Cataclysm King

Chapter 415: The Treasure of the King [Secret Book of Imperial Conferment]

Ji Xun and Nan Jing were hiding in the ruins in the distance, which should have been a safe enough distance.

But when he heard Aragorn's anxious "Run", he knew the situation was serious, and he immediately pulled the bun-haired girl and started to evacuate.

As soon as they set off, the two saw dense elemental fluctuations exploding near dozens of ships of those people from the Southern Continent in the distance.

Various small magic towers and magic cannons opened fire at the same time.

It was as if some terrifying monster appeared, and the colorful restrictions were activated instantly, and everyone was immediately plunged into a fierce battle.

Focusing his eyes, Ji Xun saw dense swarms of insects appearing in his field of vision.

They pounced on the ships like a sandstorm.

Ji Xun and the other man's eyelids twitched when they saw this scene.

They have been observing for the past few days and it is clear to them how strict the defense of the Southern Continental Fleet is.

It can be said that even if a top-level strong man goes there, he will get no benefit by forcing his way in.

However, under this tide-like attack of insects, several lines of defense were broken in a blink of an eye and they were approaching the ship itself.

Although the people of the Southern Continent had set up a large number of defensive barriers and means of attack to prevent camp raids around the fleet, after a massive bombardment, the swarm of insects did not decrease, but instead increased exponentially.

It was as if someone had poked a hole in the "sea" and endless sea water was pouring out.

Those barriers were gnawing at by countless "demon-eating insects" and were as fragile as glass, and were eaten up completely in an instant.

In just a few breaths, the swarm of insects became so large that the fleet looked like several small boats in the ocean that could be smashed by huge waves at any time.

Under the attack of this terrifying tidal wave of insects, the soldiers of the Southern Continent had no time to pursue the rebels of the Dragon Army.

Even as Aragon and his group ran away, a group of high-level card masters in the fleet began to break out in all directions in a panic.

The whole situation was in chaos.

Ji Xun, who was not far away, initially wanted to watch the fun, but after seeing the horror of the insect swarm, the only thought left in his mind was to "run away quickly."

There were countless times more insects than he had ever seen in the other dimension before, and they were countless times more terrifying.

Just now, Ji Xun saw with his own eyes a bug leader as huge as an aircraft carrier swallowing a ship in one gulp.

The dragonborn on the ship who had transformed into giant dragons were swallowed up like little lizards.
Ji Xun now understood that it was most likely someone from the Rebel Dragon Army who had "stirred up a hornet's nest", and now everyone had to run away.

Aragon's group of people are all strong, and they have the simple small boats they drew to travel, so they are very fast.

Ji Xun's ability to walk in the void is faster than theirs, so it can't be said that he is a burden.

Originally, he planned to take Nan Jing away first and meet again when it was safe.

However, at this time, Aragorn's reminder came again from the communicator: "Brother Ji Xun, be careful, don't get close to us! There are void bugs among those bugs, let's go separately!"

Of course, they don't want to implicate others in the crisis caused by their rebellion against the Dragon Army.

Ji Xun looked back and saw some insects flashing in the air and chasing after him.

"Void Mantis?"

He had seen these bugs.

But this is not an alien dimension, there is no spatial restriction on levels, and these bugs are not fourth-level disasters.

But they were the fifth and sixth levels. Ji Xun even saw a seventh-level [Void Lord] with golden wings.

"How many are there?"

Ji Xun's scalp also tingled when he saw this.

Before in the other-dimensional space, there were only a few hundred of them at most, but now they are so densely packed, can’t there be tens of thousands of them?

Fortunately, the large army of insects was blocked by those people from the southern continent, otherwise these cadres of the Rebel Dragon Army would have been wiped out.

After all, the Void Mantis' displacement speed is astonishingly fast, and it can appear from anywhere in the void without any warning. With such a large number of them, even a seventh-level card master would have to flee when seeing it.

When Ji Xun saw this scene, his thoughts became active.

He and Nan Jing posed no threat at all if they tried to escape.

Ji Xun couldn't run away by himself, but there was Ivan.

And Nan Jing can go to the underworld.

There's no danger at all.

But when I looked back at Aragon's seven or eight men, things weren't so good.

In just a split second, one of their team members had his arm chopped off by a surprise attack from the mantis.

The others had no intention of abandoning their companions and escaping, and they couldn't go alone.

Without teammates to take care of other directions, once you are targeted by multiple void bugs, you are almost certain to die.

