Chapter 289: Senior Brother Jin Is Excessively Outstanding!
"Have you heard? A great battle of kings happened at the Holy Institute, with eight out of the ten kings appearing, causing heaven and earth to tremble!"
"Yeah, I heard the Floating Continent where the Holy Institute is located was shattered, and large fragments fell to the ground."
"The White Crane King is too powerful, fighting against seven and still holding his own, against seven kings of the same rank!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, back then my grandfather could already see his potential as a Great Emperor, and now, thousands of years later, he truly is peerless and magnificent."
"He’s not just a Great Emperor now..."
"This... hum, my grandfather might have been wrong, can’t he?! People like you just know how to argue, I’m not speaking to you anymore!"
"Fine, don’t speak then."
Such discussions were everywhere in the Beast Race territories.
It’s only been a month, but the events at the Holy Institute have already become well-known—actually, Beast-known.
They were shocked in their hearts.
The battle between ten kings, what kind of scene would that be?
Simply world-destroying!
Especially the White Crane King fighting against seven, that kind of unparalleled demeanor, that kind of invincible stance, just thinking about it makes one’s blood boil.
At the same time, they were also relieved—luckily, they stopped in time, otherwise, if they continued, the consequences would have been severe.
Each of the ten kings is a white jade pillar supporting the Beast Race. Breaking even one is a huge loss for the Beast Race.
"Kings truly deserve to be called kings, everything is considered for their race. They know that any king’s death would be a tremendous blow to the Beast Race, so both sides stopped before going too far, not fighting desperately."
"Isn’t it because they’re afraid to die?"
"This... can you phrase it more elegantly? Can an ultimate powerhouse be said to fear death? At most, it’s called... cherishing life."
"Right, right, right, cherishing life! Moreover, if the ten kings had truly fought to mutual destruction, the Human and Demon races might have taken advantage of it. Speaking of which, it’s still for the safety of the entire Beast Race."
"Hmm, nice eloquence, let me have a taste too!"
The discussions continued to spread in various places.
All these discussions weren’t meaningless, each person’s discussion actually revealed some facts and truths indirectly.
At this time.
The White Crane King’s palace—the White Crane Celestial Palace.
After a long slumber, Qin Zi slowly opened his eyes, discovering he was lying on a Cold Jade Bed.
This is an ice cave!
Surrounding him was a pervasive white mist, rich with a strong vitality. Not far from the Cold Jade Bed was an ice pool, bubbling hot springs within, in which several blue lotuses were gently swaying, emitting a faint glow.
"Where is this?"
"No, my body!!"
Suddenly, he lifted his hands, looked at his arms, then at his body, and observed internally.
In the end, he was shocked!
"How... how have I become so much stronger? Skin, muscles, bones, the five internal organs, all have been enhanced several times!"
He took a sharp breath.
He was already a Super Divine Body, having reached the human body’s limit, yet now, he had strengthened several times more.
This is more than monstrous.
It’s simply explosive!!
If he was previously a frail little guy, now he was a muscular powerhouse, comparable to Schwarzenegger.
It seemed he could easily tear apart geniuses of the same level, even if they were Divine Bodies, not to mention Super Divine Bodies.
"The heart, it’s the effect of the Beast God’s Heart! It fused with me and replaced my heart. Every circulation of my blood within it would stain with some of its mysterious power, nourishing my entire body."
Qin Zi’s breathing became rapid.
What a great fortune this was, to know that the Beast God’s Heart had created countless Beast Race Martial Emperors, possibly even ultimate powerhouses, and they only basked in its glory, whereas he had taken the whole Beast God’s Heart and made it entirely his own.
In other words, he gained more benefits than all the Beast Race powerhouses over the millennia combined!
These benefits would slowly manifest in the following years, allowing him to constantly transform and rapidly increase his cultivation!!!
"But... the Beast God’s Heart has fused with me, what about my father? If I dig it out now... can it still be used?"
Quickly, Qin Zi was troubled again.
