Chapter 516: Subduing the Western Sea Dragon Palace!
o fall asleep.“Ouch!” Suddenly, Hao Ren yelled out loud and sprung up from the desk he was lying on.Seeing that both teachers and students in front were looking towards him, he quickly lay down again...Chapter 516: Incorporating the West Sea Dragon Palace!
Hao Ren woke up to a cacophony of crying from an infant.
He opened his eyes and saw Song Qingya holding the baby, standing in front of the glass door near the balcony.
The sunlight refracted through the glass door produced rainbow-like effects. As a celebrity who could be considered everyone's dream date, Song Qingya looked incredibly kind as she held the child.
"How old is he" Hao Ren asked as he got up from the sofa.
"Six months." Turning around to face him, Song Qingya said, "When Amethyst first saw him, he was only two months old."
Hao Ren smiled. He could sense the happiness of being a mother in her smile.
"Why did the princess from the South Sea come out here to be a singer" Hao Ren asked her.
"My cultivation level isn't very high, living among ordinary people and being a singer is also an interest." Song Qingya gently placed the baby in his stroller so he could enjoy the morning sun. She then looked at Hao Ren again, "Isn't Amethyst also attending middle school"
"Yes," Hao Ren nodded.
Wearing a colorful sleeveless plaid shirt, Song Qingya appeared fresh and beautiful like her name suggested.
"Little Amethyst will grow up to be much prettier than me." Song Qingya smiled.
"She's still very much像個小孩子呢。”郝仁無奈地說。
不過他也承認，趙焰紫長大後肯定會傾國傾城，應該會比宋清雅還要漂亮。
“哦，你是什麼時候結婚的？”郝仁問道。
“去年，你們東海還送了我厚禮呢。”宋清雅說。
“嗬嗬……謝謝你讓我和阿紫留宿你家。昨天我隻是逗阿紫玩而已，其實晚上回到東海市也是可以的。”
感覺這位大明星與熒幕中的形象不同，郝仁也就不再有什麼緊張的感覺了。尤其是知道宋清雅原來是南海公主之後，彼此都是四海龍宮的相關人員，就更有一種親切感。
我有你的秘密，你也有我的秘密，互相守住共同的秘密，有著天然的信任感。
“冇什麼啦，我和阿紫的媽媽關係很好，在現實中也是好朋友。阿紫媽媽在設計界很有聲望。”宋清雅說。
龍族修士生活在凡人圈子中都有相應的身份。趙紅玉是建築設計師，宋清雅是歌手，趙廣是明日集團董事長……
這樣的身份適合他們融入現代社會，也方便彼此交流。
“再說啦，我們南海和你們東海互相依靠，互相幫助，說不定哪天我去東海市有什麼急事，就要投靠小阿紫了。”宋清雅笑著說道。
郝仁點點頭，確實有道理。
“小阿紫很單純，請好好對她。”宋清雅看著郝仁接著說，“我以前從來冇見過她這麼喜歡一個男生呢。”
翻譯如下：
"Little Amethyst is still very much like a little kid," Hao Ren said helplessly.
But he also acknowledged that Zhao Yanzi would definitely grow up to be exceptionally beautiful, likely more so than Song Qingya.
"Oh, when did you get married" Hao Ren asked.
"Last year. Your East Sea even sent me a generous gift," Song Qingya said.
"Haha… Thank you for letting Amethyst and I stay at your place last night. It was just a playful interaction, and we could have returned to Donghai City in the evening."
Feeling that this celebrity was different from her screen persona, Hao Ren no longer felt tense. Especially knowing that Song Qingya was originally the princess of the South Sea, they all shared connections as members of the Four Seas Dragon Palaces, which fostered a sense of camaraderie.
We have each other's secrets, and keeping mutual secrets naturally breeds trust.
"It’s nothing. I’m on good terms with Amethyst’s mother too; we are also close friends in real life. Her mom has a high reputation in the design world," Song Qingya said.
Dragon cultivators who live among ordinary people usually have corresponding identities. Zhao Hongyu is an architect, Song Qingya is a singer, and Zhao Guang is the chairman of Tomorrow Group...
These identities suit them well as they integrate into modern society and help facilitate communication.
"Besides, our South Sea and your East Sea are interdependent. Perhaps one day I’ll have to rely on Little Amethyst when I’m in Donghai City due to an emergency," Song Qingya said with a smile.
