Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 301 Hollow
The eldest prince's face was devoid of any smile, and his eyes blinked erratically and in a complex manner.

A multitude of countermeasures flashed through his mind, and he suddenly lunged forward, heading straight for the Grand Preceptor.

Quick victory!

Although a large number of stars suddenly appeared in the city, it would still take them at least five or six breaths to reach the palace.

In other words, he has not completely failed and still has a chance!
The most urgent thing now is to get rid of this troublesome old bald man as soon as possible.

A beam of black light immediately appeared in his palm and struck straight at the Imperial Preceptor.

The Imperial Advisor stared intently at the approaching Crown Prince, unaware of any abnormality in the Qi in his hand, as if it were a palm strike delivered solely by arm strength.

But the Imperial Advisor showed no intention of resisting.

With a light pinch of his fingertips, a semi-transparent barrier instantly appeared in front of him.

Seemingly defensive, it suddenly closed inwards as the eldest prince stepped in, intending to trap him directly.

The eldest prince suddenly withdrew his outstretched hand and slammed his fist into the barrier.

The next moment, the barrier constructed by the Imperial Advisor shattered and exploded in all directions.

"Oh?"

The Imperial Advisor looked at the Crown Prince with great interest, a playful smile playing on his lips.

He deliberately withdrew the hand that had been used to perform the spell and switched to the other hand to break the spell.

It must be a technique that can only be used once in a single major cycle.

Moreover, it cannot be used remotely; it is only effective if it hits the target.

The imperial advisor quickly assessed the situation and then gestured forward again.

In an instant, the seven-colored liquid gushed out from his sleeve and rushed straight towards the Crown Prince in the blink of an eye.

The liquid flow instantly separated the eldest prince, keeping him at a distance, intending to trap him there.

Several figures had already arrived in the distance. Knowing that time was of the essence, the eldest prince could only shout in a low voice:
"General Yu!"

Yu Wenyun leaped into the air and charged fiercely towards the Imperial Preceptor.

The Imperial Preceptor did not look at Yu Wenyun, but the Dharma Ancestor held a heavy stone tablet and smashed it down, trying to stop Yu Wenyun.

Seeing that his path was blocked, Yu Wenyun laughed loudly, his hair instantly standing on end and turning bright red like a raging flame.

Suddenly it turned and headed straight for the inner palace of the imperial city.

At the same moment, the eldest prince, trapped by the Imperial Preceptor's magic, pressed the hand that embodied the magic against his chest.

In an instant, the two figures flashed.

They actually swapped positions!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the eldest prince burst forth like a fully drawn bow, heading straight for the palace.

Just as the Grand Preceptor had predicted, the magic he attached to his hand was indeed a secret technique that could only be used once within a full cycle of days.

Once activated, this technique can swap the positions of the recipient and the place marked by the Crown Prince.

The eldest prince had set up many markers, one of which was placed in the distant northern frontier.

The area was teeming with eyes and ears of the grassland people. He had originally planned to launch a surprise attack when the Grand Preceptor returned, throwing him straight into that desolate region.

Even if the Imperial Advisor wanted to rush back, it would still take him quite some time.

However, this plan is no longer feasible at present.

The Imperial Advisor will surely be able to see through his scheme.

It would be better to be decisive and simply switch positions with Yu Wenyun, then have Yu Wenyun intercept the pursuing troops.

Yu Wenyun is alone and certainly cannot withstand the encirclement and attack of so many Star Stream Realm experts.

but……

I can still make it through!

As he watched the palace draw ever closer, all he needed to do was get there safely and see his father, and all his problems would be solved.

But just then, a figure suddenly descended from the sky.

The eldest prince bumped into that man head-on.

A powerful force suddenly struck.

Looking up, he saw Lin Jiang scrutinizing him.

Lin Jiang clearly noticed the Crown Prince's gaze, pondered for a moment, and then gave him a smile.

The Crown Prince's anger surged instantly, and all those confused eyes snapped upwards.

"You gave them a home away from home?" the eldest prince asked instinctively.

"Hey, as expected of the Crown Prince, you're really smart!" Lin Jiang replied with a smile.

"You!" The eldest prince's arm veins bulged: "How did you modify the elixir formula created by the Heavenly Dao?"

"I don't know." Lin Jiang shook his head sincerely, his face showing genuine confusion.
"I truly do not know that this was created by the will of Heaven. Please enlighten me?"

The veins on the eldest prince's temples bulged.

The two continued to struggle, and Lin Jiang was secretly alarmed. This seemingly frail eldest prince was actually incredibly strong, evenly matched with him.

As the force increased, the stone slabs beneath their feet cracked inch by inch, clods of earth tumbled, and rubble flew everywhere. The spreading cracks even tore open the walls on both sides, causing the distant palace to collapse with a deafening roar.

This clash of pure power has already unleashed an astonishing force.

"Why aren't you backing down! Why the hell aren't you moving!"

The eldest prince finally lost his temper and roared, his eyes blazing with fury.

The several stars that had returned to the capital had completely surrounded the two of them. Yu Wenyun, who was far away, wanted to go back to help, but he was blocked by Fazu and the other two stars and could not get over at all. He could only shout in a panic.

By this point, he had already been defeated.

Lin Jiang straightened his feet, because the foothold under his feet was constantly cracking, and the two of them were gradually falling. He had to adjust his footing to keep himself from falling.

