King of Ten Thousand Years

”An Earth Level Exotic Beast...”

The overwhelming pressure of the Ancient Exotic Beast made everyone present tremble, feeling as if they were suffocating. Their True Qi nearly froze within their bodies, refusing to circulate.

THUD! THUD!

Several high-ranking members of the Cyan Snake Gang collapsed, completely overwhelmed by terror.

”This seems to be the Sleeping Beast from the records of the Azure Cloud Kingdom!”

The white-bearded old man cried out in horror.

”The Sleeping Beast... Why would it suddenly attack?”

Third Prince Li Yi’s face was drained of all color.

He subconsciously glanced at Luo Tian. This couldn’t possibly be a coincidence.

The scene was one of utter panic and fear.

Only Luo Tian remained calm. ”I told you. You’ll soon find out whether or not you should be panicking.”

The Cyan Snake Gang Leader and the others stared at Luo Tian, their faces etched with shock and disbelief.

’Could Luo Tian have been the one to summon this Earth Level Ancient Exotic Beast?’

”Old friend! Get them!”

Luo Tian smiled and gave a gentle wave to the Sleeping Beast Kun Ga in mid-air.

ROOOAR!

Kun Ga’s crimson-black, lantern-sized eyes stared down at the crowd. Its hill-like belly swelled, and with a sudden inhale from its massive maw, a vast, dark cyclone instantly enveloped the members of the Cyan Snake Gang.

”Ahhh...”

One by one, the high-ranking members of the Cyan Snake Gang were torn apart by the dark cyclone like paper dolls and sucked into Kun Ga’s belly.

The Cyan Snake Gang Leader and Vice Gang Leader resisted with all their might, unleashing Secret Techniques to defend themselves.

SWOOSH!

Luo Tian’s figure flickered. He grabbed Lin Dongchuan and retreated from the battlefield.

The dark cyclone unleashed by Kun Ga did not affect the two of them.

Lin Dongchuan was dumbfounded, his face a mask of terror. ’Such a terrifying Ancient Exotic Beast actually obeys Luo Tian’s commands?’

In reality, Luo Tian had used the silver-black Beast Horn to summon the Sleeping Beast half a day ago.

As long as it was in the vicinity of the Azure Cloud Kingdom, the Sleeping Beast could arrive in a very short amount of time.

”Quick, save Qinghan!”

Lin Dongchuan cried out anxiously as he remembered something.

”Where is Miss Lin?”

Luo Tian asked quickly.

Following Lin Dongchuan’s directions, Luo Tian entered a small grove.

「Deep within the woods.」

A pure and beautiful young woman in a cyan dress was tied to a large tree, a strip of cloth gagging her mouth.

”Mmph! Mmph!”

Seeing Luo Tian and her father approach, Lin Qinghan struggled, her slender, fair legs kicking violently.

Lin Dongchuan was about to step forward to untie her.

SHING!

Luo Tian’s Wind and Snow Sword flew from its sheath. A Sword Light as brilliant as a Star River slashed toward a high-ranking Cyan Snake Gang member who had suddenly sprung up from beside the tree.

CLANG!

Sparks flew. The high-ranking Cyan Snake Gang member barely managed to block the strike with his saber, but a Sword Mark was left on his shoulder, frost condensing around it.

”What’s happening outside!”

The man roared in shock and anger.

Through the gaps in the trees, he could see the massive body of the Exotic Beast outside, and the dark cyclone enveloping everything.

This man was at the Peak of Spirit Sea Third Layer, comparable to an average Mentor at the Holy Mansion.

Luo Tian showed no mercy. Unleashing the power of his Divine Vein, he pressed his attack and killed the man in just a few moves.

”Father, Brother Luo...”

Tears streamed down Lin Qinghan’s face like pear blossoms in the rain. Her eyes were red, creating a pitifully beautiful sight.

The soul-shaking roars of the Exotic Beast outside made her delicate body tremble, and she could barely stand.

”Qinghan, don’t be afraid. Your Brother Luo is the one who summoned that Ancient Exotic Beast,” Lin Dongchuan comforted her.

”Brother Luo is so amazing! Qinghan thanks you for saving my life...”

Lin Qinghan’s heart fluttered as she looked at him with admiration and worship.

