Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Beside them...

Hearing the conversation between Lu Chao and her brother, Fan Jinxiang couldn’t help but blink. ’Grandfather had something like this? How did I not know? For three years, Grandfather kept it a secret from me. I’m so hurt!’

Aside from Fan Jinhua and Cheng Yunsu, no one knew that the so-called Fake Lu Chao was, in fact, the real Lu Chao of Great Wu.

Yin Ye’s and Sun Shijin’s eyes, however, lit up. Of course they had heard of the Shadow Form Hundred Marvels Fist—it was an incredible technique.

It was a martial technique ranked in the top ten of the Great Wu Empire. As a major figure in the Hundred Flames Trading Company, Witch Ying would surely not refuse it.

Yin Ye immediately looked at Lu Chao...

”The Shadow Form Hundred Marvels Fist... To think that even after Marshal Fan lost to the Great Wu Lu Chao back then, he still managed to obtain something like this.”

”Very good. I’ll take you back to Dragon Flame Academy first, then I’ll go find Witch Ying.”

”He happens to be right here in the Dragon Flame Royal Capital.”

And so, the group returned to Dragon Flame Academy.

Along the way, Lu Chao continued speaking...

”That Patriarch of the Saint Bone Zheng Family is a master schemer. Attacking a descendant of the Azure Flame Sect at the city gates was a public act of revenge against the Marquis, meant to bolster the prestige of Celestial King Academy and his own Saint Bone Zheng Family...”

”Zheng Liyuan attacked the Marquis’s Mansion, taking my father-in-law captive as part of his revenge and forcing Dragon Flame Academy to let me fight in a life-or-death battle.”

”He’s also using this as a pretext to go to Saint Su City and strike at the Saint Bone Su Family. Killing multiple birds with one stone.”

Hearing this, everyone thought it over carefully, a chill rising in their hearts. The whole plot was a series of interlocking rings.

He was resolving the issue of Dragon Flame’s resurgence, taking revenge on Yin Ye, striking at the Saint Bone Su Family, and, on top of it all, trying to kill Lu Chao to restore Zheng Zhuhai’s honor.

This chain of events would also make countless people revere, and even fear, the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

”But he shouldn’t have touched my father-in-law. I’m going to dismantle his plans, one by one.”

Lu Chao’s voice was laced with ice as his mind raced...

At that moment, a worried Sun Shijin said, ”Lu Chao, when the Su Family holds their Saint Bone Ceremony, Patriarch Zheng will definitely attend in person. Even if you manage to defeat Zheng Zhuhai, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to escape.”

Right now, Sun Shijin was the most panicked of them all.

Lu Chao was the hope for Dragon Flame Academy’s revival. He was the only one who could activate the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array, but he was about to head to Saint Su City.

It was too dangerous...

And then there was the Saint Bone Su Family. Who knew what their attitude would be?

Sun Shijin recalled the inescapable trap Li Wumian had mentioned before he left. This truly was a deadly, unsolvable predicament. Even if Yin Ye managed to capture an important young prodigy from the Saint Bone Zheng Family, it might not be enough to guarantee Lu Chao’s life.

In response, Lu Chao finished his thoughts and slowly looked up, the corner of his mouth twitching into a smirk...

”Elder Sun, you don’t need to worry.”

”It is precisely because Patriarch Zheng is going to Saint Su City that the Marquis can make his move. That’s the first step.”

”Second, didn’t the Marquis dispatch troops to escort Master Fan and the others to the Royal Capital? When the time comes, Vice General Yin will accompany me to Saint Su City, and we will station the troops outside the city walls...”

”If there’s any danger, we’ll trample them with our iron hooves.”

At these words, Yin Qixing’s eyes widened. ’A direct assault on Saint Su City? That... doesn’t seem like a good idea, does it?’

”Didn’t that Zheng Liyuan storm the Marquis’s Mansion?”

”If they push us too far, we’ll use the crime of Zheng Liyuan colluding with the Nanye Dynasty to enter the Marquis’s Mansion as a pretext to execute him on the spot.”

”Doesn’t Celestial King Academy have no bottom line? Then we’ll fight to the bitter end, even if it means mutual destruction.”

Every word Lu Chao spoke was laced with killing intent...

But Yin Qixing couldn’t help but swallow. Things would escalate dramatically. He subconsciously glanced at Yin Ye.

