Free Web NovelChapter 120: Chapter 120: The Yama Organization
"There’s still hope! Second Prince, quickly! Accept this last bit of the Power of the Dragon Vein."
Seeing the illusory dragon’s shadow appear, the Martial Kingdom’s National Preceptor was overjoyed and hurriedly sent a telepathic message into the Trial Land.
The Second Prince’s expression shifted. He heard the National Preceptor’s message and abruptly flipped to his feet.
"I, the Second Prince of the Great Wu Dynasty, beseech the Ancestral Dragon to bestow your power upon this descendant!"
The Second Prince approached the Dragon Vein’s phantom, bowed respectfully, and shouted.
Hearing his voice, the majestic phantom of the Dragon Vein lowered its head. It came before the Second Prince and examined him closely, only to suddenly declare, "You are not worthy!"
"Hmm!?"
After the Dragon Vein spoke, its massive, illusory body began to move. It flew toward the Ninth Princess, who had just reached the summit.
The Martial Kingdom’s National Preceptor, Ouyang Rong, covered her mouth in astonishment.
’Yawei!’
’The Dragon Vein actually chose the Ninth Princess—my disciple whom I usually pay the least attention to.’
She turned her head to look at the Martial Kingdom’s Emperor beside her.
She saw that the Emperor of the Martial Kingdom was smiling faintly, as if this outcome was not surprising to him at all.
"How could this be? Why would the Dragon Vein choose the Ninth Princess? In what way is the Second Prince inferior to her? The Ninth Princess has always been timid. How could she possibly rule a kingdom?"
The surrounding ministers broke into a flurry of discussion.
Meanwhile, in the Trial Land, after the Dragon Vein reached the Ninth Princess, it circled her once, then lowered its head and sniffed at her as if searching for something.
However, to everyone’s surprise, the Dragon Vein didn’t enter the Ninth Princess’s body. Instead, it went straight down the stone steps.
Just then, Shen Daoxing, worried for the Ninth Princess’s safety, was rushing toward the summit. Suddenly, the silhouette of a colossal dragon appeared before him.
Before Shen Daoxing could even get a clear look at what it was, the behemoth shot into his body with a WHOOSH and vanished.
"???"
"???"
"???"
The Emperor of the Martial Kingdom was stunned!
National Preceptor Ouyang Rong was stunned!
The entire court of civil and military officials was stunned!
Even the onlookers from the Sword Institute were dumbfounded.
"The Martial Kingdom’s Dragon Vein chose Shen Daoxing in the end?" Lin Haitao looked at Ling Shuanghua beside him, his expression strange.
"I... I think so!" Ling Shuanghua said uncertainly. "But he doesn’t seem to be from the Royal Family?"
"How could this happen? Why would the Dragon Vein choose him?"
The Second Prince stared at Shen Daoxing at the bottom of the steps, his face a mask of disbelief.
The other princes and princesses on the steps were all frozen in shock.
The Ninth Princess poked her own cheek, thoroughly confused, still not understanding what had just happened.
Shen Daoxing felt a surging, fervent power pour into his body. His entire being felt like it was on fire as a searing aura steamed off him. His skin turned completely red, and he felt as if he had an infinite amount of power that needed to be unleashed.
"ROAR!"
A clear dragon’s roar suddenly echoed from within him. An illusory image of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared in his Dantian, then shot into his Seven-Colored Profound Platform with a WHOOSH, merging with it.
In that instant, the Seven-Colored Profound Platform erupted with a brilliant golden light that illuminated his entire Dantian. A stone statue of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared atop the Seven-Colored Profound Platform.
Shen Daoxing was completely baffled. He hadn’t done a thing!
’Senior, Senior, why would the Dragon Vein choose me? Could it be... I’m an illegitimate son of the Martial Kingdom’s Royal Family?’
Shen Daoxing tentatively asked the Blood Dragon in his mind.
"The main body of the Martial Kingdom’s Dragon Vein has been destroyed, and it’s on the brink of life and death. You are a true Venerable Supreme, beyond comparison to those Royal Family disciples. To ensure its own long-term survival, the Martial Kingdom’s Dragon Vein naturally had to latch onto a powerhouse like you."
The Blood Dragon’s voice rang out.
’So you’re saying the Dragon Vein is taking advantage of me, not the other way around?’
Realization dawned on Shen Daoxing!
"..."
The Dragon Vein was speechless.
The sudden turn of events on the mountaintop was so unexpected that even the two mysterious figures who had just appeared didn’t react right away.
Soon enough, however, the man completely shrouded in a purple robe gave a meaningful laugh.
"Hehehehe, what a good show. It seems even the Dragon Vein has abandoned your Martial Kingdom’s Royal Family. Your Martial Kingdom deserves to perish!"
"Big Brother, what do we do now?"
The bald man at his side asked.
"Kill everyone here!"
The purple-robed man said flatly. "Especially him!"
As he spoke, the purple-robed man pointed at Shen Daoxing. "Even if the Great Wu Dragon Vein is no longer with the Martial Kingdom’s Royal Family, it cannot be allowed to remain in this world."
All the princes and princesses present snapped out of their shock, their faces filled with terror.
’These two mysterious figures who appeared out of nowhere could destroy the Dragon Vein so easily. The Second Prince was completely helpless against them. How could we possibly fight them?’
Seeing this, the hearts of the crowd outside sank even further. The Martial Kingdom’s Dragon Vein had already been destroyed. If all these talented members of the Royal Family were to die inside, what future would the Martial Kingdom have?
"Run! Flee back to where we came from! There’s a Teleportation Array there! We can use it to get out now!"
Seeing the dire situation, the Second Prince hurriedly shouted to the others.
"Trying to escape? Not a single one of you will get away. You will all die here."
The purple-robed man curled his lips into a sinister smile.
His eyes then slowly scanned the area and landed on the Ninth Princess, who was closest. With a sucking motion of his hand, he pulled her into his grasp. "Let’s start with you!"
’You dare touch her!’
Shen Daoxing’s face darkened. He shot forward, but just as he took his first step, the bald man suddenly appeared in front of him, his eyes burning with fervor as he stared at him.
"Your opponent is me!"
The bald man let out a strange laugh. He slammed his fists together, creating a burst of countless electric arcs. The veins on his muscles bulged, displaying unparalleled strength.
"I hope you can give me a good time, unlike those last few who were so pathetically weak!"
"Get out of my way!"
Shen Daoxing said coldly. He had no time to waste on the bald man. The Ninth Princess was already in the purple-robed man’s clutches, her life clearly in danger.
"Brat, are you looking down on me?"
The bald man, thinking Shen Daoxing was disrespecting him, flew into a rage. Thunder boomed around him as countless bolts of lightning flashed, making him look like an Asura War God in a sea of lightning. He then leaped into the air and lunged down with immense force.
Shen Daoxing’s expression darkened. He leaped up, and with a sudden flick, the Great Ming Demon Sparrow at his waist shot out, transforming into a streak of black light.
"They’re assassins from the Li Kingdom’s Yama Organization—the brothers Lei Shi and Lei Mai!"
Among the crowd waiting anxiously outside, someone seemed to recognize the two mysterious men. "Look at the skulls on their arms! That’s the symbol of the Yama Organization."
"The Yama Organization? What’s that? I’ve never heard of it."
Someone asked.
"Because it’s an assassin organization secretly cultivated by the Li Kingdom’s ruler, Wu Wudi, himself. It’s extremely secretive; it’s said to serve only Wu Wuji. That’s why very few outsiders know much about it. The first thing they did after being formed was to help Wu Wudi eliminate his rivals and secure the throne of the Li Kingdom."
