Chapter 1200: The Exalted One
Just before Ding Zhicheng's hand could touch the chest of the Lotus Princess, the golden collar hanging there sprang up on its own, striking Ding Zhicheng's hand with a bang, shaking off his "demon claw."
Ding Zhicheng recoiled as if electrocuted, quickly withdrawing his hand. It felt numb, sore, and quite unpleasant. His eyes fixed intently on the collar as he muttered in confusion and anger, "What the hell is this?"
"It's just a magic treasure, don't be afraid," the Lotus Princess said, looking down and tenderly caressing the golden collar with her fair fingers.
"You, take it off," Feng Zhicheng ordered.
Even if he was at the Immortal King Stage, being injured by a "magic treasure" could surely be a laughingstock if spread around.
"I want to meet your Crown Princess Consort, and if you agree, tonight, anything goes," said the Lotus Princess.
"Why do you want to meet her? She tends to get jealous," Ding Zhicheng asked, puzzled, with a hint of suspicion on his face. His eyes measured the Lotus Princess, becoming icy as his expression suddenly shifted. "What's your name, what's your identity? Why have you come here, and with what intention?"
Seeing that Ding Zhicheng was suspicious, Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly transformed into the Golden Flow State, changing shape into a humanoid form and swiftly reverting to his true form.
When Ding Zhicheng saw the golden collar on the Lotus Princess's chest transform into a person, he was so shocked that he took three steps back, pointing at Wang Xiaoqiang, "You, you all... guards...!"
Before he could shout, Wang Xiaoqiang slapped out, swelling half of Ding Zhicheng's face with a loud smack. With a backhand slap, he swelled the other side, sending him flying against the hall wall and then falling down.
Wang Xiaoqiang held back, not seriously injuring Ding Zhicheng but leaving him with a paralyzed face, unable to speak.
Ding Zhicheng's face was as swollen as a fermented dough, his mouth covered in blood—a sight as absurd and dismal as a car accident scene.
He sat on the ground, pointing in shock and anger at Wang Xiaoqiang and the Lotus Princess, using ventriloquism, "You, you are both assassins! Do you know I am the Crown Prince? Do you know my father is the current His Majesty, Ding Chunqiu?"
"Oh, the son of Ding Chunqiu indeed, even knows ventriloquism," Wang Xiaoqiang said, stepping up to Ding Zhicheng, crouching down and fixating on him with amusement.
"My father has the Immortal Emperor Cultivation; killing you two is no harder than crushing ants," Ding Zhicheng threatened using ventriloquism.
"Immortal Emperor, I'm so scared," Wang Xiaoqiang laughed, "then call your father here."
Ding Zhicheng grabbed a jade talisman from his waist and crushed it with a bang. Immediately, a blue light issued from the talisman, forming a human face, which spoke, "Do not harm my son."
Just as it finished speaking, it silently dissipated.
Recognizing Ding Chunqiu's voice, Wang Xiaoqiang knew it was a strand of divine sense that Ding Chunqiu had embedded in the talisman, so he ignored it. Instead, he pulled out the Heaven and Earth Whip, wrapped it around Ding Zhicheng, then lifted him, saying, "Let's go, take us to the Crown Princess Consort."
"Fine, but I advise you not to touch me again, or you will die very unpleasantly," Ding Zhicheng, though puzzled by Wang Xiaoqiang's fearlessness toward his father, knew that the jade talisman of kinship was broken and his father would soon come to rescue him. Trying to delay for time seemed his best bet for survival, so he obediently stood and led the way to the Heart Nourishing Hall.
Wang Xiaoqiang signaled to the Lotus Princess, and the two followed.
Ding Zhicheng intentionally slowed his pace to delay, waiting for his father to come to the rescue.
Fearing they might alert the enemy, Wang Xiaoqiang warned, "If you stall any longer, I promise your death will be very ugly... not even your father could save you..."
Though lustful, Ding Zhicheng was no fool. Seeing his opponent fearless of his father made him uneasy. "How can he be so audacious with just a King-Level cultivation base?" he wondered.
