Law Of Creation

The black mist, miasma which was emitted from the Fourth Prince's body spun around the closed room, isolating Shi Tianyi, Shi Tiangang, and the Fourth Prince from the rest of the world.

The pair of grandfather and grandson was astonished, but in a split of a second, they returned to their sense as they leaned their back to each other.

[What is this! What kind of element is this!] Shi Tiangang grew nervous as he realized there was something weird with the black mist around him. It was a little suffocating and giving a feeling of nausea.

Shi Tiangang could feel the density of Elemental lessened in this closed room. Knowing that they had fallen into a trap, Shi Tianyi passed a vial filled with a blue coloured liquid as he drank one by himself.

Both of them covered their body in Elemental and prepared to fight.

Shi Tiangang immediately drew his greatsword and used his proudest Battle Technique, Rock Dragon Rocking the Heaven. He pointed the blade toward the Fourth Prince as he shouted, "YOU DEMON! WHO ARE YOU! DARING TO IMPERSONATE THE FOURTH PRINCE EQUALS DEATH PENALTY!"

Standing up from his seat, the Fourth Prince chuckled as he shook his head. "Indeed, the quality between you and Xia Longyu is akin to a wasteland and bountiful forest. While you have wasted almost all of your potential, Xia Longyu is filled with potential."

It was the truth that the Fourth Prince pitied Shi Tiangang, but Shi Tiangang took it as a taunt toward him, toward his pride.

"YOU!" Unable to hold his short temper, Shi Tiangang leapt toward the Fourth Prince as he brandished his greatsword. After initiating the Rock Dragon Rocking the Heaven, Shi Tiangang's weight multiplied while he retained his agile movement. It was the essence of his Battle Technique and not many who could contend with him in this state.

As the Fourth Prince saw this, he chuckled a little as he took out something from his robe.

"TOO LATE!" Shi Tiangang sneered at the slow Fourth Prince because he only needed less than a second to arrive, but he was bound to feel disappointed.

With a flick of a finger, the greatsword was deflected.

Shi Tiangang was stunned and he couldn't evade the Fourth Prince's claw. His face was being targeted, no, it was his neck!

"Ugh!" Shi Tiangang was caught with no effort at all, he was akin to a little chick in front of the Fourth Prince.

"Sigh, in the end, this is the quality of an Elemental Knight. Not enough for a little amus.e.m.e.nt." The Fourth Prince murmured in a low voice, but it was loud enough for Shi Tiangang to listen.

Shi Tiangang's pride was being played, he was being looked down!

But even so, he stayed still.

With his neck was being gripped, he couldn't make any careless move. Even if he had used his strongest Battle Technique, Rock Dragon Rocking the Heaven, he was powerless. He understood with a flick of the finger, his neck would be snapped.

Seeing that Shi Tianyi wanted to make a move, Shi Tiangang snarled back as he glared at him, "You retard! Move back!"

"Hoo, good vision for a mere failure of a general. Many call you as a general, but your real capability is much below it." The Fourth Prince's gaze was cold and there was no light inside his eyes. Shi Tiangang could feel his body was covered with sweats. He was nervous!

It was the first time after many years of his service as a general he felt the powerlessness, the weakness. He was akin to a child in front of an a.d.u.l.t.

In the Fourth Prince's eyes, Shi Tiangang could see it. Amus.e.m.e.nt. He, General Shi, was only an amus.e.m.e.nt for the once weakling Fourth Prince.

". . . How?" Shi Tiangang shot his gaze toward the cold Fourth Prince.

"Do you mean my strength? Or my intelligence? Or about the dwindling Elemental? Or about this miasma?" The Fourth Prince exuded a pressure as he opened his mouth. His eyes reddened while his skin paled as if blood were drained out from his body. But even so, there was no sign of weakness on him.

A cloud of miasma gathered around Shi Tiangang and made Elemental on Shi Tiangang's surroundings disappeared.

A shock was written all over Shi Tiangang's face. He couldn't believe that his Battle Technique was dispelled without any effort at all!

Shi Tiangang paled as she looked at the Fourth Prince's cold smile.

[Is he a human? Is he really that weak Fourth Prince? No, he is-] Before Shi Tiangang finished what he was thinking, the Fourth Prince threw him back. Fortunately, Shi Tianyi was fast enough to catch the weakened Shi Tiangang.

