World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 630: Three one seven: The cup is greatly increased! Leave!

Chapter 630: Three one seven: The cup is greatly increased! Leave!

"Hmm..." Following that, Zhuang Zhixuan let out a series of whimpers from her mouth.

Then, like a child who hadn’t woken up, she made a string of humming noises and hugged Suo Lun even tighter, entwining her limbs around his.

Unexpectedly, this tomboyish woman had such a tender and foolish side.

Opening her beautiful eyes, she looked straight at Suo Lun first thing.

Her eyes suddenly turned icy cold, and she raised her hand, ready to strike Suo Lun dead with a single palm.

Zhi Yan didn’t move, just looking at her.

Her expression complex, she glanced at Suo Lun, then proceeded to walk away.

"Wait..." Suo Lun said.

"What?" Zhuang Zhixuan asked coldly.

Suo Lun said, "Witch Yuanyuan might still be outside. You going out alone could startle the snake in the grass."

Zhuang Zhixuan was silent for a moment, then remained standing where she was.

"I’m sorry," Zhi Yan suddenly said softly from his arms.

Suo Lun of course knew what her apology referred to; he didn’t speak but just gently stroked her jade back.

"My lord, you were ambushed by Yuanyuan, and it had nothing to do with Huai Bingyi," Zhi Yan said.

Suo Lun instantly understood the meaning of Zhi Yan’s words: She was not making excuses for Huai Bingyi, but was informing Suo Lun about him to prevent Suo Lun from underestimating him.

Suo Lun nodded and said, "When Yuanyuan threw me into the Butu Tower, I knew all of this had nothing to do with Huai Bingyi."

His words were unclear, but Zhi Yan understood them in an instant.

Princess Yuanyuan of Yaozhou had ambushed Suo Lun and brought him thousands of miles to Pagoda Island, not for some Dragon Mark relic.

The Dragon Mark relics, though extremely precious, were just so-so for someone of the Princess of Yaozhou’s caliber.

It’s like with Jiang Xue, who went through countless hardships to enter the temple in the Bloody Shore Lost City, only to come out with a sword. Later, when he found out that the Dragon Mark relic of Bloody Shore Lost City (Dragonflame Crystal) was in the hands of Suo Lun, he even borrowed it to take a look. But then, without any hesitation, he returned it to Suo Lun.

These people stood at the pinnacle of the power pyramid of this world. For others, the Dragon Mark relics were rare treasures; for them, they weren’t so important.

It’s not to say that the Dragon Mark relics weren’t precious; undoubtedly, they were still incredibly valuable.

But whether it was for Jiang Xue or Princess Yuanyuan of Yaozhou, they held supreme power, so their pursuit of martial strength wasn’t as fervent.

Witch Yuanyuan didn’t kill Suo Lun and brought him thousands of miles to the Futu Tower specifically to use him as bait to eliminate Zhi Yan.

From this reasoning, Huai Bingyi’s status was even higher than Yuanyuan’s, presumably comparable to Ji Xiuning’s. Therefore, his appearance was surely not for something as trivial as killing Suo Lun, but rather for other more significant matters, matters of great importance.

Almost instantly, Suo Lun figured out Huai Bingyi’s purpose.

Seeking the Tears of the Demon, ultimately finding the master of Yao Xing, was his mission in the world.

"Let’s go out. With both of us gone, the situation in Rage Wave Kingdom must be extremely perilous," Suo Lun said.

"Alright," Zhi Yan nodded.

Then, standing in front, she shielded Suo Lun behind her, holding the Dragon Gold Sword, and step by step, walked down the stairs of the Butu Tower.

At this time, the Energy Array inside the Butu Tower had completely disappeared, and her dragon power was fully restored.

Suo Lun followed behind her, and as he watched Zhi Yan descend the stairs, the curve of her waist and hips breathtakingly beautiful, he couldn’t help but focus his gaze.

As if sensing his gaze, Zhi Yan turned around and playfully glared at him.

She had truly and thoroughly changed into a creature full of enchanting allure.

And Zhuang Zhixuan, still kept a cold face, following far behind, her eyes complex as she looked at Suo Lun’s back.

...

In this way, the three of them walked from the ninety-ninth floor all the way down to the ground floor great hall of the Pyramid.

Here, the floor was strewn with skeletal remains.

The great doors of the Butu Tower remained open; previously, one could never walk out because just getting to the doorway seemed like hitting an invisible energy wall that pushed one back.

Zhi Yan had tried countless times before and had never been able to get out.

Now, not a single person was outside the door, and it was unknown whether Witch Yuanyuan was still on the island.

Zhi Yan, holding Suo Lun’s hand, took a deep breath and then just like that, walked towards the great doors of the Butu Tower.

Just like that, silently, effortlessly, they left the Butu Tower.

Zhi Yan and Suo Lun were both surprised, then overjoyed, having exited the tower with such ease.

Ahead was a castle built by Yaozhou to guard the Butu Tower, but now it was without a single soul in sight.

After Yuanyuan successfully murdered Zhi Yan, she watched her turn into a mural and then she guarded the outside for a few days, making sure that everyone who went in could never leave and had died, before she led her people to depart by ship from Pagoda Island.

Zhi Yan, still unsheathed and walking in front, led Suo Lun and Zhuang Zhixuan into the Yaozhou castle.

It was night, and the Samurai of Yaozhou were asleep inside the castle.

