Chen Jiuyang raised his hand slightly, and an invisible force helped the Princess Consort of Prince Gong to her feet. He said,
"Princess Consort of Prince Gong, there is no need for such formalities. Since I have agreed to treat Prince Gong, I am confident I can cure him."
Seeing the extraordinary demeanor and confident composure of the young man before her, the Princess Consort of Prince Gong smiled and said,
"If that is the case, please follow me, Prince Qian."
Although Prince Gong's mansion was large, its decoration was simple and not extravagant. Prince Gong was, after all, a man who had come through the most difficult era of the Dragon Kingdom sixty years ago.
Following the Princess Consort of Prince Gong, Gong Luoque, and Gong Liexian, Chen Jiuyang arrived before a wooden house. The wooden house was guarded by seventy to eighty guards, both inside and out. Lying on a bed in the center of the wooden house was a man who appeared to be in his middle age, with snow-white hair and a majestic bearing, but his body was emaciated. He had been in a coma for twenty years, and even the physical body of a Heavenly Realm King would have been almost ruined.
"This is Prince Gong."
Upon seeing the renowned Prince Gong, Chen Jiuyang frowned immediately, "Something is not right."
"Tap! Tap! Tap!"
Chen Jiuyang strode into the house. The dozens of guards immediately moved to draw their weapons, intending to stop Chen Jiuyang from approaching Prince Gong. The Princess Consort of Prince Gong raised her hand and commanded, "Do not be rude. This is Prince Qian, the Sixth Prince of our Dragon Kingdom. His medical skills are profound, and he has come today to diagnose and treat His Highness."
"Whoosh!"
The dozens of guards immediately moved in unison, stepping back, kneeling on one knee, cupping their fists in salute, but remaining silent.
Chen Jiuyang ignored these matters and went before Prince Gong, placing a hand on his pulse. His brow furrowed even deeper, and he muttered subconsciously,
"Strange, strange. No external injuries, no internal injuries, no poisoning, no蛊, nor any sorcery."
"The heart still has a faint beat, but the other four major organs have dried up. This is not right."
"Whoosh!"
Chen Jiuyang's divine soul instantly expanded, enveloping Prince Gong.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
In the next instant, the scene before Chen Jiuyang changed drastically. In his mind, the golden dragon scale phantom wailed!
"Boom!"
The golden dragon scale phantom within Prince Gong's body also suddenly appeared.
The moment he saw the dragon scale phantom in Prince Gong's body, Chen Jiuyang's expression changed dramatically.
He saw that the dragon scale phantom within Prince Gong's body had become fragments. In the center of the fragments, a trace of Prince Gong's weak divine soul true spirit was being protected. The dragon scale phantom not only showed signs of fragmentation but also signs of being gnawed.
"Prince Gong's divine soul is gone!"
Chen Jiuyang's expression changed drastically, and he blurted out, "How is this possible!"
Martial artists condense their divine souls in the sea of consciousness. Those in the Earth Realm refine the five great treasures of the heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, and lungs. Chen Jiuyang's divine soul is very powerful, almost able to overflow. However, Prince Gong, who had entered the Heavenly Realm, was left with only that trace of divine soul true spirit within the dragon scale phantom, which kept Prince Gong alive.
"Prince Qian, have you discovered the reason for my husband's unconsciousness?" The Princess Consort of Prince Gong, seeing Chen Jiuyang's expression change dramatically, could not help but ask.
With her present, Gong Luoque and Gong Liexian had no right to speak.
Chen Jiuyang pondered, "I cannot be sure yet. Let me test further."
Chen Jiuyang activated the dragon scale phantom in his sea of consciousness.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
The two golden dragon scale phantoms seemed to be about to make contact.
"Bang—"
Chen Jiuyang spurted out a mouthful of blood, and his vision went black. He fainted.
...
"What is this?"
Chen Jiuyang's divine soul had left his body. He saw his physical body lying before Prince Gong. The Princess Consort of Prince Gong, Gong Luoque, and Gong Liexian looked anxious and somewhat at a loss.
"Divine soul separation?"
"The national destiny dragon scale has this effect?"
Immediately, Chen Jiuyang saw the dragon scale phantom within Prince Gong's body, and then, the scene before Chen Jiuyang changed abruptly.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
As if crossing a thousand miles, Chen Jiuyang's gaze fell upon a mountain that resembled a paradise.
On a mountain in a primeval forest, there was an ancient, rustic wooden house.
Beside the wooden house were all sorts of exotic flowers and plants, emitting a fragrant aroma, like a sacred land of earthly paradise.
There was a pool of water, with several fish in it. An old woman with a kind but ferocious expression was holding a small bowl, scattering fish feed into the pool.
A golden fish in the pool stared at the old woman with killing intent and disgust in its eyes. After seven seconds, the old woman threw two pieces of fish feed from the bowl, and the golden fish ate the fish feed.
Suddenly, the old woman's action of scattering fish feed stopped. She suddenly looked in the direction of City 318, revealing a sinister and ferocious smile. Her voice was hoarse and chilling:
"What a fragrant scent. Has the Dragon Kingdom produced another good child with such a fragrance?"
"And this good child dares to spy on me?"
Seeing this old woman, Chen Jiuyang's heart grew heavy. This old woman gave him a feeling of world-destroying terror. He did not know who she was.
"Boom!"
Instantly, Chen Jiuyang saw a scene that made his heart tremble violently.
He saw that in the old woman's fish pond, one of the golden fish had Prince Gong's divine soul aura. The fragmented and missing dragon scale phantom on Prince Gong was here, with extremely severe gnawing marks.
"This fish is Prince Gong?!!!"
Chen Jiuyang was shocked.
In the next moment, he saw this ferocious and terrifying old woman raise her hand and reach out towards his direction.
"Rumble!"
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Chen Jiuyang instantly felt a sense of impending death. The golden dragon scale phantom on his body also vibrated, issuing a warning.
Chen Jiuyang had no time to react. His divine soul began to vibrate, and he quickly returned to his physical body.
"Hoo!"
Chen Jiuyang coughed up blood and opened his eyes, a trace of trepidation still lingering in them.
"Prince Qian, are you alright?"
Chen Jiuyang exhaled a turbid breath and looked at the Princess Consort of Prince Gong with an extremely solemn expression, "I know the truth behind Prince Gong's coma."
The Princess Consort of Prince Gong, Gong Luoque, and Gong Liexian were all shaken. "Please speak plainly, Prince Qian!"
Chen Jiuyang said with a grave expression, "This matter is of great importance. Please dismiss everyone else."
The Princess Consort of Prince Gong slowly shook her head and said, "These soldiers are all close guards of my husband. They have protected my husband for decades. Please speak plainly, Prince Qian."
"Hoo!"
Chen Jiuyang took a deep breath and gazed in the direction of the terrifying old woman from before, "Prince Gong's divine soul was captured and gnawed, transformed into a fish, and kept in a fish pond to be fed as food!"
"!!!"
"!!!"
As Chen Jiuyang finished speaking, the Princess Consort of Prince Gong, Gong Luoque, and Gong Liexian all showed expressions of absurdity and shock.
How could a person transform into a fish? How could a divine soul be gnawed?
It was unheard of!
But Chen Jiuyang's coughing up blood and his expression of having experienced great terror could not be faked, making them half-believing.
Even the guards inside and outside the wooden house had their eyes flashing, their expressions thoughtful.
Chen Jiuyang said solemnly, "The horror of this matter exceeds your imagination. Could you please invite the local Sword Bearer? Perhaps he knows the secrets involved."