October. At the end of the rainy season, fallen leaves were blown up and blown down by the wind.
On the flat ground, a long army was advancing.
"So this is Karad City?"
Riding at the front of the army, Lera muttered to himself as he looked at the huge city in front of him. An indescribable smile flashed across his face. "It's really tall …"
"This can be considered an antique."
On the side, Slim, who was dressed in black, added as he looked at the city walls in the distance, "Walls like these are very rare in our newly built cities. They're completely obsolete products. Apart from hindering the expansion of the city, they have no other use."
"Don't say that." A smile appeared on Lerla's face. "At the very least, the bloodline runes carved on this wall are quite intimidating."
Looking at the city walls in the distance, he said with a smile.
For powerful royal descendants, the existence of city walls did not have much use. No matter how high and thick the city walls were, they could not block any level-1 royal descendant.
What could really protect them were the runes carved on the city walls.
These runes were a method that the royal descendants had developed based on their bloodline. It was a way to use the power of the bloodline. It was somewhat similar to the spell formations of Wizards, but also somewhat different.
In battles between royal descendants, these runes could play a very big role. The stronger the royal descendant, the more powerful the bloodline runes they set up.
For example, as the capital of the Karad Empire, Karad City in front of them had at least ten level-3 kings' runes. The runes had accumulated over a long period of time. In terms of power, even a true level-3 existence would not be able to destroy this city in a short time.
Unfortunately, sturdy fortresses were usually destroyed from the inside.
Although the defense of this city was strong, it could not hinder Adil and his party at all.
As a prince who had been in the limelight for the past few years, Adil's reputation was very dazzling in the Karad Empire. He had reached a peak in the past few years, and countless people looked up to him.
Moreover, he was a legitimate prince of the Karad Empire. Nobody dared to stop him from entering the capital in the name of visiting his father's corpse.
"Your Highness, please come in!"
In front of the open gate of Karad City, an old man in red welcomed Adil into the city with a big smile on his face.
This person was none other than Lu Xiu's uncle.
As a great aristocrat, Lu Xiu also had a family behind him that was very powerful. Even in the entire Karad Empire, he could be considered a powerful aristocrat.
With the rise of Adil in the State of Elka, Lu Xiu's position in his family naturally rose as well. He could mobilize and influence more manpower and resources.
With this connection and the fact that Adil had been in the limelight for the past few years, it was not surprising that the family behind Lu Xiu would side with Adil.
"Please get up."
Looking at the elder before him, Adil had a slight smile on his face. He looked like an elegant and graceful prince and did not have the slightest bit of arrogance or bad-temper.
Taking advantage of the moment when Adil turned around, the old man lifted his head to take a look at Adil, and was immediately stunned.
In his eyes, Adil was like a sun high up in the sky, emitting a great amount of light. It was extremely terrifying, as if he was as dazzling as a god's, and no one dared to look at him directly.
On top of Adil's body, a hideous being with a human head and a snake's body covered in crimson scales was hissing. Its appearance would shock anyone who saw it.
The old man inhaled sharply, and the way he looked at Adil changed again and again. The reverence and fanaticism in his eyes almost materialized.
"The Crimson Son! The Crimson Son at his peak! "
Looking at Adil's back and thinking about the terrifying scene he had just seen, the old man became excited. "A Crimson Son at his peak. Who else but him is qualified to be the king?!"
Adil didn't know what the old man was thinking, but he could more or less guess it.
After coming to Karad City, his originally reserved bloodline power had been directly activated by him, no longer concealing it. Instead, he openly displayed it, allowing everyone to sense it.
In this state, he could clearly sense an extremely scorching bloodline power blossoming in the direction of the palace in the distance. It was vaguely connected to the crimson bloodline in his body, giving off a ferocious aura.
The Crimson King!
"It's definitely the Crimson King …"
Looking in the direction of the palace in the distance, Adil thought to himself.
Apart from his target, the Scarlet King, who else in the city could possess such powerful, scorching, and terrifying origin energy?
However, he could sense that there seemed to be some changes to the Scarlet King's body, causing its aura to become a little unstable.
This was the result of his bloodline sensing.
Through his own activation and continuous purification, the bloodline in his body was already infinitely close to the first generation ancestor's, which was the Crimson King's.
The strong synchronization of the bloodline would bring about a strong reaction between the two bloodlines, allowing both sides to sense part of the other's information.
In fact, when Adil looked in that direction, a faintly discernible reaction made him feel wary.
In the distance, when he looked in the direction of the palace, there was also someone looking in this direction. A pair of faintly discernible crimson eyes appeared in his mind.
"The Crimson King …"
Glancing lightly into the distance, Adil thought to himself. Then, he followed the group in front of him, advancing towards his residence this time.
At this time, in the distance.
The moment Adil looked at the palace, in the depths of the palace, a youth who was playing with a ball seemed to sense something, and looked in the direction of the reaction.
This youth's eyes were crimson red, as beautiful as the purest rubies. A pair of elegant black robes matched with his body, making him look like a high and mighty noble, looking down on everything below him.
"Your Highness Karl, what's wrong?"
The moment the young man turned around, a worried voice rang out from behind him. It was a voice filled with worry.
"Nothing."
Hearing the voice, the youth turned around and looked at the young girl standing behind him in Silence. He smiled gently and said, "I just saw an interesting person."
"Is it Prince Sisso of the Elka Region?"
Behind the youth, hearing the youth say this, the worry on the young girl's face did not lessen at all. Instead, she became even more worried.
"It's him." The youth nodded and put down the ball in his hand. He stood up and lightly touched the young girl's head, "But even if it's him, it doesn't matter.
I'm the strongest. "
Looking at the young girl in front of him, he spoke seriously. In his eyes, the pair of ruby-like eyes did not seem to change.
