The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine
Chapter 1376 - Chapter 1376 Chapter 1376 The Eldest Son

Chapter 1376: Chapter 1376: The Eldest Son! Chapter 1376: Chapter 1376: The Eldest Son! The soldiers guarding the gates of Wan Formation City, after a rapid discussion, secretly went to inform, telling the “First Crown Prince” about the twenty-seventh son bringing a group of highly suspicious beings into Wan Formation City.

And now, Huang Xiaolong and the other treasure hunters were in quite an awkward situation…

Their identities had already been exposed by the formations within Wan Formation City, causing thick yellow light to rise from their bodies like signal fires, exceptionally glaring!

“Damn it!” The Sword Immortal Emperor cursed loudly, his heart feeling hairy from the stares of the natives in every street and alley.

Huang Xiaolong was also helpless.

This low-profile entrance into the city had eventually turned into a blatant reveal, as if he were a rat crossing the street…

Fortunately… they had arrived at the twenty-seventh son’s residence.

In a relatively quiet cul-de-sac stood an imposing and bright complex of buildings.

Red walls and green tiles, overhanging eaves, and servants outside attending to their duties.

There was indeed a hint of elegance.

“Master, we’ve arrived, this servant’s residence is here. It’s a bit secluded, but it’s quiet and doesn’t generally get disturbed by idlers,” the twenty-seventh son said, his face full of eagerness to please as he looked at Huang Xiaolong.

“Mhm, not bad, seclusion has its advantages.” Huang Xiaolong was quite satisfied with the place.

The servants outside the residence, though extremely curious about Huang Xiaolong and the other outsiders, didn’t dare to ask too much and did not show any obvious hostility.

Huang Xiaolong observed for a moment that, although the life expectancy numbers above these servants’ heads did not exceed a hundred, they still had several decades to their lives.

This caused the Sword Immortal Emperor and the others to be frustratingly pounding their chests and stomping their feet. “Damn it, here in Wan Formation City, our life expectancy numbers are almost no different from some slaves! How ironic! Truly ironic!”

The Third Crown Prince commented indifferently, “Yeah, if it comes down to a fight, we might not even be a match for these servants. That’s the most ironic part.”

“Yeah, to be killed off by a bunch of servants~~” the Demon King twisted his face. “If we really encounter the Formation Master with over ten thousand years of life, wouldn’t we be blasted to pieces? I don’t even dare to think about it!”

The twenty-seventh son led Huang Xiaolong and the others to a refined meeting hall.

Everyone took their seats.

To avoid suspicion, Huang Xiaolong did not take the head seat, instead giving it to the twenty-seventh son as the host.

“Master, now that you’ve successfully infiltrated Wan Formation City, what’s your next plan?” the twenty-seventh son asked respectfully.

The Sword Immortal Emperor chuckled, “Heh~~ Brother Huang Xiaolong, no rush, no hurry. Since our lifespans aren’t depleting now, let’s take our time and plan out the long term. We have to make it through a hundred days anyway.” He smiled. “Although the key to the Ninth Realm is in the hands of the Formation Master, the Immortal Emperor never said we must snatch the key to pass. The Immortal Emperor made it very clear that as long as we successfully stay for a hundred days, we will pass smoothly!”

Most of the treasure hunters nodded in agreement.

It seemed that the consensus among the treasure hunters was to endure–to get through it by sheer endurance!

“Sometimes, fleeing isn’t possible,” said Huang Xiaolong, not bothering to say much. He turned to the twenty-seventh son. “Where’s the key?”

“The palace,” replied the twenty-seventh son directly. “To report to master, the super-formation left by the Immortal Emperor and both the formation’s eye and the key are within the palace.”

Huang Xiaolong fell silent and then frowned, thinking deeply.

“Um~~ brother-in-law, you’re not thinking of going to that Wan Formation City Palace to meet the Formation Master, are you?” the Ninth Princess said with a surprised look. “Brother-in-law, you absolutely mustn’t act rashly! Now, our power has nearly vanished, we really have no capital to rely on anymore~~~”

“There’s also that~~” Huang Xiaolong shook his head helplessly. “However, I am still planning to meet the Formation Master, uh~~ I could try to sneak into the palace stealthily~~”

Although nearly none of Huang Xiaolong’s various powers remained, he still had an abundance of talismans, all with their wonderful uses. He also retained some ability to draw talismans.

Huang Xiaolong had quietly tested and indeed, while power and various attacks had no effect in this Wan Formation City, talismans could still be used! This seemed to be a loophole in Wan Formation City! Of course, it couldn’t be called a loophole since the talismans drawn by the Formation Master could also be freely used in this world.

At that time, Huang Xiaolong could leverage the power of talismans, maybe even use an invisibility talisman, to sneak into the palace and see if he could get his hands on the key to the Ninth Realm.

Though risky, fortune favors the bold–and Huang Xiaolong’s willpower and fighting spirit were not something ordinary beings could match.

Just then!

“Th-th-the First Crown Prince… First Crown Prince, you wanted to see my master~~ Please wait, I will inform my master right now~~” A shivering female voice came from the outside gate.

“Get lost~~!!!!!” A cold and ominous male voice rose.

Following that was the woman’s horrifying scream.

The howling stopped abruptly, as if the woman just met with an accident.

“Hmph!” The twenty-seventh son stood up abruptly, his face filled with anger, but the slight panic and fear in his eyes betrayed him.

“Who is it?” Huang Xiaolong asked, his expression unchanged. “To not give you face and barge straight into your residence.”

