Chapter 939 Ending Rhyme (7k)
For new demon kings like Frey and Leon in the past few hundred years, they don't know much about the Eastern Empire. Because since the storm dragon Veldora was sealed 350 years ago, the demon kings have concluded a treaty and set the Jura Forest as a forbidden area to avoid accidentally releasing the evil dragon.
Instead of going through the Great Jura Forest, if you want to go to the Eastern Empire, you have to make a long detour, which is extremely inconvenient and the demon kings are not interested.
There is only one thing that is certain, that is the oldest and most powerful country in the world today. Different from the current status quo of the Western countries, the Eastern Empire unified the entire East a long time ago.
"Has anyone seen this person?" After the image of Kondo Tatsuya disappeared in her mind, Fleur asked: "Is he a general of the imperial military? The purpose is probably to provoke a war between humans and demons in the West and prepare for their invasion. and prepare for conquest.
I remember that Demon King Valentin mentioned at the previous Demon King’s Feast that the Eastern Empire has planted many spies in various parts of the West. Let us be more careful and not be shamefully plotted. Unexpectedly, their hands have already reached out to the Demon King. . "
Even though it was Clayman who was the demon king, Fleur, who had just awakened, did not have much confidence to be condescending. Even before her awakening, she was not much stronger than Clayman. If that bullet had been shot at her, she might have been controlled unknowingly, which she absolutely couldn't bear.
Vampire Demon King Valentine snorted. He seemed to know a lot about the Eastern Empire, but he seemed to have some concerns and did not speak.
"With ultimate skills, it should be in single digits." At this time, Qi Yi said with a smile: "The emperor of that empire was an uncreative man. He ranked his subordinates numerically. Those who can enter the top 100 are basically humans. Most of the so-called immortals have awakened and are saints.”
"In other words... there may be nine saints?!" Rimuru blurted out. Having experienced the power of Sakaguchi Hinata, she had a bit of PTSD about saints. It would be even more exaggerated if saints like Ji Xing were included. Nine saints... ...Isn’t it almost as if he can reach the top ten demon kings?
At this time, she looked at Valentine covertly, because when Ji Xing was exploring Clayman, there was another scene that concerned her, that is, Clayman received a summons from Laplace - before he infiltrated the Western Holy Church. In the temple, he encountered the vampire demon king Valentine. The temple dedicated to the god Ruminas, and the Western Holy Church where Sakaguchi Hinata was loyal to, why was there a demon king in the temple?
Sensing her inquiry, the maid behind Valentine looked over fiercely, the murderous intent in it was very obvious, and Rimuru was stunned.
At this time, the giant king Dagliel also said in a thunderous voice: "It is indeed an extremely powerful country, with a history of more than two thousand years. I remember that the emperor who founded the empire was the first brave man, Rudra. ”
"Rudra!" The awakening of a hero requires a contract with an elf of light or dark attributes, and there is absolutely no way around Ramiris. She clapped her hands and said: "I remember him, a very interesting human boy, and his lover seems to be that……"
"Velgrind," Guy said.
"Viru?" Fleur couldn't help but said, "This name can't be..."
"The second sister of that evil dragon." Valentine hummed: "One of the only four-headed dragon species in the world, the natural disaster-level Scorching Flame Dragon Velugryndo, is a more troublesome guy than that evil dragon. ”
Veldora's sister? Falling in love with a human hero? Rimuru said solemnly: "But the lifespan of a hero should not be as exaggerated as two thousand years. That Rudra has passed away long ago, right? Is the Burning Flame Dragon still in the Eastern Empire now?"
"Still." Qi Yi smiled: "She has been the patron saint of the empire, so if you want to get rid of the humans you just saw, you'd better be careful. I don't want there to be more people when the next Demon King's Feast is held. A few idiots like Clayman who are being controlled without realizing it.”
It looks like persuasion, but it is actually a warning.
Only he knew that the empire had changed emperors several times, and the move of calling each emperor Rudra was just a cover-up. The brave Rudra was still alive in this world, and was very strong.
They were his friends and rivals. The two had agreed not to take action personally, but to use the world as a chess piece. Rudra's chess pieces were his empire, and Guy's chess pieces were these demon kings.
