Xuanli was meditating, while Huo Nu'Er had already gone out to take this opportunity to tour the Sea King Market.
Zhang Jian's figure suddenly appeared, not giving Xuanli any chance, and with a raised hand, a Profound Black Talisman condensed in his palm.
The Profound Black Talisman was covered with countless dense Divine Patterns, containing within it a majestic power of the First Layer.
This is the God-Catching Talisman.
Since mastering the God-Catching Technique, Zhang Jian rarely used it.
The only time was to capture a Divine General and ask for directions.
At this moment, with a wave of his hand, the Soul-Catching Talisman immediately transformed into a black light and entered Xuanli's body.
While meditating, adjusting the magical power within him, Xuanli was shocked in his heart, feeling a Divine Light entering his body, losing all response from his Yin Spirit and the Li Shui River God's position.
Including the Protective Secret Treasure deep within his Yin Spirit.
Just as the panic in his mind had yet to deepen.
Moments later, his five senses were sealed, completely losing control over the outside world.
"Stand up!"
At this moment, with a mere thought, Zhang Jian saw Xuanli standing up from the cloud couch like a puppet.
He then walked down from the meditation mat.
In Zhang Jian's Divine Sense, he appeared like a clay puppet.
This technique had long been advanced to the Primordial Spirit Immortal Technique level, already capable of capturing High Tier Gods, and was more than sufficient to control Xuanli.
After getting accustomed for a moment, Zhang Jian continued to control Xuanli to sit back on the cloud couch, waiting for Huo Nu'Er's return.
Since Celestial Fire Palace was involved in this matter, naturally, Zhang Jian intended to solve the problem for Madam Bai once and for all.
Unexpectedly, Huo Nu'Er did not return for an entire night.
Not until the next day did she return, her complexion rosy from being outside.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Jian's eyes were peculiar.
However, it turned out to be better this way.
Under his Divine Sense control, Xuanli opened his eyes with a sullen expression and reprimanded without politeness.
"Where did you go last night?"
Huo Nu'Er, seeing Xuanli's unfriendly face, was first taken aback, but she didn't care and smiled charmingly.
"Your Highness, where could I possibly go? I just received a message from my father to go find someone to cooperate with Your Highness to first eliminate a few opponents for you!"
Saying this, she swayed her slender waist and leaned against Xuanli's chest.
"Is that so?"
Xuanli's eyes at this moment were somewhat peculiar.
Upon hearing these words, Huo Nu'Er's expression turned somewhat displeased.
"Your Highness, how can you not believe me? I am wholeheartedly helping you to win the first place in the Sea King Festival..."
Before she could finish her sentence, her expression suddenly changed, and she recoiled back.
However, it was already too late, as she saw countless streams of Li Shui Divine Power in Xuanli's hand turn into a sharp spike, piercing into Huo Nu'Er like lightning.
Divine Power burst with a splash of blood.
Huo Nu'Er's figure flew back along with the blood light, suffering serious injury and landing heavily on the ground.
"Fourth Crown Prince, why?"
Clutching her chest, Huo Nu'Er's eyes were filled with disbelief; never had she thought that Xuanli would actually strike at her.
'Xuanli' rose at this moment, his brave face carrying a strong viciousness, coldly saying.
"Wretched wench, do you think this Crown Prince is a fool? I know what you've done. How dare you betray this Crown Prince, do you think I'll tolerate you?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Nu'Er immediately clutched her chest, lamenting.
"Your Highness, I have not, my heart is solely with you, how could I betray you? How can Your Highness misunderstand me like this!"
'Xuanli' displayed a cold indifference on his face.
"Whether there's a misunderstanding is no longer relevant!"
"I had originally intended to tolerate you for a few more days, but since you are unfaithful, this Crown Prince has no desire to keep up appearances with you!"
"The Celestial Fire Palace is nothing but a heterodox sect. I am the Dragon Crown Prince of the Qingping Dragon Palace, a Celestial Royal, beyond your manipulation!"
"Today, I will first cripple you, then report to my father, and use both your life and your foolish father's life to regain his trust!"
With these words, Xuanli, with a look of smugness, approached.
"Wretch, you never expected this, did you? Your Celestial Fire Palace is also my prey!"
"I'll take you down with me!"
At this moment, Huo Nu'Er, lying on the ground, her eyes were cold; as someone from a heterodox sect, considering others by her own standard, she completely believed Xuanli's words. A trace of ferocity flashed in her eyes, and suddenly, a red talisman appeared in her mouth, transforming into a red light and directly striking towards Xuanli's face.
