Chapter 107 The First Shot of the Silent Spear Technique, Success
“Your Majesty, what are you saying? Among the princes, aside from those like Prince Qin Chen who are solely focused on cultivation, I doubt there’s a prince who doesn’t have an interest in the crown prince position.”
Ying said, smiling.
“Especially Prince Bei; he seems particularly keen on spirit stones and has a desire. He must have intentions regarding the crown prince position.”
“Hmph! He probably doesn’t want to be the crown prince; he just wants to be a leisurely prince—someone who spends all day eating, drinking, and having fun, with spirit stones to burn! If he had even a smidgen of ambition to become the crown prince, he wouldn’t be so reckless!”
Emperor Xia said with annoyance.
“Then isn’t it precisely this recklessness in Prince Bei that Your Majesty finds appealing?” Ying replied, grinning.
“Let’s wait and see. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll send him to the frontier for some training.”
Emperor Xia shook his head.
“But this matter must remain confidential for now, especially from my sons.”
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. The Shadow Guards have kept this under wraps; no one will know.”
“Good, good. Although this should not be publicized further, this brat must be punished. Plus, with his reckless spending, I want to see how he’ll hide this time! Bring him here now!”
“Yes!”
Ying left.
Emperor Xia then went to the harem to find Concubine Chen.
Emperor Xia felt that Concubine Chen might just be the best choice to rein in Qin Bei.
As the emperor of a nation and a mighty sage, he felt he had lost his authority in front of Qin Bei.
…
Meanwhile, the Shadow Guards were sent to find Qin Bei.
Initially, they searched the prince’s manor, but just as they arrived outside Prince Bei’s mansion, they saw two imposing golden lion kings standing at the entrance.
However, the Shadow Guards noticed a problem.
Though the golden lion kings looked magnificent, a closer inspection revealed their eyes were hollow, as if their souls had flown away.
“Captain, what’s going on with these golden lion kings? Are they injured?”
“Injured? The golden lion kings possess noble blood, and now they’ve become guard beasts. Don’t you think that’s humiliating? How can their eyes not be hollow?”
“Oh~ Now that you mention it, I get it.”
…
At the prince’s manor, they couldn’t find any trace of Qin Bei.
It was later discovered that he had gone to Luofeng Tower.
The Shadow Guards appeared openly, which definitely drew attention.
Especially when several of them moved in unison.
They didn’t need to ask; the public already knew something big was happening.
…
Inside the Ling Tower.
“Prince Bei, the people outside seem to be looking for you.” Ling Kexin said to Qin Bei, who was practicing in the lake.
“Ignore them, cultivating is the most important thing.”
Qin Bei was aware that the Shadow Guards had come.
But he just didn’t want to go out.
He even had someone inform the Shadow Guards that he was in seclusion.
The leader of the Shadow Guards had a bit of understanding regarding Ling Kexin.
He knew she could help others in their cultivation.
Now that Prince Bei had said he was in seclusion, they could only wait.
The order from above was merely to bring the person to the palace; it had no coercive implications.
This waiting lasted for five days.
“This brat is clearly avoiding us! Let someone into Ling Tower, and as long as he isn’t truly in seclusion, drag him back!”
Emperor Xia waited five days without seeing Qin Bei’s figure.
So he got angry.
…
Ying Baiyi became the leader of this operation.
When he arrived at Ling Tower, he first found the staff there.
Showing his Shadow Guards token, even Luofeng Tower couldn’t stop the Shadow Guards from entering.
This was Ying Baiyi’s first time in Ling Tower.
Upon reaching the central location, he saw Qin Bei standing in the middle of the lake.
Below his feet was frozen lake water, and he held an ordinary spear in his hand.
“Bei…”
Ying Baiyi was about to call out to Qin Bei.
“Dang~”
The sound of a zither rang out, abruptly cutting off Ying Baiyi’s voice.
Ling Kexin merely glanced at Ying Baiyi and said nothing.
However, Ying Baiyi understood something.
It seemed that Prince Bei’s claim of being in seclusion wasn’t completely false; he was indeed practicing.
So, Ying Baiyi sat down on the ground, waiting for Qin Bei to finish.
The next moment, Ying Baiyi felt the surrounding spiritual energy beginning to converge towards Qin Bei.
Then, the previously closed-eyed Qin Bei opened his eyes and waved the spear in his hand.
The surrounding spiritual energy continued to gather.
Finally, it all settled beside Qin Bei.
Then Ying Baiyi saw Qin Bei gripping the spear and pointing it at him.
Ying Baiyi realized that Qin Bei wanted to spar with him.
Thus, he braced himself, but after a few breaths, everything remained calm.
Ying Baiyi: ? ? ?
What’s going on? If you want to practice with me, then attack already!
Why are you just standing there posing? Is that supposed to be cool?
Though, I suppose it is a bit cool…
But still, it shouldn’t be like this for so long.
“Prince, stop messing around. His Majesty is already angry. If you don’t come back with me now, who knows what might happen!”
Ying Baiyi assumed Qin Bei was just playing tricks to avoid going back to the palace.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Baiyi saw a flicker of light appear in front of him.
But he didn’t pay much attention and was preparing to drag Qin Bei away.
However, the next moment, Ying Baiyi was left dumbfounded.
The cold light suddenly surged, blinding him and causing him to instinctively shield his eyes with his hand.
“Boom!!!~~”
In the next instant, the light exploded, and countless spear manifestations shot towards Ying Baiyi.
“It’s done!”
Qin Bei, from a distance, smiled widely.
Over the past few days, he had used up tens of thousands of krypton gold points.
Not only had he perfected the spear technique, but he had also elevated his spear intent to a state of great perfection.
It was absolutely unprecedented to comprehend the great perfection realm at the foundation-building level.
If you don’t believe it, just look at Ye Jianxiu of the Sword Sect, who has only just grasped the basics of sword intent.
That gives you a taste of the effort required to reach the great perfection realm.
Of course, Qin Bei was an exception.
As long as he had krypton gold points, anything was possible.
Furthermore, in just five days, Qin Bei finally mastered the first shot of the “Silent Spear Technique,” a Sparkling Cold Light.
…
Ying Baiyi was caught completely off guard, but the gap in their realms still remained.
He suffered no actual damage.
However, as the light faded and he looked disheveled, Qin Bei couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Prince Bei, sneaky attacks aren’t proper.”
Ying Baiyi was somewhat speechless, but more shocked.
The power of that just now exceeded his understanding of the foundation-building realm.
“No wonder Prince Bei’s at the top of the power rankings; his fighting strength is genuinely terrifying.”
“This can’t be blamed on me; that’s just what I learned from the techniques.”
Qin Bei said, throwing his hands up.
Ying Baiyi:…
He didn’t believe a word of Qin Bei’s claims.
Immortal techniques teaching sneak attacks? Surely, that’s too cheap, right?
Of course, the truth was that Qin Bei had developed this on his own.
Just a day before, he was able to perform this first shot flawlessly.
The genuine first shot was a direct, swift, and powerful strike.
But Qin Bei found it somewhat boring, so he tinkered with it.
Eventually, he managed to make this mighty blow explode according to his will, adding a bit of surprise to it.
The downside was that it was more challenging.
However, for Qin Bei, who had a system, this level of difficulty was a mere triviality.
“Prince, please, His Majesty is still waiting.”
Ying Baiyi changed into a new outfit and continued speaking.
“Just a bit longer; that move drained a lot of spirit energy. I need to recover.”
Ying Baiyi:…
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