World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 788 - 381: Turing Duo’s Pregnancy? The Great Battle with Yan Mo!_2

Chapter 788: 381: Turing Duo’s Pregnancy? The Great Battle with Yan Mo!_2

"Without ruthlessness, one can hardly be considered a real man. How pitiful, my poor brother," mused the Yan Mo to himself. "Perhaps, it is our Yan Tribe’s destiny to rise upon your corpse. A glorious death is far preferable to dying unnoticed, isn’t it?"

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Atop the castle on Yingzhou Island!

The head of the Hai Family personally received a message delivered by a flying pigeon, which contained only one line of encrypted text.

"The grand army of the Yan Mo is marching southward, the decisive battle is about to erupt!"

His wife, Mrs. Bai Ye, leaned in and said, "Husband, shall we not send troops."

Hai Gang closed his eyes and replied, "How can we possibly send troops? Neither Suo Lun nor I have delivered the signed alliance pact to the Dragon Temple. We both know very well that the alliance no longer counts."

Mrs. Bai Ye said, "If lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. Even though Suo Lun killed our daughter, if Suo Lun truly falls, we will be next."

Hai Gang said, "Suo Lun openly assassinated Li Yang, a lord of the Rage Wave Kingdom, which provoked public outrage. The whole world is attacking Suo Lun alone. The man is too foolish and doomed to die. How could we possibly stand with a dead man?"

Mrs. Bai Ye suggested, "Then perhaps we could join the grand army of the Yan Mo and take a share of the spoils in the great battle to exterminate Suo Lun."

Hai Gang closed his eyes and said, "Let me think."

A few minutes later, Hai Gang opened his eyes and announced, "I have made my decision."

His wife, Mrs. Bai Ye, asked, "What have you decided?"

Hai Gang explained, "Our fleet will join the battle to annihilate Suo Lun. In this raided spoil, we must take a share. We can’t let the Yan Mo take all the benefits. Of course, our role is to loot a burning house. While the Yan Mo is locked in battle with Suo Lun, we’ll seize the chance to snatch the Magic Mirror Base, the Chaos Stone Salt Field, and so on. Once Suo Lun is defeated, our fleet will also swoop in, attempting to capture as many warships as possible."

Mrs. Bai Ye remarked, "My husband, you’re so despicable."

Hai Gang responded, "It’s not that I am despicable, it’s just that Suo Lun is already doomed to die, so we might as well seize the opportunity to bite off a chunk of flesh."

"Yes, ruthlessly bite off a chunk of flesh to make Suo Lun suffer excruciatingly," said Mrs. Bai Ye. "I will never forget the kick he gave me. It must be repaid tenfold, a hundredfold. Whom do you want to lead the troops?"

Hai Gang declared, "I will personally lead the main fleet southward. Suo Lun was right about one thing; Hai Wuyan is foolish, and so is Hai Na’er. If we allow them to command the fleet, they’ll certainly be used by the Yan Mo as cannon fodder. What I want is looting a burning house, to bite off as much as possible from Suo Lun, to grab as much as I can."

Half a day later!

The head of the Hai Family, Hai Gang, personally led the main fleet of 50,000 troops southward to loot a burning Suo Lun.

It seemed as if he had just decided to lead the fleet into battle.

However, several days earlier, he had already sent a secret letter to Zhi Li,

claiming in the letter that he decided to respond to Zhi Li His Highness’s call, hence mobilizing Yingzhou Island’s Main Fleet to combat Suo Lun.

In Hai Gang’s mind, from the moment he heard that the whole world was attacking Suo Lun, he had decided to deploy troops, to participate in the annihilation of Suo Lun.

It’s just that he was a very scheming person who wouldn’t reveal his real intentions, even in front of his wife.

This world is truly absurd, yesterday’s enemy, becomes today’s ally, only to become the enemy again the next day.

Suo Lun’s mere 25,000 navy forces will have to face not only the grand army of the Yan Mo but also Hai Gang’s 50,000 fleet.

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In Wangcheng Zidu!

Zhi Li received a message sent by a pigeon, which still seemed to carry the scent of the sea breeze.

"The 100,000 navy of the Yan Mo has already moved south!"

After reading the secret letter, Zhi Li said, "I can almost hear Suo Lun’s footsteps of defeat."

Half a day later, he received another message sent by a pigeon, this time from Hai Gang of Yingzhou Island.

In the letter, Hai Gang expressed his righteous indignation towards Suo Lun with fervor and zeal. Even though he was an outsider, he admired the civilization of Central Earth and therefore decided to heed the call of Zhi Li His Highness. He pledged to lead 50,000 navy troops to participate in the crucial battle against Suo Lun, vowing to see this just war through to the end.

