Chapter 530: Zhu Ying's Prestige Shakes the World!

Half a month later.

Within the Dragon Protection Villa of the Ming Kingdom.

The four great spies—Tian, Di, Xuan, and Huang—had returned from the Northern Capital City. Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Fisted Marquis, had personally come to the gates to welcome the four of them!

"Greetings, Marquis!"

Upon seeing Zhu Wushi, Duan Tianya and the others immediately bowed to the Iron-Fisted Marquis.

Zhu Wushi hurriedly pressed them for information: "Speak! What exactly is the situation in the Northern Capital City?"

After Zhu Wushi finished speaking, the four great spies exchanged glances. Finally, Duan Tianya was the first to speak: "Reporting to the Marquis... the Northern Capital City has become an incredibly eerie city!"

"Within the Northern Capital, there are implements never seen before, and they even use a massive amount of cannons... In short, the Northern Capital City is like a foreign land of barbarians!"

As Duan Tianya finished, a look of confusion appeared on Zhu Wushi's face.

He pressed further: "And what else? Which country does the army in the Northern Capital belong to?"

Duan Tianya immediately replied: "Reporting to the Marquis, the banner currently flying in the Northern Capital is indeed 'Ming.' Furthermore, we have seen the leader of the Northern Capital."

"He calls himself His Highness the Imperial Grandson, and says he belongs to the Great Ming Empire..."

Duan Tianya recounted everything that had happened during their trip to the Northern Capital to Zhu Wushi. Upon hearing this, Zhu Wushi was greatly shocked.

His eyes widened as he interrogated Duan Tianya earnestly: "Is this true?"

"This is impossible!"

"How could our Ming Kingdom possess such a powerful army? This is truly baffling."

To Zhu Wushi, even if he racked his brains, he could never have imagined Zhu Ying's true identity.

"Marquis."

"Actually, besides that identity, there is another extremely important matter," Duan Tianya said, his voice almost trembling.

Seeing this, Zhu Wushi immediately demanded, "Speak quickly!"

"Reporting to the Marquis, this person is an expert of the Divine Ability Realm."

Without a doubt.

When Duan Tianya uttered the words "Divine Ability Realm," Zhu Wushi was struck speechless. He never expected that an expert of the Divine Ability Realm would actually exist within the Northern Capital City.

Although the spiritual energy was abundant within this [Comprehensive Martial Arts World], naturally resulting in many peerless experts, experts of the Divine Ability Realm were still a minority.

They were the cream of the crop.

"The Divine Ability Realm..."

"How is this possible!"

"Are you certain?" The Iron-Fisted Marquis Zhu Wushi swallowed hard and questioned Duan Tianya with a serious expression.

One must know that Zhu Wushi's current realm was also the Divine Ability Realm.

Naturally, Zhu Wushi knew very well how powerful an expert of the Divine Ability Realm was. At the same time, he understood how much effort an ordinary person had to exert to reach such a realm.

"Reporting to the Marquis, this is absolutely true!"

"Using his Martial Domain, this person identified and captured almost all the spies ambushed within the Northern Capital with ease. We were no match for him at all!"

"This person's strength is unfathomable; he is perhaps not even inferior to the Marquis."

After Duan Tianya finished, Cheng Shifei also remarked with an excited tone: "That's right, that's right! Marquis, this person's strength is incredibly formidable, and his internal qi is extremely abundant!"

"Moreover, he knows the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!"

When Cheng Shifei mentioned the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Iron-Fisted Marquis was stunned once again.

He found Zhu Ying increasingly difficult to understand.

Zhu Wushi let out a deep sigh, then sat in a chair to contemplate for a moment.

"You are saying this person claims to be the Imperial Grandson of the Great Ming Empire, possesses many cannons, has reached the Divine Ability Realm... and knows the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms?"

Zhu Wushi summarized the intelligence brought by the four great spies.

"Exactly so!" Duan Tianya nodded repeatedly.

To be honest, when Zhu Wushi combined all this intelligence, he simply did not believe such a person could exist in this world. However, seeing the determined looks in the eyes of Duan Tianya and the others, he had no choice but to believe them.

"What on earth is going on?"

"This is far too strange!"

It could be said that at this moment, Zhu Wushi's mind was in total chaos, completely unable to organize any useful information.

Just then, Duan Tianya brought up another piece of intelligence that left Zhu Wushi utterly shocked.

"By the way, Marquis, Ouyang Feng, the Protector State Master of the Jin Kingdom, has also arrived in the Northern Capital City."

Upon hearing Ouyang Feng's name, the Iron-Fisted Marquis became interested.

