Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Jiang Chen found the voice to be quite familiar, and he was sure that it was someone he knew. He quickly thought back to one person, and he raised his head suddenly as disbelief appeared on his face.
The Nine Dragonsâ Aura engulfing this group of people dissipated, and they could now clearly see the person who had just spoken.
Li Nanxing! It was exactly the person whom Jiang Chen had just thought of. He was the Nine Heavens Realmâs Sacred Instituteâs most outstanding disciple, and he had become a Venerable before Jiang Chen. He had gone out to make his way in the world, and he hadnât seen him again.
Even when the Sacred Institute suffered great troubles later, no one saw him again.
Moreover, even when Jiang Chen went to the Realm of Milky and the True Force Realm, he didnât find his senior brother. He had assumed then that he already died, or that he had concealed his identity and was cultivating peacefully in some other land.
He really hadnât expected that he would appear suddenly on this day, and especially not as the Blood Shadow Dynastyâs prince.
âSeedlings extermination operation!â Jiang Chen suddenly thought of these three words. They were an answer to all his doubts.
The Spirit Clans would try to assassinate the other Spirit Clansâ geniuses to get rid of all future trouble. Moreover, while carrying on such an extermination operation, they would also try to protect their descendants from being assassinated.
This was the reason why they would all send all of the Spirit Clanâs outstanding geniuses to the Three Lower Realms while they were still children. It was only after they grew up that they would take them back to the Spirit Clan.
This was the reason why Jiang Chen had ended up meeting his senior sister in the Realm of Nine Heavensâ Fire Field.
The Dragon Field was much more vast than the Fire Field, and it also had Spirit Clansâ descendants taking refuge there. Li Nanxing was one of them.
Itâs no wonder that I didnât get to see him in the Three Lower Realms, Jiang Chen thought inwardly.
They didnât separate for a long time, yet Li Nanxingâs realm had already reached the Celestial Venerable Realm, and it could be seen from the halo around him how powerful he was.
When Li Nanxing met his gaze, he revealed a faint and bright smile.
âSenior brother!â Jiang Chen said excitedly.
They werenât really close to each other, but they still had a pretty good relationship. They were both similar people, and his senior brother took good care of him.
âI knew that it was you. It may still be possible for someone with the same name and surname as you to exist here, but it would be too coincidental if he was also from the Three Lower Realms.â Li Nanxing seemed more cheerful than usual, full of vigor and energy.
âItâs pretty good. I can go to the ship along with you because weâre friends,â Li Nanxing said.
âI donât mind,â Jiang Chen replied. Li Nanxing was both his senior brother and the Blood Shadow Dynastyâs prince.
Jiang Chen noticed that Pang Xiongâs expression became unsightly, and he found it quite amusing. He added on purpose, âHowever, senior brother, it seems like some people feel like Iâm too mediocre and will just disgrace you.â
âHuh? Isnât he implying that Iâm as blind as a bat?â Li Nanxing tacitly understood what Jiang Chen wanted, and he swept his gaze over Pang Xiong out of the corner of his eye.
âPrince Xia, itâs just a misunderstanding. I wasnât aware of this,â Pang Xiong said hurriedly.
Jiang Chen noticed how he referred to him. It was obvious that his senior brotherâs previous name was fake. If he mulled over it slightly, he could figure out how reasonable it was. He had gone there to hide and evade a disaster, so how would it have been possible for him to use his real name?
At that moment, Jiang Chen couldnât help but wonder what his senior sisterâs true name was.
Snort! Li Nanxing, who was Prince Xia, waved his sleeves, and powerful draconic energy surged out of them.
Pang Xiong gritted his teeth, and a bright light surged out of his body. It had a powerful aura, forming an indestructible Dipper Energy Shield in front of him.
Bang!
However, it still couldnât withstand even a single blow from the draconic energy. The light membrane was shattered, and its light dissipated. Pang Xiong drew back several steps, while his face became as pale as a piece of paper.
âHeâs this strong!â Jiang Chen was standing next to him, and he clearly felt the power contained in his senior brotherâs casual strike. He was shocked by it.
It was only now that he noticed that his senior brother was wearing the official wide robes of a minister. It was awe-inspiring and gave him a heroic air. He seemed completely different than the quiet swordsman of the past.
âIs it his current environment that caused him to change, or was he always like this and was just hiding it?â Jiang Chen couldnât find an answer to this question.
