World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 2087 - 978: Suo Ningbing’s Resolute Refusal! Lunar Holy Palace!
"Long time no see, Miss Suo Ningbing," said Ning Wuya.
Suo Ningbing sat quietly without saying a word. Nearly ten years had passed, and Suo Ningbing seemed frozen in time, with almost no change at all.
"First of all, congratulations. Your brother, Suo Lun, is still alive and has successfully acquired the Demon Emperor’s legacy, and has now unified the entire Demon Territory," Ning Wuya continued.
Suo Ningbing still said nothing.
Ning Wuya said, "We want to maintain peace with the Flame Demon Emperor, using the Ten Thousand Mountains as the boundary. The Dragon belongs to the Dragon, the Demon Tribe belongs to the Demon Tribe. However, the Flame Demon Emperor is currently quite aggressive and doesn’t want to maintain this peaceful state, nor does he accept negotiations. After much consideration, you are the most suitable candidate for the negotiation."
Suo Ningbing remained silent.
Ning Wuya continued, "Currently, the Flame Demon Emperor has relatives and old friends held at the Dragon Temple, totaling about more than ten people. For the sake of peace, we are willing to return two people each year. How does that sound?"
"Let’s maintain peace for five years, and talk about what happens after five years when the time comes," Ning Wuya added.
The words were already very straightforward.
Using Lanling’s relatives to exchange for buffer time.
Gu Ban said, "This agreement is highly beneficial to both parties, and Miss Suo Ningbing, as the negotiator, of course, could be the first to return to your brother’s side."
Ning Wuya asked, "So, are you willing to accept our terms?"
Suo Ningbing shook her head, "No, I won’t accept any conditions proposed by the Dragon Temple, whether they are beneficial or not."
Ning Wuya frowned, and Gu Ban nearly shouted in anger.
However, neither of them ended up speaking disrespectfully.
Suo Ningbing and Suo Qin’s personalities were very similar, both quiet and gentle, yet incredibly wise.
The Dragon Temple was too cunning, so their coping strategy was not to speak to anyone, nor to agree to any demands made by the Dragon Temple, regardless of whether the demands were good or bad.
Ning Wuya said, "Lord Suo Ningbing, are you not willing to reconsider? Just nod, and you could reunite with Lord Suo Lun."
Suo Ningbing’s beautiful eyes trembled, then she shook her head.
Gu Ban thought for a moment and said, "Any conditions you have can be negotiated, such as whom you want to take with you, or who you must have executed. We can discuss all of that."
The conditions were indeed very tempting.
In these ten years, Suo Ningbing had always been confined to a quiet room, constantly thinking about Qin Qin, about Gui Qinshao’s unborn child at that time, about Ye Jingfeng, Ye Jingyu, and even about Ashi Yuanba.
And the people she hated the most were Zhi Yan and Fu Lingxi.
But still, Suo Ningbing firmly shook her head.
Ning Wuya, Gu Ban, and Shitian exchanged glances, then Ning Wuya said, "Alright, we understand. Miss Suo Ningbing, please return."
Suo Ningbing stood up and left the quiet room.
After a long while, Shitian said, "Activate it, activate all the Heaven Tombs."
"All of them?" Ning Wuya asked in disbelief.
"Yes, all the Heaven Tombs accumulated over the past three thousand years," Shitian replied. "The plan for the Dragon Emperor Puppet is also to be formally executed."
Ning Wuya and Gu Ban painfully frowned.
For the past three thousand years, any priests at the Sub-King Layer and above would definitely enter the Heaven Tombs, not to mention King-level powerhouses.
Generally, the governing cycle of a Dragon Temple squad lasted about thirty years, meaning one cycle every thirty years, and a hundred batches of priests had already entered the Heaven Tombs.
The number of priests entering the Heaven Tombs each term varied, the least being about thirteen people, the most exceeding thirty people.
Over these three thousand years, a total of two thousand priests or judges have entered the Heaven Tombs.
Of course, the proportion of King-level powerhouses among the two thousand Heaven Tomb priests is very, very low.
In the current Sky Holy Palace, there are three King-level Sky Priests, which is extremely rare because the Master of the Demon Star has descended, so the three leaders of the Sky Holy Palace were qualified to bestow King-level energy upon themselves.
Out of one hundred governing cycles over these three thousand years, the vast majority of the time there was only one King-level powerhouse, sometimes none at all.
King-level powerhouses are exceedingly rare in this world, and their existence could even cause energy imbalance.
For instance, of the thirteen Dragon Knights under the Dragon Emperor, only five successfully obtained King-level Bloodlines. Four of these five Dragon Knights fell into the hands of the Dragon Temple, and the last one is an ancestor of the Prince Dongli, and to this day, that King-level Bloodline still resides within the Dongli Kingdom.
The Hell Knights had four fall into Dragon Temple’s hands, but the Bingren returned to the Demon Emperor, so now there are only three remaining in Dragon Temple’s hands.
The largest source of King-level Bloodlines came from nurturing by the Dragon Emperor!
After centuries of efforts, the Holy Temple Laboratory of Dragon Temple continuously produced many King-level Bloodlines from the Divine Dragon Nihility Bloodline of the Dragon Emperor.
As everyone knows, Demon Emperor Lanling can grant Demon King-level energy.
Therefore, the Dragon Emperor can also confer King-level descendants. Based on this principle, the Dragon Temple has used the Divine Dragon Nihility Bloodline of the Dragon Emperor to confer one King-level powerhouse after another.
