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Chapter 404: Chapter 232: A Heaven-Sent Throne

This was the list of candidates for Sovereign, selected by the Fu Family’s Clan Elders and Patriarch and ranked in order of succession.

Now Fu Jintian was dead, and Fu Jinlong was dead too...

"HUFF!"

Fu Jinsheng took a deep breath, forcing his racing heart to slow and calming his mind. "The Xiang family killed the Red Elephant King, too?"

"That’s right."

The messenger sent an excited telepathic message. "The Xiang Family has produced two King’s Bodies, and both of them took part in this assault. Prince, we should..."

"We will do nothing."

Fu Jinsheng cut him off. "From now on, we carry on just as we did before. Do you understand?"

"...Understood!"

Although the messenger didn’t understand, he still obeyed.

If Fu Jinsheng became the Sovereign, his inner circle would be promoted from aides and generals in the Prince’s Mansion to high-ranking officials of the imperial court!

Who wouldn’t want such a wonderful turn of events?

As for Fu Jinsheng himself...

He wasn’t an Ascetic Monk or a Martial Fool, single-mindedly devoted to his training.

If one could be the Sovereign, who would be content to remain a Prince?

Especially since, once he stabilized his position as Sovereign, if the Fu Family were to win the Dragon Struggle, he would become the lord of a new dynasty!

Emperor Kang!

Ahem~

Fu Jinsheng had no idea he was riding on Fu Changying’s coattails. He only felt that this stroke of great fortune had come as too much of a surprise, far too suddenly.

’It’s true what they say: sitting at home, and the throne falls from the sky!’

...

...

Word of the momentous events in Kang Country slowly began to spread.

Back in Jing Country, Gu Zheng pondered how to acquire the last two Tripod Cauldrons.

The Sword South Tripod and the Original Dragon Tripod were both located within the Spirit Realm Spaces of Noble Ancestral Lands in the Vassal States.

’How can I get into the Ancestral Lands of the Yang and Zheng Families?’

The entrance to a Spirit Realm Space was not like a burrow or a cave. It was a separate, independent space that could not be forcibly entered without a key.

Following behind a member of the Yang family or the Zheng family into the Spirit Realm was a possibility.

But which member of the Yang or Zheng family would be entering their Spirit Realm Space?

There was no way to know in advance.

This matter required careful consideration.

The path to breaking through to the third stage of the King’s Body required comprehending an Enlightenment Marvel.

Xie Hongye’s Enlightenment Plum Blossoms and the Xiao Family’s Enlightenment Round Mirror were both such items, but gaining enlightenment from them took time.

The energy required for the breakthrough was also indispensable.

And that meant he needed Demon Points!

Using the Demon-Seeking Pot to hunt down Demon Fiends all over the world was too time-consuming.

Gu Zheng planned to find a passage into the Demon Realm, go on a killing spree, and harvest a huge batch of them.

Jing Country currently had no fourth-rank passages.

A fourth-rank Domain had appeared before, but with the Rule Array Hub destroyed, the Domain had failed to transform into a passage.

If there was no fourth-rank one, a third-rank one would do. At worst, he’d just have to use a Heaven-Covering Leaf!

By using the Heaven-Covering Leaf, Gu Zheng could enter the Demon Realm through a third-rank passage.

BUZZ BUZZ~

The Demon-Slaying Seal began to vibrate.

Gu Zheng took it out and read the message.

It was a call for help from Zhao Danv!

A fourth-rank passage had appeared in Muzhou!

At this very moment, a county city under the jurisdiction of Dingyang Prefecture in Muzhou was under attack by Demon Fiends.

Among them, a fourth-rank Demon Fiend had even appeared!

With fourth-rank Evil God Avatars descending in Guangzhou, Hengzhou, and Shuzhou, the imperial court’s King’s Body experts were stretched thin and couldn’t spare anyone for Muzhou.

Out of desperation, Zhao Danv had no choice but to ask Gu Zheng for help.

’A fourth-rank passage?’

’That’s exactly what I need!’

Immediately, Gu Zheng’s Divine Wondrous surged as he quickly sent a reply. Then, he leaped into the air, taking the high-altitude route, and soared toward Muzhou, riding the Power of Heaven and Earth.

...

「Muzhou.」

「Dingyang Prefecture.」

"VMMMMMM—"

The void trembled as a terrifying pressure spread out like a shroud, blanketing the entire city.

"THUD, THUD, THUD~"

In the city, the resisting members of the Demon Suppression Guard all fell to the ground, their bodies stiff and their faces flushed crimson.

"Everyone... hold on!"

Leaning against a wall, Zhao Danv said in a low voice, gritting her teeth, "I... I’ve already messaged Gu... Gu King. He’ll be here... he’ll be here soon!"

Gu King?

Hearing this, the Demon Suppression Guard members, who had fallen into despair, felt a glimmer of hope flare in their eyes.

