Chapter 608 - 393: Special Envoy of the Nine Dragons Divine Country

Chapter 608: Chapter 393: Special Envoy of the Nine Dragons Divine Country

However, now that the Guardian Dragon Turtle had docked, the person guiding them was merely a level-200 Martial God Brocade Guard. Jelena had not shown up at all.

"To actually neglect me like this... Good, very good! This time, I want to see exactly what gives this Strongest Royal Court the right to call itself the strongest!" Zhang Tingxue thought bitterly.

After his tower ship docked, a large contingent of people had actually come to guide them. There was even a decently sized honor guard, making the scene quite lively.

But this was not what Zhang Tingxue wanted. Seeing that the person receiving him was just a minor official around level 200, he felt slighted. His face immediately darkened as he told the minor official, "I am here representing the Nine Dragons Divine Country. Who are you, and are you qualified to welcome me?"

The welcoming official was named Kong Shan. He was a level-260 Heterodox Sword Immortal and a disciple of Qin Mo. In the Strongest Royal Court, he was actually considered a prominent figure.

Facing Zhang Tingxue’s questioning, he was neither irritated nor angry. He smiled apologetically and said, "Lord Special Envoy, please don’t take offense. City Lord Jelena originally arranged for Fairy Xu to welcome you. However, Fairy Xu had an urgent matter come up at the last minute, so she entrusted me to receive you instead. Please disembark, Lord Special Envoy. I will formally apologize to you later at the banquet!"

"An urgent matter? What could be so urgent? Is it more important than welcoming me, a Special Envoy?" Zhang Tingxue demanded in a deep voice, deliberately acting angry as he waved his large sleeve and disembarked on his own.

This was his eleventh time visiting the Strongest Royal Court, so he was quite familiar with the place. After leaving the docks, he spoke to Kong Shan, who was following behind him with an apologetic smile. "Arrange the best rooms at the Mountain and River Station for my subordinates, and take me directly to see Jelena..."

Contrary to Zhang Tingxue’s expectations, Kong Shan maintained his professional smile and replied, "Lord Special Envoy, I am very sorry, but the Mountain and Sea Station has no more rooms available. You and your subordinates will have to stay at the Little Sea Inn. As for meeting the City Lord, Fairy Xu told me that the City Lord is busy today. By tomorrow, the City Lord will actively seek you out..."

"What? The Mountain and Sea Station? Are you sure?" Zhang Tingxue grew even more displeased.

The Mountain and Sea Station was the highest-end inn around Eggshell City. The Little Sea Inn, on the other hand, was just a small place opened by a guy named Sea Urchin. Whether in terms of scale or comfort, it was inferior to the Mountain and Sea Station.

Kong Shan remained even-tempered as he said, "Please calm your anger, Lord Special Envoy. It truly is unfortunate today, but the Mountain and Sea Station is fully booked! Actually, the Little Sea Inn is also very nice. The owner’s grandfather, Hai Shen, is the head chef of the First Dining Hall, and his great-grandfather, Hai Pei, is a Wine Sword Immortal. He can be said to have a profound background..."

"Stop trying to fool me!" Zhang Tingxue flicked his sleeves and walked straight toward the Mountain and Sea Station, shouting, "I’m going to see for myself if your Mountain and Sea Station is truly full. If you’re lying to me, I definitely won’t spare you!"

Seeing this, Kong Shan shook his head with a bitter smile. He thought to himself that he really hadn’t landed a good assignment. Saying nothing more, he silently followed behind, figuring that Fairy Xu should still be at the Mountain and Sea Station. If they ran into her later, he would just let her explain it.

Zhang Tingxue’s last visit to the Strongest Divine Country was a year ago. He was very familiar with the terrain around the docks and didn’t need anyone to lead the way at all. He soon arrived outside the Mountain and Sea Station with his group of subordinates.

At that moment, he saw a group of travel-worn Long-haired People. They were gathered in front of the Mountain and Sea Station’s entrance, making a racket and speaking in an incomprehensible language.

Zhang Tingxue stared blankly for a moment before rubbing his eyes vigorously. When he looked up again, he couldn’t help but stumble three large steps backward. THUD, THUD, THUD!

"Wildman Kings over level 600! So many of them? And Wild Boar Kings over level 600? What... what’s going on here..." Zhang Tingxue’s face turned entirely pale.

He could see the level information of the Wildman Kings and Wild Boar Kings.

One had to know that even in the Nine Dragons Divine Country, the highest-leveled individuals had yet to break past level 600. Even looking at the entire Cultivation Alliance, experts exceeding level 600 could be counted on one’s fingers.

But at this moment, he was looking at a whole group of entities over level 600.

