Chapter 253: Meeting The Demonic Beast Emperor (1/2)

Chapter 253: Meeting the Demonic Beast Emperor

Facing that unbridled scrutiny, although SongZhong remained impa.s.sive to it, he secretly began to muster his spiritual power, to activate the Blood River Pattern on himself. Following the cyan radiance, lines of mysterious and profound lines emerged.

The moment the st.u.r.dy man saw the Blood Patterns, he hurriedly retracted his own divine sense as his eyes gleamed. He immediately brought his hands together, cupping his fists as he politely spoke: “Forgive my lack of manners! I’ve unknowingly offended the little highness, please do not take offense on this little one!”

How would SongZhong blame him? This fellow was not like the Lightning Eagle King who relied on serendipity to transform herself, but on his own ability to take on a human form. From his imposing manner, one could easily see that he was at least a sixth-ranked Demonic Beast, and furthermore one of great combat strength. At least, he was comparable to Old Devil Feng. If you count the Golden Dragon Boat which he operated, he could even take on the entire Mystical Sky Yard! Facing this sort of demonic beast, how could SongZhong blame him?

Thus SongZhong also hurriedly replied, “I don’t dare, don’t dare. My appearance was too sudden, it is only right that Senior took precautions!”

Even though SongZhong spoke as though it was a small matter, he had actually broken into a cold sweat inside, laughing bitterly to himself as he thought: “How close. At least I managed to fool them! If he had seen through my disguise, then this day of next year would be my death anniversary!”

The demonic beast escort did not sense SongZhong’s nervousness, instead laughing out in a direct manner, “HAHAHA! Actually you appearing out of a sudden is not any big matter, the main point was that you transformed far too early. Only at the fourth grade, this… is totally unprecedented! The purer one’s Emperor Bloodline is, the harder it is to transform. For your type of Blood River Pattern, in general, one would have to wait til they’re at least of Ninth Grade to transform! It is simply too unbelievable, and thus we originally thought that you are an imposter!”

“And what about now?” SongZhong asked with a bit of apprehension.

“There’s naturally no problem now!” The escort laughed “With the Blood River Pattern as proof, coupled with the fact that your body is inundated with extremely pure demonic energy of the Black Tortoise, there’s definitely no question about your bloodline!”

Hearing that, SongZhong could not help but sigh in relief inwardly, thinking, “That’s great, that’s great indeed!”

Seeing the situation, Lei Shan’er smiled as she spoke, “Senior Fang, didn’t I tell you that little elder brother was genuine!”

“Haha, I didn’t say that he was an imposter either!” The escort boomed heartily, then turned to address SongZhong, “Little Highness, His Majesty has sent me to fetch you, let’s go!” As he finished, he made a formal bow.

At this point, SongZhong was left with no other alternatives. How could he reject? He could only grit his teeth and laugh bitterly, “Senior, after you!”

“Haha, this little highness is too polite, you are royalty, you should proceed first!” The escort spoke very amicably. “Furthermore, please don’t call me Senior, I’m not deserving of that! If you don’t look down on me, then please call me Old Fang!”

“This, how could I do this?” Seeing how polite he was, SongZhong could not help but be shocked.

“Can, this can be done!” Old Fang was very sincere. “In the future, Old Fang will still have to rely on you little highness for care, if you are always so polite to me, that means you look down on me!”

Seeing that the person in question was so demanding, he could not reject him as well, and as such could only laugh bitterly. “If that’s the case, then I’ll be presumptuous!”

SongZhong cupped his fists towards Old Fang, then flew up straight into the Gold Dragon Boar. Old Fang could not help but laugh happily at this, and followed directly behind him, followed by Lei Shan’er with a beaming expression.

The three of them quickly arrived at the uppermost deck of the Gold Dragon Boat. From afar, the 3000 feet Gold Dragon Boat doesn’t seem very imposing, but upon nearing it, one would then know how big it actually was! 3000 feet, that was almost the distance of one kilometre! Such a huge dragon boat, made one look like ants on an elephant when they were boarding it, small and insignificant.

Furthermore, the decorations on the Gold Dragon Boat were luxurious beyond belief! The floor was carpeted with high level spirit gra.s.s as a form of carpeting, and the floating lamps were all exquisite beyond belief. They looked like they were composed of gold and jade, and the oil used for lighting was even infused with spiritual energy! Walking along the pathway, every three step was a new scenery, and every five steps a new painting, as though one was in the celestial realm! To compare the imperial palace of the secular world with this would make the former look like a thatched cottage of a village, they were on completely different worlds!

Even SongZhong, who grew up in the Mystical Sky Yard and had seen the various elegant and beautiful facilities inside the Yard, could not help but be captivated by the opulence of the Gold Dragon Boat.

Lei Shan’er was similarly captivated, even though she was known as the grand Lightning Eagle King by the human cultivators, in the Eastern Sea Kingdom, she could at most only be considered of the middle cla.s.s. A ride for the Emperor like this Gold Dragon Boat, this was also the first time she was on board one, and she felt as though both her eyes could not perceive everything fast enough! At this point, she hated herself for not having more eyes to see everything!

Seeing their expressions, Old Fang could not help but let out a gentle smile. “This Golden Dragon Boat was crafted by a LianXu cultivator, in this world, it’s the only one of its kind! The first time I, Old Fang came in, my shock was not any lighter than yours!”

Only now did SongZhong come to his senses, and hearing that could only laugh bitterly: “Old Fang, you just drove a luxurious boat to fetch me, it really makes me feel overwhelmed with favour!”

