novelraw Chapter 2121 - 1008: Ashes to Ashes! Zhi Yan Captured!
Chapter 2121 - 1008: Ashes to Ashes! Zhi Yan Captured!
"Demon Emperor Lanling has already seized control of the entire surface world’s positional divine power. I request the assistance of the deities of the Lunar Holy Palace," Tian Daoqi repeatedly signaled the Lunar Holy Palace.
However, the Lunar Holy Palace remained unresponsive.
The four giants looked despairing, deeply sighing within.
"What should we do?" Gu Ban asked proactively.
Indeed, what should be done next?
Tian Daoqi took a deep breath and said, "Gentlemen, there’s no need for such despair. We have not yet hit a dead end. At the very least, the Sky Holy Palace does not belong to the surface world, and thus remains beyond Lanling’s positional divine power."
Ning Wuya said, "However, the entire Human Kingdom is indefensible; all the Dragon Temples on the surface are bound to fall."
Shi Tian said, "Prepare for the defense of the Sky Holy Palace!"
Ning Wuya asked, "Shall we order all aerial fortresses, all Dragon Legions, to retreat to the Sky Holy Palace?"
"Yes, all Dragon Venerate level and above masters must retreat to the Sky Holy Palace," Tian Daoqi replied.
Ning Wuya asked, "What about the forces of the four Mizhou? Shall we have them retreat to the Sky Holy Palace?"
Shi Tian contemplated for a moment and said, "The four Mizhou were originally established to control the Human Kingdom. Now that the Human Kingdom is about to fall, what use are the four Mizhou?"
"Prepare for the battle of life and death!"
...
"Retreat, retreat, retreat..."
In the southern region of the Great Mountains of Ten Thousand, the Dragon Temple sounded all the retreat signals.
The three aerial fortresses opened all their doors, and all Dragon Venerate level masters swiftly retreated into the flying forts.
Millions of troops retreated like a tide.
At this moment, Demon Emperor Lanling was still by the Western Sea of the continent, suppressing earth-shattering upheavals; as he suppressed, he flew toward the Great Mountains of Ten Thousand.
Na Xue looked at the wound on her chest, which was gradually healing, but she still glared at Zhi Yan angrily, "I’m already pregnant, and you dare to hurt me? I will tear you to pieces, tear you to pieces!"
Zhi Yan hesitated to speak, but ultimately said nothing.
As Demon Emperor Lanling drew closer, the Flame Demon Empire Legion grew ever stronger, and Na Xue fought with increasing ferocity.
However, the Flame Demon Empire Legion remained no match for the Dragon Legion; the disparity in power was too great.
Yet the Divine Dragon Temple Legion was utterly dispirited, and upon hearing the retreat order, they retreated back into the aerial fortresses.
Meanwhile, the Flame Demon Empire Legion, seemingly aided by divine forces, furiously counterattacked, pushing forward inexorably.
Huai Bingyi saw the chaotic situation and roared, "Zhi Yan, you go quickly; I’ll cover the rear!"
Zhi Yan saw this and looked westward, saying, "No, you lead the army in retreat; I’ll cover the rear!"
Huai Bingyi trembled violently and incredulously said, "Yan..."
"Don’t flatter yourself; I just don’t want to run away anymore," Zhi Yan said, then she ordered, "Form the array!"
Instantly, more than two million Dragon Legion troops formed an array in the sky, weaving a massive net that blocked the pursuit of the Flame Demon Empire Legion.
Huai Bingyi glanced at Zhi Yan, then shouted loudly, "Retreat, retreat..."
Countless Divine Dragon Temple Legion members retreated into the aerial fortresses like a tide.
This time, Zhi Yan brought five million troops, with tens of thousands of Dragon Venerate level and above masters; only they were qualified to enter the sky fortress and retreat to the Sky Holy Palace.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Countless Dragon Venerate level masters flew into the aerial fortresses like meteors.
Zhi Yan led two million troops, desperately resisting the onslaught of the Flame Demon Empire Legion. As gaps appeared in the defensive formation, the warriors of the Dragon Temple immediately filled in, covering the retreat of the tens of thousands of Dragon Venerate level and above masters back into the aerial fortresses.
