A Perfect Plan

When Jin Hao saw the guard with one breath left pass out, he knew his opportunity had arrived.

Therefore, he led a few men out.

Stepping out and standing before Xue Qinghe, seeing this person who was controlled and forced to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring, Jin Hao knew clearly that his life was already drawing to a close, and furthermore, due to the rampant soul power of the Millennium Soul Ring coursing through his body, he would die in extreme agony.

Regarding this, Jin Hao decided to do a good deed, so he shouted to Jin Yi behind him:

"Go take Xue Qinghe away and dispose of him cleanly."

Hearing these words, Jin Yi replied:

"I understand, Young Master."

With that, Jin Yi took Xue Qinghe and left this place, then took him away to be dealt with.

After that, only Jin Hao, Snake Spear, Pufferfish, and Jin Er remained at the scene.

At this moment, Jin Hao knew it was time for his performance, so he first used the mask to transform his face, body, voice, and aura into the appearance of Xue Qinghe.

Subsequently, Jin Hao's Myriad Manifestations Mirror Martial Soul also manifested, and under the control of Jin Hao's soul power, the original Myriad Manifestations Mirror Martial Soul turned into an Ice Crystal Swan.

After finishing everything, Jin Hao spoke up and asked Snake Spear beside him:

"Is there any difference between me and the original Xue Qinghe now?"

Hearing this, Snake Spear immediately answered:

"Young Master, aside from the Martial Soul being different, everything else is completely identical. If I didn't know this was you transformed, Young Master, I wouldn't have recognized you either."

At this, Jin Hao smiled. This Spirit Bone Mask passed down by Spirit Hall was truly remarkable, perfectly transforming himself, who was only just over seven years old, into the appearance of the fourteen-year-old Xue Qinghe.

After confirming that there were no problems, Jin Hao took out that ninety-two-thousand-year Wisdom Spirit Bone, preparing to absorb it.

Then, Jin Hao said to the few people beside him:

"Alright, all of you fall back and protect me from the shadows."

Hearing Jin Hao's words, Snake Spear and the others went into the shadows.

Then, Jin Hao placed this Wisdom Spirit Bone on his head, circulated his soul power, and began absorption.

Originally, Jin Hao thought that absorbing this piece of bone would take some time.

However, as Jin Hao absorbed it, he found the process somewhat smooth and without difficulty. Upon reflection, that was normal; this Solar Divine Bird Wisdom Spirit Bone had been passed down in Spirit City for an unknown number of generations, originally absorbed by Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul owners, so the wildness of the Solar Divine Bird was long gone, leaving only the utmost-yang and scorching soul power most suited for human absorption.

In half an hour, Jin Hao completely absorbed it.

Through Jin Hao's internal inspection, aside from a huge boost to his mental power, he also obtained an inevitable soul skill from this spirit bone: Solar Divine Fire!

A flame soul skill that, when erupted, could rival Ultimate Fire. Because it was a Wisdom Spirit Bone, this fire could also scorch the enemy's sea of consciousness.

At this time, Jin Hao also discovered that his soul power had increased from the original tier 22 to tier 26 now, which made Jin Hao quite happy.

However, right at this moment, just as Jin Hao was about to experience his newly acquired soul skill, Snake Spear's voice came through:

"Young Master, the people of the Heaven Dou Empire are coming."

Hearing this, Jin Hao knew the time for acting had arrived.

Therefore, the next second, Jin Hao made his soul power run amok within his body, making himself look injured by the shock of soul power. He also bit the tip of his tongue, causing fresh blood to flow out. After finishing all this, Jin Hao feigned unconsciousness and passed out.

Not long after Jin Hao fell.

A middle-aged man rushed over quickly with a group of people, shouting as he came:

"Hurry up, hurry up! If anything happens to the First Prince, all of you will be buried with him."

The speaker was none other than Xue Qinghe's uncle, and also Lin Cheng, who would become Xue Qinghe's uncle after Jin Hao disguised himself as him.

As the uncle of the First Prince Xue Qinghe, Lin Cheng knew very well that as long as his elder sister's son—his own nephew—ascended the throne, his Lin family could at least prosper for three generations.

Therefore, Lin Cheng, who was still in Heaven Dou City handling the aftermath of the Second Prince and Third Prince being ambushed and killed, saw the signal sent by the guards protecting his biological nephew and hurriedly led men to rush over.

As for the cause of death of the other two princes and their subsequent handling, not to mention that those two princes were not Lin Cheng's biological nephews, and since both of them were already dead, what difference did a little earlier or a little later make?

After Lin Cheng and his men arrived here, he caught sight of the three people lying on the ground and the corpse of the millennium Ice Crystal Swan on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Lin Cheng immediately ran over to Jin Hao, terrified that Jin Hao would die just like the Second and Third Princes in Heaven Dou City.

Upon reaching Jin Hao's side, Lin Cheng used his soul power to examine Jin Hao. Ultimately, he was still alive and not in mortal danger.

Discovering this situation, Lin Cheng let out a sigh of relief. As long as he was alive, anything was fine.

At this time, the guards brought by Lin Cheng arrived before him and spoke:

"General, of the two companions accompanying His Highness the First Prince, one is dead, and the other has one breath left."

Hearing this, Lin Cheng commanded:

"Wake up the one with one breath left and ask what on earth happened!"

Following Lin Cheng's order, the guards naturally injected soul power into this unconscious guard who had one breath left, restoring him to sobriety.

Soon, this guard was revived. Once awakened, Lin Cheng immediately stepped forward and questioned him:

"What did you encounter, and why did the First Prince faint?"

Hearing this, the guard saw the unconscious First Prince and the corpse of the Ice Crystal Swan on the ground.

The scene he saw before losing consciousness—of the First Prince being controlled and forced to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring—reappeared in his mind, so the guard immediately spoke up:

"General, we suddenly encountered an attack by a person. He dealt with us first, and then controlled the First Prince to absorb that millennium Ice Crystal Swan soul ring."

After finishing these words, this person completely breathed his last.

Seeing this scene, coupled with what the guard had just said, Lin Cheng panicked instantly. How could Lin Cheng not understand now? His nephew was only a Grand Soul Master when he was controlled and forced to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring. Now he seemed unconscious and still breathing, but who knew what would happen next?

In case his soul power rioted, he would explode.

Therefore, the next second, Lin Cheng picked up Jin Hao and ran toward Heaven Dou City.

Soon, Lin Cheng carried Jin Hao back to Heaven Dou City, returning to Xue Qinghe's First Prince Manor.

Subsequently, Lin Cheng had people summon healing soul masters from within Heaven Dou City.

On the other side, Lin Cheng also sent men to notify Xue Ye in the Imperial Palace.

Back in the Imperial Palace, Xue Ye, who was immersed in the pain of just having lost two sons, received Lin Cheng's report: the First Prince Xue Qinghe had been attacked while obtaining a soul ring outside, was forcibly controlled to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring, and was currently still breathing but unconscious, with his future condition unknown.