My Beautiful Duchess Wife

However, Haska seemed completely unfazed by the pain. He launched an attack on Kaches, his two enormous fists creating a vacuum in the air. The speed was so great that it nearly shattered space itself. Each strike to Kaches elicited a howl of agony from him.

Haska seemed to have gone mad, smashing the ground indiscriminately. Huge chunks of earth, connected to rocks, tumbled dozens of meters into the air before crashing down.

At the same time, countless plumes of smoke, like real dark clouds, enveloped Haska and Gree, who was not far away.

Fario seemed to have discovered something, but it was too late to stop him.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Gree's loud laughter rang out: "Haska, you idiot. Hehe, this time, I'll die here. Hmph, this time, I've lost, but I'll get my revenge soon!"

As they spoke, a flash of blue light appeared. Instantly, Gree's figure vanished into the space and dust. Haska stared in astonishment at the land where Gree had disappeared, his lantern-like eyes wide with surprise.

His eyes were filled with resentment and anger—anger at the disappointment, the betrayal, the helplessness. His bloodshot eyes dimmed as if they had suddenly lost their luster.

Then, it crashed directly to the ground.

The red light had vanished from its entire body, and its green skin was slowly turning a dark, murky green. Its entire body seemed to be shrinking.

Fario was taken aback, then he and Kaches looked at Haska with a hint of helplessness. Although, in the battle, Haska hadn't displayed his true fighting power at all.

However, judging solely from Haska's actions, he is undoubtedly a true hero, not a despicable person like Gree. Gree is a hypocritical and despicable person, someone you wouldn't dare associate with.

With a bitter smile, Haska clutched his abdomen, where blood was still trickling from the wound. His body, now only about 1.78 meters tall, twitched slightly, making him appear like an elderly person. "Heh, is it laughable? Actually, I was bought by Master Jerry when I was little. I was a slave then, and because he gave me food, I was very grateful. I always...tried my best to protect Gree. But..."

At this point, Haska seemed to be breathing heavily, as if he was having a hard time.

At the same time, Lin Peng and his two companions appeared beside him. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at the spot where Gree had disappeared and asked calmly, "Why bother? The kindness of a meal has already been repaid. This time, just consider it as if you've already died! Heh, just consider it as if you've already died!"

As he spoke, Haska slowly closed his eyes. But in an instant, Lin Peng took out a bottle and forcefully poured it into Haska's mouth.

After finishing the blue potion, they took out another bottle of green potion...

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Bet, The Heart of the Demon Emperor

The match ended in a complete victory for Lin Peng. Because of him, even with Kerry's strong command ability, Gree's 5,000 elite troops could only bring back a few hundred men.

As for Gree, even his personal bodyguard, the troll warrior Huskar, had been killed in battle. Seeing this situation, and the two nephews in front of him with their heads bowed, Mingde felt an urge to slap one of them.

Veins were now throbbing on his once-smooth, dark forehead. Gree looked at Mingde with some trepidation, while Kerry kept his head down with a strange expression.

As for what he was thinking, no one knows.

With a slam of his hand, the marble table shattered into dust. It was as if it had never existed, leaving only a pile of powder on the floor.

"In Fireshine City, I don't care what you do, but in my Ironblood Fortress... Hmph... Don't even think about leading troops for me again!" After saying this, he looked at Kerry with a hint of admiration.

He nodded slightly: "Kerry, you did well. It seems you didn't waste your time in the capital. At least you have some skills in leading troops. Hehe, you managed to kill 2,000 of them with 5,000 men against 20,000. It's just that a lot of them came back."

Kerry's lips twitched; he wanted to explain but didn't know where to begin.

He shook his head slightly and gave a wry smile. He'd wait and see what kind of punishment Gree would receive when they returned. The rest should be left to Mingde.

With a click, the door opened again. Entering was Lin Peng, his face beaming with excitement.

Upon seeing Lin Peng, Mingde's smile returned once again.

Taking advantage of Fario's absence, Lin Peng surprisingly managed to capture a city. Because Fario's reinforcements had returned, the city was not directly defended.

This approach made Mingde very happy.

He smiled gently: "Not bad, Lin Peng, you're really quite good. It seems you're quite skilled in military strategy! Haha... much better than my foolish nephew!"

These words almost made Gree vomit blood. His face turned as red as a piece of meat, but he had no way to vent his anger.

