Chapter 398

After leaving the Valley of Flames, a hidden rebirth skill quest was triggered from Lans, but after Lans had him learn and master the Great Sword Technique from Long Long Lisha, he said not a word about cultivating sword arts again.

"Your Highness!"

"Originally, I truly intended to teach you some martial arts!"

"But later I no longer thought it would benefit you."

Lans saw Jiang Li's puzzled expression.

He pulled over a stool and sat on it, saying: "What I intend to teach you is the martial art mastered by the Second Generation Noland King—he once imparted some of it to me!"

"But I know that both the Second and First Generation Lords achieved their own martial arts through the Valley of Flames, after ultimate body tempering, and independently awakened them. In truth, Your Highness is already very close to awakening your own martial art, and it closely resembles the techniques of the Second and First Generation Lords. I believe only when Your Highness awakens it independently will it be most suitable!"

Jiang Li frowned, pulled over another chair, and took the coffee from Long Long Lisha's hands: "Then I'm a little confused—if it's truly self-awakened, why did the First and Second Generation Noland Kings awaken such similar martial arts? And mine is similar too—why is that?"

"I have no secrets from Your Highness—it's because the warm magma you tempered in contains the blood of the First Generation Noland King! You absorbed part of the First Generation Lord's blood, so naturally you would awaken a martial art similar to his!"

"So that's why!"

Jiang Li suddenly understood.

This also explained why, just moments ago during the slash test, he had suddenly gained a progress bar for awakening the Storm Martial Art.

Not long after, Long Long Lisha brought out a large platter of venison, but in Jiang Li's small bowl were thick, strip-like items of various colors.

"What are these? Why doesn't Lans have any?"

Long Long Lisha's face instantly flushed red, and she whispered: "For Your Highness's supplementation!!!"

Jiang Li had just understood what it meant and was about to say he was strong enough.

Then an uninvited guest burst in through the door.

The man wore red brocade robes and carried a rapier at his waist—clearly someone of importance.

After exchanging glances, Lans and Long Long Lisha immediately knelt on the ground and bowed their heads.

"Welcome, my lord!" Lans said.

The man who entered didn't even look at Lans—he walked straight to Jiang Li and said: "Are you Jiang Li? My master wants you. Come with me."

Jiang Li frowned, displeased. He took a sip of tea and didn't even look at the man: "Who is your master?"

"How dare you! My master is the Crown Prince, Lan Lan Lite!"

Jiang Li's heart jolted.

Before he could react, the world fell silent—the clouds in the sky froze, and everything before him halted.

"This is…"

"Your Highness, do not be alarmed!"

Lans quickly said: "Your Highness, I have activated the Time Domain!"

"Ah—the Time Domain—this—"

Jiang Li was stunned—he never expected Lans possessed such immense power, controlling the Time Domain.

"Your Highness, listen to me—I cannot maintain this for long, or others will notice!"

"At present, the Crown Prince sending someone to find you cannot possibly be because he discovered your identity—if he had, he wouldn't have come this way!"

"The only possibility is that your performance during the test caught the Crown Prince's eye, so he wants to recruit you first. You must go with this servant!"

"Therefore, Your Highness, you must still endure—do not rashly offend him—otherwise it will harm our future plans!"

"Alright, I understand."

Lans knelt again, snapped his fingers, and everything returned to normal.

"My lord! I don't need to prepare—I'll go with you right now!"

Jiang Li immediately put on a smiling face and pulled out Noland Kingdom currency from his pocket, handing it to the man.

The man, though dazed, could only assume the events of the past few seconds were an illusion.

Otherwise, how could someone change so completely in just a few seconds?

He nodded with a wide smile: "Young man, your future is limitless. Come with me!"

Jiang Li followed closely behind the man, left the mansion, mounted the Black Dragon War Horse, and rode straight to the Crown Prince's residence.

Upon arriving, Jiang Li guarded his thoughts carefully, daring not to show even a hint of arrogance or abnormal behavior.

Because he realized that even the guards walking past the Crown Prince's residence had attack power in the tens of millions—some even stronger than Long Long Lisha.

And faintly, some people had no data visible at all.

"So many experts…"

"It seems—I underestimated the Noland World."

After winding through seven turns and eight bends, they reached a garden where a path led to a pavilion in the center of an artificial lake.

From afar, Jiang Li saw Aldaras standing respectfully behind a young Young Master.

Jiang Li slightly frowned: "This Aldaras is truly a rebellious son."