Chapter 69

This time, Dugu Yan did not go along as before, because she had to train those hundred soldiers of the Li family.

With the help of the Azure Dragon Technique and medicinal pills, her soul power also broke through to rank forty-nine, getting close to rank fifty.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, space tore open, and two figures walked out.

It was Dugu Bo and Li Fei.

"This time, how many years' worth are you planning to absorb?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"Just grabbing sixty or seventy thousand years will do." Li Fei was not in a hurry.

He summoned the Azure Dragon Staff and began searching.

Meanwhile, Li Fu Bo had already arrived at the Prince's City of the Balarak Kingdom.

Because this is the city where the prince resides, it is also quite prosperous, with many merchants, officials, and various people coming and going; one only needs to pay the entry fee to get in.

After entering the royal city, he went straight to a place not far from the prince's mansion.

He took out a map that recorded the prince's mansion's entire layout, as well as the distribution of personnel and secret passages.

These were all arranged for him by the prince's envoy.

He came to a place, opened the secret passage, and entered without alerting anyone.

Upon entering the prince's mansion, he began secretly searching for the whereabouts of Prince Balarat.

He found the prince's envoy, and the two met secretly.

"Steward Li, Prince Balarat is sleeping inside the room; I have already dispersed the people around."

"No one will come here."

The prince's envoy was very respectful toward Li Fu Bo.

Because the Li family not only gave him a large sum of money, but also promised that after success, they would raise his soul power rank and promote his position.

"Alright, I understand, you may go." Li Fu Bo nodded.

The prince's envoy withdrew.

A cool breeze blew by; inside the room, Prince Balarat was asleep, dreaming of devouring the Li family completely.

"Hehe. The Li family is mine. Everything is mine."

Saliva was already flowing out.

However, what he didn't know was that, at some point, a figure had already appeared beside his bed.

"You're just a pawn of my Li family, yet you dare to dream of swallowing my Li family—you have the gall of a dog's egg!"

Listening to the other's sleep-talk, Li Fu Bo's eyes filled with coldness; a flick of his soul power created a soul power barrier that covered the room, preventing anything that happened inside from leaking out.

Unless someone of higher rank comes, it cannot be broken.

However, within the entire prince's mansion, there was only one Soul Saint, unfortunately already killed by Li Fei and his people earlier in the forest.

As for Soul Emperors, there are only two, and they are not in this sleeping place.

These pose no threat to Li Fu Bo, who now possesses sixty-nine ranks of soul power.

"Get up!"

Li Fu Bo swung a slap.

"Smack!" A fiery red palm print appeared on Prince Balarat's face; the whole person was sent flying, falling to the ground and rolling.

"Who dares to strike this prince!"

Balarat was furious and climbed to his feet.

His face burned with pain.

"Who are you! How dare you attack this prince! I am the prince of the Balarak Kingdom! You are doomed; no one can save you!"

Balarat seemed to have lost his reason, roaring angrily.

"Shout all you want; even if you shout until your throat is raw, it's useless. This place is sealed by my soul power barrier; unless a Soul Saint arrives, no one can discover what happens here."

Li Fu Bo said coldly.

Six soul rings appeared on his body—purple, purple, black, black, black, black—and a terrifying power emanated, instantly causing Prince Balarat to show fear.

"You are a Soul Emperor!"

"Are the first and second soul rings purple thousand-year? The third and fourth are black ten-thousand-year!? How is that possible!!"

Prince Balarat's pupils widened.

"This world is so vast; nothing is impossible, everything is possible." Li Fu Bo said coldly.

"Your Excellency Soul Emperor, I suppose I haven't offended you; I am willing to compensate, as long as you let me go!"

"I suppose you're just after wealth and resources, and you don't want to be an enemy of the Balarak Kingdom, right?"

"If you are willing to join my prince's mansion, today's events can be treated as if nothing happened, and I will gladly help you break through to become a Soul Saint."

Prince Balarat's mind instantly cleared, and his perspective broadened.

