World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 396 - 211: Zhi Ning, goodbye! Arch-enemy who killed my father (important, must-see)_3

Chapter 396: 211: Zhi Ning, goodbye! Arch-enemy who killed my father (important, must-see)_3

"That day, we set out to sea to go to a certain place, aboard a ship. Do you know of a race called the Yan Tribe?" King Zhi Bian asked.

Suo Lun shook his head.

King Zhi Bian continued, "The Yan Tribe lives on islands far from the Human Kingdoms. They lack food, so they survive by plundering and fishing. A very barbaric and ferocious race, they are natural sea robbers and the most fearsome of the human races, never setting foot on the mainland."

Then, the king’s gaze turned fervent as he said, "You have no idea about the women of the Yan Tribe, even though they’re often sunburnt from being at sea, giving them darker skin. But their figures, so fiery and powerful! And their passion, so intense! What they often do is come ashore in groups, and whenever they see strong and handsome men, they grab them onto their boats to make merry. After conceiving, they release these men and return to Rock Island to give birth to their children, raising them all by themselves..."

At this point, Suo Lun’s eyes flickered.

"Thrilling, isn’t it, sleeping for days and nights without any responsibility?" said the king. "Moreover, if a man is particularly attractive, several Yan women will sleep with him to breed. That day, there were quite a few Yan women on our ship, and I took a fancy to the most beautiful one with the highest status. But she didn’t fancy me, her sights were all set on your father, trying every trick to seduce him. However, your father was such an old fuddy-duddy, sitting up straight and meditating, completely unmoved by her advances."

Suo Lun remembered his "father’s" stern demeanor and couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.

King Zhi Bian said, "I was instantly furious. To waste such an opportunity with a beautiful woman willing to give herself—deserving of being struck by lightning. So, I acted decisively and spiked his drink with a love potion. That night was a veritable storm of passion. Your father and that most beautiful Yan woman nearly broke the bed. I wasn’t a coward either; I slept with three Yan women that same night. But by the time I finished with all three, your father was still going at it. I counted—at least seven times that night. That’s the power of a twenty-one-year-old virgin!"

Suo Lun couldn’t help but ask, "Then what about the next day? Did my father beat you up?"

"He did," confirmed King Zhi Bian. "He turned me into a pig’s head, and Gao Yu stood by without helping me. But after beating me up, he came asking for a drink that very night. This time I didn’t put any love potion in it. Nevertheless, he pretended as if the potion had taken effect and went to have another three hundred rounds with that beautiful Yan woman."

At this, Suo Lun also burst out laughing.

"Your father, a pretender of propriety," said King Zhi Bian. "We stayed on that ship for nine days. Your father proposed to that beautiful Yan woman, scaring her stiff. Then after one more night of impassioned embrace, she disappeared the next day. Those nine days were the most thrilling time, and I still often reminisce about it."

"Ah..." King Zhi Bian sighed and then revealed, "Perhaps I slept with too many women in my youth and so I suffered retribution later; someone poisoned me, leaving me unable to sire children or be with a woman."

Then, the two fell silent.

Finally, Suo Lun asked, "My father, how exactly did he die? He was so skilled in martial arts; how did he suddenly become paralyzed in bed?"

King Zhi Bian gestured with his hand, and Gao Yin came in, holding a pair of cups.

These two cups were beautiful, carved from blood jade. But one was inlaid with a golden dragon, the other with a ferocious tiger.

King Zhi Bian said, "The Golden Dragon Blood Jade Cup is for my use. The Ferocious Tiger Blood Jade Cup was for your father."

Suo Lun took the two cups without suspecting anything, but suddenly Yao Xing trembled, "Master, there’s a terrible slow-acting negative energy in these cups that can devour a person’s vitality. It is very similar to the radiation energy in Huangquan Ancient City. However, ordinary people can’t feel it at all."

Suo Lun immediately understood the cause of his father Suo Long’s death—it was slow poisoning.

Zhi Bian said, "Your father was an invincible War God. One day on the battlefield, he mysteriously fell from his horse, then became completely paralyzed. I couldn’t understand why and sent countless people to search for the reason, sweeping your house more than ten times without discovering anything unusual until the focus landed on this cup."

