World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 622 - 313: Zhi Yan captures Suo Lun! Finds the relic!

Chapter 622: 313: Zhi Yan captures Suo Lun! Finds the relic!

Note: Thank you to the King of Stocks for becoming the third Alliance Hierarch of this book. Congratulations to the new Alliance Hierarch, thank you!

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Prince Zili’s wife, Fang Qingzhuo, is the legitimate daughter of the Lord of Yinzhou and the elder sister of Fang Qingshu. She is twenty-nine years old this year, several years younger than Prince Zili.

Now, the couple has given birth to two daughters.

This woman is very low-key. Even as Prince Zili’s wife, she rarely appears in public. She met Prince Zili at the Yanjing Divine Dragon Sanctuary.

"Is it troublesome? Why so careless?" she said softly to Prince Zili.

Fang Qingzhuo is not stunningly beautiful, but she is very dignified and elegant, virtuous and tender, with an air of maternal grace.

Rumors said that Prince Zili had been stabbed in the chest, but of course, she knew the truth and did not blame him. Instead, her gaze was full of heartache.

"It’s nothing serious," Prince Zili said. "You’re worried. Have the children gone to bed?"

"They are already asleep," Fang Qingzhuo said, then carefully nestled in her husband’s arms, avoiding his wounds.

"I’m sorry," Prince Zili whispered, gently stroking his wife’s back.

Fang Qingzhuo didn’t say anything, just silently wept before she couldn’t help but say, "Your Majesty doesn’t have much time left. Do you still need to go after the Suo family at this time?"

"What, getting sentimental?" Prince Zili said.

Fang Qingzhuo said, "When I first came to Zhi Du, I didn’t have any friends. Ning Bing was almost my only good friend."

Back then, Prince Zili had deliberately facilitated Fang Qingzhuo’s association with Suo Ningbing, as he already had designs on her as a playboy.

At that time, Suo Ningbing and Fang Qingzhuo indeed got along very well and had quite a rapport.

Latter, when Suo Ningbing saw a covetous look in Prince Zili’s eyes, she decisively cooled the relationship.

Prince Zili said, "Although Suo Lun is dead, Tianshui City’s force still exists, as do Chaos Stone Island and the Magic Mirror Industry. Together with Rou Ran City, they have over a hundred thousand troops, so Zhen Yan Princess hasn’t given up hope and hasn’t come over to surrender. Eradicating the Suo family also serves as a warning to her."

Fang Qingzhuo’s beautiful eyes trembled, then she said no more.

"Ting’s sleeping posture is bad; I’ll go have a look," Fang Qingzhuo said, and then she left her husband’s embrace and returned back to the room.

A moment later, a female samurai entered and kneeled, "Master, Gui Qinshao has still not compromised."

This woman, named Jian Liu, is the daughter of Marquis Jian Yong, the head of Royal City Academy. She is thirty-one years old this year.

She is married and has children. Her husband is a senior general in the Northern Legion.

She herself is also one of the rare female Dragon Samurai in Rage Wave Kingdom.

Of course, she also has another identity -- she is Prince Zili’s mistress.

Several days have passed since Prince Zili was stabbed, and Gui Qinshao has also been imprisoned in the dungeon for several days.

Because his virility was affected, Prince Zili hadn’t done anything to Gui Qinshao.

He had said he wanted Gui Qinshao to crawl to him, kneel and beg for mercy, pleading for his favor.

In Prince Zili’s view, Gui Qinshao was entirely naive and fearless, only crying when she saw her own coffin. When causing trouble, she acted merely out of impetuosity, without considering any consequences. But if she experienced the slightest suffering, she would break into tears and fall to her knees begging for mercy.

Thus, it wouldn’t even be necessary to torture her much; just a few days’ imprisonment and a few missed meals would make her obedient as a dog.

However, unexpectedly, after several days, Gui Qinshao still had not submitted. She hadn’t come crawling to beg for mercy, nor was she willing to frame Suo Lun.

Also, in order not to damage her delicate skin and precious body, the use of torture had to be restrained.

"Has she gone on a hunger strike?" Prince Zili asked.

"No," the female Dragon Samurai Jian Liu said, "She eats whatever we give her. Additionally, she insists on bathing and brushing her teeth every day, even though her whole body is covered with bruises from the beatings."

Then, Jian Liu hesitated to speak.

"What is it?" Prince Zili asked.

The female Dragon Samurai Jian Liu said, "She’s been so stubbornly unyielding that, in a fit of irritation, I applied certain punishments to her."

"What punishments?" Prince Zili asked.

Jian Liu said, "They won’t damage her skin or body, but they’re very painful, like inserting needles into the seams of her fingernails."

Suddenly, Prince Zili’s face twitched violently, just hearing about this torture pained him, and for someone as delicate as Gui Qinshao, it was utterly unbearable.

Jian Liu continued, "Another is pouring boiling water down her throat continuously."

This Jian Liu standing before him, perhaps out of jealousy for Gui Qinshao’s beauty, was so malicious.

Even though none of these punishments would damage the surface of the body, they were much more excruciating than whippings or cuts, completely intolerable agony.

Prince Zili said in shock, "She could endure these torments?"

Jian Liu shook her head, "She convulsed and fainted right away, but when she woke up, she still hadn’t compromised."

