You found out?!

Lin Ke’s heart surged with towering waves, and Rica’s expression froze.

"Listen to me," Deep Blue chuckled, "otherwise, even if your father comes, I can kill you all."

Kill them!

Lin Ke’s gaze tightened, the Staff of Annihilation in the Space Ring ready to be drawn at any moment.

But he spoke up, "Not only the Insomnia Emperor, my ancestor ’Crow,’ as a powerful Dominator..."

"Haha, Crow? Are you referring to that ancestor conjured by your magical artifact?" Deep Blue laughed twice, glancing at the Guardian Bracelet on Lin Ke’s hand, "If you bring out the Staff of Annihilation from Talzic, you will die."

The Guardian Bracelet and the Staff of Annihilation!

Lin Ke’s greatest reliance was unexpectedly exposed by the Deep Blue Duke!

Andrew mentioned, only those above level twenty-eight can detect his disguise!

Also, those who are proficient with souls!

It seems the Deep Blue Duke is indeed such a powerful being. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Come, talk," Deep Blue repeated, then turned around again to continue enjoying the beauty of the Great Wilderness City.

At this moment, a layer of light blue film enveloped the three of them; Ove, upon arrival, didn’t see them, only went into the roundtable conference room to rest in his seat.

"Your Excellency Deep Blue..." Lin Ke took a deep breath.

He hadn’t expected the Deep Blue Duke to be so cautious, using the Deep Blue Domain to probe Lin Ke.

Or rather, this might not be the first probing!

"Hmm? What’s wrong, Little Lin Ke," the Deep Blue Duke didn’t turn around, "I watched you grow up from a young age, the Deep Blue Giant Tiger I released even became your magic pen, didn’t it?"

Sure enough!

When Lin Ke was young, he was actually in danger!

Only for some reason, the Deep Blue Duke couldn’t act directly against Lin Ke!

"It’s just that I couldn’t step in personally and could only ask Delin, unfortunately..." Deep Blue Duke’s expression unchanged, no regret detectable in his voice.

"Antova didn’t act as I imagined, Baron Sangdir was spoiled by Ove, Lin Ke, what exactly is your bloodline?"

"If the Goddess of Fortune hadn’t already been killed by the Astrologer Derbius, I’d suspect you were her illegitimate child."

A tone filled with emotion from the Deep Blue Duke, "Of course, I know, most of these events were your own hard work... But, what use is hard work? If hard work was useful, I wouldn’t just be a Duke, and he wouldn’t be His Majesty..."

"Back then, when you weren’t chosen as King, were you resentful?" Lin Ke narrowed his eyes, "So why do you make things difficult for us instead of confronting His Majesty?"

"Resentful?" The Deep Blue Duke fell silent, then sighed, "He is more suited to be King than I am..."

Lin Ke raised an eyebrow, "Then why..."

"Because I want to see the Gula Kingdom fall." Deep Blue Duke sneered coldly.

To see the Gula Kingdom fall?

"Why?" Lin Ke was puzzled, "There’s no benefit for you."

Even though the Deep Blue Duke is a Dominator, having the Gula Kingdom and the Insomnia Emperor as a backing is different than being a lone Dominator.

"Is it because of Jessie?" Rica seemed to have a flash of insight and said a name.

Hearing this name, the normally composed Deep Blue Duke suddenly twisted his face:

"You don’t know! That old man killed Jessie under the laughable premise of ’for the Kingdom,’ and then said I was unfit to be King, and gave the position to my ridiculous brother!"

"I’m more talented! I’m more cunning! I’m more selfless! I only have one request, and that’s to bring my Jessie back!"

"But, that old man! What did he do?!"

The Deep Blue Duke’s face twisted, blue lines faintly undulated in the air, looking like shimmering ripples, but could easily slice through space, revealing the black void behind.

"If I were King, the Eternal Freeze Court wouldn’t have soured with Gula over the fall of the Ice and Snow Goddess!"

"If I were King, the Moon Goddess and the Eldest Prince wouldn’t have dared do such things to your Azanen, I would have executed them mercilessly!"

"If I were King, I would have long conspired with the Eternal Freeze Court to occupy the Holy Life Alliance!"

"That Insomnia fool! Too compassionate! Too soft! Too idiotic! He’s nothing but a merman-like brute!"

"Since that old man treasured the so-called Kingdom, since he thought His Majesty more suitable as King, I’ll destroy everything he holds dear!"

The Deep Blue Duke’s voice sharp and fierce, but his body unmoved, just crushing the railing under his grip.

"I will destroy the Gula Kingdom, destroy the name of black and white, and destroy the Holy Life Alliance!"

"Everything that killed Jessie, I won’t spare a single one! Total annihilation!"

"I will..."

Deep Blue Duke took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "...I will, destroy the Gula Kingdom, destroy Naseng, destroy everything."

Destroy everything!

Lin Ke and Rica were paralyzed by the Duke’s words.

The Deep Blue Duke... wants to destroy everything?!

The reason wasn’t some desire for power or wealth as Lin Ke thought, but... love?!

The Deep Blue Duke’s love?

"Aunt Jessie certainly wouldn’t want you to do such things," Rica frowned, "Even though I’ve never met her, but..."

"Shut up!" Deep Blue Duke turned, his blue eyes fixed fiercely on Rica, "You’re not worthy to speak of her! You carry the blood of black and white, you’re destined to owe her!"

Chided by the Duke, Rica became calm, "You too carry the blood of black and white... Aunt Jessie’s sacrifice, in large part, was also because of you."

"Haha, no, I’ve long since forsaken black and white blood," Duke laughed coldly, "I researched bloodlines for centuries, created countless deep blue magical beasts, and finally succeeded in replacing my black and white bloodlines, thus breaking through as a Dominator, hmph, Gula, Gula’s bloodline? Haha!"

The Duke’s expression was a bit mad, lacking the composure and elegance Lin Ke had seen before.

"What?! You would forsake the black and white bloodline?!" Rica was somewhat shocked, "You betrayed your own soul?"

"My soul?" Duke turned and looked at the sky, "My soul belongs to Jessie, not black and white."

Though Lin Ke wasn’t familiar with the entire story, he understood the broad details, his expression tense, considering whether to bring out the Staff of Annihilation.

The Deep Blue Duke was too audacious!

Perhaps he discovered some clue, realizing Lin Ke had pried into his secrets, thus immediately inviting Lin Ke for this meeting.

And now, even the Duke’s bloodline had been replaced?!

It’s important to note, bloodlines aren’t just about blood!

Bloodlines take root in the soul, how could they be replaced?

At this moment, the Duke suddenly chuckled:

"Hehe, I have some Void Star Beasts grazing outside... I know where your mother’s soul is."

The Deep Blue Duke... was speaking to Lin Ke!