Eternal Life: My Lifespan Increases Daily

Chapter 657: Chapter 436: Prince Rui Lands on the Island! (Double Chapter)

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it pierced through the noise of the sea and landed clearly in Song Changming’s ear.

Song Changming was about to respond, but was called back by Prince Cui from inside the ship.

Seeing Song Changming leave without replying, the sword-bearing man on the other side immediately became displeased and stepped forward to demand an explanation.

However, the Great King stopped him with a light chuckle.

Song Changming was also unsure of the situation, but upon returning to the cabin and seeing the gloomy face of Prince Cui, he sensed that there might be a feud between these two Great Kings that he was unaware of.

Seeing that Prince Cui didn’t intend to say more, he wisely refrained from asking further questions.

Before long, the King’s Ship approached the giant island in the sea.

Outside the island, there was a large bay aligned with the coastline, where arriving ships could dock.

Naturally, the King’s Ship had its own exclusive docking spot, which was also the closest to the Cloud Emperor City on the island.

Song Changming followed Prince Cui off the ship, while the carriage and driver were already prepared by the ship’s side.

The two could almost reach Cloud Emperor City without setting foot on the ground.

”Such a rich concentration of Spiritual Qi!” Even though Song Changming had some expectations, he couldn’t help exclaiming at this moment.

As he entered the bay, it was as if the King’s Ship had sailed into another independent realm.

This space was filled with Spiritual Qi, making every pore and cell in his body rejoice.

Compared to this, the Cui Bai Main City, which he had thought was already an excellent environment for cultivation, seemed like a small, barren town.

The difference was too vast.

”Let’s go.” Getting onto the carriage, Song Changming instructed the waiting driver.

A stretch of official road, paved with White Jade, extended from the bay all the way up to where Cloud Emperor City was situated.

Two carriages approached head-on, both attempting to enter this White Jade official road.

For some unknown reason, the carriage Song Changming was riding in, suddenly had the two white unicorns pulling it become frightened, raising their legs high and stomping towards the incoming carriage.

These unicorns were not ordinary carriage horses but a type of Exotic Beast.

Their powerful legs could easily kick away a lion or an elephant!

Thus, the stomp was quite dangerous; if not stopped, the other carriage would be directly crushed.

”Watch out!” The driver’s face turned pale with fright as he desperately pulled the reins but was unable to control the situation.

Normally, these domesticated unicorns rarely lost control; who would have thought there’d be such coincidence today.

”Impudent!”

From the opposite carriage, a sharp Sword Qi tore through the edge of the curtain, aiming at the out-of-control unicorns.

Buzz!

From the out-of-control carriage, a crimson Sword Qi shot out, breaking the opponent’s Sword Qi in mid-air.

The raging Powerful Qi also caused the unicorns to miss their mark, landing on the other side of the official road.

From inside the carriage, the sword-wearing man whom Song Changming had previously met on the King’s Ship stepped out, wielding a longsword as he lunged toward the carriage of Prince Cui.

Almost simultaneously, Song Changming also appeared outside the carriage, much to the delight of the sword-wearing man.

If Song Changming hadn’t come out, he couldn’t really swing his sword at the carriage because a Great King was inside.

He couldn’t strike the Great King, but he could spar with the accompanying person to dampen their spirit.

This was why he thrust his sword at Song Changming without any hesitation.

Clang!

Sword and saber clashed in the air, the crimson Saber Qi engulfed by the opponent’s Sword Qi, Song Changming raised his eyebrows and retreated several meters, not wanting his new clothes and armor to be damaged by the Sword Qi.

As for the sword-wearing man, although his Sword Qi suppressed Song Changming’s Saber Qi, he was instead blown away by Song Changming’s Giant Strength from the saber, falling directly into the sea.

If he hadn’t stabilized himself at the last moment, stepping onto the sea surface, he would have almost turned into a drowned rat.

”Martial Arts Grandmaster...” Song Changming murmured.

If it weren’t a Martial Arts Grandmaster’s Sword Qi, how could it have so easily crushed his crimson Cloud Saber Qi?