Heaven is vast, but nothing is greater than his father! If it was to save his father, he was willing to give up this great opportunity.
But the problem is, the Beast God’s Heart has now assimilated with him, becoming a real heart, would its miraculous effects remain?
Moreover.
A tiger, though fierce, does not eat its cubs.
He was certain that even if he dug out the Beast God’s Heart, his father wouldn’t accept it—he knew his father too well!
For him, his father would do anything, but at the same time, anything that could harm him, his father would absolutely not do.
This is a father.
This is paternal love!
If it weren’t so, how could he respect and rely on his father with such sincerity? Only true sincerity can yield true sincerity in return.
"Junior Brother Qin, you’re awake?"
At this time, the stone door of the ice cave opened, and Princess Bai Lu walked in, forcing a smile, but her emotions were evidently low.
"Sister-in-law, where is this?"
Qin Zi asked.
"This is the White Crane Celestial Palace."
Princess Bai Lu said and then sternly admonished, "In the White Crane Celestial Palace, you mustn’t call me sister-in-law."
Qin Zi also noticed her oddity, so he frowned and asked, "Sister Bailu, does your father... dislike Senior Brother Jin?"
Bailu had mentioned before that if she obtained the Beast God’s Heart, her father would allow her to be with Senior Brother Jin. Since it was mentioned as a condition, it indicated that the White Crane King should be very opposed to Senior Brother Jin.
"Mm."
Princess Bai Lu nodded sorrowfully.
"Why?"
Qin Zi couldn’t help but ask.
"I don’t know either."
Princess Bai Lu pursed her lips, her eyes revealing a bit of sadness, "I met Brother Jin in a perilous place. At that time, he saved me, and I brought him back, thinking my father would like him."
"But I didn’t expect that my father was indifferent towards him, and after giving him some rewards, he issued a command for him to leave."
She paused, her eyes dazed, and said, "In my impression, my father’s demeanor and mind shouldn’t be like this. Even if he doesn’t like someone, he wouldn’t treat my savior like this. I guess there must be some deeper reason."
"Deeper?"
Qin Zi was taken aback, seemingly catching a spark of insight, but after thinking carefully, he couldn’t recall it.
Finally, he took a deep breath and comforted, "Maybe your father thinks that you and Senior Brother Jin are not suitable."
"How would he know without trying?!"
Princess Bai Lu instinctively retorted.
Qin Zi thought for a moment, somewhat uncertain, and said, "Perhaps there’s something... that can be seen at a glance. And your father cares too much about you to want you to take this risk."
"So it’s his own judgment! He doesn’t know what kind of happiness I want!"
Princess Bai Lu’s rebellious emotion was stirred up, and she suddenly cried out in a low, agitated voice.
"Calm down."
Qin Zi made a gentle pressing motion with both hands and weakly said, "Actually, everyone insists on their own judgment, aren’t you the same? You think you and Senior Brother Jin are suitable, your father thinks you aren’t, these are all personal opinions, there’s no essential difference."
Princess Bai Lu’s body trembled.
She looked at Qin Zi, her clear eyes gradually filled with tears, and softly murmured, "Could it be wrong for me to like Brother Jin? And Brother Jin also likes me, what’s wrong with that?"
"Neither of you is wrong."
Qin Zi smiled bitterly and said, "But your father doesn’t like Senior Brother Jin, that’s just not liking him, and what can we do about it?"
"I’m still not convinced!!"
Princess Bai Lu gritted her teeth, filled with righteous indignation, said, "Clearly, my father looks down on Brother Jin. Brother Jin’s True Dragon Body, where exactly is the shortfall? Could it be that Brother Jin’s future achievements will definitely fall short of his?"
True Dragon Body!
A flash of insight once again crossed Qin Zi’s mind, a peculiar expression appeared on his face, and then he stammered, "Maybe your father doesn’t agree with you being together not because Senior Brother Jin is lacking, but because he is too outstanding in certain aspects..."