All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 286: Ruthless

The Four Sages Lake was located at the intersection of the Jade Mist Kingdom, Verdant Mountain Kingdom, Rain Cascade Kingdom, and Sleeping Dragon Kingdom. It was the largest inland lake in the Myriad Spirits Realm and didn’t belong to any single country. Long, long ago, legends said that four immortals lived in this Four Sages Lake. The legends weren’t entirely true, but they weren’t completely baseless either. Living in the Four Sages Lake were four True Realm experts. It was said that they were guarding some ancient demonic creature here and had never left.

However, this time, the four “Sages” left the Four Sages Lake at the same time, all because their shared disciple Fan Longyu… had died. Fan Longyu wasn’t just their disciple, he was also a “key”, it’s just that outsiders didn’t know. Although the four of them couldn’t compare to the Thunder Lord in cultivation, they all had the strength of Sword Lords. Anyone who knew Fan Longyu’s background wouldn’t dare to easily offend him, let alone kill him. With the key gone, the four Sages couldn’t sit still at all. They swore to make the murderer pay the price!

With the four Sages arriving together in the Kingdom of Rising Sun, a storm of blood and gore was about to unfold.

In the capital of the Kingdom of Rising Sun, the king Mu Chenge had been in seclusion for many days. During this time, it was the crown prince Mu Changsheng who governed the kingdom. The crown prince of the Kingdom of Rising Sun had always kept a low profile. Few people even knew that he had already reached the Spirit God Realm. Although he was quite a bit older than those geniuses, reaching the Spirit God Realm at his age was no easy feat.

“Teacher, do I really have to do this?” Mu Changsheng was a bit conflicted. He wouldn’t hesitate to take action against others, but the person his teacher told him to deal with… was his own biological father.

“The position of crown prince is of no benefit to you, but if you ascend to the throne, the dragon energy of the Kingdom of Rising Sun will naturally gather upon you, greatly benefiting your cultivation. Compared to these, what do the mundane familial affections count for? People say the grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising, and the grace of raising is not as great as the grace of recognizing one’s talent. Besides giving birth to you, doing things that any ordinary person could do, what else has he done? Who helped you break through to the Spirit God Realm, allowing you to change your fate? Who helped you kill Fan Longyu, allowing you to seize the workings of heaven? Compared to me, how much do his bits of favors count for? In the future, I will give you even more… as long as you listen to me, you will have everything you want.”

That eerie voice resounded in Mu Changsheng’s heart, carrying endless temptation, making Mu Changsheng seem to have made some sort of resolution as he headed towards the forbidden area of the imperial capital. No one noticed his abnormality.

A long time later, the four Sages arrived, faster than Mu Changsheng had expected. Fortunately, he had already made all the arrangements.

Everyone in the imperial capital felt four terrifying pressures coming from the sky, crushing them until they couldn’t breathe. Those feelings of anger and pain infected everyone. Just the pressure from four True Realm experts above the Spirit God Realm was enough to directly disable the defensive formations of the imperial capital.

“Who is the current ruler of the Kingdom of Rising Sun? Come out!” A sharp shout rang out. Everyone heard it. Someone meant ill towards their king, but at this moment, no one was thinking of loyalty to the king and patriotism. They all tremblingly looked at the sky, at those four blurry figures, and no one dared to step forward. Except for…

A man in golden robes flew into the sky. It was none other than the crown prince of the Kingdom of Rising Sun, Mu Changsheng.

“Flying in the air? The crown prince is actually in the Spirit God Realm?” Many people in the crowd only now learned that their own crown prince had already reached the Spirit God Realm.

“Facing four mysterious powerhouses, he still dares to confront them? The crown prince, he really…” Many people sighed at the crown prince’s courage.

“Mu Changsheng, crown prince of the Kingdom of Rising Sun, greets the four seniors. I don’t know why the four seniors are so enraged,” Mu Changsheng said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

“Crown prince? You’re not qualified to speak to us yet. Tell your dad to get out here,” said the most quick-tempered of the four.

“Father… Father is currently in seclusion and I’m afraid he cannot receive the four seniors. I am currently governing the kingdom. I have the authority over all political and military affairs in the Kingdom of Rising Sun. Whatever needs the few seniors have, just inform me,” Mu Changsheng said.

“Seclusion? Hehehe, my disciple died on the territory of your Kingdom of Rising Sun, and his master still dares to avoid meeting? I don’t care if he’s in seclusion or doing whatever. I want to see him and get a clear explanation. Otherwise… otherwise, let this city become his imperial mausoleum!” That quick-tempered person continued.

“Senior! Although my strength is far inferior to yours, the Kingdom of Rising Sun is a great nation among humans. This place is the capital of my Kingdom of Rising Sun. I ask the senior to be cautious with your words!” Mu Changsheng calmly said.

“Alright, Fourth, what nonsense are you spouting? Grievances have sources and debts have debtors. Do you really want to take action against mortals?” The strongest of the four finally spoke. He turned his head to look at Mu Changsheng. “Junior, you’re not bad, but we indeed have important matters to find your father for.”

The four of them had all sized up Mu Changsheng. Although Mu Changsheng had the strength of the Spirit God Realm, they knew… with Mu Changsheng’s strength, he couldn’t possibly have killed Fan Longyu.

“But…” Just as Mu Changsheng was about to say something more, a voice rang out. “My son, there’s no need for this. I have come.”

A voice rang out, protecting Mu Changsheng behind him.

“Mu Chenge of the Kingdom of Rising Sun greets the four seniors…” Even in seclusion, Mu Chenge was awakened by these four terrifying auras, but he also had a face full of bewilderment, not knowing where he had offended these powerhouses hidden from the world.

In the Heavenly Book World.

Zhanyue and Yunyao once again confronted a demon beast. The divine artifacts obtained from the Fairy Spirit Clan’s prophet gave them confidence. This time, the demon beast they faced was called – the Beast of Stubbornness.

Appearing in front of Zhanyue and Yunyao was a giant rhinoceros beetle, with a body as large as a small mountain, endowing this insect with extremely terrifying power.

“This bug? I didn’t expect the demon beast to be hiding in a place like this. Compared to that fear demon beast, the strength of this bug doesn’t seem to be much,” Zhanyue commented after sizing it up.

“Don’t let your guard down. Have you forgotten about the greed demon beast? If it weren’t for you happening to awaken that kind of mysterious purifying power, who knows how long you would have been influenced by it? Who would have thought that even after we obtained its eyes, its existence didn’t disappear? Who knows what other tricks these demon beasts have,” Yunyao reminded, not forgetting to tease Zhanyue.

Zhanyue pursed his lips and continued, “This time, I still don’t plan to rely on the power of divine artifacts. I’ll go test its strength first. Since the trial has a solution without using divine artifacts, we have to at least try…” Zhanyue still remembered the matter of the hidden rewards. He suspected that this trial was the same.

Zhanyue spread his red phantom wings and charged towards the demon beast at an extremely fast speed. A man and a beast started battling together.

Yunyao, who was watching from the side, observed for a while and then frowned. She discovered that Zhanyue’s attacks were very brainless, without any combat wisdom at all. He only attacked the giant horn of that rhinoceros beetle, but it was obvious that the horn was the strongest part of this demon beast.