The young man before her seemed to have transformed into the legendary Prince Shen Yong from the stories, arriving to save her by riding an Ancient Divine Beast upon a seven-colored cloud.

”Qinghan, you don’t need to thank me. I’m the one who got you all into this mess,” Luo Tian said with a wry smile.

Just then, a huge BOOM echoed, accompanied by the Sleeping Beast’s furious roar.

Luo Tian looked outside.

The members of the Cyan Snake Gang were being devoured one by one by the Sleeping Beast.

”Your Highness, run!”

The white-bearded old man activated a Secret Technique. A vast, frenzied shadow of blood and blue light coiled around his body as he clashed with the Sleeping Beast.

”Ninth Layer of Spirit Sea Realm, a Secret Technique that burns one’s Life force!”

Luo Tian’s gaze sharpened.

At that moment, the combat power erupting from the white-bearded old man was comparable to that of the Holy Mansion’s Mansion Master.

Even so, after a single exchange, the white-bearded old man’s face turned pale, and nearly half of his body was mangled.

”Grandpa Cheng...”

Third Prince Li Yi roared in grief and fury as he rode a large Cyan Feathered Bird, soaring into the sky to flee.

”Damn it! That’s the Cyan Feathered Bird we prepared! It’s excellent for long-distance flight!” Lin Qinghan clenched her small fists, her face full of anger.

”That man has an Emperor’s Destiny Chart. It seems he was fated to escape this disaster.”

Luo Tian felt a pang of unwillingness.

Although Luo Tian could perform Inference on one’s Destiny, he couldn’t yet fully perceive the secrets of fate.

The Celestial Destiny Creation Technique had Nine-Layers in total, and he had only cultivated to the Second-Layer. He was still a long, long way from truly transcending the world and controlling the destiny of all things.

”Ahhh...”

The white-bearded old man only lasted for a breath or two before being devoured by the Sleeping Beast Kun Ga.

”Good job, old friend.”

Luo Tian smiled and gave Kun Ga a thumbs-up.

After this battle, the Cyan Snake Gang would exist in name only.

Although the Third Prince escaped, he had suffered heavy losses and his power was greatly diminished. Even his Emperor’s Destiny Chart had been weakened somewhat.

At this moment, Lin Dongchuan was clutching his head and weeping in agony, looking as if he had aged twenty years in an instant.

The Void Celestial Eye on Luo Tian’s brow suddenly appeared. He looked at Lin Dongchuan’s Destiny Chart and began an Inference of his Destiny.

The result of the Inference made Luo Tian feel deeply guilty.

Lin Dongchuan had been subjected to repeated torture, and on top of that, had suffered the pain of losing his son. His time was short; he had at most one or two years left to live.

This was a Destiny brought about by heartbreak, and there was nothing Luo Tian could do about it.

”Qinghan, when you get back, take good care of Uncle Lin,” Luo Tian said gravely.

He couldn’t reveal this outcome directly, or he would suffer a certain backlash from fate.

Before they parted, Luo Tian gave the one remaining Jade Spirit Pill in his possession to Lin Qinghan.

Lin Qinghan had already reached the Ninth Layer of Meridian Opening. With the help of this Pill to improve her foundation, she had a high chance of becoming a titled prodigy student at the Holy Mansion.

Once she became a prodigy student, with the protection of the Hidden Dragon Sect, even the greatly weakened Third Prince wouldn’t dare to make a move against the Dongchuan Medicine Pavilion.

Luo Tian also noticed something else.

After surviving this ordeal, Lin Qinghan’s Destiny Chart had improved significantly. Her future achievements would be extraordinary.

「Half an hour later.」

After making proper arrangements for Lin Dongchuan and his daughter, Luo Tian hurried toward the border region between the Qiu Yue Kingdom and the Azure Cloud Kingdom.

Normally, one had to pass through the Qiu Yue Kingdom to reach the Chilong Dynasty.

Luo Tian planned to bypass the Qiu Yue Kingdom, but he would still have to pass near the border between the two nations.

ROAR!

The Sleeping Beast Kun Ga let out a low growl.

”I know, I know. Three strikes, and I’ve used one,” Luo Tian said with a wave of his hand.

