World-Ending Demon Emperor

Chapter 2136 - 1020: Hell Rider No. 4 Exposed (Important)

(Note: This Chapter’s plot is significant, please read carefully)

As more people gathered in the square, the high-ranking members of the Sky Holy Palace grew increasingly grim.

They couldn’t imagine that so many people had the intention to surrender.

Demon Emperor Lanling hasn’t even invaded yet, and there are already collaborators? The most crucial thing is, at this time, the strength of the Sky Holy Palace still far exceeds that of Demon Emperor Lanling. Even if he breaks in, the Sky Holy Palace may not fall.

Little did they know, the Sky Holy Palace was completely sealed, and after reducing energy supplies, countless members of the Sky Holy Palace became utterly pessimistic. It’s not just a state of anxiety, but increasingly bleak. Because reducing energy supply now means the days ahead will only get worse, what hope is there?

Soon, the number of people appearing in Driftsquare exceeded a thousand.

Crucially, these thousand people are not just low-ranking soldiers, the Dragon Respect Layer strong members simply do not qualify to take a stand.

Although there is only one person at the Sky Priest level, Gu Ban, there are as many as eleven Candidate Sky Priests and Candidate Sky Judges, accounting for a quarter — this is very remarkable.

The key is that the crowd in the square continues to grow.

Ji Xiuning said: "Your Majesty, it must be stopped. Humans have a severe tendency to follow blindly; no one wants to be the first, nor the last. If more and more people come to Driftsquare, it will be harder to suppress them."

The logic is very simple: it’s always the majority suppressing the minority.

If more and more high-ranking members come to Driftsquare, once they exceed half, it will be uncertain who is suppressing whom.

Ning Wuya said: "Let’s wait and see, have His Majesty Shitian or His Majesty Tian Daoqi intervene to stop it."

Ji Xiuning said: "Whoever intervenes to stop it must give the order to suppress; whoever does so becomes the villain. His Majesty Shitian and His Majesty Tian Daoqi cannot be the ones to give the suppression order, so the command can only come from you."

Ning Wuya thought for a moment, then went to see Shitian and Tian Daoqi.

"Majesties, the scale cannot be expanded further, or else it will be difficult to suppress." Ning Wuya said, "Those truly with divided loyalties should have already appeared."

Shitian and Tian Daoqi exchanged glances and nodded.

...

A moment later, over a thousand Tomb Priests and hundreds of thousands of Holy Temple Samurai silently surrounded Driftsquare,

while at this time, Driftsquare had already gathered four to five thousand people, even including Tomb Priests.

Ning Wuya appeared, floating above the square, and coldly said: "You people, what do you plan to do gathering here at Driftsquare?"

Instantly, all eyes turned to Gu Ban, ranking second among Sky Priests, naturally considered the leader of the surrender faction.

Yet unexpectedly, Gu Ban just sat there, motionless.

"Is there no one to speak?" Ning Wuya said coldly: "Then let me speak for you. A few days ago, a rumor spread that the fourth Hell Knight would appear in Driftsquare today. So those with divided loyalties would gather in the square to show their position. This is a surrender faction gathering. You want to betray the Sky Holy Palace and surrender to our mortal enemy, Demon Emperor Lanling, don’t you?"

Driftsquare erupted into unease, with everyone looking at Gu Ban, hoping he would step forward and lead the surrender faction.

But Gu Ban remained seated, unmoving.

"Do not look at Lord Gu Ban. He only stepped forward to lure out those with divided loyalties; he is forever loyal to the Sky Holy Palace, incomparable to you traitors and rebels," Ning Wuya said coldly.

As those words fell, Driftsquare was in an uproar, filled with panic.

Trapped, trapped! It’s the strategy of luring snakes out of their holes by the high-ranking members of the Sky Holy Palace!

"Ji Yingsha, step forward." Ning Wuya commanded.

The beautiful Ji Yingsha floated up, hovering behind Ning Wuya.

"Kui Shuangshuang, come forth." Ning Wuya ordered.

Kui Shuangshuang also drifted upward, hovering behind Ning Wuya.

Ning Wuya said: "Fearing you wouldn’t dare to step forward, I especially invited Lord Gu Ban, Ji Yingsha, and Kui Shuangshuang to take the initiative. Certainly, you couldn’t suppress your eager hearts and stepped forward."

Kui Shuangshuang felt waves of fear because she genuinely was eager to act. However, her relationship with Ning Wuya was too close, given that her mother was Ning Wuya’s lover, so Ning Wuya secretly hinted to Kui Shuangshuang and allowed her to gain merit by following Gu Ban to Driftsquare, playing the role of luring snakes out of their holes.

Gu Ban, Ji Yingsha, Kui Shuangshuang — these three are of high status in the Sky Holy Palace. After they stepped forward, Ji Mengbai also came forth because he felt he had lost hope and needed to gamble desperately.

However...

These three rats landed Ji Mengbai into a trap.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a trap, and he had to save himself.

Ji Mengbai gritted his teeth, then floated upward, laughing heartily: "My aunt Ji Yingsha and I have discussed it. I stood out deliberately to lure those with divided loyalties like you, hahahaha..."

Ning Wuya looked towards Ji Yingsha.

While Ji Mengbai pleaded with his gaze, hoping his aunt would spare him out of familial sympathy.