Although the other party slapped him, he still wanted to win him over.

There was no way; the potential Li Fu Bo displayed was too great.

Moreover, he looks young, about twenty or thirty years old. Not bad—after taking medicinal pills and cultivating the Azure Dragon Technique, Li Fu Bo has become increasingly youthful, bearing no resemblance to the old man he once was.

"Win me over?"

"Hahaha!"

"I come under the orders of the family head to take your dog's life!"

"Balarat, you have quite the appetite! The Li family does business with you, yet you actually want to annex us? You're truly greedy!"

"The family head already gave you a chance, but you don't know how to cherish it!"

Li Fu Bo sneered.

"Family head? Business annexation"

"You-you are from the Li family!?"

Prince Balaqi stared wide-eyed, trembling as he spoke.

"Not bad, I, your humble servant, am exactly the Li family's butler!"

"Balaqi, are you ready to die?"

Li Fu Bo's voice was cold.

"Impossible! I never leaked this news; how did you know? Could there be a traitor inside my prince's mansion!?"

Prince Balaqi was horrified; he never expected the Li family to have developed to this extent, their strength so great that even a butler possesses such a configuration of soul ring Soul Emperor!

Moreover, the Li family actually placed a spy in the prince's mansion.

"Impossible, I only said that to that guy."

"Could he be the spy you planted beside me!?"

Balaqi recalled his envoy, cold sweat pouring; at this moment he seemed to understand something—no wonder he always felt his envoy seemed off, yet it made sense; this guy really was a spy!

"Not bad."

Li Fu Bo stepped up, rolled up his sleeves, and punched and kicked Balaqi, beating him severely.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!! "Ah, don't spare my life."

"I dare not."

Pa pa pa. Soon, Balaqi's face was bruised and swollen, his whole body covered in blood, several bones broken, blood spitting from his mouth, like a dead dog lying on the ground.

"The patriarch shows great mercy, he can spare you; now I give you two options."

"First, I'll kill you with one slash, destroy the corpse and erase traces, no one will know it was the Li family who did you!"

"Second, take this poison pill, become the Li family's dog, loyal to the Li family, henceforth work for the Li family, you can continue as your prince, living a life of luxury!"

"After taking this poison pill, if you dare have even a trace of thought to resist the Li family, you will suffer the agony of myriad poisons devouring the body!"

"Have you thought it through!"

Li Fu Bo said coldly, a green, oily pill appeared in his hand.

"I-I don't want to die."

"I am willing to eat. I am willing to eat."

Balaqi was extremely fearful, his survival instinct very strong.

If he dies, he has nothing; after all, he's a prince, he still wants to continue enjoying.

Although taking it will put his life under others' control, he can still continue living as his own prince, enjoying the pleasure brought by power.

So he unhesitatingly chose to swallow the poison pill.

Li Fu Bo directly fed the poison pill into Balaqi's mouth; it dissolved upon entry.

Afterward, he took out another pill for him to eat; his wounds all over instantly healed.

Balaqi felt it was very miraculous.

But the next second, Li Fu Bo flicked his finger.

A wave of intense pain from body and mind surged over him, making him emit a heart-rending, lung-splitting anguished howl; he lay on the ground, rolling wildly, as if losing his mind, saliva foaming from his mouth, eyes turning white, his whole body covered with green little worms burrowing.

Very terrifying, very painful.

"No."

Balaqi, like a dog, clung to Li Fu Bo's leg, begging.

The next second, Li Fu Bo flicked his finger, and this effect was lifted.

Only then did Balaqi recover.

"Remember, this is the pain of betrayal; never harbor thoughts of betrayal or ill intent, understand?"

"Understood! Understood! I will never betray; I am the Li family's most loyal dog, woof woof~~"

"Haha."

Balaqi seemed to have gone mad, sticking out his tongue, showing a fearful and fawning smile, even learning to bark like a dog, which made Li Fu Bo very pleased.

(End of chapter)