Chapter 1985

But how could he say such a thing to the King of Beruli?

He could only say: "I don't know whether He Xiong will ultimately be suppressed by the Heavenly God. I only know one thing: if you block his path now, he will eliminate you."

He said each word clearly: "You are you, the Heavenly God is the Heavenly God. If He Xiong cannot destroy the Heavenly God, can he not destroy you?"

"Look, look—still saying this letter wasn't written by him? Look at how loyally he serves the Dragon God!" The King of Beruli glanced at the other leaders, then turned to Boss Situ He with a teasing tone: "Oh, then according to your opinion, how can we stop He Xiong?"

"I've said this many times already: hold our position and do nothing, while doing our utmost to show goodwill to Yang Shan." Boss Situ He straightened his face: "He Xiong is very likely to turn his attention first to Bai Tan of Yaodi, giving us more time to devise a strategy."

"Do you want to listen to your own nonsense?" The King of Beruli laughed loudly: "You've been thinking for months, and what you've come up with is no strategy at all—just sitting and waiting to die!"

"Preserving oneself through wisdom. I'm not optimistic about Bai Tan."

His lack of optimism about Bai Tan means he doesn't believe the Heavenly God can ultimately win.

The other several leaders exchanged glances.

"You coward, how dare you lead the alliance?" The King of Beruli pointed at him and said to the other leaders: "Our best opportunity is to mutually guard Bai Tan. Even if— I say even if—He Xiong defeats Bai Tan, we in Shanjin will be isolated and helpless."

Actually, everyone didn't need to hear this far to understand his implied meaning.

The King of Yi sneered: "You went through such a big circle today, just to end up with this sentence?"

There's no fool here—today's debate between the King of Beruli and Boss Situ He is merely groundwork, and even that letter isn't important.

It's just a fuse, the fuse of the detonator.

But the King of Beruli also has his difficulties—after all, there are seven leaders here, and he must win the support of the King of Baoxin and the Yutu tribe—these two have always been neutral in the past, but recently their dissatisfaction with Boss Situ He has clearly increased.

After laying the groundwork, the King of Beruli could then raise his objection.

The ruler of Baoxin suddenly said: "If we submit to the Heavenly God and take the Nine Abyss as our enemy, then in this battle, should it be us who act first, or Bai Tan? The one who strikes first will certainly bear the brunt of the Dragon God's greater wrath."

The King of Beruli's temples twitched with blue veins.

He naturally hoped Bai Tan would attack first, while he assisted from the side—but things never go as one wishes.

At this moment, the guards of Beruli stationed outside suddenly rushed in in a frenzy:

"Report—large forces have emerged at Zhen Nan, numbering over three thousand, rapidly approaching!"

The leaders present felt their hair stand on end.

The seven senior officials are all here—who else would come to attend the meeting? Three thousand people—this clearly indicates hostile intent!

Boss Situ He asked: "Which faction are they?"

"All dressed in black, wearing black armor, raising the black dragon banner, galloping while shouting: 'The Dragon God rescues Marshal Boss Situ, idle persons retreat!'"

Rescuing Marshal Boss Situ? The leaders' eyes instantly focused on Boss Situ He—only to see him staring wide-eyed, his face full of shock.

The Dragon God coming to "rescue" him?

That would mean—

He is in danger?

Boss Situ He immediately stepped back, and the guards, taking the cue, moved forward to tightly surround him in the center.

Since Boss Situ Yu was assassinated, Boss Situ He has been extremely cautious about his own safety—apart from his own residence, he always travels with a large retinue of guards. The people of Chixia have plotted two assassinations against him, both failed.

This time, the forces he brought are naturally elite.

At the same time, the King of Beruli lifted his chin toward the leader of the Kan tribe, pointed at Boss Situ He, and shouted sternly:

"Seize him!"

Having already made up his mind, he must capture Boss Situ He before the black-armored army arrives.

Otherwise, today's major affair is doomed!

These two families have already been his allies, and they had communicated beforehand—now they are resolute, and with one order.

This meeting was held in the large courtyard of the government office; otherwise, the indoor space couldn't accommodate so many people. But even so, each leader could only bring ten guards inside, making the place quite crowded.

The King of Beruli gave the order to launch the attack—outside, shouting shook the heavens, the courtyard walls were immediately toppled, and hundreds rushed in, heading straight for Boss Situ He.

Not just four hundred.

There are also several passing merchant caravans in this town—now, upon revealing their true colors, they are all the King of Beruli's men.

The ruler of Yi then angrily rebuked: "How absurd! You dare to usurp power!"

This statement of his actually hits the core—what the King of Beruli says in a thousand ways, isn't it just about seizing power?

The guards of Boss Situ, Yi, and Yan also arrived upon hearing the noise, but were preempted by Beruli and the Kan tribe, blocked outside, and unable to break in for a moment.

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Boss Situ He and the guards of the three factions—thirty in total—gave their all to resist.

Then, among those present, two factions had not yet engaged—namely, Baoxin and the Yutu people.

This also fits the situation of the Seven Realms: Yi, Yan, and the Boss Situ family form one front, while Beruli and the Kan tribe are closer allies, leaving Baoxin and the Yutu tribe often neutral.

The King of Beruli clearly knows that Baoxin and the Yutu tribe, though currently dissatisfied with the Boss Situ family's negligence and fearful of the rise of the Nine Abyss Emperor, each have their own reservations.

To prevent the plot from being exposed, he dared not contact these two families in advance, but he is seventy percent confident he can win their support—only needing a small push to make them turn to him.

Among the Beruli guards besieging the Boss Situ family, one man put down his long sword, turned around, and suddenly took off his upper garment.

He originally had an ordinary appearance, his armor unremarkable, blending into the crowd unnoticed. But when he bared his back, others noticed a bulge protruding from his back, pushing the skin outward.

He seemed to be in great pain, crying out louder than anyone else, his voice sending chills down the spine.

At the same time, a burst of blood blossomed on his back, and another head emerged!

Bulging eyes, sunken cheeks, pointed mouth—like a gray-skinned monkey, originally supposed to be furry, but his head was smeared with blood and grime.

No one knew what its body looked like, for it only protruded a head, facing Boss Situ He's direction, took a deep breath, and then—

Let out a piercing shriek.

This sound was like a ghost wailing at midnight, like a sharp instrument scraping glass—but amplified a hundredfold. Listeners felt their ears ache intensely, instinctively dropping their weapons and covering their ears with both hands.

Some people's ears immediately began to bleed.

Even so, they could not block the demonic sound piercing the brain.

However, this sound wave only attacks the fan-shaped area in front, so while others found it piercing to the ears, they suffered no substantial harm.

The king of Baoxin was greatly startled, for he almost saw the sound wave itself—the branches beside it were pushed into repeated nodding, then snapped into several pieces with a crack.

This indiscriminate attack does not select targets; whether friend or foe, anyone standing directly in its path is nearly knocked down, either unconscious or with twisted facial features.

This is the gift Qingyang gave to the King of Beryl:

The Devouring Child Chaos Beast, Roaring Resonance.

The Devouring Child Chaos Beast is normally sealed within a person, not affecting the host's actions, but can be awakened at critical moments for combat.