Thus, the millions of Divine Dragon Temple Legion troops became complete cannon fodder.
The frenzied slaughter continued as Demon Emperor Lanling drew ever closer to the Great Mountains of Ten Thousand.
With his intervention, the chaos under heaven gradually subsided.
...
Inside the Cosmic Tower, Tian Daoqi shouted repeatedly, "Demon Emperor Lanling has already acquired the Divine Dragon Nihility Bloodline and controls the entire surface world’s positional power! I beseech the deities of the Lunar Holy Palace for aid!"
He shouted again and again, but the Lunar Holy Palace remained silent.
Instantly, the eyes of the four giants grew increasingly despairing.
Yet Tian Daoqi continued to repeat himself, and by the end, each word seemed to brim with sorrow.
Then, suddenly, a voice rang out in everyone’s ears: "Understood."
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence!
Gu Ban suddenly said, "Did I hear it wrong? Did I hear it wrong?"
Ning Wuya, thrilled, said, "No, no, the deities of the Lunar Holy Palace truly replied."
...
Fu Lingxi numbly sent Qin Qin back to her quarters and then returned to her own hall like a walking corpse.
Moments later, Ji Mengbai arrived again.
The Sky Holy Palace was not on the Dragon Demon Planet, so the celestial anomaly earlier was seen only by those in the Cosmic Tower. Ji Mengbai, staying at his residence, was filled with complicated emotions and noticed nothing, but when he saw Fu Lingxi return, he approached her again.
"Huai Bingyi’s heart has always been clear; he loves Zhi Yan, and that has never changed," Ji Mengbai sighed. "I don’t know what the other majesties above are thinking, sending Huai Bingyi and Zhi Yan together south to attack the Flame Demon Empire—aren’t they just stirring up trouble?"
"Celestial Maid Fu, although there is nothing particularly good about Yin Zhou, it does have an abundance of beautiful flowers in rare varieties. When I visited, I brought hundreds of pots. Your hall is far too plain; it doesn’t quite match your beauty and status," Ji Mengbai said.
Generally speaking, when a person reaches a certain status, they tend to maintain a certain demeanor: not showing too much emotion and not appearing overly obsequious.
In reality, it depends on who they are interacting with.
For instance, some local officials, who appear strategic and inscrutable to their subordinates, may show a different, more transparent demeanor before their superiors.
Ji Mengbai, seeing no suitable patron at the Sky Holy Palace, pinned his hopes on Fu Lingxi, making his demeanor somewhat unsightly.
In the past, when at the Shenlong Academy, he was unparalleled in charisma before women like Meng Tuoluo and Zhi Ning. This was because, as an adopted son of a prince of the Flame Empire, his status surpassed even Meng Tuoluo’s.
Suddenly, Fu Lingxi looked up and said, "Are you trying to seduce me?"
Ji Mengbai did not expect Fu Lingxi to be so direct. He gave an awkward smile, neither admitting nor denying her accusation.
Fu Lingxi chuckled softly and said, "Demon Emperor Lanling will soon attack the Dragon Temple. I am one of his greatest enemies—are you sure you want to seduce me?"
Ji Mengbai trembled as he spoke: "How is this possible? Wasn’t it said that Demon Emperor Lanling had already been imprisoned? Hadn’t Zhi Yan and Huai Bingyi nearly broken through the Flame Demon Empire?"
...
The Divine Dragon Temple Legion led by Zhi Yan suffered innumerable casualties, facing far higher losses to fend off the frenzied attacks of the Flame Demon Empire Legion led by Na Xue. Finally, hundreds of thousands of Dragon Respect Layer experts retreated into the aerial fortresses.
Huai Bingyi shouted loudly: "Zhi Yan, hurry, hurry and leave... Once Demon Emperor Lanling lands on the sea, he’ll command the plane’s divine power, and it’ll be too late for anything then."
Zhi Yan replied: "I’m not leaving, you go."
Huai Bingyi exclaimed in shock: "What are you planning to do, hurry and go, hurry..."
Zhi Yan paid no attention.
Huai Bingyi said: "If you don’t leave, I won’t leave either."
