World-Ending Demon Emperor

Chapter 2112 - 1000: Madness to the Extreme! Lanling Meets the Dragon Emperor!

"A sight to behold, truly a sight to behold!" Gu Ban exclaimed, with a hint of pride.

Today’s scene truly was remarkable; the Hell Knight Number Four’s endurance was astonishing. However, in the end, Zhi Yan stood her ground and overcame this ordeal.

Now that Demon Emperor Lanling has been imprisoned, although not yet completely destroyed, the overall situation is set.

Without the Demon Emperor, the Flame Demon Empire is easily dispatched, so the focus shifts back to internal conflicts and power struggles.

Shi Tian has held the position of the first leader for a long time, nearly thirty years now. Gu Ban and Ning Wuya, however, haven’t been in the Sky Holy Palace for long; Gu Ban is seventy years old this year and has been there for thirteen years, while Ning Wuya is seventy-three and has been there for less than eleven years.

In three more years, His Majesty Shitian will step down.

With E Yun dead, the position of the first leader is bound to fall between Ning Wuya and Gu Ban. Ning Wuya previously made a mistake and was stripped of the positions of Sky Priest and Sky Judge. Although he remains one of the four giants, that’s only because all matters relate to Demon Emperor Lanling, the master of the Demon Star, making Ning Wuya, as the Demon Star Pavilion Master, a natural choice.

But now that Demon Emperor Lanling has walked into the trap, the power of the Demon Star Pavilion Master is also about to end. At that time, no one will be able to contest him for the position of the first leader of the Sky Holy Palace, allowing him a serene thirty-year reign.

Then quietly waiting for Huai Bingyi and Zhi Yan to grow up, ready to take over his position in over thirty years.

Even if Ning Wuya has Kui Shuangshuang, Ji Xiuning, and Fu Lingxi as his new followers, it will be to no avail.

"Hell Knight Number Four can’t stir up any trouble for now," Gu Ban said, "Next up, let’s discuss how to deal with this Demon Emperor Lanling. It’s truly delightful that he barged into our prison. It seems that these masters of the Demon Star are quite capricious. Even knowing it’s a perilous place, they still insist on coming in. The Dragon Emperor did the same, and so has Demon Emperor Lanling, barging in without hesitation."

"Having achieved an imperial enterprise and mastered the power of the plane, they became too confident," Ning Wuya said.

He felt a mixture of emotions; had he led Demon Emperor Lanling into this trap, it would have been a great achievement, allowing him to ascend as the first leader. But it was led by Shi Tian and Tian Daoqi, which, fortunately, also wasn’t Gu Ban’s doing.

"Indeed, too confident," Tian Daoqi said, "Just like the Dragon Emperor back then, who didn’t regard our Sky Holy Palace at all, daring to force his way into Danzhou, unaware that it was an energy prison established under the Lunar Holy Palace’s watch, transcending this world’s planes, unescapable even by the Dragon Emperor."

Gu Ban said, "How should we destroy this Demon Emperor then?"

Shi Tian said, "In our world, there might be no one who can destroy the Demon Emperor except himself. Just like no one can destroy the Dragon Emperor except the Dragon Emperor himself. But ironically, both the Dragon Emperor and the Demon Emperor are adept at self-destruction."

Ning Wuya said, "I feel that in this regard, our Demon Emperor is even more obsessively mad than the Dragon Emperor."

Tian Daoqi said, "Back then, this Dragon Emperor was kept in the prison of Danzhou, and it took us thirty full years to completely break the Dragon Emperor, leading to self-destruction. However, this Demon Emperor is too passionate and cares for too many. So, he might destroy faster, but regrettably, not being domesticated, might destroy too thoroughly, and our Dragon Temple’s gains from him may not rival those from the Dragon Emperor!"

Ning Wuya suddenly said, "Otherwise... I think the destruction of the Demon Emperor might bring us gains far surpassing those from the Dragon Emperor."

Tian Daoqi said, "Do tell."

Ning Wuya said, "Years ago, we formed the Demon Star Pavilion to deal with the master of the Demon Star. We also created the Demonic Laboratory and the Demon Pavilion, producing outstanding works like Bingren, Emperor Moda, and Na Xue. Of course, there were failures and successes with these creations. However, we have always controlled the Demon Territory through indirect means. But if we once obtain the demonic nihility bloodline, we can personally command the divine power of the Demon Plane; we obtain the entire world. Moreover, although Demon Emperor Lanling faces destruction, we all know Danzhou can imprison the Demon Emperor and Dragon Emperor, but not the Demon Star. Thousands of years later, the master of the Demon Star will be reborn, and if our Dragon Temple holds the plane’s divine power of the Demon Emperor and Dragon Emperor, what will the master of the Demon Star have to fear?"

With these words, all four people in the room held their breath.

Ning Wuya went mad, actually making this suggestion! It seems he thought ascending was hopeless, thus making a desperate attempt.

Because it was indeed too crazy and too tempting!

The Dragon Temple was originally just a religious organization without real power. It took countless years of struggle to gradually become the supreme ruler in the Human Kingdom, dominating half the world.

Now, such a temptation lies in front of us, ruling the entire world, making it truly enticing.

However...

If we take over the power of the Demon Plane, grasp the demonic nihility bloodline, and become the plane overlord of the Demon Territory, can it still be called the Dragon Temple? Wouldn’t that be even more against the Dragon belief?

Of course, the people of the Sky Holy Palace have long not feared Dragon beliefs.

But... after all these tens of thousands of years, it’s been called the Dragon Temple. Should we change the name to Dragon Demon Temple?

