Chapter 124: The Guillotine Plan

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"How did you escape?"

Han Ji and the others watched Lv Cheng vigilantly; if he made the slightest unusual move, all the Super-level Mages and Imperial Guard Mages present would act in unison to take him down.

In a state of confinement, even a Super-level Mage could not cast a single spell, let alone Lv Cheng, who was merely a High-level Mage!

Moreover, not only had he broken his restraints, but he had also escaped right under the noses of the Imperial Guard Mages without anyone noticing!

"Yo, still want to make a move on me?" Lv Cheng raised his eyebrows.

"I really want to know what you people have in your heads. If I really wanted to run, why would I come back?"

"Besides, if my ultimate move were to be unleashed quietly, with your fragile bodies, I'm afraid none of you would be able to escape, except for this Space Element Super-level Mage here."

Military Commander Yao Ting, one of the few Space Element Super-level Mages in the country; his Dragon Emperor Other-dimensional strike was, at the end of the day, also Space Magic, which would have fluctuations of dimensional energy. It was hard to say for the others, but this person could definitely escape.

After all, his attack lasted only for an instant—a true instant. Unless one possessed the ability of Teleportation, it was impossible to escape from the range of the attack.

"I really don't know how you people managed to get to this point," Lv Cheng said with a look of disdain.

"Or is it that being a Mage doesn't require a brain?"

The crowd's expressions darkened, yet they could not refute him.

If Lv Cheng were truly part of the Black Vatican, he would have to be insane to run back, let alone appear swaggeringly in front of so many of them as if nothing were wrong.

However, if he were not part of the Black Vatican, what kind of method did he use to escape?

"When did you leave?" Han Ji asked.

To prevent Lv Cheng from continuing to incite these high-ranking officials under house arrest, or even inciting the Imperial Guard Mages under his command, he had been forced to lock this kid up alone, and he had even set up a special Barrier to seal off Spiritual Power, so that no information could be sent out from within, and those outside could not see the situation inside.

Ling Xi had followed him in because she was worried that something might happen to Lv Cheng.

In any case, as long as they were inside the Barrier with so many Imperial Guard Mages guarding them, it was impossible for them to escape quietly, but he truly had not expected that this kid would actually run away, and even take Ling Xi with him!

If he had locked Lv Cheng together with these high-ranking officials at the time, he could hardly imagine what the situation would be like now!

Although the Guillotine Plan had not been explicitly stated, influenced by Lv Cheng's words, the high-ranking officials present all had their suspicions, and many had even made preparations; once it was confirmed that the Supreme Magic Association really had treated them as abandoned pawns, how many would just sit still and be captured?

Everyone had a desire to survive; once the Guillotine Plan was confirmed, the high-ranking officials present would inevitably erupt in resistance!

The reason these people were cooperating was that in this sensitive period, whoever made the first move, regardless of whether they were Salang or not, would inevitably become the target of everyone's focus.

The house arrest could be maintained only because none of these people wanted to be the first to act; in fact, many had already prepared to resist, just waiting for someone else to move first.

Therefore, he was not surprised by the words Lv Cheng had spoken. After all, he was only a High-level Mage with no qualifications to resist; once he had doubts and wanted to stay alive, he naturally could only rely on other Super-level Mages to act.

And this kid did indeed have the ability to incite and even unite everyone, which was why he had locked Lv Cheng up alone.

But now...

It was incomprehensible!

If Lv Cheng had the ability to leave, then why did he incite everyone at the time?

Couldn't he have just snuck away?

Honestly, at the time, he had truly suspected that Lv Cheng was a member of the Black Vatican!

And now, this kid had returned after leaving...

It was truly incomprehensible!

It was completely beyond understanding!

"I was hungry. No one answered when I called, so I went out to buy some food. Is there a problem?" Lv Cheng said.

"..."

The corners of everyone's eyes twitched wildly, but now was really not the time to dwell on this matter regarding Lv Cheng. In fact, even if Lv Cheng were truly a member of the Black Vatican, they could not spare the attention for him now.

Sha Yuan was closing in on the inner city!

"Lu Huan and the Skeleton Sovereign have been caught by the suction of Sha Yuan!"

Someone shouted, pulling everyone back from the shock brought by Sha Yuan.

They saw Lu Huan and the Skeleton Sovereign, who were fighting in the air, being pulled by the massive gravity erupting from the black void, falling toward the Di Yu Rong Lu below!

"What are you doing?!"

The surrounding Imperial Guard Mages watched Lv Cheng, who had suddenly begun to gather Magic, with wary eyes.

Lv Cheng didn't even look at them. "Saving people."

As he spoke, a strange purple-black energy ball with a diameter of less than ten centimeters condensed in Lv Cheng's palm and flew rapidly toward Lu Huan above Sha Yuan.

The energy ball flickered as it leaped through space, and in just a few breaths, it collided with Lu Huan.

A purple-black energy barrier unfolded, and Lu Huan, who had been falling rapidly toward Sha Yuan, was directly ejected.

As for the Skeleton Sovereign, who had been sucked into Sha Yuan along with Lu Huan a second earlier, it was swallowed by Sha Yuan and fell silent!

"!!!"

"What the hell?!"

Everyone looked at Lv Cheng in astonishment.

What kind of move was that?

"Keep it low-key, just a basic operation," Lv Cheng waved his hand, looking calm.

The swallowing effect of Sha Yuan was nothing more than the gravity erupted by a spatial vortex.

He had hit Lu Huan with an anti-gravity Magic, and the original suction had turned into repulsion, directly spitting the person out.

"Brother Cheng, can you make Sha Yuan go away?" Mo Fan asked with some anticipation.

"I can," Lv Cheng nodded.

"But, are you sure?"

"What do you mean?" Han Ji asked anxiously.

