Chapter 574: Destroy This Realm and Illuminate the Nation!

“Ding! Host has killed Zhang Sanfeng, reward...!”

“Ding! Host has killed Gu Santong, reward...”

...

As Zhu Ying slaughtered this entire group of martial arts experts from the Ming Kingdom, the system's notification sounds once again rang in his ears.

At this moment, the martial arts experts of the entire Ming Kingdom had essentially been wiped out by Zhu Ying.

Looking around, the only martial arts experts remaining within the Imperial Palace were Jellyfish Yin Ji, Yagyu Danmashou, Yan Shisan, Xie Xiaofeng, and a few others.

However, the strength of these remaining experts only reached the level of quasi-peak masters.

Given his current strength, dealing with these people required almost no effort at all.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, was under immense pressure; no hope could be seen in his eyes.

Nevertheless, Zhu Houzhao still refused to surrender to the Grandson of the Great Ming. He turned his gaze toward the remaining martial arts experts and urged them, "I implore you, great heroes, strike quickly!"

As Zhu Houzhao's voice fell, Jellyfish Yin Ji, Yagyu Danmashou, and the others naturally did not dare to disobey. Immediately, everyone rushed toward Zhu Ying.

To be fair, after absorbing the true qi of Zhang Sanfeng, Gu Santong, and the other martial arts experts, Zhu Ying's strength had become even more formidable than before.

Furthermore, since Zhu Ying had already entered the Astral Qi Realm, the true qi he had previously absorbed would be refined into Astral Qi once it entered his body!

This made the Astral Qi within Zhu Ying's body exceptionally dense.

At this moment, Jellyfish Yin Ji was the first to strike.

Her strength was unfathomable; her Heavenly Water Divine Skill was incredibly exquisite, and she possessed the Heavenly One Divine Water, the world's number one strange poison. In short, Jellyfish Yin Ji did not dare to be careless.

In her first exchange with Zhu Ying, she immediately unleashed her signature technique.

Yagyu Danmashou also immediately used his God-Slaying One-Blade Slash. He was also a member of the Dragon Protection Villa, but his strength was even more outstanding than Cheng Shifei or Guihai Yidao.

He was only weaker than Zhu Wushi!

As for Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng, seeing that Jellyfish Yin Ji and Yagyu Danmashou had both made their moves, they immediately unleashed their own ultimate techniques.

Yan Shisan was known as the Demon of Swords, and the Thirteen Life-Taking Swords he performed possessed immense power.

As for Xie Xiaofeng, he utilized the Xie Family Divine Sword Technique.

It had to be said that the number of martial arts experts in the Ming Kingdom was quite large.

Zhu Wushi had already killed many of them, yet four peak masters still rushed before him.

However, with the strength of these four, they were simply no match for Zhu Ying.

As their various types of true qi surged toward him, Zhu Ying calmly manifested his Indestructible Vajra Body.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

After these bursts of true qi repeatedly slammed into Zhu Ying's body, he remained completely unmoved!

This was the extent of Zhu Ying's power.

"To think you actually want to harm me... how utterly ridiculous."

Zhu Ying glanced at the four people before him, his eyes revealing a fierce killing intent.

Clearly, Zhu Ying was going to get serious.

"All of you, die for me!"

As Zhu Ying's voice fell, he suddenly unleashed a strike of the One Yang Finger!

However, the finger qi of this One Yang Finger contained a massive amount of Astral Qi.

It was incredibly sharp!

The finger qi unleashed by Zhu Ying instantly raced toward the four people.

It first struck before Jellyfish Yin Ji.

The true qi within Jellyfish Yin Ji's body was quite abundant, roughly comparable to that of Zhu Wushi.

Despite this, Jellyfish Yin Ji could not withstand the One Yang Finger unleashed by Zhu Ying at all.

The finger qi almost instantly pierced through Jellyfish Yin Ji's true qi shield. Following a violent explosion, the shield formed by her true qi was completely shattered, and Jellyfish Yin Ji herself was wounded by the finger qi.

At the same time, Yagyu Danmashou had hoped to use his God-Slaying One-Blade Slash to tank the finger qi, but unfortunately, his realm was at most a Peak Grandmaster.

The true qi in his body could not even be compared to Zhu Ying's Astral Qi.

In an instant, Yagyu Danmashou's body was directly pierced through by the Astral Qi.

The next second, he became a cold, withered corpse.

Neither Jellyfish Yin Ji nor Yagyu Danmashou were Zhu Ying's match.

