Chapter 290 Zhu Zhuqing Returns to Douluo Continent.
"A single drop of tea suppressed the Asura God King..."
Even though he had seen many light screens, Xiong Jun still couldn't help but swallow.
"At the time, we thought that the white-robed man drinking tea in the restricted area must be a true immortal living in the lower realm."
As he spoke, Di Tian gave a bitter laugh, his expression a mixture of laughter and tears:
"A true immortal?"
"We were absolutely wrong!"
"What kind of immortal could suppress a god-king with a single drop of tea?"
"To be valued by both the Willow Goddess and the Primordial Immortal Lord, and to be hailed as a peerless genius whose beauty surpasses that of an entire era..."
"That's a Celestial King! A true Celestial King power!"
Upon hearing Di Tian's words, the shores of the Lake of Life fell silent once more.
All the ferocious beasts were completely terrified by this deduction.
The white-clad man who casually held a teacup was actually the Forbidden Zone Lord whom Liu Shen had mentioned, now reduced to a mere wisp of a soul!
With only a wisp of remnant soul remaining, and in a lower realm where the laws are broken, he can crush the strongest in the Douluo God Realm with just a drop of boiled tea!
What if he were at his peak?
What if he recreates his true form?
"That's terrifying..."
Brigitte clutched her chest, her heart pounding wildly.
"The reason why the Primordial Immortal Lord and the Willow God sent their spirit bodies down to the mortal realm this time is to recruit this Lord of the Forbidden Zone."
"If this Lord of the Forbidden Zone has truly joined the Primordial Celestial Court..."
One family with six immortal kings!
The moment this thought crossed their minds, all the ferocious beasts present felt dizzy.
"but..."
Just then, Xiong Jun scratched his enormous head, and a rare, extremely strange look of confusion appeared on his fierce face:
"Boss Di Tian, we've finally matched up with that Lord of the Forbidden Zone. He's definitely an incredibly fierce and ruthless character."
"But what about the other two old monsters that Liu Shen mentioned?"
Xiong Jun counted on his thick fingers, his face blank as he recalled Liu Shen's description:
"What illusory god realm? What swindling and deception? What are you playing the role of a disrespectful, greedy old man?"
"This sounds like a charlatan trying to scam kids out of candied hawthorns at a mortal market!"
Xiong Jun's words stunned the other ferocious beasts present.
yes.
A supreme immortal king, once a powerful figure who dominated the heavens.
Even if his spirit was damaged in the great battle back then and he forgot his past, shouldn't his pride and dignity still remain in his bones?
How could they possibly go down to some illusory god realm in the lower realm to become two swindling old charlatans?
The contrast is too great!
"madness!"
Di Tian suddenly turned his head, glared fiercely at Xiong Jun, and shouted sternly:
"You don't know anything!"
"How could someone like you presume to know the giants that the Primordial Immortal Lord and the Willow God spoke of?"
After speaking, Di Tian took a deep breath, then suppressed his shock and continued his analysis:
"Don't forget, Goddess Liu mentioned those two were once powerful and influential Celestial Kings!"
"What kind of being is a Celestial King?"
"Even if they have lost their memories, even if their primordial spirit is injured, their every move must be in harmony with some supreme Dao of Heaven and Earth!"
As Di Tian spoke, he put his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with awe:
"Perhaps in your eyes they are cheating and swindling, and that they are disrespectful to their elders."
"But in the eyes of those old monsters, it might be some kind of supreme cultivation method called 'Refining the Heart in the Mortal World'!"
"They are using worldly greed, anger, and ignorance to repair their damaged souls!"
"It's about experiencing the world in the most unassuming way in order to find a way out of this predicament!"
Upon hearing Di Tian's earnest analysis, Bi Ji, the Demon King, and many other soul beasts suddenly realized the truth.
"I see!"
"As expected of a Celestial King, even his instinctive actions after losing his memory contain such profound Dao principles!"
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"
If the old man Jingbi and the old man Bird, who are far away in the Void God Realm, heard Di Tian's praise, they would probably laugh so hard that their back teeth would show, and they would also try to trick Di Tian into giving them two more cans of dragon blood.
But in the eyes of these ferocious beasts in Douluo Continent, this explanation is extremely logical.
Because that was the Celestial King!
Even the excrement of the Celestial King is a divine elixir containing the power of creation!
"No matter what."
"The spirit of the Primordial Immortal Lord has already descended to the mortal realm."
"Those two old charlatans, no, those two amnesiac Immortal King giants, are probably about to appear."
"The Primordial Celestial Court is about to usher in its most prosperous and glorious period!"
...
Meanwhile, in the Douluo Continent.
The Zhu Family Mansion, the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
In the spacious council hall, only heavy breathing could be heard echoing.