Gao Yin said, "Your Majesty also has a similar cup, and we detected nothing peculiar about it, even when Your Majesty drank honey from it. But then, one day a bee landed on the cup to drink the honey and soon died. After that, we brought in the most powerful magician who analyzed the two cups, and ultimately confirmed there was a terrifying negative energy inside them, slowly devouring one’s vitality. Your father had been using the Ferocious Tiger Blood Jade Cup for several years, drinking daily, and over time, his vitality was drained."

King Zhi Bian added, "I wasn’t as fond of drinking as your father and used the Golden Dragon Blood Jade Cup less frequently. So... I didn’t die but was instead left unable to father children, unable to be with a woman."

Suo Lun convulsed slightly, then asked, "Who gifted these cups to Your Majesty and my father?"

"Gui Xingfu." Said King Zhi Bian.

Suo Lun’s heart skipped a beat, indeed it was that person.

The ruthlessness and venom of Gui Xingfu were simply appalling. My father, Suo Long, had been exceedingly gracious to him. Yet, more than a decade ago, Gui Xingfu had already attempted an assassination on my father.

Moreover, it was he who rendered the King without an heir. It’s no wonder his Linhai City, despite being a mid-tier lordship, received such high regard from Zhi Li, effectively becoming the standard bearer amongst the numerous lordships.

King Quo Bian said, "And these two cups were handed to Gui Xingfu by Zhi Li when the latter was merely a teenager."

A mere teenager, and Zhi Li already possessed such craftiness.

King Quo Bian continued, "These two cups were made in the Demon Continent."

Suo Lun remained silent, feeling that the conspiracy was unfathomably deep.

King Quo Bian said, "If Zhi Li were only cunning and malicious, that would be one thing; I could simply die and leave the throne to him. But... behind him stand the Demon Continent, Yin Zhou, and the Dragon Temple. Once he ascends the throne, in a few decades, my Rage Wave Kingdom will become nothing but an object in the palm of their hands. Suo Lun, do you understand? Despite the infighting and power struggles, the four great kingdoms and one empire have always been united against one thing—resisting the Dragon Temple’s control over the Human Kingdoms. That’s what the Dragon Emperor spent his life striving for. Any human kingdom must carry on his will. Surely, my Rage Wave Kingdom can’t become the chief culprit for the entire race of mankind."

"Your subject understands," replied Suo Lun. "I will do everything in my power to support Her Highness the Princess."

The King nodded and said, "Be wary of Gui Xingfu. No matter how highly you regard him, it will never be enough. He’s far more terrifying than you can imagine—I can’t see through him."

"Yes," Suo Lun replied.

Then, seeing that the King was somewhat tired, Suo Lun couldn’t help but say, "Then, your servant will take his leave."

Although the King was reluctant, he still nodded. After a moment’s hesitation, he added, "Suo Lun, it’s possible that besides you and Suo Ningbing, your father had another illegitimate son, or daughter. That beautiful woman from the Yan Tribe, who shared a few nights of passion with your father, is likely to be pregnant. These Yan women always seek to conceive at the most opportune time."

Suo Lun was taken aback, then nodded in acknowledgment.

...

At present, hundreds of miles away from the Chaos Stone Island Salt Fields, there were as many as a hundred oddly shaped ships on the sea.

Each ship flew a flag with a skull.

These ships were different from the fleets of the Human Kingdoms. They were small, but very fast, and they had fearsome, sharp prow spikes.

Every person on the ships moved as easily on the deck as on solid ground.

Each was thin yet very strong, bare-chested, their muscles as hard as steel.

They had fierce, bestial gazes and dark skin.

They were the Yan Tribe pirates, feared by all fleets—robbers of the seas, wolfs of the water, a sea-faring race.

And on the flagship, a young man, though dark-skinned, was extremely handsome, with a gleam in his eyes that was both ruthless and crafty.

And most importantly, his features... bore a certain resemblance to Suo Lun!

"Ahead lies the Chaos Stone Island Salt Fields, with an abundance of salt and countless Gold Coins. Charge and take all the women, kill all the men, plunder all the salt, take all the money," bellowed the chief of the Yan Tribe pirates.

Then, the fleet of pirate ships, like a pack of wolves, pounced toward the Chaos Stone Island Salt Fields miles away.