Vol 4 Chapter 114: The Fortune Dragon Emperor

"Absurd!"

"Utterly absurd!"

"This Holy Son of the Demon Court truly believes our Ancient Kingdom can't deal with him?" The Ancient Imperial Prince's face darkened.

Lin Jing bringing the Beast Master Sect under the Demon Court's banner was understandable—after all, the Ancient Kingdom had failed to protect his Longevity Body, and their policies had alienated the sect.

But now that Lin Jing had the Demon Court's backing, did he really think he could act recklessly in the Ancient Kingdom? The prince would never allow it.

First came the disrespectful words toward the second-generation emperor, and now he was using the name of the founding emperor to forcibly seize the Demon Extermination Division's dragon vein...

"Chief Gai, what was your suggestion again?"

Even if Chief Gai proposed arresting this Holy Son of the Demon Court on the spot, the prince would agree. Otherwise, this arrogant fellow would truly treat the Ancient Kingdom as his personal playground.

"I... I..." Chief Gai couldn't respond to the prince's question.

His face showed utter shock, mouth hanging open as he stared at Lin Jing holding a turtle.

"Having done this once before makes the second summoning much easier. The Divine Scripture already has the imprint." With the mechanical turtle in place and borrowing the Demon Extermination Division's dragon vein energy, Lin Jing had it summon the founding emperor once more.

As the figure from memory materialized before them, Chief Gai stood dumbfounded.

He'd glimpsed this person once in his youth while accompanying his ancestor.

"F-Founding..." The words escaped his lips unconsciously. Nearby, Chief Liu and Gao Zhao were equally wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

The founding emperor?!

"W-wait a minute!"

Chief Gai suddenly noticed this "founding emperor" only had Nascent Soul Transformation early-stage cultivation, and his form differed significantly from a living person.

A fake!

Instantly, he understood—this Holy Son must be using some evil illusion technique to defile the founding emperor's image.

Fury surged through him, mixed with cold amusement. Getting involved with this Demon Court scoundrel meant the Gao family and their backer Tongzi Xian would never recover.

The position of Demon Extermination Division Chief that Gao Sheng had risen to? It would undoubtedly be his now—if he handled this situation properly.

"Hmm...?" Meanwhile, the founding emperor awoke again to the surrounding commotion and sighed.

What had happened now? Why had that unlucky fellow Gao Sheng been captured by the Demon Extermination Division again?

"Master!!!" Seeing the founding emperor, Gao Sheng became more emotional than if meeting his own grandfather, tears streaming as he cried out: "Save me! I just wanted to gather more dragon veins to revive you, and they arrested me!"

"These Administration Bureau bastards—when people from Martial Emperor City come to smuggle dragon veins, nothing happens! But when I try to get some for proper use, they immediately report me to Chief Gai here! What kind of justice is this..."

"Internal strife runs deep while colluding with external forces—how can our kingdom prosper like this?"

Lin Jing hadn't expected Gao Sheng to be so eloquent. The founding emperor also grew furious upon hearing this.

He naturally knew about the Administration Bureau's dragon vein smuggling—the Feng Family Ancestor had personally mentioned it.

Now Gao Sheng brought it up again, reigniting his anger. He understood all organizations had some corruption, but this Administration Bureau went too far.

If the illegal dragon vein trade stayed within the kingdom, it wouldn't be so bad—the enhanced power would still benefit some domestic faction. But exporting dragon veins? The Bureau's leaders truly deserved death.

"You're quite close with the Administration Bureau, aren't you?"

The founding emperor looked at Chief Gai. "If I recall correctly, even if cultivators attempted to obtain dragon veins from them, that wouldn't fall under the Demon Extermination Division's jurisdiction, would it?"

"Or did you plan to use my disciple here for some scheme?"

Gai You frowned—how dare this imposter keep pretending!

"Chief Liu, assist me in capturing this fraud! If he's the founding emperor, then I'm the Immortal Alliance Leader and Celestial Palace Master!"

With that, Gai You reached out to arrest the "founding emperor," a magical hand seal materializing in the air. Lin Jing made no move to help.

Though currently limited by the mechanical turtle's realm to only Nascent Soul Transformation early-stage cultivation—making victory against a Void Mystical Stage expert impossible—Lin Jing didn't believe the man who once ruled the kingdom would lack means to restrain its officials!

Sure enough.

"Hmph." As the founding emperor snorted coldly, Gai You's expression changed drastically as terrifying pressure enveloped him.

"Impossible!" he gasped. This was official authority—a unique pressure only effective within the Ancient Kingdom's immortal official system. Higher ranks exerted stronger pressure, but only against fellow officials—a method for superiors to control subordinates.

As a third-rank Demon Extermination Chief, how could this old man pressure him? Though briefly, it disrupted his movements.

However, overcoming rank differences through pressure alone was nearly impossible. Moments later, sweat-drenched Chief Gai broke free—but his hand remained suspended mid-air, unwilling to continue the attack. The previous moment had been too bizarre.

If this old man didn't outrank him, that pressure made no sense. This also left the hesitant Chief Liu uncertain.

Who was this opponent?

"Old friend, wake up and vouch for me."

At that moment, the founding emperor's call reached the Ancient Kingdom's territory. In the First Mountain Under Heaven, at the core of Tianyuan Continent, the mightiest dragon vein slowly opened its eyes.

"True Dragon Summoning... The Ancient Emperor has finally returned..."

Legend said Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom's founder used secret dragon techniques to enlighten the continent's central mountain range, which rose to become a divine dragon sworn to protect the kingdom.

This colossal dragon only awakened to suppress disasters the kingdom couldn't withstand. At Seeking the Way late-stage cultivation, even the second-generation emperor couldn't fully command it—it only obeyed its pact with the founder.

The kingdom's traditional Dragon Ascension Festival commemorated this mighty dragon.

Now, after millennia of slumber, the Fortune Dragon Emperor awakened at last. Transforming into golden light, it surged from the earth's veins into the clouds, shaking the entire continent.

Beyond the heavens, the Seeking the Way experts maintaining the dimensional barriers all jolted at this draconic might, their divine senses sweeping downward while glancing at the second-generation emperor.

"The Fortune Dragon Emperor? Why..." Even the second-generation emperor was astonished. This dragon following the founder shouldn't awaken unless the kingdom faced extinction—only then would this embodiment of the kingdom's core fortune rise to battle.

Celestial Domain, Heavenly Secrets Tower.

The Ancient Imperial Prince and two generations of Tower Lords stared in shock at the distant golden radiance.

"The Fortune Dragon Emperor?!" The previous Tower Lord looked bewildered. With no imminent disaster threatening the kingdom, why would it awaken? Without existential crisis, only one possibility remained—someone had summoned it.

While uncertain if the second-generation emperor possessed such ability, one person definitely could...