At that time, Fang Qingshu led a massive force to arrest Yan Nai’er, because she was involved in the evil energy of anti-Divine Dragon power.
This was undoubtedly a matter of immense significance, but… Fang Qingshu’s large contingent was halted before it even entered the territory of Tianshui City.
And without any reason whatsoever, it was treated as if nothing had happened. Fang Qingshu was utterly perplexed and could not find out anything about it.
Now the reason has emerged.
Because they could not startle the snake by beating the grass. Yan Nai’er had demon blood on her, and Ashiluo had even more demon blood on him.
If they arrested Yan Nai’er, would it not startle Ashiluo and cause him to flee?
And for this earth-shattering grand scheme, a little demon blood was worth absolutely nothing.
They had set up such an earth-shattering grand scheme, with a Sky Temple priest personally presiding over it and the three great giants personally mobilising.
The number one leader of the Raging Waves Kingdom’s Divine Dragon Temple, Holy Sacrificial Master Geli.
The Grand Inquisitor of the Raging Waves Kingdom’s Divine Dragon Inquisition, Luo Ge.
The future Sky Priest, Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Temple, and eldest princess of the Yan Empire, Ji Xiuning.
These three great giants, normally one could not see even a single one of them, yet this time they had all mobilised.
Moreover, all the inquisitors of the Zhi Capital Divine Dragon Inquisition, and all the martial arts grand masters of the Divine Dragon Temple, had turned out in full force.
Such a lineup had not been seen for several hundred years.
Even when arresting Zuo Qiu, the Divine Dragon Temple’s number one enemy for several hundred years, there had not been such an earth-shattering lineup.
So, what was a mere drop of demon blood worth!
What they wanted to capture was the Hell Knight under the World-Destroying Demon Emperor. Of course, the even more important goal was to find the Lord of the Demon Star, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, through the Hell Knight.
More than a year had passed since the Demon Star fell from the dome of the Sacred Temple.
The Divine Dragon Temple had dispatched tens of thousands of Sacred Temple warriors to hunt for this Lord of the Demon Star, yet there was still no trace of him.
And now, there was finally a massive breakthrough.
Ashiluo, one of the thirteen Hell Knights under the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, had been captured!
……
The instant the great figures of the Divine Dragon Temple appeared, all of Suo Lun’s vision, hearing, and perception were completely imprisoned.
He entered a space of utter ignorance.
It was completely dark all around. He could not see anything, nor could he hear anything.
Seeing this earth-shattering lineup before him, Ashiluo was also completely stunned. He said in astonishment, “You… you have come to capture me?”
“Yes, Lord Ashiluo.” said Geli, the number one leader of the Raging Waves Kingdom’s Divine Dragon Temple, the Holy Sacrificial Master.
“Hahaha…” Ashiluo said, “For a male pet from the Yao Continent who sold his arse, is it necessary to mobilise such a massive force?”
Holy Sacrificial Master Geli said, “If it were merely the male pet of the Demon Sect Leader, of course it would not be necessary. But a Hell Knight of the World-Destroying Demon Emperor is more than sufficient in weight.”
Ashiluo said, “I knew my master was formidable, but I did not expect him to be this formidable.”
Holy Sacrificial Master Geli was, after all, the number one leader of the Raging Waves Kingdom’s Sacred Temple, on equal footing with the king. So he said nothing more.
The fake Zuo Qiu stepped forward and said, “Ashiluo, now please answer my question. Are you the reincarnation of a Hell Knight of the World-Destroying Demon Emperor?”
Ashiluo said, “It is a bit late for me to deny it now, is it not?”
Indeed it was too late. Just now, in his excitement and agitation, he had already told his sister, Ashiliren.
Zuo Qiu said, “Why? You could have refused to become a Hell Knight. After all, you possess riches and glory that ordinary people cannot hope to reach. How could you be willing to become a Hell Knight who is neither human nor ghost?”
Ashiluo curled his lip and said, “This world is too filthy. I wish to follow my master and thoroughly cleanse the entire world.”
Zuo Qiu said, “Thoroughly cleanse the entire world? That means destroying the entire world, does it not?”
