CIATB Chapter 939 End Rhyme (7k)
Chapter 939 End Rhyme (7k)
Chapter 939 End Rhyme (7k)
For new demon kings like Frey and Leon who have been promoted in the past few hundred years, they don’t know much about the Eastern Empire. Since the Storm Dragon Veldora was sealed 350 years ago, the demon kings have signed a treaty to make the Jura Forest a forbidden area to avoid accidentally releasing the evil dragon.
If you want to go to the Eastern Empire without passing through the Jura Forest, you will have to take a long detour, which is extremely inconvenient and the demons have no interest in it.
There is only one thing that is certain, that is, it is the oldest and most powerful country in the world today. Unlike the current situation of the Western countries standing side by side, the Eastern Empire unified the entire East long ago.
"Has anyone seen this person?" After the image of Kondo Tatsuya disappeared from her mind, Frey asked, "Is he a capable general of the Imperial Army? His purpose is probably to provoke a war between humans and demons in the West to prepare for their invasion and conquest.
I remember that at the previous Demon King Banquets, Demon King Valentine mentioned that the Eastern Empire had planted many spies in various parts of the West, asking us to be more careful and not to be shamefully plotted against. I didn’t expect that their hands had already reached out to the Demon King. "
Although it was Clayman, the demon king, Frey, who had just awakened, did not have much confidence to look down on others. She was not much stronger than Clayman before awakening. If the bullet was shot at her, she might have been controlled without knowing it. She could not tolerate this.
The vampire lord Valentine snorted, seeming to know a lot about the Eastern Empire, but seemed to have some concerns and did not speak.
"There should be only a few who possess the ultimate skill." Guy smiled and said, "The emperor of that empire is a man without creativity. He ranked his subordinates by numbers. Those who can enter the top 100 are basically what humans call immortals, and most of the people in the single digits have already awakened and are saints."
"That means... there may be nine saints?!" Rimuru blurted out. Having experienced the power of Hinata Sakaguchi, she had a bit of PTSD about saints. If saints like Ji Xing were included, it would be even more exaggerated. Nine saints... wouldn't they be able to almost match the ten demon kings?
At this time, she looked at Valentine implicitly, because there was a scene that concerned her when Ji Xing explored Clayman before, that is, Clayman received a message from Laplace - when he sneaked into the temple of the Western Holy Church, he encountered the vampire demon king Valentine. The temple is dedicated to the goddess Luminas, and it is the Western Holy Church that Sakaguchi Hinata is loyal to. Why is there a demon king in the temple?
Sensing her inquiry, the maid behind Valentine looked at him fiercely, with murderous intent very obvious in her eyes, and Rimuru was stunned.
At this time, the Giant King Dagriel also spoke in a thunderous voice: "It is indeed an extremely powerful country with a history of more than 2,000 years. I remember that the emperor who founded the empire was the first hero, Rudra."
“Rudra!” The awakening of the hero requires a contract with a light or dark spirit, so Ramiris is definitely the only way to do it. She clapped her hands and said, “I remember him, a very interesting human boy, and his lover seemed to be that…”
“Velgrind,” Guy said.
"Viru?" Fulei couldn't help but ask, "This name, can't it be..."
"The evil dragon's second sister." Valentine snorted, "One of the only four dragon species in the world, the natural disaster-level scorching dragon Velgrind, is a more troublesome fellow than the evil dragon."
Veldora's sister? In love with a human hero? Rimuru said solemnly, "But the life span of a hero shouldn't be as exaggerated as 2,000 years. Rudra has passed away a long time ago, right? Is the Scorching Dragon still in the Eastern Empire?"
“Still there.” Guy smiled. “She has been serving as the patron saint of the empire. So if you want to get rid of the human you just saw, you’d better be careful. I don’t want there to be a few more idiots like Clayman who are being controlled without knowing it when the next Demon King’s Banquet is held.”
It seems to be persuasion, but it is actually a warning.
Only he knew that the Empire had changed emperors several times, and calling each one Rudra was just a cover-up. The brave Rudra was still alive in this world, and was very strong.
That was his friend and rival. The two had agreed not to fight each other personally, but to play against each other using the world as chess. Rudra’s chess piece was his empire, and Guy’s chess piece was these demon kings.
The combat power of both sides was roughly balanced. As for Clayman being controlled, it was just a move made by Rudra. He was not angry about it, but was in a good mood.
