explore. Do you really want to fall into endless internal strife?"
"Especially within such a short period of ti, a Duke even died at the hands of such infighting. Tell , should this happen!"
The King’s voice echoed powerfully and attractively in the chamber, clearly aid at stirring the emotions of those unaware of the truth.
Unfortunately, so saw through his plan and possessed the absolute strength to contend with him.
"The murderer will always be killed in turn. Duke Bernie initiated an invasion of another’s territory; it’s only right that he t his death!"
Suddenly, a strong, clear voice reverberated throughout the Imperial Hall, effortlessly overpowering the King’s voice, which was flying in midair, instantly making the King’s face turn ugly.
All eyes turned toward the source of the speech, and what they saw next was a sight that astonished them.
A young man, just like the King, had left the ground and was flying at the sa height!
"Chaos stems from the greed and laziness of so nobles who are unwilling to make efforts and only desire ready-made gains. Thus, they have raised their blades against fellow nobles. Such individuals deserve to die, but the root cause lies in the systemic flaws and the leader’s incompetence."
Li Ming calmly faced the King, with his robust black hair, and regarded him with a serene gaze, "Take, for example, Earl Gil, who upon advancing in strength to the realm of True Force and attaining the status of a Marquis, chose not to use his formidable power to carve out his own territory in the wilderness, but to target their allied families and even the unrelated noble families."
"Sowing discord and either covertly taking possession of their territory or openly seizing everything of a noble’s land, he ultimately snatched many high-quality tracts of land from the nearby nobles without the need for clearing and cultivation."
Li Ming, expressionless, spoke slowly to those around him. His voice was a hundredfold more exaggerated than a loudspeaker, clearly reaching every ear.
"The thods used included, but were not limited to, assassinating the progeny of the targeted nobility, even the heads of their families, to place his own people in positions on their lands."
"And behind such a family stood none other than a Duke of the kingdom, Bernie. Duke Bernie did not even engage with before deciding to raise a great army to kill . Should I have just sat there and let him do it?"
"So, what caused all this? Are these nobles too greedy? No, everyone is greedy. The sole reason for all of this is you, your incompetence, and dereliction of duty as King!"
"King? You’re unfit to be King. You’re nothing but a power-hungry enforcer without any sense of right and wrong, ready to execute an unrelated avenger in the Royal Council before all the extraordinaries from around the world. What kind of King are you!"
Li Yang, his aura utterly unrestrained, pointed at the King in the royal court’s grand entrance, shaking the watching extraordinaries with astonishnt, "You, what kind of thing are you to speak of life and death!"
"As a re baron plotting against higher nobility, regardless of the reason, your actions warrant death."
Anger flashed across the King’s visage, his aura unleashed in full force as he ground his teeth, "Without my sanction, you’ve assud the title of Marquis. This is an act of usurpation, traitor; co, et your death!"
As he finished, silver armor suddenly surged on the King’s body, followed by a majestic rhinoceros that burst forth from the ground and in a blink of an eye, reached under the King. rging into one with the silver armor, their auras combined.
"Incompetent fools, die!"
A cold light flickered across Li Ming’s face, and in the next mont, a unicorn enveloped in holy light sprang powerfully from the ground to his mount. Clad in golden armor, he wielded a magical lance.
Terrifying chaotic magic surged within him, and the basic knightly combat skill, Starburst, erupted in an instant. A bright burst of stardust flashed across the sky, causing everyone to instinctively close their eyes.
When they opened their eyes, the sight before them compelled them to rise from their seats, staring dumbfounded at the unfolding spectacle.
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