As they were about two or three feet away from the Golden Arm Mantis, they even held their breaths, for if any subtle sound was heard by the creature, it would cause a catastrophic consequence.Una’s heart pounded faster than ever, wondering what Tolly was going to do with the creature next. Suddenly, Tolly visualized a picture of a dagger in his mind. As a result, a new text message appeared on the screen,[Would you like to use your Duck Dagger, my dear Tolly, the owner of the Hidden Dragon?]With a ‘yes’ notion in his mind, the Duck Dagger soon appeared in his hand. Without any thinking, he slashed the Golden Arm Mantis fiercely with the Duck Dagger.However, the Golden Arm Mantis was not that sluggish. As it felt something like wind coming toward its body, the creature subconsciously realized that there might be a potential danger to it.It quickly leaped away from where it had been. After it landed about six or seven feet away from Tolly and Una, it started to turn around to chec
This time, the Golden Arm Mantis wanted to slash off Tolly’s head with its stout, spiny forelegs. As it leaped toward him, Tolly quickly took out the Duck Dagger from the item inventory of his system. Just before the stout, spiny forelegs were going to reach his head, Tolly quickly stabbed the Duck Dagger into its belly. With a few struggles, the Golden Arm Mantis fell down to the ground of the cave and died on the spot. “Sorry,” said Tolly, “I didn’t mean to kill you, but I have to, or else I’ll be killed.” Looking at the Duck Dagger, he was pleased that it was so powerful. After all, it was a poisonous dagger. Any creature that was cut by it would die instantly. Since the cave was going to fall, Tolly quickly got his Duck Dagger in his hand and placed it back into the item inventory of his system. After that, he decided to dash out of the cave. Yet, when he passed those illuminating primordial stones, he stopped. “I have to collect all these precious primordial stones. I’m pret
“Yeah, it’s my fault,” said Una, “actually, you should not have touched me as I have a lot of bags of poisons in my pocket.”Suddenly, Tolly remembered that he had patted her shoulders just a short while before.“You touched me a while ago, so that explained why you fainted. See, your fingers are still a little bit swollen.”Raising his fingers before him, Tolly saw they were swollen like steaming buns now.“Oh, my god,” said Tolly in surprise, “what am I supposed to do with them?”“Don’t worry,” said Una apologetically, “I’ve got antidotes.”Quickly, Una took out some white pills and handed them to him, “take these and you’ll be all right.”Without any hesitation, Tolly quickly swallowed them. In a few moments, all the pills worked inside his body. And his fingers bounced back to normal. At the same time, he did not feel dizzy at all.“Great,” said Tolly, “thank you, Una. Your pills have wonderful effects.”“It is I that should thank you, thank you for not blaming me for that,” said
In this way, after groping in the darkness for about five or six minutes, they were already inside the Numa Temple. Una pressed the button on one of the walls of the temple and instantly a small door appeared. They crept through the door and hid behind some big statues. Now all they had to do was keep silent and wait patiently for Emperor William to come to worship the Goddess of Numa. About three or four minutes later, Emperor William, accompanied by his officials and generals, reached the Numa Temple. He stepped off his royal carriage and went to the main hall of the Numa Temple, where he looked around for a while first. Then later he burned incense sticks, bowed low with all his officials, and offered prayers. “My dear Goddess of Numa, please bestow us with the best you can offer to us, I hope there is always peace here on Goldearth. May everything flourish and be prosperous here for all my people. May you bless us, bless Goldearth.” With that, Emperor William bowed again with
As Tolly was on his way back to Fanta Mansion, the Goddess of Numa immediately took action and started her plan to punish Emperor William, who was so wicked that he was not qualified to be an emperor anymore. When the Goddess of Numa saw the poem on the wall of the main hall, she fumed with rage. “He has no idea about how to secure his country with great virtue and morality. On the contrary, he shows no respect for the heavens and has insulted me with this dirty poem. How vile! The Rose Dynasty has already ruled over 300 years and is coming to an end. I must punish him if I’m to assuage my own conscience,” said the Goddess of Numa to her lads and lasses. “Nick,” said the Goddess of Numa to one of her lads, “go to the capital city of Zuma and try to kill Emperor William. He is a bastard!” “Yes, my dear Goddess of Numa,” said Nick, who immediately mounted a huge phoenix and headed for Zuma. Yet, Emperor William had one daughter and one son. The daughter was called Yana and the son w
“If you don’t want to call me elder brother,” said Tolly, “you can call me brother-in-law.”Tolly gave him a big smile while Tim gaped at him in fury. Without a doubt, Tolly quickly received another 50 Wrath points.“Do you mean you’ve already gotten the Old Yellow?” asked Tim.“Of course,” said Tolly, rubbing his nose a few times with his thumb, “That’s why I ask you to call me elder brother. Do you want me to remind you of your bet?”“But I think you must be a liar! If you aren’t, just show me some Old Yellow,” said Tim while holding out his hand for the Old Yellow.“It’s not for you. Let’s go to see your parents. And I’ll give the Old Yellow to them in person,” said Tolly firmly.“There’s no need,” said Tim, “You can give the Old Yellow to me and I’ll give it to my parents.”“To tell you the truth,” said Tolly, “You’re not the person I can trust. I only trust your sister Jenny and your parents now.”“Why are you so stubborn?” asked Tim, “I guess you don’t have any Old Yellow. That’
