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At first, Ming Yu thought that the shape of the lightning was a coincidence created by nature, but the more she looked at it, the more she felt that something was amiss.

That magnificent design, its circular shape, it was exactly like an array pattern!

Could it be that the formation could be used with the sky as the painting and then executed?

"Dark Soul."

Ming Yu instantly opened his soul and released all of his senses. Through the dark clouds in his vision, he discovered that the lightning unexpectedly formed a complete circle. Lightning continuously gathered at the edges of the circle, converging towards the center like tentacles.

An enormous power slowly condensed, causing one's scalp to go numb. It was as though a sleeping giant beast in the sky was slowly awakening!

If it wasn't for Ming Yu's perception being countless times stronger than an ordinary person's, no one would have noticed this rune. This was because there was almost no energy seeping out of it, and it was also hidden in the dark clouds.

"How could this be?"

Ming Yu's face paled. This rune was simply too big. He could only watch helplessly as the rune took shape, but it was impossible for it to change in the slightest.

As he watched, Ming Yu discovered that the strange and mysterious lightning patterns within the dark clouds had finally fully formed. It began to spin, forming a massive vortex that sucked in all of the surrounding energy!

"Howl!"

At this time, everyone finally noticed the change in the sky, but it was already too late. The thunder formation's energy had already been completely replenished, and then a terrifying deep blue bolt of lightning explosively shot down from the sky.

As for the lightning, it was coming from … The Hall of Enlightenment!

All of a sudden, a ring of faint yellow runes lit up around the entire Palace, instantly forming a light yellow transparent barrier of light that enveloped the entirety of the Palace.

These were the defensive runes of the royal palace. Feeling the impending crisis, he activated them in a hurry!

However, because it was activated by someone else, the light yellow light barrier was instantly shattered into pieces by the dark blue lightning. After which, the dark blue lightning exploded towards the Hall of Wonder.

"No!"

Ming Yu let out a roar, but it was completely unstoppable. In the next moment, the thunder and lightning suddenly struck the Hall of Wonder, producing an earth-shattering explosion.

Boom!

Ming Yu felt the ground tremble, and almost fell to the ground due to the instability of his body. The sound of the explosion erupted with an intense blue light, and terrifying wind rippled in all directions. Some of the trees were directly uprooted from the ground because of the wind!

Ming Yu originally thought that the bolt of lightning would directly blast the entire Great Clarity Palace into smithereens, but it didn't happen. From the beginning to the end, it only took a little more than ten seconds.

However, the location of the Hall of Enlightenment had long since become a complete mess.

Swoosh.

In the pouring rain, Ming Yu was like a cannonball as he flew towards the direction of the Hall of Enlightenment. His heart was filled with endless puzzlement and doubt, and he was also worried about Ming Chenyuan.

Even though in Ming Yu's heart, Ming Chenyuan did not have a good impression of him, it could even be said that he had a bad impression of him! But no matter what, he was still his father. This was an unchangeable fact.

No matter how much Ming Yu hated him, she couldn't just sit by and ignore his safety.

Rushing madly through the eaves of the house, in less than ten minutes, Ming Yu had already arrived at the eaves of the house next to the Hall of Enlightenment.

When he looked at the Hall of Enlightenment, he was completely dumbfounded.

The originally grand and majestic Hall of Enlightenment was gone. All that was left was a dark hole that was 100 meters deep in the rain.

The lightning formation that was filled with energy earlier had gathered all of the energy into one point, directly blasting through the entire Hall of Wonder!

In the deep hole, he could still see the remnant electricity flashing crazily, making a "crackling" sound.

This was a small range attack that was condensed to the limit. Although the damage range was not large, the killing power was strong to the extreme!

One could imagine the purpose of this action. The culprit behind it was not the destruction of the Great Clarity Palace, but the complete and utter destruction of Duke Ming!

If Duke Ming fell, Da Ming would also be dead!

Ming Yu activated the Soul Touch and sent his mental force downwards. He discovered that there was a trace of life in the deepest part of the large hole. His heartbeat was extremely heavy, like the beating of a drum.

"Dong Dong …" "Dong Dong …"

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a dull and explosive shout came from the bottom of the cave. Ming Chenyuan directly jumped to the edge of the cave and barely managed to prop himself up on one knee.

At this moment, green smoke was emitting from Ming Chenyuan's entire body. His dragon robe became tattered, revealing his majestic body. "However, the flesh on the outside of Ming Chenyuan's left calf had disappeared, revealing his white bones. His hands and shoulders were similarly exposed!

Even the flesh and blood on Ming Chenyuan's left cheekbone had disappeared, revealing a small portion of the white bones!

There was actually no blood on those wounds because those blood had already been electrocuted. Many parts of Ming Chenyuan's body had turned black, and there were even some faint blue arcs of electricity arcing across those wounds!

At this time, Ming Chenyuan was enduring extreme pain. If it was a normal martial artist that was struck by this thunder, they would have been turned into ashes, but Ming Chenyuan still survived!

It was impossible for him to notice the lightning patterns hidden in the dark clouds above his head. The moment the lightning patterns came crashing down, Ming Chenyuan had already sensed them, but it was already too late for him to escape.

