World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 714 - 352: Ling Ao’s Leg is Broken! Zhi Li’s Demonization!_2

Chapter 714: Chapter 352: Ling Ao’s Leg is Broken! Zhi Li’s Demonization!_2

Soon, two samurai appeared and lifted the almost fainting Ling Ao onto a horse carriage, fleeing westward until they were out of sight.

Meanwhile, Gui Xingfu, who was kneeling on the ground, had his back drenched in sweat and still didn’t dare to lift his head.

Suo Lun looked at him, chuckled lightly, and then turned and left.

...

In BaiHuo City, Marquis FuE received a letter from his daughter, Fu Lingxi.

After reading it, he first was taken aback, and then let out a cold laugh.

Fu Xian, the son of Marquis FuE, said, "Father, what did sister’s letter say? What is Suo Lun’s attitude?"

Marquis FuE replied, "Suo Lun wants me to go to Tianshui City to apologize in person!"

"Bullshit, what the hell is Suo Lun?" Fu Qi, Marquis FuE’s grandson, said loudly from the side. "He just won a small battle and his power is still less than a tenth of Zhi Li His Highness. He’s still in a precarious situation. We already gave him enough face by sending Aunt to pay a visit, and now he has the gall to put on such airs demanding grandfather to apologize. He doesn’t even know his own weight; it’s laughable!"

Hearing his son speak so harshly, Fu Xian glared at him.

As if not too afraid of his father, Fu Qi continued to scoff, "Suo Lun has been dizzy with minor victories; so superficial and childish, he can’t accomplish anything great, and he is bound to die without a doubt."

Marquis FuE shook his head and said, "What do you know? Suo Lun wanting me to go to Tianshui City to apologize isn’t to vent anger, but to make me publicly pick sides. Once I appear in Tianshui City, it would be like telling everyone that BaiHuo City has taken the side of Suo Lun and Zhen Yan Princess."

Fu Qi felt embarrassed, realizing he was the one who had a shallow understanding.

Marquis FuE said, "However, you said one thing that is correct. Suo Lun indeed doesn’t know his own weight. Not to mention whether he can defeat Zhi Li, even if he does and supports Zhen Yan Princess to ascend the throne, he still can’t do anything to BaiHuo City. I was originally thinking about easing the relationship between the two parties for the sake of kinship, but he gets ahead of himself, completely unaware of his limitations, utterly lacking self-awareness."

Then, Marquis FuE carelessly threw the secret letter from Tianshui City into the fire.

Fu Qi said, "Isn’t it the truth? Even if Suo Lun becomes the Regent King, what can he do to us? The roots of BaiHuo City are in the Dragon Temple. Generations of kings could only try to curry favor. Suo Lun is indeed ignorant and fearless!"

Marquis FuE instructed, "Send a Gyrfalcon messenger to Lingxi and tell her to return to Zidu. There’s no use wasting time in Tianshui City. Her son can’t be given too much face."

Fu Xian’s expression darkened as he said, "Yes!"

Enthusiastically, Fu Qi said, "I’ll write it. As one of the sixteen heads of the Tribunal, Aunt doesn’t need to go to Tianshui City and be subjected to others’ attitudes."

...

In the royal city of Zidu, the residence of the young lord!

Zhi Li sat there blankly. He had anticipated the consequences of his defeat in the great battle against Suo, but when it actually happened, he felt chilled to the bone, a pain piercing his heart.

After King Quo Bian fell ill, he, as the young lord, had been supervising the nation with the cabinet leading the state affairs.

These days, although the aristocratic officials still behaved obsequiously, Zhi Li could distinctly feel that something was off.

First, fewer people paid private visits to his residence, and the number of nobles who sent their wives to his door had also decreased.

What chilled his heart most was that in the cabinet, which used to be under Yan Wuji’s leadership, they tried their utmost to suppress Suo’s Tianshui City and spread rumors and slander about Suo Lun in public opinion.

Now, these attacks in the media had also stopped.

Suo Lun’s Magic Mirror was now being sold openly in the royal city instead of being auctioned first at the pirate harbor and then transferred to Zidu.

The war for the throne was like a shift in water currents—ebbing and flowing.

As the water on his side receded, the water on the side of Suo Lun and Zhi Yan naturally rose!

Zhi Li could imagine, even with his eyes closed, how many pairs of eyes were staring at Suo Lun, seeking opportunities to secretly send people to Tianshui City for clandestine contact and hedging bets.

