novelraw Chapter 77: Found You
Chapter 77: Found You
To be honest, with just his eyes and mind, Lynn couldn’t immediately identify the true Celestial Mandate Emperor.
But aside from his eyes and mind, he had hacks to use.
"You hid well, but I’ll catch you now."
Putting away the active "One-Way Passage" and "Absolute Seal," Lynn rummaged through his Spatial Ring and quickly found what he needed.
This item wasn’t a Demigod or a Sacred Artifact, nor was it even a piece of Purple Equipment. It wasn’t part of Lynn’s collection, but rather a mission item he had used a few times, one that didn’t occupy a backpack slot.
The item’s name was straightforward: "Eagle Eye," and its function was even simpler, meant for identification and appraisal.
Lynn picked up the Eagle Eye item, pressed it against his forehead, and when he let go, everything in front of him changed—or rather, it came with annotations.
"Dragon Scale Armor, made from the scales shed by a Giant Dragon, possesses extremely high defense capability, quality is Purple, required level to equip is 500."
"Fine Steel Heart Protection Mirror, crafted from refined fine steel, capable of blocking a single penetrating attack, quality is Purple, required level to equip is 500."
"Mid-tier Spatial Ring, contains 80 cubic meters of storage space, quality is Green, required level to equip is 0."
That’s not it, that’s just the Eldest Prince himself, Lynn moved his gaze away from the first person and began scanning the next.
"Fire Dragon Bracelet, engraved with the Fire Magic ’Flaming Dragon Breath,’ consumes 300 Mana or Fighting Spirit for a single activation, can inflict substantial damage on the enemy, cooldown of ten minutes, required level to equip is 400."
...
"Wind Spirit Shawl, contains...."
"Earth-Split Core, Earth Element...."
...
No, next one.
No, next one.
"Cloak of the Dead, consumes 1000 Life Value, negates a single fatal injury, cooldown of 30 days, quality is Demigod, required level to equip is 300."
"Resurrection Ring, in exchange for damage immunity, shatters when receiving a fatal blow, quality is Demigod, required level to equip is 350."
"Death Substitute Puppet, can be manually activated, during use, all damage will be borne by the puppet, duration of five seconds, quality is Demigod, uses remaining 4/5."
Lynn’s gaze locked onto an Imperial Consort, heavily made-up, with an enchanting figure....
Found you!
"Swish!"
The Coarse Iron Sword stabbed toward the crowd with the speed of lightning, leaving everyone stunned, giving them no chance to dodge.
The Celestial Mandate Emperor, despite having many protective items and magical equipment for survival, couldn’t change the fact that his own skills were lacking.
With a crisp "crash," Lynn’s mid-strike Iron Sword was momentarily blocked by a transparent light film, but due to his overwhelming Fighting Spirit, the poorly made Iron Sword easily pierced through the film, even though its defense came from a Sacred Artifact.
"No! Don’t kill me! I’ll give you whatever you want! If Helena is not enough, I have three thousand beauties in my harem, and both the national and private treasures, all can be yours!"
The Celestial Mandate Emperor, disguised as the consort, wasn’t harmed by the pierced outer defense but immediately began shouting.
His performance was worse than his substitute; this very incompetence made both Lynn and Helena immediately recognize him as the true Celestial Mandate Emperor.
"Pah! Would Lord Saint... Lynn take interest in a woman you’ve used? Or your meager wealth? You’ve lived long enough, time to head to hell!"
Lynn didn’t speak, but Natasha, silently handing a knife to Helena, couldn’t help but listen anymore.
Offering his harem beauties in exchange for life, wasn’t this just adding to her troubles?
If the Lord Saint Emperor really accepted them, wouldn’t she gain three thousand more competitors out of nowhere? How could she and the dragon continue to live like this?
"My harem contains all sorts of beauties! My wealth isn’t just a bit, my private vault is over three times wealthier than any empire’s treasury on the Divine Protection Continent! Even comparing to the Light Empire is nothing!"
For the sake of life, the Celestial Mandate Emperor was willing to give up anything. As long as he survived, he could always reclaim whatever he forfeited. Nothing was more important than his life.
What on earth possessed him to provoke Lynn in the first place, leading to this life-threatening confrontation in the Imperial Palace? Wasn’t he always timid and afraid of trouble? How did he get so bold back then?
"Look at Helena and Natasha, do I lack beauties? And look at this, do I lack money?"
Lynn despised using women as bargaining chips, even for survival, so the Celestial Mandate Emperor’s plea was like asking to be run over.
Meanwhile, the black-gold card Lynn casually pulled out also caught everyone’s attention, including the immensely wealthy Celestial Mandate Emperor.
It was the continent-wide Demon Crystal Card, usable for gold transactions at any bank on the Divine Protection Continent, with a minimum deposit requirement starting at a million gold coins, divided into several tiers.
The black-gold Demon Crystal Card was the supreme-level banking card among them; it was impossible to obtain without deposits in the billions.
"Black-gold Demon Crystal Card... one, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million... brother, godfather..."
Others were merely shocked at Lynn’s personal wealth when they saw the shiny banking card, but Natasha started counting the digits as she wiped her mouth, her eyes turning into gold coin shapes as she finished reading them.
Lord Saint Emperor wasn’t just powerful and handsome; he was also incredibly wealthy! What a jackpot!
"So, it’s time for you to go peacefully. I promise to ensure your royal bloodline survives, especially since Helena will bear my children."
As he spoke, Lynn’s Iron Sword trembled in his hand, breaking through dozens of layers of defensive magical items of the Celestial Mandate Emperor within a second, piercing straight through his throat.
But in the next moment, as a ring shattered on his finger, the doomed Celestial Mandate Emperor avoided the Grim Reaper’s scythe.
However, life-saving, damage-negating equipment is extremely rare, and even Lynn, who traversed the world to achieve today’s achievements, had only about twenty of such items.
Under Lynn’s Eagle Eye scan, the Celestial Mandate Emperor had only seven items capable of avoiding damage or acting as a substitute, meaning he had at most eight lives, not even comparable to Guki and Xiaohua.
"No, Lynn! Helena is your woman, I could be your... no, let’s keep matters apart, I’ll call you father! Father, please spare me!"
With his weak strength, the Celestial Mandate Emperor couldn’t move at all under Lynn’s Fighting Spirit constraint. The feeling of closing his eyes waiting for death scared him to death, causing snot and tears to run down his face, smudging the heavy makeup, making him look outrageously ugly.