Chapter 230 Princess Zijin
Chapter 230 Princess Zijin
Demon Valley, Main Hall.
Scarlet moonlight streamed through the cracks in the dome, illuminating the entire council hall like a pool of blood.
Twelve obsidian pillars surround the central circular meeting place, and a pillar lord sits on the top of each pillar.
On a higher suspended platform, the seven pillar demons looked down at everything from above.
Yang Xining stood in the center of the meeting room, his purple-gold bat wings slightly folded, and the magic pattern on his forehead flashed with an eerie light under the red moon.
Beside her stood the gloomy-looking Mephisto, while Lanling Gong, as the herald of the human world, was arranged to sit near Mephisto.
Yang Xining's purple-gold eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly looked towards the corner of the parliament - Lan Lingchi was clenching his fists nervously.
The moment their eyes met, a smile appeared on the corner of her lips.
This small action was caught by Negal, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"The council is convened today," Mephisto's voice echoed like thunder, "to establish the heir to the throne of the demon world."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sixth demon god, Sazilu, slowly descended from the suspended platform.
The current leader of the Pillar Division resembles a giant gargoyle, his bluish-gray skin engraved with ancient magic patterns, and six pairs of amber eyes flickering in the shadows.
"Your Majesty," Sazilu's voice was like the rubbing of gravel, "The Demon Realm has been ruled by men since ancient times. Letting a half-god, half-demon woman inherit the throne is probably..."
Yang Xining suddenly chuckled.
She condensed a purple-gold energy ball from her fingertips and casually tossed it over: "Sir, you have six eyes, but you can't see the situation clearly?"
There was an uproar in the meeting hall.
She was the first person in three hundred years who dared to speak to the Sixth Demon God like this.
Sazilu's six pairs of eyes shrank at the same time, and his giant stone claw-like hands slammed down to the ground.
A crack struck Yang Xining's feet like lightning, but was blocked by Hilde's space ruler before it touched the tip of her shoe.
"Let me remind you," Hilde pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, "this is the bloodline recognized by His Majesty himself."
Negal immediately knelt on one knee with the demons of the Seventh Legion: "Swear allegiance to Her Royal Highness the Princess until death!"
His red eyes beneath his gray hair glanced provocatively at the other pillar nobles.
Sazilu snorted coldly: "The demon world respects strength. If you want to win the support of the people..."
Before he could finish, Yang Xining suddenly spread his wings and flew into the air.
Her left eye turned into a mysterious purple, and her right eye ignited with dark gold devil flames. The two completely different powers merged in her palm into a dazzling purple-gold beam of light, which directly blasted towards the dome!
Rumble——!
The entire Demon Valley was shaking.
A huge gap was torn in the dome, and the light of the red moon poured down like a waterfall of blood, just covering Yang Xining.
She was suspended in a beam of light, the magic patterns on her bat wings and the mark on her forehead complementing each other, like a god or demon descending to earth.
"This kind of strength," she looked down at Sazilu, "is it enough?"
Just when the atmosphere was tense, Lanling Gong suddenly stood up.
The old man's seemingly hunched body burst out with astonishing momentum, and his crystal eyes looked directly at Mephisto: "Your Majesty, according to the contract between the two worlds, the Herald has the right to question the heir of the Demon Realm."
Mephisto's eyes flashed with annoyance, but he had to nod.
The phantom of Satan's skull suddenly appeared on Yang Xining's shoulder, pointing its bony claws at Lan Linggong and laughing strangely: "Old man, what do you want to ask?"
Lan Linggong calmly stroked his white beard, "I have only one question: if Her Royal Highness succeeds to the throne, will she recognize and continue the 'Code of Peace Between the Human and Demon Worlds'?"
"I promise," Yang Xining's voice was clear and powerful, "to renegotiate a fairer contract."
Sazilu was about to object when Satan suddenly attacked!
The black fog of death instantly enveloped the entire meeting hall, and the skeleton phantom expanded to the height of the dome. "Enough! I have assisted twelve great demon kings, and I have never seen you so slow!"
He waved his bone claws, and the floating platform in front of the seven pillar demons suddenly collapsed!
These powerful beings had to land in a mess.
Satan's will-o'-the-wisp eyes stared at Sazilu: "Xiao Liu, I helped you when you came to power. Now you are repaying me with hatred?"
