Chapter 263: The Battle for the Throne
Chapter 263: The Battle for the Throne
Before Wen Jiuci could speak, the Second Prince roared in anger: "Fifth Brother! Don't you even know what kind of person I am?"
He was already feeling extremely depressed after losing to his ninth brother, whom he had always looked down upon, and now, the weakling fifth brother was actually raising such groundless suspicions and accusations against him.
——Think he cheated and played a fixed game.
This is simply unreasonable!
"If I didn't know you well, why would I be so curious? What means did Ninth Brother use to bribe you?"
The Fifth Prince obviously did not believe that Wen Jiuci's strength could improve so rapidly in just one year.
There were people who were obviously weaker than him back then, but now they are far stronger than him. How can the Fifth Prince, who is at the bottom of the list of weaklings in the battlefield, feel balanced?
In his opinion, Wen Jiuci must be hiding some secret means, perhaps using some despicable behavior to forcibly increase his own strength.
Moreover, he could not accept that his second brother, who was at the peak of level seven, would be defeated so quickly and miserably. It was obvious that something was fishy!
In order to win over the people, Wen Jiuci secretly bribed his upright second brother. How cunning!
No, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He must expose Wen Jiuci's true face!
The wrongly accused Second Prince was so angry that his face turned red, his cheeks puffed up as if they were about to explode, he clenched his teeth tightly and squeezed out a cruel word from between his teeth: "I've already said there was no bribery, if you dare to mention this again, believe it or not, I will beat you to a pulp!"
He hated the Fifth Prince the most because he was not very strong and had a very bad mouth.
However, the Second Prince's intense reaction not only failed to dispel the Fifth Prince's doubts, but made him feel that things were not simple and that there must be some ulterior conspiracy hidden in it.
The corners of the Fifth Prince's mouth slightly lifted, revealing a scornful smile: "Hehe, now that I've exposed your secrets, you have nothing to say, right? Seeing how anxious you are, you've confessed yourself!"
"You..." The second prince's eyes widened with anger, his hands clenched into fists, veins popping out on the back of his hands, as if he was about to punch him in the next second, "Don't rely on your numbers. I won't dare to teach you a lesson in front of everyone!"
Wen Jiuci frowned and said in a cold voice: "Fifth brother, if you are dissatisfied or unconvinced, let's fight!"
The fifth prince curled his lips and muttered, "Ninth brother, I am currently at level five, and my talent is far inferior to yours... Although I don't know why you can improve your combat power so quickly, the fact is that you have reached level seven. How dare you challenge a level five weakling like me?"
The Sixth Prince interrupted with disdain on his face: "Since you know that you are weak in combat, what else do you have to say?"
Facing the Sixth Prince's ridicule, the Fifth Prince did not get angry. Instead, he responded with a playful smile: "Sixth brother, your strength is indeed much stronger than mine. How about you take my place and fight?"
The Sixth Prince was immediately aroused to his rebellious nature, and said with disdain: "Originally, I was planning to have a good fight with Ninth Brother, but after what you said, I don't want to do it anymore."
The Fifth Prince seemed to want to provoke the Sixth Prince intentionally, and continued to add fuel to the fire: "Oh? Don't you want to fight him, but you simply don't dare to fight him? After all, your fighting ability is not as good as your second brother's. Are you afraid of losing the game and losing face?"
Seeing that his brother, who was born of the same mother, was about to fall into the trap, the fourth prince suddenly said, "Fifth brother, you clearly know that the sixth brother's fighting ability is inferior to that of the second brother, but you still instigated him to fight against the ninth brother. This is undoubtedly a battle that is doomed to fail. Would you be happy to see him lose?"
Hearing this, the fifth prince quickly retracted his previous playful look and defended himself innocently, "I didn't mean that. Sixth brother was originally planning to fight with ninth brother. What does it have to do with me?"
The Fifth Prince's eyes turned around as he changed the subject. He then encouraged the Fourth Prince, "Fourth Brother, if that's the case, why don't you try it out? After all, you are much better than Sixth Brother!"
However, the Fourth Prince seemed to have no interest in the fight for the throne. He smiled and responded, "Why should I fight with my ninth brother? In my opinion, it is most appropriate for my ninth brother to inherit the throne!"
At this moment, the third prince, who had been watching coldly, finally couldn't hold back and stepped out.
In fact, he originally wanted to wait for other brothers to challenge Wen Jiuci first, but he didn't expect that these people were all so cowardly.
If we wait any longer, Official Si Chen will announce that Wen Jiuci has ascended the throne.
The Third Prince didn't believe that he would lose as quickly as the Second Prince, but he definitely couldn't take the risk lightly.
So, he took a deep breath and said, "Ninth brother, I am unwilling to give in and I am willing to fight you to see who is better. However, I know that my soul power level is not as good as yours, so I hope that during the battle, you will not use the power of coercion to suppress me."
Wen Jiuci responded without hesitation: "Okay!"
From beginning to end, he never used coercion to force others to submit.
The ninth elder of the cabinet could not help but frown. "Soul power level is an important component of strength. The actual combat power of the third prince is obviously higher than that of the ninth prince. So, should the combat power level of the third prince be restricted? Otherwise, this competition would be unfair!"
Just as the Third Prince was about to express his willingness to lower his combat power level, he heard Wen Jiuci say lightly: "No need!"
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's face suddenly showed joy, and he quickly said: "Ninth brother, this is what you said yourself. If we lose the battle, you can't blame me for showing no mercy!"
Wen Jiuci nodded calmly.
Seeing that he was so easy to talk to, the Third Prince continued, "If you lose, then I will take the throne! Of course, if I lose, I will no longer oppose your succession to the throne!"
Faced with the third prince's bet, Wen Jiuci nodded without hesitation, indicating that there was no problem.
However, this decision made everyone in the Ninth Prince's faction feel uneasy.
They believed that their master was clearly at a disadvantage in this bet, and if he lost, the consequences would be disastrous.
Although they were worried, these people could not go against their master's wishes.
The Third Prince's face showed a gleam of light. Wen Jiuci, ah, Wen Jiuci, he is still so stupid after all! He even agreed to such a condition so easily.
Not long ago, the third prince had just broken through to the eighth level of peak combat power, which is a whole realm higher than Wen Jiuci!
Faced with such a huge gap in strength, he didn't believe that he would lose this game!
It seems that the supreme throne is destined to belong to him!
The eldest prince sneered in his heart. He was almost the first to challenge Wen Jiuci.
Fortunately, he did not act rashly at the critical moment.
After all, with his current combat power, he does not have much advantage over the third prince, and the outcome is hard to predict.
As for the other princes...
The seventh and eighth princes had already been taken prisoners and had lost their eligibility to compete.
The second prince has failed in his challenge!
The fourth prince and the sixth prince clearly had no interest in the throne.
The fifth prince is a weak and incompetent person who can only talk big and poses no threat at all.
In this way, the only opponent left is the Third Prince.
Whether the third prince wins or the ninth prince wins, it will be profitable for the eldest prince.
In fact, the eldest prince believed deep down that the third prince had a higher chance of winning.
After all, the Third Prince not only had no loss of strength, but was also at his peak, and his combat power was far superior to that of the Ninth Prince. As a result, the Third Prince's chances of winning were naturally very high.
However, even if the third prince wins in the end, so what?
The mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole follows...
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