World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 2093 - 984: Betraying the Dragon Shrine! Reviving the Ancient Demon Kingdom!
"Lord Tuli Yang, do you remember Lord Suo Lun?" Jiang Xue asked again.
Short and ugly, once the husband of Turing Duo, Tuli Yang shivered, and his lips twitched instinctively.
Suo Lun was probably his only monarch, the only friend in this world. Of course, now Fen Mo could also be considered a good friend, but the two of them almost only drank together, never having much to say.
"You... who are you?" Tuli Yang asked hoarsely.
"Princess of the East Li Kingdom, Jiang Xue," Jiang Xue said. "Now loyal to the Demon Emperor."
Tuli Yang managed a bow, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness Jiang Xue."
Jiang Xue said, "Between Lord Suo Lun and the Dragon Temple, where do you stand?"
Tuli Yang replied, "Of course, on the side of Lord Suo Lun. The Dragon Temple is the root of all evil in this world."
Jiang Xue said, "Then between Lord Suo Lun and the Human Kingdom, where do you stand?"
Tuli Yang was silent for a long moment and then said, "In my heart, I want to stand with Lord Suo Lun, but I am also human, and my family is human."
Jiang Xue looked at Fen Mo and asked, "And you?"
Fen Mo said, "The same goes for me."
Jiang Xue said, "His Majesty is very disappointed with the Human Kingdom. How many people in the Rage Wave Kingdom thrived because of him? At that time, he defeated Zhi Li, helping Queen Zhiyan ascend to power. This was not just an internal matter of the Rage Wave Kingdom but a courageous resistance against the Dragon Temple. He almost liberated the Rage Wave Kingdom from the temple’s enslavement, nearly achieving financial and monetary independence from the Dragon Temple. Yet what did he encounter? His wife, Queen Zhiyan, personally killed him. The grace he showed to Queen Zhiyan was boundless, as you both are well aware."
"Yes," Tuli Yang said, trembling.
Jiang Xue said, "After Queen Zhiyan killed Lord Suo Lun, Turing Chen immediately betrayed him, kneeling under Fu Lingxi, becoming a pawn against Suo Lun in the Rage Wave Kingdom. Over the years, how foul has he made the name of Lord Suo Lun? How many connected to Lord Suo Lun were brutally killed by him, especially those pitiful brothel women? How many generals and officers promoted by Lord Suo Lun were slaughtered? To erase Lord Suo Lun’s influence, how did the entire Rage Wave Kingdom slander and defame him? They made him out to be the most ugly and evil person in the world. And your respected Lord Tuli Ming distanced himself from Lord Suo Lun to save his life, even actively defaming him. Was this the case?"
Tuli Yang could no longer stand and knelt on the ground directly, although he had endless explanations. At that time, if Lord Tuli Ming had not done so, the Tuli Family would have been completely exterminated. But undoubtedly, it was a betrayal.
"Thus, His Majesty is very disappointed with the entire Human Kingdom," Jiang Xue said. "Now, the Dragon Temple and His Majesty are about to battle, and the Dragon Temple is using faith and bloodlines to bind the entire Human Kingdom. If the Dragon Temple wins, the whole world will fall into darkness, enslaving all humanity and the Demon Race forever. And if the Demon Emperor wins, the entire Human Kingdom will be completely destroyed, and human civilization will perish."
"Do not hope for His Majesty to have any compassion for the Human Kingdom because it was the Human Kingdom that first betrayed him," Jiang Xue said. "Lord Suo Lun owes nothing to humanity."
Tuli Yang lowered his head and said, "To die by Lord Suo Lun’s hands, I would die without regret."
Princess Jiang Xue said, "I am also human, eternally loyal to the Demon Emperor. But I do not wish to see the fall of the Human Kingdom, so I have thought of a way. A way to be loyal to the Demon Emperor while preserving the civilization of the Human Kingdom."
Fen Mo said, "Please tell us."
Jiang Xue said, "I beg my father to cede some territory as a springboard for Lord Suo Lun to attack the Human Kingdom, allowing him to bypass the Hundred Thousand Mountains’ defenses and directly occupy a part of the Human Kingdom as a separate plane. Afterward, I will persuade my father to sever ties between the East Li Kingdom and the Dragon Temple, forming an alliance with the Demon Emperor. Moreover, the entire 800,000 square kilometers of the East Li Kingdom’s territory will be fully open as a refuge for all humanity. Anyone from any country severing ties with the Dragon Temple can enter the East Li Kingdom. During the war, everyone will be allotted grain. If the East Li Kingdom’s grain is insufficient, I can even request His Majesty to transport grain from the Flame Demon Empire to aid humanity."
"Although 800,000 square kilometers isn’t large, it can accommodate two or three hundred million people. Moreover, all humans entering the refuge will receive the protection of the Demon Emperor. Even though the aura of the Demon Emperor will cause all humans to lose vitality, this refuge can ally with the Demon Emperor without direct contact," Jiang Xue said. "And I will persuade my father to give up control over the East Li Kingdom, and the entire human refuge will be entirely loyal to Lord Suo Lun. In the future, rebuilding the Flame Dragon Empire, allowing one of Lord Suo Lun’s human sons to inherit the throne."
Tuli Yang raised his head and said, "I am willing to bring the entire Tuli Family and all the troops of Luan Yang City to relocate to this human refuge. I am willing to lead the Tuli Family to sever ties with the Dragon Temple."
