Although he did not express his intention to compete for the throne.

But Xu Jinyu did not waste this time.

In five months, in addition to secretly wooing officials who once belonged to Xu Tianran's lineage in the court, he also gained a lot of reputation among the people and the court through his contribution to the encirclement and suppression of monsters.

Xu Han also took this opportunity to build momentum for him.

The sun and the moon are now stable, and his contribution is obvious to all.

Therefore, under this operation, Xu Jinyu jumped directly from the transparent prince that no one cared about to a hot young talent in the Sun and Moon Empire. In one fell swoop, he reversed his original image.

For a time, it can be said that he was famous and in the limelight.

Nowadays, almost everyone in the world has gotten to know this prince of Prince Heng's mansion who has already made a name for himself even without making a name for himself. They have seen the skills and abilities of His Highness the Crown Prince.

As for the officials who originally belonged to the prince's lineage...

At first, when Xu Tianran disappeared, the officials of the Prince's faction did not panic. They just thought he was feeling unwell and would be fine after a few days of rest.

But since that day, Xu Tianran has never appeared in public again. As the crown prince, he left so suddenly at such an important moment, which makes people feel wrong no matter how you look at it.

After all, at such a sensitive moment, the prince disappears from the world. It is really easy for people to have some bad associations. For example, the possibility of deposing the prince or replacing the crown prince.

As a result, these officials began to try their best to find out the news about Xu Tianran. However, whether it was the Prince's Mansion or the Imperial Palace, the news was tightly blocked by Kong Deming, and they could not get any news at all.

Therefore, as time goes by, more and more rumors begin to be spread at all levels. For example: Prince Xu Tianran was possessed by a demon, his intention to rebel was abandoned, etc.

Under this situation, the mentality of the officials of the Prince's faction also gradually changed. The panic and uneasiness soon spread throughout the Prince's faction.

Because the entire faction is built around Xu Tianran, he is like the core array of the soul guidance device. No matter how sophisticated the materials are, without the core components to drive it, it is still just a pile of scrap metal.

Therefore, after Xu Tianran disappeared, the prince's faction suddenly fell into a leaderless situation. And they, who were originally the most powerful and advantageous in the fight for the throne, instantly became extremely dangerous.

It could fall apart and collapse completely at any time.

Although Xu Tianran's position as crown prince has not been abolished, the government and the public have already acquiesced in the fact that he has been abolished. Officials who were originally from the prince's line began to feel insecure.

Even...even the important officials who hold a decisive position in the prince's faction are beginning to make plans and contact other princes to prepare to change their families.

Of course, there are also a group of officials who swear allegiance to Xu Tianran. Unless such people announce the death of Xu Tianran, it is impossible for these die-hard fans to change their families.

However, most of the prince's lineage is composed of ordinary officials, or dignitaries at all levels. These people value interests more than feelings. Because the prince loses power, they and others will also be unlucky.

So at this time, it is better to change the door.

However, now it is no different than when they first competed for the throne. The princes are full-fledged, their teams are complete, and the interest structure under their subordinates has been distributed. There is not much need for these people to join them.

Therefore, except for a very small number of important officials who have certain influence, if they defect to their command now, they can only become marginal figures. This sense of gap makes officials of the prince's line hesitant.

Moreover, the officials of the original force do not want them to join, because the original force will lose as much as the benefits they receive after defecting.

This is the current situation of officials who originally belonged to the prince's line.

And this just gives Xu Jinyu the opportunity to develop and grow. Because he is now in the stage of building a team, he has enough profit space to recruit people.

With such a stark contrast, it's obvious which side to choose.

After all, only a small number of officials have feelings for the prince. For other people, the most important thing is interests. And Xu Jinyu can just provide enough benefits.

Therefore, during this period, Xu Jinyu's team was rapidly expanding. After Xu Tianran's downfall, almost 50% of the forces of the former prince's lineage were absorbed by him.