The combat power of both sides is roughly balanced. As for Clayman being controlled, to him, it is just a move made by Rudra. He will not be angry about it, but is in a good mood.
Because Ji Xing exposed the situation on the spot, he not only ‘killed’ one of Rudra’s chess pieces, but also allowed Ji Xing to stand on his side of the chessboard.
Milim is not good at anything else, but her eyesight and strength are still enough. People who can be praised by him will most likely be able to shine in his eyes.
"Is it over this time? Does Clayman still have information in his head?" he asked Ji Xing.
"No more, nothing related to this incident." Ji Xing said.
Guy nodded: "Then everyone, let's continue. Regarding the issue of allowing Rimuru and Shyvana to be called Demon Lords, does anyone have any other opinions?"
"Hmph, that despicable slime wants to be the Demon King, and I can't possibly agree to it!" Before Rimuru could say anything, Valentin objected with full malice. Fortunately, he was the only one who objected.
On the other hand, several demon kings have opinions about Shyvana. Even Dagliel said: "From the perspective of magic and strength, the flaming dragon Shyvana is indeed a qualified demon king, but I don't hope that there will be any demon kings." A human yes-man, even if this human helps expose the real culprit behind Clayman who is plotting against everyone.”
"That's right." At this time, the maid behind Valentine spoke in a bad tone: "My Lord Demon Kings, please forgive me for talking too much. If you are a follower, you should be as taciturn as I was before, not the opposite. The guy who is the Demon King has not said a word until now, so he is completely his agent, right?”
"It's just that you don't need me to speak." Shyvana stood up and said in a sonorous voice: "Compared with the resourceful master, I am only good at fighting and flying. Do you want to try it?"
"Oh, Master?" the maid said, "You just called him Master, right?!"
"That's right." Shyvana said calmly: "Which rule stipulates that a demon king cannot have a master?"
The maid choked and looked even more unkind. Guy stepped forward in time to interrupt the argument: "That's it. Shyvana, there is no clause that stipulates that a demon king cannot have a master, but the agreement concluded between demon kings has the following clause: An agreement that puts interests first. If one day, the interests of the devil conflict with his, what will you do? "
Shyvana remained silent and said truthfully: "I will put the interests of the master first."
After saying that, she turned around slightly and bowed her head apologetically to Ji Xing. She knew that as long as she said something, even if she pretended to put the Demon King's interests first, she could easily get through the 'difficulties' in front of her, but let her do that kind of thing. , she really doesn’t want to.
Ji Xing just patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if I become the Demon King or not, it's just a reason to attend the Demon King's feast. I felt someone was plotting against me before, and now I've revealed the truth to you, so I'm done."
In addition, I have also done the promotion that needs to be done. You are welcome to come to me at any time to buy skills. As for whether Shyvana is considered a devil or not, it is up to you. "
This guy is really brave, showing that he doesn't care about the title of Demon King in front of all the Demon Kings? Rimuru was sweating in his heart.
Milim burst into laughter and said: "Qi Yi! Or let's let Ji Xing become the devil directly! Humans are human beings, and Leon is the same, isn't he? Besides, Ji Xing has so many skills, and he can also simulate evil spirits when he transforms. , there’s no difference!”
"Yes, yes!" Ramiris agreed.
Guy ignored it directly and said: "Clayman was removed from the demon king queue, Rimuru joined, and the number of the top ten demon kings just stayed the same. Since Shyvana is in a special situation, she will be listed as a candidate. If the top ten demon kings are missing, we will consider it again. "
This was not a discussion, but a decision. Valentine's maid hesitated and said nothing more.
Just when the dust was about to settle, Fleur 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 want to quit the ranks of Demon Kings and join Milim’s subordinates.”
"Um?"
All the demon kings were stunned, and Milim even yelled: "Fule, are you serious?!"
Fleur smiled: "We have already agreed, right? I will try my best to help you take care of your territory from now on, Milim."
She nodded slightly to Guy, who instantly remembered the transformation skill that Milim had bought. After two seconds of silence, he smiled casually: "In that case, I agree. Shyvana, from today on, you are one of the demon kings."
In this way, after many twists and turns, Rimuru and Shyvana replaced Clayman and Frey to form the new top ten demon kings.
The feast continued, and the new ten demon kings, oh, they also had to get rid of Carion, who was not present, and began to discuss the issue of Clayman's disposal.
