CHAPTER 386: CHAPTER 378: THE BEST NOURISHMENT!

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, do you really wish to proceed this way?"

At the location of the teleportation portal, Yaksha faced Ao Xin’s command with hesitation written all over his face!

Ao Xin’s command also startled Chen Qing, who silently watched from the side, his mind filled with extreme vigilance. This fellow had been capable of designing the deaths of the other Four Seas’ Dragon Palace royals, and not only were his strategizing abilities outstanding, but his ruthlessness was also genuine. The key point was that from the current look of things, he was fierce toward him as well.

Weichi Feihong, on the other hand, was a bit puzzled. What exactly did that command mean?

Extracting a person from the ice mountain and leaving only about ten feet of ice crystal appeared to harbor great risks, causing the Yaksha to hesitate to act.

"If I ask you to do something, just do it. With the situation as it is, must I explain everything to you?"

"I wouldn’t dare!" The Yaksha quickly bowed his head and, finally, clenching his teeth, plunged his trident fiercely into the giant ice mountain.

"My lord, what exactly is this?" Weichi Feihong asked in a puzzled whisper.

"The teleportation point can’t transport an ice mountain of such great energy..." Chen Qing whispered back to Weichi’s confusion: "Different from a living creature, the ice mountain contains complex Ice Jade energy, and during teleportation, if the energy is too great, it might trigger the teleportation portal to fail under the load. Therefore, the other party chose to discard this huge ice mountain and proceed with a lighter burden!"

"Are there any side effects?"

"What do you think?" Chen Qing rolled his eyes: "The other party has been in hibernation for hundreds of thousands of years, relying on this ice mountain to freeze their organs and deliver a certain amount of energy to sustain life. Without this ice mountain, leaving only ten feet of ice will definitely sever the energy supply within the ice mountain, and the effect of ice sealing will also greatly reduce. Without enough vital blood for recovery, once the ice thaws and there’s no energy to sustain, his body will immediately necrotize!"

"Oh?" Now Weichi finally understood: "So, does this mean that the Third Prince is resorting to a desperate move?"

"With the current predicament, what else can one do if not act desperately?" Ao Xin said from within the ice, looking at Weichi: "Thanks to your master, I am in immediate peril..."

Chen Qing smiled slightly but did not refute. The other party wasn’t exaggerating this time; indeed, he was in immediate peril. A ten-foot-thick layer of ice, even if undamaged, would not last long. By estimation... it was feared that within a few hours, the Ice Jade would automatically dissolve, and without energy supply, the body would grow increasingly weaker over the same few hours, eventually deteriorating.

The other party indeed was desperate. After returning to the West Sea Dragon Palace, if he couldn’t find enough vital blood to recover within three hours, he would not even have the chance to return to hibernation in the ice. His only path would be death!

"In that case... Please, after you, Your Highness!" Chen Qing took a step back and gestured to the Yaksha.

One Yaksha and a group of Blood Guards were all that Ao Xin had left. Upon entering the West Sea Dragon Palace, danger lurked at every turn. The other party could have let his subordinates go ahead and think of a way for him, but to not miss the chance, he risked himself and took the lead. Just this point alone made him worthy of vigilance. Anyone who dared to act desperately, in Chen Qing’s view, was rather frightening.

"Lord Chen should go first instead..." Ao Xin said in a sinister tone.

He could not let this fellow escape. With one-quarter of the Ice Jade, the chances of this fellow turning tail and running were actually quite high.

"Very well..." Chen Qing nodded, then unexpectedly placed the Mystical Tortoise aside: "I’m grateful for your care along the way, Your Highness, and I hope for continued cooperation inside. Then... I shall take my leave first."

"Take your time, Mister Chen..." Seeing Chen Qing actually put down the Mystical Tortoise, Ao Xin’s eyes became even more vigilant: "As you said, we will meet again soon!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a bright light shone, enveloping Chen Qing, Weichi, and the conch hiding Murong. The Yaksha beside them narrowed his eyes, showing a keen urge to act, but the Third Prince inside the ice sculpture subtly gave him a look, preventing his dangerous move.

