novelraw Chapter 922 905: Come Down and Talk (Two Chapters in One)
Chapter 922 905: Come Down and Talk (Two Chapters in One)
"Brother! What are you doing?" Toya hurriedly blocked Qin Heng's way, glaring at the man, "You better move aside, or I'll tell Father you're bullying me!"
"Toya, I just..." The burly man immediately softened, looking at Toya ingratiatingly, saying, "I'm just concerned for you, aren't I? Look at this guy, delicate as he is, I doubt he could take even one punch from me. How can he protect you in the future?"
As he spoke, he looked at Qin Heng with disdainful eyes, snorted coldly, "Kid, if you want to pursue my sister, you should train your body first. At least have some muscles—without muscles, there's no strength, and without strength, can you even call yourself a man?"
"Brother! What are you talking about? I just met him, you're letting your imagination run wild!" Toya's face blushed slightly, feeling a bit shy, she pointed at Qin Heng, saying, "He's heading to the Central Plains, just lost his way and is a bit hungry, looking for something to eat, so I brought him back."
"Looking for food?" The burly man was first startled, then laughed, saying, "That's easy, come on, come with me, I'll take him to drink and eat meat till he's full! Hahaha!"
"Humph, I'm not handing him over to you, you love fighting so much, who knows what you'll do if you take him!" Toya pouted, turned slightly, then said to Qin Heng, "Come, I'll take you inside and treat you to something."
"Hey, Toya, Father is talking to the High Priest right now, taking an outsider in like this isn't appropriate." The burly man still blocked the way, saying, "If you don't trust me, then just accompany me, we'll take him to eat together."
"Toge, don't be rude."
At this moment, a deep and majestic voice came through, instantly quieting the surroundings, the guards on both sides of the city gate hurriedly saluted, respectful and solemn.
"Greetings to the High Priest."
Meanwhile, many passersby entering and exiting the city gate placed their right hands on their hearts, bowed deep to pay respects to the High Priest.
Toya and her brother Toge followed suit.
Qin Heng also looked towards the source of the voice, the image of the High Priest came into his view.
This High Priest seemed to be in his forties, wearing a loose purple robe embroidered with stars and landscapes, quite magnificent.
He appeared somewhat frail, his gaze was gentle, distinctly different from the ferocious grassland warriors around.
However, his aura wasn't weak at all, as sensed by Qin Heng's Divine Sense, the power within this High Priest was like a vast ocean, surging and overwhelming, much stronger than the Female Emperor Qin Heng had defeated on Earth previously, more than ten times stronger.
Still, this power seemed somewhat ethereal and unreal, not even as solid as the Female Emperor's strength.
"Xuantian, Xuantian, this is the High Priest of our tribe, you should pay respects!" Toya noticed Qin Heng still standing, showing no intention of paying respects, she quickly whispered a reminder.
"Looking for trouble, this reckless kid!" Toge sneered inwardly, he disliked Qin Heng, seeing him as a wild boy trying to seduce his sister, now the situation fit perfectly with his intent.
People around looked at Qin Heng with unfriendly eyes, for them, the High Priest was like a god on this grassland, a noble entity akin to the king, anyone encountering him should respectfully pay their respects.
This unknown person, upon seeing the High Priest, had no intention of paying respects, it was extremely disrespectful!
"May I ask where you are from?" The High Priest wasn't angered, his gaze towards Qin Heng was curious and somewhat envious, he said, "It's been long since I felt such a vast and abyss-like aura. Are you a cultivator?"
"Indeed." Qin Heng nodded slightly.
Upon seeing this High Priest, he confirmed that although this person possessed Saint King level power and a strong capability, this power did not originate from himself but from "bestowal".
Similarly, the prairie king presently in the depths of the Palace, his power and that of the High Priest were of the same source, also originating from "bestowal".
"No wonder on this journey I haven't discovered any systematic cultivators, even in this royal city, aside from two Saint Kings and over ten Great Saints, among the others the strongest is merely at the Innate level."
Qin Heng understood, initially he thought the royal family monopolized the cultivation technique, preventing others from practicing, but upon seeing Toge was just an Innate, and observing the High Priest's state, he realized.
This grassland tribe probably has no cultivation technique at all, their power all derives from grants by stronger beings, even those reaching Innate levels did so naturally through training due to this world's high grading.
It wasn't due to having a systematic cultivation method.
Because of this, upon sensing Qin Heng's aura, the High Priest personally came to greet him, for him and his tribe, a systematic cultivation method was incredibly essential.
As granted power ultimately isn't one's own power, it could naturally be taken back at any time.