Jiang Xue said painfully, "This is a grand plan, a plan to save human civilization. But right now, it is just my wishful thinking. My father has not agreed, nor has the Demon Emperor. First, I must persuade the Demon Emperor, because His Majesty is very disappointed with humanity, so I need humanity to rekindle His Majesty’s faith, to show his compassion to humanity. Therefore, I need someone to make a sacrifice."
Tuli Yang took a deep breath, his gaze becoming firm, and said, "I... I am willing to sacrifice."
Beside him, Fen Mo said, "Count me in."
Jiang Xue said, "Good, but the weight of just the three of us is not enough. We need bigger figures, Gui Xingfu and the regent prince of the Rage Wave Kingdom, Zhi Ao, and your father, are they reliable?"
Tuli Yang said, "What do you need us to do?"
"Die, sacrifice!" Jiang Xue said. "A moth-to-flame sacrifice that will yield no victory but will shock all humanity. It will also shock His Majesty, thereby rekindling his faith in humanity. You will die, I will die, everyone involved will die!"
Fen Mo said, "Specifically?"
Jiang Xue said, "I hope to successfully persuade the current supreme commander of the human legion in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Prince Zhi Ao. I want him to publicly declare allegiance to the Demon Emperor before millions of the human legion, openly opposing the Dragon Temple, and then destroy the Sky-Piercing Dragon Tower of the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
Hearing this plan, both Fen Mo and Tuli Yang felt their hair stand on end, completely boiling with blood.
"Good, good, good... count me in, I must do this," Tuli Yang said, tears streaming down his face. "These ten years, I’ve lived too miserably, completely like a walking corpse. I couldn’t say anything or do anything. Though tens of thousands of people stand in my way, I will go forward! Rather die a glorious death than live a cowardly life without action."
Jiang Xue asked, "Then tell me, are Ling Ao and Gui Xingfu reliable? Are they willing to sacrifice themselves?"
Tuli Yang thought for a moment and said, "Turing Chen, because he’s latched onto Fu Lingxi, has immense power in the Rage Wave Kingdom. If not for Prince Zhi Ao’s protection, I, my father, Fen Mo, and all those who were once closely associated with Lord Suo Lun would have been killed by Turing Chen. I don’t know if he is willing to sacrifice himself, but he is living in great pain, feeling worthless, and harbors an extreme hatred for the Dragon Temple."
Jiang Xue said, "Then find a way for me to meet Prince Zhi Ao."
Tuli Yang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I can have the Luanyang Fleet sail south to deliver supplies to the Hundred Thousand Mountains defense line. Since Prince Zhi Ao and I are considered close friends, I can invite him to hand over the supplies at sea, and at that time you can meet him on a ship."
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The ruins of the Heavenly Demon Ancient City, located in the Silent Snow Mountain.
Silent Snow Mountain is a solitary mountain, with a base diameter of about 500 miles.
The entire interior of the mountain is filled with the ruins of the Heavenly Demon Ancient City. Lanling once entered it, and everything there has turned into fossils.
In fact, to this day, Lanling still doesn’t know which period this Demon Kingdom belongs to, whether it’s the city of Emperor E Tian’s Demon Kingdom or Emperor E Yun’s Demon Kingdom.
At this moment, Lanling once again entered the Heavenly Demon Ancient City inside the mountain!
And once again was shocked!
The magnificence and mystery of this Heavenly Demon Ancient City far exceeds Flame Demon City.
This city is a city of art, filled with sculptures, murals, splendid fountains, castles, and gardens everywhere.
Even the street lamps on the sides of the road are exquisite works of art.
Moreover, the houses, roads, the entire city are all floating in the air.
This is a celestial Demon Kingdom, a true fairy-demon nation.
The entire city is three-dimensional, standing over ten thousand meters high, divided into dozens of layers, with a magnificent road spiraling upwards, connecting from the first layer to the topmost layer.
Lanling followed the spiraling road and reached the top of the Heavenly Demon Ancient City.
Here stands a several hundred meters high Heavenly Demon Grand Hall, with thirteen giant columns in front, known as the Columns of the Demon King.
At the entrance of the Heavenly Demon Grand Hall are two giant doors, with countless sculptures of demonesses on them.
Each sculpture is lifelike, sensually vivid.
Last time, Lanling cut his finger and smeared blood on them, causing many demonesses to briefly come to life.
This time, Lanling condensed a transparent energy body in his palm, which is his Void Bloodline.
With a gentle blow, the transparent energy body scattered swiftly, transforming into countless transparent light shadows.
Then, these countless Void Bloodline light shadows flew toward the demoness sculptures on the door.
Once again, a miracle happened!
The countless demoness sculptures resurrected one by one, transforming from jade into soft, snowy skin, with every pair of eyes beginning to move.
Then, one by one, the ancient demonesses fluttered their wings and flew down from the giant stone door.
One by one, ancient demonesses came to life, dozens, hundreds, thousands of them!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you’ve finally arrived."
"My beloved master, you’ve finally come."
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The conferral of King-Level Energy does not deplete the power of the Dragon Emperor and Demon Emperor but rather consumes the power of the realm. Therefore, the Dragon Temple now uses the Stellar Magic Reaction Core as the main energy source. Additionally, previously the Dragon Temple’s powerful ones could freely enter and exit the Demon Territory without being energy suppressed; after Lanling inherited the title of Demon Emperor, when they enter now, their energy will be completely suppressed, greatly diminishing their power.