Ji Xing watched quietly, mentally reviewing the information about the Scorching Flame Dragon Velgrendo.
…
At the same time, the Eastern Empire, the Royal Palace.
Kondo Tatsuya, who was already neatly dressed, 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 weird ultimate skill to lock me in reverse, and revealed my face and the skills you gave me in front of all the demon kings. My subordinate's reckless actions caused disaster, please Your Majesty punishes you!"
The person he calls your majesty is naturally the Emperor of the Eastern Empire and the first generation of brave Rudra. He seems to be a little sleepy because he was woken up late at night. His domineering face looks quite tired, and the woman standing next to him is looking at him with some distress. .
The woman looked about 20 years old, with a slim figure and long green hair tied up with a black silk rope at the back of her head. She had the youthfulness of a girl and the charm of a mature woman.
It’s none other than the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo!
Earlier than Rudra, she said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Kondo, do you think those demon kings dare to come to the empire to take revenge on you? It's just that the plan has changed and your appearance has been exposed. Why did you come so late at night?" Wake up Rudra?”
"Sorry, please punish me, Marshal!"
"No..." Rudra finally said hoarsely: "Kondo, you are right. It is too dangerous to be able to use the captive's ability to trace the source. The sooner you know and take precautions, the better."
Kondo Tatsuya lowered his head, waiting for orders, and Velgrendo no longer interrupted his thinking.
Ten seconds later, Rudra said again: "If Ji Xing joins Qi Yi's side, as long as he captures a high-ranking warrior in the empire, everything in the empire will no longer be a secret. If such a person cannot be won over, , we can only get rid of it 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 is safe to send at least four single-digit figures."
"It's not enough." Rudra shook his head slightly, looked at Velgrendo and said, "I guess you'll have to go there yourself."
Velugelundo was stunned for a moment: "Hard work doesn't count, but a human being, really..."
"No, I have an uneasy feeling."
"Is that so?" Velugelundo was slightly solemn and said seriously: "Then let me eliminate him with my own hands! Just in time, I heard that my stupid brother was resurrected, so I stopped by to see him."
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 feast venue, Rimuru opened his mouth and swallowed a piece of abalone-shaped pastry. While chewing, he nodded and said, "It's delicious, Ji Xing. It seems we have underestimated the delicacies of this world!"
Ji Xing picked up a piece and looked at it: "Ajinomoto, arrowroot powder, rock fruit... 6 kinds of ingredients, 11 kinds of seasonings, 17 processes. If something that has been carefully made for a long time is not delicious enough, it must be a chef who has inherited the method. No more."
"Oh, is it so powerful?" So Rimuru quickly stuffed another one into his mouth, observed other delicacies, and said at the same time: "Speaking of which, your ultimate skill is a bit similar to mine. In some places, The analytical capabilities are even stronger.”
King of Wisdom: "..."
Hahaha, Mr. Raphael, don't be angry, I'm just being polite, don't take it seriously!
Rimuru laughed in his heart and was suddenly startled: "Hey, Shyvana, eat slowly!"
Well, obviously, the 'business' of the feast has begun, and the demon kings are starting to eat.
Regarding Clayman's disposal, the demon kings did not discuss it for too long. Originally, Rimuru was determined to kill him, but after discovering that Milim was only pretending to be controlled, while Clayman was actually being controlled, it no longer mattered to her whether to kill Clayman or not. .
So in the end, Guy made the decision to leave Clayman alive for the time being and let him handle it. If there was a war with the Eastern Empire in the future, Clayman could still be a strong vanguard.
As for the mediocre clown company behind Clayman, led by Kazalim and human Kagurazaka Yuuki, Rimuru stood up and asked to be handled by him, and Guy agreed. However, Demon King Valentin said that he and the clowns They also had grudges and intervened, so the two parties collaborated.
But coordination is probably impossible, so Rimuru just prays to them not to hold them back.
All in all, everything went smoothly. Although all her preparations were in vain, Shion was a little itchy because she didn't win the battle. She looked like she was about to find a demon king to kill... but fortunately, she had successfully turned her anger into resentment. Appetite is gone.
I just hope that Shion won’t imitate the meals for the Demon King’s feast when she goes back.
