World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 1666 - 737: The Tiancha King Declares War! Lanling’s Favor! (Part 2)
"Yes!" Princess Di Nie left without looking back, taking Lanling’s proposal letter with her.
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Flame Demon City!
A total of more than a dozen people knelt in front of Lanling!
During this time, Lanling absorbed the energy of over twenty Demon Lords, three hundred Demon Sect leaders, and more than three thousand Demon Martial Grandmasters.
This astronomical amount of energy allowed him to break through the peak of the Demon Sect and awaken Yao Xing, yet most of it still remained.
Moreover, this energy level was too low to help Lanling break through to Demon Lord, so he needed to bestow it upon his subordinates.
The first person to receive this gift was the person Lanling had never expected—his former rival and archenemy Du Yan, the adopted son of Suo Mo.
A few months ago, Lanling had just obtained the Flame Demon Banner Territory, established the Flame Demon Council, and devised the first three-year plan. He also replaced all of the 169 chieftains within the Flame Demon Banner Territory and stripped them of their military power, deploying troops to various alliance territories to supervise the execution of the three-year plan and suppress any potential tribal unrest—this was a classic separation of military and administration.
Among them, Du Yan became one of the two unit commanders stationed in the Silver Alliance!
Lanling divided the entire Flame Demon Banner Territory into twenty-six regions, deployed 260,000 troops to guard them.
In each region, a competition was held every four months.
The competition was simple: how much land was cultivated, how many mines were excavated, how much unrest occurred in the military jurisdiction (of course, the less, the better), and what the public sentiment was like.
In the first round of this competition, the district under Du Yan’s control astonishingly took first place.
The cultivated farmland ranked first, the variety of minerals smelted ranked first, public opinion ranked first, and the least amount of unrest occurred, with military drills also ranking first.
When Lanling saw this result, he was very surprised.
The report was very detailed, and to achieve first place, Du Yan was risking his life, sleeping only three hours a day.
Whether cultivating farmland or mining and smelting, he led the troops at the forefront, and yet never neglected military training.
As for public sentiment, he led the garrison, completing every task that could win people’s hearts—expanding roads for free, doing work for the people for free, and even having the troops pair up one-on-one with the tribal people for support.
Of course, he was not just about appeasement.
He detected, suppressed, and eliminated any potential unrest factors at the first sign, with a thorough eradication of all potential hazards.
Among the twenty-six regions of the Flame Demon Banner, although Du Yan’s region had the least unrest, he killed the most people.
In just four months, he killed over 400 people in a region with a population of 500,000, quashing all disturbances in their infancy.
With a carrot in one hand and a butcher’s knife in the other, Du Yan played his role brilliantly.
After reading the report, Lanling was highly impressed.
Du Yan is definitely a talent. Once his Flame Demon Empire is established, after gaining long-term experience, Du Yan could even serve as governor of a province.
At this moment, Du Yan knelt before him, significantly thinner, with sunken eyes, and though he had shaved his beard clean, the once exceptionally handsome face was now replaced by an expression of fanaticism and shrewdness.
Lanling said, "Du Yan, you did well. Keep up the good work and aim for first place in the next competition!"
Du Yan bowed deeply, saying, "This servant shall not disappoint my lord’s effort and dedication, striving for the great cause of the Empire until death!"
With Lanling’s spiritual power, almost no one could speak deceitfully before him.
Du Yan’s words were true, and his zeal for Lanling was genuine because only now had he found a true calling. He had the talent, but it had been squandered on jealousy and flattery towards Konstantin before.
Lanling extended his palm, and an energy orb formed in his palm.
The energy orb grew brighter and larger.
This was the energy Lanling had absorbed from feeding off others, no longer high-grade enough for him, but for Du Yan and the others, it was the purest, noblest, and most powerful energy.
The energy orb in Lanling’s palm finished forming, emitting a blue glow.
"Sky Demon, protect his heart veins, brain region..." Lanling ordered.