As for which of them was better, it wasnât up to him to decide. He could only choose whether he wanted to befriend him or not.
âLetâs go to the ship.â After Prince Xia taught Pang Xiong a lesson, he went to the ship along with Jiang Chen.
âSenior Brother, are you really the Blood Shadow Dynastyâs prince?â Even though he knew the answer, Jiang Chen still asked.
âThatâs right. My real name is Xia Yiming, and itâs up to you what you want to call me. Iâm fine with whatever you want.â
âThen Iâll still call you Senior Brother,â Jiang Chen said.
âThatâs also fine.â Prince Xia was overjoyed. He would be really disappointed if Jiang Chen started treating him respectfully like the others.
Just after that, Jiang Chen introduced his senior brother to the Ji familyâs sisters.
When they came to know that the person before them was a prince of the Blood Shadow Dynasty, the Ji familyâs sisters became so nervous that they didnât dare to even breathe too loudly. They were shocked by the fact that Jiang Chen was acquainted with such a person.
Even they were shocked, let alone the other people on the street.
âHeâs a prince of the Blood Shadow Dynasty!â
âEven a prince came here! The Elixir Emperorâs disciples are really extraordinary.â
âJiang Chen is also outstanding, as he has a good relationship with a prince.â
The people in the street started discussing it spiritedly.
Yan Ruyu, who had hidden away a moment earlier, was extremely shocked. Jiang Chen didnât need to go look for someone, because a prince would come to him by himself. She couldnât help but feel like she came off as a fool when she spoke to him.
Jiang Chen was acquainted with Xia Yiming, and they both admired each other, but it was still just that and nothing more. When they met each other once again on that day, they didnât feel estranged, and they quickly felt familiar with each other again.
When they climbed onto the ship, Jiang Chen needed to state his status clearly before they let him in. Jiang Chen noticed that all the people on the ship were women, all youthful and pretty. Moreover, even their realm levels werenât low.
After they entered the cabin, Jiang Chen witnessed the people who had gotten there before them. They were all sitting peacefully in a lounge. They had curbed their Spirit Clothesâ radiance, and their phenomenal haloesâ radiances had also disappeared.
Talented youths from all Three Middle Realmsâ lands were gathered there, yet they were still strangely peaceful, and even while speaking to each other, they were just whispering. Jiang Chen could infer that they didnât want to leave the owner of the place with a bad impression.
He started examining them casually. They were all genius experts, and they would all leave people feeling stifled.
When Jiang Chen Looked once again at the Ice Spirit Clanâs Saintess, he found that the ice fog engulfing her had disappeared, and she wasnât covered by anything, but he still couldnât get a clear look at her face.
âWhat an amazing technique!â Jiang Chen couldnât bear activating his Heaven Eye to get a clear look at her.
When his Heaven Eyeâs gaze fell on the saintessâs face, he felt like he was in front of a boundless fog. Regardless of how far forward he moved, he couldnât get a clear view of her.
âJunior Brother!â Xia Yimingâs voice echoed next to him.
Jiang Chen stopped using his Heaven Eye and felt a chilly air engulfing him. It seemed like it wanted to freeze him. It was only when Jiang Chen protected his mind with his Holy Seaâs power that he managed to resist this chilly air.
Even though Jiang Chen couldnât see her face, he could still tell that she was looking at him. âI didnât alter my appearance, so if sheâs my Senior Sister, sheâll surely recognize me and wonât need to take such measures against me.â
Jiang Chen could feel that her gaze was filled with irritation, and he gained an answer to his suspicions. He was quite disappointed by the answer.
Just after that, Jiang Chen took a seat. The Ji familyâs sisters and Xia Yiming sat with him. Their situation was pretty good because the other people had brought seven or eight people along with them, and since they couldnât all sit down, they were just standing behind them.
When Jiang Chen sat down, he felt a hostile gaze. When he looked over to see who it was, he wasnât surprised at all by what he saw. It was Jiang Zhe, the Jiang familyâs great genius. It would be normal for him to appear that day for such an event.
When Jiang Chen swept his gaze over all the people in the lounge, he quickly saw some of his acquaintances. One of them was the Civil and Martial Arts Instituteâs Miss Tian Ling, as well as Fang Wentian, who had wanted to kill him in Treasure City, and the Xiao familyâs young mistress, Xiao Biluo.
Apart from those people, there were still several people who he didnât know that caught his attention.