Without a choice, Ming Chenyuan used his most powerful ace attack to counteract the majority of the lightning patterns' destructive power. Even so, he still suffered heavy injuries.

The reason why Ming Chenyuan did not die was due to his cultivation and strong life force. Ming Chenyuan had already broken through the Transcending Mortality Stage and reached a new realm: Core Bearing Stage!

The so-called 'heart control' stage required one to completely integrate true essence and condense a divine pill into their body. Just the first five stages required one to condense a divine pill into their heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

As for Ming Chenyuan, he had already concocted a mind pellet and a divine pellet in his heart. This caused his strength and vitality to increase by countless times.

It was precisely because of the Mental Energy Pill that the Deep Sword could store dense true energy like deep sea water. Moreover, the Mental Energy Pill would also bring him an extremely surging life force. This was also the main reason why he was able to survive!

"Swish …"

Following Ming Chenyuan's leap into the cave, almost all the experts in the Great Clarity Palace rushed over. Upon seeing Ming Chenyuan's terrible condition, they couldn't help but lower their heads in apology.

When the other consorts saw Ming Chenyuan's appearance, some of them knelt on the ground and began to bawl, while others simply couldn't bear the impact and fainted.

"Your Majesty, this humble subject came late to save Your Majesty, and my crimes deserve to die a thousand deaths!"

"What's the point of saying all this! Escort His Majesty back to the palace and ask the royal physician to treat him! "

A few ministers were arguing among themselves. Duke Ming's heavy injuries had dealt a huge blow to them.

"Everyone... "Listen to my instructions."

Ming Chenyuan stood up with difficulty, the pain in his body made the corner of his mouth twitch, but he still said in a hoarse and heavy voice, "Three days later, go back to the palace and train … for all the princes, princesses, and officials above third rank! I … We have something important to announce! "

Ming Chenyuan knew that the lightning descending from the sky today was an undisguised warning, but it was also a merciless threat.

Today, Ming Chenyuan was severely injured. He would not be able to recover until two years had passed. Who knew what would happen in these two years? Everything was not within the control of Ming Chenyuan. He sensed the danger of the Great Ming Empire and thought of the only method to deal with it the fastest … The only way, the only way!

Within three days, there were people in the Great Ming Dynasty discussing that terrifying lightning. They all thought it was a masterpiece created by a god when Duke Ming was cultivating.

However, the people did not know that the Great Ming Dynasty had completely suppressed the internal news that Duke Ming had been seriously injured. Otherwise, if they found out, it would definitely lead to an intense panic.

Within three days, the Great Ming Empire appeared to be calm on the surface. However, under this calm, there was a surging undercurrent. The various political giants were quietly rushing back to the palace.

Three days later.

The stormy night, the Great Clarity Palace's Soaring Dragon Palace!

The Soaring Dragon Palace was the place where the highest government in the Great Ming Dynasty discussed important matters. At this moment, Duke Ming was wrapped in gauze and sitting upright on the dragon throne.

Even though he was severely injured, there was still an unending stream of power flowing through his body. The powerful Zhen Qi stored in the mind pellet rushed up and down his body along with his heartbeat. A tremendous power swept in all directions.

At this moment, many experts had already gathered in the dazzling and golden Soaring Dragon Palace.

After Li Zong, the President of the Department of Revenue, left his seat, the new Six Division President gathered in the hall. He stood to the left, and to the right, there were ten elderly men wearing black robes.

Every single one of them was emitting a mighty and unparalleled might, as though they were pressing down a mountain after mountain!

These ten people were the meritorious officials of the imperial palace. Today, all ten meritorious officials of the imperial palace had gathered here!

As for Ming Chenyuan's children, almost all of them stood to the side, each of their expressions serious. Ming Yu was also among them. Even though he had reached the sixth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage, and his mental strength was extremely strong, he still felt a strong sense of oppression when he stood before so many experts!

At this moment, two figures walked into the hall from outside the Soaring Dragon Palace.

He was two meters tall with a beard as short as steel needles. His eyes exuded a terrifying domineering aura, and his resolute and stern face and upright posture all displayed the majesty of an Iron Blood General!

This person was one of the three great generals of the Great Ming Empire: Xue Wanxi!

Xue Wuhui was ranked third in the Great Ming Dynasty's Elite Ranking. He joined the army at the age of ten, had 30% of the generals, and wielded a green dragon crescent moon saber. Accompanying Duke Ming in his campaign to conquer the Great Ming Dynasty's mountains, he had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage.

He was also tall, with a height of 1.9 meters. Dressed in a gray armor and wearing a blood-red cape, he descended to the ground. His eyes were profound, and he stood as still as a mountain.

This person was one of the three great generals of the Great Ming Empire: Shen Zhen!

Shen Zhen Hou, ranked fourth in Great Ming Dynasty's overall elite rankings, joining the army at fifteen, with forty percent of the troops, wielding the bow of Blood Moon, his archery skills were superb, his archery skills were perfect, he could be considered a top-class soldier from fifty miles away! He had reached the peak of Transcending Mortality Stage Level 9, the boundary of the realm, and the strength of 8,100 lions!

"This lowly general greets Your Majesty!"

"Greetings, your Majesty."

The two of them clasped their fists and a powerful sound rang out, shaking the entire hall.