“This was not my intention!” Old Fang hurriedly tried to explain, “This was His majesty’s idea! Just base on your status alone, the fact that His Majesty could not make it down personally can already be considered disrespectful, thus he purposely ordered me to drive his personal carriage here, as a form of compensation!”

“This~” Hearing that, SongZhong could not help but feel his scalp turning numb. He chuckled mirthlessly and said: “Is there a need to have such a grand procession though?”

“Of course!” Old Fang laughed and replied, “You are a Black Tortoise with a Blood River Pattern! Even for this sort of Black Tortoise, nearly all of them all reached the tenth stage and resisted the heavenly tribulation, finally ascending to the Immortal World! Thus, your position in the Demon Clan is incomparable, whoever sees you have to show respect!”

“But, I’m only at the fourth grade!” SongZhong said with some fear.

“What are you so afraid of? Who doesn’t improve bit by bit? The key point is that a progeny of an Emperor Bloodlines has extremely stable breakthroughs, the moment your strength reaches a certain point, you can automatically advance to the next grade. This is unlike us, stagnating upon reaching the sixth or seventh grades. To improve further would be a tall order!” Old Fang replied a bit emotionally.

At this point, Old Fang seemed to have recalled something, and hurriedly said, “Haha, look at me, why am I talking about such useless matters? Little Highness, hurry and enter the pavilion, that is the highest vantage point on the Golden Dragon Boat. There are many good things inside, so let me entertain you during the trip!”

As he spoke, Old Fang led SongZhong and Lei Shan’er to the pavilion. After which Old Fang shot SongZhong an awkward look as he laughed, “Little Highness, your current attire doesn’t really suit you, there are clothes prepared inside, why don’t you go in and have a change of outfit?”

When Old Fang spoke, his tone was careful, lest SongZhong took offense to his words.

But no one expected that SongZhong had long since entertained the idea of changing his current clothes out. He stood up joyously and say, “There’s new clothes in there? Sure! I’ll go get changed!” The moment he finished, his body flashed and was already inside the chambers. Quickly, he found a few stylish silk garments in the closet.

From young till his present self, SongZhong had always only worn Daoist robes. He had never come in contact with such gorgeous clothing. However, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Furthermore, having such clothes was still better as compared to baring his bottoms. Thus SongZhong did not make a fuss, and chose the biggest sized clothings to wear.

Maybe it was because the Eastern Sea Demons typically had larger bodies, but they even had a fitting size for SongZhong’s perverse body shape! In the secular world, his sort of size would require clothes to be custom made instead. He settled on a purple robe, trimmed with gold silk forming myriad patterns on the robes.

SongZhong did not scrutinise them but rather threw them on immediately before proceeding to the mirror for a look. He found out that the robes lent him a domineering air much like a King, and was definitely much better than his old Daoist Robes.

After adjusting his robes, SongZhong laughed heartily in satisfaction as he walked out. Old Fang and Lei Shan’er’s eyes also brightened upon this scene.

“Haha, it is indeed true that a man needs clothes, just like the Buddha needs gold clothes!”, Old Fang flattered. “Little Highness looks even more like an Emperor’s descendant with such a setup!”

“En! Little Elder Brother looks impressive!” Lei Shan’er also smiled and complimented.

“Such flatteries!” SongZhong helplessly shook his head and laughed.

“How is that so, every word of mine is the truth! Alright, let’s sit down and continue our conversation!” As Old Fang spoke, he began to a.s.sign seats to them.

Firstly, Old Fang directed SongZhong to the Seat of Honour, and took the host seat himself, leaving the Guest Seat for Lei Shan’er. After everyone was seated, with a wave of his hands, 10 odd plates appeared simultaneously in front of the three of them, and all of them were succulent and tender fruits which SongZhong could not recognise! However, just based on the rich spiritual energy each fruit was emitting, SongZhong could guarantee that all of them were top cla.s.s spiritual fruits, even if they could not compare to the Five Elements Lotus or the Mystical Sky Fruit, it was definitely far above the spiritual mushrooms in his natal artifact!

Seeing the feast in front of her, Lei Shan’er’s saliva almost drooled. “Aiyaya, I can’t believe it. Fire dragon fruit, Clear Breeze Fruit and even the Silk Nectar Fruit, all these are the most exquisite spiritual fruits in the Eastern Ocean! So many of them, can Shan’er really eat them?”

“Eat up, eat up!” Old Fang laughed heartily in response, “Thanks to the little highness, this were all selected from the Imperial Palace, and even the Emperor himself would not bear to eat so many in one sitting! Little highness, please don’t stand on ceremony and eat too, this is the Emperor himself expressing his goodwill to you!”

Seeing this situation, how could SongZhong remain polite? He immediately grabbed onto a green skinned fruit, stuffing it whole into his mouth. Immediately, he could feel a surge of aromatic flavours flooding his mouth, and at the same time, a special form of spiritual energy flowing down his throat to his dantian. His body felt as though it had underwent a bath, and was so comfortable that he almost started to moan.

Seeing this situation, Old Fang let out a loud laugh, “Little Highness, what you ate was the Clear Breeze Fruit. This particular fruit only blossoms and bears fruits once every few centuries! Not only is it tasty and fresh, the main point is that it can cleanse the body of impure Qi after eating it, allow them to feel purified, and is of great aid towards cultivation! It’s a pity that the quant.i.ties are low, with only a few fruits. If your highness wants more, you can have Old Fang’s share!”