Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 144 Persuading the Demon Emperor and Ushering in a New Era: The Evil Princess's Little Schemes

Faced with the Demon Emperor's words, the Snow Empress and the others showed no change in expression. After a moment, the Snow Empress spoke:
“Whale King, in essence, our goals are the same as yours. There is only one reason why we would abandon racial prejudice and the vast cultivation we have gained through hundreds of thousands of years of hard work to choose to follow a human: to become a god.”

"Ten thousand years ago, your husband died at the hands of the Sea God Tang San. The reason you became like this is all for the purpose of becoming a god and avenging your death. However, with your strength alone, you cannot break through the suppression of the plane, let alone be a match for the Sea God who has been cultivating in the God Realm for many years."

"We don't want to fight you unless absolutely necessary. Combined, we could certainly kill you, but the price we'd pay would be enormous. Therefore, I hope you can calm down and let's talk things over..."

"Given a shared goal, we don't necessarily have to be enemies. You must understand the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend..."

The Snow Empress's words had an effect; the terrifying soul power and killing intent that had surged within the Demon Emperor's body gradually subsided. Shu Yan took out an ice-blue plant and handed it to the Snow Empress, who nodded and then continued:
“Whale King, I know that you sometimes cannot completely control your mind and emotions. This strange plant is called Soul-Soothing Grass. It has the effect of calming the mind and cleansing the spirit. Don’t worry that we will tamper with this plant. We don’t need to resort to such despicable means.”

The ice-blue plant slowly flew towards the Demon Emperor. The bloodlust in the Demon Emperor's eyes faded slightly. She hesitated for a moment, but still slowly guided the so-called Soul-Suppressing Grass.

Immediately afterwards, the Demon Emperor's massive figure was suddenly enveloped by a dense purplish-black light, with wisps of golden light mixed in with it. Then, a blurry figure slowly appeared and gradually solidified.

The intense light slowly faded, and the Demon Emperor's true face was finally revealed to everyone.

She was a beautiful woman, dressed in a purple-gold fitted dress, and looked to be in her thirties. Her figure and appearance were exceptional, and every move she made exuded an indescribable aura. A single glance from her cold eyes was enough to render any Soul Master below the Title Douluo level incapacitated.

The humanoid Demon Emperor slightly raised her eyes and glanced at everyone. Then, she clenched her right hand, and a burst of icy blue light suddenly erupted, enveloping her entire body. Under the effect of this icy blue light, the cold and murderous aura between the Demon Emperor's brows and eyes slowly subsided, and even her eyes became clearer.

Shu Yan and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. The fact that the Demon Queen was willing to accept their kindness meant that she was still relatively clear-headed, unlike Xie Ji who was unlucky enough to encounter the Demon Queen who was emotionally out of control and was almost slapped to death by her.

It seems they were lucky to have caught the Demon Emperor when he was in a relatively calm state of mind. If they had been less fortunate, they would probably have already been forced into war.

After the effects of the Soul-Suppressing Grass were fully unleashed, the Demon Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. She remained standing quietly on the sea, but the once turbulent sea gradually calmed down. In the eyes of the crowd, the Demon Emperor seemed to have merged with the entire sea, becoming vast and unfathomable.

"Her affinity with the ocean is incredibly high, to an unbelievable degree. It was the right decision not to directly confront her earlier. If she had fully mobilized the power of the ocean to empower herself, her strength would have taken at least a small leap forward."

Xie Ji transmitted her voice to everyone.

The difference in combat power between Limit Douluo is so great that it can be described as a step up. A Limit Douluo like Di Tian can at least face two Limit Douluo at the same time without being at a disadvantage.

Shu Yan stepped forward a few steps through the void, then spoke:

“Whale King, our goals are the same. The reason why Snow Empress and the others are willing to believe in me is very simple: I am the last human to possibly step into the realm of true gods after the Seven Gods ten thousand years ago. I possess the most top-tier twin martial souls, namely the True Dragon Yazi and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. The ratio of my soul rings is also unprecedented. Moreover, I am only thirteen years old this year, but as you have seen, I am already a Soul Saint.”

