Free Web NovelChapter 119: Chapter 119: Great Wu Dragon Vein
"The Dragon Vein is reacting! It has acknowledged the Second Prince."
The civil and military ministers watching from the outside were suddenly overjoyed.
He did it!
The Second Prince’s body trembled slightly, overwhelmed with excitement.
The Stone Dragon coiled across the entire Trial Mountain Peak before him continued to radiate a dazzling light, as if it might take flight at any moment.
The Second Prince could clearly feel a surging power. Just as he was about to step forward...
However, at that very moment, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
"SWOOSH!"
A three-foot-long, deep purple sword suddenly appeared in the sky. It shot forward and, with a soft THUD, pierced into the Dragon Vein Stone Statue.
Immediately, deep purple spread out from that point like a spider’s web. In just a moment, a large portion of the Dragon Vein Stone Statue’s body had turned purple.
The Dragon Vein Stone Statue let out a mournful cry as the golden light on its body rapidly dimmed.
The Second Prince froze, stunned.
"What?!"
The crowd watching from outside was horrified.
"That’s the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend, ranked ninth on the Demon Soldier chart!"
Someone with wide eyes recognized the origin of the sword that had suddenly appeared.
"The Demon Soldier Poison Fiend! The weapon used by the Heart-devouring Elder hundreds of years ago. Not only is its Power of Slaughter exceptional, but the soul poison it contains is also bizarre and sinister to the extreme. Once tainted by it, not only will the victim’s physical body be corroded, but their very soul will be utterly destroyed! To this day, nothing can counter it!"
"But the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend vanished a hundred years ago with the fall of the Heart-devouring Elder. Why would it suddenly appear here?"
As the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend appeared, a coarse voice boomed from the sky:
"So this is the very foundation of the Martial Kingdom’s power, the Great Wu Dragon Vein?"
Immediately after, a burly, bald man descended from the sky, landing on the Trial Mountain Peak with a BOOM that cracked the ground.
"Hehehe, that’s right. This is the source of the Martial Kingdom’s national fortune and the wellspring of power for generations of its Royal Family. It’s thanks to this that the Martial Kingdom’s Royal Family has been able to rule the entire nation for over a thousand years."
A slender man completely shrouded in a purple robe then descended from the sky.
"This is bad! They want to destroy the Dragon Vein!"
Seeing this, Ouyang Rong, the National Preceptor standing beside the Martial Kingdom’s emperor, suddenly realized what was happening.
"High Priest, quickly! Open the Trial Land and let us in."
Ouyang Rong hurriedly shouted to the High Priest on the altar.
The Great Wu Dragon Vein was the foundation of the Martial Kingdom. If it were destroyed, the kingdom’s national fortune would be shattered, and they would lose their source of power. Many neighboring countries, especially the Li Kingdom to the north, were eyeing the Martial Kingdom like tigers watching their prey. If a major incident occurred in the Martial Kingdom, they would surely launch a full-scale invasion. Therefore, the Great Wu Dragon Vein absolutely could not be harmed.
The High Priest gave a wry smile. "Lord National Preceptor, once the Dragon Vein Trial begins, no one can enter until it concludes. Besides, only young geniuses under the age of twenty can enter the Trial Land."
"Then... what do we do?"
The ministers at the side all looked nervous.
"Everyone, rest assured. The Second Prince is in there. Although he doesn’t have Xia Junze’s fortune of being aided by a Divine Soldier, he is still a genius at the Seventh Layer of the Grotto Heaven realm. Two petty thieves are no match for him."
Amidst the discussions outside, the Second Prince had already stepped forward.
"How dare you! The Great Wu Dragon Vein is the Martial Kingdom’s Holy Vein! Do you think we’ll let you destroy it?"
As his words fell, the Second Prince shot into the air. A dazzling golden light flared, and behind him, the ethereal image of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared.
With an air of supreme majesty, the phantom of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon followed the Second Prince, smashing down violently toward the two men who had suddenly appeared.
