Chapter 91 - Voting or Not? (1/2)

Duke Huai had an ugly face when he heard Wang Lei's voice, ”Who is next?”

As Wang Lei's voice settles, there was complete silence in the hall. Everyone was cautiously looking at the Sakura petals, especially those that had sided with Duke Huai Palace.

Helian Ba and Helian Tu – hurriedly checked Helian Kuang's status and found out that he was completely disabled with all of his tendons severed and profound veins rupture.

”You bastard! I will kill you!” Helian Ba shouted towards Wang Lei.

Helian Ba was the strongest in the younger generation. Being in 6th Tyrant Realm at the age of 30, he was considered a genius.

But since everyone considered him a genius, that made him arrogant and conceit. Being part of the Helian Family – first strongest after the fall of Yun – he demanded respect from every other.

Wang Lei looked towards him and said, ”You have enough guts to say that, little boy.”

When Helian Ba's eyes met with Wang Lei's red slit eyes, he felt as if he was standing in front of God.

Since he was a Nine-headed Demon Snake – descendant of Dragons – while Wang Lei being the Primordial Dragan. Helian Ba felt the bloodline suppression from Wang Lei.

Wang Lei, normally, would suppress this suppression since, whenever he was in front of any beast, they would be scared shit and would run away, making Wang Lei think of himself as some kind of a virus.

There was no escape. This effect was even more prominent on the Nine-headed Demon Snake – Helian Family – and Scorching Sunfire Dragon - Chiyang Family. Their instinct was screaming at them to prostrate in front of Wang Lei.

Helian Ba, who was feeling the direct suppression, could not divert his eyes away from Wang Lei's eyes. His teeth were chattering from the absolute terror he felt from Wang Lei's eyes.

In the end, he could not take it anymore and went to his knees, prostrating.

Seeing it, Wang Lei looked towards Duke Huai and said, ”I would love to play with you, but you are already booked by someone else.” He said later part while looking at Caiyi.

”What is the meaning of this?! Killing so blatantly in this sacred ceremony! As a Little Demon Empress, how can you allow such an act? You are not worthy of the title!”

Duke Huai shouted towards other family's head; he was still in the delusion that Caiyi would not kill everyone so bluntly.

Caiyi looked towards him with emotionless eyes and left Wang Lei's ŀȧp. Slowly floating upwards, she now stood – in the air – at the center of the Hall as she looked down at Duke Huai.

”And what can you do to this empress?” Her voice was gentle as wind, yet everyone felt terror down at their spine. Enough to know, not to go against her or only death waited for them.

”It is not that whether I can do something to you or not, but whether you are worthy to be Demon Emperor or not! As the only person alive with Golden Crow's bloodline, you cannot give birth to an heir! So I think, today, we should choose another family with enough strength to become the next Royal Family.”

Duke Mine was the real head of Duke Huai Palace, who remained underground as not to let other aware of his ambitions.

He was also the one who conspired against the illusory Demon Royal Family and sold the information about Mirror of Samsara to Four Sacred Grounds, and the lie that it can make them enter Divine Realm.

He made sure to send Demon Emperor to the place where he had already laid a formation called 'Heaven's Might Soul Suppressing Formation' – the same formation that was used to trap Yun Canghai – to trap him and others with him.

When Yun Canghai left in the pursue of Demon Emperor, it was also Duke Ming, who sold this information to the Four Sacred Grounds and had them captured.

On the night of the wedding of Little Demon Emperor and Little Demon Empress, he happened to be alone with Little Demon Emperor; using this opportunity, he killed him and read his memories about the inheritance of Golden Crow.

After that, he threw his body in his special storage. Dead of Little Demon Emperor forced Caiyi, Little Demon Empress, to ascend to the throne.

But he knew that if he tried the rebellion forcefully, then there were almost zero chances of him succeeding as the Illusory Demon Royal Family had a great reputation and support all over the continent.

So he acted as a public leader, trying to win over the people of the continent and influence families. Though he succeeded in it, gaining the full support of more than 60% of people but he still wanted to decrease Caiyi's influence.

Today, they – Duke Huai and the families that sided with them – were supposed to kick Yun Family out of the Twelve Guardian Families, but who would have thought that an abnormality like Wang Lei will be present.

But now that Wang Lei had cripple one of the head of the Twelve Guardian Family with Caiyi 'aiding' him, Duke Ming thought of using this opportunity to thwart the Illusory Demon Royal Family.

He has already ordered his supporters to surround the Hall.

When everyone heard Duke Huai, they were wide opened. The families that were sitting on the East Wing opposed him vehemently while those on the West became quiet.

”Then in your opinion, who should become the next royal family?” Caiyi asked.

Everyone became quiet and looked towards Duke Huai, who thought that Caiyi might be giving up, ”I cannot choose, but we can let other people chose. The family that has purest Golden Crow's bloodline after Illusory Demon Royal Family should be chosen!”

Of course, even an idiot could tell that he was pointing towards Duke Huai Palace as it had the purest bloodline after Illusory Royal Family.

”So it is Duke Huai Palace… this empress will let you all vote for who you want to be the emperor, if not this empress, of course, this empress will also be part of the one you be voting.”

”What?!” Others became flabbergasted.

”You cannot do this, Little Demon Empress!” Yun Canghai shouted. After coming back and doing some research, he was already aware of the influence that Duke Huai Palace had today.

If it was left on voting, then he was sure that Caiyi would lose.

Caiyi looked towards Canghai and said, ”This is this empress decision; you are to follow it.”

Canghai gritted his teeth, hearing it.

Duke Huai became delighted as he said, ”Very well. Then we shall follow Little Demon Empress orders.”

Caiyi scoffed and flew back to Wang Lei, but this time she did not sit on his ŀȧp but on the throne that Wang Lei created on his side.

Wang Lei had a smirk on his face all this time. How could he not tell what Caiyi was trying to do? She had the same mindset as his – kill anyone that stands in your way, without showing any mercy.

He could tell that Caiyi has just thrown the bait; if people are idiot enough, then they will take it, and that would be the end of them – a fish cannot survive once it is exposed to the predators, as long as it is exposed.

Soon, voting started. It was simple; all you had to do was inject your profound strength in an orb in the center of the hall with your intent; the orb will record it and will reveal the result after the voting.

But the best part was that, once the energy was injected into the orb, it will register your energy signature and name; mean, during the result, everyone could tell who voted for who.

Of course, such a feature was never presented in the orb but was added by Wang Lei when the orb was placed for the voting.

”It is done!” Yun Canghai said with a cramped face and placed the orb in front of the thrones.

Caiyi nodded and said, ”Let this empress see your results then.”

With a wave of her hand, the results showed in front of them. Only Twelve Guardian Families voted since getting a vote from every person would have taken lots of time.