Divine War Pill Emperor

Jiang Chen and Xiao Jun waited outside.

Someone from the Royal Palace went to report to the Third Prince.

A few minutes passed.

Then, a man in casual clothes with a rather large mouth strode directly toward Jiang Chen.

He walked over and immediately asked arrogantly, ”Who is Jiang Chen?”

He looked at Jiang Chen and Xiao Jun, his brow furrowing slightly.

Jiang Chen nodded. ”I am.”

The large-mouthed man sized Jiang Chen up before saying, ”So it’s you. Alright then, follow me.”

Jiang Chen didn’t know the man’s identity, but he guessed he must be one of the Third Prince’s men.

He was just a bit arrogant.

Jiang Chen didn’t mind and followed the man straight into the Royal Palace.

After many twists and turns, they finally arrived at a large hall.

A sign hung over the entrance to the great hall: Third Prince’s Hall.

’This must be the Third Prince’s Traveling Palace,’ Jiang Chen thought.

In the Fire Sparrow Kingdom, every Prince had his own Traveling Palace.

”Come in.”

The large-mouthed man’s tone wasn’t very friendly as he gestured for Jiang Chen and Xiao Jun to enter.

The two followed him.

They walked directly into the Third Prince’s Traveling Palace. It was clear that the grounds were quite expansive.

There were many tall buildings as well.

They were constructed with green bricks and glazed tiles.

The large-mouthed man led Jiang Chen and Xiao Jun to a reception hall.

He then said coolly to Jiang Chen, ”Our Third Prince was just summoned to the palace. It might be a while before he returns. For now, I’ll be the one to look after you two.”

He brought over some tea and fruit.

He completely ignored Xiao Jun and spoke only to Jiang Chen. ”I heard that the Third Prince went out of his way to personally invite you. Is that true?”

The large-mouthed man’s question was anything but friendly. Although he was technically hosting Jiang Chen, he acted as if he had a grudge against him. It seemed that if not for the Third Prince, he wouldn’t have given Jiang Chen the time of day.

Jiang Chen nodded. ”That is indeed the case.”

He was puzzled by the man’s behavior.

But the man spoke again, ”Just as I thought. You must think you’re really something, making our Third Prince personally invite you.”

”Our Third Prince is a Prince of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom, after all. For him to be willing to personally invite you, you must have some pretty impressive skills, right?”

Jiang Chen was slowly starting to understand.

’So this guy is unhappy with me because the Third Prince invited me personally.’

Sure enough, the man continued, ”To be honest, people call me Da Pao.”

’He really lives up to the name Da Pao,’ Jiang Chen thought wryly. ’He hasn’t stopped talking since he showed up.’

He nodded. ”A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Da Pao.”

He almost wanted to laugh. ’Who calls themselves Da Pao?’

Da Pao shot Jiang Chen a disdainful look and said loudly, ”I came here myself to pledge my allegiance to the Third Prince. But you? What makes you so special that the Third Prince had to personally come and invite you?”

”Why don’t you show us your Cultivation?”

He felt that Jiang Chen was far too arrogant, making the Third Prince personally invite him. It really ticked him off.

The Third Prince had previously mentioned that a certain figure he had invited would be arriving.

Now, he was completely unconvinced by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen immediately revealed the aura of his Cultivation.

Then he said coolly, ”What, you’re not happy that the Third Prince invited me?”

When Da Pao saw that Jiang Chen’s Cultivation was actually at the Martial King Third Heaven, he scoffed.

”So you’re just a mere Martial King Third Heaven. And here I thought you were some big shot.”

Da Pao laughed. Jiang Chen’s Cultivation was the same as his own: Martial King Third Heaven.

With such a Cultivation level, he had to come and offer his services himself, yet Jiang Chen had been humbly invited by the Third Prince. It left a very sour taste in his mouth.

”That’s right. I’m just an ordinary person.”

Jiang Chen wasn’t about to be polite either. He knew that upon arriving at the Third Prince’s side, he would inevitably be given a hard time by the prince’s followers. He had long been mentally prepared for it.

He wasn’t a pushover. If someone dared to give him trouble, Jiang Chen would not be courteous in return.

So he replied nonchalantly.

Da Pao sneered. ”Since that’s the case, and our Cultivation levels are comparable, I, Da Pao, will spar with you today. I ask you, do you dare?”

”If you’re a coward, feel free to refuse.”

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Chen mockingly, his face filled with contempt.

”BANG!”

Xiao Jun was furious. He slammed the table, jumped up, and pointed at Da Pao, scolding, ”Who the hell do you think you are, daring to challenge our Young Master to a spar?”

”Come on, I’ll spar with you.”

Although his Cultivation was lower than his opponent’s, Xiao Jun was disgusted by how he was provoking Jiang Chen.

Da Pao glanced at Xiao Jun and demanded, ”And where did you pop out from? Who are you?”

”Did the Third Prince invite you?”

He was even more dismissive of Xiao Jun. After all, Xiao Jun’s Cultivation was lower than his, so naturally, he paid him no mind.

Of course, faced with Da Pao’s question, Xiao Jun realized that he hadn’t, in fact, been invited by the Third Prince. He was suddenly at a loss for words.

He was fuming but had no comeback.

Still, he said angrily, ”Even so, you’re not qualified to spar with our Young Master.”

But Da Pao just looked at Jiang Chen sarcastically.

”You really are a coward. To think someone like you was humbly invited by our Third Prince. Shameless.”

”I’m laying it down right here, right now. If you’re a man, you’ll spar with me. If you lose, you’ll get the hell out of here immediately.”

Jiang Chen hadn’t wanted to cause trouble, but faced with the man’s relentless aggression, he was finally starting to lose his patience.

Even a clay figure has a bit of fire, after all.

He stopped Xiao Jun.

He stood up and said to Da Pao, ”Since your invitation is so gracious, it would be rude of me to keep refusing.”

”Fine. I’ll spar with you.”

Da Pao had been trying to provoke Jiang Chen into fighting. He planned to give Jiang Chen a show of force to let him know who was in charge.

Generally, newcomers like this had to be put in their place, or else they wouldn’t behave.

Da Pao saw that he had finally succeeded in provoking Jiang Chen.

He let out a loud laugh. ”Good! We’ll spar in the training grounds.”

The Third Prince’s Traveling Palace had its own training grounds, where his subordinates often sparred.

Without any further pleasantries, Jiang Chen followed Da Pao. With Xiao Jun trailing behind, the three of them headed straight for the training grounds.

Inside the training grounds, many of the Third Prince’s guards were already training.

Da Pao’s appearance immediately caused a stir.

”Look, isn’t that Lord Da Pao?”

”Whoa, what’s Lord Da Pao doing here? Don’t tell me he’s got an itch to fight and is looking for trouble again?”

Many of the guards trembled in fear and hastily backed away.

It seemed they were terrified of this Da Pao.

Hearing the commotion around him, Da Pao grew even more pleased with himself.

There was a sparring platform in the training grounds.

Da Pao flew directly onto the platform.

He suddenly shouted, ”Everyone! Today, I will be sparring with this newcomer, Jiang Chen! You will all bear witness!”

”If he loses, Jiang Chen has agreed to get out of the Third Prince’s Traveling Palace!”

As he spoke, he pointed at Jiang Chen, who had followed him. His face was alight with excitement, as if victory was already in his grasp.

The surrounding crowd immediately erupted.

”Heavens, that menace Da Pao has finally caught another newcomer. Now we’ve got a good show to watch.”

”Yeah, newcomers always get ’special treatment.’ With Da Pao making a move, this new guy is definitely toast.”