Of course, although his power was still many times larger than that of Suo Lun, he already felt surrounded by crises.

What kept him most awake at night, however, was his lifeline.

Suo Lun’s untriggered threat hung over him like a sword that could fall at any moment.

If Suo Lun were to reveal that Zhi Li had been castrated and could no longer produce heirs, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, the most urgent task was to immediately restore his lifeline and impregnate a woman as soon as possible.

But almost two months had passed since the wound was supposed to have healed, and his manhood remained utterly lifeless, failing to respond to any stimulation whatsoever.

Now, his only hope was demon’s blood!

This substance had the power to instantly and fully heal any injured part of the body.

Over a month ago, he had asked his father-in-law’s family to help find some demon’s blood, but till now there had been no news.

Thus, Zhi Li was utterly despondent!

"Husband, Qingzhuo has come." Suddenly, the gentle voice of his wife, Fang Qingzhuo, resounded in his ear.

Zhi Li was startled, then overjoyed, and hurriedly went out to meet him.

Upon seeing Fang Qingzhuo, Zhi Li eagerly asked, "Is it about that thing, have you found it?"

Fang Qingzhuo nodded.

Zhi Li was ecstatic, his voice trembling, "Where was it found?"

"At the Dragon Temple," said Fang Qingzhuo. "My father personally took action and incurred a great cost to obtain a sample of demon’s blood from the Demon Research Room of the Holy Temple."

"Does anyone else know?" Zhi Li asked, trembling.

"Besides you, me, my father, and my elder sister, only two people in the Dragon Temple know," Fang Qingzhuo replied. "They’ve received immense benefits and won’t speak of it."

His face twitching, Zhi Li asked, "Is it possible to silence them?"

Fang Qingzhuo thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Difficult, but if the secret should leak, they are certainly doomed to die."

Zhi Li asked, "Did you bring the thing with you?"

Fang Qingzhuo nodded.

"To the secret chamber!" Zhi Li ordered.

Then, the three of them entered the underground secret chamber of the Lord’s residence, guarded personally by the chief eunuch, Li Chenglian.

Upon entering the secret chamber, Fang Qingzhuo produced from his bosom a pure white jade box, roughly the size of a palm, that chilled the air upon contact.

It was carved from cold jade mined from the ocean floor, inherently ice-cold.

Opening the cold jade box, Fang Qingzhuo revealed a clear jade needle that held a tiny amount of green blood, extremely little, a fraction of a milliliter by earthly measurements.

To the naked eye, this green blood seemed alive, its luminescence flowing continuously.

"Is this the demon’s blood from Ashi Luo’s body?" asked Zhi Li.

Fang Qingzhuo shook his head, "No, there are different grades of purity and strength among the demon’s bloodlines. The demon’s blood within Ashi Luo is exceptionally pure and high-grade, infused with an incredibly powerful force, exclusive to Hell Knights. Once the Hell Knight’s tears are consumed and the transformation is complete, these energies fully unleash, multiplying Ashi Luo’s abilities several times over."

Zhi Li inquired, "What about the demon’s blood in Yan Nai’er’s body?"

Fang Qingzhuo answered, "It should be of a similar grade to the demon’s blood you have here, capable of instantly healing any wound and rendering one immune to all poisons, but at the cost of one’s life force. However, it is already the only demon’s blood obtainable in the world. The exclusive demon’s blood of a Hell Knight can only be procured by a Hell Knight’s guide."

Zhi Li grasped the jade vial, staring intensely at the demon’s blood inside, his breathing becoming incredibly rapid, "Do I just need to inject it into my heart?"

"Yes," Fang Qingzhuo said. "But think it through, once you infuse yourself with demon’s blood, you’ll have committed an act against Dragon Energy and Dragon faith. If exposed, the consequences are unthinkable!"

Zhi Li declared, "What’s the use of life if my manhood is useless and I cannot bed a woman? If news of my severed manhood leaks, the outcome would be unthinkable. I have no other choice!"

Taking a deep breath.

Zhi Li picked up the jade needle filled with demon’s blood, tore open his clothing to reveal his bare chest, and fiercely stabbed it into the heart area!

In an instant, a flash of green light appeared, and the demon’s blood within the jade needle furiously entered Zhi Li’s heart.

"Ah..." Zhi Li’s body shuddered, and he let out a thunderous roar!

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