World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 442 - 235: Breakthrough to Higher Rank! Queen’s Metamorphosis! (Important)

Chapter 442: 235: Breakthrough to Higher Rank! Queen’s Metamorphosis! (Important)

New King Rock Demon had already led most of the Rock Islanders to evacuate towards the Thunder Archipelago, and by this time they were completely out of sight.

Princess Yan Xue’er was still sitting in the great hall, waiting for her mother and Suo Lun to appear.

She waited day after day, day after day.

No amount of persuasion from anyone made any difference; when she was hungry, she ate; when thirsty, she drank; when tired, she slept.

It was as if she intended to keep waiting like this forever.

Suddenly one day, the entire sea surface shuddered violently.

For hundreds of miles, the sea surface trembled fiercely.

And then...

All the Sea God statues on Rock Island began to mysteriously shatter into pieces.

"Bang... Bang... Bang..."

One after another, the statues were smashed to smithereens.

Then, some smaller islands began to collapse and sink.

The entire island split in half with a violent crack, and then the water surged wildly, the land disappearing without a trace, sinking into the endless depths of the sea.

It was as if a super disaster movie was unfolding; hundreds of the Archipelagos of Rock, one after another, sank into the sea.

In the end, the central Wang Island began to shake, and the palace was tearing apart.

The Rock Maidens could no longer heed the command of the Princess, one of them cried out, "The palace is collapsing, we must take the Princess and leave."

Without another word, several Rock Maidens picked up the little Princess and rushed out of the palace.

There was no time to use the iron cage, they slid down directly to the sea’s surface with ropes, got into a small boat, and paddled desperately towards the flagship of the gathered fleet.

Minutes later, the Rock Maidens had the Princess Yan Xue’er safely on the flagship.

Then, the entire Queen’s Island Fleet began to retreat, pulling back tens of miles.

Ten thousand Rock Islanders, on their respective boats, witnessed this terrifying yet magnificent scene.

As one after another island collapsed.

Finally, the second-largest island, Queen Island, began to shatter as if an immense force was tearing the entire landmass apart.

Then came the largest, Wang Island.

At last, it was the central island where the palace sat.

The hundreds of meters tall central mountainous island just silently sank down, crumbling and breaking apart as it did so.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Within a few hours, the entire Archipelagos of Rock had completely disappeared into the vast ocean.

The Archipelagos of Rock, standing for thousands of years, officially became history.

Countless Rock Islanders knelt on their boats, watching this unfold.

Though no one spoke, the iron rule in everyone’s heart also collapsed along with it.

Since Rock Island had been destroyed, the term "Rock Islanders" also officially became a thing of the past.

Having lost their homeland, where should they go next?

The Rock Queen found the little Princess, who seemed to be petrified with fear, her stunning face pale without a hint of color.

"Princess, we know you are scared, but you must make a decision now," said a Rock Maiden. "There are ten thousand people here looking to you for direction. You need to guide us."

The little Princess blankly looked out at the dense fleet of ships, and at the Rock Islanders crowded on them.

Whereas the Rock Islanders looked back at her with even greater bewilderment.

Rock Pirates, like a pack of wolves, were bloodthirsty and fierce, with terrifying discipline and obedience.

However, Rock Pirates desperately needed a brilliant leader for guidance.

Once lost, the Rock Pirates would become aimless.

In the words of the Rock Islanders, even the worst command was better than no command at all!

For thousands of years, the Rock Islanders had remained loyal to the Yan Clan and the Hai Family.

For a long time, the Yan Clan and the Hai Family alternated the kingship. Whichever family’s heir was stronger became the Yan King of that generation, while the other’s heir assumed the position of Deputy King.

But a hundred years ago, during a dispute over kingship, the Yan Clan believed they should stick to Archipelagos of Rock and uphold the traditions of the Rock Islanders. The Hai Family insisted they should leave the Archipelagos of Rock, break with tradition, expand, and take over more islands and territories.

Today, a hundred years later, history has proven that the Hai Family was right.

But after all, people are short-sighted. During the kingship dispute a century ago, nearly all the Island Masters chose to support the Yan Clan. The Hai Family was defeated and led less than ten thousand people away to fight and expand, to establish a new home, which is why we now have the great legacy of the Hai Family of Yingzhou.

But since then, all Rock Islanders have remained loyal to only one family, the Yan Clan.

No need for any more disputes over kingship, as the Yan Clan’s reign became hereditary.

Thus, although Princess Yan Xue’er’s mental age remained at thirteen, everyone still awaited her command, treating her as their leader.

"Master, even the worst command is better than no command at all," said a Rock Maiden. "You can issue any command, whether it’s to attack the Human Kingdom, or to strike Pirate Harbors, or even... head straight for Tianshui City, anything!"

Yan Xue’er timidly replied, "I, I want to stay here, I want to wait for Mother Queen, and for brother Shen Lang."

The Rock Maiden’s face quivered, "But, but they are probably already... dead! Even the Sea God is dead, they must be gone too."

Yan Xue’er said, "But, I want to wait here."

The Rock Maiden said, "Little Mistress, but we do not have much fresh water left, we can only last half a month at most. Without fresh water, we will all die. And the nearest place to replenish fresh water is a five-day voyage away."