Because Ji Xing revealed the situation on the spot, not only did he "kill" Rudra, but he also put Ji Xing himself on his side of the chessboard.
Although Milim may not be good at other things, her vision and strength are sufficient. Those who can be praised by him are likely to have strength that can also impress him.
"Is it over this time? Is there any more information in Clayman's head?" he asked Ji Xing.
"It's gone. Everything related to this incident is gone." Ji Xing said.
Guy nodded. "Well, everyone, let's move on. Does anyone have any opinions on allowing Rimuru and Shivana to be called Demon Kings?"
"Hmph, a lowly slime wants to be the Demon King, there is no way I will agree to that!" Before Rimuru could say anything, Valentine objected with full malice. Fortunately, he was the only one who objected.
Several demon kings had opinions about Shyvana. Even Dagril said, "From the perspective of magic and strength, the Flame Dragon Shyvana is indeed a qualified demon king, but I don't want a human to be a yes-man among the demon kings, even if this human helped to expose the real culprit behind Clayman's conspiracy today."
"That's right." At this time, the maid behind Valentine spoke up with a bad tone: "My Lord Demons, please forgive me for being so talkative. If I were a follower, I should be as taciturn as I was before, instead of the opposite. The guy who is going to be the Demon King has not said a word so far. He is completely his agent, right?"
"It's just that I don't need to speak." Shyvana stood up and said in a sonorous voice: "Compared with my resourceful master, I am only good at fighting and flying. Do you want to try?"
"Oh, Master?" The maid said, "You just called him Master, right?!"
"That's right." Shyvana said calmly, "Is there any rule that states that a demon king cannot have a master?"
The maid choked and looked even more unfriendly. Guy stepped forward in time to interrupt the argument: "Let's stop here. Shivana, there is no clause that stipulates that the demon king cannot have a master, but the agreement between the demon kings has an agreement that the interests of the demon kings are the first priority. If one day, the interests of the demon king conflict with his interests, what will you do?"
Shivana was silent, and said truthfully: "I will put the interests of my master first."
After she finished speaking, she turned around slightly and bowed her head to Ji Xing apologetically. She knew that as long as she said, even if she pretended to say, that the interests of the Demon King came first, the current "difficulties" could be easily overcome, but she really didn't want to do that kind of thing.
Ji Xing just patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you become the Demon King or not, it's just an excuse to attend the Demon King's Banquet. I felt that someone was plotting against me before, and now I have revealed the truth to you, so it's a success.
In addition, I have done the necessary promotion. You are welcome to come to me to buy skills at any time. As for whether Shyvana is considered a demon king, it depends on your own opinion. "
This guy is really bold, saying in front of all the demon kings that he doesn't care about the title of demon king? Rimuru was sweating in his heart.
Milim suddenly laughed and said, “Guy! Why don’t we just let Jixing become the Demon King? Humans are human, isn’t Leon the same? Besides, Jixing has so many skills, and his transformation can also simulate the demonic aura, so there’s no difference!”
"Yes, yes!" Ramiris agreed.
Guy ignored it and said, "Clayman has been removed from the Demon Lord team, and Rimuru has joined, so the number of the Ten Demon Lords remains the same. Since Shyvana's situation is special, she will be listed as a candidate. If there is a vacancy in the Ten Demon Lords, she will be considered for replacement."
This was not a discussion, but a decision. Valentine's maid hesitated for a moment and said nothing more.
Just when the matter was about to be settled, Frey stood up and said, "Well, this makes my proposal a little inappropriate, but this is something I have decided a long time ago... Well, I will quit the ranks of demon lords and join Milim's army."
"Ok?"
The demon kings were stunned, and Milim even screamed, “Frei, are you serious?!”
Frey smiled: "We've already agreed on this, haven't we? I will do my best to help you manage your territory, Milim."
She nodded slightly to Guy, who instantly remembered the transformation skill that Milim had 'bought'. So after two seconds of silence, he smiled and said, "In that case, I grant you your permission. Shivana, from today on, you are one of the Demon Kings."
Just like that, after many twists and turns, Rimuru and Shyvana replaced Clayman and Frey to form the new ten demon lords.
The feast continued, the new ten demon kings, oh, and also to get rid of Carrion who was not present, began to discuss the disposal of Clayman.
Ji Xing watched quietly, reviewing the information about the Burning Dragon Velgrind in his mind.
……
At the same time, in the Eastern Empire, the Imperial Palace.
Kondo Tatsuya, who was already dressed neatly, knelt on one knee and reported all the details about Ji Xing to the man sitting on the throne.
