Chapter 778: A Leaf Obscuring the View of Mount Tai

The young prince Xiao Wang, whose name had been called out, was somewhat flustered. He retreated a few steps, no longer able to remain as silent as he had been while wearing his Mask, and instead asked in a flustered manner, "How did you... who are you? Have you met me before?"

While he was panicked, Prince Shun, hiding beneath the screen, was stunned and poked his head out to take a look. To tell the truth, he did not recognize any particular son of the Prince of Hengchang, but he could vaguely see a shadow of one or two points of similarity to himself on the other's face, so he knew the man was indeed of the royal family. He could not help but be both shocked and angry, shouting, "Prince of Hengchang? You are surnamed Yuan, yet you actively consort with demons?"

Although he was also surnamed Yuan and had just done something to help the evildoer, he had been forced into it, and his heart had resisted; it was a completely different matter from this person who looked like he had actively defected.

At this moment, the youngest yet highest-ranking cloaked figure behind them slowly parted the crowd, walked to the opposite side of the newcomer, and said indifferently, "So what if he is surnamed Yuan? Whether surnamed Fang or Yuan, it is but a drop in the ocean of the Human World; can it compare to the Supreme Heavenly Gods? You people, sitting in a well and looking at the sky, thinking yourselves so remarkable, as if you do not even put gods and demons in your eyes, are as ridiculous as toads. Even if you are proud for a moment, disaster will befall you in an instant!"

At first, it was only a point of light the size of a lamp, but within the light, birds were vaguely swimming, making one feel that what was shining brightly was truly the sun.

He was the first to tear a gemstone from his neck, and his figure immediately became illusory—

Prince Shun said, "It is precisely because he looks unlike that I did not recognize him for a moment. I only saw him once when he was young, and he did not look like that then. There have always been rumors that this brat is not the seed of the late Emperor; the late Emperor disliked him, and the Empress Dowager even forced his mother to her death because of this..."

He originally had a lantern, which had been given to him by the Tiantai so he could hang it in front of his vehicle for show. But this one was not that; it was a trump card he had specifically gone to the Tiantai to request for this moment.

This statement startled even Prince Shun. Were these people all high-ranking descendants from Jingcheng? And the culprits of the extermination cases? Was the feng shui of Jingcheng really that bad? How many inhuman things had been produced there?

He had originally considered himself a rebel and had indeed committed acts of treason, doing so as a last resort for a greater cause, and in his heart, there was actually a trace of unease. But after seeing these people, he suddenly felt that he himself was upright and bright.

The youth said, "Prince Si's words make sense in terms of logic. Before the State Preceptor met with trouble, Jingcheng was isolated from the inside and outside; it was impossible for outsiders to dare to invade on a large scale. To plan and execute such a large conspiracy under the nose of the State Preceptor for a long time, only an inside traitor could do it. The various mansions that were exterminated each had their own inside traitors, and the Imperial Palace had its own inside traitors. Prince Si's identity is indeed suitable, but... he does not look much like the Emperor, does he?"

The handsome youth who had entered pointed back at Prince Shun and gestured with his finger for him to come over. Prince Shun breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly crawled out, and cautiously leaned over, hiding behind his steel two-wheeled vehicle.

At this time, the youth sneered, "Do you think I am using the strength of a Sword Hero to stop you? Not at all. I am only here to judge you, in the name of the Human World!"

He lifted the lantern and flipped it over.

The next instant, the sun expanded, like the rising sun, with ten thousand rays of auspicious light!

Prince Si had reacted earlier and shouted, "Run!"

"I suppose so." The youth pointed back. Prince Shun turned his head and saw only a faint halo of light dissipating; apart from that, there was nothing in the sky.

So, that traitor of the Yuan family who consorted with demons should have been eliminated, right?

"It would be best if their bodies and spirits were both destroyed, so no one knows what they did; don't leave them out there to lose face," Prince Shun muttered.

If one does not discuss astrophysics, this sentence is nonsense, because the sun itself is light.

That is the sun!

The two-wheeled vehicle roared to life, emitted a boom, turned into a beam of light, and shot out with a 'whoosh', disappearing in the blink of an eye into the hole it had just entered through.

And the youth remained where he was, holding the 'Tiantai' lantern in his hand.

This sentence naturally ignited the fury of that Sub-Saint Son. He roared, green light flashed in his eyes, and his entire aura surged!

"You've returned; are they all finished?" Prince Shun asked impatiently.

The youth was not here to show off his card skills either. Since he had found the enemy, he only needed to flip the card:

King Bomb!

The youth was thoughtful and said, "You were under great pressure in the Human World, so you defected to the Demon Sect; that is fine. Why are you only a 'Sub-Saint Son' in the Demon Sect and not a genuine Saint Son? Still playing second fiddle? You were second in the Human World, and you are second in the Demon Sect; didn't you defect for nothing..."

The cloaked figure shook his head and said, "It is precisely because our status is different, standing high and seeing far, that we know what the reality of this world is. You ignorant people think you have some courage, yet you do not respect ghosts and gods, thinking that man can conquer heaven, acting with bravado underground, performing ridiculous deeds. Do you really think ants can resist the Heavenly Gods? Let me tell you, today's event is but a small omen. In the future, divine beings will descend upon every inch of soil in the Human World until the fertile land belongs entirely to the Shenjie. If you return to the Heavenly Gods a day early, you might still have a foothold; otherwise, you are not even fit to be on the Heavenly Gods' menu."

