Chapter 582 - 567: The Purple Chu Country’s Royal Family Appears
Just as a massive battle was about to erupt and the disciples from the various sects were desperately fleeing for their lives...
Shen Lang suddenly floated into the air, once again drawing everyone’s attention away from the King Martial Realm experts and back onto himself...
This was not Zuo Wentian’s power. This was the power of Shen Lang’s Chaos Divine Body.
Shen Lang really did want to borrow Zuo Wentian’s power and cleave Xu Daolin in two with a single strike.
But a mere Xu Daolin was not enough to make him reveal his trump card, Zuo Wentian.
If he were to truly use Zuo Wentian as a trump card, it would have to be against the force behind Xu Daolin—for instance, a being on the level of Candle Dragon.
At this moment, Shen Lang’s eyes were tightly shut. He suppressed the violent rage in his heart and focused on sensing the fluctuations in the air around him.
All the pores on his body opened, making contact with the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi...
Although his Cultivation was sealed, the power of his Chaos Divine Body remained.
Unlike most Martial Artists who relied on the Spiritual Power within their Pill Sea, Shen Lang was also walking the path of becoming a "Saint of the Flesh"!
In the Ancient Era, the bodies of Divine Demons could easily crush mountains and cross vast spaces with a single step, all thanks to the power of various Divine Bodies or Sacred Bodies!
Becoming a Saint of the Flesh did not require the formation of a Pill Sea.
However, this path had long been overgrown with thorns, and few dared to walk it.
Back when Shen Lang was unable to form a Pill Sea, he had been diagnosed with a "Celestial Vein Sacred Body," incapable of Cultivation.
This was because this era had virtually no examples of becoming a Saint of the Flesh, nor any related Cultivation Techniques.
With Shen Lang’s Cultivation sealed and unable to release the old ghost, his only option was to sense the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and use the power of his Chaos Divine Body to float.
Enraged and wanting to strike the Third Prince directly, yet unable to channel Spiritual Power, Shen Lang immersed his entire consciousness, mobilizing the power of his Chaos Divine Body, linking every cell together, and projecting his power outward.
Then, sensing the fluctuations of "Qi" in his surroundings, he truly rose into the air!
As Shen Lang ascended into the sky under everyone’s horrified gaze, coming to stand on the same level as the Third Prince and his group...
Shen Lang turned to Yuan Bupu and his companions, saying something that stunned everyone.
"What are you all spacing out for? If she won’t leave, attack her too! She has a King Martial Realm Cultivation, so normal attacks won’t hurt her... And if she does get hurt, she deserves it!"
Hearing this, Xue Dangdang on the other side grew furious. Her pretty face turned beet red as she glared daggers at Shen Lang.
But whether intentionally or not, she put a little distance between herself and the Third Prince, her hand that was holding his arm now looking like it was about to let go.
It seemed she had also realized that Shen Lang was truly enraged and wanted to kill someone.
Over here, Yuan Bupu and the other two looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then with a shift of their bodies, they truly prepared to charge forward...
They were fast, but someone else was faster!
In that instant, a streak of light shot over from the distant sky like a bolt of lightning!
The streak of light was incredibly fast. With a WHOOSH, it flashed between Xue Dangdang and the Third Prince!
An incomparably tyrannical wave of Powerful Qi rippled out, instantly separating Xue Dangdang and the Third Prince!
The next moment, two figures appeared before everyone.
"Hahaha, Young Master Lang, I’m late! My apologies, my apologies!"
Zu Wei greeted Shen Lang while gripping Xue Dangdang’s hand so tightly that she couldn’t break free no matter how she struggled.
As for Nanfeng Yao, the moment he appeared, he didn’t say a word, simply lifting his right foot and aiming a long-distance kick at the Third Prince!
The footprint, like a small mountain, made the Third Prince’s face turn the color of liver. He snorted coldly and dodged to the side!
A King Martial Realm Second Heaven expert was more than ten times stronger than someone like him, who had just ascended to the King Martial Realm First Heaven!
Even a kick that seemed so casual was not something he could withstand.
Besides, even if he could block it, it would be an incredibly humiliating affair.
The Third Prince’s expression was incredibly ugly, utterly grim.
His eyes darted back and forth as he desperately tried to think of an escape plan.
He had originally only come here looking for a chance to get some leverage on Shen Lang, but who knew Xue Dangdang would pull a stunt like this.
He had been quite pleased with himself, thinking he would utterly frustrate Shen Lang and calculating that Shen Lang wouldn’t dare make a move in a place like the Imperial Capital...
Unexpectedly, he had still underestimated Shen Lang’s rage and power.
Before he could even react, he was already surrounded by three King Martial Realm experts.
What was worse, now even people from the Imperial Dragon Sect had arrived!
The Third Prince was now caught in a dilemma, and his expression turned extremely ugly.
But if the Third Prince was feeling terrible, Nanfeng Yao was even more furious.
Although the Royal Family was powerful, its ability to stand firm in the Purple Chu Country for so many years depended on the strength of the Imperial Dragon Sect, the nation’s guardian Sect.
No matter how good the relationship between the Imperial Dragon Sect and the Royal Family was, everyone knew the Imperial Dragon Sect had the upper hand.
For all these years, the Royal Family had known its place and generally didn’t act recklessly.
But now, this Third Prince had actually pushed Shen Lang into such a state of violent rage!
’Is Shen Lang someone the Royal Family can afford to provoke?’
’We went through so much trouble to get on good terms with him, and you pull a stunt like this? You must have a death wish!’
Nanfeng Yao was furious. Giving the Third Prince no way to save face, he kicked out again!
As he kicked, the wind and clouds roiled. The entire sky filled with the imprint of his foot, its might shaking the heavens!
