Immortal God of War
Chapter 171: The Power of the Counter Curse Manual_1

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: The Power of the Counter Curse Manual_1

The crown prince was embarrassed, his face turning red. He wished he could dig a hole and hide in it. He had initially thought that Fatty and Lu Hong were ignorant country bumpkins, easy to bribe. But he couldn’t have been more wrong. In the end, he was the one who had brought shame upon himself. He felt like a clown, making a complete fool of himself in front of them.

"I lost my temper just now, my apologies, Your Highness. Shall we discuss this again?" Fatty smirked. "Actually, it’s not hard to bribe us. Give us 20,000,000 Gold Coins each, two Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills, and three perfect Martial Arts Techniques, and Lu Hong and I will be devoted to you."

"Forget I said anything." The crown prince spat out the words, his eyes glinting fiercely as he walked towards the door.

Fatty chuckled, "Careful, Your Highness. Don’t stumble and fall."

"We’ll see how long you two can remain arrogant!" the crown prince grumbled, kicked open the door, and strode out.

"Your Highness, anger is bad for your health. Would you like to stay for a cup of tea?" Lu Hong walked gracefully to the door, greeting him with a charming smile.

CRACK!

The crown prince almost stumbled for real. His fists clenched, his face contorted with anger, and he said without looking back, "Tell Jian Haotian to refine the Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pill quickly."

Lu Hong chuckled lightly. "That might depend on his mood."

"Good. I’ll find a way to make his mood pleasant. Let’s go!" the crown prince commanded bitterly, then led Lin Hao and the others away, heading back to his residence.

"Take care, Your Highness. No need for us to see you off!" Fatty waved his hand and said teasingly, "By the way, Young Master Lin, Brother Jian asked this Master Fatty to tell you he thanks you and your father for the 5,000,000 Gold Coins."

"Bastard!" Lin Hao gritted his teeth, his eyes practically shooting flames of rage.

Seeing their retreating figures, Fatty sneered. "They actually thought they could bribe Master Fatty! The audacity, they don’t even know their own place!"

Lu Hong said, "Such arrogant people are indeed detestable. However, it seems we’ve truly made an enemy of the crown prince this time."

Fatty retorted with disdain, "What’s there to be afraid of? As long as Brother Jian is here, we can rest easy."

"True." Lu Hong nodded. If, one day, the Martial King Palace no longer sheltered them, they could always hide in the ancient castle. Who could possibly harm them there? So, there was no need to worry at all.

Inside the ancient castle, Qin Feiyang had heard everything clearly but didn’t pay it much mind.

「The next day.」

Ling Yunfei arrived at Quiet Heart Lake to bring Qin Feiyang some news: Elder Wan and the Hall Master had both left the Martial King Palace. As for where they went, no one knew. Qin Feiyang wasn’t particularly concerned about this.

When he told Ling Yunfei about the Elixir Scripture, Ling Yunfei was extremely shocked. He had clearly never expected such a treasure to be hidden at the bottom of the lake.

Subsequently, Qin Feiyang entered closed-door cultivation. The crown prince and Lin Hao made no further moves. However, spies from the various major factions stuck around the Martial King Palace like persistent leeches, lurking nearby all day. The Martial King Palace had undoubtedly become the focal point of the entire Yan City. But Qin Feiyang, the very source of all this attention, seemed to have vanished into thin air. Ever since returning to Yan City, he hadn’t shown his face in public. Whether it was distributing elixirs or others coming to him for elixir refinement, Fatty and Lu Hong handled everything.

Gradually, a strange illusion began to take hold of everyone: the name ’Jian Haotian’ seemed to have become a legend.

「After some time.」

An explosive piece of news spread through Yan City. The royal family had posted an official announcement: Lin Yiyi, the adopted daughter of Lin Han from the Lin family, would be formally married to the crown prince in ten days.

「On the same day.」

Inside the ancient castle, Qin Feiyang’s finger, pressed upon the iron-bound book, trembled violently! Immediately following this, dazzling streams of white light erupted from the iron book, illuminating the entire ancient castle. Simultaneously, Qin Feiyang’s cultivation level began to skyrocket.

Did it succeed? he wondered, overjoyed. He quickly withdrew his hand, took two steps back, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Huh? The Wolf King also shot up, ran to Qin Feiyang’s side, and stood on its hind legs, its pupils contracting sharply.

The white radiance emanated from the ’Counter Curse’ character on the iron book. The ’Counter Curse’ character was formed from True Qi. But at this moment, it was like an unparalleled Divine Weapon, releasing a vast and mighty divine presence! Under this divine presence, both Qin Feiyang and the Wolf King felt an urge to kneel in worship. A profound sense of insignificance welled up from the depths of their hearts!

A few moments later, Qin Feiyang’s cultivation stabilized at the Nine-Star Martial Master realm.

HUM!

Just then, a sudden change occurred! The white ’Counter Curse’ character turned gold. The small space instantly transformed into a golden ocean. Before the man and wolf could react, another spectacle unfolded that left them utterly dumbfounded! The golden ’Counter Curse’ character actually detached itself from the iron book, gradually ascending, emitting myriad golden rays that nearly blinded them!

WHOOSH!

The next instant, the ’Counter Curse’ character transformed into a streak of light and merged into the space between Qin Feiyang’s eyebrows. The golden light within the ancient castle also rapidly dissipated. Qin Feiyang quickly raised a hand to touch his brow, his face a mask of astonishment and bewilderment. Looking at the iron book again, the page was now completely blank.

The Wolf King urged, "Xiao Qinzi, that character entered your brow. It must be inside your body now. Hurry and find it!" This was all too bizarre. For him, it was simply fantastical, utterly unreal.

