Chapter 104: Chapter 103: Hmm, It Seems His Majesty Hasn’t Chosen a Consort Yet?

Feeling the terrifying power emanating from the Human Emperor Sword, even the previously arrogant Ox Netherkin leaped up and took refuge behind the Pig Netherkin, resembling a startled bird.

“Quickly, use the Curse of Shared Fate on me too! Hurry!”

The Ox Netherkin urgently roared at the Goat Netherkin, who was also hiding behind the Pig Netherkin.

Facing the sword light that seemed capable of overcoming all obstacles, merely taking cover in the rear had limited effectiveness.

According to reason, the Goat Netherkin, even if not as injured as himself, shouldn’t have only suffered minor injuries when it had the same defensive capabilities as the Pig Netherkin.

In terms of toughness, it was clear from their body sizes that the Goat Netherkin was no match for the Pig and Ox Netherkin.

But the injuries the Goat Netherkin had suffered earlier were similar to the Pig Netherkin, who had exerted full defense.

This is because the Goat Netherkin possesses an Innate technique called “Curse of Shared Fate.”

When the Empress unleashed her first strike, the emaciated Goat Netherkin used his Innate technique to connect his own aura with that of the Pig Netherkin, thereby sharing the injuries. This prevented him from being heavily wounded by the strike.

Upon hearing the Ox Netherkin’s voice, both the Goat Netherkin and the Pig Netherkin furrowed their brows simultaneously.

The Pig Netherkin, which had completely transformed into a dark silver meat mountain, snorted, “I also have no confidence in blocking this strike. If you two don’t want to die, use your own life-saving methods. The Curse of Shared Fate will only hasten our demise!”

His voice was deep and carried a hint of impatience.

The Goat Netherkin retracted his hateful gaze from the source of the starlight and rubbed the goat beard on his chin, nodding in agreement.

The strike was too terrifying, and even at their peak, it would be difficult for them to withstand it, let alone now when their strength was greatly diminished.

If they didn’t use their life-saving methods at this moment, the three Nascent Soul Netherkin who had died from the first strike would serve as a cautionary example.

The Goat Netherkin’s gaze fell upon the four Nascent Soul Netherkin who had miraculously survived the first strike.

These four heavily injured Netherkin wore expressions of despair.

In their nearly lifeless states, they couldn’t summon the will to resist the next strike.

’Useless— Anyway, since you four are going to die anyway, might as well have your life force used to increase our chance of survival!’

Evil intentions surged, and the Goat Netherkin suddenly opened the eye that had been closed.

Disgusting black blood sprayed out from it and landed on the four Nascent Soul Netherkin.

The four Netherkin looked at their leader in disbelief, but they couldn’t utter a word and could only emit agonizing screams.

In an instant, their flesh evaporated, and they turned into four palm-sized, blood-filled dark meatballs amidst the distortion.

The Pig Netherkin and the Ox Netherkin watched indifferently.

They knew what the Goat Netherkin intended to do.

The four Nascent Soul Netherkin had become sacrifices for the Goat Netherkin’s curse.

The Goat Netherkin swung one of the meatballs towards the direction of the Empress, and snapped his finger, in an instant, the meatball evaporated and dissipated.

An invisible force seemed to press down from above, causing the starlight gathered on the Human Emperor Sword to dim slightly.

’It truly deserves to be a curse activated by using Nascent Soul Netherkin as sacrifices. It has weakened the power of her strike by so much!’

The Pig Netherkin and the Ox Netherkin brightened up.

It seemed that after the four curses, this strike wouldn’t be able to harm them anymore.

But before they could relax, they suddenly realized that the light that had weakened for a brief moment was rapidly replenished.

Their expressions stiffened as they looked at the source of the replenishing starlight.

Sure enough, it was from the familiar direction!

Why did the starlight from elsewhere stop, while the starlight from that direction showed no signs of stopping, and instead seemed to be growing more intense?!

Looking at the visibly widened stream of starlight, the three Netherkin wore unpleasant expressions.

The Goat Netherkin, not willing to accept it, swung the sacrifice once again to perform the curse twice, but the result was exactly the same as the first time.

As they stared at the only remaining sacrifice in his hand, the Goat Netherkin’s face revealed confusion.

In that instant, the Empress swung down her sword.

There was no other reason— If she just stood still and continued to hold it, the power of the mountains and rivers gathered on the Human Emperor Sword would become so immense that even she couldn’t control it.

The sword fell.

At that moment, it felt as if only the radiance of this strike remained in the world.

The Ox Netherkin revealed its enormous Origin form, its Ox eyes turning bloodshot. The Pig Netherkin’s dark silver flesh seemed to consciously move in front, forming a barrier.

Only the Goat Netherkin, holding the meatball sacrifice, seemed somewhat at a loss.

Boom!

Unlike the first strike, as the second strike infused with the power of the mountains and rivers was unleashed, the three Netherkin collapsed as if struck heavily. Their bodies plummeted from mid-air and crashed into the ground.

The shockwave shattered the bodies of countless demon soldiers.

Fortunately, the civilians within the Demon-Sealing Formation had already been evacuated by the Immortal Nation, or else even with the protection of the Human Emperor Sword, they would have died.

As for the condition of the three Netherkin who created a pit upon crashing into the ground…

The Pig Netherkin and the Ox Netherkin remained motionless.

The Pig Netherkin had tough skin and thick flesh, so it might still be in a state of severe injury and unconsciousness.

However, the Ox Netherkin, which had already been wounded before and had inferior defensive measures compared to the Pig Netherkin, was basically a mess of flesh and blood and had essentially perished.

Surprisingly, it was the Goat Netherkin, whose physical body wasn’t particularly strong, who remained conscious. His heavily injured body struggled in the pit, and one of his goat horns had been partially severed at some point.

This wasn’t due to any protective skill of the Goat Netherkin, but because the Empress intentionally held back, not inflicting a fatal blow.

In the blink of an eye, a dark golden sword, still emanating starlight, pressed against the Goat Netherkin’s spiritual core.

Looking along the blade, the girl in imperial robes had an indifferent expression.

“Tell me, what plan does the Netherking have for the Royal City?”

…

As they witnessed the conclusion of the Netherkin Extermination Operation after the Empress unleashed her two strikes, the onlooking civilians in the Royal City fell into silence.

Even many cultivators who had rushed from other parts of the city to take advantage of the situation were perplexed by the scene.

Is it over just like that?

Don’t the Netherkin seem to be too weak?

However, they quickly realized that it wasn’t the Netherkin that were too weak, but rather, it’s that the Immortal Nation had an incredibly strong foundation, especially with the Empress wielding the Human Emperor Sword, whose power exceeded all expectations.

And—

They shifted their gaze to the same place.

The Holy Saint of the Demon Sect had unknowingly stepped into the air ahead, leaving only his back view for the onlookers below.

’Truly worthy of the name the Holy Saint of the Demon Sect, who has caused storms in the Royal City recently. Despite only having a Golden Core cultivation, he can control the battle between Nascent Soul Netherkin tonight— Standing proudly in the sky, he displays the true demeanor of a prodigy…’

Despite his young age, the Holy Saint had such powerful strength and numerous mysterious techniques, it’s to the point where he can dictate how the battle of experts stronger than him goes.

This is what it means to be a prodigy!

The people present couldn’t help but think as they looked at Luo Wusheng’s back, facing away from the crowd.

If this Holy Saint of the Demon Sect could become part of their Immortal Nation—

That would be great news!

And in the mind of many Royal City resident, a similar thought began to spread:

Hmm, it seems that the Empress has yet to decide on a consort…

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