Once again, Lan Ling was subjected to hellish torture.
First, he transformed his energy heart, which took a full three hours.
Then, he transformed his energy veins, which took a full six hours.
Then, he transformed his bones, which took a full two hours.
Finally, he transformed his muscles, skin, and so on, which took a total of two hours.
Twelve hours had passed since then.
All the energy bombardment ended, and the tempering of his body ended.
Suddenly …
"Boom …"
With a loud noise, a monstrous wave was set off from the bottom of the sea.
The seawater within a radius of a hundred miles began to surge.
The rock at the bottom of the sea beneath Lan Ling suddenly split open with a huge crack.
This amazing reaction from heaven and earth was only to prove one thing.
Lan Ling once again crossed a huge step and broke through from Demon Lord to Demon Saint!
Aside from the Demon Queen, the Heaven Demon King, and the Nirvana Emperor, the Demon Sage level was the limit of all the martial artists in the southern wasteland. Even a heaven-defying genius like the Little Demon King, Tang Ren, had a cultivation limit of a peak Demon Sage.
After breaking through to Demon Saint, at least in terms of cultivation, Lan Ling was on equal footing with other Demon Kings. What was more meaningful was that he could help his direct descendants to become Demon Venerable powerhouses.
Wait, wait …
How long had it been since Lan Ling landed in the Southern Wilderness?
More than three years, or more than four years?
Lan Ling was almost three years old. It had indeed been more than four years. And it had been more than six years since Lan Ling left the human world.
In four years, Lan Ling had been promoted from a Novice Warrior to a Demon Saint level powerhouse.
Of course, this was not something to be proud of, because he had the Golden Demon Bloodline.
…
Lan Ling looked down at Di Jun beside him. He was still in the crystal coffin, but he was no longer a mummy. Instead, he had regained his full body, but he had not woken up yet.
He already existed in Lan Ling's mind. In other words, Lan Ling could wake him up at any time.
After a moment of hesitation, Lan Ling gave up on waking him up. He still placed him in the energy coffin and carried him out of the water.
Misfortune Goddess Shui Hongshao had long left, returning to Flame Demon City. It was because she didn't seem to care too much about Lan Ling's life or death.
Lan Ling carried the coffin and returned to Flame Demon City.
For an entire day, there was no news from the Flame Demon City. This meant that the Blood-sucking Demon Army did not do anything.
No news was the best news.
After hesitating for a moment, Lan Ling carried the crystal coffin and flew towards the sea east of the Flame Demon City. The hundred-thousand-odd Blood-sucking Demon army was still stationed there.
…
The sixteen Devil Sage Venerables were already very anxious from waiting.
Di Jun promised those Demon Saints that he would first destroy Lan Ling's secret weapon. Then, the army of a hundred thousand Blood-sucking Demon Clansmen would attack.
But now, more than ten hours had passed, and Di Jun still hadn't returned.
The 16 Devil Sage Venerables did not dare to retreat, and it was even more impossible for them to advance, so they were in a deadlock here.
Suddenly, a gust of wind arrived!
Then, a figure appeared in front of them.
It was Lan Ling, the emperor of the Balrog Empire, the terrifying person who had completely erased Fire Demon Mountain from the world, the terrifying person who had killed Fire Demon Venerable and Zhong Lou Venerable.
Indeed, he was a terrifying person.
The sixteen Venerables were much stronger than Lan Ling, and they did not even know what Lan Ling's level of cultivation was. They only knew that he had defeated the Underworld Prince.
But the sixteen Venerables completely ignored Lan Ling's level of cultivation and knew that he was an extremely terrifying person.
Especially in this war, Di Jun had led a hundred-thousand-odd Blood-sucking Demon Army to attack the Balrog Empire, but they had suffered a setback and lost two Venerables.
Because of that, Lan Ling's status rose in the hearts of the sixteen Venerables. His Balrog Empire was no longer a joke. Lan Ling's status was vaguely on par with Princess Tigné and Princess Na Xue. Even if he could not compare to those two, he was at least higher than the sixteen Venerables.
So, when Lan Ling appeared in front of the sixteen Venerables and the hundred-thousand-odd Blood-sucking Demon Army by himself, everyone was shocked.
The sixteen Venerables' first reaction was fear, and they did not immediately rush forward to capture or kill Lan Ling.
Instead, they felt a chill down their backs, and instinctively wanted to take half a step back.
The leading Devil Sage Venerable mustered his courage and said coldly, "Sir Lan Ling, you dare to appear in front of us alone? Do you think we don't exist?"
Lan Ling waved the crystal coffin on his shoulder to let everyone see the person inside.
"Don't wait any longer. Di Jun is done for. Disperse …" said Lan Ling indifferently.
When the sixteen Venerables saw the person inside the coffin, they felt as if they had been struck by lightning. They could not move at all.
They did not dare to believe their eyes. How … how was this possible?
Di Jun was a King Arthur -level expert, and a member of the Blood-sucking Demon Army. The sixteen Venerables thought that even if Di Jun could not destroy the Balrog Empire's mysterious weapon, he should be able to escape unscathed. They did not expect him to fall into Lan Ling's hands.
This … this was simply too terrifying.
Di Jun was a King Arthur -level expert. How could he be captured by Lan Ling?
Lan Ling said word by word, "You are currently in the Balrog Empire's territory. This is illegal. If you do not retreat within two hours, I will lead my army to destroy you! "
Lan Ling was, of course, boasting. The Blood-sucking Demon Army had over a hundred thousand people, and there were sixteen Demon Saints. Furthermore, every one of them was practically undying.
