Fire Kingdom Princess

Chapter 40: Fire Kingdom Princess

"Roar! Die, human! White Tiger War Spear!"

The defiant White Tiger stamped its paw hard against the void. More than twenty bloodstained spears gleaming with silver light charged toward him, carrying a murderous aura that soared into the heavens.

All twenty-eight spears had been transformed from the White Tiger's teeth. It usually stored them inside its body and refined them day and night. They were its most powerful killing move.

The moment they erupted, they seemed ready to shatter heaven and earth in a single blow.

"Resistance is futile."

Shi Hao formed the True Phoenix Seal with his fingers. In an instant, scarlet flames soared into the sky, and a True Phoenix with brilliant feathers shot upward, striking across the firmament as countless strange phenomena unfolded around it.

"Clang!"

The crimson phoenix beak swept down like a crystalline divine blade. Sensing the immense danger, the White Tiger War Spears erupted with world-shaking runes and swelled into pillars that reached from heaven to earth, yet the fearless True Phoenix swept them all aside.

Dazzling balls of light flared one after another, like miniature suns. In the end, they became twenty-eight dull tiger fangs that fell to the ground. The treasure had been smashed to pieces.

"The Vermilion Bird Precious Technique?!"

A horrified cry came from the heart of the battle.

"Don't worry. As you can see, this is also just a casual move."

Shi Hao laughed at the sight and joined two fingers together, slashing them out like a sword.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Sword energy roared. Nine blades of Sword Grass, shaped like silver metal, appeared around him. As they turned slowly, a terrifying intent to slice and rend spread through the air.

"Roar! White Tiger Battle Armor, suppress him!"

Though the White Tiger did not recognize this peerless sword art, its frantically warning instincts could not lie. It fought down the urge to turn and flee, madly urging the White Tiger Battle Armor to protect itself.

"Naive. Be cut down!"

His raised arm swept down. Silver sword energy crisscrossed through the air, crashing down like the Milky Way from the Nine Heavens, grinding all things to dust. It cut through the unruly and swept away all resistance.

No matter how dazzling the divine light bursting from the White Tiger Battle Armor became, the soaring silver sword energy tore through it without the slightest hindrance, then pierced the White Tiger's chest.

"Thud!"

The White Tiger, its life extinguished in an instant, toppled straight to the ground. The ancient hide bag clenched in its hand fell with it, and it would never get the chance to open it.

The hide bag had an archaic design, runes densely covering its outer layer, and its mouth was cinched with a golden cord. It seemed capable of swallowing all things.

The genuine Qiankun Bag was a chaos treasure refined from the hides of a hundred thousand Heavenly-Tier Ancient True Beasts. It could contain an entire ancient universe and was an unparalleled treasure capable of suppressing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The counterfeit Qiankun Bags of the lower realm were mostly made from the hides of Ancient Relics. Though their power was less than one-millionth that of the genuine article, they could still absorb all things.

They could be used for battle or to store items.

"Ah, my White Tiger Battle Armor..."

Shi Hao landed on the ground and looked at the fragments of white armor strewn everywhere. He sighed regretfully, then reached out and summoned the ancient hide bag that had fallen to the ground.

Having another spatial artifact wasn't bad.

He had kept his belongings in the Mountain Treasure box before, but that was part of the middle volume of the Original True Interpretation. Better not to draw attention to it if he could help it.

"L-Little Master actually fell?!"

"Run! Hurry and run! Find the Old Master and avenge the Little Master!"

The guards accompanying the White Tiger had watched it die with their own eyes. They immediately abandoned the luxurious carriage and scattered in a panic, splitting into five groups as they fled in different directions.

"It's no use. You can't escape."

Shi Hao casually snapped his fingers. With a rumble, five Grotto-Heavens appeared.

A Qingluan with beating wings, a True Hou roaring, a Bian with its head raised, a golden Suanni pounding its chest, and a Primordial Golden Crow with heavenly fire in its beak emerged from the Grotto-Heavens. They split off in five directions and gave chase, beginning a bloody slaughter.

