Chapter 1019: Mantis Blocking the Chariot (First update, requesting everything)

In less than half an hour, Aixi appeared above Yecheng.

Li Changsheng looked down at Yecheng; the city was quite chaotic at this moment, and he estimated that the news of the Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong's defeat had already spread here.

In terms of information reception, Yecheng, as the capital of the kingdom, naturally far surpassed other cities.

If nothing went wrong, this chaos was likely instigated by members of the Imperial Family, with the sole purpose of creating a diversion to facilitate their escape.

The reason for this situation was mainly that certain members of the Imperial Family were too greedy, wanting to hoard as many resources as possible before leaving.

Of course, there were also those who intentionally created chaos, wanting to leave a mess for Li Changsheng, though these were a very small minority.

Roar—

At Li Changsheng's signal, Aixi let out a roar, and a pressure as imposing as a prison poured down.

For a time, nearly half of Yecheng was filled with Aixi's pressure.

As the capital of a kingdom, Yecheng was vast in area; under these circumstances, Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen began to summon their Demon Pets, directing them to land at designated positions and release their pressure in unison.

In just a minute or two, the chaos in Yecheng temporarily subsided.

Suddenly, a figure rushed rapidly toward the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat.

This was an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a dragon robe; his brows bore a two or three-point resemblance to Dou Zhangsheng, and he was indeed Dou Zhangsheng's cousin—Dou Zhangkong.

Dou Zhangkong was also a Pseudo-King, enfeoffed as the Qian Prince, residing in his princely mansion in Huizhou. Upon learning the news of the Dark Night King's defeat, he had rushed to Yecheng in a hurry.

Unfortunately, Dou Zhangkong did not see the new Emperor, Dou Yuanhua; it turned out that Dou Yuanhua had left Yecheng immediately upon receiving the news, his whereabouts unknown.

Besides Dou Yuanhua, the First Prince Dou Yuande and most other direct descendants of the Imperial Family had also chosen to leave; most of those remaining in Yecheng were collateral branches of the Imperial Family, along with a small number of greedy direct members.

After Li Changsheng appeared, Dou Zhangkong knew things were dire. To buy time for other Imperial Family members, he did not choose to flee alone and resolutely charged toward the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat.

Besides stalling for time, Dou Zhangkong also wanted to inflict irreparable losses on Li Changsheng.

The reason he chose the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat was mainly because it looked harmless, and its aura was not as strong as the three sub-ancestral dragons that were also Temporary Spirit Pets, being on par with the Heavenly Double-Pupil Bird.

Thus, Dou Zhangkong subconsciously felt the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat was the easiest to bully.

Knowing he was certain to die, Dou Zhangkong instantly summoned his only two Demon Beast-level Demon Pets and resolutely activated a blood-burning Secret Technique the moment he charged out.

Seeing Dou Zhangkong's actions, Li Changsheng merely glanced at him, then shook his head, having no intention of supporting the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat.

Dou Zhangkong's two Demon Beast-level Demon Pets were both very ordinary; regardless of bloodline, race, or quality, they were more than a notch inferior to the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat, so even in a blood-burning state, they were bound not to be the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat's match.

However, Li Changsheng still inevitably diverted a little attention to ensure the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat wouldn't capsize in the gutter.

Li Changsheng did not let his other Demon Pets intervene, nor did he command the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat, hoping it could resolve this independently.

The moment he engaged the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat, Dou Zhangkong felt a chill in his heart; even with his two Demon Beast-level Demon Pets in a blood-burning state, they still did not gain the upper hand.

The Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat followed a nimble path and was extremely fast; most of the attacks from the two Demon Beast-level Demon Pets missed, and the rest were easily neutralized by the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat.

Within a few breaths, the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat had gauged the strength and style of the two Demon Beast-level Demon Pets and immediately went all out, faintly gaining the upper hand.

"How is this possible!"

At this moment, Dou Zhangkong felt a chill in his heart, but he did not give up and continued to summon his other Demon Pets.

Yet, in a battle of this level, non-Demon Beast-level Demon Pets were almost useless and could even drag him down, especially when facing the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat, which excelled in agility, making Dou Zhangkong feel as if he were lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

While the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat was tormenting Dou Zhangkong, the distant horizon suddenly became filled with ten thousand golden rays and falling flower petals—this was a sign of a King traveling.

Soon, a luxurious motorcade flew toward this side, followed by squads of orderly Monster Tamers.

These Monster Tamers were all riding single-legged white cranes and wearing uniform attire, with only slight differences in details; at the very least, they all had the standard of Fourth-rank Demon Tamers.

"Your Majesties, this old man has arrived!"

Before even reaching Yecheng, a figure rushed out from the carriage and appeared before Li Changsheng in the blink of an eye.

It was Zuo Qiulin and the elites of the Tiantai Sect; Li Changsheng had called them over mainly to stabilize order in Yecheng.

Zuo Qiulin glanced at Dou Zhangkong, who was besieging the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat, and couldn't help but shake his head, feeling a strange sense of sorrow for Dou Zhangkong.

A dignified Senior Pseudo-King, using all his might, couldn't even defeat one of Li Changsheng's Temporary Spirit Pets.

"Elder Zuo has come at the right time!"

Li Changsheng still addressed Zuo Qiulin this way; although both were Kings, they were effectively in a superior-subordinate relationship.

Moreover, Zuo Qiulin being able to become a King was the result of Li Changsheng's full support.

After conversing with Zuo Qiulin for a while, the tone was set: the Tiantai Sect elites began entering Yecheng to maintain order while simultaneously arresting members of the Imperial Family and their accomplices.

"Ah!"

A scream suddenly rang out; in these few short minutes, the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat and Dou Zhangkong had decided the outcome.

Dou Zhangkong fell to the ground with a ferocious expression, blood flowing from his seven orifices; not far away lay the corpses of several Demon Pets.

Among them was Dou Zhangkong's Life-Bound Demon Pet.

Dou Zhangkong struggled a few times and then ceased to breathe.

Li Changsheng raised his hand, and Dou Zhangkong's Space Ring fell into his palm.

He was a Senior Pseudo-King after all; there might be treasures that Li Changsheng would find worthy.

"Elder Zuo, I leave Yecheng to you!"

Li Changsheng had no energy to manage Yecheng; his energy was mainly focused on striving to improve his strength. Besides, he had never managed a country before and could completely leave the Langya Kingdom to someone skilled in management, needing only to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Of course, some national policies would still require him to issue them.

Most Kings lived this way; being a hands-off manager was simply too good.

As for the candidate for the new Emperor, it was not yet needed before the Langya Kingdom officially became his territory, and Li Changsheng could only hope the Human Emperor would be capable.

After handing full authority over Yecheng to Zuo Qiulin, Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen prepared to search the Imperial Palace; perhaps there would be additional gains.

At the same time, Li Changsheng intended to rest here for a day to stabilize the situation in Yecheng while digesting the day's gains.

Originally, Li Changsheng had wanted to go meet the Butterfly King Luo Qingning, but Luo Qingning had already made plans in advance, specifically having the Royal Academy Principal Sun Min pay him a visit.

Because Luo Qingning was still guarding another Abyss Gate, she could not spare the time for now and hoped Li Changsheng would forgive her, and so on; she kept a very low profile, clearly showing that Luo Qingning also had thoughts of defecting to Li Changsheng.

(End of chapter)