Still disbelieving that his opponent would dare kill him, he continued to slow his pace.
Enraged, Wang Xiaoqiang drew the Penglai Immortal Sword, swiftly slashing off Ding Zhicheng's hair.
Ding Zhicheng was startled but laughed using ventriloquism, "Ha! You're scaring me? If you have the guts, kill me."
With another swift slash, Wang Xiaoqiang severed Ding Zhicheng's right arm cleanly. Blood spurted, staining the ground.
Shocked and trembling in pain, Ding Zhicheng could only produce odd cries from his mouth.
Wang Xiaoqiang warned, "Delay any longer, and your left arm is next."
Finally convinced his opponent dared to kill him, Ding Zhicheng behaved and quickly moved toward the Heart Nourishing Hall.
In no time.
The three arrived at the Heart Nourishing Hall front.
Seeing the Heart Nourishing Hall, Wang Xiaoqiang released his divine sense to enclose the entire hall, letting nothing escape, not even a fly.
Then, they entered the Heart Nourishing Hall.
A stunning woman, radiating an enchanting aura, emerged from a chamber. From afar, a peculiar fragrance filled the air, a scent akin to body fragrance yet distinctly unique.
This fragrance emanated from the stunning woman.
With a sweep of his divine sense, Wang Xiaoqiang detected something amiss. Instead of a human, the image in his divine sense reflected a tree.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang shifted his gaze to the Lotus Princess. The Lotus Princess, fixated on the woman, flashed a delighted expression, saying, "What a pleasant surprise to find her so easily."
Wang Xiaoqiang, hearing these words, confirmed that the stunning woman was surely the Tree Spirit, equally thrilled.
That stunning woman, seeing the Crown Prince severely injured and captured, was equally shocked and apprehensive, pointing and yelling at Wang Xiaoqiang and the Lotus Princess, "You audacious fiends, daring to abduct the Crown Prince..."
"Tree Spirit, reveal your true form," Wang Xiaoqiang coldly sneered at the stunning woman.
Upon hearing this, the stunning woman's face shifted. With a flick of her sleeves, she began to fly away.
Just about to escape, Wang Xiaoqiang released the Spirit Fixing Disk. The Disk emitted a curtain of light, enveloping the woman. Despite her desperate struggle, she couldn't break through the light and only screamed, "Your Highness, save me!!"
"Release her! What are you trying to do..." Ding Zhicheng bellowed using ventriloquism.
"Ding Zhicheng, you're an Immortal King, can't you see she's a Tree Spirit?" Wang Xiaoqiang said indignantly.
"That's my business, stay out of it," Ding Zhicheng asserted more confidently, threatening, "My father's on his way; you're dead."
"Preposterous, a Tree Spirit as the Crown Princess Consort!" Wang Xiaoqiang fumed with rage, coldly sneering, "Ding Chunqiu, what a fine son you've raised!"
Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives.
In a flash of light, a figure suddenly appeared on the scene.
It was Ding Chunqiu.
Scanning the scene, Ding Chunqiu's heart skipped with astonishment, momentarily dumbstruck by what he saw.
Seeing his father arrive, Ding Zhicheng's confidence surged. He abruptly turned, pointing at Wang Xiaoqiang using ventriloquism, "Boy, prepare to die; if you don't want the end to be too ugly, kneel and beg while there's still time."
Before Ding Zhicheng could finish, a thud echoed. Turning his head in shock, he saw his father kneeling before Wang Xiaoqiang, nervously saying, "I was unaware of Your Excellency's esteemed presence; please forgive my inadequacy in greeting you."
This sight left Ding Zhicheng dumbfounded.
His Immortal Emperor Realm father, the venerated monarch, kneeling to a mere Immortal King and addressing him as "Your Excellency."
After emerging as the prodigy of the Immortal Realm, Wang Xiaoqiang demanded to be addressed as "Your Excellency." Even emperors of the great empires would kneel and call him "Your Excellency." (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to cast recommendation votes or monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)