382 King’s Mandate (2/2)

Leonis fell silent for a few moments before saying, “Devils are naturally devils. The Infernal King in the Infernal domain as well as his Infernal army are a kind of devil. However, the devil bloodline of us, the Transcendents, is different from the devil bloodline of the Infernal King. Furthermore, we are archnemeses! It can be said that our race’s devil bloodline was born to destroy the Infernal domain! And the fruit you ate was meant for the king of our race, which also means This King, so as to complete a King’s mandate!”

When Shi Xiaobai heard the last few words, he immediately said in astonishment, “What did you say? King’s Mandate?”

Leonis’s eyebrows pricked up, unsure of the reason for Shi Xiaobai’s sudden excitement. He could not be bothered to probe and just said coldly, “The Transcendents and the Infernal domain’s Infernal King and Infernals are archnemeses. Therefore, the kings of the Transcendents have always shouldered an inescapable mandate of a King, which is to…kill the Infernal King and destroy the Infernal domain! The king of the Transcendents should have always been the strongest Braveheart in the world! And the Transcendence Holy Tree’s Devil Fruit is the strongest means to allow the king to complete his mandate!”

“This King is also the king of the Transcendents, and only knew of the matter after accepting the title of king. I signed a contract with the God of the Devils, and paid a price that far exceeds your imagination, but the strength I gained is also extremely terrifying. Originally, This King just needed to eat another Devil Fruit to possess the power to kill the Infernal King, because This King accidentally ate one in his youth. Although eating two Devil Fruits will greatly reduce This King’s lifespan, This King would die without regret as long as the King’s Mandate could be fulfilled!”

“Human, you ate that Devil Fruit, and even beat This King into such a state. This means that the only chance of killing the Infernal King has been extinguished by you. To This King, the Transcendents and to the whole world, you are the greatest villain!”

Leonis’s voice became louder as his tone turned harsher, like he was denouncing Shi Xiaobai.

However, Shi Xiaobai laughed. He said with a laugh, “So that’s the case. After saying so much, you just wish that This King, who ate the Devil Fruit, can help you complete the so-called mandate of a King. That couldn’t possibly be any easier. Isn’t it just killing the Infernal King and destroying the Infernal domain? This King never fears anything!”

Shi Xiaobai never expected that the riddle that he had been vexing over would be resolved so quickly.

From the looks of it, the King’s mandate meant the mandate of the King of the Transcendents!

Although it was somewhat coincidental, there was no explanation that could be any more plausible than that.

As for the Devil Fruit, or being a half devil, who cares!?

Ultimately, it only meant four words—kill the Infernal King!

However, this appeared to create a strange contradiction.

Judging from the present situation, killing the Infernal King could complete the King’s Mandate, completing Choice 1.

And in a discussion not long ago, killing the Infernal King would end the Age of Bravehearts, completing Choice 2.

In that case, the condition to completing Choices 1 and 2 was to kill the Infernal King, then why would there be a need for a choice?

A choice should of course lead to forks in the road, but why would they lead to the same path?

Could it be that one of the inferences was wrong?

Forget it. Regardless which inference was right or wrong, killing the Infernal King is definitely not a mistake!

Shi Xiaobai grinned and looked at Pulp Farmer and company in high spirits. He said, “Let’s go, off to the Infernal domain to kill the Infernal King!”

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