The head of the Zhu family slumped into the armchair, his once meticulously styled hair now completely soaked with cold sweat and plastered tightly to his forehead.
His luxurious brocade robe looked as if it had just been pulled out of the water; you could wring water out of it.
Not only him, but all the core elders of the Zhu family standing below the hall were also pale-faced and weak-kneed. Some even collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up.
Stimulate!
That was so exciting!
In just half an hour, the feelings of these Zhu family leaders were like those of someone riding in a runaway carriage, bouncing wildly back and forth on the edge of a cliff.
When Zhu Ziqing saw the arrival of the four ancient immortal kings and the Taichu Immortal Court in dire straits, he was so frightened that he almost fainted on the spot.
Because he was well aware of the Zhu family's current status, which was entirely supported by Zhu Zhuqing, the daughter selected to enter the Primordial Immortal Court, as seen in the light screen.
Once the Primordial Immortal Court is destroyed and Zhu Zhuqing dies, the Star Luo Royal Family, which has always coveted the Zhu family, will definitely send troops to raze the entire Zhu family mansion to the ground immediately!
Subsequently, the Primordial Immortal Court unleashed its earth-shattering power, with 100,000 Li Changsheng clones merging into one, and divine weapons from affiliated sects descending from the heavens, reversing the situation. The hearts of the Zhu family members had just settled back into their stomachs.
As a result, the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundary Sea descended, and the world-destroying pressure that even Immortal Kings had to kneel down once again plunged the Zhu family into an ice cave, plunging them into utter despair.
Finally, the Primordial Immortal Lord, who had been sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, and his words became law, allowing the Willow Goddess to return to her peak!
"call..."
Zhu Ziqing let out a long breath, picked up the tea that had gone cold, and drank it all in one gulp.
Even as the bitter tea flowed down his throat, it couldn't suppress the wildly upturned corners of his mouth.
"They survived..."
"Not only did he survive, but the Immortal Lord is even going to the lower realm to recruit three other supreme giants!"
"Six Immortal Kings from One Family!"
"If those three giants really join the Primordial Immortal Court, then who in all the heavens and myriad realms can stop the Immortal Lord's footsteps!"
Upon hearing the patriarch's words, the Zhu family elders below snapped out of their daze, each one trembling with excitement.
"The patriarch is right!"
"Our Zhuqing has really latched onto a powerful and influential person!"
"Hahahaha, what is the Star Luo Royal Family anyway? And what is that good-for-nothing Dai Mubai?"
"Our Zhu family is about to soar to new heights!"
A burst of hysterical laughter erupted in the hall.
Just then.
"Cough cough."
A soft cough suddenly came from a guest seat on the side of the hall.
An elderly man dressed in the robes of a Spirit Hall elder, with a badge of nine longswords embroidered on his chest, was slowly and methodically holding a teacup and gently skimming off the foam on it.
This old man was none other than Sword Pig Douluo, a level 96 peak Douluo of the Spirit Hall!
Upon hearing Sword Pig Douluo speak, Zhu Ziqing quickly suppressed his smile, strode forward, bowed slightly, and adopted an extremely polite attitude.
"Elder, you flatter us. We were just too excited and lost our composure for a moment."
Sword Pig Douluo waved his hand, and his wrinkled old face was now full of a kind smile, showing no trace of the usual arrogance of a Spirit Hall elder.
"Master Zhu, you're too kind."
Sword Pig Douluo put down his teacup and said with a smile:
"The fact that the Primordial Immortal Court has survived this calamity is not only a blessing for the Zhu family, but also a blessing for my Spirit Hall."
"Who doesn't know that in the Primordial Immortal Court within this light curtain, our Martial Soul Hall's young master, Qian Renxue, and your Zhu family's Miss Zhu Qing are like sisters?"
"They support each other up here, and we two families down here are naturally one family, so we don't need to speak like strangers."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziqing's smile grew even brighter.
yes!
Ever since Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing became friends in the Primordial Immortal Court and displayed extremely amazing talent, the Spirit Hall's attitude towards the Zhu family has undergone a complete 180-degree turn.
Not only did they secretly send a Title Douluo-level expert to the Zhu family to oversee things, but they also directly warned the Star Luo royal family that anyone who dared to touch a hair on the Zhu family would face a full-scale war with the Spirit Hall!
With this connection, the Zhu family's status in the Star Luo Empire had long surpassed that of the imperial power.
"By the way, Patriarch Zhu."
Sword Pig Douluo seemed to remember something, raised his head and glanced at the slowly setting sun outside the hall, his eyes narrowing slightly:
"If I remember correctly, according to the rules of this celestial light curtain..."
"The chosen Douluo beings, as long as they survive for a full year in that perfect world, will be given a chance to return to the Douluo Continent, right?"
Upon hearing this, the entire council hall fell silent, and all the elders began to breathe rapidly.