Hao Ren nodded; she was right.
"Little Amethyst is very pure, take good care of her," Song Qingya looked at Hao Ren and continued, "I’ve never seen her like this about a boy before."
Hao Ren smiled and nodded.
Zhao Yanzǐ, despite being mischievous, had many people who cared for her. Song Qingyǎ, even though she was a princess of the Southern Sea, treated Zhao Yanzǐ like her own sister.
"Oh What were you two keeping from me" Zhao Yanzǐ popped out from the guest room.
"We were just asking what kind of guy you like," Song Qingyǎ covered her mouth and said with a smile.
"I... I don’t really like someone like Hao Ren," Zhao Yanzǐ immediately replied.
Her hasty response was actually an unintentional admission.
"Well, we won't bother you anymore. Zi and I are heading back now," Hao Ren said, afraid they would drag him into their conversation. Checking the time, he saw it was already dawn and addressed Song Qingyǎ.
“Yeah, Sister Song, we’re leaving.” Zhao Yanzǐ thought about how Song Qingyǎ still had activities to attend today and wouldn’t want her precious time wasted.
"Okay, come back if you have the chance," said Song Qingyǎ with a smile without further pleasantries.
“Sister Song, remember to save me some front-row tickets for your next concert. I’ll show them off in my class,” Zhao Yanzǐ shouted.
"Sure thing! Got it," said Song Qingyǎ with a smile and waved.
If her husband were back, she could introduce him to this promising fiancé of the Eastern Sea’s Princess Zi. According to news from her family in the Southern Sea Dragon Palace, Zhao Yanzǐ's fiancé had quickly risen in status over the past half year and was now gaining the attention of several deputy grandmasters at the Dragon God Temple. He’d even managed to defeat the Western Sea multiple times without a counterattack. He was quietly becoming a rising star in the Eastern Sea, while her husband, the Everlasting Dragon King of the North, could benefit from meeting this fiancé.
Hao Ren’s feet lifted the Map of River and Mountains.
"Goodbye... thank you," said Song Qingyǎ standing at her balcony door and waving as well.
Whrrr...
The red barrier that the Map of River and Mountains created shot south like a falling star.
Hao Ren used the power of Chaos to drive the map, flying almost faster than Xiao Bai. It was approaching the speed of a cultivator at the Formation Core stage.
Of course, this came with significant energy consumption as well.
The treasures in Nine Dragons Palace were indeed extraordinary. With something like the Map of River and Mountains, if they encountered real danger, their escape speed would be incredibly fast. Hao Ren thought to himself.
However, this was still Zhao Hongyu's treasure, so he had no thoughts of taking it for himself.
Zhao Yanzǐ hugged Hao Ren from behind as his mind briefly drifted away. In a moment, he had returned her to the city of the Eastern Sea.
The Map of River and Mountains landed on Zhao Yanzǐ’s balcony while Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu were already at home.
"Mom! Dad!"
Zhao Yanzǐ called out happily. No matter what, being back in her own house was the most relaxing thing.
“Back so soon Ren” said Zhao Hongyu coming out of her room and first addressing Hao Ren.
"Well, I've brought Ah Zi back. Auntie, I might need to use this River and Mountain Chart for one more day. Xiao Bai is in America with Xie Yujia, so he hasn't returned yet," Hao Ren said.
"It's fine, go ahead and use it. Anyway, I won’t be needing it temporarily." Zhao Hongyu replied cheerfully.
"Alright then, I'll take my leave," Hao Ren controlled the River and Mountain Chart to fly upwards once again.
"Hey hey…" Zhao Yanzǐ waved her hand and called out as she wanted to keep Hao Ren for dinner.
However, at that moment, Hao Ren had already zipped towards the sea surface with a whoosh.
With this River and Mountain Chart and the way of driving it using the chaotic spiritual energy, especially without Zhao Yanzǐ standing on top of it, Hao Ren could truly utilize this flying treasure to its utmost speed.
Although he couldn’t say that his speed reached the level of a Core Formation cultivator yet, it was much faster than an Nascent Soul cultivator’s. With such speed, Hao Ren could directly sweep over the airspace above the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.
The demon kings lurking underwater sensed a spiritual energy passing through the air above the sea surface, but when they realized that this cultivator's speed seemed to be at the level of a Core Formation cultivator, they resumed their cultivation state.
