Chapter 2961: Ninth Prince of Singles Kingdom

"Hmm? This person knows them?"

Seeing the purple‑clothed youth hand the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword to the middle‑aged man in white robes, the white‑bearded old man’s pupils shrank, and his expression turned ugly.

"This person’s strength... I’m afraid it’s at least above the ’Six Harmonies Immortal Lord’ level!"

The white‑bearded old man himself was a Four Symbols Immortal Lord, so after seeing the methods the white‑robed middle‑aged man had just displayed, he also guessed that the other party’s cultivation was at least two tiers higher than his own.

If the other party’s cultivation were only one tier higher, it would be absolutely impossible for him to use methods that even he couldn’t see through.

"Looks like the identities of these two aren’t simple either..."

The white‑bearded old man thought to himself.

However, though he thought that, he didn’t really care.

In his eyes, no matter how unusual their identities were, they were unlikely to surpass the Ninth Prince standing behind him.

Most importantly, the one behind him was the Ninth Prince of Singles Kingdom, and this here was Singles Kingdom’s turf!

"It’s indeed an Emperor Grade Immortal Sword."

After looking the sword in his hand over, Greene Buckingham nodded, then looked to Emanuel Yellow. "Bradley, this sword isn’t something we can swallow... You should have realized that as well, right?"

"I know, Uncle Buckingham."

Emanuel Yellow nodded.

When he learned this sword was an Emperor Grade Immortal Sword, he already knew it wasn’t something he could swallow, nor something Ducoin City of Autumn Holding Kingdom behind him could swallow.

In fact, even the royal clan of Autumn Holding Kingdom didn’t have the ability to swallow this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword!

If the royal clan of Autumn Holding Kingdom insisted on monopolizing this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword, Emanuel Yellow was certain that within less than a year, even if the royal clan wasn’t wiped out, they definitely wouldn’t be able to keep the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword.

Because the royal clan of Autumn Holding Kingdom simply didn’t have the ability to protect an Emperor Grade Immortal Sword.

Emperor Grade Immortal Artifacts—let alone an eighth‑grade Immortal Kingdom like Fletcher Kingdom—even those seventh‑grade clans and Sects don’t have the ability to swallow one.

To swallow an Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact, at minimum you need a sixth‑grade or higher power like the sixth‑grade Immortal Manor "Mystic Abyss Mansion."

And sixth‑grade powers all have experts at the Ten Directions Immortal King level sitting in town.

For example, the House Master of Mystic Abyss Mansion is precisely an existence at the Ten Directions Immortal King level!

"However, Uncle Buckingham..."

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Emanuel Yellow looked at Greene Buckingham, his expression turning solemn as he said, "The credit for this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword belongs more to Brother Barnes."

"If it weren’t for Brother Barnes, I would never have had the sudden impulse to buy those dozen‑plus sword‑shaped raw stones and open out this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword."

"So I hope Uncle Buckingham remembers this point, and truthfully reports it to them as well."

By the end, Emanuel Yellow’s face was utterly serious.

"Bradley, you don’t need to do this!"

Wyatt Barnes had been standing by Emanuel Yellow and Greene Buckingham’s side the whole time; hearing their conversation, he knew what they were talking about...

They had obtained an Emperor Grade Immortal Sword in public, and since they didn’t have the ability to protect it, they could only hand it over to some powerful force that did.

The Skybound Tigers clan was undoubtedly the best choice!

He simply hadn’t expected Emanuel Yellow to attribute most of the credit for obtaining the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword to him.

He was very clear what that meant.

It meant that Emanuel Yellow was at least splitting in half the benefits he should have received from the Skybound Tigers clan and giving them to him!

At that moment, beyond being moved, Wyatt Barnes repeatedly declined Emanuel Yellow’s goodwill. "The sword‑shaped raw stones that yielded the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword were bought by you; the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword opened from them should rightfully be yours."

"Brother Barnes, there’s no need to say more about this. I’ve decided."

