Chapter 294: Chapter 264: The Battle Concludes, Three-Surname Servant Chu White-Frees!
"Young master, my princess invites you."
Just as Chu Yi’s skin wriggled and he summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, a celestial voice echoed.
Accompanied by rustling sounds, a Golden Coffin entwined with countless iron chains descended. It opened just a crack, emitting a beam of Twilight Light that dazzled the surroundings. Dense, viscous yellow light formed a murky river from which countless tentacles emerged, enveloping Chu Yi and pulling him into the coffin.
This happened so quickly. Moreover, understanding the cause and effect and knowing there was no harm, Chu Yi willingly entered.
"What is this?"
Reflecting the Twilight Light, Chu Yi’s eyes took in his surroundings. He found himself standing on a Bone Island. His vision was limited. Wherever he looked, skeletal remains littered the ground, shrouded in mist. Ash-grey snowflakes, like the ashes of the dead, fluttered down, making the scene even more macabre and terrifying.
The world inside the coffin is an island?
「Outside.」
Giant trees towered overhead, seeming to tear apart the starry sky. Thousands of their branches swayed. Crimson, blood-like threads wriggled, and dense clusters of milky-white eyeballs emerged, each encircled by bright electric arcs.
The mere gaze caused the massive corpse hand that covered the sky to shatter. The thick fog, teeming with crawling limbs, emitted a cacophony of roars.
Its prey had been snatched, enraging it.
"It’s the Mother Goddess Tree of Ten Thousand Desires!"
Shi Yong was astonished. This giant tree was rooted in the Abyss and stood at the world’s peak. It fed on the myriad desires of mortals—joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, greed, hatred, and wrath—and was one of the cornerstones of the Enchanting Demon Royal Court’s power.
And this was merely the Succubus Princess activating a blessing, projecting an image of the Mother Tree to resist the Lord of the Netherworld’s attack.
For the sake of a human genius, this Alien Princess was willing to use such a blessing and make an enemy of the Lord of the Netherworld. Such audacity was beyond his imagination.
According to rumors, the princesses of the Enchanting Demon Royal Court were notoriously arrogant. To be noticed by one of them was enough to underscore Chu Yi’s incredible charm, talent, and potential—qualities that could evidently attract even an Alien Princess to actively recruit him.
BOOM!
The Mother Goddess Tree of Ten Thousand Desires trembled, and its projection dissolved. It was like a nuclear bomb detonating; an eerie power of desire radiated outward, shattering into countless glittering fragments that fell like a flurry of snow.
The White Bone Palace also vanished, having already spirited Chu Yi away, making a swift escape.
The surrounding forces were blasted away by this self-detonation. A magnificent palace halted mid-air. From an exquisite pavilion within, a faint, teeth-gritting sound could be heard, followed by a cold snort.
Seeing its master was in a foul mood, Raging Fire promptly took control of the myriad Ghost Lanterns, steering the palace homeward.
「Inside the castle.」
"In the end, it was the Enchanting Demon Royal Court that succeeded."
Prince Morgan gazed towards the battlefield, a sense of regret washing over him. He longed for a genius, but he coveted the authority of the Sun Gods even more.
He glanced at the blonde loli conversing with Avril beside him. She had wide, azure eyes, and a verdant longsword lay by her side. Its restrained edge cast a green sheen upon her silk-like golden hair.
Prince Morgan was momentarily stunned. Staring at that somewhat familiar face, his thoughts drifted before he finally nodded.
The initial plan seemed to have yielded some results after all.
"Let’s go."
With an elegant wave of his hand, the river of blood writhed. Countless bones bobbed within it, then coalesced into colossal skeletal beasts that carried the castle homeward.
As for the Lord of the Netherworld, he had been caught in the blast from the Mother Goddess Tree of Ten Thousand Desires. His projection onto the Dark World had half disintegrated. Realizing his prey had escaped, he could only withdraw like a receding black tide, abandoning pursuit.