He traveled along the mountain path himself, having the Sleeping Beast follow him through the wilderness, maintaining a distance of several miles between them.

According to Luo Tian’s Destiny Inference, as long as he crossed the border, he would successfully reach the Chilong Dynasty.

The true tribulation lay in passing this checkpoint.

...

「Two days later.」

Near a desolate, wooded mountain on the border between the two kingdoms.

”Luo Tian! Where do you think you’re going—”

A cloud of dust billowed as a cavalry of several hundred elite riders from the Azure Cloud Kingdom swept in.

On a hillock up ahead, a caped young man was sitting cross-legged, regulating his breath.

”The Eldest Prince, Li Sheng?”

Luo Tian’s eyes snapped open. He looked toward the front of the cavalry at an armored young man who exuded the aura of a superior.

The cavalry Li Sheng led was called the Cloud Heaven Iron Cavalry, the ace cavalry of the Azure Cloud Kingdom.

In this cavalry, every rider had a cultivation of at least the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening, and the squad leaders were all at the Spirit Sea Realm or higher.

”Luo Tian, surrender now!”

Flanking Crown Prince Li Sheng were two Royal Family Elders, with cultivation levels at the Spirit Sea Ninth Layer and Half-step Earth Element Realm, respectively.

”As expected of the Eldest Prince, to even bring a Half-step Earth Element Realm expert.”

Luo Tian stood up and clapped in sarcastic praise.

”Kill him!”

Li Sheng wasted no more words. With a single order, the several hundred Cloud Heaven Iron Cavalry riders kicked up a storm of dust and surrounded Luo Tian from all sides.

However, before the Cloud Heaven Iron Cavalry could even get close to Luo Tian...

WHOOSH—BOOM!

A massive, dark tornado suddenly erupted from the nearby mountain forest.

ROAR!

The colossal body of the Sleeping Beast Kun Ga emerged from the dark tornado, unleashing an overwhelming, ferocious pressure.

In an instant, the Battle Beasts of the several hundred cavalrymen began to tremble, and a great many of them collapsed to the ground.

”Not good! An Earth Level Exotic Beast!”

The two Royal Family Elders cried out in horror.

WHOOSH—BOOM! BOOM!

The dark tornado smashed into the hundreds of Cloud Heaven Iron Cavalry, scattering them into chaos.

”Ahhhh...”

Endless, miserable screams echoed through the air.

”Your Highness, flee!”

The two Royal Family Elders attacked with their full power, trying to hold back the Sleeping Beast.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Sleeping Beast opened its mouth and blew. A dark gust of wind dozens of meters high shot out, sending the two Royal Family Elders flying backward, vomiting blood.

”Run! That Luo Tian can actually command an Earth Level Exotic Beast!”

Crown Prince Li Sheng was scared out of his wits and immediately turned to flee.

Strangely, Luo Tian didn’t have the Sleeping Beast chase after Li Sheng. Instead, he had it kill the two Royal Family Elders one after the other.

’The Third Prince is a greater future threat. It’s better to leave the Crown Prince alive to act as a check against him.’

Luo Tian’s eyes flickered, a plan forming in his mind.

Just as the Cloud Heaven Iron Cavalry was being routed...

From the direction of the Qiu Yue Kingdom, a Cyan Flying Eagle shot through the sky.

”Luo Tian! You’re not leaving today!”

The thunderous voice echoed through the heavens, shaking the world in all directions.

On the Cyan Flying Eagle stood a middle-aged man with dark skin, his hands clasped behind his back.

”Earth Element Realm!”

The Qi and blood in Luo Tian’s body roiled.

FWOOSH!

The dark-skinned middle-aged man descended from the sky, releasing a pressure that could shake mountains. The very air around him seemed to freeze.

”An Earth Element Realm expert from the Qiu Yue Kingdom!”

Eldest Prince Li Sheng’s expression changed.

To appease Prince Zheng’s anger, both the Qiu Yue Kingdom and the Azure Cloud Kingdom wanted to capture Luo Tian.

Whichever of the two nations succeeded could redeem themselves for past offenses and even win Prince Zheng’s favor, potentially using it to destroy the other kingdom.

The Qiu Yue Kingdom, despite lacking a geographical advantage, had actually sent an Earth Element Realm expert.