“You’ve got the Old Yellow?” said Fanta Lady again, soon her angry face morphing into a rictus of excitement,“Please show it to us. I’d like to see it now. my husband Fanta Lord is right, he has always been a good boy. I’ve never expected that he could get it so quickly.”“Mum, what are you doing?” Tim said unhappily, “he must be cheating on us. Don’t fall for it.”Tolly quickly got some Old Yellow from Infinite Space Bag and showed it to them,“Please check it out, and then you will know whether I’m a liar or not.”Fanta Lady quickly grabbed some Old Yellow from his hand and had a close look at it. Though she was not an expert on the Old Yellow, she used to see it a few times.After examining it carefully, she showed it to his husband Fanta Lord, who nodded with a big smile on his face, confirming that it was the Old Yellow that could help to purify their Sacred Fountain.“Great. It’s the Old Yellow we have always wanted to get,” said Fanta Lord excitedly, “you’ve helped us a lot th
“Oh, really?” said Fanta Lady in surprise, “since you can help in the downfall, I guess there’s a great chance for my husband…”“Stop…” said Fanta Lord quickly. He knew what his wife was going to say, but it should not be spoken out at the time.“My dear wife, let’s not say any words about Tolly’s dream now. We have to keep it in the dark now. Otherwise, we all might be in great danger,” added Fanta Lord.Fanta Lady, Tim, and Jenny all nodded. Fanta Lord then said to Tolly,“Especially you, Tolly. From now on, your dream is a top secret. You can’t tell anyone else.”“Understood, just between us, Fanta Lord, I mean, father-in-law,” said Tolly.“Call me Fanta Lord now, Tolly,” said Fanta Lord in a low voice, “Now it’s not proper to call me father-in-law. Now, I hope you can work hard on your cultivation and can win the competition finally.”“Don’t’ worry, I’m confident that I can defeat all those guards,” said Tolly quickly. Now with the help of those primordial stones that he collected
As the ministers bickered like hens in a coop over the emperor's decree, the executioners were already tiptoeing out of the palace gates, blades glinting in the light. It was a race against time, for the prince's head was on the chopping block. Little did the executioners know, the prince was no ordinary mortal. Tolly had him under his protection. He suddenly asked General Addison, “Can you do me a favor?” “Of course, Your Highness”, said General Addison, ”I won’t allow these bastards to kill you no matter the cost.” “I’ve got a white feather in my pocket. Please take it out and burn it,” said Prince Hobart. “Okay, I’ll do it,” said General Addison. Without any delay, General Addison immediately got a white feather out of the pocket. Though not knowing what was the use of it, he realized it must be an important thing. Then he asked his men to bring him a torch. In a few seconds, the white feather was burnt into ashes. As Tolly rode on the horse with Princess Yana behind him, he
“Fate has brough us here to meet you, Princess Yana,” said General Logan Kline, determined to take Princess Yana back to the court,“Your Highness, by His Majesty’s order, I have come here to bring you back to the palace. Hundreds of officials have spoken on your behalf, and you need not worry.”“Don’t believe him,” said Tolly with a sneer, “Your father would not listen to those officials. Once you’re in the palace, you’ll be dangerous.”The princess’s eyes flickered with a mixture of fear and resignation.“I know very well that I cannot escape this great calamity,” she admitted, her voice filled with weariness, “I’m not afraid of death, but I am so tired from my journey that I can no longer walk. Would you be so kind as to let me ride on your horse?”General Logan Kline nodded without hesitation.“You may ride on my horse, Your Highness, and I will follow on foot,” he declared, his unwavering loyalty to the princess shining through his every word.Yet, once Princess Yana mounted the
“Okay, let’s go!” said Tolly.Before they started their journey, Tolly suddenly heard the clicking sounds in his bones. All the vital energy inside his body started to circulate. Tolly thought he probably broke through to a new level. With a flutter in his eyes, he quickly checked his status on the screen before his eyes.[Name: Hidden Dragon][Owner: Tolly Harmsworth][Level: 2 as a master-level cultivator][Talent for Cultivation: D level (Hidden Invincible Level)][Wrath Points: 3999][Exp Points: 2790][ Main Art: Lotus Technique, which can be hedged by the Six Sun Technique; Puppet Control Technique;][Current Guardians: Blue lightning bird, activated; Fire Phoenix, activated; Water Dragon, activated; Rock Roc, activated. ]He was glad to see that he was at level 2 as a master cultivator.“What are you looking at?” asked Princess Yana when she saw Tolly stare at something.“Nothing,” said Tolly with a smile, “let’s roll!”They quickly got out of the temple and decided to continue
