"The ninth?"
Long Chen was truly startled. Yu Qingxuan possessed the ninth-ranked Rainbow Flame on the Heavenly Fire List, whose strength was unparalleled. Within the Three Thousand Worlds, facing people like Shi Yang, Ji Wuming, and Jiu You Luosha, she was not at all inferior.
And in the Vermilion Bird Empire, it should be said that among all the princes and princesses, her strength only ranks ninth, which is quite alarming.
Seemingly very pleased with Long Chen's expression, Xiao Yong chuckled and said,
"Startled, aren't you?"
"It really was shocking. I know Her Highness Qingxuan's strength very well. I'm no match for her, and as for those nine, I'm afraid I can only look up to them." Long Chen said very modestly.
Long Chen's modesty made Xiao Yong feel a bit embarrassed, thinking he had been discouraged. He quickly said, "
Brother Long, don't underestimate yourself. You single-handedly challenged a city's top experts, forced the seventeenth prince of the Tianxi Empire to kneel and beg for mercy, and willingly pulled your rickshaw. That kind of strength and courage is truly one in a million."
However, as for the names of these nine people and their powerful abilities, Xiao Yong didn't mention them at all, probably still holding back from Long Chen.
After chatting with Xiao Yong for a while, Long Chen finally got up and left. Xiao Yong personally saw Long Chen off and gave him a jade talisman, which would give him a status and prevent further questioning in the future.
After Long Chen left, Xiao Yong immediately summoned his personal guards and quickly reported Long Chen's portrait to the higher-ups. After all, for someone as powerful as Long Chen to enter the empire, it was necessary to inform the higher-ups.
If Long Chen had ill intentions, as the city defense chief, he would be in serious trouble. After reporting this, his responsibility would be lessened.
Long Chen left the city gate, looking at the jade talisman in his hand, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "This Xiao Yong is interesting. The jade talisman contains tracking runes. Are you looking down on me?" After
saying this, Long Chen threw the jade talisman aside. He had come with genuine sincerity. Although Xiao Yong's actions were understandable, he still felt displeased.
He didn't even sit on their teleportation array anymore. Long Chen summoned the wings of the Kunpeng. With a tremor of his wings, he flew away like a meteor.
Long Chen's wings trembled, the void twisted continuously, as if he had entered a space-time portal, moving at an extreme speed. After such a long period of flight, he had gradually adapted to the speed of his wings.
The roaring sound and fierce wind from the wings grew weaker and weaker; the weaker the wind, the less resistance and faster the speed.
Back then, Long Chen was constantly controlling the fluctuations of his wings, and in a distraction, he charged straight into the Tianxi Empire.
Now Long Chen spread his wings, flying fast and steadily, no longer like before, when the fierce wind blew his face painfully and he couldn't even open his eyes.
Moreover, Long Chen no longer had to open the dragon blood shield to fly like at the beginning. At first, because of his speed, it was difficult to maneuver and he crashed into mountains several times. At such terrifying speed, if he didn't fully open the dragon blood shield, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Now it was different. He was gradually getting used to this speed. His spiritual sense had spread out, allowing him to see his surroundings clearly, unlike when he flew with his eyes closed.
"Right now, it's only the basic speed of Kunpeng's Void-Breaking Technique. To achieve silent void shattering, there's still a long way to go. The Kunpeng clan's divine abilities are truly formidable."
Watching the surrounding space twist and his body race forward at high speed, Long Chen couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart—the Kunpeng clan was simply too strong.
Soon, Long Chen arrived at a city. He hadn't planned to stay, but when he swept his divine sense, he discovered that inside the city was a Huayun Trading Company, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.
Arriving at Huayun Trading Company, Long Chen showed his identity badge and was immediately warmly received. He asked Huayun Trading Company about the Vermilion Bird Empire.
Upon inquiry, they were immediately shocked by the strength of the Vermilion Bird Empire. The ruler and two empresses of the Vermilion Bird Empire were actually Earth Sovereign experts who had awakened the Three Flowers.
The Vermilion Bird Empire is full of talented individuals and strong warriors. To say nothing else, within the royal family alone, there are eighteen Dual Supreme Geniuses, each one a terrifying monster.
This time, the treasure lands across the Nine Heavens opened. The royal disciples of the Vermilion Bird Empire each led a group of disciples into different secret realms. Fairy Dan led some disciples into the Three Thousand Worlds, but she was not a Dual Supreme prodigy, so her disciples were relatively weaker.
It is said that this time, the great prodigies shone brilliantly in various treasure lands, each gaining tremendous opportunities. Not only did they fuse into two poles, but they also acquired supreme treasures. Each of them advanced by leaps and bounds, becoming terrifyingly powerful, as if reborn.
Yu Qingxuan ranked ninth among these princes and princesses, and this ranking was before the treasure land opened. It is said that during the sparring between princes and princesses, the emperor deliberately favored Yu Qingxuan; otherwise, with her strength, it would have been very difficult for her to make it into the top ten.
Because Yu Qingxuan was separated from her parents at a young age, no one knew the exact reason. After returning, she was well-behaved and sensible, never resenting her parents, which made the emperor and empress feel even more guilty. So in the ranking competition, they deliberately gave her a chance to make it into the top ten.
However, although Yu Qingxuan's strength was not great, she had detected the strongest Jiuli bloodline, showing limitless potential in the future.
Within the Vermilion Bird Empire, the struggles among princes and princesses were also fierce, constantly showcasing their strength and intelligence to prove they could one day be fit for the throne.
Yu Qingxuan was naturally calm and had no interest in the throne, but after her return, she was so favored that many princes and princesses became wary of her, and their relationships were poor—in fact, none of them associated with her.
Upon hearing this, a mocking smile appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth: "As expected, the royal family has no kin, giving birth to a group of children like raising Gu, watching them fight each other and raising a Gu King?" Long
Chen really disliked this imperial family atmosphere, but whether in the Fengming Empire, the Great Xia Empire, or even the Immortal Realm, imperial family traditions were no different—there was basically no familial affection.
"We have to take Qingxuan away. A rundown family like this can't give her any warmth at all." Long Chen curled his lips, thinking about how obedient and sensible Yu Qingxuan was—she was bound to be bullied here.
With this in mind, Long Chen bid farewell to the people of Huayun Trading Company and went to the company to obtain an identity badge before leaving, so he could freely use the teleportation array.
After learning so much, Long Chen couldn't be bothered to ask any further. He didn't care about the Vermilion Bird Empire's true situation; he only wanted to get Yu Qingxuan away from this troublesome place as soon as possible.
With Huayun Trading Company's identity token, everything became much easier. The people of Huayun Trading Company held very high status within the Vermilion Bird Empire. No one questioned Long Chen, and even teleportation didn't require waiting in line—they were given priority entry.
When the teleportation array lit up, Long Chen and his men had already arrived at Vermilion Bird City, the imperial capital. Long Chen had just stepped out of the array, and before he could get a clear look at the ancient city before him, a commotion erupted behind him:
"The Crown Prince has arrived, bystanders, step aside."
Immediately after, someone roughly pushed Long Chen with his hand. Long Chen immediately frowned. Not wanting to cause trouble, he stepped back, dodging the man's palm.
"Get away!"
Long Chen had just dodged the man's palm, but the man seemed to think Long Chen wasn't far enough and reached out to push him again.
Long Chen's anger flared instantly, and he swung his hand and slapped the man across the face.