Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 304 Wang Cheng: The struggle for the crown prince has always been like this!
Wow.
A biting, cold wind whipped their clothes around them, and suddenly huge waves several meters high rose up around them, causing the massive Mirage Cloud Dragon ship to rock violently.

Immediately afterwards, a series of muffled thunderclaps, like those from a horn cannon, echoed from beneath the sea.

puff!puff!puff!
Then, one by one, the sunken ships underwater, along with the evil spirits that had perished with them, rushed to the surface.

The rolling waves transformed into soldiers galloping ahead, like a king's procession of thousands of troops. Every soldier's eyes shone with a red light, and a single glance between them made them yearn to join the fray.

Behind them were countless ghost ships and evil spirits, which together transformed into a surging river on the sea, flowing from east to west.

You can see that all the evil spirits on the ship are holding curved hooks, which they swing at the sea from time to time, hooking out the soul of a fish and dragging it onto the ship.

In an instant, they caught all the fish, turtles, shrimp, crabs, animals, and plants along their path, leaving behind only a scene of horrific carcasses.

After a long while, they disappeared from sight, more than ten miles away, and sank back to the seabed, falling into a deep sleep.

A sea breeze blows.

On the deserted island beside them, the leaves and grass that had withered and turned yellow had all quietly fallen to the ground.

Clearly, even these plants couldn't escape the attack of the [Water Official's Dharma Realm].

"So awesome!"

Wang Xiaoqi, who had been hiding behind Wang Cheng and Yan Yunxiao, finally peeked out from among them, his face full of amazement and an undisguised eagerness to try again.

Wang Cheng raised his hand and pressed this troublemaker, who suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower, back down.

"I think this Water Official Dharma Realm is like a super-enhanced version of the Royal Ship."

The forced summoning of sunken ships and the rising of evil spirits created a massive wave of ghost kings, sending all the people and ships still at sea away in one fell swoop.

Its strength may be temporarily unable to compete with genuine Tiangong Treasure Ships or Legendary Warships.

However, calling himself a near-legendary figure is no problem; his overall strength surpasses that of the shikigami "Basket Serpent Tail," which can single-handedly form an army, making him a powerful strategic weapon.

Yan Yunxiao added:

"Yes, if there is an ancient battlefield nearby when activating [Water Official's Dharma Realm], the effect will definitely be better."

With the right timing and location, even a clash with a legendary warship wouldn't be a problem.

They both thought of two places where this move could be most effective.

The first is Junshan Lake, the site of the "Battle of Poyang Lake", and the second is the Tsushima Strait, where the "Yunmeng Empire's Expedition to Yingzhou" took place.

They're all practically right at my doorstep.

Its power might not be as great in other places, but once it is launched in these "feng shui treasure lands", its destructive power is absolutely immeasurable.

With such supernatural powers at his disposal, Wang Cheng finally felt relieved.

"I'm kind of looking forward to the Franco Empire's navy coming to clash with me."

When the Ghost King Tide completely dissipated, the bald eagle Aji, which had been circling in the sky, suddenly swooped down and pulled a mother-of-pearl box from the sea.

Just as the Heavenly Officials stirred up the ocean, they accidentally flipped a "Three Thousand Abyss Treasure" that had somehow drifted out from the depths of the vast ocean onto the surface.

Wang Cheng didn't expect such an unexpected gain.

"Ah Ji, well done. I'll take you to the chicken coop in Yuzhang sometime for a good time!"

He reached out and took the box, opened it, and found a small cinnabar seal lying quietly inside.

[Rare Item: Shangguan Wan'er's Vermilion Seal (A Treasure of the Prefecture)]
Effect: It can weigh all the scholars in the world and steal a portion of the power from the ruler of the state.

Yunxiao's heart stirred when she saw it, and she instinctively raised her hand and gently touched the small seal.

The cinnabar seal immediately transformed into a beam of red light and entered her brow, forming a beautiful red floral pattern.

Huadian is a special type of facial adornment used by women in China. It is usually made of gold and jade jewels and flower-shaped ornaments that are pasted on the forehead or cheeks.

It is said to have originated in the Han Dynasty, and it was Shangguan Wan'er who led the trend to rise again.

Yunxiao was momentarily lost in thought, sensing the effect of the cinnabar seal.

Coming to her senses, she met Wang Cheng's concerned gaze with a strange expression:
"My [Dragon's Blood] position and [Pearl-Diving Maiden] position have also begun to merge."

Yesterday, during our third round of cultivation, there were already signs of fusion, and just now, with the push of the cinnabar seal, it has finally begun completely.

Wang Cheng was also somewhat surprised:
"Can the [Dragon's Blood], hailed as the strongest official in the human realm, continue to fuse?"