For the first time, Emanuel Yellow was very firm in front of Wyatt Barnes, not backing down in the slightest, which made Wyatt Barnes involuntarily shake his head with a wry smile, feeling Emanuel Yellow really didn’t need to do this.

Although the benefits the Skybound Tigers clan could offer were tempting even to him...

He still felt that he shouldn’t take merit he hadn’t earned.

Even if he did contribute, it definitely wasn’t as much as Emanuel Yellow was claiming.

"Wyatt, just go along with Bradley on this one... This kid’s temper is just like his father’s—stubborn as a mule. Once he’s set on something, not even ten horses can drag him back!"

Seeing Wyatt Barnes still wanting to say more, Greene Buckingham stopped him.

"I’ve already informed Yuanfei of this matter... Now, let’s head back first."

Greene Buckingham added.

And just as Greene Buckingham was about to put away the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword and lead Wyatt Barnes and Emanuel Yellow out, three figures stepped in through the door, stirring up a commotion inside the shop.

"Your Highness Ninth Prince!"

"Your Highness Ninth Prince!"

...

The shop’s manager, that white‑bearded old man, led a group of sales assistants in the shop to respectfully bow to the newcomers.

Of the three who had arrived, the leader was a handsome young man in a green robe edged with gold trim. Behind him followed two old men.

As soon as the three entered, their gazes fell on the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword still in Greene Buckingham’s hand, not yet put away.

Through their Divine Sense, they could easily perceive how extraordinary this sword was.

"You three, I am the Ninth Prince of Singles Kingdom... Even if you take this sword, I’m afraid you won’t be able to protect it. It would be better to sell it to me. That way, not only will you avoid losing your lives over this sword, you can also earn a large number of Immortal Crystals."

The handsome green‑robed youth leading them was precisely the Ninth Prince of Singles Kingdom; as soon as he opened his mouth, he clearly intended to have Wyatt Barnes and the other two sell the Emperor Grade Immortal Sword to him.

"What’s this? Ninth Prince, could it be you’re like this old fellow and want to spend ten million Top‑grade Immortal Crystals to buy this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword?"

Emanuel Yellow looked at the Ninth Prince of Singles Kingdom, a mocking smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Never mind that the other party was a prince of Singles Kingdom—even if he were a prince of Autumn Holding Kingdom, if Emanuel was displeased, he still wouldn’t bother giving him face.

He had the backing to do that!

And that backing didn’t come from his father, but from his Uncle Buckingham, from that Grandpa Mo of his!

If his Uncle Buckingham and Grandpa Mo were his backing...

Then the Skybound Tigers, and the Inkfeather Eagles, were the backing of his Uncle Buckingham and Grandpa Mo!

"I heard from the manager in my shop... The three of you intend to give this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword to some power in exchange for benefits?"

At the same time, the Ninth Prince learned through the bearded old man’s voice transmission what Wyatt Barnes and the other two had been talking about earlier; his eyes narrowed slightly. "I wonder... which power are the three of you planning to give this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword to?"

Almost the instant the Ninth Prince’s words fell, the two old men behind him already had gazes like lightning locked onto Greene Buckingham.

"What? Just two mere Nine Palaces Immortal Lords, and you think you can make a move on me, Greene Buckingham?"

Greene Buckingham met the two old men’s eyes without the slightest fear, and a scornful, mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Greene Buckingham?"

Hearing Greene Buckingham’s name, the two old men couldn’t help but frown; they felt that the name sounded familiar, as though they’d heard it somewhere before.

"Hmph! So this is Singles Kingdom’s royal hospitality? Looks like once I get back to the royal palace later, I’ll have to pay Singles Kingdom’s Son of Heaven a visit and have a little talk."

Emanuel Yellow said with a cold snort.

Back to the royal palace?

As soon as those words left Emanuel Yellow’s mouth, many people in the shop were instantly shocked, hearts trembling.

Listening to what the young man was saying, he was actually a guest living inside the royal palace?

"Living in the royal palace? A guest?"

