CHAPTER 829: CHAPTER 503: FIRE GOD (PART 2)

The King of Qingzhou, with a single name Hengzi, looked disdainful:

"Who doesn’t know that when you, this wench, first entered the capital, you seduced Zhao in order to gain the title of Imperial Merchant? What did you two do in the little room with the roasting stove? You know yourself."

After the gathering at Hu Ting, the Prince Heng’s mansion expended great effort investigating the "collusion backstory" between the Xiao family and the court and discovered this clue.

At this moment, throwing this out in front of everyone, Zhao Douan only felt his scalp tingle, his reputation ruined, not expecting this old rogue to be so scheming.

With a sidelong glance at his surroundings, each soldier of the Divine Mechanism Camp cavalry tacitly lowered their gaze, acting as if they hadn’t heard a thing.

Damn it, if Xiao Donger really dies here, there will be no witnesses, and this black mark can’t be washed away... Zhao Douan took a deep breath, his gaze turning cold. He dismounted, the Chasing Saber "swooshing" out of its sheath, the scabbard thudding into the ground, embedding three inches deep.

Zhao Douan advanced with the sword, eyes arrogant:

"Do you think this woman can save your life? I’ve heard long ago that Prince Heng of Qingzhou has grand ambitions but little talent, yet I didn’t expect you’d be foolish to this extent. Go ahead and kill her, let’s see whether your sword is faster, or mine."

On both ends of the official road, cavalry and carriage stood off from afar.

Zhao Douan, alone with his saber, advanced step by step towards the carriage.

"Don’t come any closer, if you advance, I’ll kill her." Prince Heng’s voice was fierce yet timid, displaying a look of terror, constantly shouting, the blade of his sword slicing Mrs. Xiao’s fair neck, a line of blood emerging.

Zhao Douan’s pace did not pause, continuing to press forward.

Xiao Donger felt the sharp blade cutting into her throat and closed her eyes in despair, her life flashing before her eyes in the moments before death.

But in the next second, the expected death did not come, she only felt herself being violently thrown back into the carriage.

"Ah..." Xiao Donger forced her eyes open, the last scene before the carriage curtain fell was Prince Heng, who was originally "timid and fearful," suddenly revealing a smile.

It was as if all disguises and deceptions were unveiled at that moment.

"Zhao Douan, you won’t get away!" Prince Heng laughed arrogantly, raised a hand, and forcibly tore and shredded the gray clothing he wore!

As the clothing tore, an old half-body armor with a dark red hue and a black human face pattern on the chest was revealed beneath.

At the same moment, strands of crimson flames erupted from the gaps in the half-body armor, like a breached riverbank, the red flames flowing like lava, spreading quickly.

In the blink of an eye, layers upon layers of fire spread along the carriage’s shaft, the ground, and the surrounding earth, rocks, and trees, with Xu Heng as imposing as an Ancient Fire God, regal and powerful, cold and dominant.

The spreading flames covered a circular area around the carriage, and if one looked down from the sky, it would seem as though this region had turned into a sea of fire.

The edge of the fiery sea was neatly cut like with a knife, releasing distorted heat waves, as if isolating this fiery sea from the outside world, turning it into an independent forbidden zone.

And Zhao Douan was precisely within the forbidden zone of the fiery sea!

Zhao Douan witnessed the flames covering the ground, the surrounding heat waves rolling in, and his pupils suddenly contracted. Almost instinctively, strands of Qi Mechanism surged out of his pores, covering his clothing, with Gang Qi shielding him from the flames and heat waves, but even so, a corner of his robe was still burned to ashes!

"Ancient Suppressing Object?!" Zhao Douan’s eyes focused, his gaze falling on the half-body armor on Prince Heng.

Xu Heng, clad in the Red Flame Saint Armor, was almost entirely covered in a thin layer of flames, even his eyebrows and hair were dyed red, as if he had become a different person.

A powerful aura rose from him, emanating outward, causing Zhao Douan to instinctively feel a powerful threat!

Worldly Realm!

With just this Ancient Suppressing Object, Prince Heng temporarily possessed power close to the high grade of the Worldly Realm! Moreover, that scorching aura was still rising!

"My Lord!?" Outside the fiery zone, the cavalry of the Divine Mechanism Camp were shocked, some tried to ride forward, but were repelled by the blistering heat wave at the edge of the fire.

One soldier accidentally rushed too close, and even the hair of the warhorse, as well as his own hair and eyebrows, were instantly burned to ashes, the person screamed miserably, burned, and fell from the horse.

This area artificially separated out a battlefield solely for Zhao Douan and Prince Heng.

Damn it!

Each vassal king bold enough to rebel indeed has unknown trump cards, what terrifying Royal Mansion foundation... Zhao Douan dared not be careless, gathering his full focus, yet he did not summon Pei Niannu to descend.

Given his current realm, if he were to simultaneously command both Pei Niannu and himself, the inner strength consumption would be immense. If he couldn’t eliminate Prince Heng in a short time, he himself would fall into the predicament of exhaustion.

No one knows if the armor on this guy can withstand the combined strike from me and Pei Niannu, if it can, I might easily be overturned in a minor ditch...

It’s better to be prudent and cautious, to first probe roughly, deciding whether to fight or retreat depending on the situation... Zhao Douan mused quietly in his heart.

The bright blade of the Chasing Saber he received from Li Yanfu slashed diagonally, a fine line devoid of fire was torn open in the flames on the ground.

It works!

Zhao Douan’s eyes lit up, sank his Qi into his Dantian, and pumped his internal Qi into the blade, slashing it forward.

"Bang!!"

The distorted heat wave exploded in bursts of airflow, chaotic Sword Energy burst toward Prince Heng.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Divine Mechanism Camp isolated outside pulled their triggers, with explosions ringing, one iron pellet after another pierced through the heat wave, aiming to enshroud Prince Heng!

Humans could not enter the sea of fire, but gunfire could.

However, as imposing as the Fire God, the Prince Heng stepping down from the carriage merely crouched slightly, pressing his hands on the ground, and a wall of flames rose up.