World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 2038 - 944: Sinister Lanling! Framing Kui Shuangshuang!
Note: The previous Chapter contains the mystery of the Dragon Emperor’s betrayal against the Demon Race. Don’t skip reading it.
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"After Lanling’s death, I might need Emperor Moda to make some statements." Kui Shuangshuang said.
"What?" asked the Serpent Spirit Clan Queen, Du Yi, the mother of Du Shu.
Kui Shuangshuang said, "In some key matters, he needs to cooperate with Ning Wuya. To be precise, it requires a three-party alliance: me, Ning Wuya, and Emperor Moda. Ensure that Ning Wuya seizes the highest power of the Dragon Temple."
Du Yi said, "I will try my best, but it’s likely to be challenging. Emperor Moda is extremely cunning. Without sufficient benefits, he will definitely not take the bait."
Kui Shuangshuang said, "I can persuade Ning Wuya to grant the entire Southern Barbaric Lands to Emperor Moda, allowing him to unify the entire Motuo Empire."
Du Yi said, "The Southern Barbaric Lands are bound to be won. The Dragon Temple is extremely greedy and unwilling to open the Heaven Tomb. Using the Motuo Empire to destroy the Flame Demon Empire is playing with fire. Once he swallows it, he will never spit it out again."
Kui Shuangshuang said, "But he needs the tacit approval of the Dragon Temple to rule the Southern Barbaric Lands. So, if he is smart enough, he will agree."
Du Yi nodded and said, "If you successfully gain the Demon Dragon King’s legacy and thus complete the alliance with Ning Wuya, I believe that Emperor Moda will recognize the situation. However, Emperor Moda is extremely cunning and cannot be trusted."
Kui Shuangshuang said, "I know, have you discovered anything about his secret energy research and his secret connection with the moon’s power?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Du Yi shook her head and said, "No, although we transformed ourselves into the Serpent Spirit Clan in terms of energy, he is still somewhat wary of us. Some things are only known to him and Bai."
Then, Du Yi said, "Will Lanling really not choose to become the Dragon Emperor?"
"No, absolutely not," Kui Shuangshuang said. "Moreover, he absolutely cannot become the Dragon Emperor. He has already issued an extermination order against the Demon Dragon Clan. The lessons from the previous generation were too tragic. My father Kui Ling helped the Dragon Temple tame the Master of Yao Xing and made the greatest contributions. As a result, after the Dragon Emperor turned hostile, the Dragon Temple immediately slaughtered the donkey that served them and almost exterminated the Demon Dragon Clan. So, this time we must eliminate Lanling and his followers completely, exterminating the clan. Once he becomes the Dragon Emperor, our Demon Dragon Clan will truly face the calamity of extinction. The Master of Yao Xing is our Demon Dragon Clan’s greatest enemy, so he must die."
Du Yi said, "After Lanling is dead, what do you and I do? Trying to seize the highest power of the Motuo Empire is extremely difficult, almost impossible."
Kui Shuangshuang said, "After killing Lanling, we have only one mission: to push Ning Wuya to the position of the first leader of the Dragon Temple at any cost."
Du Yi said, "And then?"
"And then do nothing," Kui Shuangshuang said. "Wait for Ning Wuya’s natural death, using decades or even hundreds of years, gradually gaining control over the highest power of the Dragon Temple. It may even take two or three generations. At this time, what we need is the passage and baptism of time, not conspiracies. And you need to have a child with Emperor Moda as soon as possible. Once I rise in the Dragon Temple, I will definitely promote your child to become the future emperor of the Motuo Empire."
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Kui Shuangshuang and Du Yi traversed various planes, arriving at the seal of the Dragon King’s Bloodline earlier than Lanling.
This was an ordinary reef at the seabed, completely unremarkable.
Kui Shuangshuang said, "This is the seal of the Dragon King’s Bloodline."
Taking a deep breath, Kui Shuangshuang closed her eyes, concentrating the Golden Bloodline within her into a single point that finally flowed to her fingertip.
"This seal should only be openable by the Master of Yao Xing." Kui Shuangshuang said, "I have been with Lanling countless times and researched countless times. The so-called Yao Xing is the chaotic body of the will of the dragon and the Divine Demon, including a very powerful bloodline. But after all, Emperor EYun was only the Master of Yao Xing, so the energy level of the seal he created must be lower than that of Yao Xing. I stole a bit of Lanling’s Golden Bloodline, secretly studied the Flame Demon City’s Mirror Demon King’s energy aura, and studied the Netherworld aura of the Hell Knight. While it is impossible to replicate the energy attributes of Yao Xing, opening this seal should not be a problem. The key is having part of Lanling’s Golden Bloodline."
It seemed as if Kui Shuangshuang was trying to convince herself.
Taking a deep breath, she gently pressed her fingertip onto a concave spot on the reef.
Instantly, a bright flash appeared.
Then, the entire reef emitted a faint glow, seemingly becoming transparent in an instant.
Kui Shuangshuang and Du Yi were immensely delighted; there was indeed a response. Countless previous attempts had yielded no reaction.
However...
This response from the reef only proceeded halfway, then dimmed again, reverting to a dark-stone.
Kui Shuangshuang tried again and again, still unable to succeed.
Instantly, she cried out in deep frustration, "Why? Why still not? It should work; having part of Lanling’s Golden Bloodline should be enough to open this seal, why not?"
Then, she was about to unleash powerful energy to strike the reef.
But she forcibly suppressed the energy that had been released.
Taking a long breath, she forced herself to calm down.
What to do? What to do?
Why still not?
