Sole Sword Supremacy-Chapter 579 - 583: A Fair Fight?

"This son is willing to fight!"

Upon hearing the Emperor’s words, a gleam of excitement flashed in Prince Yu’s eyes as he hastily agreed.

If it were a fair fight with Wang Junze, he naturally wouldn’t dare, but the Emperor’s words didn’t leave any room for doubt, explicitly allowing him to use any means to win, which completely changed the significance.

What does it mean to use any means?

As a prince, with the Empress backing him, Prince Yu can use extremely powerful treasures, divine talismans, all of which can undoubtedly help one fight above their level.

Moreover, Prince Yu can lose; with the Empress and a Saint Realm powerhouse by his side, even if he loses, he won’t be in mortal danger. But if Wang Junze loses, the only path is death.

It’s obviously unfair, but in some way, this unfairness is a kind of fairness.

After all, Wang Junze is trying to snatch Su Yuwei, the quasi-Princess Consort Yu, from Prince Yu.

Plus, Prince Yu is a prince; in front of the Emperor, do you really expect absolute fairness?

The Emperor didn’t even bother to disguise this unfairness, directly telling Wang Junze in this manner what he was facing, leaving it to Wang Junze to decide whether he dared to fight or not.

After all, if Wang Junze were afraid, he could simply refuse now and naturally leave.

Of course, if he refused, he could never again openly marry Su Yuwei, and that was the price he had to pay.

"Willing to fight Prince Yu."

Lifting his head, Wang Junze looked at the Emperor, slightly bowed, and straightforwardly agreed.

Buzz!

With Wang Junze’s words, the surroundings instantly erupted. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

No one expected that what was initially a simple wedding would evolve into this.

"I’ll give you half an hour to prepare!"

With a wave of his hand, the Emperor spoke again, "All of you may leave."

"Yes!"

Both Prince Yu and Wang Junze immediately bowed in response.

...

Arranged to prepare in a side hall, Wang Junze and Jing Yuan regrouped to discuss.

"As expected in the capital city, there are talented people here, that Prince Yong’an has likely guessed you’re planning to take action against Prince Yu today."

Sighing, Luo Qingxuan said softly.

"The one who guessed it may not necessarily be Prince Yong’an."

Shaking his head, Jing Yuan explained, "Prince Yong’an has nothing to do with us, and if he truly had malicious intent, he wouldn’t have waited until today to act. Before or after the wedding, he could easily have taken us by surprise, and we wouldn’t be able to stop with an unprepared mind."

"Are you saying he’s helping us?"

Wang Junze hesitantly asked in response.

But from the current outcome, it’s hard to say whether Prince Yong’an’s intervention is good or bad.

After all, barring any surprises, striking after the wedding still holds much assurance of directly killing Prince Yu, but now with everything out in the open, it’s all the more perilous.

"Not helping you..."

...

"Not helping Wang Junze, but helping Su Yuwei, or rather... King of Changlin."

His gaze somewhat profound, the Emperor spoke calmly.

Others couldn’t grasp Prince Yong’an’s intentions, but this Emperor could see it with clarity.

In the entire capital city, only a handful could enlist Prince Yong’an’s help. The only one related to this matter is King of Changlin!

That’s also why the Emperor readily agreed just now.

The decision for the called-off engagement was from King of Changlin; though it can’t be explicitly stated, once this stance is displayed, he must be cautious.

In such a case, he does not make things difficult for Su Yuwei but targets Wang Junze, and that’s his counterattack.

Now it depends on whether Wang Junze can take it.

...

"Win, and this Emperor not only won’t trouble you anymore but might even issue a decree to grant marriage, fulfilling your union with Princess Changlin."

Jing Yuan spoke seriously, "It’s not for your sake, but for King of Changlin and Prince Yong’an, it’s also the Emperor’s magnanimity."

"If you lose, you will surely die; neither Prince Yong’an nor King of Changlin will save you, and that’s also their concession to the Emperor."

"So, do not underestimate Prince Yu; regardless of what his cultivation is, the difficulty of this battle will surely exceed your imagination, because the one who wants to kill you is not Prince Yu, but the Emperor."

With a slight nod, Wang Junze softly replied, "I understand, I will go all out."

For Wang Junze, the only advantage lay in having hidden his strength before; due to the previous attack, Hai Feng also surfaced, so everyone, including the Emperor, had been deceived.

The half-hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The courtyard outside had been cleared, serving as the duel arena, everyone gathered around, waiting to witness the outcome of this battle.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Junze slowly walked to the vacant area, placing one hand on his sword.

On the other side, Prince Yu’s face was full of smiles as he leisurely entered, looking at Wang Junze with disdain, "Wang Junze, I know you want to kill me, but it’s fine... today, I’ll kill you with my own hands."

As soon as the words fell, Prince Yu gently waved his hand, and instantly a terrifying killing intent swept out, sealing the void!

Array!

The half-hour wasn’t for Wang Junze to prepare, but for Prince Yu.

An Array Master in the Imperial Palace personally laid out an array, managing to establish a killing array in such a short time, which Prince Yu could control to unleash the array’s full power.

Even before making a move, everyone could clearly feel the power of this killing array.

This killing array is almost equivalent to a Path Domain, never mind Divine Travel, even those who have entered the Path would find it hard to withstand the killing array’s attack.

And this is just the beginning.

It’s hard to imagine how many powerful treasures are prepared for Prince Yu beyond this killing array.

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Junze’s expression didn’t change with the arrival of the killing array. Since he dared to accept this battle, he had long been prepared to face any danger.

With each breath, a light rain surrounded Wang Junze, sword qi gathered, forming a budding Path Domain to withstand the erosion of the killing array.

"Your Highness Prince Yu, please!"

Boom!

With one step forward, a trace of killing intent seeped from Prince Yu’s eyes, and a jade sword suddenly flew between his brows, heading straight for Wang Junze.

Divine Talisman!

Using the talisman to guide the array, this strike was not only the divine talisman’s power but also the killing array’s power!

The spiritual power of the entire heaven and earth seemed to erupt at that moment, rumbling towards Wang Junze.

Just this one strike alone was nearly equivalent to Saint Realm strength!

Causing everyone to change color instantly!

Too strong, despite knowing this battle was unfair, no one expected Prince Yu to go to such lengths, how could anyone fight against this?