In mid-August, above a wilderness covered in reddish-brown layers of rock in western Bingzhou, within Prince Gu's domain, a demonic wind swept in from the eastern sky like a tornado.
Li Chen hid within it, preparing to repeat his old trick as Hu Ze's Avatar and assassinate Prince Gu.
With his strength, combined with an elusive Secret Art and a thunderous strike, Prince Gu would have no way to resist.
Before long, deep in the wilderness, Li Chen discovered a field camp surrounded by hundreds of tents. Through his Secret Art and intelligence reports, he had learned that Prince Gu was encamped here. Rumor had it that someone had discovered a Dragon Vein in this area, drawing Prince Gu, who aspired to contend for the throne, far from his own stronghold.
The prince intended to steal the Great Qian Dynasty's Dragon Aura here to strengthen himself and consolidate his destiny and virtue. For Li Chen, this was also an excellent opportunity to strike, improving his chances of success.
The instant he sensed the field camp, he descended from above and concealed his aura.
He slipped inside as he always did, using illusions conjured through the Brain Deconstruction Technique to confuse the camp guards' perceptions along the way. No one noticed anything amiss.
In mere moments, Li Chen reached an ornately decorated Central Army Tent. Without hesitation, he lifted the flap and walked inside.
"Who is it?" asked a middle-aged man dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and sporting a drooping mustache, his expression tinged with wariness.
"The one who will kill you." Hu Ze's Avatar suddenly appeared and thrust forward with a dagger that looked as though it had been carved from ice.
This was the Magical Treasure he had obtained from Prince Yi, called the Ice Dragon Horn.