Yan Xue’er’s eyes pleaded, "Then, let’s wait here for ten days, after ten days, if Mother Queen hasn’t come, we... we’ll go to Tianshui City. I have a sister there."

The Rock Maiden breathed a sigh of relief.

Even the worst command is better than no command at all.

Then, she ordered loudly, "By the Princess’ command, we shall wait another ten days. If there is no change after ten days, we will set sail for Tianshui City."

...

At this moment, at the heart of the Sea God Behemoth.

Suo Lun had rushed here at the last moment, but the heart of the Sea God Behemoth had officially stopped, the energy core that sustained the Rock Island Kingdom for tens of thousands of years, the Dragon’s Holy Tear, had officially fallen.

This legendary Dragon Mark relic had transformed into tens of thousands of streaks of light, showering down upon Suo Lun and the Rock Queen.

Instantly, the two seemed to be cloaked in countless bluish rays of light.

An infinite surge of energy rushed in!

This Dragon Mark relic, even though it had sustained the Rock Island Kingdom for tens of thousands of years, providing energy to the Rock Island civilization since prehistoric times.

Tens of thousands of years had gone by, and its energy had nearly been completely depleted.

What was left was an infinitesimally small amount, not even one-billionth of the original.

However, even this minuscule amount of energy.

Was already extremely powerful, to a terrifying degree.

If one said that Dragon Flame was merely the fire breathed out by a dragon, not really a part of the dragon’s body, simply a release of its energy.

Then without a doubt, the Dragon’s Holy Tear was truly an object from within the dragon’s body, wholly originating from its physical form.

In the instant that countless energy charged in, every energy inlet in Suo Lun’s body was flooded.

Yao Xing desperately devoured, devoured, devoured...

But still, it could not withstand such terrible energy.

Suo Lun’s body, once again, tore apart inch by inch, then under the energy of the Dragon Tear, rapidly restored itself to its original state.

This cycle repeated again and again.

In less than one-tenth of a second, Suo Lun completely succumbed to the terrifyingly powerful energy and passed out instantaneously.

However...

He had only absorbed a small portion of the Dragon’s Holy Tear’s energy, as the Rock Queen was closer and thus, most of the energy light showered upon her flawless and beautiful body.

Due to her profound cultivation, she didn’t break down like Suo Lun did.

The energy of the Dragon’s Holy Tear showered upon her delicate body, not causing any harm, but instead...

It transformed her body inch by inch, her skin, her face, her spirit.

Making her, who was already incredibly beautiful, radiate even more dazzlingly.

Her skin, like all Rock women, was the color of amber. But now...

Under the transformation of the Dragon’s Holy Tear, it started to turn fairer bit by bit.

And it was not the white of snow, but the white of moonlight, filled with mystique, tranquility, and dreaminess.

And Suo Lun, in the second before he fainted, directly ordered Yao Xing, "Use all the dragon power to enhance my swordsmanship and Mental Skill!"

Then, he completely lost consciousness!

...

Time passed, one day, then another, day after day.

At first, Yao Xing desperately devoured, devoured, devoured...

Until the Dragon’s Holy Tear had completely fallen.

The energy absorption ended, and Suo Lun had still not regained consciousness, the energy was simply too overpowering.

Yao Xing began to release energy and started to reform and refine Suo Lun’s meridians, as well as his Dragon Vein.

Following Suo Lun’s command from before he fainted, all dragon power was used to enhance swordsmanship and Mental Skill.

Yao Xing followed his orders precisely, continuously tempering the meridians, the Dragon Vein, and the brain domain.

Fortunately, Suo Lun remained unconscious, otherwise, he would surely have been in unspeakable pain!

For ordinary people, the increase in cultivation level was gradual, so they didn’t feel considerable pain.

But Suo Lun was leaping across multiple steps at once, a complete reconstruction and rebirth for his meridians and Dragon Vein, the agony was unimaginable.

One day, two days, three days, five days, eight days...

A full nine days and nights passed!

For Suo Lun, it felt as if countless years had gone by, and yet also as if only a moment had passed.

After refining the meridians and enhancing the cultivation level for half an hour, he suddenly opened his eyes, coming to his senses.

The first thing he felt was an immense vigor and a great strength.

He was still naked but faintly felt as though he had become somewhat stronger, even slightly taller.

"Master, guess, just guess... to what extent your spiritual power cultivation has broken through?" Yao Xing asked, trembling with excitement.

"How much?" Suo Lun asked.

"It has broken through the upper echelon!" Yao Xing trembled, "In the future, even if you encounter a Dragon Samurai, a critical hit with your spiritual power could give you a fighting chance."

Suo Lun shuddered. Originally, his spiritual power cultivation was at medium-tier rank six, but he had not expected to break through to the upper echelon so suddenly.

The Dragon Mark relic truly was a terrifying thing.

"What about my swordsmanship cultivation?" Suo Lun asked.

"Even more terrifying..." Yao Xing replied.

Just then, a delicate moan came from beside him.

The Rock Queen’s exquisitely beautiful eyelashes slightly trembled, and she opened her ocean-like beautiful eyes.

Was this still the Rock Queen?

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