“Is the Black Demon Flag Lord dead?
But he was not completely dead. Deep within his bloodline, there was still a trace of vitality.
More importantly, his demonic bloodline ability had been completely exhausted in order to restore his charred body, and could no longer do anything. Therefore, his body had become completely charred. Not only was there no breathing or heartbeat, even his energy aura had been cut off.
So no matter how one looked at it, he was already dead beyond dead.
But the true way to determine whether someone was dead was to see whether their soul had lost the root of its energy and whether it was drifting towards the Netherworld.
At this moment, all the Black Demon Flag Lord’s vitality had been cut off. Only a trace of energy deep within his bloodline was still holding onto his soul, preventing his soul from leaving his body.
At that time, if Lanling had struck down another bolt of Hell Lightning, the Black Demon Flag Lord would certainly have been reduced to ashes.
But at the critical moment, Lanling held something back and did not truly kill him completely.
Lanling looked at the Black Demon Flag Lord’s wife, his two sons, and the five elders, and slowly said, “I hope you will never reveal what happens next.”
Then, he came before the Black Demon Flag Lord’s charred corpse and took out a dagger.
“Pu ci…” Lanling suddenly plunged the dagger into his own heart.
Immediately, everyone present cried out in alarm.
Lanling pulled out the dagger. The wound on his chest slowly healed, and a drop of red blood with a trace of golden yellow gathered on the tip of the dagger.
To subdue the Black Demon Flag Lord, Lanling had truly paid a huge price.
Then, he suddenly plunged the bloodstained dagger into the Black Demon Flag Lord’s heart.
“Ka cha…”
Because the Black Demon Flag Lord’s corpse had already been burned into charcoal, it could only make this kind of sound.
It was precisely at this moment that the Fire Phoenix’s hatred towards Lanling disappeared without a trace.
Because Lanling had actually been willing to pierce his own heart in order to save her husband, drawing out his demonic blood.
Even if her husband could not come back to life, Fire Phoenix no longer had any hatred towards Lanling. She was simply someone who was extremely clear about love and hate.
However…
The next scene completely shocked everyone present.
A dazzling light suddenly burst out from the heart of the Black Demon Flag Lord’s charred corpse, red with a faint trace of golden yellow.
Then, a fresh heart actually began to grow gradually.
This heart was even larger and stronger than before.
Then, a powerful and mysterious energy surged out from the heart, reviving the completely charred meridians inch by inch.
Countless meridians grew out, like the roots of a plant.
After a full half an hour, all the meridians throughout the Black Demon Flag Lord’s body had completely recovered.
Next came the revival of his bones.
Then the revival of his muscles.
Finally, the revival of his skin.
This scene of resurrection from the dead was happening before the eyes of all the highest-ranking figures in Black Demon City, and before the eyes of everyone from the Black Demon Family.
It shocked everyone.
This scene was simply far more shocking than Lanling defeating the Black Demon Flag Lord with Hell Lightning.
This scene could completely be described as a miracle.
Bringing someone back from the dead was simply beyond the domain of the demonic races of this world. This… this seemed to be the domain of the heavenly gods and demons.
Only the heavenly gods and demons could easily take a person’s life and then bring them back to life.
No words could describe the spiritual impact and shock experienced by the highest-ranking figures of Black Demon City.
“Boom boom boom…”
Suddenly, the Black Demon Flag Lord’s body trembled.
At the same time, the ground of Black Demon City shook violently. Countless buildings within the city split open, as if a small earthquake had occurred.
……
After quite some time, the Black Demon Flag Lord slowly opened his eyes, as if waking from a deep dream.
Fire Phoenix could no longer hold herself back and directly threw herself into his arms, crying loudly.
The Black Demon Flag Lord gently patted his wife’s back, then looked towards his sons and his subordinates.
Immediately, his two sons knelt down and cried with joy.
The five elders also knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
The Black Demon Flag Lord had been friends with them for several decades. They had practised martial arts together since childhood. They were not brothers, but were closer than brothers.
After quite some time, the Black Demon Flag Lord said, “You should all go out first. I want to speak with Your Excellency Lanling alone.”
Fire Phoenix reluctantly left.
The other higher-ranking members of the Black Demon Flag also left.
The Black Demon Flag Lord looked towards the Death Knights beside Lanling and said, “Why did you not turn me into someone like them? That way, I would be completely unable to go against your will.”
Lanling said, “They are called Death Knights. So far, only Gou Li and Khan Chiyan have evolved into independent, free Death Knights. And I need your prestige and wisdom. I need a Black Demon Lord with an independent will to pledge allegiance to me.”
The Black Demon Flag Lord remained silent for quite some time.
Lanling said, “If you are unwilling, I will lead the army out of Black Demon City and return the entire territory of the Black Demon Flag to you. Then I will take another path, the path of relying on personal martial strength to slaughter the world. If the path of benevolence does not work, I will take the path of mass slaughter. I will kill everyone who dares to oppose me, and those who remain will naturally submit.”
The Black Demon Lord’s body suddenly expanded.
An incomparably powerful energy surged up.
The entire enormous castle shook violently, almost as if it were about to be shattered.