As time passed, the news of Gu Zheng’s breakthrough to the King’s Body had spread from the upper echelons of the various states down to every Government Office and all military personnel.

Even the prominent families in the Prefecture and State Cities knew of Gu Zheng’s resounding fame.

From a mere Chief Constable in a small county town, he had risen step by step to achieve the King’s Body, joining the ranks of the world’s top experts—a man the imperial court itself had to curry favor with.

It was a legendary tale that everyone loved to hear, a rise that everyone envied, and he had countless admirers.

After that event, the names "Gu Zheng" and "Gu King" resounded throughout Jing Country.

Now, hearing that Gu Zheng was on his way, the will to live erupted once more within the surviving Demon Suppression Guard members.

They didn’t doubt Zhao Danv’s words in the slightest, because she truly did know Gu Zheng. The two of them had previously been ranked together as one of the Seven Demon Slayers.

That was the nature of their bond.

"CLATTER CLATTER CLATTER~"

BOOM~ BOOM!

The sound of dense, chaotic footsteps approached from all sides.

One wall after another was smashed down, followed by an unceasing cacophony of miserable cries, wails, and screams.

The county city’s gates had been breached.

This was the sign that a massive horde of Demon Fiends was pouring into the city.

Strange shrieks and hoarse, low growls seemed to echo right beside their ears.

A cold, sinister demonic aura drew ever closer to the area where Zhao Danv and her group were hiding.

Suddenly...

"Found you."

A raspy voice suddenly echoed from the sky.

Zhao Danv looked up to see a sinister Demon Fiend standing in mid-air. It was three meters tall, its entire body a dark, dull color. It was hairless, with grayish-white eyes and skin covered in wrinkles. Its joints were covered in scales, and its face was human-like, with a mouth and nose. But its mouth was split open all the way to its ears, revealing long, sharp fangs.

Each of its two arms had three clawed hands. It wore a suit of leather armor made from some unknown beast hide, and its claws gripped a Bone Spear, a stone axe, and a crude cleaver forged from an unknown dark-gold metal.

As it stood in the air, it released a horrifying aura that distorted the surrounding void, causing it to ripple.

"Human Practitioners... your flesh must be delicious."

After speaking in a raspy human tongue, the three-meter-tall Humanoid Demon Fiend lunged with one of its empty claws, snatching violently at Zhao Danv.

Zhao Danv let out a low roar as her Divine Wondrous erupted. Her Spirit focused to its peak, and her body glowed with a red light as she put up a tenacious resistance.

"It’s useless."

The Humanoid Demon Fiend grinned, revealing its long, dense fangs. A long, bright red tongue snaked out and licked the air.

"You’re not strong enough. You can’t block..."

VMM~

Suddenly, space itself was split in two.

A Sword Gang, so fast it left no afterimage, shot out of the void and sliced toward the Humanoid Demon Fiend’s claw with lightning speed.

SHHNK!

A flash of light vanished in an instant.

The hideous claw reaching for Zhao Danv was cleanly severed.

A line of black blood spurted from the stump.

"ROAR~!"

The Humanoid Demon Fiend let out a low cry, and its three-meter-tall body moved with incredible speed, vanishing from its spot.

Just as it disappeared, three Sword Gangs struck from the front, back, and left, hitting nothing but air.

SHNK SHNK SHNK~

The Sword Gangs angled away, disappearing into the void.

The Humanoid Demon Fiend reappeared over three hundred meters away, on top of a building.

"A human King’s Body?"

SHHNK!

A Sword Gang tore through the void, lashing out like lightning.

WHOOSH~

The Humanoid Demon Fiend swung its crude, giant cleaver, meeting the attack head-on and shattering the Sword Gang.

"The flesh of a human King’s Body is even more delicious!"

Grinning to its absolute limit, a glint of green light flashed in the center of the Humanoid Demon Fiend’s grayish-white pupils.

In the next instant, Gu Zheng, who was moving closer, felt an aura lock onto him from across the distance.

He looked over and met the Humanoid Demon Fiend’s gaze.

"Ha, I see you!"

The fiend let out a raspy laugh, leaped into the air, and then suddenly vanished as if it had jumped into the void itself.

SHING~

Gu Zheng activated his Eyes of Golden Flame, scanning with his Five Orifice Divine Techniques.

The Heaven-piercing Halberd suddenly materialized in his hand. His Divine Wondrous surged, connecting with the halberd as he spun around and violently slashed out with it.

"CLANG~ KRAK!"

BOOM!!

A sharp crack, followed by a muffled explosion, spread through the air.

The Heaven-piercing Halberd had shattered the crude cleaver in the Humanoid Demon Fiend’s claw.

The force of the momentum carried the Heaven-piercing Halberd through the cleaver and into the Humanoid Demon Fiend’s body. The remaining power was completely unleashed, tearing it in two from its right shoulder down to its left hip.

Demon Blood instantly splattered across the sky.

However, the Humanoid Demon Fiend didn’t scream or shriek. It merely grinned.

BANG~!