Lan Ling's Balrog Empire merely had over ten thousand death warriors. Including himself, there were only six Demon Saints. If they took the initiative to attack, how could they destroy the Blood-sucking Demon Army?
However, the coffin on his shoulder was the greatest deterrent.
After saying that, Lan Ling returned to the Balrog Empire without looking back.
During the entire process, the sixteen Venerables did not attack at all. Even though they had over a hundred thousand Blood-sucking Demon Army, even though Lan Ling was alone, they did not attack.
On the contrary, after Lan Ling left, the sixteen Venerables looked at each other.
One of them said, "How about we go see Princess Na Xue and report the situation here?"
That was a good idea, but Princess Na Xue was temperamental and cruel. It would be troublesome if they did not return after going there.
"How about we return to our respective dwellings?" someone else suggested.
However, that suggestion was rejected.
They did not dare to go to the headquarters of the Na Xue Army directly because they might not return. But if they returned to their dwellings, it would be a blatant betrayal to Na Xue. Given Na Xue's character, she would definitely punish them. Once she started punishing them, the consequences would be very severe.
Therefore, the 16 Devil Sage Venerables finally made a mediocre decision.
The army temporarily retreated to the fortress of the Heavenly Demon City. That would be the headquarters of the future Na Xue Army. Retreating there would not be considered a betrayal. Then, they would send a messenger to report to Princess Na Xue.
After making the decision, the sixteen Venerables led the Blood-sucking Demon Army and flew towards the east, away from the Balrog Empire's territory. Then, they flew north and retreated to the fortress of the Heavenly Demon City.
Thus, the first battle between the Balrog Empire and the Blood-sucking Demon Alliance officially ended.
The Balrog Empire achieved a complete victory. The Blood-sucking Demon Alliance lost five million soldiers and countless top-notch martialists. Even Di Jun, Fire Demon Venerable, and Zhong Lou Demon Venerable had fallen into the hands of Lan Ling.
…
Deep under the Fiery Demon City.
They were still in the Energy Prison!
Lan Ling was about to awaken Di Jun. It was a crucial moment.
As a member of the Blood-sucking Royalty and a King Arthur -level Di Jun could become a Death Warrior, could he be controlled by Lan Ling's will?
The answer was about to be revealed.
Observing Di Jun in his brain, he found that his color was different from the others. The other Death Warriors were blue in Lan Ling's brain. Only Di Jun was white.
He took a deep breath. The crucial moment was about to arrive.
"Awaken!" Lan Ling ordered in his brain.
In an instant, Di Jun's eyes snapped open and he sat up.
Then …
He charged at Lan Ling immediately and released a terrifying energy attack.
"Boom …"
There was a loud noise.
The entire Energy Prison was shaking violently. Di Jun was sent flying and vomited blood.
Because the energy prison was too small, the huge energy attack rebounded onto his body, injuring him.
There was another crucial piece of information. Di Jun's cultivation had increased by at least 30%.
While Lan Ling was sucking and devouring his blood, she also bestowed him with a sufficient amount of Gold Bloodline, which actually allowed his cultivation to break through by 30%.
Of course, the biggest piece of information was that Di Jun completely ignored Lan Ling's identity and attacked the world as soon as he woke up. If not for the Energy Prison, this attack would have been enough to crush Lan Ling.
Then, Lan Ling found that his will could not suppress Di Jun. He could not even know his thoughts and will.
In other words, Lan Ling could not control Di Jun at all.
The only thing he could do was kill Di Jun.
This was easy to do. Lan Ling only needed a thought to kill Di Jun. Even if he was a King Arthur level powerhouse, a thought from Lan Ling was enough to turn him into ashes.
"Boom boom boom …"
Di Jun was still attacking crazily in the Energy Prison. He stared at Lan Ling as if he wanted to tear him into pieces.
The Energy Prison shook violently. Even the entire underground cave was shaking as if there was an earthquake.
Every attack was reflected back at Di Jun himself, sending him flying and coughing up blood. However, he continued to attack Lan Ling in a frenzy.
After dozens of attacks, Di Jun was heavily injured and quickly healed, but he was heavily injured again.
In the end, he lay motionless in the Energy Prison.
Lan Ling asked, "Di Jun, did you receive the ancient memories in my Golden Bloodline?"
Di Jun did not say a word.
Lan Ling asked again, "Di Jun, do you know who I am? I am not the Lord of Eros. The Dragon Temple did not hype me up. I am the real Demon Emperor. I am the future hope of the Demon Race."
Lan Ling continued: "Di Jun, do you know that killing you right now is as easy as flipping my hand? With just a thought, you will immediately turn into ashes. Even Princess Na Xue won't be able to save you."
Di Jun still did not move.
Lan Ling said word by word, "Di Jun, are you willing to serve me? If you are not, then there is no need for you to stay in this world. "
Di Jun shook his head.
Lan Ling's face twitched, "Why? I am the future of the Demon Race. Only I can lead the Demon Race to overthrow the rule of the Dragon Temple. Only I can bring a future to the world. "
Di Jun shook his head and roared, "I don't care. I don't care about anything. I don't care about the cause of the Demon Race. I don't care about the dark rule of the Dragon Temple. I don't care about some great power to liberate the Demon Race. I only care about … … Na Xue. I am willing to do anything for her. I am also willing to lose anything. So, Lan Ling, just kill me. I will never be loyal to you! I will be loyal to Princess Na Xue in this life, the next life, and forever! "
… …
Na Xue Army, Sky Palace.
"His Highness Di Jun has been captured by Lan Ling. His fate is unknown!" The envoy sent by the 16 Venerables reported.
… …
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