As one of the strongest contenders for the throne, Emos also has his own supporters, who are no weaker than Baines' supporters. In fact, the forces supporting him are more numerous and stronger!
"But the third brother is really lucky. He managed to get the royal token back by his people." Emos suddenly said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly lowered his head. The third prince Baines was originally not as powerful as the eldest prince in competing for the throne. However, as Merkel recovered the royal token, the current emperor began to value Baines more and more.
Emos's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and he growled, "The old man thinks more and more highly of him, and even wants to pass the throne to him. I have given so much to the empire, but in the end I get nothing!"
"The throne originally belongs to me, no one can take it away. Since the old guy won't give it to me, I will take it myself." Emos said madly.
Such outrageous words came out of Emos' mouth, but the middle-aged man still kept his head down, as if he had heard nothing. It was obvious that the middle-aged man was an insider of the matter and was also Emos's most staunch supporter!
After a moment, Emos put away the madness on his face, looked at the middle-aged man beside him, and said calmly, "Are you all ready?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Everything is ready. The ceremony in three days will be the time for us to take action." The middle-aged man nodded.
Upon hearing this, Emos nodded slightly and chuckled, "What do you think my third brother would look like when he found out that he was the heir to the throne and before he had time to be happy, the throne fell into my hands?"
"I don't know, but I do know that in three days Your Highness will be the next Emperor of our Qianyu Empire." The middle-aged man said calmly.
"Haha~ Well said, well said!"
When Emos heard the middle-aged man's words, he burst into laughter, as if he had already sat on the throne that all royal family members envied and dreamed of sitting on.
…
After Yang Qi taught Baines how to practice, he soon discovered a problem, that is, Baines' practice speed was very slow, even more difficult than when he taught Sun Wu. It was like teaching a primary school student university knowledge. Even if Yang Qi completely cut Baines open, Baines' practice was still very slow.
"how so?"
Looking at Baines who was trying to practice swordsmanship, Yang Qi couldn't help but frown slightly. Baines' situation was too weird. He was said to have poor talent and potential, but he practiced many ways and achieved a high level of success. But he was said to have good talent and potential, but now it was so difficult for him to practice swordsmanship.
"Third Prince, please stop. I want to examine you carefully." Yang Qi looked at Baines and said.
Baines nodded, immediately ended his practice, and moved to come in front of Yang Qi.
Wow~
Yang Qi moved his hands and immediately started to check Baines' situation.
"What a strong body."
With just a check, Yang Qi immediately discovered that Baines' body was extremely strong. This strength was different from that of practitioners of the body refining school, but was simply the toughness and strength of the body.
If we only talk about the toughness of the body and the power that can be unleashed, Baines' body is no worse than his. It's just that Baines's powerful body is only strong but does not have strong vitality or even vigor. Instead, it ages more slowly, as if his body is constantly slowing down time.
"Is this the essence of the long lifespan of technological civilization?"
Yang Qi frowned slightly. Creatures in technological civilization can use enhancement to delay aging and increase their lifespan, while creatures in spiritual civilization rely on cultivation to break through the level of life to prolong their lifespan. There is a huge difference between the two in essence.
"Although the body is a little strange, there is no big problem. Isn't the problem with the body?" Yang Qi's eyes focused and he said quickly, "Third Prince, please relax. Next, I will check your soul."
Searching the soul
As soon as these words were spoken, Baines and Merkel's faces changed. The soul is the foundation of all living things. Although even with the Qianyu Empire's technological level, their understanding of the soul is only superficial, it does not mean that they do not know the importance of the soul.
If the soul is damaged, it is not easy to recover, even with the status and position of the third prince!
"Sir Yang Qi, do you really want to investigate the soul?" Merkel asked hurriedly.
Seeing this, Yang Qi understood the two's concerns and nodded, "I checked the physical condition of the Third Prince. Although it is a little different from that of a cultivator, it shouldn't be a big problem. So I suspect that the Third Prince's soul may be a little different."
"this… "
Hearing this, Merkel was stunned, but he still couldn't decide to let Yang Qi investigate Mo Baines' soul.
Before Merkel could speak, Baines beside him came to his senses and chuckled, "It's okay, Brother Yang, you can investigate."
Yang Qi nodded, and the soul power in his body surged, and immediately entered into Baines' soul, carefully investigating. After all, his soul was too strong, and one careless move could hurt Baines' soul.
"This is… "
However, when Yang Qi's soul power touched Baines' soul, his face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "How could this happen?"
Baines, who was standing by, felt a throbbing pain deep in his soul, and then heard Yang Qi's exclamation, so he hurriedly asked, "Brother Yang, did you find anything?"
"There are some discoveries, but they cannot be confirmed yet."
Yang Qi nodded, looked at Merkel beside him and said, "I still need to check Merkel's soul to confirm whether my previous guess is correct."
"Of course no problem." Merkel said with a faint smile.
Yang Qi explored Baines' soul. Merkel was still worried that Baines would be hurt, but he himself had no such worries, so he agreed directly.
Yang Qi did not expect Merkel to agree so directly. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. Then a soul force surged out and began to explore Merkel's soul.
"It is true."
After checking Merkel's soul again, Yang Qi finally confirmed it and knew why Baines, whose talent and potential were not too bad, was so slow in practice.
"Brother Yang, what's going on?" Baines looked at Yang Qi and asked.
Yang Qi thought for a moment before he slowly spoke, "According to my investigation, although your souls have reached the overall strength, they are too complex and the power of your souls is not pure enough."
"What does this mean?"
Following Yang Qi's words, Baines and Merkel suddenly became confused.
"To put it simply, the strengthening of technological civilization cannot strengthen the soul. As your physical body becomes stronger, the gap between the physical body and the soul becomes larger and larger, just like the top is heavy and the feet are light." Yang Qi said in a deep voice. (To be continued)