#248 - Chapter 248: Late Stage

"Snow Mountain King, if that's the case, we really have to kill this person. To create an invincible physique at the Nascent Soul stage is something even His Majesty can't do. This person's talent is too terrifying," a Transformation God King said with gravity. He felt a strong sense of threat from Lin Changqing. He didn't dare imagine what would happen if Lin Changqing broke through to the Return to Void stage. Who could deal with him then?

Therefore, such a genius must be nipped in the bud.

"Indeed, he must be killed, but I still feel a bit of pity. This person was originally a prodigy of our Wu Kingdom. Our Wu Kingdom first had an unparalleled talent like His Majesty, leading our Wu Kingdom from weakness to the number one power in the world today. Then, Lin Changqing appeared, creating his own invincible physique. If Lin Changqing grows up in the future, he might become Wu Kingdom's Bai Qi, a god of war for our Wu Kingdom. But unfortunately, this person escaped to the Chu Kingdom due to some reasons, causing our Wu Kingdom to miss out on such talent," another Transformation God King sighed. He greatly valued talent. His title was Southern Peace King, and he was a third-level Transformation God cultivator.

"What a pity? This kind of person is ungrateful, and is bewitched by the beauty of a mere woman. He betrayed our Wu Kingdom. This kind of person is not worth pitying," Volcano King snorted.

Southern Peace King shook his head and said, "Forget it. You and I have both experienced hundreds of years. There must be some dirty secrets here. I don't believe that Lin Changqing, who was doing well in our Wu Kingdom, would escape to the Chu Kingdom because of a woman's beauty. There must be other reasons. Moreover, according to my understanding, Lin Changqing had some conflicts with the Fourth Prince before. Therefore, Lin Changqing's betrayal of our Wu Kingdom must be related to the Fourth Prince!"

Southern Peace King's words clearly implied that Lin Changqing's betrayal of the Wu Kingdom had its reasons. Hearing this, Volcano King was displeased. He belonged to the Fourth Prince's faction, and hearing Southern Peace King intentionally siding with Lin Changqing, he immediately slammed the table and reprimanded, "What do you want, old thing? Are you still trying to excuse Lin Changqing? Isn't it because you are from the Twenty-third Prince's faction that you can't stand the Fourth Prince? I think your words just now were all trying to slander the Fourth Prince. Are you trying to say that Lin Changqing was forced away by the Fourth Prince?"

"Isn't that so?" Southern Peace King retorted directly. He said loudly, "Then tell me, Lin Changqing was doing well in our Wu Kingdom before. He didn't have any conflicts with our Wu Kingdom, and he even made contributions to our Wu Kingdom. Why did he defect as soon as he arrived on the Starry Sky Ancient Road? Moreover, I think Lin Changqing's past experiences show that he is not a lustful person at all. In addition, he is also very loyal and righteous. Tell me, would such a person betray our Wu Kingdom for no reason? In my opinion, our Wu Kingdom's loss of a genius like Lin Changqing is all the fault of the Fourth Prince!"

"You! Utter nonsense!" Seeing Southern Peace King say this, Volcano King's eyes widened like a bull's. He had a fiery temper, and immediately rolled up his sleeves, looking like he wanted to fight Southern Peace King.

"You old thing, let's go outside and have a fight. Do you dare to slander the Fourth Prince? Let's see if my sword is better, or your hammer is better!"

Volcano King wanted to duel with Southern Peace King. Volcano King's magic weapon was a sword, and Southern Peace King's magic weapon was a pair of hammers.

"Let's go, let's go, who's afraid of who?" Southern Peace King also refused to back down, immediately saying that he was ready to fight, who was afraid of who? Seeing that the two were about to go out to fight, the Snow Mountain King, who was sitting at the head of the table, narrowed his eyes and heavily slammed his hand on the table, angrily shouting, "What kind of decorum is this for you two? You are already King-level figures, and you are still as impatient as young people. I'll say this here, if you two dare to go out of the camp to duel today, then you are not taking me, Snow Mountain King, seriously!"

As soon as Snow Mountain King said this, Southern Peace and Volcano fell silent, standing silently in place. Although Snow Mountain King had a youthful appearance, he was actually the oldest of them all, and also had the highest prestige. In addition, he also had the highest cultivation level, the fifth level of Transformation God, so at this moment, when Snow Mountain King spoke, neither of them dared to answer.

"Snow Mountain King, I didn't intentionally cause trouble, but this person slandered the Fourth Prince, directly saying that the Fourth Prince forced Lin Changqing away. Southern Peace, without any evidence, isn't this utter nonsense?" After a moment of silence, Volcano King took the lead in defending himself.

Southern Peace King also refused to back down, directly saying, "Whether it's nonsense or not, there will be a public opinion. Moreover, I just heard many soldiers outside the camp feeling sorry for Lin Changqing, saying that Lin Changqing was forced away by the Fourth Prince. You can control my mouth, but can you control the mouths of so many people?"

"Southern Peace, you're talking nonsense again. Which soldier is lamenting Lin Changqing?" Volcano King argued loudly with Southern Peace again, and the two even squeezed together, seemingly about to fight.

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Snow Mountain King slammed the table heavily again. With this slam, a cyan light appeared from the tip of Snow Mountain King's palm, directly cutting between Southern Peace King and Volcano King, making it impossible for the two to argue. From this, it could also be seen how powerful Snow Mountain King was, separating the two with one palm.

"Enough! Both of you shut up! Don't mess around here. Volcano King, don't argue with Southern Peace. Southern Peace King, keep those things you said about the Fourth Prince to yourself, don't say them out loud. This matter ends here," Snow Mountain King said coldly, "I'll tell you two, especially you, Southern Peace King, no matter how Lin Changqing betrayed the Wu Kingdom, whether he was really tempted by beauty, or was forced away by the Fourth Prince, I'll tell you one thing, there is no regret medicine in this world. Now, Lin Changqing has become our biggest enemy."

"In less than an hour, Lin Changqing and the others will descend on Falling Dragon Mountain. The six of us must go all out to surround and kill Lin Changqing, otherwise, if he escapes, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Have you two heard clearly?" Snow Mountain King's slightly stern eyes stared coldly at Volcano King and Southern Peace King. The two were silent for a while, and then bowed and said that they understood.

"Southern Peace, don't make any mistakes later. I'll be watching you." Snow Mountain King walked to Southern Peace King and gave him a cold look.

"Damn, did he see something?" Southern Peace King lowered his head, not daring to say anything more, but a shocking wave had already risen in his heart. Could it be that Snow Mountain King saw what he was thinking just now?

Otherwise, why would Snow Mountain King tell him not to make any mistakes?

Southern Peace King really wanted to go easy on Lin Changqing in the six-person encirclement and suppression later.

This wasn't because he had a good relationship with Lin Changqing, nor was it because he valued talent. He was mainly considering the Twenty-third Prince.

For a long time, the Fourth Prince had been steadily the next heir to the throne, and no prince could shake him. As Southern Peace King, who belonged to the Twenty-third Prince's faction, had naturally been suppressed by the Fourth Prince in the past, but this time, he felt like he had grasped the Fourth Prince's weakness.

Just like he said just now, if the matter of the Fourth Prince forcing Lin Changqing away was publicized and confirmed, then the Fourth Prince's prestige would definitely be greatly weakened.