Zhu Wushi immediately pressed: "Ouyang Feng is, after all, a person of the Jin Kingdom. Now that this so-called Great Ming Empire is continuously conquering the cities of the Jin Kingdom, it is only natural for Ouyang Feng to go to the Northern Capital to scout the situation."

At this point.

Zhu Wushi suddenly became nervous. He realized that if Ouyang Feng had entered the Northern Capital, he would naturally have clashed with Zhu Ying.

Thus, Zhu Wushi immediately asked: "Did... did Ouyang Feng clash with this Great Ming Imperial Grandson?"

Duan Tianya nodded and then described the scene of the clash between Ouyang Feng and Zhu Ying to Zhu Wushi.

"Reporting to the Marquis, Ouyang Feng indeed clashed with the Divine Ability Realm expert!"

"During the fight, Ouyang Feng used his signature technique, the Toad Kung Fu... however, that Divine Ability Realm expert was like a ghost, appearing and disappearing without a trace!"

"This made it impossible for Ouyang Feng to land a single hit on him!"

"In the end, the Divine Ability Realm expert used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and delivered a fatal blow! Ouyang Feng had absolutely no ability to fight back."

As Duan Tianya finished describing the encounter between Zhu Ying and Ouyang Feng, a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.

"Are you saying that the Divine Ability Realm expert killed Ouyang Feng with just one move?"

Duan Tianya responded firmly: "Marquis, that is exactly how it was!"

"We saw it with our own eyes!"

Clearly.

After hearing Duan Tianya's account, Zhu Wushi's heart could not calm down for a long time.

Regarding Ouyang Feng's strength, Zhu Wushi had some understanding.

Zhu Wushi muttered to himself: "Ouyang Feng possesses the strength of a Peak Grandmaster, only one step away from the Divine Ability Realm. Logically speaking, even if his opponent was in the Divine Ability Realm, it should have been impossible for Ouyang Feng to be killed in a single blow!"

"How can this be?"

"Is Ouyang Feng truly dead?" Zhu Wushi pressed Duan Tianya again.

Duan Tianya immediately responded: "Reporting to the Marquis, I saw it with my own eyes. Ouyang Feng was indeed killed by a single strike from the Divine Ability Realm expert!"

Standing beside Duan Tianya, Cheng Shifei also added to Zhu Wushi: "Marquis, the Divine Ability Realm expert used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to kill Ouyang Feng!"

"Furthermore, the way he used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was somewhat different from the Beggars' Gang's version."

"It felt even more powerful, and a golden dragon actually manifested."

After hearing the news brought back by the four spies, Zhu Wushi was completely dazed.

Every single piece of information undoubtedly shattered his worldview.

"It seems the world is truly about to fall into chaos. Such a powerful expert has suddenly appeared, and he holds heavy military force."

"Perhaps our Ming Kingdom is about to face a bloody catastrophe," Zhu Wushi said, his voice almost trembling.

Just then, Guihai Yidao, who had been silent for a long time, spoke to the Iron-Fisted Marquis: "Marquis, there is one more very important matter!"

"This person, who calls himself the Imperial Grandson of Great Ming, told all the spies of the various nations that he will unify the entire world!"

"Unify the entire world?" Zhu Wushi's gaze turned toward Guihai Yidao, and he interrogated him with a serious tone: "Did this person truly say those words?"

Guihai Yidao immediately responded: "Reporting to the Marquis, all four of us heard it. The Great Ming Imperial Grandson also said that he would spare our lives as spies, only to tell the monarchs of all nations that if anyone dares to enter the Northern Capital City again, they will all be killed!!"

Although Zhu Wushi had seen many storms in his life, he still felt a sense of shock upon hearing that a Divine Ability Realm expert intended to unify the entire world.

After contemplating for a moment, Zhu Wushi immediately said to the four spies of Tian, Di, Xuan, and Huang: "All of you, prepare yourselves. Accompany me to the palace!"

"This matter is of great importance; we must inform His Majesty!"

...

Meanwhile.

In the Eastern Depot of the Ming Kingdom's Imperial Palace.

The Thousand-Faced Gentleman had arrived before Cao Zhengchun to report the intelligence he had gathered in the Northern Capital City.

"Reporting to the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, the Northern Capital City is truly extraordinary. The leader of the Northern Capital is an expert of the Divine Ability Realm, and he calls himself the Imperial Grandson!"

"His strength is terrifying; he can even summon a Martial Domain. This lowly one almost died in the Northern Capital!"

Upon hearing that there was a Divine Ability Realm expert in the Northern Capital, Cao Zhengchun was naturally shocked.

He said to the Thousand-Faced Gentleman with a serious face: "A Divine Ability Realm expert? If he truly is an expert of that realm, how did you manage to escape?"