"Your Highness, why don't you kneel down obediently in a moment?" Lin Jiang chuckled. "The people around have already surrounded us. You probably can't fight them all by yourself."

Lin Jiang was indeed telling the truth, but unfortunately, the truth was far too harsh for the eldest prince.

The eldest prince gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on Lin Jiang with a fierce look, his gaze filled with resentment and malice.

If it weren't for this person, the group of stars wouldn't have been able to return so quickly.

If it weren't for this person, the Imperial Advisor wouldn't have been able to escape so quickly! And now he's still blocking his way!
If it weren't for him, if it weren't for him!
The intense emotions were like a piercing dagger, constantly cutting into the prince's heart, and the excruciating pain was also buzzing in his head.

Perhaps it was this emotional stimulation that caused a spasm to suddenly grip the prince's abdomen, and a strong feeling of nausea surged up from the bottom of his stomach.

He suddenly opened his mouth, and something came out.

Lin Jiang, who was vying with the eldest prince, noticed something was wrong with the other's condition and frowned.

The eldest prince's jaw was strangely dislocated downwards, and the skin on both sides of his mouth was even torn open.

Blood flowed from his jaw, and his complex compound eyes rolled upwards, turning blood red as the tears that streamed down his chin rolled down.

Lin Jiang could clearly feel that the Crown Prince's resistance was rapidly weakening, and he could also vaguely see something being squeezed out of the other's mouth.

Can……

It's transparent.

Completely transparent, you can't see what it is at all.

Along with the doubts, Lin Jiang also felt a sense of unease.

The thing that had taken over the Crown Prince's body finally emerged.

But I can't see it no matter what I do?

In an instant, Lin Jiang suddenly thought of the huge void he had seen from the outside world.

That void, chasing after the drifting coffin, continuously pours calamity into it.

Inside the void, there is nothing.

Is it...

Is that it?

The eldest prince's power suddenly collapsed. His body could no longer resist Lin Jiang, and he collapsed to his knees.

Lin Jiang tossed him backward, and several stars immediately rushed up and caught the eldest prince.

On the other hand, some people tried to approach Lin Jiang, but Lin Jiang simply waved his hand sharply at them and shouted:

"do not come!"

The faces of those acquaintances immediately showed confusion, but they ultimately obeyed and stopped, not moving forward even an inch.

Lin Jiang scanned his surroundings warily, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He had activated the Qi Observation Technique, and all the complex Qi around him came into view.

This prescription had just passed through the Dharma gate, and a large amount of scattered Qi still permeated the air.

Lin Jiang clearly detected a distinct trace within this chaotic aura.

Where the mark passed, all traces vanished, leaving nothing behind.

At the end of that trail, a perfectly round sphere was slowly drifting towards the depths of the palace.

It wasn't very big, only about the size of a basketball in later times. The whole sphere looked unhurried and leisurely, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

"There's something over there!" Lin Jiang shouted in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Preceptor suddenly flicked his sleeves toward the spot where the aura had vanished.

Seven-colored liquid gushed out from under the robe, instantly engulfing the sphere.

But the colorful light failed to budge the sphere at all; it cut straight through the liquid and continued to advance relentlessly.

The Imperial Preceptor frowned and changed his hand gestures, causing the liquid to instantly disintegrate into countless tiny particles that dispersed.

Amidst the rising dust, the sphere finally revealed its true form.

Everyone saw this strange thing.

"What the hell?"

The red-haired old man who had argued with Lin Jiang earlier was indeed impatient, and reached out to slap the ball.

The instant the fingertips touched the hollow, the entire arm was torn off by an invisible force and pulled into the depths of the hollow.

He blinked, looked at his arm in surprise, and then let out a strange cry:
"No! The Body Transformation Technique is useless! The Body Transformation Technique is unusable!"

Upon hearing his exclamation, the others also stopped what they were doing.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the void suspended in mid-air, unsure of what to do.

The National Preceptor's methods were ineffective, and even physical resistance through the Body Transformation Technique was useless.

This thing is clearly drifting towards the palace and shows no sign of stopping.

Lin Jiang stared at the empty space, as if he were hallucinating again, hearing disdainful laughter coming from it.

The emptiness seemed to mock the mortals' overestimation of their abilities.

Lin Jiang looked up in the direction the hollow cave had gone, then turned to ask the Imperial Preceptor:
"What's over there?"

“That’s His Majesty over there,” the Imperial Advisor said.

"What exactly happened to the emperor?" Lin Jiang asked again.

"It cannot be spoken of, nor can it be seen," the Imperial Advisor said vaguely.

Lin Jiang did not believe that the Imperial Advisor was being deliberately mysterious. He guessed that the emperor must have some kind of restriction on him, and that revealing it might lead to unforeseen consequences.

But this barrier is already so fragile; what if the void were to collide with it...?

"What would happen if the emperor died, or something similar occurred?"

Lin Jiang asked the Imperial Advisor one last question.

"The capital will surely perish, and Daxing... might survive? But it will eventually split into the Three Kingdoms."

Lin Jiang nodded knowingly, then slowly walked towards the empty space.

He was unsure whether his body could withstand it, or whether the method would work. Even the little golden figures inside him were restless and thrashing about, as if waving their arms to try and stop him.

Lin Jiang let out a long breath, aimed at the empty hole, and slowly opened his mouth.

He took a bite.

The moment the lips touched the empty space, there was a hissing sound.

A piece was bitten off the hollow.

(End of this chapter)