Seeing this, when Jin Hao saw the guard with one last breath faint, he knew his opportunity had arrived.
Thus, he led a few people forward.
Emerging and standing before Xue Qinghe, seeing this person who was controlled and forced to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring, Jin Hao also understood that this person's time was already running out, and moreover, because the Soul Power of the Millennium Soul Ring was rampaging inside the body, he would die in extreme agony.
At this, Jin Hao decided to do a good deed, so he shouted to Jin Yi behind him:
"Go take Xue Qinghe down, and dispose of him cleanly."
Hearing this, Jin Yi indicated:
"I understand, Young Master."
Having spoken, Jin Yi took Xue Qinghe away from here and then led him off to be disposed of.
Then the scene was left with Jin Hao, Snake Lance, Pufferfish, and Jin Er.
At this moment Jin Hao understood that it was time for him to take the stage, so Jin Hao first used the mask to change his face, body, voice, and aura into the likeness of Xue Qinghe.
Subsequently Jin Hao's Myriad Manifestations Mirror Martial Soul also manifested, and under Jin Hao's control of his Soul Power, the original Myriad Manifestations Mirror Martial Soul transformed into an Ice Crystal Swan.
After finishing everything, Jin Hao spoke up and asked Snake Lance beside him:
"Is there any difference between me now and the original Xue Qinghe?"
Hearing this, Snake Lance immediately replied:
"Young Master, apart 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 even recognize you."
At this Jin Hao also smiled; this Spirit Bone Mask passed down by Spirit Hall was truly remarkable, perfectly transforming a seven-plus-year-old himself into the appearance of the fourteen-year-old Xue Qinghe.
Confirming there were no issues, 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, just protect me from the shadows."
Hearing Jin Hao's words, Snake Lance and the others went into the shadows.
Following that, Jin Hao placed the Wisdom Spirit Bone on his head, circulated his Soul Power, and began absorption.
Originally Jin Hao thought that absorbing this piece of spirit bone would take some time.
However, as Jin Hao absorbed it, he discovered that the absorption was rather smooth without any difficulty. Upon reflection, it made sense: 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. The wildness of the Solar Divine Bird within it was long gone, leaving only the supreme yang and scorching Soul Power best suited for humans to absorb.
In half an hour, Jin Hao completely absorbed it.
Subsequently, through Jin Hao's inspection, besides a massive boost to his spiritual power, he also obtained a guaranteed spirit bone skill: Solar Divine Fire!
A flame soul skill that, when erupted, could rival Ultimate Fire, and because it was a Wisdom Spirit Bone, this fire could also scorch the opponent's sea of consciousness.
At this time Jin Hao also discovered that his Soul Power had increased from the original tier 22 to the current tier 26, at which Jin Hao was quite pleased.
Yet just at this moment, as Jin Hao prepared to experience his newly acquired soul skill, Snake Lance's voice arrived:
"Young Master, the people of the Heaven Dou Empire have arrived."
Hearing this, Jin Hao knew the time for acting had come.
Therefore, the next second Jin Hao circulated rampaging Soul Power inside his body, making himself look injured from Soul Power backlash, and bit the tip of his tongue to draw blood. Having finished all this, Jin Hao then feigned unconsciousness.
Not long after Jin Hao collapsed,
a middle-aged man rushed over here 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 one speaking was precisely Xue Qinghe's uncle, and also future uncle Lin Cheng after Jin Hao posed as Xue Qinghe.
As the uncle of the First Prince Xue Qinghe, Lin Cheng knew very well that once his sister's son—his own nephew—inherited the throne, his Lin family could at least flourish for three more generations.
Therefore, Lin Cheng, who was still in Heaven Dou City handling the ambush and death of the Second Prince and Third Prince, saw the signal sent out by the guards protecting his own flesh-and-blood nephew, and hurriedly brought men rushing over.
As for the causes of death and subsequent handling of the other two princes, to say nothing of the fact that those two princes were not Lin Cheng's biological nephews, besides, both of them were already dead—what difference did it make whether it was a little earlier or a little later?
After Lin Cheng led his men here, at a glance he spotted the three people collapsed on the ground along with the carcass of the millennium Ice Crystal Swan.
Seeing this scene, Lin Cheng immediately sprinted to Jin Hao, terrified that Jin Hao would die just like the Second Prince and Third Prince in Heaven Dou City.
Reaching Jin Hao's side, Lin Cheng used his Soul Power to examine Jin Hao, finding out in the end that he was still alive and not in mortal danger.
Discovering this situation, Lin Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was alive, anything was fine.
At this point, the guards brought by Lin Cheng approached Lin Cheng and spoke:
"General, of the two men accompanying His Highness the First Prince, one is dead, and the other has one breath left."
Hearing this, Lin Cheng stated:
"Revive the one with one breath left, and ask him what on earth happened."
Following Lin Cheng's command, the guards here naturally injected Soul Power into this unconscious guard with one last breath to restore his consciousness.
Soon this guard was awakened. Once revived, Lin Cheng immediately stepped forward and questioned the guard:
"What did you encounter, and why did the First Prince faint?"
Hearing this, the guard looked at the unconscious First Prince and the carcass of the Ice Crystal Swan on the ground.
The scene he saw before losing consciousness—the First Prince being controlled and forced to absorb the Millennium Soul Ring—flashed back, so the guard immediately blurted out:
"General, we suddenly encountered an attack from someone. He dealt with us first, and then controlled the First Prince to absorb that millennium Ice Crystal Swan soul ring."
After uttering these words, this person completely breathed his last.
Witnessing this scene, coupled with what the guard had just said, Lin Cheng panicked instantly. At this moment, how could Lin Cheng not understand? His nephew, merely a Soul Grandmaster, was controlled and forced to absorb a Millennium Soul Ring. Now he looked unconscious and still breathed, but who knew what would happen next?
What if his Soul Power rioted and he exploded?
Thus, the next second Lin Cheng picked up Jin Hao and sprinted toward Heaven Dou City.
Soon Lin Cheng carried Jin Hao back to Heaven Dou City, returning to Xue Qinghe's First Prince Manor.
Following that, Lin Cheng had people fetch a healing soul master from Heaven Dou City.
On the other side, Lin Cheng also dispatched men to notify Xue Ye in the Imperial Palace.
Over in the Imperial Palace, Xue Ye, immersed in the grief of having just lost his two sons, received Lin Cheng's report: the First Prince Xue Qinghe had been attacked while acquiring a soul ring outside, was forcibly controlled to absorb a millennium soul ring, and though he still breathed and remained unconscious, his future condition was unknown.
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