At this moment, the Third Prince felt like he was about to die!
Yes, he had never felt the presence of death so vividly before.
Even when he had recently faced the overwhelming swarm of locust beasts, he still believed that as a True Emperor, he could escape the crisis.
But now, under the control of this mysterious man, he could truly smell death.
It was as if his soul itself was trembling. Everything was out of his control, completely at the mercy of this master.
This was exactly what the Third Prince had always done to others—he loved to control the lives of others, to hold everything in the palm of his hand.
But today, karma had arrived. His fate was no longer in his hands!
"N-No... don't kill me..."
The Third Prince barely squeezed the words from his throat.
By this point, his eyes were bulging, his face devoid of color and starting to turn blue.
Yet, there was still a desperate plea in his eyes, hoping that this mysterious powerhouse would spare him.
After all, he still had a bright future ahead of him. He hadn't even tasted the power of being a king yet. How could he die so pathetically?
Senju Yukika slowly loosened his grip, letting the Third Prince catch a short breath.
Then, Yukika flung him like a torn sack toward the mouth of the cave.
The Third Prince crashed heavily to the ground, unable to get up for a long while.
His chakra had fallen into chaos. Though not fatally injured, he couldn't recover quickly.
He glanced down at his own body. The once-dominant dragon chakra meridians had been severely suppressed. Now, he stood frozen, no longer wearing the arrogant and domineering expression he had before.
The other three princes were shocked. They now realized they had encountered a truly unfathomable expert!
This man had used only a few moves to completely suppress the famed royal dragon chakra? Just how terrifying was his true power?
The Third Prince finally managed to stand, but his mind remained blank.
He dared not make another move in front of this man, terrified of provoking him and bringing death upon himself.
And he couldn't help but regret it. He never should have rushed into this cave so recklessly...
What terrible luck! First the locust beast horde, then this absolute monster of a fighter!
He was nearly in tears.
Senju Yukika cast a questioning glance at Yukika, a look that seemed to ask, "Should I silence him?"
Yukika slowly shook his head and said, "Let him go."
As his voice faded, Yukika vanished into thin air, retreating back into the depths of the cave.
He moved so quickly that no one could see him clearly. But the Third Prince exhaled in relief!
At least those words meant the mysterious man wasn't going to kill him.
Tanaka gave a cold snort and said, "Didn't you hear? Now get lost!"
The Third Prince glared at him fiercely. This man was nothing but a spoiled brat with a powerful backer!
Still, he had to admit—having a powerful patron really did make all the difference!
Now that the mysterious man had spoken, none of the princes dared to defy his will. They had no choice but to leave the cave.
But outside the cave was a different problem—a massive swarm of deadly locust beasts!
Could he really go out and face that threat now?
On top of that, the brief confrontation in the cave had thrown his dragon chakra meridians into disarray. He couldn't fight at full strength.
Wouldn't walking out there mean instant death by locust swarm?
He was caught between a rock and a hard place, but he didn't dare disobey Yukika. So the three princes carefully slipped out of the cave, sneaking along the cliff walls to escape...
Meanwhile, Senju Yukika was no longer concerned with the Third Prince.
He had returned to the cave's depths and was now gazing silently at a pile of bleached bones, his thoughts drifting far away.
A strange wind echoed through the cave, making the air feel eerily cold.
Suddenly, a dreamy, illusory aura wafted in from ahead. Yukika opened his eyes and looked closely—
In a flash, the world began to spin violently, booming with thunder!
His ears could hear nothing. His eyes sparkled with fragments of light!
Then, Yukika seemed to see a golden figure slowly approaching him...
But as the figure passed through the golden light, it vanished—just an illusion.
Yukika tried to grasp it, only to realize there were multiple golden figures emerging from behind that original illusion.
Then, a mysterious voice echoed by his ear:
"Welcome to the ancient world of Jelly Planet."
Yukika mused to himself, "So this planet was once called Jelly Planet in ancient times?"
Scenes began to unfold before his eyes—not real ones, but vivid projections cleverly constructed to recreate parts of the planet's ancient past.
From the sky, a massive bare foot suddenly descended!
The moment it hit the ground, a powerful shockwave erupted like an earthquake. The land cracked open!
Yukika saw clearly: the sole of the foot was covered in coarse, blood-colored hair—gruesome and terrifying!
That one foot was as huge as a mountain, blotting out the sky.
Just how massive was the creature this foot belonged to?
Above, blood rain poured from the sky. This horrific being must have come from seas of corpses and mountains of blood—utterly ruthless.
As it walked into the distance, everything it passed was reduced to shattered flesh. Nothing survived.
Mountains and forests withered, and even the visible spiritual energy was sucked into its foot. The coarse hair turned a deeper red, glowing even brighter!
In that moment, Yukika felt a strong urge to see what this entity really looked like.
Then suddenly, without warning, a soft Buddhist horn echoed faintly through the air, drifting in from the distance...