Qin Feiyang looked inward, inspecting his body, but found nothing.

Eh! Suddenly, he felt something strange in his palms. Spreading his hands to look, they immediately began to radiate a wondrous light. In the center of each palm, there was a brilliant golden ’Counter Curse’ character.

Qin Feiyang said, "White-Eyed Wolf, shall we test this?"

"Sure!" the Wolf King howled excitedly, appearing even more thrilled than Qin Feiyang. However, he merely extended a paw and gently patted Qin Feiyang’s right palm.

Qin Feiyang’s face darkened. "Are you tickling me?" he growled.

The Wolf King chuckled sheepishly. "I was just afraid the force would rebound!"

"Just don’t use your full strength, then." Qin Feiyang was rather speechless.

"Alright then, Brother Wolf is starting now!" The Wolf King gritted his teeth and slammed his paw towards Qin Feiyang’s palm.

BANG!

Instantly, he clearly felt the force he had directed at Qin Feiyang rebound entirely, like a surging torrent. Following this, he was violently knocked back by that force!

"It really works!" The Wolf King was astounded.

Qin Feiyang was also stunned for a moment, then grew excited. "Try again with your full strength!" he urged.

The Wolf King roared, "Are you trying to get Brother Wolf killed?"

Qin Feiyang patted his head and smiled. "There, there, you won’t die."

"Fine, fine, stop being so nauseating to Brother Wolf." The Wolf King shuddered with revulsion, retreated several steps, then charged at Qin Feiyang with all his might, striking ferociously at his palm with a paw!

HOWL!

The Wolf King immediately let out a慘叫 (painful cry/scream). His body, over three meters long, shot backward like a meteorite and crashed into the wall behind him. His paw was broken, skin torn and flesh mangled, blood flowing freely!

In stark contrast, Qin Feiyang hadn’t moved an inch!

Holy crap, this is incredible! Qin Feiyang was dumbfounded. It was a 100% rebound! Indeed, it was turning their own power back against them! If he fought someone who didn’t know about this beforehand, they would undoubtedly suffer a massive loss! This was a true trump card!

Snapping back to reality, he quickly took out a Top Grade Healing Pill and a Bone-renewing Pill, rushed over to the Wolf King, and administered them.

Just as the Wolf King was about to berate him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he grinned. "Xiao Qinzi, try and see if you can teach the Counter Curse Manual to Brother Wolf, will you?"

"Teach it?" Qin Feiyang was taken aback. He looked down at his palm, his brow furrowed. If he could teach it, he certainly wouldn’t be stingy. After all, the Wolf King was fiercely loyal; he couldn’t forget him when there were benefits to be had. But he hadn’t even figured out this Counter Curse Manual himself, so how could he teach it?

After pondering for a moment, Qin Feiyang shook his head. "I’m afraid that’s not possible right now. But once I understand the Mystery of the Counter Curse Manual, I’ll tell you immediately."

A flicker of disappointment crept into the Wolf King’s eyes.

Qin Feiyang smiled. "Don’t be like that. Although I can’t give you the Counter Curse Manual, I’m confident I can help you open the first layer of the Door of Potential: the Extreme State for Martial Artists."

What? The Wolf King’s gaze trembled. "Are you serious?" he asked.

"When have I ever lied to you?" Qin Feiyang rolled his eyes at him, then frowned. "However, the prerequisite is that we find the medicinal ingredients."

Then, he looked at his palms again. The two golden ’Counter Curse’ characters were somewhat glaring. Can they be hidden? he wondered.

At that thought, the ’Counter Curse’ characters suddenly vanished.

It really works? Qin Feiyang was startled. With another thought, the ’Counter Curse’ characters reappeared.

The Wolf King watched with curiosity. "Brother Wolf has a feeling that the Counter Curse Manual isn’t so much a Divine Art, but more like a Divine Weapon?"

"I have the same feeling." Qin Feiyang nodded thoughtfully, then smiled freely. "Whatever it is, as long as I can use the Counter Curse Manual, that’s all that matters."

After concealing the ’Counter Curse’ characters, he turned and walked over to the iron book, trying to turn to the second page, but it wouldn’t budge.

It seems I really do have to wait until I break through to the War King realm. The Counter Curse Manual is already this powerful; I’m really looking forward to this second Divine Art, Qin Feiyang mused. He then closed the iron book, replaced the iron lid, and left the ancient castle.

The reception hall was empty.

Qin Feiyang called up to the second floor, "Fatty, Lu Hong, come down for a moment."

Soon, the two of them came running downstairs.

Qin Feiyang asked, "How is the search for the ingredients for the Potential Elixir going?"

"Let’s just ask Chief Li directly!" Fatty took out an Image Crystal Stone and activated it with his True Qi. Chief Li’s illusory figure quickly materialized.

Chief Li said in surprise, "Well, if it isn’t Brother Jian! What wind blew you here today? You actually took the initiative to contact me?"

"Senior, can we still have a pleasant chat?" Qin Feiyang said with a helpless sigh.

"Of course, we can. Speak, what do you need from me?" Chief Li chuckled.

"Have all the medicinal ingredients been found?" Qin Feiyang asked.

"I’m actually quite troubled by this matter!" Chief Li frowned, looking somewhat agitated. "Of the 33 ingredients, I’ve managed to find 30. We’re still missing three: Blood Ginseng, Snow Crystal, and Nine Suns Flower. However, I’ve already gotten a lead on the Blood Ginseng. It’s just the Snow Crystal and Nine Suns Flower; there hasn’t been a shred of news about them to this day."