A group of people gathered into a battle formation, covering each other as they fought and moved.

They seemed to have been prepared and used a spell card that looked like "developing powder". After use, powder appeared in a large area, which could provide early warning of the appearance of the Void Mantis to a certain extent.

If we really keep running like this, there is a high possibility that we can escape the Zerg's pursuit alive, but it is hard to say how many of us can survive.

Ji Xun certainly knew that Lagong didn't want to take any risks, but he wouldn't just sit there and watch.

What's more, those void bugs are priceless [Void Crystal Cores]!

Thinking of this, he and Nan Jing looked at each other.

The girl with the ball head immediately understood and said without waiting for him to speak: "I'll go with you."

Ji Xun also nodded, "Okay."

Nan Jing's fighting ability is extraordinary. If there is any accident, she will be a great help.

The two of them immediately changed direction and rushed towards the rebel dragon army.

The seven men of Aragon were fleeing for their lives, and their desperate breakout just now had saved them from being surrounded by a swarm of insects.

But the small group of Void Mantises behind them still chased them and put them in danger.

In just a short while, one companion was killed and two were seriously injured.

The others were injured to varying degrees.

This result is not good.

However, just when everyone in the Rebel Dragon Army thought they might suffer a great loss today, suddenly, they saw two people rushing towards them in their field of vision.

They instinctively thought that people from the Holy See were chasing them and immediately prepared to fight.

However, when he looked closely, Aragorn shouted, "Don't do it! It's Brother Jixun!"

Several of the cadres had seen Ji Xun before, and they immediately put away their stern gazes when he heard this.

At the same time, they looked at Ji Xun walking in the air without any tools, and their eyes were stunned: How dare he?

You know, the void gale is like an undercurrent in the water. It looks calm, but once you are caught in it, you will surely die.

The depths of the ruins are filled with void strong winds, and it is impossible to walk through it in the air.

Aragorn knew Ji Xun's character, so he must have some way.

But now they are being hunted by the Zerg, and if they want to help, having more people does not necessarily mean they will get any benefits.

Moreover, when the two of them appeared, the swarm of insects behind them had already discovered them, and several void mantises had flashed away.

Seeing this, Aragorn quickly used the communicator to remind: "Brother Jixun, be careful."

But before they could finish their words, they saw several cold flying knives flash and disappear around Ji Xun's body.

After the knife flashed, I looked into the void and saw something falling out.

Looking closely, I saw that they were actually several Void Mantises with holes pierced through their heads.

This scene happened so quickly that before several high-ranking members of the Rebel Dragon Army could react, the bug was killed.

After a moment of silence, shock appeared in the eyes of the seven people.

You have to know that although these insects are not of high rank and are very fragile, they are natural assassins in the void, and it is very difficult to predict their appearance locations in advance.

The only explanation for being able to kill a few bugs so easily was that Ji Xun had killed them before and was proficient in the laws of the void!
Aragorn also understood instantly: "Is this... mastering the ability of space?"

After all, he knew that Ji Xun had once killed a deacon of the Holy See who was good at spatial abilities.

But that time it was more dependent on Ivan's ability.

How is it possible that he has mastered spatial abilities after only not seeing him for a month or two?
The surprise only lasted for a moment, and Aragorn immediately showed a self-deprecating smile: "That's right. What that guy said makes sense."

He is one of the few people who truly knows Ji Xun's true strength.

Moreover, when his leader gave him the magical secret technique of the painter sequence "Fantasy Universe", he was the one who made the connection.

In the few moments when everyone's thoughts drifted away, Ji Xun had already killed insects along the way and was approaching them.

There were more than thirty insects in the swarm. After Ji Xun killed a few of them, other insects were immediately attracted.

Having killed many times in the other dimension before, he was very familiar with the body structure of the Void Mantis. Every blow from his sword hit the vital points with almost no effort, and he quickly cleared it out.

Aragorn and the high-ranking members of the Rebel Dragon Army looked at Ji Xun strolling leisurely in the void, and then looked at their own embarrassed appearance, and their expressions all looked a little strange.

The two sides met.

Nan Jing beside him looked at the group of people curiously. Of course, he was even more curious about the void speedboat these people were riding on.

As if she had seen such a magical and extraordinary object for the first time, she couldn't help but muttered quietly: "This boat is so interesting, it's actually painted."

Ji Xun explained with a smile.

At this time, the seven members of the Rebel Dragon Army also approached quickly.

