Chapter 149 - Chapter 28: Demon King #2 (2/2)
“I will leave something to you. It is the Seed of Extreme Nothingness. I hope you will be able to germinate it someday. I hope to see you reach beyond the limits of what I have achieved.”
It was one of the reasons for calling In-gong here. The demon king was suffering from a deep illness and wanted to place a bet on the future that the sword duke saw.
The demon king stretched out his hand. The distance between In-gong and the demon king narrowed, and the demon king laid a big hand on In-gong’s head.
“The only ones who have received this are Zephyr and you. Even if the sword duke guided you here, you made it this location with your own strength, unlike Baikal and Anastasia.”
The demon king didn’t speak anymore.
In-gong closed his eyes naturally. It was the same as when the sword duke gave him the Sura Heart Law. The demon king’s blue aura enveloped In-gong’s body.
It was like a lightning bolt, and In-gong shrieked silently in pain.
At that moment, the white woman’s desperate voice was heard from far away. It was similar to Green Wind’s howling.
‘Conquer. Obedience and rule.’
Divine Sura Authority responded. In-gong opened all his powers, including the dragon heart and Moonlight Core. He needed to accept something he couldn’t bear.
It was only for a moment, but it also seemed to last for eternity. It was engraved deep into In-gong’s soul. Then a woman’s voice rang in his ears,
[Extreme Nothingness Lv 0 has been learnt.]
It was like when he first encountered Conquest’s power. This was a power which wasn’t available to him yet, but it was obvious to In-gong that it was inherently strong.
Extreme nothingness—this was the demon king’s greatest treasure even when he was dying of illness. It was natural that the power of Conquest couldn’t dominate it.
However, that didn’t mean it wasn’t successful. In-gong felt a change to his body—the balance within had been shaken due to the addition of the dragon heart. That balance was completely broken and aligned into a new balance. It was the effect of Extreme Nothingness which In-gong hadn’t even opened yet.
The demon king saw such a change in In-gong. Even Zephyr had found the Seed of Extreme Nothingness hard to accept in its sealed state, so the demon king couldn’t help admiring In-gong.
“I’m amazed, but don’t be unreasonable. There is no need to be too hasty.”
However, the demon king’s voice didn’t reach In-gong. In-gong had already lost consciousness as a white light shone from his body. It was in order to endure the physical changes more efficiently.
The demon king looked at In-gong and cast a magic spell in the air. The sword duke came like the wind and grabbed In-gong. He observed the changes taking place in In-gong’s body and laughed.
“Once again, he really is amazing.”
Instead of replying, the demon king smiled. However, that didn’t last long. He staggered like he had felt a sudden dizziness and cast magic. A chair sprouted from the ground to support his body.
“Are you okay?”
The sword duke asked with a frown. His worried eyes and voice showed the warmth of a teacher toward his disciple. Rather than immediately replying to the sword duke’s question, the demon king sat down. He didn’t miss the other meaning in the sword duke’s question.
Was it okay to pass the Seed of Extreme Nothingness to the 9th Prince like he had also shared it with 2nd Prince Zephyr?
It was a question which didn’t even need to be discussed. The demon king closed his eyes and rasped,
“Sword Duke, you should know. It is enough for the strongest person to rise to the seat of the demon king. Whether they are blood related or not, it doesn’t matter.”
It was the law that only the demon king’s children could become the next demon king. Although every child of the demon king followed this law, it was meaningless to the demon king.
The sword duke nodded silently. He agreed with the demon king’s idea that the strongest person should become the demon king. Furthermore, the sword duke knew about the secret of the 9th Prince’s birth. He knew how much 5th Queen Semita had loved the demon king.
The fact that the demon king’s blood didn’t flow in the 9th Prince wasn’t important to the sword duke, since the 9th Prince had already been acknowledged.
“I will return to the Holy Land after bringing 9th Prince back. Stay healthy until we meet again.”
“You too.”
The sword duke disappeared like the wind after the short exchange of farewells. Once alone, the demon king looked up at the dark sky slowly.
The demon king read the fate of the Demon World…
And he felt the strong torrents of destiny around both Zephyr and In-gong.
The demon king’s illness was progressing faster than expected. The demon king closed his eyes, and he fell into a deep sleep for a while.
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Guardian Queian raised his head.
In the south, he looked toward the north and knew he could no longer delay.
Of the six elder dragons who guarded and maintained this world, there were only three remaining. Watcher Ainkel and Violet Kaltein were no longer present. Recorder Torres had fallen into a deep sleep he couldn’t wake up from.
The only ones left, aside from Queian, were the Great Enkidu and Cruel Talia.
Soon, there would be a great fight, and the fight had to end the burning of the Demon World. It absolutely couldn’t reach the Human World.
“Go, my child. Become the sword and shield to protect the Human World.”
His voice was filled with magic. The words of blessings went far away from Queian’s lair.
From south to north…
The child of Guardian Queian, the warrior Locke moved with his colleagues.
They headed toward the Demon World.