At least, he would absolutely not dare to do so in front of Mingde.

Lin Peng smiled faintly: "I knew I would win from the very beginning of the bet. I really couldn't be bothered to compete with such a fool. Our Duke is truly the elite of the elite. How could he possibly let someone like this marry her? Heh, Marquis, you really have no interest in competing at all!"

These words made even Mingde's face turn green. Didn't this mean that the people of their Crimson Demon Territory had no power? Or rather, that they had no one to rely on?

He glared at Gree, then said sternly, "Chief of Staff Lin Peng, it seems you're exaggerating!"

Lin Peng's eyes darted around, and after a chuckle, he said, "How about we make another bet? If I win, I'll definitely reveal a treasure. Hehe... isn't a bet with stakes more exciting?"

A glint flashed in Mingde's eyes. He then looked at Gree and Kerry below and nodded slightly: "Kerry, this time, you take the bet!"

Kerry felt a surge of excitement and almost kissed Lin Peng's feet. This guy was really too interesting. Just this one gamble had gotten this tough guy to rely on him.

In that case, if Lin Peng goes easy on them even slightly, then... basically, it will leave an impact on Mingde or Jerry's mind.

Looking at Gree's face, which had turned a deep red, raw liver-like color, Kerry felt an urge to burst out laughing.

"Okay, if we lose..." Lin Peng said, then paused, rummaged around in his pocket for a while, and pulled out a bottle. Of course, it was just a ruse.

Instead, it was taken out of the ring on her finger.

A bottle, a crystal bottle. The green liquid inside swayed as it was taken out. After a cold chuckle, Lin Peng said, "This is the Heart of the Demon Emperor! Even a Demon Emperor-level expert, if they drink it and seclude themselves for three to five days, might at least double their power. And there are no side effects. As long as you consistently cultivate to digest it, it's a true sacred elixir. Even in Dark Moon City, there's only one bottle!"

The Heart of the Demon Emperor is one of the most precious potions in the Demon Realm. Without good materials, even a master potion maker cannot concoct it.

Such potions are typically used when a Great Demon King advances to the Demon Emperor realm. Of course, these potions are so rare that not a single one exists in the Crimson Demon Territory.

Imagine this: if someone reaches the pinnacle of the Great Demon King realm, they can directly consume the ingested substance and ascend to the Demon Emperor realm without any side effects. It's equivalent to directly creating a Demon Emperor.

Even with such a powerful territory, no demon emperor could squander it so quickly!

Even Mingde couldn't help but feel a jolt upon hearing about the potion. Kerry and Gree, on the other hand, stared at the bottle with greedy eyes.

It seemed as if he was about to drink it down.

“Even a master alchemist couldn’t concoct such a potion. This formula seems to have been lost long ago!” Mingde asked with a hint of coldness after calming down.

At the same time, Kerry and Gree also regained some of their senses. They looked at Mingde with blank expressions, and then at Lin Peng with some doubt.

He chuckled and didn't say much.

Lin Peng directly popped the cork off the bottle: "There should be a pharmacist in the back hall, right? Hehe, let's call him out and test it to find out!"

Mingde was taken aback and looked at Lin Peng with a strange expression.

Of course, Lin Peng knew about the apothecary in the back hall mainly because he had been using his thermal sensing ability. In the back hall, the Demon King-level figure trembled violently upon hearing it was the Demon Emperor's Heart Potion. He seemed quite excited.

That's why he made that guess.

However, judging from Mingde's expression, he was most likely right. Feigning an air of profound mystery, the apothecary in the back hall rushed out impatiently.

He snatched the medicine from Lin Peng, first smelling it under his nose, then carefully dripping a drop onto his hand. After gently tasting it on his tongue, his eyes widened.

Mingde, Gree, and Kerry all stared at the pharmacist with a sense of apprehension, fearing he might say something inappropriate.

After watching the pharmacist add a drop of medicine, Gree actually swallowed hard.

"It's...it really is true! I can't believe it! Could it be that a master alchemist has actually appeared, capable of concocting such a potion!"

With his eyes wide open, the pharmacist looked bewildered and dazed. His muttering to himself only reinforced Lin Peng's impression of him as a mad scientist.

All three of them took a deep breath. Then, Mingde composed himself and smiled gently, "Not bad, Lin Peng, I didn't expect you to bring out such a treasure to gamble on this. Well... if we don't bet something big, it would really be letting you down!"

