“No, no!”
Feeling the cold sensation against his back, Long Lingtian felt as if he’d been struck by lightning. His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and it felt like someone had sliced open his scalp and poured a bucket of icy water directly inside.
As the holder of the Demon Lord’s token, he knew better than anyone what sitting on that throne meant—
Possession!
He flailed wildly, kicking and struggling like a madman in a final act of desperation, but it was all in vain.
As he sat, the possession began in full. The formation surrounding the hall buzzed to life, lighting up one by one. The Demon Lord’s remnant soul grew more and more solid, pressing down on him step by step.
“Aaaah!” Feeling the bone-chilling cold infiltrating his body, he let out a miserable scream and, in despair, cast a pleading look toward Xu Ning.
“Xu Ning—no, Your Highness! Please have mercy! I’m willing to be your slave, to do anything for you!”
All of his former arrogance had vanished. In the face of death, only panic and disgrace remained.
In the distance, Zhou Shuxian and the other two women saw him in this state and couldn’t help but show their disgust.
“Who would’ve thought this is Long Lingtian’s true nature. You really see a man’s heart in times of trouble. I must’ve been blind before,” Yuwen Shuang said with visible revulsion.
“Your Highness, this kind of scum can’t be trusted. Please think twice before sparing him,” Zhou Shuxian urged righteously. She was now fully on Xu Ning’s side.
“Sister Shuxian is absolutely right,” Yao Ling’er agreed.
“Tsk tsk, Long Lingtian, did you hear that? Give me one good reason not to kill you.”
Xu Ning still stood tall and aloof, though a barely noticeable smirk curled at the corner of his mouth.
After all, this was a Child of Destiny—who knew if he was hiding a card Xu Ning didn’t yet know about?
When harvesting, it had to be clean and thorough.
Feeling that predatory gaze, Long Lingtian shivered all over.
His greatest cards had been Wei Qingyi and the Demon Lord’s token. Aside from that, all he had left was his bloodline.
But those clearly weren’t enough to make Xu Ning spare him. As the remnant soul of the Demon Lord closed in, sweat poured from his forehead as he racked his brain for ideas.
“Your Highness, I still have many beautiful, captivating, untouched female companions!”
“As long as you want, I can lure them all out and offer them to you. They’re all virgins…”
Just those few words were enough to make Zhou Shuxian, Yuwen Shuang, and the other women’s faces turn frosty with disgust.
So he really was worthless now—offering up women like some desperate merchant. Do I look that desperate?
Xu Ning sneered in his heart but maintained a solemn face.
“Long Lingtian, I didn’t think you could sink this low, even selling out your women.”
“I had thought about sparing your life, but now I see—you’re not worthy.”
With that, he turned his head away, no longer sparing Long Lingtian a single glance.
“Xu Ning! May you die a miserable death—”
With a shriek filled with madness and desperation, Long Lingtian’s pupils gradually lost focus, replaced by demonic energy. His body twitched violently before collapsing weakly onto the throne.
Then, an aura of unimaginable terror suddenly erupted!
It was so overwhelmingly powerful that it felt like divine wrath, suffocating to the point no one could breathe. It was even more terrifying than the day the Empress descended, making it impossible for anyone present to look directly at it.
Everyone except Xu Ning instantly dropped to their knees, unable to resist the force.
“Hahahaha! After ten thousand years, this Demon Lord has finally returned! Heaven Emperor, come meet your death!”
“Supreme dragon blood! Heaven and earth Dao bone! Excellent! This body is flawless!”
But before he could enjoy his triumph for long, a sudden wrenching pain tore through his chest!
His eyes bulged, veins popping with red. He looked down in disbelief at the gaping hole in his chest.
A sword had pierced clean through his heart—wielded by a handsome, composed young man standing tall and proud.
“Who’s the Heaven Emperor?” Xu Ning asked calmly, with a look of total control.
“You… you…” The Demon Lord’s voice rasped, filled with resentment and unwillingness.
