"Eh? Bye–" Before Carla could react, he was already long gone. "...Well, that was weird."
Swordfish Royal Clan Ancestral Grounds
"Pop!" When Blake stepped out of his portal, he was in front of the gate of the Swordfish Royal Clan. As he made his way towards the entrance of the place, 2 guards clad in sea blue armor immediately pointed their spears at him.
"Young man, this is restricted territory! Leave now or face the consequences of trespassing on royal grounds as well as having ill thoughts towards the royal clan!." One of the guards yelled as the other guard began circulating his internal energy in preparation for a take down.
Ignoring the two guards pointing their spears at him, Blake shouted at the massive gate, "Idiot 1, Idiot 2 and Idiot 3, your Great Grandfather has come to see you! Open up before I kick down your shitty gate myself!"
"Oi brat, do you know who resides behind this gate?? It is our ancestor, Water Dragon Lord along with his strongest descendants. Cultivators like us can never hope to meet them, much less a mortal like–"
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!" The entire ancestral grounds quaked as 3 massive beams of light lit up the sky before descending before Blake and the 2 guards. When the beams of light came down, the ground cracked while the 2 guards were blown flying from the pressure. And when the light dispersed, 3 old men carrying longswords appeared.
"Trinity Sword Ancestors! Also known as the strongest trio under the Water Dragon Lord, our sacred ancestor!" One of the guards yelled out the 3 old men's identities.
Without breaking a sweat, the 3 old men immediately let go of all pretenses and released their mighty Martial General aura, scaring the shits out of the 2 guards. Blake however, smirked when he saw the 3 old men.
"You court death, brat. To trespass upon our clan's sacred grounds as well as to shout profanities at our gate. Did you think we're sleeping or that we are magnanimous enough to ignore this sin?? Hell no! For this offense, we're going to cripple you first before organizing a public execution open for the entire world to see the idiocy of your actions!" One of the old men coldly uttered.
Blake on the other hand, simply smiled through the entire hearing as if just hearing the old men out was giving them plenty of face already. Despite being a Magic Emperor being looked down upon by Martial Generals, he remained calm as if the build up to their deaths wasn't enough yet.
Continuing from the first old man, the 2nd old man nodded, "That isn't a bad idea, brother. We can then hang this brat's head up in the sky to let the rest of our subjects know that our royal clan mean business!"
"Thump! Thump! Thump!" But before the 3rd old man could interject, three heads hit the ground with blood staining the ground. The sound of bodies falling on top of each other soon followed.
When the guards who were kneeling to the side earlier lifted their heads, they became pale with horror upon witnessing a gruesome scene. The Trinity Blade Ancestors they respected were now lying dead in an inch deep pool of blood.
"Which family's dogs are these? To talk about executing me and hanging my head to scare their own subjects? Useless idiots." As for Blake, he was laughing his heart out at the three old men's deaths. Although Blake's laugh was hearty and full of vigor, the 2 guards felt unprecedented fear towards the young man in front of them.
Despite being a Soldier all their lives, they've grown accustomed to seeing ordinary looking but powerful people coming in and out of their clan's ancestral grounds. With their experience, they soon realized something. Although the young man in front of them had no aura to speak of, they were not blind to see that their ancestors' swift deaths were due to him.
Just then, the gate behind them creaked open before a junior high student coolly walked out. Upon seeing the junior high student, the 2 guards quickly cupped their fists towards the youth respectfully and greeted, "Greetings, Your Highness. What brings you here?"
"Greetings, Your Excellency. My name is Carl Swordsaber, the 2nd prince of the royal clan. I'm here to let you know that only Sacred Ancestor Kun still lives. Sacred Ancestor Hou and Sacred Ancestor Qiu have left for the afterlife in the last generation."
"Only Idiot 3 is alive? Damn, time flies fast. No matter how powerful one becomes in their life, they can never escape death. Well, I'm just sad that I couldn't be there during their last moments, I could have blessed them with a smooth journey towards the Underworld." Blake sighed.
"Just knowing that you thought of them will allow them to rest in peace, Your Excellency."
"Hm, I hope."
With that, Blake entered the Swordfish Royal Clan's ancestral lands with Prince Carl behind him. The 2 guards on the side were stunned for a moment before going back to their positions, acting as if the deaths of 3 of their ancestors didn't happen.
When Blake stepped through the ancestral gates, his scenery changed into that of several prismarine palaces and pavilions floating above a great ocean. Without wasting a breath, a road made of thick world energy formed, connecting the two's island to the main palace.
"This way, please." Prince Carl showed the way with Blake admiring the view from behind.