World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 551: Two Eight Two: Swallowing Liren!

Chapter 551: Two Eight Two: Swallowing Liren!

Ashi Liren had once again suffered from the backlash of the Dragon Mark Vein, which Suo Lun had witnessed before.

At that time, Ashi Liren had fallen into a coma for two full days and nights before she gradually came to and awoke on her own.

Seeing her collapse in a faint like this, Suo Lun hurriedly picked her up, but as soon as he touched her, he immediately felt bone-chilling cold.

Almost half of his body lost all sensation.

Therefore, he could only carefully lay Ashi Liren down, enduring the freezing cold.

With no other options available, all he could do was wait, waiting for her to wake up on her own.

There wasn’t a single person in the entire estate, so he couldn’t leave her side, not even for a moment.

However, someone from the Fragrant Pavilion would be sent over shortly.

Suo Lun sat beside her on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to think about everything that had happened.

"Yao Xing, is there such a thing as Hell Knights?" Suo Lun asked.

Yao Xing said, "Yes."

Suo Lun asked, "How many?"

"Thirteen," Yao Xing said.

Suo Lun said, "Besides Ashi Luo, who else is there?"

"I don’t know," Yao Xing said. "But once they become Hell Knights, the Death Contract will be activated, and I will be able to detect them. They will also be able to find us."

Suo Lun said, "So far, not a single Death Contract has been activated, right?"

"That’s correct," Yao Xing said.

Suo Lun lay down, closing his eyes to take in everything.

His hatred for Ashi Luo ran deep, and there was nothing he wanted more than to rid himself of that threat.

Yet, Ashi Luo proved truly loyal to his Death Knights and even used his life to express his faith and loyalty.

This was indeed irony at its finest!

Previously, Suo Lun had helped Zhi Ning seize the throne to preserve the Suo family and Tianshui City.

But now, he had a more far-reaching goal: to contend with the Dragon Temple.

First, he would help Zhi Yan become queen, and he himself would become Regent King, then he would gather the strength of the Rage Wave Kingdom to conquer the Barbaric Wilderness, thus significantly expanding the kingdom’s territory.

When he had enough power in his hands, he would remove the influence of the Dragon Temple from the Rage Wave Kingdom.

Lastly, he might even join forces with King Dongli Jiang Shang to eradicate the shadow the Dragon Temple cast over the Human Kingdoms.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

For Suo Lun, the most critical step right now was to ensure Ashi Liren became the Rouran City Lord and then declare loyalty to Zhi Yan.

This was the most crucial move for the situation within the Rage Wave Kingdom.

At the moment, Suo Lun wasn’t sure if the current situation was a success or a failure.

...

Suo Lun kept his eyes closed, contemplating, when he suddenly felt an increasing coldness—as if he were about to freeze over.

He opened his eyes and immediately started in shock.

A layer of frost had formed on Ashi Liren’s body, and a layer of ice had formed on her jade-like skin.

He gently touched her neck.

Yao Xing said, "Master, this time is different from the last. The backlash of the Dragon Yin Absolute Vein is more severe than before. If this continues, she will die."

Suo Lun instinctively wanted to call Jiang Shang back to suppress the terrifying ice-cold energy backlash within Liren’s body.

But Jiang Shang had been gone for hours; first off, he couldn’t catch up, and secondly, even if he could, it would be too late.

Ashi Liren continued to be encased in ice.

Yao Xing constantly released the Dragon Qi Mark, then endured the energy rebound, sensing the life-force weakening in Ashi Liren.

"Master, the backlash of the Dragon Mark Vein is getting more severe, and her life-force is weakening. If we don’t intervene, she will perish," Yao Xing said.

Suo Lun said, "Is there a way? Can you absorb the energy released by the backlash of her Dragon Yin Absolute Vein?"

Yao Xing said, "Possibly, but... I don’t know if I can withstand it. The key is, I don’t know if you can withstand it."

"Let’s try," Suo Lun said.

He couldn’t bear to watch Ashi Liren die in front of him.

Making a quick decision, he took Ashi Liren’s Dragon Gold Sword and made a cut on her arm.

Her blood had barely started to flow before it turned completely into ice.

Suo Lun cut his own finger, letting the blood flow, and then pressed his wound to Ashi Liren’s.

Immediately, their blood mixed.

At the same time, Suo Lun’s body was assaulted by the stabbing coldness and the terrifying energy of the ice-cold backlash pouring endlessly into him.

In an instant, he felt stiffened.

Yao Xing desperately consumed, consumed, consumed...

Suo Lun could hardly imagine just how powerful Ashi Liren’s Dragon Yin Absolute Vein was.

The energy of its backlash seemed inexhaustible.

First, Suo Lun’s arm grew completely stiff, devoid of any feeling.

Then, half of his body lost all sensation.

Finally, his entire body stiffened, devoid of all feeling.

Yao Xing still consumed desperately, consumed, consumed...

At first, Suo Lun managed to hold on.

But as time went by, darkness encroached before his eyes, the endless ice-cold energy enveloping his entire body.

Suo Lun’s world went black, and he fell completely unconscious.

...

He had no idea how much time had passed.

Suo Lun opened his eyes, regaining consciousness.

The first thing he felt was the numbness in his body, as if it had no feeling at all.

Then he found himself beside a fireplace, the searing flames warming his body.

Gradually, sensation returned to his body, and he managed to sit up with effort.

Then, he saw Ashi Liren sitting not far away in a chair—she had already come to her senses.

Moreover, not only had she woken up, but she had also recovered her incredibly powerful martial arts skills.

She must have taken the pill that Ashi Luo had Huo Ya deliver, as the box it came in was empty beside her. However, inside was another small box, possibly containing the antidote to the poison in Ashinan’s system.