"How is this possible? Where did such a batch of Wildman Kings pop out from?" Zhang Tingxue was slightly dazed. Just then, he spotted a massive eight-legged tiger and a giant horned bear. He could see their level information too—they were shockingly as high as level 700!

"Level-700 experts! Impossible, absolutely impossible! It’s fake, it has to be fake! I must be seeing false level information!"

Zhang Tingxue couldn’t stop himself from retreating. Refusing to give up, he turned to a subordinate behind him and ordered, "You, go up there. Find a random long-haired wildman and spar with him."

"Yes, sir!" the man cupped his fists in response. He was one of the guards Zhang Tingxue had brought along. His class was Dragon God Guard, and his level was only 350!

Hearing this, Kong Shan frowned and tried to step forward to stop him, but the Dragon God Guard moved incredibly fast. He practically blinked right next to a Wildman King. Without a word, he drew the sword at his waist and slashed at the Wildman King’s back.

CLANG! The sword struck solidly, but the Wildman King didn’t budge an inch. Not even a single strand of body hair was severed.

However, he was still provoked. With a furious howl, he hoisted his seemingly wooden club and swept it horizontally toward the Dragon God Guard’s chest.

The Dragon God Guard immediately erected a Primordial Energy Shield, assuming a defensive posture.

But in the next moment, the Primordial Energy Shield shattered instantly. The guard’s upper body simply exploded, sending a mist of blood spraying a hundred meters away. His lower half remained standing for three breaths of time before finally collapsing.

The Wildman King nonchalantly shook off his club and carelessly resumed laughing and chatting with his companion nearby, as if he had merely swatted a mosquito.

Zhang Tingxue was dumbfounded, and a sudden chill ran down his spine.

At that moment, Xu Huanhuan appeared. She frowned as she looked at Zhang Tingxue and the others, then quickly hurried over. She first bowed to Zhang Tingxue and said, "You must be the Lord Special Envoy. Welcome to the Strongest Divine Country. I am Xu Huanhuan from the Personnel Department. What just happened here..."

With that, she turned to Kong Shan and continued, "General Kong, didn’t I tell you that the Mountain and River Station was fully booked and that you should take the Lord Special Envoy to the Little Sea Inn? Why did you still bring them here?"

Kong Shan was also filled with shock. Having personally witnessed the Wildman King obliterate Zhang Tingxue’s guard with a single club strike, he knew something terrible had happened. Xu Huanhuan’s arrival made him feel slightly more at ease, and he hastily replied, "Please forgive me, Fairy Xu. The Lord Special Envoy insisted on coming here. My hands were tied.

"Lord Special Envoy, you see? I didn’t lie to you. This station truly is fully booked! Why don’t you ask Fairy Xu if it’s possible to switch inns and have those Long-haired People go to the Little Sea Inn instead!"

Xu Huanhuan raised her eyebrows and shook her head. "That’s not possible. They are the Great Lord’s guard detachment, and the Great Lord specifically instructed them to be stationed at the Mountain and Sea Station!"

Zhang Tingxue jolted as if waking from a dream. He asked softly, "Whose... whose guard detachment?"

"The Great Lord’s!" Xu Huanhuan said.

"Wh-who is the Great Lord?"

"The Great Lord is the Lord of the Royal Court for our Strongest Royal Court, my husband’s father, and the father of our eldest sister, the City Lord!"

"Jelena’s... father?" Sweat beaded on Zhang Tingxue’s forehead. "Your Divine Country has such a figure? Those Wildman Kings are his guard detachment?"

"Yes. What’s wrong, Lord Special Envoy? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I’m not feeling unwell. Oh, right, the Little Sea Inn! I want to go to the Little Sea Inn, right now! Hurry!" Zhang Tingxue didn’t dare fight over an inn with a bunch of Wildman Kings over level 600. Wishing he could just vanish right then and there, he spun around and left in a hurry.

Xu Huanhuan watched him in bewilderment. "What’s the deal with this Special Envoy?"

"Fairy Xu?" Kong Shan said. "You didn’t see it just now, but that Long-haired Person over there just obliterated the Special Envoy’s guard with a single swing of his club! Oh, right, what did you just say? The Great Lord has returned? He is the true master of our Strongest Divine Country?"

"He should be!" Xu Huanhuan replied. "But let’s not talk about that for now. I’ve already notified the City Lord, and she said she’s rushing over immediately. As for the Special Envoy of the Nine Dragons Divine Country, I’ll have to trouble you to keep taking care of him!"

"Alright then!" Kong Shan sighed, cupped his fists, and took his leave.

Meanwhile, inside the Eco-Castle, Jelena’s face was brimming with joy.

"Father has finally returned! I wonder how he’s been doing these past hundred years..." Jelena ran out of the Eco-Castle cheerfully. She couldn’t wait to go see Wang Yi.