"Think about it, this is just me at thirteen years old. If it were ten, twenty, or thirty years later, what level do you think I could achieve?"

“I can tell you very clearly that neither the suppression of the plane nor the shackles of the divine realm can stop my progress. But you soul beasts are different. What your husband, Di Tian, ​​Xue Di, and Xie Di failed to achieve, your chances of achieving are almost zero. This is a fact. Only by following me can you have a chance to fight for the opportunity to become a god. I hope you can think about it carefully.”

"Moreover, as you have seen, if you follow me, I can swear on my martial soul that I will preserve your complete spiritual consciousness. In the future, after I become a god, you can also follow me to enter the god-level realm."

As the Demon Emperor watched the two completely different yet equally astonishing soul ring combinations rising one after another beneath Shu Yan's feet, a hint of shock quietly arose deep in his eyes.

In particular, Yazi's majestic dragon might made her, as a sea spirit beast, feel a natural sense of superiority and suppression.

Dragons have always been the pinnacle of soul beasts on the continent. In particular, Shu Yan's martial soul is now stronger than ever before, with a purity comparable to the purest ancient true dragon. As one of the nine sons of the Dragon God, Ya Zi is born with a portion of the Dragon God's bloodline. Especially after Shu Yan developed his martial soul to such an extent, the impact on ordinary beast martial souls and soul beasts is undoubtedly enormous.

The Demon Emperor fell into deep thought.

She was thinking about what Shu Yan and Xue Di had said before.

After ten thousand years of slaughter, her emotions and spirit have been affected to some extent, but it is far from the point in the original work where she needed the Holy Spirit Church to research drugs to suppress her emotions and spirit.

Nowadays, unless she is occasionally driven to madness and loses her mind by her emotions, she is relatively calm most of the time. Her mind has not been completely overwhelmed by revenge, and she can still make quite rational and correct judgments on some issues.

After careful consideration, the Demon Emperor was somewhat surprised to find that Shu Yan and the Snow Emperor's proposal actually seemed feasible.

Having reached her level of cultivation, she had a personal understanding of what the future held. Ten thousand years ago, her husband was just one step away from transforming into a true sea dragon, but that one step pushed him into an abyss.

The current divine realm will not allow soul beasts to become gods, and the heavens also favor humans who have more potential. The future facing the soul beast race is undoubtedly difficult, a fact that the Demon Emperor is well aware of.

Shu Yan seemed to have discerned what the Demon Emperor was thinking. He considered his words for a moment, then spoke again:

"Whale King, I can tell you very clearly that the Douluo God Realm is about to be invaded by a spacetime turbulence. At that time, the Douluo God Realm is very likely to be swept away by the spacetime turbulence. And at that time, without the God Realm, the Douluo Plane will no longer be able to break through the limit shackles and step into the god-level realm."

"But this is an opportunity for us. After the God Realm departs, I am confident that I can drive the evolution of the entire plane, which is also known as planetary evolution. Once this process is completed, the entire Douluo plane will become a so-called demigod realm. In other words, the plane can support the birth of powerhouses above level 100. However, without the God Realm and the divine position, they are just another kind of true god. Even if they break through level 100, they cannot obtain immortality."

"At that time, we can work together to create a brand new divine realm, a divine realm where I am the master, to create a new order and laws, to completely change the prologue of the era, and to become the undisputed leader."

"If we can integrate all the resources, the development speed of humans and soul beasts will be unimaginable to us now. We will lead both humans and soul beasts to a new peak. At that time, we will be the pioneers of a new era. Even if the Douluo God Realm returns in the future, we will have the confidence to fight them, or even swallow them up, allowing the Douluo plane to evolve once again. At that time, we will be the true rulers, overlooking the changing world, eternal and immortal, existing forever."

Shu Yan's voice, like a bewitching, enchanting chant, pierced the ears of the Demon Emperor, the Snow Empress, and the others. Everyone's heart trembled violently; it was a strange and shocking feeling. Everything Shu Yan described unfolded before their eyes like a magnificent scroll. They felt as if they were there, experiencing Shu Yan's ambition and determination, as well as that inexplicable and convincing confidence...

"You are a very special human being, very courageous and arrogant, but I must admit that your words are very appealing to me."