Furthermore, Hai Gang stated he would personally land and sign the Edict Against Treason.

Upon seeing Hai Gang’s letter, Zhi Li remarked, "It really is a case of kicking a man when he’s down. The death knell has sounded, Suo Lun, your end is nigh!"

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Inside Duke Turing’s Mansion.

Turing Duo, still dressed in her mourning white, sat in her chair with a smile playing on her lips.

In Duke Turing Tuo’s study, she found herself with a seat for the first time.

With two letters in hand, after reading them, he sighed and said, "One hundred thousand Yan Mo navy are heading south to destroy Suo Lun, and the Rage Wave Kingdom’s Hai Gang has also declared that he will lead fifty-thousand main naval forces to march south to destroy Suo Lun. Suo Lun is finished, not even the gods can save him now."

"When the wall falls, everybody pushes," Turing Duo said. "It’s truly unbelievable. Two months ago, Suo Lun seized the Southeast Province and was shining bright like the sun, but today, he has reached the end of his rope."

"The credit for destroying Suo Lun goes to you!" Duke Turing Tuo said.

Turing Duo smiled coquettishly and said, "I merely took advantage of the situation. The key issue is Suo Lun’s own arrogance—he was too overbearing, would rather break than bend, and he offended too many people."

Duke Turing Tuo said, "You keep saying you are pregnant. Are you really pregnant?"

Turing Duo shook her head, "No."

Duke Turing Tuo said, "An arrow on the string must be shot. You’ve already told the whole world that you are with child, what do you plan to do?"

Turing Duo said, "If another woman of Zhi Li is pregnant and I am not, then the child in that woman’s womb will be mine."

Duke Turing Tuo said, "Be careful with every step, don’t give anything away. Now that you are as high as the sun in Luan Yang City, and Zhi Li’s kingship is secured, no one in Luan Yang City can take your power from you anymore. After Suo Lun’s fall, you must begin eliminating adversaries, and thoroughly take Luan Yang City into your hands."

"Yes, Father," Turing Duo said with a smile. "Your daughter will not disappoint you."

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Three days later!

Suo Lun’s army of twenty-five thousand and more than two hundred warships had completed their final provisions. In the most familiar waters, they arranged their troops and formations, waiting for the arrival of the Yan Mo’s great army!

If it were before, the requirements for formation in naval warfare were very low.

However, now Suo Lun was to engage in a whole new mode of warfare, making sure each cannon was in the optimal firing position, so the formation of the ships was of great importance.

Just over two months had passed since the last great battle, and now the production of gunpowder had reached a staggering amount.

Despite using vast quantities of gunpowder in last month’s ruse, there was still more left to sustain this war.

There were also various kinds of cannonballs, an astronomical amount. Most were solid shot, some were chain shot, a few were experimental case shot, and a considerable portion were scatter shot.

Suo Lun had reduced the production of weapons and armor and paused the construction of the three defensive lines, focusing all financial resources on this naval battle.

Though his funds had been nearly cut off, and the Rage Wave Kingdom’s sanctions against him were about to take effect,

he seemed to have amassed an astronomical amount of war supplies in the past, all dedicated to this decisive sea battle.

If not successful, then resign oneself to fate!

If this naval battle were lost, then the upcoming assault on Tianshui City by an eight hundred thousand strong army would be without suspense—Suo Lun was destined to be defeated.

Because, almost all of his supplies would have been used up in this naval battle.

Originally, he had thought that if this naval battle were lost, he would strategically shrink his forces and temporarily enter a defensive state.

But Turing Duo had staged such a spectacle, in collusion with Zhi Li, orchestrating the world’s encirclement and assault on Suo Lun, leaving him no room to retreat.

If he were to win this naval battle against Zhi Li,

then following that, Tuli Yang’s revelation of the truth would be almost a fatal blow to Zhi Li, as devastating as a fallen mountain.

But if Suo Lun lost this naval battle, then his struggle against Zhi Li would be utterly defeated, with no place for his corpse to lay. Even the Suo Family would be completely annihilated.

"Master, the latest intelligence—Hai Gang is leading fifty-thousand main naval forces southward, joining the grand battle to exterminate Suo Lun," Zhuang Zhixuan came to report. "He has torn up the alliance and joined in kicking us while we are down."

Suo Lun said, "When the wall falls, everybody pushes. But, it’s good that he’s coming, really."

The one hundred thousand strong army of Yan Mo drew nearer and nearer, only eight hundred li from Suo Lun’s naval formation.

Six hundred li!

Three hundred li.

Two hundred li.

One hundred li!

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Note: The first update is here; I’ll be out all day today, typing these words through gritted teeth, begging for your support, thank you everyone.