Chapter 847: Essence Fusion Crystal, Nine Nether Exotic Fruit (First update, requesting everything)

This time, the strength of Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen had once again improved to a certain extent; combined, their combat power was almost equivalent to two New Kings.

In a small country like the Dai Kingdom, the two could walk sideways completely unimpeded; there was no need to be low-key at all.

By the time morning arrived, Zhao Rui brought the two to the Imperial Palace and received an audience with the Emperor of the Dai Kingdom.

As it turned out, in just a single night, news regarding Li Zhangsheng had spread throughout the Capital.

There was no helping it; no matter who heard of Li Zhangsheng's recent deeds, they would feel shocked by them.

As the first person in history to independently kill a Demon Commander with the status of a Pseudo-King, this title alone could invisibly bring Li Zhangsheng immense prestige. After all, the current Dai Kingdom was suffering deeply from the Demon Disaster, and Li Zhangsheng's arrival allowed them to see a glimmer of hope.

Not only that, with Li Zhangsheng's help, the Dai Kingdom's Prince Zhao Rui not only luckily obtained a spot in the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm but also became a Pseudo-King in one fell swoop within the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, which invisibly brought Li Zhangsheng another significant amount of reputation.

After all, Zhao Rui's age was 'advanced'; he would have to retire after participating in one or two more sessions. Conversely, Li Zhangsheng could still participate in a full 11 sessions. Those Dai Kingdom descendants who hoped to compete for a spot in the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm were quite eager regarding Li Zhangsheng, wishing they could emulate Zhao Rui.

Compared to becoming a Pseudo-King, what did a prince's face count for? The two might be equivalent in status, but in other aspects, what could a prince compare with a Pseudo-King?

The Dai Kingdom had dozens of princes, while there were fewer than a handful of Pseudo-Kings. The latter invisibly represented a country's foundation and deterrent power; the gap between the two was self-evident.

As the face of the country, the strength of the Dai Kingdom's Emperor was naturally not bad; he possessed the level of a Pseudo-King. He was also a Pseudo-King who sat in the Capital and could not easily leave, which was why he had to send Zhao Rui out.

Through Li Zhangsheng's secret observation, the Dai Kingdom's Emperor likely had not even reached the level of a Senior Pseudo-King; his combat power was probably not much stronger than Zhao Rui's, and he was completely incomparable to him.

This was the huge gap between countries. The Emperor of the Kailing Empire was a Peak King, the Emperor of the Langya Kingdom had also recently become a King, while the Dai Kingdom's Emperor was merely a Pseudo-King who had not yet reached the senior level.

During the meeting, the Dai Kingdom's Emperor appeared very eager and gave a quite high evaluation of Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen's willingness to take the initiative to go to the Hurricane Fortress to help.

To prevent the two from doing the bare minimum, the Dai Kingdom's Emperor even bestowed two Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures.

Essence Fusion Crystal: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, can allow a Fairy Egg to activate three bloodlines. Note: It could be a high-tier bloodline, or it could equally be a low-tier bloodline.

Nine Nether Exotic Fruit: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, can allow a Demon Pet to integrate a third bloodline. Note: The closer it is to the Demon Pet's bloodline and attributes, the smaller the repulsive force will be.

These two Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures could be said to be the most useless of the useless; the two could only keep them well, perhaps they might be used in the future.

Regardless, these were still two Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures; even if they were useless, they still possessed significant value. How could they refuse such treasures delivered to their door? Naturally, they happily accepted them into their pockets.

At noon, after the two ate a meal that could be called luxurious in the Imperial Palace, they arrived outside the Capital.

Zhao Rui had already assembled the Xiao Guo Army. As the elite force defending the Capital, the Xiao Guo Army had a total of 20,000 people, among whom there were nearly a thousand Monster Tamers, though the number of mid-to-high-tier Monster Tamers was quite large.

Besides Monster Tamers, there were also a considerable number of demon-men, whose combat power was almost the same as low-tier demons.

Due to the reputation of a Pseudo-King, naturally, no generals in the Xiao Guo Army dared to feign compliance, allowing Zhao Rui to easily control the entire Xiao Guo Army.

Soon, Zhao Rui began a forced march, directly having a general lead the Xiao Guo Army to the Hurricane Fortress, while he himself took Li Zhangsheng, Ning Bizhen, and a group of mid-to-high-tier Monster Tamers to rush to the Hurricane Fortress.

The situation at the Hurricane Fortress was precarious; it had sent three requests for reinforcements to the Capital yesterday, which forced the Dai Kingdom's Emperor to send the Xiao Guo Army that defended the Capital.

If the Hurricane Fortress were captured by demons, the Dai Kingdom would be as good as finished.

Although it possessed some subsidiary islands, the total area of the Dai Kingdom was only equivalent to the size of one province. At the speed of a Flying Demon Pet, the Hurricane Fortress was already visible in less than two hours.

This was still under the condition of being dragged down by others; otherwise, at Aixi's speed, they could reach the Hurricane Fortress in less than ten minutes.

Looking at the scale alone, the scale of the Hurricane Fortress was not much worse than the Li City Fortress, but compared to the Bernama Fortress, the gap was undoubtedly huge.

There was no helping it; the Bernama Fortress guarded against Demon Lords, while the Hurricane Fortress only guarded against Demon Commanders; in terms of intensity, they were naturally incomparable.

It was only when they were looking from afar that they discovered the demons were attacking the Hurricane Fortress, and the situation at the Hurricane Fortress could be described as being as dangerous as eggs piled up.

Since ancient times, chaos breeds fools. Although demons often do things that people dare not think of or do, it does not mean they are idiots, especially those demons who have lived for hundreds of years; hundreds or thousands of years of lifespan have given them rich experience.

Ever since discovering that the Hurricane Fortress was strong on the outside but empty on the inside, the Demon Commander took the opportunity to lead a large number of demons to attack the Hurricane Fortress. In three consecutive days of high-intensity warfare, the Hurricane Fortress had achieved some results, but it had also suffered heavy casualties. The Forbidden Array protecting the Hurricane Fortress had been broken, the number of people had shrunk rapidly, and the situation had become precarious. If this continued, the Hurricane Fortress would likely be captured by the demons.

This was a Flame Demon of the Demon Commander rank; even among many Demon Commanders, its strength was quite impressive.

At this moment, the Demon Commander Flame Demon was being entangled by an old man with white hair and beard; he was the King who had sat in the Hurricane Fortress for years—the Bitter King Zhao Yuanqing.

The Dai Kingdom was founded by Zhao Yuanqing; he was also the first Emperor of the Dai Kingdom. Knowing that the first Abyss Gate had appeared, he had to personally sit in the Hurricane Fortress, and he had sat there for decades. He was also strict with himself, giving people the feeling of an ascetic monk; this was perhaps the main reason he was called the Bitter King.

As an old-school King at the advanced age of over two hundred, Zhao Yuanqing possessed two Saint Grade Spirit Pets and seven or eight Demon Beasts; his strength was a bit stronger than Yan Wanling's, but the gap was not large.

These were two relatively ordinary Saint Grade Spirit Pets; according to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, they were not much different from Aixi and Kailan, but under the blessing of Zhao Yuanqing's Secret Realm, they could exert stronger combat power.

(End of chapter)