Ashiluo said, “It depends on the master’s will. We Hell Knights are the master’s most loyal hounds. We are not worthy of having our own will. He is our supreme faith.”
Zuo Qiu said, “You have experienced many terrible things, so you wish to destroy the entire world. But that was the Yao Continent after all, a place that inherently harbours filth. Other places are still clean!”
Ashiluo immediately burst into loud laughter and said, “My lord, please do not make such jokes. The Yao Continent, Ba Continent, Yin Continent, and the Dark Society, the four great powers under heaven, which one does not have countless connections with the Divine Dragon Temple?”
“It is just that the Divine Dragon Temple must be bright and righteous, and cannot have the stench of money. So they raised a front called the Yin Continent, controlling the entire world’s gold coin circulation through the Hidden Origin Society.”
“You need to eliminate some people who lack discernment, so you raised a front called the Dark Society, possessing the world’s most mysterious and powerful assassins.”
“You need to control the entire world’s war situation, so you raised Ba Continent as a front, controlling the world’s most elite weapons.”
“You need mysterious sorcerers to invent some evil and bizarre things, so you raised the Yao Continent as a front.”
This was truly a secret of heaven-shattering proportions, a secret that would make the entire world tremble with fear.
Ashiluo said sarcastically, “Your Divine Dragon Temple is the head, and the Yin Continent, Yao Continent, Ba Continent, and Dark Society are the four tentacles, firmly controlling the entire human world. When I was thirteen years old, I once served a distinguished guest. Although he said nothing, I guessed his identity. He is now serving as a Holy Sacrificial Master in the Western Liang Kingdom. It is a pity he did not come today, or I would very much like to ask whether the blow job I gave him was pleasurable? Whether my back door was tight?”
These words, Suo Lun could no longer hear.
If he had heard them, he would have sighed. He knew this world was dirty, but it was still far, far dirtier than he had imagined.
Zuo Qiu made no attempt at persuasion or debate. He glanced at the three great giants of the Divine Dragon Temple present, then continued, “Lord Ashiluo, you have merely been chosen as a Hell Knight. But at least you are not yet a Hell Knight. Everything can still be salvaged. You can atone for your crimes through meritorious service.”
Ashiluo said, “Then please tell me how?”
Zuo Qiu said, “I know you have a ritual. After consuming the Demon’s Tear, you undergo a complete transformation, completely losing your human characteristics and turning into a Hell Knight with a demonic appearance. At that time, you can have an energy connection with the Lord of the Demon Star, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, and you can find him.”
Ashiluo said, “You want me to betray my master, help you find the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, and then let you destroy him?”
“Yes.” Zuo Qiu said.
Ashiluo laughed loudly and said, “The master is my faith, my destiny, my everything. And you actually want me to betray him. Do you not find that too laughable?”
Zuo Qiu said, “But you have not truly pledged allegiance to him for a single day. You are not yet a Hell Knight, and he is not yet your master. You have merely chosen it as your faith because of your hatred for the world.”
“You are very clever. You are right.” Ashiluo said, “But the faith in my master is the goal that has sustained my will to live all these years.”
Zuo Qiu said, “Then what about your sister, Ashiliren? Is she not another goal that sustains your will to live?”
“What do you mean?” Ashiluo said sternly.
Zuo Qiu said, “Your faith and loyalty to the World-Destroying Demon Emperor are illusory, but your deep love for your sister Ashiliren is real. If you agree to help us find the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, we will save your sister’s life.”
Ashiluo said, “And if I do not agree?”
Zuo Qiu fell silent and did not answer. A High Priest beside him said, “Then she will know too much about what happened tonight.”
The moment these words were spoken, Ashiluo’s body trembled.
The meaning was already abundantly clear. If Ashiluo did not agree to help find the Lord of the Demon Star, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, then the Divine Dragon Temple would kill Ashiliren to silence her.
It was just that the Divine Dragon Temple was a sacred place, so the High Priest could not speak so bluntly.
