Chapter 1544: Chapter 1544

Chapter 1544: Chapter 677: Black Demon Banner Master Revived—Kneel and Pledge Allegiance!

Is the Black Demon Banner Master dead?

But he’s not completely dead, for deep within his bloodline, there’s still a faint trace of vitality.

More importantly, his demon bloodline’s power has been entirely exhausted in the efforts to regenerate his charred body, rendering him powerless. His body has become completely carbonized; not only has his breathing and heartbeat ceased, but even his energy aura is entirely cut off.

By all appearances, he seems as dead as can be.

Yet, the true measure of a person’s death is determined by whether their soul has lost its root of energy, and whether it’s drifting towards the Netherworld.

At this moment, all traces of life in the Black Demon Banner Master were severed, save for a slender thread of energy pulling at his soul, preventing it from slipping out of its shell.

Had Lanling struck with another hellish lightning bolt at that time, the Black Demon Banner Master’s fate would undoubtedly have been to turn into nothing but ashes.

However, at the critical moment, Lanling held back, not truly and utterly killing him.

Lanling gazed at the Black Demon Banner Master’s wife, his two sons, and the five elders, and said slowly, “I hope the scene that follows will never be divulged by any of you.”

Then, he approached the charred corpse of the Black Demon Banner Master and drew a dagger.

“Pusshh…” Lanling drove the dagger fiercely into his own heart.

Immediately, everyone present cried out in shock.

Withdrawing the dagger, the wound on Lanling’s chest slowly healed, as a drop of blood mixed with a tinge of golden hue gathered on the tip of the blade.

To win over the Black Demon Banner Master, Lanling truly paid a hefty price.

He then thrust the blood-stained dagger fiercely into the heart of the Black Demon Banner Master.

Since the Black Demon Banner Master’s corpse had already been charred, this was the only sound it could make.

It was at this moment that the Fire Phoenix’s hatred for Lanling vanished without a trace.

For Lanling had not hesitated to pierce his own heart to draw his demon blood to save her husband.

Even if her husband couldn’t be brought back to life, the Fire Phoenix held no enmity against Lanling; she was someone who clearly distinguished between love and hate.

The next scene utterly astonished everyone present.

The heart area of the Black Demon Banner Master’s charred corpse suddenly burst forth with a radiant glow, a red with a faint tinge of golden hue.

Then, a fresh heart began to gradually grow.

This heart was larger, stronger, and more powerful than before.

From the heart surged a powerful and mysterious energy, reviving the already entirely charred meridians inch by inch.

Countless meridians sprang to life, like the root systems of plants.

After a full half an hour, all of the Black Demon Banner Master’s body’s meridians had been revived.

Next came the revival of the bones.

Then, the revival of the muscles.

Finally, the revival of the skin.

This scene of resurrection played vividly before the eyes of all the high-ranking members of Black Demon City, and before the eyes of the Black Demon Family.

This scene was simply more astonishing than when Lanling used hellish lightning to defeat the Black Demon Banner Master.

This scene could only be described as a miracle.

Bringing someone back to life was simply not within the realm of worldly demon races. This… this seemed more like the domain of the Celestial Deity.

Only the Celestial Deity could effortlessly take a person’s life and then bring them back to life.

No words could describe the mental shock and awe experienced by the high-ranking members of Black Demon City present.

Suddenly, the body of the Black Demon Banner Master shuddered.

Simultaneously, the ground of Black Demon City trembled, causing countless houses within the city to split open with cracks, as if a small earthquake had occurred.

After a good while, the Black Demon Banner Master slowly opened his eyes, as if awakening from a long dream.

The Fire Phoenix couldn’t hold back any longer and threw herself into his arms, weeping loudly.

The Black Demon Banner Master gently patted his wife’s back and glanced towards his sons and his subordinates.

Immediately, his two sons knelt down, weeping tears of joy.

The five elders also all knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

The Black Demon Banner Master had shared decades of friendship with them, having trained together since childhood; they were closer than brothers.

After a good while, the Black Demon Banner Master said, “You all go out first. I want to talk to Lord Lanling alone.”

Reluctantly, the Fire Phoenix withdrew.

The other high-ranking members of the Black Demon Banner also withdrew.

The Black Demon Banner Master fixed his gaze on the Death Knights beside Lanling and asked, “Why didn’t you turn me into one of them? That way, I wouldn’t be able to disobey your will at all.”

Lanling replied, “They’re called Death Knights. So far, only Gou Li and Chiyan Khan have evolved into independent, free Death Knights. And I need your prestige, your wisdom. I need a Black Demon Monarch with independent will to pledge loyalty to me.”

The Black Demon Banner Master remained silent for a while.

Lanling said, “If you are unwilling, I will lead my army out of Black Demon City and completely return the territory of the Black Demon Banner to you. Then I will take another path, the path of personal martial power to slaughter the world. If the path of conciliation closes, I will take the path of bloodshed. Kill all who dare oppose, and those who remain will comply.”

The body of the Black Demon Monarch suddenly swelled.

It surged with incredibly powerful energy.

The entire huge castle shook violently, as if it was about to be shattered.