"…That's it. The Skill Merchant used a strange ultimate skill to reversely lock me, and revealed my face and the skills you gave me in front of all the Demon Kings. Your Majesty, I acted rashly and brought disaster upon myself. Please punish me!"
The person he called His Majesty was naturally the Emperor of the Eastern Empire, the first generation hero Rudra. He seemed to be a little sleepy because he was woken up late at night. His domineering face looked quite tired, and the woman standing next to him was looking at him with some heartache.
The woman looked to be only about 20 years old, with a slim figure and long green hair tied up at the back of her head with a black silk rope. She had the youthfulness of a girl and the charm of a mature woman.
It is the Blazing Dragon Velgrind!
Earlier than Rudra, she said with a bit of dissatisfaction: "Kondo, do you think those demon kings dare to come to the empire to avenge you? It's nothing more than a change in the plan, and your appearance was exposed. Why did you wake Rudra up in the middle of the night?"
"I'm sorry, please punish me, Marshal!"
“No…” At this time, Rudra finally spoke hoarsely: “Kondo, you did the right thing. The ability to use prisoners to trace the source is too dangerous. The sooner we know and the sooner we prevent it, the better.”
Kondou Tatsuya lowered his head and waited for orders. Velgrynd did not interrupt his thoughts anymore.
Ten seconds later, Rudra continued, "If Ji Xing joins Guy's side, as long as we capture a top-ranked warrior in the empire, everything in the empire will no longer be a secret. If we can't win over such a person, we can only get rid of him as soon as possible!"
Kondo Tatsuya also thought so: "Your Majesty is wise... The opponent is a human transcendent who has mastered at least two ultimate skills. I think it would be safe to send out at least four single-digit people."
“Not enough.” Rudra shook his head slightly and looked at Velgrind. “I think you’ll have to go there yourself.”
Velgrind was startled. “It’s not that hard, but for a human being, really…”
"No, I have an uneasy feeling."
“Is that so?” Velgrind said solemnly, “Then let me get rid of him myself! I just happened to hear that my stupid brother has been resurrected, so I’ll go see him on the way.”
Kondo Tatsuya confirmed: "Your Majesty, don't you need me to cooperate with the Marshal to control him?"
“No…” Rudra denied, and then emphasized: “This person needs to be eliminated directly!”
……
"Aww!"
At the Demon King's Banquet, Rimuru opened his mouth wide and swallowed a piece of abalone-shaped pastry. He nodded as he chewed and said, "It's delicious, Ji Xing. It seems that we underestimated the food in this world!"
Ji Xing picked up a piece and looked at it. "Ajinomoto, kudzu powder, rock fruit... 6 kinds of ingredients, 11 kinds of seasonings, 17 processes. If something that takes half a day to make is not delicious enough, then the chef who inherited the recipe must be bad."
“Oh, so amazing?” Rimuru quickly stuffed another into his mouth and observed the other delicacies. He said, “By the way, your ultimate skill is a bit similar to mine, and your ability to analyze is even stronger in some places.”
The King of Wisdom: 《……》
Hahaha, Teacher Raphael, don’t be angry, I’m just being polite, don’t take it seriously!
Rimuru laughed in his heart, but suddenly he was startled: "Hey, Shivana, eat slowly!"
Well, apparently, the 'real business' of the feast has begun, and the demons are eating.
The demon kings didn't discuss Clayman's fate for too long. Rimuru was determined to kill him, but after finding out that Milim was only pretending to be controlled, and Clayman was actually being controlled, it didn't matter to her whether to kill Clayman or not.
So in the end, Guy made the decision to temporarily spare Clayman's life and let him handle the matter. If there was a war with the Eastern Empire in the future, Clayman could still serve as a strong vanguard.
As for the mediocre Clown Company led by Kazaream and the human Kagurazaka Yuuki behind Clayman, Rimuru stepped forward and requested to let him handle it, and Guy allowed it. However, Demon Lord Valentine said that he also had a grudge against the clowns and intervened, so the two sides ended up working together.
But it is probably impossible to coordinate, so Rimuru just prays that they don't fall behind.
In short, everything went smoothly. Although all her preparations were in vain, Shion was a little itchy because she didn't get a fight. She looked like she wanted to find a random demon king to chop... But fortunately, she had successfully turned her anger into appetite.
I just hope Shion won't make a poor imitation of the dishes for the Demon King's Feast when she returns.
