Chapter 139 - 90: Battle Royale, Zhao Ci 1v99 (Part 3)

Chapter 139: Chapter 90: Battle Royale, Zhao Ci 1v99 (Part 3)

Yes!

This mission for Emperor Dai’s Gift Pill was issued by the Imperial Clan Court through the Ministry of Revenue. It was one where the death of a Prince was an acceptable outcome.

But there was a prerequisite: the Prince had to die in a manner related to the mission.

If the death was found to be unrelated to the mission, a full investigation was highly likely. And he, the Prefect, would be skinned alive, even if he wasn’t executed.

"Sir, what do we do?"

The speaker was the County Magistrate, his face visibly pale.

"What do we do?"

Zhang Delv almost laughed in frustration. "We save them! Quickly, summon everyone below the Physical Body Realm and send them into the Black Fog to rescue them!"

The County Magistrate stammered, "Sir, I’m afraid that won’t work! Each Black Fog Space can only hold a hundred people at most. Look how many masses of Black Fog are in the sky!"

Zhang Delv was speechless.

He looked up and counted.

There were already seven masses of Black Fog.

Although the cities of the Northern Three Prefectures were among the least bustling, this was a genuine prefecture capital, and its population density was incredibly high.

Zhao Ci had been standing directly beneath the giant eye, so he was naturally among the first to be sucked in.

Zhao Yong had been in a latrine that was farther away. With his high cultivation level, he could resist for a short while, so he was drawn in later, likely into the second or third mass of Black Fog.

It all happened in sequence.

In other words...

The Black Fog masses containing the two Princes were already full. Even if they summoned Military Officials below the Physical Body Realm from other parts of the city, they would just be drawn into the subsequent masses of Black Fog, unable to help the two Princes in the slightest.

HISS...

Sweat poured down Zhang Delv’s back like rain.

Meanwhile, the giant eye in the sky had slowly begun to close.

It was about to blink.

Zhang Delv’s heart clenched. He had a feeling something terrible was about to happen.

And just as he’d feared...

After the blink, the giant eye in the sky abruptly vanished.

Even the energy fluctuations nearly dissipated without a trace.

Even with Zhang Delv’s level of cultivation, he could only faintly sense its direction and distance.

Northwest, thirty li.

It was outside the city!

It had actually moved outside the city!

The entrance to this ruin was extremely unstable. It often appeared randomly, causing immense harm, and was exceptionally difficult to enter.

That was why it needed to be suppressed by the Northern Three Prefectures.

But ever since being suppressed by the Northern Three Prefectures, the distance it moved with each "blink" had never exceeded three li.

This time, however, it had moved straight out of the city.

This was proof enough: the appearance of the giant eye over the prefecture capital was, in all likelihood, man-made!

At that moment, the County Magistrate’s voice trembled. "Sir! What should we do?"

Zhang Delv cursed, "We lead our men there, of course! You’re a County Magistrate, is your head filled with shit?"

"Yes! This subordinate will go at once!"

The County Magistrate’s face was a mask of anxiety as he quickly led his men northwest. Although they couldn’t enter the Black Fog Space to perform a rescue, they could at least stand guard by the giant eye to be ready to save them at the first opportunity...

No!

To recover the bodies!

HUFF...

HUFF...

HUFF...

Zhang Delv was panting heavily, his back soaked in a cold sweat he hadn’t even noticed breaking.

Though only a few moments had passed, he had already fought a thousand battles in his mind.

Finally, he could bear it no longer. Cupping his hands, he shouted, "I beseech the master from the Imperial Clan Court to show yourself and speak with me!"

The next moment, a figure appeared out of thin air.

When Zhang Delv saw the newcomer, it was like seeing his savior. "Steward Qing! To think you were the one accompanying them this time!"

He knew Zhao Qing.

Zhao Qing had been involved in the struggle between mansions ten years ago and had often come to the Northern Three Prefectures for missions. The two were old acquaintances.

Among the current younger generation of the Imperial Family, Zhao Qing was by no means a mediocrity. He was said to have already opened a Fourth-Layer Divine Treasure. If they were to fight to the death, it was uncertain who would win, but Zhao Qing definitely had more tricks up his sleeve.

’With Zhao Qing here, there shouldn’t be any major problems... right?’

Zhao Qing said in a low voice, "We’ll talk on the way!"

With that, a green and white Divine Pattern bloomed from the area over his liver, spreading across his entire back in the blink of an eye. A pair of wings condensed from True Qi abruptly appeared.

He grabbed Zhang Delv’s arm, shot into the air, and flew rapidly toward the giant eye.

Zhang Delv’s expression was one of pure shock.

’Xun wind belongs to the wood element... I can’t believe Zhao Qing actually condensed an Earth Grade Xun Wind Divine Pattern! If I remember correctly, his Physical Body, Metal, and Earth Divine Treasures all house Earth Grade Divine Patterns. Four Earth Grade Divine Patterns in one body, plus the ability to fly... Just how terrifying is he?’

But this was no time to be shocked by that.

He quickly said, "Steward Qing, the appearance of the ruin’s entrance this time is suspicious. The two Princes are very likely in danger. I’ve heard the Imperial Family has methods to forcefully enter a Black Fog Space. I must ask you, Steward Qing..."

The wings on Zhao Qing’s back beat relentlessly. He was already flying over a hundred zhang in the air, the wind roaring in his ears.

Although he could hear Zhang Delv’s voice clearly, he still felt a surge of irritation. "Forcefully enter a Black Fog Space? Do you have any idea that the Black Fog Space itself was established to protect the people of the Northern Three Prefectures?

Every time someone at or above the Physical Body Realm forces their way in, it causes immense damage to it!

If the Black Fog Space is destroyed, what commoner would dare live in the Northern Three Prefectures?"

A Prince’s death was a very serious incident.

But if the Black Fog Space was destroyed, it would be more than just an incident!

It would be a catastrophe!

The people of the Northern Three Prefectures would surely flee in droves. No one from the outside would be willing to replace them. Without the populace to serve as the foundation for the Array, its collapse would only be a matter of time.

At that point, there would be only one solution: have a large number of experts at or above the Physical Body Realm station themselves in the Northern Three Prefectures. But that would involve even greater political interests.

Even if a few Princes died, the Imperial Clan Court would never allow the Black Fog Space to fall.

Zhang Delv grew anxious. "But Steward Qing, surely a single rescue attempt wouldn’t be a problem? This is very likely a death trap aimed at the two Princes!"