Chapter 765: Chapter 4: My Great Celestial Pride Wife (Requesting Monthly Votes)_2
It was a palm-sized copper bell, its cyan-golden surface engraved with complex inscriptions. Ferocious beast patterns decorated the bell, making it look both exquisite and profoundly mysterious.
"Truly, it is the Divine Power Spirit Treasure ’Soul-Rattling Bell’!" Prince Kang nodded in satisfaction, with a rare smile gracing his usually composed face, "Brother, you are indeed reliable. This item is rare even in the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty, and I was worried you might return empty-handed."
"As long as Your Highness is satisfied."
Gongyang Strategy smiled.
One must know, this Soul-Rattling Bell is a Divine Power Spirit Treasure, and the Daqian Kingdom’s artifact refining heritage is incomplete. Even the Gongye Family, the best at artifact refining, holds only one or two formulas for crafting such treasures. The Soul-Rattling Bell’s crafting method is known only by some in the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty.
To acquire it, he expended considerable effort, first finding a renowned artifact refining master from the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty and taking much convincing to persuade him to craft the Soul-Rattling Bell. Afterward, due to the missing materials, he had to gather them.
After painstakingly amassing the materials, he finally waited twenty full years for the refining master to complete the Divine Power Spirit Treasure Soul-Rattling Bell.
Thankfully, all efforts were worth it.
"The Soul-Rattling Bell’s sound can shock the divine soul and specifically counters Outer Domain demons with weak divine soul power." Prince Kang Wu Chengsi caressed the bell’s surface inscriptions, displaying a fondness, "With it, I am sure to achieve notable battle merits on the Outer Domain Battlefield, which will make the contest for the Emperor’s Son position more assured."
The so-called "Struggle of the Imperial Sons," is a contest of hearts.
It differs from arena martial contests that solely rely on martial power to decide win or loss; it requires a comprehensive assessment of the quasi-crown prince’s qualities, including bloodline cultivation, capability to win hearts, governance skills, military command skills, and past political achievements, among many other factors.
The more exceptional his performance, the more support he will garner, thereby increasing his chances of securing more votes during the family council, which decides the Imperial Son’s position.
This process is quite complex.
In every Struggle of the Imperial Sons, the quasi-crown princes undergo a prolonged power struggle before determining the victor.
Currently, he already holds considerable advantage in controlling the court situation, but as Daqian Kingdom is founded on martial prowess, the battle merits aspect must not be neglected either.
If he achieves unprecedented glory on the Outer Domain Battlefield, it will naturally be a significant plus point in the eyes of other family members, especially the various Princes, thus receiving greater recognition.
"The Soul-Rattling Bell is a Divine Ability Level Divine Soul Spirit Treasure and requires divine soul ritual to be harnessed." Gongyang Strategy reminded Prince Kang, "Your Highness should perform the recognition ritual first."
"Alright."
Prince Kang Wu Chengsi nodded and immediately began the ritual for the Soul-Rattling Bell.
Normally, only Divine Power Realm experts can harness Divine Power Spirit Treasures.
However, Prince Kang Wu Chengsi is a Great Celestial Pride, his bloodline far surpassing ordinary Purple Mansion Realm experts, his divine soul power also much stronger. By fully exerting bloodline power, he can reluctantly harness it.
Though Divine Power Spirit Treasures inherently possess certain spiritual traits, Prince Kang nearly failed the independent ritual.
In the end, it was Gongyang Strategy who helped, both activating their bloodlines together, suppressing the Soul-Rattling Bell with the power of Dharma Illusion, thereby succeeding in the ritual.
Upon successful ritual, the Soul-Rattling Bell turned into a speck of golden light and disappeared into the space between Prince Kang’s eyebrows.
"Phew, that was close." Prince Kang Wu Chengsi let out a sigh, "To harness a Divine Power Spirit Treasure with Purple Mansion Realm strength is indeed a bit challenging."
Gongyang Strategy withdrew the Dharma Illusion, also breathing a sigh of relief.
Having completed matters, his mind relaxed, recalling the past unpleasant encounter with Long Wuji: "Right, Your Highness, is your Imperial Uncle always of such temperament?"
He recounted to Prince Kang his previous unpleasant dealings with Long Wuji.
Upon hearing, Prince Kang couldn’t help but sigh: "The imperial uncle’s character is indeed consistently stubborn, no one can persuade him."
"Even Your Highness can’t sway him?" Gongyang Strategy was somewhat doubtful.
"Cannot sway." Prince Kang Wu Chengsi was somewhat helpless, "I view you as a brother and shall share candidly~ actually, I don’t have much rapport with the imperial uncle. His support for me is purely due to the ancestor’s request. We’ve hardly met at all."
Back then, the imperial uncle’s excessively stubborn and tough demeanor led to him breaking ties with the family and leaving for Longzuo County. Even sixth granduncle and the ancestor often found him incorrigible, hoping to persuade the imperial uncle is purely wishful thinking.
"Even so, he is overly disrespectful towards you." Gongyang Strategy recalled the matter, still feeling indignant, "I’m, after all, one of the Quasi-Saint Sons, and you are the prince-appointed quasi-crown prince candidate, most likely to become the Emperor’s Son and take the throne. His conduct is excessively self-centered."
"Brother, you are not entirely informed." Prince Kang wasn’t surprised and explained to Gongyang Strategy, "The imperial uncle’s mother belongs to the Duke Protector of the Nation’s lineage, a Miss of the Direct Lineage from the Zhao Family. Currently, the Zhao Family holds significant influence and prestige in the court, and he himself has Grade B talent for Celestial Pride, making him extremely favored by the ancestor, hence naturally stands firm."