“Lanling, do you know that you gifted me a trace of bloodline, allowing my cultivation to break through to the Demon Lord,” said the Black Demon Banner Master. “My cultivation had been stuck at the threshold before becoming a Demon Lord for almost seven years, seemingly hopeless for life. But the bloodline you bestowed finally allowed me to break through. You are extremely powerful, incredibly defiant, but… now there isn’t a single person in the entire hall who can stop me.”

Just now, at the instant the Black Demon Banner Master resurrected, he officially broke through to the Demon Lord, almost causing a small earthquake.

Faced with the potential threat from the Black Demon Banner Master, Lanling merely sneered and then quietly gazed at him; even Chiyen Khan and Gou Li did not show any response.

Quite a while passed!

Then, the Black Demon Banner Master got up, opened the door, and summoned his wife, two sons, and five elders all inside. The source of this content ɪs novelꜰire.net

Then, he knelt before Lanling, saying, “Hei Zhou pays homage to Your Majesty. Our Hei Family is willing to pledge allegiance to Your Majesty for generations!”

Hei Zhou was his original name, the name given upon birth.

How could he not be loyal? It wasn’t just because Lanling resurrected him, nor just because Lanling bestowed upon him the bloodline, but because he already knew who Lanling was.

Lanling had already opened another door to the world for him.

Huo Feng and his two sons were stunned.

But the Black Demon Banner Master had always been the absolute leader of the entire Black Demon City.

Seeing him kneel in allegiance, Huo Feng and her two sons also knelt, saying, “Pay homage to the Lord!”

The five elders hesitated for a moment but then followed suit, saying, “Pay homage to the Lord!”

Thus, the highest echelon of the Black Demon Banner Territory completely bowed at Lanling’s feet.

This also meant that Lanling had completely subdued the territory of over a million square kilometers with tens of millions of Rakshasa Tribe citizens.

Lanling said, “From now on, the Flame Demon Tribe is renamed to Flame Demon City, serving as the capital of the Flame Demon Banner Territory. Hei Zhou, your two sons will take positions in the Elder Council of Flame Demon City, while Suo Mo and Xie Li Khan will take positions in Black Demon City!”

This was a complete swap of leadership between two core cities.

The Black Demon Banner Master bowed and said, “Yes!”

Lanling said, “In a few days, I will establish the Flame Demon Council. Regardless of what the Flame Demon Banner becomes in the future, the Flame Demon Council will be the highest authority. Black Demon City will have two seats in the Flame Demon Council, Flame Demon City will have three seats, and the Centaur Tribe will also have three seats.”

Lanling’s words were already rather blunt.

Directly placing the Centaur Tribe and Flame Demon Tribe above Black Demon City.

Hei Zhou’s expression remained unchanged as he bowed and said, “Yes!”

Because Lanling had already opened another world door for him, focusing solely on Black Demon City would be too narrow-sighted.

On the way flying back to Rakshasa City, Princess Sha Yan’s delicate body remained ice-cold, almost devoid of any warmth.

She had already encountered the greatest adversity in her life.

How could this be? How could Lanling possibly win?

Just then, the impostor Princess Yudie beside her suddenly said, “Your Highness, just let the Crown Prince dispatch troops to destroy Lanling, and be done with it…”

But her words were cut short by a single frightening glance from Princess Sha Yan.

A glance utterly cold, even filled with murderous intent.

To kill Lanling now? That would be violating the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath, a consequence too great for her as a royal princess or even the entire Rakshasa Royal Family to bear.

The Heavenly Demon Blood Oath is supremely sacred throughout the Demon Territory.

If the Rakshasa Royal Family defied the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath, their authoritative rule over the Rakshasa Domain would be questioned.

Despite the eight major Demon Races in the Southern Barbaric Lands, except for the Witch Kingdom, violating numerous Demon Race traditions and defying the Demon Emperor’s decrees, signing a non-aggression pact with the Dragon Temple was the greatest of them all.

However, appearances must be maintained; openly violating the Heavenly Demon Blood Oath would come at too great a cost.

Neither Lanling nor Princess Sha Yan is worth such a cost for the Rakshasa Royal Family.

But to truly marry Lanling, she was genuinely unwilling, truly reluctant.

Returning to Rakshasa City.

Princess Sha Yan didn’t even make it to her own princess mansion, directly landing at the Little Rakshasa Royal Mansion.

Soon, she met her brother, the Crown Prince.

Beside the Little Rakshasa King was still Meng Tuoluo, not Empress Ni Shang.

Princess Sha Yan was astonished; she couldn’t comprehend why her Crown Prince brother did this, was he so fond of Meng Tuoluo? Wasn’t he afraid of offending Empress Ni Shang and the Yun E Clan behind her?

“What’s the matter?” asked the Little Rakshasa King.

Meng Tuoluo looked towards Princess Sha Yan with anxious eyes, trembling as she asked, “Where’s Lanling’s head?”

Princess Sha Yan said hoarsely, “Crown Prince, the Black… Black Demon Banner Master lost, Lanling won overwhelmingly in the duel, killed the Black Demon Banner Master…”

At this moment, the Little Rakshasa King was shaken.

“How could that be?” Meng Tuoluo’s voice changed almost completely, standing up abruptly, her beautiful face turning pale!

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