Chapter 1016: The Overwhelming Favorite is Bound to Die (Second update, requesting everything)

Both sides had their supporters, but at the time, the Hundred Victories King's prestige was at its peak, far suppressing Yan Zhongshu; almost everyone favored the Hundred Victories King, believing he would suppress Yan Zhongshu to seize the imperial throne.

The result fulfilled the saying that "the overwhelming favorite is bound to die," creating a massive upset; Yan Zhongshu came from behind to seize the imperial throne, thus becoming the current Xuan Emperor, while news of the failed Hundred Victories King's demise arrived not long after.

This disappearance shocked everyone, causing an uproar among countless people; in the end, the Hundred Victories King was reduced to a stepping stone for the Xuan Emperor, causing the Xuan Emperor's prestige to soar.

Looking at the Hundred Victories King's memories, over a hundred years ago, when the Hundred Victories King and Yan Zhongshu were competing for the imperial throne, the Heavenly Dao issued a task to them.

The task was simple: whoever could independently slay three Demon Lords faster would be able to seize the imperial throne.

Demon Lords have strong combat power, and their strength fluctuates significantly; most Demon Lords possess the level of a Top-tier Demon Emperor Spirit Beast, but there are also Demon Lords capable of rivaling Emperor Rank Spirit Beasts, which is mainly related to the Demon Lord's Bloodline.

With the Hundred Victories King and Yan Zhongshu at a level bordering on Emperor Rank, as long as they were well-prepared, hunting ordinary Demon Lords was not a problem at all.

At the beginning, the Hundred Victories King indeed gained an advantage; his strength was significantly greater than Yan Zhongshu's, and he easily slew two Demon Lords, obtaining two indicators.

Just as the Hundred Victories King was about to seize the imperial throne by slaying one more Demon Lord, he was tragically backstabbed by a close friend; that friend happened to be the Dark Night King, Dou Cangqiong.

The matter was like this: in order to hunt Demon Lords faster, the Hundred Victories King had once asked several friends to help him find "weak" Demon Lords, and Dou Cangqiong was one of those friends.

After the Hundred Victories King slew the second Demon Lord, Dou Cangqiong suddenly contacted him, saying he had heard of a "weak" Demon Lord, but it required entering the Abyss; that layer of the Abyss entrance was exactly the first Abyss Gate of the Langya Kingdom.

The Hundred Victories King did not suspect anything; under the guidance of his "guide" Dou Cangqiong, he excitedly passed through the Abyss Gate and entered the Abyss, only to encounter a demon army head-on, and the leading Demon Lord was a direct bloodline of the Demon Monarch Dagon, with strength comparable to an Emperor Rank Spirit Beast.

The Hundred Victories King thought it was just a coincidence, and with the situation tense at the time, he had no time to think too much.

Even so, relying on the complete Xuan Kun Creation Stele to significantly offset the weakening of the Abyss Consciousness, the Hundred Victories King fought the demon army single-handedly; he did not fall into much of a disadvantage, fighting and retreating, and was on the verge of escaping.

However, at the critical moment, Dou Cangqiong backstabbed his friend, using a curse to interfere with the Hundred Victories King; the Demon Lord did not let this opportunity pass and sliced the Xuan Kun Creation Stele into two pieces.

After finishing the backstab, Dou Cangqiong immediately left the Abyss through the Abyss Gate and used the power of a Forbidden Array to temporarily seal the teleportation function of the Abyss Gate.

Thus, the Hundred Victories King was temporarily trapped in that layer of the Abyss, and due to the shattering of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, he was in a precarious situation under the onslaught of the demon army.

Although the Hundred Victories King still successfully escaped the demon army, his soul suffered an incurable wound, and it was constantly worsening.

Fortunately, the Hundred Victories King had left a backup plan and finally returned to the Fairy World from the Abyss.

Unfortunately, at this time, the Hundred Victories King was extremely weak, and crucially, Dou Cangqiong had gone into hiding, leaving him powerless to seek revenge on Dou Cangqiong.

If the Hundred Victories King had seized the imperial throne, perhaps he could have used that to recover.

Unfortunately, Yan Zhongshu took advantage of this time to complete the Heavenly Dao task, seizing the imperial throne one step ahead of the Hundred Victories King, causing the Hundred Victories King's last hope to fall through.

There is no need to mention the ending; the Hundred Victories King tried every method, but could not recover from the wound on his soul, and knowing he was bound to die, he left his inheritance in a Secret Realm.

Furthermore, before his demise, the Hundred Victories King still could not figure out why his friend Dou Cangqiong would choose to betray him.

After finishing this piece of history, Li Zhangsheng did not know what to say; although he also could not understand why Dou Cangqiong would take such actions, it was almost certain that Dou Cangqiong and the Xuan Emperor must have reached some kind of agreement.

Why he had such a judgment was because he learned from Luo Yuanjun that Dou Cangqiong had used the Xuan Emperor Order to make the Xuan Emperor go as far as to send the Mingcang King to help restrain Luo Yuanjun.

Coupled with the scene where the Mingcang King had to go all out to rescue Dou Cangqiong after Dou Cangqiong was defeated, Li Zhangsheng was very suspicious of the relationship between Dou Cangqiong and the Xuan Emperor.

As for what the final truth was, perhaps only Dou Cangqiong and the Xuan Emperor knew; Li Zhangsheng could only rely on speculation, and he felt that the Xuan Emperor of that year likely gave Dou Cangqiong a promise he could not refuse.

What puzzled Li Zhangsheng the most was why, after over a hundred years, Dou Cangqiong only had one Demon Emperor Level Spirit Beast.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head in frustration; he knew that to understand the truth of that year, relying on imagination was useless.

Also puzzling to Li Zhangsheng was that he did not know what the Hundred Victories King was thinking; in his memory inheritance, there was no thought of having the successor kill Dou Cangqiong or the Xuan Emperor.

"I will find out the truth for you, and I will also avenge you!"

Even so, Li Zhangsheng still made up his mind, because Dou Cangqiong and even the Xuan Emperor could be considered his enemies.

Li Zhangsheng did not continue to immerse himself in the Hundred Victories King's memories and began to check his other gains.

The jade pendant hanging from the waist of the Hundred Victories King's remains was exactly a Seeking Dao Jade Fragment, only this jade fragment was relatively large in volume, just a little smaller than Li Zhangsheng's.

The next moment, the jade fragment in Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea flew out.

At the same time, the jade fragment at the waist of the Hundred Victories King's remains also began to tremble.

In the blink of an eye, the two jade fragments, like magnets, instantly collided violently.

Just like the scene from last time, countless fragments flew everywhere, subsequently producing a very special power.

Crack— Crack— Clatter

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng's jade fragment successfully had the last laugh, safely shattering the slightly smaller jade fragment, and finally merged into one, becoming a larger jade fragment.

After the two became one, judging from the feedback of his Mental Power, the fused jade fragment went a step further and successfully reached the level of a Mid-grade World Wonder.

It was just that the jade fragment was still in an irregular shape, with only the edges being relatively rounded; Li Zhangsheng guessed that its shape was likely circular, and the jade fragment in his hand might account for less than one-tenth of it.

The next moment, the jade fragment turned into a stream of light, rushed into Li Zhangsheng's Yin Tang acupoint, and disappeared.

After reaching the level of a Mid-grade World Wonder, the jade fragment's boost to comprehension gained a significant increase once again, along with more messy, profound, and mysterious characters.

These characters were still chaotic, and Li Zhangsheng still did not find anything useful.

Happy New Year to everyone!

(End of chapter)