Zhi Yan closed her beautiful eyes, released her spiritual power to sense, then whispered softly, "There are a total of seventeen Yaozhou Samurai on guard, all asleep. My lord, please wait a moment."

Then, with a slight flutter of her body, Zhi Yan vanished from Suo Lun’s sight.

In less than three minutes, she emerged again, still unclothed, and the Dragon Gold Sword in her hands had not a drop of blood on it.

Yet, the seventeen remaining Yaozhou Samurai inside had been cleanly killed.

"Come in quickly, there is food, clean water, and clothes inside," Zhi Yan said.

The three of them entered the castle, took a comfortable bath first, and then changed into clean and beautiful garments.

After that, they feasted on a table full of delicious food.

Suo Lun saw that Zhi Yan was wearing the dress of Princess Yuanyuan of Yaozhou, a purple wrap-around gown.

This was the dress Witch Yuanyuan wore when she played the role of a noble and cold princess. Now on Zhi Yan, it looked absolutely stunning, captivatingly beautiful, and supremely elegant.

This noble and cold elegance almost made Suo Lun unable to open his eyes.

Previously, Zhi Yan only wore one type of garment, a simple white dress with no extravagance.

Yet now, she had chosen such a coldly elegant and splendid dress to wear.

As for Zhuang Zhixuan, she still chose the python-skin samurai outfit.

She paid no attention to others, and nobody paid attention to her.

Zhi Yan hadn’t spoken a single word to her from the beginning to the end.

After eating, Zhi Yan said, "We’re going to the dock to see if there’s a boat."

Then, she led Suo Lun straight out of the castle, along the winding stone road up the mountain, toward the seaside dock, while Zhuang Zhixuan stayed inside the castle.

At the deserted dock by the seaside, there was not a single boat in existence, only the sound of the waves sweeping the beach.

"Husband, what should we do?" Zhi Yan asked.

This Pagoda Island had only appeared in the world nine years ago. Apart from Yaozhou knowing of its existence, no one else in the world did.

Therefore, other than ships from Yaozhou, no vessels would pass by here.

With the Pagoda Island being several thousand miles away from the mainland, without a sea vessel, even if Zhi Yan was highly skilled in martial arts, she couldn’t return to the mainland.

And by the time the next ship passed by Pagoda Island, who knew when that would be. By that time, Zhi Li would have already ascended the throne, and the Suo family would have already been annihilated.

"Don’t worry, there will be a boat coming," said Suo Lun. "If nothing goes wrong, there should be one arriving within three days."

Zhi Yan was astonished.

"Let’s go back," said Suo Lun.

"I’ll stay here just in case a ship comes; otherwise, we might miss it," Zhi Yan said.

"Don’t worry, you won’t miss it. The people on the boat will come to the castle," Suo Lun assured.

After that, Suo Lun and Zhi Yan walked dozens of miles along the winding mountain stone road back to the castle.

...

Alas! This downfall dream of the divine dragon, this enigmatic Dragon Mark relic, had transformed Zhi Yan from a fairy into a witch!

After a quarter of an hour, Zhi Yan turned around and lay on Suo Lun’s back, whispering in his ear, "Husband, this downfall dream of the divine dragon possesses strong spiritual power, which has rapidly increased my own spiritual cultivation."

Zhi Yan’s spiritual power cultivation was already quite high, but now it had rapidly advanced to an extent that Suo Lun truly didn’t know how powerful it had become.

"The way you immobilized all the ghostly experts from Yaozhou before, was that done using Mental Skill?" Suo Lun asked.

"Yes," Zhi Yan replied. "You have to find the inherent spiritual frequency of the enemy and then instantly release a spiritual attack to invade their brain domain, causing their body to solidify. Moreover, this kind of Mental Skill can achieve the effect of exerting minimal force to move something much heavier; I will teach it to you in the next two days."

"Good," said Suo Lun.

Then, the two talked together, embraced, and unknowingly, gradually fell asleep.

...

In the following period of time.

Zhuang Zhixuan kept herself locked in her room and didn’t come out, while Zhi Yan was teaching Suo Lun the Spirit Solidifying Skill.

After learning it, Suo Lun realized the devilish nature of the Spirit Solidifying Skill.

Suo Lun’s own spiritual cultivation was not low, and he could also release spiritual attacks. However, his spiritual power attacks were sharp and direct, requiring a great deal of spiritual energy.

The Spirit Solidifying Skill, on the other hand, was completely like using a small force to move a heavy weight, similar to the principle of spiritual resonance.

By releasing just a small amount of spiritual power, it could provoke a resonance of the spiritual power inside the enemy’s body, amplify the attack, and momentarily paralyze the brain domain. Once the control of the brain was lost, the entire body would instantly freeze and be completely immobilized.

The principle sounds simple, but in reality, it is immensely complex.

The number of mental energy frequencies and bandwidth data to remember spans thousands and tens of thousands.

But Suo Lun’s modified brain was truly extraordinary, with a spiritual aptitude surpassing nine, it was characterized by an incredible ability to never forget once seen.

In the end, even Zhi Yan was thoroughly impressed, as Suo Lun’s learning progress was incredibly fast.

In just two days’ time, he had completed the theoretical study of the Spirit Solidifying Skill. Back then, Zhi Yan herself was considered a supreme genius and it had taken her a full ten days.

...

On the third day!

A large ship appeared at the dock on the coast of Pagoda Island.

Suo Lun had said to Zhi Yan that within three days a ship would surely appear, and just as he predicted, the ship arrived.

Finally, they were about to leave Pagoda Island!

...

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