But before he could say hello, Aragorn spoke eagerly: "Brother Jixun, thank you very much. However, I think we have to leave here first. The queen insect has awakened, and it is not safe around here anymore!"

Ji Xun knew the seriousness of the situation and nodded: "Yes."

With the joining of Ji Xun and the other two, the team became much safer.

His ability could easily kill the Void Mantis, and the group quickly escaped the swarm's pursuit.

After running for more than an hour, he finally found a safe piece of ruins in the desolate void.

Everyone found a place to rest, and Ji Xun finally had the leisure to ask what had happened.

"What happened?"

"We were originally in this area to contain and monitor the movements of the Holy See, and then those guys discovered a fragment of an ancient battlefield with many ancient relics, including a sealed [jar]."

"."

The process was similar to what Ji Xun had speculated.

Because they knew that the rebel dragon army had already discovered the imperial city of Behemoth, they made plans in advance and began the exploration.

Now that group of people and a large number of adventurers who came to reinforce from the Allied Forces are opening up new land in another direction.

And Aragon's cadres were the bait for the rebel dragon army, deliberately misleading the people of the Holy See into thinking that they were clearing land nearby.

Then there are various confrontations and explorations.

As soon as Ji Xun heard the beginning of the process, he could roughly guess the reason.

But unexpectedly, the bug had nothing to do with either party.

Aragorn continued, "The battlefield ruins should have been part of the former Taren Imperial City. The location of the [jar] is very dangerous, with a large number of space cracks and ancient prohibitions. So even if the people of the Holy See found it, they couldn't get it for a long time. We just watched from the sidelines, thinking that if there was a chance, we would stop them. However, it was not until a few hours ago that those guys opened up a path leading deep into the palace."

At this point, he looked at Ji Xun with a slightly complicated expression: "Just when we found the right opportunity to grab the jar, we didn't expect that someone in the Holy See's team suddenly touched some hidden restrictions in the palace and opened the [jar]. Later, as you saw, the queen insect woke up and countless insects poured out."

Ji Xun was also surprised when he heard this and asked, "Are you saying that there is a 'third party' in this ruins?"

"Ah."

Aragorn nodded: "That man is lurking in the Holy See team, and he is quite powerful. The most important thing is that he seems to be very familiar with the restrictions and environment in the palace, and he unlocked the seal of the jar in one go."

"." Ji Xun's thoughts became active.

After a pause, Aragorn also expressed his own conclusion: "Those guys can use some of the ancient restrictions of the imperial city. I suspect that they should be from your Donghuang Orlan royal family."

After hearing this, Ji Xun and Nan Jing looked at each other and basically shared the same guess.

There are only two branches of the royal bloodline of Augustus, one is Chujiu, and the other is the current Oran royal family of Arthur.

They knew that if it wasn't the ninth day of the first lunar month, it could only be someone from Arthur's side.

Moreover, those guys have that magical chain that can connect the East Wilderness and the Old Continent at will, so it is not surprising that they would send people here to look for opportunities.

Furthermore, Ji Xun had seen those guys use the [jar] to seal the outer gods before, and now that the seal has been opened, it is also a routine operation.

I just didn’t expect those guys to be so capable that they could actually infiltrate the core layer of the Holy See?

Oh, I almost forgot.

There is also Princess Betty, who is the incarnation of the moon goddess Arachne.

That is the princess of the Black Dragon King.

Ji Xun knew that King Arthur had great ambitions. Now that Eastern Wilderness had been almost controlled by the Silver Moon Sect, he would definitely reach out.

However, after witnessing the horror of the Zerg, they were also a little worried about what would happen after the resurrection of the [Mysterious Zerg Queen Karakta].

A few people were chatting like this.

But suddenly, Nan Jing, who had been silent, changed his expression and interrupted, "Are there any other people around?"

Aragorn listened and responded directly, "No more. Just a few of us."

At the same time, he and a group of revolutionary army cadres also reacted: Are we being followed?
When Nan Jing heard this, he carefully sensed it and said in a deep voice: "Someone is coming. Two, very strong."

After hearing this, everyone immediately became alert.

At the same time, they glanced at the cute girl with a bun, who looked harmless, with surprise.

Only then did I realize that this person might be a hidden master.

None of these masters noticed someone approaching, but she did?
Aragorn knew that he was Ji Xun's friend, so of course he had no doubts and immediately said, "Prepare for battle!"

A group of people, including the wounded, entered combat status.