Zhi Yan responded: "Suit yourself then!"
Huai Bingyi looked at the unparalleled beauty of Zhi Yan, truly wanting to stay to prove his feelings, but suddenly gritted his teeth and transformed into a meteor, entering the aerial fortress.
"Go..."
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Three huge aerial fortresses accelerated suddenly, creating a massive rift in the sky, and the three fortresses swiftly drilled into it, disappearing without a trace.
Zhi Yan said to Na Xue: "Tell Suo Lun, I’ll be waiting for him at the Rage Wave Palace!"
Then, Zhi Yan departed!
Two million Divine Dragon Grand Army followed her, retreating entirely to the north of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
The remaining million troops served as cannon fodder, resisting the Flame Demon Empire Legion, allowing Zhi Yan to lead the army in retreat!
...
Two hours later!
Demon Emperor Lanling appeared over the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
The entire defense line of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, millions of Divine Dragon Temple Legion, millions of Human Kingdom troops were ready and waiting.
Countless cannons, countless energy arrays, countless heavy weapons.
This time, Demon Emperor Lanling was not majestic and tall like tens of thousands of meters, or like a celestial deity descending to make all enemies seem like mere chickens and dogs.
Instead, he transformed into Suo Lun’s appearance, exactly as he looked when he was in the Rage Wave Kingdom, resembling the regent prince’s attire.
Like this, he slowly walked past the middle line of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
"Fire..."
The ignorant and fearless, thoroughly brainwashed Divine Dragon Temple commanders shouted loudly.
Immediately, countless energy attacks, countless artillery fire shot towards Lanling, denser than the stars in the sky.
Lanling paid no heed, ignoring all massive walls, all the heavy weapons of the Samurai, slowly walking through the flames and lights.
Where he passed...
Everything was reduced to ashes.
Tens of thousands of Divine Dragon God Temple Legion, countless cannons, countless crystal energy arrays, all turned into powder.
The incredibly solid city walls instantly shattered, becoming dust.
Only the Sky-Piercing Dragon Tower still stood firm.
Lanling glanced at the surrounding Sky-Piercing Dragon Tower, hesitating slightly, then furrowed his brow gently.
All the surrounding Sky-Piercing Dragon Towers also completely disintegrated into powder, despite these towers being already usable by him.
Just like this, Demon Emperor Lanling in white continued to walk past the Hundred Thousand Mountains defense line.
Constructed over five years by the entire Human Kingdom, with millions of manpower, consuming the endless wealth and energy crystal stones of the Divine Dragon Temple, the Hundred Thousand Mountains defense line fell effortlessly.
No need for any battle, didn’t even have to lift a hand, where he walked, everything reduced to ashes.
Then, the six Hell Knights surged into the Human Kingdom like a tide.
Even though Lanling had already obtained the Divine Dragon Nihility Bloodline, he still deployed the Flame Demon Empire Legion, allowing the Human Kingdom to fall in large swathes.
In merely two days.
The entire Rage Wave Kingdom fell!
The Divine Dragon Temple’s million legion was completely annihilated.
Tens of thousands of Flame Demon Empire Legion surrounded the Rage Wave Kingdom completely.
And two days prior, Zhi Yan had already dismissed everyone within the Rage Wave Palace.
So when Lanling... or rather, Suo Lun walked into the Rage Wave Palace, it was empty inside.
...
Step by step he walked through.
As if each step brought back memories!
Having fought for this palace for many years since coming to this world.
Now coming to this palace once again, Lanling’s heart had no ripples, nor any sighs of time and events bringing changes in people.
He walked into the palace hall.
Queen Zhiyan sat quietly on the throne, she had been waiting here for two days.
Three hundred meters apart, Lanling and Zhiyan met eyes, seconds later Lanling continued walking forward.
Getting closer to the throne, Lanling found Zhiyan had hardly changed at all.
No, she had indeed not changed at all, without the word almost.
Cold and indifferent just like before.
Lanling asked: "Why?"
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Note: The second update sent, begging for support, pleading for base monthly tickets.
I’ll be taking the bus back to Jiaxing tomorrow!