Published: February 20, 2025
King of the Blade, A King's Gift
"Attention everyone, the fleet is about to enter the Tian Shang Forbidden Zone."
"The strong magnetic fields and violent energies in the forbidden zone will temporarily sever communication between ships. Please do not panic, and do not move around recklessly..."
As the broadcast echoed across more than a dozen warships, the front was shrouded in a green tempest, resembling a tangible hurricane forming tornadoes that reached to the heavens and the earth.
Under the agitation of these tornadoes formed by the forces of heaven and earth, the energy raging across tens of thousands of kilometers caused the space to shatter, presenting a terrifying scene.
Boom!
The first ship, stretching over ten kilometers and resembling an island, surged boldly into the forbidden zone, the outer energy shield erupting with strong shocks under the pressure of the green tempest.
However, the wind strength around this 'narrow path' was much less intense, with the impact equivalent only to the attack of a low-level nine-class behemoth, which could not shake the Heavenly Foundation Battleship's shield.
Amidst the brilliant green and white energy halos crashing around, the warship followed its predetermined route, riding the waves, and vanished in the blink of an eye, followed by the second warship.
As the warship entered the forbidden zone, the explosive energy shock also awakened Chen Chu. When he came back to his senses, he felt a soothing relaxation throughout his body.
Chen Chu turned to the black-haired girl beside him, somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect that your current mental realm, Luo Fei, could already influence me."
As someone who had cultivated the mind's eye blade technique, Chen Chu could sense malice, hostility, and even perceive danger through others' gazes. He understood how mysterious the ethereal power of the mind could be.
In terms of mental and spiritual realm achievements, Luo Fei, who cultivated the primal secret technique, was stronger than Chen Chu in certain aspects.
For instance, this time, during their conversation, Luo Fei unknowingly influenced Chen Chu with her own mental state; otherwise, merely recalling some past memories would never have caused him to space out.
"That's because you have no guard against me."
The girl smiled slightly, not taking it seriously, and then took out a storage ring: "Congratulations on ascending to the throne; this is my mythic gift for you."
In the Federation, every king who broke through the mythical realm was a pillar of support. Whenever someone broke through, it would be announced to the world, and a grand throne ceremony would be held, receiving congratulations from all directions.
However, after Chen Chu broke through to the mythical realm, he rushed into the Cult of the Evil Gods, and then settled down in the Blue Star due to the changes in heaven and earth, later venturing deep into the Infernal Empire.
Having just returned for a couple of days, he joined the expeditionary force again, so there was simply no time to hold a throne ceremony.
"Your gift for my throne is just collecting the Life Crystals produced in the Federation during this time?" Chen Chu smiled as he accepted the storage ring, not being polite.
Luo Fei swung her feet that were dangling in the air, her tone lively: "Didn't you say your awakened body talent can absorb life force and enhance your physical strength?"
"But in the spirit of reciprocity, remember to prepare a gift for me when I break through the mythical realm."
"Sure, I'll prepare a great gift for you then."
Chen Chu nodded and then stood up: "I need to go cultivate, striving to break through to the Heavenly King before reaching the Tianyu Clan. At the very least, I need to reach the pinnacle of the mythical realm."
The fleet was expected to fly for a month, so such time could not be wasted.
Looking at the young man standing tall against the raging winds with his long hair flying, Luo Fei's eyes showed admiration: "A month to break through from the late mythical realm to Heavenly King; only you would dare to say that."