What?!
How could this be?!
In the banquet hall, everyone stared wide-eyed at the Third Prince, who had collapsed to the ground, his face filled with shock.
The anger in Princess Qin's eyes quickly faded, replaced by overwhelming joy and a hint of bewilderment.
Chen Ke's speed wasn't fast, and his punch was simple. Not to mention the Third Prince Yin Tianzheng, whose cultivation had reached the Refining Mansion Realm, even a Bone Refining Realm expert two levels lower should have been able to easily dodge it.
However, the impossible scene actually happened. The Third Prince not only failed to dodge Chen Ke's punch, but was also hit so hard that his nose bled profusely, and he even sat down on the ground in embarrassment.
Sitting on the ground, the Third Prince was stunned by the punch, his eyes filled with stars, and his head was buzzing.
However, he was, after all, from a prestigious sect, with profound cultivation and a strong fighting instinct.
As the sound of wind cutting through the air reached his ears, almost instinctively, he rolled away in a clumsy dodge, avoiding Chen Ke's kick.
He dodged it?
Chen Ke was surprised. As his left foot landed, he spun around and launched another flying kick at the scrambling Yin Tianzheng.
How strong could the willpower of someone willing to be a slave and watchdog for orcs just to survive be?
So, Chen Ke effortlessly accessed Yin Tianzheng's skill attributes with his mouse.
Since the opponent was a prince, Chen Ke didn't resort to dirty tricks, but quickly sealed most of Yin Tianzheng's skills.
However, Yin Tianzheng, as expected of a high-level Refining Mansion Realm expert, even without his skills, could still dodge Chen Ke's attack thanks to his powerful combat instincts. He dodged it again.
The Third Prince staggered back, his bloodied face contorted with shame and anger.
He simply couldn't believe that the punch to his face was from Chen Ke.
He squatted down, rolled around like a donkey, and now retreated like a duck. Chen Ke only made three moves, and he had already lost face three times.
He didn't know what method Chen Ke had used to prevent him from using his movement techniques and attack skills, but being experienced and knowledgeable, he quickly realized something was wrong.
*Whoosh!*
The ring on the Third Prince's left hand flashed, a golden light spreading out and instantly forming a golden shield.
*Bang!*
The shield, the size of a pot lid, quickly blocked Chen Ke's iron fist, rippling with golden light.
Chen Ke felt a sharp pain in his fist; countless small holes had been pierced through his knuckles by the golden light.
His wood-attribute energy immediately surged forth, quickly dispelling the invading earth-attribute energy.
Even so, one of his hands became covered in blood.
At this moment, the Third Prince, having regained his footing, roared, and the golden shield instantly transformed into a golden spear, whistling as it thrust towards Chen Ke.
Sensing the fierce aura, Chen Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly dodged.
The ring activated by the Third Prince was undoubtedly a high-level magic weapon. Even as a shield, it could tear through his dragon scale defenses; as an offensive spear, its power would only be greater.
Whoosh, whoosh!
The spear moved like a dragon, lacking any specific techniques, yet its powerful energy and swift speed forced Chen Ke to dodge in all directions.
Time passed rapidly, the thirty-second time limit for the skill seal drawing ever closer.
Formatting?
Implanting a Trojan?
Chen Ke hesitated, then rejected the idea.
Yin Tianzheng's identity was special; if he were seriously injured, he would undoubtedly retaliate tenfold, a hundredfold.
Moreover, Chen Ke didn't want the mouse's bizarre ultimate skill exposed to so many people.
A quick victory was best.
With a thought, Chen Ke instantly activated "Beast - Overwhelming Power."
An incomparably powerful aura instantly swept over his entire body, almost exploding Chen Ke's chest.
The energy within his body surged and roared like ten thousand great rivers, or rampaged across the earth like ten thousand beasts.
Overwhelming Power.
The earth shook!
His physique remained unchanged, yet the onlookers simultaneously experienced an illusion.
Chen Ke appeared as a giant emerging from a savage world, towering and exuding a savage and ferocious aura.
Opposite Chen Ke, the Third Prince Yin Tianzheng, wielding a spear, wore a look of terror, his hands trembling violently.
He too experienced an illusion, but not of a savage giant; he saw a bear-man!
That berserk bear-man had charged at him with such ferocity, shattering his ribs with a single shoulder strike.
That humiliating and painful experience had long been buried deep within the Third Prince's memory, a memory he dared not even revisit.
Yet now, that painful memory was stirred up again, uncontrollably .
With a clang, the golden spear fell onto the carpet, transforming into an exquisite ring.
Enveloped in negative emotions, the Third Prince's face contorted in pain and rage, his hands tearing at his hair and pounding his head, as if trying to forcibly expel that memory from his mind.
*Thump!*
To everyone's astonishment, the Third Prince let out a mournful roar and collapsed to his knees.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm the Third Prince of the Purple Eagle Clan!"
"I'll be your dog! I'll guard your house! Woof, woof, woof!"
"Master, you're so strong! You're so powerful!"
...
The Third Prince trembled violently, sometimes weeping, sometimes grinning, uttering incoherent, dreamlike sounds.
The hall fell silent; everyone was deeply shocked by the scene.
Chen Ke, having reverted to his dual berserk state, stared at the Third Prince with equal shock.
The time the Third Prince was imprisoned by the bear-men must have been a living hell; even now, he hadn't escaped that nightmare.
Although the Third Prince was a rival in love and a formidable enemy, Chen Ke had never intended to tell anyone what he had witnessed in the bear-men's cave.
Even when he mentioned it to the Qin princess, he always downplayed the event.
But since the Third Prince had spoken of it himself, it was no longer his concern.
Fortunately, everyone in the hall assumed the Third Prince was having a mental breakdown and was begging Chen Ke for mercy, not the bear-man who had brought him endless nightmares.
Especially his last sentence, which sounded like flattery towards Chen Ke; hopefully, no one would misunderstand.
No, the Qin Princess should understand.
Sure enough, the Qin Princess's Adam's apple bobbed, and she almost vomited several times.
When she noticed Chen Ke looking at her strangely, her face flushed red, and anger flashed in her eyes.
"Disgusting!" the Qin Princess uttered, and stormed off.
Chen Ke looked completely innocent. Could you please not say "disgusting" to the person next time?
And besides, if you can think of such things, it means you're not so innocent either!
The deranged Third Prince was taken away by his subordinates, and all eyes in the hall once again fell on Chen Ke.
They simply couldn't understand how what should have been a one-sided contest could end like this.
Chen Ke punching the Third Prince's nose into pieces was already shocking enough.
But Chen Ke didn't even lift a finger afterward, so how did the Third Prince suddenly break down?
The peerless Third Prince was conquered by a college slacker just like that?
Chen Ke looked at the suspicious faces of the crowd and found it amusing.
They don't understand, do they? That's fine.
He gave a mysterious smile and turned to leave.
"Lord Chengyi, please wait!" Outside the inn's gate, Chen Ke, protected by two female guards, was about to board his carriage when he was stopped by the princess's attendant.