Chapter 1888: Chapter 1889: Emperor’s King!
Leaving Luohai City, I sped all the way to the Northwest Sky Tower Fortress.
At this moment, the entire fortress was heavily guarded, with strict defenses everywhere. According to the Sky-reaching Fortress alert level classification, it must have reached Level 5 Alert State or above, surpassing the level during the Northern Demon Domain army’s encroachment years ago.
(PS: For details on the alert level classification, refer to Chapter 834, ’Three Armies Grand Commander’)
It seems this disaster caused by the Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch Lee Qingling is indeed significant.
Ling Feng sighed slightly. It seems like my good brother Feng Mo will have quite a hard time stabilizing his position as Emperor!
Although I previously handed the Heavenly Kill Ten Absolute Token to Feng Mo, he could easily use this token to mobilize elite experts from the Hall of Conquest.
However, the Hall of Conquest is far from the Sky White Empire, so distant reinforcements cannot extinguish nearby flames. Moreover, the Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch acts secretly in this remote area of the Western Wasteland, and by the time it’s discovered, the situation has already become very severe.
Yeu Junyao followed closely behind Ling Feng, noticing Ling Feng’s somber expression. Out of discretion, she refrained from bantering with him and just silently followed alongside.
Soon, Ling Feng arrived outside a fortress outpost. The guarding soldiers saw someone flying towards them and immediately became tense, loudly inquiring, "Who goes there!"
"General Wei Yuan, Ling Feng!"
Ling Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the impatience within his heart, and shouted loudly.
"What General Wei Yuan! Ridiculous, the Empire no longer has any General Wei Yuan! You dare impersonate Prince Ling!"
The sentry on the city wall immediately waved his hand, shouting, "Fire arrows!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In an instant, a rainstorm of arrows shot towards Ling Feng.
These arrows were crafted from special materials, designed to pierce through Protective Gang Qi, even that of a Human Emperor’s strength.
"..."
Ling Feng frowned, Prince Ling?
Could it be that after I left the Sky White Empire, Moo Feng changed my title from General Wei Yuan to Prince Ling?
"How dare you shoot at me!"
Yeu Junyao frowned, just about to strike back, but Ling Feng firmly held her shoulder down.
Ling Feng gave her a slight shake of his head, indicating that although these guys shot without asking the reason, it was somewhat reasonable within a Level 5 Alert State.
Moreover, these were Moo Feng’s troops, so he should show some leniency.
In the next moment, Ling Feng waved his sleeve, and a terrifying force erupted in the void, causing thousands of arrows to vanish into thin air, annihilated into dust.
"Wha... what!"
The guards on the city wall were all dumbfounded; to them, Ling Feng’s maneuver seemed divine, a power far beyond their understanding.
Then, a one-armed middle-aged general emerged from the city wall.
Ling Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, recognizing this person.
This one-armed general was indeed Sun Gongming, the General Sun, who fought alongside Ling Feng to quell the Blood God Sect. Back then, during the suppression, his troops were decimated, leading to his demotion to guard the city. Given his lost arm, the position was relatively safer for him.
Sun Gongming was also deeply shaken by Ling Feng’s terrible power, but when he closely saw the young man below the city wall, his eyelid couldn’t help but twitch.
"Ling... General Ling! No, Prince Ling!"
Sun Gongming immediately leaped down from the city wall, respectfully kneeling, prostrating fully on the ground.
"He... he truly is Prince Ling!"
The sentry who ordered the arrows earlier almost popped his eyes out, nearly falling from the high wall.
Prince Ling, personally appointed by the Emperor, known as the "Emperor’s King!"
The highest King beneath the Emperor!
No royal relative, even the Emperor’s descendants, could surpass Prince Ling’s status.
This is unprecedented in the history of the Sky White Empire.
In other words, in the Sky White Empire, Prince Ling’s authority is second only to the Sky White Monarch.
With just a word from Ling Feng, he could bury not just the soldier who commanded the shots, but indeed the entire Northwest Army.
Crash!
All at once, everyone knelt, looking at Ling Feng with deep reverence.
"..."
Ling Feng was also shocked by the scene before him. He thought Moo Feng’s talk of sharing power with him was just lip service, never expected that even after his departure, Moo Feng would elevate him to Prince Ling.
Yet, being a king meant little to him.
In this realm, he was already akin to a sovereign.
"Rise!"
Ling Feng casually waved his hand, a gentle lift raised Sun Gongming, who then calmly said, "General Sun, let’s skip these formalities. Take me to the Grand Commander! I want to understand all the movements of the Blood God Sect!"
"Yes, Prince Ling!"
Sun Gongming nodded heavily, personally guiding Ling Feng directly to the Sky Tower Fortress camp.
Along the way, Ling Feng learned some matters about the Blood God Sect from Sun Gongming. Fortunately, the Northwest Army preserved the formula to neutralize the Blood Spirit Gu that Ling Feng left behind.
Ordinary Blood Spirit Corpses could be neutralized with medicine smoke refined from this formula.
However, the Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch, having waited silently for so long, already created millions of Blood Spirit Corpses, and many have evolved into high-level Blood Spirit Corpses.
The Northwest Army contemplated the possibility of redeeming the Blood Spirit Corpses and was reluctant to kill recklessly, but faced pressure from the high-level Blood Spirit Corpses, almost consistently defeated, enduring considerable losses.
The Blood God Sect erupted again for a month, and the Western Wasteland nearly became a deadland. Were it not for the Northwest Army’s suppression, the Blood Spirit Corpse army might have invaded densely populated cities, causing more devastating havoc.
On the other side, the sigh indicates the contentious position between the Tianyang Empire and the Sky White Empire. Relations between the two have not been peaceful; if resisting the Blood Spirit Corpses completely, the Tianyang Empire might seize the opportunity to provoke.
At this moment, the Three Armies Grand Commander Han Li is likely overwhelmed.
The more Ling Feng heard of the situation here, the deeper his frown became. Regret poured out for not eradicating the damned Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch sooner, leading to today’s tragedy.
"Prince Ling, now that you’re back, I know everything will get better. With you here, all problems will be resolved!"
Sun Gongming looked back at Ling Feng, eyes full of burning ardor. In his eyes, Ling Feng was already a legend.