Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 308 - 139: A Brand-New Skill! A Gift from the Sinister Immortal! (10,000-word mega - , please subscribe)_1
"Cough, cough, cough!" It was with great difficulty that the Nanjun County Prince managed to swallow three healing elixirs, and his injuries had slightly recovered when once again, he took a bad fall, nearly coughing out the elixirs he had just consumed.
If it weren’t for those three elixirs momentarily dangling his life on a string, this tumble might very well have sent his Life attribute plummeting below fifty!
Yun Shouji, who stood beside the Nanjun County Prince, had fared a bit better. Although he also appeared somewhat bedraggled, his plight was not as tragic as that of the prince.
Yun Shouji immediately supported the staggering Nanjun County Prince, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
The Nanjun County Prince waved his hand, "Cough, cough... for the time being... cough, cough, cough! Not dead yet!"
Yun Shouji frowned and said, "Your current injuries are too severe. You had better circulate your cultivation technique to contain the worsening of your injuries while more quickly absorbing the healing elixirs. Let those three elixirs exert their fullest effect."
Unfortunately, it was as if the Nanjun County Prince hadn’t heard a word he said, for the prince struggled to support himself on a nearby tree that was on the verge of collapse, striving to get up from the ground.
Then he looked toward the distance with an urgent gaze. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
And he murmured neurotically, "Too ignorant, too ignorant! How can one be so disrespectful to such a sacred being? How could he possibly match that sacred being?"
Muttering to this point, the Nanjun County Prince’s face was etched with loss, "He has such talent, yet he failed to grasp the opportunity I offered him!"
Listening to the Nanjun County Prince’s rambling words, Yun Shouji’s brows furrowed even more deeply.
He couldn’t help but inquire, "Your Highness... are you referring to that unknown and eerie being as a sacred entity?"
"Unknown and eerie being? What nonsensical talk are you spouting?"
The Nanjun County Prince, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, stared at Yun Shouji beside him, emphasizing each word with grim seriousness, "I won’t argue with the likes of you, a commoner. You know nothing of the truths of this world, and you lack the right to know them."
Yun Shouji’s brows were knitted even tighter, entirely uninterested in whatever ’truth of the world’ the Nanjun County Prince was speaking of.
All beings are merely dust in the passage of time, and Yun Shouji was prepared to be but a speck of that dust.
Whatever the truth of the world might be, it did not affect his duties as a prefecture’s lord.
He only knew that the current Nanjun County Prince seemed possessed.
Could it be that he had been too deeply beguiled?
Yun Shouji, while partially distracted by the Nanjun County Prince beside him, was ready to restrain the prince at any sign of abnormality from the now seemingly unbalanced man.
On the other hand, his gaze was clear as he looked toward the place they had been earlier.
From here, he could also see that exceedingly tall and strange being.
Recalling the terrifying aftershocks from before, Yun Shouji couldn’t help a bout of trepidation, "Under such an onslaught... did Fan Wu manage alright?"
Yun Shouji was uncertain.
But under the current circumstances, he knew he could only trust Fan Wu.
"And that other person, I don’t know where he was blown off to."
The "that other person" Yun Shouji spoke of was, naturally, the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine, who had been affected the most by the mishap.
And the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine that Yun Shouji mentioned.
At this very moment.
He had just crawled out of a gloomy, cold pond, looking even more bedraggled with his drenched appearance. Had he not been wearing the attire of a Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine and carrying himself with a trace of exceptional grace, one might mistake him for a beggar who had run out from nowhere.
The Thousand Household Leader spat out a reed from his mouth. Having been soaked in the water for a while, his complexion was even paler now than before.
"What a massive consumption," the leader lay back powerlessly on the edge of the pond, eager to rise and check on Fan Wu’s situation.
But at the moment, his energy was thoroughly depleted.
The mana within him felt especially exhausted.
Climbing out of the water had pushed him to his limits, and he knew that if he didn’t rest for at least the time it took half an incense stick to burn, he would not even be able to stand. Even a child armed with a knife might be able to take his life.
"That Daoist Priest Fan, once again, has refreshed my previous understanding of him. He truly is astonishing!" The Thousand Household Leader thus expressed his sentiments.
As for whether the appearance of such a formidable dragon within the Great Zhou Dynasty was a good or bad thing.
It was a good thing, naturally, because in his eyes, Daoist Priest Fan from the Qiu Long Temple was rather upright. Plus, this priest had a special relationship with that Yun Shouji fellow, which meant he was unlikely to stand against them under normal circumstances.
But it was precisely because Daoist Priest Fan appeared too upright in his eyes... The Thousand Household Leader worried that if Daoist Priest Fan encountered something that didn’t sit right with him, he might intervene.
If the matter involved too many factors, it was likely that Daoist Priest Fan would offend many people.
And at that juncture.
It was probable...
That a storm of carnage would ensue.
Just like with the Fu Clan incident.
And perhaps...
It could be even worse.
More astonishing.
"But... overthinking it is needless. Whether I can survive today is the pressing matter," the Thousand Household Leader discarded the mixed thoughts in his mind.
...
Meanwhile.
On Fan Wu’s side.
The City God’s Command floated slowly behind Fan Wu’s head, casting a faint red glow that made it seem as though an ethereal red halo had emerged. It lent him an air of being touched by a peculiar aura.
