At that moment, everyone was stunned.
Ming Xuan clutched his neck, but couldn't stop the spurting blood.
He wanted to speak, but no words would come out.
Even at the moment of his death, he never expected Qin Ning would actually dare to kill him.
As a prince of the empire, let alone Qin Ning, even the Ye family, Xu family, Wang family, Guo family, and other great aristocratic families fundamentally wouldn't dare to kill him, not even assassinate him.
But Qin Ning actually struck him down, right in front of his own Imperial Uncle!
His vitality slowly dissipated. At this moment, Ming Xuan was dead.
Immediately, the surrounding sounds became suffocatingly quiet.
Ming Yu's face turned ashen.
It's over, it's over!
Qin Ning had killed Ming Xuan. Killing the Third Prince, even if he could solve the secrets of the Qing Yang Sword and Qing Yue Sword, it would be difficult for him to escape the death penalty!
This time, no one could protect Qin Ning!
Qin Ning put the slender staff back in its place, looked at the corpse on the ground, and coldly snorted, "If that brat Ming Yuan knew his descendants were so virtuous, he'd probably die of anger!"
"How dare you!"
Just then, a furious roar suddenly echoed. King You, radiating the powerful aura of a Spirit Soul realm expert, stepped forward.
"You brat, no matter who is backing you, today, this King will surely chop your body into a thousand pieces!"
As King You, he was a pillar of the empire, capable of sitting as an equal to the current emperor.
But now, Qin Ning had dared to kill his grand-nephew, to kill a prince right in front of him.
This was truly a disregard for the law, an insult to the imperial majesty!
King You's intense Spirit Soul realm aura now permeated his entire being, carrying a deathly chill that made people tremble.
Here, the strongest cultivation was only at the Spirit Sea realm. Between the Spirit Sea realm and the Spirit Soul realm, there were two major realms: Spirit Platform and Spirit Wheel.
"Kill me? You're not qualified yet!"
As soon as Qin Ning finished speaking, he half-knelt on the ground, and spiritual seals appeared on his palms.
Seeing this scene, Ye Yuan Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and she took a step back.
She had seen Qin Ning perform to this extent before. At that time, facing him were people like Qi Dong Ming. But back then, Qi Dong Ming and his group were only at the Spirit Sea realm.
However, the person before them now was at the Spirit Soul realm, a completely different level.
She wasn't sure if Qin Ning could truly withstand him!
"King You, why be so angry?"
But just as King You was about to strike, a gust of wind swept past in front of Qin Ning, and then a figure appeared.
"Sheng Deng Feng!"
Seeing the newcomer, King You was clearly startled.
Sheng Deng Feng was the Pavilion Master of the Sacred Pill Pavilion. The Sacred Pill Pavilion's business was spread throughout the entire empire.
And the Sacred Pill Pavilion in the Northern Ming Empire was not even its main headquarters.
The Sacred Pill Pavilion was truly the strongest force on the Nine Nether Continent.
Because of this, in the Northern Ming Empire, Sheng Deng Feng was not someone to be trifled with. After all, behind him stood the immense Sacred Pill Pavilion.
But, at this moment, what was the meaning of Sheng Deng Feng's appearance?
Did he want to stand up for Qin Ning?
What was this brat's background, after all?
Ye Yuan Yuan of the Ye family had already stood up for him. Now, even Sheng Deng Feng himself had appeared.
"Pavilion Master Sheng!"
King You solemnly said, "This person killed my imperial descendants. His crime deserves ten thousand deaths. I don't think there's anything left to discuss, is there?"
"Perhaps there still is something to discuss!"
Sheng Dengfeng spoke up, smiling, "A prince has died, but if it can be exchanged for cooperation between the Holy Pill Pavilion and the imperial family, what do you think?"
These words stunned King You.
The Holy Pill Pavilion had always controlled the lifeblood of elixirs and spiritual energy in the Beiming Empire, causing immense damage to the imperial family's profits.
But due to the immense backing of the Holy Pill Pavilion, the imperial family had no way to manage them.
Moreover, the Holy Pill Pavilion had always refused to cooperate, monopolizing everything. The imperial family could only continuously negotiate with the Holy Pill Pavilion, hoping that the two sides could cooperate.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Dengfeng was willing to go to such lengths for Qin Ning.
"I cannot decide this matter; I still need my imperial brother to personally resolve it!"
King You said in a deep voice, "I must take this brat with me. As for how this matter will be resolved, we must wait for the current emperor's decision!"
Hearing these words, Sheng Dengfeng also showed a difficult expression and looked towards Qin Ning.
Qin Ning put away his slender staff, looked at King You, and said with a smile, "Alright, I will follow you into the palace and see how much of the Beiming Empire's imperial palace today still resembles that of yesteryear!"
Hearing this, King You gnashed his teeth in hatred.
Qin Ning was clearly just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, his face still childlike, but his words were like an old man's, truly infuriating.
King You strode forward, walking straight ahead.
Sheng Dengfeng followed beside Qin Ning, carefully escorting him.
"Young Master Qin, if Emperor Ming Yong doesn't let this matter go, then Young Master Qin should follow Grandmaster Jiang and leave the Beiming Empire to join the main Holy Pill Pavilion."
"There, no matter how bold Emperor Ming Yong is, he won't be able to touch a single hair on Young Master!"
"Flee?"
Qin Ning clasped his hands behind his back, chuckling indifferently, "He's just Emperor Ming Yong; it's not enough to make me leave the Beiming Empire!"
"Besides, there are still many things here that I haven't had a chance to do yet!"
Hearing this, Sheng Dengfeng suddenly felt his head might explode.
The person standing before him truly feared neither heaven nor earth.
Emperor Ming Yong of the Beiming Empire was the most outstanding emperor in history, dedicated to building the nation, wanting to make the Beiming Empire even stronger.
Even Sheng Dengfeng himself, in terms of strength, was no match for Emperor Ming Yong.
In the entire Beiming Empire, only that person at the Heavenly God Academy could contend with Emperor Ming Yong.
The group of people now headed towards the Beiming Imperial Palace.
Along the way, Ming Yu's expression was extremely gloomy.
He had originally wanted to recruit Qin Ning as his assistant.
But who knew that halfway through, Qin Ning would kill Ming Xuan. What surprised him even more was that Qin Ning killed Ming Xuan so casually.
It was as if he had killed a ruffian in the marketplace, almost without a second thought.
Where did this guy get such confidence?
He had originally wanted to recruit a genius, but now he could only recruit a genius who was about to die.
And because of this, King You, who already disliked him, would hate him even more, and his prestige in court would also significantly decline.
"Sigh..."
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, and Ming Yu couldn't help but sigh.
"What are you sighing about?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him, startling Ming Yu.
"Young Master Qin!"
Ming Yu looked at Qin.