Everyone here was eating to their heart's content, but the devil's maid, Valentine, was extremely angry.
Of course she is not a real maid. In fact, her real name is Luminas Valentine, the god of the Western Holy Church - Luminas.
She is the original vampire, the real 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 some vague guesses, but juniors like Carion and Frey definitely didn't know, and she didn't want to be exposed.
It's normal for her to be upset with Rimuru, because the Western Holy Church's doctrine of ruling the Western countries is to use monsters as the imaginary enemy. The establishment of the Monster Kingdom is a huge blow to her prestige.
As for the dissatisfaction with Ji Xing, it is naturally because when she read Clayman's memories before, she brought her subordinate Valentin who was disguised as the Demon King.
This caused everyone to connect the Western Holy Church with Valentine, which was very troublesome.
"These bad guys who haven't eaten good food have turned them into demon kings. What on earth is Qi Yi thinking?" She whispered in her heart.
At this moment, she suddenly saw another blue-haired maid in the venue walking quickly to Ji Xing and whispering something to him.
That was Guy's maid, Blue, one of the original demons, Rein. After seemingly saying something to Rimuru, Ji Xing followed Rein to the next room, and Milim quickly followed and said something to Ji Xing.
Luminas recognized from the faint mouth shape that Milim said the word "fight".
So she narrowed her eyes slightly, and some traces replayed in her mind.
Milim said that this human being was very strong... Could this be the reason why Qi Yi was so 'tolerant' of him? As a powerful ancient demon king, Hinata Sakaguchi, known as the strongest saint in the West, was her defeated general. Serving under her command, the most active brave man in modern times, Granbell, also became her subordinate.
She didn't think Ji Xing was any better than those two people, but the state of Qi Yi and Milim made her thoughtful and less angry.
‘Hmph, the dust has settled anyway, there’s no need to make enemies for no reason. ’
She whispered in her heart, still casting an unhappy glance at Rimuru, and approached Valentine and said, "Klayman looked at you especially when the feast started, and I guessed that he was related to those clowns. I chose the moon specifically. There is a feast for the demon king on the night of the moon, and those guys might even invade the temple.
You can eat here by yourself, don't worry about the slime anymore, I'll go back first. "
Valentine was startled and whispered: "Are you going to take action personally? Why don't I pretend to be dissatisfied and leave early, if those guys dare to..."
"No, I'll go in person." Luminas said in a low voice: "Thanks to that human businessman, the trick of exchanging identities won't last long."
In fact, she should be grateful to Ji Xing. If Ji Xing hadn't influenced some of the plot and prevented Rimuru from 'fragmenting' the comic provided to Storm Dragon Veldora, Storm Dragon would have come over and her identity would have been revealed. Revealed face to face.
In the distorted light of space, Luminas disappeared in place, attracting the attention of several demon kings, and Ji Xing couldn't help but look back.
'Um? Did she go back in person? ’
With a sigh of relief in his heart, he followed Lei Yin 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 he entered.
"F-Fulei! What are you doing?!"
Fleur said with a smile on her face: "Mr. Milim, please don't disturb the communication between Mr. Qiyi and Mr. Ji Xing. If you have anything, wait until they finish talking, okay?"
Milim was crying. She had never been controlled by anyone, and she already had a premonition of her next misfortune, but... In this way, the ability to transform is extremely precious. Don't try to catch me, Fleur!
And as Rein closed the door, only Ji Xing, Qi Yi, and Qi Yi's two maids, Rein and Misali, were left in the secret room.
Compared with the bustling banquet hall, there was only a simple square table here. Qi Yi sat at the other end of the square table and gestured with a smile: "Sit down."
Ji Xing sat across from him unceremoniously and said directly: "Shvana is indeed the monster I named her, and she is a member of my soul lineage."
Qi Yi paused and smiled: "Have you guessed what I want to ask you?"
Ji Xing looked at the original blue Leiyin and the original green Misali who were standing behind him, and said: "Otherwise, if you were to talk to me, there would be no need for them to stand neatly behind you like this. Life under the lineage of other people's souls It’s true that I have a way to awaken them, but I have to pay for it.”
Lei Yin was obviously more lively than Misali. Her eyes lit up when she heard this, and she was about to speak. Qi Yi raised his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "Besides Rudra, you are the second person to bargain in front of me. . Well, the price?”