A cold glint flashed in Yin Ye’s eyes, and a wild battlelust began to build within him.

”Well said! We’ll blow this wide open...”

”It takes a villain to deal with a villain. The Dragon Flame King did indeed forbid me from interfering in the academies’ disputes, but they’ve already stepped all over me. I can’t just not fight back. Otherwise, anyone will be able to waltz into my Marquis’s Mansion and take my people in the future.”

”Lu Chao, you don’t need to be in danger.”

”When the time comes, as soon as you rescue your father-in-law, you can give the order for Qixing to march his troops into Saint Su City.”

”Once you leave the Dragon Flame Royal Capital, Qixing, my troops stationed outside the city, and I will be at your disposal.”

For this, Lu Chao thanked him profusely.

With these words from Marquis Jilong, Lu Chao was no longer on the defensive. With troops at his command, everything became easier to handle.

With the two-step plan settled, the group returned to Dragon Flame Academy.

Soon, Lu Chao drew out the diagrams for the Shadow Form Hundred Marvels Fist and gave them to Yin Ye... The latter departed immediately for the Hundred Flames Trading Company’s Dragon Flame Royal Capital Branch, where Witch Ying was located!

Afterward, Lu Chao also had to prepare for his trip to Saint Su City. The date for the Su Family’s Saint Bone Ceremony had been set, and news had been confirmed.

It was to begin in four days.

But before departing...

Lu Chao first had to activate the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array for Dragon Flame Academy for the first time.

This would also put Dragon Flame Academy at ease.

The current Nine Sons of the Divine Bone were the five from the Azure Flame Sect, the Jiang Family Siblings, and two students from Dragon Flame Academy.

Because Cheng Yunsu currently had a Beast Bone substitute, the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array was ineffective for her.

That night, on Dragon Flame’s rear mountain, the Demon Dragon Divine Bone flared with lines of white light from the array. Luo Wendeng and the other four, along with the four from Dragon Flame Academy, each stepped into the formation. Meanwhile, Lu Chao, the Array Opener, sat cross-legged directly on top of the Demon Dragon Divine Bone.

The moment the array activated... BUZZ!

All the array lines swirled toward the nine youths as Lu Chao spoke in a low voice from atop the Divine Bone, ”Brother Luo, your position is here.”

He indicated a spot in the array, and Luo Wendeng immediately stepped onto it.

Next, Lu Chao indicated eight more positions in quick succession, and the true Divine Bone Nine Sons Array instantly took form.

An aura of Destiny Bone unconsciously erupted from the nine of them.

In response to their auras, the Demon Dragon Divine Bone seemed to emit waves of draconic roars as a strange, wondrous power followed the array lines and seeped into the bodies of Luo Wendeng and the other eight.

Suddenly, Tan An couldn’t help but exclaim, ”I can feel my Heavenly Destiny Bone getting stronger.”

In response, Lu Chao spoke in a low voice...

”Brother Tan, do not speak.”

”Calm your mind and experience the power of your Heavenly Destiny Bone. Calm yourself and feel the power brought by the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array.”

Hearing this, Tan An and the other eight dared not speak again. They closed their eyes and entered a state of Meditation.

Nearby, Sun Shijin, Dean Jiang, and the others watched with extreme nervousness.

Everyone already knew that Lu Chao was about to depart for Saint Su City. They worried he might not return, and though they wanted to stop him, it was impossible. All they could do was hope for some great gains tonight.

「In the blink of an eye, a night passed.」

Early the next morning, Lu Chao deactivated the Divine Bone Nine Sons Array and drifted down from the Demon Dragon Divine Bone to the ground.

After Lu Chao dispelled the Nine Sons Array, Luo Wendeng and the other eight still had their eyes closed, remaining in a state of Meditation.

At this, Sun Shijin and the others rushed up and asked, ”Lu Chao, how did it go?”

Lu Chao looked at the group and smiled...

”I didn’t gain much myself, and the Demon Dragon Divine Bone hasn’t given me any new surprises for now.”

”But you can’t judge it based on my Destiny Bone. Brother Luo and the others have definitely made huge gains. We’ll know for sure once they finish their Meditation.”

”Now, I must depart for Saint Su City.”

He had already been delayed by a night; he had to leave now, or he might not make it in time.