Not only his proud, but Shi Tiangang also lost without any retaliation. It was a shame! Even Shi Tianyi's complexion was not good because it was the first time he saw his grandfather was being treated like a naughty little kid.

As if not seeing the pair's expression, the Fourth Prince returned to his seat and put his hands together. "So, what do you propose earlier? I am sorry, my hearing is not good." The Fourth Prince sneered at the pair of frightened chicken in front of him.

As he was being helped by his grandson, Shi Tiangang stood up. His body didn't stop trembling even though he was released from the Fourth Prince's hand. His body remembered that sensation.

"Who- Who are you." There was no haughtiness in his gaze, but only fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear because it reminded of his powerlessness. Even though he had done his best, he was no different from a helpless baby.

And most importantly, his life was threatened as long as he was here, as long as he was trapped.

Smiling in his response, the Fourth Prince didn't bother to look at the pair of Shi.

"I am me, why do you ask?"

". . . If you have that kind of power, then why don't you take over the Kingdom? Your strength is more than enough for it."

"Ho oh, and then?"

"You can become the King, become the ruler! Please, my Lord. Please accept my allegiance!" Shi Tiangan threw his pride as he kneeled in front of the Fourth Prince. Even though Shi Tianyi was surprised by his grandfather's sudden change of heart, he decided to keep his silence. But he didn't lower his vigilance toward the black mist around the room, fearing that he would be rendered useless like what happened to Shi Tiangang before.

"And? You will make some kind of conspiracy to dethrone me, right?"

Shaking his head repeatedly, Shi Tiangang denied it as hard as possible. "No, no. it is impossible, my Lord! It is the truth! When the first time this lowly servant sees your eyes, I can see the eyes of the ruler! Your presence is akin to a King, unlike that good-for-nothing ruler! The bird chirping happily and all animal in the Kingdom bowed toward your position when you were born in this world! Even the world itself would bow to show their allegiance toward you, the rightful ruler!"

Not seeing the sneers on the Fourth Prince's expression, Shi Tiangang continued, "This lowly servant, this old bone is willing to be the blade of my Lord, punish those who went against my Lord's wish!"

"Hoo, then how are you planning to deal with them? Killing them all like what happened in the Xia family's old domain?"

"No, no. Of course not. With this thing." Shaking his head, Shi Tiangan clapped his hand and something appeared in the middle of his hands.

Something smaller than a finger was shrouded by a dense of Elemental. The shape of the thing was unclear as the size was too small, thus the Fourth Prince had to move closer.

As he was close enough to the item, the Fourth Prince's nonchalant expression disappeared as it was changed into a serious one. He observed the black speck in front of him.

[Don't tell me!] As the Fourth Prince realized something, Shi Tiangan wore a mocking expression toward him.

The Elemental expanded as the thing in Shi Tiangan hand grew bigger, at least a little bigger than his hand. It was a book, with an ornamental design on the cover. As the Elemental which was shrouding the book disappeared, a tyrannical presence was released.

The Elemental in the room was absorbed toward the book in Shi Tiangang's hand.

Even though the Fourth Prince's miasma could suppress the Elemental, it was clear that he was not capable of such stunt!

"YOU!" The Fourth Prince realized what happened, but it was already too late.

"Good day, Fourth Prince." Shi Tiangang threw a provocative gaze toward the Fourth Prince. "This debt, I will definitely make you pay it-"

A blinding pillar of light was created at Shi Tiangang and Shi Tianyi's position, and in a matter of a second, both of them already disappeared. There was no trace of them.

"Hoo, I didn't expect any of this." The Fourth Prince had a grim expression, but after a while, his lips curled up as he just saw something interesting. "I didn't expect this. That old fool is sure playing me. The older someone, the spicier he is. Tsk, I really have missed a good treasure."

[Never expected that dying man has such a treasure.]

The Fourth Prince turned to see the window as he spoke, "Scorpion One."

A shadow appeared from the empty space in the corner of the room.

"Yes, my Lord." Scorpion One made a slight bow.

"Start the plan now."

"Yes." As the Scorpion One replied, he disappeared from the room.

[Since I have a lot of work to do, I will leave you to have that treasure for a while.]

The room's interior cracked as the room shook. The crack grew longer and bigger in a matter of seconds. The ceilings broke down and the room gradually destroyed.

But before it was completely destroyed, the shadow of the Fourth Prince already disappeared.

[After I finish the preparation, I will come personally to take it.]

[The Witch Artifact, Grimoire edition.]

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