The Demon Queen's voice was still hoarse as she stared intently at Shu Yan before continuing:

"Tell me, how confident are you?" "Heh..."

Shu Yan smiled lightly, then said:

"Those who achieve great things are blessed with great fortune, and those with great fortune can achieve great things. As for the so-called grasp, I can tell you very seriously and responsibly that it is more than 90%."

"Good, you have successfully persuaded me."

A smile suddenly bloomed on the Demon Emperor's cold face. She finally understood why the Snow Emperor and the others were willing to condescend to choose Shu Yan as their last resort to fight against fate. This human possessed an indescribable charm and courage. The Demon Emperor had never seen such a human before, but she had to admit that humans were indeed a lucky race.

In just ten thousand years, such a figure has emerged among humankind. Perhaps it is because of the appearance of such a figure that the soul beast race has gradually fallen behind humankind, and humankind has gradually moved towards the peak of prosperity...

"Then I wish us... a successful collaboration..."

Shu Yan couldn't help but smile slightly, a hint of relief showing on his face...

……

Another blood-red soul ring with six golden patterns slowly settled, and a piece of left leg bone also slowly adhered to Shu Yan's left leg. A cold and terrifying soul power burst forth, and the flesh on Shu Yan's left leg exploded in an instant. Shu Yan frowned suddenly due to the intense pain, but the Spirit of Life acted quickly, and the vast life energy surged, quickly suppressing the pain.

"Hey, do you have some kind of problem with me?"

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Shu Yan gazed wistfully at the Demon Emperor.

The Demon Emperor's expression remained unchanged. She looked at Shu Yan's sea of ​​consciousness with some surprise, then calmly said:

"This is faster, and it's only a little painful. You can just bear with it."

Shu Yan's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything more. He knew that the Demon Emperor's personality had become somewhat strange due to the erosion of ten thousand years, so he naturally wouldn't dwell on it.

As the left leg bone of the Devouring Whale King was slowly peeled away, Shu Yan's soul power also began to decline. However, with the implantation of the left leg bone of the 600,000-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the downward trend quickly disappeared, and Shu Yan's soul power soon reached a critical point, just one step away from a breakthrough.

After everything was over, Shu Yan got up from the frozen sea. He moved his left leg, which seemed to be no different from before, and then turned to look to the side, a look of surprise on his face.

Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, and Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass have all returned to Shu Yan's spiritual sea, but Evil Princess remains outside.

To Shu Yan's surprise, Xie Ji seemed to get along exceptionally well with Han Ruoruo. The two sat on a rocking chair woven from soft spider silk, with Xie Ji lying lazily on Han Ruoruo's lap. They were talking softly to each other, and every now and then a burst of clear laughter, like the gentle swaying of wind chimes, would erupt.

Shu Yan approached, then asked with some curiosity:

"What are you talking about?"

Two beautiful eyes simultaneously turned to Shu Yan. Han Ruoruo smiled, stuck out her tongue, and said:

"She didn't say anything. Don't pry into women's affairs."

"That's right, that's right. The topics that Ruoruo and I were talking about are not for you to listen to."

"Sister Ruoruo?"

Shu Yan was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled as to how the evil princess, who was tens of thousands of years old, could call Ruoruo "sister" without any psychological burden.

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Xie Ji gave a soft snort, then snuggled closer to Han Ruoruo's chest. But in the instant she turned her head, Shu Yan still keenly caught the fleeting cunning in Xie Ji's eyes.

This guy... getting so close to Han Ruoruo, he definitely doesn't have any good intentions...

Shu Yan made his judgment based on his understanding of Xie Ji.

However, he didn't explicitly state it. Xie Ji's loyalty to him was now certain, and Shu Yan let her have her own little schemes.

"Alright, we should go back now. I should be free for a while after we get back."

Shu Yan's words were clearly directed at Han Ruoruo.

A hint of surprise flashed in Han Ruoruo's eyes, and then she said:

"Okay, you've been busy for so long, you should spend some time with us."

The Evil Princess secretly glanced at the two of them, then, as if remembering something, a barely perceptible smile appeared on her face...

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(End of this chapter)