Prince Zili was truly astonished. Gui Qinshao was the most pampered miss in the world, the kind who would make a fuss over a mosquito bite, yet she faced such torments without compromise.

However, Prince Zili never really intended to extract anything from Gui Qinshao’s mouth; he merely wanted to torment her.

"Alright, you may continue dealing with her, but remember, don’t harm her delicate body and beauty," Prince Zili said. "As for framing Suo Lun, just write a confession, and when she’s unconscious, press her fingerprint on it."

"Yes, Master," Jian Liu said.

Half a day later!

The Lord Regent’s mansion announced to the world that the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on Prince Zili was Count Tianshui, Suo Lun!

Suddenly, the entire Royal City was once again in turmoil, and all of Rage Wave Kingdom was in a state of shock.

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Inside the Butu Tower!

When Princess Zhi Yan saw Suo Lun being pressed to the ground by Zhuang Zhixuan, her heart immediately tightened, and she trembled in fear.

But she knew that the Butu Tower was filled with endless desires, utterly irresistible by human will.

If Suo Lun and Zhuang Zhixuan continued to sink into this depravity, there would only be one outcome—they would both perish, consumed by their passions until nothing was left.

"Suo Lun, wake up, please wake up..." Zhi Yan gently patted Suo Lun’s face.

Suo Lun remained completely unconscious.

At that moment, Zhi Yan realized that the Butu Tower was actually a Tower of Desires; anyone who entered would have their innermost passions immediately ignited, burning until death was the only extinguisher.

It didn’t matter if it was one person or two, regardless of gender, anyone would completely succumb until their life force was thoroughly scorched away.

Of course, Suo Lun was an exception; having entered, he immediately rendered himself unconscious, completely shutting down all his mental faculties and brain functions.

Thus, Suo Lun and Zhi Yan were almost the only ones who could escape.

Zhi Yan pushed Zhuang Zhixuan away, but soon she entangled herself again, utterly lost to madness, devoid of any sense.

Therefore, Zhi Yan pushed her away once more, only for her to cling on again.

Left with no choice, Zhi Yan was about to use her dragon power to knock Zhuang Zhixuan unconscious.

But then...

When she made her move, she found herself without any dragon power, possessing only the strength of an ordinary woman.

Zhi Yan tried to release her dragon power again, only to find it still absent.

Then she realized that, within the Butu Tower, all dragon power was suppressed, leaving only the strength of the physical body.

And in terms of physical power, Zhuang Zhixuan, standing at a full 1.8 meters and already inherently strong, was now even more ferociously powerful.

Zhi Yan kept pushing her away, but she kept coming back.

Consequently, Zhi Yan had no choice but to let Zhuang Zhixuan rage on while she began to survey the Butu Tower.

It seemed, at first glance, indistinguishable from any other colossal tower, with one layer upon another, each layer having its own set of stairs, narrower at the top than at the bottom.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Dragon Mark sacred object should be at the very pinnacle, right?

However, the Butu Tower was over eight hundred meters tall, likely consisting of dozens, if not hundreds, of layers.

Zhi Yan took a deep breath, once again pushed Zhuang Zhixuan away from Suo Lun, and then, holding Suo Lun tight, began to desperately climb towards the second layer of the tower.

Upon losing Suo Lun, Zhuang Zhixuan let out a pained cry of disappointment but promptly gave chase.

And so, Zhi Yan, holding Suo Lun, struggled to climb the tower’s endless steps.

Once reaching the second layer, there seemed to be slightly fewer bones scattered around.

On the third level, there were even fewer bones.

Upon reaching the ninth level, she was already out of breath from exhaustion.

Without dragon power, she could only rely on her body’s strength; and with Suo Lun weighing over a hundred jin, carrying him up hundreds of steps was truly exhausting.

Worst of all, behind her was Zhuang Zhixuan, driven by her madness, relentlessly pursuing without showing any signs of fatigue.

There were a few times when Suo Lun had been snatched away from Zhi Yan’s embrace.

After reaching the ninth level, Zhi Yan stopped to rest for a bit.

Suo Lun was once again taken by Zhuang Zhixuan,

The Butu Tower was truly terrifying; no one could resist it, all losing their minds...

After a short rest, Zhi Yan hurriedly pushed Zhuang Zhixuan away and continued to climb upward with Suo Lun in her arms.

In this manner, Princess Zhi Yan, temporarily bereft of her dragon power, struggled on, both carrying Suo Lun and contending with Zhuang Zhixuan.

Every ten levels, they took a moment to rest.

In this way, several hours passed.

Finally, Zhi Yan climbed to the ninety-ninth level and arrived at the top of the Butu Tower.

Once she reached the top, Zhi Yan was completely exhausted, lying motionless on the ground.

And beside her, Zhuang Zhixuan, unable to wait a moment longer, snatched Suo Lun and began to caress him fervently.

If there were no surprises, the Dragon Mark sacred object within the Butu Tower should be here at the very top.

And this top level, measuring only around a hundred square meters, should make it easy to be found.

After resting for a quarter of an hour, Zhi Yan opened her beautiful eyes.

Then, she was utterly stunned and dazzled.

The Dragon Mark sacred object was right before her eyes!

She had not expected that the Dragon Mark sacred object would actually be this?

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Note: The first update is here, thank you all. Lately, I only sleep for three to four hours before waking up and then I can’t fall back asleep, it’s so painful.

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