Zuo Qiu said, “I know that as a reincarnated Hell Knight, you have already obtained the Demon’s Tear. As soon as you consume it, you will immediately undergo a transformation and become a Hell Knight, creating a connection with your master, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor. So you only need to hand over the Demon’s Tear. We will find another person who has consumed demon blood to consume it, and then find the World-Destroying Demon Emperor through that person. So you would not be directly betraying the Demon Emperor.”
Zuo Qiu was not wrong.
The Demon’s Tear was the product of a death contract signed between the Demon Emperor and the Hell Knight.
Even after countless years had passed, this Demon’s Tear still bore the imprint of the death contract. This death contract connected the World-Destroying Demon Emperor and the Hell Knight.
Relying on the Divine Dragon Temple’s capabilities, as long as they obtained the Demon’s Tear, they could almost certainly find the Lord of the Demon Star, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor.
So, once Ashiluo handed over the Demon’s Tear, the Lord of the Demon Star, Suo Lun, would be exposed and would certainly die.
Zuo Qiu said, “Ashiluo, think clearly. Do you want to save your sister’s life, or an unseen, strange and illusory Lord of the Demon Star?”
Ashiluo looked towards his sister, Ashiliren. She was still unconscious.
She was the love of his life. Now he could no longer tell whether he regarded his sister as a lover or as kin.
If she was kin, then why was he filled with possessiveness towards her, to the point of exterminating her husband’s entire family?
If she was a lover, then why, when truly facing her, could he not even get hard?
But Zuo Qiu was right about one thing. He had never seen the master, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor. His faith and loyalty to the World-Destroying Demon Emperor came entirely from his hatred for the world, and his desire to thoroughly cleanse the entire world.
At least he was not yet a Hell Knight?
Then, the Demon Emperor was an illusory, empty entity to him.
But his sister, Ashiliren, truly existed.
If he wished to maintain his loyalty to His Majesty the Demon Emperor, his sister Ashiliren would have to die, killed by the Divine Dragon Temple to silence her.
If he wished to save his sister Ashiliren, he would have to betray his master, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor.
Of course, some might say, why not simply use spiritual techniques to search Ashiluo’s brain domain and find the Demon’s Tear?
The Divine Dragon Temple could indeed do this, but for Ashiluo, who was the master of the Yao Continent harem, something as important as the Demon’s Tear would be hidden extremely, extremely deep even in his brain’s memories. It would require a unique spiritual technique to unlock countless layers of brain domain passwords to find it.
This spiritual technique for protecting the secrets of one’s brain domain was absolute secret knowledge for ordinary people. But whether it was the Divine Dragon Temple or the upper echelons of the Yao Continent, everyone knew it.
Including Suo Lun. If he wanted to hide a certain secret in his brain, it would be almost impossible for anyone to unlock it.
Of course, if given enough time, the Divine Dragon Temple’s spiritual priests could still unlock Ashiluo’s brain, but that would take a very, very long time.
……
Ashiluo seemed to fall into a life-or-death choice.
Save his sister, or continue his loyalty to His Majesty the Demon Emperor?
A true life-or-death choice.
Zuo Qiu continued to entice him, “As for all the suffering you have endured these years, why not have it completely washed away afterwards and turn back into a carefree heir to a feudal lord?”
“Is an illusory, drifting World-Destroying Demon Emperor more important? Or is the life of your beloved sister more important?”
Zuo Qiu’s voice suddenly seemed to radiate boundless magic, boundless persuasiveness, as if it were the supreme wonderful sound.
Ashiluo’s expression trembled. Finally, his gaze still turned towards his sister, Ashiliren.
Suddenly, he asked, “May I ask, how did you know such top-secret information as my being a reincarnated Hell Knight?”
Zuo Qiu said, “In the Yao Continent you were filled with the will to die and attempted suicide countless times. Suddenly you stopped committing suicide and instead became filled with fighting spirit. And the scars from your self-harm and suicide disappeared overnight without a trace. This was already enough for us to strongly suspect you.”
Ashiluo said, “But at that time, the legendary descent of the Demon Star had not yet occurred.”
Zuo Qiu was silent for a moment, then said, “Every time, it is the thirteen Hell Knights who awaken first, and then gather to find their master.”
