Chapter 137: What Else Can Stop Us?
As he approached the skeletal giant kneeling on the ground, the latter mustered his last ounce of strength and swung his bone claws.
“Godslayer! I have lost, but I have no regrets, nor will I yield to you! I curse you!”
Facing this desperate struggle, Yonglan dodged carelessly. His arm was torn by the bone claws, bleeding profusely.
“Hmm?”
This injury was nothing, but what made Yonglan frown was that the Breath of Immortality failed to take effect. A pale mist hindered the wound from healing.
Yonglan’s eyelids drooped slightly, annoyed at his own carelessness, which had marred an otherwise flawless victory.
After this final struggle, the Undead Overlord lowered his head, and Yonglan’s execution began.
He removed the arms and legs, shattered the armor, and severed the crowned head. Then, he ignited the furnace fire within, piercing the Demigod’s chest and completely draining his Spirit Matter.
Finally, Yonglan concluded with the skeletal giant’s implosion, showcasing the ultimate of violent aesthetics.
A series of cracking sounds emanated from the skeletal giant’s body, accompanied by violent contortions. Though it was constructed of bone with no flesh, its body seemed to swell and crack as if alive, then exploded into a rain of iron dust that swirled into the air.
[Soul Remnant of the Undead Overlord]
[The overlord of the Undead Dynasty, a divine being and ruler born as a Demigod. However, the title of overlord is merely a common honorific shared by the rulers of the dynasty.]
[The Celestial God, the Silent Lord, was obsessed with creating his works, desiring little for himself. His creations and offspring, however, were enthralled by ruling. Most mindless undead are the best subjects: eternally obedient and absolutely loyal.]
[After the Silent Lord fell, he led his legions out of the central domain, vying for survival space in the borderlands.]
[How can a king born of injustice and cowardice bear the name of an overlord?]
[Extracted by Authority, usable as a material or to replenish Spirit Matter.]
Yonglan took a deep breath and looked down at the Knights below, calling out loudly, “My Lords, the three things I promised to accomplish for you were: to conquer cities! To break formations! To slay generals! Have they all been fulfilled now?”
Of course, they were fulfilled! Absolutely fulfilled! They were even accomplished with ease!
Overwhelming emotions filled the warriors’ chests. They looked up at the King who had conquered both enemy and ally with pure power and charisma, finding themselves unable to cheer due to the lump in their throats.
After a strange silence, someone finally shouted, “The King has humiliated the Undead Overlord! The King is invincible!”
“Invincible!”
“Victory! Victory! Victory!”
Amidst the cheers, Yonglan laughed, “Damn it! Did you even need to ask?”
“I told you I was invincible and could conquer anything! Yet some people still doubted me! They thought I lacked the ability to lead you to victory!”
“A bunch of fools! Short-sighted, well-frog-in-a-well individuals! You forced me to take this action, to crush this undead army that has threatened the Knight Kingdoms for decades. To put your minds at ease, I alone have secured this victory! I slayed all the enemy elites by myself!”
Yonglan’s voice was loud and resonant. After scanning the fanatical Knight army, he tilted his head slightly and said, “But I am your King. I can forgive your doubts and caution. However, from today onwards, I do not want to see anyone belittle themselves or despair! Just follow behind me, create miracles, and witness glory!”
“Today marks the downfall of the Undead Dynasty; tomorrow will be the reclamation of the Knights’ homeland! And then, we will challenge the high and mighty Celestial Gods and Fiends! We do not seek to be enemies with the world! But any arrogant fool who dares to obstruct our great expedition will be annihilated by me!”
“Because damn it, that’s how strong I am! With my peerless might and astonishing wisdom, you only need to follow behind me. Damn it, what can possibly stop our expedition? What can possibly stop us!!”
Fueled by Yonglan’s rousing speech, the Knight army erupted in deafening cheers:
“Absolutely nothing! Absolutely nothing!!”
“Long live our King! The Godslayer is invincible!”
“The Godslayer is unparalleled in the world!”
“Long live!!!”
This extreme adoration and ecstatic joy would undoubtedly impair rational thought, but it was impossible… utterly impossible to resist!
Melding into this fervent wave, they offered cheers to their invincible new King! This was the ultimate bliss for a warrior!
[You have suppressed the defiant and arrogant. The so-called Undead Overlord and his dynasty were nothing but fugitives and cowards who lost their will to fight. Such opponents, possessing rich legacies and formidable power, failed to understand the times and paid with their lives for obstructing you!]
The cheers continued for several hours. After the great battle, the exhausted expeditionary force set up camp by the river to rest, with no fear of the enemy’s return—it was now impossible.
The Undead Dynasty’s territory was vast. Even in its weakened state, it could still wreak havoc in remote areas. However, the Undead Overlord had brought all his high-end combat power with him to bolster his courage, only to be wiped out by Yonglan in one fell swoop. It was worth noting that most of the Lichs in the Undead Overlord’s personal guard were the backbone of the dynasty’s administration.
This was akin to an emperor of a feudal dynasty leading his personal expedition, bringing along the most elite imperial guards and civil and military officials, only for them all to be annihilated. How could such a dynasty not fall?
It was predictable that the expeditionary force’s subsequent campaigns would be smooth sailing.
However, it was less a campaign and more of an acquisition of spoils of war. Within the undead cities, which resembled graveyards, lay vast stores of supplies. Gold and silver treasures were useless in this chaotic era, but Orichalcum and Mithril used for forging weapons and armor were neatly piled in warehouses, already processed.
The workshops for manufacturing Constructs were fully equipped. According to reports from the Casterly Court sorcerers, the production line templates used by the Undead Dynasty could be slightly modified to produce Constructs for the Casterly Court.
If this had been a conventional campaign, even if the expeditionary force had won, they would never have obtained such complete spoils. But now, due to the Undead Overlord’s single thought, they had gained an incredible windfall.
Yonglan entrusted the task of clearing the battlefield to the Knight Commander under him and went to the rear to reunite with his companions. The moment they met, he said first, “I made some modifications myself, so it’s not plagiarism, right?”
Indeed, that speech was also plagiarized from the “Kojiki,” albeit with Yonglan’s personal artistic flair.
“At this point, do you still care about such things? You have no respect for the Primal King in your heart at all.”
Jiali smiled, her gaze fixed on Yonglan’s bleeding arm, and she unconsciously licked her lips.
Then, the Scarlet girl pointed at the wound and asked, “Can I have a taste?”