Under the terrifying pressure of the God of Death, the Sixth Demon God finally bowed his head: "...obey the will of Lord Satan."
Mephisto took the opportunity to raise the dark gold scepter, and a blood-red light descended from the sky, leaving an exquisite crown mark on Yang Xining's forehead.
"With the blood of the demon god as evidence," the voice of the Great Demon King resounded throughout the demon world, "Yang Xining is the crown prince of the demon world, and the title is..."
"Princess Zijin."
After the coronation ceremony, Lanling Chi rushed to Yang Xining despite Monet's obstruction.
Just as he was about to speak, Negar interrupted him, his eyes full of hostility: "Stand back, human. Your Highness the Princess now wants..."
"Nergal." Yang Xining silenced Zhu Jue with a single glance. She turned to Lan Ling Chi and suddenly reached out to touch the scar on the corner of his mouth that had not yet healed. "Does it hurt?"
This intimate gesture brought silence to the entire audience.
Saziru's six pairs of eyes were wide open, veins popped out on Mephisto's forehead, and even Hilde pushed up his glasses.
Lan Lingchi's ears flushed, but he firmly held her hand: "Xining, do you still want to return to the human world now?..."
Satan suddenly appeared from behind Yang Xining: "Wait! Little girl, you can't leave now. You still have to go to the Land of Chaos to find the last piece of the Sea Spirit Pearl fragment, so that I can get out..."
"The Land of Chaos?"
Satan's skull phantom twisted and distorted in the air, dark green will-o'-the-wisp flickering violently in his eye sockets. "That's right! The last fragment of the Sea Pearl is hidden in the deepest part of the Land of Chaos—a place that even Mephisto dares not easily set foot in."
Yang Xining's purple-gold wings trembled slightly, and she could feel the resonance generated by the three fragments of the Sea Spirit Pearl in her body.
The call became stronger and stronger, as if something important was waiting for her.
"Why me?" She stared into Satan's skull-like face. "The Land of Chaos is so dangerous..."
"Because only you can do it!" Satan waved his bony claws excitedly. "You have the dual blood of the Sea God and the Demon King flowing in your body. The restrictions of the Land of Chaos have no effect on you!"
Mephisto suddenly strode over, his dark golden eyes gleaming with complex light: "The Land of Chaos is the burial place of Talomati. It is filled with her curse. Any pure-blooded demon who sets foot there will..."
"What will happen?" Lan Lingchi asked nervously.
"The flesh and blood melt, and the soul is forever imprisoned." Hilde appeared beside Yang Xining at some point, her gold-rimmed glasses reflecting a cold light. "But Your Highness is different—the blood of the Sea God can neutralize the curse."
Negar suddenly knelt on one knee: "I am willing to accompany Your Highness!" The devil horns in his gray hair flickered darkly. "The Seventh Legion is at your service at any time."
Sazilu's six pairs of eyes narrowed simultaneously: "Stupid! Even the Pillar Demon God dares not trespass into the Land of Chaos. You are going to die!"
"Who said we have to force our way in?" Yang Xining raised a sly smile at the corner of his lips.
She spread her wings and flew into the air, purple-gold magic patterns flowing around her body.
At this moment, she already has the bearing of a king.
"Father," she addressed Mephisto for the first time, "I need three days to prepare. Hilde will be responsible for gathering intelligence, Nergal will be responsible for reorganizing the Seventh Legion, and Lanling Pond..." She looked at the human youth, her eyes softening. "Come with me."
Mephisto frowned: "Where are you going?"
"The Library of the Abyss." Satan answered for her, and the skull floated to Yang Xining's shoulder. "The little girl needs to look up some information - about how to deal with her dear 'aunt' Talomati."
The devil's expression suddenly turned gloomy.
He suddenly raised his hand, and a dark golden light curtain enveloped him and Yang Xining, blocking out all prying eyes.
"Listen," Mephisto lowered his voice to a whisper. "Talomatti's curse not only targets the fertility of the demon race, but also... transformed the Chaos Land. It is now a living nightmare."
"That's why we need to find the last fragment of the Sea Pearl," she said firmly. "Satan said that a complete Sea Pearl can cleanse all curses."
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