World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 306 - 178: Take back the main city! Slaughter!

Chapter 306: 178: Take back the main city! Slaughter!

"Swoosh!" Suo Lun fiercely cleaved down with his sword.

The Dragon Gold Sword silently sliced through the neck, leaving a cut as smooth as a mirror, as Suo Hanyi’s valiant head rolled off soundlessly.

A good while passed before blood spurted out.

At the same time, an incredibly powerful dragon force energy drifted out from Suo Hanyi’s corpse.

The Demon Star Black Hole spun rapidly, desperately devouring, devouring...

Suo Lun’s entire body’s meridians and orifices opened, engulfing this terrifying dragon force energy.

Although this energy was far less than the Dragon Flame Seal, it was complete, the complete dragon force of a powerful dragon samurai.

Waves of energy, like tumultuous seas, slammed through Suo Lun’s body, causing his skin to deform as if it couldn’t withstand such immense pressure, blood oozing from his nostrils.

At his side, Yan Nai’er was slightly taken aback, seemingly feeling a strange surge of energy, then she stepped forward to protect Suo Lun.

A full quarter hour later, the swallowing of the Yao Xing’s dragon force finally ended.

Suo Lun’s body regained mobility, still holding Suo Hanyi’s head in his hands.

Meanwhile, Yang Hongyi in the boat nearby, had been staring blankly at Suo Hanyi’s headless body, as if her soul had completely left her,

When she had just awoken, she had wished nothing more than to tear her husband, Suo Hanyi, into thousands of pieces. But once he truly died, her heart felt utterly empty, instantly despairing with no hope left to carry on living.

Of course, she would not seek death; she wasn’t that fragile, but she truly found no solace.

Once, Suo Hanyi was her world, her everything.

"Suo Lun, after you bury him next to my adoptive father, I will keep vigil over them," Yang Hongyi said.

"No," Suo Lun replied, "You have a long life ahead of you, it shouldn’t be like this."

Yang Hongyi shook her head and said, "You don’t understand, for me, my life has already ended. Even if one day I regain the ability to move and I’m no longer crippled, my life will have no meaning."

Suo Lun said, "Sister Hongyi, why didn’t you two have a child?"

Yang Hongyi replied, "I wanted to, but for some reason, we just couldn’t conceive. I don’t know if it was because of me or because of him."

Suo Lun hesitated slightly and said, "Duke Zhi Ting told me he has a concubine who was once an admirer of Suo Hanyi. Under the arrangement of Princess Zhining, this woman and Suo Hanyi had intimate relations once, and she is carrying his child. Given the timing, she should be giving birth soon."

Yang Hongyi was immediately stunned, unable to articulate whether she felt anger or something else.

Suo Lun continued, "This child is of the Suo lineage, and should not be raised by outsiders. I will find a way to bring this child to you, to raise into adulthood. Our Suo bloodline is far too thin."

Yang Hongyi’s face trembled slightly, she glanced at Suo Hanyi’s head, then nodded and said, "Alright."

...

Suo Lun rowed the wooden boat, coming ashore on the beach.

At that moment, the beach was densely packed with the Suo City Guard Army’s cavalry, who upon seeing Suo Hanyi’s head, couldn’t restrain their eyes from reddening.

This man, once their most beloved leader, their idol.

Suo Lun looked at them and slowly said, "Suo Hanyi was a good officer, who loved his soldiers like his children, was clear in rewards and punishments, and never lost a battle."

Upon hearing these words, the cavalrymen of the Suo family finally couldn’t hold back their tears.

Suo Lun continued, "He was also a good son; when my father was alive, he was the most loyal guardian of the Suo Family. However, he was not a good servant, not a good husband, and even less a good disciple."

Just now, the cavalry of the Suo City Guard had heard clearly, Suo Hanyi had attempted to seize power and usurp the throne. And he had personally killed his own master, attempting to kill his own wife as well.

Suo Lun went on, "He was an invincible commander, a martial artist of genius, but he was a person with a flawed character."

He was pronouncing the last word on Suo Hanyi.

"He had merits, but he also made mistakes. Yet, he is dead, all is past, now he has only one identity, a deceased scion of the Suo family, he will be buried in the Suo ancestral tomb, alongside my father."

As Suo Lun spoke these words, the assembled soldiers were already weeping uncontrollably.

Suo Lun looked at the soldiers present and said, "In his final moment, Suo Hanyi entrusted you to me. Or rather, he returned you to me. You grew up on the Suo family’s provisions; the weapons in your hands, the grain and salary in your homes, all came from the Suo family. Now you have a choice, either lay down your weapons, armor, and horses and leave. Or draw your swords and kill me, a rebellion against your lord. Or kneel down and swear allegiance to me anew."

Immediately, silence fell upon the scene.

The soldiers present were loyal to the Suo Family without exception. Indeed, they and their generations before had served the Suo Family.

From their youth, they were raised on the grain from the Suo family. Their parents, their ancestors, had served the Suo family with their lives.

It’s just that up until this point, the one they served was Suo Hanyi, whom they regarded as the master of the Suo family, moreover, a hero.

Now, Suo Hanyi was dead, what path should they take?

Their feelings toward Suo Lun were incredibly complex.

In their minds, Suo Lun was a useless prodigal, a lord whom they utterly despised.

But now it appeared, without a doubt, Suo Lun was an extremely formidable lord, albeit ruthless and unscrupulous in his methods. He had earned a staggering amount of gold coins from nothing and had amassed an army of over ten thousand men.