World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 296 - 173: Fang Qingshu’s Downfall! Tian Shui’s First Battle!_2

Chapter 296: 173: Fang Qingshu’s Downfall! Tian Shui’s First Battle!_2

In the Ten Thousand Mountains, he escaped from Meng Tuoluo’s grasp and even made her betray herself.

At the solitary mountain south of Nu River, he led a hundred men to fly and escape right under her and Suo Hanyi’s eyes.

In Tianye City, he escaped twice from Turing Duo’s hands.

This time, having deployed the absolute heavy hitter of the Dragon Temple, he believed Suo Lun was certainly doomed.

But unexpectedly, he still managed to escape.

"Prepare to go to Tianshui City, the great war is about to erupt," Zhi Ning said. "Since we cannot kill him after several attempts, let the war decide the final outcome."

"Yes," Li Zhu said.

"Is your injury not a concern?" Zhi Ning asked.

"Pierced through the lung, but not fatal," Li Zhu said.

Zhi Ning asked, "Is that Yan Nai’er’s martial arts very high?"

Li Zhu said, "Extremely high. With her by his side, trying to assassinate Suo Lun likely becomes very difficult."

Zhi Ning inexplicably asked, "Is she beautiful?"

But after asking, she somewhat regretted it.

"She wears a face mask, hard to tell," Li Zhu said. "However, rumors suggest that only Gui Qinshao can rival her in beauty."

Just at that moment, a flurry of hurried footsteps came from outside.

"What’s the matter?" Zhi Ning asked.

A different eunuch’s voice sounded from outside, "Commandery Princess, three spiritual masters from the Dragon Sacred Hall Tribunal in Lava City have just been sentenced to death by burning and executed."

Upon hearing this, Zhi Ning’s face drastically changed.

These three individuals were the spiritual masters involved in interrogating Suo Lun. After interrogating him, they immediately headed north to Zhi Du, but Zhi Ning didn’t expect them to be directly sentenced to death by burning.

"What about Fang Qingshu?" Zhi Ning asked.

"Confined for three months," the eunuch outside said. "And the Dragon Temple issued a warning that going forward, its power may not be used against Suo Lun."

Zhi Ning’s heart trembled violently—was Suo Lun a demon incarnate?

Going into the Tribunal, not only did he remain unharmed, but all those involved in his interrogation were executed instead.

Fang Qingshu’s identity was something she was acutely aware of; even he was confined for three months.

"Let’s go, immediately to Tianshui City!" Zhi Ning got up and said, "Prepare to wage battle. On the battlefield, we will utterly kill Suo Lun and send his army to hell."

Then, Zhi Ning directly left the Commandery Princess’s mansion, boarded a carriage, and under the escort of an army, headed to Tianshui City at top speed.

...

"Gold/Lin scales are not those of a pond creature; once it meets a storm, it turns into a dragon!" the military god of Rage Wave Kingdom, Commander-In-Chief Duke Turing Tuo, sighed with the Turing Duo standing before him, her complexion still somewhat pale.

Looking at his daughter’s face, Turing Tuo suddenly asked, "Turing Duo, do you like Suo Lun?"

Turing Duo was taken aback and exclaimed, "How could I possibly?"

Turing Tuo said, "Suo Lun escaped from your hands twice, which has caused Commandery Princess Zhi Yan to harbor doubts about you."

Turing Duo said, "Then this time, how do you explain Suo Lun’s escape from the Tribunal’s hands?"

Turing Tuo said, "Not only did he escape, but the three spiritual masters responsible for his interrogation have been executed. Fang Qing is also confined for three months."

Instantly, Turing Duo’s eyes widened in disbelief—was this Suo Lun really such a demon?

Turing Tuo said, "You’ve had some detailed interactions with him; what do you think of this man?"

Turing Duo said, "A terrifying will, terrifying intelligence, terrifying personality, terrifying... charm."

Turing Tuo said, "Such talent is rare to see. What a pity, what a pity... If it were not for the antagonistic stance, it would have been great if he could be your husband."

Turing Duo’s heart jolted fiercely and said, "The only relationship between him and me before was a fight to the death."

"Gold/Lin scales are not those of a pond creature; once it meets a storm, it turns into a dragon!" Duke Turing Tuo said, "This battle at Tianshui City is his storm. If he wins, do you know the consequence?"

Turing Duo said, "He’ll transform into a flood dragon, becoming a sword in the King’s hand."

"Correct," Turing Tuo said. "Now he is still but a snake. He must be killed while he’s weakest, otherwise when the day comes he becomes a dragon, we’ll all have no place to be buried."

