We Agreed You’d Just Play the Divine Son, So How Did You Become the Forbidden Zone Emperor? Chapter 24 : Chapter 24

Chapter 24. Prince Canghai’s Tit-for-Tat Confrontation—An Insult to the Heavenly Hunt Ceremony!

Within the Great Chu Dynasty, the rank of Prince was divided into Commandery Prince and Imperial Prince.

Those who could be enfeoffed as Commandery Princes were by no ans ordinary figures.

Above them stood the Imperial Princes, each unfathomable in strength.

It could be said that every Imperial Prince had once been a peerless prodigy, dazzling and the focus of countless eyes.

Prince Canghai’s arrival today had drawn considerable attention.

As one of the highest-ranking figures within the imperial clan, every word and action of his carried weight.

Prince Canghai had close ties with the Fifth Prince, while behind Consort Yu stood the Yu Family, an ancient and long-established clan within Great Chu. Both sides were colossal forces.

Now that he had suddenly spoken to mock the Third Prince, many present could not help but speculate whether there was so deeper intention behind it.

Consort Yu’s expression did not change. She said calmly, “Prince Canghai, no matter what, Feng’er is still a junior. As a senior, why must you be so aggressive?”

She deliberately avoided responding directly to Prince Canghai’s earlier insinuation.

She knew that with his capabilities, he might have guessed a thing or two.

But if she answered directly, she might easily fall into his trap.

Prince Canghai smiled faintly. His plump body trembled slightly, giving him a harmless appearance. With a leisurely tone, he said, “Consort Yu seems rather anxious. Could it be that I have struck the truth?”

His voice drifted lazily. “The Heavenly Hunt Ceremony does not forbid the use of magical artifacts. But if one relies on external objects to secure a high ranking—would that not be an insult to the Heavenly Hunt Ceremony?”

Prince Canghai’s words struck straight at the heart of the matter.

A sharp glint flickered through Consort Yu’s eyes.

This man looked harmless, yet every sentence was like a needle. His words were as unfathomable as his strength.

The Heavenly Hunt Ceremony indeed had no explicit prohibition against using magical artifacts. However, even if one used them, so long as they did not claim the championship or enter the top three, people would generally turn a blind eye.

For the sake of appearances, Consort Yu only hoped that Chu Feng could enter the top ten. She did not dare to expect the top three—much less the championship.

But if Prince Canghai continued pressing the issue and exposed it later, she would be placed in an even more embarrassing position.

Many in the hall turned their heads to watch, as though enjoying a spectacle.

Whispers also arose, suggesting that with Chu Feng’s strength, he could not possibly achieve such results and must have relied on external ans.

If she could not produce a suitable explanation, this matter would be difficult to resolve today.

Consort Yu’s thoughts raced. Just as she was about to speak—

“Hiss! Soone has died!”

A cry of alarm suddenly rang out.

Those words were no small matter and imdiately drew the attention of many.

The gazes that had been fixed on Consort Yu shifted away, and she felt a sudden sense of relief.

She too looked toward the several hundred tokens.

Three of the brilliant golden tokens had the nas engraved upon them gradually dimming—

Until they went completely dark.

When a na engraved upon a token lost its light in this manner, it ant the bound individual had died.

Looking closely at the three tokens—

“How could my son have died?!”

A middle-aged man in the audience shot to his feet, his face filled with disbelief as he stared at one of the three tokens.

As a Commandery Prince, his status was not low.

One of the three tokens belonged to his own son.

Others might not know, but his son’s talent and physique were far from weak. At such a young age, he had already reached the Life Palace Realm. How could he have died within the Royal Hunting Grounds?

Even a demonic beast at the peak of the Life Palace Realm might not necessarily have been able to kill him!

The unexpected sight left the Commandery Prince stunned, at a loss for words.

Imdiately afterward, two more individuals rose from their seats—both distinguished mbers of the imperial clan.

Clearly, the other two who had perished were their descendants.

Faced with such a situation—

Prince Canghai spoke again in a calm voice, “Everyone, the path of cultivation is fraught with countless dangers.”

“The Heavenly Hunt Ceremony is not a greenhouse. If one’s strength is insufficient, death is always a risk.”

His tone was indifferent, yet carried natural authority.

The road to becoming a supre expert could never be free of peril.

In every previous Heavenly Hunt Ceremony, prodigies had perished.

Hearing this, the three n who had stood up still wore unwilling expressions.

They were their own flesh and blood!

Now that their children had died before their very eyes, how could they possibly let it go so easily?

Prince Canghai’s gaze shifted among the hundreds of tokens until it settled upon the one engraved with the Fifth Prince’s na—Chu Xinghe.

At this mont, the blood pillar upon Chu Xinghe’s token had already risen to twenty zhang.

It was an astonishing height, clearly leading the entire field.

Prince Canghai nodded in satisfaction and said slowly, “Only strength resolves everything.”

anwhile, within the Royal Hunting Grounds—

BOOM!!

“You useless trash!!”

With a low, vicious growl, Chu Xinghe threw out a punch. It carried an overwhelming, domineering aura, like that of an emperor descending upon the world—his strength terrifying beyond asure.

The demonic beast before him had its head shattered and its entire body blasted apart. The punch was tyrannical to the extre.

“Damn it!”

Even after reducing the beast to dust with a single punch, Chu Xinghe’s chest still rose and fell violently.

A mass of fury burned within his pupils.

He had already regarded Xia Zixuan as sothing within his grasp. With her assistance, his strength would have grown significantly.

Yet she had chosen that wastrel instead. Had she gone blind?

Chu Xinghe had tried to pressure Chu Feng with his authority, intending to force him to refuse. Instead, Chu Feng had spoken arrogantly, completely disregarding him.

After entering the Heavenly Hunt Ceremony, resentnt had surged within Chu Xinghe. As he searched for demonic beasts to slaughter, he also sought Chu Feng’s whereabouts.

At this mont—

Although the demonic beast had been blasted apart by Chu Xinghe’s punch, the chunks of flesh still writhed wildly, as though filled with hatred and unwilling to rest until he was dead.

Chu Xinghe’s eyes narrowed.

Since entering, every demonic beast he had encountered had been exceedingly strange.

Killing them was far more difficult than expected.

To eliminate the beast before him, he had already thrown five or six punches, yet it still had not been completely destroyed.

Beside Chu Xinghe stood two young n, both appearing several years younger than him.

Their cultivation levels were far inferior.

These two were essentially his followers—the sons of Commandery Princes, both Heir Apparents.

Upon entering the hunting grounds and encountering Chu Xinghe, they had imdiately submitted to him, becoming his right and left hands, obeying his every command.

“Your Highness, this demonic beast is extrely strange. It seems to be tainted with so kind of undying substance!”

“Yes, in previous Heavenly Hunt Ceremonies, the demonic beasts were never this bizarre. Could it be that His Majesty the Holy Emperor has increased the difficulty this ti?”

The two Heir Apparents could not help but ask.

Chu Xinghe’s gaze remained indifferent. “They are rely harder to kill. It is not as though they cannot be killed.”

Then—

“Domineering King Fist!”

BOOM!!

Chu Xinghe struck fiercely. Boundless domineering power erupted forth. The two Heir Apparents felt a chill run through them; in that instant, even their bodies stiffened.

They were inwardly shocked. Chu Xinghe’s strength was far too terrifying. A single move would be enough to instantly kill them.

Under the force of Chu Xinghe’s Domineering King Fist, the wildly writhing chunks of demonic beast flesh were finally eradicated completely.