671 - An army of one person reached the city gates
Chapter 671, An army of one person reached the city gates
The demon guards, who surrounded the outside of the Xuan Ice Demon Tower and only looked steadily forward, were similar looking to a human, but maintained the distinctive characteristic of their own race. It was clear that in this sacred place of the Demon Race, there were many strong demon experts who were incredibly proud of their own race, looking solemn and imposing.
After a brief conversation.
Deputy General White Bear gave a cupped fist salute to Ye Qingyu, “Palace Lord Ye, we have arrived. His majesty Demon King has issued an order to see you alone in this Xuan Ice Demon Tower, please come in.”
Ye Qingyu raised his head, studying the Xuan Ice Demon Tower.
According to the information from the Imperial Military, the Xuan Ice Demon Tower was not the imperial palace of the Demon Race, yet the Snow Demon King chose to meet with him here. It was nothing more than to use the mysterious force in the Xuan Ice to maintain self-confidence, and in case matters resorted to violence. This was understandable, but he had already lost in imposing manner.
For so many years, he perhaps was the first official of the Snow Empire to come into the depths of the tower, right?
Sometimes destiny was so mysterious.
Ye Qingyu gave a smile and entered through the gate of the Xuan Ice Demon Tower.
He had only stepped into the palace, when he already felt a strange aura surging, like a dark tide, and was instantly drawn by the markings carved on the thousands of years old icy rock walls.
The layers of ice in the tower of ice were all tens of thousands of years old, strengthened with demon markings. Emitting a biting cold air, the solid and firm ice could be said to be impenetrable.
Even more peculiar was that the misty markings that were surging among the ice walls, all of which were covered by a layer of faint silver halo of light.
Ye Qingyu carefully observed these demon markings and mist, and found that these strange markings were not like the patterns that the Human Race carved onto architecture as decoration, but more like an ancient, mysterious language formation that was constantly being strengthened.
He walked all the way down the ice crystal passage to the depths of the palace.
In front of Ye Qingyu, were the twelve giant pillars often seen in a palace.
It was only that these pillars were not engraved with golden dragons or phoenix patters like those of other palaces. They were twelve completely unpolished natural icicles. The icicles, injected with silver runes, exuded a faint silver light, which wrapped round the twelve pillars, like an ice beauty in silk.
This was clearly an extremely mysterious demon pillar formation.
Ye Qingyu could vaguely feel that these pillars could trigger the power of the Demon God's blood in the Xuan Ice. It was arranged extremely exquisitely.
He strolled slowly passed the ice pillars.
They eventually came to the deepest part of the demon tower.
There was a mysterious and strange silver glow projecting from the distant Xuan Ice Demon walls
On the huge nine dragons throne, sat a figure with a very similar appearance to a human body. Quietly sitting on this huge throne, silhouetted against the light, his face was not clear and there was only a general outline, but, perhaps it was Ye Qingyu’s misperception, this figure exuded loneliness and a dispirited feeling. He was like an old man hiding in the shadows, unwilling to see people, gloomy and lifeless.
This was the Snow Ground Demon King?
A legendary figure of the Demon Race who had been standing opposite the Snow Empire for nearly one hundred years.
An existence known as one of the five most powerful figures in Heaven Wasteland Domain.
Just that, this blurred figure radiated an aura that was not quite the same as the high and mighty Snow Ground Demon King, who ruled an area and could decide the fate of millions of living beings, that Ye Qingyu had imagined.
That was when——
“Ye Qingyu, you're finally here.”
A sonorous and powerful voice, but mixed with a hint of sadness, came from the throne.
“I'm here.”
Ye Qingyu strode toward the throne, passing through the thin flowing icy mist, and came to a stop hundred of meters before the throne.
Upon a closer look.
The demon god throne created from ice was emitting a white brilliance, giving a kind of jade-like illusion, and integrating as one with the whole Xuan Ice Demon Tower. In the midst of the strange white light, nine kinds of ancient demonic power were slowly diffusing, highlighting the sacredness and nobility of the entire throne. On the throne, a white-haired and beard old man with an incomparable majesty was clothed in a white and gold robe. His slender hand similar to a flying beast's claw was gently placed on the armrest of the throne.
His purple eyes were moving around faintly, carefully studying Ye Qingyu below the platform.
Ye Qingyu was also looking up at him.
The two shared a glance, but there were no sparks or frictions as expected.
The eyes of the Snow Ground Demon King, were unexpectedly calm and gentle. This gentleness also contained a hint of weariness, but without the slightest hostility. Looking at Ye Qingyu, it was as if he was looking at a younger generation, rather than a great minister of an enemy state.
Ye Qingyu cupped one fist in the other, saying, “I pay respect to Demon King.”
“En, I have heard a lot about you Palace Lord Ye.” The Demon King was still sitting upright on the throne, and did not move, saying indifferently, “I am the host, you are a guest, guests follow the arrangement of the host, please sit down.”
Before his voice faded.
The icy ground before Ye Qingyu suddenly silently raised into a round ice seat, ordinary and plain, but surging with a wisp of faint ice flame.
It was the [Supreme Ice Flame]?
The Snow Ground Demon King had also mastered the [Supreme Ice Flame]?
Ye Qingyu was a little surprised.
But very shortly he realized that this one wisp of the [Supreme Ice Flame] was extremely weak, mottled, and impure. There was a clear gap between the [Supreme Ice Flame] that he had mastered.
Moreover, Ye Qingyu also realized that this wisp of mottled [Supreme Ice Flame] was not necessarily controlled by the Snow Ground Demon King, but likely to be contained within the Xuan Ice Demon Tower. If he was away from this demon tower, then most likely the Snow Ground Demon King would not be able to control it.
He gave a smile, sitting upright on the ice chair.
