Currently, even though the other party already possesses a valuable weapon, the royal teacher is confident that there is a significant difference in cultivation levels that will allow him to defeat this opponent.
Therefore, with three iron bracelets on each of his left and right hands, he attacks towards Chen Long.
A moment later, he let out a loud scream as he felt the intense impact, which immediately shattered the three iron bracelets on his left hand.
His life was nearly ended by the strike of that valuable sword had he not quickly thrown his body backward.
When the royal teacher rose again, his previously noble face, full of confidence, had now turned into an expression of fear, as he realised that the other party had grown like a tiger with wings with that weapon, and was now truly difficult to face.
"Isn't your cultivation realm far above mine? Why retreat?" Chen Long chuckled at the royal teacher's behaviour.
Now, the royal teacher began to be cautious. Although he decided to fight Chen Long again in his attempt to capture him, he was now more careful and began to exert all his strength to face the other party.
Chen Long took one step at a time towards his opponent, and once he felt the distance was right, he launched his second strike using the Water-Slicing Sword Technique.
This second move appeared extremely slow. As Chen Long moved, his actions seemed so deliberate that his opponent grew complacent.
Until the attack became very fast and very powerful so that...
Crossshhh
The royal teacher's left hand was successfully slashed by Chen Long's slash, followed by an attack that rose upwards towards the royal teacher's chest.
The royal teacher really did not expect that this sword movement would be like that.
Although he tried to fall backward, he was still a second too late, and blood spurted from his chest.
The royal teacher fell with his chest covered in blood, and at that moment, the crown prince, the prime minister, and the queen mother entered the large royal chamber.
Additionally, the Minister of Culture and his allies who supported Chen Long also entered the royal chamber. Earlier, they had attempted to move, but the dragon's cloak continued to move with them, protecting them. Therefore, they felt confident to head toward the royal chamber to witness what was happening inside.
All the newcomers were truly shocked by what was happening inside the chamber. They saw a royal teacher who had previously been regarded as the most powerful figure in the kingdom, the pillar of the kingdom's strength, unable to be swayed by other powers, now lying helpless under Chen Long's sword.
"Royal teacher, what is happening? Have you already used all your abilities?" asked the crown prince, who greatly idolised the royal teacher.
He truly believed that the royal teacher was invincible, so he could not believe what he was seeing now.
The royal teacher tried to speak, but what came out of his mouth was a gush of blood, a sign that he was severely wounded.
He clutched his chest, gazing at Chen Long with fear, then said, "Let me go. I am not from this kingdom. I am just a guest here. This is a conflict between you, the people of this kingdom. So, I will leave."
The crown prince couldn't believe what he saw and heard from the royal tutor, a figure he had always considered to be very formidable. It turned out that now he wanted to flee and leave him behind.
But as soon as the royal tutor took five steps toward the exit, Chen Long's words were already heard. "Who gave you permission to leave? Even though you are only a guest in this kingdom, you have contributed to oppressing the people of this land. Therefore, you must die."
"I have power behind me. There is a large sect in the west of this kingdom that is my origin. Even my teacher is with the emperor in this place. He..."
"I'm not afraid!!!" Chen Long immediately cut off the other party's words and launched his attack.
Hearing those words, the royal teacher immediately mustered all his remaining strength to flee as quickly as possible toward the exit of the royal chamber.
But the whistling sound was already following him
The whistling sound chased him, and it only stopped when it was replaced by the royal teacher's muffled scream.
It turned out that the whistling sound was the sound of a sword flying towards the royal teacher's back, and it only stopped making noise when the sword had pierced through the royal teacher's back and into his chest.
This was the third movement of the Water-Splitting Sword technique.
With this third movement, Chen Long could launch his sword toward his target, and the sword would return to his hand after the target was killed.
The crown prince's face changed as he witnessed the scene before him, seeing the person he greatly respected die so suddenly.
Now the crown prince stared at Chen Long as if he were staring at a ghost, so afraid was he of Chen Long's presence.
The Minister of Culture and the others were now overjoyed because they were on the right side, the strong side, the righteous side, the side that would win this war.
At that moment, the Queen Mother whispered to the crown prince.
The crown prince's face changed immediately after hearing that. He, who had previously looked helpless, was now cheerful. He immediately headed in one direction, towards a bell located to the left of the king's throne.
DONG!
The bell rang.
Chen Long let the crown prince be, wanting to see what else he would do, especially since he had noticed something that caught his interest.
He saw the royal seal on the table beside the king's throne.
The royal seal was typically used to stamp the king's decrees or regulations. However, at that moment, Chen Long noticed something on the royal seal.
Chen Long quickly took the royal seal, opened its base, and smiled.
Seeing this, the crown prince glared at him. "What are you doing, you naughty child? How dare you damage the royal seal? This royal seal has been one of the most valuable items in the kingdom for thousands of years. Huh! You truly cannot be forgiven."
"So this item has been stored inside this old seal for thousands of years?" Chen Long muttered to himself.
Chen Long was both shocked and delighted to see the object inside the royal seal, as it was a jade artifact—not just any jade, but one of the royal heirlooms. Even in his previous life, it had been one of the most coveted and valuable items in his kingdom. Yet here it was, in this small kingdom.
At that moment, Chen Long noticed a change in the crown prince's expression.
"You may not know this, but I have just rung the ancient royal bell. With this ancient bell, I can summon my ancestor, who is currently in exile in the underground chamber. And once he emerges, you will be devoured alive!" the crown prince said, laughing heartily.
At that moment, heavy footsteps could be heard coming from the lower part of the royal chamber.