I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples
Chapter 1337 - Chapter 1337 Chapter 1337 The Third Stage (13)

Chapter 1337: Chapter 1337: The Third Stage (1/3) Chapter 1337: Chapter 1337: The Third Stage (1/3) The bet laid down by the Crown Prince was undoubtedly very large.

If he lost, he would have to actively abdicate from the position of Crown Prince.

This bet was so large that it left others extremely suspicious and uncertain.

Without one hundred percent confidence in victory, absolutely no one would propose such a bet!

Yet, even knowing the other party was confident, the third prince and the Crown Prince couldn’t refuse this demand.

For one, knowing that their own numbers and strength far exceeded that of the Crown Prince’s, if they didn’t accept under these circumstances, it might become even more troublesome in the future. After all, the Crown Prince’s power base had not yet taken shape.

Secondly, the emperor himself was here, and if they still refused under these circumstances, knowing their own imperial father, he would definitely not like someone who lacked the spirit and courage of nobility. Even if they won the bet later, the position of Crown Prince would probably be out of their reach.

Compelled by these two reasons, the third prince and the Crown Prince also had no choice but to accept the bet.

Thereupon, the Crown Prince turned to the emperor, bowed with his hands folded and pleaded, “Father Emperor, please approve our wager.”

The emperor did not turn around but merely waved his hand and said, “You decide for yourselves.”

Clearly, he also tacitly consented.

Meanwhile, Jiu Bailu watched the scene unfold in the mirror. The Dharma artifact, known as Mirror Flower Water Moon, could project the scenes from various locations within the Nine Dragon Mountain Range.

In the Mirror Flower Water Moon, all the movements and actions of the legions could be clearly seen.

And Jiu Bailu’s gaze was fixed on one particular mirror image without the slightest fluctuation.

As if none of the others were worth her attention.

The corners of her lips were turned up a little more than usual.

By her side, the Holy Son also noticed this scene and followed Jiu Bailu’s gaze. In that piece of the mirror image, it was Mu Fusheng’s Azure Dragon Army!

When had Jiu Bailu ever paid such close attention to a single person.

Perhaps if it weren’t for Mu Fusheng’s emergence, Jiu Bailu wouldn’t have bothered to attend this military exercise.

Thinking this, the Holy Son’s face also became extremely unsightly. He fixed his eyes back onto the Mirror Flower Water Moon, watching Mu Fusheng closely.

He really wanted to see what was so special about Mu Fusheng.

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At this moment, the various legions had already dispersed in all directions of the Nine Dragon Mountain Range.

Even though the legions of the Nine Dragon Divine Dynasty were numerous, scattered throughout the Nine Dragon Mountain Range, they were just a drop in the ocean; unless they found clues to the dragon souls, they would all head to Dragon Soul Land. Otherwise, encountering them would be very difficult.

The Nine Dragon Mountain Range was divided into Candle Dragon, Bailu, Red Dragon, Lightning Dragon, Sea Dragon, Heavenly Dragon, Earth Dragon, Wind Dragon, and Azure Dragon–nine peaks in total.

These corresponded precisely to the titles of the nine princes.

And now, the Azure Dragon Army was in the territory of Azure Dragon Mountain.

At this time, on a mountainside of Azure Dragon Mountain, the Azure Dragon Army was temporarily encamped.

The Commander and several deputy commanders gathered in one spot, pulling out a map to start discussing strategies.

Mu Fusheng and his two companions were listening by the side.

Only to hear the Commander say, “According to past events, the emergence of a dragon soul must be accompanied by an extraordinary phenomenon between heaven and earth. The range marked on this map is where the extraordinary phenomena have appeared, and the phenomenon related to the Azure Dragon Soul was behind this mountain.”

One deputy commander frowned slightly and said, “Even reduced to the back of Azure Dragon Mountain, there’s still an extremely vast area. And once a dragon soul emerges, it will not leak any trace of its presence unless someone has the ability to sense dragon qi.”

To sense a hidden dragon qi, one must either possess the Dragon Race bloodline or hold an external object related to the Dragon Clan.

Hearing this, Blackie and Fang Qiong both looked towards Mu Fusheng.

Seeing their gaze, Mu Fusheng stepped forward and said, “If that’s the case, perhaps I can sense the dragon qi.”

Several commanders were startled by the statement and unanimously turned to Mu Fusheng, asking in amazement, “Is that really true?”

Mu Fusheng nodded his head but didn’t take out the Nine Dragon Bi, instead saying, “Unless something unexpected happens.”

After all, Mu Fusheng understood the principle that an innocent man may invite trouble by possessing a treasure.

Even though the Azure Dragon army was attached to the Crown Prince, who could guarantee that there weren’t undercovers from other princes within the legion?

One excited deputy commander exclaimed, “Then why are we still looking at the map? Let’s quickly gather those dragon souls, and take advantage of the fact that our enemies are still searching for them. If we snatch two or three dragon souls first, we can at least rest easy!”

The other deputy commanders agreed.

Their expressions all became excited.

Even the Commander of the Azure Dragons immediately stood up and called out loudly, “Prepare to set out!”

But just then, Mu Fusheng, untimely, poured cold water on the situation, dousing the burning morale of all the Azure Dragon army.

“Going straight to search is definitely not going to work. I have an idea, would you like to hear it?”

Hearing what Mu Fusheng had said,

everyone frowned.

“Why can’t we search directly? What does this mean?”

“Now everyone is studying the map, analyzing the exact locations of the dragon souls, while we already have the method to sense the dragon qi, which means we can be steps ahead!”

“Seizing the initiative is very important at any time, don’t you understand that?”

The Commander of the Azure Dragons also looked at Mu Fusheng with a puzzled frown.

They all thought that these few were merely sent by the Crown Prince for a coat of gold, awaiting promotion once the military exercise was over.

This sort of thing didn’t surprise them anymore, as it had happened on many occasions.

After all, the Azure Dragon army could rank above the middle among all the legions of the Nine Dragon Divine Dynasty, naturally, their performance wouldn’t be too poor.

In their minds,

since you are just here for the gold-plating, don’t waste any words! It would already be quite good if you could play a role.

However, Mu Fusheng wasn’t angered, and said indifferently, “While seizing the initiative is important most of the time, sometimes it can backfire.”

“I don’t know how you have handled the previous military exercises, but I think this time will be very different,” Mu Fusheng continued. “This time the Ninth Prince was appointed Crown Prince, and the position is coveted by the Crown Prince, as well as the Third and Fifth Princes, and they have already made their moves openly!”

“Since you are people of the Crown Prince, it is beyond doubt that you will be targeted in the military exercise. I suppose you’ve already experienced this in the first and second stages?”

At this point,

the commanders fell silent.

What Mu Fusheng had said was not wrong.

“So, their idea is probably not to search for the dragon souls first, but to locate us, and they are likely already on their way here.”

“Given this, why not lay an inescapable net around the dragon souls to trap the enemy?”

“This way, we can safely obtain the dragon souls and significantly weaken the opponent’s strength.”

Upon hearing Mu Fusheng’s plan, all the commanders’ expressions shifted.

Although they all looked down on Mu Fusheng, they had to admit; his rationale was very sound!

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PS: Two more chapters to go