“The last time I saw a human appear in my Demon God Snow Mountain was roughly a year ago, I thought no human would ever appear on this demon clan sacred land again.” The Snow Ground Demon King's tone was surprisingly calm.
Ye Qingyu knew that he was referring to the battle of the Light Palace in the Snow capital. The imperial family of the Snow Empire secretly fought back, sneaked into the Demon God Snow Mountain, and destroyed the little domain gate that the Snow Ground Demon Court had controlled.
Things change with the passage of time, but the Demon King evidently still took the matter to heart.
“Maybe in the future, there will be more humans appearing here,” Ye Qingyu agreed, “I believe that Your Majesty has read the document that the Crown Prince had sent and know of my intention of coming here today. As long as Your Majesty agrees to our Empire's proposal, not only will the Human Race appear in the Demon God Snow Mountain, the Demon Race may also walk and settle in Snow capital. Is that not a good thing?”
“Haha, the ambition of the Human Race Crown Prince is a little too big,” the Snow Ground Demon King sneered. “Even the founding great ancestor of the Snow Empire who was remarkable and powerful had not successfully achieved this.”
“The great ambition that has not been fulfilled by our ancestors is exactly what we descendants will do.” Ye Qingyu smiled. “Your Majesty has torch-like eyes, can see what others cannot, you should see that the proposal of the Crown Prince can greatly benefit the Demon Race.”
“Greatly benefit?” the Demon King asked in response, sighing. Thinking of the proposal mentioned on the document, it was indeed tempting. “Perhaps beneficial, but the premise of these benefits, is for my Snow Ground Demon Race to bow before the Snow Empire’s Human Race. The price is too much. “
Ye Qingyu responded firmly when he heard these words, “To have a gain, one will have to pay. In this world, there is no such thing as eating for free. The key is whether the gain and the pay is proportional. The territory of the Snow Ground Demon Race can be called the harshest place in Heaven Wasteland Domain. These years, how much the demon clan had developed, I’m sure Your Majesty knows more than anyone else. Besides heading down South, the Demon Race has no other good plan, but Lu Zhaoge’s Youyan’s army has been guarding the South gate for decades, and the Demon Race had failed to move one step further. In the long term, the decline of the Snow Ground Demon Race is only a matter of time. The Crown Prince of the Snow Empire is willing to open Youyan Pass, to eliminate the barrier between the Human Race and Demon Race, allowing the Demon Race to walk the land of the Snow Empire. No matter from what perspective, it is more favorable to the Demon Race, isn't it?”
“On the surface, it may seem favorable, but who knows if in a hundred of years later, whether or not the blood of the Snow Ground Demon Race can be protected, and not be assimilated by your Human Race.” The Snow Ground Demon King's gaze was like lightning, pressuring Ye Qingyu.
Ye Qingyu remained calm. “The Human Race can assimilate the Demon Race, can't the Demon Race assimilate the Human Race? The blood is connected, the demon's blood may be impure, but will the Human Race be able to remain pure? Your majesty, in the end is too afraid of the Human Race, or do not have confidence in your Demon Race citizens?”
When these words came out, the Snow Ground Demon King's tone was subdued.
Ye Qingyu continued to laugh, “I also do not want to talk too flatteringly and make the proposal of the Crown Prince's even more beautiful. Your concern is reasonable, the removal of the trade and commerce ban, and mutual exchange of assistance are indeed a war without smoke. But don’t tell me, Your Majesty, that you do not feel that a bloodless war is better that the thousands of corpses of both sides piling on the battlefield of ice and snow?”
The Snow Ground Demon King was silent.
Ye Qingyu gave a slight smile.
In fact, he had known from the tone of the Demon King just now that he had already made up his own decision and judgment.
“I believe that Your Majesty already knows about the opening of the Central Domain Stone Gate. I think the ancient books of the Demon Race should have mentioned about the domain rating?” Ye Qingyu threw out another serious piece of information.
As expected, the expression on the Snow Ground Demon King’s face changed instantly.
“You mean...” he stared at Ye Qingyu, astonished.
Ye Qingyu didn't say much, only nodded his head.
“No wonder.” The Snow Demon King finally realized something.
“So in other words, before the real rating starts, Heaven Wasteland Domain must be unified, all forces gather together and fight together, in order to remain independent. Otherwise, once affiliated to other domains, for all races, it will be a disaster,” Ye Qingyu explained. “Not only the Snow Ground Demon Race, but also the Northeast, and Northwest Brute Race, as well as the Southern water demons, must pledge allegiance to the Snow Empire. One month later, the Crown Prince will ascend to the throne, and become the Empress. In Heaven Wasteland Domain there will be no more separate forces.”
These words, Ye Qingyu said resolutely. His tone was filled with indisputable power.
The Snow Ground Demon King naturally felt the will of the young man, frowned and said, “What if the other three races do not agree?”
Ye Qingyu smiled lightly: “I will properly reason with them, and make them agree.”
The Snow Ground Demon King immediately understood the meaning of Ye Qingyu's words.
His expression wildly changed, “Palace Lord Ye really thinks that in the domain, there is no one who can match your strength?"
“That’s right.”
“Palace Lord Ye is underestimating the martial artists of Heaven Wasteland Domain.”
“It is the martial artists in Heaven Wasteland Domain who are underestimating the great wide world.”
Here, the Demon Race King was silent again.
Reluctantly, he had to admit that, at least among the Snow Ground Demon Race, everybody was no match against the young man——Let alone a match, most likely, no one could even block three moves of his.
Although the other side was just by himself, but his strength and cultivation base were too frightening. In the face of such a person, for the entire Snow Ground Demon Race, it was tantamount to the enemy reaching the city gates and there was no way to retreat——