The Death Warrior Lord Sky Demon of the peak Demon Lord stepped forward, placing his palm on Du Yan’s head, releasing powerful energy to protect his heart, veins, and brain.
Lanling slammed the energy orb in his hand towards Du Yan’s heart position with force!
"Boom..."
This powerful energy entered Du Yan’s body with a blast, instantly exploding and transforming into countless threads of energy.
Part of it drilled into Du Yan’s heart, into his Demon Bloodline.
The rest surged into his limbs and skeleton, madly refining his veins, bones, and muscles.
At this moment, luckily, the energy of Sky Demon’s protection shielded his heart, brain, and veins, or else this forceful energy would have torn Du Yan apart, obliterating him.
Suddenly, Du Yan felt his mind go blank.
Then, it was as if countless bombs exploded within his body.
His cultivation soared crazily, Four-Star Great Demon Warrior, Five-Star Great Demon Warrior, Six-Star Great Demon Warrior...
"Boom boom boom..."
In his world, it was as if the earth shook and the heavens moved, his brain region plunged into complete confusion.
His cultivation broke through a major barrier, Demon Martial Grandmaster.
One-Star Demon Martial Grandmaster, Two-Star Demon Martial Grandmaster, Three-Star Demon Martial Grandmaster, Four-Star Demon Martial Grandmaster, Five-Star Demon Martial Grandmaster...
Du Yan’s breakthrough concluded!
He broke through eleven levels, raising eyebrows.
Once Du Yan regained consciousness, he bowed deeply, pressing his forehead to the ground.
"Alright, you may go back, keep striving for the top!" Lanling patted his shoulder and said, "Also, find a time to marry, have more children, to inherit our cause."
Du Yan’s face twitched, completely speechless.
Leaving the great hall, he did not ride a horse, but led the horse walking out of Flame Demon City, returning to his garrison.
After passing through the gates of Flame Demon City, Du Yan finally couldn’t hold back. He covered his face and sobbed, then mounted his warhorse and galloped away, leaving his escort behind.
He decided that once he returned to the garrison, he would immediately find a woman to marry, and it must be a Near-Human Tribe woman, then promptly have children.
Even if that Near-Human Tribe woman was an ugly one, he would marry and act quickly to have children.
The leader’s decree, he was to execute without any discount, as it was his greatest honor.
Next, Lanling was to reward the first-place winner of the achievement competition among the 169 chieftains.
Seeing this familiar yet unfamiliar face, Lanling was slightly taken aback.
It was Nini’an, who actually managed to claim the first place in the tribal competition.
"Annie Constantin pays homage to the Flame Demon Lord!" Nini’an knelt before Lanling, saluting with precision.
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The Rakshasa Defense Line in the North, Rakshasa Palace!
The six great Demon Kings of the Demon Alliance were having their final secret meeting. Once the meeting concluded, the six Demon Kings would disperse along more than a thousand miles of defense line, commanding various tribal armies to prepare for the impending colossal battle.
Which Demon King commanded how many troops, responsible for defending which section of the line, was all clear.
At that moment, urgent knocking sounded at the door.
The six great Demon Kings were in a closed-door meeting, not to be disturbed by anyone, so someone knocking meant a momentous event had occurred.
"Speak!" As the first Alliance Hierarch of the Demon Alliance, King Dichacha said.
This slightly annoyed the host Rakshasa King.
Outside, the voice of Princess Ni Ying of the Yun E Clan said, "Your Majesties, Tiancha King has come to visit!"
Hearing this, the six great Demon Kings were shocked!
Then, they all went to receive him collectively!
A hundred meters away from the Rakshasa Palace, Tiancha King was floating in the air without any mount.
His figure just happened to block the setting sun in the west, casting his silhouette in darkness while his back was illuminated by boundless rays of sunset glow. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
He seemed mighty, his dominance unparalleled in the world.
"The six great Demon Kings of the Demon Alliance, I, Tiancha, representing the united front of the Demon Empire, officially declare war on you!"
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