Douluo: Man in the Endless World, Auspicious Beast of the Far North

Chapter 140 Invitation, Princess Birthday Party
Ever since Yunze broke through to the third level of the secret technique of mental power, he found it extremely difficult to reach the fourth level!
Of course, it is not a matter of understanding and talent. The biggest difference between the third and fourth levels is the evolution of mental power from virtual to real, and the most important thing is time.

Obviously, Yunze has not been practicing this secret technique for a long time, so it is understandable that he has difficulty in making a breakthrough.

However, in addition to the secret techniques, Yunze's attainments in necromancy have been improving day by day. Now he can cast fifth-level necromancy completely at will, and with the help of the Eternal Blade, he can even cast sixth-level summoning magic - the Gate of the Dead.

In the original novel, this magic belongs to the soul ring skill that Alex possesses after his consciousness evolved into a martial soul. It is considered an upgraded version of the undead summoning.

In addition to the improvement of undead magic, what surprised Alex the most was that Yunze relied on the Eternal Blade to gradually explore a melee type of magic combat method.

By attaching magic to the blade to fight, the destructive and destructive power of the undead force itself is extremely amazing. Combined with Yunze's self-created moves, the power has reached a very good level.

So far, Yunze has created two kinds of undead combat skills. The first skill is called Ice Flame Blade, which is an attack skill performed by attaching the undead ice flame and a self-created sword skill. The second skill is called Instant Soul Devouring, which uses the power of speed-type undead creatures to wrap around the blade and break through the air at an extremely fast speed. The undead power itself has a certain corrosive property and has a very strong defense-breaking effect. When performed through this skill, it is as powerful as a bone-piercing arrow.

Most importantly, both skills are not single attacks on the body and soul, but double damage.

In addition to studying magic and creating his own skills, Yunze's soul master attainments are also constantly improving. Now he has successfully reached the level of third-level soul master after a month, once again breaking the record of the youngest third-level soul master in the Sun-Moon Empire for countless years.

You know, Yunze is still a few months away from his twelfth birthday!
Of course, in addition to self-breakthrough, the relationship between Yunze and Meng Hongchen is also heating up. Although the final step has not been taken yet, it only takes an opportunity.

A month after this daily routine, Yunze received an invitation letter.

At this time, in Hongchen's villa, three identical invitations were placed on the huge dining table.

The entire invitation was decorated with gold lace, and a sun-like pattern was engraved on the white paper.

Yunze, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were sitting in their seats, and the brother and sister both looked at Yunze.

"Princess Tian Zhen's birthday banquet was ostensibly organized by the royal family, but in reality, the Crown Prince was fully responsible. From the distribution of invitations to the layout and security of the banquet venue, everything was handled by His Royal Highness's people."

Xiao Hongchen said as he looked at Yunze, "Xu Tianran has been targeting you, boy."

Yunze shrugged. "After that fight with Jiang Moyan, I anticipated this situation. I just didn't expect that the invitation I received would be exactly the same as the one from you two siblings."

"Indeed, although Xiao Meng and I do not have any titles in the empire, our status is at least comparable to that of some earls. Even some dukes are very friendly to us because of grandpa." Xiao Hongchen nodded. This was the first time he looked so serious, although he was usually very arrogant.

He looked at Yunze and sneered, "This is not an ordinary banquet for you."

"Now the forces between the prince's party and the other princes are increasingly in conflict. According to grandpa, in the past few months, many officials under these princes have been dismissed and their properties have been confiscated for various reasons, and some of the prince's secret assets have also suffered some losses. This birthday party is not so much a party as it is a meeting between these princes to win over people from all sides. And as a hot new star in the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, you are definitely and undoubtedly at the top of the list." Xiao Hongchen said lightly.

"But luckily, Xiao Meng is here. For grandpa's sake, they shouldn't do anything rash for the time being."

Meng Hongchen stood up, poured a glass of water for Yunze, and then looked at Yunze worriedly, "Xiaoze, are you planning to do this?" "Let's go first and talk about it later." Yunze took the glass of water and took a sip.

"Are you planning to join the prince's army?" Xiao Hongchen hesitated for a moment and asked.

Yunze looked at him, "What about you?"

"We at Mingde Hall have always supported the current emperor and have absolutely no interest in the fights between these princes."

"In this way, many problems can be avoided, but the dean should have also considered that if the emperor dies and the new king ascends the throne, neutral characters like you may not be implicated. But after all, you are different from the current emperor and are not considered to be helping the new king ascend the throne. He will definitely not treat you like the current emperor." Yunze said.

Xiao Hongchen nodded, "Grandpa once told me about this. At that time, the idea he proposed was to marry me to Princess Xu Tianzhen of the royal family, but I refused."

Yunze was stunned. "You think the princess is ugly? Not your type?"

"Princess Tian Zhen was only about eight or nine years old back then, and she was quite lively and cute. But for me, love only disrupts the progress of my soul guide attainments." Xiao Hongchen said this, glancing at Yun Ze, "I'm too lazy to talk to you normally, but could you two pay a little more attention at home sometimes? What's it like to be stuck together all day long?"

When Meng Hongchen heard this, he curled his lips and said, "You are just envious."

"I'm not envious at all!"

"Okay, just follow us closely tomorrow. Grandpa is with the royal family, so you will be fine for the time being. Besides, the sect behind you is quite powerful. If it doesn't work out, you can just leave the Sun and Moon Empire and return to your sect." Xiao Hongchen said.

Yunze shook his head. "If it weren't for the absolutely fatal risk, I wouldn't have left the Sun-Moon Empire."

"So, you really have some intention in coming to Riyue?" Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes when he heard it, and even Meng Hongchen couldn't help but look at Yunze.

Yunze nodded calmly, "If I say I have no ulterior motives, you will definitely not believe me. I came to the Sun-Moon Empire with two goals. One is to learn as much as possible about soul guides and become a high-level soul guide, and the other is to obtain strategic support from the Sun-Moon Empire."

"Strategic support?" Xiao Hongchen frowned. "Do you need soul guide support?"

"Whether it's soul guides, metals, engraving knives, blueprints and other resources, these are pretty much it." Yunze said.

Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Yun Ze, are you planning to establish a private army? Or are you planning to establish a new empire?"

"No, it's just for self-protection."

(End of this chapter)