As water collectors, they were part of the Outer Eight Gates, and their cultivation was not on a smooth road. The success of their predecessors could not be replicated, and there were too many unexpected events and coincidences involved.

Even the living spirits and deities of the Water Class don't know if they're on the right path. Some break through by cultivating other official positions and rituals in tandem, some by obtaining a talisman or protective object, and some by learning some strange arts or secret orthodox methods.
Some people, just like everyone else, follow the same steps in their spiritual practice, yet they remain stuck in a certain state for years or even decades without making any progress.

Therefore, when there is a vacancy in the Dharma position, it is especially important to have a master to guide you in, but the cultivation is up to you. From the very beginning, you must take responsibility for yourself.

Therefore, every official who considers himself talented pursues a higher potential official position, and attempts to merge positions are emerging one after another.

However, there are very few successful people like Wang Cheng; most are failures.

However, the strongest [Dragon's Blood] position is different.

It was already the strongest official rank in the human realm, which had just been established during the Yunmeng Empire period. The next step would be the unique rank of "Lord of the State".

Previously, Wang Cheng and Yan Yunxiao had never thought about the fusion of Dharma positions, so naturally they did not deliberately collect talismans and protective objects related to their respective professions.

It now seems that collecting these talismans from ancient female rulers might be a way to bring Yunxiao's "Dragon's Blood" status closer to that of "Lord of the State".

This perfectly aligns with the essence of the fourth stage of cultivation: "pretending to be dirty."

"It also inspired me."

Now, the national capital of the East Sea Kingdom, represented by the Four Seas Trading Company, has been mobilized, and the global trend is overwhelming and unstoppable.

If one day I could use the "Tungwood Man" to bring down all the kings and emperors in the world and establish a system of nominal monarchs, wouldn't I be able to be instantly deified and break through to the first rank or above!
Therefore, I've always felt that the Kirito figure, which can restrain the royal family, is my destined talisman.

But it now seems that targeting only the royal family is not enough.

Wang Cheng heard that the emperor possessed Huang Chao's Equalization Sword, which could neatly split anything in two, even an intangible object like a curse, and could give half to his son.

Coincidentally, his own spiritual response as the Commandant of the Waterways was: "Balance heaven and earth, wealth can communicate with the gods."

I can't help but let my imagination run wild:
"The Tongmu Man is only a treasure of one state, while the Junping Sword must be at least a national treasure, which is obviously of a higher level."

If this sword falls into my hands...

Is it possible to split a 36-year-old middle-aged woman into two 18-year-old beauties with a single sword strike?

Minzhou was the seat of government.

The damage caused by Amakusa Shiro's invasion and the opening of the prison has been completely restored, and the area is as prosperous as ever.

Inside the residence of Prince Guangze.

The old prince is ill and still bedridden, with all affairs of the household being handled by his son, Han Wugui.

However, the scope of his "management" as the heir apparent was simply too broad.

Even though the old prince was seriously ill and it wasn't dark yet, sounds that would make anyone blush could be heard coming from the room of the second wife of the Prince of Guangze.

A sweet, delicate voice rang out:
"Your Highness, you are a hundred times better than that old codger. When will you finally inherit the title? I can't wait any longer."

Besides the concubine, the other man in the room was none other than Crown Prince Han Moo-gyu!

Han Wugui, however, was full of tyranny and showed no mercy or tenderness towards his father's concubines.

He lost the Dragon Pearl and was trapped in the Prince's Mansion, with no other way to collect dragon energy.

His progress in understanding stagnated from that point on.

According to his initial plan, if the "Nine Dragons Spitting Pearls Formation" had succeeded, he would have been guaranteed a position in one of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

With the Dharma position of [Dragon's Blood] and the cultivation of the upper three ranks, he could immediately establish a small court through the Guishan Academy.

This is the beginning of his defying the Han family's fate and rising like a dragon!
At the same time, he can also borrow the immense dragon energy of a [Good Dragon Pearl] to try to break through the upper limit of the original Ao Jun bloodline and achieve longevity, which is even more carefree than being a mortal emperor.

Unfortunately, all of this was ruined.

Out of resentment, the "wise" image he had worked so hard to maintain in front of others was thrown aside like a rag, and he became increasingly lawless.

Now they even dare to lay hands on their father's concubines.

I wanted to vent all the anger that had been building up inside me.

"Aaaaaah! Who on earth killed me?!"

Just then, the [Witchcraft Wood Man], disguised as a child in red, swaggered into the back gate of the Prince's mansion as dusk fell.

Wang Cheng, who had possessed the altar beforehand, also returned to Han Wugui what Mao Haifeng, Han Wugui's accomplice [Black Qilin], had said:

"The struggle for the crown prince position has always been like this!"

(End of this chapter)