The Yaksha was taken aback, and only after Chen Qing and the others disappeared did he finally say with restraint, "Your Highness, why didn’t you let me try just now? Were you afraid he would use the previous method to get the Mystical Tortoise back in his hands again?"

"He won’t..." Ao Xin sighed: "He is a smart man, and he definitely would not take the Mystical Tortoise with him. The Nine Heavens Mirror Valley has unique life-preserving capabilities. It is a rare talisman for survival. With the dangers of the West Sea, he won’t continue to waste such a precious object here."

"In that case, why not let me try?" The Yaksha inquired, puzzled: "Even if we can’t successfully kill him, at least we would have used up one of his opportunities to use the Nine Heavens Mirror."

"Because I can’t take the risk." Ao Xin said somberly: "Ah Da, who was sent out to escort the Ice Jade, has already lost contact!"

"What?" Yaksha was startled, "Is Ah Da in trouble outside?"

"I don’t know what method the other party used, but Ah Da... indeed did not respond to my call with his bloodline!"

"This..."

"I am now incapacitated, and you are my most capable warrior. If you were to meet with an accident as well, I’m afraid there would be no chance left..."

Upon hearing this, Yaksha immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, rest assured, your servant... will definitely vow to protect Your Highness’s safety to the death!"

"Go..." Ao Xin inhaled the cold within the ice and solemnly said, "The chance... is only once!"

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"My Lord, why would you return the Mystical Tortoise to them?" On the other end of the teleportation, Weichi Feihong was following Chen Qing as they quickly retreated from the teleportation portal, full of confusion as he asked.

"Because it’s useless... and it would also be a burden."

"How so?" Weichi Feihong was astounded, "Didn’t my Lord say that the Mystical Tortoise could divine fortune and misfortune?"

Chen Qing rolled his eyes, "It’s true that it can divine fortune and misfortune, but do you dare believe what it says? After we’ve tormented that tortoise, do you think it would not take the chance to screw us over?"

Weichi Feihong: "...."

"Furthermore, the Mystical Tortoise is a subordinate of the Dragon Clan, bound by a bloodline pact. Wherever it is, Ao Xin can sense it. To have it with us would be tantamount to revealing our position. In their territory, to expose our position at any time is no different than seeking death, right?"

"My Lord really has thought things through..." After understanding, Weichi Feihong immediately laughed and said, "I am not as thoughtful."

"You are not incapable, you simply lack sufficient information, and therefore you are unable to deduce," Chen Qing waved his hand, "Among the warriors I’ve encountered, there aren’t many who are smarter than you."

"My Lord flatters me," Weichi Feihong smiled, then he asked again, "My Lord, since Ao Xin lacks the resources to revive, why is he so eager to enter the West Sea Dragon Palace? Could there be resources inside that would allow him to revive?"

"There are," Chen Qing nodded.

"If there are, how can Elder Shen control this place?" Weichi was puzzled. He believed that, given the terrifying pressure exuded by those nobles, any one of them, once revived, could easily crush Elder Shen.

"Because the resources are not easy to take..." Chen Qing spoke in a lower voice, "There are no longer any essence blood resources inside the Dragon Palace. The Celestial Dragon Palace was once the largest resource of the Dragon Palace, and now... if one wants to revive, they can only target those undergoing the Dragon Transformation!"

"Dragon Transformation?"

"Hmm..." Chen Qing nodded, "After the Dragon Transformation, the creature’s vitality will swell like never before, but its body becomes extremely fragile under the surge of vitality. If that moment of fragility is captured, then... those who have undergone Dragon Transformation, those of the Dragon breed, become the best nourishment!!"

"I see..." Weichi nodded, "So what do we do now, my Lord?"

"Dragon Transformation!"

"Huh?" Weichi was taken aback, "But my Lord just said..."

"I said that after the Dragon Transformation there is a period of weakness..." Chen Qing said with a smile, "But if you evade that period of weakness, then in the current state of the Dragon Palace, you could have the chance to control the entire palace!"