“Your Excellency Lanling, do you know that you bestowed a trace of your bloodline upon me, allowing my cultivation to break through to the Demon Venerable realm?” the Black Demon Flag Lord said. “My cultivation had been stuck at the threshold before the Demon Venerable realm for almost seven years. I had almost no hope of breaking through in this lifetime. Yet the bloodline you bestowed upon me finally allowed me to break through. You are extremely powerful, and defy the heavens, but… there is now no one in this entire hall who can stop me.”
At the moment the Black Demon Flag Lord was resurrected, he officially broke through to the Demon Venerable realm, almost causing a small earthquake.
Faced with the possible threat from the Black Demon Flag Lord, Lanling merely gave a cold laugh and calmly looked at him. Even Khan Chiyan and Gou Li showed no reaction.
After quite some time!
Then, the Black Demon Flag Lord stood up and opened the door, summoning his wife, his two sons, and the five elders to come inside.
Then, he knelt before Lanling with both knees and said, “Black Curse pays respects to Your Majesty. My Black Clan is willing to serve Your Majesty faithfully for generations to come!”
Black Curse was his original name, the name he had been given when he was born.
How could he possibly refuse to pledge allegiance? It was not merely because Lanling had brought him back to life, nor because Lanling had bestowed his bloodline upon him. It was because he already knew who Lanling was.
Lanling had already opened the door to another world for him.
Fire Phoenix and her two sons were stunned.
But all along, the Black Demon Flag Lord had been the absolute leader of the entire Black Demon City.
Seeing him kneel and pledge allegiance, Fire Phoenix and her two sons also knelt down and said, “Greetings, Lord!”
The five great elders hesitated for a moment before also kneeling down and saying, “Greetings, Lord!”
At this point, the highest-ranking members of the Black Demon Flag’s territory had completely knelt at Lanling’s feet.
This also meant that Lanling had completely subdued this territory of more than one million square kilometres and tens of millions of Rakshasa people.
Lanling said, “From now on, the Flame Demon Tribe will be renamed Flame Demon City and will serve as the capital of the Flame Demon Flag territory. Black Curse, your two sons will take positions in the elders’ council of Flame Demon City, while Suo Mo and Khan Xie Li will take positions in Black Demon City!”
This meant that the leadership of the two core cities would be exchanged.
The Black Demon Flag Lord bowed and said, “Yes!”
Lanling said, “In a few days, I will establish the Flame Demon Council. No matter what the Flame Demon Flag becomes in the future, the Flame Demon Council will be the highest authority. Black Demon City will have two seats on the Flame Demon Council, Flame Demon City will have three seats, and the Centaur Tribe will also have three seats.”
Lanling’s words were already extremely blunt.
He had directly placed the Centaur Tribe and Flame Demon Tribe above Black Demon City.
Black Curse’s expression did not change at all. He bowed and said, “Yes!”
Because Lanling had already opened another door to another world for him. If his gaze remained confined to Black Demon City alone, it would be far too narrow.
……
On the way back to Rakshasa City, Princess Shayan’s delicate body remained completely cold, with almost no warmth to be felt.
She had encountered the greatest calamity of her life.
How could this happen? How could Lanling possibly win?
What should she do?
At this moment, the fake Princess Yudie beside her suddenly said, “Your Highness, just have His Highness the Crown Prince send troops to destroy Lanling, and settle everything once and for all…”
But before she could finish speaking, she was frightened into silence by a single glance from Princess Shayan.
It was a completely cold glance, even filled with killing intent.
Kill Lanling now? That would mean violating the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath. The consequences were something that not only she, as a princess of the royal family, could not bear, but the entire Rakshasa Royal Family could not bear either.
The Heavenly Demon Blood Oath was extremely sacred throughout the entire demonic realm.
Once the Rakshasa Royal Family violated the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath, its authority to rule the Rakshasa territory would also be called into question.
Although among the eight great demonic races of the southern wilderness, apart from the Witch Kingdom, every race had violated countless demonic traditions and disobeyed His Majesty the Demon Emperor’s wishes, signing a non-aggression treaty with the Divine Dragon Holy Temple was the greatest example.
However, they still had to maintain appearances. Publicly violating the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath would come at far too great a cost.
Whether it was Lanling or Princess Shayan herself, neither was worth the Rakshasa Royal Family paying such a huge price.
But if she were truly made to marry Lanling, she was genuinely unwilling, genuinely unwilling to accept it.
Back in Rakshasa City.
Princess Shayan did not even have time to enter her own princess residence. She directly descended at the Little Rakshasa King’s residence.
Very soon, she met her elder brother, the Crown Prince.
Beside the Little Rakshasa King was still Meng Tuo Luo, rather than his principal consort, Nishang.
Princess Shayan was surprised. She could not understand why her Crown Prince brother would act this way. Did he really dote on Meng Tuo Luo that much? Was he not afraid of offending Princess Consort Nishang and the Yun’e Clan behind her?
“What is it?” the Little Rakshasa King asked.
Meng Tuo Luo looked at Princess Shayan with some unease and asked in a trembling voice, “Where is Lanling’s head?”
Princess Shayan spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, “Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Black… the Black Demon Flag Lord lost. Lanling achieved a complete victory in the duel and killed the Black Demon Flag Lord…”
Immediately, the Little Rakshasa King trembled.
“How is that possible?” Meng Tuo Luo’s voice almost changed completely. She suddenly stood up, her beautiful face turning deathly pale!