The Thousand-Faced Gentleman immediately replied: "Reporting to the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, it was that Divine Ability Realm expert who let me go. He told me to return and report to the Eunuch..."

"Report what?" Cao Zhengchun pressed immediately.

"Reporting to the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, this person said that in a short time, the world will be unified by him! The Jin Kingdom is just the beginning! In the coming time, he will lead his great army to occupy the entire world!"

To be fair, Cao Zhengchun was also greatly astonished upon hearing the information brought back by the Thousand-Faced Gentleman. Currently, Cao Zhengchun was only at the Grandmaster realm; if he were to go head-to-head with Zhu Ying, he would naturally have no chance of winning.

He let out a long sigh and then said: "Where are the people from the Dragon Protection Villa? Do they know of this?"

The Thousand-Faced Gentleman did not dare to hesitate and immediately replied: "Reporting to the Eunuch, the four great spies of Tian, Di, Xuan, and Huang were also in the Northern Capital City. Naturally, they are aware of this."

After hearing this, Cao Zhengchun said in a cold tone: "Hmph, Zhu Wushi indeed sent people to the Northern Capital. However, it is fine if he knows."

"As the Iron-Fisted Marquis of the Ming Kingdom, if this mysterious army truly attacks the Ming Kingdom, it is naturally the Iron-Fisted Marquis who must go to battle. At that time, I would like to see how the Iron-Fisted Marquis faces it!"

...

In Xiangyang City, Song Kingdom.

As a member of the Beggars' Gang, Lu Youjiao hurriedly met with Guo Jing and Huang Rong.

"Reporting to Sect Leader Huang, something terrible has happened! The world is about to change!"

Upon seeing Huang Rong, Lu Youjiao immediately shouted excitedly.

Seeing this, Huang Rong comforted him: "Elder Lu, do not be anxious. What exactly happened in the Northern Capital City?"

Lu Youjiao said with a trembling voice: "The leader of the Northern Capital calls himself the Imperial Grandson of Great Ming, and this person possesses an army of hundreds of thousands!"

"Currently, the entire northern part of the Jin Kingdom has been occupied by the Great Ming Imperial Grandson's army!"

"If this continues, the fall of the Jin Kingdom is only a matter of time!"

To be honest.

When Guo Jing and Huang Rong heard the news brought by Lu Youjiao, they were quite stirred.

After all, the Jin Kingdom and the Song Kingdom were ancient enemies.

Now that the Jin Kingdom was encountering such massive trouble, it was naturally a joyous event for the Song Kingdom.

Thus, after hearing this, Guo Jing said with an excited face: "This is wonderful! I will report to the Emperor immediately! Let the Emperor quickly dispatch troops to attack the Jin Kingdom together!"

After speaking, Guo Jing intended to walk toward the door, but at that moment, Huang Rong stopped him.

Huang Rong said calmly: "Brother Jing, do not be in a hurry. It won't be too late to go after Elder Lu has finished speaking."

"Elder Lu, what exactly do you mean by saying the world is changing?"

Huang Rong was, after all, intelligent. Listening to the tone of Lu Youjiao's voice, she knew there must be more to the story.

Lu Youjiao did not dare to hesitate and immediately said to Guo Jing and Huang Rong: "This so-called Great Ming Imperial Grandson is an expert of the Divine Ability Realm."

"And... he has even proclaimed that he will unify the entire world!"

"This person's target is definitely not just the Jin Kingdom, but the entire Central Plains!"

Clearly.

After Lu Youjiao finished speaking, a look of panic appeared on Guo Jing's face. He hurriedly said to Lu Youjiao: "Elder Lu, is what you are saying true?"

"Is this person truly an expert of the Divine Ability Realm?"

"Could it be that you saw incorrectly?"

Lu Youjiao waved his hand and responded firmly: "Great Hero Guo, I could never have seen incorrectly. Moreover, this person even summoned a Martial Domain; the entire Northern Capital City was covered by the domain!"

"Many Beggars' Gang disciples and I simply could not escape!"

As Lu Youjiao thought of his previous experience, he couldn't help but become nervous.

"By the way!"

"This person also knows our Beggars' Gang's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!"

"In fact, the power of this person's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is immense. When he fought Ouyang Feng, he killed him directly with just a single move!"

When Lu Youjiao mentioned that Zhu Ying could use the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Huang Rong and Guo Jing were also instantly shocked.

Especially Huang Rong.

She immediately said: "This... how is that possible!"

"The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is the ultimate technique of our Beggars' Gang! How could this person know how to use it?"

"Lu Youjiao! Are you sure you saw clearly? Was it truly the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms that this person used?"