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Hundred Years' Reign Ceremony
🕑 Added 2024-09-13 16:31:45 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 278 ---
The next day, morning rises.
Sunlight penetrated the beautiful gaps in the Imperial Demon Palace and awakened all the servants.
They have prepared the palace over the past few months for the Hundred Years' Reign Ceremony, and the gate will open for one hundred thousand people all over the Illusory Demon Realm.
Of course, only those with special status, like the Twelve Guardian Family and major Duke Palaces, could be seated at the front seats, attending as an esteemed audience for Huan Caiyi.
Though, everything doesn't look as calm on the surface. Even more chaotic beneath it.
Last night, while Yu Long and Huan Caiyi chatted their hearts out, the former sensed several 'powerhouses' entering the Demon Imperial City and gathered all over the place.
Some rented inns, some went to the brothel, and some even slept on the street. Their strength varies from the early stage to the peak stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm.
Yu Long detected four peak Sovereign Profound Masters. None of them were from Huan Caiyi's side. With the gathering of these experts, there would be a conspiracy in the ceremony.
Huan Caiyi's cultivation realm is lower than them all. However, she had an immense Witch's Talent, Wind Elemental Spirit, and mutated bloodline due to absorbing Evergreen Tree's dews. Which means you can't measure her strength with a cultivation base alone.
So, Huan Caiyi shouldn't have a problem dealing with these people.
Several hundred miles from the Demon Imperial City, a masked elder sat on a rock. He faced two gigantic creatures rivaling a mountain and said, "I have prepared everything on my side."
The gigantic creatures are none other than a cow and an ox. If Yu Long had been here, he would have recognized them as the Heavenly King of Stone and Heavenly King of Song.
Yes, they are one of many people who would like to sabotage Huan Caiyi's reign ceremony.
The cow snorted, "Your Duke Huai Palace should be assured. This king will seal the Demon Imperial City's south gate and prevent the puny Little Demon Empress from running away."
"On the other hand, you should fulfill your promise, Duke." added the ox with a threatening voice. "You have promised us the right to enter Golden Crow's Inheritance Ground and that high-tier Demonic Core."
The masked elder chuckled, "Calm down. Everything should be fine when the time comes. But you're right. I will give you the deposit first."
"Here, the Demonic Core that I promised. You can check it yourself." After saying that, he flicked something from his sleeve and sent out a bright, ancient brown light.
The cow and ox's eyes lit up. They could feel ancient power coming from the light and quickly locked their eyes on a brown-colored sphere with a reddish core.
They extended their senses to the sphere and mumbled, "This is it."
'Our children would become Gods with the nourishment of this Demonic Core. Even that monstrous human in the Demonic Star Secret Realm wouldn't pose a danger against us!'
After running from the Demonic Star Secret Realm, the husband-wife Heavenly Kings had been hiding in their secret liars. They are only coming out because they must meet the Masked Duke as promised.
If not for the better prospects of their triplet children, they wouldn't dare to come out. At first, they planned to fish for rare Demonic Cores in the Secret Realm, but it was impossible with the chaos that ensued back then.
They have fish subpar Demonic Cores to meet the quota yet lack the last ingredient to evolve their children's bloodline. They believed their plan would succeed with this ancient Demonic Core.
If Yu Long knew their plan, he'd laugh his ass off.
The Demonic Core-! No, the Essence Sphere they obtained from the Masked Duke is not even close to top-tier ones.
At best, the Essence Sphere only has an intimidation aura left behind from the beast's essence Yu Long extracted in his first life. It is also a sign of leaking energy, which makes it a worthless product in Yu Long's eyes.
"Happy?" The masked elder seemingly smiled behind his mask.
The cow coughed, "Yes, it seems you're a human of principle."
"My wife and I will do our job. However, we still want to enter the Golden Crow's Inheritance Ground."
The masked elder nodded, "We can talk that out after the ceremony."
"Today, Huan Caiyi wouldn't be able to escape her fate."
"Well, I will excuse myself... The ceremony will start soon."
"Let's meet again in an hour."
The cow and ox watched the masked elder vanish into thin air.