Everyone here was eating heartily, but over there, the maid of Demon King Valentine was furious.
She is certainly not a real maid. Her real name is Luminas Valentine, the god of the Western Holy Church - Luminas.
She is the original vampire and the true fifth devil, but for some reason she retreated behind the scenes and controlled the western countries.
Only the first four demon kings knew about this matter, and the sixth demon king Dino might have had some vague guesses, but the younger ones like Carrion and Frey definitely didn't know, and she didn't want to expose it.
It was normal for her to be unhappy with Rimuru, because the doctrine of the Western Holy Church to rule the western countries was to regard monsters as imaginary enemies, and the establishment of the Monster Kingdom was a huge blow to her prestige.
As for her dissatisfaction with Ji Xing, it was naturally because she brought her subordinate Valentine, who was disguised as the Demon King, with her when she read Clayman's memories.
This caused everyone to associate the Western Holy Church with Valentine, which was very troublesome.
“These inferior species who have never eaten good food, let them become demon kings just like that, what on earth is Guy thinking?” she whispered in her heart.
Just then, she suddenly saw another blue-haired maid in the venue quickly walk up to Ji Xing and whisper something to him.
That was Guy’s maid, one of the blue demons, Rain. After saying something to Rimuru, Ji Xing followed Rain to the next room, and Milim quickly followed and said something to Ji Xing.
Luminas could tell from the vague lip movements that Milim mentioned the word "fight".
So she narrowed her eyes slightly, and some traces replayed in her mind.
Milim said this human was very strong... Could this be the reason why Guy was so 'tolerant' of him? As a powerful ancient demon king, Sakaguchi Hinata, who was known as the strongest saint in the West, was defeated by her and served under her. Granbell, the most active hero in modern times, also became her subordinate.
She didn’t think Ji Xing was any better than those two, but Guy and Milim’s condition made her think, and her anger subsided a little.
"Hmph, no matter what, the dust has settled. There's no need to make enemies for no reason."
She murmured in her heart, still glancing at Rimuru with displeasure, and approached Valentine and said, "When the feast started earlier, Clayman looked at you with particular attention, and I guessed that he was related to those clowns. The Demon King's feast was specially held on the night of the full moon, and those guys might invade the temple again.
You can eat here by yourself, don't worry about that slime anymore, I'm going back now."
Valentine was startled and whispered, "Are you going to do it yourself? How about I pretend to be dissatisfied and leave early? If those guys dare to..."
"No, I'll go myself." Luminas said in a low voice, "Thanks to that human merchant, the trick of exchanging identities can't be maintained for too long."
In fact, she should thank Ji Xing. If Ji Xing had not influenced the plot and prevented Rimuru from cutting out the comic strip that he provided to the Storm Dragon Veldora, the Storm Dragon would have come and her identity would have been exposed in front of her.
In the distorted light of space, Luminas disappeared from the spot, attracting the attention of several demon kings, and Ji Xing couldn't help but look back.
'Hmm? She went back in person?'
With a slight exclamation in his heart, he followed Rain into the secret room that had just been opened in the banquet hall. As for Milim, a pair of hands held down her shoulders when she entered.
"F-Flei! What are you doing?!"
Frey smiled and said, “Milim-sama, please don’t interrupt the conversation between Guy-sama and Ji-sung. If you have anything to say, please wait until they finish talking. Okay?”
Milim had a sad face. She had never been supervised by anyone and she had already anticipated the misfortune that was about to happen to her. But... in this case, the ability to transform became particularly precious. Don't even think about catching me, Frey!
As Rhine closed the door, only Ji Xing, Guy, and Guy's two maids, Rhine and Misali, were left in the secret room.
Compared to the bustling banquet hall, there was only a simple square table here. Qi Yi sat at the other end of the square table and smiled, "Take a seat."
Ji Xing sat opposite him without any hesitation and said directly: "Shivana is indeed the monster I named, and she is a member of my soul lineage."
Qi Yi paused for a moment, then smiled: "Did you guess what I wanted to ask you?"
Ji Xing looked at the Original Blue Rain and the Original Green Misali standing behind him and said, "If you want to talk to me, you don't have to let them stand behind you like this. I do have a way to awaken the lives in other people's soul systems, but I will charge a fee."
Rain was obviously more lively than Misali. Her eyes lit up when she heard that and she was about to speak, but Guy raised his hand to stop her and said with a smile: “Besides Rudra, you are the second person to bargain in front of me. Hmm, how? How much?”