The power of the major demon kings in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons was no weaker than that of Core Formation cultivators. However, there was no need for them to oppose passing-by Core Formation cultivators. But if an individual Nascent Soul cultivator or a dragon clan cultivator of equivalent realm attempted to leap over the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, any major demon king slightly dissatisfied could easily crush this disrespectful cultivator.
As Hao Ren's River and Mountain Chart swept through the airspace above the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, he even saw some "Immortal Mountains Beyond the Seas" as Zhao Hongyu mentioned them before, through the thin clouds.
The islands or island clusters were quite rarely distributed on the surface of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons without obvious barriers set up, but they had layers upon layers of mist.
These scattered cultivators living in the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons naturally also possessed high realms.
However, Hao Ren didn't have time to visit these Immortal Mountains Beyond the Seas. He unleashed his chaotic spiritual energy to its peak and the River and Mountain Chart whooshed out of the boundary of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons into the waters under the jurisdiction of the Western Sea Dragon Palace.
"Welcome, Great General."
The Eastern Sea army stationed in this sea area shouted in chorus upon seeing Hao Ren and the River and Mountain Chart he used.
“Good.” Hao Ren responded with ample spiritual energy.
This place was filled with the troops of the Eastern Sea, making Hao Ren feel as if he had entered the waters under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.
However...
This area originally belonged to the Western Sea Dragon Palace.
The subsequent soldiers of the Eastern Sea hadn't even managed to welcome Hao Ren when the River and Mountain Chart flew at an incredible speed towards the position of the Western Sea Dragon Palace.
Such a fast speed...
The commanding officers leading the troops of the Eastern Sea were all utterly shocked.
Even Zhao Hongyu driving the River and Mountain Chart didn’t reach that kind of speed. The遁速of treasures not only depended on their quality but also related to the user's strength.
The stronger the strength, naturally the faster the遁speed would be.
In a blink of an eye, Hao Ren and his River and Mountain Chart had already surpassed their line of sight range.
If Hao Ren were an enemy, they wouldn't even have enough time to defend themselves before Hao Ren swept past their defenses.
Thinking of this, the generals stationed in the East Sea Dragon Palace were even more filled with admiration for Hao Ren.
Bang...
Hao Ren, carrying his River and Mountain Scroll, directly rushed into the sea.
The sharp spiritual energy cleaved through seawater. Initially, Hao Ren had to use the water-repellent beads to separate the water, but now, all he needed to do was raise a single finger, and the seawater would automatically part.
The dilapidated West Sea Dragon Palace quickly appeared in Hao Ren's line of sight.
"We respectfully welcome General," Liu Yi, clad in silver armor, led several thousand black-armored soldiers and greeted Hao Ren with a salute.
Hao Ren waved his hand and landed at the main entrance of the West Sea Dragon Palace, putting away the River and Mountain Scroll.
Once again, Hao Ren felt as if he had returned to the East Sea Dragon Palace. The guards stationed by the gate were none other than the great general who guarded the East Sea Dragon Palace's gates.
The soldiers of the West Sea Dragon Palace had already begun rebuilding their walls; Liu Yi’s forces did not have an obligation to help them build, but they patrolled around the dragon palace. It was more like surveillance than guarding security.
"Have the generals from South and North Seas returned" Hao Ren asked Liu Yi.
He wore ordinary clothes, yet his aura of a general remained undiminished.
Hao Ren's every action made the soldiers of the East Sea feel that he was very authoritative. He left them with deep impressions each time, making them believe that this new general Hao Ren was no weaker than the former General Zhao Kuo.
"Reporting to General, Prince Third from South Seas and Second King from North Seas returned yesterday," Liu Yi respectfully followed behind Hao Ren and said.
The gate of West Sea Dragon Palace had just been erected, but the signboard was still missing.
Hao Ren led Liu Yi through the gate without anyone daring to stop them.
"How long will it take for this reconstruction work to be completed" Hao Ren looked at the mess inside the dragon palace and asked Liu Yi again.
"At least three months," Liu Yi answered.
"What exactly was discussed yesterday" Hao Ren inquired further.
"This... I'm not sure, you should ask Chancellor Xia," Liu Yi quickly replied.
“Oh, is Chancellor Xia still at the West Sea Dragon Palace”
"Yes, he's waiting for your arrival. He knew you would come."
"Alright..." Hao Ren nodded and said, "I'm going to find Zeng Yitao next; I'll have him lead me there."
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