"Crimson King, according to the current progress, how much of your recovery have you recovered?"
In a spacious hall, there was a massive red coffin in the center of the hall. It was filled with some bright red liquid, and there was a person lying inside.
It was a tall man. From his appearance, he looked to be about 30 years old. His majestic body was densely covered with bright red scales. Below his legs, a snake tail slowly spread.
It was obvious that this man was already dead. Not only was he not breathing, but his flesh had also lost its vitality and was just a pile of dead meat.
However, even so, the domineering aura of a King emanated from this man's body, and it gave off a terrifying might that made others not dare to look at him directly.
Standing outside the red coffin, Adil looked at the man and felt the facial features that matched very well with his memory. He sighed softly. He sighed a little.
The person lying in the coffin was the master of the entire Karad Empire, King Kurid. He was also the father of this body of Adil's.
After coming to Karad City, in order to confirm some things, Adil first went to King Kurid's corpse and examined it.
"The corpse's flesh and blood have withered very thoroughly, and the vitality and bloodline of the entire body have been completely extracted. Even I, with the A.I. Chip's ability, can't do a better job than this."
Looking at the corpse in front of him, Adil lightly sighed. Some of the speculations in his heart had been completely confirmed.
The King Kurid in front of him had definitely died because his bloodline had been extracted by the Crimson King.
Apart from the Crimson King, who was the ancestor of the bloodline, it was possible for others to extract the bloodline of the King Kurid, but it was impossible for them to do it so completely that there was not even a trace of the bloodline left.
Moreover, judging from some of the marks on the corpse, when the King Kurid's bloodline was extracted, he did not resist at all, and his bloodline was directly extracted.
It was very likely that he already knew the identity of the Crimson King when he was in front of King Kurid.
"Karl …"
Rubbing his forehead, Adil muttered the name as he looked at the corpse in front of him.
Karl was the heir of the royal family that King Kurid had appointed before his death. In other words, he was the legal heir of the Karad Empire, and he was also one of the most suspicious targets in Adil's eyes.
Based on Adil's understanding of King Kurid from his memories, this king had a weak concept of kinship and only cared about the strong. If he really wanted to choose a successor from among the princes, he would only choose the strongest among them. It was impossible for him to choose a young prince who had not yet reached adulthood.
Of course, this alone could not determine anything. It was just a little unexpected.
"However, since I'm going to take the throne, I'll have to face Prince Karl sooner or later."
Raising his head and looking at the corpse lying in the coffin in Silence, Adil waved his hand and gestured for the people beside him to close the coffin.
"Looking at the time, he should be here soon …"
Walking out of the hall, Adil raised his head and looked at the bright sky outside as he muttered to himself.
At this time, it was almost time for him to meet with Kaidoze and the others. Based on his senses, the other party should have arrived at this time, but he did not know if they were still hiding and did not choose to make a move.
Since the other party did not choose to make a move, Adil naturally could not help the other party take the lead, so naturally, the stalemate slowly came to an end.
However, this stalemate was destined to not last long.
As time passed, the power of the Crimson King was quickly recovering. Kaidoze knew this better than anyone else.
Therefore, his heart was filled with a sense of urgency at this time. As soon as his preparations were complete, he would most likely immediately make a move and try to get rid of the Crimson King.
"Even the ants know to stay away. However, I'm afraid that this city still doesn't know its fate …"
Looking at the worms that were continuously crawling out of the ground, Adil said softly.
At this time, Kalad had completely turned into a bomb. Several Ancient Kings were lurking in this city. Even though there was no fierce battle at this time, the aura, aura, and will between them were still silently battling, spreading to every corner of this city.
The instincts of wild beasts were often much stronger than those of intelligent beings. At this time, feeling this confrontation of auras, they instinctively felt danger, so they continuously rushed out of Karad City.
A few days later.
Time gradually passed. In these few days, with the continuous arrival of foreign nobles, the atmosphere in the city became more and more tense.
Although King Kurid had passed away, it was impossible for the Karad Empire to be without a king. Therefore, during this time, the succession of the new king began to be raised, causing the two princes to gradually be in the limelight.
In terms of legal principles and legitimacy, Prince Karl, who had been appointed by the former king, was of course first. However, in terms of strength and reputation, Prince Sisso of the Elka State was undoubtedly far ahead.
The two princes each had their own advantages, which was why they were constantly mentioned during this time. Their respective supporters were constantly wrestling with each other, secretly fighting who knew how many times.
However, what was strange was that no matter how serious the struggle between the supporters of the two princes was, the two of them always remained calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
"Your Highness, the nobles outside are all saying that you should be king. Why don't you step forward and inherit the throne?"
On a cliff, Karl was wearing a decent long robe, and beside him was a young girl who looked like a maid.
Beside Karl, the young girl was wearing a maid's long dress, and she was constantly saying something, feeling indignant for her prince.
"You."
Hearing the young girl's complaints, Karl smiled and rubbed the young girl's long hair, then said with a smile, "On this matter, I haven't even said anything yet, why do you seem to be more anxious than me?"
"Of course I have to be anxious about Your Highness's matter …" Having her hair rubbed by the young man's hand, the young girl's face turned red. While secretly sizing up the young man in front of her, she said hesitantly, "Also, I also want to see Your Highness wearing the crown …"
"If you want to see it, I will wear it for you next time …" Rubbing the young girl's head, the young man's movements gradually stopped, "But right now, I can't … that throne of the king, whoever wants to sit on it can sit on it."
"Why …" The young girl's face turned red, and she mustered up her courage to look at her prince and asked.
"Because, there are more important things waiting for me to do." Lightly straightening the young girl's long hair, the young man smiled, "Also, other than that Prince Sisso, I still have a few guests to receive …"
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