"Husband, don't you feel something is off about that human?" asked the ox with a frown.
"What do you mean?"
The ox stared at the Demon Imperial City far ahead and commented, "I felt like this Hundred Years' Reign Ceremony isn't simple. Your power can read the invisible fate of the world, so you should notice the chaos aura gathering in the city."
The cow narrowed his eyes, activating his ability for a bit. "You're right."
"Something is off."
"I felt a great danger would befall us..."
"This... Do you think we should break our promise with that Duke?" The ox couldn't help but suggest after hearing her husband's reply.
The cow shook his head gently, "We can't. After taking the Demonic Core, we have formed karma with him. It will impact our children, too."
"How complicated."
"Yes... That's why we are choosing the winning side."
"Even though the Little Demon Empress is strong, she couldn't possibly handle an ambush from all sides."
Meanwhile, Yu Long awakened from his light sleep. He touched the bed and mumbled, "Too firm."
He sighed, "I shouldn't expect much. This bed is already one of the best quality in this continent."
Although Yu Long is the hidden mastermind of all three continents, he still enjoys quality sleep. When he isn't researching 'bizarre' objects and subjects, that is.
He yawned and narrowed his eyes, "Hmm, people are already gathering outside the palace."
"Hubby, have you woken up?" Someone knocked on Yu Long's door.
Yu Long smiled, "I'm awake. Come in, Yuechan."
Chu Yuechan entered the room with warm tea. She wore a blue-white robe with a white silk scarf around her fair neck, giving off a fresh and charming feeling on this fine morning.
Yu Long looked at her from top to bottom, "You look beautiful."
"Is that so?" Chu Yuechan reacted calmly, giggling inwardly like a fool.
"Mhm. I felt like getting woken up by a beautiful fairy."
Chu Yuechan sat beside Yu Long and said, "That's good. I will try wearing new clothes from now on. I'm trying this new outfit because of my new insight into sword intent."
"It's the scarf, isn't it?" Yu Long sensed a faint sharpness from Chu Yuechan's scarf.
Chu Yuechan didn't say anything and nodded. After handing Yu Long the tea, she shared her vision with him.
Yu Long's eyes widened slightly, 'This girl is getting stronger and stronger every day. She understood the softness of sword intent by meditating for a night.'
'At this rate, not many could rival her.'
'But I don't know if this is good or bad for her growth.'
After all, Chu Yuechan's bloodline is that of beast, ice, snow, and space.
Yu Long sighed inwardly, believing in Chu Yuechan's potential.
Another knock echoed in the room.
"Consort Yu, Her Highness is inviting you to the hall." said a servant with a calm voice.
"Who the hell is Consort Yu..." Yu Long mumbled in annoyance.
Chu Yuechan giggled, "You reap what you sow, Hubby."
Even then, they still went to the hall and found Huan Caiyi in her coronation dress.
Huan Caiyi wore a beautiful golden-purple dress, highlighting her figure and beauty. She also wore a small crown made in a majestic golden crow's image.
Behind Huan Caiyi is Thalia in her disguise, waving her hand at them.
"Morning, Godfather~!"
"Morning, Yu Long." Huan Caiyi greeted him with a smile.
"Morning, Yuechan."
Yu Long replied wryly, "Morning."
"Mm. Morning." Chu Yuechan gave Huan Caiyi and Thalia a nod.
Huan Caiyi rubbed her chin and said, "Are you ready for the crowd? In the ceremony, I would announce the return of the Demon Emperor's Seal and your engagement with me."
"It seems I can't take Consort Yu off my name."
"Of course, you can't."
"Anyway, let's enter the hall."
"Wait, where is Tempest?"
"She's sleeping..."
"..."
"That lazy bird."
The four of them walked down the Demon Imperial Hall and heard several murmurs from the area. A servant saw Huan Caiyi and made a sign to other servants in the area.
"Her Majesty, Demon Empress, is entering the hall!"
After that, respected chants erupt from the hall.
"Hail, Demon Empress!"
"Long Live, Demon Empress!"
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Asura
Thanks for the chapter 👋
