Chapter 697: Empire Arrives
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A ray of morning light filtered through the dense forest, shining into the bamboo grove.
At this moment, within the bamboo grove, a figure sat cross-legged. It was Lin Feng, seemingly cultivating with his eyes closed.
Not far behind Lin Feng, a graceful figure sat on a bamboo chair, gently swaying back and forth. Her holy, beautiful eyes gazed at the figure ahead, a faint smile in her gaze. Around Meng Qing's neck hung several Cold Spring Yin Jade pendants, gifts from Lin Feng. Although she no longer had much use for them now, she still cherished this sweetness.
On Lin Feng's body, a surge of cold air suddenly rose from his feet. This cold air instantly enveloped his entire body, making him seem frozen within a layer of cold mist. Lin Feng, who cultivated the powerful flame technique, the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture, was actually wrapped in cold air, even frozen.
Lin Feng's hands suddenly moved, and a terrifying heat burst forth from his body. This heat broke through the cold air's restraint, enveloping it. Then, the cold and the flame's heat merged together, just like Lin Feng and Meng Qing's union, and finally, all transformed into scorching flame energy.
No one knew how much time passed, but a terrifying suction force erupted from Lin Feng's body. The merged flame energy all poured into Lin Feng's body, refined by him, and the aura on Lin Feng's body seemed to have grown slightly stronger.
Opening his eyes, a sharp gleam flashed within them. Standing up, Lin Feng turned around, looked at Meng Qing, and asked doubtfully, "What's going on?"
After uniting with Meng Qing, a cold pearl had appeared within Lin Feng's body. This cold pearl contained a terrifying chill that could be refined, transforming into his own true essence power, rapidly increasing his true essence. Moreover, his true essence had now reached a point where it could no longer be condensed or increased, but the cold pearl had only shrunk slightly and still remained within his body, which was very mysterious.
Meng Qing smiled and shook her head without explaining. Lin Feng didn't press further. "Let's go out for a walk."
"Mm, later you should go see Xinye," Meng Qing said with a smile. "While you were away, Mother occasionally brought Xinye over to play. She misses you too; she's gotten a bit thinner now."
Lin Feng smiled. He didn't expect Meng Qing to be so magnanimous. From their first meeting, Meng Qing and Xinye had been very close. Since they were of one heart, Lin Feng was naturally happy.
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Meanwhile, outside the Imperial City, in the sky, a procession of figures was grandly heading toward the Snow Moon Imperial City.
The city guards all focused their gazes, staring at the figures in the sky. What terrifying demon beasts—just their wild, demonic aura seemed to make one's whole body tremble, as if they would be forced to prostrate on the ground.
"Profound Demons, and very powerful ones at that," they thought to themselves as they watched the approaching demon beasts. Meanwhile, the people in the outer city also looked up, staring at the grand procession. "Is something about to happen?" The crowd at the city gates trembled inwardly. Dozens of terrifying Profound Demon beasts blotted out the sky, as if they would cover the sun.
"Quick, go report to the Imperial City!" someone shouted in panic.
"No need," another person responded. Then, a terrifying howling gale seemed about to blow them off their feet. Looking at the shadowy figures blotting out the sky above, they understood that it really wasn't necessary. The others had come so grandly, as if afraid no one would know. Did they still need to report? The Imperial City would surely receive the news soon.
When a row of terrifying demon beasts swept across the sky together, heading grandly toward the center of the Imperial City, everyone in the city was stunned. Was something major about to happen?
Many people even ran after the demon beasts, wanting to see what shocking event would occur.
Just as the grand procession reached a certain place, several figures draped in black robes suddenly shot up into the sky, boldly blocking the group and the demon beasts.
"Snow Dragon Guard of the Snow Moon Kingdom, may I ask who graces our Snow Moon?"
A rolling voice came from one of the figures. The two men were also very nervous as they looked at the crowd before them. They were members of the Snow Moon Kingdom's Snow Dragon Guard, Mysterious Martial Realm experts. In the Snow Moon Kingdom, they could dominate a region and were part of the most mysterious and powerful force. But now, among these grand figures and demon beasts, not one was weaker than them; all were stronger.
How could they not be nervous?
