I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel

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Even Zion didn't know exactly why Wolbyeokcheon's fist had stopped in front of the Crown Prince after obtaining the first Beast King's body.

In the chronicle, the Crown Prince had died without accomplishing anything notable.

If he had to guess, it had to do with the Moon King's blood possessed by the Myowol clan.

More precisely, its concentration.

The chronicle had mentioned that Crown Prince Wolhaun's blood was closest in concentration to the first Beast King among the Myowol clan - that was the only explanation Zion could deduce for this anomaly.

With that thought, Zion pulled Eclaxia from Wolbyeokcheon's pierced heart.

SPLASH!

Blood poured like a waterfall from the hole as he withdrew the Light-Extinguishing Sword, perhaps because he had completely negated the divine authority within Wolbyeokcheon's body.

But-

"Kuh... AAAAHHH!"

Was tenacious life force automatically included with greater power?

Letting out a terrible scream, Wolbyeokcheon tightened his surrounding muscles to close the holes in his heart and chest.

Then instead of charging at Zion, he jumped backward and- CRASH!

"AAAAGH!"

Began indiscriminately slaughtering nearby beast-kin, friend and foe alike.

"Blood! Give me your blood!"

The Beast King frantically drank the blood flowing from their corpses.

It seemed the blood of ordinary beast-kin, though not Myowol clan members, still helped somewhat in drawing out his body's power.

Though this was behavior no sane person would ever do, Wolbyeekcheon drank the spilled blood without hesitation.

Perhaps the recent impact had caused demonic energy to reach his brain - crimson light streamed from his eyes.

"Kuh... HAHAHA!"

The Beast King burst into maniacal laughter as he felt his muscles swelling with each drink.

His appearance had become more monster than human.

"Things will be different from now on."

His lower body writhed strangely as he turned toward the approaching Zion with a bloody smile.

WHOOSH!

Wolbyeokcheon's form vanished and appeared right before Zion.

The sonic boom that followed his movement shattered everything it touched.

The Beast King's fist, containing that speed and transcendent physical might, swung toward Zion.

"No, nothing's different."

With those words, Zion slightly tilted his body as Wolbyeokcheon's fist grazed his face.

SLASH!

Though he had clearly dodged, Zion felt a small cut form on his face from the aftershock as he took one large step forward.

Having perfectly entered Wolbyeokcheon's guard, Zion's sword scattered pitch-black darkness as it swung.

A blade with Night Cutter, an application of Black Flash, stacked dozens of times.

Though Wolbyeekcheon quickly withdrew his fist and escaped the sword's trajectory after instinctively realizing even his enhanced body couldn't withstand it- THUD!

Zion's momentarily halted sword traced a strange curve before instantly pursuing him.

SCREECH!

Unable to properly evade that near-impossible sword technique, a long gash opened across Wolbyeokcheon's upper body.

"KUAAAH!"

Instead of retreating to tend his wound, the Beast King let out a bestial roar and pressed closer to Zion while throwing his other fist.

He was betting everything on his body's toughness.

'At this distance, there's no way to dodge or deflect. He can only block head-on!'

Zion seemed to reach the same conclusion as he extended his left fist, not holding the sword, toward Wolbyeokcheon's punch.

The outcome should have been predetermined, with Wolbyeokcheon's already superior physical abilities now enhanced by consuming beast-kin blood and unleashing his latent power, but- WHOOSH!

What followed differed from expectations.

Dark blue chains wrapped around Zion's extending fist.

As his fist, completely enveloped by Gigaperses, collided with Wolbyeokcheon's- SCREECH!

An ear-splitting roar erupted along with light and shockwaves that dyed the surroundings pure white as they spread endlessly.

In that white world, Wolbyeokcheon's bewildered face carved two deep trenches in the ground as he was pushed back while Zion pursued, unleashing continuous sword strikes.

The black light bursting from Zion's sword completely split and collapsed the nearby castle walls.

"So this is the power of House Agnes that rules the world..."

Watching from afar, Hwagangjin's voice trembled.

Even he, who prided himself as among the strongest in not just the resistance but the entire Beast Sea, couldn't properly perceive how the battle was progressing.

All he could see was the swirling pitch-black sword light, the shattering space, and the castle crumbling from the aftermath.

"To think he was this strong..."

Beside him, Jang Maldong muttered with similar eyes.

Yes, he too had known Prince Zion was frighteningly strong from the previous battles.

But he hadn't imagined this level of strength.

'The power he showed before wasn't even a drop in the ocean.'

Was this what clashes between mythical transcendents looked like?

As people struggled to contain their trembling while watching the battle, it grew even more intense as it raced toward its conclusion.

And-

'This can't be... this can't be!'

Wolbyeokcheon's face twisted just as much.

Though incomplete, he had drawn out more of his body's power by drinking the beast-kins' blood.

Yet he still couldn't comprehend why he was being pushed back.

'At this rate nothing will change.'

And that end would certainly be his defeat.

He had to prevent that at all costs.

'I'll unleash all the life force remaining in this body at once.'

Though it would likely cripple him, that didn't matter.

It was better than dying here.

RUMBLE!

As his muscles swelled even further, his overwhelming presence completely shattered the surrounding pavilions, sending them skyward.