"Become my nourishment, Heaven-Swallowing Secret Technique!"

Shi Hao crouched down. Runes wove together in his palm, forming a spinning black vortex. It broke down the blood essence within the White Tiger, an Ancient Relic cub, into the purest divinity and vital essence, which he drew into his body.

"What delicious flesh-and-blood medicine. The entire Baiduan Mountain Secret Realm will be my hunting ground!"

Feeling the power stored within him rise another level, Shi Hao chuckled. Then he turned toward the distant hills and said leisurely, "Have you watched long enough? If you have, come out."

"Your senses are truly sharp, Daoist Brother."

A clear voice rang out, like large and small pearls cascading onto a jade plate.

On the other side of the ridge, several Sealers in black cloaks escorted a scarlet Phoenix Chariot slowly toward him. Around forty young talents followed behind them.

"Greetings, Daoist Brother. I am Huo Ling'er of the Fire Kingdom."

The beaded curtain of the scarlet Phoenix Chariot was lifted from within. A breathtaking girl who looked about fifteen stepped out. Her cheeks were smooth and luminous, her skin fair and silky, and her figure graceful.

She stepped down from the Phoenix Chariot with unhurried elegance, exuding a unique charm.

"Huo Ling'er, the youngest daughter of the Fire Kingdom Human Emperor?"

Shi Hao lifted his head and studied the lovely girl with interest.

The Fire Mulberry blossoms bloomed year after year, waiting only for his return to this mortal world...

"Indeed."

The tall, breathtaking girl swayed toward him and parted her red lips. "Ling'er has a question and hopes Daoist Brother will answer it. Where did you obtain the Vermilion Bird Precious Technique you used to slay Feiyi that day?"

"You'll have to ask your Little Red about that. Oh, I mean the Sacrificial Spirit of the Fire Kingdom."

"The Sacrificial Spirit of the Fire Kingdom? Could it be that Lord..."

The Fire Kingdom Princess's expression immediately turned rather strange. Her jade lips moved slightly for a moment, but in the end, she gave up asking.

"By the way, Princess Huo Ling'er, allow me to introduce myself properly. My name is Shi Hao. I hope you remember it."

Shi Hao walked up to her and stopped before the girl, then held out his hand.

"Shi Hao... Why does that name sound a little familiar?"

The girl paused. Though she had never seen such a strange greeting, she was clever enough to extend her slender, jade-like hand and shake his.

"Princess, he's that Shi Hao from the Void God Realm—the Shi Hao who broke through ten great extremes in a single day! The legendary Little Shi!"

Behind Huo Ling'er, the several Sealers in black cloaks were nearly going mad. They frantically warned their princess while warily sizing up Shi Hao.

"I remember now! You're that Little Shi known as the Young God, the super-pervert who made a name for himself among all the Grotto-Heavens in the Void God Realm, right?!"

Huo Ling'er's beautiful eyes went wide, and her alluring little mouth opened into an "O." Her breath was as fragrant as orchids. She had long heard of Little Shi's fame.

"Young God? What's that supposed to be? I'm Shi Hao, Shi Hao of the Shi Clan."

Shi Hao shook his head and said.

"The Shi Clan? So the rumors outside were true—you're an unparalleled prodigy hidden away by the imperial family of the Stone Kingdom. Are you a direct descendant of the Human Emperor, or the son of some royal prince?"

The girl's beautiful eyes lit up, as if she had uncovered some incredible secret.

"The Shi Clan isn't limited to the branch in the Stone Kingdom outside. I come from the Ancestral Land of the Shi Clan."

Shi Hao looked straight at the lovely girl, his gaze lingering on her captivating features.

"The legendary First Ancestral Land of the Shi Clan? They say the Stone Kingdom's imperial family lost contact with their true ancestral land long ago. I can't believe you're from there. Hehe, things are getting more and more interesting."

The lovely girl pinched her crimson skirt and smiled brightly.