Then, Duke Turing Tuo’s eyes suddenly opened wide. "Go to Tianshui City immediately, take the most outstanding officers with you, and you must help Suo Hanyi’s army win this battle. Thoroughly strangulate this flood dragon, Suo Lun, in Tianshui City."

"Yes," Turing Duo said.

Several hours later, Turing Duo, in full battle armor, led a team of hundreds towards Tianshui City.

...

Linhai City Lord’s mansion.

In Gui Xingfu’s hands were three sealed letters, all delivered by flying homing pigeons.

The first secret letter, Suo Lun subdued Yan Yan and led an army of fifteen thousand eastward, 1,700 miles from Tianshui City.

The second secret letter, Suo Lun was arrested by the Dragon Temple Tribunal.

The third secret letter, Suo Lun emerged unscathed from the Dragon Temple Tribunal. The person responsible for interrogating three spiritual masters was burned at the stake.

There were several days between these three secret letters. When Gui Xingfu received these letters, his mood was also mixed.

When he received the first letter, he felt shock and concern.

Several months ago, Suo Lun told him he wanted to borrow his territory and then earn 1.5 million Gold Coins within five months, assemble an army of twenty thousand, and retake Tianshui City.

At that time, he thought it was utterly absurd and even more ridiculous than a dream.

Yet, Suo Lun really earned an astronomical amount of Gold Coins with just Chaos Stone Island, a place not even grass would grow on.

He really did assemble nearly twenty thousand troops.

Out of the three things he said he would do, two had been completed. Now, only the last and most crucial one remained—to retake Tianshui City.

Could such a monstrous talent really exist in this world?

Step by step, each connected to the next, from beginning to end his plan was thoroughly calculated.

Before he even entered Linhai City, he had already planned on calling off his engagement, using the betrothal to extort Chaos Stone Island from him.

Then, he started a revolution in the salt trade on Chaos Stone Island and earned an astronomical amount of Gold Coins.

Next, he used this wealth to assemble nearly twenty thousand troops in Tianye City.

What would the consequences be if he successfully recaptured Tianshui City? What would happen if he transformed into a dragon? The Gui Family Clan, his own clan, would be left without a place to bury its dead!

"Father." At this moment, a knock came from outside; it was his eldest son, Gui Qinqu.

"Are you ready?" Gui Xingfu asked.

"Five thousand elite soldiers, with no flags, no emblems, are all fully equipped and on standby," replied Gui Qinqu.

"Then set out and enter Tianshui City. Remember, Suo Lun must be strangled in Tianshui City. Otherwise, the Gui Clan will die without a place to bury its dead," commanded Gui Xingfu.

"Yes!" responded Gui Qinqu.

...

Three days later!

Commandery Princess Zhining, leading the most elite Samurai, occupied Tianshui City.

The Turing Duo, leading the Turing Clan’s elite officers, occupied Tianshui City.

Gui Qinqu, leading five thousand elite troops, entered Tianshui City.

The world’s forces converged in Tianshui City. Zhining represented the royal family, the Turing Duo represented the nobility, and Gui Qinqu represented the power of the lords. These three formidable forces of the world gathered in Tianshui City to thoroughly strangle Suo Lun, the flood dragon, before he could transform.

By then, all of Tianshui City was in a trapped state, just waiting for Suo Lun to lead his fifteen thousand troops into the trap, where they would be caught and strangled alive.

...

Five days later, Suo Lun’s fifteen thousand troops arrived below Tianlang Pass.

Tianlang Pass, the sole passage into the Tianshui City Territory, was located in a chokepoint between the Great Mountains and the Tianshui Mountain Range and was fortified with massive walls and castles.

Hundreds of years ago, Tianshui City resisted the invasion of the Barbarian Tribes by relying on the Tianlang Pass and Barbaric Gorge, the two strategic chokepoints.

At that moment, thousands of troops densely packed the walls of Tianlang Pass.

The barracks behind the walls were home to tens of thousands of troops encamped.

This relatively small Tianlang Pass housed a force of fifteen thousand, equivalent to the number in Suo Lun’s army.

To enter Tianshui City, one would have to seize Tianlang Pass first.

However, at this moment, Tianlang Pass was heavily fortified and impregnable, any army charging at it would only result in carnage and bloodshed.

The first battle for Tianshui City was about to erupt!

...

However, Suo Lun had already vanished within Yan Yan’s army.

Again, that saying, he knew that a net had been laid out in Tianshui City.

Everyone knew that to enter Tianshui City, one must take Tianlang Pass first.

But if you all know it, how am I supposed to play the game?

What Suo Lun desired was the element of surprise! His first battle would be to fiercely slap the faces of both Zhining and Suo Hanyi!

...

Note: The first Chapter is delivered, after writing for N hours, I have finally finished coding it out.

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