The same went for Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng.

Two currents of One Yang Finger true qi pierced toward them respectively.

To be honest, the two of them had exerted all their strength to defend, but unfortunately, the outcome did not change.

In an instant, both men let out tragic wails almost simultaneously!

Immediately after, Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shisan fell from the void.

They happened to crash right in front of the Ming Kingdom Emperor, Zhu Houzhao.

Following closely, Zhu Ying slowly appeared before Zhu Houzhao.

The battle was decided.

The martial arts experts of the Ming Kingdom, whether powerful or not, had all been killed by Zhu Ying on this day.

In other words, for this Ming Kingdom Emperor, he no longer had anyone to rely on.

Therefore, when the Ming Kingdom Emperor saw Zhu Ying appearing before him, his mental state completely collapsed.

His hands went limp, and he actually knelt directly at Zhu Ying's feet.

However, Zhu Ying did not kill Zhu Houzhao. The reason was simple: this man carried the bloodline of Old Zhu.

Moreover, Zhu Houzhao did indeed possess some backbone.

When facing the powerful Great Ming Empire, Zhu Houzhao had not chosen to surrender; he had even held the capital, fighting with all his might against the Great Ming.

Thus, Zhu Ying held a certain level of appreciation for this Ming Kingdom Emperor.

At this time, Zhu Wushi also immediately arrived before Zhu Ying.

Zhu Wushi praised Zhu Ying with excitement, "As expected of the Grandson of Great Ming! Your Highness is indeed highly skilled in martial arts. These Ming Kingdom experts were absolutely no match for Your Highness. May Your Highness live for ten thousand years!"

At this moment, Zhu Wushi was extremely agitated, constantly praising Zhu Ying's strength.

However, Zhu Ying ignored Zhu Wushi, even speaking to him in a cold tone, "Send men to control this Ming Kingdom Emperor. Do not let him escape. Furthermore, do not harm him. If this Ming Kingdom Emperor is injured, I will hold you accountable."

To be honest, when Zhu Wushi heard these words, a hint of confusion flashed across his face.

"Grandson Highness, do you mean we should imprison this Ming Kingdom Emperor? Why? This subordinate believes it would be better to just kill him. If we keep the Ming Kingdom Emperor alive, there will surely be Ming Kingdom martial arts experts coming to rescue him in the future."

Clearly, Zhu Wushi felt no affection for the Ming Kingdom Emperor and even wanted Zhu Ying to kill him directly.

However, Zhu Ying refused outright.

"Did you not hear what I said? No one is allowed to harm him."

Zhu Ying's tone was extremely serious, giving off a chilling sensation.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wushi immediately knelt on the ground to receive orders, "This subordinate obeys. Please rest assured, Grandson Highness. As long as I am here, no one can harm this Ming Kingdom Emperor."

Hearing Zhu Wushi say this, Zhu Ying nodded slightly. Afterward, Zhu Ying turned his gaze toward Lan Yu, Guo Zhen, and the others.

Now, the capital of the Ming Kingdom was under control, and the Emperor had been captured alive, but this did not mean the entire Ming Kingdom had been conquered.

One must know that in the Zongwu World, the territory of the Ming Kingdom was quite vast, even broader than that of the Song Kingdom.

Therefore, merely capturing the capital did not mean the end of this campaign.

"Lan Yu, Mu Ying, you two will continue to lead the army to occupy the other cities of the Ming Kingdom! I will still give you half a month. Within half a month, you must ensure all Ming Kingdom cities are under control!"

As Zhu Ying's voice fell, Lan Yu and Mu Ying immediately accepted the command.

"Your general obeys."

Then, Zhu Ying continued to emphasize, "Do not forget what I told you before: absolutely no massacres of cities! The people of the Ming Kingdom share the same ancestry as our Great Ming Empire. In a sense, we are one family, so you must absolutely not use force against them! Additionally, if the Ming Kingdom defending forces surrender, accept them widely and incorporate them into your armies. In short, one sentence: you must treat the people and the military of the Ming Kingdom well. Do you understand?"

As Zhu Ying's words fell, everyone accepted the orders.

Afterward, Zhu Ying spoke to the commander of the Imperial Guard, Guo Zhen, "The location of this Ming Kingdom capital is better than that of the Song Kingdom capital. Immediately lead the Imperial Guard to renovate this capital. Additionally, send scientists to carry out modernization. Also, inform the Imperial Family and my father to take the Pterosaurs and move the capital to the Ming Kingdom capital."

