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--- Chapter 320 ---
As the Little Fantasy Wine entered the circle of Illusory Demon Realm, the craze of cultivation started.
Huan Caiyi tried to control the volume of the wine that appeared, but the demand for this cultivation resource proved to be bigger than she had expected.
The craze was so bad that some cities far from the Demon Imperial City had to dilute Little Fantasy Wine to meet the demands. It made some people have "greedy" ideas.
Thankfully, Huan Caiyi was able to calm the situation down with the help of the Twelve Guardian Family. Her prestige as the Demon Empress is still strong because of her recent ascension.
Despite some opposition, the voice died out quickly because Huan Caiyi wouldn't let others make trouble in her land. Those greedy have no privilege of enjoying Little Fantasy Wine after being exposed.
Using Zilong's space power, Yu Long sent the pollen of the Heavenly Wind Flower and the Golden Sunflower to other continents. Some individuals with high array-making skills also got sent there.
Profound Sky Continent and Azure Cloud Continent have implemented a way to spread the pollen and seeds to every city and coastline, hoping the barrier could help them prevent the invasion.
Everything is running smoothly so far.
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Yu Long walked to a cliff, leaned on an ancient tree, and oversaw the Demon Imperial City below.
The city looked smaller from this place, but he could feel the bustling vitality coming from it.
"It should be about time now." After Yu Long said that, a black shadow appeared near him.
"You're here?"
The black shadow is none other than the Heavenly King of Greed, in short, Greed King.
Greed King chuckled, "Your first trial was about to begin. How could I miss it?"
"After all, you're the 13th King, Rudra The Howler."
"Your trial was bound to be much more difficult than ours."
"Yeah, whatever." Yu Long snorted at Greed King and glanced at the back of his right hand, seeing the Crimson Eye's mark squirming uncomfortably on his skin. He could feel a "mysterious power" brewing in the mark.
This "mysterious power" seemed like it was going to explode any second.
Fortunately, Yu Long didn't feel danger from this power.
Greed King sat down and pulled out a wine bottle, "By the way, this Little Fantasy Wine is not bad. I heard your new wife invented it."
"I didn't expect her to have this kind of talent."
"What a multi-talented person she is..."
"Are you here only to comment on Caiyi's skill?" Yu Long rolled his eyes at this guy.
Greed King chuckled, "Of course not."
"As I said earlier, I'm here to see what kind of trials you'd get."
"I also wanted to see the new power you recently devoured. Calamity Lightning, right? I'm jealous of such destructive force."
Yu Long didn't say anything about Lightning Calamity. After all, this new power hasn't been fully mastered and integrated into the Art Lightning and Thunder.
It's powerful but not up to Yu Long's standard yet.
If Greed King knew what Yu Long was thinking, he would throw a tantrum because this guy doesn't cherish what he has. Not everyone has the very privilege of wielding Lightning Calamity.
Even those with the ability to devour and steal power might not be able to wield Calamity Lightning because their bodies couldn't handle such a destructive force.
In fact, the thing Greedy King is jealous of is how adaptable Yu Long's physique is.
Yu Long's physique might not look impressive at first, but if one looks closely, one will discover one of the most mysterious wonders of the universe.
A constantly evolving physique!
No wonder they said Kaiju Maker is an anomaly.
The Greed King looked down and saw the Demon Imperial City. "People from the Olympus would arrive at Blue Pole Star soon. I don't know when, though."
"It could be a second later, tomorrow, a week later, and even next month."
"The distance between planes is not easy to traverse."
"The Church of Khaos is powerful, but they are not as powerful as the Destroyers."
"When they come, can you handle it?" Greed King moved his gaze to Yu Long again, staring deep into his golden eyes.
"We will see when they arrive at my front door." Yu Long answered with not so much emotion.
"God, you sound so irritating!" The Greed King couldn't help but curse at this pretentious guy.
Yu Long paid more attention to the Crimson Eye's mark on the back of his right hand and noticed the "twitching" already stopped. Then, a glaring red cloud appeared before his eyes, forming a bloody screen with black text.
It's not the language that Yu Long knows, but he somehow understood every meaning of the text.
[The Trial of the 13th King has begun]
[1st Test: The Path of Rudra The Howler]
[Objective: Hunt the Fallen King of Star Ambiguity, Nan Bigu, in a year]
[Reward: One Chance to Undergo Red Heaven Baptism]
[Penalty upon Failure: Death]
Yu Long raised his eyebrow at the 1st Test's reward and penalty.
He glanced at Greed King, "What's with the reward and penalty?
"I don't know what this Red Heaven Baptism is about..."
"What?!" Greed King was shocked upon hearing the reward for Yu Long's 1st Test. "Impossible! How come your first reward is that baptism?!"
"What is exactly your first Test?"
"This is outrageous!"
"What do you mean?" Yu Long tilted his head in confusion.
Greed King sighed and explained, "As you know, I'm also one of the Kings and currently on my own Test."
"However, rewards like Red Heaven Baptism shouldn't appear this early."
"Such a high reward means your test is similarly high."
"Well, this red screen told me my test was Hunting Someone." Yu Long replied casually. "A fallen king."
"Hunting?" Greed King pondered deeply. After a while, his eyes widened in disbelief as if he knew who Yu Long was about to chase after.
"Nan Bigu..."
"How could it be him?"
"I thought he died in the last event?"
"You knew this guy?" Yu Long retorted at Greed King.
Greed King cursed, "Yeah, I knew this fucking guy."
"He was one of the previous chosen ones of Destroyers. One of the Thirteen Kings."
"However, just like other kings, he failed to protect his people and ran away like a bitch, sacrificing everything."
"Wow, you sound mad there." Yu Long was surprised. It seems Greed King and Nan Bigu have some connections.
"Haha, mad?" The Greed King laughed at the sky.
"No, no, no, Kaiju Maker."
"I'm more than mad."
"Do you know why?"
"Because Nan Bigu was the Previous King Kesha, the Lament."
"And I'm the current King Kesha."
"As long as Nan Bigu was alive, I would never be able to finish my Test."
"Haha, no wonder! No fucking wonder I got to Primal Chaos Dimension, that bitch is here!"
"Your anger doesn't seem to stem from this." Yu Long commented while analyzing Greed King's tone. "There is more to it, right?"
Greed King clenched his hand tight, causing his armor to creak. "Yes."
"My anger is coming from the fact that there are ninety-nine other King Keshas who failed their tests because of this bastard!"
"Three of them were my friends."
"One was my father."
"One was my mother."
"And the previous King Kesha is my wife..."
"This..." Yu Long finally understood how angry Greed King was.
The pain of losing your dear family and close friends due to others' incompetence is beyond simple words of rage.
The Greed King slowly crawled to Yu Long like a vengeful ghost and grabbed his shoulders strongly, "Yu Long..."
"No, Kaiju Maker!"
"KILL THAT BASTARD FOR ME!!!"