Chapter 945: Crystallization of the Fire Rule (Second update, requesting everything)

Li Zhangsheng did not check his Dimensional Bag for the time being. After recalling his Demon Pets, he entered the capital city with the Emperor of Hu Kingdom and finally took his seat in a palace within the Imperial Palace named Chongming Palace.

Both sides took their seats as host and guest. Additionally, several Pseudo-Kings sat in the lower positions, while the remaining Stronger individuals were not qualified and could only stand by and wait respectfully.

Soon, beautiful palace maids served a sumptuous banquet.

Accompanied by beautiful and pleasant court music, some scantily clad dancers with slender waists displayed their graceful dance moves.

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom entertained Li Zhangsheng very enthusiastically, trying to get on good terms with him.

However, while Li Zhangsheng appeared polite on the surface, he did not actually take the Emperor of Hu Kingdom to heart. His main purpose in coming here was to collect his reward, so he just chatted idly.

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom saw through Li Zhangsheng's thoughts but did not immediately take out the reward. He spoke, "His Majesty Quan Wang, I have just communicated with His Majesty Die Wang remotely. In view of the fact that you saved our Hu Kingdom, we have decided to give you our national treasure. However, before that, His Majesty Die Wang hopes you can agree to two conditions."

Die Wang is the only existing King in Hu Kingdom, also from the Imperial Family, and is now nearly two hundred years old. It is rumored that her strength is approaching the level of a Top King.

Li Zhangsheng looked curious and said, "A national treasure?"

As for the national treasure of Hu Kingdom, it would be a lie to say Li Zhangsheng was not curious. Even if Hu Kingdom is just a small country, the national treasure has a significant chance of being a World Wonder.

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom did not dismiss his attendants and said directly in front of everyone, "The national treasure is a Fire Rule Crystal. This is a treasure that can assist Saint Grade Spirit Pet in breaking through to the Demon Emperor Level. It is a treasure that our Hu Kingdom Imperial Family has guarded for generations."

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom is no fool. Over the past few months, he had repeatedly increased the stakes for wandering Kings, but each time he was rejected, which made him see that something was fishy.

Not long ago, the Emperor of Hu Kingdom spent a considerable price to finally pry open the mouth of a wandering King, only to learn that the Dark Night King was plotting against Hu Kingdom in secret.

As for the purpose of the Dark Night King, the Emperor of Hu Kingdom could vaguely guess: it was either for this national treasure, or he wanted to control the entire Hu Kingdom, or perhaps both.

However, the Emperor of Hu Kingdom had no way to deal with this. After all, the Dark Night King and his Langya Kingdom were far from comparable to Hu Kingdom; there was a fundamental gap between the two.

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom and Die Wang had originally wanted to give the hot potato of a national treasure to the Dark Night King, but after discovering that the Dark Night King also had thoughts of annexing Hu Kingdom, they had to abandon this idea.

Neither the Emperor of Hu Kingdom nor Die Wang was willing to hand over Hu Kingdom. The Emperor of Hu Kingdom wanted to become the next King of Hu Kingdom, and Die Wang also wanted to go further; these all required a large amount of resources.

If Hu Kingdom did not provide resources, they would likely be unable to go further.

Under these circumstances, the Emperor of Hu Kingdom and Die Wang wanted to seek help from other medium and large countries. However, before they could take any action, the Demon Disaster occurred, and the capital of Hu Kingdom was surrounded by a demon army led by a Demon Commander, making it impossible to get out.

Just as Die Wang was trying to contact Kings of nearby medium and large countries through the convenience of the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, Li Zhangsheng happened to arrive in Hu Kingdom and killed the Demon Commander who was ravaging the country.

Consequently, Die Wang gave up the idea of contacting medium and large countries. After all, the Dark Night King had thoughts of annexing Hu Kingdom, and the leaders of other medium and large countries might not lack such thoughts, as the rich resources of Hu Kingdom were truly too tempting.

It is like a peerless beauty standing naked in front of a lecher; do you take her or not?

After the Emperor of Hu Kingdom and Die Wang communicated remotely, they decided to give the Fire Rule Crystal to Li Zhangsheng, but this came with conditions, as the Fire Rule Crystal could not be measured by value at all.

The reason they did this was, firstly, to repay Li Zhangsheng. Secondly, to use Li Zhangsheng's power to help them achieve a certain goal. Thirdly, Li Zhangsheng and the Dark Night King are mortal enemies; not only could this annoy the Dark Night King, but it could also achieve the goal of diverting the disaster.

Of course, they were also incredibly heartbroken to give the Fire Rule Crystal to Li Zhangsheng. The Emperor of Hu Kingdom was fine, as he was not even a King, but Die Wang was heartbroken beyond measure, as she had the chance to become a Double-Character King.

But Die Wang could not think of any better way; giving the Fire Rule Crystal to Li Zhangsheng was already the best solution they could think of.

Thus, the current scene unfolded. The reason the Emperor of Hu Kingdom spoke of giving the Fire Rule Crystal to Li Zhangsheng in full view of everyone was naturally to let this news spread.

Li Zhangsheng also vaguely guessed the Emperor of Hu Kingdom's thoughts, but the temptation of the Fire Rule Crystal was too great, and he really did not want to let this opportunity slip by.

Whether for personal use or to exchange for other treasures, it could create immense value for Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng expressed that he was very tempted, but on the surface, he still feigned calmness and asked, "What are the conditions?"

"First, assist Die Wang in killing another Demon Commander; second, assist our Hu Kingdom in suppressing the second Abyss Gate for ten years!"

Hearing the two conditions from the Emperor of Hu Kingdom, Li Zhangsheng frowned slightly.

The first condition was easy to talk about, as he already had this idea, but the second condition put him in a difficult position. A Fire Rule Crystal was not enough to make him agree to this condition.

Li Zhangsheng's mind raced, and he said, "Can the second condition be changed? For example, what if I have a King assist you in suppressing the Abyss Gate, how about that?"

For Li Zhangsheng, cultivating a King was not very difficult; he only needed to find a Top-tier Pseudo-King whose lifespan was nearing its end, and how could the other party not agree?

Thus, Li Zhangsheng thought of Zuo Qiulin.

He believed that with that Darkness Profound Meaning Crystal, Zuo Qiulin should now have five Demon Beasts; as long as he gathered one more, he could attempt to break through to become a King. This was really not difficult for Li Zhangsheng; with the resources in his hands, cultivating a Demon Beast was simply too easy.

Of course, the premise for everything was that the Emperor of Hu Kingdom and Die Wang agreed to change the conditions; otherwise, Li Zhangsheng would have to reluctantly refuse.

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom hesitated for a moment, then used a Strange Treasure to contact Die Wang remotely.

As for what they said, that was not something Li Zhangsheng could know.

After communicating with Die Wang, the Emperor of Hu Kingdom feigned difficulty and announced the decision.

"We can change the conditions!"

After a pause, the Emperor of Hu Kingdom stood up and continued, "Your Majesty, please follow me. I will take you to retrieve the Fire Rule Crystal now!"

"Retrieve it now? Aren't you afraid that I will take it and not do the work?"

"Your Majesty is joking. How could you be such a person?"

The Emperor of Hu Kingdom was actually very helpless. The Fire Rule Crystal was simply a hot potato; he couldn't keep it, could he? The key was that he had already announced the existence of the Fire Rule Crystal in public. If he kept it in his hands, he was afraid that more Stronger individuals would covet it.

(End of this chapter)