Ashiluo said, “You strongly suspected me, so you planted a spy by the Ashi Family’s side?”
“Yes.” Zuo Qiu said.
Ashiluo said, “But you only appeared by my father’s side seven or eight years ago, Lord Zuo Qiu.”
Zuo Qiu was silent and did not answer.
Ashiluo said, “Moreover, you have always been lurking by my father Ashimo’s side. At most, you would know that I provided him with some evil things and evil techniques from the Yao Continent. How could you confirm that I had become a Hell Knight?”
Zuo Qiu was silent for a moment, then said, “Are you certain you wish to know?”
“Yes.” Ashiluo said.
“Enter!” said Luo Ge, the Grand Inquisitor of the Divine Dragon Inquisition.
Then, a familiar figure walked in.
Auntie Fire in her red cloak gracefully walked up to Ashiluo and bowed, saying, “Huoya of the Divine Dragon Inquisition, pays respects to Lord Ashiluo.”
Ashiluo was completely stunned.
This Auntie Fire before him was someone he had rescued from the sea, his most trusted person, even regarded as an elder.
He had never expected that she was actually a spy planted by the Divine Dragon Temple Inquisition.
“You truly are everywhere.” Ashiluo sighed, “As for this Mr. Zuo Qiu, you are not the real Zuo Qiu either.”
The fake Zuo Qiu was silent for a moment, then said, “Very well. Now you must make your choice. Will you save your sister, your son, or remain loyal to your illusory master, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor?”
He added another person to the scales, Ashiluo’s son, Ashi Yuanba.
Of course, he definitely would not say that if Ashiluo did not agree, they would kill Ashi Yuanba.
Their Divine Dragon Temple was, after all, sacred and bright. They could not speak so directly.
Ashiluo’s gaze remained fixed on Ashiliren.
“Mmm…” Liren faintly awoke, just in time to meet Ashiluo’s incomparably fervent and loving gaze.
Ashiluo said word by word, “I went to the Yao Continent for only one purpose, and that was to save my sister. Our entire Ashi Family should go to hell, but my sister should not. She is pure and flawless. And my son, Ashi Yuanba, I hear he is very cute and promising. These two people are now my entire world. Even if the entire world were given to me, I would not exchange them.”
The moment these words were spoken, Zuo Qiu and the others’ expressions showed joy.
Ashiluo said, “The World-Destroying Demon Emperor is truly nothing more than an illusory existence to me now. You are right. My loyalty to him comes entirely from my hatred for this world.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Ashiluo was going to compromise. The Lord of the Demon Star, the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, was doomed.
Before he even had time to grow powerful, he would die in the womb.
Ashiluo said, “But, as the root of faith for the entire world, the Divine Dragon Temple is so evil and filthy that it would actually kill my pure and flawless sister, and my young and innocent son. What is the point of keeping such a filthy world?”
The moment these words were spoken, everyone’s expressions changed.
Then, over a dozen High Priests and Inquisitors rushed forward at the fastest speed to restrain Ashiluo.
Ashiluo sat cross-legged on the ground, not resisting in the slightest, silently reciting.
“Life is precious, but love is priced higher. Yet for the sake of faith, to thoroughly wash away this filthy world, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed.”
“Thank you, for at the final moment, allowing me to completely firm up my faith.”
“Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, my master, if there is a hell, I am coming to you with my beloved and my son, to pledge my allegiance to you…”
“I hope that in true hell, I too can become your World-Destroying Demon Emperor, my master!”
Ashiluo closed his eyes and sat motionless.
Over a dozen High Priests, over a dozen Inquisitors, desperately used Dragon Power to suppress the terrifying energy within Ashiluo’s body.
But everything was too late.
Because the object of destruction hidden within his body was physical, unrelated to Dragon Power.
“Boom…”
Ashiluo’s body suddenly exploded.
His entire body was instantly torn into pieces!
Ashiluo’s evil, terrifying, incomparably handsome body, filled with sin and pity, was completely annihilated.
“No…” Ashiliren let out a blood-curdling scream.