Supreme Emperor of Mist

"A tribulation from heaven! A tribulation from heaven!!!" the peoples gathered outside of Sun Wu Jian's manor repeated the same sentence over and over again after the lightning strikes.

Even those inside the manor itself are unable to calm their heart after the lightning strike.

"Leader Huang, what is happening inside the building?" the six half-step Bone Reconstruction Cultivators asked after they arrive beside Huang Ping and Wang Xuan.

"This looks like something eccentric that only Alchemist Qin can do. We'll have to wait for his highness to come out before getting all the answers to our questions." Huang Ping replied.

As the closest person serving beside Sun Wu Jian, the fact that his liege's cultivation is getting closer to advancement is not a secret to him.

But the fact that his liege's advancement would create a lightning tribulation like this is unheard of. Furthermore, he's also a recently advanced cultivator of eighth-level Flesh Refining.

"Fellow experts... Did anyone of you had a tribulation like this before in your cultivation's path?" Huang Ping asked.

"No." the six of them shook their head after they looked at each other for a collective answer.

"Then... Let's wait for his highness to come out..." Huang Ping nervously said as he keeps his sight on the building.

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"How are you feeling, brother Sun?" Qin Lan smiled as he sat in a lotus position to replenish his Spiritual Energy.

"The eighth-level of Flesh Refining feels unusual... There's an indescribable sensation of strength coursing through my veins, like a flow of power that just awoken inside me." Sun Wu Jian tried to explain the feeling he had in words.

"Brother Qin, just what is inside that Essence Transformation Pill you gave me? And that five pellets... The power inside each is as strong as a drop of Precelestial Essence." he asked.

"Don't tell me you just used some world-defying treasure for a Bone Reconstruction Cultivation on me? That will be quite a waste?" Sun Wu Jian added. Even as a prince, the actual number of treasures he knew and seen can be counted with his fingers.

"Why would I have Bone Reconstruction Treasures with me? I can't use it, right? Even if we wanted to, a Flesh Refining Layer cultivator can't use treasures a layer above us." Qin Lan chuckled while answering Sun Wu Jian.

"Then..." his reply made the ninth prince felt puzzling. There's not a single record from the experts that talked about the experience he had gone through.

The only lightning tribulation that's ever known by them in the Precelestial Realm cultivation is when one is trying to ascend to what is believed to be above the Pre-Celestial.

"I'll be straightforward. What your highness just had is a [Bloodline Awakening] phenomenon. Although it is a rare occurrence in the lower world, most of the royalties would have it." Qin Lan started to explain what was the transformation is all about.

Bloodline Awakening.

It was an inherited power that hides in the blood. It was a collective of cultivation inherited from one generation to another, stored deep inside the genes.

And to achieve this, there is two starting point their ancestor could try. The first is to preserve the cultivation bloodline for at least ten generations. Each generation would have to be stronger than the previous. As for the second way, they can be forcefully created from refining the blood of Yao Beast.

In Sun Wu Jian's case, his ancestors have likely refined the Yao Beast's blood for a few generations before him.

"So... This is what you called Bloodline Awakening... If it could appear on me, won't it occur on all my other blood-related siblings as well?" Sun Wu Jian's heart is filled with worries as he suddenly remembered that he has eight more siblings competing for the throne.

Although he might not be the first to awaken his bloodline, he shouldn't be the last either.

The awakening is also turning into a double-edged sword to Sun Wu Jian by opening his insight into this cultivation world.

"You can be slightly at ease in this matter. Right now, you might not be the first to awaken your bloodline, but you're not the last either. What you need to do now is to stabilize your cultivation using this as your advantage." Qin Lan said.

"With your bloodline has now activated, I'm sure that your understanding towards cultivation is much higher than before. Your disposition and quality of Spiritual Energy will also start to change significantly, making the difference between you and other cultivators much more evident."

"Brother Qin, from your word of changes... Do you mean I am going to be like my father?" Sun Wu Jian asked.

"Your father? What's different about his Spiritual Energy and yours?" Qin Lan replied by asking a few questions.