It looked like the black cat's sharp claws loomed closer to Tolly's body. His heart was racing, but he didn't lose his composure. In a flash, he executed the Shadowy Lotus Move, saving Princess Yana from the cat's attack just in the nick of time. The black cat was stunned, its voice shaking with disbelief. "How do you know the Shadowy Lotus Move? It's an ancient art that has been lost for over a thousand years. Who are you?" it demanded. Tolly's lips curled into a sneer. He "My name is not something I care to share with a beast like you," retorted Tolly, his lips curling into a sneer, still holding the Princess in his arms. But as he caught a whiff of her alluring scent, it quickly turned him on. He had to put her down to avoid any embarrassment. "Go hide behind the statue," Tolly whispered to Princess Yana, his eyes locked on the witch in front of him. "I'll deal with this monster." “Hey, I’m not a monster,” said the cat in a furious voice. Instantly, the black’s anger boil ov
"You taught the people the ways of decency and honor," Princess Yana whispered reverently. "I am a descendant of the rose Dynasty, but my father, Emperor William, has brought shame to our name with his heinous crimes. I have fled his tyranny and seek refuge in your sacred temple for the night. If you protect me until dawn, I vow to rebuild this temple and enshrine your statue in gold."Tolly also followed suit. He knelt down before the statue and kowtowed three times. Instantly, he had flutters in his eyes.With a ding, he got a new notification on the screen before his eyes.[Detected a new secret manual here inside the temple. Would you like to get it?]Tolly was very excited because he did not expect that this was another unknowable place where a great secret manual was hidden.Without any thinking, he had a ‘yes’ notion in his mind and posed a question in his mind,“Where is the secret manual? How do I find it?”[Just under the cushion you're kneeling on.]It looked like his syste
Once alone, General Addison summoned his trusted general to discuss the situation. “General Paul Bailey and Logan Kline have come with the emperor’s official tally, demanding 4,000 flying horsemen to pursue the princes,” revealed General Adddison, “But we can’t spare our strongest warriors for this task. Select only the weakest, the elderly, and the injured. Let Geneal Paul Bailey and Longan Kline take them tomorrow.” The next morning, Geneal Paul Bailey and Longan Kline arrived to find their men looking as feeble as a mouse caught in a trap. The sorry sight of the stumbling and floundering army was enough to make them shake their heads in disbelief. But the Carlson brothers were already on their way, having traveled for two days with the young princes. Benji Frost knew they had come too far to turn back now, and they needed to take action. "Brother, we're in a bit of a pickle," he said to his brother Blair Frost . "We've got to spend some money to get out of this mess. But sellin
“You’re spot on, Minister Ross Russel,” nodded General Addison in agreement.The rest of the officials remained tight-lipped as the prince and the princess wept profusely. Benji Frost and Blair Frost ushed through the throngs of people with great fervor.“Emperor William is a malicious despot. By ordering the execution of his own children, he’s attempting to sever his own ancestral lineage, and by murdering his wife, he’s defied all ethical codes. We’ll escort the prince and the princess to their maternal grandfather Bill Washington and raise an army to depose him. This is nothing short of a rebellion.”Benji Frost hoisted Prince Hobart onto his shoulders and Blair Frost took charge of Princess Yana. They made their escape from the capital through the southern gate. Tolly, in disguise of Cloud River, was happy that he had two more helpers, though they did not decide to go to Fanta city yet.‘Perhaps I can go to see Bill Washington together with them first and then see what I can do th
“That monster has already taken his own wife's life, and now he seeks to spill the blood of his own flesh and blood. You're not safe here, my dear prince and princess. Seek refuge in the Fragrant Palace with Concubine Yvonne until a powerful minister can plead your case before the emperor. Only then will you be out of harm's way," she advised them, hoping to offer them a glimmer of hope in these dark times.“Go with me,” said Cloud River, “I think the Fragrant Palace is not safe, either. You know, the emperor has gone crazy!”Yet, they did not take his advice. Instead, the prince and the princess knelt down before Concubine Harper."Oh, gracious Lady! Your kindness knows no bounds. My mother lies here, exposed to the elements, and we are forever in your debt if you could provide her with a coffin," Prince Hobart exclaimed, his voice quivering with emotion.The concubine nodded solemnly, her eyes gleaming with tears. "You had best make haste and leave this place as soon as possible,"
As Concubine Harper approached the imposing gate of the West Palace, she was accosted by a rugged-looking man who seemed to have sprung from nowhere."Who goes there?" she demanded, readying herself for any trouble. But the man, none other than Tolly in the disguise of Cloud River, seemed unperturbed by her hostility."Lead me to Empress Guma, I’m her friend. " he said urgently, "I gave her a gift a few days ago- White Feather. But it appears that it’s been burned away. Something horrible must have happened to her. I fear the worst."“You’re right,” said Concubine Harper in surprise, “Come with me. I hope you can help her out.”As they rushed to the scene, they found Empress Guma lying on the ground, her once-vibrant clothes now soaked in crimson blood. Cloud River let out a mournful cry."Forgive me, Your Majesty. I should have come sooner," he wailed.But Empress Guma, still clinging to life, managed a faint smile."Don't blame yourself, Mr. Cloud River. It's all my fault. I shoul