The rule forbidding Emperor Martial Realm experts from fighting within the Imperial City of the Imperial Capital was utterly meaningless before an expert from the Imperial Dragon Sect.
With just two simple kicks, he had forced the Third Prince into a sorry state, constantly dodging!
The Third Prince had just dodged twice when Yuan Bupu and his two companions charged forward!
The four King Martial Realm experts surrounded the Third Prince from above, below, and all sides, leaving him no chance to escape!
They knocked him back and forth like a ball, leaving the crowd below dumbfounded.
The Third Prince, who just moments ago had been smirking smugly at Shen Lang, now had a completely different expression!
He might not even be able to win against one of them, let alone four!
Moreover, two of them were at the King Martial Realm Second Heaven, countless times stronger than him!
Hard-pressed to defend himself, he was immediately struck several heavy blows, beaten until he saw stars and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth!
He wanted to fight back, but the thought that resisting would only invite even more devastating attacks made him decide to play the victim. He only blocked, never attacking, and endured the beating.
Although these few blows didn’t cause the Third Prince serious injury, the humiliation was more than enough.
His previous arrogant, conceited, and smug demeanor had vanished without a trace.
In this world where Martial Arts reigned supreme, perhaps an ordinary Prince of the Royal Family didn’t hold that high of a status.
But for the dignified Third Prince, a cultivator at the King Martial Realm, to be kicked and knocked around so humiliatingly after offending Shen Lang... such a thing was simply unheard of!
The crowd below was completely stupefied...
Suddenly!
From several directions above the Imperial Capital, furious shouts echoed!
Several figures came Breaking the Sky at an extreme speed!
By the looks of it, experts from the Royal Family were arriving...
For a Prince to be beaten in front of so many people was indeed a complete loss of face for the Royal Family.
It would be inexcusable if they didn’t intervene...
However, when these people were still more than ten li away, seven or eight powerful auras erupted from the ground, intercepting the arriving experts one by one!
"It’s people from the Xiu Hua Sect, the White Rainbow Sect, the Evil Wind Valley, and the Mahayana Sect!"
Among the Elder Ancestors of the various sects secretly watching from a distance, someone cried out in alarm.
"Damn, aren’t the Xiu Hua Sect and Evil Wind Valley usually at odds with the Profound Dao Sect? How did they get mixed up together?"
"Who knows? I heard that two old geezers from the Holy Light Sect were taken out by experts from Blood Evil Island in the Dark Moon Abyss. The Holy Light Sect’s strength has plummeted since then. If I were from the Evil Wind Valley, I wouldn’t be willing to ally with them anymore either."
"The thing about alliances, you and I both know how they are. Why would people from the Evil Wind Valley and Xiu Hua Sect possibly confront the Royal Family for the sake of the Profound Dao Sect?"
"Are you an idiot? Didn’t you hear what Lord Zu Wei said earlier? Even the Imperial Dragon Sect is siding with the Profound Dao Sect now. The Royal Family has always been the weaker party. Why would the Evil Wind Valley and Xiu Hua Sect still pay them any mind?"
"Shit, I forgot about that..."
"Oh, right. I heard Shen Lang was also in the Dark Moon Abyss when those two from the Holy Light Sect met their end. Do you think he had something to do with it?"
"Hush! True or not, that’s not something you can just say out loud! Haven’t you seen what’s happening right now...?"
The group of old masters secretly conversed using their Divine Thought, feeling that the affairs of the Profound Dao Sect were growing ever more unfathomable.
It was at this moment that Shen Lang announced from the sky, "I don’t care who it is. If anyone dares to stop me from beating him up, beat them up too!"
The moment his voice fell, the entire Imperial Capital erupted into an uproar.
To attack a Prince in a place like the Imperial Capital, and to be so arrogant and domineering about it... he was the first in all of history!
The King Martial Realm experts of the Royal Family were all seething with uncontrollable rage, yet their gazes grew increasingly cautious.
King Martial Realm experts were all old foxes, not impulsive youths. Just from that one sentence, they could discern a great deal.
Without a certain level of strength, without a trump card, how could an ordinary person dare to say something so outrageously arrogant?
Just as everyone was reeling in shock, an old man with white hair and a white beard, clad in a Dragon Robe, strode through the distant sky.
The old man’s aura was completely restrained. With his robes fluttering, he had the air of a celestial immortal.
The Royal Family’s King Martial Realm experts showed looks of trepidation and bowed deeply to the old man, one after another.
Upon seeing this man, the members of the Evil Wind Valley and other sects all had their expressions change drastically, none daring to step forward and block his path.
Because...
The strongest expert of the Purple Chu Country’s Royal Family, the Emperor Martial Realm Elder Ancestor, Tantai Jingming, had arrived!
A matter concerning a mere Prince had actually drawn out an Elder Ancestor who rarely showed himself to the world...
Aside from a select few, everyone present felt their expressions change and their hearts tremble!
BANG!
With a loud crack, the Third Prince was struck by Yuan Bupu’s palm, and three of the nine Short Swords floating around him were instantly shattered!
Blood trickled from the corner of the Third Prince’s mouth as he stared venomously at Shen Lang in the air.
But this man’s self-control was truly beyond ordinary. Even with the Elder Ancestor’s arrival, and even as he was beaten to the point of coughing up blood, he actually managed to endure it without a sound!
The newly arrived Tantai Jingming glanced indifferently at the Third Prince before his gaze fell upon Shen Lang.
He met Shen Lang’s gaze, his eyes sweeping over the Immortal Celestial Saber.
Then, Tantai Jingming smiled faintly and asked, "Young friend, is your surname Shen, with the given name Lang?"
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