"Greene Buckingham?"

Hearing Emanuel Yellow’s words and then remembering Greene Buckingham’s name, the Ninth Prince of Singles Kingdom seemed to think of something in a flash; his expression changed drastically.

"You... you’re Lord Greene Buckingham of the Ducoin City Lord’s Mansion of Autumn Holding Kingdom?"

The Ninth Prince looked at Greene Buckingham and asked, his voice trembling slightly.

"Seems I still have a bit of a reputation in Singles Kingdom—at least you, a Singles Kingdom prince, have heard of me."

Greene Buckingham said faintly.

And his words, without question, confirmed what the Ninth Prince had said.

Autumn Holding Kingdom, Ducoin City Lord’s Mansion, Greene Buckingham?

As Greene Buckingham acknowledged his identity, the two old men behind the Ninth Prince had their expressions change drastically in unison. They tacitly withdrew their gazes from Greene Buckingham, lowering their heads one after another, looking very much like two children who’d done something wrong.

Greene Buckingham of the Ducoin City Lord’s Mansion of Autumn Holding Kingdom was a clansman of the Skybound Tigers; that wasn’t any sort of secret in the surrounding nations of Autumn Holding Kingdom.

For someone like Greene Buckingham, born of one of the powerful Immortal Beast clans in South Heaven’s Borderlands, not even Immortal King powerhouses such as the Sons of Heaven of Autumn Holding Kingdom and Singles Kingdom would lightly provoke him.

Much less ordinary people of Singles Kingdom.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

...

As for the bearded manager and those few shopping guides who’d wanted to make a move earlier to blast Greene Buckingham out of the shop, their faces all changed drastically at this moment as well.

What kind of joke was this!

This Greene Buckingham was not only a powerful existence at the Ten Directions Immortal Lord level, but also a ’Copper‑Pattern Skybound Tiger’ among the Skybound Tigers.

Never mind that he was in the right in this matter—even if he weren’t, even if he killed them right in front of their Singles Kingdom Son of Heaven, given their identities, their Singles Kingdom Son of Heaven wouldn’t say much.

"So it’s... it’s Lord Greene Buckingham! Lord Greene Buckingham, my subordinates offended you in many ways just now—I hope you can forgive them!"

The Ninth Prince took a deep breath and put on a face full of smiles. "So, Lord Greene Buckingham plans to hand this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword over to the Skybound Tigers?"

However, faced with the Ninth Prince’s beaming smile, Greene Buckingham clearly had no intention of responding. After smiling and calling out to Wyatt Barnes and Emanuel Yellow, he turned and left the shop.

And the Ninth Prince and the others could only watch helplessly as Greene Buckingham and his group left.

After Wyatt Barnes and the other two departed, the Ninth Prince’s face immediately darkened. He then turned to look at the bearded manager, cursing in a deep voice, "Trash!"

"You didn’t think to put those sword‑shaped raw stones away and save them for me to play with?"

The reason the Ninth Prince had a shop in West Market in the first place was that he himself liked gambling on stones. Every now and then, he’d close the shop doors and gamble on stones by himself inside.

To put it plainly, this shop was something he opened for fun; he’d never planned on making any real money!

Seeing this, although the bearded manager felt aggrieved, he didn’t dare say a word.

He understood in his heart that at a time like this, keeping quiet was the best way to respond to this enraged Ninth Prince...

On the other side.

"You two little fellows have pretty good luck, actually opening an Emperor Grade Immortal Sword from a raw stone... Once this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword gets to my Skybound Tigers, given the Clan Chief’s forthright nature, he definitely won’t shortchange you!"

On the way back to the royal palace, Greene Buckingham had a constant smile on his face.

"Uncle Buckingham, don’t just talk about us. You’re a clansman of the Skybound Tigers yourself... This time, helping the Skybound Tigers obtain this Emperor Grade Immortal Sword, your Clan Chief definitely won’t shortchange you either, right?"

Emanuel Yellow teased.

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