Since someone has tracked us here quietly, the best way is to get rid of this trouble.

Otherwise, there will be endless troubles.

Ji Xun had been targeted once before by the fortune teller using mysterious means, so he was extremely alert.

However, to everyone's surprise, the two people chasing them were not from the Holy See.

Moreover, they did not show any hostility. They revealed their identities outside the ruins and shouted to the people who were ambushing in the ruins: "Friends of the Dragon Rebel Army, please don't misunderstand. We are not enemies. I am Hogan, a knight of the King of the Orlan Dynasty, and I came to visit you for business."

Since two people dared to chase after me, they must be very powerful.

He did not take any action but took the initiative to identify himself, and his friendly attitude was still visible.

In the ruins, Aragorn looked at the man who spoke, recognized him, and introduced him to Ji Xun beside him: "The guy who spoke is the one who opened the seal before."

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

Because he also knew him and had met him once.

Isn’t this one of the Four Knights of the King who was beaten up by Gong Wu in the Shenxu Treasury before, and is known as the strongest legendary card master in the East Wasteland in recent decades - "Red Dragon" Hogan?
It turns out that he is from the Oran Royal Court.

Now it seems that this guy's aura has firmly entered the seventh level.

At the same time, Aragorn looked at the cloaked man next to Hogan and said solemnly: "The other one is very strong!"

For a veteran seventh-level warrior like Lagon to rate it as very strong, it must be an eighth-level warrior.

Ji Xun also guessed the identity of the visitor.

The eighth-level commander of the Orlan Royal Court is most likely the two eighth-level enemy generals controlled by the Tyrone Mechanical City after the moon goddess Arachne sacrificed millions of soldiers and civilians. One of them is the "Fire Demon" Ferond, the deputy commander of the Iris Legion, and the "Iron Wing" Paris of the Iron Wing Legion.

There is no conflict between the Rebel Dragon Army and the Oran Royal Court, and they can be considered the enemy of the enemy.

Moreover, many of the high-ranking members of the Dragon Rebel Army are descendants of the former members of the Taren royal family. They have an instinctive reverence for the Augustus royal family.

Since the other party showed no ill intentions, Aragorn couldn't just ignore him.

He walked out and asked, "You followed us, is there anything you want?"

After all, he was followed, so this behavior was suspicious.

Hogan explained: "The previous situation was special, I hope you can understand."

If the Queen Worm had not been released before, the people of the Holy Church would have been a deadly threat to both sides. The people of the Rebel Dragon Army would not have been exposed and would not have had the opportunity to speak.

Most importantly, they took away something very important.

Hogan said: "My king has heard about your deeds and has always wanted to meet with the top leaders of your organization, but he has no chance. Now I have met you by chance in this ruins. I just want to convey my king's goodwill. When the leader of your organization is free, I would like to invite you to visit the royal family. King Augustus will look forward to meeting you."

The words were watertight.

This guy obviously also knew that the inheritance of the top leaders of the Rebel Dragon Army came from the Taren Palace.

So Augustus's surname was mentioned deliberately.

Upon hearing this, the rebel dragon army cadres in the ruins looked at each other, and their hostility obviously eased.

So this is an invitation to be a guest?

If they didn't know Ji Xun and knew that there were two bloodlines of Augustus in Donghuang, the Rebel Dragon Army wouldn't mind forming an alliance with the Oran royal family.

But now, there are many things to consider.

Since ancient times, the royal bloodline has emphasized the inheritance of orthodoxy.

King Arthur, who has now unified the Eastern Wilds, cannot represent the orthodoxy.

Moreover, Aragon did not come from a royal lineage; his ancestors were from the rebel camp that overthrew the tyranny.

Hearing this, he showed no emotion and responded directly: "I understand what you mean. I will convey it to the leader when I return. If she is interested, she will contact you again."

The words stop here.

Hogan said he understood the other party's caution and could only say, "In that case, this scroll is an invitation letter. I'll leave it here."

Ji Xun and everyone knew that the other party's purpose of taking the risk to chase him was definitely not just to send an invitation.

Otherwise, you can find some middlemen in the southern continent and contact them.

Sure enough, after a pause, Hogan said, "By the way! Sorry, I have one more thing to ask of you."

Aragorn: "Oh?"

Hogan said bluntly: "I saw you guys kill the Holy See's quartermaster before. What I mean is, there is something very important to us in that guy's storage space. Can you please give it up? My king is willing to pay an equal price in exchange."