"Nice one! Let me see the strength of a Martial Kingdom Royal Family genius. Don’t be as weak as those last two!"
The bald man grinned, stomped his foot hard enough to leave an imprint on the ground, and leaped up to meet the attack.
"You killed my fifth sister and sixth brother? Who are you?"
The Second Prince’s pupils contracted, and his gaze turned incomparably cold!
"Hehehe, that’s right! Today, we’re not just going to destroy your Martial Kingdom’s Dragon Vein, we’re also going to kill every last one of you royal children. Let’s see how your Martial Kingdom will resist our Li Kingdom after this."
The bald man made no attempt to hide the truth.
"People from the Li Kingdom! They’re from the Li Kingdom! How did they infiltrate the Martial Kingdom? How did they get into the Trial Land?"
The crowd outside was aghast.
"BOOM!"
The Second Prince and the bald man collided.
A brilliant purple light erupted from the bald man, and strange, profound runes appeared on his body.
"CRACKLE!"
Countless silver-white arcs of electricity flickered across his entire body, making him look like a Thunder God of War descending from the heavens.
"Celestial Thunder Chasing Moon!"
The bald man bellowed, and countless bolts of lightning gathered into a ball in his left hand. It was dazzling, like a deep blue moon formed from condensed arcs of electricity. Then, with the majestic might of the heavens, it smashed down violently.
The phantom Five-Clawed Golden Dragon behind the Second Prince let out a pained cry and then shattered with a bang.
"Argh!"
The Second Prince screamed in agony. The golden light on his body was extinguished, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. In an instant, like a kite with its string cut, he plummeted straight toward the ground.
With a heavy THUD, the ground cracked upon impact.
The number one genius of the esteemed Martial Kingdom Royal Family couldn’t even withstand a single blow.
"..."
The High Priest.
"..."
National Preceptor Ouyang Rong.
Everyone was speechless.
"Pathetically weak! It seems I overestimated you people from the Martial Kingdom!"
The bald man sneered.
"Hehehehe, how can a Martial Kingdom like this be a match for our Li Kingdom? Just let it be destroyed!"
The purple-robed man behind the bald man also gave a contemptuous laugh and reached out toward the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend.
In an instant, the Demon Soldier Poison Fiend erupted with a brilliant purple light that spread across the entire statue. Soon, the whole statue had turned a deep purple.
"CRACK, CRACK!"
Following a series of cracking sounds, the Dragon Vein Stone Statue began to fracture, countless fine cracks appearing on its surface.
"BANG!"
In an instant, the statue exploded. Countless fragments flew high into the air, scattering down like shrapnel. The entire Trial Mountain Peak was left empty; the Dragon Vein Stone Statue was no more.
’It’s over!’
Outside, the National Preceptor’s heart sank. He felt that the future of the Martial Kingdom was in grave danger.
At this moment, the Ninth Princess finally ascended the last stone step. The pressure on her body suddenly lightened; she had successfully reached the Trial Mountain Peak.
But what she saw upon her arrival was the shattered remains of the Dragon Vein Stone Statue. She was instantly dumbfounded.
Down the mountain, Shen Daoxing had naturally also noticed the huge commotion. Seeing the two strangers who had suddenly appeared, and then seeing the Ninth Princess’s figure reach the summit, he realized something was terribly wrong.
Worried for the Ninth Princess’s safety, Shen Daoxing couldn’t help but speed up, leaping forward.
A dragon’s cry, filled with immense sorrow, echoed between heaven and earth, reverberating throughout the entire space.
It seemed the Great Wu Dragon Vein had not been completely destroyed after all.
On the ground, the shattered pieces of the statue suddenly began to churn, and a brilliant golden light erupted.
An illusory dragon shadow, a behemoth that occupied the entire mountaintop, emerged from the rubble, exuding the ancient, weathered aura of a primeval dragon.