Zhu Ziqing was so excited that he clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.
"That's right!"
Zhu Ziqing suppressed his overwhelming joy, his voice trembling slightly:
"I've calculated this day and night, and I dare not make a single mistake!"
"It's been exactly one year since Zhu Qing was chosen by the light curtain to go to the Primordial Immortal Court!"
Three days!
Only three days left!
He knew all too well what the girl's return meant.
In that high-dimensional world where spiritual energy was so abundant it could drip water, after cultivating in the Primordial Immortal Court for a year, even a pig could be transformed into a divine pig!
Not to mention Zhu Zhuqing, whose talent is already quite good!
What will she bring back this time?
Is it an unparalleled elixir that can transform a person completely? Or a celestial cultivation technique that allows one to defeat enemies of higher levels? Or perhaps one or two magical treasures casually bestowed by the Celestial Lord?
Even the slightest leak from between their fingers is enough to completely reshuffle the power structure of the entire Douluo Continent!
"Three days..."
Sword Pig Douluo also gasped and slowly stood up.
"In that case, Patriarch Zhu, shouldn't we make some preparations in advance?"
Sword Pig Douluo's gaze passed over the threshold of the hall and looked directly towards the Star Luo Empire's palace, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Miss Zhuqing is an unparalleled genius of the Primordial Immortal Court, and her status is extremely noble."
"This is her first time returning home in glory, so the Star Luo Empire should put on a proper show to welcome her."
"For example, could we replace the throne with someone more sensible?"
Upon hearing Sword Pig Douluo's undisguised implication, Zhu Ziqing's heart skipped a beat, and then a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
The Xingluo royal family has suppressed the Zhu family for so many years.
That old emperor even treated the Zhu family's daughter as a breeding tool and a marriage vassal for the Dai family.
Previously, the Zhu family had no means of resistance and could only endure in silence.
But now?
"The elder is absolutely right!"
Zhu Ziqing abruptly flicked his sleeve, turned to face the elders in the hall, and shouted sternly:
"Pass on my orders!"
"Immediately assemble all of the Zhu family's elite guards and seal off all the city gates of Xingluo City!"
"Today, I will personally make a trip to the palace!"
"Since Zhu Qing is returning in three days, it's time for the Star Luo Empire to be ruled by the Zhu family!"
Consider it a big gift for my daughter's return!
...
Half an hour later.
The Star Luo Empire, Imperial Palace.
The palace was in complete chaos. Palace maids and eunuchs were running around like headless flies. The royal guards who were guarding the palace were holding long spears, but their hands and feet were ice cold and their hands were trembling.
Because right outside the palace gates, thousands of fully armed elite troops of the Zhu family had completely surrounded the palace.
At the very forefront of these elite troops, three Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall, radiating terrifying spiritual power, hovered in mid-air, coldly looking down at the royal guards below.
Inside the main hall, Emperor Xingluo Dai Tianfeng wore a flat crown and a bright yellow dragon robe, but at this moment he had none of the majesty of a monarch.
He paced back and forth in the hall like a trapped beast, his crown tilting slightly from the large movements, and he was sweating profusely with anxiety.
"Rebellion! Rebellion!"
"He, Zhu Ziqing, actually dared to lead troops to besiege the palace! This is treason! This is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of his family!"
Dai Tianfeng roared at the top of his lungs, but his voice betrayed an undisguised bravado masking his underlying cowardice.
Below, several royal retainers of the Star Luo Empire bowed their heads, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Exterminate nine generations of their family?
Who dares to exterminate the Zhu family's entire clan now?
Unless you're tired of living and want to test the sharpness of the Primordial Celestial Court's sword!
"His Majesty..."
One of the worshippers standing to the side swallowed hard, his legs trembling.
"The Zhu family has the Spirit Hall backing them up, and moreover, there's that Zhu Zhuqing in the light screen..."
Upon hearing the name Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Tianfeng reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.
Why was he so blind to let that rebellious son Dai Mubai bully Zhu Zhuqing?
If the relationship hadn't been so strained, given the long-standing tradition of intermarriage between the Dai and Zhu families, wouldn't the Xingluo royal family have also risen to prominence?
However, just as Dai Tianfeng was still regretting his fall...
The heavy, gilded gate of the palace hall suddenly emitted a deafening roar.
Immediately afterwards, the two ten-meter-high gates were blasted in by brute force, flying backward and crashing heavily onto the white jade floor of the main hall, stirring up clouds of dust.
"Protect the Emperor! Quickly, protect the Emperor!"
Dai Tianfeng screamed in fright, stumbled backward, and fell hard onto the dragon throne.
Several royal retainers quickly stepped in front of them, though they were afraid.
As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Zhu Ziqing was seen walking in from outside the hall with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest out.
(End of chapter)