The twenty-seventh son spoke with a trembling voice, “To report to master, this… this is… this is my older brother… the First Crown Prince~~ Highly favored by our father~~ With a lifespan of over a thousand years, known as the ‘Thousand-Year Crown Prince’~~ My brother has always enjoyed oppressing us~~ He has many spies in the city, and his supporters are numerous. It seems, someone must have secretly told my brother about me bringing the master into the city~~~”

Before his words had fallen silent,

Boom~~~!!!!

The door to this council hall was promptly blasted into smithereens, wood chips flying everywhere!

A burly middle-aged man, dressed in fine clothing and with a majestic air, stood squarely at the doorway, his face twisted into a sinister grin.

What was most terrifying was the string of dazzling golden numerals floating above his head!

Life Span Numerals!

“1203”

Indeed, he possessed a lifespan of a thousand days! No small feat!

This was incomparable to the mere hundreds of days of life span possessed by the twenty-seventh son!

In the City of Ten Thousand Formations, the disparity in status between the two was clear at a glance!

This was the eldest son! The first son of the Lord of Ten Thousand Formations!

Without having to do more than just stand at the doorway, the bright golden numerals above the eldest son’s head were already exerting an invisible pressure, completely subduing Huang Xiaolong and the other treasure hunters!

Huang Xiaolong felt his breathing constricted, as if his entire being was under some terrible oppression. The other treasure hunters fared even worse, each displaying a precarious state!

“Hehehe~~ Twenty-seventh brother, your elder brother has come to see you, why haven’t you come out to meet me? What, have you grown wings now, too proud to show your brother respect?” The middle-aged man, the eldest son, spoke in a deep and malicious tone.

“This~ this~ eld~ elder brother~~~” Years of accumulated awe for the eldest son made the twenty-seventh son tremble upon seeing him, just like a mouse in the presence of a cat! He stood up, shivering, initially wanting to retort fiercely, but as the words came to his lips, he equivocated to a more submissive tone, “I had no idea what wind has blown elder brother here~~”

The eldest son sauntered in, his gaze, however, was fixed dead on Huang Xiaolong and the others!

Seeing the bright yellow light entwining the heads of the treasure hunters, the eldest son sneered, “How peculiar indeed, outsiders~~ not beings of this world~~ Twenty-seventh brother, where on earth did you find such rare foreigners~~~”

“This~~ elder brother~it was… just an accidental discovery of these foreigners~~” The twenty-seventh son replied feebly, “However, they have… already become my followers~~ in the future, they too, shall be part of the City of Ten Thousand Formations. I shall report this matter to our father, of course~~”

“Hahahaha~~~” The eldest son burst into derisive laughter, his eyes filled with endless scorn and mockery. “Twenty-seventh brother, aren’t you getting ahead of yourself? Hahaha~~ What kind of person do you think you are to command these outsiders? Shut your mouth now!”

Pausing for a moment, the eldest son turned his sinister gaze towards Huang Xiaolong and the others, his eyes revealing an overwhelming greed, as if a lecher had spotted a beautiful woman lying on his bed, “Excellent, too excellent~~ It seems you come from different races~~ The life force of these races is so fragrant~~ Ah~~ too delightful~~ To draw upon their life force, what enjoyment~~ what nourishment~~~”

As he talked, the eldest son actually swallowed mouthfuls of saliva.

“This guy seriously considers us to be delicacies, doesn’t he?” Huang Xiaolong was entirely speechless.

“Alright, follow me now,” the eldest son wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, his eyes slightly squinting. “Don’t worry, I’ll only absorb a little of your lifespan, just to enjoy myself. I will leave you with a breath of life. In the City of Ten Thousand Formations, I am second to none. Following me is the path to true power! The twenty-seventh son is nothing but trash!”

“Ha ha~~” Huang Xiaolong let out a dry laugh, “So you are the eldest son? You already have a lifespan exceeding a thousand days, so why do you need to strip away our meager lifespans?”

The eldest son responded with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Ah, you are ignorant~~ Over the years, I have absorbed the lifespans of the beings in this world, and their lifespans have grown boring to me, insipid and bland. But you outsiders… tsk tsk, your life forces are quite different~~ Absorbing them must be very tasty~~ Hehe~~ No more talk… Hurry and follow me, and I assure you wealth and honor, I might even bestow a portion of lifespan for you to absorb. Otherwise~~~ I may have to be forceful!”

Well, well, it seems he wants to change his diet! Just like someone tired of eating meat and craving something light…

His words subjected the treasure hunters to great humiliation.

“Humph! You treat us as mere food, as if we’re pigs or dogs or cattle?” The Sword Immortal Emperor burst out in righteous indignation, a raw surge of anger. Previously an emperor of the immortal realm, he had fallen on hard times in this place, bullied by minor creatures, his heart filled with pent-up rage, now exploding with fury in the face of such humiliation.

“Enough!!!” The eldest son roared furiously, and the golden numerals above his head flashed instantly!

Boom~~~~~!!!!

The full might of 1,203 days worth of golden numerals converged into a massive fist, hurtling directly towards the Sword Immortal Emperor!

The Sword Immortal Emperor had only a few dozen golden numerals above his head, barely reaching a hundred!

With no means of resistance, the golden fist struck him squarely in the chest!

Boom~~! A thunderous noise!

The Sword Immortal Emperor flew back like a kite with its string cut, spewing blood midair!

“This is the kind of trash you are, with mere dozens of days of life span, and you dare to prattle on before me? Outrageous ignorance of your own mortality! I have the benevolence to spare your life, but let this be a lesson to you, a warning to the rest of you weaklings to witness my power!” The eldest son declared triumphantly.

In an instant, the treasure hunters felt utterly despondent.

Just one eldest son managed to cleanly put the treasure hunters in their place!

Further, having caught the eldest son’s eye, they were now deprived of even the slightest chance for survival.

Again, the situation plunged toward dire straits!

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