Kerry nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with Mingde's assessment. His eyes, however, seemed to say, "Lin Peng is clearly bribing me."

If I drink this potion, I might immediately advance to the intermediate level of Demon Emperor. After that, advancing to the peak of Demon Emperor will be even easier.

It's obvious that it was tailor-made for me.

Lin Peng chuckled: "It's nothing. If you feel bad about it, how about we exchange it for something I like?"

"What do you like?"

Mingde was somewhat stunned, looking at Lin Peng with a puzzled expression. Could it be that his main purpose in coming to the Crimson Demon Territory this time was something else entirely?

Lin Peng nodded, rubbed his chin, and said, "Well, how should I put it? One of my subordinates is of the wind attribute. His family heirloom was lost many years ago. But in Fire Shine City, he actually sensed his family heirloom. So, I just hope that we can exchange it later!"

"A family treasure?" Mingde frowned immediately, letting out a cold laugh. At this moment, he looked more like a shrewd businessman. Looking at the potion in the apothecary's hand, he sneered, "You think you can exchange a family treasure for just one potion? Staff Officer Lin Peng, aren't you being a little too confident!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gree's words were chillingly cold: "You think you can make us give up our family's treasure with just a bottle of Demon Emperor's Heart? Heh, or you can give me a Grandmaster of Alchemy!"

Upon hearing the word "Master of Alchemy," the apothecary's face became even more interesting: "Tell me, do you have a Master of Alchemy? Do you? Do you?" He seemed intent on shaking Lin Peng to pieces, spitting as he spoke. Lin Peng almost thought this guy might be gay.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Who is in the Most Danger?

"No Grandmaster level, but I do have one more bottle of this potion!" Lin Peng was a little confused from being shaken, and after a slight smirk, he said somewhat dejectedly.

Upon hearing that there was another bottle of such a potion, the four of them were taken aback. If there was another bottle of this potion, did that mean there were two peak-level Demon Emperors?

If two peak-level Demon Emperors were to be consumed by a demon with a particularly strong bloodline, it seems they would constitute a formidable fighting force.

Immediately, all four of them had a murderous look in their eyes. The pharmacist, in particular, was convinced that Lin Peng definitely had a master pharmacist among his group.

Otherwise, such a potion would be something that an entire territory wouldn't even produce one bottle of. Why would a small place like Darkmoon City have two bottles?

Even a lowly staff officer has a bottle, so does that mean Duke Shia has many more? Thinking this, the apothecary's somewhat dry skin seemed to glow. Suddenly, he felt a surge of youthful energy.

He looked at Lin Peng with an honest expression, as if trying to find a flaw.

The three of them, Mingde and his companions, exchanged glances, seemingly discussing something. To be honest, the Crimson Demon Territory had quite a few family treasures.

At least, Mingde knew of no fewer than three items that were treasures of other families. Of course, many of these items were damaged.

Basically, it doesn't have much of a function anymore.

If it weren't for Jerry's hobby of collecting, the Red Devil Territory wouldn't have so many unusable treasures. The three exchanged glances, seemingly having already made their decision.

Mingde gave a strange smile and said, "What kind of family treasure does your subordinate need? If it's not what we need, then we can consider it!"

Lin Peng felt a surge of resentment. What did he mean by "consider"? He was clearly trying to scam him. It made it seem like he was the one who benefited.

You might think that to yourself, but you can't say it out loud.

"Heh, it's just a magic bow with no real power. To be honest, it's nothing but junk, not a divine artifact!"

Since Lin Peng had said that, and Mingde didn't seem to recall any particularly powerful magic bows, he nodded slightly. "Well, how about this? If you can exchange it for two of your potions, I can make the decision to trade with you. What do you think?"

Lin Peng was secretly delighted, but he still pretended to be deep and said, "How about we have a duel? With the strength of your Red Demon Territory, are you afraid of anything?"

The problem is that Lin Peng was a little too confident.

To everyone's surprise, Mingde paused for a moment, then suddenly slapped his own back and burst into laughter: "Fine, I'll take your bet. How about it? Surely, in a place as vast as my Crimson Demon Territory, there wouldn't be a demon who can't defeat you! Hahaha..."

Lin Peng almost wanted to slap himself in the face. He never expected Mingde would actually make such a bet. With their current strength and their relationship with Punishment City, a fight was simply out of the question.

At that point, it will really be difficult to win this match.