Chapter 361: Dying with More Value

After Yingzhou left that hillside, a painful memory flooded into his mind, and the scene of Yingfang's death appeared once again; but this time, although Yingzhou still felt sorrow, he was not as listless as before.

Yet, as Yingzhou pondered this memory, he discovered that the things before his eyes had not returned to that deep pit in the Ninth Defense Zone Inner City, but instead, he was situated in a patch of darkness.

Yingzhou looked around in confusion, feeling as if he had entered an illusion, one scene following another.

After walking around in the darkness for a moment, Yingzhou saw a small point of light appear ahead; the pale golden light flickered in the distance, as if guiding Yingzhou toward it.

Seeing this, Yingzhou had no choice but to advance toward the place where the small light shone. As the distance grew shorter, the light point continuously expanded, and when Yingzhou arrived near the light, he discovered this mass of radiance was much taller than himself.

Just as Yingzhou was feeling puzzled, a majestic voice emanated from the mass of light.

"It seems you have already met with that one, and the negative emotions have also been cleared away."

Hearing this sentence, Yingzhou's pupils gradually dilated, and looking at the figure within the mass of light, he said in surprise.

"Could you be..."

Before Yingzhou could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the figure in the mass of light.

"There is no need for you to ask such questions. Your soul did indeed encounter trouble just now, and you were even targeted by my four old companions. However, they would never have imagined that you do not have Faith in me. In fact, even that one could not muster a shred of favor for them and directly drove them away."

The voice of the figure in the mass of light gradually relaxed, but after hearing these few short sentences, Yingzhou already felt how massive the amount of information in this statement was.

What the hell? The person before him was undoubtedly the Emperor, but how could he say that he did not have Faith in him? Although this was a fact, there was always a sense of shame in having one's little secret exposed.

Yingzhou felt his stomach full of questions, yet he did not know which one to ask first.

"Young man, I know you have many questions, but it is better if we do not have too much interaction. Seeing that you have recovered, I am relieved. You should go back and resolve your own affairs first. I am very much looking forward to seeing what kind of path you will walk in the end."

Yingzhou felt speechless inside; this was like someone speaking only half a sentence, and just as he had not yet understood the meaning, it was about to end.

But even if he wanted to speak now, it was already too late. As his consciousness gradually returned to his body, when Yingzhou opened his eyes, he discovered that he had finally returned to the Ninth Defense Zone Inner City this time.

Yingzhou just wanted to stand up, but he felt his entire body aching unbearably. He struggled to crawl up, only to see one of the people he most wanted to see at the moment.

"Lu Wang! You are actually here! This saves me from having to go find you!"

Yingzhou roared angrily at the figure not far away. That figure turned to look at Yingzhou, his gaze fierce, and he said to Yingzhou in a gloomy tone.

"You fellow, how do you possess that power! You actually wounded my soul, damn it!"

But when Falke saw that Yingzhou at this moment also seemed to be at the end of his rope, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"However, using that kind of power must surely come at a not-insignificant price for a Human like you. While the opportunity is here, I will finish you off first!"

Saying this, Falke controlled Lu Wang's body and walked quickly toward Yingzhou, Black Qi continuously surging in his hands.

Just at this moment, a silver-white figure rushed out from behind Yingzhou, the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Cleaving Halberd aiming directly for Lu Wang's head.

"Heretic!"

Taigehe'er shouted loudly, the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Cleaving Halberd slashing directly onto Falke's head, but it was blocked by the opponent's Black Qi.

"How did you appear here? Could it be because of him?"

Falke barely blocked Taigehe'er's strike, but his entire body had already flown dozens of meters away.

Falke, landing back on the ground, cursed under his breath.

"This body is truly weak! Can it even barely block this little bit of an attack?"

When he raised his head, he saw that Falke had already rushed before him, and the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Cleaving Halberd swung once again.

This time, even though Falke reacted, his body could no longer keep up with his speed. He was seen being slashed by Taigehe'er's strike; without a moment's hesitation, Taigehe'er aimed at Falke's head and followed up with a shot, shattering his head.

Not until this corpse turned into a wisp of Black Qi and vanished did Taigehe'er put away the Heavenly Punishment Demon-Cleaving Halberd that had been held across his chest and walk quickly to Yingzhou's side.

"Emperor! I..."

"There is no need to say those words. Help me up, Taigehe'er."

Hearing Yingzhou call his name directly, Taigehe'er was clearly somewhat moved; he walked forward quickly and helped Yingzhou up from the ground.

Upon hearing that the rewards for Task 1 and Task 2 had been issued, Yingzhou slowly let out a breath.

He had finally gotten rid of the Demon lurking in the Ninth Defense Zone. Who would have thought that the Demon was actually Lu Wang, who had interacted with him before? Would Pu Lie also have a connection to this matter?

While Yingzhou was deep in thought after being helped up by Taigehe'er, he saw Vulkan and another Grey Knight in the distance, bringing several Modian soldiers as they rushed toward this side, seemingly also controlling a Demon.

Seeing Yingzhou's appearance, Vulkan walked forward quickly and supported Yingzhou.

"Father, what has happened to you?"

"I am fine. How is the situation in the Outer City? Also, who is this?"

Yingzhou shook his head and began to ask Vulkan, his gaze looking at this Demon whose four limbs and wings had been broken.

"Father, he claims to be Pu Lie, saying that he knows news of your eldest brother, which is why I did not kill it directly."

After hearing Vulkan's explanation, Yingzhou carefully examined the Demon before him, unaware that at this moment, Pu Lie was already so frightened he dared not speak. He had seen his master killed just like that by the soldiers Yingzhou summoned? Were the traces of battle here all caused by Yingzhou and his own master?

"You are Pu Lie?"

Yingzhou saw that this Demon indeed had some of Pu Lie's features, so he opened his mouth to ask.

"Y-yes. Yingzhou, I can explain..."

Before Pu Lie's words were finished, he was interrupted by Yingzhou.

"No need, no need to explain. You will be judged as the mastermind of this incident."

Yingzhou very much wanted to kill Pu Lie right now, but such a death, besides satisfying his momentary impulse, had no other effect. He wanted to make these people die with more value.

And those nobles who launched the mutiny in the Inner City, it was time to settle accounts with them.

Thinking of this, Yingzhou spoke to Taigehe'er and Dabeiwenqiao.

"I give you a task: control these noble armed forces in the Inner City for me. If there is any resistance, kill without mercy; for those who lay down their weapons, spare their lives for now, I have use for them."

Upon hearing this task, Dabeiwenqiao and Taigehe'er stuck their Heavenly Punishment Demon-Cleaving Halberds into the ground with their right hands, knelt on one knee, and said to Yingzhou.

"We obey your will!"