World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 754 - 368: Hai Gang Compromises! The Kiss of Yan Chuo’er!_3

Chapter 754: 368: Hai Gang Compromises! The Kiss of Yan Chuo’er!_3

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Suo Lun’s vessel continued its journey southward and, at a distance of three thousand li from Tianshui City, once again encountered the fleet of the Yan Mo.

There were no less than four to five hundred warships with over fifty thousand men. At that moment, they were engaged in naval drill exercises, preparing for the final rehearsal before the grand battle with Suo Lun’s navy that was to take place in a little over twenty days.

Suo Lun watched for a while, observing the Yan Mo’s forces executing maneuvers with seasoned proficiency, commanding the hundreds of ships as if they were part of their own limbs, each warship moving with the agility of a fish.

The exercise split into two factions, one playing the role of Suo Lun’s navy, the other that of the Yan Mo navy.

By this time, the exercise was almost over, and the side playing Suo Lun’s navy, unsurprisingly, lost. They were surrounded with no way out, and their only fate was total annihilation.

Familiar with both friend and foe, the Yan Mo was even stronger than his mother, Yan Chuo’er, when it came to leading the navy into battle.

All along, the true commander leading the troops on campaigns was the Yan Mo. His Rock Pirates truly fought as if one could contend against two.

In the hands of the Yan Mo, the hundred thousand navy on the surface of the Eastern Ocean was truly invincible.

For Suo Lun’s twenty five thousand navy to contend against Yan Mo’s hundred thousand was indeed as difficult as ascending to the heavens!

And at that moment, the Yan Mo also spotted Suo Lun’s vessel. His flagship immediately drew closer, and his boisterous, untamed laughter could be heard across the thousands of meters.

"Suo Lun, my brother, have you returned from Yingzhou Island? How did the alliance negotiations go?" Despite the distance, Yan Mo’s voice still penetrated Suo Lun’s ears.

He knew well that Suo Lun had gone to Yingzhou Island to negotiate an alliance with Hai Gang but still did not stop him.

Yan Mo continued, "You’re probably wondering why, even though I know you’ve gone to seek an alliance with Hai Gang, I still didn’t stop you, right?"

Suo Lun smiled and offered no reply.

Yan Mo said, "That’s because even if you do forge an alliance, I see it as nothing. Your combined allied forces, along with some other pirate rabble, might at most make up a hundred thousand. A hundred thousand against a hundred thousand—if I don’t beat the crap out of you, I wouldn’t deserve to call myself King of the Yan Clan."

As he spoke, Yan Mo was filled with utter confidence and an incredibly bold spirit—this man was truly arrogant and valiant.

Yan Mo added, "That old thief Hai Gang, with his narrow mind and sly, deceitful heart, is obsessed with becoming a noble, casting away the traditions of the Yan people completely. Once a person forgets their roots, their army won’t have the strength of even a fart. Your alliance with Hai Gang is as useful as in-laws between a mouse and a turtle—completely useless."

Suo Lun laughed and said, "The alliance was actually a success, but then Hai Zhier, that ignorant girl, tried to kill me. In the end, she was the one who got killed by me, and so the treaty came to nothing."

Yan Mo asked, "That Hai Zhier who is only fifteen this year and has been studying on the Demon Continent? Did you sleep with her?"

"No," replied Suo Lun.

Yan Mo commented, "What a pity. Suo Lun, you hypocrite, you should have taken her then killed her—it’s a waste of beauty!"

Suo Lun drew close to Yan Mo’s flagship and said, "Yan Mo, my brother, can we talk again?"

Yan Mo answered, "My brother, there’s nothing to discuss. Either hand over the Secret Formula of Thunderous Explosives and its production site or brace yourself for my devastating strike that will completely obliterate your navy and reduce your coastlines and all your industries to rubbish."

Suo Lun said, "If you want the Thunderous Explosives, that’s fine! From now on, every month, I will provide you with eighty thousand catties for free—how about that?"

Giving away eighty thousand catties of gunpowder for free to Yan Mo every month would, within a few months, amass enough for Yan Mo to take down Yingzhou Island.

Facing Yan Mo’s hundred thousand navy, Suo Lun was truly on the retreat again.

"Hahaha..." Yan Mo laughed heartily and said, "Suo Lun, how about this? You tell me the Secret Formula and the production site for the Thunderous Explosives, and I will give you a hundred thousand catties every month for free—how about that?"

Suo Lun’s face suddenly contorted with spasm, feeling utterly humiliated and disgraced.

Just like Hai Gang, Yan Mo was equally greedy, only Hai Gang was cunning and deceptive in using power and trickery. On the other hand, Yan Mo embodied direct plundering.

Which side was more detestable? There truly was no answer.

Seeing something they wanted and taking it was the tradition of the Rock Pirates, deeply ingrained in the bloodline of Yan Mo, who saw it as completely justified.

In that case, there was nothing left to discuss, Suo Lun had no ground left to retreat.

"I take my leave," Suo Lun said.

Then, his sailboat set sail heading south.

"Little brother, have a safe journey, I won’t see you out," Yan Mo shouted loudly. Then, standing at the prow of his ship, he unzipped his trousers, pulled out his member, and commenced urinating in the direction of the departing Suo Lun over the vast sea.

Princess Zhi Yan suddenly spoke out, "Husband, this Yan Mo deserves to die!"

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Two days and three nights later!

Suo Lun returned to the sea region of Tianshui City. Yan Chuo’er descended onto Suo Lun’s sailboat riding a griffon, and asked, "How did the negotiations on Yingzhou Island go?"

Suo Lun shook his head and said, "Not well, we failed at the last moment."

Then, he detailed to Yan Chuo’er what happened on Yingzhou Island.

After listening, Yan Chuo’er suddenly stepped forward and embraced Suo Lun, kissing him affectionately on the face, and said, "Thank you, my child. It’s precisely because you risked your life to protect us that this home feels especially warm."

Suo Lun smiled tenderly, saying nothing.

Fu Lingxi was no longer fit to be a mother; in the eyes of Suo Lun, Yan Chuo’er was the mother.

"Aunt, from now on, everything is up to us," Suo Lun said.

"We can only fight with our lives at stake and do our best!" Yan Chuo’er said. "Oh, Suo Lun, there are two things. First, those three Cannon Warships have already been officially launched for trial sailing, but they have yet to practice firing. You will personally take charge of the first shot."

"Good," Suo Lun said excitedly. "Let’s head straight to fire that first shot. Whether we live or die in the battle in twenty-some days will depend entirely on the power of these Cannon Warships."

Yan Chuo’er said, "Secondly, the people from the Underworld Society have arrived and are waiting to have the final discussion with you."

What was the discussion about? Of course, it was whether to place an order to assassinate Yan Mo. How much it would cost to assassinate Yan Mo.

"Aunt, you go ahead and wait for me on the Cannon Warship. We will fire that first shot together," Suo Lun said.

Yan Mo was, after all, the son of Yan Chuo’er, and Suo Lun didn’t want her involved in the assassination of Yan Mo.

"Okay," Yan Chuo’er said, then she rode the griffon southward to the sea region where the Cannon Warships were located.

Meanwhile, Suo Lun’s sailboat continued forward and docked at the pier of the Suo fleet’s thunderous explosives harbor. He, along with Princess Zhi Yan and Zhuang Zhixuan, proceeded to a castle dozens of miles away for discussions with the members of the Underworld Society!

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