Chapter 129

As the aura emanating from King Yu continuously rose, his jet-black hair fluttered on its own . Surging waves of true energy was encircling his body and causing the falling snow to be easily dispersed .

The pores on Ji Chengxue's body all widened as he faced the intimidating aura emanating from King Yu . As a fifth grade Battle-King, he was somewhat helpless when facing King Yu who was already a sixth grade Battle-Emperor .

"Do you want to kill me?" Ji Chengxue calmly asked .

King Yu's gaze was cold and emotionless . There was not even the slightest change in his emotion as he expressionlessly looked at Ji Chengxue and said, "I've already reminded you before . I told you not to participate in this mess, otherwise you would pay a price that you wouldn't be able to bear . . .

"It's your own fault for not listening . "

Ji Chengxue broke into a grin and took off his heavy cloak . A hint of malice appeared on his face that had always been gentle as well . This malice caused him to appear somewhat sinister .

"Ever since we were young, you've always been acting high and mighty . You've always felt as if you're superior than others, right? If you want a fight, then I'll give you one . In any case, we're bound to have a fight sooner or later," Ji Chengxue said with a sneer .

True energy started to float around his body as well as he heavily stamped the ground with his foot, dispersing the snow that had accumulated on the ground .

"Among the three of us, my cultivation level is the highest . How are you going to fight against me?" King Yu broke into a smile and his body instantly charged forward .

Bang bang bang!

As the figures of the two interweaved in a chaotic fight, their clashes resulted in waves of true energy flooding out and affecting the surroundings . Within this freezing cold environment, they were actually having a passionate battle .

However, Ji Chengxue was only a fifth grade Battle-King and there was still a difference in his combat abilities compared to King Yu in the end . A mouthful of boiling bright red blood sprayed into the air as Ji Chengxue's figure continuously backed away and fiercely smashed into a wall, causing the entire wall to collapse .

King Yu coldly smiled as he gathered true energy onto his palm and said, "Goodbye, my brother . "

King Yu's gaze was emotionless as he pushed his palm forward in the direction of Ji Chengxue who was lying within the debris . If this attack succeeded, King Yu was confident that Ji Chengxue would be dead without a doubt .

Ji Chengxue was staring at King Yu as a bitter smile appeared on his lips . Even though the saying goes that the royalty have no relatives, he never expected King Yu to be this ruthless .

However, just as King Yu was about to kill Ji Chengxue with the palm strike, an intimidating aura suddenly appeared and caused King Yu's entire body to stiffen . Due to the aura, the true energy gathered in his palm dissipated as well .

A figure approached them while stepping on thin air and stopped between King Yu and Ji Chengxue .

"Xiao Meng?! Are you planning to intervene?" King Yu's pupils constricted and his eyes were filled with incredulity as he stared at the interloper .

"Didn't Xiao Meng say that he wouldn't support any of the princes? Why did he appear at this very moment to save Ji Chengxue?" King Yu thought while feeling somewhat furious . He knew ever since Xiao Meng appeared that he would not be able to kill Ji Chengxue .

"I am only participating on a personal basis today . " Xiao Meng indifferently gave King Yu a glance and said, "After all… I am his brother-in-law . "

"You . . . " King Yu was furious . He thought, "What is this lousy excuse! If you want to rescue Ji Chengxue, then just say it! What's the point of playing a family love card!"

"Chengxue, leave now . I want to have a nice and long chat with King Yu," Xiao Meng said .

Ji Chengxue got up from the ground and gave Xiao Meng a long and hard look as he wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth . He did not understand why Xiao Meng would appear at this moment .

"Don't worry, your sister is recovering well," Xiao Meng softly said with his back facing Ji Chengxue .

Ji Chengxue was slightly startled and then an ecstatic expression suddenly appeared on his face . Even the injuries on his body were feeling not as painful as before .

Xiao Meng's words revealed a certain information, that his elder sister had awakened from her coma . This might have been the reason why Xiao Meng chose to intervene .

Ji Chengxue was overjoyed as he let out a laugh . He turned around before dashing away and left this place .

King Yu took a step forward and was unable to accept his defeat as he watched Ji Chengxue's departure . However, as he moved, Xiao Meng's gaze landed on him and a heavy aura pressed down upon him, causing his heart to sink .

. . .

"Elder sister has awakened… that's great! Looks like the ingredients that Xiao Yue gave to Owner Bu has been successfully turned into an elixir cuisine . As expected of Owner Bu, how formidable!" Ji Chengxue thought . He was holding his chest in pain but feeling extremely delighted .