"It takes 10 souls, or the fire of life, for one person to awaken. I want double that, which means 40 human souls to help them awaken." Ji Xing said.
"Ten times the consumption of an ordinary demon king?" Qi Yi laughed and shook his head, "It's so simple. No problem. After the banquet is over, you can go to my place for a few days and help them awaken."
"I heard that your place is freezing cold and not very suitable for living." Ji Xing smiled and said, "Let's wait a week and let them go to Rimuru's place."
Second bargaining? This time even Misali was a little agitated. Was this human really not afraid of Master Guy getting angry? !
Guy just squinted his eyes with interest and said, "Oh, you know what you are doing. Don't overestimate your abilities. It doesn't matter if you get killed, but don't delay the awakening of Rain and Misalie."
Although the conversation seemed to be incoherent, they actually knew what each other was talking about. Guy knew Rudra, and he also knew how the Eastern Empire handled things.
The reverse detection of the owner of the ultimate skill of that empire revealed such a powerful reverse detection ability. The revenge of the Eastern Empire will definitely come, so he proposed that Ji Xing go to his place to help the two original demons awaken, which was also to indicate that he could protect Ji Xing for a period of time.
But Ji Xing asked the two of them to come to Rimuru's place 'in a week', which was to tell Guy that he wanted to handle it on his own and did not need help.
“What do you think is the possibility that the Flame Dragon Velgrind will go out in person?” Ji Xing asked Guy after a two-second pause.
“Who knows.” Guy shrugged. “Since you rejected my offer, even if you meet her, you’ll have to wish her the best.”
Ji Xing smiled: "Okay, anything else?"
“Ah, can you give me a list of the skills you can sell?” Qi Yi said.
"Of course, no problem. You are welcome to buy."
The 'private chat' ended simply like that. Looking at Ji Xing's departing back, Qi Yi curled his lips slightly.
This chess piece is at least a 'checkmate', Rudra will probably have a headache. Well, I hope this human can give me more surprises...
“Eh? Are you done talking, Jixing? So soon, wow hahahaha——Guy, can you help me set up a barrier with maximum strength later? I want to have a good fight with Jixing and decide the winner!”
Milim rushed in happily and said something that made Guy pause, and the two demon maids were also shocked... OK? Seriously? !
“I was planning to take a break, but my schedule has been full lately.” Ji Xing’s voice drifted over: “Milim, how about later, half a month later?”
"Well, it's a deal then!"
……
On the other side, outside the Western Holy Church.
Laplace, the deputy leader of the Mediocre Clown Company, stared at the maid opposite him in amazement. "Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? How can there be a vampire that is ten times more powerful than Valentine?! It's a full moon night, there's no weakening at all!"
“Laplace?” Luminas said with a cold expression, “How dare you, a mere clown, explore my territory for the second time? Valentine didn’t catch you last time, but this time… Humph!”
The powerful magical energy wave roared, and the violent explosion made Laplace covered in dirt. He fled into the distance in a panic without looking back.
"No, no, Valentine is fine, but this guy is totally beyond my ability to handle... I'm going to die here, really die!"
Having said that, his running speed did not slow down at all. It only took Luminas half a minute to go from looking disdainful to looking surprised.
"What's wrong with this guy? ! "
Although there is a huge difference in energy between them, he always instinctively dodges fatal attacks at the last moment. His combat experience and skills are simply exaggerated to the extreme. If it were Valentine... No, Valentine might not be this guy's opponent!
He is several times stronger than Clayman!
Luminas got serious, but five minutes later, she was still standing on a gray and rotten land, angrily plowing the empty space with her attacks: "Damn it!"
I personally took action and he escaped?!
……
The Free Guild Headquarters.
Yuuki Kagurazaka woke up in the middle of the night and received an urgent message from Laplace: "...What? A female vampire who is ten times more powerful than the Demon Lord Valentine? There is such a thing hiding there?!"
“Yes… ahem… I’m dying. The Western Saints are still searching for me. I need to hide quickly… Wish me good luck, employer. Also… I’m a little worried about Clayman. She asked me directly, ‘Am I Laplace?’… It could be somewhere else…”
The communication was interrupted, and Yuuki Kagurazaka stood at the window for a long time with a gloomy expression. The uneasiness in his heart made him contact another person.
"Lord Grambell, it's me..."
The Demon King's Feast is gradually coming to an end, but the impact it has brought has just begun to ferment.
(End of this chapter)