Chapter 631: Ambition

Chapter 631: Chapter 631: Ambition

"Father, why are you doing this to me?!"

A look of grief and indignation flashed through Angelina’s eyes. Channeling the last vestiges of her Magic Power, she let out a piercing shriek toward the heavens.

That bizarre Magic Array was terrifying, capable of suppressing an ordinary Legendary Professional Skill User. But it was almost impossible for it to suppress a Divine-level Professional Skill User like Angelina.

Angelina could have shattered the Magic Array with a single sword strike. The only reason she had been suppressed by the Dark Magic Array was because something had gone wrong with her body at the critical moment.

Within the Royal Palace, there was only one person who could have done this to Angelina: her father, Lion King Laps.

"His Majesty did this?"

A storm of shock raged in Bona’s heart. Drawing the sword from her waist, she burst into action and unleashed a Cross Slash, sending a Cross Sword Aura flying toward the Magic Array.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort echoed from outside the palace. A cyan Sword Aura shot out, shattering the Cross Slash before continuing straight for Bona.

Bona’s expression changed drastically as she swung her sword to block.

CLANG!!

With a terrifyingly loud crash, Bona was sent flying like a broken doll. She slammed into a nearby wall and spat out a mouthful of blood, so severely injured she could barely move.

A two-meter-tall Minotaur Swordsman with a bull’s head and a human body walked in, wielding a greatsword. He was covered in knotted muscles and exuded a tyrannical aura.

Following behind the Minotaur Swordsman was none other than Lion King Laps.

"It really was you, Father? Why? Why are you doing this to me?"

Angelina stared at Lion King Laps, her eyes flashing with grief and Despair.

Lion King Laps was Angelina’s father, a man she had idolized since childhood. To think that this very father she worshipped had been the one to strike her down filled her heart with absolute Despair.

"Why? Because you’re in my way, Angelina!!"

"The entire Beastman Kingdom only knows of the Divine Swordswoman Angelina! With a single word from you, countless people would lay down their lives for you."

"I am the King! The King of the Beastman Kingdom! I should be the greatest being in this nation. But now, no matter what I do, I have to take you into account. Your words carry more weight than my own. Tell me, in this Beastman Kingdom, are you the King, or am I?"

"You could have me, the King of the Beastman Kingdom, deposed with a single word. Every day, I live in fear, trembling in your shadow, terrified that one day you’ll usurp my throne. It’s an absolutely awful feeling!!"

Lion King Laps looked at the Divine Swordswoman, a gleam of satisfaction in his eyes as he finally voiced everything he had kept bottled up inside.

With a sorrowful expression, the Divine Swordswoman said, "Father, I never once thought of becoming the King of the Beastman Kingdom! I only wanted to continuously cultivate my Swordsmanship, to become the Guardian of our kingdom, and to protect you, my brother, and my sister!!"

Not all Divine-level Professional Skill Users were ambitious enough to want to rule a nation. The Divine Swordswoman only ever wanted to be the Guardian of the Beastman Kingdom and had no desire to involve herself in matters of state.

"You may not want to be the King now, but you might not feel the same way in the future. How many stories are there of fathers and sons killing each other for the throne? I’ve gone to great lengths over the years just to ensure you’d be content as a Guardian."

"All of this is because my own Power is insufficient! My Talent is only at the Hero level, and my limit is the Legend rank!!"

"In this world, Power is everything. It is the only truth."

"Angelina, the Wolf Demon King has taken an interest in you! He wants you to be His concubine. I know you have a fiery personality, so I had no choice but to resort to this crude plan of capturing you alive to hand you over to Him. In the future, you must serve Him well, so He will look after our Beastman Kingdom!!"

"As for the Beastman Kingdom! The Great Demon King will use a ritual to transform me into a Void Demon Duke. With the power of a Void Demon Duke, the Beastman Kingdom will be as stable as a mountain under my rule."

"Angelina, for the sake of our Beastman Kingdom, just sacrifice yourself and serve the great Wolf Demon King!"

The flames of ambition flickered in Lion King Laps’s eyes as he spoke.

Void Demon Dukes were terrifying powerhouses of the Demigod Level. Even before Demon King Level experts, they held a certain status and weren’t mere cannon fodder to be sacrificed at will. Moreover, becoming a Void Demon Duke granted one an incredibly long lifespan, a prospect that naturally tempted Lion King Laps greatly.

It was a known fact that Beastman Sub-humans, much like the Human Race, were a short-lived species. A Legendary Professional Skill User like Lion King Laps would begin to senesce after the age of sixty, and his Power would decline rapidly thereafter.

Once Lion King Laps transformed into a Void Demon Duke, he would gain a lifespan of over ten thousand years.

"Laps, you’ve betrayed our world! Aren’t you afraid of being punished by the great Skill God?"

Angelina looked at Lion King Laps and gave a bitter smile.

Laps replied with complete confidence, "I have already initiated the sacrificial ritual. Within a few days, the entire Beastman Kingdom will be transformed into Demon Soil! By then, this place will be just like the Black Demon Mountain Range—territory of the Void Demon Clan. The Skill God won’t come here just to die!!"

If the Void Demon King were to cross from the Demon Soil of the Black Demon Mountain Range to this side, his power would plummet, and he would be slain by the Skill God.

Conversely, if the Skill God were to cross the Black Demon Mountain Range and enter the territory of the Five Great Demon Kingdoms, his power wouldn’t decrease significantly. However, if he were to be surrounded and attacked by the five great Void Demon Kings, he would surely fall.

BOOM!!

"Sacrificing your own daughter for status and Power... it’s a real eye-opener!!"

A voice suddenly echoed from beneath the Martial Arts Arena. A series of terrifyingly powerful Storm Sword Auras erupted from underground, blasting a hole through the floor.

Shu Feng slowly walked out from underground.

As for Bai, they had already activated the Invisibility Technique upon leaving the underground area, concealing their form. Shu Feng could only faintly sense Bai’s presence beside him thanks to his powerful Spirit.

"Your Majesty, Kahn, King of the Wind Kingdom!!"

Laps’s eyes narrowed the moment he saw Shu Feng, and he spoke slowly.

A grave expression flickered in the eyes of the Legendary Minotaur Swordsman. He immediately moved to stand in front of Laps, staring warily at Shu Feng.

Shu Feng smiled faintly. "Lion King Laps, colluding with the Wolf Demon King! This news is just fantastic! With this, the Beastman Kingdom is finished! And the Divine Swordswoman is here, too! Laps, you’ve really given me a great gift!"

’The Beastman Kingdom was originally under the protection of the Skill God, so I didn’t dare invade without a pretext. But now that the Beastman Kingdom is betraying the Andoras World, eradicating it would be acting in accordance with the will of the heavens. I’ll even be blessed by the will of the Andoras World itself. Not even the Skill God can stop me now.’