The person that he was most concerned about was his comatose elder sister . After finding out about Ji Ru'Er's plan, he was even more looking forward to her awakening .

Now that his elder sister had awakened, Ji Chengxue was so happy that he did not even know what to say .

Suddenly, Ji Chengxue was startled . He looked up and saw that the entire sky was filled with swirling snow but not a single snowflake was falling . It was as if there was a glass cloche around him that was isolating him from the snow .

"What's going on?" Ji Chengxue thought as he suddenly felt an ominous feeling . As his gaze slowly lowered, he discovered that there was actually a figure slowly approaching from afar .

Golden rays of light that felt harmonious and warm circulated around Zhao Musheng with every step he took . Each ray of light was as dazzling as a golden lotus blooming .

Ji Chengxue's pupils suddenly constricted . He felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand and he could not even breathe .

The soft chant of a sutra was resounding in his ears and his field of vision was filled with bright rays of light, as if Buddhist aura was bathing and enveloping Ji Chengxue .

"Zhao Musheng!" Ji Chengxue suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and the metallic taste of blood spread in his mouth . The pain caused him to sober up and see clearly the appearance of the person that was slowly approaching .

Zhao Musheng's amiable-looking face was filled with harmony like a Buddha . A smile was on his lips as he serenely looked at Ji Chengxue .

"Did the crown prince send you here to kill me?" Ji Chengxue eerily asked .

Zhao Musheng was someone belonging on the side of the crown prince and yet he appeared here at this very moment . The only explanation was that the crown prince had the same objective as King Yu .

A single posthumous edict triggered killing intent from both of his biological brothers . Ji Chengxue felt a surge of anger rise from the bottom of his heart and almost rush out from the top of his head .

Zhao Musheng shook his head and his gaze was still serene as he said, "His Majesty was very intelligent and kept a close eye on me . I thought His Majesty would chose King Yu but you were chosen instead . Nevertheless, it doesn't matter who is chosen… The one who will ascend the throne in the end can only be the crown prince . "

"You really are loyal! You're cultivating with methods from the Mahayana Island and yet you're worrying for the empire, don't you feel tired?" Ji Chengxue asked with a sneer .

Zhao Musheng indifferently looked at the sneering Ji Chengxue . He slowly raised his hand and true energy immediately gushed out, forming a golden Buddha statue that emanated a gentle aura in front of him .

Zhao Musheng gently formed a mudra with his hand and then pushed his hand forward . That golden Buddha statue suddenly flew into the sky before slowly descending and enveloped Ji Chengxue .

"Loyalty? If he was ambitious like King Yu, I wouldn't be helping him . I am supporting him exactly because he's weak . Do you… understand?" Zhao Musheng said with a smile .

"I only need an obedient puppet . . . "

Plop!

After Ji Chengxue heard those words, his body that was enveloped within the Buddha statue suddenly shuddered . He collapsed onto the ground with blood leaking out from his nostrils and mouth and was at death's doorstep .

Zhao Musheng slowly walked toward Ji Chengxue while letting out a sigh filled with compassion .

Suddenly, a feminine shout came from the sky above, and a jade talisman that was radiating bright rays of light came crashing down toward Zhao Musheng .

Buzz!

Zhao Musheng's pupils constricted as he formed a mudra before deftly pushing his hand out and blocked the jade talisman . The jade talisman vibrated for a moment and then released bright flashes of light, forming a simplistic magic array . A dreadful amount of true energy burst out from the magic array and forced Zhao Musheng to take several steps backward .

"The Celestial Arcanum Sect's… Divination Spirit's Array!" Zhao Musheng muttered as his eyes narrowed .

A figure wrapped within a loose robe landed next to Ji Chengxue . With a wave of her fair and slender hand, cracks immediately appeared all over the Buddha statue before shattering it to pieces . Thereafter, she picked up Ji Chengxue with one hand .

"Old man, it's not good to be so ruthless . . . " After she finished speaking, Ni Yan gave Zhao Musheng a smile before her figure shot out and disappeared .

. . .

Fang Fang's Little Store .

Bu Fang was curled up on his chair and lightly sipping from a cup of hot water in his hand . Suddenly, a figure dashed into the store . Ni Yan appeared in front of him and at the same time, threw a bloodied figure onto the floor .

"Owner Bu, this fellow is the future emperor of the Light Wind Empire . However, he's about to die, hurry up and save him . "