The consequence of this is a rapid thinning of energy throughout the Human Kingdom, leading to a quick imbalance of heaven and earth energy. The current energy concentration in the Human Kingdom is merely a fraction of that in the Demon Race. Hence, the Dragon Temple has had to block martial arts within the Human Kingdom to a certain extent.
Later, the Dragon Temple issued another regulation. Unless Yao Xing descends, the Dragon Temple will no longer confer King-level Bloodline Energy.
How powerful was Emperor E Tian back in those days? Yet for the balance of heaven and earth energy, he only conferred thirteen ancient Demon Kings.
In contrast, the Dragon Temple went insane, using the Nihility Bloodline of the Dragon Emperor, conferring dozens of King-level descendants, greatly overdrawing the heaven and earth energy of the entire Human Kingdom.
Thus, the success in controlling the Dragon Emperor has elevated the power of the Dragon Temple more than just a step. No wonder Ning Wuya is bent on raising Lanling as the new Dragon Emperor.
Ning Wuya said, "His Majesty Shitian, for three thousand years we have used the Nihility Bloodline of the Dragon Emperor to confer fifty-nine King-level dragon descendants, plus three Hell Knight bloodlines, plus four Dragon Knights. Apart from the three of us, we now have sixty-three King-level Ancestral Tomb Priests, two thousand Sub-king Layer Tomb Shrine Priests, all to be unearthed? All to be activated?"
Shitian said, "Yes, all should be unearthed."
Gu Ban said, "Is there really a need for this? Under the Demon Emperor Lanling, there are only eight King-level powerhouses, merely less than three hundred Sub-King Layer powerhouses! Besides, we have the Stellar Magic Reaction Core; although it’s impossible to enter the realm of the Demon Emperor Lanling to destroy the Flame Demon Empire, it’s more than enough for self-preservation."
Shitian said, "Ha ha..."
He did not answer but just smiled softly.
"This, this is the strength that the Dragon Temple has accumulated over three thousand years, all unearthed at once. What shall we do for the future?" Gu Ban said.
Ning Wuya suddenly said, "If we fail this time, then we have no future, nor does the Dragon Temple."
Shitian said, "My directive is to activate all the Tombs of the past three thousand years. Awaken all the Tomb Priests, the decisive battle with the World-Ending Demon Emperor has arrived!"
The next day!
Two thousand tombs of the Dragon Temple were opened!
The power that the Dragon Temple has accumulated over three thousand years was completely unleashed at once.
More than sixty-three King-level powerhouses, nearly two thousand Sub-King Layer powerhouses halted their undead state and awakened to the human world.
At that moment, a dramatic change in energy occurred across the Human Kingdom and even the entire world.
The Human Kingdom experienced over one hundred large-scale earthquakes.
Strange lights appeared in the sky; despite the sun shining, the sky exhibited bizarre colors. Moreover, even without the moon at night, the sky wasn’t dark but kept shining with mysterious lights.
...
"Greetings to the Ancestor!"
Shitian bowed deeply, while Ning Wuya and Gu Ban both knelt down.
The elderly man with white hair and beard before them was Yao Xing, the Master of the Demon Star Pavilion and the first leader of the Dragon Temple three thousand years ago, Tian Daoqi.
He was also hailed as the most outstanding leader of the Dragon Temple in ten thousand years, possessing nearly god-like status.
For three thousand years, he successfully nurtured the Dragon Emperor, making him Ning Wuya’s absolute idol.
"No need for this." Tian Daoqi waved his hand and said, "When we Dragon Temple retreat, we do so completely, without any authority. You awakened us to fulfill duties, not to seize power, and I must make this point absolutely clear. These awakened Tomb Priests, regardless of their previous cultivation or old credentials, must honor the authority of the existing Sky Holy Palace leadership without any question."
Instantly, Shitian bowed again and said, "Thank you, Ancestor. You are the most wise leader of our Dragon Temple in ten thousand years. We shall follow your lead."
"No, history is history, and now is now," Tian Daoqi said. "You have more dealings with this Demon Emperor, so we only have advisory authority, not decision-making power. Alright, this topic ends here."
"Yes!" Shitian said, "There is now one matter that requires the personal involvement of our Ancestor."
"What matter?" Tian Daoqi asked.
Shitian said, "Please, Ancestor, contact the Lunar Holy Palace. If possible, use the power of the stars again to instantly annihilate the Flame Demon Empire!"
Tian Daoqi said, "Now that our Dragon Temple’s strength is ten times that of the Demon Emperor, can we not battle?"
Shitian said, "If we can avoid battle, it’s better not to. This is our Dragon Temple’s strength over three thousand years. If we engage in battle with the Demon Emperor, then all tomb priest careers will end directly. However, if we can ask the Lunar Holy Palace to eradicate the Flame Demon Empire and the Demon Emperor directly using stellar power, two thousand tomb priests can return to the tombs and continue their slumber."
Tian Daoqi was silent for a moment and then said, "Alright, I’ll go to the Cosmic Tower to send a signal to the Lunar Holy Palace."
The reason Tian Daoqi was asked to send the signal is that over the countless years, only signals sent by him have ever received a response from the Lunar Holy Palace.
Half an hour later!
Tian Daoqi, Shitian, Gu Ban, and Ning Wuya headed to the still-silent Cosmic Tower.
Tian Daoqi manipulated an incomparably powerful energy array, sending a signal toward the Lunar Holy Palace.
"Yao Xing descends, the Demon Emperor runs rampant, we beseech the deities to annihilate him!"
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