After speaking, Guo Zhen immediately accepted the command!

In the following period, the armies of the Great Ming Empire immediately began campaigning in all directions according to Zhu Ying's orders.

...

Back in the Song Kingdom capital, Liu Lei, the commander of the Royal Guard, had also arrived.

He immediately reported the frontline intelligence to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

In the great hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were quite excited upon hearing of Liu Lei's arrival and hurriedly summoned him!

"This subordinate greets the Emperor and the Crown Prince."

Upon the dragon throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly spoke to Liu Lei, "Rise. Quickly tell us, what is the current situation on the front lines?"

As Zhu Yuanzhang's voice fell, Liu Lei immediately reported, "Reporting to the Emperor, Grandson Highness has broken through the Ming Kingdom capital, and the Ming Kingdom Emperor has been captured alive. Now, Grandson Highness has ordered the two great generals, Mu Ying and Lan Yu, to lead the army to attack the remaining cities of the Ming Kingdom!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the Ming Kingdom Emperor had been captured alive, his face lit up with joy.

He immediately remarked with emotion, "Good, good! As expected of Xiongying! You truly did not disappoint us."

Clearly, Old Zhu was extremely excited upon hearing that Zhu Ying had so easily broken the Ming Kingdom capital and captured their Emperor.

Old Zhu hurriedly pressed Liu Lei for more, "What is Xiongying's next plan?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, Grandson Highness requests that you and the Crown Prince move the capital to this Ming Kingdom capital. Additionally, Grandson Highness has already dispatched Generals Lan Yu and Mu Ying to lead the great army to continue conquering other cities!"

"Move the capital to the Ming Kingdom capital?"

When Old Zhu heard what Liu Lei said, to be honest, he was quite excited. In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had long wanted to go to the Ming Kingdom.

So, when he heard that Zhu Ying had defeated the Ming Kingdom, he was naturally incredibly thrilled.

"Excellent! Excellent!"

"In that case, let us head to the Ming Kingdom capital immediately!"

"I want to see with my own eyes exactly what kind of person this Ming Kingdom Emperor is!"

...

A few days later.

As the commander of the Royal Guard, Liu Lei led the Royal Guard Pterosaur Army to escort Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to the Ming Kingdom capital!

By now, the Ming Kingdom capital had been mostly renovated by the Imperial Guard.

New city walls rose from the ground, and various surveillance cameras were installed upon them. Furthermore, the roads within the city had been refurbished.

The Imperial Palace had even been rebuilt.

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao arrived at the palace, they were instantly moved. Old Zhu remarked from the bottom of his heart, "I must say, this palace is indeed quite good!"

"It truly has the prestige of the Imperial Capital City."

Zhu Biao also nodded and said, "Father is right. After this renovation, this Ming Kingdom capital looks quite similar to the Imperial Capital City in the Main World."

While Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were conversing, Zhu Ying walked quickly toward them.

"Grandfather, Father!"

Zhu Ying said hurriedly, "Reporting to Grandfather, the Great Ming Empire has broken through the Ming Kingdom capital and captured the Ming Kingdom Emperor alive!"

"Furthermore, I have already sent Lan Yu and Mu Ying to lead the army to continue campaigning against other cities!"

"If nothing goes wrong, within a few days, the entire territory of the Ming Kingdom will be conquered!"

Without a doubt, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao heard Zhu Ying's words, relief and pride appeared on their faces.

Especially Old Zhu!

"Xiongying, I knew it! As long as you take action, you will be invincible! No one can be a match for our Great Ming Empire!"

"Since the Ming Kingdom has been broken, we must press our advantage and continue attacking the other nations in this Zongwu World!"

For Old Zhu, he could not wait to complete this unification.

However, Zhu Ying spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang in a calm tone, "Old man, no rush. Let us first occupy the entire Ming Kingdom, and then we can discuss attacking other countries."

"However, once the Jin, Song, and Ming Kingdoms are defeated by our Great Ming Empire, the strength of the remaining nations in this Zongwu World will be quite weak."

"Whether it is Tibet, the Mongols, or the Dali Kingdom, we will be able to win without any effort!"

Zhu Ying's words were filled with confidence, and to be fair, this was indeed his sincere belief.

In terms of pure military power, the Great Ming Empire was naturally superior to the nations of the Zongwu World. As for martial cultivation, Zhu Ying was in the Astral Qi Realm, which was enough to take on all the martial arts experts single-handedly!