Leaping into the air with them, Wolbyeokcheon began indiscriminately swinging the pavilion pillars toward Zion.

Each pillar shot forth containing enough martial energy to distort the world.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

While Zion deflected the pillars without moving from his spot- WHOOSH!

Wolbyeokcheon ripped out an entire five-story pavilion and threw it while running through the air, using that momentum.

Zion calmly swung Eclaxia downward at the attack that resembled a flying mountain.

SCREECH!

His sword strike split the approaching pavilion in two.

But had this merely been bait from the start?

WHOOSH!

Taking advantage of the debris blocking Zion's vision, Wolbyeokcheon appeared at his side and threw his cocked fist.

Perhaps due to the incomparably faster speed, Zion couldn't completely deflect the attack and was sent flying sideways.

'Faster!'

Before Zion's form could stop, Wolbyeokcheon appeared on the opposite side as if cutting through space itself and unleashed a punch containing enough power to destroy an island.

BOOM!

Though Zion blocked with Eclaxia, he couldn't completely negate the force and was sent flying the other way.

'Stronger!'

Appearing above the flying Zion, Wolbyeokcheon brought his raised foot down.

The impact sent Zion's body crashing through the pavilion below and further down.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Beast King continued relentlessly pursuing and attacking Zion.

'Can't stop.'

He could feel it.

That this was his final chance.

So he kept pushing past his limits to increase his speed and power.

Perhaps due to that desperate desire, the tide gradually turned in Wolbyeokcheon's favor.

As his eyes began to shine-

"...!"

He finally caught sight of Zion's staggering form.

Had the accumulated impacts broken through even his defenses?

Instinctively recognizing this as an unrepeatable opportunity, Wolbyeokcheon's form shot toward Zion like a beast.

"HAHA! In the end, I'm the victor!!!"

His eyes filled with ecstasy as transcendent power gathered in his fist!

Just as Wolbyeokcheon's fist was about to strike Zion's head-

In that moment.

A strange sight entered his eyes.

Zion Agnes's eyes as they looked at him.

Those eyes were curved as if smiling.

As if the current situation brought him great joy.

As Wolbyeokcheon's eyes wavered at that bizarre sight-

"Not bad for a final struggle."

Along with Zion's languid voice-

WHOOSH!

All surrounding time began to slow.

BOOM!

In that slowed time, Zion's left hand deflected Wolbyeokcheon's shooting fist upward before gripping Eclaxia's already raised handle.

Then-

SCREECH!

Darkness and light erupted and soared around Zion like combustion.

Time finally stopped completely.

As the surrounding combustion of light and darkness reached its peak- SLASH!

Zion's sword swung downward and-

---!

The entire Rabbit King Castle turned white-hot.

Light.

How long did that world filled with nothing but light persist?

Finally the light gradually faded and people's dazed vision began to return.

What entered their eyes was Rabbit King Castle, nearly half-destroyed.

And a single man standing at its center.

"Ah..."

An emotional gasp escaped Wolhaun's lips as she recognized that man as Zion.

That emotion came not just from relief at Zion's safety, but from seeing Wolbyeokcheon turning to dust before him.

It meant the long war in the Beast Sea was finally over.

"Really, really... to think the war would end."

The Crown Prince muttered, remembering Zion's words before coming here.

Her eyes swirled with complex emotions as she watched him.

"We... we won... We won!"

ROAR!

Massive cheers began erupting from the resistance forces as they grasped the situation.

And-

"You can handle things from here."

Zion turned away from those cheers after seeing the hero's party approaching from far off.

--

After Moon King's Battle at Rabbit King Castle ended in victory for Zion and the resistance.

The resistance's first priority afterward was repairing Rabbit King Castle.

The battle's intensity had left the castle too damaged to function, making repairs naturally take precedence over everything else.

After the castle repairs were somewhat complete, the resistance led by Wolhaun began establishing new order in the Beast Sea's center.

There wasn't much opposition from the beast-kin.

Wolhaun was the only remaining Myowol clan member and the legitimate successor who had won Moon King's Battle.

Moreover, public sentiment naturally favored the Crown Prince since former Beast King Wolbyeokcheon had committed the unforgivable taboo of allying with demons.

Once the basic framework was established, the Beast Sea's next action was-

"HURRAH! Long live the Beast King!"

Wolhaun's coronation ceremony.

The absence of a ruler was critical for any country, so the Beast Sea had rushed to hold the ceremony.

"Wow, I've never seen so many beast-kin gathered in one place!"

Zion watched the ceremony from among the crowd with Celphia, having changed his appearance again.

'The Beast Sea situation seems wrapped up.'

Though not perfectly, this should prevent the Beast Sea from falling to the demon realm.

The Beast Sea would become a great asset to Zion in the coming great war.

'Now what remains is...'

Just as Zion began considering his next tasks-

"Greetings to Prince Zion Agnes."

A man who had quietly approached from the side bowed respectfully after recognizing Zion despite his changed appearance.

"What is it?"

Zion asked the man's business, recognizing him as one of the Eye of the Moon's top agents.

The man replied in a calm voice:

"The preparations for the coronation ceremony are complete."

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