When Aragorn heard this, he looked thoughtful.

In the eyes of the government, the rebel dragon army is just "bandits".

They had been eyeing the Holy See team for a long time, and of course they knew who the quartermaster was.

So they took advantage of the chaos and killed that guy.

After all, he was carrying most of the treasures found in the ruins.

It was obvious that the Oran royal family had also set their sights on something.

Aragorn asked directly: "What do you mean?"

Hogan had something to ask of someone, so he didn't hide it and said, "The Secret Book of Imperial Canonization."

Then he explained: "That is a royal possession reserved for the Augustan royal family. It is useless to anyone else. So, I beg you to part with it."

Aragorn sounded a little confused, obviously not knowing what this thing was.

But the other party has explained that it is something related to royal power.

There is no need for card masters at this level to lie.

Originally, a relic, no matter how formal it is, cannot be parted with, after all, it is still an exchange.

But as soon as these words came out, Nan Jing beside her showed a surprised expression, obviously she knew what the [Imperial Investiture Secret Book] was.

Aragorn turned his eyes and said, "I've made note of this. We will hand these things over to the leader for disposal. If she agrees to the exchange, we will contact you again."

Hearing this, Hogan frowned.

This time he came here mainly for this royal treasure, but he watched it being snatched away before his eyes.

But now that things have come to this, he can't say anything else.

Since he had no intention of making enemies with the rebel dragon army, he could only say a few polite words and then turned and left.

The two uninvited guests left.

In the ruins, Ji Xun and his companions finally relaxed.

They didn't stay where they were, but set off to move to another place.

Ji Xun knew that everyone was very interested in the [Secret Book of Imperial Canonization], so he asked directly in front of all the rebel dragon army cadres: "Xiao Nan, do you know what that is?"

Nan Jing knew the purpose of his question, and there was nothing he couldn't tell her, so he said, "That. [Imperial Canon of Conferring Titles] is the record of the emperor's conferring titles."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought it was no big deal.

However, what the bun-haired lady said next stunned everyone.

Nan Jing said slowly:

"What the man just said is correct. This is a royal treasure."

"In addition to its professional ability, the K Kingship sequence is the first among the thirteen sequences. In addition to being very strong, the most important ability of this sequence is the ability of 'vassal'. In other words, the king can grant vassals and grant extraordinary abilities to certain lower-level sequences."

Vassal?

Ji Xun heard a very unfamiliar word.

The others also looked confused.

Obviously no one understands.

Nan Jing tilted his head and thought for a while, then continued, "This sounds a bit like the old gods gathering faith to condense divine power, and the kingship also needs to condense power to practice. But the difference is that the ability of 'vassal' is two-way, the king can bestow it, and the subjects can choose not to accept it. After accepting it, they will be blessed by the luck of the entire dynasty. What is needed between the king and the subjects is a loyalty and win-win alliance, not faith slavery."

"Um"

After a pause, she seemed to be trying to organize her words to make them less difficult to understand, and gave an example: "For example, [Ace of Spades - Black Knight] and [Three of Spades - Holy Knight] are knights that can be directly appointed by the king. And there are also most of the [Order] sequence, [J] and [Q] high-level sequences, and so on. Many professional sequences can directly obtain extraordinary abilities by becoming vassals. With the blessing of royal power, the effect is comparable to the blessing brought by 'Magic Solution'. Cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort, and bottlenecks will be easily broken, allowing extraordinary people to easily advance to the high level. Well, it is said that as long as the dynasty's luck is strong enough, under the influence of the dynasty's luck, it can even allow card masters to directly reach the god level."

"."

Nan Jing explained many secrets that only the high-ranking officials in the palace knew.

Finally, she looked at the astonished crowd and added, "In other words, this is a royal treasure that can change a person's fate."

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to hear a collective sigh of relief.

When everyone heard this explanation, they all showed expressions of great enlightenment.

At the same time, they also realized that the treasures produced in these ruins had such incredible effects.

Can it actually allow the card master to reach the god level directly?
Hiss. Good stuff.

When Ji Xun heard this description, he thought of a mythical item from his previous life.

Isn’t this the alien version of “The Investiture of the Gods”?
But it sounds like this is an exclusive treasure of the Augustus royal family, and it would be of no use to ordinary people.

But Ji Xun's thoughts became active. Others couldn't use it, but Chujiu...it seemed that it could be used?

(End of this chapter)