The red light pierced through the air, faintly carrying an energy fluctuation surpassing the Primordial Spirit Level.
This was a secret treasure of the Celestial Fire Palace, the 'Primordial Celestial Fire Talisman,' a life-saving object her father, the Celestial Fire Ancestor, had given her, containing a strike equivalent to a Golden Body Level Primordial Spirit Immortal Technique.
Seeing Huo Nu'Er surprisingly still capable of counteracting at this moment, Xuanli, caught by surprise, only saw a pitch-black dragon scale appear on his body. In an instant, he was blasted away by the intense firelight, piercing through the palace wall, his life or death unknown.
Huo Nu'Er, unable to check whether Xuanli was dead or alive, with a panicked expression, swiftly transformed into a firelight and flew out of the Xuanli Palace.
At this time, in the void, Zhang Jian's figure manifested. He glanced at the chaotic scene, a smile appearing in his eyes.
The plan had succeeded.
Meanwhile, Bai Shuang, in the side hall, hearing the commotion, was the first to rush over.
With one glance, she saw the ruined great hall, and Zhang Jian in the center. Zhang Jian casually pointed, a stream of light fell deep into Bai Shuang's brow; then his figure transformed into a radiance, disappearing from Li Dragon Palace with Bai Liying from the side hall.
Bai Shuang had already reacted, her eyes swept over the ruins, at the possibly dead Xuanli. She immediately shouted loudly.
"Someone come, His Highness has been assassinated! Hurry, capture the assassin!"
She quickly stepped into the ruins, seeing Xuanli burned to a charred black state.
Huo Nu'Er's final strike seemed quite ruthless.
But Xuanli had a dragon scale gifted by the Dragon Monarch, containing a life-saving secret technique. At a critical moment, it preserved Xuanli's life, though he's left with only half a life. Without hundreds of years of recuperation, he might not recover.
Bai Shuang's face was full of concern, yet she made an extremely sorrowful expression, hurriedly taking out various precious healing spirit medicines and trying to force them into Xuanli's mouth.
Just moments later, several streaks of light swiftly approached, figures appearing within Xuanli Palace.
Leading them was the Qingping Dragon Monarch, Xuan Cheng.
He glanced over the great hall, his expression sombre.
Behind him were several Dragon Race Elders and a few Dragon Crown Princes, their gazes directed at Xuanli on the ground and Bai Shuang.
Xuan Cheng only took one look without further questioning. His vast Primordial Spirit Divine Sense, through the Qingping Sea God Department, had already locked onto a fleeing aura, and his figure disappeared instantly.
Moments later, Xuan Cheng reappeared.
This time, he held a figure, none other than Huo Nu'Er.
At this moment, Huo Nu'Er was terrified, pleading desperately in her eyes, but the Qingping Dragon Monarch's expression was icy. He fiercely gripped her head, enveloping her Yin Spirit with rays of divine light, causing her to emit inhumane screams.
Inside the great hall, witnessing this, the other Dragon Race Elders and Crown Princes felt a chill.
That was a forbidden technique of the cultivation realm, the Soul Searching Technique.
Outside, the sound of hurried footsteps approached swiftly, revealing a noble-looking woman in palace attire entering.
It was the Qingping Sea Dragon Mother.
Just moments later, having completed the soul search, the Qingping Dragon Monarch discarded Huo Nu'Er like trash. Now, her face was contorted, seemingly idiotic, evidently mentally damaged.
The Dragon Mother witnessed this, but paid no heed. Her gaze merely landed on the Dragon Monarch, inquiring through divine sense.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?"
The Qingping Dragon Monarch snorted coldly:
"I searched this woman's Divine Soul; it was Li'Er's lack of thoroughness. At the crucial moment, he was counter-killed. This fool, how many times have I taught him to be more cautious at critical times!"
The Qingping Dragon Monarch's expression showed frustration.
He also set his eyes on Xuanli on the ground.
Feeling the almost non-existent aura of Xuanli, shadows of anger flickered in his eyes.
"Nevertheless, the Celestial Fire Palace is despicable for wounding my Qingping Sea Dragon Crown Prince. I won't let the Celestial Fire Ancestor off!"
On hearing this, the Dragon Mother nodded, though her eyes fell skeptically on Bai Shuang beside her, who was filled with anxiety.