None of the four giants of the Dragon Temple spoke, for at this moment, whatever was said would be wrong.

Saying this proposal is good? That could become a huge crime in the future, how dare you betray the Dragon belief?

Saying this proposal is bad? The proposal is incredibly enticing; anyone standing out against it under the guise of righteousness would be the public enemy of the Sky Holy Palace.

So, unspeakable, unspeakable!

Tian Daoqi said: "It’s still better to plan the destruction of Demon Emperor Lanling. This person is insane yet highly emotional, so I believe it won’t be hard to destroy him. But remember to be cautious and proceed step-by-step; do not launch a direct destructive attack immediately. That would instead make us lose our backup plans and also cause him to lose all fear and caution. The sword hangs above the head but does not fall, yet is teetering, that is what induces fear."

"Yes!" said the three present.

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Danzhou Plane Prison!

Lanling tried everything, attempted every method, but it was impossible to escape from this plane prison.

Even here, all his powers vanished, turning him into an ordinary person.

Lanling sat quietly, left hand holding the Crow Crying Sword, right hand holding the Gods Slaughter Demon Extermination Sword!

"Yao Xing, do these scenes seem familiar to you?" Lanling asked.

Yao Xing was silent for a moment and said: "Upon entering, some images seemed to emerge."

Lanling said: "Back then, the Dragon Emperor clearly knew this Danzhou was a trap set by the Dragon Temple, but he still came. Why is that? Was there a reason he had to come?"

Yao Xing said: "I truly do not know. Traversing time and space to bring you into this world already exhausted too much of my energy, and many details have been forgotten."

"That Dragon Emperor is indeed a crazed and obsessed person!" Lanling said: "Clearly knowing it was a trap, he still rushed in."

Yao Xing said: "You are even more of a crazed and obsessed person, knowing full well this was a trap, yet still rushing in without hesitation. You have said more than once that breaking into the so-called Dragon Emperor’s tomb is far more dangerous than breaking into the Sea of the Netherworld. Entering the Sea of the Netherworld, you can abandon your body and directly return to the mortal realm in a state of light and shadow, or pass through the Land of Fall and return bare to the mortal realm. At least there are two ways out, but in Danzhou, there is no way out."

"I believe this Danzhou is the plane prison built by the Lunar Holy Palace and the Sky Holy Palace specifically for the Dragon Emperor, constructed with law from beyond this world. Hence, the Dragon Emperor cannot escape, and neither can I." Lanling said: "Even on this plane, my mighty energy cannot be exerted, the spatial skill cannot be utilized, and I have become an ordinary person. Yet, I had to come. Even though putting oneself in a position of certain death may not guarantee survival, perhaps I might die like this, yet I still had to come."

Then Lanling asked: "Yao Xing, how many years did the Dragon Emperor persist here before shattering and collapsing?"

"I do not know, because the time laws here are different from outside." Yao Xing said: "Perhaps a very long, long time..."

Lanling said: "But this Danzhou Plane Prison cannot bind you, can it? Yao Xing?"

"Correct!" Yao Xing said: "Because I am a chaotic will assemblage of the Ancient Gods and Demons and the Divine Dragon, representing the true will of God, possessing the highest energy laws. So in this plane, I can travel freely, even travel to your Earth plane and bring you into this world."

Lanling said: "In other words, if I fail, then it is necessary to give all my mighty energy to you, allowing you to leave the Danzhou plane and search for the next master of Demon Star."

Yao Xing said: "I do not wish such an occurrence, but if it comes to a truly desperate moment, this might be the only way."

Lanling said: "If such a day truly comes, can I designate someone as the new master of Demon Star?"

"Certainly!" Yao Xing said: "I have said before, you are my master, and I shall obey your will. Just as the Dragon Emperor designated you as the master of Demon Star, thus I sought you out. And whoever you designate as the master of Demon Star, I shall seek him out."

Then Yao Xing said: "However, even if there is a new master of Demon Star, perhaps there is no Demon Emperor legacy left in this world."

"Why not? Of course there is! Emperor E Tian’s legacy!" Lanling laughed.

Yao Xing fell into grief and said: "In this world, truly there is no Emperor E Tian legacy left."

Suddenly, Lanling laughed heartily and said: "I do not know how the Dragon Emperor came to such an end of the road, ultimately shattering and collapsing, allowing you to carry mighty strength in search of the next master of Demon Star, equivalent to discarding all hope. But I definitely will not reach a dead end..."

He suddenly stood up and said: "Yao Xing, do you know why I will not reach a dead end? Do you know why, knowing the Danzhou plane is a trap, I still dared to come in?"

Yao Xing said: "Because of the Dragon Emperor’s ’Disaster of Nine Swords.’"

"Correct!" Lanling said: "Dragon Emperor created the Disaster of Nine Swords to tell me about this place, just to have me come in and inherit certain things. If the Dragon Emperor did not think of a way to crack it, how could he allow you to leave here to Earth to bring me into this world? I have come into this world, experienced many things, everything with the Rage Wave Kingdom, everything with the Flame Demon Empire, and even inherited the Demon Emperor legacy. But for the Dragon Emperor, summoning me into this world has only one goal, that is to come to the Danzhou plane, to receive what the Dragon Emperor has left behind."

"So, knowing full well it is a trap, I dare to come." Lanling said loudly.

"Well said, I truly did not mistake you!" Suddenly, an infinitely graceful voice sounded beside Lanling’s ears.

This, perhaps, is the voice of the Dragon Emperor!

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