"Don't worry. I came to Snow Moon not long ago. I am Ruo Lanshan of the Dragon Mountain Empire. This time, I have come to the Snow Moon Kingdom on the orders of the Empire's Monarch to confer the title of Human Lord upon a person of Snow Moon."
The leading Ruo Lanshan said slowly. Then, from the backs of the demon beasts behind him, a group of women plucked tulips from bamboo baskets. The petals drifted with the wind, scattering everywhere, accompanying Ruo Lanshan's voice as they floated into the distance.
This powerful procession was from the Dragon Mountain Empire, sent by the Empire's Monarch to confer the title of Human Lord in Snow Moon.
"Human Lord." The hearts of the crowd below all trembled. The title of Lord was to be conferred upon a person.
"May I ask why the title of Human Lord is being conferred?" one of the Snow Dragon Guard couldn't help but ask, feeling as if his heart was about to leap out. The Dragon Mountain Empire usually didn't interfere in Snow Moon's affairs. Coming now to confer the title of Human Lord was too shocking. After the conferment, wouldn't the Snow Moon Monarch be on equal footing with this Human Lord in name?
"A genius of the Snow Moon Kingdom participated in the Snow Domain Grand Competition and won the championship, bringing supreme glory to the Empire and also glory to Snow Moon. Therefore, I have come specifically this time to confer the title of Human Lord."
Ruo Lanshan said with a smile, but it made the crowd's hearts tremble violently. A genius of Snow Moon had won the Snow Domain Grand Competition championship?
Their gazes all froze. In their view, just becoming the strongest person in Snow Moon, representing the Dragon Mountain Empire in the Snow Domain Grand Competition to clash with the geniuses of the thirteen Snow Domain kingdoms, was already an immense honor. If they could secure a spot in the top ten, it would shock the entire nation.
And now, someone had actually won the championship.
"Who? Could it be Crown Prince Duan Wudao?" The crowd was too shocked, their minds buzzing. Among the thirteen kingdoms of the Snow Domain, the mere Snow Moon Kingdom was just a vassal state. Yet it had defeated all the geniuses and won the championship? How was that possible? How difficult was that? They couldn't even imagine it.
But looking at the smile on the Empire's envoy's face and the tulip petals drifting through the sky, it was clear that this matter was true. A miracle had truly happened in their Snow Moon Kingdom.
The news spread like a fierce wind, sweeping through the Snow Moon Imperial City, reaching every corner. Fast—the speed of its spread was almost unbelievable. In an extremely short time, it had spread throughout the entire city.
A genius of Snow Moon had won the Snow Domain Grand Competition championship, and now, the Dragon Mountain Empire's envoy had come to confer the title of Human Lord upon him.
"We'll go notify the Imperial City now. Please, make yourselves at home, senior." The two Snow Dragon Guards were stunned for a moment, then exchanged glances and sprinted toward the Imperial City. If there was a genius who could win the Snow Domain Grand Competition championship, it would surely be Crown Prince Duan Wudao. Naturally, they wouldn't stop them.
Sooner or later, the world would belong to the Crown Prince. Now, conferring the title of Human Lord would help the Crown Prince ascend the throne. This time, Crown Prince Duan Wudao would surely shake the world.
The Snow Domain Grand Competition championship—too shocking.
The tulip petals continued to drift in the air. Ruo Lanshan and the others slowed down, heading toward the Imperial Palace at the city's center. Their pace was unhurried, as if deliberately letting everyone know, letting all of Snow Moon know, that the Dragon Mountain Empire was about to confer the title of Human Lord upon Lin Feng, letting everyone witness this moment.
Lin Feng had brought glory to the Empire, and the Empire wanted Lin Feng to feel that glory.
The crowd on the road all followed the figures in the sky. How could they miss this historic moment? Duan Wudao, conferred as Human Lord, was about to ascend the throne as the Snow Moon Monarch.
At this moment, they didn't realize that the one about to be conferred as the Snow Moon Human Lord was not Crown Prince Duan Wudao, but the young man in Longing Forest, accompanying his parents.
In the dense forest, Lin Feng was still unaware of the Dragon Mountain Empire's arrival, which had stirred up a whirlwind in the Snow Moon Imperial City.
PS: Plans changed, damn, got dragged out. Sorry. Four chapters today, more tomorrow!