"It takes 100,000 souls for one person to awaken, which is the fire of life. I want double copies. Helping them awaken is 400,000 human souls." Ji Xing said.
"Ten times the consumption of ordinary demon kings?" Qi Yiha shook his head and said, "It's so simple. No problem. After the banquet is over, you can go to my place for a few days to help them awaken."
"I heard that the weather over there is freezing and not very livable." Ji Xing said with a smile, "It's better to wait a week and let them go to Rimuru's place."
A second bargain? Even Misali was a little restless this time. Is this human really not afraid of Sir Qi Yi being angry? !
But Qiyi just squinted his eyes and looked at it with interest, and said: "Oh, you know what you are doing. Don't overestimate your capabilities. It doesn't matter if you are killed. Don't delay the awakening of Rein and Misali."
The words seemed to have no beginning or end, but in fact they both knew what each other was talking about. Qiyi knew Rudra and how things were done in the Eastern Empire.
The owner of the ultimate skill who reverse-detected the empire revealed such a powerful reverse-detection ability. The revenge of the Eastern Empire would definitely come, so he proposed that Ji Xing go to his place to help the two original demons awaken, which was also a way of saying that he could do it. Shelter Ji Xing for a while.
But Ji Xing asked the two of them to come to Rimuru's place 'in a week', which was telling Guy that he wanted to handle it on his own and didn't need help.
"How likely do you think it is that the Burning Flame Dragon Velgrendo will personally take action?" After a two-second pause, Ji Xing asked Qi Yi.
"Who knows." Qi Yi shrugged: "Since you rejected my kindness, even if you meet her, you should be lucky."
Ji Xing smiled: "Okay, is there anything else?"
"Ah, will you make a list of the skills you can sell and give it to me?" Qi Yi said.
"Of course, no problem, welcome to buy."
The 'private chat' simply ended like this. Looking at Ji Xing's leaving figure, Qi Yi curled his lips slightly.
This chess piece was at least a 'general', and Rudra probably had a headache. Well, I hope this human can give me more surprises...
"Eh? Are you done talking, Ji Xing? It's so fast, hahahaha - Qi Yi, can you help set up a barrier with maximum strength later? I want to have a good fight with Ji Xing, Decide the winner carefully!"
Milim rushed in joyfully and the words in her mouth made Qiyi pause, and the two demon maids were also surprised... okay? serious? !
"Obviously I planned to have some leisure time, but the recent schedule has become full without realizing it." Ji Xing's voice floated up: "Milim, can it be a little later? Is it okay in half a month?"
"Well, it's a deal then!"
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On the other side, outside the Western Saint Church.
Laplace, the deputy leader of the mediocre clown company, stared at the maid across from him in stunned silence: "Hey, hey, what are you doing? How can there be a vampire ten times more powerful than Valentine?! It's obviously a full moon night. Nothing to weaken it!”
"Laplace?" Luminas looked coldly and hummed: "A mere clown really dares to explore my territory for the second time. Valentin didn't catch you last time, but this time... hum!"
The powerful fluctuations of magic energy roared, and the violent explosion made Laplace disgraced, pissed, and fled into the distance without looking back.
"No, no, it's okay, Valentine is fine, this is no match that Wo can handle... Wo is going to die here, he is really going to die!"
Even though he said that, the speed of his escape was not compromised at all. It only took half a minute for Luminas to go from being dismissive to looking shocked.
‘What’s going on with this guy? ! ’
Even though there is a huge difference in energy, he always instinctively dodges fatal attacks at the last minute. 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 piece of gray land and plowing the empty space with angrily: "Damn it!"
I took action myself and he escaped? !
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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 Demon King Valentine? Such a guy is hiding there?!"
"Yes... cough cough... I, I am almost dying. The people of the Western Saint Church are still searching for me. I have to hide quickly... Wish me good luck, employer, and... I am a little worried about Clayman. She asked me directly, 'Am I Laplace?'... It could be somewhere else..."
The communication was interrupted. Yuuki Kagurazaka stood at the window for a long time with an uncertain look. The uneasiness in his heart made him contact another person.
"Lord Granbell, it's me..."
The Demon King's Feast gradually came to an end, but the impact it brought was just beginning to ferment.