Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 42 The Izumo Empire's Royal Family

Indeed, even in the most remote Mittel auction house, the top-tier room is extremely luxurious.

After all, the Mittel family has always believed that worthy people can exist anywhere.

Zhong Li had no intention of getting involved in trivial matters; however, the enthusiasm that Miss Ya Fei had just shown had inadvertently brought Zhong Li closer to the Mittel Auction House.

Zhongli could clearly discern Yafei's intentions and actions.

He was well aware of Consort Ya's desire to befriend her, but Zhongli always disliked trouble, and with so many people around him, he did not explicitly refuse in his words.

Not refusing often means passively accepting.

For Ya Fei, who has been navigating the world of romance for years, she has already delivered a perfect answer to Zhong Li's "passive acceptance".

Zhongli slowly reached out and took the cup on the table again. The maid had just filled it with fresh and cool juice, and wisps of cool steam seemed to rise from the cup.

Zhong Li habitually leaned close to the rim of the cup and gently blew on the so-called "steam".

After blowing on it, he suddenly realized that it was not tea, but a cup of refreshing fruit juice to dispel the summer heat.

Zhongli was slightly embarrassed, coughed a few times, and his gaze inadvertently swept over the maid kneeling beside him.

They kept their heads down, their faces calm, showing no sign of mocking Zhong Li's actions; only their professional and appropriate smiles remained on their faces.

It was as if Zhongli's slightly silly behavior had never happened. However, Zhongli knew very well that the two maids had been staring at him as he blew, and at the very moment he blew, they lowered their heads at the same time in perfect unison.

Zhong Li coughed lightly twice, looking around at the magnificent decorations of the No. 1 room with a slightly embarrassed expression.

He sighed softly, slowly stood up, and with a slight movement of his hand, the power of his battle qi rushed down, striking the arrogant man below who seemed to be reciting poetry.

The next second, an invisible pressure instantly forced the man to his knees, his hands instinctively gripping the ground to prevent him from collapsing.

The crowd erupted in uproar. The man was completely bewildered by the sudden turn of events and was utterly dumbfounded.

"Which bastard are you?! I am Yun Huhai, the eighth prince of the Izumo Empire! I advise you not to be so ungrateful!!"

Before Yun Huhai could finish speaking, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. The patterns on the floor tiles in front of him kept reappearing, and the fear of death was constantly eroding his heart.

Zhong Li casually placed his hands behind his back, and then his authoritative voice echoed throughout the Mittel Auction House: "My name is Zhong Li, and I am a friend of the Mittel Auction House. Since you are not welcome here, please leave immediately."

In an instant, Zhongli clenched his right hand behind his back into a fist. The next moment, Yun Huhai and the three guards behind him were all intimidated by his overwhelming aura and knelt down on the ground.

Upon learning that the other party was a member of the royal family of the Izumo Empire, Zhong Li adjusted the level of his own aura, instantly raising the opponent from a seven-star Dou Wang to a three-star Dou Huang.

Under this change, even the two-star Dou Wang powerhouse behind Yun Huhai, who had previously been somewhat restless, could not withstand its power and also knelt on the ground, blood spilling from his mouth.

"He really is a three-star Dou Huang." Xiao Xun'er narrowed her eyes slightly and continued to observe Zhong Li discreetly.

As one's cultivation progresses, the differences between each major realm become increasingly pronounced.

The difference between Dou Ling and Dou Wang is far more than can be simply summarized by Dou Qi transforming into wings; this is the first watershed on the path to becoming a strongman.

Even though he had reached the peak of his Dou Ling cultivation, and was only one step away from becoming a Dou Wang, he still could not withstand the attack of a Dou Wang who had just entered the first star level.

Of course, those who possess rare spiritual treasures, profound fighting skills, superior cultivation techniques, or precious elixirs are a different story, but such individuals are few and far between.

The gap between a Dou Wang (Battle King) and a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor) is as insurmountable as an insurmountable chasm. This is not simply an accumulation of quantity, but a qualitative leap.

In this one-sided standoff, Zhong Li, with his unparalleled power as a three-star Dou Huang, crushed the four people below the stage like Mount Tai, causing them to instantly submit, their knees buckling and kneeling completely on the ground.

Seeing this, Yun Huhai and the powerful Fighting King behind him finally extinguished the last spark of resistance in their hearts.

It should be understood that in this vast Northwest Continent, a Dou Wang level expert already possesses extraordinary influence, enough to establish a renowned and powerful family.

For example: the Mu family and Nalan family of the Gama Empire, and the Yin family and You family of the Izumo Empire.

Even the highest-ranking royal family would treat such a being with considerable courtesy as a sign of respect.

As for the Dou Huang level experts, their status is even more revered. They are fully entitled to receive high attention and active courting from the royal family.

For the royal family, even if they cannot make it an ally, they will never easily antagonize it, because the consequences of such a powerful figure standing on the opposite side are unpredictable.

The reason Zhongli did this was simply because he had always disliked complicated and troublesome matters.

Zhong Li knew that if the problem couldn't be solved in one go, it might lead to an endless cycle of trouble: "After beating the young one, the old one comes; after beating the old one, an even older one comes; and behind the even older one are still old fogies."

Therefore, in order to prevent such situations from happening in the first place, Zhong Li made a decisive decision to nip the problem in the bud from the very beginning.

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Of course, apart from Xiao Xun'er, almost no one present noticed the change in Zhongli's cultivation level.

After all, in their eyes, both Dou Wang and Dou Huang are powerful beings that are out of reach.

Most people in Wutan City had never witnessed the prowess of a Dou Wang or Dou Huang in person. Therefore, they were even more convinced of the news spread by the Xiao family patriarch a few days ago—that Zhong Li possessed the strength of a seven-star Dou Wang.

"So this is Zhongli, the Seven Star Dou King?"

"The guest retainer the Xiao family announced a few days ago?"

"That's right, my goodness! I didn't believe it at first. I thought the Xiao family was just making a fuss."

"Me too, I never expected that the Xiao family could actually get such a powerful figure to come."

"That's for sure. And didn't you hear what Dou Wang Zhongli said just now? The Mittel Auction House is also his friend. Doesn't that indirectly show that the Xiao family has the Mittel family behind them?"

"My goodness, the Xiao family is really hiding their true strength. It seems that the good days for the Jia Lie family and the Obama family are coming to an end."

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The powerful Dou Wang expert behind Yun Huhai looked anxious and earnestly advised, "Eighth Prince, this person's strength is not that of a high-level Dou Wang, but has surpassed Dou Wang and reached the level of Dou Huang. Zhong Li is far beyond our ability to contend with, especially since we already have a mission. He fled in such a hurry that he probably had very few gold coins on him, making it impossible for him to pass the strict asset verification before entering the auction house. Since things have come to this, let's search elsewhere."

"Hmph! Damn it! He's actually a Dou Huang level expert!" Yun Huhai gritted his teeth in anger, struggling to look up at Zhong Li with a face full of resentment.

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PS: The author of this article merely borrowed the name Hu Hai and the preconceived notions about him in people's minds. This has nothing to do with the Qin Empire. Please do not draw any connections between the Izumo Empire and the Qin Empire; the Izumo Empire is not worthy of such association. Regarding the surname, it seems reasonable that the Izumo Empire would use the surname Yun. However, 99% of the people in the Yunlan Sect also have the surname Yun. To distinguish them, a female radical was added to the character Yun in the Izumo Empire's name. In ancient my country, surnames with the female radical were generally associated with nobility, such as "Ying," "Ji," "Wei," "Yao," etc. Therefore, adding the female radical better reflects their noble status, nothing more.

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