World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 578 - 293: Great success! Suo Lun miracle! (Important)

Chapter 578: 293: Great success! Suo Lun miracle! (Important)

Note: The plot of the previous Chapters about how Suo Lun plans to save Rou Ran City and then completely conquer the Liren is very important. Don’t miss it.

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Having the future queen, once the saintess of the Dragon Temple, and the top-tier powerhouse of the Human Kingdom, Princess Zhi Yan, place a timed explosive seemed like a misuse of her significant talents.

But there was no choice, this task could only be done by her.

Even in the middle of the night, the Dragon Altar of Heaven Worship in Night Orchid Duchy was under strict guard. To enter silently and replace a stone slab inside without being noticed by anyone was no small feat.

Besides peerless martial skills, one must also possess a very high level of spiritual cultivation.

Although Grand Duke Lan Shi had not yet arrived, the entire Dragon Altar of Heaven Worship was already swarming with Spiritual Practitioners, aiming to detect any unguarded moment within the spiritual power coverage. Truly, only a supreme expert like Zhi Yan could do it.

And Zhi Yan was indeed powerful, replacing a hundred-pound stone slab in less than three seconds.

From prying up the original stone slab to setting the one rigged with a timed explosive mechanism, and erasing all traces, it all took less than three seconds.

When she returned to the Shadow Cabinet Secret Base (an inn), she even brought back the original stone slab.

"Identical?" Suo Lun asked.

"Identical," Zhi Yan replied.

Suo Lun tapped the surface of the slab with his finger and listened carefully to the sound. It was no different from the one prepared earlier to house the timed explosive.

He was completely reassured that even if someone were to tap every slab for inspection, there would be no giveaway.

Suo Lun suddenly said, "Assassinating the sovereign of a nation carries grave consequences, doesn’t it?"

Zhi Yan nodded.

Suo Lun said, "Aren’t you worried about anything?"

Shaking her head, Zhi Yan replied, "If you’re not worried, what’s there for me to worry about?"

...

The next day, at nine in the morning!

Grand Duke Lan Shi of Night Orchid, escorted by tens of thousands of troops, left the Night Orchid Palace and headed to the Dragon Altar for the heaven-worship ceremony in a grand procession.

Suo Lun looked out from a second-floor window.

The heaven-worship procession for Grand Duke Lan Shi passed by on Central Axis Avenue, which was only a few hundred meters away.

The Night Orchid Palace and the Dragon Altar were both located on Central Axis Avenue of Ye Lan Capital City, separated by only a dozen or so miles, so there was no need for detours.

By this time, the area within hundreds of meters on both sides of Central Axis Avenue had been completely cleared, with all civilians only able to watch the majestic procession from afar.

The procession, exceeding twenty thousand people, stretched for two to three kilometers.

From Suo Lun’s vantage point, he could only see a massive canopy; the Monarch Lan Shi must be inside the golden canopy, and if there were no surprises, Princess Moping of Xiliang, his consort, would also be inside.

Surrounding this golden canopy were hundreds of Samurai and tens of thousands of soldiers for protection.

Such a guard was as impregnable as a fortress, impenetrable.

If one were to attempt an assassination on Grand Duke Lan Shi from here, even the mightiest warrior among humans would stand zero chance of success.

Dragon power is limited; after slaying a hundred Samurai, one would be virtually spent.

In this world, a Martial Artist without dragon power is akin to a lamb waiting for slaughter.

It took half an hour for this procession of more than twenty thousand to completely pass by, a spectacle of immense scale indeed.

Suo Lun gazed at the landscape of Ye Lan Capital City, Landu.

He had been in the city for two days now, doing his work and healing his wounds in the darkness of his room, and this was the first time he had taken in the view of the city.

This city was slightly smaller than Nu Lang Royal City Zhi Du, but only marginally so; it was also a huge and bustling metropolis.

According to the information, Landu had a population of about seven hundred thousand, roughly seventy percent of that of the Rage Wave Kingdom, making it one of the major cities in the entire Human Kingdom.

Compared with Wangcheng Zidu, the exotic customs here were much more pronounced, with over half of the population having blonde hair and blue eyes, and a mix of white, tan, and even ten percent having black skin.

However, as rulers of the Night Orchid Duchy, the Lan Clan was of typical East Asian descent, not much different from Suo Lun. On the other hand, the Ashi Clan had a very apparent foreign lineage.

Suo Lun was also unable to infiltrate the heaven-worship ceremony, so he could only wait in the inn, waiting for that explosive sound!

And once the explosion occurred, Suo Lun had to flee without delay. So, this was his last chance to enjoy the view of Landu.

...

Around ten-thirty in the morning.

The procession of Grand Duke Lan Shi had entered the Dragon Altar in a magnificent manner.

The altar ground was vast, covering more than a thousand acres, yet sparse in construction. The only thing that stood out was the Sky-Piercing Stele, over a hundred meters tall.

The reason for its height was the hope that it could convey the human wishes to the heavenly dragons, thereby receiving the dragons’ blessing.

Places like this Dragon Altar existed in nearly every country.

Each sovereign was expected to worship the heavens at least once a year.

An army of over twenty thousand encircled the entire altar, making it impenetrable.

More than a thousand Samurai guarded every strategic point.

And several hundred Spiritual Practitioners, the Spiritual Practitioners of the Dragon Temple, monitored every corner of the altar with their spiritual power.

On the vast square, the massive army stood like nails, arrayed in neat rows.

In the center of the square was the Sacrificial Altar with ninety-nine steps.

Atop the altar stood the Sky-Piercing Stele, rising over a hundred meters high.

...

At eleven-thirty!

The official in charge shouted loudly, "Ascend!"

Immediately, Monarch Lan Shi of Night Orchid, along with hundreds of civil and military officials, ascended the ninety-nine steps, moving neither quickly nor slowly, with solemn dignity.

Grand Duke Lan Shi himself led the way at the front.

As the consort of the Grand Duke, Princess Moping of Xiliang, though not favored by her husband, was unable to change the fact that she was the mother of the nation and was just three steps behind Grand Duke Lan Shi.