"The only way now is to lure Lanling here to open this seal," Kui Shuangshuang said. "There are two methods: First, induce him to open this seal. Second, use his family members as hostages to force him to open this gate. For example, use his daughter Suo Qinqin, and if he doesn’t agree, cut off one of her hands and send it to Lanling. Which method do you think is better?"
Du Yi shook her head and said, "I don’t know. The first method is very difficult; Lanling’s intelligence and suspicion are unimaginable. How long after Du Shu’s death did he come to find you?"
Kui Shuangshuang said, "Very quickly, less than a quarter of an hour."
Du Yi said, "This man is too clever and cunning; trying to deceive him actively seems impossible."
Kui Shuangshuang nodded, especially toward those he doesn’t trust; it’s almost impossible to deceive Lanling. Kui Shuangshuang, lurking by Lanling’s side, had only one way to earn his trust: never utter a single lie.
When encountering things hard to say, she’d rather proactively say it’s inconvenient to tell than lie.
"Then there’s only the second method," Kui Shuangshuang said. "Incidentally, his daughter Suo Qinqin is right by Ning Wuya’s side. After returning to the Dragon Temple, I can often see her."
At this moment, Kui Shuangshuang’s expression suddenly changed slightly: "Someone’s coming, three hundred miles away!"
Because they had been on the run for tens of thousands of years, the Demon Dragon Clan’s sensitivity to energy, ripples, and ground tremors was unparalleled. Here, the seabed was almost perpetually silent, so the ripple disturbances and energy impacts caused by someone moving swiftly three hundred miles away could be sensed by Kui Shuangshuang.
Who could it be? Coming to this place?
This is the sealing ground of the Dragon King’s bloodline, it can be said that apart from the core members of the Demon Dragon Clan, no one knows about it.
Of course, there’s one more person who might know, and that’s the Lord of Yao Xing!
Kui Shuangshuang’s eyes brightened, revealing an unbelievable joy: "Could it be that Lanling is here? No way, can it really be such a fortunate matter? It’s truly effortless to get what one desires here!"
Then, Kui Shuangshuang and Du Yi quickly left, then slipped into a nearby Dark Rift, instantly disappearing without a trace.
The Dark Rift refers to the fissure between planes formed when significant energy impacts occur or when creating planar spaces.
The great wars between the Ancient Demon Empire and the Human Kingdom left many Dark Rifts throughout the world. Whenever a large independent plane is created, a Dark Rift will also exist.
For instance, when Emperor E Yun created this separate plane to seal the Dragon King’s bloodline, it was certain to create one or more Dark Rifts around it.
Such Dark Rifts are impossible for ordinary people to enter or hide within, except for the Demon Dragon Clan.
After disappearing into the Dark Rift, the energy fluctuations of this seabed vanished without a trace, leaving no energy traces of Kui Shuangshuang and Du Shu, not even a ripple in the water.
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Half an hour later, Lanling arrived at this seabed.
"This is the entry to the plane sealing the Dragon King’s bloodline?" the Witch Queen said: "It looks like just an ordinary reef!"
Lanling nodded, observing the reef.
There was nothing special about it, only a small indentation capable of accommodating a finger.
Lanling closed his eyes, feeling any energy fluctuations in this seabed, including the ripples of water.
There was no aura, no fluctuations at all.
He was an extremely suspicious person!
Upon learning about the Dragon King’s bloodline, he immediately thought of Kui Shuangshuang, this two-headed snake would surely be desperate to find this Dragon King’s bloodline, trying to reclaim the energy heritage of the Dragon King.
Such suspicion and speculation would spread indefinitely.
He would question why Kui Shuangshuang would bite and drain him, relying on the bit of Golden Bloodline he granted, unable to let Kui Shuangshuang break through to the true Demon King level.
Ever since discovering the Dragon King’s bloodline heritage here, he would doubt if Kui Shuangshuang, stealing a tiny bit of Lanling’s Golden Bloodline, intended to try to unlock the sealed Dragon King’s bloodline?
In short, he considered all possibilities.
So after arriving here, he first scouted every corner, checking for any energy aura of Kui Shuangshuang.
There was no result, no trace of Kui Shuangshuang, not even any sign of someone having been here.
However, Lanling still wouldn’t let his guard down. At this point, he would choose absolute idealism, considering the most dangerous scenario.
Taking a deep breath, he pressed his finger into the indentation on the dark reef.
Instantly, the entire dark reef emitted incredibly bright light, almost captivating, thoroughly illuminating the seabed, unlike when Kui Shuangshuang attempted to open it.
This light grew stronger, until the entire dark reef disappeared, transforming into a portal of light and shadow, the entrance to the plane sealing the Dragon King’s bloodline.
The Lord of Yao Xing is indeed the Lord of Yao Xing, effortlessly opening any relic of the Demon Empire, any inheritance of the Demon Empire belonged to Lanling.
"Daji, you go in first," Lanling said.
The Witch Queen nodded, without any hesitation, and directly passed through the portal of light and shadow, entering the relic plane sealing the Dragon King’s bloodline.
Immediately after, Lanling swiftly flashed inside.
Simultaneously, he scattered the decomposition materials of the third stage of Black Hole Energy, releasing them onto the portal of light and shadow.
He wasn’t sure if Kui Shuangshuang was hiding nearby, but better to be prepared!
Only Lanling and Kui Shuangshuang were seen, directly disappearing into the portal of light and shadow.
And this portal of light and shadow quickly dimmed, about to vanish soon.
At the same time, Kui Shuangshuang and Du Shu rushed out of the Dark Rift several hundred meters away with lightning speed, heading towards the portal of light and shadow.
However...
As soon as they touched this portal of light and shadow, they immediately let out extremely distressing screams.
The entire body seemed to be radiated by a terrible energy.
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