At the same time, the wealthy scions behind him each drew their swords. Although each Sword Essence was not particularly surging, the several adjacent ones were linked together, and their power immediately intertwined and fused.

Prince Shun muttered, "Holy crap—are human traitors this arrogant too?"

Then he heard the youth say, "Was what you just said from the bottom of your heart? Have you spoiled brats all eaten the same dirty things? Such heartless and brainless words actually managed to fool so many people? The lackeys behind you must all be wealthy scions, likely from the same mold as the little Prince of Hengchang. You caused a massacre in Jingcheng, on one hand to provoke the State Preceptor into taking action to frame others, and on the other to create fake corpses to swap out those who followed you. For the sake of some Heavenly God, they could even abandon their parents and family. It is evident that no matter who they are, once they consort with demons, they are no longer human; there is not a shred of humanity left."

"As you wish."

Prince Si should have followed past custom and tried to recruit him, but at this moment, he was too lazy to expend the effort. He wished he could slice this person into a thousand pieces and said through gritted teeth, "A mayfly shaking a giant tree; you are also one of the ants. Sword Hero... hehe, what sword or no sword? When the Heavenly Gods descend, all swords are useless things; only by serving the Heavenly Gods can one be transcendent! Today, I will let you know the fate of being an ant!"

Looking back will make you blind!

What is that?

Is it the sun?

That Tiantai lantern flipped over—

The youth was stunned for a moment and said, "Prince Si... oh, the Emperor's eldest younger brother, the older brother of Prince Xing, the one who is only sixteen this year. Prince Shun, your family truly has a succession of talents!"

Prince Shun was startled, then saw a person fall from the high sky and land right on the vehicle. It was that youth, but he did not sit on the vehicle; instead, he stood on the front windshield. Even so, he was clearly the Master of this vehicle.

By the way, didn't that lantern have the three characters 'Tiantai' hanging on it?

What is the Tiantai?

As a common feudal prince and a Sword Guest with mediocre Sword Art, Prince Shun did not know much about the Qianxian. He had not even heard the three characters 'Tiantai', but the posture of that youth breaking into the Void just now kept lingering in his mind. He just felt that it must be a very powerful place.

The cloaked figure was furious and shouted, "Stop!" He was about to pounce, but the youth looked at him coldly, and he forcibly stopped himself. After stopping, he not only calmed his breath immediately but also became amiable. In this respect, he had more composure than his brother, who was always glaring and shouting. He said, "Past matters, matters of the Human World, I have long forgotten. I am now a person of the Heavenly Gods; how could I care about those stupid affairs of the Human World?"

"That Prince Si... is that his name? Although he hid very deeply, in the end, he is just like his brother, very good at playing with conspiracies, and just a leaf obscuring the view of Mount Tai. It is brain-draining and even difficult to win by playing game after game of chess with him, but as long as you pick up the chessboard and smash it on his head, the outcome becomes clear. You Yuan family members are all like this; you do such big things and cause such big jokes."

However, it was already too late!

Prince Shun suddenly felt his face grow hot upon hearing this and covered his face, but it did not stop him from taking two quick steps and jumping onto the two-wheeled vehicle.

It would be better to ask: Why is the sky bright?

Because the sun has risen!

A trump card, naturally, is something that works as soon as it is thrown out, and it must have a miraculous effect. Using one's own strength to ram into it, what kind of trump card is that?

Why does the sun shine?

This was something an ordinary Sword Guest could never do; even the coordination of a military formation could not be this simple. It seems the Demon Sect really has something; two or three Sword Guests combined can be comparable to one Sword Hero. If several Sword Heroes band together, they might not be unable to fight for something higher.

The cloaked figure's expression changed slightly, and then he sneered.

The light shone brilliantly!

The surrounding people gathered around instantly. Although the youth's aura was impressive, he had not reached the front line of the battlefield below after all. The demon cultists were united, and their aura was not inferior to his at all.

Although he did not see the whole picture, his instinct told him it was the sun. Only the scorching sun from above the nine heavens suddenly descending could have such brilliance, right?

When Prince Shun hugged that steel two-wheeled vehicle and fled like flying out of that Void space, soaring in the sky, he suddenly felt a light shine behind him, so bright that he wanted to look back. Just as he turned halfway, he felt his vision turn completely white, and he dared not look back again.

At this time, the youth pushed the two-wheeled vehicle back and said to Prince Shun, "Hold on tight!"

Suddenly, Prince Shun pointed at him and shouted, "Prince Si, you are Prince Si! Damn..."

It was just that, thanks to the light flame that served as a warning, many Sword Guests died before they could even start, and the number of remaining people was drastically reduced, so their combined aura and strength were no longer enough.

The youth lowered his head to glance at the Sun Court lantern hanging on the carriage and said, "Not bad, I indeed do not stand as high as you... Since these subordinates of yours all stand high enough, then Your Excellency must be the highest, right? What is your status?"

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Prince Shun hurriedly said, "I am not like that."

The youth nodded and said, "That is correct, you also play with conspiracies, but you are not very good at it." Without waiting for him to argue further, he pointed directly below and said, "Alright, my mission is already complete, it is time to go back. You deliver a message to him for me."