"I can't explain it correctly, but my father's royal disposition had some lingering power of a golden bird. His Spiritual Energy also has a hint of golden hue that makes people submit to him without questions asked." Sun Wu Jian roughly describes how he felt about his father.

'Oh? Don't tell me that his bloodline is somewhat related to the Vermilion Tailed Golden Peacock? If that's true, then this guy's future is practically limitless here in the world of a Precelestial.' Qin Lan grinned as his thought started to run wild.

Although the Vermilion Tailed Golden Peacock rank was considered low in the cultivation world, the strength it possessed still believed to be on par with a Pericelestial Beast.

"Come, let us go out. I'm sure those out there have started to get restless from unable to get an answer of what happened." Qin Lan chuckled and gave his hand out to Sun Wu Jian.

Pulling this young prince up and gave him a few pats here and there, the two of them walked side by side as they made their public appearance together. A vague layer of golden Spiritual Energy is surrounding Sun Wu Jian as he stares at his subjects.

"We..."

"We..."

Everyone was stuttered. Although the faint golden light is hardly comparable to the color of a sun setting, the majestic aura it releases still made the people outside of the manor felt suppressive.

"It feels like a weird power of royalty is coming out from the Ninth Prince Manor..." some of those more sensitive individuals said. As for those weaker in mentality, their legs are already bent halfway for no reason.

Taking a few steps down the stairs to where Huang Ping, Wang Xun, Lu Qing Yun, and the six half-step Bone Reconstruction experts stand, Qin Lan turned around and cupped his hands together.

"Congratulations to the ninth prince to obtain the strength of eighth-level Flesh Refining Cultivation!" Qin Lan said. At the end of his sentence, Qin Lan dropped one of his knees on the ground as a gesture of yielding to Sun Wu Jian's authority.

"Congratulations to the ninth prince!" everyone followed Qin Lan's ceremonial etiquette. The infectious roar of congratulative wishes spreads not only towards all corners of the manor itself but also to the people outside.

In this instant, the faint golden light from Sun Wu Jian has started to get brighter. Even Sun Wu Jian could feel the qualitative changes in his Spiritual Qi that seem no longer as immature as before.

"Huang Ping, Wang Xun." Sun Wu Jian spoke. It was the same tone and words he repeated over ten times in a single day. But right now, it sounds much more authoritative than before.

"Huang Ping present!" Huang Ping stares intensely at Sun Wu Jian as he replied.

"Wang Xun present!" Wang Xun followed.

"In a week from now on, the punitive force will depart from the Fuyun City. Our target will be the Flame Demon Mountain's Hushan Bandit and all their strongholds!" Sun Wu Jian said.

"Those that successfully advanced into the middle-attainment rank will be allowed to join this battle. May heaven bless our Country of Wu to demolish this rebellious faction and bring peace back to this Yunshan Province!"

"Those with a duty, return to your post! Those without shall cultivate and increase the chances of victory for our battle. As for all the outsiders, Stand with us as the Ninth Prince Manor returns with a victory!"

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"What did you say?" an individual with two courtesans busy satisfying his manhood asked. He was still leaning comfortably on the long chair while he speaks.

"Your highness, this servant dare not to repeat it for the second time," the expert with half-step Bone Reconstruction cultivation shivered before his half-naked liege.

"Lightning tribulation... What kind of thing he's done to be able to call forth a lightning tribulation? Don't tell me he's dead?" the individual chuckled as he put his hand on the back of a courtesan's head.

Without notice, he put some pressure on his hand as he forced her to go down completely using her mouth.

"En! - En! - En!" the courtesan forced by him had tears rolling out from her eyes as she was treated like a thing by this individual. Like something was finally released by the individual, he threw the courtesan away.

The remaining courtesan that was still kneeling by his side had her clothing torn off to wipe off any remaining discharge he made.

"Bring me more. As for these two, it is fine for you all to enjoy until broken." the individual stands up from the chair while his manhood is still waving around like a sword.

"This subordinate understand." the expert left.