World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 1954 - 886: Retreat! Nonsense Betrothal! Zhi Yu_2

So, will the Holy Demon Legion guarding the Witch Kingdom Imperial City heed this decree?

This time, in the decisive battle with Na Xue, almost the entire Witch Kingdom’s samurai force has mobilized, yet a reserved elite force remains to defend the Imperial City’s Holy Demon Palace. Inside this Holy Demon Palace is enshrined the Divine Demon Source Spring.

The Divine Demon Source Spring is everything to the Witch Kingdom; it is its heritage and the source of all energy for the Witch Kingdom warriors.

In other words, the Divine Demon Source Spring is a hundred times more important than the Sunwell in the Warcraft World for the Blood Elves.

Without the Sunwell, the Blood Elves simply lose an energy shortcut. But without the Divine Demon Source Spring, the Witch Kingdom would have no next generation.

Thus, the duty to protect the Divine Demon Source Spring surpasses everything, whether the Holy Demon Legion is willing to follow Lanling’s decree to venture to the Flame Demon Empire, because this might render the defenses of the Witch Kingdom Imperial City vacant, bringing enormous risk.

Furthermore, Lanling has deployed ten thousand Death Warrior Group to attack Tiancha Royal City, almost exhausting every resource, leaving Flame Demon City vulnerable.

However, he aims to convince Na Xue and the Tiancha King that Princess Di Nie has already fled and returned to the Flame Demon Empire, rallying a grand army to counterattack.

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Inside the Witch Kingdom Imperial City, the Holy Demon Palace enshrines the Divine Demon Source Spring!

The Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace is considered the spiritual leader of the Witch Kingdom, equal in status with the Witch Queen, standing as the highest leader of the Witch Kingdom.

Of course, the sole mission of the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace is to guard the Divine Demon Source Spring, and the only army she can command is the Holy Demon Legion.

For the most part, she and the Witch Queen don’t interfere with each other, complementing each other’s rulers.

Priests of the Holy Demon Palace have one function: calming wandering souls, ensuring they enter the Netherworld peacefully, awaiting the cycle of rebirth.

There are two types of death among Witch Kingdom citizens: abnormal death, mostly occurring in battle, and normal death.

Normal death doesn’t mean dying of old age in bed but rather dying of self-termination after eighty, returning all bloodline energy to the Divine Demon Source Spring.

This is a very sacred process. Every day, eighty-year-old Witch Kingdom citizens come to the Divine Demon Source Spring, completely releasing their bloodline energy like shooting star brilliance returning to the Divine Demon Source Spring, and then their souls fade away, dying completely.

Their energy originates from the Divine Demon Source Spring and ultimately returns entirely to it.

Thus, despite the energy of the Demon Territory gradually depleting, the Witch Kingdom can still flourish endlessly.

The Divine Demon Source Spring and the Holy Demon Palace are the core of the Witch Kingdom.

So, at any time, the Witch Kingdom has a powerful force guarding here; not even the Witch Queen has authority to deploy the samurai army of the Witch Kingdom from here.

Even when Princess Di Nie and the Witch Queen are surrounded by Na Xue and the Tiancha King, facing utter disaster, the Holy Demon Legion doesn’t leave the Witch Kingdom to support Yun E Royal City.

Of course, this force isn’t strong enough to reverse the war’s outcome; to protect the Divine Demon Source Spring, reliance isn’t solely on the Holy Demon Legion but also on the ancient energy array of the Holy Demon Palace.

Ancient Witch General Xixi descended upon the Witch Kingdom Imperial City, before the Holy Demon Palace declaring, "Emperor of the Flame Demon Empire, Lord of Yao Xing, Soran, the World-ending Demon Emperor Lanling has decreed!"

Her voice echoed into the sky, and after reciting it, she quietly waited.

Whether the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace accepts this decree or not is uncertain.

For the Witch Queen’s decree, the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace can choose not to accept it; only the Demon Emperor could command her. But whether this Grand Priest acknowledges Lanling as the Demon Emperor is another matter entirely.

Ancient Witch General Xixi stood at the entrance of the Holy Demon Palace, continuing to wait.

After just a minute, the doors of the grand palace opened.

This vast palace, almost reaching the heavens, opened, and a white-haired woman slowly walked out, knelt, and bowed: "Witch Kingdom, Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace, accepts the decree!"

Regarding the World-ending Demon Emperor, concerning Sauron, the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace and the Witch Queen have discussed numerous times.

And just as the Tiancha King and Princess Di Nie severed ties, along with Na Xue encircling the Dini Legion, the Witch Queen dispatched a messenger back to the Witch Kingdom Imperial City. Conveying that Soran, the World-ending Demon Emperor, is Emperor of the Flame Demon Empire Lanling. Not only that, it also conveyed Princess Di Nie’s suggestion for the Witch Kingdom Imperial City to evacuate entirely to the Flame Demon Empire.

This suggestion was completely dismissed by the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace, instead ordering all other Demon Banner citizens of the Witch Kingdom to enter the Witch Kingdom Imperial City for concentrated protection.

Thus, regarding Lanling as the Emperor of the Flame Demon Empire and the Lord of Yao Xing, the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace is aware, and she chooses to accept the decree!

Ancient Witch Xixi (Jiang Xue) presented the Flame Demon Council Badge, Lanling’s unique insignia, alongside a spiritual scroll from the Mirror Demon King, using these three items to prove she is the messenger of Emperor of the Flame Demon Empire Lanling.

After confirming the identity, Ancient Witch General Xixi conveyed Lanling’s decree, ordering the Holy Demon Legion to deploy ten thousand soldiers to follow Xixi in battle!

"As you command..." The Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace did not hesitate or oppose, directly bowing.

For in their hearts, the Demon Emperor is not only the supreme leader but also their faith and totem.

"Landai, you lead ten thousand Holy Demon Legion to battle with Your Majesty’s messenger!" the Grand Priest of the Holy Demon Palace commanded.

A witch warrior stepped forward onto the stage: "Yes!"

This one is the leader of the Holy Demon Legion, Landai. She holds another identity, being considered the Witch Queen’s mother.