The opponent was undoubtedly a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

”Using a Martial Arts Grandmaster as company...”

Song Changming faintly felt that his role as an accompanying person for a Great King on this trip wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

Otherwise, why would Prince Cui carefully choose between him and Grand Marshal Hu Donghuo, instead of just picking a personal guard from his imperial Army?

And the fact that this Great King used a Grandmaster Powerhouse as company also confirmed his suspicion.

The ones accompanying the Great King on this Imperial Banquet likely weren’t just there to serve as background figures; they were needed for something more.

But since Prince Cui hadn’t elaborated before, he hadn’t asked too many questions.

Hoo!

Gao Qiu’s Ruler fixed his gaze on Song Changming, amazed by his terrifying strength, took a deep breath, and the previously restrained Grandmaster aura was fully displayed.

Just when he was about to unleash his true strength to fight Song Changming again, a voice came from the carriage.

”Stop.”

With that, Gao Qiu’s Ruler’s Grandmaster aura was immediately reined in, and he landed by the side of the carriage, calming the somewhat startled unicorns.

”Younger Brother Hu, when did you find this Body Refinement prodigy, who hasn’t opened the Purple Mansion yet can already possess such strength?” said the man in the opposite carriage, adorned in the King’s Robe, as he slowly stepped down.

”What? Last time you managed to entice someone from my side, now you’re attempting the same trick again?” Prince Cui snorted coldly, also stepping out, speaking with a hard tone.

Seeing the conversation between the two Kings, Song Changming put away his saber and stepped aside, not wanting to stand out.

From the corner of his eye, he saw the accompanying person on the opposite side, who was coldly staring straight at him.

The two had only exchanged a single move, barely probing each other’s capabilities.

But both could sense that the other was not an easy opponent, and if they truly fought, it would surely be a fierce battle with an uncertain outcome.

”Could it be Lin Qi you’re referring to?” Prince Rui asked, feigning surprise.

”So many years have passed, why do you keep playing games with me!” Looking at the innocent expression on Prince Rui’s face, Prince Cui felt a burning, indescribable fury inside.

”Younger Brother Hu, I explained this back then; that Lin the kid’s hometown was on my Ruijing Dao. When he suddenly defected to me, I couldn’t just ignore him and publicly refuse, could I?” Prince Rui explained with a relaxed smile.

”Bullshit!” Prince Cui cursed.

He knew all too well that the talk of returning home was nonsense, the opponent simply used means to snatch his person back then.

This Lin Qi was exactly the one Prince Cui had taken to the Imperial Banquet one year.

But after taking him there, Lin Qi never returned with him to Cui Bai Dao.

This incident had dealt quite a blow and left a scar on Prince Cui, with the culprit being the Prince Rui in charge of Ruijing Dao!

Their conflicts had been numerous over the centuries, dating back to when they cultivated alongside Emperor Yun.

This incident of ’snatching people’ was just one among many.

Their enmity had almost reached an irreconcilable point, but fortunately, both Kings could distinguish between personal grudges and public vendettas.

No matter how infuriated Prince Cui became, he wouldn’t march an army to threaten Prince Rui into submission.

And Prince Rui knew this too; they were well aware that Emperor Yun permitted them to squabble privately, never intervening.

But should they use public means for personal grudges, the nature of it would change; it wouldn’t just be local warfare, and Emperor Yun might not turn a blind eye.

”Besides, Lin Qi’s talent and strength are merely average, a qualified general at most; far from being exceptional, certainly not comparable to Gao Qiu’s Ruler whom I brought this time.” Prince Rui said with words full of provocation, hitting where it hurt.

Prince Cui fumed for a while, and just when Song Changming thought his Great King might make a move, Prince Cui took a deep breath, calming himself down.

He ultimately didn’t act rashly.

This drew a barely noticeable frown from Prince Rui.

”You’re right, just the loss of a mediocre and disloyal man, also no match for the one beside me.” Prince Cui lightly chuckled, leading Song Changming back into the carriage.

”Brother Rui, see you at the Imperial Banquet!”

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