Sha Yuan was imminent; no matter what request Lv Cheng made, he would agree to it!

"The Ancient Capital will be sent flying." As a Super-level Mage of the Space Element, the Military Commander Yao Ting saw some problems.

"That energy ball of Lv Cheng's just now must have been the effect of his special Space Element transcendent power. Lu Huan was originally being sucked downward by Sha Yuan, and his energy ball covered Lu Huan in a protective layer similar to a repulsive force, which popped him out."

"If we try to use this method to get rid of Sha Yuan, given the unknown nature of Sha Yuan itself, once an impact occurs, the one that will definitely be sent flying is the Ancient Capital!"

Hearing the words of Yao Ting, this Super-level Mage of the Space Element, the tiny bit of hope that had just risen in the hearts of everyone present was shattered once again.

If the Ancient Capital were to be sent flying, that would be no different from being sucked into Sha Yuan!

"Brother Cheng, you don't happen to... have a way, do you?" Mo Fan asked strangely.

If Lv Cheng had no way, he would have just slipped away!

"Mm, there is one way." Lv Cheng nodded.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Lv Cheng wore a serious expression.

"Since the Ancient King is sleeping in Sha Yuan, then as long as I go in and give him a big slap, and make him take his little brothers far away from the Ancient Capital, won't this Ancient Capital Catastrophe be solved easily?"

"..."

"What the hell time is it! You still have the leisure to joke around!"

Zhu Meng was furious; if it weren't for the Chief Instructor Feijiao and the Hunter King Du Xiao holding him back, he would have likely charged up to have a real man's fight with Lv Cheng.

"If you have a way, just say it quickly!" Zhu Meng was about to cry from anxiety.

"I beg you! Don't delay!"

That is Sha Yuan!

A Sha Yuan where even a Forbidden Curse Mage would fall!

Once it gets close, this city-protecting Barrier will be completely unable to withstand a single blow!

The city of a million people will vanish in an instant!

"Fine, fine, fine. In such a tense moment, I can't even tell a joke to relax." Lv Cheng curled his lips.

"I do indeed have a way to solve the current problem, but this method is very dangerous—for me, it is quite dangerous."

Han Ji's expression changed slightly, "A Forbidden Art?"

Lv Cheng nodded silently.

He must devour the soul of the Ancient King, but he had previously been tricked by Shendu's schemes, causing too much soul energy to accumulate in his body. If he were to swallow the Ancient King's soul directly, this Emperor-level energy would impact his soul, and in order to safely absorb this energy, he would 100% fall into a deep sleep!

Shendu understood his personality in the Demon state: arrogant, conceited, and looking down on everyone.

To be honest, it was fortunate that Daolong had been tricked by Shendu before and was therefore at odds with that old guy. When he asked, Daolong stated the problem directly; otherwise, his slumber of at least a thousand years would have been unavoidable!

Although he knew that the Ancient King's soul was just a sleeping pill for him at the moment, he could not give it up.

After all, Monarch-level demons were already so hard to kill, and Emperor-level demons would only be harder!

If he missed this time, he didn't know when he would have the next Emperor's soul, and he didn't want to wait.

Moreover, this thing was not just an Emperor-level soul, but also the tiger tally to control this army of hundreds of millions of Undead!

He had to eat it!

And the method to safely consume the Ancient King without falling into a deep sleep had already been taught to him by Daolong.

The sleep was caused by absorbing too much impure soul energy, and filtering these impurities required time; however, as long as one used a more violent method to accelerate the filtering, the absorption process could be sped up.

The simplest and crudest method: burning!

But simple burning consumed too much and was hard to control; one careless move and it would all be burned away, so he had to add some assistance.

And the best assistance was the Faith Power of these million people!

Wen Tai could rely on the twisted Faith Power of countless people across the world to place himself in the position of the Dark King, and Daolong could also use the faith of these million people to let him be reborn!

Although Daolong had an even simpler method—using the souls of these million living people, which were rich in vitality, as fuel to assist his soul in evolving—this plan was impossible to realize.

The reason the Saint Warrior was dormant was because he had no interest in this world and no intention to interfere; moreover, once separated, the Yin-Yang Conflict could trigger a greater disaster at any time, which was why the Saint Warrior was willing to be sealed away by him.

But if he had the idea of blood-sacrificing a million people, that guy would definitely charge out.

The Saint Warrior did not care about the mutual slaughter among humans, nor did he care about the natural competition between humans and demons, but he would not tolerate his Demon side running amok!

Whether others killed or were evil, the Saint Warrior did not care, but as long as his Demon side caused trouble, he would be torn apart in a minute!

That brain-damaged Saint Warrior only knew how to target the Demon!

"State your conditions," Han Ji said.

"As long as it is something I can fulfill, I will absolutely hold nothing back!"

If Lv Cheng were unwilling to help, there would be no need to tell them about this matter at all.

In any case, he was a Space Element Mage; even if the inner city were breached, his chances of escape would be the greatest.

But he had returned and said these words, which meant he was willing to help.

"Don't worry, it's not an excessive request," Lv Cheng said.

"Just execute all those people in this so-called Guillotine Plan who were thinking of taking the opportunity to kill me."

"This..." Zhu Meng's expression changed slightly.

"What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Lv Cheng looked displeased.

"You think I'm an idiot? I'm a High-level Mage, and my background has been investigated by you clearly! Am I Salang? Are you all blind?"

"What kind of bullshit Guillotine Plan is this? Which bastard proposed it?"

"And which bastards demanded that you add me to it?"

"You like sacrificing the minority, right?"

"Then now, by sacrificing these righteous-sounding guys to save the city of a million people before us, they should be very willing to offer up their own heads, right?"

"Or are you saying they aren't willing?"

"..."

(End of chapter)