Unconsciously--

In terms of reputation, power, and influence, Xu Jinyu is no longer weaker than any of the princes in the Sun and Moon Court, and even surpasses them.

All that's missing now is a chance for a formal showdown.

But it's still early, and Xu Jinyu is not in a hurry.

Only when he can ensure that he takes the initiative will he make his intentions known.

After putting the poison of faith on the evil soul masters, the power of the Holy Spirit Sect in the Sun and Moon Empire was steadily retreating. Without the help of Xu Tianran, their life was not easy.

"..."

besides--

I don't know what Kong Deming was researching during this period. In addition to gathering all the senior soul masters in the Enshrinement Hall, he also transferred all the major soul master corps and Mingde Hall there.

His teacher, senior sister, Jing Hongchen, Xuan Ziwen, Lin Jiayi and many other familiar teachers were among them. And Su Luoheng had never seen them again since being transferred.

It seems... Mr. Kong is preparing for some big move.

…

…

Underground training room.

"Qiang Qiang——"

The sound of gold and iron clashing kept ringing.

For a moment, there were flashes of swords and shadows, and the chill was overwhelming.

I saw Su Luoheng and Snow Emperor clashing their swords, attacking and defending each other.

As the sword light flashed, the two of them had fought countless times.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the sword in Snow Emperor's hand shook.

A silver-white sword flower flashed out, bringing with it a biting chill, and stabbed directly towards Su Luoheng's chest.

Facing this sword, Su Luoheng, who had enough time to dodge, was delayed for some reason. By the time he reacted, the sword in the Snow Emperor's hand was already less than three inches away from him.

Unable to avoid it, Su Luoheng had no choice but to block it with his sword.

"clang--"

A crisp crash sounded in the basement.

The moment the sword blades collided, the huge momentum was transmitted, causing Su Luoheng's jaw to crack and hurt. His whole arm went numb, his palms trembled violently, and the sword in his hand actually flew away.

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There was a muffled sound of "Peng" and it hit the wall.

"Zheng!"

The sword blade fell to the ground with a sound.

At this time, Snow Emperor had already sheathed his sword and stood up.

When she judged that Su Luoheng couldn't resist, she had already withdrawn half of the power of the sword. If not, Su Luoheng would definitely be injured by this sword.

Although there are tardigrade soul bones that can be used for healing, after returning from the far north, the Snow Emperor rarely resorts to heavy blows.

"..."

moment.

"Ahem——"

Su Luoheng moved his sore right arm a few times.

After a slight adjustment, he stood in front of the Snow Emperor again.

"Sister Xue is coming again."

He continued to challenge, but his wandering eyes clearly showed that he had something else on his mind. Even his defeat in the battle just now was due to his distraction.

You must know that when the Snow Emperor competed with Su Luoheng, their strength was at the same level. Even if he was inferior to the Snow Emperor in swordsmanship, he would not be defeated so easily.

"You are not in a position to continue now."

Emperor Xue pointed at the long sword in Su Luoheng's hand and said: "Your sword tells me that you are in a mess right now. It has affected your sword moves and you are unable to show your true level."

"Under this situation, if you continue, it will only get worse like before. So before you calm down, continuing to compete will not improve you in any way."

"Sister Xue..."

"It seems that I can't hide anything from you..."

Su Luoheng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

Immediately afterwards, he put down the long sword in his hand and sat on the ground.

Seeing this, Emperor Xue didn't say anything, but just accompanied him quietly.

If Su Luoheng wanted to say something, he would definitely tell her. And vice versa. So she didn't need to say anything more.

"..."

There was silence for a while.

"Sister Xue, I don't know..."

"The poison of faith has affected the mainland. Just one transformed monster has made it difficult for the Sun and Moon Empire to deal with it... Then what can I do when the golden ancient tree really breaks out?"

"..."

Su Luoheng looked at Snow Emperor with a low voice.
To be continued...