Though he had once been a powerful expert at the Great Saint Realm, he had only just completed the possession. His powers were barely one-tenth of what they had been. Even with countless trump cards, he couldn’t use them in this state.
Right now, he was at his absolute weakest.
Had he been given even a day, he could’ve activated all his contingencies from his past life, becoming nearly invincible—even the Empress wouldn’t be able to hurt him.
“Hey, I asked you a question.” Xu Ning didn’t give him any chance to recover, directly interrupting him.
Faced with such naked contempt, the Demon Lord’s face twisted with rage and despair.
If this had been back when he was in his prime, a mere Heaven Venerable Realm cultivator like Xu Ning wouldn’t even be worthy to carry his shoes—let alone challenge him.
Feeling his life force drain rapidly, he screamed in fury.
“This world… has already been sealed… the Heaven Emperor… will definitely… kill…”
“I will… curse you… you… won’t die a peaceful death!”
With those final words, his aura faded rapidly, his eyes dimmed, and he died completely.
[Child of Destiny Long Lingtian has been slain. Triggering Fate Value Reset Drop Rule. Calculating…]
[Acquired Long Lingtian’s exclusive Heavenly Dao Treasure Chest. Plundered five strands of Primordial Purple Qi, automatically converted into 1,000 Fate Points.]
So this was a hidden mechanic—an unexpected bonus.
“Open Long Lingtian’s exclusive Heavenly Dao treasure chest,” Xu Ning said silently. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
He was curious to see what was inside.
Last time, the newbie gift pack had given him the Dao Heart Divine Seal and the Divine Dao Slave Codex—both amazing items. A reward chest from killing a Child of Destiny had to be even better, right?
Long Lingtian’s exclusive treasure chest… judging by the name, could it contain something related to him?
If so, that was a bit concerning. Long Lingtian was a complete failure—what good stuff could he possibly provide?
A burst of light shimmered before Xu Ning’s eyes. A golden, radiant treasure chest appeared, clearly extraordinary.
Bang!
The chest opened, radiating a blinding light.
[Acquired Supreme Dragon Bloodline. Acquired Heaven and Earth Dao Bone.]
Xu Ning gasped.
The Supreme Dragon Bloodline spoke for itself—it was the Child of Destiny’s physique, extinct for thousands of years. It dramatically increased cultivation and vitality when activated—unparalleled in power.
As for the Heaven and Earth Dao Bone, though he didn’t yet know its exact effects, even the Demon Lord had praised it highly. It was clearly no ordinary item.
Thinking this, he opened the system’s detailed explanation and his eyes immediately lit up.
[The Heaven and Earth Physique governs the power of space. Cultivating it to advanced levels allows one to reverse the laws of heaven and earth!]
“Amazing! The power of space is so mysterious. Even in the entire Xuansheng Heaven Domain, very few forces study spatial law. This is like wings on a tiger for me!”
He took a deep breath, but then heard Zhou Shuxian’s voice.
“Your Highness?”
The beauty looked at him with worry, her tone soft and cautious.
Ever since Xu Ning had killed the Demon Lord, he had stood there in a daze, which made her anxious.
“I’m fine. You all head out first,” Xu Ning turned and gave her a warm smile.
Only then did she relax, giving a gentle nod. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she softly said, “Your Highness, please be careful.”
Once everyone had left, the stone doors of the hall shut with a heavy rumble. Xu Ning finally turned his attention back to the inner hall.
“The Demon Lord definitely left behind resources to stage a comeback… but now they’re mine.”
“Ji Fengyao will return to the Yuwen family soon. He’s bound to target me—I need to strengthen myself quickly.”
“Speaking of which, the Yuwen family situation is already settled. It’s time I return to the capital. Otherwise, with how suspicious the Empress is, she might start doubting me.”
He thought of the Empress’s breathtaking face and couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
As the final boss of the original novel, the Empress was ruthless and absolute. Last time, he had used her as a pawn—there was no way she’d let that slide.
Now that she had summoned him to meet her in the Palace of Heavenly Purity… it was probably a banquet of death. If he didn’t play it right, he might lose his head.