"Bastard! You are courting death!" Sun Bao shouted in anger. He was always in love with Princess Moon. He wouldn't let anyone defile her name.
"Hoho." Xiao Chen looked at him with a sneer. "Look, a frog lusting over swan meat."
"Don't think you are special, bastard!" Sun Bao said as he flared his Signiums. The first one was from the Fourth Curtain and the other two were from the Fifth Curtain low-tier. It was vastly different from Xiao Chen's last Mana Signium, which was blazing with a dark cyan hue.
"My third Mana Signium, Cloak of Darkness, allows me to use Darkness Element and hide in the dark. It has two amazing skills. It also has rare form Shadow Elemental abilities. When I acquired this a week ago when I first entered the domain, it filled another spot on Heretic God, and the Darkness element became available in Qi too. You cannot compete with my greatness." Xiao Chen explained with a smile.
Ezio looked at the Signium in wonder. He thought Xiao Chen would advance to the Sixth Curtain, but it seemed he failed. Anon said the Sixth Curtain was much different from those before it, and it wasn't easy to pass. Ezio was lucky to do it twice.
"Now, hand over the keys, or I will kill you all. You have seen my true might. If you don't give me the keys, I will take them by force." Xiao Chen said.
The Third Prince looked at his brother but the Second Prince snorted in anger. "I will not team up with traitors. You kill them, then we can fight." He said.
"Do you think I will fight first so you can take advantage?" The Third Prince asked with a smile. "I refuse—"
Before he could finish, Adrian walked forward and looked at Xiao Chen. "Since you are so arrogant, die."
His Qi flared as he dashed forward with a sword in hand. The sword was black in color because of the darkness he was emitting. The green-black fires were burning around him, and lightning was cracking under his feet.
The red-haired girl appeared in front of Xiao Chen to protect him. She had a whip in her hand covered with water. As if the water was another whip coiled with the one she was holding, wherever she moved the weapon, water was following. At first, it seemed simple, but when the whip clashed with the sword, it was Adrian who took a step back. Because the water was like a tide, it had a punch.
Seeing the scene, the Third Prince sighed as he too took a step forward to battle. Since his brother had already started, there wasn't much he could do. Lu Ru stopped by Shi Yang, but it was obvious he wasn't serious. Lu Ru was having it easy. The other guard fought with the disciple of Demeter's Blessing. Alein was watching the Second Prince while Xiao Chen attacked the Third Prince.
But soon, Prince Consort and the red-haired girl changed their targets. Xiao Chen came in front of Adrian and started to tease him. "Do you know your parents?"
"Shut up!" Adrian said with anger. His parents were his reverse scale. He never felt whole ever since they were killed.
"I am not mocking you, Adrian. I am seriously asking. Do you know who your parents were?" Xiao Chen asked. "Do you know why you were given the key despite being an orphan? Do you know the inheritance in this domain only answers to the first Purple King's descendants? So tell me, why did they give the key to you?"
"What do you want to say? The Purple King is my ancestor?" Adrian asked hesitantly. He realized Xiao Chen was going easy on him.
"Yes!" Prince Consort said with a smile. "So is mine."
"Are we related?" Adrian asked in disbelief.
"We are, Adrian. And the reason you are an orphan is also about that." Xiao Chen smirked under his lips. The look on Adrian's face was enough to tell him it was working.
"No, no, no!" Adrian muttered. He was distracted.
"It is true, the old Sect Leader of Demeter's Blessing had your parents killed. Your mother was a descendant of a kidnapped princess. When the sect forced your mother to breed with a selected man, your mother refused it. She was in love with your father. He was a traveler from a faraway place. Your mother ran away with your father and they had you, but how could the sect let you go? You were what they needed to acquire the inheritance. They killed your parents and kidnapped you. When they realized you knew nothing, they adopted you. They acted as if they cared for you. Only to get their hand on the heritage, through you."
"It is a lie! It is a lie!" Adrian shouted as he held his head. "My brother found me!"
"That is the best part, Adrian! The Third Prince was watching them killing your parents. He was waiting there to be your savior." Xiao Chen 'explained' with a devious smile.
"ARGGH!" Adrian shouted like a mad man as black and green flames once again covered his body. His mind went back to the night when his parents were killed. He was small at the time, so he couldn't remember all the details. But when he heard Xiao Chen, some memories awakened in his heart.
"Prince, what are you doing here?" One of the assilliants asked in fear. Then the Prince had them killed before scooping up Adrian's body and leaving the hut with his guards. Adrian forgot this memory. He never realized the assailants knew the prince.
"What did you do?" The Third Prince asked as he ran. But it was too late. Adrian was once again in a protective membrane and his flames were attacking everyone.
"I just told him the truth." Xiao Chen said with an evil smile.