Thus, the great confrontation concluded with the various factions withdrawing from the scene.
However, one young man’s name was destined to shake the Dark World to its core.
「In the void.」
The teachers from the Starfire Sequence gathered around, standing silently with Shi Yong. Several of them looked as if they wanted to speak but didn’t know where to begin, their faces a mixture of bewilderment, astonishment, and pride.
It was primarily because Chu Yi’s demonic talent was simply beyond belief. Possessing an Extraordinary Bloodline, he had delivered a massive shock to them all.
They had originally believed his Beast Taming was his strongest asset, especially after he mastered several advanced techniques and consecutively slew Quasi-Dawn Star Aliens.
Then, after obtaining the Furnace of Life, his bloodline awakened. He could wield lightning and even summoned a Blessed Weapon resembling a Heaven-piercing Halberd. He used it to kill Albert, played the part of an underdog to seize first place in the Divine War, and cleverly gained the protection of Avril from the Blood Race, all to achieve his undisclosed objectives.
Later, he ascended the Blood Ladder, consecutively garnering invitations from the Enchanting Demon Royal Court and the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom, each a top-tier force on par with the Federation.
They had thought that was the peak of his achievements.
Ultimately, he followed the Moon Princess’s arrangements, triggered a special mechanism, and challenged the Thousand-Layered Blood Ladder. Along the way, he slew Albert, the Golden Son, and ascended to kingship. He amassed a series of divine blessings, so many that his hands were practically overflowing.
At that moment, he also received the true reward of the Thousand-Layered Blood Ladder: the authority of the Sun Gods! Its light illuminated eternity, and he used this power to drive away Nus, the Radiant Moon-level Wolf King!
Such legendary experiences, heaven-defying luck, and those satisfying tropes of triumph and vindication—not even novels would dare to write stories this audacious!
Chu Yi awakened his Beast Taming Space less than a month ago, right? As a mere mortal, he defied and defeated a Radiant Moon expert! Even though he borrowed the authority of the Ancient Gods, one couldn’t wield such power without a high enough personal standing.
I recall hearing that Chu Yi couldn’t activate his Beast Taming Space for two years. It must have been due to his bloodline! Otherwise, with Super Talent, how could he possibly have failed to open it?
No wonder the King’s Cub acknowledged him as its master.
Their discussion was filled with disbelief and immense pride that the Federation had produced such a Demon.
Shi Yong’s expression was complex. Suddenly, he looked stunned.
Upon closer inspection, it all seemed meticulously planned. Any mistake along the way could easily have led to utter failure.
Should one attribute Chu Yi’s success to luck? Or did he masterfully control the entire situation, achieving his goals step by step?
Crowned with the title of ’Prodigy,’ a talent not inferior to the Demons of the Imperial Capital, Chu Yi was surely the latter. Shi Yong was more inclined to believe that all changes in the situation had been within Chu Yi’s control.
During the Divine War, he sided with Avril, securing a safe identity. This allowed the Morgan family to accept him, enabling him to reap benefits.
Then, after the Divine War ended, he turned to the Moon Princess. He stayed with her for an entire day, completing some transaction, all to challenge the Blood Ladder and seek the authority of the Sun Gods.
And now... even the Succubus Princess using her blessing to seemingly forcibly take Chu Yi away—this too was likely within his calculations. He must be plotting some other advantage.
So that’s how it is...
Shi Yong had a sudden realization, as if a fog obscuring the truth had gradually dissipated. It was like the clouds parting to reveal the sun, a moment of profound enlightenment.
Good heavens! He hadn’t truly committed to any of these three factions, yet he’d managed to freeload off every single one of them!
If Shi Yong had read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," he would certainly exclaim that term.
The Three-Faction Slave!
All of a sudden, Shi Yong no longer worried whether Chu Yi would betray the Federation after reaching the Enchanting Demon Royal Court.
This kid is incredibly shrewd and excels at disguising his true intentions.